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General | Posted 3 years agoWe're now on Tumblr!
https://www.tumblr.com/zipzapzorilla
We'll continue to upload to Youtube and Fur Affinity. Stay tuned!
https://www.tumblr.com/zipzapzorilla
We'll continue to upload to Youtube and Fur Affinity. Stay tuned!
What are some great things to have in movies?
General | Posted 3 years agoEven "bad" movies can incorporate some of these great features. Some are prevalent tropes, others a bit more circumstantial or arguable.
1.) In my opinion, something great to have in a movie is a very clear character arc.
Something you can say over the course of the adventure actually changed. Even if it's something simple and/or either end are exaggerated for effect.
2.) In a similar vein, setup and payoff/foreshadowing. It sounds obvious, but you can get a lot out of introducing things and playing off them later.
I know the humour of making references to things is...controversial. I think similar to a lot of things it's something that's contextual and depends on how well you do it.
3.) "Teamwork" scenes. Something that often flows from point 1. It's that montage moment where everyone works seamlessly together to achieve the goal.
Characters who argued throughout most of the film now fight effortlessly, seeming to anticipate each other's moves.
This is often during a fight scene, but in theory could be used in other things. (Imagine a sequence where they need to repair something big)
One (though not only) mark of such a scene is handing weapons to each other just in time to make a move. It might not make the most sense, but it looks cool.
honorable mention:
Character reactions, especially cute animated character reactions. Overdoing it won't make a film good, but just the right amount can inject a good bit of humor or emotion into a scene.
1.) In my opinion, something great to have in a movie is a very clear character arc.
Something you can say over the course of the adventure actually changed. Even if it's something simple and/or either end are exaggerated for effect.
2.) In a similar vein, setup and payoff/foreshadowing. It sounds obvious, but you can get a lot out of introducing things and playing off them later.
I know the humour of making references to things is...controversial. I think similar to a lot of things it's something that's contextual and depends on how well you do it.
3.) "Teamwork" scenes. Something that often flows from point 1. It's that montage moment where everyone works seamlessly together to achieve the goal.
Characters who argued throughout most of the film now fight effortlessly, seeming to anticipate each other's moves.
This is often during a fight scene, but in theory could be used in other things. (Imagine a sequence where they need to repair something big)
One (though not only) mark of such a scene is handing weapons to each other just in time to make a move. It might not make the most sense, but it looks cool.
honorable mention:
Character reactions, especially cute animated character reactions. Overdoing it won't make a film good, but just the right amount can inject a good bit of humor or emotion into a scene.
What's up with the Youtube channel?
General | Posted 3 years agoLately most of the posts are of me trying to do animation.
To uh, pat myself on the back, I do think I've gotten better at it.
But it's still far from good.
It is appearing in recommendations more often than the other stuff though. The music only posts just don't show up at all.
I can see how it gets compared to those random animal animation Youtube videos.
I don't want to just spam that tier of stuff though, I want to make something a bit more...genuine.
On one hand, It will probably just take time and practice to get better. On the other hand, it feels dishonest and indistinguishable from "content farms"
I think the ship has sailed on starting with a big splash of anything really amazing, so now it's the struggle-phase instead I guess. haha.
It's more fun to throw something together and not worry so much about it, but having fun might be coming at the cost of coming across as not caring and just trying to make a quick buck.
There's also a lot of trying and seeing what works. There is a bit of time pressure to find something to bootstrap other endeavors.
But also don't want to take it so seriously that it's not fun for anyone. Trying to claw back that joy in making art.
So know I'm well aware of the uh, lack of artistic talent, but we're trying. We're just not there yet, and don't know when that'll be.
To uh, pat myself on the back, I do think I've gotten better at it.
But it's still far from good.
It is appearing in recommendations more often than the other stuff though. The music only posts just don't show up at all.
I can see how it gets compared to those random animal animation Youtube videos.
I don't want to just spam that tier of stuff though, I want to make something a bit more...genuine.
On one hand, It will probably just take time and practice to get better. On the other hand, it feels dishonest and indistinguishable from "content farms"
I think the ship has sailed on starting with a big splash of anything really amazing, so now it's the struggle-phase instead I guess. haha.
It's more fun to throw something together and not worry so much about it, but having fun might be coming at the cost of coming across as not caring and just trying to make a quick buck.
There's also a lot of trying and seeing what works. There is a bit of time pressure to find something to bootstrap other endeavors.
But also don't want to take it so seriously that it's not fun for anyone. Trying to claw back that joy in making art.
So know I'm well aware of the uh, lack of artistic talent, but we're trying. We're just not there yet, and don't know when that'll be.
November Update
General | Posted 3 years agoArt focus
Cleaning up after October's festivities. Both art-wise and other ways.
Art wise fortunately throughout the month we've began to build a focus on a few topics going forward.
Konfuzed (KFZD)
Konfuzed remains an important part of who we are. With the art re-organization, it's likely that releases will be fewer but larger.
Albums will be released on Youtube (https://youtube.com/@zipzapzorilla).
Zip Zap Zorilla
Z3 will resume, but likely remain spontaneous.
Peril Possum
While animation is occupied with RAD!, we're thinking of doing a weekly Peril Possum comic strip.
If anyone wants to see more Peril Possum, we'll be glad to accommodate!
Power Procyon
Power Procyon is temporarily on hold while we work on RAD!. When he returns, he might have a comic and animation series like Peril Possum has.
New 3d assets will be needed for both shows; Ideally our work on RAD! will help with this.
Rapid Animation Development
RAD! Officially starts this month. The first production will be Able Alpaca- a coming-of-age/adventure animated film.
The goal with RAD! productions is to speed up animation, going both faster and longer than before. This is more of a skill work and technical pipeline, than a grand polish one, but nonetheless we're excited to take on the challenge.
As they say, "Walk before you run". Spontaneous features so far have a tendency to choke and suffer many issues. While much was learned, none of them commit to as much structure.
This is our way of stretching and working out the art muscles, so that the next projects will be better, and work our way up to something great.
As such, don't expect (eg) Pixar-level quality, but we do aim to please to the best of our current and upcoming ability.
Commissions
Rest assured commissions take priority. I'll be handling the 2D work and limited 3D backgrounds.
As always characters must be owned by you or you have permission to use.
DM us here or on Twitter (https://twitter.com/zipzapzorilla).
Financials
Summary
Last month we received $0 on Patreon and Ko-fi.
Thanks for your support!
Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/z3media
Patreon is available, but we're not sure what to offer as rewards so far outside of eg shoutouts.
We don't have any physical merch to sell. If anyone has suggestions feel free to comment, DM, etc!
Ko-fi
https://Ko-fi.com/z3media1
Help support our artistic journey! Tips are always appreciated on the Z3 Ko-fi
Cleaning up after October's festivities. Both art-wise and other ways.
Art wise fortunately throughout the month we've began to build a focus on a few topics going forward.
Konfuzed (KFZD)
Konfuzed remains an important part of who we are. With the art re-organization, it's likely that releases will be fewer but larger.
Albums will be released on Youtube (https://youtube.com/@zipzapzorilla).
Zip Zap Zorilla
Z3 will resume, but likely remain spontaneous.
Peril Possum
While animation is occupied with RAD!, we're thinking of doing a weekly Peril Possum comic strip.
If anyone wants to see more Peril Possum, we'll be glad to accommodate!
Power Procyon
Power Procyon is temporarily on hold while we work on RAD!. When he returns, he might have a comic and animation series like Peril Possum has.
New 3d assets will be needed for both shows; Ideally our work on RAD! will help with this.
Rapid Animation Development
RAD! Officially starts this month. The first production will be Able Alpaca- a coming-of-age/adventure animated film.
The goal with RAD! productions is to speed up animation, going both faster and longer than before. This is more of a skill work and technical pipeline, than a grand polish one, but nonetheless we're excited to take on the challenge.
As they say, "Walk before you run". Spontaneous features so far have a tendency to choke and suffer many issues. While much was learned, none of them commit to as much structure.
This is our way of stretching and working out the art muscles, so that the next projects will be better, and work our way up to something great.
As such, don't expect (eg) Pixar-level quality, but we do aim to please to the best of our current and upcoming ability.
Commissions
Rest assured commissions take priority. I'll be handling the 2D work and limited 3D backgrounds.
As always characters must be owned by you or you have permission to use.
DM us here or on Twitter (https://twitter.com/zipzapzorilla).
Financials
Summary
Last month we received $0 on Patreon and Ko-fi.
Thanks for your support!
Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/z3media
Patreon is available, but we're not sure what to offer as rewards so far outside of eg shoutouts.
We don't have any physical merch to sell. If anyone has suggestions feel free to comment, DM, etc!
Ko-fi
https://Ko-fi.com/z3media1
Help support our artistic journey! Tips are always appreciated on the Z3 Ko-fi
Social Media
General | Posted 4 years agoCheck out our twitter for updates: Twitter
Youtube for music and music videos: youtube.com/channel/UCr7IVH7mpqF9IWWSBOcpL8w/
Youtube for music and music videos: youtube.com/channel/UCr7IVH7mpqF9IWWSBOcpL8w/
2s day single
General | Posted 4 years agoOur next single is coming soon to Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SSH_dPyXWQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SSH_dPyXWQ
