SPC Flash Cartoon Project - Planning Stages

[Dasai]

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.

[Polly SPC]

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.

Now soundtacking I can do. I am pretty darn good at that, it's fun, and not all that time consuming. I have quite the wide arrange of tastes in music... as long as I have someone willing to help me out, perhaps I can do that part of this...? Just in case I don't get cast... and don't worry about be not having time to work on VA... by the time soundtracking is needed, I'm sure the cast will be complete. So think I can handle the sound department? ^^ Please..?

[Andy]

Well, since I don't think I will be able to get casted as a voice actor because of D-Mac's auditions of professionals. I think I'll be able to help with soundtracking. I'm pretty good at getting which part of the scene should have this piece of music and which kind of music is good for a film or a TV series. I'll help you with that. I have a wide variety of different kinds of musics and many different tastes. So, I'll help you out with that. I've kinda always wanted to make music for films and shows. it's just that I didn't put in much thought into it. Maybe it's now the time to see if I can make good soundtracks. Count me in for that.

[D-Mac]

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.

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I'm also thinking we could try and include some really short comedy skits involving the SPC characters as "Bonus content". These skits would be completely seperate from the main story, and each written by a different person. This is just an idea for now though, we can further into it later.

[SonikkuKitten]

I don't know if this is important or not, but I specialize in frame by frame animation more than I do anything else. I have no problem with tweening and all that, but I have a problem letting go of traditional methods. I might even find myself doing many animations by hand before I even start anything in flash. 

[Dasai]

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.

[D-Mac]

E-Mail and Instant Messaging is really all you need. =P 
I highly recommend AIM if you don't have it already.

I'll be updating the first post in this thread on a regular basis, with a list of who's doing what. 

[Polly SPC]

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.

[Dasai]

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.

[Dasai]

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.)

[BurkeWorld]

I'm with Dasai on this one. I'd love to write up somethin' for you guys to work on. ^__^

Burkey

[SCerviche]

please no fan characters. If were goning to make an SPC flash, lets do it the right way and have only the original cast of characters.

[D-Mac]

Yeah, the story being "Pre-Comet Caper" has already been decided upon, so there's obviously no need for any fan characters.

[BurkeWorld]

Sweet, keepin' it real.

Burkey

[ApacheMan2K]

agreed. there are some places for fan chars. and yet, there are others that are...not for fan chars. and, the SPC flash certainly is not for any newer chars.

[Dasai]

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

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

[AsterCrow]

My AIM is Deviant Ozzie. Anyone can get in touch with me there. If I'm not signed in I have it set to receive messages on my cell, so don't be afraid to text me. I'll do my best to get online and chat.

I'd rather start figuring this out (more specifically with the animation team) over AIM than leave a lengthy and confusing message on the board, so if I don't see any of you first then just pester me a bit. Don't worry, I won't bite. I'll peck you instead

[Dasai]

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

[Andy]

I think it is, but until D-Mac says so and he's the one who's in charge of it. He's been taking auditions right now and he hasn't said a thing yet so he's still planning.

[D-Mac]

No, no, I have not yet begun taking auditions, and I probably won't be asking for any for quite a while.
When the audition period begins, everyone will know. 

Now I've been doing a bit of thinking, and I've come to the conclusion that it'll be best to start with something small. Being able to say we've actually finished something, would be a big morale booster before we dive into the more difficult task of making an entire episode.
It should be something that shouldn't take too long, and could probably still serve as a "stand-alone" short animation.

So without further ado...

Our current goal is to animate this page from Fred Edwards' comic, Princess Vi's present.
http://www.edoropolis.org/violet/manga_pvb/6.html

Regardless of whether or not we end up using the rest of his comic for the main animation later on, for now, animating this page will give team members a chance to get a feel for things, and to see what we're capable of doing.

(Now here's why I don't really wanna be called "In charge of everything", as I can't help here in any way.  )

Our potential artists/animators (Dasai, Aster, SCerviche, SonikkuKitten I suppose)  will need to talk amongst each other, and decide on who's going to be doing what. Once the artwork is started on, we can begin planning on the audio side of things.