Merry Christmas, Mrs. Munchnik!

Final Rating: 5.18. Finished: 15 out of 63 entries.
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Animator: Avner Engel

Description: A guy gives Mrs. Munchnik the very same cake she gave him the year before.

Experience: 8 months

Time taken: two weeks

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Hernán Bruna:

Haha i like a lot the final expression of the guy-

Tim Nowak:

Nice setup scene and acting. When Mrs. Munchnick focused her glasses to see the cake it was a bit to fast and julty. Other then that nice animation.

Aaron Clement:

Nice work, Avner. I really like the way he stayed in pose at the end. The brown there said it all. Some good staging here, too! You've improved this a lot... good job!

Frank G:

I like this one. Well staged. Nice acting. His rear hand maybe could have been steadier when presenting the cake? Good poses.

Taber Dunipace:

Some funny actions and timing happening but it could be pushed farther. I love his "Yes" but give his point a bit of extra pop. His look at the end is very nice but those eye movements are hard to see unless you're looking for them. A small accent move to draw our attention back to him would be nice.

Imus zai:

nice! straight to the point

Erik Westlund:

I identify with your acting choices quite a lot. Movement needs a bit more work. Cake lowered on to table is not at all convincing. Too static. You can adjust your poses with the accents in acting such as, "A fruitcake?" can have a slight shift in line of action. Also shift the line with the 'looks' she gives afterwards. His shift from concern to pride is funny but the only accent is on the hand... nothing else changes in his pose to add weight to this gesture. Her dismissal is understated and therefor amusing.

Mason Saucier:

Wow, very good job! The only thing I have a problem with is that he seems a little quick to get into his "Yes" position, but very nice work.

sharad kumar:

watch out his hand movements after he keeps the cake down..i dont like the pose he goes into after he pushes the cake forward.

Henning Koczy:

He's off-balance at 60 when he pushes the cake. She's kind of jerky like a marionette around 200.

Cameron Huber:

A few poses snap in a little sharply but this animation works pretty well. I especially like his "yes" motion :)

Mat Brady:

Great work! Love, love, love the expressions. Very natural and in keeping with the voice. :)

Matt Kenley:

very good job. Enjoyed watching this progress.

Ramit Batra:

i like that gentle push of the cake towards her.

Aaron Jonas:

Nice acting with the lady

Ryan Brooks:

very nice subtle work with the eyes on the old woman. not sure if the andy rig helps or hurts with it with the older voice from the man.

Jon:

I really like the timing of his body and his action when he says "yes"
good job

arunprasad:

good timing and good concept

Dan Weiland:

Try to keep the models from being completely still. The male character doesn't move at ALL between when he says "Yes" and when he reacts to the woman's dialog. Make sure that is a moving hold, with a little breathing or general motion to keep the character from looking dead.

HARISH:

good !!! i like the "YES" pose

Michael Richard:

the movements on the standing guy are a little subdued, and the lower body of the old woman could be animated a bit more.

Jay Grenier:

Good acting choices, pretty good polish too. I assume the woman is suppose to be older because of her sound, and because she has gray hair....but she doesn't really move like an older woman would in your piece. She seems like she might be in her 20's or something. Just a thought.

Mark Pearce:

Nicely done! I really enjoyed watching this and there were some good acting choices in there too. Good job!

Jason Smith:

I love how he slides the cake to her. Great job.