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[HolyKonni's Demo Reel 09]

Good work

It's still a little basic in places, but I think that you've definitely got a gift for animation. I'd have suggested that you use a different image for the menu, as without that pixelated image, you'd have been able to show off a better side of your drawing skills.

With how the different animations work, you've got a talent that you need to nurture and bring to the next level. Getting some good plot lines sorted will give you something to head towards and perhaps a few 'bytesize' style cartoons would get you sorted for the next demo reel, or even a series.

[Review Request Club]

HolyKonni responds:

Thankyou and sorry for the late respond.

[Fathers Day Tribute]

Ok...

Well, the drawing style needs an additional tweak - try zooming in more to give you a greater degree of control over the outcome of the image. When you zoom back out, big lines will look smaller and will have given greater attention to the detail.

I think that it's a little weak on the plot, with the 'father figure' being able to throw something 651Km I think it bounced and pitched (rolled end to end) more than it needed, as the friction would have killed the momentum long before.

I'm not entirely sure about the arm & Hammer reference, but to keep things in perspective, it just seemed unnecessary to me.

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naronic responds:

once again NO PLOT
yeah, I was pondering using my Vcam in this movie but decided against it for time sake

I really don't see anything wrong with my drawing style as everyone says it needs tweaking...
but the arm and hammer seems like it fits doesn't it?

thank you for the review :)

[-Crazy Dave-]

Awesome work

Crazy Dave lives, thanks to some kind minded fellows who took it upon themselves to lend an animating hand when it comes to the joys of this wonderful piece of voice acting.

I think that the way this piece started, you've given the animators far too much to be creative with and it's led to some sort of uncontrolled randomness in places (for example the seizure screens), which could have been replaced with something that has a little more decorum.

The animators are a mixed bag, as some are completely insane with their visions, while others spent a long time making their pieces look just right. This is the flip side of the coin for making collaberations, as you will end up with some pieces that not everyone is satisfied with and brings the score down a little.

I certainly can see you getting some good contacts for voiceover work in the near future. Good job!

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[The SuperHero Collab]

Interesting works

The piece with Captain Planet did kind of stick in my mind - I never considered that anyone would ever remember that particular children's programme.

Still, some of the animations really were just too short - come on guys, would it have killed you to add an extra 15-20 seconds? The Garbage man piece could have been condensed to one piece, with the intro, followed by the actual sketch - I'd have only considered splitting it if there were more sketches involving him.

Don't get me wrong, there were some one shot wonders that don't need any setup - batman falling off the ledge was perfect for comic timing and the other s should be made longer, to really make that piece stand out.

All in all, it's good stuff, but a few little tweaks here and there would have produced a better finished article :)

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Makeshift responds:

Thanks for the review. Those few little tweaks will be tweaked in the next collab! xD

[Capture The Flag: Ep 3]

Excellently written

A very nice piece, showing all of the little nuances of getting along with pre-teen kids. Throw in a sinister old man and you've got a recipe for a very good flash series that we are seeing unfold before us.

The drawing and animation style is certainly starting to grow on me, with the simple looking drawings, fleshed out be the occasional stray black line making all the difference to it all. Even the movements, from the shake of the bathtub on the rails to the way that the characters don't sit still ever makes this seem spellbinding.

A great selection of talented voice actors gives this piece yet another dimension, as does the carefully selected score that you've picked out. All in all, the hard work is certainly paying dividends for you and when the next episode comes out, I can certainly see you being more well received than the Daily 4th Place that you received for this one!

The length is good and though some of the conversations do tend to drag on just a little, this all seems to fit together with the other pieces quite well.

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[Capture The Flag: Ep 1]

A good start

This piece sets a firm foundation for the start of the series, with the introduction of a lot of the main characters, you really don't need to go much further with the plotline. A basic introduction to what is going on and a showcase of some decent animation and drawing techniques.

I think that this is going to produce a very nice series, from what I've alreadt seen of Episode 2 and now I'll have to watch Episode 3, just because it's available :)

The one thing I'm not entirely sure about with your drawing style is that the characters' noses disappear when viewed from the front. Perhaps a little shading to indicate that one is still there would help?

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[Billy Mays: A Tribute]

It won't bring him back

Well, here we are with a slideshow of one of America's most well known advertising personalities. Possibly second only to George Forman, Mays devoted his professional career to promoting cleaning products, which has seen many different takes in other countries, such as Barry Scott in the UK, along a similar role.

I wasn't really thinking that the audio was very sad, in the way that you would put a piece for a eulogy. Perhaps it should have been some Michael Jackson playing, since their deaths have forever been tied together, but we know that Jackson will be remembered for a lot longer than Mays.

You could have at least done some animating to go with this, as you're capable of something that bears a little semblance of mourning or something similar to the piece.

[Review Request Club]

Frenzy responds:

I wanted to do something simple. Thanks for the review though.

~ Z

[Planet Nuke]

An interesting concept

So are you saying that this nuclear device actually sparked the planetoid becoming terraformed? That's an interesting idea and if it were so, I think we should try something like that on Mars, in order to get off this rock, before someone uses conventional nukes and blows us all the way of Michael Jackson.

Still, rant over, this is a decent animation, though I would suggest you pay slightly more attention to the pilot's breathing apparatus - it looks like he's got some sort of beak-shaped helmet on, rather than a pilot's mask - there are some pipes missing from the front, which make a big difference to the appearance of the facial area.

Certainly quite interesting, plus the fact that the bomb mechanism doesn't quite work for me. A single payload would just be slung in the bomb chamber and would be dropped via an open hatch and a release from a grip, rather than the grip having to move into place. More simple mechanisms translate to less things that can possibly go wrong, so try not to over-complicate you animations.

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urban-wolf100 responds:

Thanks for the tips Coop83.
most of it was just a random story that me and dave threw together.

[Tribute to Tributes]

Interesting views

A well thought out and quite subdued rant for the benefit of people who have been submitting a lot of animations to the portal since the sad demise (Yes, I'm a fan) of a loved, misunderstood and even tragic superstar.

In fact, I quite like this rant - it's nice and level headed and I do agree with most of the points. I'm not entirely sure about the motivation behind the way that some people approached making their 'tributes', but I can see that some of them were genuine and well thought through.

I think that you could have used some sort of Michael Jackson tune to keep everything in perspective here - something nice and mellow, like "The Girl is Mine", or perhaps something a little more zany, like "She Drives Me Wild".

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blackcat2000 responds:

Hey, you're the first person NOT to say it was too rushed! In fact, that it was "well thought out" (it was to a certain degree =D). I agree that not all tributes were bad, but such an overwhelmingly huge number of tributes were... basically the same thing.
And as for the tune, I really would've. I got so far as to searching up thriller on the internet (just for the pop idol bit) but didn't have the means to go and download it. Legally.
Anyways, I suppose maybe I intended this (although depicting Michael Jackson as it was the most recent and 'influential' death) for any time where masses of tributes are pouring into the portal. Thanks for the review!

[Icarus]

Great short

Well, it doesn't really have much of a plot, but I found one. The animation is pretty cool, with what looks like shape manipulation, so for a basic looking technique, you've come up with on every good little piece.

The transforming robot that you brought in to start with just looks mal-adjusted to the surroundings. It was just nicely karmic that he died in a shower of spare parts at the end of the piece.

I love the little Lizard (was that what was being called Icarus?) and the way that it appeared to change into a second robot, before being involved in a high speed RTA, then walking away nonchalantly. Perhaps the combat could have been more intense and given a better view to the movements, similar to those used in the Transformers films. If this is what you do, please remember that you are not Michael Bay, so less explosions = more fun.

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