Hey there everyone, DeepRising here with the Weekly Newsletter and Weekly Topic competition.

We had a great response to last week's topic “Snow Globes”, and a selection of our favorite winning entries are coming up.

But first let us tell you about a brand new winter competition that's coming up in the new year.

W.C.F - Winter Comedy Fest Competition Coming Soon

This event is all about celebrating comedy Flipnotes from smaller artists, and sharing lots of laughs during the cold winter months.

It's scheduled to take place from the 5th - 17th of January 2025.

Special guest judges:

AuroraxD, Cosmic Gaz, and Yensi!

And here's the list of what the Judges will be looking for in your entries.

Judging Criteria:

- Originality:

(Reward innovation and fresh ideas)

We want to encourage people to branch out, and come up with their own style of comedy - Originality is the key!!

- Humor:

Consider the laugh factor - Clever jokes, good timing, and delivery.

- Flipnote Quality:

Judges will also be evaluating technical aspects, such as clarity of presentation, and understandable audio.

Competition Prizes:

1st prize: "Sudomemo Fun" T-shirt

2nd Prize: 3 months of Sudomemo Plus

3rd Prize: 1 month of Sudomemo Plus

(Please note that the upcoming Topics previously scheduled for the 5th & 12th of January have been moved forward by 2 weeks)

And next, a word about our ongoing fund raising activities.

Sudomemo Fundraising

We're still trying to raise more cash this month for additional Sudomemo expenditures.

If you would like to make a donation then Sudomemo Patreon is the way to go! It will really help with the upkeep and running of Sudomemo, and there’s loads of special rewards to enjoy.

Here's the link to our Sudomemo Patreon site:

https://www.patreon.com/Sudomemo

Why not check it out! And thank you so much for all your support.

OK, now back to the Topic.

Our Favorite Flipnotes from last weeks Topic "Snow Globes"

You can view all of the submissions for this topic on its Weekly Topic channel by clicking this link Weekly Topic - Snow Globes

If you're thinking about making a topic Flipnote, don't forget to check out next week's topic theme and description, with ideas and inspiration to get you started, as well as the upcoming Topics listed at the end of the Newsletter.

And now, here are the winning Flipnotes from last week's topic "Snow Globes".

Well done to everyone who entered.

This beautiful Topic winning animation by Cosmirage features a jolly snowman very much at home in his magical snow globe world.

The scene is brought expertly to life with a 4 frame cycling snowy blizzard, a strong paintbrush textured spherical highlight, and a cascading color change from red to blue. Which contrasts nicely with the purple globe interior, and makes it really stand out.

A mind blowing snow globe holds a world within a world in this surreal Topic winning Flipnote by brasun.

But whose world does it hold?

Let’s see what happens when it’s shaken!

Using different animation tools and techniques Sawyer experiments creatively with shaken snowflake particle movement in this wonderfully wintry snow globe animation.

This Weeks Topic - "Christmas 2024"

Ding-Dong Merrily on hi guys and gals.

Christmas is here again!

At this magical time of year traditions such as tree decorating, gift giving, festive feasting, cracker pulling and Carol singing celebrate the Nativity and embody the Yuletide spirit and good will to all!

But of course the magic doesn’t stop there, as Santa will also be traveling the world on his reindeer driven sleigh, and squeezing down chimneys to leave presents in our stockings and under our Christmas trees.

Your Flipnotes could celebrate Christmas in any way you like;

How about making an animated Christmas card, a festive comedy skit, a Yuletide parody advert, or a holly jolly MV?

And don’t forget about your OCs and PCs. Why not dress them up as Christmas elves, or give them a go at driving Santa’s sleigh.

Now that could bring on some serious Xmas antics!

Whatever you decide, make sure you have huge amounts of fun making it!

We really love the way you're all so creative with these topics and look forward to seeing the Flipnotes you create for them.

Make sure to post your entries to the Weekly Topic channel Christmas 2024 and the deadline for your entries is December the 29th (12pm EST / 4pm GMT).

We would also encourage you to add a description to your Flipnotes. This is your opportunity to explain any points of interest and specific details that we could feature in the topic winner reviews.

And don't forget, if you want a cool thumbnail picture on your Flipnote, whichever frame you save the Flipnote on, that will become the thumbnail. So choose your favorite frame for this, or add in a cool title page at the end, and save on that.

The best of luck with your entries, and have a very merry Christmas one and all!

Upcoming Topics

Topic - 2024, The Year Just Gone (December 29th)

W.C.F Competition - Week 1 (January 5th)

W.C.F. Competition - Week 2 (January 12th - 17th)

Topic - Growing (January 19th)