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[[KK] I sometimes walk]

Wow

I think this is the most animating I've seen from [KK] since signing up. It's still pointless.

Magyar responds:

I went to the beach a few years, I got sand in my hair. From then on I decided that I don't like the beach.

[[KK] Ben Gunn in New York]

Uncreative

Try animating something... something good... please. All you did was resubmit this song with a different image under a different name.

robotuzi1 responds:

Ben Gunn is in new york in this one. It's not the same.

[Out of Heaven: Trailer]

Really good

I started watching without reading the comments. At first, I was like: "Why does the guy look like Neji and the girl look like Ten-Ten?" Then I got to the part where it was naming the rest of the cast and I went, "Oh." Then I read your comments.

Really well done. I could easily recognize every character. Transitions were good and I like the noir style. The opening, I think, was darker than it needed to be (the purple could have been brighter against the black, for example). Dramatic doesn't necessarily mean dark-as-possible. I think greater contrast would help.

Toboe-LoneWolf responds:

Thanks! Yeah, I know I have some constrast issues but the laptop that I use to work on this Flash has an insanely bright monitor that...even when messing with the settings I can't really tell how well the color contrast works. :/ Thus, the slight message at the beginning of the flash.

One day, in the few future, I will have a new desktop with a decent monitor and everything will work. XD

[Subterranean Ani- what?]

That was crazy good

I couldnt help but laugh. Such craziness, but well-timed.

KuchiyoseRashomon responds:

It is indeed crazy and thank you for the review!

[Happy birthday flash]

The wolf looked kinda cute

I really liked the dramatic music, the animation started out nice, but when the flying wolf appeared, he didn't look menacing enough. In fact, he looked more like a stuffed animal. A few too many curves.

The first problem has to do with composition. The creature was a bit too centered on the moon. And you drew strong curves in the wings and a loopy curve for the jaw--which kinda looked whimsicle to me. But one of the points I'm trying to make is that all the wolf should contrast the round moon behind him, to make things more unsettling.

The other point is that making everything more asymmetrical will add to the uneasiness as a whole.

Also, adding shadow would help.

And he didn't move--the second problem. What I would do to make it dramatic is make him throw his head back into a howl, then pan out as he unfurls his wings, then at the very end, after the music stops, show a close-up of just his eyes, maybe with a low growling sound.

I'm guessing that the birthday present is bringing life to that wolf character or something like that.

2tailedknight responds:

i see what you mean, it doesn't really look like...its staring you down more then its on a shelf for kids.

so, more contrast as in the moon be geometric and the wolf be more realistic?

i understand, and i also hear it saves time from a previous comment.

shadow is a great idea

very epic

no no X3 its literally a flash for a friend.

now my question to you is weither or not i should spend time trying to improve this flash? or try to move on to something more...meaningful?

[Hitchhiker Helen]

Looks like she's having fun

If she's supposed to be frightened, try widening her eyes, dilating her pupils, and making her flail her arms around. The way she ran looked too much like a jog, and I got the impression she enjoys being chased by boulders.

Maybe she does.

And nothing's stopping the boulder from rolling off the cliff, yet it stops. There should be some reason, even if the boulder is alive and stopped itself. Not only that but she stops too. Without looking back, as if she expected the boulder to stop. She should at least turn around at the edge of the cliff to see that the boulder has stopped.

Not bad, but the gag needs a bit better delivery.

IcemanClay responds:

I totally agree with you. Dale did the artwork and storyboard, and I just did the animation. When I brought all this up with Dale, his response was, "Fuck it". We're busy with our deadlines and that animation was something that just needed to be over and done with. Thanks for your feedback!

[Queens Bite]

Good animation but confusing

I really like the style. The art is good and the scene set up is great. But I don't understand what's going on. It looks like the old guy just wanders off the edge, and he doesn't seem at all disturbed by the moving man-eating plant.

From a post below, I saw that the guy is supposed to be feeding it. It doesn't seem like it, though.

The-Evil-Bunny responds:

yeah should have let him take more his time to get her attention or something. oh well better next time ^^
i'll make a more clear scenario in my next short. but that's for next year =p

[Vigilance 2-D.I.E. series]

I like the overall feel

The voices were poor quality. I had to play the animation again and turn up the speakers to hear what anyone was saying, and even then I couldn't catch everything. Try buying a better microphone.

Was the hero spacing out or having a flashback or something? I couldn't tell what was going on in the very beginning. It wasn't really clear.

cris17 responds:

its not supposed to be clear right off the bat lol