Animation Contest Topic Ideas

#15

Well Hooch - we could use it as a guide only. We could say ‘roughly’ 10 seconds? That way if you need that extra 2 seconds … i was more thinking of myself, if I set the bar low enough I might get over it. How about max 3 seconds.

:slight_smile:

#16

heck if it was only 3 seconds even I’d enter that.!:beer:

no I meant 10 seconds for a minimum time…

oh yes, just checked the AM Animation Contest page and they say animations could be any length. There is a requirement for common codec and image size that makes sense though…
They recommend 320 x 240 for image size.

I’d also recommend staying away from DIVX or any similar codecs but that’s just my opinion.

#17

Where are people going to be posting their entries. Some people don’t have enought space to be posting a movie of over a meg.

#18

I have some web space that I can offer temporarily. Hopefully the animators will do their best to compress the video to make it managable. I have some space on my .mac account that people can upload to (I think) but I will make sure, before any entries are done, how that will work.

As far as time limits, I think we should leave it up to the animator. If ithe clip is too short or too long, people might not vote for it. The animator is responsible for making it the “right” length for the action or scene. And they are responsible for finishing it, too. (One reason not to plan a long clip).

Jim

#19

That’s fine of you Jim. So … are we gonna start this thing now or wait 'til after the holidays?

It seems to me, after reading thru this thread and others on this topic that :

-People want flexibility in what to do with Schlitzy.
-People wish to add the sound/dialog of their choosing.
-People don’t want any real time limits.

Sounds pretty open ended. Any more thoughts or shall we open it up to polling soon?

#20

Yeah, let’s get going on this.

Here’s what we have so far:

1.Schlitzy screentest for one of Disney’s dwarves

  1. Animate Schlitzy to 10 second audio clip (TBD)

3.Schlitzy is so drunk he cant even (insert basic task here).

4.Schlitzy runs out of beer.

  1. Schlitzy getting home from a night on the town.

  2. Schlitzy at last call

  3. Schlizty trying to buy beer

8.Schlitzy trying to mine a diamond that just won’t come loose

9.Schlitzy screentest for other movie, Terminator, CAt on Hot Tin Roof, Arthur, etc.

By noon, if there are no other suggestions, I’ll put up a poll to vote on the contest subject (if I can figure out how).

Jim

#21

What do you think of something open ended? Where the animator can come up with their own scene?

I had a little funny scene in mind where Shlitzy is in a job interview at Pixar. Buzz Lightyear is sitting behind the desk looking at a stack of applications and demo reels.

Shlitzy says, “…ummm, I haven’t worked in a while…”

Buzz looks up from the applications. " I hear ya brother…"

:applause:

#22
  1. Schlizty trying to buy beer
    whassup Jim? forget how to spell your own model…???:beer:

Shlitzy is in a job interview at Pixar. Buzz Lightyear is sitting behind the desk looking at a stack of applications

that sorta opens up a whole can of worms Will, were do we get another rigged model etc etc…

#23

Hooch, I copied and pasted some of those topic suggestions. I NEVER EVER make a mistake. Yeah, right…

I will add William’s suggestion of an open ended topic and post a poll very shortly.

Thanks,
Jim

#24

Originally posted by hoochoochoochoo
were do we get another rigged model etc etc…

There is a Buzz Lightyear model in the “Toys” project :slight_smile:

#25

Rats! Sorry, I can’t figure out how to post a poll. Someone else want to try?

Thanks, Jim (Duh)

#26

Start a new thread.
there is a checkbox at the bottom to post a poll

#27

I tried that, but when I previewed it, only my first short sentence was shown, There was nowhere to enter the text for each topic nominee.

Jim

#28

Done and done :smiley:

#29

LOL, Will. That was hilarious!

#30

if you want to work up to 90 seconds for your animation…

£3000 prize money too…

#31

anyone have any funny scenario’s for a screen test they could throw up throw up? :lightbulb

#32

they could throw up throw up?

Well speaking of … Schlitzy could throw up from too much beer at the screen test. Ewwwww .

#33

Feel free to use any of them or feel free to just laugh at me;)

1.speaking with hiccups or slurring
2.insulting the writers in some way
3.insinuating sleeping “around” beauty
4.swinging pick-axe drunkily, cursing
5.singing high-ho drunk
6.trying to explain sleeping beauty is just sleeping it off
7.arguing why can’t he read for prince bloody charming
8.hitting on Snow White (or just the microphone on stand)
9.reading lines as Peter from Peter Pan
10.asking if anyone has seen his other slipper
11.AA introduction at the mic
12.facial gestures of “going to be sick”
13.Bud Lite’s “I Love You Man!”
14.checking mic…burbing into
15.spilling beer and then sipping the floor ala Homer Simpson
16.telling bad joke
17.insulting others in the Audition line
18.(cont.) joking on Dopey’s elephant ears…how he could fly - how disney came up with Dumbo?
19.speaking drunk nonsense, cursing, gesturing
20.beer hat and big #1 finger
21.falling asleep, snoring, dropping to the floor
22. I’m not drunk, I’m just drawn that way
23. High- ho high-oh sh*****t
yadda yadda yadda

#34

Holy cow, Kamps

some great ideas

Thank you!