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Reviews for "THE.LIFT."

Eh...

I didn't like the style of animation. It looked ugly but your trying something origional and it was interesting so I give you a 7

beccahyman responds:

Thanks for commenting on originality, and for fair rating. In my previous flash i experimented with loads of styles but i suppose this one isn't for everyone (but nothing is). Someone before said they didn't like that the characters were partially transparent and that it was distracting, or are you referring to the choppiness of the frame-by-frame?

Hm...

Its a very hard thing, making a silent video without color,but you pretty much nailed it, and it was pretty interesting watching this, your animation kind of went well with the music and everything....But anyway, good job, and you deserve to be on front page with this!

it was nice

but i dident get it

beccahyman responds:

Don't worry, it's a little overthought

Something...

You have something here, that's one thing I'm sure of. I especially love your basic premise that is evident in your flash, and that is how everything is connected to one or another, and actions of people can change someone in some way. But sometimes, there are certain moments in our lives that doesn't really give us a choice. It will always happen no matter what we choose, and all we could ever really do is to just get up and move on.

What it lacks is a more bolder, more raw interpretation of the concept you've built upon. People often don't like flashes like this because it makes them think too hard. Like various of reviewers before me, they keep saying how it seems too surreal and dream-like for them, but sometimes we need works like these. It's a good break from all those shallow submissions in this site.

I think you made this flash is not necessarily out to impress anyone, which most of the animators think of these days. You just wanted to show your take of a story interwoven by fate, and give your interpretation of it, with your simple style and way of presentation. That to me, has always been enough.

beccahyman responds:

Real helpful review, thanks. I think unconsciously i've made this too complicated, and that's why i'm getting people saying they don't understand or they don't like it etc. I agree there's lots to improve on to make it bolder and clearer, and obviously the overall smoothness of the animation, but i do quite like surrealism. Appreciate your insight, thanks.

Very interesting.

A very unique style of flash that deserved the front page. I also liked how the guy jumped off the rooftop no matter what either of the two could've done. Bravo!

beccahyman responds:

That's part of what I was getting at - there are some things you can't change. But also i was thinking about the fact that you yourself never know what you're capable of and given the right circumstance you could do the very thing you previously judged. Thanks for your encouragement!