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« on: July 12, 2010, 02:04:31 PM » |
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well newgrounds had its robot day thing and i wanted to enter but sadly missed the deadline and having some file size issues with newgrounds. so i finished it a few hours ago and here it is. ps. volume is a bit low  <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/UABTCrajZzc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/UABTCrajZzc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1</a>]]> |
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« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2010, 12:34:02 PM » |
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I love the personality of the robot. And the pseudo-3D effects were great as well, this was done in Flash, yeah?
The overall 'message' this animation sends (if there even is one) was over my head though. Still, very enjoyable movie.
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« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2010, 01:59:26 PM » |
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I love the personality of the robot. And the pseudo-3D effects were great as well, this was done in Flash, yeah?
The overall 'message' this animation sends (if there even is one) was over my head though. Still, very enjoyable movie.
actually it was done in maya  real 3d. but i made it look cartoony hehe. modelled,rigged, animated, and rendered out in maya, composited in AE. that was it really. i put it on newgrounds too so i had to put the flv in flash and stuff. and the overall message ..... kind of a metaphor for shit happens lol.  |
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« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2010, 04:17:05 PM » |
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Hahaha awesomeness!
I loved the character of the robot and his little qwerks. How long did it take you to make?
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« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2010, 06:48:11 PM » |
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thanks man. it took about a week to model and prepare everything. another week to animate and render the scenes. and two days to add music, sound fx and put it all together.  |
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« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2010, 01:16:45 PM » |
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Oh Maya, I should have known...the cartoony effect fooled me, lol.
I love it. The way his little light on his head springs around when he moves is awesome.
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« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2010, 07:27:48 PM » |
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Nice little film.
Why so low poly on the assets though... there is no point going to low, it doesnt even do that much for render times, its the amount of light bounces and calculations that matter, not polies.
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« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2010, 01:09:33 AM » |
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Nice little film.
Why so low poly on the assets though... there is no point going to low, it doesnt even do that much for render times, its the amount of light bounces and calculations that matter, not polies.
aww chum i know. i just though the low poly would give it a bit more charm since limited animation was the style i was going for . |
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« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2010, 02:46:12 PM » |
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Just beautiful man. I love the 2D rendering and low poly style. The audio was very nicely done too. Congrats  |
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« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2010, 06:15:36 PM » |
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I know that people say that, but if you are going to do that you might as well just use a game engine and machinima imo. Low res assets isnt an attrative style like pixel art is. If you want blocky figures, do it withy more geo and bevel the edges so it catches light, ect. Pokoyo is a really good example of a minimalistic style done with full res assets and limited animation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxu3jfqpItEThe main reason why im against low poly assets is it is a major hallmark of student animation, and you can oretty much tell its a student film straight away. |
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« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2010, 12:17:15 AM » |
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I like the tilting of the robot's head and the extended arm coiling out is a nice touch! I've done things with programs and techniques that could have been worked out faster and cleaner using other methods (I made an image years ago in Windows paint, even though I had access to Fractal Design  , just to see the end result); I have a stubborn habit of doing things just to see if it's possible, finding ways to use tools in ways they weren't necessarily intended. The low rez works for it though, especially the rings on Saturn (I'm assuming); they remind me of the PS1 days...not that those were all that long ago... ...I may have to dig that out. I do think the story could be polished more, but this piece has charm. I like it. |
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« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2010, 12:58:52 PM » |
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Some nice character. I like how it played out. Ever read The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince)? Some very similar ideas in there. While in the end the robot is surrounded by hundreds of flowers like his, only the one back on his home planet means anything, because he's made it mean something by caring for it. I love the sound effects, too. Very fitting for the visual style. BeamishBoy |
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