Aalasteir's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Beware the Pig]

I really like it! I like the style, and the timing is good.

ALewis36 responds:

Thank you.

[Space Rocks]

The humor is funny, with good timing and excellent sound mixing. The background and characters are pretty cool, and I like the detail in the background. My mom gives me space rocks.

I enjoyed the jacket joke, it was funny. I also liked the shape tweeting.

rocthecheese responds:

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

[Shondos Mind]

great job! what is a vtuber?

how did you get started making cartoons?

Comicdud responds:

vtuber is like a funny cartoon streamer persona

I just wanted to make cartoons so I found whatever programs i could and made stuff

[A Coherent Story - EP 1]

I was confused, and I would say that the characters seem mismatched. You are very skilled, and your animation is impressive. I suggest removing the blur filter during the lip sync, for the fast character, I don’t like the standing shadow.

Metallis responds:

But a 5/5 anyway? thanks :>
As for the blur and shadow behind them, thsoe are thigns i'm still playing around with

[The Pencil2D Collab]

Awesome animations! Great work! They are very funny, and high quality.

BlakeTakesTheCake responds:

Thanks for the VA work! :D

[FAT CAT!]

Super cool animation! Great color palette, and timing.

Ash1car responds:

Thanks Aalasteir!!

[Josh Grayson: Episode 5]

Fantastic work! Great animation, voice acting and storytelling!

10OutOf10Media responds:

Thanks!

[Aliens Stole my Cheese Doodles]

Fantastic work! Great animation, good humor, and very funny! The traditional animation is extremely impressive.

How did you get interested in animation?

What is your process?

TobyMoon responds:

Thanks so much! :)

Not really sure exactly how, I've always been making little cartoons for as far back as I can remember.

Absolutely everything you see is hand drawn on paper. I scan each frame into the computer where I then edit and assemble everything. I try to only use computers when I need to, even the audio production I'll sometimes use a 4 track cassette portastudio.

[The Legend of Stinky123]

Funny moments, and thanks for including the music in the description. Unique style!

TigerHenry678 responds:

Thanks! 👍

[Spitwads - TV Trouble]

Super funny, good camera work! Fantastic sound design.

What is your approach to creating your animations?

Spitwads responds:

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the support.

For a quick rundown, I always start with audio and build from there (recorded in Audacity and edited in Final Cut Pro). I voice both characters, so it's been fun to see it all evolve as I've worked on it more and more. I do all of the animation in ToonBoom Harmony, as well as the camerawork, background art, and compositing. The whole thing then goes back into Final Cut Pro, where I resync it with the original audio and layer on some extra effects that are easier to do outside of ToonBoom (for this one the "cheapski" mouth effect and color correction). After that it's pretty much done!

I hope that answers what you wanted to know! I'd definitely be happy to go into greater detail if there's anything else you're curious about.

Hopefully getting started on the next one soon!