Score: 9
"the beauty present"
date: December 3, 2006
++++ Beautiful 'models' for old man and woman. I've long wanted to see someone use tweening to create 'real' cut-out animation. Glad to see it done.
++++ Beautiful colours throughout.
++++ Beautiful style. The way you render foliage, the clouds, the strokes of the mountains, the expanses of white... it's so refreshing to see a new continent's take on these things, brought into an animated cartoon.
-- The houses looked a tad incongruous, with their hard lines and black outlines.
- I often longed to see some close-up detail shots, whether at the man sipping his cup or maybe show the water in some detail, with waves...
I suppose though that showing the panoramas and the expanse of life all around was your aim.
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From the start, the animation enchanted me with its style. It truly shows the beauty present all around as the old man took his walk to the village. Such a sweet ending too, and seeing the man perform with the puppets that inspired his own animation is a lovely way to tie it together.
Bravo.