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Kirbopher
Animation Artist, creator of over 100 pieces of Flash animation on and offline. Graduate of the School of Visual Arts, Class of 2011.

Chris Niosi @Kirbopher

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School of Visual Arts

New York

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Oh Canadaaaa...

Posted by Kirbopher - August 17th, 2010


So, I freaking love Canada so much. Seriously.

First off, AnimeEvolution was one of the best conventions I've ever been to. It had absolutely everything I love about these things in surplus, there was no negativity in the air whatsoever. Good friends, really nice fans, talented artists, hilarious actors and other guests, incredibly fun panels. My god. I had some great moments on the panels I went to and was a part of as well. Did a dramatic reading with LittleKuriboh and the gang from TeamFourStar early on Saturday and the +18 panel we did late that same night was also a blast...and I was delightfully surprised that I was actually kinda funny during it, from what I was told (I thought I was gonna be the most boring). There's probably videos of the panels on YouTube if ya look for 'em.

The highlight of the weekend however, was the preview screening for NiN10Doh! to the 64th Power. I could NOT believe my eyes seeing such a gigantic line of people waiting to be let into the panel room where we would be screening it. Despite the fact that we had to re-set up all of the chairs in the room (due to a dance happening prior to the screening in that room), we had to wait for the video projector to be given to us all the way from another building AND we had difficulties setting the damn thing up to work with my laptop...we had a room filled with probably two to three HUNDRED people. I managed to talk for 20 years (finally, that use came in handy) and kept the audience entertained until we were in business. On top of that, it wasn't even full-screen, let alone FINISHED since the animation is still being worked on for several segments of the project...they loved it. They were dyin' and I had a bunch'a people rushing up to myself and Audrey talking about how much they enjoyed it (and my other works)...even signed a couple autographs in the process!

So yeah, I'm really excited for the final version to be released, hopefully by the end of this month. I'm glad everyone who showed up enjoyed it and laughed so hard at our stupid jokes about how funny it is that mushrooms don't make people grow taller in real life. Hurr hurr hurr. There's a distinct possibility of the project having to be split up into two Parts that will be on the front page both at once, since apparently the Newgrounds office's most powerful computer doesn't have the power to withstand all of the drawings in these segments in one Flash file. Props to Richie and the crew for tryin' to pull it off the day before I left. We'll see what happens.

ANYWAY, been spending a couple days after, still in Canada. Got toured around a million places in beautiful Vancouver city, took a billion pictures of said million places. This entire city is so incredibly inspiring. No joke, I've suddenly come up with so many concepts for my animation and game ideas, it feels great. I think I definitely needed this break to get myself prepped up for thesis year. Re-writing my script a bit and shortening the length of my film after some not-so-great feedback on the animatic. Watched some positively influential stuff to help me out, including the Scott Pilgrim Movie, which I totally enjoyed (not more than the comic, but enjoyed incredibly anyhow), also I really liked the animated short...and stuff. Feelin' better than I have all Summer...and this Summer's been pretty damn good.

Still plenty to come. Stay with me, folks.


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Yeh know Canada has the best fucking breakfast ever, you can't deny it!

Haven't had breakfast there just yet, but their Earl Grey Tea is fantastic.

It was great meeting you Kirbopher, definitely made my Summer more awesome than it already was.

Thanks dude!

Heh, that's awesome dude, and definantly looking foreward to future projects

Sweet, hope so! B)

CANADA FOR TEH WIN :D

Agreed.

So Teamfourstar got their next installation in, when's LittleKuriboh expecting YGOTAS 49 release?

Probably before the end of the month. I think it was like halfway done when we screened the preview.

Wow, I wish I was there for the premiere... oh well at least we can see it full screen here on Newgrounds. Oh, and did you see if Supah Nin-10-Doh was nominated?

Not sure...

omtish

I'm glad you had an awesome time in Vancouver. I wish that i would've heard the news earlier so that i could visit you or somethin' there, since i live down there. But still, it's awesome that you've been highly inspired from our city. God, i love being Canadian!

Still enjoying it even now, thanks!

Canada is a diluted version of the USA

Yes Canada is one awesome place and I enjoyed the Scott Pilgrim movie also (those video game references and effects so cool!)

Canada FTW. =P

sorry i missed you dude had another niece and nephew (twins)

I UNDERSTAND, I GUESS.

First off, I'm off the scour the internetz for NIN10Doh!

Secondly, if you're located near the actual city of NY, lemme know, I'd love to buy a couple rounds of drinks and pick your brain about animation techniques.

I'm just glad to see NY represented by such a talent :)

Hope to chat.

Man I hope so. NY has so many good artists (far better than I) but there's nothing here! All the work's in LA!

I dressed up as Ken Katayanagi for the movie. me and 6 of my friends dressed up as the evil exes!!!

NICE.

Dude, I'd move to Canada if I could. Seriously, so many people saying Canada's awesome can't be wrong.

It's hard to transfer living there, apparently.

oh cool, I live 30 mins from UBC and I'm going there this fall for school... I didn't go though. : \

Aw, ya should'a!

You are a disgrace to canada.

Okay.

Mmkay.

Feel better?

Wow your trip was way better than mine.

Sorry?

how do you find out about all these conventions?
i mean i always read that you had fun at this certain convention that i had no idea it was going on and where.

Eh various ways. I'm interested in anime cons in general, so.

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