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I'm trying to do my first full project done entirely in TVP!

This is an animatic for the song "Monkeys are Bad People" by the late Logan Whitehurst who gave me permission to use the song before he passed away.



This is very very rough, and in the early stages..

Here is a still image, and a link below, for the quicktime version.
(done in HD 1920x1280 but scaled down to 720 for smaller download)

http://www.cartoonmonkey.com/monkeysanimatic1.html

The full song is hilarious, and perfect for animation! Logan Whitehurst was a genius, and he'll be missed. Hoping to finish this animation (four minutes) in a few months..

Chad

That sounds promising
Good luck with that project and please keep us posted!
I like the voice of the kid... silly and funny

that's a pretty good start.

if possible to you, can you post here the lyrics ?
the title makes me curious ...

Thanks!
This is NOT a song about evolution, religion, etc. Just a fun song.
From Logan:

My roommate said --Monkeys are bad people-- when my sister asked him why he was shooting a huge monkey in a video game. It seemed to strike a chord, or series of chords, in my head. So I wrote this song. Don't worry, I like monkeys. I just don't want to get beaten up by one. The harmonica solo in the middle I found on an old tape of harmonica solos. It fit so well.

Here is a link to the full song:
http://www.juniorscienceclub.com/logana ... people.mp3


And here are the lyrics:

Monkeys can't be trusted with your business
They're sneaky and dishonest through and through
Monkeys can't speak English, so they can't tell the truth
Monkeys are bad people, and so are you..!

Add a K to money, you get monKey..(yes you do)
Monkey may see, but monkey don't pay his due!
The love of evolution has its evil, evil roots
Monkeys are bad people, and so are you..

King Kong was a monkey too big to be kept in a zoo..
Which is not a bad thing, cause he liked to fling
Thousand-pound fistfuls of stinky old King-Kong poo.

Think about the future/What if Charlton Heston is right?
If the monkeys take over, we'll be their slaves!
And, frankly, the thought keeps me wide awake at night!

Monkeys make amore out in public..
Providing little children with a view.
They're lewd and they're indecent and there's nothing we can do!
Monkeys are bad people
Monkeys are bad people
Monkeys are bad people and so are you!

thanks Chad.
hilarious, ideed!

CartoonMonkey wrote:...
Monkeys can't speak English, so they can't tell the truth
...

haha!
though I know some very good English speaking guys who didn't tell always the truth ...

Heh, love to see someday final animation. Looks and sounds great