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That was...something. 
I think there will always be a place for these sorts of films (especially in BRAWL and THAC). I enjoy most of them and this was no exception. It's hard to critique a film that isn't trying to do anything other than be funny, so my critique is: "It was funny, nice job 
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That was...something.
Thanks for the comment! Glad I accomplished what I set out to do.
I first watched this at around 1 AM, and was laughing hysterically all the way through. I just love the complete randomness of it. The voice-acting and cartoony animation works perfectly here as well.
By the way, where did you get Spurlock's scared face? I don't recall seeing it anywhere before.
I'm not sure I get the ending though. Clearly, there must be some deep meaning behind it.
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I believe that I got the scarred face from an Alien Conquest set, but I'm not really sure. I wanted to use the more typical LEGO scared face, but I couldn't find it for some reason.
If you look really close in the ending, you can see the statue of liberty.
I love your videos. Very reminiscent of Just Kidden which is always a good thing. Hotson's faces and the screamers were funny and I really enjoyed the wackiness. However, The white balance seemed quite off which gave the whole thing an unappealing brown/orange tint. A minor complaint but hopefully you can fix this easily. The mod element was also extremely obvious in some places which kind of draws attention.
I love your videos. Very reminiscent of Just Kidden which is always a good thing. Hotson's faces and the screamers were funny and I really enjoyed the wackiness. However, The white balance seemed quite off which gave the whole thing an unappealing brown/orange tint. A minor complaint but hopefully you can fix this easily. The mod element was also extremely obvious in some places which kind of draws attention.
Thanks for the response! JK does offer some inspiration, but really in the end it's just me trying to be funny so I guess it just manifests that way.
As for the way the white balance is, I actually hadn't thought about it that way. I guess since this film was made on such a short deadline I didn't really think about that aspect too much. I'm still trying to figure out how to make my films look best with my webcam, so I'll definitely take that into account in future films.
I also found it stupidly comical how obvious the mod elements could get, so I guess that's why things be like they do.
The is delightful. I love your wacky adventures so much. I'm glad to have been a part of this.
The dialogue when No Santa entered was especially clever.
The only really major issue here is the audio levels of the dialogue need work, but I suppose that's a result of having so many voice actors and then not having time to level them all out evenly
As for the way the white balance is, I actually hadn't thought about it that way. I guess since this film was made on such a short deadline I didn't really think about that aspect too much. I'm still trying to figure out how to make my films look best with my webcam, so I'll definitely take that into account in future films.
I usually keep my own camera to have optimal white balance settings for the lighting I typically use. Perhaps you could optimize these sort of settings as best you can and then remember them so you can use them quickly.
Though, better yet it might be nice to get some bulbs of a more neutral hue. They generally make lighting come out a lot better than if you used a lot of colour correction, and are more useful for different situations.
I got some bulbs like that and now I can never go back. They're so nice.
(except for BRAWLING DURING BRAWL, I used warm bulbs for that)
Though, better yet it might be nice to get some bulbs of a more neutral hue. They generally make lighting come out a lot better than if you used a lot of colour correction, and are more useful for different situations.
I got some bulbs like that and now I can never go back. They're so nice.
(except for BRAWLING DURING BRAWL, I used warm bulbs for that)
Your're referring to Daylight bulbs, right? I actually bought a four pack of them a week or so ago from Home Depot. The only problem is that they were pretty dim compared to the lights I used in my videos when I put paper over them. And when the paper was taken off they would be ungodly bright and even turning down the exposure wouldn't correct it until you got to the point were every shot looked like night. I didn't have any time to correct this so I just stuck with what kindof worked.
As for the audio, it was mainly due to me not having a whole lot of time and the fact that I still get a tad confused as to what the optimum volume should be. Should I shoot for a certain volume or just even out the audio to a certain level?
I believe that I got the scarred face from an Alien Conquest set, but I'm not really sure. I wanted to use the more typical LEGO scared face, but I couldn't find it for some reason.
Spoiler (click to read)
If you look really close in the ending, you can see the statue of liberty.
It's from the most recent dinosaur line.
Sonjira wrote:I believe that I got the scarred face from an Alien Conquest set, but I'm not really sure. I wanted to use the more typical LEGO scared face, but I couldn't find it for some reason.
Spoiler (click to read)
If you look really close in the ending, you can see the statue of liberty.
It's from the most recent dinosaur line.
That's right! Yes, now I remember! I think the two lines shared a lot of faces, so I got them mixed up.
Well done. The animation was great and the whole film just makes you want to laugh, but I might be biased because I have a strong desire for gummy bears...
This one genuinely cracked me up! I couldn't possibly list every part that made me laugh, but if you're ready for a wacky gut-buster, I definitely recommend this.
Ach! I can't feel my sides!
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