Score: 0

"Some advice"

submission: Ball of Light

date: May 29, 2009

As a fellow AfterEffects user, I've got to say this - the special effects should be dictated by the story, not the other way around. In other words, don't make a tiny movie about nothing whatsoever purely because you want to show some effect you've managed to create. By all means keep learning new effects and testing them out, but it'd be far more creative to come up with a short script that neccesitates the use of special effects, rather than putting them in a 20-second film with no story or dialogue whatsoever.

I know what you've submitted is just a special effects test and I'm perhaps being a little harsh, but if you want real advice then visit any AfterEffects forum on the net and speak to people there, as the NG Portal really isn't the best place to put stuff like this up. I highly recommend searching for 'video copilot' in Google, as this has an excellent forum for AfterEffects advice and techniques, and has several high-quality tutorials.

Score: 10

"Awesome!"

submission: Megaman - Rockin in paper

date: October 26, 2008

The concept is highly original, the video is brilliantly executed, and the humour is great. Also, as a fellow AfterEffects user, you used the program well but didn't go over-the-top with it.

This is a great tribute to an awesome game. In a word: fantastic.

Score: 8

"I feel obliged to review this!"

submission: Red Hot 6 6 6s

date: October 26, 2008

Given that my own series is entitled 'The Everyday Adventures of Steve' I was instantly intrigued by this cartoon. The pacing is decent, the humour is good, the drawing is pretty nice, and overall it's a pretty sweet cartoon. Nice one!