Question on Animated Cartoons

Spriteville, USA · Post by **Spriteville, USA** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:38 am

Now this is just a general question, but does anyone know anything about making an animated cartoon in their spare time? I looked around online and I saw some suggestions to try quicktime. I myself have a few movie making programs and could in theory draw up the still frames, dump them into the editor and then add sound later.

I know M&M did their amazingly cool Mooman video recently, so if you happen to be around to say how you did that I'd be quite interested. =]

I just want to know how because if I got good at it I could have a lot of fun and hopefully entertain you guys too at the same time if I learn enough. I'll keep looking though.

Warren · Post by **Warren** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:55 am

Most of the kids these days use Flash.

Nutcracker · Post by **Nutcracker** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:09 am

Macromedia studio MX is amazing. and I have it! ha! it's all mine!!!

Spriteville, USA · Post by **Spriteville, USA** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:19 am

Nutcracker wrote:and I have it! ha! it's all mine!!!

=[ Whatever happened to sharing? I thought kids were supposed to play nice. My mommy lied to me!

Nutcracker · Post by **Nutcracker** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:30 am

That would be illegal!!!! call me if you're interested;p

CaptainClaude · Post by **CaptainClaude** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:37 am

Yeh, like that'd ever stop you

Beyonder_alpha · Post by **Beyonder_alpha** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:56 am

Macromedia Flash killed my inner child.
Macromedia Director made sure it stayed dead.

MariaAndMichelle · Post by **MariaAndMichelle** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:58 am

Oh, don't ask us for advice. We are totally incompetent.

We just used the Windows Movie Maker thingie that came with the computer and hoped that it would work. (Fscker kept crashing every five minutes, but that's a problem with Michelle's suck-ass laptop, and not the program... we think.)

Either way, if'n you can manage it, we suggest you go for a more animation-friendly program. The WMM is really more geared towards video footage.

Spriteville, USA · Post by **Spriteville, USA** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:25 am

I have Pinnacle 7 and 8 which are both not too bad. I suppose what would drive me up a wall in the making of all the frames... I'd shoot for a minimum of 15 per second, but I can take all the tips from Anime and reuse stuff over and over making my life easier.

That and I can hire a team of a hundred workers! Easy!

Nutcracker · Post by **Nutcracker** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:28 am

*sigh* the unquestionable Master

Mooman · Post by **Mooman** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:28 am

MariaAndMichelle wrote: Oh, don't ask us for advice. We are totally incompetent.

False.

MERBman · Post by **MERBman** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:15 pm

I've made two music videos in FALSH.

Music video 1 : Hostess with the Mostest, Frank Black

Music video 2 : We're All Clones, Smashing Pumpkins

I think they came out very good.
Put the second one on NewGrounds and it got daily feature.

Kris X · Post by **Kris X** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:21 pm

MERBman wrote:I've made two music videos in FALSH.

Music video 1 : Hostess with the Mostest, Frank Black

Music video 2 : We're All Clones, Smashing Pumpkins

I think they came out very good.
Put the second one on NewGrounds and it got daily feature.

I dig it, awesome stuff there.