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Forums - Bricks in Motion » General Film Discussion » Christmas Collaboration Project - Too Many Pies
yeah, I love that film! 
We need some set standards. We could all be using different frame sizes for example, that's why we need to set guidelines. Here are some examples (It's LO's choice to use any.) :
1280x720 or 800x600 frame size
Set frame rate
Same sort of lighting (Dark nighttime mood.)
You may also need a standard of animation skills (People willing to animate must send in some basic clips of their animation (Running, walking, all round skills e.t.c))
I'm willing to be involved in animation (Preferbly not a scene with Santa, one like DerTarchin stated. Otherwise I could voice some small children. I may even make some backdrops.
So... do we just start making a scene we want to make?
I love TDB.CC! 
I'll do house scenes 1, 2, and/or 3, or the excersize montage.
Last edited by Golden (October 18, 2010 (03:57pm))
So... do we just start making a scene we want to make?
NO! LegO is the leader-guy. He'll tell each of us EXACTLY what we're to do, IF HE THINKS WE'RE WORTHY. He might give us an animation job, organization, scripting, editing, etc., and maybe some of each. If he doesn't think some of us should participate, he'll tell us. If your camera/animation skills don't match the frame rate/quality needed, you won't animate. (this is not aimed at anyone in particular, even though I am saying "you").
As for the settings, I'd say 720 (HD) and at 15fps (most people can do that- I will after Yoder explains something to me, but right now I use 16, close enough).
LegO, I've got the Sony Vegas program, if you need a specific effect/editing, I can do it. I can also voice act.
Question: How do we make santa? His beard gets in the way of his obesity!
I made this:
Or we could use this guy's head:
Or this:
(I don't have that last one)
And we have to make sure we build him all the same way.
Here's a better obese Santa. 
(sorry for bad quality.)
I'm just kidden, that probably wouldn't work. (DID YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE)
-JK
Uh, couldn't see JK's santa, but IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE CLASSIC SANTA FIGURE, my opinion is don't make a scene with him. How do you know you'll get the part, Goldcam? And also, couldn't one use red clay/sticky tack for fatness?
You can use the method, for making a mini figure fat, that Sean used for his "life lesson" video, if you didn't see the film watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJvLhurc0mI
Great to see all of your suggestions and ideas. I agree with Solid Blast about that particular way of making him fat, but I understand many people mightn't have the pieces. So, when I assign you your scenes, depending on how fat Santa is in that scene, you can make him accordingly.
How do we make santa? His beard gets in the way of his obesity!
Interesting point, so though the beard looks nice, I think that possibly we'll end up using either the head of that fireman you pictured (Most preferable), JustKidden's, or the other one you had with glasses. Which ever the majority of people have.
...a little girl putting the pie on the cabinet saying "I hope Santa likes it mommy!!!" "I'm sure he will sweety." And they walk out. Things like that.
Very nice idea indeed. I'll put this into the scenes list along with a few others like it, certainly it'll give other animators without the figure a hand in it as well.
I'm also updating the topic with early positions. None of them are certain as yet, but I'm still just going to see if everyone's happy with them and what people think. And remember, if you don't get an animating part it doesn't mean you can't be a big part of the project. Also, though who are a "maybe" will need to send me some recent tests or something of their animation.
Let´s involve guns and angry dogs who bite Santa 
^^^^^
The above is insane. Therefore I think we should do it!
Ok, I'm willing to animate a scene without Santa, Voice acting and maybe backdrops. I think also doing a clip of someone making the pie will be good to. I'm willing to that too.
Just wanted to share my opinion on this thread. Very good idea, LegO. I like collaboration projects (as long as they're well made, at least). I'll be looking forward to it .
I found this on NXTManiac's website, it shows how to build a fat Santa.
http://www.nxtmaniacstudios.com/HowTo/Bricks/Santa/
Very happy with the scene I've been assigned to. I'll begin working sometime in November once I've finished Jeffery And The Old Man.
EDIT: Also, should I edit the training montage myself and then give it to you?
-JK
Last edited by Just Kidden (October 19, 2010 (10:53am))
Do I have to send you a film (test) or something so you can see my animation, LO? Cause I realy wan't to be in this project.
Yes! I've got the first scene! Thanks LegO!
Do I get a part? Anything I don't care!
I'll do the last house scene!
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