Jake Bourke 🏳️‍🌈

Animation writer looking for work! ✨ I'm a screenwriter specializing in short-form, episodic, and serialized storytelling, as well as original television pilots. If you're looking for a savvy, knowledgeable and quick-witted writer, feel free to send a DM or reach out via my website: jakebourke.tv

60,000 That's 3X the size of my hometown How do you lay off THREE entire small towns?

I am absolutely baffled and heartbroken. He was an indisputable voiceover talent, and still so incredibly young at that. He had so much mileage left as an artist and as a person, and he was taken from this world far, far, far too soon.

MONKEY WRENCH IS COMING TO NETFLIX! The secret that's been kept for the past 8 months! The first 5 episodes of Monkey Wrench are officially coming to NETFLIX on AUGUST 19th! Fully remastered and re-engineered audio! New multiple language dubs! New intro sequence! #monkeywrench #indieanimation

Check out this sword stuck in a stone!!

My Star Wars hot take is that the Phantom Menace had the BEST score in the entire franchise, but it is far, far better utilized in Attack of the Clones. Side note, I can't think of any other examples where films use the exact same score between sequels. Made the Prequels feel more like a TV series.

I really miss film scores in the style of John Williams You only really see it in video games these days, and even then, it’s mostly JRPGs.

I know “chatbot entropy” probably isn’t linguistically correct but It just feels right Chatbot entropy

LET’S GOOOOOO

Ayo AYOOO

Black Forest Labs (like Stability AI) likely took a bunch of work off the internet in order to train their AI. A bill in California would force transparency in their dataset. Want to help it pass? Please sign this petition in support, it'll take you 2 minutes: tinyurl.com/4uxbp963 1/

It rots the senses in the head It keeps imagination dead It clogs and clutters up the mind It makes a child so dull and blind He can no longer understand a fairytale and fairyland His brain becomes as soft as cheese His thinking powers rust and freeze He cannot think, he only sees

Oscar winner and San Francisco resident Marcia Lucas — the former wife of George Lucas who edited the original “Star Wars,” “American Graffiti” and “Taxi Driver” —  has died.

Dragon Quest 12 reveal trailer Witcher 3 expansion announcement No Man's Sky "The Swarm" update trailer Today's been hitting us with back-to-back with pretty big game reveals.

19 pages into this bible 9 of those pages are individual, standalone character bios

A HUGE thank you from the Gameoverse crew! They ensured every frame looked as beautiful as possible ❤️

“I’m not so sure if I’m ready to put myself out there again, Brian. Remember last time when I had that playdate with Grogu?”

This is like my 5th or 6th rewrite of this series bible. I've got a much stronger grasp of my four main darlings, but I'm banging my head trying to make number five engaging and distinct. I feel strong about this character's inclusion and story function, but I'm struggling to nail the personality.

The best part of being a screenwriter is putting all your script characters into Tomodachi Life and witnessing the insanity.

This trailer ticks so many boxes. A brand new setting? An emphasis on character-driven storytelling? Fun and dynamic writing? We are SO, SO BACK

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 announced (Age 1000 project - coming 2027 for PS5/Xbox Series/Steam)

From my new piece concerning the Anthropic settlement: catvalente.substack.com/p/blood-mone...

These so-called use cases for AI are always different variations of “you can talk to it.” “A famous actor can judge your performance.” “You can do a scene with a famous or deceased figure.” Join a local acting group in your area. Meet new people. Why reduce genuine human connection to mere slop?

"'Hot, sexym dangerous boys' are not protected by copyright--?" Then what am I supposed to copyright now??? There goes my five-step plan toward world domination.

Already got my tickets. Gonna be curious to see what box office numbers are going to look like. There's a legitimate demand for adult animation that isn't another "Family Guy-esque" sitcom, where the focus is on sincere characterization and mature storytelling rather than raunchy gags.

This is it. The FINALE to Digital Circus is coming June 19!!! And as a special surprise... the finale will be screened alongside ep 8 starting June 4th - TWO weeks early - IN US, LATIN AMERICA, JAPAN AND CANADIAN THEATRES! Tickets are available right now!

Chinatown meets Bladerunner I'm REALLY into this pitch!

The famous Andor line is that "tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle." Here is a perfect example of that through malicious compliance: Idaho forced the city of Boise to remove its Pride flags. So the city painted rainbows everywhere else.

My most Old Man Yells at Cloud opinion is I miss when shows had 22 or 24 episodes. Time to breathe. Everything is so rushed now unless it's telling a very small/contained story. UBI SUNT.

Experiencing snow in late March/early April? You may be eligible for civil litigation against the Miser Brothers.

Today on postPerspective, I had the privilege of speaking with the *wicked* incredible sound team behind Universal Pictures's Wicked and the recently-released Wicked: For Good – Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, John Marquis, and Andy Nelson. postperspective.com/wicked-for-g...

Facing the music! I had an amazing conversation with Vico Sharabani, Founder & COO of The-Artery, about the work that went into crafting the Apple Immersive Video version of Bono: Stories of Surrender, the first feature film made for the Apple Vision Pro: postperspective.com/working-in-a...

Keeping my fingers crossed this next script I'm writing is something I'm able to produce into a complete short/proof of concept pilot. Currently 7 pages in, with my personal maximum being 10.

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Pseudoregalia ALONE makes this bundle worth it! Such an underrated metroidvania. It really shows how versatile a Mario 64-inspired moveset can be. I'm keeping my fingers crossed there's a sequel in the pipeline! There's so much more you could do with Pseudoregalia's gameplay, story and characters.

This looks RIGHT up my alley!

This is a victory in every sense of the word! It's ridiculous that fully completed, ready-to-release films are able to be scrapped and shelved with no regard or appreciation for the cast and crew who put so much work into them. No wonder the entertainment industry has been in nonstop strike mode.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a humungous gimbal supporting a full-size Cessna! I had a great conversation with DP Johnny Derango and colorist Ian Vertovec about their roles in crafting the look for Lionsgate's Flight Risk. postperspective.com/flight-risks...

Are there any movies or TV shows that reference the glorious "why do they call it oven" copypasta?

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Been stuck on page 24 of my half-hour pilot for ages but at least I've been making progress in polishing what I've written so far.

Binged the entirety of Scissor Seven in less than two days and I'm craving season 5 right now. Super fun watch with animation that speaks to my SOUL! The fight choreography is pretty much exactly what I want when it comes to these action shows.

I listen to the Final Fantasy VII Machinabridged soundtrack almost exclusively while writing. If a scene demands it, I will loop "Those Chosen by the Planet" until the tone hits just right. @teamfourstar.bsky.social #scriptsky