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[Colony (second year, second semester final animation)]

The concept was quite interesting, and the animation and style are pretty cool. Some things needed work, though, but it is a student project. I quite liked some of the kills, but the voice acting wasn't very good, and some parts of the story seemed kinda pointless. Like, the guy who didn't believe the.scientist died immediately after that, and the guys who carried him away just sort of forgot about it, I guess. Also, the ending is a bit weird, since it didn't seem to have a clear point. Events also developed kinda quickly, so it was a bit disorienting. I definitely see potential in this, though, so keep doing what you're doing!

LouisAC1996 responds:

Thank you for the advice. I'm not really a good voice actor and I would love other people to do the voices instead.
Also my storytelling could be better as well. I'm glad you have better understanding of my own cartoon than I do.

[Cakewalk]

The animation is very nice and the style is great. I like the story, and it definitely didn't go the way I thought it would. It was kinda like The Giving Tree in a way. The puppy eyes were great from both a story and comedic standpoint. Gramma was super cute too. I suppose you could see some false kindness in this world from the beginning. The cake shop owner seemed a bit evil by design. Moral of the story: Swans are evil incarnate. Seriously though, this made me really sad. Overall, it's a great little movie with a nice message that never gets too serious and always remains enjoyable. Music was nice too, sound effects could have maybe been a little bit less slurpy when it comes to the lip-licking, but it was okay.

Sijbren responds:

Thnx for the nice review :D

[Incident 1 part 4 (final part)]

It feels very jittery and isn't very well animated. You seem to be missing bullet lines in some places, so those could help a bit. It's also very short, maybe you could have just combined all of these into one longer movie. As for the animation, I guess just keep practicing, maybe ask someone for advice.

Mark-Uhl responds:

Thanks for your review , im still practising .

[Enerjy Jrink]

Pretty good animation and an interesting premise. I like the cut-off line and the way the styles switch and it's absolute chaos once he drinks the energy drink is pretty cool. Voice acting was also good, so was the quality.

Enophano responds:

Thanks!

[AIBO THE ROBOTIC DOG (1930RobotJam)]

The title card and music were nice. The animation wasn't that good though, and there were some other issues. When the mailbox spits the letter out, we naturally think that's not what was supposed to happen, and this is helped by the Xed out eyes. Also, when the letter is spit out, it's moving to the left, but in the next shot, it's going to the right, though that didn't bother me as much because the first time watching it, I didn't really pick up on what happened, because pf the thing I mentioned before this. The idea that the mailbox spits letters around the world is cool, but could have been communicated better. The sun and moon are pretty cool, the sun clearly being more 1930's than the moon. In the beginning, it wasn't really clear that what he wanted were friends until he ot the idea for the dog. The ending punchline wasn't that great, to be honest, it felt pretty predictable from the moment he said play dead, though I do like the happy face with a tear coming down it. Overall, it had some interesting ideas, but was a bit confusing and not that funny, and didn't really nail the 1930's style in all areas (aside from music and some animate inanimate objects). Also, did you mean you just didn't finish it in time, or you didn't finish it at all?

Yassinius responds:

I agree with you that the scene in which the mailbox spits out the letter has not been executed very well overall. The animation was pretty limited on that and the key frames should have been way more exagerated in. Your comment about the direction of the mail is something I didn't notice myself so thanks for pointing that out. Theme wise, this short is a bit all over the place. It could have been more akin to the 30s rubber hose style animation in some ways. The punchline isn't that great, but that's because of a shortage of time. Cartoons from that era can be pretty corny so It wasn't that much of a problem I think. It was the easiest way of finishing the cartoon. A lot of things could have been better, but it takes a lot of time to do all these things by myself. I'm learning a lot from it though. Thanks for the feedback!

[Asimo's Afterlife (1930s Robot Jam)]

The art was pretty simple at times and there wasn't much animation. The music was nice, but outside of that and the dancing tombstones, it didn't feel very 1930's. It was hard to tell what was really going on, the story felt vague and not well explained. Also, the music weirdly cut out at the end. I found the backgrounds and the art for when Asimo is lying in his grave pretty cool, and I do understand that you were probably on a tight schedule making this.

TheDyingSun responds:

I couldn't agree with you more! Story is something that I definitely need to work on. Good concepts, but horrible communication of them. Thank you so much for the review and I will take everything into account for the future, and I think there could have been a better way for me to balance everything.

[The Future is Robotic!]

Pretty nice animation and you got the style pretty nicely, although it felt more 40's-50's than 30's, because of the whole patriotic cold war thing. The voice acting was good and I like the humor of the awkward cuts, the excessive patriotism and the narrator mumbling things under his breath, as well as the employees not being very happy. That text at the beginning could have been there a bit longer.

KloudKat responds:

Thank you! I was wondering about the text.I can do a re-upload and draw that out a bit. I was unsure how long to keep it there.
Yeah that dissonance in the time period and the commie jokes bugged me during production, but I wasn't able to fit in the more time period appropriate jokes, sadly and I guess the ones like that just stuck out all the more. There first red scare was in 1919-1920 and was sort of there a little during the 30s so I figured it would still work out, but bloody 1950s Red Scare had to steal the spotlight from the smaller ones before it!

[Glenda, the classiest galaxy tourist - Extra 1]

I love how you took the TV show idea even further. I thought this was gonna be an animation breakdown or something. This surprised me. I like how it's almost completely greenscreen and motion capture. I also like how they did the one where she's standing sideways and the one when she's in the sky. And the music fit so well, like a touching documentary or something. Overall, a nice little short way to expand on the idea, though I'm not sure how I feel about the mayhem Glenda caused not being real.

SomeonesEx responds:

Thanks a ton for your kind words!

[Stay Focused]

You nailed the style. I think you might win this jam! The music was nice and it's great how everyone moved in tune with it. The premise was fun and original and the ending was great. Animation was okay, but, like I said, you nailed the style. Only complaint is you could have had a bit more of the robot trying to focus on the surgery and getting distracted again and again, but you were on a tight schedule so it's understandable.

BadTwinZ responds:

Oooh thank you for the feedback. I don't know, I see some pretty gnarly competition out there and I want to challenge and prove myself. But thanks again!

[Gd]

Short, but cool. I really like animations with things turning into other things l, and you did that pretty well. It felt like it was always moving, there was some cool morphing, but the last Tetris part really was just a black hole transition. There was also no thematic thread connecting these things together, but it was pretty fun to watch. I really wish it had sound though.

NeonTRC250 responds:

My later animations will have sound. Thanks for the review and the comment!