Outline [Standard] Linear+ The Final Round, this is truly legendary

Well, here it is everyone. The final round of the First Annual Tournament of Flash Artists is upon us!
Please click here for the TOFA page, including all the information you need plus a table showing all matchups.
Click here for Round 3 Detailed results.

Now, if we might take a look at our final round champions, who will be facing off in this epic ending!
Matchups

• R. Wappin vs. Nicol3

These two have battled far and long to make their way into the final faceoff. Here are the entries that led them to their current standings:
R. Wappin: Round 1 - Round 2 - Round 3
Nicol3: Round 1 - Round 2 - Round 3

And with that, let the last round begin!!
Final Round
The theme for the final round will be of Legends!

• You will have a choice to choose between 2 themes, either the rise of a legend OR the fall of a legend.
• The "legend" itself is open to your interpretation, and could be anything from a person, to a place, to a phrase.
• The animation must be between 30 seconds and 5 minutes in length.
• Absolutely no copyright material is allowed in animation and will disqualify the entrant if not removed by the deadline. Sound and music are excepted since sound will not be judged (unless it pertains exclusively to the originality of the animation, as in TMST's entry to round 1).
• The animation must not contain profane material including swears, nudity, adult themes, or excessive violence.
• Entries must be submitted to me via PM or via email at admin@munchymedia.com
• It is not required to post your entry in this thread, but it is allowed if you wish to.
• NOTE: The deadline has been EXTENDED from the original deadline date!! You have 17 days to complete entries. Entries must be completed by or before Wednesday, December 26th at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time. The original deadline was December 24th, and I didn't really want people cramming entries in at midnight of Christmas Eve.
• Please manage your time wisely. Remember that although you have limited time to complete your entry and it may limit the overall quality, everyone else has the same deadline as you.
• The winner will recieve a prize of $60.00, in addition to an Albino Blacksheep T-Shirt and a custom title on the forums. The runner-up will recieve $20.00. NOTE: This may change, since I have not yet heard from some of the donators, and have not yet recieved all prize donations.

Judging will take place between December 27th and December 31st by the following judges:

• NitWitt
• Slice Dr.
• Thor, Clod of Blunders
• SymphyBunny
• KitKat_Skye

The scorecard in use looks like this, so please keep all these things in mind:


GOOD LUCK!!!!

This post has been edited by NitWitt: Dec 20 2007, 03:05 AM

Oh boy oh boy oh boy.

This is definately the best theme yet. I can't wait to get started!

Could we place bets on the winner and the winning-bets get $3 :B

This post has been edited by Gigabyte: Dec 10 2007, 12:23 AM

Update: Added the prizes to the first post.

Also, I will not be giving out money for guessing the winner.

Ohh. Hard to decide who wins.

I place my bet on R. Wappin, though. I think he can make a really good piece with this topic.

Ooh, legends eh?

If I really want to me smart I should probably try to finish this BEFORE Christmas Eve.

I might have some difficulty getting to a computer at the time of judging, but I'll let you know in about a week if I can do it.

well good luck you two, two amazing pieces of work will come out of this.. and if they don't i'll probably cry alittle... and think WHY OH WHY HAVE YOU FOSAKEN ME!? and give up hope on all man kind... so uh.. no pressure...

Hey NitWitt, due to the holiday season and my excessive spending on family members for Christmas presents... Umm I can't really donate the money I said I would... sorry :[

When do you think the Next TOFA will be?

When do you think the Next TOFA will be?

Yes, do tell. My comp will not crash this time! I hope...

And I got a question for you NM. Not to be RUDE or anything but if you are going to enter the TOFA, do you think you have any chance to win? The way you animate and finish everything in 1 day will get you no where.

i think it should be an an(nu)al thing.

TOFA 2, and most likely every one after that, will take place in the summer of next year. I'm thinking to start nominations in May or June, what do you all think?

This post has been edited by NitWitt: Dec 11 2007, 12:12 AM

Seems fine to me.

Summer is better than the school season, imo.

Summer is better than the school season, imo.

defiantly

This post has been edited by ack: Dec 11 2007, 05:56 PM

TOFA 2, and most likely every one after that, will take place in the summer of next year. I'm thinking to start nominations in May or June, what do you all think?

PLEASE DON'T STOP THE LOGO GO CONTESTS

PS: I don't really care if there is a prize or not for it, since bragging rights > money.

This post has been edited by Gigabyte: Dec 11 2007, 09:14 PM

hmm.... TOFA 2... sounds interesan-ting
er, Im not going to be able to do it just because of pure laziness,
but yes bragging rights > money.
I missed round 2 of this TOFA, anyone have a link?

And I bet on R Wappin

I missed round 2 of this TOFA, anyone have a link?

Round 2 Entries and Results
Round 2 Thread

[Edit on Sunday] One week from Wednesday until entries are due!

This post has been edited by NitWitt: Dec 17 2007, 01:03 AM

My initial guess was that I would beat TmsT, then I would beat ZekeySpaceLizard, then I would beat whoever came after that, then I would beat R Wappin.
Obviously that phailed.

However, my SECOND guess was indeed correct: R Wappin would meet Nicol3 for a final showdown. May I announce how awesome I think it is that one of the final contestants is a girl? As in, a girl who animates in flash really well, which is like the internet equivalent of an oracle made of platinum?

Good luck to both contestants!


As for me? Well, that's a story for another day. +Smokes pipe+
Actually, I might as well tell you guys now. I quit my job (well, went back to casual on the weekends), so at least NOW I can make an entry for that Xmas collaboration thing. I should have quit a lot earlier, though. Who knows, I may have still been in the competition right now. C'est la vie.

Wow, check it out. I'm double posting a week after I made the last post.
How are the animations coming along? Did everybody die?

Eh, I've noticed things slow down in the middle of entries -- especially with only 2 contestants.

9 Days Left!

This post has been edited by NitWitt: Dec 18 2007, 12:58 AM

Somebody better make some damn epic movie.

Somebody better make some damn epic movie.

I have a feeling both of them will.

or they'll pull a slick deal, both crap out, and split the prize money 50/50

Okay, I still haven't recieved donations from / heard from TMST and inversecoma, so we're going ahead with what we've got.

$80 is now the total prize pool, where $60 will go to the champion and $20 to 2nd place!

Okay, I still haven't recieved donations from / heard from TMST and inversecoma, so we're going ahead with what we've got.

$80 is now the total prize pool, where $60 will go to the champion and $20 to 2nd place!

I don't have paypal.


I'll just send the money in the mail, wrapped in pasta and shit.

$50 of the prize money actually delivered was mine.
Ha. Now I REALLY feel like I've contributed to the proceedings.

$50 of the prize money actually delivered was mine.

Which was totally awesome of you BTW.

So uhh

I just moved back to my house. I'm still unpacking, and I might not even get to my computer for a couple weeks.

If I can get to a computer, I'll be able to judge. Otherwise, don't wait up for me.