Alright, I feel better now.
Golden Russet has tossed a tweet up on his Twitter page about the status if Season two! It looks like animation has officially begun!
Golden Russets Twitter Page
I'm sure a few of you know the process, how long until we get fresh pony awesomeness?
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ReplyDeleteWOOT!!! Only thing that would make me happier is if they gave a release date for the first episode. Hopefully it will be sooner rather than later.
ReplyDeleteYay happy news, now time to sleep. =3
ReplyDeleteC-C-C-Combo Breaker!
ReplyDelete69th. Am I doin' it rite?
ReplyDeleteNOT FIFTH
ReplyDeleteIn the famous words of Flutter shy
ReplyDelete/gasps
Yay!
C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER
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ReplyDeleteI'm now happy
A NUMBER!
ReplyDeleteNOT FIRST!
ReplyDeleteBest. Day. Ever.
ReplyDeleteconfound these ponies, they drive me to browse equestria daily from work.
ReplyDeleteheck yes
ReplyDeleteNEW POLL THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER
ReplyDeleteI can't wait. I am too excited to sleep now.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteThe day you heard animators were starting to draw more ponies is the best day ever? What about the days you watched new episodes on? Or the day you saw Luna's episode!
The latter is a future day, but it's a good day.
It's gonna be SO. AWESOME.
ReplyDeleteomygoshomygoshomygoshomygoshomygoshomygoshomygoshomygoshomygoshomygosh!!!!
ReplyDeleteI had an awesome Birthday (June 14th) and this just tops it off! *explodes*
ReplyDeleteI know Seth already said it, but I just can't help myself.
ReplyDeleteYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES!
I has bought a Rainbow Dash. A little one, but I still love 'im.
ReplyDeleteYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES!
ReplyDelete*JUMPS AROUND*
YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES~
Now they start animating?!
ReplyDeleteThere goes my dream of them released an episode once per month through the summer
SO AWESOME
ReplyDeleteyay~
ReplyDeleteI'm excited! It's great how the dev team is keeping contact with the community through the summer!
ReplyDeleteSO AWESOME!!!!! /)^ 3 ^(\
ReplyDeleteThis pleases me. Hopefully they will start releasing teaser stuff throughout the summer. Stuff to help keep our community alive.
ReplyDeleteWOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!
ReplyDeleteFIRST!!! err..... YEAH! :D lol but seriously SEASON TWO! I NEED TO HIT SOMETHING THIS IS SO AWESOME!
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ReplyDelete-NO I MUST LIVE TO SEE SEASON 2 !-
-insert epic battle with death-
-Wins-
-eagerly awaits season 2-
I'll bite.
ReplyDeleteYES YES YES YES!!
Don't they already have the first two episodes fully animated?
ReplyDelete>wake up from nightmare
ReplyDelete>feeling like crap
>see this within 10 minutes of waking up
>end up waking everyone up by doing the following:
YESYESYESYESYESYESYES
*flies into wall*
YESYESYESYESYESYESYES
@Cony the Pony they had the storyboards done for the first few episodes, but not the animation. Animation only starts once the storyboards are finalized and they are absolutely sure they like the story for the episode.
ReplyDeleteGlorious news! Although, will they only air the finished episodes when all episodes are finished or will they air them as they are completed? Preferably the latter, though I am skeptical of that.
ReplyDeleteCan everyone knock off the 'first' crap? It isn't cool, funny or interesting, it's just stupid youtube shit, you contribute nothing to the comments.
Timline (roughly):
ReplyDelete1. writing process
2. storyboards
3. animation (ponies & such)
4. VA
5. Re-animation (mouth movements according to the VA)
6. Composing (can't have Pinkie singin' w/o music!)
7. final edits
8. Release
considering the animation is done in flash, the process will take faster than a normal cartoon, so the show should be out by early-to-mid fall
though, this is just my interpretation of what it would take
oh my god i'm soo happy right now i can't sleep its 5:42 AM where i'm at and i'm not sleeping 'till tomorrow. Do you hear me? Confound these ponies they drive me to insomnia
ReplyDelete@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteVoice acting is done before storyboarding, and I'm pretty sure songs are done earlier on, too. There have been updates on some of the VA's public pages (Facebook, Twitter) that they had already gone in for recording a long time ago.
The composing of the background music might be more post-production, though.
Great news! I just want to say how awesome it is that the show's creators are keeping us in the loop when events like this happen. It really makes us feel like a part of it.
ReplyDeleteYAY!!! This is exciting! :D
ReplyDeleteYES YES YES YES YES INDEED! :D
ReplyDeleteInsomnia indeed...4:10am here...need sleep.
ReplyDeleteBUT, I cant because this is so exciting!
But....but I want it RIIIIIGHT NOOOOWWWWWW
ReplyDeleteIsn't this exciting? Are you excited? 'cause I'm excited! I've never been so excited!
ReplyDeleteWell, except for the time I saw you walking in this town and I went: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZToJObeZ9mE
ReplyDeleteI feel like this is the second coming of Christ.
ReplyDeleteawesome! :D
ReplyDelete@Mpr
ReplyDeleteWell, except for that time when I saw Twilight and was all "HHHHUUUUUUUAAAAAAAAGGGHHHHH!" but I mean, really now, how can you top that?
My goal in life from now on is to survive in order to watch season 2. Clop school, clop work, I just need to be alive when this happens.
ReplyDeleteAt first, I couldn't wait to see the Lunar Eclipse
ReplyDeleteAnd now, this
SFGHHETSBTUYUTKUIYLGUGFSGFXBBVKDJAETAERETYYU <333
So freakin' awesome!
ReplyDelete@Mr.Brony
ReplyDeleteYeah, back in April they were doing storyboarding, and I'm guessing they just finished with layout.
Keep in mind the episodes will all still need sound effects and the background musical score in post-production.
I think Mr. Thiessen was correct in that we won't see any new episodes until fall. I'm still guessing September or October. :)
And so we all wait patiently for the Empire Strikes Back to come out, eagerly clutching our A New Hope merch and toys, hoping it'll be the same.
ReplyDeleteOh wait...
As the Engineer would say...
ReplyDeleteHEEHEE
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAWWWWW
First episode is obviously about Luna's return!
ReplyDeleteOMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!
@Raven It's my birthday too and I'm 18 !! *brohoof* BEST B-DAY EVER :'D
ReplyDelete@Anonymous Applejack would say that too :D
ReplyDeleteCan't wait...man, getting into this fandom when all the episodes are out, marathoning them...then hitting a full stop and getting to wait months...not fun.
ReplyDelete*takes a DEEP BREATH...*
ReplyDelete...yay. :)
@James
ReplyDeleteBe careful, man. Some of us have headphones on. You might bust our eardrums. :P
@Cony the Pony
ReplyDeleteI seem to recall something about them having made 28 episodes for the first season, but two of them being held back to air during the second season instead of the first.
@Eric
ReplyDelete>implying we need help to stay alive
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteI think they start airing when 60%-70% of the episodes are done. Remember how for the first, like, 16 episodes Derpy was normal and after that she returned to idiocy? They made that AFTER people responded to the original mistake with her eyes.
If this is how excited people here get when they announce that they have started the animation process, I can't wait to see the reactions when the show is done. I'm expect a few minds to be blown.
ReplyDelete@Heartmend ...why would the voice actors do their thing -before- the storyboards are done? They want to get the story down pat -before- committing their voices. If there's a change to the story.....yeah, the VA's most likely have different things to say.
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ReplyDeleteIt should still be awhile, I hope they don't rush things on our behalf. I'd hate to get a subpar product, I'd rather they take their time
ReplyDeleteYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!
ReplyDeletehell yeah also you should have used "of" instead of "if"
ReplyDelete*tries to think*
ReplyDeleteWell the voice acting will be done if they're starting animation. And from what I hear there's gonna be about 26 episodes again this season. When I worked on episodes of a cartoon we tended to finish all of them before they aired but with Depry being commented on it seems Studio B and whoever else is animating this works differently.
When I worked on a show we'd usually do all the initial animation in about 2 weeks, (sometimes 1) and would send it to the Studio that hired us. Then they would get back to us with corrections that needed to be done of selected scenes which would take about another week.
Post production usually worked with us in tandem but I'm an animator so I'm unaware of their exact work schedule.
We weren't in charge of soundtrack or SFX though so I'm not so sure about the time span that needs.
....I'm still a newbie animator XD;;
I'm still guessing we'll start seeing episodes around October though, not before.
Seventy Eighth!...?
ReplyDeleteCONFOUND YOU DOUBLE-FOURTH YOU DRIVE ME TO MISCOUNT BY ONE. :O
ReplyDeleteAlso YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES
:D
ReplyDeleteEXCITEMENT! /)^ 3 ^(\
I can't wait for these to air!
I don't care what number I am as long as I am between Fluttershy and Rarity <3
ReplyDeletehopefully season 2 will just as good as season 1, if not better.
ReplyDeleteI caaaaaaan't wait ;D
ReplyDeleteyay
ReplyDeleteDon't understand why this is a big deal to be honest. It's not like there was any doubt they would be working on season 2's animation soon...
ReplyDeleteSWEETNESS! SWEETNESS I SAY! MWA HA HA HA!
ReplyDeleteWell we all new animation was going to start eventually but anyway... Yay.
ReplyDelete94TH :p
ReplyDeleteSO AWESOME
*twitchy twitchy twitchy twitch*
ohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!
ReplyDeleteSo happy right now. :D
@Heartmend:
ReplyDeleteBut...wouldn't the storyboard kinda be needed for them to have the script that says what the voice actors need to say?
Also I'd think storyboards would be somewhat necessary to know what the songs would need to be like, though to a lesser extent.
I has a happy.
ReplyDeleteWell, this made my day at least :)
ReplyDeleteThough, I don't expect it as soon as some fellow bronies seems to do. I expect the first episode of season 2 to air in late october, earliest.
When I was in a VA workshop (back when I wanted to be a VA), I heard that sometimes a performance can influence the look so they want those first when they can get it.
ReplyDeleteThere's a moment in episode 2 when Twilight hesitates (thinks) before saying "spark" during her explanation to Nightmare Moon. I have a feeling that was one of those moments, and it resulted in another silly face from Twilight. Yay.
/)^3^(\
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Yes, the fan explosion. :D
Now, what FRESH things will they add that will trigger us to heights of silliness? ;)
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ReplyDeleteO______O i have an accident,
xD season 2 i can´t wait XDDDDDDDDDD
TSRIF
ReplyDeleteI take it you're all pretty happy... -_-
ReplyDelete...
YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES!
Who else shat themselves with joy when they heard that?
ReplyDeleteSweetness! Season 2 here we come!
ReplyDeleteOne-hundred and eleventh!!!!!
ReplyDelete@Shadowdemon137
ReplyDeleteI meant first...
AWWWWWWWWW YEEEAAAHH
ReplyDeleteAnd Soon we shall see how heavily the "Running the asylum" trope comes to bear on the cartoon. Bear in mind that it exists mainly as a toy-vehicle, so don't be surprised if number-pushers manage to co-opt things heavily should they find the market open to it. :P
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_8FEjV6pBo
ReplyDeleteJust a Dr Whooves video ^
The time it takes will vary based on the size and efficiency of the animation team. Unfortunately I haven't had the benefit of seeing one of these teams in action firsthand, so I can't exactly say how long it'll take. I think seven seconds a week per animator is a reasonable assumption, being that they're using symbol sets.
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ReplyDeleteOn topic: AWESOME!!
Applejack is helping me with the animation and im sure it will be Sooooo Awesoooome
ReplyDeleteAny ETA on release?
ReplyDeleteThe question being are they going to get X amount of episodes done and air them then air as they finish, or do the whole season then release?
Are you excited? Cause i'm excited! I've never been so excited!
ReplyDelete@Dangereaux
ReplyDeleteOne of the animators said each animator does one-minute scene in anywhere from a few days to a week.
Seven seconds? o_O
*inhails*
ReplyDeleteyay!
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ReplyDeleteOmigoshOmigoshOmigoshOmigoshOmigoshOmigoshOmigoshOmigosh!! *hooves on face*
ReplyDeleteBleh, wish they'd do ones aimed at older guys as well as little girls.
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ReplyDeletecant belive nobody has said this yet. SO AWESOME!
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ReplyDeleteAWW HAY YEAH!!! I CANT WAIT!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis has made my otherwise road apple day n.n
@Display Name
ReplyDeleteI would have thought storyboards would be done before, too!
I'm only going by what I've read from those who work on the show. (I know Mr. Thiessen was reviewing storyboards as early as March 29th, and as late as May 15th.) The script is finished first, then VA (and I think songs), then storyboards, layout, animation, etc. :)
Me 20 minutes ago; :c
ReplyDeleteMe now; 8'D
Best Day Ever!
What number are we on?
ReplyDeleteTHAT NUMBERST!
I'm still falling over in excitement.
ReplyDeleteI can't contain my excitement :D this is just awesome. Even only being a brony-ette for about a week I'm about to explode from excitement.
ReplyDeletebet 20 bucks that the first episode of season 2 will reach over 500,000 views
ReplyDelete@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteMore like millions
42nd! Wait, what?
ReplyDeleteYes! Sweet! But I just hope it's awesome, even if I have to wait until December and survive on drawing and writing fanfic that I'll never show anypony. I just want Season 2 to be awesome and filled with Luna and Derpy and whatever they think will work. I don't want to pressure them into crap. And if they think it'll shave a few days off their schedule to not derp Derpy's eyes, then we've got a problem.
ReplyDeleteWhoo! Season 2! Can't wait... need...more...ponies!
ReplyDeleteseason 2!!!
ReplyDeleteday just got 20% cooler
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THIRD!
ReplyDeletein the words of the immortal monty python: and now for something completely different
ReplyDelete*pushes space core into room: space space space commet galaxy stars orion spaaaaaaaaaaaaccccccccceeeee
awesome news!
ReplyDeleteSeason 3 production is starting next month as well!
ReplyDeleteWeren't 10 or so season 2 episodes already finished? I thought that included animation. It's an alien process to me, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, that's good news. I have a feeling season 2 is going to be worth the wait.
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ...omgomgomg...i cannot wait :D
ReplyDeleteI hope Derpy Hooves is made into a regular character with speaking lines and they make a plush toy of her!
ReplyDelete=3 Awesome! I can't wait! LOL!
ReplyDelete82nd. Idk, that my fav number. I gotta be on this thread, I cant wait for this to came out!
ReplyDelete@The Linker I want that Luna Episode
ReplyDeleteyay!
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