AMV Salad 5: Happy Meal (Nekocon 14, here we come!)

[Gaelstrom]

The time I put forward initially (which was open for discussion but nobody seemed to have another time in mind ^^) was for 7 PM on Thursday for those of us that arrive on Thursday.

Any other time would have to be decided by those NOT here on Thursday I'd imagine, so if you're not going to be here thursday, please think of a time you could meet that wouldn't interrupt the con too much.

I could meet after fanparodies Friday or Saturday at 1 AM for a little bit for all I care, I just don't want to miss too much of the con itself if I can. There are fewer things I feel the need to see as I go each year, so I try to see what things I've never been to, but of course there are always the guaranteed ones, like AMV Contest, Fanparodies, things of that nature. For some reason I'm no longer as interested with masquerades as much unless I were involved in it.

Anyway:

7:00 PM Thursday at the Hard Rock Cafe is the current time on the table.

Open for bids ^^ And I agree about the calling ahead idea. Letting them know they'll have a large group around a certain time will probably be much appreciated, and give us a stronger chance of even getting in.

As a Backup Plan:

8:00 PM at the Hilton lobby? If things don't work out for the Hard Rock, and we still haven't met as a group, we can choose like... North Entrance of Hilton or something at 8:00 PM so we can at least tell who we are more easily.

Other than that, we'll again probably need to exchange pictures or have some identifying aspects like our names and our production names on our badges or something.

[Gaelstrom]

Message from Scott for us:

For all parody creators in the Otakon 2011 show this year:

I just heard back from Jeff, our publications guy. As you know, we're
working hard on having a lot of press about fan parodies this year, so
we should completely pack that immense room for the two showings. The
schedule is in the handheld guide, the descriptions are formatted up,
the poster board for the room has been put together, but we've got
another opportunity!

"In an interesting twist we are under our page count for the program
book. This means if you are able to procure logos or images or any
additional content by the end of this week for the fan parodies I may
be able to make a quick spread and get them in the program book! I
know this is rather sudden and there is no guarantee it will actually
make it but I wanted to let you know the earliest I could."

Wouldn't it be amazingly cool to have a spread with our logos and
promo stuff for our films? If you've got 'em (or can put them
together quickly), please get me what you can right away. I have some
logos or graphics for some of you guys (Leet Street Boys, Team Four
Star, Studio Sokodei), but let's get something amazingly cool together
for our films. If we can, I think this'll be the first time fan
parodies have had something like this.

I don't have guidelines for what we'll need or what will work. I'm
thinking either company or show logos (such as "Dragonball Z
Abridged"), or any logos for the films specifically. If you have a
title screen, movie poster, logo, etc., for your film or show that
would be even better.

Please send me what you've got right away. I already sent in my promo
poster for "Fanboy Soze" (my group's premier in the show) and NoN.D.E.
Fanfilms' logo. We won't be able to do much of a "spread" if we only
have two or three, so please jump on this and send me everything you
can.

Thank you very much! This is definitely shaping up to be the biggest
and best year for fan parodies. Thank you for being a part of it, and
getting me all your info quickly so we could get this bonus.

-Scott A Melzer
Otakon 2011 Fan Produced Videos

I don't want to send in a screencap of the title sequence, because it'll give away the joke. Does anyone have any ideas? I have the 3D modeled title of course, I can do something with that and our tags in photoshop potentially?

[Squancho]

Wow...here's where my creative prowess goes out the window.
I have no idea what our lasting impression should be.
All I can think of is the title in "Star Wars" type.
I don't want my tag to be up front since so many have helped build this project.
Gah...I just don't know.

[Warlike Swans]

This is my concept...

...the "AMV" is meal to mimic the Mc Donald's "M" font... I had no real idea of a font for "Salad V"... the wavy blobs are lettuce.

I'm not sure the best way of refining it... probably with about the best level of refinement I can do it would be equal to my production logo... maybe with less cheesy of gradients (and with real fonts instead of my handwriting)... I'd be happy to refine it, refine it with alterations, pass it off to someone with better art skills/equipment, or scrap it for a better idea.

[SammySamaProductions]

Omg that's super cute!!!! I could totally render that and make it our amvs5 badge . Very cute warlikesawans

[SammySamaProductions]

If we get a page in the book could someone who's going scan it for those who aren't?? I'd love to see it.

[Gaelstrom]

...the "AMV" is meal to mimic the Mc Donald's "M" font... I had no real idea of a font for "Salad V"... the wavy blobs are lettuce.

I'm not sure the best way of refining it... probably with about the best level of refinement I can do it would be equal to my production logo... maybe with less cheesy of gradients (and with real fonts instead of my handwriting)... I'd be happy to refine it, refine it with alterations, pass it off to someone with better art skills/equipment, or scrap it for a better idea.

It seems a bit wide. We don't know how much space we have, but I would imagine we should do something a little on the squarish side. And I think we can do extra with the happy meal if we do it at all. Like have it covered in grease with a pedobear toy or something peeking around the edge of it, and instead of the happy meal smiley face, maybe the face? Although that would subconsciously make people expect the Tenchi joke. I don't really want to do anything that gives away any jokes, or makes them think something's going to be in there that isn't. So I guess pedobear wouldn't work. Plus I don't think they'd like him on the booklet anyway

But the idea of a Happy Meal with some things that represent AMV Salad sitting aorund, like Geico Money peeking out of the background darkness, a Head On tube with its top off and its cream oozing or whatever. A badge with a cigarette that just says "SMOKE" or something.

[Warlike Swans]

So, I tried to add more stuff to the idea without making it too busy.



When i brought the new sketch to photo shop to resize and add "happy meal" text I went kinda ADD which is why it's colored...

I don't want to add anything that would tread on any copyrights in this (at least not too blatantly)... and I actually think a Pedobear would be more likely to see print than something saying "Smoke". I don't think the emoticon will be tied too closely to the "I'm in Ur Stuff" since its an emoticon and integrated into a pseudo Jolly Rodger.

I think in a final copy the lettuce should fill the background... an explosion of lettuce, if you will.

[Squancho]

So, I tried to add more stuff to the idea without making it too busy.

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LOL!
I approve.

[SammySamaProductions]

So, I tried to add more stuff to the idea without making it too busy.

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http://i52.tinypic.com/2e6a4h3.jpg

LOL!
I approve.

I second!!