Score: 6
"Lots of Potential, But Needs Improvement"
date: August 23, 2007
I honestly didn't see that much of a difference in the ANIMATION between episode three and episodes one and two. What I did see was a drastic improvement in the art style by the use of shading and gradients, which I would like to see applied to the first two episodes. I would like to see some more care taken with the animation itself to make it appear a little more realistic; for example, the scene with Hotdog Man running looks too much like just a running animation against a scrolling background rather than Hotdog Man actually running. But the biggest needed improvement is the sound. The scenes are mostly silent, there are frequently no sounds where there should be (the helicopters for example), the sparse sound effects that are there sound unnatural, and the few vocal parts are laughably bad.
The movie isn't altogether bad; the "plot" used here works for a comedic short, and there are some very original ideas, such as Hotdog Man bleeding ketchup and mustard. The movie has a lot of potential, but needs more work on art and sound effects before being a truly quality submission.
August 24, 2007
Author's Response:
I see your point. the only real change in animation was the addition of more joints and a bit of easing. I think I really need to spend more time om my tweens; I usually just slap them together. And I noticed the run cycle sucks. Probably shouldn't have done that first, should have done some sort of warm-up.
The helicopters make noise, btw. The crappy sounds are mostly due to me using sound clips I had laying around instead of recording or researching new ones. Even the voices are clips from other projects. But alughably bad still gets a laugh.
I think when it comes down to it, I really just need to spend more time on things. I know I have the skills, but I lack the drive to put alot into one thing. Thanks for this review, it made me rethink how I do my cartoons.