The Interview Creepypasta: ANIMATED!

[sargumphigaus]

The following is rated ARRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

made this for youtube channel: Mr. Shadowwalker.

Strap yourself in, this is a long one.

[Maestral]

Excellent opening and setting of the scene (introduction with the characters, their gestures, flys, door handle..etc) but you lost me when their profiles oddly overlapped, equally odd mouth shapes appeared during the lip sync and during the overly repeated shots during the conversation.

When I say odd it does not refer to your recognisable style but it`s more like an comment on the elements which are demising it. Stylizing is along my taste but if you let mouth shape to be distorted in a way which only distracts the viewer - well, that might not be the best solution.

All in all, very well done but I`d like to see you go that extra mile and make it really good.

[sargumphigaus]

that lipsync approach was very experimental in this...and suffice it to say, I ain't ever touching that approach again. Nothing but trouble. Set me back hours upon hours. Going forwards, switch layers forever.

I don't know what you mean about overlapping profiles. Could you be more specific?

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oh and uh, yeah overly repeated shots, that was my biggest challenge going into this. I didn't write the dialogue or the story. The only thing that I wrote was the ending, with the car and the stuff in the woods. Everything else based on a story that someone wrote on a website, which created the essential challange, how to make a prolonged conversation that spans 5 minutes....interesting. I did what I could, but well, There wasn't alot to work with. You do what you can with what you got.

[Maestral]

Overlapping profiles - 1:09 - Both characters shown from side where closer one overlaps the further one (sorry, I forgot their names / he is "masking" her)
She`s shown just enough to be spotted but not enough to contribute the shot.

Regarding the 5 min conversation...
Yes, it is challenging to fill whole that time but try with watching some of the crime themed tv shows for tip & tricks on that matter. Even the slight change in position, wideness or similar adjustments of the shot could do the trick. I mentioned these because they don`t involve much of extra work (no need for additional animating, creating additional elements..). Also, since you have other two characters in sitting position - making them in uniform darker color and using that as a "mask" for an extra shot would also do the trick without much more additional work. Just for starters...

You`ve done it well but I believe you can make it even better, hence my writing.

[sargumphigaus]

Ah yes, the background profile was just there specifically for the sake of continuity. She wasn't the main focus either way.

I actually drew influence from Tarantino's dialogue scenes, especially Inglorious Bastards, specifically in the way that characters talk and do separate things to keep the frames from stagnating. This is why Jon plays with his lighter before smoking his cigarette, opens a folder and plays with the Polaroids and what have you. He was the main character of the story anyways. Of course, I could have had Devon and Aimee do things as well, they didn't really seem like characters all that much, (even though their actors did an outstanding job) due to their lack of personality traits. The only thing IMO that remotely resembles the lack of scene stagnation on their part was Aimee's paranoia for Slenderman as shown through her seeing the door being assaulted.

Regardless, the project has been finalized and has been submitted to the client, there's nothing more to be done. Your criticisms are valid and of course valued, and I'll carry it on the next project.