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[Starbarians - Episode 1.5]

Fantastic! Though just a quickie, it's as satisfying as a breath of fresh air, after asphyxiating under the stuffy weight of Pokemon Parodies and un innovative Madness cartoons.

The vibrant color scheme throughout, met hand in hand with the STUNNING frame by frame has always and WILL ALWAYS set your style apart from others. You're a talented marvel, and I would love to learn the habits you've developed when it comes to frame by frame animation.

It was really quick, though. The quality of it all makes up for the run-time, but it only leaves me wanting more Starbarians. I can't wait to see what you've done with episode 2! I'll be waiting with bated breath!

[The End of Pi]

All y'all haters down there just need to get a sense of humor, this is great.

It's funny because.....um....because it's a rock type Pokemon...and uhhh....electric type Pokemon. Heh...they AREN'T VERY EFFECTIVE...against uh....against the rock types.

No...no that's not what was funny about it...hold on...

It's FUNNY...because the trainer with the Geodude had to um...had to put a piece of tape with Geodude's name on it? That way he didn't throw out the wrong Pokeball...no, wait...lemme try again.

It was the way he THREW the ball...all limp wristed? No? Okay, then it HAD to have been the goofy face? Or at least that a red glow effect was added to his eyebrows? No that's not very funny, hold on, I'M REALLY TRYING HERE. I'LL GET THIS! Just...gimme a second...

Maybe the funny bit was because the guy with "Pi" was nearly naked and oiled up? ....Really? That wasn't the funny part? Because it WAS pretty silly...I mean, they normally don't do that in the Pokemon games, right? This IS a Pokemon parody, isn't it? ....Is THAT what's funny about it? Because it's yet another Pokemon Parody. Everybody's doing them so they must be great ...Damn, thought I had it...

Okay okay okay...THIS FLASH IS FUNNY....because Pi did his annoying little "Pi" call, right? Haha...BUT....instead of it killing Geodude, heh....Geodude CRUSHED Pi into a bloody heap. BUT WAIT...THERE'S MORE! AFTER PI got crushed! Hahaha, the Geodude went RIGHT UP TO IT'S TRAINER'S FACE....OHOHOHO....AND gave him a BLOODY FUCKING MIDDLE FINGER!!!! LOL

THAT NEVER happens in the Pokemon games! That makes it hilarious!

I totally nailed it! YES!

[Extraneous]

This is fantastic, and more views will never be enough.

I DETEST cookie-cutter rap. The overproduced, under-written schlock that dominates the radio HAS ALWAYS given hip hop a bad, bad rep...but thanks to a few friends, I realize there's always an exception to the rule with underground content. In time, I even began growing fond of really intelligent rap.

It's about structure, it's about pace. It's about ACTUALLY having something to talk about. It's about having a vocabulary that expands beyond mindless expletives.

On that note, THIS SHIT HITS ALL OF THAT.

The sample/backing track is really cool, very classy, and it never gets annoying. Vocals are balanced well so neither the music or the vocals drown out one another. Full score on audio.

I suppose my only criticism on the animation is the frame-rate. Take that with a grain of salt, though, because it's STILL fantastic. It's lively, it's groovy, it takes us places. A subtle Pico reference here, and I think my favorite moment was the Astronaut helmet that left a contrail of Gold Foil texture...that looked really cool! Incorporating more textures like that in the future could really lend strength to this style...Why paint a street grey when you could have a good lookin' cement texture? But like a spice, I suppose "Everything in Moderation" takes priority.

I can't blame ya for the re-use of animation on the chorus, because as a whole, this music video must've been a heavy work-load, but in the future, it would only add strength for you to mix it up a little.

I could nit-pick all day ("If you look for it, you'll find it") and nothing will distract me from the craftsmanship that was put into this as a whole. You deserve views, you deserve recognition, and thank you for showing us your work! Keep it up, keep it creative, keep it classy. Easy Five and Fav!

KartuneHustla responds:

Wow thank you for the thorough write up! Really appreciate the kind words. I plan to work more with those textures.

[Fiery Christmas]

Merry Christmas to you too! This was a great little short, and a pleasant early christmas present. Thanks for this!

Doubling as an e-card, I may spam a few people I know with this link over the Necronomicon of Faces.

I'm really hyped to see you're still submitting content! You're one of my biggest inspirations (and yet, I've never played around with Toon Boom) Got any original projects on the way or continuations of Bitey in development?

chluaid responds:

Thanks for spamming it to friends! I made it like an e-card for that purpose :D
Re my future stuff, I'm working on a Bitey game which has now been a brutal 2 years in development. Progress is slow but steady. Updates on my site from time to time.

[Dooumb]

Rotoscoping beauty! The animation was really whacky and enjoyable, it was a fun little romp. Keep the roroscoping practice up, because your style blended PERFECTLY with the model actors. I'd love to see what you're capable of with a project that has solid writing. Not to denounce the enjoyability of this short animation, it was indeed very simple...that was it's purpose and it fulfilled it greatly, I'm just saying it's a little lacking in content. Focus more on that content in the future so you're progressively improving, and we'll all have a five waiting; this thing got our attention! Five'd and Adding you.

Saminat responds:

Thanks! Don't worry though, my writing skills are getting better and better, and you shall have your 5 quality content soon!

[Drawn Together~]

Congratulations, you talented madman! This was very sweet and heartfelt.

[Egorapture]

LMAO! Way to stick it to the haters.

That scroll of zero reviews was astounding...I kept waiting for it to end (and it eventually does) but I was just...BLOWN AWAY by the collective hive-mind likening your style to Egoraptors.

The Egoraptor impersonation was spot on...and I'm going to laugh if I find out Ego voiced it himself, but that truly added to the hilarity, and was the ultimate middle finger to the (apparent) LEGIONS of users who don't have any sense of respect to an author. Even if the author is a powerhouse of dick jokes...power dickhouse...dickpow-....right.

I dunno, fuckit. I got a kick out of it. My favorite scene right after the Electricity bit, and the kid is flying backwards with a hole in his head to the spinning background. I thought the visual was clever.

Voted 5! Keep doing your thang, Spaz.

[The Steven Seagal Show #1]

ROFLMAO

That's fucking hilarious! Totally sharing this with friends, you did an awesome job! That completes my review! Fived and Faved!

[Dreamzequencez]

This is actually really cool!

Don't be discouraged by any low-votes or negative criticisms if you get either. You succeeded in practicing, and it takes guts to show off your first flash.

...and all things considered, this is actually pretty complex for a first time run on the program. See my first flash for yourself...this has much more complex frame-by-frame in it.

The only think you need to work on is getting that consistency down; when tracing the shape of the body, every frame that's different is noticable in play back, as I'm sure you're aware. It's that "wobbly-ness" as it's moving. This is a natural illusion when it comes to frame-by-frame animation, and I've been at it for a while and I still have problems.

all it takes is practice.

There are tools in flash to help you out with this; the onion skins and outliners to help you trace lines exactly, or know when to start moving the line to your specifications. The closer the lines are, after each sequential frame, the smoother the animation. The farther, the faster.

...I may not be illustrating the point as clear as I've been taught. But if you want to really step up your game and learn about animation, I also STRONGLY, STRONGLY URGE YOU to pick up "The Animator's Survival Kit", which is a book by Richard Williams. Not even kidding dude, it is a WEALTH of information and expertise.

Keep at it! Keep practicing!