To those of you who have placed in the tournament, Welcome to the Novice Round!
Of the 36 selected, only 12 of you will proceed into the Intermediate Round upon completion of this round. Entrants will be put into groups of 3 to battle for the best animation and a spot in the next round!
You may have noticed that there have been some last minute changes: There are now 36 Novice Round contenders instead of 24, and an extra round has been added! We had such a fantastic turnout in the Open Round that we decided to let MORE people in!
See the Official NATA Website for more information!
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*** Novice Round ***
We had a generous donation for this year's contest from Miguel Castillo, who selected this rounds' theme.
The Theme for the Novice Round is...
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* Through the Eyes of a Stranger *
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*** Brackets ***
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There's a LOT of people, so please see your bracket pairings at the NATA Website! (Try refreshing if you're not seeing them yet)
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*** Rules ***
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* You have until 11:59:59 PM, Eastern Standard Time, on Wednesday, June 18th to complete your submissions. No submissions will be accepted after the deadline without penalty.
* Be sure to include the NATA '14 Logo in your entry preloader or credit screen.
* Newgrounds and Jaltoid are both major sponsors of this year's tournament, and so all entries must include the Newgrounds logo and the Jaltoid logo listed as a sponsor in their loading screen, title sequence, or credit roll.
* Entries must fit the theme above to both level the playing field and ensure that entries were not previously created.
* The animation must be no shorter than 1 Minute and no longer than 10 Minutes.
* The animation must be submitted on Newgrounds in any video or flash format, so long as it can be considered animation. 3D, flash, traditional, and stop-motion are all acceptable formats.
* Excess nudity, profanity, and other things of profane nature are not allowed. (It cannot have a "Mature" rating.)
* Absolutely NO copyright material is allowed without permission. If you use copyrighted music or other material in your animation, you MUST get the permission of the original creator of that material.
* If you would like to parody, then use similar names instead of the real names - ie. "Smears" instead of "Sears". No copyrighted material whatsoever.
* The Audio portal is a great source for music, just be sure to get permission and/or come to a winnings agreement to use it for this contest!
* Any entry in violation of these rules will be disqualified.
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*** Judging ***
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Entries will be judged by the following judges:
* Tom Fulp - Founder of Newgrounds
* Hikarian - Champion of Animation, 2013
* Emrox - Champion of Animation, 2012
* HappyHarry - Newgrounds Animator Extraordinaire
* MindChamber - Newgrounds Animator Extraordinaire
Entries will each be scored in 5 seperate categories for 4 possible points from each of 5 judges. Therefore, each entrant will have a maximum total score of 100 points. The categories are:
- Artwork
- Animation
- Originality
- Story
- Entertainment
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*** Submissions ***
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* Entries must be uploaded via the Newgrounds Portal.
* Entries must be tagged with "nata2014novice" to distinguish them from other rounds and years.
* Entries must be submitted before the deadline. (See above)
* Be sure to post a link to your entry in this topic, to be sure your entry does not get lost.
* Incomplete entries can be submitted to the Dumping Grounds and linked in this thread to be submitted.
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*** Late Penalties ***
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Novice Round late penalties look like this for submissions after the deadline:
0 - 29 minutes: - 5 total points
30 - 59 minutes: - 10 total points
1 - 3 hours: - 15 total points
3 - 5 hours: - 20 total points
5+ hours: Disqualified
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*** Prizes ***
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Prizes for winning each round are as follows:
Open Round: $20
Novice Round: + $50 ($70 total)
Intermediate Round: + $100 ($170 total)
Pro Round: + $200 ($370 total)
Final Round: + $780 ($1150 total)
All prizes will be awarded in September after the completion of the tournament.
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*** Fine Print ***
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* By submitting an entry to NATA 2014, you agree to allow NATA and its organizers to use your material to promote the contest and use it for possible calendars and other merchandise.
* All entrants must have a paypal or the ability to receive a check in the mail in order to claim their prizes.
* The final Champion of Animation at the completion of the contest must create an illustrated image of themselves interacting with planet Earth, as is NATA tradition to document their victory with such an image on the NATA website.
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Good Luck!!
Theme sounds awesome, cant wait to see what people come up with!
I like the theme! I'll give the obligatory post saying that if you need voice actors, then I can help!
If you're looking for a female voice, be sure to hit up codeblackhayate
Another awesome voice actor, who's just now starting, but is putting out some really high quality) is my good friend Stunkel!
Always willing to voice act. Make music in my freetime. That's what I get for not having Flash
Click the pic to see the cool stuff I do on the Youtubes
Also, here's the final list of Open Round scores. If you're not on the list, it means that sadly your entry was not included in any judge's top 32 list.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nsnRIcKlpgsYe7M0ZGnGDZMO7kN2nnXa1NPQvHQurlA/pubhtml
At 5/30/14 11:28 PM, NATA wrote: To those of you who have placed in the tournament, Welcome to the Novice Round!
Of the 36 selected, only 12 of you will proceed into the Intermediate Round upon completion of this round. Entrants will be put into groups of 3 to battle for the best animation and a spot in the next round!
You may have noticed that there have been some last minute changes: There are now 36 Novice Round contenders instead of 24, and an extra round has been added! We had such a fantastic turnout in the Open Round that we decided to let MORE people in!
See the Official NATA Website for more information!
I notice that visedgrub is listed as a participant and as a donor. As much as I hate to bring this up, isn't that a conflict of interests? :\
See the Official NATA Website for more information!I notice that visedgrub is listed as a participant and as a donor. As much as I hate to bring this up, isn't that a conflict of interests? :\
Well... he could have donated like 5 bucks. I was actually going to donate too.
I don't think it's an issue.
At 5/31/14 12:24 AM, Exedor wrote: I notice that visedgrub is listed as a participant and as a donor. As much as I hate to bring this up, isn't that a conflict of interests? :\
Participants in NATA have donated many times in the past - it's a sort of selfless way of giving back to the competition to encourage others and grow it as a whole. Donating has literally no effect on a person's performance in the contest, except for the "choose a theme" donation perk, and that person isn't participating.
@ KaggyVA - Done!
At 5/31/14 01:23 AM, JesusAcHe wrote:I notice that visedgrub is listed as a participant and as a donor. As much as I hate to bring this up, isn't that a conflict of interests? :\Well... he could have donated like 5 bucks. I was actually going to donate too.
I don't think it's an issue.
It's an ethics question.
At 5/31/14 01:57 AM, NATA wrote: Participants in NATA have donated many times in the past - it's a sort of selfless way of giving back to the competition to encourage others and grow it as a whole. Donating has literally no effect on a person's performance in the contest, except for the "choose a theme" donation perk, and that person isn't participating.
Yeah, I wanted to both participate and donate this year, but was unable to do so. Just thought I'd ask, tho.
Ooh man, interesting but tough theme. This is gonna be hard. Also I'm in the same bracket Oye LKE, who is freaking incredible. Tough...
Alright! I already have my script written! And though I'm animating I'd be happy to voice for anyone who needs the help for their project! Good luck to everyone :3
Definitely putting a lot more effort into this one. Well, I hope that's how it turns out.
Thanks for the shutout Chongo!
For all people needing voice work, please be sure to indicate what you need! Instead of "I need a voice actor," something like "I need a female voice for a little girl character around 5/6 years old" is a lot more informative. Last round an animator asked me for voice work...but actually needed a male VA for the part.
Also, don't be afraid to PM/direct message the voice actors. Some of us are in different time zones, and might not see a request in the NATA Skype.
Good stuff, can't wait to see the next entries. If anyone wants an original music score for their entry, feel free to send me a message, I'd love to help.
Wow, I made it in!
I'll be sure to start early and try harder this time.
Here's a gif as proof.
Hopefully I'll get the chance to work with the talented voice actors on NG this time around.
65 points? That's not bad! Didn't think I'd end up so high in the list. Anyway, got a great idea for a new toon. It's a bit lengthy and might be too ambitious, but I'll definitely give it a shot.
At 6/1/14 05:38 PM, Whirlguy wrote: 65 points? That's not bad! Didn't think I'd end up so high in the list. Anyway, got a great idea for a new toon. It's a bit lengthy and might be too ambitious, but I'll definitely give it a shot.
how did you find out what your points are? i cant find it anywhere
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At 6/1/14 09:07 PM, amazingspin wrote:At 6/1/14 05:38 PM, Whirlguy wrote: 65 points? That's not bad! Didn't think I'd end up so high in the list. Anyway, got a great idea for a new toon. It's a bit lengthy and might be too ambitious, but I'll definitely give it a shot.how did you find out what your points are? i cant find it anywhere
It's the 4th reply :P
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nsnRIcKlpgsYe7M0ZGnGDZMO7kN2nnXa1NPQvHQurlA/pubhtml
Is there a way to forfeit and give your place to someone else? I don't believe I will be able to continue in the competition.. Some financial problems have come up in my personal life and I cannot ignore them. if there is anyway to give my spot to someone else I would love to since it would be a waste of a spot!
-KameStudios
Congratulations to those who made it through! You all blew me away.
If anyone needs music for their animations, please consider me! I make a wide range of instrumental tracks. Here are some of my recent uploads.
an instrumental track with dark feels
just some jolly loop I made
a trap loop
A freestyle acoustic guitar sample
If you have something specific in mind, I can try to make it for you! Just contact me on Skype@>>> wimsayy
good luck everyone!
my Tumblr
My Website
My Soundcloud
Hey, if anyone's available to do female voice work I could really use some help on that. I tried to do it myself but I just can't do lady voices. The character you'd be playing isn't very cartoony, she's a middle-aged woman interviewing for work as a historian and the dialogue's kind of dry. PM me if you can help out, I'd really appreciate it.
At 6/2/14 04:44 PM, jlorp wrote: Hey, if anyone's available to do female voice work I could really use some help on that.
Try @codeblackhayate.
At 6/2/14 05:47 PM, Whirlguy wrote:At 6/2/14 04:44 PM, jlorp wrote: Hey, if anyone's available to do female voice work I could really use some help on that.Try @codeblackhayate.
Thanks man, I'll try her
Hey, is there any chance you could change my bracket picture?
heres a preview for what i got in the works.
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At 6/2/14 12:47 AM, KameStudios wrote: Is there a way to forfeit and give your place to someone else? I don't believe I will be able to continue in the competition.. Some financial problems have come up in my personal life and I cannot ignore them. if there is anyway to give my spot to someone else I would love to since it would be a waste of a spot!
That should be fine. There was a 4-way tie for spot #37 in the contest, so I made an executive decision to choose SwedishPlumTrees. I sent them a PM, and they must reply / accept the spot if they want to be in! Otherwise I'll select the next person down on the list in a couple of days.
@ MartinLarsson - Done!
2 Weeks, 1 Day remaining!
At 6/3/14 07:09 PM, NATA wrote: That should be fine. There was a 4-way tie for spot #37 in the contest, so I made an executive decision to choose SwedishPlumTrees. I sent them a PM, and they must reply / accept the spot if they want to be in! Otherwise I'll select the next person down on the list in a couple of days.
Thank you very much! To the rest of those participating in the contest good luck! everyone had such fantastic entries!
At 5/30/14 11:29 PM, Brewster wrote: oh cool
oh cool x 2
Here's my Novice around entry!
NATA 2014 Novice Round Entry
pee pee poo poo
Select between 5 monster racers, upgrade your monster skill and win the competition!
4.18 / 5.00 3,534 Views
Build most powerful forces, unleash hordes of monster and control your soldiers!
3.80 / 5.00 4,200 Views
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