Did Shaq SCAM Animators for Free Work?

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  • @Saberspark
    @Saberspark  3 месяца назад +165

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    • @NawleyRoblox
      @NawleyRoblox 3 месяца назад +6

      idk

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    • @DuckieTVinc
      @DuckieTVinc 3 месяца назад +5

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    • @residentflamingo115
      @residentflamingo115 3 месяца назад +3

      Nah

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  • @TheHuskyK9
    @TheHuskyK9 3 месяца назад +2719

    I was one of the animators that participated (yes, I saw the red flags and ignored them. Forgive me, I was dumb and broke at the time) and I entered my animation in the contest. Ever since then, dead silence. I tried checking the website, and the page they had the contest on was removed and led to a dead link. I wanted to upload the animation to RUclips but I was scared TNT would copyright strike me. I'm very glad people didn't forget about this.
    EDIT: I uploaded it

    • @Twiggo_The_Foxxo
      @Twiggo_The_Foxxo 3 месяца назад +21

      Wheres the animation

    • @EpixAndroid
      @EpixAndroid 3 месяца назад +76

      @@Twiggo_The_Foxxo Somewhere on this person’s hard drive, or maybe in the cloud.

    • @barrybend7189
      @barrybend7189 3 месяца назад +92

      Release it but dare Shaq to copyright strike you. Have the animation files and work in progress so if you are dragged to court win for the people who got scammed.

    • @captainrelyk
      @captainrelyk 3 месяца назад +58

      I say go ahead and upload it. Shaq can’t go after you without exposing himself. If he tries to sue you, it’d very likely it cos backfire cause what he did is legally questionable, with him not giving anyone a prize and all

    • @otakumarcus
      @otakumarcus 3 месяца назад +10

      I’m very sorry for your unfortunate fate.

  • @TheSimba86
    @TheSimba86 3 месяца назад +829

    "one person wins $500"
    I don't even draw and that is insulting

    • @Khornecussion
      @Khornecussion 3 месяца назад +19

      I know artists that make that shit in commissions in about 3 days. -_-

    • @copy-kunimitate-kun4799
      @copy-kunimitate-kun4799 3 месяца назад +6

      @@Khornecussion 3 day animation??? thats some wild animating

    • @gamerguy425
      @gamerguy425 3 месяца назад +21

      For a still image that might have been an alright prize but an animation is like making thousands of drawings and syncing them in time.

    • @ClownHoundII
      @ClownHoundII 2 месяца назад +4

      ​@gamerguy425 And Shaq was looking for something that was animated for at least 30 seconds to a minute! People who aren't artist don't know how many frames that is and how long it would date.

    • @StardustWhip
      @StardustWhip 2 месяца назад +1

      I've seen art contests, held by people with a fraction of the net worth of Shaq/TNT, with prizes nearly twice that big. For _one_ piece of art, not 30 whole seconds of animation.

  • @MrBlueTopHatWasTaken
    @MrBlueTopHatWasTaken 3 месяца назад +1654

    A chance for 500 dollars from a basketball player for an animation or 50,000 dollars from a youtuber for an animation? I know which one I’m picking.

    • @KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza
      @KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza 3 месяца назад +30

      Making an animation? I hope.you get a start to being an animator my friend

    • @ythegameritaisthebest
      @ythegameritaisthebest 3 месяца назад

      ​@@KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza so you're willing to pay 50k for softcore hazbin hotel porn? 🤨📸 Didn't know robots were gooners

    • @2010hyundaielantra
      @2010hyundaielantra 3 месяца назад +54

      @@DreLinyard bro is down BAD for some views

    • @KTKomedy2813
      @KTKomedy2813 3 месяца назад +10

      If the answer is neither, you’d be correct.

    • @4megapete
      @4megapete 3 месяца назад +44

      Is that a verbalase reference? LMFAO

  • @vjpearce
    @vjpearce 3 месяца назад +631

    This reminds of the times when Deviantart wasn't the meme that it is today and a lot of people would send notes to me demanding free art work. The thing that made me angry was the fact they demanded free art. If they asked nicely, I sometimes would consider it. Art takes time, just like animation. Background, foreground. Where is the setting of the picture? What poses are you going for? Will it be futuristic or medieval? All art takes time and time is money

    • @renardchaton
      @renardchaton 3 месяца назад +48

      and they still do it. I still log in every now and then, and a couple times in the year I get people "working on a game". I remember someone even said "don't be selfish and share your art" or something weird like that. Lots of scam accounts too. I learned once when I was younger, never again lol

    • @monikaradzaj7407
      @monikaradzaj7407 3 месяца назад +26

      As someone who is still on that website, I still get those notes from random people asking me for free art. It's a little more rare to come by now since so many people have left the website, but when I do get them, they usually want me to draw something that I am not comfortable with. I block them immediately.

    • @vjpearce
      @vjpearce 3 месяца назад +19

      @@monikaradzaj7407 That's why I left. All the "inflation" art requests/demands made me feel sick to the point that I jumped ship.

    • @monikaradzaj7407
      @monikaradzaj7407 3 месяца назад +6

      @@vjpearce I don't blame you. Those requests are so gross.

    • @sonicspeed4238
      @sonicspeed4238 3 месяца назад +8

      I once got a note from someone there that requested I make them 17 different artworks that all involve Sonic the Hedgehog sleeping with his feet out, just because I said I was taking requests. I don't open requests now.

  • @Creation4Satisfaction
    @Creation4Satisfaction 3 месяца назад +236

    I feel really sorry for the animators (who actually wanted to reanimate a clip for “Shaqtoons”), and Saltydkdan. They didn’t lose any money, but they sure lost time and Shaq didn’t even apologize for making the animators do free work (and Salty did the best he could).

    • @nevaehhamilton3493
      @nevaehhamilton3493 3 месяца назад +21

      Shaq showed absolutely no remorse for his actions; in fact, he was proud he managed to fool some suckers into doing a job he was too lazy to do.

  • @randylaytonorangeboy
    @randylaytonorangeboy 3 месяца назад +752

    Kids today don't even know he was an NBA Player. They just know him from the commercials.

    • @ericariley1696
      @ericariley1696 3 месяца назад +58

      He was a rapper before he played basketball. Geez I'm old.

    • @rafsandomierz5313
      @rafsandomierz5313 3 месяца назад +36

      Well not everybody can be known for everything.

    • @audiovisualcringe
      @audiovisualcringe 3 месяца назад +21

      “for a great low rate you can get online, go to the general and save some time” bars

    • @itme9570
      @itme9570 3 месяца назад +2

      I don’t know who this guy is

    • @Lexivor
      @Lexivor 3 месяца назад +34

      He didn't start rapping until he was in the NBA. Shaq was a terrible rapper and would never have been able to release an album if he weren't already famous from basketball.

  • @monikaradzaj7407
    @monikaradzaj7407 3 месяца назад +165

    This is why I am so scared to get my foot out the door when it comes to doing animation as a job. There are so many people out there that want to do animated shows, but have no idea how time consuming animation is. I feel so bad for all the animators who joined Shaq's project and got absolutely nothing in return.

    • @ahmuadparks9248
      @ahmuadparks9248 3 месяца назад +8

      Exactly how I feel that’s why I wanna do my own animation and not work for no one that’s unless I really trust them if they’re close to me

    • @discordiacreates6669
      @discordiacreates6669 3 месяца назад +7

      If it's any consolation, there's people out here that understand how hard that job is and won't screw you over, just gotta be careful who you do business with and know your value, never take a job offer below minimum wage. I'm just an artist myself who wants to make a comic but lack both the skills to do it myself and the funds to pay someone else rn and ik people asking for free work is a big problem and it can be scary to get started but it's definitely doable, hopefully such scams won't scare ya off if it's your passion or ruin that passion for ya

  • @SpookyGhostpeppers
    @SpookyGhostpeppers 3 месяца назад +116

    I remember back when you hosted your Joshua and the Promise Lands Reanimated, and someone on twitter was complaining about you "mooching off of free work"? Even though you were completely transparent about it and thats just how reanimated projects work (considering 9/10 the source is copyrighted so you cant get away with direct profit)?
    People need to understand that there is a difference between a creator online going "Hey this is a fun fan project, you should totally join us to do a 1-5 second part and make friends" and a major company going "Hey we want you to do free labor for us to animate 1-5 minutes of audio and MAYBE you'll get paid half of rent for it, if we bother to use it at all". Sometimes you do have to do free/cheap work to put yourself out there, but there should still be some personal boundaries on what kind of free work you take on, especially something as time consuming as animation.

    • @hurricanejaney
      @hurricanejaney 3 месяца назад +23

      if it’s a fan project, it’s a hobby. if it’s a corporate request, you should expect to be paid for it, because they’re making WAY more money off your work than adsense.

    • @tressonkaru7410
      @tressonkaru7410 3 месяца назад +7

      I was just thinking of people who do fan animation for the game grumps. There was an long piece based on audio from 3d world runner. This is a fan project. And I think things like that gets better exposure than anything like this Shaq thing does. Fans do it for free unless it's like with markiplier where of those fans became his editor. And I'm sure he pays lixiaom well. What Shaq and tnt was shameful and lazy.

    • @JohnDoe-wq5eu
      @JohnDoe-wq5eu 3 месяца назад

      ​@@tressonkaru7410
      I mean TNT in general is an exploitative ass company.
      Same with TBS and really any of the Turner based ones. And of course this was before everything completely collapsed and they decided to completely exit any kind of original programming that wasn't reality programming. Now they're just pure trash.

    • @awesomeirlable
      @awesomeirlable 3 месяца назад +5

      That and if I remember correctly, all of the proceeds from that video went to an animal sanctuary

  • @chucklesdeclown8819
    @chucklesdeclown8819 3 месяца назад +677

    Shaq is no stranger to scams nowadays unfortunately and Its sad

    • @AngryAlfonse
      @AngryAlfonse 3 месяца назад +12

      Cough cough Texas gun buyback cough

    • @anachyinuk
      @anachyinuk 3 месяца назад +53

      I don't follow Shaq but I haven't ever came across anything bad about him but this is shit. And knowing it isn't an outlier is even worse!

    • @ExtremeWreck
      @ExtremeWreck 3 месяца назад +4

      I know him for Shaq Fu.

    • @user-sq5eg8vz6j
      @user-sq5eg8vz6j 3 месяца назад +18

      Yeah the guy that betrays himself as a good person just because he donates money and start an affordable shoes for lower income families. Then he does this?

    • @InvaderZinga
      @InvaderZinga 3 месяца назад +46

      @@user-sq5eg8vz6j right Shaq seems like such a good person that this seems out of character for him. I wonder if it was more TNT making him do this to advertise for his show like it was in his contract or something for him to have to support and go along with whatever promotional stuff TNT wanted to do.

  • @Splat654
    @Splat654 3 месяца назад +181

    There was a similar story with the author of the book "Metro 2033". I remember it was before the pandemic that he announced a new book of his and that he is lancing a contest to find an illustrator. Same story - "You guys do a free labor and illustrate me a book, and then I ll pick one and pay him/her a sad amount of money." Local artists didn't like that as well, and everyone joined in and submitted their "mock-art. " I remember I submitted the tf2 pyro drawn in the paint program :)

    • @caseyjones8153
      @caseyjones8153 3 месяца назад +1

      Don’t you mean “Ess-Tee-Ay-Ehl-Kay-Eee-Arr?”

    • @gachimuchienjoyer
      @gachimuchienjoyer 3 месяца назад +2

      А я думал лучше надёжного как швейцарские часы совета учить пайтон и переезжать в Берлин Глуховский ещё ничего не выдавал

    • @Splat654
      @Splat654 3 месяца назад

      ​@@gachimuchienjoyer он тогда аналогично, как герой видео, объединился с каким то издательством, и так же аналогично, проигнорировал возмущения сообщества художников. В общем смогла найти свой рисунок с хештегом vktalents_metro2033, так назывался тот конкурс. Но хештеги теперь вк не работают, так что если и найдётся что-либо, то только по ключевым словам.

    • @Splat654
      @Splat654 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@@gachimuchienjoyer кстати спасибо, пойду учить пайтон и переезжать в Берлин🏃‍➡️

    • @ralphdary7050
      @ralphdary7050 3 месяца назад

      People don't like or understand contests anymore? Sounds like what he's pitching.

  • @hellomynameisrodney
    @hellomynameisrodney 3 месяца назад +87

    the one thing that can be learned from this: corporations are disgusting & exploitative and should not see a single frame of your work.

    • @LindseyLouWho
      @LindseyLouWho 3 месяца назад

      Kids, Gen Z, coming from a decrepit female milennial who came from the IT world; listen to this advice. No one in the corporate world is EVER in YOUR corner. Even HR. Especially them, even. Corporate America is a vampire built to suck out your blood, creativity, and spirit. DO NOT LET THEM WIN.

  • @trentonhamilton645
    @trentonhamilton645 3 месяца назад +146

    We've already got a cartoon appearance from Shaq, and it's called Static Shock. 😅⚡

  • @AntiVectorTV
    @AntiVectorTV 3 месяца назад +56

    They probably took a look at the people doing this kind of thing for the Game Grumps or Jerma as a labor of love, and thought to themselves: "Free labor!"

  • @FoolsGil
    @FoolsGil 3 месяца назад +52

    What if someone told Shaq he'd have a chance to make $500 per b-ball game when he started out: Not even guaranteed per game, but it'll be okay because he'll get "exposure."

    • @everythingpony
      @everythingpony 3 месяца назад

      That's, exactly what happened?

    • @ralphdary7050
      @ralphdary7050 3 месяца назад

      A basketball game is a game yes?

  • @yinyangyt8749
    @yinyangyt8749 3 месяца назад +42

    Really? Shaq did this? My gosh. No one wants to work for free. Especially when you’re working for a celebrity. Hopefully he learned from this. And let’s hope no one does something ridiculous like this

    • @keynanmartinez
      @keynanmartinez 3 месяца назад

      Same

    • @ralphdary7050
      @ralphdary7050 3 месяца назад +1

      Celebrities are beginning to fall out.

    • @giantpinkcat
      @giantpinkcat 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@@ralphdary7050 They've always have. We're just more aware of it now.

    • @ralphdary7050
      @ralphdary7050 3 месяца назад +1

      @@giantpinkcat parasocial relationships. Ultimately they're *not* your close friends.

  • @rickshabusky4553
    @rickshabusky4553 3 месяца назад +262

    Salty Dk Dan, I'm so sorry

    • @destroyer4929
      @destroyer4929 3 месяца назад

      @@DreLinyardvery convincing ip grabber you have there

    • @Kajlj5000real
      @Kajlj5000real 3 месяца назад +6

      Saltyspark and saber dk dan

    • @shruumy09
      @shruumy09 3 месяца назад +7

      @@Kittycute357 ahh making fun of yourself huh? interesting

    • @ZCKSCB
      @ZCKSCB 3 месяца назад +3

      Yeah thats the only reason i know about this

    • @UnkownWonders
      @UnkownWonders 3 месяца назад +1

      He is the real one fr fr. They need to do a colab one day it would definitely be funny

  • @DangericeDreams
    @DangericeDreams 3 месяца назад +60

    The best part? He didn’t even pay them in *exposure.*

  • @BOTATO937
    @BOTATO937 3 месяца назад +11

    2:18
    i froze there for a sec thinking its still 2020
    after realizing that 2019 was actually 5 years ago i just feel old

  • @pizzanopastano9159
    @pizzanopastano9159 3 месяца назад +76

    Oh yeah, I remember this shit! I specifically remember I learned about this when I saw the SaltyDKDan of it four years ago! So weird how nothing really came of it for these four years!

    • @Kittenfox_55
      @Kittenfox_55 3 месяца назад +2

      This hit me like a ton of bricks at the speed of light when I saw Flash animated Shaq.

    • @KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza
      @KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza 3 месяца назад +2

      Honestly this would make Shaq look bad, he's been with this kind guy image and having a sense of humor

    • @pizzanopastano9159
      @pizzanopastano9159 3 месяца назад

      @@KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza Yeah, seriously, the fact that he hasn’t gotten any repercussions for this is so infuriating!

    • @KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza
      @KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza 3 месяца назад +1

      @@pizzanopastano9159 I feel it would never happen ): Shaq's level is this celebrity with major connections, and people will think of him as a great guy

    • @pizzanopastano9159
      @pizzanopastano9159 3 месяца назад

      @@KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza Yeah, it sucks, but that’s the reason he’ll most likely never be scorned for this by the general public!

  • @AMYT8
    @AMYT8 3 месяца назад +28

    DUDE I WAS JUST WATCHING THE STATIC SHOCK SHAQ EPISODE AND THE NOSTALGIA CRITIC STEEL REVIEW HOW MORE CONVENIENT CAN THIS GET!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @geardog24
    @geardog24 3 месяца назад +37

    Dammit, we got Shaq Fu’ed.
    *AGAIN*

  • @mileven3ggo3njoyer
    @mileven3ggo3njoyer 3 месяца назад +98

    Remember before covid we got a remastered version of Shaq Fu. Those were simplier times. 😔

    • @MathematicalVoid
      @MathematicalVoid 3 месяца назад +2

      Wasn’t it a completely different game in a similar-but-not-identical genre?

    • @MathematicalVoid
      @MathematicalVoid 3 месяца назад

      Wasn’t it a completely different game in a similar-but-not-identical genre?

    • @paulovinasrocha6166
      @paulovinasrocha6166 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@@MathematicalVoidand it was the most 5/10 game i have ever seen

    • @DaREALReddie
      @DaREALReddie 3 месяца назад +1

      I miss the 2010s in general :( especially 2014-2019, 2020 is where everything REALLY fell downhill.

    • @flax72l.a13
      @flax72l.a13 3 месяца назад

      ​@@DaREALReddie wait!! what, what the fuck do you mean: "2020 is where everything really fell downhill", why the fuck did you say that and what everything that really fell downhill and you are talking that this is some sort of illuminati conspiracy about where my/your/our enemies: the sjws, toxic fandoms and many more of them are making everything really falling downhill or not because no it's not or something?!

  • @reagansido5823
    @reagansido5823 3 месяца назад +18

    He really tried to pay in exposure. holy mackerel. For someone as high-profile of Shaq you'd think he'd avoid shitty stuff like that, But he openly broadcasted it!

  • @GamerMage2k-kl4iq
    @GamerMage2k-kl4iq 3 месяца назад +23

    I’mma be honest here. If I had a bunch of money and I wanted to get people to animate for me, I would absolutely make sure to pay them for their time!!! Hell, it would actually be pretty cool to pay someone to animate in my style in their own unique way(mainly because I’m too lazy to actually animate myself), and they would not only get credit but also get paid!!! Animators are worth more than people give them credit for!!!!

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga 3 месяца назад +28

    I’ve been genuinely wondering what ever became of this.

  • @radicalthestral8210
    @radicalthestral8210 3 месяца назад +12

    So you're telling me that Shaquille O'Neal plotted with TNT to Shaquille O'Steal from animators? What, do they not have unfathomable wealth already?

    • @joshuadenton346
      @joshuadenton346 3 месяца назад

      Well they saw he played Steel and got confused on the spelling.

  • @adampellett4917
    @adampellett4917 3 месяца назад +18

    Here’s a new challenge in making cartoons to ROAST the WORST CEO of the WB: David Zaslav. Make it happen, people.

    • @nevaehhamilton3493
      @nevaehhamilton3493 3 месяца назад +5

      Preferably, make it all indie animators. No Hollywood influence whatsoever. Hollywood animator inclusion is cheating, and grounds for disqualification.

  • @RaidenKaiser
    @RaidenKaiser 3 месяца назад +55

    Could you imagine the horrorible repercussions if this guy succeeded? I can imagine studios laying off animators just to scam gullible kids into animating for them.

    • @UnkownWonders
      @UnkownWonders 3 месяца назад +3

      Mmm yes bringing back child labor

    • @Josue-mv2fo
      @Josue-mv2fo 2 месяца назад +1

      @@UnkownWonders didn't RoosterTeeth do that?

    • @UnkownWonders
      @UnkownWonders 2 месяца назад

      @@Josue-mv2fo i dunno I'm not American

  • @Sly88Frye
    @Sly88Frye 3 месяца назад +10

    I honestly did not know that this existed at all. And oh the irony as well because I about a month ago saw a video about meanest versus nicest celebrities and Shaq made the list of nicest celebrities. This right here is just not very nice.

  • @slashbash1347
    @slashbash1347 3 месяца назад +27

    I'm disappointed. Shaq always seemed like a standup guy.

  • @FrankieMations
    @FrankieMations 3 месяца назад +31

    I got an ad when you said “one of them said” it showed an ad and the first words were “I got a large pepperoni pizza”

    • @wieldylattice3015
      @wieldylattice3015 3 месяца назад +5

      Some say, he received a large pepperoni pizza…
      Others that he did not in fact get delivery, and that I was actually Digiourno!
      All we know is…
      *He’s called the Stig!*

  • @BIayne
    @BIayne 3 месяца назад +18

    7:19 Shaq and TMNT? Lol
    ⛹🏿‍♂️🐢🐢🐢🐢

  • @DangericeDreams
    @DangericeDreams 3 месяца назад +20

    Shaq will do anything if it makes money. I’m not even surprised tbh.

  • @alejandrocaudillo2993
    @alejandrocaudillo2993 3 месяца назад +11

    I still think Butch Hartman did it way more worse than Shaq

  • @devinsauls9137
    @devinsauls9137 3 месяца назад +17

    Say it ain't so Shaq. Say it ain't so! 😰

    • @gamefan6219
      @gamefan6219 3 месяца назад +7

      Never meet your heroes.

    • @Calipsopawzz
      @Calipsopawzz 3 месяца назад +2

      your scam is a heart breaker
      (im sorry)

  • @Tanookicatoon
    @Tanookicatoon 3 месяца назад +26

    LOL I remember when this came out. Yeah no one like this. He did it right in the middle of people making a massive movement for paying animators properly. 😂😂

    • @ralphdary7050
      @ralphdary7050 3 месяца назад +1

      Oh? Still, it didn't matter if he did it at the "right" time. Though I'm curious if it's been done way before but nobody cared until the animators realised it wasn't easy even for a silly simple animation. Because never mind the money, they wasted their time.

  • @TimGaukerToons
    @TimGaukerToons 3 месяца назад +7

    Oh yeah, I remember when that happened several years ago, I don't think anything ever came out of it. I remember SaltyDKDan made a video where he made his own Shaqtoon, and I posted a work of mine in the comments, since he asked for art style examples or somethin'

  • @gigaspamton381
    @gigaspamton381 3 месяца назад +67

    I blamed 2019 for making my dad have a heart attack when I was 6 and got so sad I threw up but luckily he survived

    • @KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza
      @KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza 3 месяца назад +6

      Oh my, am glad he survived

    • @flyingstonemon3564
      @flyingstonemon3564 3 месяца назад

      I'm glad he could be fine

    • @Koreysartandfilms04
      @Koreysartandfilms04 3 месяца назад +21

      Glad to hear your dad is doing ok, but considering how young you are, I don’t think you should be watching Saber

    • @gigaspamton381
      @gigaspamton381 3 месяца назад +1

      @@Koreysartandfilms04 I hide it from my parents since I don't really care

    • @Koreysartandfilms04
      @Koreysartandfilms04 3 месяца назад +11

      @@gigaspamton381 That’s not what I was saying buddy. I mean, you need to watch something more suited for your age- Even if you hide it.

  • @jynx7788
    @jynx7788 3 месяца назад +8

    Between this and the gun buy back, Shaq be pullin some real Degen moves recently.

  • @UJEvans
    @UJEvans 3 месяца назад +12

    That message from Shaq must've been ripe for Ytp'ers back in the day

  • @maxleroux
    @maxleroux 3 месяца назад +8

    Something similar to what Shaq is doing happened to me once on LinkedIn not to long ago. The problem with being a 3D Artist is that it often costs a lot money to use the software that you need to actually create your art and animations. I'm in a relatively stable financial situation for now, but a lot of other people out their aren't as lucky as me. Not cool Shaq! 🤔

    • @cosmicsilhouette3858
      @cosmicsilhouette3858 3 месяца назад +2

      Wouldn't be that way if the companies just shared their software with everyone.

  • @TV---kn2rl
    @TV---kn2rl 3 месяца назад +2

    Even though this happened years ago, I'm glad you did a video on it anyway because I never heard of this!

  • @animegx45
    @animegx45 3 месяца назад +6

    If they couldn't even add their animations to a demo reel or anything of the sort, is it even exposure? Sounded like they wouldn't be getting exposure at all.

  • @PaxTheCat
    @PaxTheCat 3 месяца назад +6

    It is saddening not only to loose your rights to your work, yet being kinda "forced" to nothing. I hope for justice for animators, they are underratted and valid for the community

  • @reimeiohcreatorforhire
    @reimeiohcreatorforhire 3 месяца назад +8

    Good thing this scam didn’t involve participants to pay to enter.

    • @ralphdary7050
      @ralphdary7050 3 месяца назад

      He did advertised it as a contest but nowadays even for fun completely free no profit projects, it's pretty hard to get volunteers. I don't mind paying but I just can't right now.

  • @claratalbot7613
    @claratalbot7613 3 месяца назад +6

    Artists deserve to be paid for their work. U can give them the expose on top of paying them. I will never understand why some people think it's okay to try to get art or any other form of work for free. Even with my artists' friends, I will commission them & pay them because I like their art & want to support them. The only time I could see the expose thing is like with a project that Saber is working on. We're it's for non-profit & either the money is going to charity or it's just an event for artists to show off their work on like a live stream. I'd still ask the artist if they're okay with it first, but otherwise, pay artists & people who do work for u

  • @TramiNguyen-oi3kp
    @TramiNguyen-oi3kp 3 месяца назад +64

    Thanks!

  • @EpicToySeries
    @EpicToySeries 3 месяца назад +3

    And to think he would later star in a cartoon that is essentially a Cars knockoff…not that I've actually seen it, I want to retain what's left of my sanity

  • @NefariousDreary
    @NefariousDreary 3 месяца назад +3

    "That's right, animators. I'm gonna make you famous." 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @TakashiDemonServant
    @TakashiDemonServant 3 месяца назад +7

    At least give them 50k for their artwork that doesn’t look like if came out that verbalese ( I swear I can’t spell his name) music video.

  • @snapdragongaming6238
    @snapdragongaming6238 3 месяца назад +19

    I wonder if Saber is aware of the ongoing drama with Glitch and SMG4 rn?

  • @kristyrivera4559
    @kristyrivera4559 3 месяца назад +2

    The fact that it’s been five years since 2019 makes me feel so old.

  • @blademaster12349
    @blademaster12349 3 месяца назад +3

    Shaq from what I hear is a REALLY nice guy. My guess is that Shaq is not aware of the animation landscape like us and would have likely paid more had he known. This was most likely TNT's fault. It IS something a corporation would do.

    • @cosmicsilhouette3858
      @cosmicsilhouette3858 3 месяца назад +1

      Yeah, all because someone appears to be a really nice person doesn't mean they actually are. Do you know who else would be considered nice people, serial killers. Just look into stories of famous serial killers and you'll see what I mean. The fact he isn't aware of the animation landscape like us is just straight Bs.

    • @Y2JHHHDX
      @Y2JHHHDX 3 месяца назад +1

      ⁠@@cosmicsilhouette3858you’re comparing serial killers to Shaq? I truly believe Shaq just doesn’t know how animation works. Everyone says nothing but good things about him. I think it’s insulting you would compare someone like John Wayne Gacy to Shaq

  • @kymo6343
    @kymo6343 3 месяца назад +5

    Say it ain't so Shaq... You were our Big Brother... D;

  • @InvasionAnimation
    @InvasionAnimation 3 месяца назад +1

    Imma need more info on that Bluey thing! I was planning a bluey animation, but I would like participating in a big project instead.

  • @ExiILe00
    @ExiILe00 3 месяца назад +16

    ( Shaq hides behind a tree)

    • @GuilhermeDiamante6578
      @GuilhermeDiamante6578 3 месяца назад +3

      What is this bot

    • @KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza
      @KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza 3 месяца назад +1

      I hope he can talk about this, cause it seems bad, I thought he was a great guy but then again we all see his videos, we don't know seriously

  • @redlinrangerstudio5331
    @redlinrangerstudio5331 3 месяца назад +5

    Dang. Never imagine this was a thing

  • @xstonerxjesusx2368
    @xstonerxjesusx2368 3 месяца назад

    Hi lol I hope you've been well use to watch these a year ago love the videos keep up the hustle 🎉😊

  • @KayFiOS
    @KayFiOS 3 месяца назад +1

    Reminds me of when Ubisoft tried asking people to make assets for them to use in the development of Beyond Good & Evil 2...

  • @coolgamerj.y.2759
    @coolgamerj.y.2759 3 месяца назад +4

    Godzilla got pissed and began to attack
    But didn't expect to be blocked by Shaq
    Who proceeded to open up a can of Shaq-Fu
    When Aaron Carter came out of the blue

    • @martins.4240
      @martins.4240 3 месяца назад +1

      This is the ancient lore right here.

  • @RhinoRapscallion
    @RhinoRapscallion 2 месяца назад +1

    Got vessi shoes, they're great, comfortable, and they've lasted longer than a lot of my pairs of shoes, but don't expect complete waterproofness, if you stand in a puddle or have to walk through one long or deep enough, socks gonna get wet.

  • @Pizza_party6485
    @Pizza_party6485 3 месяца назад +5

    Omg he jus uploaded this

  • @RobbertNyhan
    @RobbertNyhan 3 месяца назад +3

    Exposure can help, but it doesn't pay the bills!

  • @Koopajunior
    @Koopajunior 3 месяца назад

    Wait, is this bluey animation closed or is this still open if so where can I apply, i would adore to join in on it.

  • @julius_the_cat.
    @julius_the_cat. 3 месяца назад +2

    saber...what are you getting from door dash that 500 dollars isn't enough????

  • @TramiNguyen-oi3kp
    @TramiNguyen-oi3kp 3 месяца назад +2

    Awesome video!

  • @MoarCowbell69
    @MoarCowbell69 3 месяца назад +2

    I paid a friend $250 for the pfp that I'm using now (what you see is only a portion of it)....I can't imagine someone doing a full animation for a CHANCE of $500. jfc....so bad

  • @fiskblk1127
    @fiskblk1127 3 месяца назад

    Can you do a video on the theif and the cobbler?

  • @IzzyGaming-ux1nn
    @IzzyGaming-ux1nn 3 месяца назад +2

    Hey, ironically enough, I was ALREADY watching your channel at this minute, and went back, and saw this, so I’m here early 🍿

  • @TylerThatKid
    @TylerThatKid 3 месяца назад +2

    Is that bluey reanimated still have open slots???

  • @MacNava
    @MacNava 3 месяца назад +1

    To be honest, I had completely forgotten this even existed until this video.

  • @Metalmanred
    @Metalmanred 3 месяца назад

    I was always wondering what happened to this competition

  • @ZapStrideGaming
    @ZapStrideGaming 3 месяца назад +1

    I will say, this just reminds me of Hasbro convincing fans of MLP to submit their characters for a chance to have them become canon background characters. But when winners were chosen, the winners lost the rights to their own characters and were told they couldn't claim it as their own characters anymore because Hasbro had it in fine print that once you won, your character was theirs permanently, and you didn't even get as much money as an actual character design artist or concept artist would make for creating a character, nor any royalties. Oh, and this was for G5 specifically as well.

  • @LUVBOTZ
    @LUVBOTZ 3 месяца назад +2

    Wait, are you calling TNT "TMNT"? Don't drag the Turtles into this, man!

  • @thegreatpapyrus1518
    @thegreatpapyrus1518 3 месяца назад

    You should do a review for the independent paper film called "Gruff" by Rightous Robot

  • @LordCrate-du8zm
    @LordCrate-du8zm 3 месяца назад +2

    Thumbnail: "did Shaq scam us?"
    Says a man who probably has never animated a thing in his life.

    • @daofficerofthenoodles7504
      @daofficerofthenoodles7504 3 месяца назад +2

      I mean you don’t need to be a animator to know that no where near the worth of a animation

    • @LordCrate-du8zm
      @LordCrate-du8zm 3 месяца назад +2

      @daofficerofthenoodles7504 my issue is that he says “us” like he was also scammed. He wasn’t, and shouldn’t act like he’s fighting alongside the common man.

  • @llpolluxll
    @llpolluxll 3 месяца назад +2

    The more I hear about Shaq, the less I like him. Dude seems chill enough in person but he seems to have a lust for wealth that goes well beyond scammy. Billionaires shouldn't exist.

  • @DarthMalgusTheFalseEmperor
    @DarthMalgusTheFalseEmperor 3 месяца назад +1

    You know what speaking of free work you should take a look at the infamous Jay Janimash animation map that Vivziepop inexplicably cancelled and threw every animator who got a spot in it under the rug

  • @DiamondWisps
    @DiamondWisps 3 месяца назад +1

    not even 30 seconds in and I got reality checked on what year it is.
    I swear I heard '2019' and was like "one or two years ago", then heard him mention 2020 and the realization hit like a truck.

  • @craigiodaboyYT
    @craigiodaboyYT 3 месяца назад +1

    Zoetrope, this was amazing!

  • @SentretPeanut
    @SentretPeanut 3 месяца назад +1

    Ya know.. I grew up poor. When I was on deviant art like 15 years ago, I held an art contest once. Everyone who participated was like 15 years old or younger. Young aspiring artists with passion.
    I was dirt poor.
    First place got a 1 year DA membership + 500 DA coins
    Second place got a 1 year DA membership
    Third place got a 6 month membership
    And then as a surprise I gave everyone who participated a 3 month membership I believe.
    Not the best prizes but it was what I could afford. And they were all super happy. They entered knowing 1-3rd place prizes.
    I could never imagine throwing a contest and then just NOT giving out the awards. This is so gross. He has money!

  • @lacreashiabulls
    @lacreashiabulls 3 месяца назад +2

    4:30 skip the advertisement

  • @azv343
    @azv343 2 месяца назад +2

    The fucking laziness of it all, Shaq couldn't even fucking pretend to emote reading the script, the animators had to carry the load and overanimate his expressions in order to compensate for his drab don't-give-a-fuckness delivery.
    It's like a Simpson's guest star phoning it in, times a hundred.

  • @DefinitelyGiratina
    @DefinitelyGiratina 3 месяца назад +2

    Do vessi shoes help against spring gators? (I live in Florida)

  • @JacobGforce
    @JacobGforce 3 месяца назад +1

    The prize money suddenly jumped from $500 to $10,000? Miss Crawly’s glass eye must’ve bounced on the keyboard a few times. (Sorry, I finally saw the movie for the first time.)

  • @Legoguy9875
    @Legoguy9875 3 месяца назад

    I'm surprised that not many people have talked about the Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon animation contest, because in my opinion it's a worse example. The grand prize for that contest was 100,000 british pounds (or $126k in USD), and 10k for each individual song, which is certainly a step-up from Shaq's contest, but the catch is that you have to animate a full music video for one (or more if you so choose) of the ten songs from DSotM. At worst, you were being asked to do multiple minutes of animation just for a chance to win $126k (and even more if you decided to animate more than one song). Again, it's a considerably larger payout, but it's still not worth the effort if you're not even guaranteed the money. And much like the Shaq contest, anything you submit becomes the property of Pink Floyd and you're not allowed to use it anywhere, regardless of if you win or not.
    And to add some irony to the mix, considering DSotM is famous for its animated music videos, the contest allowed the use of AI generation. Granted, AI images and generative content were still fairly archaic when the contest was first announced, but that's still an added insult to injury that you could put hours of work into a well animated MV and potentially get beaten out by something made with a fraction of the time and effort.

  • @kiayatwixxer4736
    @kiayatwixxer4736 2 месяца назад +1

    I am so glad i didn't know *any* about this.
    My art and animation skills back then were even more *sh×t* anyway

  • @Evan-k
    @Evan-k 3 месяца назад +1

    Before the video i got an ad for the general and its just shaq laughing, weird

  • @jakecrocker4006
    @jakecrocker4006 2 месяца назад

    Bet they don't make size 16 in UK shoe measurements

  • @Leghend
    @Leghend 3 месяца назад +1

    they should follow Verbelase example and pay their animators.

  • @AntiVectorTV
    @AntiVectorTV 3 месяца назад +2

    Let me reiterate what their contract says they can do with your clip:
    Use it,
    Reproduce it,
    Transmit it,
    Print it,
    Publish it,
    Publicly display it,
    Exhibit it,
    Distribute it,
    REdistribute it,
    Copy it,
    Index it,
    Comment on it,
    Modify it,
    Adapt it,
    Translate it,
    Create derivative works based upon it,
    Publicly perform it,
    Make it available,
    Or otherwise exploit it! (Yes, that's literally what it says.)
    All without permission or payment to you.
    🤮

  • @youtubeuniversity3638
    @youtubeuniversity3638 Месяц назад +1

    At very least, a real exposure offer coulda been "Post your animation on RUclips and we'll tweet a link to it on all our socials", make it so those who watch have Direct Immediate Access to more of the creator.
    Like that feels bare minimum to me as far as exposure goes.
    Also ownership transfee is just. Bad. And they didn't even use anything...?

  • @PokeyPoris
    @PokeyPoris 3 месяца назад

    Saber, I just realized you haven’t done a video over dream-works forgotten gem of a movie: “Spirit”

  • @Rastek19
    @Rastek19 3 месяца назад +1

    Hey man, $500 can be one or even two monthly minimum wages in some places

  • @sasamichan
    @sasamichan 3 месяца назад +1

    oh hey! Confirmed. There are Saber Spark fan animations

  • @DomiNathanSports
    @DomiNathanSports 3 месяца назад

    Hey Saberspark do you think if Coyote vs. ACME gets shelved maybe a Coyote vs. ACME Reanimated project could be a possibility 🤔

  • @chiekenen
    @chiekenen 2 месяца назад +2

    its been 5 years....

  • @DoritoCocoAnimations
    @DoritoCocoAnimations 2 месяца назад

    Bro I’m okay walking in the rain with my crocs. Lol

  • @haakenbailey7381
    @haakenbailey7381 3 месяца назад +2

    I have set up a playlist of every known submission to the ShaqToons contest: ruclips.net/p/PLwc0GSoak5ijfmBOGyJj7G5CCO_OJdFMW
    If you had submitted an animation to the ShaqToons contest, please reply with a link to your animation so it can be included in the playlist.