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Rich Lauzon:
Are they on a wire? I know that effects shouldn't come into this but the fact that they are not balancing and are allowed to move that much on the wire makes this one hard to believe in the scene.
Stephen Kelloway:
great idea, but i think the animation needs a little more work
Taber Dunipace:
No lip sync? I like the concept, but these guys are balancing on a wire, where's the wieght distribution and struggle to balance? I like what you do have, but it needs much more to be complete. The last part: "*Snip* All done!" Is awkward, but I think the choice is correct. You just need to excecute it more clearly.
Dave H Shovlin:
Strong poses so far.
Jett Atwood:
It feels like you are still getting the initial blocking in place...which feels like a good start. It would have been nice to see it fully completed since it appears you had some interesting ideas.
Steve Sloan:
that's crazy, are they acting like birds? lol. There were some areas that lacked weight, arround frame 32, he seemed to jump off him a little too easy. but other than that good job.
Erik Griott:
i feel like these characters are going to fall off the line because their balance shifts beyond their center of gravity a number of times. this is a hard scenario because the line they are sitting on would have to move almost as much as the characters themselves in order for them to be able to stay on it.
gerardo:
very good idea
Missy Feaster:
Good acting, timing needs some work. Watch the weight, as well.
Salvador García Luque:
its a very stuck animation and the lipsync needs a lot of work. I dont get why they are standing on a rope
Chad Hannah:
Ha, nice idea. Poses were a little blocky, but will look good if you do another pass on it
Aaron Clement:
I like the take on it... Could do with some more polish (i.e. more moving holds, weight, overlap etc.) Didn't feel appropriate pulling the knife at the end... They seemed like buddies and then that happened. I like the birds on a wire thing, though.
Damodar V Sawant:
you should have animated the live wire as well.............looks very rigid and does not support ur story idea
Christopher Lutz:
Body language is OK, but lip sync is missing.
Christiaan Moleman:
I like your acting choices but you need to work on the body mechanics. For one thing, the fact that wire they're standing on is completely frozen - they don't react it and it doesn't react to them - hurts the credibility of the physics.
Also, the characters are off-balance at several points.
I think the 2nd hand gesture on "mail" is unecessary. It would be enough with the two hand gesture just before it.
I'm not totally sold on the fear of the red mask guy at the end. I think you might need to make it clearer that the other's threatening him with the scissors or go with something else.
Leon Gittens:
you have something good here, watch for the eye contact, it seem that the red mask character does not make any eye contact or seem to be looking at the other character
Bilal Ahmad:
good effort...
Kev Haynes:
The timing all over seems really even, and alos needs more overlap.
Alison K. Sanders:
You have some good mechanics going on in there, but I'm not sure what's going on with the characters. The masks, and the closeness of the characters are blocking their actions and their silhouettes, which is making the animation hard to read.
Gabe Dill:
i can't say that i actually understand what is going on here... but i really like the interaction of you characters.
Gregory Marlow:
cool concept but I think it needs another pass or so of polish.
Victor Wong:
You definitely need more tweening for the broader actions. I like the idea of the shaky knees near the end, but it's a little subtle.
Roshan.k:
Twinning is the most important problem i see.. the acting is nice ! but shudn't we show a bit of body-balancing according to the moves since they are sitting on a narrow rope..?
Olivier Ladeuix:
interesting
Max Perelman:
Very original setup. The initial grabbing moves of the red shirt guy could use a little more speed/urgency, tho', along with a little more movement to keep the non-speaking character "alive."
Mike Courtney:
The characters need to be kept alive throughout the animation and the lip-sync need to be more evident.
Max Herzfeld:
You did some good work, but I think you bit off more then you can chew.
If you put your characters on a wire you have to adress it, otherwise you could have put them on a roof top, and you wouldn't need to worry.
Know your abilities and your current limitations.
Good work and keep it up. The masks are pretty cool.
Robert-Jon Eckhardt:
I don't get what this scene is about?
The men seem to be crouching on a rope, but they're not balancing or anything.









Animator: Bilal Ahmad
Description: tried working on two characters, in role of delivery birds.
Experience: climbing the animation ladder :)
Time taken: 1 week