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Topic: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

Welcome to the BiM Animation Challenge thread!

The purpose of this thread is to identify particular movements, characters, and situations that are difficult to animate and then figuring out new ways to overcome those challenges.

How does it work?

Once a theme has been chosen, the community has a set amount of time to make an entry (usually a week).  Once the deadline has passed, the member who chose the theme will judge the entries and decide which of the entries matched up to the challenge the best.  The winner will then choose the new theme, and the cycle continues.  The thread title should change to match the current challenge, but if it doesn't you'll just have to go search for it mini/tongue

Prizes

... Okay there are no prizes technically, but you will get that warm fuzzy feeling that you get from beating everyone else mini/yes

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Challenge Winners

Lightsaber duel- Fancypants

Moonwalk- Filmyguy

Spin Heel Kick- Filmyguy

Car Throw- Filmyguy

Super Human Speed- Bloogyo

Zombie Walk- VIMStudios

Wall-To-Wall Jump- Filmyguy

Wall Smash- NXTManiac

Wall Run- Filmfire96

Bricksplosion- NXTManiac

Monster Transformation- Squash

Hamming it Up- mobiledeli

Exercise- UniLego

Fall and Make Crater- BGanimations

Climbing- twickabrick

Rappelling- Motion Studios Films

Getting Dressed- goldencamerastudios

Playing an Instrument- NXTManiac

Horse Walk- Jay Silver

Falling Down Stairs- CrazyEd

Jumping Out of a Window- Hazzat

Dancing- Brickyman

Chopping Down a Tree- LGFB Studios

Throwing A Ball Against A Wall- ZP

Starting A Fire- Filmyguy

Car Chase- RedBeard

Running Into a Wall and Making a Dent- goldencamerastudios

Swimming- CrazyEd

Free running- Boardron

Boardsports- Jay Silver

Robots at work- MadBrick

Digging a hole- Stan the Lego Man

Golfing- boardron

Jacking Up A Car- Flash Code

Ice Skating- Funtastic Films

Flying A Plane- ZachFB Studios

Extreme Pain- FuntasticFilms

Slipping- twickabrick

Telekinesis- ZachFBStudios

Cannon Ball- Brick8

Making An Entrance- AnnoyingNoisesProductions

Slow-Motion- boardron

Earthquake- Keesret

Homerun- websitecommissie

Dirty Sword Fight- AnnoyingNoisesProductions

Dreams- Hazzat

Reflections- RedBeard

Romance- AnnoyingNoisesProductions

Magic- ZP

Crashing- CrazyEd

Cartoon Physics- Chris W.

Acrobatics- MPfist0

Brick Animation- boardron

Painting- ZP

The Matrix- boardron

Getting Run Over- backyardlegos

Classic Comedy Gag- Funtastic Films

Unwrapping A Present- Brick-Movie

Getting A Haircut- Eagle Studios

Doing Chores- animationIsaac

Walking On a Smooth Surface - 1011ev

Last edited by Fancypants (May 16, 2011 (09:58pm))

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

WHAT? No prizes!? Outrageous!
jk, I love the idea, I'll definitely try out in this. How long does it have to be?

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

No minimum duration, but the more epic, the better obviously.

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

Well, I need to get my practice time in to compete with these two...

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

Does it have to be lightsaber? A general duel challenge sounds cool to me, that way those who can't really do lightsabers can enter.

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Hmmm, I might join, but, Like Spudster said, does it have to be a lightsaber? And, if so, do we have to rotoscope the blade in?

Persist.

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

Spudster wrote:

Does it have to be lightsaber? A general duel challenge sounds cool to me, that way those who can't really do lightsabers can enter.

What do you mean can't do lightsabers.  I think anyone can do a lightsaber duel as long as they actually have lightsabers, which is pretty much everyone I would think.  If you mean that it is difficult, then yes, I agree.  But that's the point, this about pushing our limits.  So for the purposes of this challenge I think it needs to be a lightsaber duel.

magicoflego wrote:

do we have to rotoscope the blade in?

Well no, but it does help in the overall presentation.

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Is it all right if I make a re-creation of this as my entry, FancyPants? It won't be exactly the same, but it will be recognizable.

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

BrickLord if you did that, it would be awesome.

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

Alright then, my animation begins today... I'm not sure if I will animate the entire thing or just part, but either way, yeah, it will be Epic.

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

I might as well give this contest a shot, I suck at animating but I have nothing better to do

Bicklord, how are you going to find enough lightsabres to do that scene?

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

I just Pmed Filmyguy... heheheheh mini/tongue  (I'm just scared the hell of all the guys who wanted to enter, and who can remember the Trailer competition)

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

dee99 Wrote:
I might as well give this contest a shot, I suck at animating but I have nothing better to do

Bicklord, how are you going to find enough lightsabres to do that scene?

There is a place called BrickLink.com, and that's where I'll get all of those lightsabers, if I decide to animate a scene with all the other Jedi and Sith.

And you should be scared to h*** of us, T.G-Tom. Or at least of the others, if not me as well... mini/tongue

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

Lol I must be the only one without a single lightsabre then.

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

I don't have any too, well, in the real world...
I won't be animating anyway, and in CGI I can make 10000000000 lightsabre's

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

I have two black handles, and no blades. mini/sunnies

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

I could.... But my effects take AGES.

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So here's the thing, I've A: Lost interest, and B: have no time to animate anymore. Expect little from me in the future. WIP projects have been pretty much abandoned and my LEGO collection is boxed up. No, you can't have it. mini/tongue But do not fear, I may return to it one day.

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

I'M ENTERING.
Prepare for awesomeness. mini/tongue

Maybe my special talent is arguing!

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

Ha I'll probably do this.

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Re: Animation Challenge: Getting Electrocuted (without VFX)

Just Kidden wrote:

I'M ENTERING.
Prepare for awesomeness. mini/tongue

We're still waiting for Meet Larry, which you said that it would be awesome too. mini/rolleyes

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