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[Outer Space Animation Samples]

I'm conflicted on this. On the one hand, it's very pretty and the music is cool, but on the other, they're just samples. Not finished work. I feel like you could have put a link to these in a news post or something, since they don't really have any entertainment value on their own.

BlackUniGryphon responds:

It's finished scenes FOR CREATIVE COMMONS for OTHER PEOPLE TO USE like I wrote in my description.

It's part of a project I'm still doing.
NG allows for loops, and segments, AS FINISHED WORKS in Creative Commons.

[The Beggar by Unlucky Mishaps]

There was some pretty nice animation, but this felt really weird. I mean, the style is unrefined, but there was also a weird cut after the guy laughing and the story was all over the place. Like, I thought this was about the beggar not gwtting any money. Him turning out to be a rich guy was an ok twist, but where did he get that money bag if no one gave him money. Why did the other guy laugh at him? The ending was kinda funny, though.
Overall this had a really weird unexaggerated tone, which isn't necessarily bad, but it also felt disjointed. Also, could you please remove the watermark or put your logo in the corner? This just looks really ugly.

[Sublo & Tangy Mustard #12 - Sublo's Sandwich]

The background was quite nice here. However, I feel like there wasn't really a punchline in this entire thing. I guess it being underwhelming made it relatable to Sublo's experience. Still though, I was expecting more. I thought I'd see Tito with a mannequin or something being the girl. Tangy Mustard getting the salad was pretty funny and I liked Tito's nonsensical train of thought and the ants crawling around though. The opening lines seemed a bit mumbled.
There was just a real missed opportunity here, a part of the plot that has nothing to do with anything.

[Jar in the Cave]

Art is pretty simplistic and the camera movements seemed a bit choppy, but I liked this. It had a nice atmosphere and a kind of charm to it. The lack of music was pretty cool, though maybe you could have tried to use different sounds (or at least had the wind muffled) inside the cave. A clue as to why the character is there would have also been nice. The ending I think has been done before, but I still liked it, the disintegration scene was pretty cool.
Keep it up, but take some of these things into consideration for your next animation.

[NARANJA]

Very interesting. Really cool style. That...soundtrack was weird hut I think it actually kinda went with the movie. Really nice animation too. I don't really see what the message was if there even was one, but it's a fun experimental movie nonetheless.

[Smug Girl Dating Sim]

An ok idea, but the visual and audio presentation isn't great and you really need more. This had basically no entertainment value, I suggest you either make a longer movie with more content or put this as a gif in the art portal.

[Chana and Potol pt4.]

Animation was a bit choppy and I think the walking took a bit too long. The fact that the cat looked in the same direction and didn't move his head the entire time didn't help. I think you should have used more shots for that. Since these episodes are so short, you should try to make them as interesting as possible, you know? Otherwise, you moved along the plot, though I do wish it was longer and the backgrounds looked pretty great. Sorry for the low rating, but it had too many flaws for something of its nature. I do still really like your stuff and wanna see more.

ArindamDhar responds:

Hey thanks for the feedback. Im relatively new to animation and I'm still figuring things out. I have a long long way to go so every feedback helps. I'll keep your words in mind. :)

[Cat Burglar]

I gotta admit, that was both random and pretty funny. The sounds were magnificent, and I really liked that lip animation and the visuals here were pretty cool overall. Sound design could use work, that ending was really quiet. It was also too random. If you had something to use the BBC in and then flip it over to being what you say it is, it would have been better. Or maybe if the C stood for cat. Like if he banged, like, forur hot babes at his job in the Burglars Bashing Cats.
Overall a funny random short, but could have been a bit better with less randomness.

GuiltyPixel responds:

Thanks dude, I agree with everything you said, I'm gonna try harder for the next animation. :)

[If ASMR Was An Anime]

Well, the idea was pretty nice, but the execution was not great. While I did enjoy the pun that is "abilititties", the other stuff was weird. It felt like it was supposed to be a normal parody, but it had the anime-ish style and tried to be an anime parody. First off, we have the Japanese accent which sounds weird and disappears sometimes. You also didn't really do any super dramatic close-ups or involve outrageous animation, which is a trademark of any good over-the-top anime. Also, your pronunciation wasn't great with the abilititties line.
Overall you should have either made this a normal-looking parody (maybe incorporated some anime-esque close-ups if you want) or tried to emulate an anime further.

[Mickey was here]

I gotta say, this has made it really clear that your style needs (or needed) polish. It reminds me of u m a m i's style, but it looks a lot less refined. Like the first shot we see of 'Nam Mickey looks weird and kinda funny. I guess a jarring element was the constant switching between outlineless ad outlined styles. You should also practice drawing hands and faces (you probably have, considering this was your first animation). As always, the concept was great, and I actually liked the story a lot here, with the music and the way it was presented. However, I don't think revolvers were used in Vietnam and it's unclear why Mickey was being driven by someone. If the revolver was at the aoartment, obviously he didn't just come back from 'Nam. If you had given a hint to him being court-martialed, that would have been nice. That ending was also weirdly stuck together. The Goofy part (which I really liked) should have come before the shot of the hand and picture, or the hand and picture should have been left out. Either that or remove the Goofy shot. The music also cut out at a weird time. This was your first animation, and I'm you've improved since then, but this was rather flawed.