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Re: MLP Movie - airing October 6, 2017

Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sun Jan 15, 2017 4:40 am

I'm more certain then ever now that the movie will win a bunch of 2D animation awards!
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Postby PaulloDEC (?) » Sun Jan 15, 2017 5:20 am

Soft Snow wrote:I'm more certain then ever now that the movie will win a bunch of 2D animation awards!
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I probably wouldn't go that far. The software itself seems very capable, but like any tool it's only as good as the artists who use it.
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Sun Jan 15, 2017 5:32 am

Soft Snow wrote:I'm more certain then ever now that the movie will win a bunch of 2D animation awards!
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Are there any actual 2D Animation-only awards? :v:

I think, sadly, it's all lumped into the 'Animation' category from 2D to 3D to stop motion and so on.

Thankfully, 2D animation has won awards. The Emmys and Annies do recognize several categories like Best Short Format Program (11 minutes), Best Animated Program (22 minutes), Best Character Design, Outstanding Direction in Animation, Best Character Animation, and more.

Adventure Time, Wander Over Yonder, Over the Garden Wall, Steven Universe, and other 2D shows have been nominated and/or won awards against their 3D counterparts. Unfortunately, the Emmys and Annies don't apply to animated movies.

There is a BAFTA and an Academy award for Best Animated Feature but given how it's usually Pixar or some other big studio, I doubt the MLP movie would win, let alone be nominated since the Award would probably take into account the Story, which I don't think will be MLP the Movie's primary focus.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:46 pm

It looks like we'll be knowing a lot about this movie's plot by August 29.

http://www.equestriadaily.com/2017/01/l ... ed-by.html

My Little Pony: The Movie: 8x8

Pages: 32
On Sale: Aug. 29, 2017
Price: $4.99

Description: An exciting storybook based on My Little Pony: The Movie, releasing in theaters October 2017. Join Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy on the adventure of their lives!

My Little Pony: The Movie: Jacketed Picture Book

Pages: 40
On Sale: Aug. 29, 2017
Price: $15.99

Description: With fresh and contemporary illustrations, this picture book will appeal to young and old fans of My Little Pony! It ties into the feature length My Little Pony movie, coming October 2017!

My Little Pony: The Movie: Reader

Pages: 32
On Sale: Aug. 29, 2017
Price: $4.99

Description: An exciting leveled reader based on My Little Pony: The Movie, releasing in theaters October 2017. Join Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy on the adventure of their lives!

My Little Pony: The Movie: Sticker Book

Pages: 12
On Sale: Aug. 29, 2017
Price: $6.99

Description: An exciting sticker book based on My Little Pony: The Movie, releasing in theaters October 2017. Join Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy on the adventure of their lives!

My Little Pony: The Movie: The Deluxe Junior Novel

Pages: 144
On Sale: Aug. 29, 2017
Price: $9.99

This exciting deluxe junior novel is based on My Little Pony: The Movie, releasing in theaters October 2017, and will feature a full color insert with still from the film! Join Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy on the adventure of their lives!
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Mon Jan 23, 2017 11:43 pm

With the International Toy Fair coming up in a couple of weeks, one would think we'll get our first look at the toys for the movie. Surely some of them will be of the new characters and maybe even the villain.
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Postby Ransom (?) » Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:35 pm

I sort of have this opening in my head that I'm really attached to, where Rainbow Dash wakes up late to a massively cloudy sky and has to rush to clear all the clouds out of Ponyville in double time, thereby flying by every main, secondary and significant background character with a remix of the extended theme song. I've actually half storyboarded it my head it out where she flies by Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie in succession, then past the town before finishing at Twilight's castle to start the movie proper. :allears:

Don't know why, I just thought I'd mention it.
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Postby AmericanErrorist (?) » Thu Feb 09, 2017 6:07 am

Bumble-B wrote:
Are there any actual 2D Animation-only awards? :v:

I think, sadly, it's all lumped into the 'Animation' category from 2D to 3D to stop motion and so on.

Thankfully, 2D animation has won awards. The Emmys and Annies do recognize several categories like Best Short Format Program (11 minutes), Best Animated Program (22 minutes), Best Character Design, Outstanding Direction in Animation, Best Character Animation, and more.

Adventure Time, Wander Over Yonder, Over the Garden Wall, Steven Universe, and other 2D shows have been nominated and/or won awards against their 3D counterparts. Unfortunately, the Emmys and Annies don't apply to animated movies.

There is a BAFTA and an Academy award for Best Animated Feature but given how it's usually Pixar or some other big studio, I doubt the MLP movie would win, let alone be nominated since the Award would probably take into account the Story, which I don't think will be MLP the Movie's primary focus.


It'll probably get a few Annie Award nominations.
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Thu Feb 09, 2017 6:35 am

AmericanErrorist wrote:
It'll probably get a few Annie Award nominations.


Oops, Annies do recognize films I just learnt. :v:

Best Animated Feature and many more
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Postby Applepie (?) » Thu Feb 09, 2017 3:06 pm

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Postby The Doctor (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:13 pm

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Postby drunkill (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:14 pm

Cats! Seapony princess? Super badass purple horse with facial scar! :yay:

Oh my. Leiv will make a good badguy too.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:20 pm

I mean, Spike is a two-footed guy, but in general the sentient creatures in FiM are four-legged. So the suave cat here is throwing me off.

Rest look OK though. I guess sea ponies were inevitable sometime, weren't they?
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:21 pm

The cat just looks like a design from another movie. It just doesn't seem to match he art style we see in the show. Or of those other characters.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:23 pm

I know we saw RD with a robotic wing in S5 finale, so Ms. Shadow here having a broken horn isn't as big a deal as it could be. The subtle scar by the eye is also curious...
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Postby Chronos30 (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:44 pm

Wayoshi wrote:I know we saw RD with a robotic wing in S5 finale, so Ms. Shadow here having a broken horn isn't as big a deal as it could be. The subtle scar by the eye is also curious...


That was fine as a quick throwaway gag. How big a part will Darkscar McEdgyOC play in this?
And I guess Equestria collides with the Cats Don't Dance universe?
Also why is a seapony named Skystar?

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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:51 pm

So Tirek's cousin Birek is going to be the villain? And Emily Blunt looks to be playing a badass again.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:58 pm

Wayoshi wrote:I mean, Spike is a two-footed guy, but in general the sentient creatures in FiM are four-legged. So the suave cat here is throwing me off.

It's not as though cat-people haven't been a part of MLP lore in the past. Go back to G1 and watch Escape from Catrina, the second G1 special.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:04 pm

So the only guest stars with characters yet to be revealed are Micheal Pena, Uzo Aduba, Zoe Saldana, and Sia.

Lol of all the characters to generate hype/controversy. I thought it'd be Emily Blunt's edgy OC. But nah it's the cat.
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:12 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:It's not as though cat-people haven't been a part of MLP lore in the past. Go back to G1 and watch Escape from Catrina, the second G1 special.


I mean we had the Diamond Dogs, but this design does look kinda weird at first glance. Same with the edgy OC :v:

The seapony looks good and I guess well get to find out more about Tirek's race. I'm intriged :ponder:
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Postby Ruflux (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:14 pm

Hoo boy, aside from the seapony those characters designs are pretty awful
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:24 pm

Ruflux wrote:Hoo boy, aside from the seapony those characters designs are pretty awful


I really like the Seapony design. The edgy Unicorn doesn't look too bad.


Meh on the Tirek-Yeti-Thing.


Cat thing looks like something from a totally different franchise.

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I mean we had the Diamond Dogs, but this design does look kinda weird at first glance. Same with the edgy OC :v:

The seapony looks good and I guess well get to find out more about Tirek's race. I'm intriged :ponder:


My problem with the cat is it just looks off. With the male characters on this show, there's usually a lot of sharp angles. The design looks too busy compared to the more simplistic designs we usually see.
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Postby Ruflux (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:28 pm

The cat looks like it escaped from the latest hot new furry VN, just with a design pass to remove some of the excess lighting bullshit and pointless little details
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:37 pm

I'm just happy for MC Skat Kat. All these years after the Paula Abdul video he finally started working again.
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:43 pm

DerFurShur wrote:I'm just happy for MC Skat Kat. All these years after the Paula Abdul video he finally started working again.
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 7:01 pm

Cat seems out of place. Design isn't bad, just stylistically it looks odd. Could be the lighting!

Seapony design is awesome. Edgelord McBrokenHorn isn't bad either.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 8:16 pm

Chronos30 wrote:Also why is a seapony named Skystar?

This is my biggest question right now, too.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 10:50 pm

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Alright we have Saldana's character. Another anthro. All that's left is Pena's, Aduba's, and Sia's.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 10:58 pm

A bipedal griffon?
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 11:34 pm

Is the griffon standing upright? It's hard to tell with griffons (and pegasi) in promotional art like that. Since the show frequently has them hovering so as to free up their forelimbs, if that one picture (and at such crappy quality) was taken from such a pose then it's hard to tell if she's flying or just standing.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Fri Feb 10, 2017 11:36 pm

Well, we definitely have some interesting new characters in the movie. Like others, I was surprised by Capper, but I'll wait and see what happens with him. Maybe he and Opal will team up to save the day. :vogue:
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Sat Feb 11, 2017 12:04 am

Well hopefully someone puts a better one out.
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Postby PaulloDEC (?) » Sat Feb 11, 2017 12:29 am

1 x battle unicorn
1 x seahorse
1 x blue Tirek
1 x cheeky cat
1 x swashbuckling griffon

Seems plenty diverse.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Sat Feb 11, 2017 12:40 am

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Here's a bigger version of the image, and you can clearly see she's standing on two legs, and there are no wings visible anywhere.

Also she has cleavage I think???????
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Feb 11, 2017 1:08 am

That looks merely like an upscaled version of the original tiny image. Besides, what's that thin, grayish-brown thing behind her? That's thin enough to look like a cat's tail.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Sat Feb 11, 2017 1:20 am

It's a strand of Saldana's hair
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Postby PaulloDEC (?) » Sat Feb 11, 2017 1:25 am

If not a Griffon, I wonder what she could be? The way she's standing isn't all that shocking (could just be a dramatic pose, or possibly she's a member of the Fosgitt subspecies) but the lack of wings is really interesting.

She looks like a pirate, so maybe a lack of wings led her to a life at sea?
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Feb 11, 2017 1:35 am

If she's not a griffon then I suppose perhaps she is meant more to just be some sort of bird. It's a bit trickier to make anthro versions of birds, since although they normally do stand on two legs, their forelimbs are also used for a different mode of locomotion. As such, you have to decide if they should still have wings in addition to their arms, if they should still be able to fly, etc.
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Postby Marimo (?) » Sat Feb 11, 2017 2:04 am

Based on the name Celaeno, I would say it's probably a harpy based on the mythological character of the same name.
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Postby Bakufoon (?) » Sat Feb 11, 2017 2:08 am

I think she's supposed to be a Harpy. Apparently Calaeno was a name given to one of the Harpies in Greek mythology :pinkieshrug:

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