Starogre 2009-12-09 02:30:05

Considering set design and lighting, if that was at their disposal to begin with, whether they used gummy bears or not, i think their materials could have been made prior to when they decided on gummy bears doing the things they are doing. Shooting film is usually done as a shorter process compared to the planning and editing. although i guess it's different with stopmotion..

i don't know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!

skarai 2009-12-09 02:47:42

Well, Ive seen companies take others ideas from time to time. Could be.

Starblinky 2009-12-09 02:52:33

Well why would they release it 3 days after it comes out though? Like what would be the rush to do it so fast?

But this is a huge coincidence

imjeffhip 2009-12-09 03:03:24

true, not saying you can't do this in 3 days, but you'd have to think about when they got around to seeing funy monys cartoon, then immediately starting to try and get an idea together, getting a crew, materials, cameras, lights, animators, post and then pre production, etc.

Kenzu 2009-12-09 03:04:30

It looks good!

I hope they will be successful!

Kenzu 2009-12-09 03:06:31

I think it's pure coincidence.

xellon 2009-12-09 03:38:43

uhh
yeah, seriously
they're from hollywood
what else would you expect

JakBaronKing 2009-12-09 05:17:39

It's a shame that the little guys put all their soul in their work only for big time corporations to swoop in and "steal" their work.

JakBaronKing 2009-12-09 05:32:37

If anything...that's how these major corporations stay on top. By being "inspired" by the art of independent artists who post their stuff online.

The question is...if you really have a GREAT idea...should you post it online?

I watched this episode of ICarly with my cousins once, and this DISNEY-ISH studio would steal jokes from their show and mildly edit them for legal sake.

When I was 12, I submitted a lego creation in a contest (they took pictures of mine) I didn't win, and about a year later....BIONICAL. But it is legal cause they used different lego pieces.

JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE POWERFUL FINANCIALLY DOESN'T JUSTIFY THEIR PLAGIARISM!!!

ASSHOLES!!!!

I feel that if you have an idea REALLY good. You should keep it secret and work it out throughly. And only reveal it when the time is right.

JakBaronKing 2009-12-09 05:38:33

Furthermore...if Seth Green's animation studio of Robot Chicken could make 15 minutes of Stop Motion animation in all it's wonders WEEKLY.

Then 3 days is MORE than enough time to make a 30 second piece of knock off CRAP in comparison to funy-mony's high comedy talents.

How the Hell does gummy bears on a battle field have ANYTHING to do with Vevo music?

They stole his idea...and they make it so plainly obvious.

camobch0 2009-12-09 05:41:43

funymony secretly made this himself.

Catalyste 2009-12-09 05:41:47

Either someone hired a spy with a time machine, or there really is a finite amount of ideas swirling around this universe.

But three days really is enough to pull that production off.

Osuka 2009-12-09 06:55:41

wow what a ripoff. Maybe this one have more quality in the visual style, but the original gunny bears is more interesting in the story development.

In 1 Day is totally posible to make this video, you can find the scale trees in any architecture/manuality shop, also some papershops sells this. Find some rocks and dirt and you have this background ready. Then 1 day for editing and you have this video ready.

Tom I work making Post-production for TV COMMERCIALS, the one who makes the idea/script are the creatives of the Publicity Agency, and a lot of this guys "steals" ideas from other videos. So is totally posible that VEVO is using the gunny bears idea without giving credit

Kanzer 2009-12-09 07:13:49

Hooh, sure they could've. But you've given the true question yourself: did they?

I was sure before watching it, but after, I'm eager to say yes. If they had done anything more elaborated (like the original) I wouldn't think so. Just an coincidence I'd guess. But this smells like a crappy idea rape.

Kajenx 2009-12-09 07:41:57

Well, it uses gummy bears, but that's about the only similarity I saw...

That-1-guy 2009-12-09 08:19:07

I'm not sure if they ripped off it or not.

However, I DO know that this could be done in a matter of HOURS.

Me and My bro did a stop animation with legos a long time ago. Like ten years or so. It took about two hours.

thepetergriffin 2009-12-09 08:19:20

nah

Joelasticot 2009-12-09 08:32:12

It sucks how they cut the combat and followed with a crappy dance-off... Also why does it sound like they raped Ride of the Valkyries?

Xlightscreen 2009-12-09 08:37:48

It probably wouldn't suprise me if it was true. I mean there people like us and for all we know a employee could been surfing newgrounds and found the movie by Funy-Mony. He knows the company needs a idea for a ad that is clever and such why not use this? I mean people could argue rather it was a inspirational piece or just a downright stealing of a idea but as for it acutely being true I could see it happening.

masamu 2009-12-09 08:55:53

Funy-mony is better than Google.