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So this is my entry to #DAmusicproject's February Competition. The lyric I took was "Turn into something beautiful" from Yellow, by Coldplay :)

This is an idea I've had lulling about in my brain for quite some time now. When I was younger, I used to think that if you planted any seed into the ground, it'd grow. Ah, youth and stupidity. But yes, this is just a short story :) Not based on anyone, or anything in particular, I made it up as I went along. Plus I really love this song <3 I would've liked to have found a version which sounded MORE like the piano, than a keyboard. But that's just my preference, because I can tell the difference between the two :paranoid:

Anyway, hope you enjoy it guys <3 It's been a LONG LONG LONG while since I've done any proper animating with flash, so I may have cheated a little... Or a lot... :paranoid:

Also, thanks to ~zeedox for his critiques :D I know there are lots of other things that could be improved on... So if you point them out, I MAY change things, depends on how I feel


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~12 hours worth of animating over the weekend
~Flash CS3
~Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1 performed by MasterJace
~Inspired by *IsabellasArt
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*1sand0s Mar 1, 2010  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
That was entirely unexpected, not because I thought you incapable but because it's different from what I've seen from you. And I like it! There are, as always, a few things I could say about it. Not about the flash or actual animation since that is not my forte (who am I kidding, I know nothing about flash or animation) but the theatrical and story telling elements.

It tells the story, you get the emotion but all it needs is a bit of polish to make it superb. For example, set the length of the animation to the length of the music. I had to sit and watch "Replay?" for 30 seconds because I wanted to hear the end of the song. The easy way to fix this is slow the animation down but don't change anything else. You fit quite a bit of story in less than 1 minute; by lengthening the animation you have more time to bond with the characters.

Like I said, little things like that and it would raise the level from "captivating" to "enraptured". Seriously, try and prove me wrong... :) Despite all the little changes I would like to see you make, it still gave me goosebumps when I watched it. It's nice to see this is how you've been spending your free time.
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~Loucife Mar 1, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
:) Thank you! :heart:

I DID want to try to fit the story into the 2+ minutes of the song but at the time couldn't think of much more to add. And I didn't want to make the animations to go too slowly either xD So I might make some of the animations go on for a bit longer, but I'll probably only bring myself to add a few seconds.

When I do add to it, I'll update it ;)
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~thespes Mar 1, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
This is absolutely wonderful! It kind of reminds me of the Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.
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~Loucife Mar 1, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Aww thanks so much! :D
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~thespes Mar 1, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
You're quite welcome! :D
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~JessicaValerie-n-Co Feb 12, 2010  Student General Artist
This is really nice, and its a beautiful animation
great work :heart:
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~Loucife Feb 12, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Aww thanks! :aww: :heart:
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It a really sweet story you have there. It works better since it not to be about anyone in particular, just life. Anyway good job!
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~Loucife Feb 3, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you! :D
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`lindelokse Feb 1, 2010   Digital Artist
wonderful work dear :clap:!!!
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