# Unicycle Animation
**URL:** https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697
**Category:** General
**Created:** [May 21, 2004, 3:10pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697 "2004-05-21T15:10:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@U-Turn](https://unicyclist.com/u/U-Turn)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2004, 7:30am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/21 "2004-05-25T07:30:59Z")
What a good time! Thanks, Jess.
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### Author:  [@leo](https://unicyclist.com/u/leo)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2004, 8:30am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/22 "2004-05-25T08:30:50Z")
> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by Klaas Bil
> Annoying.
empty your cache, and check if this helped.
And don’t waste another 3 hours of your life which you could have spend on unicycling more usefull (by riding a unicycle for example).
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### Author:  [@johnfoss](https://unicyclist.com/u/johnfoss)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2004, 2:20pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/23 "2004-05-25T14:20:41Z")
Just so you all know, Jess did not have a hard time thinking up the subject matter of his film. I think it’s an everyday conflict for him. There have been many rides or other get-togethers he hasn’t been able to make because of school. His head is in the right place!
I thought the film was very fun but a little slow. Don’t know if you were looking for constructive, Jess, but I think you can shorten up many of the shots if you want, and people will be more riveted. Also it seemed to be missing something at the end. You put all your stuff in a blender and pureed it, but then what. You wake up? How about you drink it and wake up? Or just drink it. A little bit of Fear Factor for the unicyclists!
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### Author:  [@darchibald](https://unicyclist.com/u/darchibald)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2004, 4:52pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/24 "2004-05-25T16:52:04Z")
I really enjoyed, but I didn’t really get the ending either. Why’d the uni have to go in? You should have made him study on his unicycle. But you’re the mastermind. I really liked the piano, how it came together and the animation.
David
Ps. When I first saw it, I thought he was going to shove his head in the blender. I’m glad that didn’t happen.
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### Author:  [@muniracer](https://unicyclist.com/u/muniracer)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/25 "2004-05-25T23:13:29Z")
for future decision making, uni needs to come before school, ALWAYS
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### Author:  [@jagur](https://unicyclist.com/u/jagur)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 2:59am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/26 "2004-05-26T02:59:04Z")
> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by johnfoss
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> I thought the film was very fun but a little slow. Don’t know if you were looking for constructive, Jess, but I think you can shorten up many of the shots if you want, and people will be more riveted.
well thats just great John,i think you could shorten up your perspective eh?
oooh i wasnt as “rivited” as John F…
So flog me…whatever,that was lame criticism…nice job Jess Regal
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### Author:  [@johnfoss](https://unicyclist.com/u/johnfoss)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 1:07pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/27 "2004-05-26T13:07:39Z")
Jess is pursuing a possible career in multimedia creation. Maybe not Flash or video, but something arts-oriented. Both his parents are artists as well. This puts him in a category where he is probably willing and able to handle a little discussion about the piece without falling apart. As with all discussions of this type, he can take our comments or leave them. No matter what we say it’s still his art.
I hope I didn’t make a wrong impression. I thought it was the coolest piece of unicycling-oriented Flash I’ve seen. Rather than the usual video clips, this is straight out of Jess’ mind. More creative and thought-provoking!
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### Author:  [@U-Turn](https://unicyclist.com/u/U-Turn)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/28 "2004-05-26T16:00:02Z")
> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by johnfoss
> [B]Jess is pursuing a possible career in multimedia creation. Maybe not Flash or video, but something arts-oriented. Both his parents are artists as well. This puts him in a category where he is probably willing and able to handle a little discussion about the piece without falling apart. As with all discussions of this type, he can take our comments or leave them. No matter what we say it’s still his art.
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> I hope I didn’t make a wrong impression. I thought it was the coolest piece of unicycling-oriented Flash I’ve seen. Rather than the usual video clips, this is straight out of Jess’ mind. More creative and thought-provoking! [/B]
Thanks for that clarification, John. I agree with you that it was really cool. I think the pacing was fine, but it definitely was slower than, say, U2. But if you do take it at its pace, the timing is really well done.
When I read War and Peace, I had to learn to slow down, because Tolstoy would go off on tangents of description of things such as the surrounding countryside. I realized that I was missing a lot, zooming along at my usual pace, often unconsciously skipping these descriptions. So I had to learn from him to slow down. It enhanced the book greatly and has helped ever since.
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### Author:  [@system](https://unicyclist.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2004, 12:18am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/29 "2004-05-27T00:18:25Z")
Re: Unicycle Animation
On Tue, 25 May 2004 10:30:50 -0500, “leo” wrote:
\>empty your cache, and check if this helped.
Thanks for the suggestion, but when I tried it, the progress bar went
further (quickly) but other than that there was no effect.
\>And don’t waste another 3 hours of your life which you could have spend
\>on unicycling more usefull (by riding a unicycle for example).
Huh, I didn’t sit still for 3 hours, watching that non-progress.
The failure may have been due to the firewall where I tried to see it.
How large is it? Is it doable over dial-up, like max 5 MB or so?
## Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict
be sure to remove the saddle and simply sit on the seat post. this is far more comfortable - tennisgh22 on the comfort of Savage unis
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### Author:  [@jagur](https://unicyclist.com/u/jagur)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2004, 12:23am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/30 "2004-05-27T00:23:43Z")
Re: Re: Unicycle Animation
> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by Klaas Bil
> [B]How large is it? Is it doable over dial-up, like max 5 MB or so?
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> [/B]
im on 56k and it was pretty quick.i say 2megs or less.
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### Author:  [@john\_childs](https://unicyclist.com/u/john_childs)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2004, 9:02am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/31 "2004-05-27T09:02:06Z")
Re: Re: Unicycle Animation
> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by Klaas Bil
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> The failure may have been due to the firewall where I tried to see it.
> How large is it? Is it doable over dial-up, like max 5 MB or so?
The flash part is 758 KB.
Try using [WinHTTrack](http://www.httrack.com/) to download the animation. WinHTTrack will copy the entire web page to your computer. That way you’ll be able to watch the animation again later without needing to download it all again. HTTrack is quite handy for copying web pages and keeping them for safe keeping. It’s also quite handy for downloading all of the photos in a photo album in one swoop.
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### Author:  [@Orange](https://unicyclist.com/u/Orange)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2004, 11:05am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/32 "2004-05-27T11:05:25Z")
Whoa, that was SO cool! I loved it!
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### Author:  [@Jester2000](https://unicyclist.com/u/Jester2000)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2004, 12:33pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/33 "2004-05-27T12:33:35Z")
I totally agree about the ending. I actually didn’t “finish” the animation. I just wanted to be done with it, so I kind of stopped.
The funny thing is that John’s suggestion “…then he pours and drinks the mix,” is actually exactly what I had planned. The fact that John suggested it just reinforces that it should be there to complete the animation. Perhaps I’ll add this part in soon.
As for long, extended shots, I can see that too. I’m totally open to criticism, so don’t feel bad to say something.
Someone asked why the uni had to go in. I was trying to show that I had to somehow make the unicycle and the schoolwork/SATs work together. The only way was to force them together and hit “puree.” I think the drinking of the mix will make it make a little more sense.
Later,
Jess
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### Author:  [@unigamer](https://unicyclist.com/u/unigamer)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2004, 8:24am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/34 "2004-05-28T08:24:55Z")
Very nice indeed.
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### Author:  [@dazedNcontused](https://unicyclist.com/u/dazedNcontused)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2004, 9:32am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/35 "2004-05-31T09:32:09Z")
> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by Jester2000
> I think the drinking of the mix will make it make a little more sense.
Fantastic! I loved it, and had the same feeling that the ending hadn’t quite arrived. I wanted to see how he would blend study and unis in his life. Maybe he could blend it, then drink it while studying and riding? Or ride to the library? Or study unicycles? Or something, you know, like that but not quite so lame…
Tim
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### Author:  [@Jester2000](https://unicyclist.com/u/Jester2000)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2004, 12:46am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/36 "2004-08-08T00:46:34Z")
I finally finished the animation.
I think it will make a lot more sense now…
I also put credits at the end.
here’s the link:
[www.unicyclejester.com/animation/uni\_dreams.html](http://www.unicyclejester.com/animation/uni_dreams.html)
Later,
Jess
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### Author:  [@TheBadger587](https://unicyclist.com/u/TheBadger587)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2004, 1:32am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/37 "2004-08-08T01:32:16Z")
the animated scenes from U2 made me happy. where did you get the MUni/trials sequences from?
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### Author:  [@Jester2000](https://unicyclist.com/u/Jester2000)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2004, 5:20pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/38 "2004-09-10T17:20:44Z")
> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by TheBadger587
> where did you get the MUni/trials sequences from?
The Muni is from a clip of me riding Muni.
The trials is from an animated gif thingy that I had in my “unicycle videos” folders. I think it may be Sabin… I’m not sure…
It only took me a month to reply!
See you at the CAMUWKend,
Jess
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### Author:  [@monociclos](https://unicyclist.com/u/monociclos)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2004, 4:21am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/39 "2004-09-11T04:21:56Z")
How do you make a flash animation from a video??
YOu are the one Jester!!!
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### Author:  [@s7ev0](https://unicyclist.com/u/s7ev0)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2004, 1:37pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/unicycle-animation/63697/40 "2004-09-11T13:37:19Z")
Hey Jess -
You the MAN!
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