Not bad
I've seen wrose that made it past beign blammed, so you're ok. Sounds like a song They Might Be Giants would make hehehe
Reviews for "'Asteroids' music video"
Bezman responds:
I think you might have misunderstood me - the other animations I uploaded weren't blammed, apart from the free blam point I made.
I think the songs's a bit too sweet for TMBG myself.
Nice movie it made me all tingly
Theres two different areas of this I'm going to comment on, the movie itself and the special features section, as both made me have somehting to write about, I'm gonna write my comments for the special features section in a seperate area as it wasn't the movie and didn't effect my vote, or scoring in any way.
MOVIE
That was a very nice movie, very touching(not sure if thats what you aimed for), this movie made me feel a way no other flash movie has ever made me feel before, I correct that, this movie made me feel a way 'NOTHING' has ever made me feel before, I got all tingly because of it, and I still feel a bit like it 5 minutes after watching it, so seriously well done for that. I especially liked the part when the song went "but your not a girl, and I'm not a boy" and you made the two people vanish, it was a very nice idea and just looked really nice as well. The only real problem with this movie is the length, it could have been a bit longer, what was here was very nice and I'd have liked to see more, maybe you should remake this using the whole song instead of the sampler, I'm sure you'd do a very good job of it, and I for one would love to see it..
SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION
It was a bit hard to read the text in this feature as the background played with your eyes(if you know what i mean) and I kept having to look away from the screen for a while and then look back again to be able to read it all.
Thanks for mentioning me(chrisjericho(it was my old Newgrounds alias)) in your special features section, it made me smile.
It's for making flash like this that you are my favourite flash author.
Stay fizzy.
Bezman responds:
I was really happy to hear it had managed to make you feel such a way.
Personally, I found the song both touching and kinda amusing in a wistful way. I tried to capture that by simply recreating the lyrics literally.
But however you react to anything I've made, as long as it has a positive impact, I'm happy. Whether someone was laughing because the graphics were so bad or touched emotionally and provoked to reflect a little on life, I'd be happy I'd had some positive influence.
In future, I'll try and make the text easier to read.
You really do deserve the thanks. It's partially thanks to feedback like you're willing to give that I'm able to get an outside perspective on my stuff and continue improving.
Also, knowing that people will have a look at my stuff helps motivate me to make it.
Really nice
Well I like the fact you can choose quality and subtitles very smart move. I choose to watch this with than with out the sub titles. I don't think the subtitles take awy from the falsh, it may help people understand the words of the song better.
The music is nice and the sceens go right along with it. The animation is nice, the graphics are the best but are still decent.
Sure a few thigns could look better but they look fine the way they are. What I mean by that is that the space looks good, the use of colors is very nice, but the space ship looks average.
I think is a really nice submission, very different from all the games you have. I amsuprissed you havn't tried more of these. I would not mind seeing more things like this.
Bezman responds:
Review of your review:
Opening with general praise, you thengive your approval of specific elements, then move onto some personal thoughts and commentary.
From this beginning, you go on to comment on the various aspects, though I think you made a mistake when you wrote "the graphics are the best but are still decent" - I think you meant to write, "the graphics aren't the best but are still decent."
At least I understand your meaning, but it is a tad sloppy.
When you go on to commend most of the graphics bar the 'space ship' I'm left wondering what you're on about, seeing as there isn't a space ship in the movie...
That's the only criticism you offer and it's lost on me slightly, given that I don't really follow your meaning.
You round off though with a generally positive note, implying that I should make more animations of this sort.
It's nice to hear such comments.
As usual, I would have liked more criticism and it seems that here your meaning is slightly obscured.
However, it remains a review that I enjoyed reading, even if it doesn't give me any idea of what I should strive to improve.
5/10
Stay funky,
- Bez
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
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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