Keeping It Quiet
July Competition Winner
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Matt Hirengen:
Wow. great entry. I'd like to see a little more animation on the mr. burns looking fellow, but the dad is fantastic! great acting choices.
C. J. Cow:
loved it
luv2animate:
U r Awesome,the best!!!!clap clap clap!!:)...Everytime I m logging in..I m looking at ur animation..its perfect!!!
Amdbcg:
Good inbetweens / I like it :)
Justin Weg:
Very cool!
Daniel Morgan Walsh:
Wow, Well done. This was great. thank you
colus havenga:
very nice..love the characters!
Jeff Kim:
I think this is excellent, except for the pose on 175. Overall it has a very nice, smooth yet rustic feel.
Erik Griott:
very nice! but the only thing i can think about is why the man's arm is broken! it leaves me hanging and questioning and i think that is the only thing that is working against you. other than that the animation was very satisfying to watch.
Joey Gates:
Beautiful work! I can watch this over and over.
Shon Stewart:
oh man! thats cool! This is one of the top 5 for sure! maybe even #1!!!!
I know it's animated well when 10 seconds feels like it goes by in 2 seconds! Time flies when your having fun!
I Love animation!
Ryan Fernan:
My hat always goes off to any 2D animator. That is an art I would never be able to do. Your poses are well thought out and the pacing is good. I also really like the character designs.
V_I_C_K_Y:
GR*8 Layout & Animation..!
Barnabas Boehler:
WOW!
I love the mood and tone of this piece. The Sequia tones (errr...whatever that word is) is a really unique and interesting idea.
Paul Wei:
Nice feel to the character and great expressions.
Daniel Erwin:
good job... i love the choice of a violin and how he uses it... it says a lot for the story.
Bill Bost:
I would have scored this higher, but this dialogue demands seeing the son either in foreground or background doing something, apparently his "gift", it can either juxtapose or compliment the dialogue but it needs to be there. The violin hints at it,
Martin Silfvast:
Good job!
Jason Smith:
Love the 2D.
Ronny:
Awesome character design, the animation is great man
Paulo Cesar Biajante:
Good acting man!
Ben Harper:
wow, looks beautiful! animation is quite nice too, I love the belly drooping down. Im not too keen on the pose where he hits his fist on the table, he pulls back from it too soon, and the illusion is somewhat lost. Great effort overall though, nice work.
David Jonson:
Especial
Cameron Huber:
I love the style you've gone for. I am a huge fan of detective thrillers and the really dark gothic styles of comics like Spawn, Batman and Sin City, and I think you've created a really wicked setup here!
Generally the movements feel pretty strong. I did notice a hiccup in the arm sling as he lets out his sigh, and I think you could do without the head movement he has at "anything". Other than that, wicked wicked stuff!
Noah:
This is an appealing piece, and I like your character designs. A couple small thoughts - the small shrug/antic/thing you're doing at frame 138 isn't buying you anything, and the spacing on it is very linear. The hand gesture you do on the first "gift" doesn't read clearly and feels cramped between two unrelated poses (frame 163 and 193) - I'd recommend getting his hand up from behind the desk and his posture already leaning in during the rest of that phrase ("my son has a...") to anticipate your gesture more clearly, so its not just a lunge in the middle of an otherwise upright pose.
Andy Hass:
Love it. Love the mood and the texture in your performance. Wouldn't he be a little gentler with that violin though? :)
Frank G:
This is very appealing. Nice poses. Good story telling with good prop selection. Nice timing changes as the emotion lifts. Definitely one of the best in a big field.
Maulik:
I really like your choices of characters and acting focus on the story. And even if you didnt show the Son in the scene there were lots of things about him. I like that.
Steve Schultz:
I loved the characters.
Nathan Buchanan:
Great drawing! The lips seem slightly off though. It makes me wonder why his arm is broken...
Chad Swanson:
Good job, the style is amazing. Keep up the Great work!
jonas ekman:
loved the style and art!
Leow Chan Ghee:
Good luck to all who took part! It's been great looking through everyone's submission.
NY:
Great, really great!!!
Mark Homoky:
Superb effort - best of luck. Nice to see such high quality traditional animation on 11s :-D










Animator: Leow Chan Ghee
Description: Upon leaving a music academy after an unsuccessful audition for a place, a distraught young violinist is injured in a car crash involving the principal of the academy, who then tries to make amends by granting him admission.
Experience: 2 years
Time taken: 4 weeks