Housepets!

Retto-the-Otter wrote:I kind of like "unnecessarily epic".

THIS! IS! HOUSEPE- *shot*

There should be at least 2 more sheets for both Peanut and Grape. I'm currently finishing up the sketches for the first strip for Peanut, so hopefully you'll get that soon.
However, if we add the cow joke (which I really want to now), there will be another short sheet for Peanut. I'll just handle the cow though, as that will require a bit of a different method for the chewing. Though thinking about it the waving may need a different method too. I'll deal with that when I get to it.

SuperStar wrote:Well, one thing is for sure, the teaser needs to say "walk and talk".
Also, as the script is decided, we'll need to consider what sort of voice the narrator will have. I don't mean like who'll voice it, I mean like buttery, unnecessarily epic, or tranquil like some sort of nature documentary(my personal fave).

Well absolutely! Ever since that song, it'd be a crime not to describe the pets without using "walking and talking"
And that's what I was thinking about. At first, I thought of it being like an advertisement for living in/visiting Babylon Gardens, with a women describing the lifestyle of the inhabitants there. Though on the other hand, I like the idea of a kind of tongue and cheek kinda narration where the narrator speaks kind of casually, but will break into a rather real stumble or take back that people tend to do when trying to describing things. The nature one kinda works too, as it'd make it more understandable as to why they're describing all this to the viewer. So many options!

GreatKitsune wrote:Look on Youtube. I can't link because of the new forum guidelines on vids with language.

GreatKitsune wrote:I would like to make an open suggestion: A narration voice that switches from calm to wild at a moment's notice (similar to SWE's commentation scene for the Kirito-Heathcliff fight in SAO Abridged episode 9).

I... don't see how that would fit with the teaser... at all... like not even remotely close. Like no offense but what made you think that'd be good for a simple teaser animation for a PG webcomic that mainly relies on subtle and witty humor?

CHAOKOCartoons wrote:

GreatKitsune wrote:I would like to make an open suggestion: A narration voice that switches from calm to wild at a moment's notice (similar to SWE's commentation scene for the Kirito-Heathcliff fight in SAO Abridged episode 9).

I... don't see how that would fit with the teaser... at all... like not even remotely close. Like no offense but what made you think that'd be good for a simple teaser animation for a PG webcomic that mainly relies on subtle and witty humor?

DrGuthrie wrote:So when and where should we do this audition?

snappyfox wrote:looking good I also have a suggestion if you do end up doing spot the super dog episode
make it like animated comic strips and make all the voices done by peanut

Oh, did I not post that character sheet here? Huh, well I guess I'll do it now then:

Yes I'm aware the Cyborg only has 1 metal arm, but in the comic I was using as a reference he had two for some reason. Probably a mistake on Rick's part, which lead to a mistake on my part.
But yeah, we fully intend on having Spot (Superdog) episodes, but we're not sure if they'll be their own side episodes or part of the mini-sodes. I'd imagine the later ones where the arcs are actually full arcs could stand as their own side episodes, but the first few are only a few strips long.
As for the animation, I had the idea to lower the frame rate and have each frame have a different coloring job to intentionally make the animation look jagged and shakey, making it seem that Peanut is the one doing it. It would still keep it's comic elements of course, but would still have some minor animation.
All the voices being done by Peanut is a cute idea, but I've always imagined the characters with their own voices. Plus that's a lot of voices for one person to do, as short as those arcs are. We'll have to discuss this as a team, cause I'm sure we all have differing opinions on that.