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If you missed it last night, see it on YouTube!

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:02:14 -0400

If you missed it last night, see it on YouTube!

While making Double Rainboom a term came up called ‘ice...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:45:27 -0400

While making Double Rainboom a term came up called ‘ice cream snuggles’ or ICS. It means… a mistake is so unnoticeable only an animator would see it. So, here is Zach, our director, snuggling some ice cream!

Check out this Double Rainboom fan song by Roomie!

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:12:53 -0400

Check out this Double Rainboom fan song by Roomie!

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.

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:04:00 -0400

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 ^^

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Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:53:44 -0400

Double Rainboom World Premiere on Everfree Network

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:46:27 -0400

Double Rainboom World Premiere on Everfree Network:

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.

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:42:05 -0400

You make a strong argument.

Howdy everypony! Our trailer has been released! We will be...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 08:36:12 -0500

Howdy everypony!

Our trailer has been released! We will be releasing the first half of Double Rainboom on Saturday, March 9^th at Momocon and Cloudsdale Congress and will be releasing the entire episode for everyone to see on March 30^thhere: http://www.youtube.com/user/Flamingo1986Studio?feature=watch

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Stay tuned!
- Cara

Double Rainboom Update!

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:11:56 -0500

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

Double Rainboom Update!

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:02:21 -0500

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

Check out our newest promo video!

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:01:53 -0500

Check out our newest promo video!

Guess who rigged these guys?! Yours truly! Ben Mangum did an...

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:45:00 -0500

Guess who rigged these guys?! Yours truly! Ben Mangum did an awesome job re-purposing the Twilight Sparkle rig for each of the other ponies. Enjoy!

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- Cara

How long will the complete animantion be?

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:45:21 -0500

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.

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?

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:52:00 -0500

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?

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:05:26 -0500

Yes! We’re working on their shots right now!

Our new puppet tutorial has been featured by Equestria Daily!...

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:44:38 -0500

Our new puppet tutorial has been featured by Equestria Daily! Zach Rich (our director & producer) has created a tutorial to show everyone how to animate the puppets that are available for download on our website, www.doublerainboom.com. The three files you need to follow along are here.

http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/11/double-rainboom-puppet-tutorial-series.html

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?

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:33:47 -0500

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!

Howdy everypony! We have just released part one of our puppet...

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:45:41 -0500

Howdy everypony! We have just released part one of our puppet animation tutorial! This video goes over how to animate our smiley face demo, how to set up rough key animation, and begin puppet animation. Enjoy!

Crew Meeting Summary!

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:08:56 -0500

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?

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:18:04 -0500

Yup! We still plan on making a Rarity puppet but because of the complexity of her hair we haven’t started her yet.