A Gifted Son
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Matt Hirengen:
Good job. In the last shot, it's unclear what the dad is looking at.
alan:
good beginning and middle but i think the ending could use more work. some of the lip sync at the end is off. overall, good job
Erik Griott:
i really like the second character alot. the staging of the shot with all 3 characters in it isn't working too well, specifically because the father is at a near perfect profile, making it hard to see his face. i would have turned him towards the camera a little more. as far as the story, i feel it is obvious that they (whoever is holding the kid) acknowledges the boys talents since they have him under observation. if you meant to convey something else i didn't get it.
David Jonson:
Good job!
Pritish Dogra:
You eyeline was a bit off at the end
Andre de Villiers:
Cool. Lipsync is a bit off and brows move a bit unnaturally. Offset the movement of the fingers a little so they move individually.
Mark Homoky:
Brilliant. Starts out with a hint of mystery as we see a 3/4 shot of the father and a window to one side, although his facial expressions and lip sync are very good he seems to have a problem with his right arm (hangs a bit limp?)
When we cut to the old man in F86 he has a great pensive expression on his face. Lovely natural blinks at F108 / F130. Only criticism of this shot would be I'd expect him to be playing with his pencil or his clipboard a little more (it seems glued to his chest).
The the reveal at F142 seems great but for one small thing (and it might be a render issue) - is the boy in the lotus position (doing yoga) on the floor, or is he levitating? It's a shame (if it was supposed to be the latter) you didn't animate the boy a little more and make him bob up and down... if that wasn't the intention - oops (sorry!) However, I love the father's expressions and his angry grimace as the sequence ends.
Overall - a job very well done - keep it up!
Barnabas Boehler:
The second charater is actually pretty well animated. The main character still needs some work. For one. he should at at the main character instead of looking at us in the last scene.
Noah:
Check your eye direction in your last shot - your main character doesn't seem to be looking at the person he's addressing.
Matt Kelly:
unnecessary cut tothe clipboard guy
Paul Fuller:
The acting is pretty good on the main character, but I just don't get what the gift is.
Frank G:
This is good. The right arm is a bit asleep in the opening shot (when compared to the nice offset animation in the final shot). I like the expressions on the listening character.
Ashwani:
good









Animator: Brian Bredehoeft
Description: I just tried to have fun with this one. Really focusing on improving my skill. All the feed back from the June submission helped. Enjoy
Experience: 2 years production
Time taken: Around 40 hours