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Depression - Road to Recovery => One Step At A Time => Topic started by: jali on November 12, 2016, 10:52:56 PM
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Hi,
I've been suffering with depression over 10 years now, it had/ has a strangle hold on me, some days are better then others, I started to feel depressed during my time at university, don't get me wrong I had friends, but family life wasn't too good, I've always had a svelte body, but started putting on weight around the time I was studying at university, I use to tell myself that I didn't have time to exercise due to my assignments, looking back it was me just making excuses, I had plenty of time I just did other things instead,
Let me tell you, when you start putting on the pounds people notice, it started off with the odd quip here and there, you know, puffing out their cheeks, to let me know I've put on some weight, or my favourite one, the finger jab to the gut, I would laugh it off, but deep down it hurt, In time my family jumped on the band wagon, and started letting me know I was looking HEAVY, but in my head it was the same old me, surely I haven't put on that much weight,
I can still remember the day I realised I was fat, it was unsettling to say the least, I was at a job interview and I was wearing an expensive pin striped shirt
, the interview wasn't go well, and to add insult to injury, I bent down to pick something up and my shirt ripped, right where my belly button is, I managed to hide the tear with my tie, I finished the interview and returned home feeling pathetic, I felt that way for a long time, falling deeper into the abyss.
I was a university graduate who didn't have a job, I felt like a complete loser I would spend all day online., It was during this time while on youtube when I stumbled across an old interview of Pat Morita AKA Mr Miyagi, he talked about a lot of things he had to over come in life, it struck a cord with me
it's this quote that helped me
"people say, well you gotta be lucky,
luck has an element, yeah you gotta have some talent,
yes you gotta be at the right place right time,
it takes a whole hell of a lot of perseverance passion and love,
and many many many steps along the way,
and not always in a direct line,
in order to get from here to there,
you have to walk side ways some, you gotta walk obliquely,
and maybe two step backwards for one step forward, and vise versa,
it's a whole process, it's called a life,
and as long as one, regardless of his or his perception of where they want that life to ultimately be, they cant give up,
for one reason or another, you know, your out of work, or life seems to be against you,
you hit all these bottoms, it can break your spirit, break your heart, and cause you a lot of grief and stuff,
you know if your really meant to get some where, regardless of what profession it is, your gonna get there, but you can not keep trying, to get there,
cause nobody hands you anything in life, we all know that,"
man, that really hit home for me, and thus filled me with a greater sense of vigour, I started training again, it's been a few years since, and I've managed to lose the weight and out on a little bit of muscle, I still have that ripped shirt, I like to look at it at times, it motivates me to never let myself become that way.
I've been documenting my progression, challenging myself, here's what I've done so far,
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF-hH5hjD5U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptlgPxFEYpQ[/url)
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAJUvW8Opz8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Yi-1gCZMc[/url)
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZqeFAw-JE0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjoFHtWCOi0[/url)
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsno9jlerdI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ976WX2_LY[/url)
youtube.com/watch?v=l_p-wokHvzQ[/url]
youtube.com/watch?v=zK1v_5G-Jdc[/url]
youtube.com/watch?v=nY85aGZo3Go[/url]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg_D-q02g0w (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg_D-q02g0w)
I know that was a long rant, but it's something I've been wanting get of my chest
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I understand where you're coming from 'cos I've been in the hell-hole myself. You're doing the right thing though, Jali, keep on keeping on and you'll get there in the end!
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thanks for the reply,
everyday is a struggle, i'm glad I can get things off my chest here, i've been hiding the fact that I suffer with depression from everyone, friends and family alike, these challenges are a way to keep me on track,
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I anyone is interested, here is a link to the Pat Morita AKA Mr Miyagi interview,
http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/pat-morita (http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/pat-morita)
man, did this guy have to over come some series stuff
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Do you keep a diary or blog or anything like that? I just know that sometimes there are things you don't want to make public is all. I couldn't be without my blogs now!
Let it all out here and we will always listen to your words. We may not have magic words or anything, but we all know where you're coming from 'cos we've prolly been there ourselves or can feel your pain. Let it all out to us, Jali!
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Do you keep a diary or blog or anything like that? I just know that sometimes there are things you don't want to make public is all. I couldn't be without my blogs now!
Let it all out here and we will always listen to your words. We may not have magic words or anything, but we all know where you're coming from 'cos we've prolly been there ourselves or can feel your pain. Let it all out to us, Jali!
No, I don't really keep a diary or blog, I did contemplate keep a journal (manly version of a diary lol ) but I decided against it, I cant risk someone reading it, even right now as I type these words I feel some what ashamed, don't get me wrong I am a strong willed person, but it's the sadness and feeling of despair that get me down some times, I wish I didn't feel like this, but I am on the road to recovery, I felt a lot worse a few years back, I at least have a job now, be it a crappy one, but a job non the less, and those challenge videos give me a sense of accomplishment
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How about a private blog and not giving anyone the url? That's how I started mine and when I got used to seeing that big, fat zero in the "number of times read" column, I started putting more and more personal things in each time I needed to... maybe try that or something? :happy0158: Or use a totally different name for your blog that no-one would be able to connect to you? :happy0158:
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Welcome Jali,
I've suffered with depression for most of my of my life so have had to change my ways of coping over the years.
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Welcome Jali,
I've suffered with depression for most of my of my life so have had to change my ways of coping over the years.
I've been suffering since by 20's im 32 now, it just sneaks upon you, i wish they would told me about the pitfalls of life in school, college or university, I've been kick in the proverbial teeth probably a million times, be it from getting ripped off from employers, to scammed in life as well as online, (i'm looking at you ebay), it doesn't help that people these days have forgotten what kindness, compassion and decorum are,
my ways of coping is to train hard, push myself to be the best i can be, i'm done listen to the nay Sayers, and the people who have mocked me, I know as long as I keep trying i'll get to where I need to be, I know it wont be easy, and i'll probably get smashed against the rocks, but that will just motivate me to try harder
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UPDATE:
Completed another challenge, 1 hour Single Leg Jump Rope non stop,I did roughly 1000+
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKzSKamVjeY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKzSKamVjeY)
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Blimey! I hope you're feeling really proud of yourself :happy0158:
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Blimey! I hope you're feeling really proud of yourself :happy0158:
thank you for your comment, I always feel a great sense of accomplishment whenever I complete these challenges, I feel like if i can complete a feat like this, then i cant be a complete loser, right? :chin:
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Blimey! I hope you're feeling really proud of yourself :happy0158:
thank you for your comment, I always feel a great sense of accomplishment whenever I complete these challenges, I feel like if i can complete a feat like this, then i cant be a complete loser, right? :chin:
Definitely! I don't reckon you are a loser at all anyway though :biggrin: :hug: if you want it
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thank you for your kind words,
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Just being honest :biggrin: :hug:
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You do deserve to feel proud of yourself for getting fit and being focussed on that :happy0158:
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thank you Amanda, and Pip, some times all it takes is a kind word, I Completed another challenge, 1 hour Squat Kicks, I did 1100
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCVF_voRAbY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCVF_voRAbY)
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That's so totally awesome, Jali! :happy0158: I'm guessing you were cream crackered after doing them all though!
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thank you ,I was pleased with myself, but the camera cut off my lower legs, I only have myself to blame for that :bash:
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:hug: Your camera filmed most of your body though and I could see what you were doing so there's no harm done! :happy0158:
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thanks for the comments, it's just sloppy presentation, though that being said I now know why it happened, it would appear that the leg extenders on my tripod have become loose, and must of slid down a little while filming, cutting off my legs, it almost happen today when I was filming this weeks challenge, but I was able to nip it in the bud, before any damage was done, looks like i'll have to buy a new tripod,
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Would you be able to use your current tripod until Christmas so that you can get a new one or money towards a new one without paying out too much of your own money? ;) Is there a temporary fix you can use on it or anything like that... sellotape or tightening the wheel or whatever? ^-^
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i think i'll buy a cheap one from poundland or something, I used one before and it worked pretty well
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Okey dokey :D
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Update:
Completed another challenge, 1 hour T Push Ups STRICT FORM I managed to do 565,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJyluw_51A4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJyluw_51A4)
Im really proud that I completed this challenge, i maintained strict form the entire duration, the only down side is the camera stopped recording at 52 minutes,
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:o just push-ups are hard enough, but to add the T to it and doing so many of them was just incredible!
:happy0158:
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:o just push-ups are hard enough, but to add the T to it and doing so many of them was just incredible!
:happy0158:
thanks, i'm proud that I accomplished this, but alas my happiness was short lived, just got some bad news, (personal) one step forward two steps back, :bash:
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We'll listen and do our best to support you if you want to talk about the bad news you had? :hug: if you want it
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UPDATE:
completed another challenge, bench dips managed to do 1140
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw_ordnTlvk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw_ordnTlvk)
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!!! That was impressive in my eyes! Keep going, Jali!
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!!! That was impressive in my eyes! Keep going, Jali!
thanks, I will, I've set myself a goal, and I will achieve it
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Can I be a nosey cow and ask what that goal is? Feel free to tell me to get knotted if you want to :tongue0015: lol
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Can I be a nosey cow and ask what that goal is? Feel free to tell me to get knotted if you want to :tongue0015: lol
Sure, my goal is to complete a challenge every week for one whole year, i know it will be hard, and the challenges really take a toll on my body, but, upon completing these challenges they make me feel like i'm not a complete loser and maybe i am worth something
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Can I be a nosey cow and ask what that goal is? Feel free to tell me to get knotted if you want to :tongue0015: lol
Sure, my goal is to complete a challenge every week for one whole year, i know it will be hard, and the challenges really take a toll on my body, but, upon completing these challenges they make me feel like i'm not a complete loser and maybe i am worth something
!!! You're a stronger human than me then! Have you got 52 things already planned or are you taking it a week at a time? Will they all be done at home or will some be at a gym or in the park or something like that?
Feel free to tell me to get knotted if you like! lol
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Can I be a nosey cow and ask what that goal is? Feel free to tell me to get knotted if you want to :tongue0015: lol
Sure, my goal is to complete a challenge every week for one whole year, i know it will be hard, and the challenges really take a toll on my body, but, upon completing these challenges they make me feel like i'm not a complete loser and maybe i am worth something
!!! You're a stronger human than me then! Have you got 52 things already planned or are you taking it a week at a time? Will they all be done at home or will some be at a gym or in the park or something like that?
Feel free to tell me to get knotted if you like! lol
hi,
i'm taking it a week at a time, yes they will all be done at home, i'm running out of body weight exercises to do, so I think I will include some dumbbell exercises as well,
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Have you thought about searching the internet for other body weight things you can do? Or seeing a personal trainer just once to get other ideas of things you can try? You're doing so well, Jali!
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thank you, for showing interest in my well being and goals, :hug: your words are uplifting
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Just being honest and hoping I'm not offending you :happy0158:
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update:
shredded mother f*cker push up challenge (fitness addict)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAfBygg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAfBygg)
sorry about the bad language it's a video someone on youtube challenged me to do, so here it is
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I couldn't watch it... got a message saying "This video does not exist. Sorry about that" with a sad smiley where the video should be :chin:
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I couldn't watch it... got a message saying "This video does not exist. Sorry about that" with a sad smiley where the video should be :chin:
try this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAfBygg4g3Y (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAfBygg4g3Y)
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You're getting some decent shoulder muscles, Jali!
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You're getting some decent shoulder muscles, Jali!
thanks, just an added bonus of doing all the exercises :biggrin:
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You're getting some decent shoulder muscles, Jali!
thanks, just an added bonus of doing all the exercises :biggrin:
I'm guessing you are getting fitter and the Endorphins are kicking in each time you do it too!
Edited to add: Don't suppose you know of any exercises to get rid of huge fatty thighs do you? I'm getting muscular calves and my stomach is shrinking by walking the pup every morning but it's not affecting my thighs at all... I can only get jeans just above my knees because of my thighs being so big :-\
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You're getting some decent shoulder muscles, Jali!
thanks, just an added bonus of doing all the exercises :biggrin:
I'm guessing you are getting fitter and the Endorphins are kicking in each time you do it too!
Edited to add: Don't suppose you know of any exercises to get rid of huge fatty thighs do you? I'm getting muscular calves and my stomach is shrinking by walking the pup every morning but it's not affecting my thighs at all... I can only get jeans just above my knees because of my thighs being so big :-\
the exercises that target the thighs are squats and lunges, do those and you will see an improvement,
also another UPDATE:
dumbbell triceps extensions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4GYNF-p9qk&t=62 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4GYNF-p9qk&t=62)
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OMG... that dumbbell looked really heavy and you are getting good arm muscles too!
Don't suppose you fancy doing a short video showing me how to do squats and lunges do you? Would I be able to do them leaning against a wall or on my bed or anything like that? It's just that my legs aren't very strong and I walk with a quad cane everywhere!
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OMG... that dumbbell looked really heavy and you are getting good arm muscles too!
Don't suppose you fancy doing a short video showing me how to do squats and lunges do you? Would I be able to do them leaning against a wall or on my bed or anything like that? It's just that my legs aren't very strong and I walk with a quad cane everywhere!
thanks, yeah the dumbbell is fairly heavy, 20kg, I have some video on youtube showing how to do squats and lunges check them out,
here is a video for assisted squats, same principle would work for lunges too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q941WQLcyg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q941WQLcyg)
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OMG... that dumbbell looked really heavy and you are getting good arm muscles too!
Don't suppose you fancy doing a short video showing me how to do squats and lunges do you? Would I be able to do them leaning against a wall or on my bed or anything like that? It's just that my legs aren't very strong and I walk with a quad cane everywhere!
thanks, yeah the dumbbell is fairly heavy, 20kg, I have some video on youtube showing how to do squats and lunges check them out,
here is a video for assisted squats, same principle would work for lunges too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q941WQLcyg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q941WQLcyg)
OMG! I don't know how you even lifted it up let alone exercised with it... don't suppose you fancy coming over and helping me carry a 6kg bag of vet food into the kitchen tomorrow or Tuesday do you? ;)
I'm going to give the squats and lunges a go tonight, that way my legs can recover while I'm asleep! lol
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OMG... that dumbbell looked really heavy and you are getting good arm muscles too!
Don't suppose you fancy doing a short video showing me how to do squats and lunges do you? Would I be able to do them leaning against a wall or on my bed or anything like that? It's just that my legs aren't very strong and I walk with a quad cane everywhere!
thanks, yeah the dumbbell is fairly heavy, 20kg, I have some video on youtube showing how to do squats and lunges check them out,
here is a video for assisted squats, same principle would work for lunges too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q941WQLcyg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q941WQLcyg)
OMG! I don't know how you even lifted it up let alone exercised with it... don't suppose you fancy coming over and helping me carry a 6kg bag of vet food into the kitchen tomorrow or Tuesday do you? ;)
I'm going to give the squats and lunges a go tonight, that way my legs can recover while I'm asleep! lol
when i started getting back to exercising, i started off with 10kg, after 6-12 i felt strong enough to move onto a set of heavier 20 kg weights, i'm planning on moving up in jan 2017 to 30 maybe 40kgs,
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!!! Just take it slowly and introduce smaller weights first so that it's not a painful transition for your body is all! :hug:
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!!! Just take it slowly and introduce smaller weights first so that it's not a painful transition for your body is all! :hug:
I think i'm at a point where I can handle the heavier weights, :happy0158: p.s thank you for taking interest in my thread, :hug:
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I just meant 25kg then 30 then 35 and then 40kg was all! :tongue0015: lol
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1 hour jumping Jack jabs challenge non stop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lOFI7hr0bk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lOFI7hr0bk)
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Looking good, Jali!
Daft question, but why do you punch the air in front of you after the star jumps... or is that the jabs bit?
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Looking good, Jali!
Daft question, but why do you punch the air in front of you after the star jumps... or is that the jabs bit?
yeah, that's the jabs, nit, I saw someone on youtube do it, and it looked fun,
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Update:
Completed another challenge 1 hour push up mountain climbers, I managed to do 1030
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGrJ-9UOjeY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGrJ-9UOjeY)
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That's awesome, Jali! Well done you! :happy0158:
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1 hour Dumbbell Squats Challenge I managed to do 1030 in total
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuLZitYFefk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuLZitYFefk)
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Good going, Jali... you've got the start of a 6-pack growing above your belly now!
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Good going, Jali... you've got the start of a 6-pack growing above your belly now!
thank you for your kind words, :happy0158: they always put a smile on my face
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Just being honest with you! :tongue0015:
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update:
1 hour steps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWcRuy4D8z0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWcRuy4D8z0)
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Looking good, Jali! Keep going, you're doing really well! :cheerleader:
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Looking good, Jali! Keep going, you're doing really well! :cheerleader:
thanks for the kind words
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Just being honest with you! :happy0158:
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Update,
1 hour dumbbell shoulder press
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU6WLhZonLo#)
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It says it's no longer available! :(
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Amanda, I can see the video okay :happy0158: so I don't know why the message is under the video.
Jali you do look good :biggrin:
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Amanda, I can see the video okay :happy0158: so I don't know why the message is under the video.
Jali you do look good :biggrin:
I feel like a right dumb arse now! I just read the error message and didn't see the arrow on the video! D'oh!
Jali - I'll go and have a look at the video now... your arm muscles are incredible!
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Amanda, I can see the video okay :happy0158: so I don't know why the message is under the video.
Jali you do look good :biggrin:
I feel like a right dumb arse now! I just read the error message and didn't see the arrow on the video! D'oh!
Jali - I'll go and have a look at the video now... your arm muscles are incredible!
Are you starting to struggle with the weights, Jali? Don't hurt yourself... slow things down and ever so slowly increase the weights you lift, maybe?
:hug:
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Amanda, I can see the video okay :happy0158: so I don't know why the message is under the video.
Jali you do look good :biggrin:
I feel like a right dumb arse now! I just read the error message and didn't see the arrow on the video! D'oh!
Jali - I'll go and have a look at the video now... your arm muscles are incredible!
Are you starting to struggle with the weights, Jali? Don't hurt yourself... slow things down and ever so slowly increase the weights you lift, maybe?
:hug:
Hi,
sorry for the late reply, thanks for the encouragement, i'm still training as usual, I've improved a lot since the videos, I'm still dealing with the depression, it's not as bad as it use to be, but I think it's something that I will have to battle with the rest of my life, spending time with my nieces and nephew helps a lot, i'm an animator/ graphic designer by profession, so my niece has been asking me to make an animation of her,
so after months of nagging I finally did it, boy was she happy, :happy0064:
I was going for a Mr bean for kids type of vibe I hope it comes a cross
Test animation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5YHJTvEK8s
Episode 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p56sAiST2bo
Episode 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLWYXXLQ24c
once a again, thank you from the bottom of my heart, for all the encouragement and help you have provided :-*
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They are all awesome video's, Jali! WTG you! :happy0064:
Just a bit of constructive criticism though, the "is" in "episode" is really hard for me to read, so maybe you could use a slightly darker background or font colour on each one you make? Same with a couple of the letters in the bit at the bottom of episodes 1 and 2?
Sowwy! Feel free to tell me to get knotted if you like, just thought I should mention it is all :hug:
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They are all awesome video's, Jali! WTG you! :happy0064:
Just a bit of constructive criticism though, the "is" in "episode" is really hard for me to read, so maybe you could use a slightly darker background or font colour on each one you make? Same with a couple of the letters in the bit at the bottom of episodes 1 and 2?
Sowwy! Feel free to tell me to get knotted if you like, just thought I should mention it is all :hug:
thanks for replying,
yeah, I realised that too, the weird thing is they look fine on my laptop, I might just change the font colour so it's darker, it's good to hear from you, I've missed chatting with you, your messages with motivate me, sometimes all you need in life is for one person to ignite the spark to get the fire that burns inside of you to burn brighter. so thank you,
by the way did you try those exercises I suggested for you?
i'll be posting more often, hope to hear from you soon :love0003: :cathug:
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I'm using a laptop too... maybe try looking at it on a PC monitor instead of a laptop just to be sure?
Can't remember if I tried the exercises or not! Can I be a PITA and ask you to send them again please? Sowwy!
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I'm using a laptop too... maybe try looking at it on a PC monitor instead of a laptop just to be sure?
Can't remember if I tried the exercises or not! Can I be a PITA and ask you to send them again please? Sowwy!
you're right, I checked on my brothers pc, it is hard to see will fix in the next episode,
here is the video to a exercise that will target the thighs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q941WQLcyg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VusCUj61wDA
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I'll give the assisted squats (the first video) a go if I can find anywhere stable enough to support me holding onto it but there's no way I can do the exercises in the second video because I'm not stable enough on my feet and even laying on my side ones would weaken my knees too much... not trying to be a party pooper, just realistic is all :(
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Good to know you're doing okay, I like the videos.
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I like the first video and I'm gonna give it a try but the second video was a no way right now kinda thing lol
How are you doing today, Jali?
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episode 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImjzvNX2boE
Amanda I took on board what you said about the font colour being hard to read, so I changed it,
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Much better... just wondering if a child would be allowed to use a saw and hammer on her own though? Just a minor health and safety thingybob :-\
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Much better... just wondering if a child would be allowed to use a saw and hammer on her own though? Just a minor health and safety thingybob :-\
thanks for the reply, lol I suppose a child could use a junior hammer and saw :chin:
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I've never even heard of junior hammers and saws so you're one step ahead of me there! lol Maybe include a parent or much older sibling to it or something like that so that the child is still doing the hammering and sawing but they have adult supervision so that children aren't tempted to use their parents tools without supervision?
Just a thought so that you aren't sued after a child breaks their fingers with the hammer or slices through a vein with a saw is all :happy0158:
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I've never even heard of junior hammers and saws so you're one step ahead of me there! lol Maybe include a parent or much older sibling to it or something like that so that the child is still doing the hammering and sawing but they have adult supervision so that children aren't tempted to use their parents tools without supervision?
Just a thought so that you aren't sued after a child breaks their fingers with the hammer or slices through a vein with a saw is all :happy0158:
Thanks for the reply, lol at being sued ;), i'm aiming for the type of cartoon of a bygone era, you know like old tom and jerry and the loony tunes cartoons, mixed with a little bit of Mr Bean thrown in for good measure,, adding other characters will complicate things, it'll mean another character for me to draw and animate, I did contemplate it, like just drawing the lower half of the adult character, the same way they did it in tom and jerry, who know perhaps a might, but as it stand right now i'm trying to keep it simple,
I just finished a new episode,
https://youtu.be/h_Ocm2xYAT8
let me know what you think,
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Lookin' great! You're so talented! :happy0064:
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Lookin' great! You're so talented! :happy0064:
thank you very much, in means a lot, most people don't have any faith in me or my dreams, they wont me to become a mindless drone, I know if I keep at it, I might get some where in life, thanks for believing in me, sometimes in life all you need is someone to create the spark to ignite the fire inside of you, :hug:
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Keep at it, Jali! Bad days are bound to happen 'cos that's just the pooyness of life, but have faith in yourself and confidence in your abilities and you'll get there before you know it!
:youtheman:
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Keep at it, Jali! Bad days are bound to happen 'cos that's just the pooyness of life, but have faith in yourself and confidence in your abilities and you'll get there before you know it!
:youtheman:
thank you :hug:
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Episode 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykcdKcmGGn8
my niece came up with the plot
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Another good one... the text at the very beginning is a bit quick to read though, sorry!
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Another good one... the text at the very beginning is a bit quick to read though, sorry!
do you mean the text at the end? it reads " don't worry it's just a cartoon i'll be fine" I thought it was a little fast, will do better next time, thanks for the critique :happy0158:
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Nope, I think I meant the bit before it starts... hold on and I'll have another look, just to be sure :happy0158:
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When she's reading the tablet at about 35 seconds in, it's way too fast to read it all is all... I know the voice-over is reading it too, but being able to read it along with the voice would really help your younger viewers and encourage them to read is all - sorry! :hug:
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When she's reading the tablet at about 35 seconds in, it's way too fast to read it all is all... I know the voice-over is reading it too, but being able to read it along with the voice would really help your younger viewers and encourage them to read is all - sorry! :hug:
ohh, I see, It didn't dawn on me that people would actually want to read along, I thought the voice over would be enough, thanks for letting me know, will bear this in mind next time
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It depends on the age of your intended viewer... if they can't confidently read for themselves then it's fine, but if they are learning to read or the parent wants them to read along then they will want to be able to read along on the tablet screen too... sowwy!
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Episode 6
https://youtu.be/Lf7MlLcPySs
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It's a good episode, just waaaaay too grown up... a child the age of Jannat would be getting their exercise on bikes or playing kiss-chase or whatever, rather than lifting weights... the bike riding is good and realistic for her age, but the weightlifting is waaaay too mature... sorry!
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It's a good episode, just waaaaay too grown up... a child the age of Jannat would be getting their exercise on bikes or playing kiss-chase or whatever, rather than lifting weights... the bike riding is good and realistic for her age, but the weightlifting is waaaay too mature... sorry!
thanks for the reply, believe it or not my niece has lifted weights, not to the extent of the cartoon, she lifted 15kg with two hands mind you, she's unusually strong, but I do see where you're coming from, it was mainly for comedic effect, just like when she used the pull down machine and it shot her up to the ceiling ;D
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Ah right, I just thought you were aiming it at kids was all :happy0158:
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Episode 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4-vzEvNKBA&t=5s
this one took a little longer to complete,
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That's a good one too! I loved the toothpaste bit! lol
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thanks for the comment, my goal is to create 10 episode, i'm almost there :happy0064:
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Keep at it! You're so creative! :happy0158:
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thanks, my niece really enjoys them :happy0158:
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I can see why!
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Episode 8
https://youtu.be/hSCEDmk7Tp0
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lol - great stuff, WTG Jali! :happy0064:
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thank you, I'm getting close to my goal of 10 episodes, :happy0064:
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I'm guessing you did the illustrations to make the video's? If you did, I seriously reckon you could make a living doing it if you make the video's longer too! I'm not saying that just to improve your confidence, it's how I genuinely feel!
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I'm guessing you did the illustrations to make the video's? If you did, I seriously reckon you could make a living doing it if you make the video's longer too! I'm not saying that just to improve your confidence, it's how I genuinely feel!
thank you, yes I did all the illustrations, Believe it or not I did work as a graphic artist for a very big company, I made good money, but alas like all good things my contracted ended, I've done some small freelance stuff here and there since, thank you Amanda you're one in a million, your reply's make my day and motivate me to keep pushing forward :hug:
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Do you know how to create webpage animations? Do you do graphic design or video's? Whichever one it is, get yourself over to Fiverr (not a typo, there really are two r's) 'cos they are a worldwide freelance dooberry that offers all kinds of things that people need. Steve's on there as a web developer and I've used them to plan out novels for me when I'm stuck for ideas and you charge whatever you want then wait for people to find you!
Every time someone pays for you and you've done it, you need to put the ad up again 'cos it's taken down when you've got someone who has paid for your work which is slightly frustrating but it's all free... you only pay when you sell and you can look around the site for people who are looking for your type of things for free too. It's the advertiser that pays when it's been done!
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Do you know how to create webpage animations? Do you do graphic design or video's? Whichever one it is, get yourself over to Fiverr (not a typo, there really are two r's) 'cos they are a worldwide freelance dooberry that offers all kinds of things that people need. Steve's on there as a web developer and I've used them to plan out novels for me when I'm stuck for ideas and you charge whatever you want then wait for people to find you!
Every time someone pays for you and you've done it, you need to put the ad up again 'cos it's taken down when you've got someone who has paid for your work which is slightly frustrating but it's all free... you only pay when you sell and you can look around the site for people who are looking for your type of things for free too. It's the advertiser that pays when it's been done!
I do everything 2d/3d animation illustrations ect ect, will check it out thanks
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Bearing in mind that I know nothing about illustrating, how about putting your name out there on the interwebs to see if you can get your name out there too? If you search for job sites advertising for illustrators then it might lead to something more permanent that you can do at home?
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Episode 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XSnbhtFVzg&feature=youtu.be
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Looking good, Jali!! :happy0158:
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thank you
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episode 10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5nFuhgyj9w
finally reached my goal of ten episodes :happy0064:, feels good, i'm going to take a short break, threat not will be back, thank you to all the people who encouraged me along the way, your kind words kept me motivated
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I was worried at the start that it'd be too violent but I'm glad I was wrong :happy0158:
Congrats on reaching your target... keep going after your break too!
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I was worried at the start that it'd be too violent but I'm glad I was wrong :happy0158:
Congrats on reaching your target... keep going after your break too!
Thanks for the comment, I try to makes these as kid friendly as possible, my niece and her friends watch them, I try to give the animations a looney tunes type of flair to them, don't worry I plan on creating more animations
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Now that you've said about Loony Toons I can totally see that now... maybe try making each video a bit longer for your next target... aim for a minute and a half or two minutes or something?? :excited:
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Check out my new animated series, it's aimed at a more mature audience, I tried out some new techniques in this one, I hope it shows
it's called UFC Reanimated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xiah3DQoSzg
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Blimey Charlie!! That's a lot different to your previous ones!
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yeah!!! it's different, I tried to create a narrative from sound bite's of the characters real life counterparts, I also wanted to incorporate talking, I think it turned out well, will continue to improve
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You did really well... definitely a new career if you can eek out the length of each of them to be 2 or 3 minutes!
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UFC Reanimated Episode 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyU-QiaizAs&feature=youtu.be
viewer discretion is advised :P
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Good going! The viewer discretion was because of the language used, yeah? I was hoping it wouldn't be someone getting their head chopped off or throwing up or whatever, but swearing is OK by me... might be wise to send future swearing bits to Pip first though, just in case there are any small ears about when a member clicks on the link?
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Good going! The viewer discretion was because of the language used, yeah? I was hoping it wouldn't be someone getting their head chopped off or throwing up or whatever, but swearing is OK by me... might be wise to send future swearing bits to Pip first though, just in case there are any small ears about when a member clicks on the link?
Hi.
Yeah, the discreation was for the language, lt's nothing anyone hasn't heard before, episode 3 will be more child friendly, p.s what did you think of epsiode 2? for anyone who isn't in the loop, there is an ongoing gag in the mixed martial arts community that edmond is in love with ronda, and that he is a creep, (well according to ronda's mother anyway) so all I did was, use sound bites to create a narrative,
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Honestly? I found it a bit confusing, but that could have been from not being able to remember what happened in episode 1... I'll go and watch them both again now though :biggrin:
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It has potential, but it's not as good as your child ones that you did before these 2 episodes... sorry! Maybe I'm just not used to grown-up stuff so can't give you any helpful feedback. Keep going though, as long as you enjoy it you will find the right audience one day!
As it's for adults it needs to be a lot longer and more intense though as well as filling in the gaps between the different scenes - right now you start off OK then within literal seconds we're at the end... what happens in the middle? Why does it go from broad daylight to the middle of the night in less than a step from the character? Even for the most hardened walker, walking for hours on end will get boring... maybe the character could kick a can or stone or a car could pass or something? Things like that... sowwy! :hug:
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You are talented :biggrin:
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Definitely agree with Pip! You've got more talent in your little finger than I've got in my entire being! Keep at it for as long as you enjoy it, Jali!
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thanks for the feed back, will take on board what you guy's have suggested, check out episode 3, it's a little different
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KyLubfycUA&feature=youtu.be
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Like it! :happy0064: :happy0158: You really should make them longer... this one is really good and I've got the song going round and round in my head now lol
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Like it! :happy0064: :happy0158: You really should make them longer... this one is really good and I've got the song going round and round in my head now lol
thanks for the kind words, believe it or not this 1:39 piece of animation took 5 weeks, I was working on it 5-6 days a week, maybe in the future I might make longer videos, I know right, the song is catchy
here is the original video the animation is based off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0CfNA12aFw
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Definitely agree with Pip! You've got more talent in your little finger than I've got in my entire being! Keep at it for as long as you enjoy it, Jali!
this is one of the few things that keeps the depression at bay, I feel a great sense of accomplishment when I've finished these animations
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So you should! They are great and I can't wait to see your next one! Just no horror or throwing up for me please! lol :happy0064:
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So you should! They are great and I can't wait to see your next one! Just no horror or throwing up for me please! lol :happy0064:
thanks for the kind words, I think I might do some animations of my favourite comedians,
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Go for it! Might be wise to email their management if you're planning on anything other than personal pleasure with them though, 'cos of some kind of legal thing that stops you gaining profit for using their fame or something like that? I ain't a legal bod, but surely it's better to be safe than sorry? If they are just for you and the forum then forget I said anything though :happy0158: :hug:
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Good luck with your idea to do animation :happy0158:
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Just finished an animation based on the locker room segment from the congratulationspodcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZnmbBgRL3Y&feature=youtu.be
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That's great work, Jali! Good going and you should definitely look into putting it on a site or something if you want more people to see it too!
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thanks for the kind words, I think the animation turned out really well, I tried some new things in this one, the animation is based off an American comedian, I've sent him a message on twitter with a link to the animation hopefully he sees it and shoes it to his friends and fans
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I hope you get a reply from the comedian! If he replies, maybe ask for a quote that you can put in any future ones featuring him? If he agrees it will give you such a confidence boost and by putting all your animations on a site, you can put other quotes from other featured famous bods too which will boost your ranking and you'll get more visitors and maybe even requests from others... you can so do this, Jali... remember us when you're famous? ;) :happy0064:
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I hope you get a reply from the comedian! If he replies, maybe ask for a quote that you can put in any future ones featuring him? If he agrees it will give you such a confidence boost and by putting all your animations on a site, you can put other quotes from other featured famous bods too which will boost your ranking and you'll get more visitors and maybe even requests from others... you can so do this, Jali... remember us when you're famous? ;) :happy0064:
believe it or not, he has done it before, for another animator who created a video about him, i'm hoping he does it for me too, I worked really hard on the video and think it shows,
here is the video in question
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lzoQvOC_GI&t=43s
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My internet connection is like a yo-yo for some reason today, but I'm hoping it'll stay up for long enough to watch the video... hold on!
Is it just my iffy internet connection or is it supposed to be jittery?
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it might be your internet connection
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Ah right. Okey dokes :bash:
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Yeah, it was my internet connection 'cos it was fine when I watched it again just now :happy0158:
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new animation based of the segment from the JRE podcast, If it's 2 in the afternoon and you aint high
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg-CIR7xvT4
(https://preview.ibb.co/chJaHf/Joey-Diaz-Thumb3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gL4FHf)
WARNING BAD LANGUAGE
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Honest feedback? It was good but hard to understand most of it because of the background noise. Keep going though... you're really good with the animation stuff!
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Honest feedback? It was good but hard to understand most of it because of the background noise. Keep going though... you're really good with the animation stuff!
I get where you're coming from, I've been listening to this guy for 9 years now, he does have a thick new york accent, you're right about the background noise, the actual clip is longer but I decided to cut it short because of the noise, that being said, it's one of his most famous quotes and people have asked for an animated version of it,
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added subtitles to the video, you should be able to understand what is being said :happy0158:
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Thank you so much for adding the subtitles... makes it a lot easier to follow now :happy0064:
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Thank you so much for adding the subtitles... makes it a lot easier to follow now :happy0064:
your welcome, it didn't dawn on me that it would be hard to understand, I've been listening to this guy for some time now that it's probably sounds normal to me
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It's not you, it was the background noise that interfered with my understanding of what he was saying but the subtitles really helped, so thank you for adding them! :biggrin:
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feeling a little disheartened, sometimes it's the people closet to you that are the ones that can say things that hurt the most, I do all these animations and extra things in life and "THEY" still think I'm a loser, why can't I be like everyone else, is what they say, because i'm NOT, that's why,
if anyone here can retweet or pass on my animations to people you know it'll be much appreciated, i'll prove them all wrong one day, sorry for the rant, been eating away at me, since yesterday, :bash:
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I'm so sorry they hurt you and I totally agree with you, you're doing your best and you are really good at it too! You've got more talent in your little toenail than I will ever have. You can do it, don't listen to the people tearing you down, they are just jealous of your creativity is all. :hug: if you want it?
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thanks for replying, they want me to be a drone, a sheep, to follow without question, but I refuse, i'd rather go with out, then sell my soul,
I'd rather toil in the dirt for years trying to achieve my dreams, then work some dead end job. it's not like I don't have money, because I do, a decent amount, it's never enough, some times I wonder why. god does it infuriate me :bash:
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I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to reply! Totally agree with you about needing a fulfilling job and I definitely agree that you should work somewhere that does your heart good, rather than dreading every day of work! I hope you find something soon and that you find it fulfiling when you eventually find it!
Keep on keeping on and it'll happen for you eventually!
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New Chris D'elia Eminem rap parody animation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhOwzbuXxLM&t=11s
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You're doing really well! Maybe keep a list of all your links that you can give to prospective employers so that they can see just how talented you are?
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thanks for the advise, believe it or not I worked for a big company doing this kind of stuff, the only downside was you get worked like a dog, I want to do my own thing, be my own master so to speak, this latest video has done well I've got 500+ views and it's only been 1 day, usually it takes weeks or months to get that many, someone was kind enough to retweet it and it got a lot of likes, will do more comedian stuff, they usually appreciate it when someone does things like this for them
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I can see why you got so many views! Do you post it on Facebook and Twitter too then? I think I asked you this before and you said you did, I just can't remember for sure... sowwy!
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yeah, I do post on facebook and twitter, I don't have many friends on facebook, only a handful, and the same goes for twitter, twitter is better because you can send direct messages to famous people, and it isn't considered creepy or annoying, i'm hoping someone recognises my efforts and I can get a following to do the thing I love the most, which is be creative, i'm more of a lone wolf type person, I don't really like working with other people, it's not that I can't I just prefer working by myself,
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I know precisely nothing about how the animation world works, but is there a society you can join to help you to expand your reach or anything? Not an agency or anything (unless you want to of course) but like peer support and crits from others who are animators too? Similar to this forum but instead of being a depression support group, maybe a peer group for animators so that you can get feedback on your works, gain contacts in the industry and find the sort of job that you want... some way to earn money by working on your own but still that support to give and receive when you want/need it? Like SCBWI and the SoA for children's writers and illustrators?
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I'll be passing on your animations :happy0158: - my mum was the worst for putting me down which just encouraged me to be me and not what she wanted me to be.
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I am a part of a bunch of animation forums, not too dissimilar to this site, they do help a lot, with the likes of critique,
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I'll be passing on your animations :happy0158: - my mum was the worst for putting me down which just encouraged me to be me and not what she wanted me to be.
sorry to hear that, my family are a lot like that, here's a new animation I just completed, it just so happens to be a motivational speech I animated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=431f0KjakWc&t=5s
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I agree with Uncle Joey... next week is going to be the best week of your life! You can so do this, Jali... just keep giving it your best and grab every opportunity as it arises! Make full use of the animation forum and don't forget about them or us when you're rich and famous!
Is there a book or website or anything that like that which lists all the companies looking for new talent right now? Might be worth poking around on Amazon or your local library or asking the animation forum about what your next step should be?
Keep up the great work, Jali! ;D
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I agree with Uncle Joey... next week is going to be the best week of your life! You can so do this, Jali... just keep giving it your best and grab every opportunity as it arises! Make full use of the animation forum and don't forget about them or us when you're rich and famous!
Is there a book or website or anything that like that which lists all the companies looking for new talent right now? Might be worth poking around on Amazon or your local library or asking the animation forum about what your next step should be?
Keep up the great work, Jali! ;D
thanks for the reply, I've worked in the animation/games industry, I did enjoy it but, you get worked like a dog and are forced to work on things that you might not find interesting, I want to go at it myself, create content that interests me, carve my own path, be my own master, I know it will hard,
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It'll be hard, but worth it if you can create the path of your dreams... it won't all be easy going, but you can do it! :happy0064:
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Hi guys,
finished another animation, it took a while but I got there in the end check it out,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3huVC8zBeQA&feature=youtu.be
here is the original clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7U3wmUCe8Q
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Lookin' good, Jali! You do realise that the video jumps just very slightly at around the 2.10 mark though, right? Other than that you should feel really proud of yourself for everything you've achieved!
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Well done :happy0158:
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thanks for all the encouragement
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Have you thought about making a career out of doing animations? Or do you just want to do it for fun and as an escape? You've definitely got a talent to be proud of!
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Have you thought about making a career out of doing animations? Or do you just want to do it for fun and as an escape? You've definitely got a talent to be proud of!
Yes I worked as a digital artist for a massive company, made good money but had to relocate to another city and worked long hours, don't get me wrong I enjoyed the work, but missed my nieces , I've been doing freelance work and working part time retail/ office work,
the problem with freelance work is, clients want the world but feel like it's ok to pay peanuts, i'm working really hard on my youtube channel and hope I could make something from it, plenty of people on youtube make a decent living, my channel is small at the moment but it is growing in numbers,
I would love for me to turn making animations on youtube, into my main source of income, it doesn't even have to be much,
for me it's not about money, but doing something you love and enjoy doing, I usually put in 5 hours a day, 5 days a week into my animations,
It's hard work but I enjoy it, I wish I had support from my family but they think it's just a stupid dream, I just need to believe in myself and keep pushing forward.
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I understand how hard freelancing can be 'cos my hubby is a freelancer too.
I know I've prolly asked this before but my brain damage has made me forget - do you have a website for all your animations? If not, I can help you to come up with a basic one if you want me to? Either pure html or in an online editor like Wix or whatever? You just need somewhere to put all your creations so that when you get a company interested in your work but want to see your portfolio, you can send them just one URL with all your animations listed instead of a list of YouTube URLs is all.
What about your CV? Is that up to date? You'll be able to put your site URL on that too so that future employers can feel impressed by your talents and call you in for an interview.
Do you have business cards ready to hand out too? That's something else to think about too!
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I understand how hard freelancing can be 'cos my hubby is a freelancer too.
I know I've prolly asked this before but my brain damage has made me forget - do you have a website for all your animations? If not, I can help you to come up with a basic one if you want me to? Either pure html or in an online editor like Wix or whatever? You just need somewhere to put all your creations so that when you get a company interested in your work but want to see your portfolio, you can send them just one URL with all your animations listed instead of a list of YouTube URLs is all.
What about your CV? Is that up to date? You'll be able to put your site URL on that too so that future employers can feel impressed by your talents and call you in for an interview.
thanks for the offer but it wont be necessary, I already have an online portfolio, you can help by just forwarding links to my animations to any friends or family members, every view counts, it doesn't cost a thing and really helps me out
Do you have business cards ready to hand out too? That's something else to think about too!
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Send me the URL of your online portfolio and a brief bit of info about you and the job you're looking for so that I can put it on my jobs blog for you? No guarantees, but surely anything is better than nothing? :happy0158:
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just finished a new video, check it out,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JElP...ature=youtu.be
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It says the video is unavailable :(
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:(
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I clicked on your link and got a message saying Video unavailable
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that's strange, try this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JElPLfY3k9g
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What a great animation!
You know that the first little bit is blurry before it suddenly becomes really clear and HD-like though, yeah? Keep going, Jali - you've got a real talent there! Maybe contact Ariana Grande's musical team to see if there's like a team of fans you can join who make video's or animations or whatever from her music?
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thanks for the kind words, I have sent a tweet to Ariana Grande, god knows if see will see it? I worked really hard on it, it's one of the longer animations I have done, took five weeks to complete,
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I hope she replies! You did really well with it and, I'm guessing, a reply from Arianna Grande will do your confidence and maybe even your depression the world of good!
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I hope she replies! You did really well with it and, I'm guessing, a reply from Arianna Grande will do your confidence and maybe even your depression the world of good!
I can only hope she she's it, but I wont hold my breath, i'm proud of completing this project, it took a while but I got there in the end, i'm always trying to improve, and I hope it comes across in each piece of animation,
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Don't give up too soon... maybe email the link to her management bods or fan club or something like that? It's definitely not what most of her fans could do so hopefully if you get it to the people who look after her she stands more of a chance of seeing it? Maybe don't expect a reply so that you don't get disappointed, but it's definitely something to be proud of and hopefully by going via the people that look after her too, you stand a better chance of her seeing and enjoying it?
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I like that one, very professional :happy0158:
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Don't give up too soon... maybe email the link to her management bods or fan club or something like that? It's definitely not what most of her fans could do so hopefully if you get it to the people who look after her she stands more of a chance of seeing it? Maybe don't expect a reply so that you don't get disappointed, but it's definitely something to be proud of and hopefully by going via the people that look after her too, you stand a better chance of her seeing and enjoying it?
I've sent a link of the animation to her facebook and twitter groups, so hopefully she might see it, I know she's a busy person, and perhaps she cant respond to everyone who sends her stuff , but I think her fan would appreciate it, it's still early days yet, will see what happens over the next few months, I will try harder in the next animation,
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I like that one, very professional :happy0158:
thanks, I actually worked as an animator for a graphic design company, it paid well, but had had to work long hours,
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I've sent a link of the animation to her facebook and twitter groups, so hopefully she might see it, I know she's a busy person, and perhaps she cant respond to everyone who sends her stuff , but I think her fan would appreciate it, it's still early days yet, will see what happens over the next few months, I will try harder in the next animation,
You're doing great already, Jali... I hope you get some kind of reaction from her, even if it's just a smiley :happy0158:
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just finished an animation of one of my favourite comedians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuG_uxQbhww
original clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEW6ETubR-M
(https://i.ibb.co/x5zh3xY/Shot10100.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dKkB78t)
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Lookin' good, Jali!
Do you have a website to put all your animations on? If not, it's definitely something to consider and it doesn't have to cost a single penny as long as you don't mind having ads on your site!
Might be wise to contact the people you animate in advance just in case they don't want you to do it though? Just a thought :hug:
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That is good.
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just finished a new animation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfTBMBvbypE
(https://i.ibb.co/Q7VN6BZ/Brendan-Thumb-Nail.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Fk1wBv9)
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That was so good. You're really talented at this animation thing!
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That was so good. You're really talented at this animation thing!
thanks you very much it means a lot, i'm always trying to improve, this along with exercise are the few things that help with my depression, it gives me something to do,
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You've definitely found something you're good at with the animations! How long, just roughly, does it take from you getting the idea to posting it up here please? Are they drawn pixel by pixel too? Which programme do you use to make them?
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You've definitely found something you're good at with the animations! How long, just roughly, does it take from you getting the idea to posting it up here please? Are they drawn pixel by pixel too? Which programme do you use to make them?
I usually plan well in advance the projects i'm going to undertake, the length of time it takes depends on how long the audio clips I animate to are,
for example, a 1 minute piece of audio could take between 2 - 3 weeks, I use a combination of frame by frame and tween animation, I use Adobe flash cs6,
thank you for you kind words, i'm just finding it difficult to grow my youtube channel, it bums me out some times, I put in so much effort and it feel like i'm not getting anywhere, Every animation I do I try to push my skill and try to add something new, I just have to keep on trucking and maybe i'll get somewhere :(
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This is by no means a quick solution, but do you have a website that you put all your animations on? Ideally with your own domain so that it's ranked higher in search engines but it's a great way to get your talent out there!
I've got a link on my homepage about how to create a basic webpage for free so that might be the next step for you? It takes maybe an hour to get the basics of a subdomain and hosting sorted on Bravenet and I think the more frequently you update the index page and get those meta-tags chosen well, the easier you are to find by Jo Public.
Domain names and hosting cost you money but they are sooo worth it and it looks more professional too. It's better to be able to remember "jo-public.com" rather than "my_subdomain.freehost.com/?457934/#RaNdomcharActers/m0reCharacters" right? lol
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Adobe flash cs6 is one of the best you can use but that's the problem it takes time to promote anything including your channel.
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I know enough about websites to get myself online but my hubby is a web developer by trade and I can put you in touch with him for some advice if you want me to? He knows his onions 'cos within a few months of creating a site for someone from scratch, she had her first sale after the customer found her site in Google. She was over the moon and it was all purely because of what Steve did.
He can build your site and support it for you for a year for a really good price if you want? I'll PM Pip now to see if she approves of his URL and if she does, I'll try and remember to put it here for you!
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I know enough about websites to get myself online but my hubby is a web developer by trade and I can put you in touch with him for some advice if you want me to? He knows his onions 'cos within a few months of creating a site for someone from scratch, she had her first sale after the customer found her site in Google. She was over the moon and it was all purely because of what Steve did.
He can build your site and support it for you for a year for a really good price if you want? I'll PM Pip now to see if she approves of his URL and if she does, I'll try and remember to put it here for you!
Pip's approved the site so the URL is http://dohsoft.co.uk/ (http://dohsoft.co.uk/) - quotes available on request and his brother can do the graphics for an additional price too!
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Thank you for your suggestions, I do have a site where I can promote my site,
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You can start by putting it in your email sig and on forums and stuff like that (click on the globe on my profile, here on the forum, to get to my navigation page for example). If you've got Facebook or Twitter you can add the link to your profile and Steve can help you with getting into search engines like Google and Bing. Steve's contact details are on his site.
I know nothing about how to get listed on search engines except that you need to regularly update your index page to stay listed in them. Steve's definitely the man to ask about things like that!
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Bill Heder presents schwarzenegger baby Animated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cftxLvSYA8
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Lookin' good.
The yellowy cream thing behind the character though, is that a cot or radiator please?
Keep going, you've got a real talent!
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Lookin' good.
The yellowy cream thing behind the character though, is that a cot or radiator please?
Keep going, you've got a real talent!
thanks for the kind words, it's supposed to be a cot,
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Ah right... is there any way you can maybe put in the two end bits (head and foot of the cot) or maybe a mobile or pillow or something like that to make it more obvious maybe? Give it more of an extra dimension that it's not thin and attached to the wall? Sorry! You're so good at the animations, it just needs a little bit more work on the cot to make it more immediately obvious what it is?
:arms: if you'll accept it from me now?
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New video, my laptop finally died after 10/11 years of service it will be missed, but I have a new laptop now cost a pretty penny but boy is it powerful,
here is my new animation preview, let me know what you think,
Speechless animated music video preview, hope you like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnUeF1MZ7Kw&feature=youtu.be
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:o You did that from scratch? It must have taken you forever! :thud:
Definitely one to be especially proud of there, Jali!
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That is good :happy0158:
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:o You did that from scratch? It must have taken you forever! :thud:
Definitely one to be especially proud of there, Jali!
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thanks for the nice comments, yes I did it from scratch, I would have upload it two weeks ago but, my laptop died just before I could complete the last few bits so I had two wait until the new laptop arrived before I could finish it, it did take a while, I know a lot of people upload a bunch of crap (to put it lightly) on youtube, I want my videos to be quality of quantity, if this videos gets a good response then I will complete the entire song, if not I will leave as is
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That is good :happy0158:
thanks means alot
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:o You did that from scratch? It must have taken you forever! :thud:
Definitely one to be especially proud of there, Jali!
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thanks for the nice comments, yes I did it from scratch, I would have upload it two weeks ago but, my laptop died just before I could complete the last few bits so I had two wait until the new laptop arrived before I could finish it, it did take a while, I know a lot of people upload a bunch of crap (to put it lightly) on youtube, I want my videos to be quality of quantity, if this videos gets a good response then I will complete the entire song, if not I will leave as is
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I'd say to get on with doing the rest of the song if I were you! I don't know how many people you've told about it, but definitely get it publicised as it's your best so far I reckon! Keep on keeping on, Jali... you've got an awesome talent!
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:o You did that from scratch? It must have taken you forever! :thud:
Definitely one to be especially proud of there, Jali!
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thanks for the nice comments, yes I did it from scratch, I would have upload it two weeks ago but, my laptop died just before I could complete the last few bits so I had two wait until the new laptop arrived before I could finish it, it did take a while, I know a lot of people upload a bunch of crap (to put it lightly) on youtube, I want my videos to be quality of quantity, if this videos gets a good response then I will complete the entire song, if not I will leave as is
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I'd say to get on with doing the rest of the song if I were you! I don't know how many people you've told about it, but definitely get it publicised as it's your best so far I reckon! Keep on keeping on, Jali... you've got an awesome talent!
t0409 :cheerleader2:
I've posted the video to Naomi Scotts twitter page, shes the girls who sings and stars in the Aladdin movie, I hope she sees it, and retweets it, could do with more eye balls on my youtube channel.
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:o You did that from scratch? It must have taken you forever! :thud:
Definitely one to be especially proud of there, Jali!
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thanks for the nice comments, yes I did it from scratch, I would have upload it two weeks ago but, my laptop died just before I could complete the last few bits so I had two wait until the new laptop arrived before I could finish it, it did take a while, I know a lot of people upload a bunch of crap (to put it lightly) on youtube, I want my videos to be quality of quantity, if this videos gets a good response then I will complete the entire song, if not I will leave as is
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I'd say to get on with doing the rest of the song if I were you! I don't know how many people you've told about it, but definitely get it publicised as it's your best so far I reckon! Keep on keeping on, Jali... you've got an awesome talent!
t0409 :cheerleader2:
I've posted the video to Naomi Scotts twitter page, shes the girls who sings and stars in the Aladdin movie, I hope she sees it, and retweets it, could do with more eye balls on my youtube channel.
I hope she sees it too. How about coming up with a webpage to display all your talents on? You could put it in email sigs and on profiles for Facebook and Twitter as well as forums you visit. It's totally free if you use Bravenet and it really is point, click and drag... adding URLs is just copy and pasting the URL into the link box et voila! Takes maybe an hour to get it set up and online and is soo worth it if you don't know HTML! It would look more professional than just a YouTube link that could be to anything ;)
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just finished another animation hope you like it,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YheSHW3nhWA
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You did that?! OMG it was awesome and I honestly thought it was a Disney ad before your animation first! You are doing sooo well with your animations... definitely get them up on a website so that they are all in one place for your fans to enjoy - you've got an amazing talent there!
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You did that?! OMG it was awesome and I honestly thought it was a Disney ad before your animation first! You are doing sooo well with your animations... definitely get them up on a website so that they are all in one place for your fans to enjoy - you've got an amazing talent there!
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thank you for your kind words, i'm trying very hard to improve may animations, every piece of animation I create I tired that little bit harder, I hope it comes across
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I know precisely nothing about animations, but what I've seen so far have been amazing! Maybe try making the video's a bit longer and coming up with a series so that you can gain a following? Definitely get a website created so that you can just put new ones on there to give to people instead of trying to find YouTubes weird URLs? How would you feel about researching (small to start off with) companies who create animations both online and eventually on the telly to see if they are interested in what you are creating? It'll take a lot longer, but if you can get your animations to like 10 or even 15 minutes long, then I definitely see a potential career in animation for you!
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new animated video, tried a few new things, this piece is based off a children's cartoon called Gravity Falls, it kind of like twin peaks for kids,
Gravity Falls Theme" Original Lyrics Animated Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRDnmJskJs4
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I enjoyed that :happy0158:
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You are soooo talented, Jali!
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thank you, trying to improve with each piece of animation
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Best way to be... you are sooo talented with your animations! Maybe start making them longer though? Keep up the fantastic work! :happy0158:
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new animation, did some new things in this one, more of an experiment then anything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72SxYsad0kc&feature=youtu.be
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Lookin' goood, Jali!! Keep it up for as long as you enjoy it! :youtheman:
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thanks, always looking to improve and stay motivated, this is one of the few things that keeps me from feeling depressed,
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Definitely keep it up then! As long as it's not gorey ('cos it gives me nightmares) I'll keep watching your creations!
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New animation, did some new stuff in the one, hope it shows, happy new year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdmrA415rjA&feature=youtu.be
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:HappyNewYear: jali... you are soo talented, each one you put on here is better than the last!
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:HappyNewYear: jali... you are soo talented, each one you put on here is better than the last!
Thank you for your kind words. really appreciate it, I always try to push my self when I create these pieces, I learnt a lot during the creation of this one,
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I love Scooby-Doo and you're definitely improving :happy0158:
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:HappyNewYear: jali... you are soo talented, each one you put on here is better than the last!
Thank you for your kind words. really appreciate it, I always try to push my self when I create these pieces, I learnt a lot during the creation of this one,
Always push yourself... maybe the next push could be making them longer though? :biggrin:
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:HappyNewYear: jali... you are soo talented, each one you put on here is better than the last!
Thank you for your kind words. really appreciate it, I always try to push my self when I create these pieces, I learnt a lot during the creation of this one,
Always push yourself... maybe the next push could be making them longer though? :biggrin:
I will try to make them longer, it just takes a tremendous amount of time, this piece took me 6 weeks, working 4 hours a day, 5 days a week , while working a part time job,
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I have a short attention span so whilst I do enjoy longer ones short ones are good as well.
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:HappyNewYear: jali... you are soo talented, each one you put on here is better than the last!
Thank you for your kind words. really appreciate it, I always try to push my self when I create these pieces, I learnt a lot during the creation of this one,
Always push yourself... maybe the next push could be making them longer though? :biggrin:
I will try to make them longer, it just takes a tremendous amount of time, this piece took me 6 weeks, working 4 hours a day, 5 days a week , while working a part time job,
OMG! I'm so sorry, I didn't realise how long each one took - they are even better than I was thinking then... keep up the fantastic work, Jali! Push yourself and ignore me asking you to make them longer in future. Keep reminding me and eventually I'll remember :happy0158:
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Hi,
I animated the cover of star vs the forces of evil by Kathy chan, did some new things in this one, animated the hair differently then how I usually do it, animated the skirt, tried something new with the subtitles, hope you like it,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiVOZj99Iw8
here is some info on the show if you're interested
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_vs._the_Forces_of_Evil
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That was amazing, Jali... it's a fast song so it must have taken you longer than usual to get it all animated! Keep up the great work!
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That was amazing, Jali... it's a fast song so it must have taken you longer than usual to get it all animated! Keep up the great work!
thank you, even though its shorter then my normal videos, it took slightly longer, just under 5 weeks, I tried to make the subtitles interesting and match the music,
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You did a great job with it and it shows just how much time you spend making them... you are improving with each one you do, so keep up the wonderful work! :happy0158: :yes10:
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You did a great job with it and it shows just how much time you spend making them... you are improving with each one you do, so keep up the wonderful work! :happy0158: :yes10:
thanks, creating these animations as well as exercising keep me from falling back into depression, i'm always trying to improve hopefully the next one will be even better
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Keep up the fantastic work, Jali! How about putting them all on a website for others to enjoy too? You are improving with every single one you create!
What sort of exercise do you do? I can only walk between my two neighbours with the puppy twice a day... what about you? Have you thought about getting a fitness tracker - mine has really inspired me to reach the daily goals every day and I usually exceed them now... is that something that would inspire you too?
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Hi,
Been working away on my new animation, only 30 seconds but, did some new stuff, also this piece has 11 character that I had to draw and animated which is why it took so long, 8 weeks to be exact,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puAqgtW_S-o&feature=youtu.be
original video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypYNDCOQgg8
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That's awesome, Jali! Do you draw each scene on paper then animate it on your computer, or is it all done on the computer? Either way is awesome and looking really professionally made! :happy0158:
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That's awesome, Jali! Do you draw each scene on paper then animate it on your computer, or is it all done on the computer? Either way is awesome and looking really professionally made! :happy0158:
hi, thanks for the comment, it's all done on computer, i'm still shocked it took eight weeks, :excited: I tried a bunch of new thing in this one too,
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You should be really proud of all your achievements! Have you thought about putting them on a website so that you've got a record of each one and others can see the progress you've made? Keep up the fantastic work, Jali!!
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Hi,
Hope everyone is well, just finished a new animation, spongebob acapella intro animated, my last animation went down well, almost at 6000 views on youtube, I decided to do a similar one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AvHMwMgq6Q&feature=youtu.be
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I'm very impressed with the improving animations and that's with me thinking you were good in the first place.
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I'm very impressed with the improving animations and that's with me thinking you were good in the first place.
thank you, I always try my best to improve, I only hope this piece does as well as the last
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Hi,
Hope everyone is well, just finished a new animation, spongebob acapella intro animated, my last animation went down well, almost at 6000 views on youtube, I decided to do a similar one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AvHMwMgq6Q&feature=youtu.be
That's freakin' awesome, Jali :happy0158:! Definitely keep doing it 'cos you're improving with every one! :excited:
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Hi,
Hope everyone is well, just finished a new animation, spongebob acapella intro animated, my last animation went down well, almost at 6000 views on youtube, I decided to do a similar one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AvHMwMgq6Q&feature=youtu.be
That's freakin' awesome, Jali :happy0158:! Definitely keep doing it 'cos you're improving with every one! :excited:
thank you, means a lot, it helps keep me motivated, I think if it wasn't for the daily exercise and these animations I would slip back into being depressed, on a side note created a comparison video of my animated video to its live action counterpart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yGNV74zBVo&feature=youtu.be
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I stand by what I've said all along, Jali... keep going with them 'cos you're sooo talented!! :happy0158:
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comparison video, my channel is really starting to grow now, i'm getting closer to 1000 subscribers, I've been working really hard over the last few years, it would be amazing to make some money from my youtube videos, I know I have a long way to go, maybe some day it will be an achievable goal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5wbwzEhCwc&feature=youtu.be
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I've got zero knowledge about YouTube, other than uploading video's to put onto my site but if you created a website with a members area that you have to pay to enter, maybe you could put most of your video's in there? Or charge like £1 per subscriber to see each new video? You've got a lot of subscribers and a great talent, so hopefully you will be able to make some money off them?
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Just finished this animated video, hope you like it, did some new things in this one, hope it shows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIU02nOAfug&feature=youtu.be
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You did that?! If you did then you are dramatically improving with each one I've seen! How on earth did you get it so close to the real thing - both looks and voices?!
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You did that?! If you did then you are dramatically improving with each one I've seen! How on earth did you get it so close to the real thing - both looks and voices?!
thank you for your kind words and support, really appreciate it, I take no credit for the voices, it was done by someone else, the original video is in the youtube description, I just remade the visuals and animation, I watched clips of the shows online and tried my best to emulate them, i'm always trying to push myself and improve with each animation.
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That's even better then! Your attention to every little detail is incredible! :happy0158:
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comparison video, my one is on the left, the original on the right, who did it better?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnY8h3OmriQ&feature=youtu.be
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Definitely you... the only thing the one on the right did better was the text at the bottom as it was said. If the one on the right is the professional one, then get your CV up-to-date and ready to send off, Jali, definitely! You've got a glittering career in front of you 'cos yours was definitely better than the one on the right!
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Well done :happy0158: :happy0158:
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Just finished this new animation, took eight long weeks, did a lot of new things in this one, hope it shows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJnd8FUDZ7s
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Lookin' sooo good, Jali! :yourock2: Keep up the awesome work and you've got a great career ahead of you... don't forget about me when you're picking up all those awards though :tongue0015:
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Lookin' sooo good, Jali! :yourock2: Keep up the awesome work and you've got a great career ahead of you... don't forget about me when you're picking up all those awards though :tongue0015:
Thank you, you're too kind, i'm always trying to improve, I spent a good amount of time on this piece, so i'm hoping a get a decent amount of views on it,
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You're definitely improving your work
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Lookin' sooo good, Jali! :yourock2: Keep up the awesome work and you've got a great career ahead of you... don't forget about me when you're picking up all those awards though :tongue0015:
Thank you, you're too kind, i'm always trying to improve, I spent a good amount of time on this piece, so i'm hoping a get a decent amount of views on it,
It was definitely time well spent!
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Just finished an new animation, hope you like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdFLSowreKo&feature=youtu.be
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Lookin' good Jali! Keep it up! :excited:
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Lookin' good Jali! Keep it up! :excited:
thank you, means a lot, happy christmas
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Hi,
just finished two pieces, did a number of things different this time hope you like it,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyF5PvX98aA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuZ4saoMJqk
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You're coming on in leaps and bounds... the second one was sooo different to what I was expecting!
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You're as good as professionals :happy0158:
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You're as good as professionals :happy0158:
Thank you for you kind words, I actually worked as a digital artist for a really big company, I enjoyed it, but the hours were long 50-60 hours per week
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Just finished this animated rap battle, worked on this for about 7-8 weeks, hope you like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MxBuS02sas
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Very good and my husband watched it as well as he wanted to see what I was watching :biggrin:
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That was awesome, Jali! :happy0158:
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Very good and my husband watched it as well as he wanted to see what I was watching :biggrin:
thanks you, took 7-8 weeks to complete, I tried some different things in this one, im always trying push myself and improve
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That was awesome, Jali! :happy0158:
thanks, I worked really hard on this one, it means alot
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You're doing so well... keep on keeping on and you'll be giving the pro's something to seriously worry about! Did you draw each frame pixel by pixel or did you "borrow" them? If you drew them yourself then you're already up there with the pro's!
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You're doing so well... keep on keeping on and you'll be giving the pro's something to seriously worry about! Did you draw each frame pixel by pixel or did you "borrow" them? If you drew them yourself then you're already up there with the pro's!
sorry for the late reply, I do everything from scratch, that's why it takes so long to complete one of these,
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just finished another animation, learned a lot with this one, it took a while but I got there in the end, hope you enjoy it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ss-0M0QRQA&feature=youtu.be
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I hope you're keeping a note of all these YouTube URLs 'cos you're up there with the best of 'em and having them on your CV would show everyone just how fantastic you are at the animations!
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I hope you're keeping a note of all these YouTube URLs 'cos you're up there with the best of 'em and having them on your CV would show everyone just how fantastic you are at the animations!
thank you for the kind words, im always trying to improve, maybe someday i'll make it big on youtube :excited:
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If you come up with a website for 'em all, then you'll be able to put the URL on your CV and impress future employers with your webdesign skills as well as your animations too! Keep it up, Jali!
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Hi, been a while since I last posted, Just Finished a new animation, hope you like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epgvcEx-faM
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Hi, been a while since I last posted, Just Finished a new animation, hope you like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epgvcEx-faM
You're doing so well with these animations, Jali! Keep it up for as long as you enjoy it!
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Hi, been a while since I last posted, Just Finished a new animation, hope you like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epgvcEx-faM
You're doing so well with these animations, Jali! Keep it up for as long as you enjoy it!
:clangrats: :happy0064:
Hi,
thanks for your kind words, yes I do enjoy making these animations, as time consuming as they are, they give me purpose and something to work towards, each time I complete one, its like a small victory, and I gain a lot of knowledge and experience, I think that was why I was feeling depressed, I was floating around like a leaf I the wind, so to speak,
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It sounds like you've found something to keep you going through the bad days and your leaf has come out of the other side of the storm now? Keep up the great work for as long as you enjoy it and it's great that you feel a sense of victory every time you complete one... keep up the great work, Jali!
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Hi Guys,
just finished this, hope you like it,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Ssufb9CXc
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You're getting better and better, Jali - not so sure about Sonic throwing up so soon after I've had my breakfast though! lol
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You're getting better and better, Jali - not so sure about Sonic throwing up so soon after I've had my breakfast though! lol
thanks for the kind words, I try to my best with each piece,
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Hi Guys,
just finished this, hope you like it,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Ssufb9CXc
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You're doing so well with them, Jali! :yourock2:
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Just finished this, hope you like, tried more new things with this one, hope it shows,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yegFniiy5SI
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:happy0158: :hailtheking:
thanks for the reply,
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Just finished this, hope you like, tried more new things with this one, hope it shows,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yegFniiy5SI
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You sure you're not a professional animator, Jali??
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Just finished this, hope you like, tried more new things with this one, hope it shows,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yegFniiy5SI
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You sure you're not a professional animator, Jali??
I am :D I use to work for a big company doing animations and other graphic design stuff, by the way here is a new animation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S8NuiPZKiM&feature=youtu.be
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They lost a fantastic animator in you then!
Great work on your latest animation! :yourock2:
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They lost a fantastic animator in you then!
Great work on your latest animation! :yourock2:
Thanks for the kind words, I was a freelance artist, I completed the project, would've loved to stay on as a full time employee, but some times that's how the cookie crumbles
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Indeed it does, but with a talent like yours, hopefully it won't be too long before you find your next job!
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it's been awhile since i've done one of these videos, check it out and let me know what you think,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu_yW_aVJFw&t=28s
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OMG! You did them slower and more deliberately than I did and didn't speed up/slow down as your arms started to ache like mine did when I was doing them lol
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Amazing :happy0158:
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OMG! You did them slower and more deliberately than I did and didn't speed up/slow down as your arms started to ache like mine did when I was doing them lol
yeah, slow and controlled press ups are a lot harder, its like the saying, "if you cheat, you're only cheating yourself", i think I might have done 210 to be honest, I might do videos like this at least once a month, the animation videos take so long I need to supplement my youtube channel with more regular content,
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Amazing :happy0158:
thanks, much appreciated
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I reckon you should do whatever motivates you most... if videoing yourself exercising is what motivates you then keep going! I'm motivated to keep up with my blog by seeing the visitor numbers gradually increase throughout the day, so work out what motivates you then keep doing it!
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I reckon you should do whatever motivates you most... if videoing yourself exercising is what motivates you then keep going! I'm motivated to keep up with my blog by seeing the visitor numbers gradually increase throughout the day, so work out what motivates you then keep doing it!
I enjoy doing both, the animated videos take on average 6-8 weeks, the exercise video are physically demanding, just need to keep pushing myself and see where it leads, hopefully to the road of success
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Then keep doing both for as long as you still enjoy them! Didn't realise that the animations took so long though - makes me appreciate you and them even more now!
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New video, its a parody of a video that went viral a few months ago,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Yni8OprGY
original
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIWSEa5U9_U
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You just keep getting better and better, jali! :yourock2:
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You just keep getting better and better, jali! :yourock2:
Thank you for your kind words, I need to get better :bash: I try so hard but just cant get anywhere, need to believe in myself even if the people around dont,
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They shouldn't be treating you so badly, Jali! It happens to me all the time too though so I do understand just how hard it is.
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They shouldn't be treating you so badly, Jali! It happens to me all the time too though so I do understand just how hard it is.
thank you for the kind words, was just feeling a little down, :(
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It is hard to believe in yourself but you are a very talented person and you will get there feeling better about yorself :hug:
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They shouldn't be treating you so badly, Jali! It happens to me all the time too though so I do understand just how hard it is.
thank you for the kind words, was just feeling a little down, :(
Totally understand - BTDT myself. You have an awesome talent though so keep on keeping on doing what you're good at and push yourself occasionally too... look after you and keep posting your videos and post about how you're feeling and stuff like that... we're all in this together and we truly understand.
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just finished this, hope you like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lP9MDN3YtA
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That's awesome, Jali... you really should keep on making them for as long as you enjoy it... you're up there with the professional animators!
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That's awesome, Jali... you really should keep on making them for as long as you enjoy it... you're up there with the professional animators!
I did work as a professional animator/ designer, it was good money too, alas all good things come to an end, I was on a freelance contract and completed the job,
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How have you been feeling since then? Did you enjoy freelancing or would you prefer something more permanent? Whichever you prefer, I'm proud of you for keeping up your amazing animations with your talent!
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How have you been feeling since then? Did you enjoy freelancing or would you prefer something more permanent? Whichever you prefer, I'm proud of you for keeping up your amazing animations with your talent!
Sorry for the late reply, i've been doing some freelance stuff here and there, plus I have a part time job, I would love for my youtube channel to get more popular, im getting there slowly,
anyway, just finished another animation, I animated a segment about the flintstones on a podcast I like to listen to, hope you like it
80's retro version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S29ElpeJlU8
Modern version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbiK6SmE6tY
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Congrats on getting a part time job, I'm a Flintstones fan so I enjoyed both :crazy: I'll be promoting your channel so hopefully that will get you more followers.
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Congrats on getting a part time job, I'm a Flintstones fan so I enjoyed both :crazy: I'll be promoting your channel so hopefully that will get you more followers.
thanks for the kind words, yes, I you could promote my channel it would be a massive help
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Finished another animation, My father passed away during the making of the piece, it was sudden and hit my family and I hard, I found the strength to continue on and finish the animation, wherever he is, I hope he is proud and at peace,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAqwDDHDnSQ&feature=youtu.be
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Brilliant :happy0158:
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Just finished this, hope you guys like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8vJXHNP0t0
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Enjoyed that :biggrin:
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Enjoyed that :biggrin:
thanks worked really hard on it, hope it shows
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Another animation completed, tried to make this look like an animated comic book, hope it comes across,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-RzPEteseQ&t=8s
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another one in the bag, hope you guys like it, worked really hard on this one, hope it shows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUUF31VCMdE
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:happy0158: It's incredible how far your work has come along :biggrin:
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That's awesome, Jali! Your hard work obviously shows through and you've got an incredible talent that's up there with the pro's!
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:happy0158: It's incredible how far your work has come along :biggrin:
Thank you for the kind words, it means alot,
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That's awesome, Jali! Your hard work obviously shows through and you've got an incredible talent that's up there with the pro's!
thanks, i'm always trying to improve and build upon what i have learnt, I work really hard on the animations, on average they take 12 weeks, unfortunately i'm not getting the youtube views I would have hoped for, maybe someday I will be a successful youtube animator :chin:
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Your hard work really shows!
Sorry you aren't getting the views you were hoping for - if you have a website then maybe put them on there with a link to your site in all your sigs and stuff? Don't you dare give up, the views will start slowly increasing and you might get overwhelmed then!
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Your hard work really shows!
Sorry you aren't getting the views you were hoping for - if you have a website then maybe put them on there with a link to your site in all your sigs and stuff? Don't you dare give up, the views will start slowly increasing and you might get overwhelmed then!
Sorry for the late reply, and thanks for the kind words, I wont give up, it's just that I work so hard on my animations and get very little recognition, I know I just need to keep pushing forward and maybe some day I'll catch a break, who knows :chin:
here a new animation, it's an intro for one of my favorited podcasts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1VCEa9MbDE
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:happy0158: well done
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That's awesome!
I'm so proud of you!
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That's awesome!
I'm so proud of you!
thank you so very much, it's been a good few years since I created this thread, i've come along way, I some times have the a bad day or two, but the support and kind words I get from this site really help alot,
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Who are you animating for, Jali?
Maybe take a look deep inside your heart and just make sure that you're doing it for the right reasons (ie for you instead of for the views)?
You sound like me in many ways when I first started doing my blog - I was searching for things to put in it for other people instead of myself and I got very low and even suicidal when I didn't get as many views as I wanted each day but I came to a realisation that I need to do it for me and if other people want to read my mad mutterings then that's a bonus, but my main reason is that I need to get things out of my head and somewhere that I can hold myself accountable.
What I'm saying and probably failing at, is that you need to look at this selfishly... do it because you enjoy it rather than for getting the views... they should be a bonus rather than the main reason.
Sorry if I've hurt you by saying that.
:arms: if you'll accept it from me now?
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Who are you animating for, Jali?
Maybe take a look deep inside your heart and just make sure that you're doing it for the right reasons (ie for you instead of for the views)?
You sound like me in many ways when I first started doing my blog - I was searching for things to put in it for other people instead of myself and I got very low and even suicidal when I didn't get as many views as I wanted each day but I came to a realisation that I need to do it for me and if other people want to read my mad mutterings then that's a bonus, but my main reason is that I need to get things out of my head and somewhere that I can hold myself accountable.
What I'm saying and probably failing at, is that you need to look at this selfishly... do it because you enjoy it rather than for getting the views... they should be a bonus rather than the main reason.
Sorry if I've hurt you by saying that.
:arms: if you'll accept it from me now?
Hi,
Sorry for the late reply, I create these animations for myself, yes it would be nice to get the views, because lets face who doesn't like lots of views right?, ultimately I do it because i've always loved art, animation and all things creative, I studied animation at university and even worked for a big graphic design studio, but I was creating the art they wanted and not my own, that was the driving force behind doing these youtube animations, I know as long as I keep creating theses animations I will eventually get the recognition I would like, I've had a good few people on youtube tell me my animations are cool and my channel is underrated which is always nice,
anyway I just finished another animation hope you guys like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT0xuwYmpyY&t=36s
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Those people complimenting your animations are soo right! You've got an awesome talent there!
Your new animation is awesome! Keep it up for as long as you enjoy doing it!
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You never know who will view your youtube channel so keep it up :happy0158:
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You never know who will view your youtube channel so keep it up :happy0158:
yeah, You never know who will view a channel, i've had a number of people say very nice things and that my channel is underrated, maybe someday i'll make it, anyway I've completed a new animation, I tried some new things in this one, hope you enjoy it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDxB-_ArLig
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I've got no idea who Scott Pilgrim is, but the speed of their speech must have taken forever to animate! This is your best one so far, Jali!
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I've got no idea who Scott Pilgrim is, but the speed of their speech must have taken forever to animate! This is your best one so far, Jali!
thanks for the kind words, yeah the speed of the speech was hard at times, i'm glad you think its my best, I tried out some new things in this one,
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Keep up the great work, Jali!
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Created another short animation, dont know if you heard about that piano guy and the Chinese people arguing over being filmed. decided to do a parody of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko3nPcE1hz4
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You're doing so well with these! Keep it up for as long as you're enjoying it, Jali!
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You're doing so well with these! Keep it up for as long as you're enjoying it, Jali!
Hi,
yes, enjoy creating the animations they take along time to complete, and I feel a massive sense of accomplishment.
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Very rightly so!
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Hi Guys,
Just finished another one, trying my hand at short form videos, this should allow me to upload more often, instead of every 8 to 12 weeks, hope you like it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6hLvTjuSLM
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thanks, really means alot,
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Hi Guys,
Just finished another one, trying my hand at short form videos, this should allow me to upload more often, instead of every 8 to 12 weeks, hope you like it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6hLvTjuSLM
Good going, Jali!
I'm soo out of touch with South Park now and didn't recognise the two characters in the classroom... are they new characters or do I need to catch up on the last 7-10 years since I last watched an episode? lol
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Hi Guys,
Just finished another one, trying my hand at short form videos, this should allow me to upload more often, instead of every 8 to 12 weeks, hope you like it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6hLvTjuSLM
Good going, Jali!
I'm soo out of touch with South Park now and didn't recognise the two characters in the classroom... are they new characters or do I need to catch up on the last 7-10 years since I last watched an episode? lol
hi, sorry for the late reply, its stan and Kyle, but the character designs and animated are done in the style of a cartoon called the loud house, hence the different look,
anyway I just finished another piece, it's the Chinese &$%+ty wok guy from south park,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jftIXIt8j0U
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Thank you for explaining... I just haven't watched South Park even when Steve did so I was getting confuzzled lol
Your new animation is great - keep going for as long as you enjoy it, Jali!
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Thank you for explaining... I just haven't watched South Park even when Steve did so I was getting confuzzled lol
Your new animation is great - keep going for as long as you enjoy it, Jali!
more then happy to clear things up,
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I just never "got" it... give me Red Dwarf any day though lol
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I just never "got" it... give me Red Dwarf any day though lol
sorry for the late reply, lol red dwarf was hilarious, ace rimmer and dwayn dibley would have me in stitches, another update, here is another animation, really enjoyed doing this one, it's in the style of the show, family guy,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzJxDHVpA0w
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I've never watched Family Guy, but I recognise the guy on the sofa in front of the telly from screenshots or ads or something like that lol
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I've never watched Family Guy, but I recognise the guy on the sofa in front of the telly from screenshots or ads or something like that lol
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I use to watch it back in the day, it's not bad, quite similar to the simpsons
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Steve always watched The Simpsons when it was on lol
Your talent is awesome, Jali!