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Nice work, but needs more work

After using a real image for the preview, I was expecting something a lot more realistic or better animated. I've done stop motion before and have had limited success so I'm not trying to shoot you down, but giving false promises will always disappoint. On the artistic side, this was low. The clay models were simple and kind of bare, but were still recognizable enough to be accepted. The character movement was alright, with some glitches here and there, but with professional equipment it would look a lot smoother for falls. Character expresion was lower then expected, even the slightest nod or turn could make the difference. The music helped the mood out and brought the clip together nicely. Special effects in terms of clay, it was pretty decent and the appropriate gun fire and timing brought it together. The background was a down point in this clip. Ambient noise or character voices if used correctly would bring up the rating too. I felt that the printer in the background and the general desk/office feel brought me out of the story. Printed pictures, carful shot planning, or more labor intensive set extensions would make this a few stars better.
In summary this clip was a decent entry level kinda of film. Disappointments from the video thumbnail could have been avoided, more character detail would help but it is hard to make look nice, Special moves like rolls and falls are hard to make look good but animator stands that can be digitally erased may help, more environmental audio and backgrounds will help.
Over all this is a really decent film and i hope you keep up the progress.

mattuiop responds:

I totally agree with you. To me it was a bit rushed at some ares like the backround and clay models.
the reason for this is to make it easier to animated action packed battles and to make it less hassle.
you are right though about the scene. in future animation I WILLat a bckround or green sceen in future projects. Thank you very much for this review though! :)

I'm Nick. I know how to use Adobe After Effects and I'm slowly learning the ropes of Flash. At the moment special effects is what I do; basic chroma key, masking, and tracking. Stuff will migrate on here when I get the time.

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