Re: How Pony is Formed: Production and Business Thread
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Mr. Big
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EquestriaGuy wrote:I don't think they'd be writing S5 yet. Animation for S4 hasn't even started yet, or perhaps is just now getting off the ground. This is definitely a good sign she is writing on S4.
Lorce wrote:
I dunno, i interpreted the reduced fees (or budget i guess, since this was published in november) for Q1 2013 as S4 being closer to complete or maybe just in latter stages of development
(For Q1 2013, the breakdown for major projects over $0.10 million for DHX Vancouver was $0.91 million for My Little Pony Seasons 2-4) Source: http://www.dhxmedia.com/press-room/317- ... -kids.html
EquestriaGuy wrote:
I'm not even going to begin to understand how that works, but we do know they're just starting since the animators DHX were hiring had to be in place for Jan-Feb, and voice recording recently started after the contracts were signed.
Perpetual Lurker wrote:This seems to be the correct thread to post this, so here's some good news!
These are the music credits on Daniel Ingram's website. It lists Seasons 1-4 of MLP as 91x22, meaning Season 4 is getting the full 26 episodes!
Wayoshi wrote:Good shit man
Now, is 66x1 DVD really gone and was meant as a series finale if no S4 after all?
EquestriaGuy wrote:
If they were supposed to be creating it between August and Dec, and Tim Stuby said the pony floor was a ghost town during that period, then I'd wager it probably was scrapped. The 1x66 was probably meant only in case they were forced to end S3 with a one parter, so they could end the series with a 90 minute special on The Hub, which they could then sell on DVD.
Mr. Big wrote:The August-December date was when Top Draw in the Phillippines was working on it. DHX Media would have done pre-production work (designs, storyboards, etc.) before August. In animation, when everything gets sent to overseas studio most of the pre-production crew would either be laid off or work on something else; only the key crew, like supervising directors, would stick around for any troubleshooting or whatnot.
EquestriaGuy wrote:
After storyboarding, animation goes through key layout before it's sent to animation, and even then it's subject to revisions. It obviously meant something to him if there was nobody on the pony floor as recent as late September. I really don't know if we're gonna get the 1x66.
Mr. Big wrote:Layouts is part of pre-production.
EquestriaGuy wrote:
Is there anything you don't consider pre or post production?
Mr. Big wrote:
In animation, it typically works like this:
PRE-PRODUCTI
ON (Domestic Studio):
Writing
Storyboarding
Designing
Layouts (if done in-house)
Voice Recording
Sheet Timing
PRODUCTION (Overseas Studio)
Layouts (if outsourced)
Backgrounds
Animation
Clean-Up
Coloring
Compositing
POST-PRODUCTION (When footage returns to Domestic Studio)
Re-Takes (done Overseas with notes on what needs to be corrected)
Music
Sound Editing
Editing
EquestriaGuy wrote:Well we know with this show that voice recording comes before storyboarding, and obviously after writing. From Dart's tweets we also know designing comes between the two.
Wayoshi wrote:Hub perhaps had not yet committed to beyond 65 eps, so perhaps much of 2012 was a dead time period in terms of getting started on S4. The comic book series in part was a hedge-risk move in that it will now will become the lifeblood of new material for a long stretch of time - hopefully we can make it.
Wayoshi wrote:Here's another possibility... S4 is 13 eps and S5 is 13 eps, in accordance with the new iTunes organizing?
Jyu wrote:https://twitter.com/TheCFullerton/status/299312253268795392
Looks like Charlotte only co-wrote one episode in season 4. Sorry don't know how to embed tweets.
Mr. Big wrote:And, am I correct in assuming that Fullerton wrote on Angela Anaconda? Ouch. Things you do for paychecks.
The Ghost Of Ember wrote:Didn't action league now! Get a spinoff? I liked that one best as a kid.
Wayoshi wrote:Potential big news tomorrow?
Wayoshi wrote:Potential big news tomorrow?
EquestriaGuy wrote:also there's "we grew revenue in our girls category, driven by furby and MLP's brand innovation and immersive experiences"
Orange Fluffy Sheep wrote:i am not ready for the transhumanist revolution to begin with my butt