I hope it's CG

[Daring_Do 552]

What if they used real ponies?

[Prospekt 10,984]

What if they used real ponies?

 

I saw this a few days ago and I just had to look for it again when I read your post:

 

 

 

 

Not sure how they could put wings on a horse without CG.

Edited July 25, 2016 by Prospekt

[Daring_Do 552]

I saw this a few days ago and I just had to look for it again when I read your post:

 

 

 

 

Not sure how they could put wings on a horse without CG.

You'd be surprised, the kind of prosthetics Hollywood can make. But even if not, just because the wings are CG doesn't mean the whole pony needs to be.

[Regent 77]

Yeah, I suppose that would work, but forgive me if I'm not completely convinced it would look good.  In that Superman pose, her forelegs are attached in a completely different place then when she's walking or standing at rest.  Her chest disappears entirely.  There's so much geometry that would need to move, shrink, or practically disappear.  I think the transition and the end result would look discordant to the eye.  I still think that for the most part, 3D characters need to maintain what would be physically possible for them if they existed in real life in order to look good.  But I know I still have a great deal to learn about this stuff.  Good suggestion, though.  Gives me something to think about and play around with.

In Father of the Pride, the lions would transition seamlessly from bipedal to quadrupedal anatomies. I don't think a lot of people noticed how different the two forms were, if it is noticed, it's specifically with the main character, Larry, who has a large belly only as a biped, but not as a quadruped. It worked fine technically, even though the show itself failed.

 

In your example, we're talking about the same situation, except Dash is in the air as a biped (superman pose), with all of the associated problems that might bring. Morph targets are commonly used this way, bound to armature conditions, so that the animator doesn't have to invoke them manually with sliders. When it works, it works great. There's also a bunch of other things that can be done in a rig to make this all work out, including the development of specialized plugins and scripts.

 

The eyeballs are the real problem IMO. I think it can be done right... but it's hard.

[SolyWack 482]

No! or yes. but it can only go two ways:

The good way:

Or the bad way:

And I did use these exact gifs in a topic talking about the movie being live action with CG ponies.

 

Where did you find that first gif? I would very much like to know how the creator made those Fookin Sweet hair effects.

[Sunny Fox 5,933]

Flash looks awful on the big screen.

Maybe that's why so many fans don't like him in Equestria Girls *ba-bump* *tish*  :-P

 

Seriously, though, I hope it isn't 3D CG. The Timberwolves looked pretty weird. I hope they stick with the show's usual style.

[\/ 650]

I'd rather it not devolve into a SFM-looking nightmare. No thank you.

[FanOfManyShows 396]

@@SolyWack, I found the top one here: https://derpibooru.org/1147843?scope=scped139d3877cd2c5bdff8a4c4cbb45c24fe2c2dad2. 

 

And I found the one below here: https://derpibooru.org/1106982?scope=scpeb4a0ab19cd797c7e227a4999349c503582bd8052

Edited July 26, 2016 by Frannis

[SolyWack 482]

@@SolyWack, I found the top one here: https://derpibooru.org/1147843?scope=scped139d3877cd2c5bdff8a4c4cbb45c24fe2c2dad2. 

 

And I found the one below here: https://derpibooru.org/1106982?scope=scpeb4a0ab19cd797c7e227a4999349c503582bd8052

 

 

I'm doing some 3d work myself, so these may help. 

[Babyyoshi309 1,829]

But if they use CG, non bronies would also find the movie attractive from the trailers, and would go to see it. In flash, only bronies will watch this movie.

 

What? What?     

What kind of logic is that? Non-bronies are not more likely to watch it if it is CG. Have you ever met a person who dislike MLP because of the animation style? I have not. Every non-brony or anti-brony I have ever heard of always dislikes MLP because of the slice of life plot or the fact that it is about magic ponies. Never have I ever EVER heard of a person who dislikes MLP because of animation style. As a matter of fact, the movie would probably get less views if it were CG, because some people like MLP only because of the animation style.

[Jeric 46,835]

What? What?

What kind of logic is that? Non-bronies are not more likely to watch it if it is CG. Have you ever met a person who dislike MLP because of the animation style? I have not. Every non-brony or anti-brony I have ever heard of always dislikes MLP because of the slice of life plot or the fact that it is about magic ponies. Never have I ever EVER heard of a person who dislikes MLP because of animation style. As a matter of fact, the movie would probably get less views if it were CG, because some people like MLP only because of the animation style.

I believe the point he was making was that the modern animated film is more apt to be CG model based, so there is a fair amount of conditioning and expectation. Removing for a moment the 2D animation fans (which I am definitely one of), there is a stronger draw to CG movies for a patron. I wonder if 2D is analogous to 'kids film's in some eyes. Not that the title will already give that implication ... but I digress.

 

That said, they are using Toon Boom and I do expect it to be 2D with some tweaks to the art design.

[TheAnimatorOfficial 566]

Are you kidding? Did you not just see Ice Age flop hard? Viewers don't care about the animation medium. They care about whether the story looks good or not.

Edited July 26, 2016 by TheAnimatorOfficial

[FlyPie 86]

No, please! Remember, it's made for girls about the age of seven or eight. They probably wouldn't like that kind of animation as much.

[TheAnimatorOfficial 566]

No, please! Remember, it's made for girls about the age of seven or eight. They probably wouldn't like that kind of animation as much.

Actually they love CGI. The issue is the film looking like absolute crap.

[Rosetta Spring 21]

I thought it already been confimed to be 2D made in a new better program than flash I'm not saying it can't work in CG cartoon can look great but I personally love HD 2D images they look amazing. I really can't wait for a trailer.

[Castle Bleck 19,167]

I thought it already been confimed to be 2D made in a new better program than flash I'm not saying it can't work in CG cartoon can look great but I personally love HD 2D images they look amazing. I really can't wait for a trailer.

 

I prefer the original style, too.

 

However, this person proves it's not impossible to make 3D work for it: http://creatorofpony.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=/

[Foxy Socks 2,596]

I wouldn't want it to be. I think the animation is fine how it is, and changing it would be awkward. It won't happen, for many reasons. Especially since the EG movies didn't use it.

[cmarston1 5,952]

I prefer the original style, too.

 

However, this person proves it's not impossible to make 3D work for it: http://creatorofpony.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=/

. If done in that kind of style than I would be okay with it. This is literally the only time I saw visually appealing 3D models of FIM.

[Moony the Cat 3,697]

Since i dislike the drawing Style more and more, an " everything else " would be great.

 

Cgi would be awesome, more detailed traditional Animation would be awesome even Puppets would be better but please not the ultra simplistic "save the most Money possible " Style for the Movie...

[dirtytimi 7]

IMO I think this style will be great for a cgi movie since the expression is one of the most important element for the mlp show ;3

Btw , if hasbro make it like the style of Bambi , it would also be ggggrreeeeatttttttt

Edited August 22, 2016 by dirtytimi

[MAIKUN 262]

IMO I think this style will be great for a cgi movie since the expression is one of the most important element for the mlp show ;3

Btw , if hasbro make it like the style of Bambi , it would also be ggggrreeeeatttttttt

Wow it would be a good idea like they did it with Un gallo con mucho huevos or Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods or that 2005 Magic Roundabout movie

[immblueversion 331]

We already have evidence that the movie will be 2D-based. There was Tara Strong's post with a cutout of Twilight with a slightly different design:

 

 

 

 

This matches up with a later-revealed model of Sia's character in the movie, Songbird Serenade, who was officially announced at this year's San Diego Comic Con:

 

 

 

 

Really makes me want to see what the animation will be like. With Toon Boom, you can never be quite certain.

[El Duderino 878]

Dreamworks and Pixar have managed to make animals look good in 3D while keeping the cartoon look. So why do people think 3D renders of MLP characters often look creepy? The thing is that the characters in MLP were designed with 2D animation in mind. That's partly why 3D versions don't work most of the time (in my opinion). For it to work in 3D, the characters would have to be re-designed with 3D animation in mind.

[ponytable 2]

I hope it is traditionally hand drawn, but it needs to be the same bright colors as the show.  It can't be too different.  I just pray to God it isn't CGI.

[FillyDilly9trillion 6]

Imagine how amazing it would look if they used Tangled-style 3D animation. I would be interested in how they handle Celestia's hair.

Let's hope they have good CGI animators  

IMO I think this style will be great for a cgi movie since the expression is one of the most important element for the mlp show ;3

Btw , if hasbro make it like the style of Bambi , it would also be ggggrreeeeatttttttt

all those sfm's look like poo campared to this