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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:09 pm
by HotTaco
E-Frontier should consider this a showcase example of what can be done with AS or Moho.

One little crit, I wasn't too sure either about what was going on with the block of type, or what the Gutenburg guy was thinking.

Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:14 am
by Barry Baker
I got it on my second viewing. It's really a very nice piece of work, and perfectly suited to Moho/AS.

Is it true? Is that how Guttenburg got the idea?

Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 2:53 pm
by t-burn
No, it isn't really how he was inspired to make movable type.

Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:31 pm
by jordanek
Who knows? It's as good a guess as any.

Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:22 pm
by peeg
Lovely work.. great illustrations, nicely rendered with a subtle sence of depth. The story is well paced and balanced as well.
I loved the flip 'rounds.. simple but really effective.

Cheers

Paul

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:29 pm
by ricland
As clever as it gets!

How'd you do it?

ric

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:45 pm
by jordanek
Actually, the original plan was to animate in Flash, but after getting the characters illustrated and ready it became clear that Moho was a better choice. So I exported all the pieces from Flash as png files and reassembled them in Moho. The animation itself is pretty straightforward. There are a couple of 3D layer turns, some blurring, and subtle drop shadows. The googly eye in the eyeglass uses bone dynamics.

The movie is now on YouTube. You're welcome to share or post it as you please.

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:13 pm
by kprod
Outstanding work. This type of animation clearly does well in delivering a product or idea and is enjoyable to watch as well.

Kprod

great job

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:18 pm
by AlanPS
Hi,

first time responding to someone's animation that I recall. I love the style, very original. The only change I would suggest is the lady's cane touch the floor or at least go behind the lower curtain.

Great punchline!

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:23 am
by jordanek
Good suggestion, Alan. I think you're right about the cane. Thanks.

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:35 pm
by artfx
I got it the first time through. In the beginning though I made a wrong association since you said ti was a for a software company, it was on a blog, and mentioned "movable Type" I thought about the blogging software. ;)

Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 5:54 pm
by Mendi
Hi, congrats for such a good job! Both the layout, characters and the animation appear clean and fresh. The paper-cut style, as somebody said, is so appropiate for anything done in Moho/AS . I loved those smart details as the lightbulb/idea, taking advantage of the style you're using.

Just one crit now: I would've given the style a "scent" of old, perhaps simulating a dirty old filmstrip or something like that.

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:17 pm
by CartoonM!ke
Great Animation. I found it to be personally inspirational. The camera moves added a lot as does the subtle facial movements. Like on the guy's eyebrows after Herself got off the chair. Nice.

Thanks for posting and sharing this animation!