March 2013
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Is Double Rainboom premiering at 9 PM EST or 9 PM EDT ? I know it sounds like a dumb question, but because of daylight savings, time is confusing.
You’re right! We changed to EDT not too long ago. Sorry about the mix up. The premiere will be at 9 PM EDT. Good thing the mix up just means you might be an hour early ^^
Double Rainboom World Premiere on Everfree Network →
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Get ready! Double Rainboom will be premiering tonight at 9:00 PM EST at http://everfree.net/! Stay tooned after the premiere for a question and answer session with Zachary Rich, the episode’s writer and director, and the rest of the crew.
How does Dashie do a double Rainboom? Isn't that more impossible than a blind narwhal completing the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros 2 on the NES when riding a unicycle which is on a speeding motorbike attached to the back of a dolphin doing a triple somersault through a hoop whistling "the star spangled banner" (whilst also saying "so long and thanks for all the fish" in dolphinese) with the tank of water for the dolphin being affected by the infinite improbability drive.
You make a strong argument.
February 2013
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Double Rainboom Update!
Howdy everypony!
During our crew meeting today, we watched the first half of our film in its final timing! We’re only missing character animation in one shot. There are a few other tiny things to fix up, but it’s been sent off to sound!
Today we also completed every single one of our 116 backgrounds! Phew, that’s a lot of backgrounds.
We are 97% done with all character animation and 81% done with all the special effects.
Get ready! Our trailer, along with our official release date, will be out soon. We’ll be releasing the first half of the film on Saturday, the 9th of March at 4pm at Momocon in Atlanta, Georgia.
Panel and Premier of Double Rainboom at Momocon Facebook Event
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Stay tuned!
- Cara
January 2013
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Double Rainboom Update!
We have officially finalized all our aniamtics! Sounds a bit delayed right? Well don’t you fret because we only have 11 shots left to hand out! We are 78% done with all character animation, 44% done with special effects, and 69% done with backgrounds! We start on postproduction tomorrow and hope to be done in February, but there is no set-in-stone release date.
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Stay tuned!
- Cara
December 2012
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How long will the complete animantion be?
We’re estimating that Double Rainboom will be about an entire episode long when it’s complete (the episode won’t have intro titles though). It will likely be slightly longer than 22 minutes by the time it’s done.
November 2012
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I noticed that in the puppets, there aren't any any back or back 3Q shots. Aren't gonna have any ponies from the back or back 3Q?
We have shots in Double Rainboom with the back and back 3 quarter views of the ponies, but we didn’t make formal puppets for them. We handed out those shots with the back and back 3 quarter views to more experienced animators who could manipulate the puppet parts we already had and draw in new ones where needed.
are the Cutie Mark Crusaders going to be in Double Rainboom?
Yes! We’re working on their shots right now!
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Just a quick question about the puppets. I notice that the other sets of forelegs (T2, T3, and T4), are on separate "guide" layers. Do the guide layers have an actual purpose, like, can their "guide" status be switched on and off during animation? Or are they there as a place you can copy/paste other leg shapes from onto the unguided T1 layer during animation?
Kind of. If all the different legs are going to be used in a shot then they are taken off ‘guide’ and are given keyframes where they need to appear. They generally stay on their original layers. I hope that helps!
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Crew Meeting Summary!
Howdy everypony!
At our last crew meeting we went over the promos that will be released in the coming weeks leading into post-production. We will be releasing a tutorial on how to animate our pony puppets, Zach will be narrating a Double Rainboom update promo to let everyone know how the project is going, and we will be releasing a trailer. It will take about two or three weeks before the next promo will be released though.
We also met our shot quota this week! (Despite finals at SCAD) Which means we are on track for finishing Double Rainboom!
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Stay tuned!
- Cara
Will you be making a Rarity flash puppet?
Yup! We still plan on making a Rarity puppet but because of the complexity of her hair we haven’t started her yet.
