where are we going?
January Competition Winner
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Zachariah Mathew:
Really good stuff.Funny context you managed to put them in too.The lip synch could be a little more stronger ..for example when he says life...I think the mouth should open up more...but the acting is really good.
Mike York:
I like this. no critiques
LOVE THE CHARACTER'S
Julianne McCartney:
Great work! I really liked this one! I couldn't find anything I didn't like!
Jason:
HAHAH very nice!! so smooth and fluid throughout! the expressions are priceless
Matthew Simkins:
this is really good! Lovely style with the characters and lip sync. I didn't like your interpretation of the 'I got that' It was quite distracting when he dropped his suitcase and kind of detracts from the feel of the piece. Something more subtle would have suited it better, perhaps keeping the obvious 'i got that' as in 'a joke' would have worked better.
Frank G:
Well staged. Good story idea. Nice character design. Good acting and key gestures. Led my eye very well. But there's something sinister about the story and I might have nightmoos.
Lindsay Thompson:
Super cute. Love the style of animation... Great job!
Taber Dunipace:
Nice limited animation and an interesting setup! LOVE the blue guy's acting and animation level. Very strong overall.
Tyson Ibele:
Well...I'm more than half way through rating them all...and this one is BY FAR the best of the bunch! I won't be surprised if this is the winner.
Elisa:
great story XD
Elliott Gibson II:
Awesome Snappy! Creative!
I loved it ! Great gestures too! Maybe a little more exaggeration with the hand claps from pinky other than that Great Work!
Kent Wong:
hahhaa.. very funny piece indeed. I love the blue cow expression, so cute! Love it so much! Great animation too! Awesome job.
Raphaela Gurgel:
òtima idéia, ótimos personagens, melhore um pouco a atuação!
Josh Miller:
In my humble little opinion, this one is the best. Each of the cows has a lot of character. Well done!
Justin Weg:
Cute characters
Jason Smith:
I love this piece!! Great Ardmann style to it... great animation all around, nice movements and poses.
Emmanuel Vergne:
Really good ! Love it !
I like the character design, i like the rhythm, the facial shapes etc...
There is only one thing that i would change : on frame 325 when the character shows the suit case on the floor, instead of using his right hand he'd rather use his left hand so that his silhouette would be clearer, using the red color of the big guy next to him to have a good contrast between the arm and the belly of the other character.
andyM:
i like.
i especially like the little look the red cow gives after "mine too". like he knows where there going, but has accepted it already...
or it crosses his mind for a second but he dismisses it.
nice and subtle, whatever it means :)
Victor Wong:
Suitcase drop and pickup probably could be clearer. Character design: Limbs could be a little thicker to stand out more. Excellent lip sync.
Ricardo Vicens:
i really like the situation and the appeal going on here. The animation and performance choices could use some touch ups but it's not far from being a really great shot. Nice work.
Virgil Tanasa:
cool :) and funny :)
Nick Hamilton:
awesome idea and animation, nice n fluid. Only thing I can think of, is when the blue guy drops his case... you could milk that a bit more with a stronger reaction from the brown guy.... but great staging and style! Nice work!
V_I_C_K_Y:
Really loved it.
Sunny Kharbanda:
I like the extremes on the mouths. Very "Aardman"! The lipsync on the female character needs work, though.
Danny Young:
That's funny! I love it.
Jeff Kim:
There's something about this piece that's very endearing. They all seem to have a lot of character. Great job!
lucas:
i like it. great expressions
Ceno:
great very graet!
Lauren Andersson:
great designs!
David Shum:
hhahaha cute!
I like your style
John T. Coomey:
Very nice.. I love your characters. also you did a great job showing the 3 different characters,, I think you could have pushed the centre character just a bit more.. shes seems a little off balance too
Maureen Seng:
Very cute, appealing characters. I love this!
Senthilnathan D:
wow. very nice work.
Juan Z.:
one of the best. really nice.
Erik Westlund:
What a lot of fun. Accents are being hit with confidence. Lots of great stuff being communicated with the eyes... gratitude (52), curiosity (142-199), embarrassment for someone else (255-300), etc. Great use of eye darts as well. Nice opposing movement of sticking out blue cow's butt while he picks up his briefcase/suitcase.
Yeray Díaz Díaz:
Nice characters, much needed fresh air on 3D. I really like the style, snappy yet smooth. I do think the acting is a little off sync with the audio. The blue cow (again I really like the characters) doesn't seem very happy or anxious on "Where we going" which you can clearly see. Also the red cow should be lauging too after that. The dropping the suitcase seems a little forced but it's a nice change to the obvious interpretation.
In any case congratulations, you've done a very nice job.
Vaggelis Gavalakis:
Funny characters...
Ellen Erikson:
This is really nice animation, I like your cartoony style! One little minor detail that I noticed is the lipsync. When the main character is saying "....best...." , the "B" mouth shape seams a bit too late, so maybe move it so that you get it 1-2 frames earlier. Also, when the character to the left is saying "...spoil...", the character does not seam to have enough of an "o"-shape.
Derek Mabson:
Totally awesome. I love the appeal, the idea, the characters are fun and nicely animated!
Alexandar Ivanchev:
Very nice ... Great animation!
Chris Woods:
Nice, simple performances. It was clear which characters where the focal point at which time. Very charming designs too!
Max Rodriguez:
Really nice work
Michael Cawood:
Gorgeous. You make it look so simple, but I can tell there's a lot of work in here. Well done.
Jorge Zagatto:
Very good. I really like it! Congratulations. Nothing to put in or out!
Kay Ma'Ani:
unique......love the cows
James Stevenson:
Lovely - very Aardman-esque but nothing wrong in using that style as you've done it proud. Good work - great characters and attention to detail. A top entry.
Brad Regier:
Nice characters.
doc:
the flow of movement is great
Aaron Clement:
Haha, nice... Great timing... and good interpretation! You've got my vote!









Animator: Ryan Daniel
Description: drawing inspiration from Aardman's and Spongebob. This is the result.
Experience: 6yrs
Time taken: 9 days