A story that makes a new form of sense of the days and nights; turning of our world. The detailed backgrounds are real nice, dragons seem a bit simple above it but the gradients work well. Script is masterfully written! I was wondering if it'd manage to sound as wise as that ancient Asian music playing in the background seems to force it to be, but it did, mostly. Don't think the eclipse had to be explained though, just displayed. Anyway, nice work! It's an inspiring take on... life!
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Thank you very much. Its good to get well thought out comments like yours. Its funny because, this animation was supposed to be 10xs more simple than it is now. Backgrounds and detail was only supposed to be minimal, kinda even like if it was "flat". I do wish I could have had a better narrator other than myself, but time was of the essence for this project. I greatly appreciate your comment.
A happy; creative short! I recognize (and like) the style, that jittery thickly out-lined critter kingdom where all is possible and even the background is a living breathing world of its own.
Feels like that eye reaching out, grabbing the sock, and morphing into a sock ball kinda went over the top a bit. The portal; mystery of the missing sock seemed to follow some kind of strange logic after all, as did the creatures, but the main character morphing however he likes (a magic eye? super powered socks?) was just strange, man! Would've liked a more 'natural' ending better, I think... either way it was a fun watch. Keep it going!
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I have to agree In a way with that last bit, I was halfway through the short, and I had to make a plan to "solve" the plot with the smallest amount of animation possible, which led to some overly-absurd circumstances. I'm still happy with the results and how it certainly doesn't take itself too seriously, but hopefully next time the story won't be as erratic (unless there's a proper reason, of course).
Thanks a lot for the review!
Haha, a monstrous episode. Can't think of much to comment on here, somehow the green makes the Toof Ness Monster look like a dinasour, but wth, still entertaining!
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Haha, well, reptiles are related to dinosaurs... So... Glad ya liked it!
Really nice work on the scenery! Both the effects and visual details. The plot kicks in right away, our hero nears whatever place he's nearing, a nemesis appears, and the king fares his fears just before the hero appears and gets that sphere. Looking forward to the continuation!
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Hah, genius. My first thought was they'd be delivering pizza, considering the form of that box. Nice one though! ANimation's slick and colorful too; voicing clear and easy to hear. Keep it going!
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Thanks Cyber devil! You know, my mum actually mentioned that the box was to thin before I uploaded it. Thanks for the kind review!
Hmm, the plot's a real mystery in this one! From the start I assume the guy in the space shuttle's going to help that girl on the transmission, so he boots up and gets out the gun and shoots... the rope of someone about to hang himself? His son? A completely unrelated character (did he miss what he was actually aiming for? was that the point; pun?)? When he's spinning around in space from the recoil, it's impossible to see his expression, so if he did what he set out to do is impossible to know. Is there a message here that family's closest, or a pun on extreme precision, or something I'm not getting at all?? Animation was nice though, smooth and colorful, simple and stylish.
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I decided against having any voice acting in the movie, because I wanted to keep everything a mystery until the very end. Your review tells me I succeeded :)
Having no voice actors has its downsides though. The woman on screen for example. She got desperate about her son's state and sneaked into the headquarters to tell her husband that he's become suicidal. The mix of mystery and urgency didn't work out too well.
I hope everyone understood it would be something along those lines.
An impressive mixture of animations! Was expecting more songs to wear pants to songs, probably because: title, but it's a masterful mesh, all types of styles and themes and sounds in the background. The instrumental music seems to give a much bigger freedom in animating than the ones with lyrics, but it seems like the ones with lyrics are the funner ones to listen to, where you need to actively engage both senses (I mean, to interpret sound rather than let the visuals carry it forward). Animation's incredibly fluid and creative, and the amount of these make it seem like I'd an expect an entire collab would be - would be a fun idea for a collab too, animating shorts for certain music. Great work with this!
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It would have been nice to do more. I think the plan was originally to release a few of these and do more Songs to Wear Pants to... However, as it got left so long, it just became a big mass of shitty clips and little skits. I like the stark contrast of opinions about this lol.
lmao, what a way to break a leg... an awesome run of randomness through that alternative Wooley world! And when it ends, for a moment I thought it'd just loop eternally. Nice work!
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Glad I could take you away for a minute.
Nice work! The animation style's like that of a classic cartoon, with the detail in the background; focus on fluency for the main characters. Slick animation, a real professional soundtrack that follows the flow and a story that... doesn't seem to really be in favor of the dog. :P What does the hobo ever do t repay him? Not even a hug or a pet, just a self-certain smile at the end, like he's just abusing the little critter, using him to get food. :P Doesn't feel like the optimal ending, but apart from that it was great, expressive and fun, with a kind-of classy Scooby Dooish chase scene in the middle. I like how the streets are empty too, kinda symbolic of his life. Nice work!
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The way the idea was written I wanted there to be a symbiotic relationship in the end; Buddy providing the food that the homeless man can't find; the homeless guy providing the warmth and shelter Buddy doesn't have; and each sharing companionship.
I had to cut a few scenes out to keep to my schedule, so there is a final scene that I had to replace with three title cards at the end. It was also meant to be snowing in the scene where Buddy offers the chicken, to show that he is in need of warmth.
All in all, I did the best I could. Nothing is ever perfect and I have learned to make dialogue-less short films more clear in the future.
Thank you for the review and rating, I really appreciate the time you took to write the paragraph. Very interesting ideas and kind words.
This was great, both animation and story, and it's always nice when there's no need for words to convey the scenario. I thought there'd be a bigger message involved though, that he thinks the grass is greener on the other side, but gets there and realizes he had all he really needed on the first island (her). Maybe the fruits would be inedible too... didn't quite play out like that though, and though I think it's great I feel it could've had an even larger impact. Also, the character motions, when they turn around for example, doesn't seem quite natural. Keep it going!
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I sort of interpreted it as that he finally gets what he wants, but it's bittersweet if he hasn't got anyone to share it with... If you know what I mean. I didn't want it to be too intense though and not have them reunited, as it was aimed more for a younger audience, and I wanted a happy ending. :)
And yup, I'll definitely be working on improving my animation! Was aiming for exaggerated movements, but I'll learn when to tone them down a lil bit when they're not necessary. Thanks for the review! :)
Bamboo Shoots!
Age 35, Male
Poet/Designer/Etc
ACCOMPLISHED
Sweden
Joined on 1/17/04
Dawn and Dusk 
'Save the Sock' 
TooF Ness Monster 
The Crystal of Zanthar 
Mission to Mars 
NATA2014: Heart-To-Heart 
Toons To Wear Pants To 
DayZ: "Marathon Man" 
BUDDY 
Greener Grass 
