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Never trust a squirrel

by Jeremy Fee

Final Rating: 3.35. Finished 150 out of 197 entries.

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Animator: Jeremy Fee

Description: A cute but deceiving squirrel is about to "spill the beans" to a boy who is very concerned about the upcoming conversation.

Experience: none

Time taken: 30 hours max. throughout my spare time

Comments:

(Commenting only available during the rating period)

Arturo Arias:

I really like the acting decisions here; specially the last part, but the animation itself lacks the sense of being organic.

Nawaz:

The idea and timing is good. The camera could have been better, especially the movements

Mattie Walsh:

Really good lipsyncking. The movement seem to work well with what he's saying. The camera position on his walk, front on, seems a little awkward. He stops to an abrupt halt. The arms a little floaty at the end. The tail movement is a really good addition. That final head tilt is nice

Jesse J. Jones:

Camera move is distracting.

Gary:

The squirrel seems stiff and robotic. Its movement, especially when taking that breath, is jerky in the beginning. Smooth out the actions and give them a little more Time to actualize. In the walk cycle, there is very little motion in the hips, and the feet are only rotating on forward/backward axis. Try loosening it up by getting some good turn in those portions of the body when the weight transfers. I do like the facial expressions with the Squirrel.