But I didn't do it!
June Competition Winner
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Lis Mitchell:
Hehe....cute. Good predicament for the characters, and interesting turn of action.
Chris Sullivan:
haha, that's awesome
Jeffrey Lee:
Great job. Only thing I could say is that your leaning towards cliche poses a bit. Like when she says "far and long tonight". It doesn't feel real to me. And also when she says "nice to me". Other than that...great animation!
David Alvarez:
Good stuff, I think the action you choose it is a bit too much distracting when the girl is delivering her speech. Also I think she should focus again in the guy sooner.
Ashwani:
hey nice work. great idea. I like it. great
Manuel Bover:
Nice idea!
HENA:
OOo ho ho ))!
nice idea and animation. Good job )) !!!
C. Ben Snell:
Nicely done, and it's the funniest of the group.
doc:
nice job in character movement also in relationship to the story with the voices.
Ran Sieradzki:
Hehehehe... so cool, I love it man!
Funny and different.
Keep it up!
Andy Hass:
Like the idea a lot. A lot of fun watching him throughout her speech.
thomas reardon:
Great concept and staged well.
Leon Dexter:
Good idea, I had a similar idea with a vcr and a house window. Good job.
Steve Schultz:
I love the plot and the expressions. Awesome job!
Shon Stewart:
I like it! This is the strongest piece out of the bunch! The set up at the beginning isn't working for me though. The finger wiggle seems forced to me and not something the character would naturally do. It will also help if you stage the first shot so the woman is more of a focal point. You could do this by moving the guy so he's way out to the side and maybe his face is more in shadow.
Jesse Colucci:
Nice! On frame 47, it looks like the crowbar is in his mouth and on frame 49, he is holding it in front of him. Good acting!
Ken Rice:
very good - gag feels natural
Traci Plagmann:
Nice work! I love this one! Nice camera cuts and moves - I love the finger gesture at the beginning a ton! Great job!
David Higgins:
Loved it. Great work.
Andrion Becker:
congrats man, This is a really good idea! I think you earned the win, definitely top 5, here's some minor nit picks..
the finger is a bit twitchy at the very beginning
also it seems a little odd that she turns away from him while she's talking to him for no apparent reason (other than the obvious story reason)
I'm not crazy about the pose when she says "nice to me", I think just one hand would be enough
on the burglar, his movement seems a bit strange from 111 to 127
when he spins the file behind his back, I would change up the spacing so that it doesn't tangent his arm on frame 68, Some overshoot and settle would be nice there as well.
overall great job!
Barnabas Boehler:
Very Cool! I love how you dressed up Bishop!
I see a little jerk as he turns his head...but otherwise it's looking really good!
Pete Shand:
haha great concept!
Mariah:
GREAT concept! Very funny, never boring, and great animation!
Jose D.:
very funny
Nick Hales:
Really like the idea of this one. Great staging as well as the animation.
Michael Cawood:
Beautiful staging. Sharp timing. Very nice.
Jon Mummery:
Great story! The subtle eye movements really work for me. You really show tremendous skill in understanding how two characters can work in a scene together. Very nice :)
Andre de Villiers:
Really good!
Simon Bean:
Very Nice! you show excellent animation skills... I would question your choice of acting style with the girl though. What is she thinking whilst she's looking away from the robber? It comes across a bit like a cheesy monologue, and the theatrical hand gesture seems a bit stagey
logu:
great..........man
Jonathan Asselin:
You're storyline is sooo excellent! You turned the quote of this month upside down, giving the importance to the second voice... Awesome thinking! I enjoyed the subtleties of your animation! Way to go!
David:
Like the idea dude !
When she says "long tonight" I love what she does with her hand...maybe you could work much more on the poses of the man before he see the cops but great after all!
Alex:
LOL! great idea and cool animation!! congrats!
Firat Can KIRAL:
I think, I watched winner. Good idea, good animation.
Alejandro Rodriguez:
REAlly good work here. I love the story, and I think the body language matches really well to the dialogue. The only part that I'd change is around 175. her arms are just a bit Twinned.
Great work
Kay Ma'Ani:
Awww bless her....she doesnt know whats about to happen! Great work....A little more work on lip sync but great stuff!
Olivier Ladeuix:
really nice work Tim, the turns and weight shifts would benefit from a bit more polish but overall I love the idea and you have some really good acting going on.
Paul Yan:
great staging!
Angelo Sta. Catalina:
good cuts.. good idea.. good acting.. good execution.. good stuff.. i think this is the best entry for this comp
Daniel Huertas:
Very clever Idea! i love it!
I would have another pass on polishing the overshooting of some actions.. like arms or moving holds.. also the lipsync and facial animation need some more work... overall very cool! :)
Stephen Dahler:
haah great scene!!! the only thing id say is when the crook notices the cops, his expression is lost a bit so maybe turn him towards camera or do a double take or something... great work!!
jodie:
Pretty well executed idea! I really like it! The 3 things that popped out at me were the end of the first shot, it looks like he is putting the crowbar in his mouth because it creating a tangent with his mouth. I would also cheat the crowbar over or move it closer to the key on the frame before where he brings it behind his back, the crowbar disappears for a frame(because it perfectly aligns with his arm). I probably cut the third camera cut. It just confuses thing since she changes from facing screen direction right to left and the cop car jums from the left of her to the right of her
Tiffany Davern:
Brilliant! All I have to say is brilliant!
Very funny too! XDD
mitesh bhanushali:
very good animation. but i liked the lighting very much and reflection of the thief on the car mirror.great
Fernando Porcel:
Really nice concept. Like a lot your idea and really cool and funny finish. Cool work!
Curtis:
Great! Love the acting choices. And as a stand alone piece is a great gag.
Nice work!
Brad Regier:
Great concept!
Maybe cheat the green car over to the left in the last shot so we can see some of its fender in the corner?
155, when he's backing up, his head wobble could be toned down...
Good going!
bR
Mike Courtney:
good work
Kenny Roy:
Nice animation. The eye is a little lost in the middle, because we are wanting to watch him react to the cops coming. That beat can be delineated a little clearer without losing any of the great animation on her
Jasmine Bobe:
looking good.. Love the joke. =) But on frames 44-49 it looks like the metal stick the robber is using is hitting his face as he takes it out of the window. Maybe you should have him lean a little to back or the the left of screen to give some more negative space between his face and the stick.
kEViN:
great idea! best one I've seen so far!
DINJITH:
nice concept ...
animation is too good..
Tim W:
Love the acting choices and concept!! Nice work.
martoon:
Very nice, but she doesn't look as worried as in the audio. Nice way to tell a little story :)
Lloyd:
Great gag, great lipsync. Nice Work.
Omri Navot:
great story idea!
Cameron Huber:
very cool idea!
I think his initial reaction could have happened sooner and been pushed a lot more. He's stealing a car after all so you'd expect him to be really jumpy. I'd also try to play with the feeling that he's really paranoid. If he's on the run it seems a little odd that he calmly puts the coathanger behind his back. You have him start to look around after this and that's where he notices the cop car pulling up, but it would compliment the character if he was a lot jumpier from the beginning.
I guess the same thing goes for later on when he says "welcome to New York". He seems way too calm and collected, and in the end it makes his run read differently, almost like he's a dashing hero. Considering the scenario I think he should again be really snappy and irratic as the car is pulling up, almost like he's saying "Welcome to New York!" so she'll shut up and he can escape!
Be careful of his arm snapping behind his back around F 80.
Very nice work!
natalie:
Smart and funny! Turning him into the main charcater was a brilliant idea.
Indrajit Deashi:
Really nice animation. I guess, the walking back in panic after noticing the cops (125-170) , could be more stern and stiff, anticipating to escape. And at 176, his eyes could be at the girl first and then her empty hand.
Joan Delmont:
funny !
Zee Myers:
nice lip sync!
Kent Wong:
in my opinion, the pointy finger at the beginning (frame 10) was kind of inappropriate or rather not necessary when you were naturally asking for some help especially in this context. It just look weird. Pointy finger like that usually used for character who talking in confidence or telling someone not to do something.
Other than that, other animation and poses are pretty good and believable. Good job.
Ben Hatton:
Great concept, great acting.
film monty:
I will be surprised if this doesn't win..
great performance.. good staging.. especially dollying out camera in the end









Animator: Tim Granberg
Description: An unknowing woman becomes part of a crime.
Experience: couple years
Time taken: 2 weeks