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Goth University Chapter 1

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I made made thiis with the wonderful talents of Cashlin Snow, @MissMorbid13, and @Elite_Jam over from Casting Call Club!

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The designs are rather impressive and the sound effects are completely fine.
However the line delivery comes off as monotone, the music got me slightly interested, but as soon as the first line dropped, it took that interest away. The narrator was the first example of this. At the very least, he should sound bored (since that's what I think you were trying to go for?)
At 1:25 the line delivery should have been a bit louder even if it a whisper. And the sound effects sometimes vastly contrast with voice acting. I could see where you were going with 1:28, but honestly the music wasn't needed as music is more useful to set the tone of a big change and just walking to a library is minuscule compared to say-receiving an F at the school or before a fight breaks out. It would be more fit if she was feeling anxious, however I get "Let's get this over with..." vibes instead leaving it to be more dull if anything.
Overall this was fine, but lacks emotion throughout. As stated, I was impressed by the designs which is why you have an extra half star, but you didn't really catch my interest.

Eno-Spi responds:

Thanks for the criitique. With the narrator I honestly just wanted them to sound excited? The narrator and the main actors are still just starting out so the delivery is what it is. My direction could also be better. Also yeah, I did my best on the sound desiign, so I can understand if some parts might be a bit louder than others, I'm still getting better at it. On the topic of the acting; being though that they are at a university for goth people the lack of enthusiasm might be fitting, might not. At 1:28 I purposely overexxxagerated the music to show how much Rebecca hates the situaton, how much it kills her inside, and also because I think jump cuts to mundane things are funny. One of the things I tried to communicate through the short is that Rebecca wants to be alone because of a situation that happened prior to the day before thats still fresh in her memory, but yet she still has to put up with beiing shown around. Thats why at the end she is shown crying. Not sure if my communiication could be better. Thank you for enjoying the designs, I hate designing things, so that's a nice compliment.

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3.16 / 5.00

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Dec 25, 2020
4:46 PM EST