Great job Jake!
Nice shifting perspectives and awesome imagery! Hope to face off against you in the later rounds man!
Reviews for "A Lovely Dream"
Touching
I gotta agree with the other users on this; it's exceptionally well made. It's nice to see somebody with this ammount of talent and creativity who doesn't attack others just for making a flash out of old video game graphics. Enough of the ass-kissing, on with the review...
In terms of art and animation, this is beyond magnificent when it comes to frame-by-frame flash. I really loved the color selection and the use of colored outlines for something like this. Plus, great job on the perspective, which is another thing that most people on here overlook. However, due to how smooth the animation was, many are going to accuse you of rotoscoping; yet have no evidence to back their presumption. When it came to the music, Dave did a great job with that and helped set this flash's mood. (Nothing to complain about.) Of course, there's the content, which made it worth the high scores it's getting. The story, while simple, was a bit touching about loss; and the direction and angle choices are also praiseworthy.
What I do like:
-Excellent art and animation
-Nice tone and story
-Clever direction
-Original
-Good music
What I don't like:
-Some people will accuse you of rotoscoping, but they have no proof to back it up.
Overall: Here's a ten for you, Jake.
Very Good
The movement of your characters was meticulously animated--between the attention to the middle frames and the multi-colored shading, the animation was easy on the eyes. Beyond that, it was a touching piece no doubt. Well-worth the frontpage plug, and a good bit of variety from the usual blood n' sex we get around here. Nicely done, Jake.
Not much art here on Newgrounds...
...but people like you bring it anyways. Thank you.
Obviously a very artistic piece!!
Really loved your envisions of a dream, as well as the use of the music to set the tone of the animation.
I think it would have been better if she didn't have eyes though. Like the guy, no eyes keeps the attention on the dream state as oppose to the person. The eyes seem like such a key indicator of ones feelings, and since you didn't go to ANY lengths to draw the eyes, it kind of takes away, or perhaps i should say, it lets the viewer realize too much of the woman.
Just some thoughts, I loved it though!