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[==Firefight==]

A stepping stone

You're not going to come away from an hiatus and be able to make things like Mastermind or Larry and the Gnomes straight off the bat. If you are, you've been wasting your talent!

Okay, so the drawing standards leave a lot to be desired and with the way that the piece looks by the end of the animation, you're not really filling me with confidence, but give it time and effort to change the way that things turn out.

It was short, clunky and the guns both sounded the same - a revolver does not have the same ring to it as an AK-47. Advanced users will be firing 3 round bursts with the AK, while basic users will fire entire magazines in one burst, filling the sky (and not much else) with hot lead.

The headshot was gruesome, yet uncalled for - the bang, coupled with half of the head just disappearing wasn't to bad, though debris and ichor would have been nice to add effect, as would the burst fire.

Plot and voices were irrelevant here and I'd like to see more from you, because while this piece is getting rid of the rust, there will be other pieces that you make, which are certainly a step, if not a leap forward from where you are here.

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Phantox responds:

Firearms have the same sound when they shoot. It's not the gun that shoots the bullet, it's the gunpowder and all gunpowder is made the same.

Also, semi auto is the way that most professional shooters fire. I have an arsenal big enough to know this.

Thanks for your review

[Harold and Edna]

Ah, old love.

Alright, the way this one pans out is full of cliche, but I quite like it. Sure, the drawing style is a little hit and miss and the overall presentation could use a little tidying up in one or two key areas, but I think you're onto a winner here.

The love triangle being used with people over the age of 80 is an angle I've not seen used all that much, particularly in a horror setting and I'd like to see more of it, because you've not set up a few key parameters here for the viewer - are Harold and Edna related? Who was the third woman and why has Harold got a major crush on her?

I wasn't the biggest fan of the tiny teeth being used in huge mouths, as that just made me question the drawing style, plus I've never met anyone over the age of 45 that uses the phrase / acronym "FYI", so that might need to be ironed out of the script. Sure, this particular one is set on a horror background, but do they have other times and themes that you can exploit with them? I certainly hope so.

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ManNSmkyRoom responds:

Thanks for watching, I hope to do more with these characters too.

[Milk of the Manwhore]

Give me the recipe!

Wow, the very idea that a goat-demon could be killed by a yoghurt made from goat's milk may seem absurd, but the whole piece seems to come off very well, in the end.

The animation style is top drawer, though I have to admit that I was a little distracted by the goat demon's bouncing bosom during the skipping scene. How child like and innocent, combined with some form of BDSM, as she skips over an elongated nipple. Not my cup of tea, to be honest, but we'll let the others have a crack at it and see if they enjoy it.

The castle is a fantastic setting for this, even with the destructive tendency towards the end of the piece. A shame that it was so short, as I'd have liked to see this part play out just a little longer, such as answering if there were survivors from the exploding goat-demon.

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Sexual-Lobster responds:

thanks!

[Do your balls hang low]

Additional Verse

Seriously, I thought that there would have been another verse on this, from Bottom, a sitcom in the UK:

"Do you balls hang low?
Do they wobble to-and-fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Do you get that funny feeling
When you're hanging from the ceiling?
Oh you'll never be a sailor if your balls hang low!"

Still, the animation was very funny and the look on the guy's face, as he ties his balls in a bow around his head like a schoolgirl was disturbing and yet very funny all the same.

I like that you addressed racial issues with throwing a black sack in there, just a decent piece of writing on that part. A shame that there was no audio credit for it all - I'm not sure whether this is your work or if you've borrowed the audio from another source. Either way, it doesn't matter, so long as it's mentioned in the credits.

If I were writing this script myself, I'd possibly have a few guys in the video, one using his balls as a skipping rope, another looking on with a sad face, as his balls don't hang low enough.

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koit responds:

The audio credit is there at the end of the animation and in my description. I wrote, recorded and produced it.

Glad you like it though.....

And yeah, good idea re the skipping rope !

[Ropey Rick & Friends]

Nice introduction

Well, a big hello to all of the cast and the idea that they all have their own signature... "abilities" really sets the piece off to a fantastic start. I'm not sure why Bandit Boy would have fallen through the floor, though I get the slurp sound from Drool Boy and the fact that Fly Boy keeps doing the "aeroplane" after goal celebration, like Italian footballer, Filippo Inzaghi.

Perhaps it would have been better to show us a bit more of Ropey Rick and what makes him tick, because as introductions go, we really don't know that much about him, except that he appears to be normal, getting pissed because his friends make a mess of his house. I've got like that before, but not to the same extent, because my friends have stopped before we have to call the insurers in.

Great delivery of the punchline, Bandit Boy seems to be the dry witty one, though there are chances for other things to happen and change this perception over time.

I can't wait to see more of your work, get on with it!

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GristlyBear responds:

It's true, the title has Ropey Rick in it, yet you see him the least. I racked my brain for a while but couldn't think of anything viable (I had a few skits drawn out, but as good as they were, it didn't seem animation-worthy).
I might add to this series someday, but it won't be soon.

Thanks for the review!
webufs

[Strawberry's Hour]

Fascinating

Well, this is a triumph for Clock Day, if ever there was one. From the animation style, through the portrayal of the characters and the gamut of emotions they go through, to the classical score used, this piece is absolutely gobsmacking.

Where to start lavishing praise upon this piece? Well, for starters, when you watch it again, the silhouette of DeathClock standing above the scaffolding messing with a pulley system shows great foresight and true dedication to your craft. The decision to shrink the clock face in the hole and leave a largely black space across the front of the clock is brilliant, particularly when you've used a lot of facial expressions to convey a great deal of emotion and you've not used voices or speakonia.

The little things have been done right, with things like DogClock rotating on the spot, when called by his master, before walking demurely away. Everything has been well thought through, complete with things like rehydrating Strawberry, before bashing him into the landscape, which I never saw coming. Though I probably should have, it was incredible, because the laugh was from deep down and was 100% real and very much deserved.

As for the writing, it's a surreal journey and it crosses one massive continuity error in that he's big enough to be on a building site in one scene, then suddenly, he's a hell of a lot smaller than DogClock, being buried by him. Cunning writing device, or a little mishap with the writing that you hoped no-one would notice?

Still, this is a wonderful piece and it really goes to show that with good writing, careful development and a good amount of time dedicated to the project, you can write a fantastic piece and create it in time for Click Day... or a few days late :P

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Merol responds:

THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR REVIEW!!

About the building, I really didn't realize that, but it's a good point, my bad. You can always think of it as a very small building, it makes much more sense that way!

THANKS AGAIN!!

[A flash made of B's:Part5]

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Well, what could I really say? This was one of the pieces that takes the simple concept of B and gives it a new, but not necessarily original twist. There's only so much you can do with a single letter in red on a white background over 10 years, I suppose.

Happy clock day.

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Haggard responds:

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Well, what can I say. There has been some requests to continue this series, so here's the 5th part.

Maybe I can submit the final part in 2017? This would be 10 years after the first part.

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[Explaining Clock Day]

Well, it was for Clock Day

So, this is a piece, regarding the most infamous flash in the history of Newgrounds. Some have gone on to offend more than B, but none of those have spawned 10 years of anniversary celebrations... yet.

You might have gone on a little to mention that SBC was a really talented animator, that everyone loved. Through his inspiration, people took up the tools of Flash and created their own works, hoping to emulate his wonderful style, panache and writing abilities.

The penguin was decent, though I was a little concerned by the speakonia pronouncing "2001" as "20-01". Surely it should have been two thousand and one, correct?

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Haggard responds:

Yes, but Speakonia didn't pronounce "2001" correctly. Maybe I should've just typed it out as "twothousandone" instead of typing the numbers.

Glad you liked the penguin. I didn't draw it in quite a long time and my drawing skills just suck. So, usually I can draw the penguin much better.

[The Days Of Our Lives]

One thing remains

When I look,
And I find,
I still love you.

Touching, well delivered and with the usual clock crew off-the-wall madness in the middle there, we can all have a laugh, even at a poignant song like that, where I just go back to think of the god among homosexual singers that was Freddie Mercury.

Your animation style seems a little rushed, to get it all finished for today, no doubt, but then in the end, yiu have produced a decent effort, save for the ending. I'd work on tidying up the lines and making parts of the animation smoother. Is the clock supposed to have a triangular clock face, or is that to show sadness? If it's sadness, try curving the lines a bit, so it looks more emotional, rather than kitsch, like the 1970s clocks that your grandma used to bring back from Bulgaria, or somesuch.

The colour scheme was impressive, with the shades of grey - the only song that would have gone better with it would have been Whiter Shade of Pale, but that's getting too far into the metaphor, I suppose.

I'd like to see more and I'd like to see more polished pieces from you, you've got the talent, it would be a waste if you didn't use it!

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wrenchclock responds:

A man after my own heart i see, Freddie is the greatest.
Yeah it was kinda rushed haha, i was kinda busy with college work and a feeling of not-being-bothered. The clockface is triangular to fit in with the character of Triangleclock, the star of the movie. The colour scheme and Triangle's costume are directly based on the actual music video for this song by Queen.
Overall thanks for the feedback Coop, hopefully i'll have more time to make something for christmas :)

[Leek + Renegade 2]

Happy Clock Day!

A nice mix of voices, music, animation style and panache. It's not what I'm used to expecting from you, but over the past few years, you've really diversified.

Did you pick Lorenzo Lamas, because he starred in something called "renegade"? Or was that just a happy coincidence?

The way the animation comes together, it certainly lays down a marker for all those of us out there wanting to make a less cartoony looking piece and something a little more serious. The deep voices and the dark setting, plus things like the choice of wallpaper give a lot to this piece, that could hardly be expressed through more traditional Clock Crew animations, speakonia voiceovers etc.

Well done, I hope to see more of these two.

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StrangeClock responds:

It's no coincidence that Lorenzo Lamas appears in the same toon as RenegadeClock, though originally all he was going to do was say "hey" and then not be referenced anymore. Then he became the spindle of this dramatic tale! Thanks and happy Clock Day!