Hi guuyyyss... how's it goin?
I haven't been here in a while, because my friends and I have been making videos over on Youtube. It's weird saying that now, back here on Newgrounds, because I can suddenly remember when Youtube was our secondary platform. And the reason for the change has little to do with the merits of either site, but is just because animation takes a really long time, and I learned that I prefer film as a medium.
Still, as we've been slowly growing our Youtube channel and trying to widen our reach, I've found myself missing the community here on Newgrounds. I actually still try to visit the site daily, though I haven't been interacting much. There's always been a sense of equality and mutual support on this site that you just can't find anywhere else, and to some degree, I miss the days of being able to share my work with like-minded artists before putting it out to the general public.
I've frequently thought that it would be great if Newgrounds had a video portal of sorts, but one that was limited specifically to videos with a lot of effects and general artistry, keeping in theme with the site's animation, art, and writing focus. I would personally have a lot more to submit if that were the case. But, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe that's a terrible, terrible idea, and I'm just totally missing the reasons why. Maybe I'm thinking solely of my own cartoonish film style and not actually considering that it would be a limited system for anyone who's not me. I'm interested in hearing your thoughts.
Aside from that, I don't really have a point or a message or anything. Just kind of openly wishing there was a way to reconcile my non-animation work with the community I loved being a part of. Hope everyone else is doing well, and that Newgrounds continues to find its footing in this new-age internet world. I'll still be around, if quiet.
The best of days to you all,
Kyle
MuramasasEdge
They have a forum here where you can submit videos.
If you submit them there who knows what could happen!
Hey, you should try appealing to some of the upper newgrounders because I had a friend who was posting live action videos with permission. But nobody liked his stuff anyway.
Like I said, who knows.
WhiteLightning
I actually did talk to Tom Fulp about it a few months back. He had some expected concerns - storage space, spreading the site's focus a bit to thin - but also seemed interested in the potential of having a "film" section that encouraged artistic shorts and the like. So who knows, maybe it'll be a thing some day.