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TeeOfTeeJay In reply to dragerART108 [2017-08-06 23:01:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks; Delighted to hear you enjoyed this.

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dragerART108 In reply to TeeOfTeeJay [2017-08-07 18:50:48 +0000 UTC]

Any Time

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TeeOfTeeJay In reply to Omniverse-Commander [2017-08-06 22:59:41 +0000 UTC]

If you meant by tools/programs, they'd most likely be the same (i.e. Flash, Paint Tool SAI etc.) since we haven't decided on how much more time/effort to invest on animation projects in the long run, but if you meant by how we'd storyboard the scenes, then we're not exactly sure although we have some rough ideas (We only have the potential/preferred songs voted and some scenes visualised, but not the whole sequence yet.).

We mainly decided to create ED4 here purely because it was the simplest and (ironically) the first animation sequence we can fully visualise for scripting/storyboarding and thus, an animation which we felt confident in completing to some degree without leaving it unfinished (it helps that we love the song choice). Based on the feedback so far, we may think about animating OP4 in the near future, since that's another fairly visualised (though likely more difficult/dynamic) storyboard.

In terms of whether the other 3 'earlier' OPs/EDs will be animated, that may have to depend on our time/effort/resources plus whether we can fully storyboard/script them from start to finish, as we're still not too sure. Again, will have to see where our animation motivation/skills go whilst we return to some static art for a bit...

Sorry for the long reply comment; It was a very good/interesting question for us to think about though, thanks!

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Omniverse-Commander In reply to TeeOfTeeJay [2017-08-06 23:35:57 +0000 UTC]

I meant how would they play.

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TeeOfTeeJay In reply to wallmask3 [2017-07-28 21:43:54 +0000 UTC]

Ah thanks; Glad it turned out okay in the end.

Haha, yeah; Even though we don't exactly have a professional animation studio/team, the sequence just doesn't feel right without some credits even if most of them are fictional. The three kanji credits I think you've been noticing were the three main trio characters from this original anime/manga series itself:

廣山仁美 = Hiroyama Hitomi
市原泉 = Ichihara Izumi
渡辺順一 = Watanabe Junichi

It helps that the titular Hitomi-chan can break/observe beyond the Fourth Wall, so the credits concerning her role/involvement in this animation sequence are somewhat justified as she is literally in the animation sequence. Her other two friends were probably dragged onto this project to help with 'Photography', 'Key Animation' etc. roles, thinking it was for some important/fun school film project.

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wallmask3 In reply to TeeOfTeeJay [2017-08-04 20:05:31 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I didn't notice the credits at first xD Although I agree, without them this wouldn't be an Ending animation x3

I think this can attract more people if you use an animated gif as the thumbnail~
Also put the link to the Youtube at the top of the description, at least that would work for me because Flash is not working here and the link placement of now does not catch my attention easily~

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TeeOfTeeJay In reply to wallmask3 [2017-08-04 21:45:21 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks for the advice; We don't usually uploaded much animation work nor any sequencing project of this scale, so wasn't sure how best to clearly present/credit this (as you probably noticed from the messy information overload of programs/tools/music used on our author deviation description). Not that we're expecting this animation to garner much popularity nor go viral, but as long as if we could at the very least provide/spread some entertainment or inspiration to others.

Ah yeah, thanks for reminding us about the Flash problem; From what we've read/heard, it is pretty much becoming a dead format nowadays in favour of the newer HTML5 format for animations. We'll have to see how far we can cope with our other possible animations (and possibly invest in new/latest animation software in the looming future), but thank goodness indeed for Youtube at the very least.

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TeeOfTeeJay In reply to KeyOllie [2017-07-27 18:57:13 +0000 UTC]

Wow, many thanks for all your feedback, Keali; Am especially flattered and grateful that you even went far to post your kind words on FB and YT too!

Really glad you enjoyed the sequence also; It was a cinematic that has long been etched into my mind ever since I first heard this song from one of our favourite artists and around the time we were discussing/designing mock and what-if anime opening/ending sequences for our original works in the team. Indeed, it helped that the song had a catchy soothing dream-like tone which was what we attracted us for a (wacky) Slice-Of-Life style ending animation sequence.

Depending on feedback and how far we can take this, am quite tempted to move on to working on the accompanying opening cinematic, though I know for certain this will be far more painful due to needing more dynamic/energetic/animated sequences. Will have to see how much time/effort/motivation/inspiration we can get before we can decide on that ^^" In the meantime, will take a break and return back to still artwork again as we've haven't been drawing/colouring 'normal' digital pieces for quite some time.

Thanks again for your tremendous support and kind words again, Keali!

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TeeOfTeeJay In reply to KarneraMythos [2017-07-27 18:40:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, Juan; Am glad you enjoyed this! Some segments turned out a little different than originally drafted/brainstormed, but still happy to see another one of our very few animations completed.

Depending on feedback and how far we can take this, am quite tempted to move on to working on the accompanying opening cinematic, though I know for certain this will be far more painful due to needing more dynamic/energetic/animated sequences. Will have to see how much time/effort/motivation/inspiration we can get before we can decide on that

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KarneraMythos In reply to TeeOfTeeJay [2017-08-26 19:53:12 +0000 UTC]

No problem, Tee! Are there any storyboarding elements you thought might have worked in the final animation, but couldn't make it due to being too ambitious? Or perhaps they didn't fit with the final product? Nevertheless, the walking cycle is cute~

I think if you tackle an opening, things to keep in mind is to stay away from using red herrings in your opening with stuff that will never happen, or I will personally fly there myself and slap your wrists for using a painfully-cliche anime trope (and a bad one at that!) Jokes aside, I'm sure the ending animation took you a long time to make, but all good things come to those who wait. May I suggest looking at how other slice of life anime handle their openings? One that I am particularly fond of is Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou. The opening cinematic may or may not come one day, but when it does, I have full confidence that it will be great! Best of luck to you and your team ^^

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TeeOfTeeJay In reply to KarneraMythos [2017-10-01 17:56:36 +0000 UTC]

I guess the main ones were to give it a more Choppier/DoodleFlipbook style animation (so it looks more amateurish/childish, probably by adding jerky tics and more uneven irregular lines on the doodles) and I wasn't sure how to choreograph the closure of DoodleHitomi when she jumped about and hid herself as a flower at the end (notice she seemed to pull a flower out of nowhere to hide under). Apart from that, the journey and changes that led to the end result was already fun/satisfying enough for me to enjoy the rest of the animation sequence in general. ^^

Thanks; The walking cycle was definitely one main theme element I was aiming for in this particular ending sequence. However, this is also in addition to DoodleHitomi's various interactions within the limited confines of the doodle panel she's in (as opposed to say, the Credits Running Sequence trope which mainly just involves a continuous loop of a character running, which I was trying to avoid) whilst Hitomi-chan has dozed off. In fact, a 'deleted' scene I initially wanted to add was Hitomi-chan eventually checking her face on a mirror at the end just on cue to when the theme finishes (as well as an alternate one where the sequence freezes on her reaction face), but I didn't want to embarrass her further from already having her face scribbled on. ^^"

To be honest, am afraid Ganbatte, Hitomi-chan! may require 'stuff that will never happen' (not sure whether you mean non-canonical/ship-teasing scenes or those surreal moments exclusive to the opening sequence) as the series does build on Absurd Comedy and Parody elements, rather than real drama with a story plot line. Actually, some of the OP cinematic sequences that I've taken inspirations/cues from were Hidamari Sketch, GA: Art Design Class (for the Arts/Imagination/School-life elements) and Hayate No Gotoku and Nichijou (for the parody/absurd comedy elements). Then again, would have also liked an idea of having the OP being sung by the seiyuus of the Freshmen Trio alongside some annoyingly contagious dance routine, but because I don't have any idea who the seiyuus would be and am even worse with dance choreography, it's not looking very likely compared to what we currently have in mind.

Thanks; Only time will tell if it ever comes to fruition but in the meantime, I'll probably end up sketching some of the scenes/elements that may lead on to us re-visiting the potential for developing OP cinematic in the future.

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