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fox-from-the-cosmos asked:

I'm super excited for Journey of the Spark! Any chance we'll get a sneak peak or some test footage soon?

Keep a lookout for a sneak peak and new developments this Summer. If you happen to be attending PON3Con next week or BronyCon later in August, stop on by as we’re going to be having a huge panel showing over the course of the weekend.

Thanks for the support and we hope you’re looking forward to the film!

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sxebrony24-7-blog asked:

Hi, Eric! I so cannot wait for what's in store for Journey of the Spark anytime soon! I have a couple of questions to ask. Since the events of the episode, "Sleepless in Ponyville", where Rainbow Dash put Scootaloo under her wing, due to Princess Luna's helpful advice from facing Scootaloo's fears, do you think that will adapt to your movie?

As we stated before, we are not taking any episodes from season 3 into account for the movie, since the writing for the story was already happening when season 2 came around. However, we did adapt to the events of season 2 but afterwards decided that we can’t consider any upcoming seasons, since we would never manage to finish the story and animate everything if we did.

1 More Week til’ PON3Con! (Panel News/Dates)

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Just a friendly reminder everyone. PON3Con is literally less than a week away and some of the crew and I are going to be presenting some brand new material from Journey of the Spark on Saturday, May 11th! So if you’re gonna be in Omaha, Nebraska for the convention, stop by our panel to get an inside look at some brand new material from the film.

If you’re not able to make it, don’t worry! I will be recording the panel through my video camera and the entire thing will be posted in glorious HD when I return.

For a full list of details of some of the panels that me and some of my Crew Members will be hosting at PON3, here’s a short list:

  • Vectors and More - Hosted by Zachary Holcomb and Chris Mefford
  • Journey of the Spark - Featuring Writer/Director Eric Ridenour, Lead Vector Artist Zachary Holcomb, and Vector Artist Chris Mefford (Moderated by Laugh Track of BroNEcast)
  • Charity Auction - This year’s Charity Auction will feature artwork from Journey of the Spark as signed by the artists from the film and Myself.
  • Follow Your Dreams - Hosted by Eric Ridenour and Laugh Track
  • BroNEcast Live! - Hosted by Laugh Track and the BroNEcast crew.

Get excited everyone! The Convention Tour is finally about to start!

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Anonymous asked:

I realize this has probably been asked before, but I went back a ways in the questions and I couldn't find it, so I apologize if this is a repeat. BUT: With the continuity established as of "Keep Calm and Flutter On," how are you explaining Discord's role in the movie, i.e. an antagonist? Is this an alternate continuity, or is it simply assumed he was acting the part to fool everyone?

This is a question we get asked almost all the time. I feel the best way to explain why Discord’s role isn’t changing to how he is portrayed in “Keep Calm and Flutter On”, I would need to give a bit of insight as to when the story for Journey of the Spark was being written.

Journey of the Spark was first conceived back in November of 2011, around the time that Season 2 was still being aired. By the time that the film’s story was fully finished, Season 3 wasn’t even on television yet, with only a small handful of promotional material being released. But given all the speculation surrounding the upcoming season, I told the team that I wanted to bar using references from Season 3 and onward as I felt that the film would become a slave to the continuity and would never be made.

So essentially, Journey of the Spark became its own story with only the first two seasons serving as sources of inspiration and pieces of continuity found within the film’s story. Any references made to Season 3 and onward are completely coincidental. So while Discord’s character has changed due to the show’s continuity, Journey of the Spark still retains the idea of Discord as an antagonist.

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