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I sympathize with the VFX and 3D animation community and their recent plight, but something about the whole thing doesn't sit right with me. The 2D animation business in the US has gone through much harder times (with so much of the work in the field outsourced to other countries for years now). I don't think there was ever this much outcry and support for the 2D community even when they've essentially been dumped on and pissed on for years. Almost seems like another instance of the so-called "animation age ghetto" playing out again. People seem only to care now because they are realizing that their beloved (somehow deemed less for kids) superhero, sci-fi, and fantasy films (which are essentially animated films as proven by sites like the Before VFX blog) are nothing without CGI. So many things going on these days to make me upset with the current state of the entertainment industry as a whole, yet so much drive for me to want to keep pushing at creating the stuff I love.

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Chad Kaplan
Artist | Film & Animation
United States
I was born and raised in the New England area and have been drawing for as long as I can remember. Art is my passion and I constantly strive to teach myself new methods and styles. In addition I have been watching films for most of my life. This became an obsession around the year 2004 and I embarked on the quest to try my hand at animation. Since then I have contributed animation to some independent film projects and I currently have a few new assignments in the works.
Please visit me at the following links:

Official Website: [link]
IMDb: [link]
YouTube: [link]
Vimeo: [link]
Italian Film Review: [link]
LinkedIn: [link]
Official Facebook: [link]
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Current Residence: Rhode Island
Favourite genre of music: Punk rock, funk, soundtrack music, synth
Favourite style of art: 2-D Animation, comic books, Ukiyo-e, 1960s/70s hand painted film posters
Operating System: Mac OSX
Favourite cartoon characters: Daisuke Jigen, Race Bannon, Jonah Hex
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~Navare Mar 21, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks a million for the watch and the faves!!
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Thanks for the watch.
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Thanks for the watch!
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~Filsd Mar 15, 2013  Professional General Artist
Thanks for the fav! :D
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*Dasha-KO Mar 14, 2013  Student Filmographer
Spasibo za WATCH!
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*gadyariv Mar 14, 2013  Professional Filmographer
thanks for the faves and the watch
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~Toeby Mar 10, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
Thanks for the fave!!!
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~Zakosauris Mar 7, 2013  New member Professional General Artist
Thanks for the watch! it truly means a lot!
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~Rothmansmoker Feb 19, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thanks for the :+fav:s and :+devwatch:
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=Fastfood Jan 27, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
:salute: Hey, thank you for the support! :thanks:
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