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Don't make me say it...
by Rossie Stone
Studied animation for 4 years, did something else for 10 years, returning to it this year.
8 days
A reluctant ventriloquist doll is sick of her role in this puppeteer's show.
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Joshua
at around frame 76 it looks like you missed the exhale/audio of 'you', the mouth at least doesn't feel like it fits the wording I'm hearing.
Other than that excellent use of posing, timing, secondary action, and squash and stretch.
my only other grip is that the actions feel a little more 'active/exentric' rather than 'annoyed/uncertain' at parts due to the sheer amount of movement and different poses there are.
Jackson VonMinden
so expressive!
John Alston
The animator seems to be auditioning for Looney Tunes- but the thing is if I were in W(B)'s shoes, I'd give the animator this role!
My nitpick is that there aren't enough blinks, but the gravity/squash-stretch/exaggeration are all top notch!
Ben Ross
The animation was excellent! I like the direction here, and the design of the ventriloquist dummy looks great. The mouth movements looked spot-on with the dialogue as well!
Melanie Corrales
LOVE THIS! The character design and the attention to details such as proportions and timing were all done beautifully. Well done!