Animation Competition: Beam me up Scotty [WINNERS ANNOUNCED]

Ryan Timothy B · Thu 08/05/2008 04:22:26

Rules:
A sprite is supplied, with a theme.
Participants must use the given sprite for their animation
Each competition will last 11 days
The starter of each competition will decide on the winner.
The winner, who will decide on the next competition's theme, must also supply a sprite.

Theme: Beam me up Scotty

This is Bob. He is a test dummy to a new untested teleporting device.
Bob is the first to enter a new feat of human technology. BUT what he doesn't know is that something IS going to go wrong.
Whether he is mutated into half-human-half-fly,
Or his clothing gets teleported but he is left there,
Or maybe something explodes killing Bob.
It doesn't matter. I want you to make up the disaster or mistake that happens during Bob's first teleport. You'll get more points for creativity.

This is the teleporter scene in which Bob first tests the device.
You can also make a cut scene (if you choose to) where Bob teleported to, if the disaster is better shown on the other end of the teleport. Perhaps his legs are stuck in a road while the rest of his body is above it (like in Space Quest 6).

EDIT: I forgot to mention, no color restrictions. And if you don't like Bob, you can alter him (just as long as he somewhat looks like Bob still - since I did such a horrible job on his anatomy. it was midnight when I drew him)

The competition ends on May 19 (unless someone asks for an extension).

Gold to Lionmonkey

Silver to Stajp

Bronze to TwinMoon

GET WORKING!

Captain Lexington · Thu 08/05/2008 04:48:46

Here you were, complaining you couldn't come up with an idea.

And then you had the best. Idea. Ever.

~~I'll edit with my entry.~~

EDIT: Neeeeeevermind.

DarkMaster · Fri 09/05/2008 01:26:56

Heres my entry its not very good my animation wouldnt work

LGM · Fri 09/05/2008 01:36:00

Ryan Timothy B · Fri 09/05/2008 02:00:28

LOL LGM!

First off DarkMaster, welcome to the forums. Now for your competition post, a quick definition of the word 'animation' would be: general activity and motion. There must be more than one frame to even qualify as an animation.

If you're interested in trying out your animating skills, I recommend downloading the trial version of Pro Motion (http://www.cosmigo.com/promotion/). If you have next to little or no artistic skills (as I've noticed from your posts), I would probably start off small. I don't recommend these competitions for quite some time, get yourself comfortable with animating and drawing first.

If you have any questions regarding this competition, save them for PM's (Private messages. Please don't flood this competition asking for help etc). As for learning animating or artistic tips, there are hundreds of tutorials floating around the internet. Google can be your best friend.

Good luck.

DarkMaster · Fri 09/05/2008 02:50:57

i need help i just did animation but i cant post the image

ThreeOhFour · Fri 09/05/2008 03:03:23

DarkMaster, you have saved this image as a .png. Unless I'm considerable more ignorant than I thought (hard to do but likely

), the .png format does not support animation.

Saving the file as a .gif file should enable you to save the animation properly so that we can all see it in motion. This does not mean that converting this image to a .png will suddenly make it animate - if your only version of this animation is this .png file, and you have no others saved, you will have to redo the animation, unfortunately.

monkey0506 · Fri 09/05/2008 03:38:59

Quote from: Ben304 on Fri 09/05/2008 03:03:23the .png format does not support animation.

Vote to support the MNG format damn it!

The animated version of PNGs which if it was more widely supported would surpass GIF as the preferred animated image file type...IMO. Because in my personal experience PNG often yields both smaller file size and higher quality...but that's not really the point of a comp thread I guess.

Dualnames · Fri 09/05/2008 09:42:28

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Bandwith things will fix it. Can you extend it a little bit? or as long as you want to see my animation. If you think it's not for the best just nevermind the post.

Well, Bob is lucky today. The beams failed to beam him up.
Damn, unlucky today Bob.

I think it's a valid entry. The rules say disaster or mistake that happens on first teleport. Well, Bob stays alive that's the disaster..

Play_Pretend · Fri 09/05/2008 14:03:24

Here's my entry!

My Bob doesn't move, because he's a real test dummy and lacks a central nervous system.

Play_Pretend · Sat 10/05/2008 09:28:44

Okay, I couldn't resist...here's my second entry.

Poor Bob forgot that he was carrying a Church of the Latterday Saints pamphlet into the sterile teleportation area...science and religion fuse him into an uncanny horror!

Behold...Mor-Man!

Ryan Timothy B · Sat 10/05/2008 18:01:24

9 whole days left.

LOL Strange Visitor, that new entry of yours was really funny. At first I had no idea what happened to him until I read how he was carrying the pamphlet with him. I couldn't stop laughing. Both of your entries are very creative.

Oh and Dualnames, yes your animation qualifies as a 'teleportation disaster/mistake' (for some reason it's not loading right now, but the other day it was without problems).

Everyone, keep them coming.

Lionmonkey · Sat 10/05/2008 18:55:56

Teleportation always reminds me of Space Quest V.

EDIT: Uploaded fixed image. Sorry, I wast too lazy to click & drag all the frames one by one again. Anyway, now this is how it was meant to be.

miguel · Sat 10/05/2008 20:40:27

Lionmonkey, your animation is running a bit too quick for me (I'm using IE).
Edit: It's fine now,

and cool!!!

stajp · Mon 12/05/2008 17:46:33

Quote from: Ryan TimothyWhether he is mutated into half-human-half-fly,

I couldn't resist, and although Jeff Goldblum would suit this better, Bob will suffice:

I bring you: THE FLY!

53ph1r07h · Thu 15/05/2008 05:38:32

Quote from: Strange Visitor on Sat 10/05/2008 09:28:44
Poor Bob forgot that he was carrying a Church of the Latterday Saints pamphlet into the sterile teleportation area...science and religion fuse him into an uncanny horror!
Behold...Mor-Man!

i take offence to that being a so called Mor-Man myself...

Brad Newsom · Thu 15/05/2008 09:24:14

Quote from: 53ph1r07h on Thu 15/05/2008 05:38:32
Quote from: Strange Visitor on Sat 10/05/2008 09:28:44
Poor Bob forgot that he was carrying a Church of the Latterday Saints pamphlet into the sterile teleportation area...science and religion fuse him into an uncanny horror!
Behold...Mor-Man!

i take offence to that being a so called Mor-Man myself...

OH NOES! A Mor-MAN!!!! *cue south park episode*

Play_Pretend · Thu 15/05/2008 13:12:08

Heh...no offense meant...I make fun of all races, ethnicities and creeds equally, being or having been so many of them myself!

And my sister in law was a Mormon, she converted to Baptism to marry my brother, but she still gets excited whenever we drive past a Mormon church. I always tell her there's probably a leader inside the church who suddenly turns sideways and sniffs the air sharply as she goes by, and yells, "One of our lost children is near! ACTIVATE THE MORMONITE RAY!!!"

Twirlly · Sun 18/05/2008 11:27:47

Bob was teleported but not that far, and there were some serious side effects, lol.

TwinMoon · Mon 19/05/2008 23:31:33

"Now, Bob, keep your arms and legs inside the beam at all times. Are you listening, Bob?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah..."