WELCOME ONE, WELCOME ALL TO THE SECOND ANNUAL NEWGROUNDS MOVIE THEATER COLLAB!

I hope you're all as excited as I am for this new collab, because this year we've decided to do things a little differently! So please take a moment to read the whole forum post so that you're clued in on what you'll all be doing this time around.

Here's how this will work:

This time there are TWO backgrounds that you'll be drawing your OC's in. The movie that you're OC's will be watching is a horror movie. In the first background, the movie is quiet and still but also very tense, the projector shines dimly and speakers that could emulate the authentic sound of an aircraft fall completely silent. . . . and then-BWAAA!!! JUMPSCARE! In the second background your characters will be reacting to very cheap and cheesy hollywood. . . .I mean very SCARY and SpOoKy jumpscare.

Your characters will be reacting to the movie in whatever way you see fit, express their personality in as much as you can in this collab, however do be sure to depict them in a way that clearly shows that the first background is pre-jumpscare, and the second background is POST-jumpscare, for the sake of this collab's horror movie theme. Do not just copy and paste the same drawing of your OC onto the second background. Thank you!

pre-jumpscare background:

POST-jumpscare background:

How to submit your OC!:

We've changed the process for submission this time around as well (again, please be sure to read this whole post so you're aware of this information)! To streamline the process of submission, all you have to do is make both artworks of your OC (pre and POST jumpscare), and then point out which seat you'd like your OC to be seated in. Posted below are the numbers for each of the seats:

CheesyCoke and I will be jotting down your submission through our standard Google Spreadsheet setup, which shows real-time information about the people who have chosen their OC's spots already, and will give you the ability to properly judge where you could put your own OC. Posted below is the Google Spreadsheet document. Only Cheesy and I have the ability to edit this document. In addition to this we will also be updating the collab art and posting it each week to showcase the people who have currently submitted for the collab, this is to keep the interest in the collab fresh as we move on so we can hopefully receive more submissions and peak our excitement for the final product!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZmvntxR01lX4hhEpsr-VW8KKOluv4nmHo4042pmt0qE/edit?usp=sharing

ADDITIONALLY, you will also be able to make an artwork for the backwall of the movie theater. Unlike last time where CheesyCoke did an impressive job filling it up with his own graffiti style art, this time we encourage you to showcase your own graffiti art style, as this wouldn't be called the Newgrounds Movie Theater if it wasn't for community contribution to the face of Newgrounds! This of course is just an optional contribution, and is not a requirement for the collab. Make sure to post a reference of where you want your graffiti artwork to be on the backwall alongside your transparent PNG of your artwork. You may only make one graffiti artwork.

The Deadline for this collab will be the 15th of September. The day afterwards, we will be posting the finished collab artwork to coincide the release of the previous collab art. The reason that we changed the submission process this time around was so we could give you all more time to finish your art, as you will all be technically doing at least twice the amount of work than you did last time, if you won't be making the additional backwall graffiti art. As long as you can submit your art before 12:00 AM on September 16th, we will be accepting it.

Here are the rules:

1 - You must be a scouted artist to join.

2 - You may only claim one seat for the collab, and must post an image of the OC you'll be using for that seat. If you have 2 OC's that you wish to draw, then you may draw them in the same seat.

3 - (again) Do not just copy and paste the same OC artwork for the second background. What we mean by that is to have your character drawing for the second artwork look at least slightly different in terms of gesture in reaction to the jumpscare.

4 - (again) You may only make one backwall graffiti artwork for the collab. Whether other people's graffiti will be over top of it depends entirely on it's size, and not determined by the order of people's submissions from oldest to newest. Which means if it's bigger it's more likely to get drawn over than if it's smaller. It doesn't have to be anything complex, and don't worry about catching people's attention with it.

ATTENTION! TO SECURE A SPOT FOR THE COLLAB YOU MUST FINISH YOUR ARTWORKS FIRST! This is a quick reminder to prevent the seats from being taken up way earlier than they should be.

We are both super hyped to see both old and new users partake in this collab, and we encourage all of you to share your work and socialize with each other for this project! Keep an eye on this thread for updates, let us know if you have any questions, and we'll be seeing you all very soon!