HeliosStar's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Eva Punch]

I love it.

But it looks really traced :).

The animation has such brilliant knowledge of timing, arcs, and spacing that it leads me to believe it's not your effort alone.

I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but it's very likely you traced or referenced these scenes.

NoperDoperTrooper responds:

Nope. No tracing no referencing, nothing. If you don't believe me, fine, but know that I'm being sincere when I say that.

[Break On Through]

More of a slide show.

You don't really animate as much as you skew pictures. I think you'd seriously benefit from reading the Animator's Survival Kit.

Also, while the grungy style was kind of nice, it clashed extremely with your simplistic and colorful style. I felt everything should have been more detailed and saturated.

Kudos for finishing something though.

Gerkinman responds:

I actually have a copy of that book here and some of the cycles in this cartoon were taken directly from it, but i agree, i need more fbf and less skewing.

[Drawing Tutorial: Female]

The anatomy...

Is quite off :x.

Other than that, it's good, but you may want to take somel ife-drawing or begin referencing photos of real females, because the anatomy here was kinda...well pretty wrong, her should span was waaay to big for a girl, and the face was kinda long.

skarl3tte responds:

yea i know, but that's my drawing style. I wasn't going for realistic. I could never pull that off.

[From Life to Death]

Not bad for two days.

Not a lot of animation, and you really coulda' have payed more attention to anatomy, but it was enjoyable.

I was a tad confused at some parts; like who died when there were only three people standing above the coffin, and where the daughter came from. Also the daughter and son colors looked the same when they were married. Oh, and you mispelt loneliness.

I actually only watched this flash because I recognized your name. lol

but you've gotten pretty good at storytellin', kudos man. let's see something with more animation though :].

ReklessCreati0n responds:

Working on that actually at the moment, Going to be a lot of animation in the next one.

I recognize your name from somewhere, and yes I know i mispelt loneliness... lol

the deaths go in this order... Grandfather, Father, and him, hopefully that tied up a few loose strings.

thanks for the review!

[S.A.M.V. 6]

A very querky series...

But I'm liking it! I really like the colorful cast; and the art style is very appealing. I'm not usually a fan of tween rigs but this one was done nicely. The script was hilarious; I found myself busting up at several points, and everything ties together very nicely, no plot holes. I'm eagerly awaiting the next episode :].

BaconMask responds:

I'm glad you liked it! Stay tuned...

[FbF advanced tutorial]

Blatantly traced.

You should NEVER trace.

Too all who watch this tutorial: He took a clip of a skateborder, went over it frame by frame on a seperate layer, and called it a tutorial.

It takes NO skill to trace. and you WILL NOT learn anything. It's wrong to trace, one of the worst things an animator can do.

Sad-Mac responds:

Dude please tell me how you trace a video? :s
unless you can draw really fast thats impossible
anyway stuff you this took me ages and i didnt TRACE! >:(