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[Solar City]

Room for improvement

First of all, good job. The animation was impressive and the main character is intriguing.

Now, some constructive criticism:
The different plot elements all felt inspired from other stories, which had been mashed together to make a storyline that was hard to follow. I was unsure why Miles was trying to defeat the robots who were hunting the monsters. I expect it would be explained in a longer version of the story, but for me watching this, Miles was some dumb kid trying to be a vigilante for no reason. I found Solar City to be very dark and, well, not very 'solar'. Unless you were going for this, then I would suggest either changing the name or the weather :)
Wasn't sure how it was raining inside, anyway.

There are a couple other things that I could mention, but I won't, as they only improve with time and experience.

I thought the music-muscle functions idea is interesting and I would like to see it develop. The pause and play on his glasses was a clever idea, and I want his blue shoes :D

Hope to see a more 'tidy' upgrade to this sometime in the future. Till then, good luck!

Lythero responds:

Thanks. There is definitely a lot that could be explained better, I'm still trying to refine it and hope to do so for next time!

The name "solar city" is supposed to be ironic in that it's never sunny in the city, ever. Perpetual darkness due to the giant solar plate at the top that uses solar power from the sun outside. Also, the rain inside is supposed to be irrigation, since it's the easiest way to clean the city.

Miles certainly is acting on his own morality, which is probably going to help people now, but make them suffer later on. But still, this isn't totally decided. Thanks for the awesome comment!

[LARRY episode 1.5]

Oui. Oui? Oui.

Hey, Jazza.

Congrats on releasing the second (or 1.5th) installment of Larry!
Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy it as much as the last. I felt the humour was a little forced or predictable in many places, such as the stoner and the priest (although the monk was great). And I felt the animation side of it was lacking your usual "spark". Don't get me wrong, it was really well animated, but not your best. I understand you spent a lot of time working on this, but I hope for your next work, you spend a little bit more, just to get some of the kinks worked out.
Also, I'm aware that this is only my opinion, as many others are rating this a 10.

Good effort with this, anyhow. The Normans' moustaches and arms were very funny :P

Jazza responds:

thanks for the constructive crtitcism :)

[The Heart and the Hand p1]

Wow

This is my favourite animation on this site right now. Really, this was amazing, I loved every little detail. The transitions were very clever (pencil-hole stars!), and the characters were just adorable. The sun was great, probably my favourite character. You have a really original way of telling your stories, especially this one. Good job! I really can't wait to see the next one, but take your time! It's the rushed projects that usually turn out dissapointing.
Best of luck with the sequel, hope to enjoy ananimation of yours soon! :D

Bobert-Rob responds:

Actually, the sequel is basically done, I just have to do a few things to it so it'll be ready. Should be ready in a week or two, though. Hope to see you there!

[Fish Sticks]

Nice

Short, but good :)
Animations was nice and smooth, and you have a cool style.

I don't get the joke though. Probably cause I'm not familiar with it.
Ah well.

Good Job!

Trottimus responds:

Thanks mate, appreciate the comments.

Yea to understand the joke, you have to watch the south park episode about fish sticks :)

[Robozilla]

Yeah!

Very cool, Tophat!

The guy's expression when he looked back was priceless :D

Good job!

[Dark Knight Interrogation]

Good!

I liked it, very nice animation.
Good design of the characters aswell.

[Three's Horrible]

Great

Good job!

Dracula was hilarious.