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			<title><![CDATA[Re: The Prototype]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/359212/#p359212</link>
			<description><![CDATA[That was very well done for a first brickfilm! I can't think of anything that Dyland didn't cover, so I'm going to echo his thoughts. Keep it up! ;)]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[nebulaewanderer@yahoo.com (Mighty Wanderer)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2016 03:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: The Prototype]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/359211/#p359211</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thanks Dyland! This is my first brickfilm and I appreciate the feedback!]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Pickles976)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2016 03:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: The Prototype]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The animation in this is really a strong point. The motions aren't too jerky, yet, don't exactly have a very smooth flow. Normally, this might be a problem, but, in such a short action piece like this, it actually serves the brickfilm better. The music is at just about a perfect volume; the sound effects never drowning it out, or getting lost beneath it.

The action itself, while a bit standard, is shown pretty beautifully through the clever use of cuts and cinematography. They say a good editor is never truly appreciated because a good editor goes unnoticed. The cuts between the angles are neither too frequent nor too spacious. Everything seems to fall into place, and, while the pacing is a bit fast - it again serves the purpose of the piece; all out action.

The two weakest elements of the brickfilm have to be the "silent" moments, and the sets. While I do like the sound design for the most part, I would recommend adding some ambient "room" noise, or "outdoors" noise quietly on loop in the background. This will make moments [url=https://youtu.be/LeFukhCdOlc?t=32s]like this[/url] not quite as alien... Moments where sound comes to a complete standstill do have their purposes, but, this wasn't one such case. The sound of a light breeze, a car in the background, or some birds lightly chirping would only heighten the realism here.

The sets, while much better than a lot of amateur/indy filmmakers, do seem a bit empty - the warehouse in particular exemplifies this. Perhaps that's the look you were going for, but, adding a crate or two here or there couldn't hurt. I'm quite fond of more "busy" sets, such as seen in Nathan Wells' [i][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd3NYXkNwYQ]Alex and Derrick: Five Years Later[/url][/i], but, these [u]aren't[/u] necessary just to tell a good story. Attempting sets [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5_-uP8Cq9E]like these[/url] are just a bit easier, especially for beginners, but using any technique that follows [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaTIZdTAZ_k]a big rule of set-building[/url] will do.

Overall, this is a great little project. It's certainly deserving of it's current 3 star status (at the time of writing this). I'm interested to see more of what you do. Keep up the great work.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[thedylandproductions@yahoo.com (Dyland)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2016 02:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Prototype]]></title>
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[b]The Prototype[/b]

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeFukhCdOlc]The Prototype[/url]

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			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Pickles976)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2016 04:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
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