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That box looks a little wonky...
I'm bored, so I sketched a nifty example. Course it's pretty elementary. I wouldn't be surprised if you already knew this stuff.

Ok, no problem. I felt like I was overdoing it anyhow.

So I'm making a part, but it may be a bit long and large-ish in size. I don't know if I will go through with it in the end, but I'm looking at 2 minutes at least. Is this any cause for concern?

my author's page message: "My part has huge metal balls. On a chain."
age: 18
my sprite can be anything that's lying around.

also, if there's a sequel, i'd like a part or two. just pm me or something.

You called?

nukyew, i cn sympathize. Marching practice is a bitch. today it was 104 out, and we were on the field for 6 hours.

Hey, relax.

Rudy I PM'd my part a while ago, just so ya know.

I started an hour late, but my parts gonna be good, trust me. So time extension please? :D

If anyone has the reanimator camera, can they please PM me it? The hosting site is down.

Watchmen's a masterpiece, and I can only hope they didn't botch the movie (though from the looks of the trailer, they didn't).

But Watchmen ain't animoo foo!

Sweet, thanks for the co author! This collab's gonna add a 4 to my BA.

How bout you frame-by-frame animate the character in your drawing? :P
I like your soldier. Very Warhammer 40,000. As for the walk cycle... it's already been discussed.

Hayao Miazaki, Chuck Jones and Hideki Anno are damn good.

Miazaki = Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle
Chuck Jones = Warners Bros cartoons
Hideki Anno = Evangelion (New movies coming out now with exceptional quality)

These people inspire me.

As for animators on Newgrounds, Nacho Tururu and Adam Philips, but I'm sure there are other great animators out there that aren't as popular.

I can't fire ma lazer! Actually, that game could be really good with some polish and stuff. Anyway, I'm too lazy to write about what I'm working on all over again, so just look at my user page. :P

Screenshot:

Ugh, this could really complicate things... 4000 frames on one scene doesn't sound too good. But if I don't have a choice, I'm just gonna have to deal with it.

The song's about 2 minutes long and it's only gonna play once.

So I have a problem. Say you want one song playing throughout a movie, but you want to divide the movie up into multiple scenes. I also want to keep the music synced with the movie, so forget setting the song to event. Any solutions?

I think Honto's parts are better, but thanks. Good luck putting it together. Can't wait to see it in the portal!

Hey now, don't die. I worked hard on my part.

I like to Frame-By-Frame as much as I can, without the use of any tricks. Generally if you want to animate in an anime style, forget piece-by-piece. You're gonna have to go all out and draw each and every frame separately.

Course, as it was already pointed out, you don't need to worry too much about lip-syncing, hehe.

woohoo! I'm finally done. The .fla will be PM'd.

.swf

I'll finish my part soon. I've been busy.. haha.

Hey, that's good! I have an idea now that's not exactly what you suggested, but close. Thanks for the jumpstart!

It's a lot more complicated than just a series of drawings. You gotta know how to posture things first before you can get the movement to look good. I suggest right-clicking on .swf files and then clicking the back and forward options on the menu repeatedly. Then you can see each frame in succession. That's how I do it, anyway.

Off topic: That's one sexy tablet.

On topic: So my ninja is jumping on roofs, but I kinda don't know how I should end it. Basically, it doesn't have a punchline or joke to it yet. Any ideas? Or do I actually have to get creative? heh heh

Dunno if I'm in or not, but here is a little sample of my work so far.

K I'm officially DONE :D

The movie is here

And I PM'd the .fla.

Um, Adobe is a pretty major corporation, and I don't think they'd overlook something as simple as that. Plus, any decent animating program will cost money. Guess it all depends on how much you're willing to spend or how serious you are about animating.

Honestly. I can say for certain that the AVERAGE 13 year old does NOT think, act, nor see things the same way an 18 year old does. There's a time in every person's life called PUBERTY which is the process by which the individual MATURES both physically AND mentally. This generally ends at around age 21, and begins at age 12.

I'm not trying to be a snob, I'm not trying "glorify the elders," and I'm definitely NOT trying to discourage any of the younger members on Newgrounds. I absolutely agree that neither skill level nor potential correspond to age in any way, shape, or form.

BUT. I can't accept that age is "jack-shit" as certain persons call it, because it most is definitely not.
Experience as well as a more developed mind GENERALLY belong to older people, and it is as wrong to disregard age as it is to discourage younger up-and-coming animators.

And with that, I would like to know if this collab is still open to takers.