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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
WTF Star Wars
 
I liked this one. Again this is another retelling of Star Wars, with Notebook, Cinemagic, Retold, Sudden Remake. I like them all, this one included. Very creative and funny, brings a smile to my face. Time and pace is fine, animation and compositing is right on. Intro with yoda watching t.v. is very funny. Not sure what it means to the overall story. Maybe if he wasn't watching t.v. and getting up off his butt the empire might not have one? Even like the extra detail of blowing up the planet. Has the 1...... more     
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Where Are They Now
 
This is Ryan Simmons second entry into this years competition. I think the concept is solid but I don't think I've ever liked e! entertainment style parodies. Guy in the studio talking about someone else is a boring concept. So I'm not big on the set up. (my opinion, I'm sure others disagree) I do like the three joke set up. I've always liked the rule of three. Each joke building on the other for a pay off. But, I didn't like the first joke, didn't hit with me. So much so I think it should have been c...... more     
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Star Wars: The Fate of the Duel
 
At under 3 minutes I have no problem with the time. The set up and the filming is nice but the pay off joke doesn't deliver for me. Again, I said earlier with "no love for wampa". If the pay off joke doesn't hit, then the overall story suffers. This is one big set up for a joke and the joke doesn't hit on the level of, "Bambi vs. Godzilla". (I keep using the example because it is what is in my mind at the moment.) Effects are good, acting is good. The repeat of the sound effects while the jedi tried t...... more     
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Star Wars: The Closet Unleashed
 
I would say this would be much better at 3 mintues. The stop motion is great, I love stop motion animation but the scenes that don't use the stop motion kind of through me out of the film. Takes me out mentally. Stop motion is hard but it is beautiful when done. Wish the whol thing was stop motion. I guess that is asking a lot. Feel again story needed to be trimmed to 3 minutes and a lot could have been cut. The main scene where the troopers are harrassing the girl officer need more time and better joke...... more     
 
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DeathStar rated a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Star Wars: Episode XVI - Family Dysfunction
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Star Wars: Episode XVI - Family Dysfunction
 
Wow this guy goes the direction of Tom Hanks in Cast Away and pull it off. What I mean is, The actor carries the screen with no one else, no props, straight monologue. It works, it's funny, it gets my thumbs up! Well written and Directed by Rich Scheirmann. Note sure if it is also Rich doing the acting but the actor is amazing too! 3 minutes is the perfect amount of time. Solid beginning and ending. Great Job! ... more     
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Sudden Remakes
 
Great animation, funny as heck. Story pace is spot on...I guess this is also a sort of retelling also. Love replacing Mark in the lead with the Gov of California. Very funny. Ending shot is classic 80's action. Very good job. thumbs up!... more     
 
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DeathStar rated a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Star Wars: Retold (By Someone Who Hasn't Seen It)
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Star Wars: Retold (By Someone Who Hasn't Seen It)
 
Wow...back to back to back on different ways to retell star wars. got to say I enjoyed all three. This one has a very raw, untamed, natural feel to it and it goes great with the cut out animtions. Excellent job and very funny. Love the flow...and really love the intros. Just imagining being in the theathert watching the Star Wars title scroll with " He's got white face, it doesn't matter how it ends the next one picks up right where it left off"...funny stuff. Guess we have a sort of trilogy of re-tell...... more     
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Star Wars: Cinemagic
 
This was pretty cool, going back to back with different retellings of Star Wars and seeing a different take on how to retell the overall story is interesting. Like how it briefly goes into (for those who don't know the histroy of Lucas) his car wreck that leads him to film school and then goes on to making his film school short thx1138, Top 100 films of all time American Graffitti, and then into Star Wrs. Pretty cool opening. The rest feels like a dark ride out of Disney going through notes, comic book...... more     
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Star Wars in a Notebook!
 
Very good retelling of the original movie. Pace, movement, flow was nice. Loved the idea of a 5 year old dreaming of Star Wars and writing, drawing in his notebook about the images he saw on screen. John Williams score carries this flick and gives it that extra added excitement. (A new hope soundtrack might be the greatest soundtrack of all time...maybe superman 1979) I would have loved though to see voices of the characters guiding the audience through this story. Would have been nice to have an actor ...... more     
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Star Sports - Theatrical Trailer
 
Not really much to this but I like it as a parody trailer to other sports movies, just with star was music and special effects. Fun seeing all the different sports mixed in but it is the John Williams score that carries these shots. there isn't much of a story and I like a lot who have said on these boards might not be interested in an hour long film of this. It is short and simple and fine the way it is. ... more     
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Star Fury!
 
Liked the concept. We the audience are in the middle of filming a Star Wars t.v. show and when get to see some of the behind the scenes action. So, good idea. The visuals, lighting, shot direction, acting was fine. The script of the story needed more work, it wasn't as funny as it could have been. It didn't have the snap and pace I would have liked to see. ... more     
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Saber
 
Reading all the other post, I guess this was done by someone already making films in the industry. So that is a pretty good advantage going in. You have sounds, music, lighting, acting, at your disposal. I don't think most in this competition would be able to find actors of this caliber at their local community college. Nor would most have the equipment to pull of some of the dollies, lighting of this short. Having said all that, you still need to deliver a quality short and Atom did accept this into t...... more     
 
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DeathStar rated a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Saber
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
No Love For Wampa
 
At one minute this is fine, it is a one shot joke and has a nice set up. Doesn't quite deliver the pay off it needs though. The Standard (or maybe the first) was Bambi vs. Godzilla. That has a great set up and payoff, if you guys haven't seen it. Check it out. This one was alright but as with all one note joke set ups, if the payoff isn't perfect...the short isn't either and judging by the thumbs up looks like most agree. Animation, artwork,concept is nice but the payoff doesn't quite capture my imag...... more     
 
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DeathStar rated a video on Atom | 4 months ago
No Love For Wampa
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Mark Valley vs Drew Mazanec
 
I would say the directing and choreography are well done. Some of the shots and dance moves needed to be faster and more intense. You guys are going to be compared to other saber fights and it doesn't hit the same standards as last years entries. Maybe it has to do with timing like some have said, maybe it needs more of a set up story as to why these guys are fighting. At 3 mintues the short is fine, it doesn't need to be longer unless you used another 2 mintues to set up the fight. Sparks are nice but ...... more     
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Lord Vader's Trial
 
At 7 minutes this is too long for me. I like web shorts to be in that 1-5 minute time frame. Get in and out fast. There have only been a few flicks that have held my interest for a 10 minute span. I thought the story was good, I got into it. And your animation, rigging, skinning was good. Had a few issues but nothing big. You are on your way to getting much better. I liked that you used voices for your animations. Voice acting isn't easy, if you just read from a script, it is going to sound like tha...... more     
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Knights of the Old Republic: Revan
 
Great job guys. It is a little weird taking off the comedy hat and jumping into a serious film for a viewer. I'm expecting a joke. I guess it is like wanting ice tea and then getting sprite. Takes you off guard. With that said, I enjoyed the film. It is under 5 minutes and you get to the point. We as an audience don't know why they are fighting, we just assume it good guys vs. bad guys and this is a fight that has been going on for a loooong timmme. Executed, directed, acted very well. Nice Job. Maybe...... more     
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Jedi Camp, Episode 1
 
Not to jump on the kids, they all did a fantastic job and showed a ton of enthusiam. They are completly believable. Not sure if the kids needed to be younger 4-7 to give it more of a cute factor, that might have helped. I guess I need to agree with the others, there isn't much of a story, or maybe these interviews needed a better setup as to why, how these kids became a part of this camp. ... more     
 
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DeathStar rated a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Glen Eisley Glen Mos - A Star Wars Fan Film
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Glen Eisley Glen Mos - A Star Wars Fan Film
 
Great movie to do a spoof to. If anyone hasn't seen glenngary glen ross, do yourself a favor and check it out. So, I liked the idea and thought the acting was great. Story and directing was good. Sound and the repeat of the jawa's voices, I think mostly the repeat of the same jawa loops got to me a little. Took me out of the film but Cameron Dean would pull me back in. I think a better ending would have been after all Blakes display of power he has killed his entire workforce and is now left with no one...... more     
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Emperor Palpatine And The Attack Of The Copyright Infringement
 
Way to long, it starts off with such promise and then fizzles. At a little over 6 minutes this needs to be cut in half. Keep the pace moving. The idea and concept was great. I'm sure a lot of filmmakers have to deal with copyright stuff all the time. Animation is great, but needed to work on the story and try to edit the footage and get more to the heart of the film. ... more     
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Death Star Over San Francisco
 
After watching this, I can't help but think you didn't need many of the opening shots. Needed to edit this into more of a cohesive visual story....because the ending is awesome and deserves this. As it is now, it looks like you are just showing off a demo reel of visual shots you just learned how to master (which you are awesome at by the way) but it doesn't matter how long or hard you work on a film. The audience doesnt' care, they care about how it makes them feel. I would imagine the opening is borin...... more     
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Blasted Behavior
 
Directing a scene with this many actors is very hard. If everyone isn't on the same page and willing to put there best in it, the whole things falls apart fast! I think everyone did a fantastic job as far as acting, direction and overall concept. Story for me wasn't perfect and this could have been shorter. At 9 minutes in this competition, this film has an epic length. But I liked it, I guess my biggest complaint is after the big confrontation at the end, the story just fizzles...needed something to...... more     
 
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DeathStar rated a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Blasted Behavior
 
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DeathStar rated a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Bad Day for Vader
 
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DeathStar commented on a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Bad Day for Vader
 
Concept was nice and simple. Everything goes wrong for Vader. I liked the concept. Wasn't thrilled with the execution of the idea. The set up and anticipation of each joke was there but the pay off didn't hit for me...well I did like the bowling ball start. Maybe it was the musical change that I didn't like, not sure. The end was o.k. at the cleaners but the pay off of that joke didn't seem to fit with the whole. Camera, and direction was fine, just think the jokes of the story needed a little more wo...... more     
 
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DeathStar rated a video on Atom | 4 months ago
Star Wars: Cinemagic
 
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spazweez  commented | 4 months ago
 
Wow, that was an unexpectedly in-depth critique. Thanks for such a thoughtful response!
 
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agalant  commented | 4 months ago
 
Thank you for taking the time to write some comments for BLASTED BEHAVIOR. I appreciate the constructive criticism and observations. I will keep it in mind for the next one. Happy 4th of July.
 
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