CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

After alot of blood, sweat, and tears, 3 days in the making, the first Reflections Of Shadows trailer is finished! It's just a charrie trailer, so it's looking at one of the many side stories. Danderson and WingFoxGirl had the privillege of being the first ones to see their voices on their characters, since they sent in their lines as soon as they got them.

Special thanks to Nya for allowing us to use her song! First song is hers, second song is ours.

http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/anime/watch/v194618602RyzWFqW#

that was awesome! [sugoi, sugoi, sugoi!]

Hey, that's pretty neat. I've GOT to go record my voice and send it soon.

Wow. For three days, that's not bad. It took me about that long to make something without sound, color, or even faces.

I'm going to be honest: it was better than I was expecting, and I can't wait to see what you'll do with this project. However, there are a few things (as always) that could be improved, in my opinion. (I realize that your brother is the one doing the animation, but he's not the one posting here.)

What I liked
-The visual style was consistent throughout. Usually, when I do even a short-form manga, my characters end up looking different with each new appearance, and you have done a good job of avoiding that.
-Smooth animation: It was surprisingly fluid for being done in Paint, but maybe that was the reason it looked that way.
-WingFoxGirl: She delivered her lines very well.

What I didn't like
-Danderson. I couldn't understand what he was saying most of the time, and was apparently trying to channel Christian Bale!Batman, which, combined with what sounds like poor microphone location, didn't help.
-Reuse of the same "camera" angles. Put a bit more variety in the angles at which characters are drawn. About half the shots I saw were of the "full body, facing the camera" variety, and switching that up would make it more visually interesting.

Other than that, you've got a good start! Keep it up!

Thank you for your suggestions and comments. I'll be sure to let my bro know. He's only been animating for 1 year, and is still learning, but he loves being faced with a challenge, to help improve his skills.