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[Rant/Review: The Nutcrack (Worst Adult Animated Show Ever) (Feat. Mrs. Salli)]

Was there ever any self awareness when you mentioned the show had been cancelled in 2011, and then decided to make and upload this now, 8 years later?

Also change the battery in your smoke detector. Chirp at 1:47.

[Sinking a Soviet Sub]

Thrilling and engaging! Criminally underrated- this only got Daily 3rd? Are we out of our minds!? Excellent perfomance from the full voice cast, every shot was competently framed. It moves right along, with good pacing and a realized respect for real-world military operations, that summarizes and grounds the actions of these characters close to reality.

The models looked great, I loved the green lighting from the radar operators, and no particular detail really stood out as incorrect for me. This was like an achievable test pilot for a much broader concept, and I want to know what happens when you and your team get the budget / time to flesh out what a war between the Soviets and Kiwis would look like.

Chris Hurn knocked it out of the park with that score, the production value is either amazing or a it's just a stark quality whiplash after I've been drawing stick figures and watching kids figure out how Madness rigs move in flash all day.

...When's the continuation!? Daily 3rd...You can do WAY better than that!

lewisroscoe82 responds:

Wow thanks so much for the amazing kind words Phobotech! I'm blown away by your comments! :D
Yep full voice cast, some really good TV actors here in New Zealand getting onboard. And yes Chris' score has been fantastic!
I have 2 more promo scenes I've done which I'll be releasing on NG. The next one is the Australian point of view with Sydney harbour being attacked and the third will be the U.S. point of view. :)

[Ratking]

I think I loved the King's bearded lip-syncs the most, but the whole of this was great and entertaining! I love the Luigi youtube poop nod, and the rats had adorable animations. Like the one flailing around in the moat near the beginning, and the Queen Rat doing the "Oh stop" arm motion was particularly fun. Great work! I hope to see more from you!

[Cyberspace Pirates]

Greenlight this IP right the fuck now! I want more! I wanna see where this goes!

FunPix responds:

Thanks, I'm pushing to continue the story :)

[CYDONIA | teaser]

This isn't really a pilot, it's more of a teaser. Plus, you didn't provide any links or information for people to learn more about what this is. All you've said, as I write this, is "We're looking for fundings to make it"

...To make a movie? To make a short like Tales of Alethrion? To make a music video? To make a series? To make a game? You need to make this clear to your audience, and provide them with information that'll help you and your team's goals.

What's here looks splendid as it is, and it's enough to interest me. I think it'll be enough to get some people to dig a little further for information, but you need to help us out here and network your product.

Don't tell me, tell everyone. It should be right there in the Author's Comments, in between my review and the video itself.

MartinFelice responds:

It´s a pilot/teaser, because the production hasn´t begun, so yeah, tecnically it´s a teaser, but is playing the role of a pilot.
You can help with fundings here:
https://www.patreon.com/MartinFelice
But we´re currently looking for fundings on other places too.
And it´s a short, like any short animation that you can watch in an animation festival.
Thanks for your comment :D

[Rain]

Needs sound effects. This was a skilled practice at frame-by-frame animation and onion skins are clearly your friend. That's great! With a little more practice, it can look a little less wobbly. The framing and composition is inconsistent. Sometimes the cloud character is hugging the edge of the screen, and it's just framed kinda weird. I suggest looking into "The rule of thirds" and try to keep that in mind as you focus the camera on what you mean to be focusing on.

Great start! Keep at it!

[Megaman (classic): Zero wakeup]

THIS WAS SICKKK!!!! Man, I'm so proud that you went all out as you did! I wish it was finished but man, whatever you do after this is going to be way better. I just know it! There's a lot to love about what you did here, and you have the talent to go even further. Keep at it, keep practicing! Lets see what you can do!

[RAINBOWS!]

There are more links to your range of social media in the author's comments than there is content.

50% of the short is introduction.

The meat of the short is completely mute- no sound effects, no environmental ambiance. The bulk of the animation is taking a graphic and stretching it, be it a creature breathing or the "poking" motion. When the action takes place and it cuts to the reaction shot, it happens so quickly and ends so abruptly it doesn't give the audience much room to register what just happened.

The colors are nice, even if the character design is a little too cluttered and busy. I think you need to challenge yourself more as an animator to grow and learn to be more comfortable with techniques that make actions easier to read. I would also try to pay attention to the pacing of things you like to watch to learn a sense of timing, both comedic and dramatic pacing. Getting informed on when to linger on a shot, the beats between actions, and when to cut to a transition can only benefit you and strengthen you as an animator.

I recommend reading Richard Williams "Animator's Survival Kit." That pill of knowledge helped me mature as an artist and animator exponentially, and if you study it and practice the motions he teaches in that book (or DVD, video), you will level wayyyy up.

FoxMew4044 responds:

Look I'm studying as an animator and don't get me wrong I would love to get my hands on the book or the DVD but unfortunately I just can't afford it right now.

[Dojo Duel#0 - Core vs Carina]

She should win, and then immediately foreshadow limitations, similar to how he has visualized limitations, with his legs not quite working right. She needs something that equalizes it out, but differently.

[unfinished : untitled (soon to be finished, soon to be named)]

Better than my first flash, that's for sure. The name of this submission reflexively made me ready to blam this thing to smithereens, but there's a lot of demonstrated skill in this thing. I can't wait to see how you shape up with more practice.

studioSTRICKEN responds:

Thank you very much. I'm new to all this and these are the first nice words I have received on this website, with the exception of my dad and aunt. I hope to create short animations with some sort of narratives in them, but here I decided to create an animation with flashy cuts and crap. this is no way near the end product, I'm hoping to make it at least a minute, it really is taking time though. Never the less, don't let it be said that I am not a man of my word, I'm on that animation, especially with that boost of confidence you have given me.