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Hi all,
Now, this might be a bad idea and may not catch on, but on 'the drawing board' board they have a monthly challenge, where they post photos and users of the forum all do their own interpretation...

I just thought this might be a cool idea for here, rather than waiting for contests - why not just have a monthly challenge?

I realise animation is a time consuming art form, so we can keep it as short and simple as we like - but have a 'take' on the theme? We could post our anme files and maybe have some support and inspiration for animation tests... ?

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Back to Basics

We all know the bouncing ball... well animation is about putting personality on sometimes the simplest things through movement. This challenge is about putting some personallity into the tired old ball who just got tired of endlessly bouncing...

In my entry below, the ball has had enough and decides to escape.
Ball Escape and anme file

can you take a simple ball and put him in some situation? this is practicing the power of animation at its simplest - the star is the ball - in this case just 4 points.

Join in if you like,
Or just tell me to shut up and get a job...

I'm in!


ball and iceberg, video
anme-file

haha, thats great cap
comedy timing... i was expecting a tragedy...*pop*
nice one! I love the tentative climb down - really well done.

funny jagged iceberg on grass too lol

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I couldnt resist doing another one...
Ball and Mallet
anme file

nice, i'll post one too--currently coding stuff at work.

some kind of 'escape from alcatraz' theme.

funksmaname wrote: funny jagged iceberg on grass too lol

heh... what the heck was I thinking there?

Will it save me from total humiliation if I claim that it's REALLY pieces of a broken bottle? ...no, I didn't think so...

I got another idea:
whenever anyone posts anything, make a suggestion for the next challenge?

Hehe good stuff cap and funk!
Here is mine!

Ball in trouble animation
anme file

Not very original but it was a good exercise!!

whenever anyone posts anything, make a suggestion for the next challenge?

Mmmm... Two balls? ... I don't know my imagination is just exhausted...

-G

heheh - nice one Genete, i see your love of physics sneaks everywhere
btw, that should be FUNK not FU*K lol

when i say make a suggestion i actually meant for the next animation challenge (i.e. for next month) and it doesnt have to have anything to do with balls!

Thanks for taking part

Ooops Sorry Funk! Just corrected.
And regarding to next challenge I was just kidding. Really, my imagination is so poor lately...

And yes, I have troubles to give live to the ball! I think on it if it were an object not a living thing!!! Aarrgh! I have to change my mind!!!!

I'll do other entry...
-G

hehe, thats what animation is all about - putting life into objects
give the ball a personality! its harder than it seems

Great idea Funk!

No pressure with prizes and deadlines, no rules, just have fun. And it can still satisfy our competitive nature.

p.s. Years ago my doctor's name was "Dr. Funk". I always wondered... was he "hip" or "depressed".


-vern

A new trial...

http://www.darthfurby.com/genete/Other/ballfriend.mov
http://www.darthfurby.com/genete/Other/ballfriend.anme

-G

Great idea!
This is fun!
This is my toasted ball:
http://www.musikboden.se/other%20projec ... 5-pop.html

anme file:
http://www.musikboden.se/animestudio/toastedball.anme

I loved your ball toes on the sharp icerock, cap, and the friendly ball Genete, he/she had some personality...and the scared and tired ball on the run Funk.
Great!

Haha! sub realistic entry ulrik! Good drawings.
What's the green shape that jumps when the ball hits it?
-G