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# 46 29-08-2003 , 05:01 PM

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Good Idea. A halloween Animation competition in October would be interesting.

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# 47 29-08-2003 , 10:00 PM

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Originally posted by mtmckinley
Perhaps we can do one for October!

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That's kinda fits in with my original idea.

September: Model a character.

October: Animate that character, either lip sync and or walk cycle. If the character is a real person, find some audio of that person and use it in the lip sync.

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# 48 30-08-2003 , 01:06 AM

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how about a competition where we model pop stars. I wouldn't mind doing Aguilera. That new skank look rocks!

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# 49 30-08-2003 , 01:32 AM

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Hehe...I hate modelling characters, unless I get to make them up myself.

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# 50 30-08-2003 , 02:52 AM

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Originally posted by drknow
Hehe...I hate modelling characters, unless I get to make them up myself.

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That's way it's a challenge. And you'll only get better at character modelling if you do it.

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how about a competition where we model pop stars

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Yeah, but not just popstars, any celeb.

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# 51 31-08-2003 , 11:55 PM

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Competition hallowen

Why not a September - October competition

Since its animation it takes more times to do.... an Halloween animation with something scary happening in it would be nice?

Just a suggestion.

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# 52 01-09-2003 , 12:07 AM

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I still like the idea (and I noticed that Howard had suggested it before me, oops nicked it!) of getting a piece of music or speech and then letting people have a freer range with the animation style to deliver it, the point being the animation. Mike's challenge sounds good too though. I think a 2 parter would be jolly and it could combine both.

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# 53 01-09-2003 , 12:25 AM

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Re: Competition hallowen

Originally posted by TheAce
Why not a September - October competition

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Every challenge is like this - 1 month. You mean Sep - Nov?

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# 54 01-09-2003 , 01:08 AM

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A challenge spanning the two months of September and October.

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# 55 01-09-2003 , 01:14 AM

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oh, i read it a sep - oct, which it already is.

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# 56 01-09-2003 , 01:23 AM

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Well, at the moment, we've decided we're going to try the game art challenge, using a real job's stipulations as the rules, to hopefully give you a good understanding of the kinds of things someone in this field actually does.

Rules will be posted tomorrow. We'll try to get some rules and a file planned for an animation challenge for next time.

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# 57 01-09-2003 , 01:24 AM

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I think you guys should keep the challenges to 1 month - that way, the forums are livelier. If its a 2 month challenge that is fine too (although there should be provisions for both). I still say model a imaginary popstar (more distinctive than a celeb.. what's a celeb) and we're not talking about caricatures here. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A POP IDOL.

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# 58 02-09-2003 , 11:01 PM

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TheAce, you stole my avatar user added image

the game art challenge sounds really cool to me... I also like the idea of animating to a voice... kind of like the 10 second club. we should really try both some time or another

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