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I like it very much!

I like it! Your characters are great, they look to me like stop motion handmade puppets. I like the mysterious mood of your scenes. Michel

I really like that clip. Cleaver idea, great images and very amusing animation! Chapeau!

I really like the characters and the mood of your piece! You want to follow the story. Michel

This is a fantastic piece of animation! Congratulations! Michel

Yes, nice shot, good lighting, good poses! Michel

Hi Shelton, one small thing that would change his attitude would be to have his head pointing straight ahead, not rotating left to right. Think of a tough guy coming at you, his head and eyes keep straight. And maybe not tilting the foot so much. We don't see under the shoe of people we cross. Walk cycles... Michel

Very nice image. I like the models and the lighting. Posing is good too, not static at all. Michel

Wow! I really enjoyed. Nice artistic choices. Dark and delicious. Bravo! Michel

I like the cat too. Could be a very crazy character to animate. Great work! Michel

Thank you Robert! I did that piece 3 years ago, made some minor changes, but only the soundtrack is new. I wasn't doing any animating at the time "BUS STOP" was done. I didn't have any AM subscription for awhile. Yes, everybody who watches the clip seems to have some related story of his own, either from the left or right side of the bench. And we could switch the guy for the girl, it would be the same. Richard(soundtrack) did some little compression changes since I posted, here's the final version. Park_bench.mp4 I used compression tips from 11second club, under 3mgs for 30 seconds clip and soundtrack is fine. Michel

Great action shot!

I like this version much better. These cuts give good rythm to the clip. You could maybe bring the volume of the song more slowly. It actually makes up for an entertaining trailer for TWO and SO. The big difference I see from we normally expect from a reel is that all the animation is done with the same type of characters, you want to show skill and also versatility. Maybe eventually spend some time animating more basic characters like Thom or Shaggy or any simple object. That would make cuts even more interesting. Michel

Nice design and presentation! Unfortunately, I can't see the mpg clip. Michel

Thank you! Yes, never tought of that at the time, it would have been easy to fit in. Michel

Thank you! Good points Holmes, I will do some changes to the standing up guy. Michel

Hi! I haven't work much animation this last year. A friend who saw a clip done a few years ago offered to do a soundtrack, so I did a few touch ups. I had tried to do a soundtrack at the time, but with no success, I think he did much better. Park_bench.mp4 Michel

Very nice scenes! Michel

Thank you Holmes! That will be very useful. Michel

A smiling pleasure to watch. Michel

Congratulations! The trailer is superb! Cool characters too. Michel

Amazing tests! Thank you for that exploration, it benefits everybody. Michel

It looks Great! Michel

I'll put my''very nice!'' too. Michel

I had a nice 3.35, closer to "Poor" than "Needs a lot more work". It was no big surprise for me: the night I voted after not watching my clip for a few days, I realized when viewing it amongst others that it didn't work. (Still, after watching some of the clips rating better, Ouuchh!) I watched your entries in the club, you finished in the top 20 once, and it's a very good clip! Just to say it's still worth to work on your own short, A good idea, an interesting story, a personal touch are what you need. The Simpsons wouldn't win 11second club. Trying to cheer myself up as well, And yes this forum is very kind, gentle... Cheers Michel