Quote - as opposed to the "dualism" theory of animation, in which the motivation is either a big pile of cash, or because it's so fun and easy and only takes a few minutes :lol:

How do you do an animation in a few minutes? I do something quick, then I see something I want to change, then I want to change another bit so that it tells a story, then I want to add a main character which means writing a script and then doing sound effects and voices and then I'll need some music, and then I gotta add an explosion because explosions are just plain cool and then maybe some lightning and thunder and then I have to figure out how to make believable rain, darn it, and none of my particle systems will behave but that doesn't matter because the dang drops are so small you can't see 'em but if I make 'em bigger then it looks like a deluge of spinning disco balls and then the whole thing is stupid and I have to take a break and maybe have a drink to clear my head and...

Wait, what were we talking about? :lol: