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Reviews for "The Eyes of a Stranger"
Love the style. That LOOONG neck, awesome dude. I'd say this peice's strength is the animation (absolutely, you did great), and the visual art. And wow, you can paint your backgrounds, too? Good deal, man.
However, I do NOT support the combination of narration + the voice acting, that's a bad unatural mix. At least the way it was done. I even paused your vid to see if the narration would stop or keep talking (to double check if it was in the vid or not) The narration ruined it. If it wasn't there I'd be way more immersed, lol. Not just becuase it didn't mix well, but becuase even the content of what was narrarated didn'td o it for me. I didn't care and I don't even remember what she said.
Not sure if you did that as a 'quick move' to 'wrap up' your cartoon out of being in a pinch for time.
If you did want to do an intentional narration, I would think one of the strongest voices it can come from is the main character. The girl we see on screen. What story, emotions, point of views, or secrets can she share with the audience? Anyway, 3 weeks or less is not a lot of time so yeah, don't worry mate, I got you. I know you can do better and understand that what people produce for their NATA entries may not reflect their true abilities.
Hope this feedback helps you in your future NATA battles. :)
StejkRobot responds:
Thank you so much man! And you're totally right! The narration over the character voice was a bad idea, i realized that when i cut it all together 20 min before the deadline.
The original idea was to put explanatory wall paintings in the backgrounds that told the story/prophecy
instead of the narration, but i knew that i wouldn't be able to make that in time.
I feel kinda bad because these incredibly talented voice actresses put up and made this for me and i kinda screwed it up. But ill be sure to make it up to them somehow!
Thanks for the review, really helpful!
Oh my goodness, what have you done?
You realize you cant stop now, don't you? You have to finish the story! Its so attention grabbing and ensnaring!
I loved the visuals, I loved the clear narration, and most of all I loved being able to hear the characters in the video speaking. :D
In short: MORE PLEASE!!! :D :D :D
Looks awesome!
The song "Eyes of a stranger" from Iron Maiden popped in my mind, when I saw the title.
Other than that, awesome! The story should continue!
Absolutely great work! It's so immersive and it ends so abruptly that you are just left wanting to see a little bit more!
Unlike some of the other reviewers, I actually enjoyed the narration and the way in which it was written and read - the word choice, the tone... I also enjoyed the little specks of humor here and there.
However, the idea of having the protagonist talking while the narration was going on was a little bit bothersome. I mean, you have the advantage that her dialogue was more of an atmosphere-setting thing, but, naturally, the viewers attention has to split in three when she speaks: they have to follow the animation, the narration and what she says. It's disruptive. I didn't hate it, though (it is an interesting tool), but you should probably find someway of easing that multitasking you are asking for. Something as easy as stopping the narration while the girl talks could've helped.
Anyways, I loved it. I'd love to see a more polished version or a sequel. Good luck on NATA!