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[Fagamut: FAI493+D 001]

A fairly enjoyable parody.

The pink Bulbasaur was really pretty. I also liked how it went with the pixellated bg. I assume the former was found via Google images and the latter from the spriters place?

Still, nicely chosen.

The song clip was a good clip too and the start ('ay001' made me chuckle a bit.

I generally liked this, with the references to 80 Gays and COX.

Having said that, there weren't any gut-busting jokes.

Also, as usual, the graphics seem like you could have put a bit more work into them (specially the bgs - may I suggest removing black from bgs?) and the end frame really should be improved one of these days...

A fairly enjoyable parody.

kinggila responds:

*Gay 001

0:)

[BlueHippo's a BBS mod! :0]

You sure have a lot of death in your work...

that's a quality graphic for BH! I assume that's his graphical contribution?

I found the part where you read the ban-message a bit boring. Having a voice slowly read out the text we see on-screen just felt patronising for a moment. Maybe you could've just spoken a fair bit faster given that we can also read on-screen?

Anyways, BH's 2nd voice clip was cool and I enjoyed the punchline/laughter.

A silly, chuckle-worthy ending.

I seriously think you should start tweaking the colours to improve your visuals btw - something about those oversaturated colours just kinda brings the flash down a bit for me.

BH being a button was cool. I assume by 'highlight' you meant 'roll over and click'? Nice, though it did mean I missed the explosion first time around. Maybe keep links to the end-frame?

kinggila responds:

Yes, the BH picture was drawn by himself.

Ah yes, links to contributor's profiles, right? That I really should do and keep (only had it for A Bahamut's Xmas Tale 2). :)

[Music flash vid 2]

Needs to synch up to the music a lot more.

It seems like you're still struggling with the basics. Here's a few tips.

- set music to stream when making music vids. Then you can animate in another layer and listen to what spot the music is at at that point, whilst you're drawing.

- Abstract, non-representational shapes can be cool. But you need to try and time stuff to the beat. When there's a loud beat, stuff should move suddenly or there should be a scene change. Having stuff move at a constant pace just seems like you're ignoring the beat of the music.

- Use default gradients only as a starting point. Make your own gradients.

- Don't have looped graphics for non-looped music and call it a music video. As mentioned above, you need to be sympathetic to the beat and pacing of the music. Either animate to the end of the song or just stop the song wherever you get to.

I do like the idea of using simple shapes, lines and curves for a music vid but you need to be a bit more stylish with the graphics and synchronise up a lot more to the audio.

As you're only 13, you've got a long way to go so don't worry too much. If you're doing this to entertain yourself and you enjoyed making the music flash - that's great!

If you want to entertain others though, I hope the tips I gave help you on your way.

All the best,
- Bez

zone12 responds:

ty man that helped alot i waz goin the put another one but now i see that i gotta makke some changes

[Pot Head Bob and a gennie]

Seriously. I loved this.

I didn't laugh whilst watching this - only staring on in bewilderment. Then, when thecredits started, I chuckled until well after they'd finished.

I could criticise the fact that the painting doesn't match up to the style used elswehere. I could criticise the cheap graphics. But really, you turn it into a stylistic choice - it becomes like a messed up collage and I reckon you should go further down that road. I like the background noise at the end (is it recorded off a TV?) as well as the voice that pops up for 'bong of destiny'. The start, with the tear, makes no sense and I have no idea why it's there. Such a short tune, but it managed to thoroughly bewilder and baffle me.

The one real crit. I'd make is that clicking at the end does nothing. Replay button would be nice.

Otherwise, keep running with this vibe man. Take it further into whatever direction you think will work.

Seriously. I loved this.

On a side-note, I thought the mouths worked well and I loved the genie appearance.

.:Review Request Club:.

D3m0n1c707 responds:

Thankyou this is the kind of comment i was lookin for
you have made my day
Thanks for your input

BTW i would like to be a animator

[News Reporter III]

Destructiondestructiondestruction... use synonyms!

The bg action was cool - specially NR's head!

Is the voice from Super Smash TV?

You use the word 'destruction' a lot in close proximity. Find some synonyms, man!

It was fun watching the drama between you and NR, but it seemed a bit of 'same old, same old'. I mean, the name change? Interesting. Overly-long report on the missile launch? That part just irritated slightly thanks to the over-use of 'destruction'. (M aybe I'm a bit of a curmudgeon). And the explanation about coming back to life seemed like it was telling us stuff we already know, but without any spin or a great amount of humour.

I didn't really like this episode a lot. I just didn't find any sections all that funny.

.:Review Request Club:.

kinggila responds:

WOW! TOTAL "DESTRUCTION"! :D

[News Reporter II]

just a load of random insanity and humour

Though undoubtedly this took less work than episode 1, I preferred this episode. No boring soliloquies - just a load of random insanity and humour.

Your voice (as yourself) had a bit of noise - specially when you were shouting. Maybe hold the mic further way?

Other than that, it's pretty cool - I'll just warn you to not make your killing of your characters too much of a predictable thing - it seems to be becoming a tradition!

kinggila responds:

Sometimes, my budgie will talk and you'll hear him in the background.

[News Reporter]

as usual, it did make me smile but I wasn't keen o

I like the way you have a sorta 'universe' around your characters and we can see more of a minor character later on.

I wasn't too keen on the breaking of the 4th wall at the start/end. the middle, though, with the news room, 'boring' news story and bg action was great!

The voice of the news reporter was cool - a sorta boring, monotone voice. Reminds me of that one minor character in Father Ted.

The graphics could - as always - have been better. I know you don't want to spend too much time on them, but here's a couple of simplish things you could have done - drawn him so he was actually sitting in the chair. Even with no in-between frames, it'd make the universe seem more 'real' if people actually sat down etc. You could have even covered the front of the desk, then you wouldn't need to redrew the legs - just put his torso lower. And have him fall off to one side of the chair.

Anyways, as usual, it did make me smile but I wasn't keen on the start/end.

kinggila responds:

Oh yeah, I remember that boring voice priest on the Father Ted Christmas special. :D

[CandyHolics]

Amusing, but has some technical problems.

I really liked the basic plot and it was cool seeing Wonchop, Tankman, Blockhead etc.

It seemed like a bit love-fest for NG-media and it all worked well.

It sounds as if you were a bit too close to your mic at times - there was a bit of noise, specially when you raised your voice. Maybe hold it at arm's length when you're shouting, then raise the volume in Audacity or whatever audio program?

The 'replay' button doesn't work. There was a slight mistake when you put 'collection' and 'opps' instead of 'collect' and 'oops' in the subtitles. Sometimes, the background shading appeared on top of the foreground characters. Be more careful.

Annoyingly, half-way through the movie, the custom cursor appeared in the middle of the screen during the first screen. Don't bother with custom cursors in a movie.

I wasn't too keen n the drawings of the basic characters, but I liked the fact that you had shading and I liked the tankman drawings, as well as som other elements.

Overall, I felt there were a bunch of technical problems that sorta got in the way of the experience, but it remained a funny, amusing movie.

Keep up the cool work, but next time maybe take a little more care.

.:review Request Club:.

PostTimeskipSam responds:

Thanks, I'll do some more testing and fixing problems before releasing the movie. Thanks you for your review. Appreciate it.

+Hylian-Mafia+

[A Sean Connery Moment]

Interesting concept, but I feel like I'm missing

Is this based on some recent event? It seems kinda like it's a wierd metaphor.

I liked the walk cycle. Though the legs didn't really seem connected to the torso and he kept 'tripping' over the left leg, it reminded me of a walk cycle from an 80s children cartoon.

Interesting concept, but I feel like I'm missing something.

SherClockHolmes responds:

You caught my little legs error! If only I felt like fixing it at the time.

[Bahamut's NG Log Bytesize]

A chuckle.

Though I never use NGLOG, I did enjoy this. The twist was unexpected and the laugh brilliant.

The closing message is a little unwieldy though - I think it could have been better phrased somehow.

Did this get into the NGLOG thingy?

kinggila responds:

Yep, this flash can be viewed on the NG Log Bytesize as well, but this is the bigger version. :)