Hey, the collab is done. Watch it if you want. I'd say it turned out pretty good... but then I'd be gloating. What do you guys think of it?

Just an update for anyone who still reads this, the collab is basically done and I'm going to release this either Thursday or Friday. Whenever I finish everything, y'know. I got all the parts in place, I just need to finish the credits and implement various other things in the menu and it'll be ready for release.

Thanks to everyone who helped make it possible! Woo!

Well, you STILL have time to improve it if you wanted to. It wouldn't really be needed, though, so don't sweat it. It works as it is currently. I just wish I could get the intro animation done.

The guy who was going to do the intro skit (the one I did dialog for and was having him animate, notthe intro to the show animation DarkLabStudios is doing) ended up getting too many projects on his hands, so he can't do it. It's looking pretty likely that I'm going to have to animate it. I wasn't really wanting to due to the collab being too saturated with my own stuff that way, but it's looking like that's going to be how it has to be. Oh well, it happens. I did get some cool transition animations from him, so that's good.

It's just a shame that there's room for one more scene, but there's nothing to fill it up. Hm. I'll probably just put the credits there, I guess, even though I wanted the credits to just play after all the selected scenes played.

So for those just tuning in, all that needs to be done is the beginning animation (that I'm probably going to have to do myself), DarkLabStudiosneeds to finish his part, Araelyn has to fine tune her part and then it should be done. There's room for another scene, but I don't think anyone will have time to throw together a quality entree for it, so fuck it.

Still waiting for two contributors to finish their parts. Looking at an August release, but who knows anymore? Y'know? I sure don't.

:3

Okay guys... I sure hope you've been working, because the rest of us have been. It's been a good week or two since I've heard anything, so it's time to figure out who's going to finish and who isn't. Gotta release this sometime y'know. It's okay if you're still working, but keep that pace up, okay? It's unfair to delay any longer, especially to those who finished on time. Hope to hear from you!

Also, be sure to lemme know who to credit for your part if you haven't yet. And scrapbook and blah blah blah. SKELETON.

Don't worry, I'm sure you'll make it. I HAS FAITH!

Also, I forgot to mention, be sure to let me know who to credit for your part. As in, if someone helped you with voices or you used music from somewhere, let me know so I can properly credit everybody. Okay? Okay. HAPPY ANIMATING!

Alright guys, it's upon us. Crunch time for those who aren't done and plan on finishing. I've already got a couple of entrees (thank you again for those who are already done!), but we should probably get this done by the 25th. If you're still going to be late, pm me and I'll see if I can work something out. It's not like we're on a deadline, but I'd like to release it as soon as I can with as much in it as possible. It's gonna be magical!

So how do you send it in? Well, you can either send the .fla by itself, or in a zip file, or whatever. I've mainly been getting the .fla files e-mailed to bobertinfiniti@gmail.com. If you got some other way you wish to send it, let me know.

Again, thanks to everyone who's still planning on finishing, and to the ones who have spent any amount of effort trying to make this work as well! I'm really pleased with how all the parts I've seen have been turning out, and the rest look to be pretty cool too. SO KEEP THOSE CHINS UP!

Alright guys, time for an announcement. SORT OF.

First thing, eh, I don't want you guys to worry. The deadline IS the 15th, but I'm going to modify that. The new deadline is from the 15th to the 25th. Yup. Ten days. Get it done within that timeframe and send yer parts in. Might even extend it further if I feel we could use it. So don't fret.

Also, remember that scrapbook thing? The option for your pages to be put in it? Well, I threw together the template for the pages in flash. Really simple to edit and assemble it, so no worries, eh? I'd like to keep the amount of pages reasonable, so I'm gonna say five pages max for each person. If you absolutely need more, go ahead and throw more in there, but keep it within reason.

Also, if you wanna do bullshit pages (as in, pages that have no purpose, are just silly, or whatever), then you are allowed to add those... but know they'll be at the end of the scrapbook, away from the other pages. Okay? Okay.

Download the Scrapbook page template file here (flash 8 file in a .zip)

I look forward to seeing the parts eventually! NO PRESSURE.

At 5/9/09 02:22 PM, Araelyn wrote:

At 5/9/09 02:07 PM, ThePortalGuru wrote: Sorry for being so inactive in this collab, it feels like I could do something more to help.

I can do some translations on the interface or in movies to the best of my ability. Just PM me if you need them.

Aww, well thanks so much.

Also, I'm pretty disappointed in everyone quitting. I wish you guys would hang on and try your best. It's not like we're looking for something on par with Adam Phillips, we just want to have some fun and put out a ridiculous collaboration. So seriously, to save me from crying in my room for days cuz you guys are all quitting I want you to pull up your socks and animate hardcore until the bitch you're working on is finished! OKAY?!
plz?

I love you all.
<3

Well, only three people. Hell, even if most people quit, I could care less, just so long as we get some submissions. It'll be amazing either way, I say. We already have basically two done, then count ours, and we already have four. Hopefully more people will finish and we'll have something awesome on our hands. And some of em' can't help it (like in fluff's case), flash sucks a lot at times.

So keep them spirits up!

At 5/8/09 10:10 PM, fluffkomix wrote: okay, i dont think i'll be able to do this. this isn't a generic quitting speech cuz i don't want to or don't have the will power, it's because my computer hates me :(

this has been going on for a while, but lately my computer has been freezing and crashing a LOT lately. i'm saving up for a new computer but i don't expect to get it til september. I'm gonna try and get it done but with my computer dicking out on me like this i don't think i can.

just a warning.

Well, there's plenty of ways to help a computer's performance, but sometimes Flash is more of the bitch than anything else. I'd just say save it as often as possible to you lose the least amount of work. That's what I do, anyhow. Hope you're able to make it, but some things just can't be helped I suppose. Good luck either way.

At 5/5/09 05:08 AM, mysticmonkey2 wrote: Some ideas are starting to come together, I might just make a part for this. But I'm not sure yet.

Well, make sure you shoot your idea to me or Araelyn (via pm) if you get a solid one. We like to do quality checks and whatnot, blah blah.

At 5/5/09 08:08 AM, turtleco wrote: PERHAPSSSSSSS

That's the spirit! Who knows, man, it could happen. But don't go crazy over it if you can't find the energy to finish it. No hard feelings either way.

At 5/4/09 10:25 PM, turtleco wrote: hey guys, man this collab is awesome, but regretfully, I have to quit. This is your generic quitting speech, i just can't do this, It's the final stretch of the school year and I don't have the time. Also my computer's memory is wiped and it is working like a piece of shit (watch bobert's cartoon about computer's for more detail) I guess I've piled enough excuses and i don't want to make this to long. Again, I'm super sorry, but i guess this is how it works out sometimes.

Well, if you feel you have to, then okay. We'll be accepting entrees up until May 25th most likely, just so you know. But if you can't then so be it.

At 4/29/09 12:36 PM, fluffkomix wrote: K I got my scipt done, and I'll start animating it soon.

Basically my part is split upinto two different parts. Episode 1 and episode 2. Can I get them split up and spaced apart?

Also my script insults my own culture of de Chinese :P

That should be fine, I'll see what I can do about splitting it up. How long you think it's going to be? Time-wise.

This is the best day ever. Seriously. It moves me to see such a productive day. All of Newgrounds salutes these authors!

At 4/15/09 08:16 PM, fluffkomix wrote: i still need to get a script going. i know what im doing basically but i need to get all the voices down and everything before i plan on doing anything but simple graphics.

ill be back from mexico in about two days. start constructing a script day after that.

also, rob, did you and araelyn choose people based on their ideas and quality of their work?

We based it solely on the ideas we got. Quality of past entrees or art style wasn't as important as quality of the ideas. It always starts with a good idea, yaknow.

At 4/15/09 07:30 PM, Zyphonee wrote: I'll be fully honest, these last three days I took a trip and been camping, must say though, I am worse at making tents that I thought I was

Hah, it's cool, we got a month. To be honest, aside from the main menu work and some cells being drawn, that's all I've done. I gotta get all the audio recorded first before I begin animating the meat of it. S'how I work, yaknow. Been getting work done on other projects in the meantime, though.
But we all got our ideas and stuff, so saying we're working on em' is vaguely accurate. But only vaguely.

ANOTHER RANDOM SHOT OF MY LITTLE PROGRESS!

At 4/15/09 12:46 AM, ThePortalGuru wrote: Bump! This collab can't die so soon! Please people, sign up!

Woah, chill out. It's not dead, we're just workin' on it. Araelyn and I have made the decision for the participants already. It was planned on being a limited entree thing so that everyone could be co-authored. Sure, people can still try out and send ideas if they want, but we don't need anyone else. What we got's plenty.

At 4/11/09 09:58 PM, Zyphonee wrote: Alright, no joke and serious question time now.

I have both CS4 and 8, the thing is that I hate working on 8 basically because of the brush strokes and how irresponsive they are. Rob, do you have CS3 or CS4, so that I can make it in CS4 and convert it? it's just way more mofortablr ;)

Hah, mofortablr... it's like mixing comfortable and mofo, hah.
Ahem.
Anyway, yeah, that should be fine. I'll be able to open it, worry not.

Oh, turtleco, I sent yer script thing. So there ya go.

.....
And since I'm speaking already, I'll let you guys know I've made the basic menu system already. The scene selection screen is going to be awesome... basically, it lets you set up a playlist of your own and play it. Wanna watch the scenes in backwards order? Wanna watch the third scene 6 times? You CAN. Obviously you can also just pick one and play it, so it can work like a normal scene selector as well. This is something I've always wanted to do, so I'm stoked I figured it out, hah. Might make it an unlockable though, to make sure people actually watch all the clips. I'll ponder it later.

At 4/9/09 10:45 PM, lpfann2 wrote: blah blah i quit

Awwww, that sucks. It is a shame, but it happens sometimes. Don't completely give up, though, as May is a whole month away. You may find inspiration later.

At 4/9/09 11:08 AM, fluffkomix wrote: mexico babab and i may touch of an l'anana as he (she?) is looking kinda wierd and it's pissing me off a tiny bit.

The funny part about this is the feminine qualities are actually there in the real show. So don't change a thing, I'd say. Heh.

The low budget factor in this show make it that much more hilarious. I don't know about any of you guys, but I know I'm going to try to reproduce that low budget mentality. That means the black lines coming from Ananas' arms, never seeing Pilote's feet... it's gonna be awesome. Difficult to get right, yes, but awesome.

And don't worry, the scrapbook pages'll be easy to edit. Movie clip for the images, another for the comments. Easy peasy.

AND SINCE YOU GUYS ARE SHARING SCREEN CAPS, I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT I'VE DONE. SKELETONS. Real boney experience. I've done more, but yer gettin' this fer now.

At 4/7/09 10:13 PM, thefogerty wrote: As far as "behind-the-scenes" stuff goes, I can scan in some early sketches I've down on paper, and maybe even toss in images of the actual characters I'm going to use.
If you want it, just ask. It's a cakewalk to whip together

HAH, that is awesome. I like the drawing. Yeah, that'd work well, I like it. I'll release a template for the scrapbook later (in flash format) so you guys can put together your pages how you want to. Text or hand writing or whatever. That way I can just copy and paste it and it should work. I'll prolly do that like the... the first of May. That way it truly can be an afterthought, y'know.

And that's cool, fluff. Make it work, I'm excited to see everyone's parts come together. :D

At 4/7/09 09:09 PM, fluffkomix wrote:

At 4/7/09 07:42 PM, Bobert-Rob wrote:
But yeah, do what you can when you can. May'll be here before ya know it.

no what i mean by that is that my mom thinks i'm doing my homework right now. i'm not able to get on NG any other time.

also i have to use my mom's comp which has word but doesn't have flash.

i'll get to work immediately, though. is there anyone who can translate a script for me?

I know, we'll wait as long as we can. Should be fine.

Also, your script doesn't have to be in french, it just should probably have a little french in it for the hell of it. Maybe like a phrase or something, like "C'EST NE PAS POSSIBLE" or "JE SUIS ANANAS" or something. You could ask someone who knows french about phrasing (like ThePortalGuru). You could either do it in french and supply english subtitles, or even just have it mostly in english with french subtitles, making perhaps only one or two characters speak it. As it stands, it'll probably be a mainly English animation anyway.

At 4/7/09 05:40 PM, turtleco wrote:

At 4/7/09 01:00 AM, fluffkomix wrote: hot damn Oney's in on it too?

who's Oney?

This guy

He's a big fan of my work from what he's told me.

But yeah, do what you can when you can. May'll be here before ya know it.

At 4/6/09 08:52 AM, Brundaty wrote: I should totally fuckin' join. It would be a great opportunity to get more Flash experience. And what better way to do that, than to make fun of a French Pineapple...

You can try, though the main lineup has already been chosen. If we like your idea, we'll let you join, but you'll just be in the credits and not co-authored. Just lettin' ya know.

Also, if any of you guys have any questions, comments, or concerns, be sure to either post em' here or pm me or Araelyn. I'd like to keep track of how each of us is progressing so we can get this done, and communication helps keep it alive. I'll probably send out a pm to each of you in about a week or so to see how everything's goin'.

Oh, another piece of news: Oney's in on it too. He won't be co-authored, but he wanted to do a part and we liked it, so he's gonna be in there too. BOYS AND GIRLSSSS.

At 3/29/09 08:59 PM, turtleco wrote:

At 3/27/09 10:00 PM, lpfann2 wrote: lol..I worked on my part a little plus this with my spare time today...

yuck

Hah, a little NG humor never hurt anybody. Don't worry, the collab isn't actually drowning in genitalia humor, we're just clownin' around.
Penises aside (penii?), lets focus on the task at hand: The entrees!

Seriously, though, I was wondering... should we do a scrapbook, guys? You know how I like to stuff scrapbooks (an interactive section of the flash with pictures and behind-the-scenes type info) into my major animations and all. I was thinking it could be cool if each participant wanted to write a few pages (a max of 3 or 5 or something) of back story on their work, some afterthoughts or whatever... I'd be willing to throw it in.

So do we want to do that? Is it still too early to decide? I dunno, it was on my mind so I figured I'd throw it out there. Keep me posted.

At 3/27/09 12:25 AM, fluffkomix wrote: hey guys i might be a little slow on my part because after my dad died at the beginning of the semester (a month and a half ago) i missed a lot of school. my mom's not letting me get on the computer too much until im fully caught up, plus im also doing two parts for my collab and a music video ive been working on for about a week.

i will be able to get mine done though! and i will be using a slightly modified version of rob's idea he gave me.

also eventually (in case anyone's interested) ill be doing the art and story for a game called benny the retard and ill also be doing the art for a game designed for autistic kids (yay money and sense of pride)

and quite possible a small music video part for mexifry

Again, sorry to hear about your loss man. You sure have a lot on your plate at the moment, so I understand.
But don't forget, some people have offered to try helping with certain things, like voicework or whatever. If you needed help with in between frames or whatever (to meet with time restrictions easier or something), I'd contact them. silly-stungun-millie, I think her name was, said she'd help with that if anyone was interested. Keep that in mind.
If you need anything, just let us know. It doesn't hurt to ask, anyway. Take care, man.

At 3/26/09 03:37 AM, Bobert-Rob wrote: blah blah
Zymphonee
fulffkomix

Boy, I can't spell. Those last two names are "Zyphonee" and "fluffkomix". Sorry about that, guys. Wish I could edit it, but alas... cannot. You know who you are, anyway. Just sent the pm's, too. Thanks again and stuff.

Hey guys, glad to say Araelyn and I have made our choices for who's in. All the accepted entrees will be getting pm's involving invites and notes about their ideas.

Before listing them, I'd like to thank everyone who submitted ideas. Thankfully there were a lot of potentially good entrees, so that's pretty awesome. Even if you didn't make it in, thanks for trying. I know obscure ideas tend to be hard to work with, but it'll be worth it, I swear.

So yeah, the list (in no particular order).

turtleco
lpfann2
thefogerty
themanthelegend
I-fang
DarkLabStudios
Zymphonee
fulffkomix

Thanks again to everyone who submitted ideas. You can continue sending ideas, I guess, but I won't accept them unless they're really good. I won't be taking anyone off the current list, so if I get good ideas from others later on, then I'll just put them in the credits or something.

At 3/18/09 09:01 AM, Blomme wrote: Can I come? :D

Depends, you got an idea? If so, pm away.

:Sorry, I wish I could participate in the collab, because I KNOW French, and our class watch Telefrancais every Friday. Sadly, I don't speak a lick of flash, so I guess I'll have to come back when I've got experience.

Well, perhaps you could work with someone or provide a voice for someone. Not sure who'll need it, but once we know who's in we can ask around then.

I'm gonna make something and if you don't like it I'll just upload it myself...
It just sounds to fun to animate...

Heh, well, so be it. I'm fine with that, I guess. Anxious to get it done, then, eh? Must be a goodun.

Violence is permitted right?

Araelyn already said so, but I'll just say that yes, it's allowed just so long as it helps the humor along.

i take japanese and forgot all my french so ill just be speaking jibberish my entire short.

That's funny, because so will I. I don't speak a lick of french, so expect nothing but americanized french jibberish from me... unless I contact someone to speak it for me or something. Who knows.

But when I watched the first episode the Pineapple strongly reminded me of the Funzo dolls from the Simpsons. I haven't thought of a definite joke yet, just wanted to run that by you guys to see if you thought it had any potential.

I'm sure it has potential, it's just how you handle the material. If it's going to be an endless string of quotes from the Simpsons, though, I'd not do it. Like I said, original humor is better than references. Sure, it's a parody, but still... reference too many things and soon you got Family guy on your hands, you know?