The GoAnimate Character Creator
It's Happy Bunny on GoAnimate
Official Press Release
GoAnimate.com Adds Award-Winning It's Happy Bunny. to the Mix of Characters
Users Can Now Animate Insults with their Favorite Snarky Bunny and Share with Friends
New York, NY - April 14th, 2009 - GoAnimate.com, the online platform that enables everyone to create their own customizable animations, today announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with CopCorp Licensing to add Jim Benton's popular (and hilariously rude) It's Happy Bunny. to its ever-expanding list of characters. You can now create full animations using It's Happy Bunny, providing a whole new world of possibilities for interacting with and creating your own insulting humor to share with your friends.
"We're huge fans of It's Happy Bunny, and love the mix of attitude and humor that it brings," said Alvin Hung, Founder and CEO, GoAnimate.com. "Now, everyone can create their own It's Happy Bunny animations - which completely uncaps the possibilities for creativity and humor within the It's Happy Bunny community. We're looking forward to seeing what's created!"
It's Happy Bunny is the award-winning creation of author and illustrator Jim Benton. To date, It's Happy Bunny has appeared on everything from stickers and buttons to greeting cards and posters, always featuring a colorful It's Happy Bunny with one of its trademark attitude-filled slogans. For the first time ever, GoAnimate.com enables It's Happy Bunny to come to life in fully animated form, giving you the ability to fully interact with your favorite snarky bunny and create your own hilarious animations.
"GoAnimate did a great job animating It's Happy Bunny," said Jim Benton, creator of It's Happy Bunny. "It's fun to see my drawings come to life."
To see the It's Happy Bunny characters, and to download images, please visit:
http://press.goanimate.com
What Can I Do?
With the launch of It's Happy Bunny, you can now take advantage of the following features on GoAnimate.com:1. Customize the Bunny - Have you ever wanted to make It's Happy Bunny bright orange and make his nose yellow? Red and teal? Brown and blue? Go for it! GoAnimate.com lets you fully customize the color of the It's Happy Bunny character that you decide to animate for a totally personalized experience.
2. Slideshow - Gives you the ability to upload your own photos and automatically generate an animated slideshow. GoAnimate.com has the industry's first ever photo slideshow to utilize character animations, and now you can let a pre-animated version of It's Happy Bunny present your photos to your friends! You can upload your photos from Facebook, Flickr and other sites in a snap to get started. To create your own photo slideshow, visit: http://goanimate.com/go/slideshow
3. Sharing with Your Friends . GoAnimate's platform makes it simple to save and share your animations and slideshows right from the site, including integration of both Gmail and Yahoo! Mail contacts, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, Del.icio.us, StumbleUpon and Reddit.
Once you've created your animation, GoAnimate's platform makes it simple to save and share your creations right from the site, including integration of both Gmail and Yahoo! Mail contacts, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, Del.icio.us, StumbleUpon and Reddit.
To get started creating your animations and slideshows, please visit:
http://goanimate.com
Sounds Cool... But I Can't Draw At All
GoAnimate.com's animation platform makes it incredibly easy for anyone to create an animation, with absolutely no artistic ability required. All it takes is a few clicks of the mouse, and the GoAnimate.com platform automates all of the animation processes for you. You can type in your own captions, or even record your voice to add more life to your animated insults! Once an It's Happy Bunny animation is created, you can easily share it with your friends, social networks, and the greater It's Happy Bunny community as a whole.To start insulting your friends with It's Happy Bunny animations, please visit:
http://goanimate.com
About Jim Benton and It's Happy Bunny
Jim Benton, whom People Magazine called "the most visible cartoonist In America," is the writer/artist of three different, popular, illustrated book series - including not only the fan favorite It's Happy Bunny series for Scholastic but also the best-selling and critically acclaimed Dear Dumb Diary book series (Scholastic) and the much loved Franny K. Stein kids book series (Simon & Schuster) -- and the creator of several successful licensed properties.The It's Happy Bunny licensing program has been recognized with a prestigious Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association (LIMA) International Licensing Excellence Award in each of the last four years. It's Happy Bunny first won for Best Art Brand License of the Year in 2005, followed by the award for Best Character Brand Licensee (for soft goods) in 2006. In 2007, It's Happy Bunny won again for Best Character Brand Licensee, this time for hard goods. And in 2008, It's Happy Bunny won for Best Character Brand of the Year and it won a Special Merit Award for Outstanding Creativity in Licensing for CopCorp's Drug-Free America Program. CopCorp with the 2008 Merit Award for Licensing Creativity for its work on the It.s Happy Bunny Drug-Free Bunny campaign.
Benton is no stranger to animation, having created/co-written and executive produced the animated series THE SECRET FILES OF THE SPYDOGS which ran for two seasons on Fox Kids. Jim also provided all character design and some storyboard work on the series.
About CopCorp Licensing
CopCorp Licensing is global licensing agent for Jim Benton's It's Happy Bunny. CopCorp Licensing is known as an innovative and strategic licensing agency that specializes in the development of brand, character, art, publishing, and entertainment based licensing opportunities for presentation and packaging to the manufacturer and retailer communities. Led by Carole Postal, Founder and President, CopCorp Licensing develops, sells, negotiates, markets, and implements complete licensing strategies and programs for major entertainment corporations, artists, art studios, apparel brand names, among many others.About GoAnimate, Inc.
GoAnimate, Inc. is an entertainment website that enables everyone to simply and easily create their own animations. GoAnimate was created by a bunch of guys who love animation, and who wanted to enable everyone to share in the joy of animation without any need for previous training. We believe the world is made up of great stories, and we want to empower you to creatively tell yours and then share them with your world. To get started, please visit http://goanimate.comHeadquartered in New York, GoAnimate has offices in the Bay Area and Hong Kong. For more information or to partner with GoAnimate, please contact Stone Newman, Senior VP of Licensing and Business Development, at stone@goanimate.com
Contact
Andrew MillerMiller Communications Group
stone@goanimate.com
717-386-1193
Teaser Animation
Willie Nelson on GoAnimate
Official Press Release
GoAnimate.com Enables Willie Nelson Fans to Animate Naked Willie
New Slideshow Feature Lets Users Present Their Own Photos with Animations and Music
New York, NY - March 17, 2009 - GoAnimate.com, the online platform that enables everyone to create their own customizable animations, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Legacy Recordings (a Sony Music Entertainment's catalog division) to provide Willie Nelson fans the ability to create their own animated Willie adventures. This functionality is launched in tandem with today's release of Willie Nelson's album, NAKED WILLIE, and enables users to include tracks from the new album - as well as Willie classics -- in their animations. GoAnimate.com also launched its new slideshow offering today, enabling users to upload their own photos into an automatically generated animated slideshow featuring cartoon Willie and his music.
NAKED WILLIE, which is available at all physical and digital retail outlets today, is a 17-track collection of songs recorded by Willie Nelson between 1966-1970. In this collection, Willie and his longtime sidekick, harmonica player Mickey Raphael, set out to "un-roduce" a series of tracks to retrieve the original sound and get back to their unmasked essence - to hear them naked. As a result, NAKED WILLIE lays bare Willie's original vision of these songs for the first time. In honor of Willie achieving his creative vision, GoAnimate.com is now enabling everyone to express their own Willie-inspired creativity with Willie Nelson characters, scenes and music.
"Willie Nelson is one of the most prolific country artists of all times, and throughout his career he has remained extremely dedicated to his fans," said JJ Rosen, EVP Business Development, Commercial Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment. "NAKED WILLIE enables Willie's fans to experience his original vision for this collection of songs, and GoAnimate.com enables Willie's fans to celebrate that vision by pairing these songs with their own creative animations."
You Love Willie, But You Can't Draw - No Problem!
Historically, the creation of animation required specific skills, limiting those who can express their creativity. GoAnimate.com's online application allows you to create animations without any drawing talent or the need for a technical understanding of advanced software programs. As a result, you can quickly and easily turn your love for Willie - with no need for drawing or technical ability - into your own customized Willie Nelson animations with just a few clicks.To see how easy it is to GoAnimate your own Willie Nelson story, check out these quick video tutorials and get started:
http://press.goanimate.com
With the GoAnimate platform, Willie Nelson fans will be able to animate several characters including Willie, Naked Willie, Super Willie, Mickey Raphael and a Talking Horse. With just a few clicks, these characters can be made to talk, sing, play the guitar or harmonica, dance, shoot pool, drink beer and much, much more. You can then pair these animations with your choice of classic or NAKED WILLIE songs, including:
1. On the Road Again
2. Always On My Mind
3. Mama, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
4. I'm A Memory
5. If You Could See What's Going Through My Mind
6. The Local Memory
Once you've created your animation, GoAnimate's platform makes it simple to save and share your creations right from the site, including integration of both Gmail and Yahoo! Mail contacts, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, Del.icio.us, StumbleUpon and Reddit.
For downloadable images of the Willie Nelson characters and backgrounds that can be animated, please visit:
http://press.goanimate.com
"Willie Nelson is an icon in and of himself, so it was a blast to create an animated version of Willie and his world," said Alvin Hung, Founder and CEO, GoAnimate. "We hope that Willie's fans have a great time expressing themselves by creating their own stories, music videos and animations - and we can't wait to see what they create."
Let Willie and His Music Present Your Photos with the New Slideshow Feature
With the launch of the Willie Nelson functionality, GoAnimate is also introducing a completely new feature for its users - the ability to upload their own photos and automatically generate an animated slideshow with music. This is the industry's first ever photo slideshow to utilize character animations. Unlike existing photo slideshows that simply utilize motion graphics, GoAnimate's slideshow enables users to place their photos within a professionally-made short animated film, creating an entirely unique and fresh way to present your photos!Users can upload photos from their Facebook, Flickr and other sites in a snap. Once a user uploads their photos, they can simply select the Willie Nelson song they would like to play along with the slideshow, then GoAnimate does the rest. The end result is an auto-generated animated slideshow where the animated Willie characters present each of your photos along with the featured song -- without any requirement for the user to create the accompanying animation. Once you're done, you can easily send and share your slideshow with your friends and social networks.
To create your own photo slideshow, visit: http://goanimate.com/go/slideshow
Want to Send Some Quick Willie?
In addition to GoAnimate's full animation platform that enables the creation of full-fledged animations, GoAnimate also gives you the option to create quick animated "eMessages". eMessages are pre-defined templates that already include different characters and scenes, enabling you to simply add dialogue and then send a quick animated note to your friends. With the launch of the new Willie Nelson content, GoAnimate will also launch new Willie Nelson eMessage templates, allowing you to quickly and easily send a little Willie to your friends!To see how easy it is to send your friends a quick animated Willie Nelson eMessage today, visit: http://goanimate.com/go/emessage
Legacy Recordings
The multiple Grammy-winning Legacy Recordings, Sony Music Entertainment's catalog division, produces and maintains the world's foremost catalog of historic reissues, an unparalleled compendium of thousands of digitally remastered archival titles representing virtually every musical genre including popular, rock, jazz, blues, R&B, hip-hop, folk, country, gospel, Broadway musicals, movie soundtracks, ethnic, world music, classical, comedy and more.Founded in 1990 by CBS Records (rebranded Sony Music in 1991), Legacy's original mission was to preserve and reissue recordings from the extensive catalogs of Columbia Records (including ARC, Brunswick, OKeh and Vocalion), Epic Records (including Philadelphia International Records) and associated CBS labels. Following the creation of Sony BMG Music Entertainment in 2005, Legacy assumed responsibility for the preservation and ongoing availability of recordings from the archives of the BMG family of labels including RCA Records, Arista, J Records, Jive, Profile, Silvertone, Sony BMG Nashville and Windham Hill, as well as imprints including American, Bang!, CTI, Mainstream, Monument, Ode, and others.
About GoAnimate, Inc.
GoAnimate, Inc. is an entertainment website that enables everyone to simply and easily create their own animations. GoAnimate was created by a bunch of guys who love animation, and who wanted to enable everyone to share in the joy of animation without any need for previous training. We believe the world is made up of great stories, and we want to empower you to creatively tell yours and then share them with your world. To get started, please visit http://goanimate.comHeadquartered in New York, GoAnimate has offices in the Bay Area and Hong Kong. For more information or to partner with GoAnimate, please contact Stone Newman, Senior VP of Licensing and Business Development, at stone@goanimate.com
Contact
Andrew MillerMiller Communications Group
stone@goanimate.com
717-386-1193
Create Willie Nelson Slideshows on GoAnimate
User Guide to GoAnimate Animation Studio
Download the user guideThis user guide provides you a detailed walk-through of our new Willie Nelson theme and how to start creating a Willie Nelson animation.
User Guide to GoAnimate Slideshow Application
Download the user guideThis user guide introduces GoAnimate's brand new slideshow creator and how anyone can now easily create Willie Nelson-themed slideshows featuring their own pictures.
Star Trek on GoAnimate
Press Release launched on GoAnimate
CBS Consumer Products Inks Deal with GoAnimate.com to Give STAR TREK Fans the Ability to Create Their Own Animated Stories
New York, NY - February 10, 2009 - GoAnimate.com, the online platform that enables users to create their own customizable animations, today announced a licensing deal with CBS Consumer Products to give users the ability to create their own Star Trek animated adventures. This is the first ever officially-sanctioned use of STAR TREK material for the purpose of user-generated content within an online medium.
"Star Trek fans are amongst the most dedicated fans and often look for new ways to express their enthusiasm", said Liz Kalodner, Executive Vice President and General Manager, CBS Consumer Products. "The launch of GoAnimate's new media platform creates an innovative outlet to bring the STAR TREK universe from imagination to life."
GoAnimate.com will introduce the world to a new art style for the STAR TREK characters created by CBS Consumer Products. Dubbed QUOGS, the new art style is a major brand initiative for STAR TREK that will give the characters a more accessible look and feel for today's generation. Not based on any particular image of those who have played the characters in the past, QUOGS is a highly-stylized and fun look at these iconic archetypes.
If You've Got a Story, You Can Animate It Historically, the creation of animation required specific skills, limiting those who can express their creativity. GoAnimate.com's online application allows you to create animations without any drawing talent or the need for a technical understanding of advanced software programs such as Flash. As a result, STAR TREK fans both young and old - with no need for drawing or technical ability - can easily create their own customized Star Trek animations with just a few clicks.
To see how easy it is to GoAnimate your own Star Trek story, check out these quick video tutorials and get started:
Users will be able to activate animated versions of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty and many other original STAR TREK characters with a full range of actions and expressions, in addition to dialogue and musical themes. Once a STAR TREK animation is created, users can share it with their friends, social networks, and the greater Star Trek community as a whole. GoAnimate's platform makes it simple to save and share your creations right from the site, including integration of both Gmail and Yahoo! Mail contacts, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, Del.icio.us, StumbleUpon and Reddit.
For downloadable images of the characters and backgrounds that can be animated, please visit: press.goanimate.com
"As avid fans of both STAR TREK and animation, this has been an incredibly exciting project for us," said Alvin Hung, Founder and CEO, GoAnimate. "The global STAR TREK community has a long history of expressing their passion for STAR TREK through creative channels. This partnership with CBS Consumer Products gives all STAR TREK fans a simple - and legal - way to interact with the content and express themselves in an all new way. Regardless of the content, we are happy to enable people worldwide with a new creative vehicle in which they can feature their passions."
Only Got Five Minutes? Yeah, You Can Still GoAnimate In addition to GoAnimate's full animation platform that enables the creation of full-fledged animated episodes, GoAnimate also gives you the option to create quick animated "eMessages". eMessages are pre-defined templates that already include different characters and scenes, enabling you to simply add dialogue and then send a quick animated note to your friends. With the launch of the new Star Trek content, GoAnimate will also launch five new Star Trek eMessage templates, with more to come over the months leading up to the new film.
To see how easy it is to send your friends a quick animated Star Trek eMessage today, visit www.goanimate.com/go/emessage.
About CBS Consumer Products CBS Consumer Products, a unit of CBS Entertainment, manages worldwide licensing and merchandising for a diverse slate of television brands and series from CBS, CBS Paramount Network Television and CBS Television Distribution, as well as from the company's extensive library of titles. Additionally, the group oversees the CBS Retail Store and online sales of programming merchandise. For more information, visit www.CBS.com.
About GoAnimate, Inc. GoAnimate, Inc. is an entertainment website that enables everyone to simply and easily create their own animations. GoAnimate was created by a bunch of guys who love animation, and who wanted to enable everyone to share in the joy of animation without any need for previous training. We believe the world is made up of great stories, and we want to empower you to creatively tell yours and then share them with your world. To get started, please visit http://goanimate.com/.
Headquartered in New York, GoAnimate has offices in the Bay Area and Hong Kong. For more information or to partner with GoAnimate, please contact Stone Newman, Senior VP of Licensing and Business Development, at stone@goanimate.com.
Contact:
Andrew Miller
Miller Communications Group
stone@goanimate.com
717-386-1193
Star Trek QUOGS launch
CBS CONSUMER PRODUCTS UNVEILS NEW ANIMATED ART STYLE FOR ICONIC STAR TREK FRANCHISE -- QUOGS
Unique STAR TREK Imagery Broadens the STAR TREK Universe - Will Debut February 10 on GoAnimate.com
New York, February 10, 2009 - CBS Consumer Products, a division of CBS Entertainment, will boldly go where no merchandising program has gone before with the introduction of a new art style for its iconic STAR TREK franchise - QUOGS. Created to appeal to both collectors and new fans alike, QUOGS is a proprietary animated art style that accentuates the essence of each STAR TREK character with a fresh and accessible look.
The QUOGS program will launch with restylized versions of STAR TREK's most familiar characters including Kirk, Spock, Uhura and the rest of the crew from the bridge of the Enterprise on February 10th with online customized animation platform GoAnimate.com. Later this year, CBS Consumer Products will extend the QUOGS program across all categories beginning with Gluck (watches), Funko (vinyl figures), Trevco (t-shirts), Hallmark (greeting cards & party patterns) and more.
"The development of QUOGS displays the continued power of the Star Trek brand and its ability to bring smiles to fans around the world," said Liz Kalodner, Executive Vice President and General Manager, CBS Consumer Products. "With Star Trek's rich history, we believe QUOGS is a gateway to the future."
GoAnimate.com's dedicated STAR TREK mini-site enables users to create their own STAR TREK animated adventures online. Users will be able to activate animated versions of STAR TREK characters with a full range of actions and expressions, in addition to dialogue and musical themes. Once a STAR TREK animation is created, users can share it with their friends, social networks, and the greater STAR TREK community as a whole. GoAnimate's platform makes it simple to save and share your creations right from the site, including integration of both Gmail and Yahoo! Mail contacts, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, Del.icio.us, StumbleUpon and Reddit.
CBS Consumer Products also recently announced major new partners for STAR TREK including expanding upon a current deal with Mattel and additional key toy partners including USAopoly, Funko and Fundex. In addition to the recently announced toy partners, CBS Consumer Products also added new apparel, fragrance, accessories, jewelry, home decor and gift partners for the franchise.
About CBS Consumer Products:
CBS Consumer Products, a unit of CBS Entertainment, manages worldwide licensing and merchandising for a diverse slate of television brands and series from CBS, CBS Paramount Network Television and CBS Television Distribution, as well as from the company's extensive library of titles. Additionally, the group oversees the CBS Retail Store and online sales of programming merchandise. For more information, visit www.CBS.com.
For More Information and Artwork Please Contact:
JP Shields
Bender/Helper Impact
212.689.6360
jp_shields@bhimpact.com
Leslie Ryan
CBS Consumer Products
310.264.3406
leslie.ryan@cbs.com
Unique STAR TREK Imagery Broadens the STAR TREK Universe - Will Debut February 10 on GoAnimate.com
New York, February 10, 2009 - CBS Consumer Products, a division of CBS Entertainment, will boldly go where no merchandising program has gone before with the introduction of a new art style for its iconic STAR TREK franchise - QUOGS. Created to appeal to both collectors and new fans alike, QUOGS is a proprietary animated art style that accentuates the essence of each STAR TREK character with a fresh and accessible look.
The QUOGS program will launch with restylized versions of STAR TREK's most familiar characters including Kirk, Spock, Uhura and the rest of the crew from the bridge of the Enterprise on February 10th with online customized animation platform GoAnimate.com. Later this year, CBS Consumer Products will extend the QUOGS program across all categories beginning with Gluck (watches), Funko (vinyl figures), Trevco (t-shirts), Hallmark (greeting cards & party patterns) and more.
"The development of QUOGS displays the continued power of the Star Trek brand and its ability to bring smiles to fans around the world," said Liz Kalodner, Executive Vice President and General Manager, CBS Consumer Products. "With Star Trek's rich history, we believe QUOGS is a gateway to the future."
GoAnimate.com's dedicated STAR TREK mini-site enables users to create their own STAR TREK animated adventures online. Users will be able to activate animated versions of STAR TREK characters with a full range of actions and expressions, in addition to dialogue and musical themes. Once a STAR TREK animation is created, users can share it with their friends, social networks, and the greater STAR TREK community as a whole. GoAnimate's platform makes it simple to save and share your creations right from the site, including integration of both Gmail and Yahoo! Mail contacts, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, Del.icio.us, StumbleUpon and Reddit.
CBS Consumer Products also recently announced major new partners for STAR TREK including expanding upon a current deal with Mattel and additional key toy partners including USAopoly, Funko and Fundex. In addition to the recently announced toy partners, CBS Consumer Products also added new apparel, fragrance, accessories, jewelry, home decor and gift partners for the franchise.
About CBS Consumer Products:
CBS Consumer Products, a unit of CBS Entertainment, manages worldwide licensing and merchandising for a diverse slate of television brands and series from CBS, CBS Paramount Network Television and CBS Television Distribution, as well as from the company's extensive library of titles. Additionally, the group oversees the CBS Retail Store and online sales of programming merchandise. For more information, visit www.CBS.com.
For More Information and Artwork Please Contact:
JP Shields
Bender/Helper Impact
212.689.6360
jp_shields@bhimpact.com
Leslie Ryan
CBS Consumer Products
310.264.3406
leslie.ryan@cbs.com
500-Word Description
Go!Animate is a free online animation tool that enables everyone -- no artistic ability required -- to create their own animated stories and share them with the world.
And now, after signing a licensing deal with CBS Consumer Products, Go!Animate is giving users the ability to create their own STAR TREK animated adventures. This is the first ever officially-sanctioned use of STAR TREK material for the purpose of user-generated content within an online medium.
STAR TREK fans are amongst the most dedicated fans on the planet, and they often look for new ways to highlight their enthusiasm via creative channels. Go!Animate provides a platform that enables anyone to simply and easily create their own STAR TREK animated stories - with absolutely no experience in animation necessary. As a result, this new collaboration with CBS Consumer Products is giving millions of dedicated Star Trek fans a tool in which to creatively express themselves and share with the global STAR TREK community.
Historically, the creation of animation required specific skills, limiting those who can express their creativity. Go!Animate.com's online application allows you to create animations without any drawing talent or the need for a technical understanding of advanced software programs such as Flash. As a result, STAR TREK fans both young and old - with no need for drawing or technical ability - can easily create their own customized STAR TREK animations with just a few clicks.
Users will be able to activate animated versions of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty and many other original STAR TREK characters with a full range of actions and expressions, in addition to dialogue and musical themes. Once a STAR TREK animation is created, users can share it with their friends, social networks, and the greater Star Trek community as a whole. Go!Animate's platform makes it simple to save and share your creations right from the site, including integration of both Gmail and Yahoo! Mail contacts, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, Del.icio.us, StumbleUpon and Reddit.
In addition to Go!Animate's full animation platform that enables the creation of full-fledged animated episodes, Go!Animate also gives you the option to create quick animated "eMessages". eMessages are pre-defined templates that already include different characters and scenes, enabling you to simply add dialogue and then send a quick animated note to your friends. With the launch of the new STAR TREK content, Go!Animate will also launch five new STAR TREK eMessage templates, with more to come over the months leading up to the new film.
As avid fans of both STAR TREK and animation, this has been an incredibly exciting project for us here at Go!Animate. The global STAR TREK community has a long history of expressing their passion for STAR TREK through creative channels. This partnership with CBS Consumer Products gives all STAR TREK fans a simple - and legal - way to interact with the content and express themselves in an all new way. Regardless of the content, we are happy to enable people worldwide with a new creative vehicle in which they can feature their passions.
And now, after signing a licensing deal with CBS Consumer Products, Go!Animate is giving users the ability to create their own STAR TREK animated adventures. This is the first ever officially-sanctioned use of STAR TREK material for the purpose of user-generated content within an online medium.
STAR TREK fans are amongst the most dedicated fans on the planet, and they often look for new ways to highlight their enthusiasm via creative channels. Go!Animate provides a platform that enables anyone to simply and easily create their own STAR TREK animated stories - with absolutely no experience in animation necessary. As a result, this new collaboration with CBS Consumer Products is giving millions of dedicated Star Trek fans a tool in which to creatively express themselves and share with the global STAR TREK community.
Historically, the creation of animation required specific skills, limiting those who can express their creativity. Go!Animate.com's online application allows you to create animations without any drawing talent or the need for a technical understanding of advanced software programs such as Flash. As a result, STAR TREK fans both young and old - with no need for drawing or technical ability - can easily create their own customized STAR TREK animations with just a few clicks.
Users will be able to activate animated versions of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty and many other original STAR TREK characters with a full range of actions and expressions, in addition to dialogue and musical themes. Once a STAR TREK animation is created, users can share it with their friends, social networks, and the greater Star Trek community as a whole. Go!Animate's platform makes it simple to save and share your creations right from the site, including integration of both Gmail and Yahoo! Mail contacts, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, Del.icio.us, StumbleUpon and Reddit.
In addition to Go!Animate's full animation platform that enables the creation of full-fledged animated episodes, Go!Animate also gives you the option to create quick animated "eMessages". eMessages are pre-defined templates that already include different characters and scenes, enabling you to simply add dialogue and then send a quick animated note to your friends. With the launch of the new STAR TREK content, Go!Animate will also launch five new STAR TREK eMessage templates, with more to come over the months leading up to the new film.
As avid fans of both STAR TREK and animation, this has been an incredibly exciting project for us here at Go!Animate. The global STAR TREK community has a long history of expressing their passion for STAR TREK through creative channels. This partnership with CBS Consumer Products gives all STAR TREK fans a simple - and legal - way to interact with the content and express themselves in an all new way. Regardless of the content, we are happy to enable people worldwide with a new creative vehicle in which they can feature their passions.
100-Word Description
Go!Animate is a free online animation tool that enables everyone -- no artistic ability required -- to create their own animated stories and share them with the world.
And now, after signing a licensing deal with CBS Consumer Products, Go!Animate is giving users the ability to create their own STAR TREK animated adventures. This is the first ever officially-sanctioned use of STAR TREK material for the purpose of user-generated content within an online medium.
As a result, Go!Animate gives millions of dedicated Star Trek fans a tool to creatively express themselves and share with the global STAR TREK community.
And now, after signing a licensing deal with CBS Consumer Products, Go!Animate is giving users the ability to create their own STAR TREK animated adventures. This is the first ever officially-sanctioned use of STAR TREK material for the purpose of user-generated content within an online medium.
As a result, Go!Animate gives millions of dedicated Star Trek fans a tool to creatively express themselves and share with the global STAR TREK community.
50-Word Description
Go!Animate is a free online animation tool enabling everyone to create their own animated stories and share them with the world. And now, via a licensing deal with CBS Consumer Products, Go!Animate is giving millions of STAR TREK fans worldwide the ability to create their own STAR TREK animated adventures.
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