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openWhich trope for this animation error? Web Original
Is there a trope that best fits an animation error where the character is absent/out of frame for a split-second? (Perhaps not as precise to this description, but of this sort of error.) I initially considered Special Effects Failure, but it seems specific to special effects. Off-Model on the other hand is about animation errors but I can't make out if this instance is due to budget constraints since it's a web-animated series.
The series in particular is Pink Corruption (sandbox) and here's the context and episode clip, the instance is a second into the timestamp provided (might need a slight eagle eye but it happens):
- In episode 4, where Cube, Cyan, Iris and Orange are about to encounter Lycanthropy, the former two are missing from the frame for a split second at the start of the scene.
openUser Inserted Time Skip. Web Original
Does Anti-Frustration Features apply for user created content? Like if You Tuber fast forwards a really long part of a video for their audience is that an example of this? If not, what does this sort of convenience qualify as?
Edited by DariusAngelopenDon't skip the sponsors! Web Original
Is there a trope for when a youtube series or podcast features personalized sponsor segments which include material from the show - for instance, a comedy podcast will feature original jokes during the sponsor segments, so listeners won't skip them?
openOblivious to Recent Events gag? Web Original
Is there a trope for a joke where someone will praise something (it could be a person or a group) without knowing later/recent events, not realising how horrible they are? I've been looking for tropes for the Todd & Aaron videos Mega64 have made, and there's a gag where either one or both of them will praise something (like, say, Harvey Weinstein or ISIS) and have to be told the horrible things they've done.
openTrying to remember Web Original
This is a trope I've been wanting to know the name of. It's when a character is being badly mentioned by someone else, not realizing that same character they're poking fun at or blaming for a crime is among the crowd. An example I can point to is in the Helluva Boss episode "Ozzie's", where Fizzarolli mentions he wants to meet the guy who was dumb enough to set Loo Loo Land on fire, without realizing Blitzo is in the audience until much later.
open"ThisIsGonnaSuck," but with lesser stakes Web Original
Is there a trope like This Is Gonna Suck, where a character has a resigned reaction towards a situation, but unlike the trope I'm comparing it to, the stakes are not as high?
One particular example that I had in mind involves Crystelle of Dr. Crafty. Due to helming a QnA panel for cash, she's often forced to answer questions about someone that she dislikes. In some cases, she grows to expect that she'll invoke their presence as soon as she starts talking about them. Episodes like "Atop the 4th Door" introduce her hatred of Disgustilda, who barges in a couple times after Crystelle receives a question about her. She is also such a perplexing subject to be asked about that even the all-knowing Crystelle is left scratching her head for answers.
Edited by NotsofriendlyopenReplacing sound files in a video game Web Original
- Vinesauce: In the Shareware Madness series, Joel often goes into the files of the shareware computer games he plays. He replaces the sound files with new sounds he records himself. Most of these consist of him shouting, sometimes with copious profanity.
Which trope would best fit the process of replacing sound files like this? Manipulative Editing? Gag Dub?
Edited by DrNoPumaopenFake Leaked Content Web Original
A piece of work is shown as leak from an upcoming update, but under that it's just a fanmade fake meant to impersonate official content.
openOne frame scare? Web Original
In the episode "Show for Children", a skeleton named Cadavre is looking into graves at cemetaries. The first one contains a more realistic skeleton with a scary expression, and the second contains an unidentifiable but living (undead?) bird-like creature. However, after Cadavre escapes the second grave, the skeleton shown in the first grave is briefly overlaid on the gravestones as it fades out to the next scene. For only about one frame. Would this be considered a Jump Scare... or something else?
openEvil.exe Web Original
Seen It a Million Times. A Naming Convention where a character's name ends with a file extension, typically .exe (after bootleg Windows apps) to denote it's an Evil Knockoff or otherwise not the genuine thing.
Example: Sonic.exe
Edited by DarklingArcheropenNot That Far In The Future Web Original
Modern Rogue referred to 2021 as the far future in a 2017 episode. Is there a trope for now being in that “distant future”, rendering the whole thing sort of silly?
open"Oh, please report me" Web Original
Someone sarcastically urges someone else to call the authorities (a boss, an inspector, the police, etc.) on them, knowing that it'll have no effect. There are generally two scenarios I see it in:
Scenario 1: Bob finds out that Alice is evil/corrupt/etc., and threatens to report her to the authorities. Alice replies, "Oh, please report me" or "I'd like to see you try." She's confident because the authority is in her pocket, biased toward her, or incapable of doing anything about it.
Scenario 2: Bob has some bone to pick with Alice, and threatens to report her to the authorities. Alies replies, "Oh, please report me" or "I'd like to see you try." She's confident because Bob's complaint is baseless and the authority is reasonable.
This may or may not fall under Threat Backfire, but I was wondering if there was something more specific.
openexaggerating own age as a joke Web Original
Lindsay Ellis appears to have an occasional recurring bit where she offhandedly implies she's much older than she actually is, e.g. claiming to have started making videos "in the 1960s". Not sure what if any trope this'd fall under; it's not quite enough for Historical Longevity Joke, and the context doesn't work for When I Was Your Age....
openIs there a term for Star-Crossed Lovers but for platonic friendships? Web Original
I'm writing a fanfic of a fandom that doesn't have a page here, but because of the fandom's controversial nature I'm not using the characters' names.
"A" does have (unrequited) romantic feelings for "B", but this is a flashback sequence when they were kids so friendship is completely platonic here:
They first met at the same time their fathers met. Both of their fathers are dictators of two neighbouring nations. When their fathers discuss about their plans and all that, "B"'s father would usually tell them to play outside. "A" is oblivious that both of their fathers are evil until "B" convinced him about it so they tried to run away somewhere until the latter's father caught them.
Now because of this, "B"'s father doesn't bring him to whenever he has meetings with "A"'s father anymore. "A" missed playing with "B". Few years later, they're now in their early teens. "A" meets "B" again in the hospital but their conversation didn't last long due to "B" still recovering from trauma from his father's abuse.
openWhat's the trope for this moment? Web Original
In the You Tube animation "Celebrities babysitting Olivia Rodrigo" by Darianas Eggs, baby Olivia walks into a bar and orders a drink. Taylor, the bartender, seems bothered that the drink is being ordered at 7 AM, but not that it's a baby who's ordering it. What trope is that? It seems a bit like Skewed Priorities, but I'm unsure.
openTyping in all white Web Original
When a character types their text in all white (or other color that's unreadable against the background), such as Doc Scratch from Homestuck
openOne role of a celebrity playing another Web Original
A character who is played my Actor A performs, in-universe, another role that in real life Actor A performed. For example, Spock playing the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Sherlock Holmes
I would expect this to be mostly a fan works trope. In fact I am planning that in a Love Live Elsewhere Fic , where my characters watch the Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight stage musical in the fall of 2017. The role of Hikari is brilliantly played by Umi Sonoda. (In real life both are Suzuko Mimori)
Or is this just a form of Celebrity Paradox?
Sorry for the messy title; It’s a little hard for me to word what I mean without going in depth The show I’m trying to use this for is Smiling Friends. In several behind the scenes streams and videos, Zach has mentioned that several aspects of the show were done due to how badly they were handled in other adult animated shows, or because other shows carried messages he disagreed with. For example, he has criticised family guy for having incredibly generic backgrounds and set pieces, so Smiling Friends has very detailed backgrounds with many hidden jokes. The show’s theme of spreading happiness also seems to be an intentional criticism of nihilistic themes that are prevalent in other adult animations such as Rick and Morty