Good luck with the film. Out of curiosity, are you trying to show the culmination of your animation skills with it. or your all of your visual story-telling skills?
Animation Artist, creator of over 100 pieces of Flash animation on and offline. Graduate of the School of Visual Arts, Class of 2011.
Chris Niosi
@Kirbopher
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School of Visual Arts
New York
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Sort of a mix of both. The thesis committee typically urges us to show off our animation skills first and foremost, but I think SVA is far more about being a good filmmaker as opposed to just being a good animator. So, I really tried to pour all of my skills as a designer, animator, writer, director, storyteller, even acting (I voice one of the characters) into the creation of this film.
lol, gradients.
Yup.
lll be curious to see it when its finally done, background looks nice, i especially like the trees and use of textures.
Just on a side note, that bus looks pretty boring and or bad, and the gradients on the windows look awful. I get the feeling the bus, or any other vehicle for that matter would look better without line art. It just looks out of place. I find that it helps separate characters from the environment, and unless that bus is of the magic school variety, i think its more part of the environment than a character. That just my personal opinion tho.
Yeah response on the bus has been generally meh, I'll have to go in and fix it then. Thanks!
The more I hear about this film, the more I want to see it. From your first mention of it, I was curious to see you "best work ever". Now that I've heard the general plot, I'm even more intrigued. Believe it or not, I often find myself trying to do the same "balancing act". I don't mean to sound like some sort of fanboy, but I think that this film will really speak to me when you release it to the public. Keep up the good work!
Kirb! Sounds like you've been working your ass off and that's great to hear! I hope we all can get a chance to see it after it premiers! Don't be a stranger, I'd love to hear from you again, we miss you!
Good luck on your project, and all the best!
-Doc
You are good at what you do, but regardless good luck with your grade!
i too believe in the balance, 2 scales within a scale tipping the actions of chaos and order, and a bit of karma.
but yeah i think every action in this world has an equal consequence whether good or evil, but you never know how it'll play out.
i've been thinking about the concept of balance since i was 17, realizing anything is possible, within certain reason, that has an equal and opposite reaction to your life and those lives around you, maybe even more.
l8s
need a hostage i'm your person :P
Just wait til you're married and have kids...
Hah, yeah I hear ya.
Will there be some kind of live-stream from the festival so we have a chance of seeing it to, or will it only be shown on there? Good luck with everything!
I would've never guessed you made that. It's so different from all styles I've seen you done. While I do like your old style, I think this is a step up into a more professional looking flash. No offense to your old stuff of course. :P
Kirb, we're impressed. The idea of such a huge animation is just kinda... well, vast. It seems like you've poured your heart into this animation, and I can't wait to get a look at it. When you hit the big leagues, just don't forget about your good old NG fans, eh? Good luck with this film! When you say your best, just remember; we all expect the best!
HollowK
The background looks very nice and I'll be looking forward to it.