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Absent Smile

by John Aurthur Mercader

Final Rating: 7.97. Finished #2 out of 156 entries.

910,487 views

Experience

7 years (as a 3D Generalist)

Time Taken

5 days

Description

I wanted to go for a loss of innocence, or a broken dream sort of subtext. the contrast with the lyrics spoken in first person felt strong. had so much fun with this one! first entry ever, so I hope you guys like it!

Comments

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YewChung Wong

Good job on the facial! however, i think holding the handkerchief with two hand to wipe face looks a little unnatural to me.

Michael Loeck

Great work! lots of subtle things going on here that make it stand out for me.

Daniel Vasconcellos

Super good, great idea and execution!

Richard Adams

This actually turned out to be maybe the single best entry this month...Top Five for sure. Hard work paid off!

Aaron James Mongcopa

Good acting and I also like the mood of your scene.

Eli Bastiaens

Absolutely love the acting and the staging! And the interaction between the hands and the face are really impressive!

Jamie F

lovely

Carlos Guadarrama

A really interesting concept!

Miguel R. C.

I love the delicate touch that you gave to your animation, very well polished! My only comment is on the lips sync and the shapes of the mouth, I think they go too far in some parts (around 140, 210 and 246), I would tone down that a bit, it gets on the way of the mood you are trying to convey.

I also like the piece of cloth, I would love to hear how you animated that!

Edmond Toussaint

top 3

Elisabeth Janerka

Nice animation, but the setup doesn't make sense