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[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

[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.