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One Quiet Winter Night
Painted in ArtRage, and animated in Flash MX.
My First Animated Film, Made For The Holidays
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Posted 30 December 2008 - 04:53 AM
I don't know what response I'll get from a forum of technically-minded people and gamers, but as I'm a frequent visitor here, I figured I'd share this little film I recently made for the holidays. It is about a young boy who dreams of journeying in Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve:
One Quiet Winter Night
Painted in ArtRage, and animated in Flash MX.
One Quiet Winter Night
Painted in ArtRage, and animated in Flash MX.
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Posted 30 December 2008 - 06:50 AM
I'm no expert, but I've been to a few animation festivals in my time and that could very easily fit in without anyone batting an eyelid as to the quality.
Very nice work.
Don't make us wait a year for the next one!
Very nice work.
Don't make us wait a year for the next one!
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Posted 31 December 2008 - 08:45 PM
Wow, thanks for the kind words, folks.
By the way, here's a Vimeo version in case the Flash version is stuttering for anyone:
http://vimeo.com/2678603
(it's kinda lame that we can only embed Youtube videos in this forum, but nothing from other, better video-sharing sites)
By the way, here's a Vimeo version in case the Flash version is stuttering for anyone:
http://vimeo.com/2678603
(it's kinda lame that we can only embed Youtube videos in this forum, but nothing from other, better video-sharing sites)
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Posted 31 December 2008 - 10:09 PM
A warm art style, very fitting. I wonder how it would have looked like with slightly more saturated colours here and there, though I think the ones you used are very fitting for depicting a dream. How long did it take you to complete from start to finish?
This post has been edited by Alex.: 31 December 2008 - 10:12 PM
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Posted 31 December 2008 - 11:15 PM
Brilliant - very professional looking 
The animation style reminded me of the intro to Shadow of the Beast 2 on the Amiga (but way better!!)
Look forward to seeing more anims for you in the future.
The animation style reminded me of the intro to Shadow of the Beast 2 on the Amiga (but way better!!)
Look forward to seeing more anims for you in the future.
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Posted 01 January 2009 - 12:17 AM
QUOTE(Alex. @ Jan 1 2009, 08:09 AM) 
How long did it take you to complete from start to finish?
From the Newgrounds link:
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It took me about a year of intermittent work.
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Posted 01 January 2009 - 07:50 AM
QUOTE(Line O'Sevens @ Jan 1 2009, 12:17 AM)
QUOTE(Alex. @ Jan 1 2009, 08:09 AM)
How long did it take you to complete from start to finish?
From the Newgrounds link:
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It took me about a year of intermittent work.
True, but it was really more like 1.5-2 months if you count the actual days I worked on it... and that included learning how to use the programs. It's not really that big of a film; I wanted it to be small, to be sure that I would finish it.
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The animation style reminded me of the intro to Shadow of the Beast 2 on the Amiga (but way better!!)
Thanks, although this was probably my strongest inspiration (and it's way better than anything I can do):
This post has been edited by Esn: 01 January 2009 - 08:43 AM
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Posted 01 January 2009 - 04:05 PM
The muted tones, music, and style remind me of this movie:
The Snowman
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=sKYTh-FvpWA
Mind you, this is one of my all time faviorite things on the moving screen.
So, I like yours alot.
As to constructive criticism,
The moving bits, like the hand on the child's head were very well done.
The shading on the child's face, especially the nose, was a bit severe.
The snowflakes weren't as random as they might have been.
Very well done, especially for a first effort!
The Snowman
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=sKYTh-FvpWA
Mind you, this is one of my all time faviorite things on the moving screen.
So, I like yours alot.
As to constructive criticism,
The moving bits, like the hand on the child's head were very well done.
The shading on the child's face, especially the nose, was a bit severe.
The snowflakes weren't as random as they might have been.
Very well done, especially for a first effort!
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 06:19 PM
yes, very good. Flash MX is old though, you can do a lot more with Flash 8(what I have(legally)).
I didn't like the CS3 trial of flash.
I didn't like the CS3 trial of flash.