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A Rookie's First Mission

by Luke Laugeness July Competition Winner

Final Rating: 8.54. Finished #1 out of 68 entries.

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Animator

Luke Laugeness

Experience

6+ Years, not industry

Time Taken

~22 days from storyboard to final render, tackled 1-2 hours most days

Description

A newcomer to the Spy Academy might just be in over his head.

Comments

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Joana

This one is going to win, or top 3

Marv

Good stuff! Funnt concept, great execution. Congrats. Top 11.

Lex_22391

Looks so great!

-Stylized
- Great camera angles
- seamless animation

I think it will be the winner

Lexi

The actions and expressions feel so natural, this is awesome

Sarbjeet Singh

Best one yet !! really love the expressions when the character turns and then make a face to put goggles on the person.

Nischaya Shrestha

Incredible!! That face as he reveals the glasses, cant stop laughing.

Austin S

That camera cut is SMOOTH! This is so good, Great job!! My only note is when he says "phony" the mouth shape is hard to read.