Cyberdevil's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[TNMT - Its Just A Mask]

Nicely animated but... feels like so many people have popped out from under that mask by now that it needs some kind of twist to be entertaining. I thought the intro was part of the animation at first btw, face to skull, a darker form of the TMNT meme. Anyway though, nicely done!

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[Alchemy]

Nice idea with the .fla files! I do wonder about a lot of techniques other artists use, but for some reason they rarely ever provide a source. Will definitely have a look. The plot was entertainingly random, and that loop when he's hitting the corner of the table hmm... I thought he'd died too.

Only thing that distracts me a bit are the voices, the way they're kinda whispering loudly even for screams, etc, and how the girl doesn't seem very girly. :P Sound quality's good overall though, clear and easy to hear. Nice work!

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CosmicArt responds:

haha thanks, yea i figured, cause i know its something that would have helped me if i was just starting out. we animators gotta stick together!

and yea, its something i really need to work on. its that or i gotta get a little help, which im planning to do very soon.

[Cocoon.]

It's like a glimpse into the mind of an artist. Very interesting play with shadows; silhouettes, and stopmotion. Was thinking it'd be dark at first, but it has more of an atmosphere of... creation, of making something, exploring the mind, the process of though. Interesting; enjoyable work!

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larit responds:

Thank you, we long went to creation of this work!

[Happy Boy Episode 2]

So... what was fastfood made out of again? Don't think I caught that part! Overall this was a supremely entertaining; crazy episode featuring a very untraditional superhero/villian/?. Was wondering how he'd be able to sink a sub if he couldn't beat three ninjas, but ah, it's revealed! :D Looking forward to ep 3 in... another year maybe?

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[The Fart]

Hmm, could turn that heart thing at the end to a button; link to your follow page maybe?`Animation was simple genius though, I was expecting a big bang at first, but you caught me off guard for a moment there! Nice one.

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[Making of: Tanja]

A lot of work into that seemingly so simple scorpion symbol! Makes me realize I really should learn masks properly, instead of vectoring in lines/blocks of colors whenever I want that colorshift-over-lines effect. Nice speedpaint!

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[Anatomy of Dance]

From a molecular level to a full and figurative flow huh! Nicely animated/modelled, with pretty swift and realistic body movement at the end... wonder if it is actual footage with an added filter? Nice work!

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cadence1 responds:

Thanks for your comment. The body movements are based on a video I shot (my wife doing her workout while my music played) and then rotoscoped it and used as a mask with some effects. I learned a lot about rotoscoping while working on this. It seems that the lightning, background and even what the dancer is wearing make a big difference. For example, on some footage she was wearing black gloves, and that made it super easy to rotoscope her hands. Without gloves, her hands were blending too much with the wall behind her and it was difficult to rotoscope that. I wish I had that green background they use in professional studios, ha ha.

Thanks again for your comment. I'm glad you liked it!

[Every Dad Does This]

lmao, that escalated quickly! :D Can't say I can relate, but it was a fun watch. Nice work!

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Ricanfly responds:

Thanks man! :) I'm glad you liked it!

[Madness Easter (Collab)]

Madness, bunnies, easter hmm... it's Easter Gunnies right? ;) Don't think I've seen this done before, but there's nothing like a little Madness to liven up a festive occasion like this! Refreshingly random too.

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