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[THOR CLOCK IV]

Thor Clock is the god of thunder.

So much that that is all he can say anymore.

The animation was decent and fun to watch.

The story itself did not seem to make as much since seeing as Thor Clock is a mighty Clock, I wonder why Patriot Clock passed him off as some hobo. Then Thor Clock jumped off a building to their death? Nice to see Patriot Clock has a great time though.

The background music gave a very calming feeling through the whole story. Whether it be Thor Clock drinking, jumping off a roof or Patriot Clock declining signatures.

Overall, story did not make much sense but was enjoyable nonetheless.

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[Oberman]

Shows a slight bit of promise.

The animation looked a lot like it was drawn on paper, then scanned, and then colored in very quickly in MS paint. Some parts looked like looping .gifs which makes it a bit better. However during the main sequence(?) where it shows the characters(?) some parts flash by far too quickly to be looked at. Then towards the end where it shows the crowd it looks zoomed in and very sloppy.

The audio itself would be ok if subtitles were provided so viewers could understand what the song is saying. The voice work at the start could use some work too since the voices were very quiet. The slight static in the background is acceptable but the voices just seem far too quiet.

Overall, it's a start but you should practice drawing in flash so your future animations will look much cleaner. Same goes for voices, put something light over the microphone so it blocks out any static and popping sound you may pick up.

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descom responds:

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[Food Joke # 1: ImPasta]

While the joke itself was funny this could use some work.

The animation was similar to your Sq. animation. The simplicity was nice to look at.

However, the voice just did not sit right with me. The voice seem to make the joke sound less funny. I hope if you do future joke animations such as this that you consider bringing in a voice actor for the person telling the jokes rather than having a bot do the voice for you.

The music and audience laughing was short, simple, and enjoyable too.

Overall, decent short piece, just need a voice actor.

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[Christmas Objects in 1984]

For something well animated it felt like one of those commercials where you begin to hear about one thing and then it suddenly switches to speaking about something else entirely. So I am guessing that that what is shown beforehand is every object enjoying what they are before the tree destroys the monitor and we begin hearing Microsoft Windows 8 is being made?

The animation is solid and looks great. However, what was the point of showing rows of the ornaments twice in a row? Filler space? Could have shown one or two with defects for humor I suppose.

The story, as far as I can tell does not make much sense, since you being with ornaments... and then suddenly it is about Windows 8? Could give a better explanation of why that happens maybe.

The voice acting was terrific, sounds like they are truly selling their point across of putting some ideology into people's minds. The music was also nice and gave a feeling of kindness for the holidays.

Overall, great animation and voice acting. The story/commercial itself did not make as much sense.

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[Johnson Lonesome Skeleton]

Very well done animated short.

The plot was good in that the skeleton only wanted a friend yet everyone ran away before getting to know them simply because they were a bunch of living bones. Nice to see the next day that the one child recognized them and befriended them... before the dog took a leg bone to chew on. Funny way to end it.

The animation was also very good. The only issue I see here was the thought process piece, you have three tiny bubbles then the giant bubble overlaps one of them. Would look cleaner to remove the third bubble leading up to the thought. Aside from that, very clean looking.

The audio was diverse and fit each part well. Another issue was since they are outside all along at the start, would have made since to leave the outside sounds even when they met the skeleton.

Overall, only two slight problems but looks fantastic.

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[SLenderman in the forest]

I felt rather on the fence with this short animated loop. It could be funny if you find jokes involving scat funny at least. However, I do feel some things are missing which keeps this from being a much better piece than it could be.

First, there is no preloader or ending frame. Sure, it is a loop but I think a preloader would be nice so that it goes back to a frame and stops instead of playing over and over again. That or an ending frame would be nice as well showing you made this and if you found the sounds somewhere or made them yourself.

Second, no buildup. There was almost no buildup to Slenderman tripping on that squirrel's feces. Also if you took it a step farther it could have been more funny since Slenderman apparently does not walk (unless you happen to see him doing so in the DarkHarvest00 series). He could have looked down at the squirrel and devoured it or did something to it rather than tripping on the feces and punching the ground in a "not my kind of moment" way.

Third, no atmosphere. Sadly there was seemingly no background sound like a forest would have during the night or day time. That and since it seems Slenderman is walking forward at the start some audio distortion could have played up well here given that any time it is seen the video and audio always distorts.

Overall, it is a nice little loop but if you slow down and take more time working on this it could have been much, much better than it is. Have fun with future animations.

FunkMation responds:

thanks you for your honesty,

[Batman eats Pikachu]

This seemed to be a short sample piece.

The animation was not too bad and shows a bit of promise. The fork and knife could have been drawn better and maybe add a table for the plate Pikachu is on. Otherwise the background is the same for both characters.

The sound used seemed fitting for Batman licking his lips. However there was no sound for when Pikachu was being cut apart to be eaten which should be fixed as in adding in a sound of Pikachu being cut open.

There is no back story here so it seems more or less that Batman is eating Pikachu for no reason. Maybe come back to this in the future and extend so I can get an idea of why Pikachu is being stuffed and eaten in the first place.

Overall, your drawing style shows a bit of promise, however, there is only one sound effect and no back story explaining how Pikachu ended up on the table.

[Harvey Norman]

Seemed to be a bit sloppy.

The animation itself was a mixture of some story(?) and frame by frame animating which was good to see. However, I feel a little more time could have been spent making the animation much cleaner in looks.

The audio itself, you both need to be a lot closer to the microphone so your voices are clearer. That and it felt like the voices were just inserted at random aside from that calculator looking device near the end.

Overall, I feel this could have been done much better than it currently is. Hope you both do well in future animations.

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[A Goomba's life - Ep 6]

Another well done piece in the series. While a couple of things did seem a little off the animation was great for the most part.

The graphics were all sprites and I did not seem to see anything that was really made from scratch aside from the photo in Robbie's house as usual.

The story was nice in that Robbie could not trust Yoshi or Bubble so he has Mario's brother Luigi come over to babysit. However, instead of babysitting they seem to be causing him problems instead for the fun of it. Then at the end I suppose that even Luigi joined in on the shenanigans of destroying the home inside.

The music used was nice. I found a couple of them sounded as if they were either from Super Smash Bros or covers of a song from them. The ending credits being another anime closing theme was a good idea. Seems to make one feel really happy yet excited for the next entry in the series.

Overall, great work once more and the voice acting was terrific.

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DemonicDragon93 responds:

As you always you guys deliever on a honest review and i'm also very happy to hear that i've progress so far into the 6th episode. I honestly could not have done it without you guys support being fair and honest calling my faults and good parts as well as the Flash team i'm with Psycho Dino. I will be making more and while i gave up submitting here cause of the low scores i keep getting long as reviews like this and the one below this one "Hunteruid" shows that some people enjoy. I'll keep going until i'm satisfied. Thank you Guys Thank you alot

[World According to NINJA]

This looks to be rather promising, as a pilot I noticed it was six and a half minutes. How long do episodes plan to be?

The animation was very smooth. I enjoyed the backgrounds since it gives a nice background while the characters look slightly more cartoonish in design. The anime-esque behavior of the characters and how they were drawn though looks great. The swirly eyes and usual anime looks were quite nice. If anything, the only thing that seemed a little off in animation was when NINJA's eyes were swirled, his one cheek had the lines, while the other one did not which made me think his one eye might have been erased by error for a moment instead of it just being his cheek swelling a tad bit.

The background music was atmospheric and set the mood for the moment. The slight scare chord as NINJA suddenly noticed the #1 ninja (Gardner) giggle a bit was odd. It gave the feeling Gardner was going to attack him for a moment rather than inform him of the quest (Gardner most likely set up) leading him towards where the final match will be set.

The narrator voice left me with a question at the start though. Did Gardner become corrupted by the Wristband or was he already that way before obtaining it? Either way, him turning into a flower plant to seem invisible after giving NINJA the gem was funny.

Overall, this looks quite promising.

SOMNIUMANIMATION responds:

Thanks for the review!
Yes the pilot was six and half minutes. We are trying to keep each episode to about 4-5 minutes each. Makes them easily manageable.
This was our first venture in animation and we are blessed to have the response we have gotten.

This episode really was just set up for the rest of the show.
As for the anime-esque behaviors and tone, haha i feel we draw from our influences growing up and Anime was a big influence.

Once again thanks for the review!!!