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  • Animation on Display Followup

    by Calpain

    Remember some time back when we reported that Animation on Display was featuring none other than Jayson Thiessen, Director and current Show Runner, on MLP? Well, that event occurred just this past weekend and was a resounding success!

    While Animation on Display is not strictly a convention focused on MLP, you all helped make the related pony panels and other fun events a worthwhile experience! Good show to everyone who attended and to the staff that helped set everything up.

    Quinnjaminn, who helped with the event, has generously provided some copy-paste and videos to share with you all after the break! Check them out if you want to hear about some of the creative process behind MLP, a special message from Jayson to the community, as well as other panel footage and general silliness.


    Last weekend, the staff at San Francisco's Animation on Display got hit by a wave of friendship none of us were prepared for. The registration line snaked through the halls, filled with bronies showing off their merchandise and getting hyped for the day's panels. Then again, that was to be expected. Jayson Thiessen, the current king of ponies, was doing a panel in a few hours.

    AOD 2012 was packed full of pony events: Jayson hosted two panels on the creative process of the show, the Bronies of Northern California hosted their own two panels, and the convention provided an official “brony mixer.” Bronyville's Apple Cider and Chef Sandy even joined in for Jayson's last panel, where he answered questions from the fans and sent out a message to the community. Now, I'm sure you're all anxious to find out just how these ponies go from the minds of the production staff to the screen. We've recorded all of the panels (as well as some fun extra videos), so just scroll down to experience the magic of AOD 2012.

    Jayson's message to the brony community:


    “How Ponies are Made,” featuring Jayson Thiessen.


    “My Little Pony Creative Panel,” featuring Jayson Thiessen, Apple Cider, and Chef Sandy.


    “Ponyville's Prized Pastel Ponies,” featuring BronyFang, Quinnjaminn, and TGPFluttershy.


    Of course, the convention had more than just serious events. Enjoy a video of Jayson signing a banana “ON THE MOON!” and a compilation video of crazy brony antics.




    Panelists:
    Jayson Thiessen
    Quinnjaminn
    BronyFang
    TGPFluttershy
    Apple Cider
    Chef Sandy

    Special Thanks:
    The Bronies of Northern California for their support
    Animation on Display for hosting these events

    Finally, Jayson mentioned a custom Screw Loose that was given to him at the convention. Huge thanks to Omgwtflols for staying up through the night to give such a nice gift to him.

    Wednesday, February 22, 2012 op 6:41 PM
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    56 comments:

    1. EvedEeveeFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:41 PM

      what in the?

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    2. DashieBroFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:42 PM

      cool im first

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    3. MyBoyJFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:42 PM

      You ain't findin' any bananas on the MOOOON!

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    4. Mister TwisterFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:42 PM

      First! :D

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    5. Mister TwisterFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:42 PM

      Not first :(

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    6. DashieBroFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:43 PM

      NEVEEEER MINNNNNNND

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    7. EvedEeveeFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:43 PM

      awww yeah double kill xD

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    8. EvedEeveeFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:47 PM

      how much for the barking pony xD?

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    9. DashieBroFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:48 PM

      I also have the glitter valentines

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    10. Nostalgia SchmaltzFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:49 PM

      too long, didn't watch

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    11. SardaFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:51 PM

      I was there, it was great. Jayson's pretty much brotastic.

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    12. Cobalt CometFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:53 PM

      That custom Screw Loose toy. lol Nice job on that. It's a nice little addition to Jayson's small plethora of toys. :D

      I wish I could have attended. I would have loved to attend the fun panels and meet all the awesome people. But glad to see everyone who went had such a good time.

      Keep being magical!

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    13. dashyflashFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:55 PM

      i got my pinkie pie signed by him!!
      if any of you saw me i was cosplaying as princess celestia and my mom was princess luna

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    14. DVegaFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:59 PM

      That was an awesome convention. Too bad no videos of the brony mixer.

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    15. NymoFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:00 PM

      It was the best weekend EVER! :D
      I knew it would be a good idea to bring bananas...

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    16. Agile WingsFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:01 PM

      Damn all these panels that I miss because I live in the UK :/
      Have to love the custom Screw Loose toy, it's so epic.

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    17. Renegade Of FunkFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:02 PM

      now only if the music bands of today interacted with their fans. *coughmotleycruecough*

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    18. SardaFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:03 PM

      This comment has been removed by the author.

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    19. SardaFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:07 PM

      Gah, stupid blogger, I'm bad at this.

      By the way, there was a meet and greet thing with the guests Saturday evening, and about a dozen of us (gently) mobbed Jayson to ask him questions the whole time. Here's a couple tidbits of information that I recall:

      Scootaloo may or may not be able to fly; that's just something that hasn't really come up. (Jayson said it's nice to have something people can speculate on)

      I think this has been said before, but I asked him about the number of episodes in season 3 and basically, not even Jayson really knows.

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    20. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:10 PM

      I was there. It was AWESOME :D

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    21. NymoFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:10 PM

      @Sarda "Gently mobbed" is a nice way to put it...

      But in all seriousness: It was really nice to meet Mr. Thiessen in such a casual setting with only a few handful of bronies. It was such such a cool and unique experience that I was really glad to remember about going to! I just wish it wasn't so noisy in there...

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    22. DestroyerFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:11 PM

      I love this guy he does guess what PONIES!!!! Woooooooo 1,000,000 respect points to you good sir/pony

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    23. Cobalt CometFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:20 PM

      And since I noticed the one video had a segment on my baby, Octavia. So you know I had to watch that. Or at least that section. lol Also, yes it's larger for what it is, but listen. It's a cello. ;) And no, not Pinkie sister. Oi! lol I can't believe there are some people who still believe that...

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    24. JDFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:20 PM

      LOL He got him to sign a banana! Awesome

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    25. KnuckleshyFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:21 PM

      3 hours of insight on the show! I think I know what I am going to be doing for a bit.

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    26. KnuckleshyFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:22 PM

      This day gets better and better.

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    27. _OJ_February 22, 2012 at 7:26 PM

      I'd watch these videos, but anything involving other Bronies being heard or seen is embarrassing to me.

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    28. DashieBroFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:28 PM

      @_OJ_ Don't be embarassed be proud!

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    29. A BardFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:31 PM

      Oddly enough, Welovefine just added Equestria Daily shirts to their lineup

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    30. _OJ_February 22, 2012 at 7:31 PM

      This comment has been removed by the author.

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    31. _OJ_February 22, 2012 at 7:33 PM

      Eh you know what? It's not worth it to vent. Maybe later.

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    32. DashieBroFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:34 PM

      @_OJ_ wait, why has your comment been removed

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    33. A BardFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:34 PM

      @_OJ_ I wouldn't worry too much about that. Every fandom has people like that.

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    34. _OJ_February 22, 2012 at 7:36 PM

      @A Bard Only it's not generally the majority of the fandom.

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    35. DashieBroFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:37 PM

      @A Bard I didn't see his comment and every fandom has people like what?

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    36. Captain_WaffleFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:39 PM

      ON THE MOOOOOOOOOOOOONNN

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    37. A BardFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:41 PM

      @DashieBro His post seem to imply that the actions of fans made him embarassed to be a fan, or something like that

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    38. A BardFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:42 PM

      @_OJ_ I doubt its the majority.

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    39. DashieBroFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:43 PM

      Thanks

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    40. _OJ_February 22, 2012 at 7:45 PM

      @A Bard Then the very vocal minority needs to tone it down.

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    41. Derpy BronyFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:58 PM

      I want that banana!

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    42. The Seventh WonderboltFebruary 22, 2012 at 8:07 PM

      @_OJ_

      Don't worry. I'm quite apprehensive about the day I meet any number of bronies, which I think admittedly is sort of...Snobbish, I guess?

      So you're not alone, at least in that sense.

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    43. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2012 at 8:26 PM

      I loved his answer to Fighting is Magic.

      I can imagine when it's finally released the FIM staff will be playing that all the time.

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    44. SnappyAwesomeFebruary 22, 2012 at 8:38 PM

      Haha! Random Encounters was sharing a room with him at the time. That's epic. Ponies and RE? Like a boss!

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    45. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2012 at 9:00 PM

      So little interest in this post, and half of them aren't even about the frigging post.

      For anyone who doesn't want to sift through the whole video Ponyleaks has a good summary of the notable things Jayson said.

      http://ponyleaks.yoursiblings.org/2012/02/jayson-thiessen-at-animation-on-display.html

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    46. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2012 at 9:34 PM

      Animation on Display was AMAZING! I am never washing the hand that shook Jason's hand again!

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    47. Dogman15February 22, 2012 at 9:45 PM

      One of the things Jayson said was that he voiced Celestia's Royal Guards in "A Bird in the Hoof" and the security guard in "Read it and Weep".

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    48. LS RamosFebruary 22, 2012 at 9:57 PM

      I was there! It was a lot of fun. I got a bit sick the second day and stayed in bed long enough to miss everything except Jayson's last panel.

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    49. NymoFebruary 22, 2012 at 9:57 PM

      @Flutterfan Thanks for the link to the panel summaries! I was there to see both panels, but that's a good overview of what Jayson talked about. Really helpful!

      @Jordan I don't really recall the Royal Guard part, but I do remember him talking about his voice in Read It And Weep: For those of you thinking "What security guard?", there's the part after the whole chase scene where Screw Loose/Screwy/Barking Mad/whatever you want to call the barking pony and the line "Hey, get back to the hospital!" is said. That was supposed to be a Jayson as a security guard, but after hearing it again, they realized that he sounded much like the doctor in the episode, so they just went with that. Something like that: This is all off the top of my head from the weekend.
      But yeah: That's what prompted Omgwtflols to make a custom of the certain barking pony to give to Mr. Thiessen. Of course: He loved it! It was an great looking figure in-person and nice to see that it's sitting at his desk...

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    50. Dogman15February 23, 2012 at 1:18 AM

      @Nymo: I personally asked Jayson about other background voices when he was signing my badge. This was also when I got my photo with him. I asked him if there were any other background voices he remembered doing besides the security guard, and he told me (and anyone nearby listening) that he voiced Celestia's guards. Both credits are now on his IMDb page.

      I crave information on voice actors, background characters, and related things. Whenever there's a character we don't know the voice actor of, I try to guess which of the main actors or actresses did their voice. I also try to get official confirmation when and where I can.

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    51. MikeFebruary 23, 2012 at 2:40 AM

      omg so much awesome. Too much in fact. I've got homework to finish. I'm going to have to bookmark it and look it over later.

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    52. FiMvisibleFebruary 23, 2012 at 6:30 AM

      Hey, what do you know, Jayson is left handed.

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    53. QugoFebruary 23, 2012 at 7:02 AM

      would you like some bananas?
      ON THE MOOOOOOONNN

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    54. thundermaniacFebruary 23, 2012 at 8:23 AM

      Jayson looks like a really fun guy.
      I wish I could have gone to this convention, or any convention for that matter.

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    55. MikeFebruary 23, 2012 at 2:15 PM

      lol, silly Jayson. The banana thing was already a meme. I guess he hasn't seen 'Friendship is Magic, B****'

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    56. ChaosDX1February 23, 2012 at 6:57 PM

      Well I guess this is close enough to attending the con, minus the large amount of swag I would have left with.

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