Reviews for 'Asteroids' music video

[Hamy-jamy]

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What a good little music video you have compiled here. Its hard when it is a music video to be able to judge the graphics properly because of the artistic side you may be implying and in this you were definitely telling a deeper story. I liked all the crazy designs you had but in the centre of it all you had to simple little characters. The drawings went very nicely with the words to the song, i viewed it with the subtitles on and you used a nice large readable font with no errors.

~X~
(Kiss my ass XwaynecoltX)

Bezman responds:

Thanks for the review.

Glad you liked the simplistic design.

I give your review a 7.

I like that you give a few specific details about what you liked, but some criticism is always nice too.

Anyhow, stay funky.

- Bez

[Skaijo]

Gosh...

I love those kind of flashes that make me feel warm inside.

Graphically, there there wasn't much to look at, the simplistic nature of the animations matched the simplistic nature of the song. In many cases, that type of realtion is so much more important than a mis-match between audio and visual attributes. I appreciated the fact that you used a 3-4 frame graphic for the purple figures at the beginning of the movie. That kind of Squigglevision is a key note that you were aware of the typical attention span of your audience.

There was no violence in the movie as none was really needed. Hence, your use (or in this case, non-use) of violence gets you a ten.

Here's my biggest complaint: the entire file size as a whole was less than 1 MB. That left plenty of room to optimize the quality of the sound clip that you used in the animation. I'm not sure if you were attempting to avoid an excessive loading time. However, I still found the quality of the sound much too low to really enjoy. An extra 24kbs wouldn't have hurt, but that's just my kick ass opinion.

Still, when the space man (*and space woman) came into the scene, the flash became magical to me. Maybe I'm just a sucker for cute people floating around astroids--but I certainly know what I like--and that was it.

So overall, the graphics were still were not too complex--yet the supporting attributes of this flash clearly showed me that you were going for a specific style. The song was a great choice--and perfect length as the the entirety of the animation ended on a crisp high note. I didn't necessarily laugh out loud, but there was an emotional feeling that came over me in this animation. That alone makes any cartoon great.

Bezman responds:

Thank you for so many wonderful reviews. I'm obviously glad you enjoyed this one and it means so much coming from you - as I've seen the brilliant stuff you yourself are capable of.

review of your review
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In many cases, that type of realtion is so much more important than a mis-match between audio and visual attributes.

The above sentence is a little unclear. Did you mean to say that "that type of relationship" makes for a massive improvement?

Or by when you talk of a "mis-match" are you meaning the timing?

I understand you're... Korean? I don't know. But really, your English is great and I feel slightly bad pointing such things out. But where your meaning becomes unclear, it is a slight problem.

Also, I'm not entirely sure what 'Squigglevision' as you call intentionally wobbly gfx has to do with short attention spans...

The filesize/music quality issue: you're totally, totally right. To be honest, I'm not totally sure if I understood all the export quality options at the time. I may have been overly worried with making it bigger than necessary.

The part after the astronauts enter is my favourite too. :-)

I'm not at all sure what exactly you mean by 'supporting attributes'. I noticed you use this phrase a lot in the reviews. I'll maybe have to e-mail you regarding that.

overall:
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constructive criticism/suggestions: 7 - Just the low quality audio.

exposition of experience: 8 - You really let me know how it made you feel. I'd have maybe liked to know whether you looked at the comments and whether you liked them or not, but that's no biggie.

praise/encouragement: 10 - Obviously easier in cases where you like the flash. But seriously, your review is great, ending on a high note, and it makes me want to animate a bit more than I did before.

clarity of expression: 6 - a few bits I didn't understand, but you do a better job than many native speakers of English.

elaboration & being specific: 10

coverage (how much): 9


overall: 9

I love the way that you focus on aspects of the 'artistry' which others don't often mention. You really seem to approach reviewing from your own angle and I really, really enjoyed reading this.

My only real complaint is the few parts that were unclear. I feel like a bit of a prick for saying that though, given that English isn't your first language.

[M-A-R-C-U-S]

Quite... beautiful really.

In the beginning, it doesn't look like much, but it was well worth watching I feel.
The song - for a start - is lovely, and I'm going to shoot you an email asking for a list of their music that I should get :D. It felt like a really warm song, and is something that you don't often see in a music video, as most of the time a music video involves a monster going on a killing spree to a metal song, haha.
The graphics in this were pretty nice, and it was nice to see you draw some realistic looking shapes (like the people), some abstract images (like the multicoloured background), but still keeping a 'cartoony' feel to it - which can be whitnessed by looking at the design of the asteroid.
This music video was nice and short, and it seems - to me - like you tried to keep the viewer wondering about what would later happen, as there wasn't a solid, concrete ending to this. I think that a more recognizable ending to this would have been more appropriate, something that the viewer could easily identify as a stopping point.
All in all, you kept it nice and short, and I really enjoyed watching this. The visuals were well done, and you've selected a great song. Nice work.

Bezman responds:

In the beginning, it doesn't look like much, but it was well worth watching I feel.

Both a compliment and - in a way - a warning to me.

The song - for a start - is lovely, and I'm going to shoot you an email asking for a list of their music that I should get :D. It felt like a really warm song, and is something that you don't often see in a music video, as most of the time a music video involves a monster going on a killing spree to a metal song, haha.

Glad you liked it.

The graphics in this were pretty nice, and it was nice to see you draw some realistic looking shapes (like the people), some abstract images (like the multicoloured background), but still keeping a 'cartoony' feel to it - which can be whitnessed by looking at the design of the asteroid.

An interesting way to put it. You pay compliments in new and original ways.

Thank you.

This music video was nice and short,

Wait a minute... are you saying any longer would have made it worse? I'm honestly slightly confused by that part.

and it seems - to me - like you tried to keep the viewer wondering about what would later happen, as there wasn't a solid, concrete ending to this.

Maybe. I don't know. I do know that I like your thought-provoking probes into the motivations though.

I think that a more recognizable ending to this would have been more appropriate, something that the viewer could easily identify as a stopping point.

...and finally we come to a real suggestion. Thanks.

All in all, you kept it nice and short,

... I'm honestly confused why you're complimenting the shorter length. Please explain (over e-mail) if you can be bothered.

and I really enjoyed watching this. The visuals were well done, and you've selected a great song. Nice work.

A glowing summary to a very positive review.

I do feel your review would have been much better with more constructive crit. Also, the 'nice and short' comments do confuse me.

However, what you have here is a really thoughtful review with some thought-provoking sections.

6-7/10

[RebeccaRose]

Very touching, I really liked it.

Well first I have to say that was a very touching flash, it gave me a tingling feeling throughout my body and the music went absolutely perfect with everything that took place within the movie and there was a touching feeling coming from both the music and the animation itself. I was a little disappointed by the ending though, when the purple creature went across the screen it gave you the sense that something was about to happen and I felt let down when it just ended instead, perhaps you could have just had it scroll up to shwo the boy and the girl going off together or just shown something small but meaningful like a star twinkling or something, as that would have felt more like an ending as you wouldn't have been introducing something new only to do nothing with it, but in general that was a really good movie and I look forward to seeing more of your stuff.

Lots Of Love, Rebecca Rose

Bezman responds:

You know, that entire review is 2 sentences. Your English teacher would be shaking his/her head.

Seriously though, it does make it a tad harder to read and is a bit of a blemish on such an otherwise lovely review. Split up your sentences and use multiple paragraphs, I'd advise.

Your reviews really do come from a different angle than most people's. Your criticisms regarding the ending are brilliantly expressed, and you make some nice suggestions to boot and elaborate upon your reasoning, which is great.

I didn't really consider such reactions, and maybe didn't plan out the ending in the way I should have. Reading your review helps me realise things I should keep in mind.

Seriously, that's a brilliant criticism, brilliantly written.

The first sentence was nice and flattering to read, whilst you finish off with a nice summary and an upbeat nod.

Other than the fact that you use 2 sentences and no paragraphs, my only comment for possible improvement is that maybe another criticism would make the review even greater.

Having said you love it, feel free to get really pernickety. It all gives me something to think about and work on for next time.

I give your review 7/10.

Thanks again, specially for the brilliantly written criticism, which was on a subject I hadn't previously heard a word about.

[Zornkatzu]

Well done!

A really unique flash movie. Ot was nice to see taht you added the Special Features BEFORE the movie began, giving the viewer something to do during the load (although the load is far from being long).

The drawings weren't the greatest, however because this was about a dream, realism in the drawings is hardly necessary.

In terms of improvement, there isn't really much I can tell you. The only thing I would perhaps improve would be the general length of ten flash (which in this case, was quite short). Other than that, it had just about everything! Keep it up!

Bezman responds:

review of your review: A good useful review.

Starting off with some general nods of approval, you then specifically praise the time when the special features loaded.

You made a vague criticism with reservations re: art.

Then you made a specific suggestion re: length before rounding off with a positive summary.

Though not very long (not that it's very short either), your review does have praise, specific criticism, and a summary. All the essential elements in other words.

You do have a typo in the 1st line, "...flash movie. Ot was nice..." but that's of little consequence.

It'd be nice if it was longer and gave yet more specific feedback on anything you may have liked about the movie itself or any other criticisms.

Is the length the only real imperfection? In what way could the art have been better? Colours? Technical analytical accuracy?

5/10

A useful review and one better than a lot of NG reviewers'.