Tom's adventure

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Tom's adventure

By Surprise Team

Description: This is the story of Tom, the little tomato. His dream is to be loved by the human, so he tried to be the most perfect tomato. Until one day, the human noticed a stain on him and decided to throw him in the garbage. Tom is desperate, but he still has hope, and believes he can clean his stain with his flowers. He then meets other damaged vegetables, and they all escape from the garbage can. What will happen to them ?

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    Luna---

    When I first read the description, I will be honest, I thought, "How interesting can a story about a tomato be? I don't like tomatoes lol!" But now, I so want a plush of your specific tomato, Tom! I was pleasantly surprised to by the tone at @3:15 - with the human behaving like a monster towards the vegetables! What?! Great story! I want to also share some specific points too in case it helps: @2:38, I wasn't sure where Tom was staring at - not a big deal as I got it later but noting that I was a bit confused as everything else was super clear. @2:40, I knew it was a map to the destination, but I didn't have enough time to process it. I assume the map was drawn on a rock? Maybe a shot of a wide view from inside of the pot. I just wasn't fully oriented. @2:40-241, maybe clarify the trash with a gray fill color and increase the line-weight of the path. The box on the right was clear but there was too much information on the left side. (The pan from left to right did help). You can also consider removing the trees/grass details to just focus on the trash, path and destination box. @2:49 - that transition confused me from the vegetable pointing to stepping outside. I still though understood that it was the escape. But I guess I don't know what I am seeing. @2:57 gave me a big "ooohhh" moment. I am wondering if this shot should be a bit earlier so I can orient myself. @5:35 - I was a bit confused with seeing the vegetable that died ("wait, did it come back to life? Did it survive? Or was it waiting at the destination the whole time? No, it died...Is it another vegetable?") and later realized it was a statue - maybe show one shot of them sculpting the statue. @5:37-5:42 was super cute. @5:42 is a great ending shot. The @5:45 is also a nice twist, but something feels off with the transition of the black shot. I can't exactly point it out, so I hesitate giving this feedback. An idea came to mind that what if you zoom out from the 5:42 scene similar to the opening shot and in the background, you see the silhouette of the farmer leaving and then have the shot of 5:45 with the for sale sign. Just a thought. Again, your video is phenomenal! I love how we connect with Tom and then the interesting dynamic with the farmer - wasn't expecting it all!

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    Solenne---

    Omg I'm so grateful ! Thank you for this huge feedback :D I'm glad you were surprised by the result ! For @2:40/@2:41, I've been told before that it wasn't clear enough, and that it was too short, ty for your advices; it'll definitely help ! For @2:49, no one told me, but now you mention it, I can see that ! I'll see how to make it more obvious that they're escaping For @5:35, it would be more obvious that it's a statue if it were in color aha, but I can understand that in grey, it's a bit disturbing :') For @5:45, it's a great idea, so there's a transition between the end shot of the vegetables and the last shot, I'll think about it ! I'm looking to rework the story a bit and your feedback are definitly gonna help, thank you so much again ! :D

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    Luna---

    You are very welcome! and yay, I am glad this feedback can be of some help - though take anything I said with a grain of salt. And again, great job! :D

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    juan---

    I love your story and the way you told it. The character is super endearing. The villain is very clear. I connected all the way through. Great job!!

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    Solenne---

    Thanks a lot !! :D

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    Anthony---

    This was great! the story had a great arc, the number of slides did a great job of conveying the action.

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    Solenne---

    Thank you ! :)

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    MariaPia---

    The story is very compelling! The plot, the character, the style, the music, sound effects, the drawings, everything is clear and interesting to follow. The use of visual storytelling is very clear, for example when Tom show how is he preparing to become harvested along a checklist. It is clear his want. In character development, Tom's emotions, struggles, giving up and triumph are very clear since the beginning. It is notable all the hardwork and time invested in this story. The story structure is clear and the mysterious ending is exciting! Congratulations in such great work!

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    Solenne---

    Thank you so much for your feedback, It means a lot ! I'm glad you understand everything :D

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    Glen---

    Great visuals and simple audio to tell your story. I was a little confused about the relationship between the rejected veggies and the farmer, but I was still invested in the story wondering how it would end.

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    Solenne---

    Thank you for your feedback ! I'll take that into account :D

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    Maël ---

    I really LOVE your story ! Your storytelling is amazing and your art is magnificent ! I really enjoyed following your project and I think Tom is a great character and its story should be made as a full movie !

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    Solenne---

    Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it :D