Hey guys. I've been a bit separated from the internet for a while. Although I haven't gone anywhere, I've been kind of in a slump lately. I'm in the middle of doing several things, including a game, a few other animations, switching DA accounts, doing comics, etc. I haven't been visiting Newgrounds as often as I should be.
I'm impressed that Newgrounds has shown more interest in Gaming and Art, which is all good and fun. But it seems slightly that animations are getting slowly pushed aside. I know they plan to even it out eventually, so that's not what I'm worried about. Within the same topic, away from Newgrounds, It has concerned me for quite some time that Cartoon Network and the Movie industry is moving father and farther away from 2D animation. With the exception of The Princess and the Frog or whatever. This has been an ongoing thing and from the looks of it, it seems that Cartoon Network will eventually crash in it's own mistake. And the movies will continue to push onto us with more 3D animation.
I've been thinking about this greatly for a while now. I've taken note of how Newgrounds started out with just one Tom Fulp, and turned out to be a full team of people and supporters that contribute and keep it in it's greatness daily. Newgrounds/The Behemoth has come out with great games for consoles and have shown that people can make great things. Now where does the animation come into all this? Well I propose that along with making games, Newgrounds should also gear towards making full animated 2D feature films. I'm sure it would be possible with all the great animators, musicians, and voice actors out there.
All we would need to start is a concept to base the movie on. From there we can do storyboards and pre-production work. This would have to have a lot of organization and support to be done though. I would gladly offer myself to be a director or main animator for a Newgrounds made movie. I can envision a bunch of animators I know and admire to want to do something like this as well. Newgrounds can become what Disney once was as the lead in the 2D animation industry. Hopefully done with pure FBF goodness, and no tweening unless for BG purposes, such as pans.
I'm sure a lot of you are tired of seeing 3D movies, as am I. Though with the greatness that 3D can provide, it doesn't have the same feeling you get when watching 2D movies or cartoons. So imagine having a movie in theaters made by Newgrounds. I would assume this would be right up Newgrounds' alley, as Newgrounds has been the home of tons of animations crawling with great ideas and creativity. I haven't thought of all the details on how this would play out yet, as it's just a general idea right now.
So tell me what you guys think. I for one would be amazed if Newgrounds produced movies. It's not that bad of an idea to me.
bahamalama
I think that would actually be a really great idea. I know a great many people who would jump instantly upon the opportunity, and I sure as hell know I'd be watching it in the theaters.
DarkShadow8181
*thumbs up*