===== From brendthess@attbi.com: Very well done! Too bad you did not have time to finish it. The black and white imaging was very effective, and the overall concept (which I *can* see coming) is humorous and good. ===== From pan@syix.com: please finish this ===== From tek@evilsuperbrain.com: Great animation on the truck. It's a shame it's not finished, you'd probably score even higher (though I still think you're gonna win!). Nice work. ===== From evilsnack@hotmail.com: Use of monochrome really isn't that clever. The pattern on the plain is moving; I guess it's supposed to be grass, but it doesn't look like grass. Also, nothing appears to happen, except that objects get moved around in an unnatural-looking way. ===== From maarten_hofman@hotmail.com: This is by far the best animation submitted to this contest. A very threatening atmosphere, that really emotes the force of nature of the tornado, and the character of the old lady. The only sad aspect is the "To be continued..." it would probably have been better to leave that out and consider the animation finished. ===== From Martin.Magnusson.7121@student.uu.se: Great cinematography! I really like the concept, too. Generally good-looking models, but the ground could use some more work, and the lady seems a bit over-sized for the house -- I don't think she could stand up straight on that porch. ===== From martin@simaltech.com: Holy crap. (Okay, the jerky motion of the woman's skirt at the start of the animation is a bit less that "Holy crap", but everything else is at least a "Daaaaaamn!" and the camera work is definetely a "MOTHER $#@$#@$#!!!!") ===== From emperorofrome@yahoo.com: very impressive, it was brillent ===== From mmdoogie@ardmore.net: would really love to see the conclusion of this!!! "old lady" was actually more realistic looking than i expected from the description - great job, especially for only your second anim... ===== From chris_darcy_irtc@yahoo.com.au: What I like: Great camera work. Good look and feel. Very professional quality. What I didn_t: Long. Slow. Two parts. ===== From bill@apocalypse.org: rivetting... good story telling, good cinematography. The use of black and white was a nice homage to Wizard of Oz (intentional?). Good face on the granny. Though, much of the scene was simplistic, it worked well with all the good "movie magic" going on. Nice job. ===== From kharrima@pcc.edu: Your concept of the imperious grand dame is a good one, I'm sure most of us have one or two in the family tree. Thanks. ===== From jonathan@scudder.no: Really nice animation. Didn't quite get the bit with the stick at the end, and would have liked to see a bit more texturing, but liked the idea, the animated fields(?) and the way the tornado's destruction was animated. Good stuff :-) ===== From p_chan@shaw.ca: Overall, the modelling is done very well. One thing I feel could use improvement is the flower, which seems more like a plastic flower than a real flower as it is too stiff. The dust cloud at the bottom of the tornado is a nice effect. ===== From batronyx@alliancecable.net: It's a shame you couldn't finish, but you captured enough of "Granny's" anger over the flower to completely acomplish your objective. the truck animations were very well done, also. ===== From glenn@mccarters.net: Wow, what a start. Well-chosen camera shots, fading between scenes. I love the way the editing keeps pace with the action -- starting out leisurely, then quickening as the storm kicks up. Subtle tricks like zooming slightly out before zooming in. Black & white treatment and isolated old house on a flat plain reminds me of the Wizard of Oz. I have to mark you down a bit for the lack of story resolution, though. ===== From irtc_mail@yahoo.co.uk: The twister looks alive. The motion of the truck is realistic. The whole scene seems to get too dark when the storm appears. The close-up of the flower looks pixellated like its a blow-up. The zooming camera and edits as the old lady gets up are painfull compared to the edits at the beginning, which flow naturally. ===== From file: I LOVED IT! Truly, not a thing I would add to it, except an end. Notable for lighting, originality, composition ===== From r@adsl-65-64-194-217.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net: Notable for lighting ===== From r@dsl-200-67-236-202.prodigy.net.mx: Knowing several old ladies like that, this animation strikes a chord in me. Beautifully executed topic. Notable for modelling, lighting, originality, composition