It'll be in the dialog.

Plus, the first 3 or so exchanges should establish that we're following the one present.  This would mean that someone or a collaborative team should cover the opening sequence and the first 3 exchanges as well as the last sequence.

Problem with seeing the gift is that it would mean excluding people who don't have a particular piece, unless we all have a sock 1x2 tile piece.

One compromise here would be if we changed the premise.  Instead of a music montage following the adventures of a nameless regifted object, it would be a music montage highlighting the negative effect of regifting stuff people don't want or just receiving crappy gifts in general.  My plan at the end of the montage was a message somewhere along the lines of "This year, don't regift, just give us cash."

I'm opened to the compromise premise because the main focus is how people react, not the gift itself.

Well how about this, the sock appears every so often but not in every scene, the camera POV would be from the box the socks came in.  This way, folks who don't want to pony up the pennies (plus shipping and handling) for a sock tile will cover non-sock scenarios and those who do will cover sock-in-scene scenarios.  That way, everyone gets included (assuming quality of animation is acceptable).

A Tan 1x2 tile would also work.

I'd like to apply for a shot. Here's some of my best work. (Skip to the part when the guy goes outside.)

-JK

Ah yes, Larrygitis and The Dandelion, those's definitely satisfies the standard.

I'll be updating the first post and adding a list of participants.  Check back in a few hours.

As long as no one else catches that .

First post updated with some revision to the Collaboration and a participant section.

We still need a song/music track.  This would be a great opportunity for brickfilm musicians to take part in another collaboration effort but I might be overreaching.

Briefly going through incompetech.com, "Monster Promenade", "Enter the "Party", Hot Swing" have the bass feeling I envision for the mood.

"Tango de Manzana" has the accordion that I tend to hear in commercials like Bertolli or something where the mood is either depressing or negative yet bright at the same time.

Curb Your Enthusiasm's Theme also comes to mind.

Anyways, let's hear some suggestions.

This is blowing my project out of the water. I'm actually quite disappointed in some ways, as my idea produced no such feedback, and even though this has a very similar way of doing it, it seems everyone prefers this.

And so I think I'll cancel mine. Good luck with this, anyway.

Community projects work better the less the participants have to do.

Hazzat, you're in.  Itty Bitty 8 Bit doesn't feel right to me, but keep on suggesting.

As per Hazzat's suggestion, please inform me via pm if you're interested.  This thread will be about scene assignments and song/music selection.

I know I'm rushing a bit ahead, but I have a (somewhat good) idea for a shot, around right before Person X gives back the sock to person B. It's somewhat of a continuing shot, but it's kind of hard to explain, so I'll make a quick video of it in Blender. Not sure if it would work or not, but it might get across the point of people not wanting the present. I'll have it up in a few hours.

It's having extreme problems uploading to YouTube though.

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