Exeonix

Made a wallpaper  
Credits : Zombie Fans Facial Rig

Full 1.0.0 is now available:
http://www.mineimatorforums.com/index.php?/topic/46014-mine-imator-100/
 

Or maybe there could be a list of minecraft sounds and you add them per keyframe.

Hello there. Have you ever had the inspiration to create an animation but can't create a storyline that is unique,original,and is not the same old story where at first glimpse you already know what will happen in the end? Well here is a guide that could help you with that.
 
 
Okay first things first:
THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY:
 
When you create the first part of the story you should always explain or put the most important things that will affect the rest of the storyline until the end like the main character's past or something that started an epidemic or an apocalypse so that the viewers will not be confused about what happened before. Or you could make the main character's past a mystery and then reveal it in the end of the story. And you should always put a lot of effort in your first part of the story because if the viewers like it they will watch the next one and so on. But if they don't like it they will not watch the next parts no matter how good they are because most viewers expect the quality of the first part of a story to be as the same quality as the rest of it.
 
THE MIDDLE OF THE STORY:
 
When creating this part of the story the best way (in my opinion) to do it is by thinking of the ending first and making it so when it is done the next thing that will happen is the ending. And don't make the ending too obvious because if you don't make it too obvious the viewers have no idea what to expect in the end and that is what keeps them watching.Or you could make it so that when the viewers watch it they will think they know what will happen in the end but they really don't.
 
 
THE ENDING OF THE STORY:
 
Before you create this part you should always think of how the viewers will react when they watch it but sometimes you will never know if they hate it or if they like it. Some ways to end a story is by imagining you are a the viewer and thinking what would the viewers expect to be the ending and do the exact opposite of that like for example the main character was infected by a zombie and he is looking for the cure and when he finally finds the cure it's too late and he turns into a zombie or some people find him and mistake him for a zombie and they kill him. Do whatever you want. Or you could create an unexpected plot twist (make sure it makes sense) because most viewers think they know how it ends and then BOOM! PLOT TWIST! and you watch their theories crumble into pieces. Or you could create a cliffhanger in the end for example (the story I made up above about the guy who got infected) he finds the cure but he is not really sure that it works so he drinks it and the story ends there. That kind of ending usually drives the viewers crazy looking for proof if he becomes a zombie or not. Or you could always go with the usual happy ending you see in most stories. (Nah too lame)
 
 
MISCELLANEOUS:
 
PLOT TWISTS:
 
When you are thinking of creating a plot twist for your story make sure that it is not expected by the viewers because if they think there's going to be a plot twist and you put one in the story it wouldn't really be called a plot twist because they were expecting it.
 
CLIFFHANGERS
 
Cliffhangers are a good way to keep the viewers watching because if you put a cliffhanger in the end of an episode they will be very eager to watch the next one and that is what keeps them watching.
 
FLASHBACKS
 
You could also create flashbacks for example when the main character goes to a place he once lived in but was destroyed by an evil overlord. You could also use flashbacks to solve the mysteries of the main character's past.
 
EASTER EGGS
 
You could also add some easter eggs hidden in some parts of the story if you are just playing around with the storyline.
 
MYSTERIES LEFT FOR THE VIEWERS TO SOLVE
 
You could add these too for example the main character has to defeat the 5 evil overlords but when you watch the whole story and you count how many he has defeated he has only defeated 4 overlords. This makes the viewers think: What happened to the last one? Is there going to be a second story where the main character defeats the last one?
 
 
And here I will end this incredibly long tutorial. I  hope this helped!

 

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Hello there. Have you ever had the inspiration to create an animation but can't create a storyline that is unique,original,and is not the same old story where at first glimpse you already know what will happen in the end? Well here is a guide that could help you with that.
 
 
Okay first things first:
THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY:
 
When you create the first part of the story you should always explain or put the most important things that will affect the rest of the storyline until the end like the main character's past or something that started an epidemic or an apocalypse so that the viewers will not be confused about what happened before. Or you could make the main character's past a mystery and then reveal it in the end of the story. And you should always put a lot of effort in your first part of the story because if the viewers like it they will watch the next one and so on. But if they don't like it they will not watch the next parts no matter how good they are because most viewers expect the quality of the first part of a story to be as the same quality as the rest of it.
 
THE MIDDLE OF THE STORY:
 
When creating this part of the story the best way (in my opinion) to do it is by thinking of the ending first and making it so when it is done the next thing that will happen is the ending. And don't make the ending too obvious because if you don't make it too obvious the viewers have no idea what to expect in the end and that is what keeps them watching.Or you could make it so that when the viewers watch it they will think they know what will happen in the end but they really don't.
 
 
THE ENDING OF THE STORY:
 
Before you create this part you should always think of how the viewers will react when they watch it but sometimes you will never know if they hate it or if they like it. Some ways to end a story is by imagining you are a the viewer and thinking what would the viewers expect to be the ending and do the exact opposite of that like for example the main character was infected by a zombie and he is looking for the cure and when he finally finds the cure it's too late and he turns into a zombie or some people find him and mistake him for a zombie and they kill him. Do whatever you want. Or you could create an unexpected plot twist (make sure it makes sense) because most viewers think they know how it ends and then BOOM! PLOT TWIST! and you watch their theories crumble into pieces. Or you could create a cliffhanger in the end for example (the story I made up above about the guy who got infected) he finds the cure but he is not really sure that it works so he drinks it and the story ends there. That kind of ending usually drives the viewers crazy looking for proof if he becomes a zombie or not. Or you could always go with the usual happy ending you see in most stories. (Nah too lame)
 
 
MISCELLANEOUS:
 
PLOT TWISTS:
 
When you are thinking of creating a plot twist for your story make sure that it is not expected by the viewers because if they think there's going to be a plot twist and you put one in the story it wouldn't really be called a plot twist because they were expecting it.
 
CLIFFHANGERS
 
Cliffhangers are a good way to keep the viewers watching because if you put a cliffhanger in the end of an episode they will be very eager to watch the next one and that is what keeps them watching.
 
FLASHBACKS
 
You could also create flashbacks for example when the main character goes to a place he once lived in but was destroyed by an evil overlord. You could also use flashbacks to solve the mysteries of the main character's past.
 
EASTER EGGS
 
You could also add some easter eggs hidden in some parts of the story if you are just playing around with the storyline.
 
MYSTERIES LEFT FOR THE VIEWERS TO SOLVE
 
You could add these too for example the main character has to defeat the 5 evil overlords but when you watch the whole story and you count how many he has defeated he has only defeated 4 overlords. This makes the viewers think: What happened to the last one? Is there going to be a second story where the main character defeats the last one?
 
 
And here I will end this incredibly long tutorial. I  hope this helped!

 

Hello so i've been watching videos that's been posted in the forum and saw some videos which needs more editing on a Movie Editing Programme

Here are some examples
1. Some have unsync sounds
2. Some have wasteful parts (like long intros)
3. Some have wrong crediting


So let's start
(video tutorials will be added)


Step 1:
After finishing your animation it's time to find resources for the video like Sounds, Images, Extra Videos
 
Image:




You can search the web for this resources Like
Sounds -Soundbible.com
Videos -Youtube
Images -Just Google it

But remember to credit the sites or persons you took it from

Step 2:
After getting the resources sound,images,etc.
it's time to sync your sounds with the animation

here are some tips,

1. Match sounds with the action
Add a convincing sound to whatever action there is
Don't put sounds that looks weird with the animation

2. Look at the timeline closely
Watch at the animation time and your sound
Place the sound exactly where the sound should start
 




*This will help if don't want a delay on the sound like a door closes but the sound was late even Half a second counts*

3. Learn how to cut and merge sounds
Train yourself to blend sounds
 




*like a swing blended with a punch or a plane fly by blended with a bomb explosion*

-this part will help if your sound effect is longer than the action it starts on

Step 3:
After the placing sound you might add Images or Videos to your animation if thats true then you need Transitions

*Transitions are the effects before a Video or Image changes to the next Video or Images*

-this will remove the spike (it's what i call it) after every change-
 
Here are some Tips:

1. Find transitions

*there are downloadable ones and mostly there are preloaded ones whatever it is you must find the best ones for the Transtion*
 



2. Watch the ending of the first Image/Video and the first part of the next Image/Video

Like if the first one has a black ending and the next one has a white start you can put a flash transition with a black start and a light ending,
 



3. Don't over do the transitions

You might find cool transitions but i suggest you don't use it because sometimes the best is the simplest and the least noticed it's like the video was one,
 



Step 4:
Your intro

it's simple
Make your intro short about 20 seconds max
Make it attractive but Don't over do it
Put as little text as possible the best for me is 3
Make it self explanatory it will save you time explaining what your doing inside the video

*Put Your Name *Title (series, game etc *About movie (Animation, tutorial, etc)*
 



 
credit to: everyonesepic for my Intro

Step 4:
The credits also simple

Don't credit yourself
(if not credited it's already obvious it's yours)

Credit everything that's not yours save you the trouble if the owner finds out

See if the person wants their work to by used be anyone if they want permission make sure to ask them first

For Mine-imator users Put *Animated In Mine-Imator* don't be a stranger to your own programme

Keep the credit short like the inrto

About 30 seconds max
keep the credit short
(Rig by Name
(Skin from Name
(Edited in Name
 



Hope it helped,


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