Whoa, smart kids!
Some really good stuff here. I'm liking the idea of having them on pieces of paper in real environments. Its like the creature comforts series, but with your own kind of style. Well done sir :D
Reviews for "art in the playground"
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Much like "Kids say the Dardest Things" and some documentaries, there's always something refreshing about listening to a child explain something.
They're innocent to most of the troubles of the world and aren't conniving enough to do things that are passive aggressive. They have such a natural curiosity and frank way of putting things.
Combining this with a cartoon was a fantastic idea.
It's funny to hear them discuss things like art, which usually when discussed it so pretentious you cant stand it.
It was also heartwarming to hear a child say his favorite cartoon character was The Roadrunner. After 50 years, kids still love looney toons. That is really wonderful and a testament to the quality of those old classics.
The animation in this was top notch as well. Smooth and fluent and cute. I assume these drawings were charicatures of the kids who were interviewed. And I assume you combined the flash animation with the video footage using Aftereffects.
Really got a kick out of the facial expressiong you gave the two girls at the end. Really nailed that whole "how can I insult my crabby teacher without being a jerk" look.
Good stuff.
tommylm responds:
thanks for the thoughtful review.. yeah they are rough charicatures based on the kids themselves, some bear very close resemblance, some not so much, but in the end I was focusing on how their appearance should parallel their personalities and how they compare/match with eachother.
You assume correctly that I used after effects, very badly however as I had to work it out myself and ended up using like 30 layers. Publishing the whole thing takes about 30-40 minutes and I had to republish around 4 times to get it perfect.... ugh..
thanks again
genius
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obey
Creative, cute.
I find this video extremely creative with taking the actual interview of little kids on what they think about art and making an animation for it.
I find it excellent.
only a B?
dude, really? i would like to see the requirements for that assignment! a B seems like too low of a mark to me! well done