You used sound effects from Morrowind.
Reviews for "Out of Order 1"
kmau responds:
Morrowind used stock sound effects, more precicely. I get most of my sounds from the same pool of stock sound effects most lower-budget productions utilize and back then Bethesda wasn't as big as it is now.
I really like the animation but... what's wrong with most Newgrounders? They make perfect animations but really suck at voice acting. Whether the microphone sucks or they just exaggerate too much. I think flash animations can't be really seriously unless you're really really good at producing animations, having a good storyline etc. The sounds are really good, but the voice doesn't fit at all. I think that just ruins most of the animations here on NG. That's why I mostly prefere animations without voices. I'm still impressed.
kmau responds:
I think many of us newgrounders worry more about how the voice fits the character rather than overall mic quality. I received some auditions from people with flawless mics but in the end I chose VAs whose voices suited the characters better because sound quality is more easy to alter than the talent of the voice actor.
And here I was afraid not a single good animation was coming out today! Amazing!
The personal choice of art was amazingly well done! Congrats! The backgrounds, character design, animation was great!
The story telling, well... I didn't actually get what's going on in the whole movie... An apocalyptic world where outlaws in Charlie Chaplin outfit are everywhere collecting the loot of a dying airship.
The narrator at the beginning lacked the ability to put the emotion needed for what the supposedly main character was about to do (commit suicide), and it felt more like Michael Jai White trying to tell a story to his newborn son...
Other than that, it was amazing! You get a 5, because it deserves the spotlight, but a 3.5 on the review, because of what I truly think about the movie.
Good work, and waiting for the next one ;)
kmau responds:
I wish I could've stretched it a little bit more to allow the story to breathe. On the other hand that's some unsanswered questions for later episodes.
The narration in the beginning was supposed to capture the characters' developed apathy for his own situation he has been in for so long, hence the thought of dying is actually a relief. I'm sure it would be hard for any voice actor to catch this emotion without - well, showing emotions.
Thank you for your helpful review and I'm glad you liked it overall!
Very good animation, well done good sir! i am curious to see where this goes... The audio on the other hand. It was to quiet to hear anywhere but a quiet room. You might want to up the volume, people can always lower the volume. Quality is great though. There is not much to keep me interested. There isn't really a story line. If you want people to pay attention, you would have to come up with something really intriguing to keep them interested. Good luck =)
kmau responds:
People can also always up the volume. :) But I know what you mean, I plan to raise the overall volume of the next one.
Wow! Great idea :D