Something I've been thinking on and off about since August is uploading the longest cartoon on Newgrounds, ever since I found out the current record holder is 5 and a half hours of GoAnimate trash.
The logistics of making such an inordinately long cartoon are crazy. i'd have to animate 30 seconds worth of footage per day to get it done in around 1.5 - 2 years. Goes without saying if I pulled this off the animation wouldn't be good, but there are tricks to making low framerates look alright, plus some animations like walk cycles could be re-used. I don't think 30 seconds of not good but good enough to pass judgement animation per day is undoable. But what the hell do I do to fill 5.5 hours of footage? I don't wanna do random skits with no connecting narrative, because that wouldn't benefit from being long as shit. It'd be like a fucking 6 hour Family Guy funny moments compilation. There's no buildup to anything because every scene is independent of every other scene.
So the idea I've been marinating is thus: Have a lot of different plot threads, which build up an elaborate Rube Goldberg contraption of setups. Then have one final scene where all these seemingly unrelated characters and events set off in comedic extravagance.
The point of comparison here would probably be Curb Your Enthusiasm, where each season has something being built up in the background of each episode (the restuarant, Larry being adopted, the cafe, etc) which pays off in the season finale. (though not even an entire season of Curb hits 5.5 hours).
So now I've turned what was once just a challenge in animating to a challenge in writing as well. This would require a script about 19 times the longest script I've written.
For something like this, I'd have to write the ending first and nothing's come to me yet.
inb4 'hurr durr just make it a collab ecks dee'
No, If some kid with GoAnimate could do it by himself I can too.
Can I pull it off? Will my sanity survive? Will little Billy get rescued from the well in time for the ball game?
Find out on the next episode of Dragonball Z!
Ceejaythe630th
This is going to be insane in fact you plan on making this over 5.5 hours while also making it an interesting and cohesive story. The only way I can see this actually working out for you is if you make a long trilogy of movies, then edit them to make it feel like it's all one thing.
Either way this is a lot of effort to beat some person that uploaded OVER 5 HOURS OF GOANIMATE CONTENT. No one in their right mind would actually have the patience to see it because of the time, but I'm putting my belief in you because this sounds so ridiculous that I love it.