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[Something Fell]

I really like the style and the animation was pretty nice, with the effects and animation getting better as time went on. I really liked all the glitchy stuff towards the end and the black and white aspect of it. The fast pace of the narration kept things moving, and the emphasis felt like a poetry reading, but the way the protagonist talked showed how much was going through his head. He was kinda calm, but you could sense some kind of odd excitement in his voice. Like maybe he killed his grandparents! I liked how even his voice was glitching. Like the story was covering something up. We even see the reality of things at the end. He probably killed his grandparents or was hallucinating the house the whole time. The music was great too, very surreal and pretty creepy. I really liked that shot of him breathing, it was really well animated. Great progression with the animation, too-mundanity to creepy.
Overall, this was a great entry, I really liked it.

[Addiction]

I like the style. It's been done before, but what hasn't? I liked the mixed styles, like the burning pages and the dust in the car section. That dust stuff especially looked great ad super smooth. I liked the demon guys too, I'm just not sure what the symbolism is though, I guess I'd have to see the short film to know. The music was fitting and well-timed too, though maybe it could have gone more ominous at the end there. I know it's Kevin MacLeod, but maybe you could have used a different piece. This is fine too, just maybe more ominousness at the end would have been nice.
Overall, looks very cool and stylish, with what seems like interesting symbolism about addiction, watching the Escape video but not doing anything. Maybe. I wish it was abit longer and I had more context (though that part's not really your fault).

olbengc responds:

Thanks so much for taking the time to give me constructive criticism, really appreciate it.
I agree with you on the ending with the music, i originally had to animate it using a different song altogether but cant publish the video with it without the permission of the artist, so i had to find another one that somewhat fit.

I get what you mean about the lack of context, which most of it comes from the film (i worked on it based just on the script, though the director seemed to like it, so i hope it fits well). although i kinda like the idea of it being ambiguous enough so people interpret it however they want.

again, thanks :)

[MC Blood and Masking Test]

It was indeed fast and smooth, but some of the movements didn't feel that natural, like the second agent moved his feet very weirdly, and there's no way the ATP engineer shot the second guy's face, he simply didn't have his gun pointed that way. Actually yeah, the shot clearly came from off-screen, but we're not shown a sniper or anything. The way he gets up at the end also looks a little weird, probably because of the unusually fast animation. I'm not a fan of the purple agents, the color is too vibrant and just kinda pointless. Unless you make your own sprites, it's best to just stick to the original. The way the engineer fell also looked kinda unnatural and stiff. Blood worked well though. In the future,try not to submit tests to the portal. Tejy can be submitted to your Dumping Grounds and shared through your news posts. To get to Dumping Grounds, go to a page with the old layout and press the button next to your name that is a symbol of an arrow going down into a box.

ADumbLoli responds:

Yea, i did feel that a lot of the movements were too fast due to the 60 fps, again like i said in the description i'll animate the next one in 30 fps, thanks for a lot of the feedback though. I actually have no idea why i made the purple agents, i just felt like doing it out of sheer boredom but i'll use the normal agents in the next one. Some of the movements from the agents and ATP engineer are quite unnatural, but i have a lot of time to improve on that too. Again, thanks for the feedback.

[Waluette (sort of)]

The animation wasn't much, but it kinda fit the style. The background music was pretty fitting, too. I love the sailor moon transformation and the ending is pure brilliance. Just credit the person who made the music, unless you made it.
Good job, that was a funny joke. The animation could be better, but you had to strike while the meme is still hot.

JackSquatJB responds:

Thanks! You're right about striking while it's hot! I made this in a day so the animation was very limited. Also I made the music on the fly too. Any of my work is all me unless otherwise stated ;D

[#RubberOnionBattle "Unhelpful PSA"]

I really liked the style, and the twist was funny. The voice acting was also great and I really like the ending. The character is also really cheesy-looking, I love it. I just wish the dialogue was a bit easier to understand on the character design part, because it took me multiple watches to get it. The details in the background of the ending are really funny though.
Overall a funny joke, I just wish it was a bit easier to understand.

YULFO83 responds:

Thanks for the feedback. I agree, I should have tried a few more takes on that line. glad you enjoyed it overall. thanks again!

[DUCKOUT]

The animation was pretty nice, and the story was an interesting take on the jam theme. It wasn't that original, though if it's true, there's not much you could do about it. I'm not a fan of the voice acting, though, doesn't sound convincingly German and it seems kinda disinterested. That door that was broken at the start looked like it was cleanly sawed in a pattern, too. The way he put down his gun when the baby started crying was pretty cliché as well. That zoom in at the end didn't feel entirely appropriate and I feel like a more subtle gesture would have had a bigger impact, like if it was just him smiling in the wider shot, instead of a zoom in. I did appreciate the more realistic portrayal of the main character as not being a total nice guy and actually almost shooting that guy.
Overall a cool concept for the jam, but the execution wasn't the best. There was some nice stuff, but a bit cliché and uninteresting.

[Into The Plague Pit]

I really like the style, and the music was cool too. Just credit the person who made it. I liked the priest guy in the background (is that a Madness grunt or just the way you draw people far away?) and how the graves came up with time. The birds and what seems like tentacle shadows were also cool.
Overall, this had a really cool style, I can't wait to see more from you.

gloomygvrl666 responds:

thanks ^_^ I wanted to have no facial features throughout the animation, there were so many more resources such as knights/inquisitors/townspeople that didn't get used, they all had no faces or no face shown

[PUBG CARTOON - SQUADS]

The animation is pretty nice, and it had some nice comedy. The characters were pretty cool too. I liked the dynamic between the carefree guy and the dramatic one. Not sure why the guy at the beginning said three like that, and I didn't get the joke when the one guy didn't get what a car was. I liked how the bearded guy was acting so dramatic and then almost failed driving the car and didn't realize it was a stupid idea. The voice acting was nice, too.
Overall, it was solidly entertaining, but nothing too outstanding. Keep it up and I'm sure you'll get even better with time.

[Just a Normal Basement]

Someone had sort of a similar concept for the bad dream jam, but this was still very funny. I like the style, and I love the characters, with Cthulhu's scaredness and the demon's derpy and dramatic faces. Cthulhu and a demon were acting like scared teens and then one of them was scared utterly shitless by a banker lol. I love how he just punched Cthulhu into oblivion too. The reveal was funny too, and I liked all the silly monster sound effects, especially the screams at the end. That cutoff at the very end was so dramatic, too. Maybe the ouija part could have been a bit shorter though.
Overall, cool concept and very funny execution. You said you wanna get better at sound effects, but I liked the cheesiness of these ones, so good job!

KloudKat responds:

Thanks a lot! Yeah with the Ouija I was trying to build tension but it didn't quite come out as smooth as I planned. I'm not gonna lie, my favourite part is still that destructive backhand. I wanted more of a whispery, ghostly sound but also wanted to use the really long improv that I made for the basement guy, so ideally I probably would have made my whole life easier if I just used my voice to sound spooky as a base.

[The world championship of postponing the cellphone clock alarm]

I liked the artstyle and the animation was nice. The concept was great as well, and the ending was funny. I loved how all the beds were just sliding and the new world record. The guy's reaction to his medal was great as well. That crowd shot was awesome as well with all the characters and that one person holding a sign for postponing phone alarms. Maybe the narrator could have been more enthusiastic and louder though, to get the full bizarre experience of people getting serious and excited about this competition (and also to just hear him better). There could have maybe been some cellphone alarm sounds in the background as well, for all the people who failed to postpone them quickly enough.
Overall, a funny little short, though it does have some flaws.