I wonder where it all came from and where it all will go? What, I ask? Why all of these "exhibits" of course! Here on RS. I am terrible at math, but look at these numbers below(and please correct me if I am wrong.. but ah).
I looked up at the gallery heading and noticed that there are at least "69,677 exhibits" or pieces of mostly anime cels, sketches, or other anime art on display today(?). From 918 open galleries, that's about 76 cels/sketches on average per gallery! And growing every hour!
If you look at all 69,677 exhibits and took a minute to look at each piece, It would take you 48 days to get through it and that is at a 24 hours a day pace! (correct me if I am wrong!)
Could you imagine the collective power of all that plastic in terms of:
1.) Folders and anime books! If you imagine an average of about 30 cels or sketches per book, that would be roughly 2,322 cel books! That is a museum..@@' worth of cels and anime art. That would be at 12 frames per second at least a 90 minute anime production, or three half an hour episodes or OVA.
2.) Imagine this, if you could think of the average cost per cel being $30 bucks.. that's $2,090,310 or 2 million dollars total.. and I think that might be a low estimate.. let's raise it to $50 bucks per cel on the average and we come to $3,483,850, and of course on the high end 100 bucks...well you can do the math yourself.. that sounds like almost $7 million dollars... And that sounds yummy..:P
3.) Imagine if would could collectively get collateral from an industry bank or other investor, let's say some rich and crazy anime lover.. for 7 million bucks.. We make our own anime movie (and a damn good one at that)It could be a fan based production (or if we don't they'd have an awful lot of plastic) Think if it only doubles or triples the investment million...(not counting the investment)from dometic, international, box-office, video, and of course the almighty merchandizing (the real money). Box office will not be that much most likely without powerful distributors and other joint allies and other production companies wanting a piece of the action. But, with that kind of collateral you could get a lot of "new friends" involved. divided "918" (the number of present gallery owners opened)ways .. We would all make before taxes about (on average)$15,000 bucks and get to keep our cels.. =)
Oh well, I can dream anyway =)
Cels are not a good investment anyway.. the market is too funny.
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4.) Imagine the GARBAGE! On the flip side can you image all of that plastic! Now, I know why studios felt swamped to get rid of it. Just imagine all of the that paint and paper!! Every week, cranking it out like machines.. the fumes the smells, the possible future class-action cases.. the "anime miners" syndorme.. and "paint lung".. etc.(I said "imagine" okay, heh, heh)
:D
Happy New Year!
P.S. And say a prayer (or make a donation) for those Asians and people from all nations of the world out here in the far East. Many continue to suffer through the horrible earthquake and "tsunami" or tidal waves that struck and left devastation beyond imagination.
I fear that I may know one or two people that may have gotten caught up in the catastrophe. I have friends that go to Thailand and other parts of South East Asia periodically at this very time of the year. I was thinking of it myself, since this is a big holiday season in Asia, as people head south for their winter vacations from the cold climate in the north. I've spent time on Phuket island in Thailand, and that is very scary. I can tell you that most of the people that were on or close to the beach, were most likely foreigners. Most Thais are only there in some capacity to serve tourists. Lots of Germans and other European nationals go to Thailand also, so you can extrapolate from there.
