Well, this has been a very productive month, indeed. At this moment, Episode 3 is just over a minute long. Half of that is the sprite part of the story intro without stops for text. The other half is, of course, pure fighting. I am amazed with how quickly this project is progressing. I am in full "animate" mode, meaning that a portion of every waking thought is dedicated to this project.
In this fight, I am incorporating new choreographic techniques due to the style of characters that I have selected. It will be unlike any other sprite fight ever created. It has an entirely different style, even from my previous works. The "style" is really the only thing I can change at this point. That fact was known to me long ago and my fight cards are planned in such a way as to challenge me to work with characters with varying abilities. By using different characters with different abilities, I avoid the trap of tedium and monotony that many animators fall into by using the same "type" of character over and over again. (I'm looking at you, shoto animators...)
That said, I am now working with some very interesting fighters. As you are probably already aware, this fight will be waged between MK and SF. I am not willing to divulge the identities of the fighters at this time, but I can give a few nonspecific bits of information to people to chew on.
My chosen Street Fighter is one that has been seen in flash before but, in my opinion, has never been used to their full potential. Looking at this character's sprites, I am shocked that they aren't used more often in fights like this. The choreographic options for this character are almost limitless. I look forward to unlocking this character's true awesomeness. I say "looking forward to" because I have yet to do it. Let's just say that the Mortal Kombat fighter is damn good and has pretty much owned the first thirty seconds. Heh... heh... heh...
Oh, and on a more shameless note, It's my birthday! Twenty-six isn't really a milestone, but I'll take any opportunity I can to celebrate. I started celebrating early by taking the entire week off from work. Paid vacation and all that. Considering that October 7th is one of the very few "holidays" that I actually bother to observe, I might as well make a week out of it!
R1665
Shock-Dingo
Happy birthday man, I hope you have a great one! :)