O.o
The whole thing was cool, but the whole reason I'm reveiwing... One of the movies had "clocks" by Twelve Girls Band on it. The weird thing is, I just listened to that song on my Ipod! So weird. Now I'm all confused and amazed. But back on topic, yeah. That was kickass. Gooderest.
Kickass
Rock on, amazing animating. Some funny, some touching.
Nice
Great job, myname. Too bad I couldn't be in this one. I'll just have to wait till the next one. (no easter egg? lame... lol)
Nice Idea.
Below are individual reviews of each contributor’s animation:
"THE BAD-WAVE" by DNR
The character design was well done, particularly the cigarette smoking guy. The smoke clouds were animated well. There was no real purpose to the animation (as I’m sure was DNR’s point). In its short length THE BAD-WAVE didn’t catch my interest. The "Satanic End" was a nice and unexpected added touch. I don't like Sca either.
"OTHER SIDE OF THE DRAIN" by Mynamewontfitin
An interesting character and concept with the topic you have been given. I like your use of surrealism. The flying fish were a nice touch. It would have been better if you added more to it, maybe by giving the scenes and backgrounds more detail.
"LIQUID POST APOCALYPSE" by Greedom"
Not sure what is meant by the subtitle "In a world without water men will act like fish." I am also unsure if Greedom wants us to know either. Unless fish drink antifreeze, drive go-carts and pick fights. Either way, with the oddness of this animation, that subtitle works, since the animation doesn't make sense. The character taking off his tie looked cool. I'm not sure if the music matched the theme of this animation though. It would have been enhanced with a grimmer or more surreal music sellection. Overall though, good result.
"5 SHADES OF BLUE" by ZekeySpacyLizard
The psychedelic color movement over the painter’s hair and beard was a nicely added touch. The water during the storm was awesome! You have achieved great water movements throughout this entire animation. Even though I don't like Coldplay, the song completely works with this animation. It was a good choice not to include the vocals. This is the best contribution to the group. Excellent work ZekeySpacyLizard!
"DEEP BLUE POOL" by Space Chicken
Can't really say I liked this one much. The main little character Howie looked simple but nice and cartoony. I realize that the purpose of him being at the theatre was to be afraid of sharks so the animation would be finalized by his teacher being eaten by the shark. This is just a prelude that doesn't pay off. While other viewers, I'm sure, might like this concept, it just doesn't work for me. I did like your characters paranoid breathing. I think these characters could have worked better with a different plot.
UNTITLED by Xionic_Demon
I dislike Nu-Metal music, so naturally I didn't enjoy your choice of Linkin Park. Nevertheless, I did not let this deter me from enjoying your animation. I viewed the animation a second time with the sound off, and I did like the visuals. Your characters are very simple, but look cool with a video game/anime type of feeling to them. The characters had cool hair shading as well. Good job, aside from the Nu-Metal.
"5 SHADES OF BLUE COLLAB" by DjAmin
I liked the editing techniques you used in this, but just when the viewer gets into it and the character stands, the animation just fades to and finale with no pay off. A good beginning, without a proper end.
Overall, I enjoyed certain animations more than others. Obviously this is meant to be the case with all viewers -- since more-than-likely everyone will not like them all -- and that is what makes this particular compilation work so well. The animations here won't be for everyone, but people will be able to find choices they particularly like that shine through. For all contributors, you followed your guidelines well, using 5 shades of blue and your water theme. Good job to all.
4 out of 5.
~ Chris
Another great collaboration!
I absolutely love this 5 shades series. Very original ideas go into each one making them all different. In this one everyone did a fantastic job with their respective movies but i must commend djamin for chosing a very addictive song for his, ZekeySpaceyLizard for incredible artwork and DNR for providing me with a little bit of laughter.
This could very well be the best one of the collection so far. I liked how the theme was water, it gave the authors some creatives way to present a theme. So very very good overall. You guys gotta keep making more of 5 Shades! 5/5