Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

To Eric, Craig, Lynn, Keith, Grey and everyone at Foster's and Boulder Media Ltd. for their two Punchinella Awards wins at the Cartoons by the Bay festival in Positano, Italy for Best Character (Blooregard Q. Kazoo) and Best Animated Series for All Audiences.

hey Ape,
there's a posting you might be interested in.
Fosters or flash production pipeline
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=354216

Yeah, Erik. Why would teenagers make a good show?

Well, to unofficially answer that question, they must have looked at pictures of old Victorian mansions, because I see them in my neighborhood around here before they converted them into multi-function homes for more than one family.

Well, for -starters-, it's never been -done- before.

*holds in giggles for dear life*

Ape,

I wanted to know if you know a guy named Andre Moore?
This is an awesome picture that he drew.
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6184/986/1600/mac%20and%20blue.jpg

Hello everyone,

My first post here, i stumbled across this topic searching for the Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends theme!

I'm a web designer and a bit of a budding animator and when i read that Fosters is created in Flash i was blown away !!!!

I made a 37 second animation in Flasha while back for something i started and it took me 10 straight hours to do !! (if you'd like to see how i wasted 10 hours - check it out here: http://www.jam-factory.com/film/Conquisitor-Visual-WIP.mpg )

Anyways, i just wanted to give props to 'Ape' for the show, it's by far THE best thing on television (im 23 years old and all i watch is cartoons because lets face it, everything else is reality tv crap!)

Anyways, keep up the fantastic work on the funniest animated thing ive seen in along time!!!

Gav

I think you mean done WELL right?

I animate at 25 frames a second which is standard uk pal. When I've sent things to the states I've had to convert to 30 frames a second - luckily After Effects does a good job of this.

I agree on the 2's and 1's thing. it's all down to the action and timing as to which you go for - and sometimes the budget.

http://fuggyfuggy.com/

there is a site: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com.tw

Foster's: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com.tw/jsp/minisite/fosters/main/index6.html

I only got to see a few blurps of Fosters on Taiwan CN.

It seems like an interesting show. I don't see it that much. I guess it takes a while to translate the show into mandarin.

Hey Ape,
I've been meaning to ask you this but is any of Fosters done over seas? Because I looked in the credits and it said: "Overseas Animation Studio" or something like that. Is it just parts being done overseas or is some done overseas and some isn't or what?

Spoooze!

Oh boy junk email.
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Try it now.

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6184/986/320/mac%20and%20blue.jpg

If it still doesn't work, go here and look for the picture of Bloo (SP?) and what's his name. I never can remember the kids name.
http://andremoore.blogspot.com/2005/12/122005.html

I can't read Chinese letters.

Hi, Great show! I may of missed it in previous replies, but what is your job on the show? Is your name in the credits, id look out for it! And can i just ask what Tivo is where someone said they got all the episodes from????

yah gotta use the second link. saw it.

how could you forget his name! its Mac! good ol mac.

BTW, Erik, it's "Sweet Stench of Success".

wont let us see that link!

stick to 25 myself. i have rendered stuff in different fps for compression and size issues and the only one that stood out blatantly was the 15fps.

i guess it depends on the quantity of animation. i did animate a limited animtion bit in 25fps and then rendered it at 15 and it looked ok. not too bad.

Yes, Spoozeroo, they do some work at Boulder Media Ltd in Ireland. It just so happens there's an office in LA they communicate with. Their web site is located at http://www.bouldermedia.tv.

Okay, thank you :D

Spoooze!

not bad, but not really attractive

Great work Ape i must say This has even reached high school girls, and even a few of the guys i might add.

My friend Jacklyn came to school monday excited about this show and every time a new episode airs im sure to hear something about it come class.

I am greatly inspired to work harder in flash after learning that Flash is the choice of LA animators aswell as many cartoon network animators.

Currently i am working towards animation as my career, any advice you could give a young animator?

As they say on Dora The Explorer...
"De nada!"

Thanks for the info, Eric. Can't wait for the new eps in May, I think.

I think I was being sarcastic.

I'm an animation student that just graduated and i have to say, this show makes me glad to be an animator. It is imo the greatest cartoon(if not the greatest show) on TV right now. It's consistantly funny every episode, and Bloo, Edwardo, and Frankie are really great characters. (Bloo's my favorite) And i love the moments in the show when everybodies just frantically running around for whatever reason. I also love that the show is done in flash but still retains a traditional look to it.

They had that spring break marathon on cartoon network and i was in heaven. (i set my alarm to watch every morning)

I was wondering how you guys go about coming up with the storys and jokes for each episode. Do you guys just have a bunch of genius writers or does the whole studio contribute?

You know, I started to say that the monster with the horns reminded me of Monster's Inc.

i love Fosters. i think its a great but i think Craig McCracken should do a show based on teenagers because i think it will make a great show. :) What Do you guys think?

So, the folks at Cartoon Network in the UK got a surprise yesterday (4/29) when they aired "My So-Called Wife". What is up with that?

I export at 15 for mobile content

Just thought I'ld join just to say how great the show is. cant believe its all done on flash. Here are some other great flash animaitions. http://www.tgsnt.com/tgsnt_II/pca/

forgive me if they've already been posted.

IMHO, that'd be a longshot.

Why would you animate at 25 fps then export it at 15fps? Why don't you just animate it at 15 fps and save yourself the work?

Aloha,
the Ape

:p

maybe i wasnt clear. its meant for cinematic broadcast and tv. but i compressed it down to distribute on handhelds and over the web and it worked at 15fps.

I dare say he's becoming the star of the show if he wasn't before. He's got the Daffy Duck charm: I am a self-centered arse but I'm not an evil villain; I am simply totally invested in my own model of the world, a world in which my behavior is considered appropriate. So not really an anti-hero...his personality is too strong. Maybe an anti-villain? lol Somewhere inbetween? If you ever meet the voice actor, he really impresses me; do me a favor and shake his hand for me vicariously...

Awesome lil show you've got there, Ape... :D ... Congrats!

Good 'ol creative 2D is hard to find now-a-days. Keep it alive, brutha.

*Rubs paddles together*.... CLEAR!!... *PZZzzz!*

im not sure if this is inappropriate to ask but how does it differ in terms of approach? i.e. the way the two approach the work?

i simply cannot believe that this thread is still going. :eek: