I've watched hundreds of fan-made animations over the years I've been in this fandom, and many are—visually—down right amazing! Any frame from dozens of these looks better than the actual show in fact. But when actually playing the video, the pacing is all wrong. Every action is far, far slower than it should be. Simple actions take forever, focus is given to things that should be incidental, etc.
I understand motion and speed are very typical newbie mistakes in animation, but... I'm surprised by how good the art/shading/color/etc. is from so many artists, yet the timing in the very same videos is still abysmal.
Is it just good artists moving to "motion" for the first time? Are good artists just not necessarily good judges of motion (the same way a singer with a great voice can be bad at drums/tempo?) Is it something else?
I ask, because I love the content this fandom produces, but when I see problems so glaring that I feel I could do better (and I'm not an artist at all) handicapping the output of obviously talented artists, I wonder where the disconnect is.
Hello and again welcome to your weekly dose of 'That place still exists?': 'This Week on the Plounge' wherein I inform you, the fine folks of the mane sub, what's been going on at your favourite sister subreddit, the Plounge, this past week.
Wait, what is this Plounge you speak of?
The Plounge, or more formally the MLP Lounge is /r/mylittlepony's sister subreddit. Designed to be a place where you can free of the tyranny of rules 3 and 4. A chill place for bronies or anyone to talk in a SFW chat centric environment. It can be found over at /r/MLPLounge. (most of us browse by /new though). Oh and BPM is nice to have. You may not need it for yourself, but you will be missing out on tons of hidden ponies scattered across the forum.
What some casual conversation with a sprinkling of ponies? Come over to this introductions thread and meet some people.
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I have been a closet Brony for a long time, well, if, by closet, you mean hiding it from my dad, and family, well, I feel as if I might get judged by my family if I come out of that closet. My cousin, mother, brother, friends, and online friends are the only ones in the know about me being a Brony. So, I wonder if there's more closet Bronies out there who are too embarrassed to tell their families about it, and feel they'd be judged by it. I really am proud to be a Brony, but it's been YEARS. I have not told my family about it at all.
So, because it's No-Pics Thursday (Septmber 14th, 2017) today, you know what that means...
It's time for the Weekly Fanfic Recommendation LINK-SWAP Game thread to continue!
Anyways, THE RULES (read 'em carefully):
Post a link to a fanfiction you like (can be your own as well - it's okay to self-promote), with or without a short blurb.
Important: Reply to someone else's post with a link to a fanfiction you think they might like, based on their choices.
Put each of your choices in a separate post if you want to make sure to get a recommendation based on each one. You may reply to someone else's reply, either to you or to someone else. Please make long discussion threads, they introduce a healthy bit of exploration and can help us find new interests! And that's it!
PLEASE COMPLETE BOTH STEPS 1 and 2. Don't just show up and ask for recommendations if you're not willing to provide any. I'll start the first few threads myself, and reply with a gentle reminder if you forget.
IMPORTANT NOTE. Thanks to /u/BookHorseBot (many thanks to their creator, /u/BitzLeon), you can now use the aforementioned bot to easily post the name, description, views, rating, tags, and a bunch of other information about a fic hosted on Fimfiction.net. All you need to do is include "{NAME OF STORY}" in your comment (without quotes), and the bot will look up the story and respond to your comment with the info. It makes sharing stories really convenient. You can even lookup multiple stories at once.
Ready? Set? LET"S GO! Also, feel free to self-promote in here!
As funerals go, this was the kind of funeral that a 4 year old is bored to death with. He had not only failed to get any sleep the night before, but he was not having any fun.
One thing he loves to do is sing for people, and in his mind, the singing meant it was clearly song-time. As one song ended, he took initiative and belted out his own rendition of the main theme for FiM. His voice didn't carry very well in the large hall, but I could tell it was heard for several rows around us before I was able to get him to stop.
I was laughing on the inside. Afterward, he asked me if I didn't like ponies anymore, cuz I made him stop singing it.
I also posted this in r/socialwork but I'm hoping that some folks here will have some experience in this area. I am an LICSW in Washington, DC and considering becoming certified in equine facilitated mental health. The problem is that there are a number of programs offering certification. I've been told that EAGALA is the best but it is also the most expensive - over $6k to become certified plus annual trainings. Given that this won't be a core part of my practice, that isn't worth it.
Many of these certifications also require 2 workers - one mental health professional, and one equine specialist. I am no trainer or professional rider but I have reviewed the qualifications to be an equine specialist and I'm confident that I meet the criteria outlined.
I greatly appreciate any feedback on these certifications.
https://urbanjamz.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sia-Rainbow.mp3?_=4
https://sharing.rainbowdash.tv/sia_rainbow.m4a
have fun :)
if you search for an eqd article, it is already gone.
Hi there! It's Thursday again and that means another chance to talk about what's been happening around here and how you feel about it!
Same as every other time, feel free to discuss whatever it is you'd like regarding our little subreddit good or bad. If you're unhappy we'll try our best to fix whatever problem you're having!
If you want to talk about the MLP fandom in general, that's fine too!
But some people may not want to talk about comics or anything else that hasn't happened yet, so you should be nice and hide those conversations from those people by using the spoiler tag.
If you don't know how it's as easy as making an emote:
[It has ponies!](/spoiler)
Becomes: It has ponies!
And if you're not wanting to discuss the subreddit or community specifically you can also check out the weekly off-topic thread here!!!!!
I thought I'd ask some you what your opinion is regarding some of the art I've shared on this Subreddit this year;
https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/6zs5c0/anti_depressant_hugs_by_spellboundcanvas/
https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/6cmyxs/dashie_is_the_master_of_napping/
https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/66u261/i_had_a_nightmare_by_spellboundcanvas/
https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/60bg3v/come_here_you_by_spellboundcanvas/
Introducing ponytone.online (beta), a web-based pony singing game!
A few weeks ago some friends wanted to play My Little Karaoke together. That's not a feature it has, but it inspired me to build something that did let you do that: Ponytone a web-based online multiplayer version of the same thing.
Screenshots:
Play alone!
Play with friends!
Sing duets!
Choose the playlist!
Ponytone even works on recent Android phones (but, alas, not iOS ones). It works best if you have an actual mic or headset; built-in laptop mics are not so great.
It is very much still a work in progress, and I'd love to hear any comments any of you might have.
If It wound up in Ponyville and decided to go after foals, what kind of forms might It take?
In the book, the miniseries and the new movie, It takes forms that are specific to the human world. What uniquely Equestrian forms (or Equestrian twists on usual archetypes) might It turn into?
If Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Diamond Tiara, Babs Seed, Silver Spoon and Pipsqueak started their own crusade against It (with outside help from the Turtle and the Other, of course), do you think they would do as well as the "Loser's Club" did in the human world?
