00:00
00:00
RicePirate
thanks to Ninjoco for the awesome avatar!!!!

Mick Lauer @RicePirate

Male

GD, WD, VO, and BS

Minnersoda

Joined on 6/7/10

Level:
22
Exp Points:
5,002 / 5,380
Exp Rank:
9,371
Vote Power:
6.35 votes
Art Scouts
2
Rank:
Police Officer
Global Rank:
11,404
Blams:
208
Saves:
616
B/P Bonus:
10%
Whistle:
Bronze
Trophies:
261
Medals:
1,670
Supporter:
8y 10m 25d
Gear:
7

New Animation, Game, Home, Redesign EVERYTHING!!!i!

Posted by RicePirate - February 9th, 2012


**EDIT** ACE PILOT HAS BEEN RELEASED! GO PLAY NOW!!!

------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------

Lots of updates ... so if you don't like to read, go away.

STUFF
- New animation : Megaupload animation
- VO : Harley the ... Porn Star
- VO : Yu-Gi-Oh voicing
- VO : iPhone Game - Diggin' Dogs
- Life : NYC move
- Game : Pico Day game
- Youtube : PebbleMon and DragonCubes
- NG : Redesign
- NG : In the works...

==================================

NEW ANIMATION
-- Hank's Rage : Megaupload --

A fun short dedicated to the Megaupload FBI shutdown controversy.

A huge honor to have worked with hbrunav. The guy's talent is off the charts, and I look forward to his future here on Newgrounds... which is obviously bright and shiny.

Thanks to Lazyass for making the introduction. I hope you're doing your homework and learnin' dem animation skillz.

.

VO : HARLEY THE ... PORN STAR
I'm stoked to have been cast as a cock-guzzling tranny in the latest Milburn endevour : Harley the Really Really Famous Porn Star.

With such an awesome cast and crew, I count myself lucky to be the backstage fluffer. Gobble-gobble!

.

VO : YU-GI-OH ZEXAL
I'd spoken about this gig in the last few posts, namely because I was so excited to be voicing in the very industry that got me inspired to start voice overs. Growing up on cartoons, going to acting school, and recently getting a taste of character voicing here on Newgrounds made the job all the sweeter.

Despite what some may feel about 4Kids, the folks who work there (that I met, at least) were so extremely supportive, positive, and all around just fun folks.

I was initially confused where my character was in the storyline, but I did some research. I'll be featured in episode 15, and on the sidelines in 16. Dunno if my character comes back or not later in the series. But it was nice to have a character with a story arch who plays a pivotal role in the protagonists journey.

Darren, the director, was fucking awesome. Hands down. (And so was Mike, our "engineer").

.

VO : iPHONE GAME - DIGGIN' DOGS
Soap Creative released a new game today Diggin' Dogs. I did some sound/voice stuff for the game.

I'm not just saying this because I worked on it, but as a mobile gamer, this shit is FUN! It utilizes the entire iphone without making you look like you're strangling a phantom.

It picks up fast, has a great mix of action and puzzle, and enough spastic activity to keep your ADD in order.
It's only 99 cents, and it's original. Not some ragdoll, bird tossing, yeah-we-get-it same-old-same-old bullshit.

.

LIFE : NYC MOVE
Another thing I spoke at length about. After 12 years, my wife and I finally moved. After 3 days in a u-Haul, we're officially stationed in Minneapolis, and we're loving the new space. The neighborhood is awesome and we've got 1,800 sq feet of living space : enough for an entire room to become a voicing studio.

I miss New York (though I was there just yesterday for Yu-Gi-Oh), but I like the trees and the grass and the air here. I can already feel it's for the better ...

Hopefully, some more cartoon gigs will have me back in the city in the near future ... but not too near.

.

GAME : PICO DAY GAME
I'm working with RedHarvest and MonoFlauta on a game slated for Pico Day. The concept is a mix of old-school and new-school, and should be fun for any fan of platformers.

We got off to a quick start, but the process has taken a hit since the move and the Yu-Gi-Oh recording (which pretty much ate up this last week, now that I'm playing catch-up). That said, we still have plenty of time, and once the ball starts rollin', I'm hoping the progress will inspire us to rock.

.

YOUTUBE : PEBBLEMON AND DRAGONCUBES
PsychicPebble's Pikamon hit Youtube while I was on the road moving. And it was a dandy pleasure to behold while on the road. Fucking weirdo.

KaggyFilms' DragonCraft Z was released today. I voice the gayest Goku ever ... honestly, I thought his announcer sounded like a better Goku. My apologies. If you're a Minecraft Dragonball fan, go check it out.

.

NG : REDESIGN
Most surprising to me is how well everyone seems to have adjusted to the new design. It appears I gave the NG mob less credit than they deserved. So, kudos to the NG community.

- Love the new project management system and refined search feature.
- Miss the mini descriptions ... Tom's heard it a millions times by now, so I won't harp on it.

Overall, I'm just happy to see that things are still truckin' along at a steady pace.

Oh! AND HOLY SHIT!!! Thanks for the featured artist on the FP ... I'm humbled, I'm honored, I've got rock hard nipples. Honestly, considering the experience and connections I've garnered since being a part of the NG community, I really feel like I owe the NG staff and community a large debt. I'll try my best to pay it back in any way I can. Long live Newgrounds.

.

NG : IN THE WORKS
Besides the Pico Day game, there's a number of projects on the table. The God of War animation with Hulalaoo slowed down after he finished his education and started work, but I'm hoping to get that going again. The Creaturing Project has also lost a bit of momentum for a while now, however once I get settled in our new place, I plan to fill in the blanks on the site and move that along.

Also working on an "Awesome series" tribute. It's proving to be a lot more challenging than I initially planned, but I like that ... I'm learning a lot about animation, backgrounds, and comedic delivery and setup (namely, that I have to redo shit like 20 times before it's passable).

Lots of other things I'm forgetting ... bah.

.

That's it for now ... or at least, all I can remember!


Comments

Holy crap dude, that's TWO parts you've beat me out on! (Not sure if we auditioned for the same characters on ZeXal, but I wouldn't be surprised). You're a rock-star! Hope all's well. :]

I auditioned for Faker, his partner, and Roku. Was that you too?

Faker and Heartland. I hadn't a ton of experience voicing older characters, but I tried my best. I was just happy to be called in for the first time there, so hopefully they'll have me come back to try for some others.

Well I got neither of those roles myself :P http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Roku juro

Yeah I figured that was the one. That's fuckin' awesome though, dude. Congrats and here's hopin' for many more roles. :]

Sweet! Heh heh, plus the series I have you in... I'll send you the script soon.

Isn't it like the fourth Yu-gi-Oh spin off or something? Despite my feelings for the show it's nice to see that you're taking more prominent roles in your voice acting career.

Yeah, there's lots of them.

24HRC4........................................
................... :C

Ok..................

You are a busy busy Rice! Yo, about the Creaturing project, I still need to make the finishing touches to my creature. I'll make sure to send it to you by next week, promise! :)

Do it!!!!!

Congrats on your new home and other famous activities!

None of them are famous, just exciting.

Am I the only person who thinks that you and Redharvest are stale and overexposed?

No, you're not the only one.

When I read the porn star part, I actually thought you were gonna be a porno comedy as a tranny.

I thought: "Well, you gotta do what you gotta do to earn a dollar..."

I've done some theater that edges on that...

Artist of the year maybe?

Portal Spammer of the year. Also, I never answered your last question. I'm in Uptown. Here, http://tinyurl.com/7s7nuwd :) We should get Renae out and whoever else is around and get drinks next week :D

Don't remember what I was gonna say

Account Vaildated.

24 HRC...

OKOKOKOKOK

cant wait to see u put your new studio to work. :]
and by 3 days in a u haul did u mean u were living in it? O.O

No, we stopped in hotels. But it was a long drive. I can't wait to put it together either!

I wanna consult this online guy who helps build spaces for people. So I do it right. It's gonna cost....

We're all cheerin' for ya, Mikey! ;P

lol it's MICK! It's not short for Mike, despite what the English believe!

After reading all that my advice is:

First post.

come to MN!

Dude do a video house tour :D

I will :D Kinda waiting for us to have a bed, my desk, and the studio (at least in it's initial phase...) but i might do one soon for a before/after?

I'll be sure to catch that episode of yugioh zexal in a few weeks

I'll definitely post a headsup when it's comin' :)

Your so organized. lol

If i wasn't, i'd be lost.

:/ Im thinking of trying flash animating. Can you tell me how hard it was getting started or how easy? I can imagine it being great but hardish. Then again for your caliber guess not

lol, I'm still trying to figure it out. I've dabbled in a bunch of techniques, but that's about it. I suggest online tutorials. Lots of popular NG artists have made them! Check them out!