{"id":948,"date":"2009-09-11T07:33:12","date_gmt":"2009-09-11T14:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onebitpixel.com\/aml\/?p=948"},"modified":"2009-09-11T07:33:12","modified_gmt":"2009-09-11T14:33:12","slug":"motion-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onebitpixel.com\/aml\/?p=948","title":{"rendered":"Motion Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 8px;\" title=\"Red Son Motion Comic\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/red_son_cover-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Red Son Motion Comic\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>Love them or hate them motion comics are now more then a trend&#8230; halfway between a traditional, standard static panel comicbook layout and slightly less movement then a full featured animation&#8230; the &#8220;motion comic&#8221; is the next industry trend. Pundits would argue that it&#8217;s lazy animation but the creatives and suits have managed to both agree that it&#8217;s an avenue for a unique form of visual expression, distribution and <em>monetization<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Big names and large movie studios are getting in on the &#8216;action&#8217;. Stephen King&#8217;s novella &#8220;<a title=\"N\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nishere.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">N<\/a>&#8221; (I&#8217;m a sucker for anythings Stephen King) was a recent success as well as <a title=\"http:\/\/www.warnerbros.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.warnerbros.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Warner Brothers<\/a> motion comic preview marketing push for Will Smith\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s <em>I Am Legend<\/em> &#8211; I believe spin off company or division was created and some of them were written and developed by <em>Jada Pinkett Smith.<\/em> WB is in line to release several<a title=\"WB Motion Comics\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gamingangels.com\/2009\/07\/warner-bros-announces-new-motion-comics-on-itunes\/\" target=\"_blank\"> major new motion comics<\/a> this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Motion comics really take advantage of a small format and mixed media when utilizing off-the-shelf software like Flash and After Effects. The producers are able to quickly place a range of voice overs and sound effects, quick pans and cut scenes, slow fades and blurs as well as a mix of motion parallax and animated tweens.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the latest partnership and contest to start up&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Aniboom\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Marvel Motion Comics Competition. <\/strong><a title=\"http:\/\/www.aniboom.com\/competition\/marvel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aniboom.com\/competition\/marvel\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"http:\/\/www.aniboom.com\/competition\/marvel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aniboom.com\/competition\/marvel\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.aniboom.com\/competition\/marvel<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a title=\"http:\/\/www.aniboom.com\/competition\/marvel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aniboom.com\/competition\/marvel\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-949 alignnone\" title=\"Aniboom Motion Comics Contest\" src=\"https:\/\/onebitpixel.com\/aml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Picture-3-300x157.png\" alt=\"Aniboom Motion Comics Contest\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking to animators from around the world\u00e2\u20ac\u201dpros and students\u00e2\u20ac\u201dto show us how they would make a Motion Comic.\u00c2\u00a0 We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll start showing submissions this coming Monday, and much of the time the early entries have the tendency to get higher views, more community support, and a better shot at prizes&#8211; submitting early (and often) helps animators lead the pack.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0To download pages of original Marvel Comics, along with audio and music assets, go to Aniboom.com\/Marvel\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthere are prizes which range from $2K for first stage finalists to a $10,000 Grand Prize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love them or hate them motion comics are now more then a trend&#8230; halfway between a traditional, standard static panel comicbook layout and slightly less movement then a full featured animation&#8230; the &#8220;motion comic&#8221; is the next industry trend. 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