DOUBLECROSS

Wow, Lauren, I'm really impressed! Your work is fantastic! It overflows creativity, originality and professionalism. Bravo! You have a very personal, expressive and unique drawing! I love the use of sounds, the narration and dialogues, the voices and intonations, the colors and perspectives, the fresh and carefree style... Everything is very exciting and inspiring! Finally, I enjoyed the credits a lot, very cool! SUPER GREAT JOB! :)

I just watched your animatic, "Doublecross," and I was blown away! The illustration is beautiful, the movement of the characters is fluid and expressive, and the voices and singing are top-notch. I enjoyed the story, and I especially liked the way you showed that even the most menacing creatures can learn to be kind and compassionate. I think you did a fantastic job with this project, and I'm impressed with your skills as an animator. I can't wait to see what you create next! Here are some specific things I liked about your animatic: The illustration is beautiful. The characters are expressive and well-designed, and the backgrounds are lush and detailed. The movement of the characters is fluid and expressive. You did a great job of capturing the weight and movement of each character, and the way they interact with each other is very natural. The voices and singing are top-notch. The actors did a great job of bringing the characters to life, and the singing is beautiful and haunting. The story is engaging and well-told. I was hooked from the beginning, and I couldn't wait to see what happened next. I think you did a fantastic job with this project, and I'm impressed with your skills as an animator.

I really like the art and animations, and I think its one of the best in that piont, but I didn't understand the plot, I mean, in the beginning yes, but I think all the act 3 I was very confused.

This is quite outstanding; you indeed went out of your way to get voice actors and create a storyboard reel that looks very professional. the whole feel of this story feels like it was inspired by noir and gangster movies. The only thing that left me with questions was how it ended. Maybe that's what you were going for, but I feel like some story arcs feel a little incomplete. other than that, I'm real impressed with the final result.

Hey Matthew, fantastic work, love your drawing style and the story is very fascinating. But it is a bit difficult to follow. I sense that some parts go too quickly and some parts a bit too slow. I think if you could clear up the story line a bit more, especially the motivation of each character, you would have a great pilot episode for a series. The characters are fun and I love the jokes you have put in!

Wow! This is so awesome! Great story and art. Everything flows together so good.

This was pretty good! The plot was a little bit hard for me to follow, but I loved the voice acting expressive line work of the characters, the scenery, camera angles, and the cinematography! I was just a little bit confused at the end, I saw in the beginning that one of the mob bosses wanted the leviathan dead and now he congratulates Leon and Ghetsam for supposedly killing it, did they just stage a fake hit? I just wanted to understand that section a bit more Other than that everything else was very entertaining, and the art style really drew my eye toward it through and through! Great job!

Love it! This thing is ready for production. Great character designs, and shot variety. I would really like to see this short finished.

Watching the birth of Ghetsam! Lauren, you have amazing control of staging, draftsmanship, and storytelling, really professional, the voice acting too. WOW! Your ambition to also show the Worldbuilding with your characters is spectacular. I felt that your piece was never about a single animation but episodic. There is a slow build-up as a result to me for Ghetsam as a protagonist, I wondered at one moment if Ghetsam was starting to like being human. As a result of building a world, you chose to show equally intriguing characters to me that made me want more. I also quite enjoyed the puns and expressions. It also feels fresh. I would love to see a show like that come to life.

The plot still had me a bit lost, but I'm notoriously bad at following mobster movie plots. It was always clear who you should root for, and that's all that counts. Great character development and design. Excellent craft. I really loved the splicing in of the 1920's theater bits for the montages, as well as the Jaques Cousteau (?) naration of a nature show, those were great devices. I still wish it was a mini series or a full length film to give time to get into everyone's motivations and character dynamics more. I was surprised that the science lady didn't say he had octopus or cuttlefish dna that allowed him to change shape to mimic anything, and her device forced him into human form. Well done!

I really like how you made the story come full circle in a way by starting with an old-timey nature show narration and ending with a similar narration before the end! Once again, I feel adding sound effects in a future revision (as opposed to words in the images indicating sound effects) could REALLY tie this all together and make crucial scenes clearer!

Congratulations on a final submission! Your artwork and animation are breathtaking. I love the expressions, scenery, and how every cell conveys an emotion. There was one scene where your character is seen from behind, standing up, and even without seeing the characters face, it was so expressive and natural I was in awe. I have been following your stories so I know what it’s about but I think if I did not I think I might be confused in the beginning about who the main character is. My suggestion would be to show your main character doing his thing as a leviathan a little bit more in the beginning and trim that first conversation among the mobsters a bit. I hope that makes sense! As always, I love the humor in your story and I love that it’s not a typical happy ending kind of situation, yet you still see humanity in the characters. Oh one more thing – I absolutely loved the old-timey movie thing you did to show the story happening over time. Genius!