YouTube Animations
New Website Makes Animators Obsolete
Whoa. I knew this day was coming, I just didn’t know when. There’s a new website that allows you to make cartoons by simply typing in dialog and adding gestures and camera movements.
Cripes.
Well, no sense in not fiddling around with it! Here’s the first episode from my new series, “ER…”
The reassuring thing, for someone who’s spent a while in film school, is that it’s totally possible to make a horrible film with these tools. There’s not a lot of control. It can take a few minutes to render a preview. You’re stuck with deadpan dialog. There’s only a few facial expressions. No overlapping dialog. That being said, it’s really fun to play with.
My parents could make a cartoon with this. Mom! Dad! Make a cartoon!
this is just about the funniest thing I can think of at the moment.
Comment by Elliot Cowan — January 8, 2009 @ 2:51 pmWhat about the “money shot”?
Comment by Nina Paley — January 8, 2009 @ 3:05 pmElliot – Thanks!
Nina – There are no pre-programmed moneyshots available on xtranormal. If you want, I could have them describe a money shot in a deadpan voice. I know, it’s not as interesting, but they could go into a lot of detail. I’ll cut-n-paste from Wikipedia. Dammit. I’ve given away the ending to episode 2.
Comment by frankrause — January 8, 2009 @ 3:18 pmOhhhhhh goodness…. Months later this still makes me laugh…
Comment by linda beck — April 14, 2009 @ 3:09 pm