Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyuubi
Because it's on screen for all of four seconds instead of 20+minutes?
Except, there are shows that have such good animation.
I'd name one, but then, there would be shouts that one mention per thread is too much :P
Plus, nothing forbids the animators to insert such 4 seconds into show, they just need a tiny bit of extra effort. Really, if small Russian ad budget can manage it...
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Irbis
Except, there are shows that have such good animation.
I'd name one, but then, there would be shouts that one mention per thread is too much :P
Maybe this simply isn't the animation style they're going for. Just like Rich could draw a webcomic with fairly good art but he chooses to use stick figures instead.
Quote:
Plus, nothing forbids the animators to insert such 4 seconds into show, they just need a tiny bit of extra effort. Really, if small Russian ad budget can manage it...
Why would they do that though? What's the point of inserting four seconds of a different style of animation? That wouldn't be good, it'd be annoying and disorienting. Sort of like suddenly inserting the scene in "Batman and Robin" where Clooney pulls out the bat credit card.
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
Eh, I'm going to guess the commercial has better animations because to do that in the show would require them to step up the animations on EVERYTHING. That's when you start having problems. Better to stay within the style of the show and cut down on the quality of one or two things than it is to have those things feel out of place or burn massive amounts of time improving everything.
Then again they may step up the quality for season 2. Not sure if that would be a good thing or not, I've seen a few shows do that and the new animation just wasn't as good.
In unrelated news, this is hilariously awesome. (Most of the others are awesome in a somewhat less hilarious sense.)
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
That animation was smoother, but looked a little off to me ... and it's not just in Russia. We have that same commercial in Australia (or at least Toys R Us have it, I'm not sure it airs on TV).
I'd prefer the existing FiM animation any day of the week.
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Irbis
Why it has better (IMHO) animation than actual show?!
Much better budget to time ratio. Also, only 4 of 15 seconds are animated. And since these ads are repeated over and over to sell toys they are made as good as possible to leave a good impression.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnny Blade
50% analysis, 40% jokes, 10% depression
In about half an hour I'll regret what I wrote above. But right now I think it's funny.
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Irbis
Except, there are shows that have such good animation.
I'd name one, but then, there would be shouts that one mention per thread is too much :P
Plus, nothing forbids the animators to insert such 4 seconds into show, they just need a tiny bit of extra effort. Really, if small Russian ad budget can manage it...
Because Russians never do anything cheap (except tractors and toothbrushes). Har har har. Besides a different company (or atleast diff team) probably makes the commercials, possibly even using different software. Not to mention that the animation is only 4 sec long.
__________________
-------------------- I know! Murky and Lurky must have stolen her colours! For the last time, those characters exist only in Rainbow Brite cartoons! ...and in my heart.
---------------------
78% of DM's started their first campaign in a tavern. If you're one of the 22% that didn't, copy and paste this into your signature.
Last edited by 1dominator : 05-18-2011 at 05:12 PM.
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
You I'm MC Nopony's Talking In This Thread
If I didn't know better I'd say things were dead
But I realize that my name is self refuting
Every time I rap and post I am diluting
The reason that I took on this name
So I guess I'll just stop rapping and play some vid'ya games.
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by darthbobcat
You I'm MC Nopony's Talking In This Thread
If I didn't know better I'd say things were dead
But I realize that my name is self refuting
Every time I rap and post I am diluting
The reason that I took on this name
So I guess I'll just stop rapping and play some vid'ya games.
First, being somewhat bored, I ended up watching Bridle Gossip again. Then I come back to find you rhyming. Too many rhymes.
Second, that game's fun. Should have expected someone would remake that with our favourite rainbow unicorn pegasus. My favourite part's the explosions.
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
Yo I'm MC Encyclopedia Brown Spots the Flaw
And I noticed two problems with your post there, dawg
'Cause y'all said that there had been too many rhymes
and that's patently false, forever for all time
and the second probablem was, you'll never guess what it is
Rainbow Dash ain't no Unicorn, she's a Pegasus!
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by darthbobcat
Yo I'm MC Encyclopedia Brown Spots the Flaw
And I noticed two problems with your post there, dawg
'Cause y'all said that there had been too many rhymes
and that's patently false, forever for all time
and the second probablem was, you'll never guess what it is
Rainbow Dash ain't no Unicorn, she's a Pegasus!
A thousand curses upon you MC Encyclopedia Brown Spots the Flaw!
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Klose_the_Sith
That animation was smoother, but looked a little off to me ... and it's not just in Russia. We have that same commercial in Australia (or at least Toys R Us have it, I'm not sure it airs on TV).
I'd prefer the existing FiM animation any day of the week.
I'm going to agree with the points made here, and also point out that I see that commercial all the time in Canada. On Canadian channels.
But, y'know, in English.
__________________
The above post sponsored by Fullbladder Manufacturing.
Spoiler
Avatar Credit: Kalirush, Lord Herman, Stoneburr, Simius Dr. Bath, Abardam, Fayt, Keris Rain, The Extinguisher, Qwernt, Kwarkpudding, Tiffanie Lirle, Djinn in Tonic, Coplantor, Crown of Thorns, and many more
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by darthbobcat
Yo I'm MC Encyclopedia Brown Spots the Flaw
And I noticed two problems with your post there, dawg
'Cause y'all said that there had been too many rhymes
and that's patently false, forever for all time
and the second probablem was, you'll never guess what it is
Rainbow Dash ain't no Unicorn, she's a Pegasus!
*Standing ovation*
Quote:
Originally Posted by darthbobcat
Except for the dimensions you inhabit in which Canada is a Russian and/or Soviet colony.
Happens in more dimensions than you'd think.
__________________
"There may be no good reason for things to be the way they are."
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
I don't know how many Soviet-Canadian dimensions would even have Friendship is Magic. Would even, y'know, create it.
__________________
The above post sponsored by Fullbladder Manufacturing.
Spoiler
Avatar Credit: Kalirush, Lord Herman, Stoneburr, Simius Dr. Bath, Abardam, Fayt, Keris Rain, The Extinguisher, Qwernt, Kwarkpudding, Tiffanie Lirle, Djinn in Tonic, Coplantor, Crown of Thorns, and many more
Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncle Festy
Fullbladder's awesome.
Last edited by Lord Fullbladder, Master of Goblins : 05-18-2011 at 08:44 PM.
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord Fullbladder, Master of Goblins
I don't know how many Soviet-Canadian dimensions would even have Friendship is Magic. Would even, y'know, create it.
Ah, but they do have The Collective's Diminutive Equine: Camaraderie is Required, the #1 show for Pre-Adult Females throughout the Global Union of Socialist Republics.
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mando Knight
Ah, but they do have The Collective's Diminutive Equine: Camaraderie is Required, the #1 show for Pre-Adult Females throughout the Global Union of Socialist Republics.
And now, I can suddenly see the entire series of CDE:CIR writing itself before my eyes. It's beautiful. Like a glorious road with victory at it's end.
__________________
"There may be no good reason for things to be the way they are."
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by darthbobcat
Odd question. Hasbro owns Celestia Toy. Hasbro owns the HUB. Do they just give themselves the advertising, or does money change hands somehow?
My initial guess would be that they give themselves the advertising, but there's a 'but':
As The Hub is half-owned by Discovery, and they (Discovery) are actually the ones in charge of ad sales, it's entirely possible that money has changed hands for this sort of thing.
Well, yes, it would be the right hand giving cash to the left hand, but weirder things have happened.
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by EsperDerek
My initial guess would be that they give themselves the advertising, but there's a 'but':
As The Hub is half-owned by Discovery, and they (Discovery) are actually the ones in charge of ad sales, it's entirely possible that money has changed hands for this sort of thing.
Well, yes, it would be the right hand giving cash to the left hand, but weirder things have happened.
*Business major time!*
Money should change hands. Internal transfers of funds in business are very, very dangerous things. If Hasbro just adds all the money it gets to The Money Pile and doesn't let individual businesses have their own accounts and records, then it's impossible to tell which business sectors are failing and which are succeeding.
So YES, if Hasbro needs advertising space from the Hub, it *should* pay market rates for Hub advertising space from it's own marketing budget. That way, no one high up in Hasbro looks at some numbers and says, "Wait a minute, we're not selling any advertising time on the Hub - we may as well scrap the entire station."
When you're a vertically integrated company, each integrated business is a different industry. Care has to be taken to make sure Hasbro doesn't blur the lines between the TV industry and the toy manufacturing industry because these things have very different environments.
EDIT: It's not the right hand giving money to the left, it's providing a way to determine if we should cut off the deadbeat left hand who just gets by on the strength of the right.
__________________
"There may be no good reason for things to be the way they are."
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyouhen
Fanfic time?
I envision it as surprisingly good... for a different reason. It's government-mandated programming, but amazing in how it shows Premier Celestia's protégé, Comrade Sparkle, mingle in little Ponygrad, learning how the unity of the proletariat can defeat the arrogant bourgeois might of the Premier's exiled sister.
No, wait, it's the same, just with Soviet propaganda and replacing Hasbro with the Ministry of Diversionary Trinkets.
__________________
Avatar by Strategos
Last edited by Mando Knight : 05-18-2011 at 10:08 PM.
RSS Feeds: 
Re: My Little Pony VII: The Grand Galloping Thread
|
|
|
I know! Murky and Lurky must have stolen her colours!
For the last time, those characters exist only in Rainbow Brite cartoons!
