Wow
This was really great movie. I rarely look at serious ones, but thanks to this, I think I'll start doing so.
Reviews for "Chillz Story"
Moral - I need a zippo lighter.
selected aspects (rated from ----- to +++++)
(note: I'm not rating everything or trying to break the flash up into constituent parts. Just giving you an idea of how good/bad I consider the points I mention.)
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+++: Music fitted well and was well selected throughout
-: switches between songs was a little jarring at points (more fading might have been nicer).
-: the animation for the drummer at the start (tweening the height) looked a bit shitty, as did the guy you kinda skewed as he slided over to the girl.
++++: most of the animation was awesome. Clean lines. Fairly expressive. Good use of silhouettes. Nice colours.
+++++: It was a solid story I enjoyed watching multiple times.
+++: I like the way you don't use speech as a stylistic choice.
-: What was the relationship between Chillz and the hooker? Why was he paying to see her, then playing the sax? Why pay to see her when he can't pay his rent? If they love each other, can't she see him 'out of work'? In writing this, I think I understand more about the situation, but I still think that could have been explained a bit more. Also - what the hell was the boss doing telling the girl to go over to the bar? Fair enough if I'm missing something obvious or if it's meant to be uncertain. But I'd like to know what's going on in those 2 areas.
-: I think you could have better shown the time passing before Chillz has to sell his saxaphone. As it is, it looks as if he just went a day without food, which isn't long.
-: I think you could have made the saxaphone-selling a bit more emotional.
-/2: ending is slightly cheesy. Having said that, I didn't personally see it coming.
overall
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A well directed animation. Graphics and music are great. Really, all my complaints seem out of place when talking of such a beautiful piece of work..
High-Hopes responds:
Amazing review dude, thanx
great
Being a big fan of jazz and blues, I really liked this, a good movie, especially for flash.
Fantastic!
Great graphics, great story, great sound, great job!
cool movie
that clip had everything: drugs, blood, money, and hoes. keep up the good work.