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We have shots in Double Rainboom with the back and back 3 quarter views of the ponies, but we didn’t make formal puppets for them. We handed out those shots with the back and back 3 quarter views to more experienced animators who could manipulate the puppet parts we already had and draw in new ones where needed.
Yes! We’re working on their shots right now!
Kind of. If all the different legs are going to be used in a shot then they are taken off ‘guide’ and are given keyframes where they need to appear. They generally stay on their original layers. I hope that helps!
Howdy everypony!
At our last crew meeting we went over the promos that will be released in the coming weeks leading into post-production. We will be releasing a tutorial on how to animate our pony puppets, Zach will be narrating a Double Rainboom update promo to let everyone know how the project is going, and we will be releasing a trailer. It will take about two or three weeks before the next promo will be released though.
We also met our shot quota this week! (Despite finals at SCAD) Which means we are on track for finishing Double Rainboom!
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Stay tuned!
- Cara
Yup! We still plan on making a Rarity puppet but because of the complexity of her hair we haven’t started her yet.
Yup! We’re working on a puppet for spike.
Yes, we plan on making a tutorial on how to animate the pony puppets we are using for Double Rainboom, but it will probably be a few weeks before Zach Rich (the director of Double Rainboom) is able to find the time to do it.
We won’t be making a puppet of Princess Cadence because she doesn’t appear in the film (Double Rainboom was written before she was introduced to My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic).
Yes, Pinkie Pie has a speaking role in Double Rainboom.
You must all be wondering what we’ve been up to. Well, we’ve been animating lots and lots of ponies and we’re closing in on our backgrounds, but we are only about halfway done with the episode, so we have to extend our release date to winter 2013. We haven’t been sending you guys too much artwork and information lately, but we’re working on several promo videos. We just finished our trailer music and it’s fantastic! It gets stuck in my head all day whenever we play it in our meetings.
I just wanted to let everyone know that everything is going well! We’re learning, and we’ve been figuring out new ways to approach the things that set us back. This last week Zach has been really sick, so we’re working out a system to keep things running when he falls off the radar. I would also like to announce:
We Will Be Attending Momocon!
Momocon is held in Atlanta every March and we will be there to show you everything and anything related to Double Rainboom -the first full length, fan-made MLP:FiM episode!
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As always, stay tuned!
- Cara