i can only imagine how that would look 

very odd...

At least it'd be funny.

Really? The SPC fandom "breaks rules" in its very existence? I didn't know hehe... sorry for the late post.

Well, yeah.. we're fanatically devoted to a show that will probably never see the light of day again. Which makes us hardcore.

[Incessant Storyboard Update:]

Incessant Storyboard Update:

After a brief argument with my art supplies about their existance, and some sacking and rehiring, the storyboard is underway. I think we can pad this out. I'll scan what I've done at the end of my work day and share.

And I have... it's pretty loose, but I'm running out of art juice (read: caffienated beverage) and I cannot push more out of my arm...

http://www.deviantart.com/view/20122596/

Feel free to mock it, it only really makes sense if you have the comic open to compare it. If the rest of the animation crew would like to maybe improve or suggest, that'd be cool.... my info is in my profile.

And the dancing Commie says "FINITO!"

Not in all cases, but most of time, yeah they do. But who says we have to conform to society? We're the freakin' SPC fandom!

It is said that our very existance defies all sorts of social standards.. and some nerd standards....

Do we even have those in CD or MP3 quality?

Have we decided on official music for this thing? Are we using the original, or do we have another song we're using?

Ah, and the storyboard is ugly, but almost done....

I'm scratching out a rough storyboard now... I don't think this will be that long.. there's no real action to speak of, and the dialogue is brief. But if we do it right, we shouldn't have any problems.

Animators, we need to converse at one point to figure out how we shall produce this animation. I'm working on a whiteboard solution as we speak.

That's actually a pretty good idea. The accomplishment will serve to boost our spirits and give us a chance to demo ourselves.

Thinking about it... won't this clip be, like, three seconds long? There's very little dialogue, and the backgrounds will be mostly vector randomness.

I've not heard anything.. is this still a-go?

OK, this is gonna be my first post! I remember SPC from about 12 years ago. I always watched cartoons in the afternoon and one day this came along! At first I thought it was kinda weird, but soon I learned to love it. Like everybody at my school! We used to sing the theme song so often! Those good old days! It seems that SPC was only a hype at my school. It has been so long since I've seen an episode, but now I've started to collect them!

Welcome to the fanbase, friend.

Okay.... I've set up an AIM account...

I am Dasai no Keito. Add me if you feel like.

The animation team will need to decide whether to animate the Princess Vi's Present  comic by Fuhred, or work on something completely original which will require more storyboarding.

I'm going to cast my vote for something original. The reason being is that even with the comic, we're going to have to do a LOT of storyboarding, and given that it'll be a lot of work anyway, I'd like to keep it unique to the boards should we have to change anything. (It'd be easier for me to e-mail BurkeWorld and say "Can we change this bit here, it's kinda not working right." without offending people.)

So does that mean that Andy and I can handle the soundtrack stuff then? You have yet to gvie us a yes or a no.

You guys are listed as the soundtrack and audio guys. Let me know if you need help.

Heh heh... some of the people in VAA and VAC are pretty good, but they're not professionals.
Like myself, they're just amateurs who've made a hobby out of online voice acting.

In case they do happen to get most or all of the major roles, I'll ensure that all the additional voices needed (Ninja Crows, extras) are done by Edo Emporium members.

Just so it's known, the lead animator doesn't necessarily have to be the best or most experienced, they just need to be able to keep in contact with the other animators/artists, to be sure everything's running smoothly.

Provided I'm not required to call countries other than Canada, I think I can take the role of Lead Animator.

EDIT: This is to say that I'm not required to be a deity of animating, I think I can handle it.

So, D-Mac, do we have a list of who wants to do what?

Ah, and @SonikkuKitten:
   Frame by Frame's going to be vitally important for complicated scenes. I only suggest using limited animation/autotween techniques for scenes where we can get away with it, really.

I just thought of something important.

Backgrounds. To perfectly mimic the SPC style, or even just to half-heartedly emulate it, we'll have to make the backgrounds look different.. they were always softer, more textured, than the characters themselves.

Also, Audio. Audio is going to be important. Not just the theme, but in-episode background music and sound effects.

Don't let me handle the soundtracking, because all I listen to is techno, and I'm sure nobody wants to watch Speedy fight to the 800th remix of Twilight Zone.

[The first step right now is to have a finalized art/animation team. We can't go anywhere until then.Someone also needs to state that they would be willing to serve as Lead Animator. (Dasai? Aster? SonikkuKitten?)]

The first step right now is to have a finalized art/animation team. We can't go anywhere until then.
Someone also needs to state that they would be willing to serve as Lead Animator. (Dasai? Aster? SonikkuKitten?)

Don't look at me.. I wouldn't make a good lead animator.

Okay.. I'll share what little information I have on animation in Flash.

There are two main techniques, the rest are combinations, variants, etc.

Technique A is the traditional Frame by Frame, wherein each frame is redrawn, or at least placed and set, by hand. This produces a more accurate-to-the-storyboard movement in scenes, but it is extremely time consuming.

Technique B is Tween Abuse, where tweens are used for everything. The upside is that it keeps the work quick, but a tween is extremely.... it eliminates the possibility that the cartoon won't look like a flash cartoon.

Your best bet is to use a good mix of both. Time can be saved by redrawing expressions on existing pictures if need be, but for the most part, everything is going to have to be new.

I know enough about flash to do these things, I just need a clear idea if what it is I'm doing, but I will not work alone. Are there any other animators who want to step up to the plate?

I'm ready when you guys are.

http://www.deviantart.com/view/18818903/

It's a ginormous picture.. a fan character I devised while watching the Matrix...

No, he's not uber, just has unique swords.

Bwahaha.. Boil them in oil!

J/K

Burkey

Aside from the obvious "Those are horrible, take them off right now!" jokes, I mostly just wanna report it to The Computer and get it terminated.