Thanks for clearing this up rio.   I don't particularly feel very good about this one because I made it a whole year ago and the quality is very bad, along with the choppy frame rate of 10fps. I thought I should enter it anyway because I can't make a new dancing animation because I am too busy with mixels episode 3. Here it is anyway, the secret test footage of the gummy bear animation, which started everything for me.

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Well, I actually find this quite difficult to chose, but seeing as I can only name one winner, the winner of this week's contest is....

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To be honest, the animation isn't that good. I understand that you did this quite a long time ago and that you've improved a lot as an animator. But there are some really cool dance movements in this short little film. I could go on about the animation, but seeing as this is a contest about dancing, I'll just focus on the dancing - Although not perfect, I really like how all 3 figures are in sync with each other. When they move their heads up and down, I really like that especially. If you only had one minifigure, I don't think it would have been as good, but when you have a dance group, all dancing at the same time, it really works, and that's something I've noticed while animating dance groups in the past - Even if the movement of the dance isn't all that impressive, if you suddenly have a group of dancers all doing the same thing, it looks a lot better. There are a few things you could have improved on, like when they turned to the left or right and all moved one direction. There was no leg movement there, and if you had them all moving their legs up and down at the same time, that would have looked really good. Overall, you did a decent job!

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If I was judging solely on animation, you probably would have won. I really liked the animation. It was lively, funny, quite smooth, and overall pretty nice to look at. As for the dancing, well, there wasn't really much of that. Maybe if you didn't have the majority of the film with a close up of him, and showed his legs, it would have been better. I really liked it, though, so good job!

Didn't get a big turnout this time. I'm glad Shawarma did enter as well, so there actually was a competition. I can understand why this contest wasn't a big thing - I think dancing is a very hard thing to do in brickfilm form. I don't really know that many people who do it, because it's really hard. So, good job to the both of you. It's not an easy thing to animate, but you both executed it well!

I can't help but feel that "racing" in and of itself is really too broad a theme. Say hypothetically that one entry features a minifig sprinting, while another involves race cars tearing up the track. It would be virtually impossible to fairly compare and judge between the two. I suggest that you pick a more specific theme or narrow the current one down to one particular type of racing.

I'd suggest maybe making this theme mostly about running. I notice that a lot of people struggle with getting the run cycle right.

Ooooh, this theme may possibly be some useful practice for my next brickfilm. I'll try to enter if I can.

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Hopefully I'm not too late entering this. Ended up losing track of time. Full disclaimer: this is actually a short clip from my unreleased and failed BRAWL entry, but it fits the theme so I figured I'd enter it. I had originally intended to make something new specifically for the challenge but again, lost track of time.

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Thanks Raptor Studios!

As most of you have probably already noticed, attendance in this challenge has been rather lacking for quite some time. Thus, I'm gonna do a couple things slightly different this time around. Please note that these are expected to be one time changes and the winner is in no way obligated to follow suit.

The winner will receive one random, unopened Series 16 Collectible Minifigure. Unfortunately, due to the logistics of international shipping, only US residents will be eligible to receive this prize. Nevertheless, please don't let this discourage those of you outside the US from participating. After all, the whole point of the animation challenge is to have fun and improve our skills as animators! Also, in addition to the previous experiment, I am also extending the length of this challenge to two weeks.

All Hallows' Eve is only a few weeks away. In spirit of the season, this week's animation challenge is Digging a Grave! Should be pretty self explanatory. So what are you waiting for? Grab your best shovel or pick and a handy nearby corpse and get to work! I hope to see a good turnout. The deadline for entries is Monday, October 17

Nice theme! I really probably have to try hard this time, because there is sure to be more entries as there is a prize! Anyways, this should be really fun.

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