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Little Bark, Wise Snout

by Mariana Olivas

Final Rating: 4.43. Finished 77 out of 136 entries.

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Animator: Mariana Olivas

Description: A young pup and fox scavenge for left overs in the alley ways of the city. But things haven't been going their way lately.

Experience: Novice

Time taken: 2 days

Comments:

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Ian Grove:

Nice job with giving the characters actions that feel believable for animals but are also emotive!
From a filmmaking perspective, I'd consider adding some more lighting on the characters, as it's especially difficult to read some of the poses and the face of the bigger one. The scene is a nice setup overall though, and the use of light to imply a wider environment without actually having to show it is a good idea.

Ezra Allen:

I know everyone is going to say this but... needs more light. Make sure the animation can be seen.

Joshua:

Good use of setting to help make it feel bleak, and dark, matching the audio, but it's hard to see the characters in general, and this is a very emotional audio, the fact I can barely see the characters expressions, and can't really see their eyes doesn't help.

John Alston:

Honestly the movement is great enough to almost overcome the flaws in the character's models (fur was difficult for Pixar back in the day!) but I think the flaws here are design- based.

Jenna Liesman:

The flashes of light are a bit distracting; the character movement's overshadowed by the compositing.