Pretty good, but I wondered...
HOW DO YOU ANIMATE THAT FLICKER EFFECT IN THE OUTLINES?
Reviews for "Free Philosophy"
did he just take his wallet?
why are the comments here so long?
I enjoyed this short. The poses were a bit static, but the smaller animated bits with the wallet and booth were nice. As a person who watched "Book" after this one instead of before, I can see how this borrowed the same gag of repeating a line over and over; the main difference being that this had a better punchline and, well, a punchline in the first place. I can safely say that I enjoyed this one more.
Now considering the work you normally do, this was a nice change of pace. Frankly, I love your NSFW works; but seeing you do some short & to-the-point comedy was really neat. I'd love to see more of your work in general, regardless of the target demographic.
Finally, do you do your own voice-work? The voice of the Cyan Demon sounded like Reggie from your other animation; so I was wondering if it was you the whole time or if it was a friend of yours.
Whygena-Draws responds:
Thank you for the input! I mostly do my own voicework but the Cyan Demon was my friend Scorci.
I like the style, though the repeated "Free Philosophy" gets stale quick, especially if one just saw your previous animation-"Book". I like the character of the philosopher and the other guy is pretty cool too. The joke was great, especially with the buildup to it, and the guy stretching himself. However, him holding a wallet confused me, since it doesn't seem like he took it from the blue guy. You could have made that more obvious, because it would have gone with the joke. Also, I like how he just blasted off, and the "What a smart guy!" line. Just, in the future, don't overuse jokes that are just repeating stuff.
Whygena-Draws responds:
That's some good constructive criticism! Thank you! I do agree I could use some work on making my animation more apparent. I did feel like I was recycling Book a little bit in this one. I'm still a novice at joke writing and trying to get better.