Only Bob - AWA Masters Entry

[CodeZTM]

I'll always hold up "Human" as one of your best videos, as well as one of the most artistic and emotional videos the org has ever seen in the drama genre.

However, this addition to it seemed.... Off..

I think the effects and Bob were well done, and that the atmosphere was in the right place, but Falcone's complaint about all the pictures together was kind of my same complaint. I know that "Human" was the main focus of the scenery, but new footage in those TV boxes would have added nicely, with "Human"'s footage on the main screen and the central focus, and this would have been more effective. Kisanzi did a similar effect in Lovestruck Radience towards the end like I described, and it turned out well.

Overall, it was a great video and I'll love it for years, but it could have had so much more potential.

[Infinity Squared]

Everybody, thanks for watching!

Yeahh good job Mark, I liked this a lot more than the first version since the concept is a lot more clearer when Bob has a consistent presence in the vid =O

Mmm... yeah, I would have loved to have have created the first video this way from the start but as I mentioned, at the time I had a deadline to get to

Liked this a lot.

Should say something about the lack of textures on some of the 3-D models, but eh... i liked the vid too much so no big deal. I liked the reflections on the floor, why? I dunno, just like seeing stuff like that.

Hot sizzle

I loved the floor too! It was actually a fluke that it ended that way. I was experimenting with a reflection on a supposedly glass wall so that was originally standing up. It was however in the dark city scene and it wasn't until I animated the end and turned up the lighting did I realise it was fancier than I thought.

<Pas> wow oro
<Pas> that was nice
<Pas> there were a few things that bugged me though
<Pas> but it was some top-notch effort into a concept

To expand on this, I really enjoyed the extra effort into executing your concept. Really would love to see more stuff like it.

As I mentioned, there were a few things that bothered me, some of which would be simple to fix, others perhaps not so. One of the largest concerns for me was the projected screens. I felt like some more touch-ups could have made them much more integrated than simply appearing to be slapped into the scene. Even a thin frame around each would have helped greatly. Perhaps some light-flickering too would have been effective.

Other than that and some small nitpicks I really enjoyed this, well-executed and planned out. Very nicely done

Agreed, in retrospect borders around the screens would have worked a treat. Trouble was, it wasn't really until after the video was mostly built did this dawn on me (or more precisely, pointed out by Koop). Lazy gene kicked in after that

I'm glad to see something being done to this song, I love this song! The execution was great on a concept like this. Though I agree with pas about the video frames. This is one of my favs of this year.

Yeay, thanks for watching.

This was pretty amazing (and not just the effects -- it was also easy to follow and quite emotional). I'm glad they showed it yesterday. Get it, people!

Awesome! I hoped people liked it at the show.

awwww

dawww?

In general, I haven't really noticed issues however, even if it is well done, I feel like it lacks something.
Maybe just not my type of video.

Maybe... or maybe you're right... who knows about such things

It's been five minutes and i still don't know what to write about your amv. Pure win.

Also, props for using Naruto, i loved it.

Thank you. That scene in Shippuden really struck me at the time, and really, the last third of the video was a collection of scenes from anime that really had a lot of impact for me emotionally.

I really enjoyed this video. The textures in the 3d world are fine, imo. If anything they add more contrast between the robot's world and the world/experiences it wishes it was a part of.

Umm... yeah... let's stick with that explanation (instead of being me lazy) >.> Anyway, glad you liked it.

:up: Great job, liked the theme and "Bob" came out really well.

Thanks!

hey looks really cool, but i dont know this hundrets times of the same pic in one scenes was not my taste... it was to much. would it be different pics so it would be more interessting to look at the pic. Overall a really good video cant say more

I think it's one of those things that may or may not work until it's pretty much near the end of completing the video and you have a view of all things fitting together. Unfortunately with 3D animation, having to go back and re-render (particularly if you have a con deadline to get to) does take a fair bit of time to do. I'm not 100% convinced that different images in each screen would have been better, but perhaps in this case, we will never know

Quite the emotional video, actually. I really liked this a lot.
One of my favorite releases this year.

Yeay, thank you!

I was very pleased when watching this. One of the best I watched in a while.

Glad to hear, thanks for watching.

I'll always hold up "Human" as one of your best videos, as well as one of the most artistic and emotional videos the org has ever seen in the drama genre.

However, this addition to it seemed.... Off..

I think the effects and Bob were well done, and that the atmosphere was in the right place, but Falcone's complaint about all the pictures together was kind of my same complaint. I know that "Human" was the main focus of the scenery, but new footage in those TV boxes would have added nicely, with "Human"'s footage on the main screen and the central focus, and this would have been more effective. Kisanzi did a similar effect in Lovestruck Radience towards the end like I described, and it turned out well.

Overall, it was a great video and I'll love it for years, but it could have had so much more potential.

Thanks for the feedback. Certainly there's a lot that I learned making this video however as I said, there's only so much you can experiment with before patience grows thin.

[ZephyrStar]

Impressive. It's really good to see people doing original 3d work! I also thought the concept and execution were top notch, though I do feel that there could have been maybe a little more polish on some of the 3d, or maybe some other way of portraying the video rectangles. The style was very good though, and the actual animation was really good! A lot more fluid than I'm used to seeing in amv's or shorts. Great choice of song for the concept as well. Keep it up!!!

[Fizziks]

This is a really cool video! The 3D animation was nicely done, and I really enjoyed the concept of the video. I hope you'll continue to produce more videos such as this one. Keep up the great work!

[Infinity Squared]

Impressive. It's really good to see people doing original 3d work! I also thought the concept and execution were top notch, though I do feel that there could have been maybe a little more polish on some of the 3d, or maybe some other way of portraying the video rectangles. The style was very good though, and the actual animation was really good! A lot more fluid than I'm used to seeing in amv's or shorts. Great choice of song for the concept as well. Keep it up!!!

Yeah, I know what you are saying about the polishing up. It was definitely something I wanted to do but I guess that will be for next time. Anyway, thanks for the compliments. Coming from you who is quite in the know regarding 3D stuff, I really think is awesome.

This is a really cool video! The 3D animation was nicely done, and I really enjoyed the concept of the video. I hope you'll continue to produce more videos such as this one. Keep up the great work!

Definitely! Despite the pains making animation from scratch, the results I feel are definitely worth it! I have several other ideas cooking up in this department.

[LeapofFate]

Now this is an AMV.

I could nitpick here and there, but everyone is "human"
Exceptional job.

[Bakadeshi]

nice work :O I liked the idea and most of the execution, I think the only problem i had with it was the 3d seemed too simple, I think some nice texturing wouldve been alot better, (like some kindof metal texture on the robot and rock/concrete texturing on the buildings, etc. and maybe a little more detail on the screens, instead of the simple rectangle (some kind of frame around them maybe? ) in any case, small issues, otherwise an excellent original 3d attempt. I'd like to see what you have in the works next. (kinda inspiring me to work more on my own 3d stuff too :p)

Edit: also I think having each frame show a different scene than them all showing the same stuff repeated, would add some veriety to it and feel less (lazy I guess?) but .... I know how much cpu and memory (and not to mention time to edit every screen seperately) that would take in blender, and may not even be possible without a render farm, or a reeealy powerful PC just thought I would mention it though ;p

(I should add this comment is based on the Masters contest showing version, I will edit if need be once I download at home, if you have since made changes )

[-MD]

Best vid I've seen all year. I thought everything was very well done......now I have a new vid for my folder. Excellent work

[Nira1992]

Unfortunately, I'm not particularly a fan of the song, so I probably would have liked it more if I was. As it is though, I did like it quite a bit and found the concept very good and well presented. It's a lot better than Only Human was.

And all those screens must have taken 30+ layers. Very nice job with those, especially since I don't generally like that effect.

[Niwa]

I had some hard times getting on this one, to be honest. I thought the 3D was nicely done and good execution on the concept part, but having anime integrate with the 3D world didn't really work out for me.

It was interesting though

[Infinity Squared]

Now this is an AMV.

I could nitpick here and there, but everyone is "human"
Exceptional job.

Thanks

nice work :O I liked the idea and most of the execution, I think the only problem i had with it was the 3d seemed too simple, I think some nice texturing wouldve been alot better, (like some kindof metal texture on the robot and rock/concrete texturing on the buildings, etc. and maybe a little more detail on the screens, instead of the simple rectangle (some kind of frame around them maybe? ) in any case, small issues, otherwise an excellent original 3d attempt. I'd like to see what you have in the works next. (kinda inspiring me to work more on my own 3d stuff too :p)

Edit: also I think having each frame show a different scene than them all showing the same stuff repeated, would add some veriety to it and feel less (lazy I guess?) but .... I know how much cpu and memory (and not to mention time to edit every screen seperately) that would take in blender, and may not even be possible without a render farm, or a reeealy powerful PC just thought I would mention it though ;p

Yeah, I know what you mean about things looking simple (hence what I wrote in the video info section, but I won't repeat myself ). I had thought about a render farm actually (because I wanted to do this in HD originally), going as far as returning to my old university and trying to make use of some old contacts there to maybe "borrow" one of their computer labs but in the end I just opted for something simpler to get it done in time for AWA.

Best vid I've seen all year. I thought everything was very well done......now I have a new vid for my folder. Excellent work

Yeay MD! Thanks dude.

Unfortunately, I'm not particularly a fan of the song, so I probably would have liked it more if I was. As it is though, I did like it quite a bit and found the concept very good and well presented. It's a lot better than Only Human was.

And all those screens must have taken 30+ layers. Very nice job with those, especially since I don't generally like that effect.

Yeah, I reckon this song may not suit everyone. Certainly I can't believe I'm liking it given the fact that it's the same singer of Lithium Flower which I detest. Anyway, layers? What layers? XD... all of those scenes were combined inside Blender so literally took just 1 "layer".

I had some hard times getting on this one, to be honest. I thought the 3D was nicely done and good execution on the concept part, but having anime integrate with the 3D world didn't really work out for me.

It was interesting though

That's alright Niwa. Glad you still watched it.

[Nira1992]

Yeah, I reckon this song may not suit everyone. Certainly I can't believe I'm liking it given the fact that it's the same singer of Lithium Flower which I detest. Anyway, layers? What layers? XD... all of those scenes were combined inside Blender so literally took just 1 "layer".

Ah, I thought you might have had another way to do it. I'll have to check out blender...

[Oversized Slingshot]

I really got the feeling that Bob was longing to be human. If that was what you were aiming for, you've certainly hit a bulls-eye as far as I'm concerned. Excellent job, mate.

[machina21]

Yeah, I reckon this song may not suit everyone. Certainly I can't believe I'm liking it given the fact that it's the same singer of Lithium Flower which I detest. Anyway, layers? What layers? XD... all of those scenes were combined inside Blender so literally took just 1 "layer".

That guy has a weird voice, he's either on or off. When On, not bad, when off, honestly, its ear grating.

[jubjub2]

I love. love, love this! Nicely done, Mark!