I'm looking for feedback on an animation our studio recently created as part of a content piece.
As many of you know, animation can be incredibly time-consuming. Lately, we’ve been experimenting with ways to speed up our turnaround time for content releases. My question is: would you stop and watch this, or keep scrolling? Any thoughts on how we could make it more engaging?
Personally, I lean toward quality over quantity, and have recently stepped back from fast-paced production. That said, I’ve seen plenty of social media animations—often with much less effort—successfully capture their target audience's attention.
We’re not chasing virality; our focus is on longevity and building a strong community. I'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas on creating content that still feels high-quality but doesn't take nearly as long to produce.
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I like the animation style, Cyrus Sales! I'd stop and watch this. I'd watch a movie/show about it too.
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Hey Maurice Vaughan - thank you so much for this feedback! I guess we are our worst critics lol.
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You're welcome, Cyrus Sales. I see this being an animated Fantasy version of The Office.
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The mix of styles at 8s doesn't resonate with me. The photorealistic iMac, with the cartoon hair intersecting the screen, and the color quantization of the background... Though, it does have originality.
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Patrik Gyltefors thank you for the feedback. I personally wasn't rocking with the backgrounds. We were testing using photos instead of hand drawing the backgrounds.
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Really interesting topic. These days, pacing is key. Even with simple visuals, if the rhythm grabs people in the first few seconds, they’ll keep watching. It’s more about clear emotions and good timing than detailed animation.
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This looks great enough for me
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For posting on social media, it looks fine and interesting.
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A thought has just occurred to me. Doing this kind of short visual joke is ideal for SM posting. However what if it were able to be ported to both vertical and horizontal formats? Now that I watch this I'm thinking centre framing is the way to go for this stuff. So exporting to vertical doesn't cut off anything important.
Thanks for the insight. Also I shot you a message, Cyrus.
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Laurie Ashbourne - I'm not too sure how to resolve the issue. I'll be sure to share a link once it's posted on social for those who cannot see it on stage32.
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Justin Groats - and sometimes good enough is good enough lol. Bob Harper - thank you. I'm a stickler with quality but feel like quality keep me/us from posting and getting content out there.
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Simon Turnbull - I took note of that as well. We often times add a rotate screen for horizontal content (I personally like horizontal) but I also understand vertical is ideal for social media. I gotcha, sending message back now.