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[CoolJaw: T.T. I-V]

Difficult to follow

You've certainly got the very creepy writing style of this piece down to a tee and I think that it's because of this the the piece becomes a little difficult to follow after a while. Not that it's going to stop me from reading the comic, but it's something to bear in mind.

With the menu of episodes that you've created. Perhaps have just one contents page that shows the different books and the chapters thus far, as opposed to having 2 pages for that - we could get to a situation here that means you go through more pages of contents than actual pages of the strip at some point, which would be unnecessary and ugly, I'm afraid. The programming forum could help you there, with issues about making a more usable interface.

I think that there is a new sinister plot afoot, with this sadistic piece of work that wants body parts to be mailed to him in a ziplock bag. However, I'm going to have to stick with it and see where this takes us.

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Celx-Requin responds:

About the page content, I did think about that, I doubt there is anything that could be done to make it any "cleaner" though.

This chapter is really short which adds to that whole feeling of the contents, overshadowing the actual content, the other chapters are longer so hopefully it won't feel the same way in the next ones.

Thanks for the review!
- Celx

["EXTINCT"]

Evocative and fun

I like this piece, especially the deeper meaning of how you've played along with the curious nature of the cat and how it pursues the butterfly across the scenes. I think that you would have benefited more from a wider ranging study of feline mannerisms, as you would have been better off with it curling up into a ball, opening one eye lazily and then considering waking up for starters, possibly with the "hunter's crouch" when it starts to stalk the butterfly.

It was a shame that the video quality couldn't match up with the rest of the quality of the flash, since I tried to expand it, which wasn't possible, since it cost a lot in the picture quality, even with the lights dimmed, which was a shame. You've done a great job with the 3D stuff, so please continue to work at that and give is some more great works :)

Other than that, the last part could have done with some voice acting, since speech bubbles are a little primitive nowadays.

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manuelberja responds:

right..!
i'll try hard next project.
thanks!

[shroogy the alien prequil]

Take it further

Okay, we've seen a glimmer of the promise of this flash - you've got a decent writer on board, so take that further and develop the plot. You've got plenty of time, so aim for around 2-3 minutes of action and you'll be around a decent length for a flash.

The drawing can be polished off by zooming in and drawing with a slightly smaller tool. From there, you can get yourself a better quality animation and therefore a better quality end product that people are going to want to see.

The music was a decent selection (but too long for the piece) and the animation in itself seems relatively accomplished and smooth. That means that you've got the chance to make it work, so go forth and do that.

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[Cunt Burgers]

Needs work, but there is potential.

I think that you've got a decent amount of potential here - the drawing could use a little refining and I'm sure you can get that over time, while you need to turn up the mic sensitivity or the output volume of the voice acting, to really get the most out of it. Still at least you had subtitles :P

When it comes to subtitles, perhaps just have a bar there at the bottom of the screen constantly, so that you can put the subtitles in there when required. This would pave the way for more sound effects, possibly even some backing music, who knows?

With the animation in question, we need to see a little more work on the moving the characters, as opposed to the current state of affairs which is moving a piece from point A to point B, without any animation to show them moving, except for them bouncing up and down. I can see the potential there, as the characters have moving parts, so taking this to the next level would be a great thing, especially with walking animations, for example.

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TheReturnOfTomsPulp responds:

Eat my fat dick

[Animation Kills]

Brutal and catchy

I'm not sure why I like this piece so much - the simplicity of the animation in itself is a great thing to look at with how the perception of the line changes in the early going. I think that you could have gone a little slower with the evolution of the sword from a whip. Perhaps have him tie a knot in the whip to make the guard and turn it into a rapier, with the swoosh noises, then stab it into the wall and draw it out as that sword, which leads on nicer.

I think that there's real promise for this piece and it's just a case of making it take that extra step, before you kill everyone off. A good use of the red, but I'd have preferred that you used more colours throughout. Maybe that's the next one - fighting with the paint palette? Still, keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more of your work :)

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Soupcat responds:

Wow more great tips! You guys really know your deal!

Ha..Fighting with the palette...That's a good one ^^

No I this was like "practice" in doing something more "pro" and I thought I'd start off simple ^^
Not too much pondering about shading/lighting and get the basic movements under the wraps...If you know what I mean.

I'll be sure to make a note out of it to use all these great tips in whatever comes next! :D

xx <3
Thanks guys, you're the best.

[Rape is Bat]

Disturbingly funny

Well, what can I say? It's really well drawn and the music has now been linked to some of the more disturbing imagery in my brain for the next few days at least.

You've written a decent short here and have got the 'cut and thrust' in good time to the beat of the music, which was always going to be a bonus. I'd have suggested a few of the more traditional "bam" "whack" explosions and sounds that got used in the TV series, as this could have added a more hard hitting edge to the punchline, which was delivered quite well.

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[Super Quality Time]

Sandford & Son?

Not bad - there were a few little bits and pieces that needed changing here and there, but overall, it was a rather amusing little flash project. I think that it might have been better if you'd have gone for "The Odd Couple" theme music, since that was more how I pictured them turning out.

I think that a quick proof read by someone in the Writing forum would help next time with the script, as you meant for Luigi to say "incident" and opposed to "incidence". I would stress that you could use a little more work from your voice actor as well, as it started drifting away from the Italian accent as it gets later into the script.

Well animated and nicely produced. It's got maybe a few too many cock jokes in there for me, but that's the path we walk, so we have to put up with it sometimes, I guess.

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[Snow Wars]

Finally here

What a spectacle. Well written, pretty good direction and some good fun in the snow - just what you need on a winter evening like this :P

I think that there is some great plot there that could have been made a little better in places, with perhaps a little more exposition of how Kurt stole Nick's guns, while he was taking a break. I did like the jokes with the blind soldier, though they may have been a little laboured towards the end. Perhaps put some guys in red shirts next time and just have them killed off. I know it's Star Trek, but you guys can pull it off :P

Finally, there was a real issue with the video quality of how Nick's top kept blending in with the snow - not even real winter camouflage blends in that well! I know that you've sacrificed quality to get this on here, so is there a higher quality link anywhere? I might have to download this and run it through a TV!

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Fro responds:

This actually looks quite good when it's played on TV with surround sound. High quality version here:

http://fronickproductions.webs.com/ap ps/videos/videos/show/6509181-snow-wa rs

[Flash Memories]

A decent start

So there is the anthology of you starting out with Flash 8. It's not too bad a bunch of work, though I would say that you certainly need to take the next step and use some voice actors.

I think that the pieces show that you've learned good sprite manipulation, though it could have been better deployed with the Mario flash, since the characters against Mario only seemed to be grey, which was a shame.

With Animation Warrior, you've got a nice looking start to the piece that just looks to me like it is starting to take shape. A little more work to tidy up the edges of the drawings and you're well on your way to making a great little series there.

The big question is when did you make these. A few years ago could mean 2008, but it could be even longer than that (I'm not sure about flash version dates, so I'll leave it there)

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Skrupsakken responds:

Thanks for the review!
I think I made it in like 2005-6.

[The Death Alphabet 2]

Needs better writing

I think that you've got a decent platform for all of this, as a Madness fan animation is a great way to get started with these sort of things. As you progress, you will find that the style starts to flow more, so stick at it.

Perhaps you could have used a wider range of sounds that didn't quite have so much of a range through the speakers. Some sounds were very quiet, while others nearly blew my headphones clean off, so that needs to be taken into account.

When it comes to the writing, you could have substituted the U entry for Urinal and dumped that on his head then, as opposed to the P entry. It must be eaier to write more for P, surely :P

I'd have suggested that you make it more Madness themes, with C for Clown, J for Jesus, R for Resurrection and so forth thrown in there. It's a start, so keep it up and I hope to see something good from you for Madness day.

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