Ilidrake
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Okay. So we do this one just for the fun of it.
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I was thinking a week. Just quick enough to animate something but not so long people loose interest. That will keep things simple too. Still brain storming on prizes. What about a video crit from you Rob? I always enjoy having you review my work. What if the winner gets a video feedback from you?
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Just a thought. I'm not really sure what prizes I should offer. I'm open to idea... I still have that copy of the Animator's Survival Guide available....
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It's Sunday and the poll is over!!! Climbing over a wall seems to be the winner so I will be writing up the rules and making it official. Keep your eyes peeled while I work out the details.
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Was trying to make a video tut but the file size is coming in at 4 gig and I'm having trouble capturing audio...
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Happy happy bday
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Happy Bday Willi!!!!
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I love the fact AM was used for those old games. Back before I was using the software I did play those games. I never knew but they definitely influenced me to pursue animation.
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Climbing over a wall seems to be winning
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I won't be going any further with him but here he is with a body. Nothing fancy. Maybe I should finish him and offer him to the community
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Took about 2 hours. Mainly just bored and felt like modeling something random so I whipped him out.
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Great, great feedback
I can see where all these things could be interesting. And helpful as heck. The rigging especially. Could be a simple model that needs to be rigged to be used in the next contest by all participants. Just a thought...
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I like the idea Robcat! A good four hour animation piece would be nice and easy. Something everyone can jump on. I like the idea of themes as well. That's what this new one is really. 7 little pieces that can be knocked out quickly. Members of the forum vote on one and the next week we start entering them. I also have a few things in the closet I can donate as prizes. Although coming in first would be reward enough for me...and the learning experience.
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Well the voting poll will remain open until next sunday so we've plenty of time to speak about the merits
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Guys, it's an animation contest, not a modelling contest, its not a lighting contest, it's not a rigging contest, its not an effects contest. Don't make it any harder than it has to be!
If you look at the 11 second club, a lot of animation is completed with stock characters. Its the animation that brings them to life and exposes their character - not what they look like. It would have been just as easy to grab Thom, rig him and animate him!
I think we want to go beyond the basics Just pick a theme and let people animate to that - long or short depends on the animator, complex or simple depends on the animator. I like sound bites - but that's very much like the 11 second club. No reason we can't have our own of course.
Cheers
I agree. Its about animating, nothing more, nothing less. I can see sound bite is winning thus far. Question with that is do we pick a sound clip or let the animator choose their own?
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So the last contest wasn't a raging success but it was still fun to see all the entrants. And I know there are more people out there animating. So I want to do another contest. This time instead of choosing a theme I have listed 8 items for the community to vote on. Although 8 doesn't really count
So I will run this poll until next Sunday and after that I will have the results and if we have a majority ruling I'll lay down some competition rules
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More entries? Good question and one that we could debate forever. The better question is when will the next contest be and what will the topic be?
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Would the first place winner please message me with a link to their amazon wishlist? If you haven't done so, please add The Animator's Survival Guide to your wishlist and I will see that it arrives in your mailbox.
http://www.amazon.com/Animators-Survival-K...+survival+kit#_
Congrats to the winners. If you would be so kind contact Jason at Hash and he'll see about getting those prizes to you.
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I loved wreck it ralph. A lot of heart in that film. Having written a script I can definitely see what you mean by sounding better on paper. Catching the emotion of the written word in acting is very hard to do, and is one of the biggest hurdles I am facing with my own projects.
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Just an update for everyone. We haven't forgotten about you. Jason's been a little over worked and I'm just waiting for an email with the winners. After that it's congrats and prizes to be awarded.
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Alienware is now owned by either Dell or Gateway (can't remember which)... so you might as well get a Dell or Gateway. My experience with them has been hit or miss. It's kinda like buying a car. Sometimes you get a good one, sometimes you get a lemon.
And of course it depends on the price. The more you spend the better it'll be.
Newegg.com has some really nice deals on laptops. I bought my Asus Republic of Gamers edition for 500 bucks...it retails for 3000!!! Not to shabby I would say...
But it boils down to what you want. Now days even the cheap laptops have some pretty solid hardware that is more than capable of running AM. May not light things on fire but will run it and other software no problem.
As for Apple, I have no idea about them. I've been a PC since I bought my first IBM after my Commodore took a nap oh so many years ago...
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Been there, done that LOL
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That sounds great Robcat
Okay. So I'll make a new topic for this with the rules and what not. Good luck everyone.