At 11/7/10 08:34 PM, InsertFunnyUserName wrote:At 11/7/10 07:29 PM, Sacros wrote: lol calling sakupen´s just "decent" is already something to point outHis composition is good, but the sloppy linework, the excessive use of over-saturated, non-harmonic colors, the shortcomings in a lot of his frame-by-frame, the heavy reliance on tweens, and other various little details shape my opinion that the animation is just decent.
anyway, we have this two ways of changing perspective for now although im guessing you can somehow use both at the same time but id love to see more ppl sharing how they would do thisIt'll probably be a while because I have other responsibilities that come before flash, which eat up my time hungrily.
and im looking forward to that animation of yours insertlongusername, how much til its done?
You make good points, and I probably agree with. But Sakupen's animation's best feature is the energy. So many great artists out there just never learn how to make their characters feel alive, and sakupen does that as well as anyone could. It's one of the reasons I'm not a big fan of JohnnyUtah's two guys standing around and talking flashes.
At 11/6/10 11:19 AM, LuffyWaffle wrote: Heres my 1st flash, it isn't finished,and id like to know if im doing something wrong. Do guys have any advice for a rookie like me?
Oh btw just ignore the blank part at the beginning, again it isn't finished.
http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/c8f9 4dfff4c0d026daf7b879c5de5845
The second voice is too muffled. Also I would have an intro, there are too many flashes that just go right into the song and it's just an eye-roller if you begin the song with nothing on screen.
At 11/11/10 10:37 AM, InsertFunnyUserName wrote: I didn't find The Last of the Dashkin to be that great. It's good, but not fantastic. Sure, the animation is superb as always, but that's not the only thing that needs to go into a flash. I found the plot to be extremely cliche and I think he could have told the story better without the voiced narration. It's eye candy, but the storytelling aspect of it could be improved.
Same, when I was watching it, I felt like I was watching something very d&d inspired. Again, Adam Phillips probably influences my animation more than anyone in terms of art and especially in terms of color, but I feel like the more we learn about the bitey, the less interesting of a character he becomes, especially when we have that voice-over narration explaining to us what he is. The brackenwood series has been about the minimalist stories and for people deciding what bitey is in their own minds.
I either read it in an interview with phillips or else its in the description of the first brackenwood movie. Phillips said that "Bitey is just a bitch" so I just kinda of rolled my eyes when he lets Bitey take on the "tragic creature" mask in Dashkin
At 11/5/10 08:28 PM, Izzy-A wrote: a very detailed vector background will add a lot more lag than a very detailed bitmap image
It has to load completely first and to get to the background I'm talking about, right click and play.
It's supposed to be a second shot but ends up taking 4-5 seconds. I'm going to have turn the none moving parts into bitmaps. I fear.
This is a REAL walk cycle. I think I've put about 30 goddamn hours into this thing and I'll probably need about 15 more to finish it. What did I get myself into? And yeah it's as tedious as the timeline infers.
http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/8a0b fa8d36d7097b28fd3b9cf5a5148e
This is the first song I've written the music and lyrics to this musical I'm working on.
It's a romance-war plot with a zombie apocalypse backdrop.
Summary: The world population is divided in 2
50% human and 50% undead. Due to the restorative effects of salt on senses and memory, zombies have become intelligent beings, with brain function on par with the human selves they once were. I've never read Romeo and Juliet, but I know the jist of it, and I seem to be borrowing a bit from it in terms of politics and romantic plots but the zombie concept adds an interesting twist to those parts. Despite that similarity, I credit the big underlying theme of the musical to Romero's use of zombies as an allegory for race and racism.
So anyway, the song. I plan to have this song sung at the end of Act 1, after a big political summit between leaders of humans and zombies has ended with the dividing the world into halves, Humanae (humanland) and Nzambia (zombieland). This song is sung by zombies in Britain, watching as human aquaintances leave for America, lamenting a splitting world.
The Zombie Condition (male ensemble)
Zombie (spoken): If you leave this world to us...
(singing): And if you come back in the morning
This world won't be yours tomorrow
we won't be looking for you
we'd only see through you
you'd be invisible if that is tomorrow
And tomorrow
we'll still be undead
with or without our heads
still starving for something
Something alive!
And when you arrive
we'll still be walking
walking through the dark
Chorus:
It's the Zombie Condition
To live with the hunger
A life in remission
It's the Zombie Condition!
2nd Verse:
(half the zombies): But if you stay
you'll be no better off
We'll hunt you down
or you'll hunt us down
Bury us into the ground
where we won't make any sound
we'd be invisible if that is tomorrow
(All zombies): But tomorrow
you'd just take our places
zombies with humans faces
Always starving for something (something)
It's the tendency of every man alive!!!
You see, when we arrived
we started walking
But we were always on the run!
2nd Chorus:
It's the Zombie Condition
To live with the hunger
There's no real transition
It's the Zombie Condition
3rd Chorus:
It's the Zombie Condition
To live with the hunger
For the fires of Perdition
We are the Zombie Condition!
I am currently adapting a someone's work into a flash. And I know some other writers who have had their work adapted. It's usually if its a comedy and things like voicework is already secured.
At 10/20/10 03:00 PM, VGmasters wrote: I love you, because I hit you
I love you, because I scream at you
I love you, because I stalk you
I love you, because I leave obscene phone calls (for) you
I love you, because I destroy your personal belongings
I love you, because I belittle you
I love you, because I control how you dress, who you hang out with, and what you say
I love you, because I constantly demand where you are
I love you, because I threaten (to) hurt you if you leave me
I love you, because I am always jealous of you when you spend time with your friends
I love you
Play around with switching the line around. I like how it starts with the short lines. Maybe just go from shortest lines to longest? Longest to shortest? I definitely like the how you dress line, that would be good to end it with.
yeah I call trolling. The story's not plagerized, so it seems you definitely put some effort behind it. good job.
At 10/21/10 03:59 PM, BlankSynergy wrote: I sat outside my apartment,
The thoughts were powerful, I took a seat.
He sits twice.
At 10/21/10 03:26 AM, DuckyInferno wrote: Hey NG Writers,
I have a few openings for short stories that I plan on working with in the near future, and I was wondering which of these you guys think I should work on first:
First thing you should know is that while I can give my opinion on these openings, the fact is that the opening lines don't really matter as long as withing the first few pages you get across major characterization and probably the "life-changing" event that initiates the plot.
Opening 1: I'll be good to drive, I only had a few drinks, Chris was following a train of thought that was well practiced and applied at least three times a week, turn right on F Street and pull into my complex. No problem.
Check your punctuation there. I agree with the poster before who says its slightly cliche, but it doesn't have to be. Again. it depends on where you take it from there. I really like how the potential story's first lines set up narrative tension. I imagine that this guy's drunk driving isn't going to go at all how he plans. If there is tension in the driving scene, then the opening is good. If the guy makes it home without a hitch, it's a useless entry.
Story 2: He couldn't help but feel that he was becoming more pretentious every day; he started referring to himself as a writer, he started uploading the music he created to every available website that would allow public submissions, and probably the most notable contributor to his pretentiousness was his inability to change the radio station in his car to anything but National Public Radio.
Avoid empty helping verbs like "started" The sentence is just as or even more effective say "he referred to himself as a writer." It's also wordy, though the list format is part of the openings charm. You can't have sentences that go on for ages like this more than once or twice a page, but if there has to be one it might as well be at the beginning. It creates a relatable and humoress voice in your narrator.
Opening 3: Giving people the benefit of the doubt was undoubtedly Kevin's most prominent trait. It wasn't so much that he was exceedingly considerate of others; He just really couldn't handle confrontation. Kevin was fine with this disposition, though, he spent most of his time playing video games, anyway.
This one just doesn't work for me, particularly because it sets up your character as someone who would never in life take the risk necessary to create narrative tension. I mean, who wants to read about someone who avoids confrontation and just plays video games all day. If the next few paragraphs don't contain something along the lines of "But Kevin had one secret, that if anyone found out, it would change their entire perspective of him."
Opening 4: The ecstasy had finally worn off and Paul's bladder was screaming at him. He had to piss, really fucking bad. That was especially problematic because Paul was in the passenger seat of a car that was being driven by his friend Li; the back seat carried Juan and Celia, the couple of the group. Paul was nearly doubled over in pain and Li couldn't help but laugh at the specific discomfort of his passenger.
This is your strongest opening by far. I'd rewrite it a bit, though. Incorrect use of semi-colon. Split up the third sentence into two sentences and the second should be in the active voice "His friend Li was driving." Then go on "Juan and Celia, were in the back (making out, emitting sounds I could have done without hearing, etc)" Have them doing something, not just sitting in the back. Save the "the couple of the group line for later."
Good job on this last one though.
freetime work ethic is hard, especially if you're just doing something "to give it a go"
What I suggest is you train yourself to write everyday. The things you write don't have to be related to eachother, though if you get inspired then by all means keep going. As long as you write creatively everyday (for instance, if you take a bus to school then you should be writing in a notebook instead of popping bubble wrap on your itouch.) I usually carry around a small memo book that can fit in my back pocket, where I can quickly jot anything that comes to mind.
Of course, usually things don't simply come to you. Writing is hard man, and you gotta put effort into all its steps.
Okay first draft is done, second draft will be on Oct. 27.
Also gum, if you need an assistant editor, I'd be glad to help out.
Actually, what I would like to do even further which I think would make his whole thing a lot more meaningful is if we worked with the authors of accepted pieces on their stories, instead of just accepting them on the condition that they have pitch perfect grammar.
um... Actually I meant that you should study it because in my experience effects are best learned through watching video because they are different each time. And that allows you to use the effect in different settings, from an angle etc. instead of from a tutorial which only usually gives you a sense about what makes a water effect slosh the way it does.
Search Fire and Water Tutorial and maybe you'll see what I mean.
Liquid elements are insanely difficult to animate without lots of practice now matter how good its taught.
I recommend reviewing footage from the game pixeljunk shooter. It really shows off the physics of different elements well.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Aftermathrar #p/a/D1FCFE03CA7B5266/0/g_Rf-EhQ1TA
the guy also has more videos from the same game.
Just a heads up that the Chicago International Film Festival is almost over and that tomorrow they're showing Animation Nations, a collection of short animated features. You can be sure that at least one of them will be nominated for an academy award. This screening is a chance few other animation lovers and animators get so don't take it for granted.
Where: AMC River East 21, downtown Chicago
When: 8pm, Monday October 18, 2010.
96 min running time
I'll be the dude wearing the blue hooded sweatshirt, skullcap, blond beard and 'stache in case you want to chat afterwards. Actually, looking back on my style of dress... I'll be the one looking intimidating as shit, the one you'd least wanna talk to.
At 10/11/10 11:20 PM, FatKidWitAJetPak wrote: Improv writing to music #4
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/3 43304
The boy sits in the cool arms of a shadow, cast upon the ground by a large oak tree. He gazes into the valley in front of him, filled with nature and life that calls out his name. He needs inspiration. He needs to concentrate. He looks upon the beauty of earth, and thinks to himself as he stares onto the blank sheet of paper in his hands. He begins to write. The pen in his hand crafts the thoughts from his heads into a wonderful composition of words. He stops. He thinks. He looks up again, and reaches his heart out into the world around him.
Very cool. I thought this was going to be something else. I once wrote improvised lyrics to a guys ng song.
Click to listen.
My voice sucks but it was fun.
At 10/16/10 04:05 PM, psyCHo014 wrote: So, this started about 2 nights ago while texting my friend Raul and we started rhyming our texts with the other's and it was like a small rap battle, so eventually after a five minute pause I replied with this:
Poetry
I'm a poet
And I didn't fuckin' know it,
But of course I fuckin' knew it!
That's why I fuckin' do it,
And you try to do it too,
But noone will hear you,
Or listen to your goddamned blues
And so youfuckin' lose.
You got no deffense,
My words killin' your sense,
Leavin' you in awe & suspence.
And buildin' up a fence,
That you can't climb,
No matter how hard you try,
And your efforts they just die,
While you sit there & cry!
Mother fucker, you can't deny,
That you're just lesser than I
And it's about time
That you give up this shit.
I'm so sick of it,
Why don't you quit
Before you get hit
And lose every dime?
Mother fucker, you see,
My lyrics are sheer poetry,
An extension of me.
I'm on the offense,
Breaking down your arrogance
With the words I dispense.
My inspiration's engourged & obere,
Praying for release.
And this is it, mother fucker, peace.
For a silly little cell phone rap, it passes. Put up for higher scrutiny, its crap. In terms of theme, its short enough that you can get away with hitting the same note over and over again in each stanza. The note you hit though, is not well defined and comes off as self-satirizing, which doesn't seem to be the point here. By this I mean that you start out by asserting yourself to be a poet because of course rap is poetry, but then at the end you suggest that your inspiration is praying for release, which means that you weren't inspired when you wrote this. While its obvious the words aren't "inspired" the situation you described doesn't call for that use of irony.
I simply noted that because the fact that you don't realize that your lyrics can be taken ironically means an experienced freestyle rapper would tear you a new asshole the moment you stopped your bit.
At 10/14/10 07:04 AM, Fion wrote:At 10/13/10 10:15 PM, snyperscope wrote: This link needs to be used:You know there actually is such a link except it's just
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/ra ndom
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/random
Again, I'd rather see a page that upon each visit a generates a list of random flash submissions. Again, I don't see this idea as advantageous as the first one.
At 10/13/10 10:15 PM, snyperscope wrote:
I agree that the suggestions you mentioned before the quote could be helpful if implemented soundly, but if someone were to act upon your idea hypothetically, I doubt it would turn out well.
wait... What?
I think the problem here is that you aren't exactly clear as to what the newgrounds api is. In technical terms, I don't either, but I know what the API does. The Newgrounds API is an interface for Flash that newgrounds has made public to flash authors. Flash authors then use the API to connect to newgrounds when their flash runs. This is how flash authors have newgrounds ads in the flashes now. But the newgrounds api can do even more. For instance, on my newgrounds api page in my account. I can track how many views my flash gets, breaking it down into individual days. Since the API can do this so efficiently on my page in real-time, then there shouldn't be a reason where it couldn't collect that same data for ALL flash submissions, put them in order from least recently watched to most recently watched and then take the first chunk off that list and put it on a web page. I'm no programmer, but that sounds very doable.
I know there's a thread specifically made for ideas concerning the site redesign. But then I asked myself, "Just how often do I make a suggestion to newgrounds?" Barely ever in recent memory. So I hope you'll pardon my breach of protocol while I elaborate on this proposal.
Okay So I have an idea that I think should be looked at for the redesign. It's a pretty radical addition to the site but hey I can dream.
Flash Portal Extension: Old Flash Page
The purpose of this flash page is to breathe new life into flash that has already been created and either never got the sort of attention it deserved or else has been crammed into the back corners of the portal due to the amount of submissions coming in over the years. Now that NG users can use the API to track the views of their submissions, why not let newgrounds do the same. Newgrounds checks the last time an entry was viewed and if the entry is say above 3.5/5, we can reasonably assume the submission never got much of an audience and so it should be showcased at the top of the list of 200 or so entries that have a good score but haven't been seen in years.
I this kind of flash page has ALOT of value for NG. I mean, com'on the site has a documentary coming out about how it has played a central rolein creating the multimedia culture of the internet. This is the site's history we're talking about. This page would be the online equivalent of arthouse cinema.
True, the "Rediscovery Contest" Tom sets up every year won't be as challenging as it has always been.... but that isn't the point is it? Isn't the point of the contest to get the newgrounds community talking about the undiscovered gems on this site?
I would love to this come to life.
If not, a neat secondary choice would be a random portal page that lists about 200 random portal entries with their scores attached. Another way of discovering old flash for the new generation of ng users.
At 10/13/10 05:55 PM, liljim wrote: The redesign will take care of some of these issues.
I have no doubt. I've loved every redesign of the site so far in that it has made the site more efficient.
And it's not like I don't think the crew at NG hasn't already thought of solving most of the gripes I have with the site or heard from someone else about these issues, but I might as well have my voice heard.
There are alot of things wrong with the search bar for NG but one thing I cannot figure out is why people have to go to the audio portal in order to search for songs, there should be a song option in the drop down menu of the main search bar on the ng home page.
Open up every different kind of flash document, see if any of them contain the newgrounds folder.
Fair enough. My personal opinion is that it's one of if not the best prison movie of all time. I understand completely that not everyone would agree with that opinion.
*1. A Prophet (French, the best prison movie I've ever seen. Period.)
*2. Toy Story 3 (Story structure is superb. The range of emotions it plays on is astounding)
*3. The Secret in Their Eyes (Spanish, gripping mystery with a rich love story.)
*4. Winter's Bone (A stark and bracing film similar in mood to last year's Frozen River. great leading performance.)
*5. Animal Kingdom (An Australian crime thriller, suspenseful is a very off-beat sort of way)
*6. The Kids are Alright (Great performances all around. The easiest movie to enjoy I've seen this year.)
*7. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Blisteringly-and brilliantly-paced action comedy based in a videogame saturated world.)
*8. Exit Through the Gift Shop (A two pronged documentary. Painfully hilarious. It is hard not to question its legitimacy as a documentary, which is exactly what it wants you to do.)
*9. Inception (Redundant cross-cutting aside, the film is a great action movie that wants to make you wonder what it is. And succeeds.)
*10. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (A refreshing Swedish thriller.)
11. Cyrus (Three main characters are great in this delightful comedy)
*12. Shutter Island (You'll believe that you could be a composer once you've heard Hans Zimmer's score for this. BUM BUM BUM! Otherwise it's a good, if overlong thriller/horror movie with a goods symbolic turn at the end.)
13. Get Low (A little slow, but one of Robert Duvall's best performances)
*14. Defendor (Kick-ass' without the comic book basis. Woody Harrelson)
15. The Other Guys (Not as good as anchorman, but better than Talladega Nights.
16. Despicable Me (Mooches of Pixar devices in a smart way)
*17. Micmacs (Director of Amelie left me with a half empty feeling on this one.)
*18. How to Train Your Dragon (Cute story with cheesy dialogue, great use of 3-D)
19. The Crazies (Great remake, the beginning is terrifying.)
20. Oceans (Pierce Brosnan's voice ruined it for me, but also the script wasn't that great compared to the original Planet Earth series.)
21. Kick-Ass (The best part of this movie is Nicolas Cage, otherwise it's a pretty good time. The last bit is pretty bad.)
22. Daybreakers (Not actually bad, but it's a movie you hate to love, even though secretly you never had so much fun as the only two people in the theater.)
*23. Avatar (A visual spectacle, an important film for years to come, but all in all wasn't that great.)
24. Macgruber (Some of the jokes were fall out of your seat funny, but the jokes didn't give the film strong enough legs to stand on to make it memorable.)
*25. Splice (The moral issues touched in this film are interesting, but the story just kind of unravels at the end)
*26. Youth in Revolt (Director is an alum of my school, but I can't say much for this film. It tries to be too clever while failing to cast Michael Cera correctly.)
27. The Lovely Bones (Overlong, but with a great supporting performance by the villain)
28. Iron Man 2 (Mickey Rourke is good as a Russian, but that's about it. Get a roof!)
29. Alice in Wonderland (Very underwhelming for a visual piece from such a creative mind)
30. Hot Tub Time Machine (Some funny jokes, but mostly duds)
31. Salt (I know so many movies that do the ridiculous so much better than this)
32. Cop Out (Ugh. Painful to watch.)
33. Valentine's Day (Very bad. All-star cast.)
*34. The Last Airbender (Worst movie of the year)
Okay so I saw alot of movies over the summer and I just wanted to rank and list them here with a short review attached to each. Unfortunately the summer sucked in terms of blockbusters but the independents were particularly strong this summer. I've included some '09 film because they are still really recent and you should really see them if you get a chance. I've starred the ones you really should see if you haven't.
*1. A Prophet (French, the best prison movie I've ever seen. Period.)
*2. Toy Story 3 (Story structure is superb. The range of emotions it plays on is astounding)
*3. The Secret in Their Eyes (Spanish, gripping mystery with a rich love story.)
*4. Winter's Bone (A stark and bracing film similar in mood to last year's Frozen River. great leading performance.)
*5. Animal Kingdom (An Australian crime thriller, suspenseful is a very off-beat sort of way)
*6. The Kids are Alright (Great performances all around. The easiest movie to enjoy I've seen this year.)
*7. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Blisteringly-and brilliantly-paced action comedy based in a videogame saturated world.)
*8. Exit Through the Gift Shop (A two pronged documentary. Painfully hilarious. It is hard not to question its legitimacy as a documentary, which is exactly what it wants you to do.)
*9. Inception (Redundant cross-cutting aside, the film is a great action movie that wants to make you wonder what it is. And succeeds.)
*10. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (A refreshing Swedish thriller.)
11. Cyrus (Three main characters are great in this delightful comedy)
*12. Shutter Island (You'll believe that you could be a composer once you've heard Hans Zimmer's score for this. BUM BUM BUM! Otherwise it's a good, if overlong thriller/horror movie with a goods symbolic turn at the end.)
13. Get Low (A little slow, but one of Robert Duvall's best performances)
*14. Defendor (Kick-ass' without the comic book basis. Woody Harrelson)
15. The Other Guys (Not as good as anchorman, but better than Talladega Nights.
16. Despicable Me (Mooches of Pixar devices in a smart way)
*17. Micmacs (Director of Amelie left me with a half empty feeling on this one.)
*18. How to Train Your Dragon (Cute story with cheesy dialogue, great use of 3-D)
19. The Crazies (Great remake, the beginning is terrifying.)
20. Oceans (Pierce Brosnan's voice ruined it for me, but also the script wasn't that great compared to the original Planet Earth series.)
21. Kick-Ass (The best part of this movie is Nicolas Cage, otherwise it's a pretty good time. The last bit is pretty bad.)
22. Daybreakers (Not actually bad, but it's a movie you hate to love, even though secretly you never had so much fun as the only two people in the theater.)
*23. Avatar (A visual spectacle, an important film for years to come, but all in all wasn't that great.)
24. Macgruber (Some of the jokes were fall out of your seat funny, but the jokes didn't give the film strong enough legs to stand on to make it memorable.)
*25. Splice (The moral issues touched in this film are interesting, but the story just kind of unravels at the end)
*26. Youth in Revolt (Director is an alum of my school, but I can't say much for this film. It tries to be too clever while failing to cast Michael Cera correctly.)
27. The Lovely Bones (Overlong, but with a great supporting performance by the villain)
28. Iron Man 2 (Mickey Rourke is good as a Russian, but that's about it. Get a roof!)
29. Alice in Wonderland (Very underwhelming for a visual piece from such a creative mind)
30. Hot Tub Time Machine (Some funny jokes, but mostly duds)
31. Salt (I know so many movies that do the ridiculous so much better than this)
32. Cop Out (Ugh. Painful to watch.)
33. Valentine's Day (Very bad. All-star cast.)
*34. The Last Airbender (Worst movie of the year)
hey gumonshoe, I will have my short in its rough draft form and handed in to you on October 22nd. I will have it in final draft form anywhere from November 19th - December 10th. That end date will become more specific after I've done the first draft.
Hey GumonShoe I'm gonna have about a 18,000 word story done by the end of october. It WILL be good and it WILL be polished down to the bone. So hopefully you'll keep accepting. I'm having my professor work on this with me and it should be worth the wait.
Okay so, my story is finally underway. It will be tough to perfect by the end of september but that's what I'm shooting.
Also, I'd be happy to help during the editing process.
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