Nutcasenightmare's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[KF : first submission]

Hm, that guy looks familiar...

For a first flash, not bad! Obviously, quite a few faults, which I shall now address:

1) File size. Here's a tip: use Audacity (free program), Window's Sound Recorder, or some other sound-editing program to clip the songs you used. You importing the songs in their entirety is what caused the file size to be over 8MB. (They were hi-quality songs, yes) Another option is to use shorter songs from NG's very own Audio Portal.

2) Graphics. Okay, yeah, it's my :the game: character, which is deliberately simple. But the backgrounds were quite plain, especially the coloured one. Use gradients for the sky, and blur white blobs to create clouds! Also try to add shadows for realism.

3) Animation. It's choppy, but forgivable for a first submission. No one's rushing you, but when you feel confident enough, be sure to try higher frame rates. (fps: frames per second) At least you actually attempted a walk cycle, unlike my hopping guys. Just try to add more inbetween frames, but not any more than you can handle. (before the animation goes from choppy to glitchy) Lastly, even though this is completely unnecessary, a few flare effects would make the shining light look a lot cooler.

Anyway, not bad for a first animation, and I must say I'm kinda happy that someone liked :the game: enough to make an animation starring the 'main' character. Thank you!

~Nutcasenightmare

Klaineks responds:

Thanks , I can use ure review as manual or tutorial ^^. Gonna try to fix those glitches and chompiness , beside glad that grait animator like you (I think u've been interested only because i've used ur character for flash animation ) finded this flash and written such long review to say his opinion. Thanks for your time.

[Drainage]

I DRINK IT UP

Other than the fact that this part of There Will Be Blood was hilarious enough, the way you used text to portray objects, volume, emotion, and intonation was brilliant! But it is kind of short, so yeah, 9/10 stars.

[No Frame By Frame]

Quite well done!

The animation for the first half of the animation was iffy, but that's forgivable considering you only got your tablet while animating the second half. And the second half of the movie was very well animated. (Even in the first half, the lip sync was spot on)

It was a short flash, and it delivered swift and efficiently. The only suggestion I can make is to have them blink occasionally, like for emphasis.

For the sound, I'd recommend Audacity (free software) to remove the noise in the background.

Overall, great flash! (Also wow, Joe making an FBF animation as a response to this. XD)

fluffkomix responds:

i don't really like having them blink unless its a drastic change of eyes or something cartoony like that. i do have audacity, but i dont think anything could remove my grandma's dishwashing. i could've removed the fuzz, but i got a little too lazy.

thanks for the review! and joe is sorta spiteful like that. his is with the song vampire weekend by a-punk.

or is it a-punk by vampire weekend...

i can never be too sure....

[The Fear Hole: episode II]

I believe the term is 'Pointdextress".

At first, I was really strung along into thinking this was going to end up in a cliche heartbreak, when Voltrax just jumped up and... well, y'know. That was REALLY unexpected and just plain hilarious!

I can confidentally say that The Fear Hole is one of the funniest series I've seen in quite a long time! Keep the series going!

[Like Poetry]

Just beautiful...

Absolutely wonderful! Owning two cats, I fret the day they die, so this flash really struck a chord inside me. The colour theme was great, and you really built up the mood!

I was genuinely shocked - like, I almost fell off my chair - when I saw the protagonist turn around to reveal the cat in the window.

I love your work - keep it up! 5/5 10/10

Foxcato responds:

Thank you very very much:)
We can only hope that that day is far off in the future then...

[Sketched-Merry Sketchmas]

Amazing sketch!

The dialogue was perfect: it was just absolutely hilarious, good quality sound, and the way that they speak was so natural!

However, the graphics left a little to be desired for. It was well drawn, but for animation and body movement, they were not as natural as the voicing.

Still, excellent piece of work!

And, I don't know if anyone has made this lame pun yet in the reviews, but...
MERRY AXEMAS.

sirjeffofshort responds:

Again, I love my voice actors. They are amongst the best out there in my opinion and they are still nice enough to do it for me unpaid (someday I'll figure out a way to pay 'em back, haha).

I do agree with you on the animation front. I think I am improving with every release, but my strong suit still remains in storyboarding and comics. I think in the future we are going to start looking for additional animators to collaborate on some shorts to get a fresh take on the 'sketched' series.

Thanks for the review (and the pun... I actually feel kinda dumb for not having thought of it myself.)

[? intelligence !]

Well animated!

The music was perfect, the voices let for a very quirky atmosphere, and the sketchy animation style just added onto the quirkiness. I enjoyed the animation a LOT! 5/5

My only complaint is that the joke wasn't original. I'm not entirely sure where it came from, but I think the joke was from some syndicated comic strip. I dunno.

But otherwise, fantastic!

RatherRandomReality responds:

Thanks, dude. Yes, I am aware that the joke is so generic that there is a big chance other people did something similar throughout the history of mankind.

[The Assumption Song]

Ha!

I really love this song, and I loved how, like the song, your graphics seem suggestive at first. And very creatively at that.

Though, I don't think this Flash is worthy of a full 10 or the 4.45 score is currently has now. I do appreciate the humour in both song AND the animation, but the animation style wasn't enough for me to give you a 10. Sorry. Funny work, though!

[Awesome Racer]

Uncanny!

It had a very Egoraptor feel to it, and I do dare say this has been the most Egoraptor-esque tribute to the Awesome series! Great writing, great graphics, and great animation!

Though I do have some further suggestions to make it more Egoraptoresque:
---First of all, in the Awesome series, the characters very rarely show their teeth. Here, while the lip sync IS fuller, it's not Egoraptor.
---Second of all, that AMAZING picture of Speed's massive eyelashes, while hilarious and fantastically well done, was a huge giveaway that this was not an Egoraptor.

But, all in all, it was very Egoraptoresque and even if not, was a very entertaining and damn hilarious Flash. Keep it up!

(BTW, I like YOUR own original animation style just as much. Don't you ever give up your own style for someone else's!)

HotDiggedyDemon responds:

don't worry man, I won't

[Biology vs. Chemistry]

Great!

Fight was excellent, graphics were excellent! I saw this before... but how did it only get front page'd NOW?
BTW, good luck on your sequel to this, if I remember, you planned Math vs. Physics.

And I have to agree with everyone else. 'HIV virus' was just DISTURBING on so many levels, but was hilarious! (Oh yeah are we sick or what)

Blakant responds:

Hah! Someone DID know my progress?! Thats awesome, ty for ur time...
About the frontpage, Tom Fulp juz realised this one, I guess... Cant blame him, he's a busy man!! :)