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Let's count sheep! Animation Collab

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Hey y'all! Here's the gist of the collab:

We make our own sheep jumping the fence, and put them all together in a video with music, or a game, or an app. We will have the most beautiful compilation of sheeps on the internet. The viewer's role is obviously to count them until they get sleepy. Our role is to animate them until we DIE.

Seriously though, this is a great chance to freshen up your animation skills: walking cycles, anticipation, all that jazz, and to have fun!

RULES & RECCOMENDATIONS
- Make a sheep, or a something in sheep costume, or something that resembles a sheep, and creatively move it from one side of the (provided) stage to the other.
- Gravity points down.
- Sheep can come in more than one piece.
- No change of shots or zoom in or any camera movements. You can add some thought bubble or a tooltip (like Smash Bros)
- If you use props (like a wheelchair) clean up after yourself! Take them off the stage one way or another, or talk to a friend and they can take them out of the stage in their piece :)

- Use this file for reference, it contains the (provided) stage, and the framerate (24fps) and the appropriate file width/height.

- Name your elements "USERNAME_nameofthing" and put them inside a folder in the flash library.
- If you use a program other than flash (you are more than welcome to do so) just export the animation of the sheep itself, no (provided), with a transparent background. Screen ratio is 16:9.

SOUND isnt necessary, but if you can throw in a cool jumping and landing sound, it would definitely spice things up.

RESOURCES
- 4-leg walk cycle reference.
- A sheep I did. I'll figure out a way to clean up. Promise.

Let your creative juices flow!

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Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-25 15:10:57


Imma do my sheep.

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-25 17:12:36


great!, im in

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-25 19:06:00


This sounds interesting. What's the deadline, by the way?

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-25 22:58:38


Until we DIE!

There's no fixed deadline, but the sooner the better.

Also, remember that sheep can walk on two feet as well. Or crawl, if they are sheep-worms.

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Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-26 09:21:33


Alright, I'm up for game.


THE WORLD IS A LIE D:

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-26 10:06:47


Sheep worm? great idea, brb

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-26 14:13:27


I really love this idea

do you have a number of sheep in mind?

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-26 15:35:34


At 7/26/14 02:13 PM, Tofelium wrote: I really love this idea

do you have a number of sheep in mind?

A hundred would be cool. You can do more than one ;)

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-27 05:11:18


Cool! Is this open to anyone? I'm new to newgrounds, but I've been animating a few years. This sounds like fun!

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-27 11:13:14


Sounds like a simple collab with a lot of creative freedom. Right up my alley.

Works for me! Count me in.

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-27 13:10:17


If its open to anyone i'm in! I've been animating for a year or so but I haven't ever posted anything to newgrounds

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-27 14:36:45


Count me in! :3

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-28 00:37:21


OOh I'm excited for this! A few questions...
How do we send them to you?
Where's this flash library?
And... Do we have to move it starting from the left, right, or whatever?

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-28 13:04:07


At 7/28/14 06:10 AM, LEMMiNO wrote: I already have something, but how do you submit exactly?
Do you just upload the file to your "dumping grounds" and then post the link here? If so, should it be in .fla or .swf format. Or maybe a video file like .mov?

Upload it and send the dumping grounds .fla link over PM to me.

OOh I'm excited for this! A few questions...
How do we send them to you?

Upload it to dumping grounds (the.fla) and send me the link over PM

Where's this flash library?

Press F11. It's where all your symbols are.

And... Do we have to move it starting from the left, right, or whatever?

Whatever you want ;)

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-28 17:53:21


I can't animate for the life of me, but lemme just say this is a brill idea. ^_^ For my part, I do music, so if you'd like something for whatever it is you're making, say a lullaby of sorts, I'd be happy to help.

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-28 18:13:04


At 7/28/14 05:53 PM, Troisnyx wrote: I can't animate for the life of me, but lemme just say this is a brill idea. ^_^ For my part, I do music, so if you'd like something for whatever it is you're making, say a lullaby of sorts, I'd be happy to help.

Actually, forget I even offered. I'm not even ready to bounce back from my hard drive losses. Sorry for wasting everyone's time.

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-28 22:42:18


Sounds hawt.

Are we just animating the sheep itself? Do we need to make the fence as well?

Either way, I'll contribute.

maybe

returning from 8 years hiatus haha so maybe renovating a little :>


FOLLOW 4 FOOL WRITING & POETRY HERE

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Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-28 22:48:09


At 7/28/14 10:42 PM, JimmyTheCaterpillar wrote: Sounds hawt.

Are we just animating the sheep itself? Do we need to make the fence as well?

Fence is provided in the file I posted. you can download it and work on top of it in Flash.

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-28 22:50:51


At 7/28/14 10:48 PM, Lalo wrote:
At 7/28/14 10:42 PM, JimmyTheCaterpillar wrote: Sounds hawt.

Are we just animating the sheep itself? Do we need to make the fence as well?
Fence is provided in the file I posted. you can download it and work on top of it in Flash.

Just noticed that, my bad.
Actually, is the file not compatible in Flash 8? When I downloaded it, it said it was an 'Unexpected File type.'


returning from 8 years hiatus haha so maybe renovating a little :>


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Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-29 02:49:40


At 7/28/14 10:50 PM, JimmyTheCaterpillar wrote:
At 7/28/14 10:48 PM, Lalo wrote:
At 7/28/14 10:42 PM, JimmyTheCaterpillar wrote: Sounds hawt.

Are we just animating the sheep itself? Do we need to make the fence as well?
Fence is provided in the file I posted. you can download it and work on top of it in Flash.
Just noticed that, my bad.
Actually, is the file not compatible in Flash 8? When I downloaded it, it said it was an 'Unexpected File type.'

Oh shoot! I can only save downwards to Flash CS4, no further. I'll see if I can get a friend to convert it for you.

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-29 03:45:22


is this stll on?
i'd wanna contribute

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-29 10:02:10


At 7/29/14 03:45 AM, jagondudo wrote: is this stll on?
i'd wanna contribute

Its on my man, its on.
Now get sheepin.

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-07-31 05:48:09


This sounds awesome, I'll have a go.

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-08-03 15:34:33


Quick bump.

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-08-03 17:17:41


Won't let me download the fence file. I'm on Flash CS3 if anyone wants to help me out it'd be appreciated ;)


"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-08-03 17:30:36


At 8/3/14 05:17 PM, Jomillex wrote: Won't let me download the fence file. I'm on Flash CS3 if anyone wants to help me out it'd be appreciated ;)

Well I cant downgrade for you but i exported it as an image so you have your base to work upon I guess.
http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/0528cd7d124bf859e511c47acd318617

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-08-03 17:51:37


At 8/3/14 05:30 PM, Sjiht wrote:
At 8/3/14 05:17 PM, Jomillex wrote: Won't let me download the fence file. I'm on Flash CS3 if anyone wants to help me out it'd be appreciated ;)
Well I cant downgrade for you but i exported it as an image so you have your base to work upon I guess.
http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/0528cd7d124bf859e511c47acd318617

Thank you very much!!


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Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-08-03 17:56:56


I backsaved it to CS5. If someone can save it to CS4, I can do a CS3 version.

Also... if anyone wants to pop into tinychat for company while they work, please do! :D

Response to Let's count sheep! Animation Collab 2014-08-03 18:13:08


I use Macromedia Flash MX, If I had a more recent version I would be more than happy to contribute.
Best of luck guys! :P


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