springymajig Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I am very excited to announce the online release of Entropy! If you'd like to read more about it, you can visit this page of our website. This one is my baby... I wrote it, directed it, and animated almost all of it myself. I hope you like it. We've also put together a package of extras, and the film in HD, which you can buy for $4. More information on that here. Anyway... please check out the film, it's only a bit over 3 minutes long, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 nice, great ending. i like it much more than the last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredd-E Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Nice. I enjoyed it. Great website too. Love the style! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springymajig Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Thanks guys :) Bumpily bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 yeah this is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atop Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 truly awesome man, great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goDel Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 good to see you doing something with your talents springy. although i must say that i really don't get the link between "entropy" and this rather ultra sweet story. not that it really matters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springymajig Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Hehehe yeah it's a pretty obscure reference to an Isaac Asimov short story, "The last question", which I read when I was in high school: "I know all about entropy," said Adell, standing on his dignity. "The hell you do." "I know as much as you do." "Then you know everything's got to run down someday." Ever since I read that, I always think of the word "entropy" whenever anyone talks about something not lasting forever (not just energy). So yeah... it doesn't have any direct connection to the story, it's only a personal one. But I thought it'd be a name that would stand out so that's why I stuck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tec Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 This was lush, excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goDel Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 thanks for the answer, springy. i usually get pretty frustrated over artists who don't want to go into the stories behind the choices they've made and end up with statements like it's up to the viewer to make up his own meaning. i like to be able to interpret things from the makers perspective, not from my own delusions. my own delusions are what make up my entire day. i want other perspectives. so, anyways, this is not the place to go into these rants. so thanks for the answer again. any plans for bigger productions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springymajig Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 any plans for bigger productions? Bigger? Hmmm... perhaps... I have a web series I'm planning to do... in terms of schedule there's nothing concrete yet... gotta see how work goes. Unfortunately, as in everything in life, what I can do is governed by the almighty dollar. But when that is eventually finished... I suspect it'll be well over an hours worth of animation. It won't be classically animated, or as refined and pretty looking as this tho... I wanna try doing the opposite: something long but done with more spontaneity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 what's your normal job .... cheers for posting by the way .. i've been curious for a long time as to how this project would pan out ;-] .. thanks springy .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 this is absolutely excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest viscosity Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Entropy by Thomas Pynchon is also good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Franklin Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 dude that was pretty fucking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Very nice, springy! A bit off topic, but were you by any chance inspired by the artwork for LucasArts' The Curse of Monkey Island? I'm mainly thinking of the backgrounds, the clouds and the moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest taxman Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 awesome work man! i love the wide angle effect on the landscape when the two are dancing. very well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ryan Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 im extremely impressed. great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springymajig Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 Thanks everyone!!! what's your normal job .... cheers for posting by the way .. i've been curious for a long time as to how this project would pan out ;-] .. thanks springy .. At the moment I'm sorta unemployed :P but I should be starting again pretty soon. I was working for a studio called Tangata Whenua TV, who do a kids show for the channel Maori TV (which is of course... mostly in Maori, and mostly by Maori people). I'll be starting again sometime soon although I won't know when until the producers call me up. It's a very cool job, a very small team with almost complete creative control! Very nice, springy! A bit off topic, but were you by any chance inspired by the artwork for LucasArts' The Curse of Monkey Island? I'm mainly thinking of the backgrounds, the clouds and the moon. I've been asked that a few times before actually, I never played Curse of Monkey Island unfortunately but it l probably will sometime, looks like my kinda thing. It's probably pretty obvious but I'd say Tim Burton was probably the biggest influence on the visual style. awesome work man! i love the wide angle effect on the landscape when the two are dancing. very well done Thanks, that effect was thanks to Jeremy, the other half of Rhubarb Zoo. He's very good with After Effects, I hope to learn a lot of these fancy tricks on my own solo projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essines Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 wow dude, again impressed with the music. beautiful and perfect for the film. i loved the translucent hair you used, for some reason it really stuck out. awesome animation again, i have a watmm crush on your work. congratulations. keep us posted on anything else you put out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegecow Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Great stuff man. Whatd you use to animate/color the thing? It all looks really sharp, thought maybe i saw some 3d in there. Ive been kicking around ideas for animations i want to work on this summer, but a broken laptop and not wanting to draw backgrounds has sort of stalled my progress. Ive got plenty of free time to work on it, i just need to get the ball rolling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essines Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 and i saw a bit of burton in the hair and coattails, in a way that was inspiration and not just copying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aces Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 That is awesome. Very good work indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 i liked the water feature on the moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Oh dude I totally forgot, my whole family loved this. My wife spotted the burton influence right away, but she also said inspired by, not copying. Do you guys have a package sort of deal? I'm almost thinking about making a paypal account just to buy your stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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