B.S.E Version 6 Round 1 - Urban Brawl

Here we go again! Your favorite competition is back with 10 new rounds of insane combos! This is the competition that turned me into the animator that I am today and I’m very happy to be hosting it again!

Now lets get this show on the road!
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What is B.S.E.?
It's a very simple yet fun idea, you will be given a sequence of moves and a "theme" or a ”special element” that must be performed in a combo. The combo is being performed by ONE stickfigure against another stickfigure (unless you are being informed otherwise). The special element can be anything from superpowers and special weapons, to diffrent enviroments and music synchronization, While Themes can be something more broad, such as Sci-fi, Historical or Gore.

An example:

Combo: Punch, Punch, Kick, Kick, Kick."
Or "Punch, Kick, Throw.

Special element: The combo must be performed inside a wind tunnel.

The combos will become more advanced as the competition goes on, so the final round will have a great number of moves on the list.

How Many Rounds?:
There will be 10 rounds, each one will last 2-4 weeks. No rounds will be shortened or lengthened, even if everyone finishes their animations early, or most people don’t finish on time.

Length?
There will be NO minimum length. However, obviously, length may act as a catalyst for getting more points, which will be distributed for actual animating skill.

Can I miss a round?:
You are allowed to miss out rounds and you are allowed to join this competition at any round you want. Although this will obviously affect your overall score.

I'm finished!:
Great! Post the link to your animation on this thread. I'd suggest that you use Sta.sh or Youtube (Convert your SWF into a video format using Swivel first) to upload your animation. At the end of the 10th round a winner will be chosen from the highest overall score, and an award will be given to the highest scorer of every round. The top mark for each round will be 10, your end score will obviously then be out of 100.

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Round 1

Ended on April 12
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Combo
Punch, Punch, Kick, Punch, Kick, Elbow

Theme
Urban

Urban? So simple!
Yeah this is the first round of this BSE version. This competition is ment for new animators to improve and grow, aswell as for veterans to show what they can do with a simple concept. For this round, simply animate the combo in a urban environment, and try to make use of the urban elements. Doing some parkour or jumping between rooftops would be nice!

Why is the combo so short?
Again, this is the first round. There are alot of new animators joining this competition. We're starting off easy and will gradually get more advanced.

Here is a quick example on what a BSE entry can look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6BPIOudWrU
And it can be waaaay more advanced if you really want to show off and get a high score!

Judges
Oxob3000
Camila
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Prizes!

The winner of each round gets 3 RHG trading cards! Second place gets 2, and third place gets 1! The prize for the overall winner will be revealed later on.

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I like the facial expressions and the punching effects. Some inbetweens would have been nice to make it flow better. Also the walking animations needs some work (they lean too much forwoard)

alandylan12 - 7
I can only judge from when the combo actualy starts. Have to say that I really like how smooth and realistic the movements are. Also like the 3D feel to your backround. Would have been nice with some more detail to it though.

Aslime1999 -2
Good effort. I feel like you should watch some basic flash tutorials to learn the basic concepts of animation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByQOgcKMYJs

AwesTube -5.5
The combo feels powerfull and flows well. Decent blood effect aswell. Your stickfigures could use some work though as they resize and wobble alot.

captain4dji -5.5
The movements are good and I like how you made use of the envirement aswell. The finisher could have used more effects, such as camerashakes and cracks to the ground.

Corebunny -4.5
The combo was quite decent even if it's a bit "stop-and-go"-ish. I'd suggest you to turn the smoothing up a bit on your brush to make your stickfigures look cleaner. Also, nice graphiti ~

Darknesspawn -5
Good use of the urban theme. Decent angles too. I feel like the elbow could have been put more emphesize to so that it would feel more like a finisher. A moving camera would have been nice aswell.

Drifts - 8
Mmmm those smooth angles~ Also love the facial expressions. Although I was hoping for an epic finisher!

DiPi -8.5
My personal favorite! I watched this sooo many times. I love how clean everything is. Great movements and backround. And on top of that it's synched with the music! Only critic I can think of is that the elbow happens pretty quick so its hard to see how it's performed.

Egor -7
The combo is very clean and well excicuted. The ending made me laugh alot! Although like with alot of the entries, I was hoping for the finisher to be more epic.

EhMeD_Emer -8
That's how a finisher is done! Beautiful backround and well excicuted combo. The sticks could have been a bit cleaner on the 2D parts of the fight. Even if it's style preference I feel like the sticks could have been made with the same style but with a smoother look to them.

EmoSh33p -7.5
I want to give this a higher score! The animation is great and powerfull. I REALLY love the finisher. Although it jumps between angles too much and too fast for my taste.

EnzoTinMan -3
Good start! You should try animating with a higher framerate and practice some animation basics. Here is a tutorial I made for stick construction and running https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByQOgcKMYJs

frNME - 7.5
The 3D looking backround is really stunning. Although the sticks are not very clean looking, and I'd like to see some bricks fly whenever you break a wall.

GpB1010 - 2.5
You have to work on emphasizing the indivifual moves. This way it just looks like he's wobbling about with punching sounds. Watching some basic stickfigure tutorials could help!

Hinthunter - 6
This style is super cute! Fluid movements too. But not much more too it than that. And yeah, a V-cam wouldn't hurt.

Hydrios - 4
The combo is decent. A bit hard to see the individual moves. And the brown stickfigure appears to be lacking arms on alot of the frames. Practice on making the combo look more smooth and clean!

IsaacXBode - 7.5
Looks very clean. I like the angles and the lense-flare. The skull on the x-ray shot could have been more detailed.

LaVi - 5
The combo is decent. You gotta work on your airial movements, plus making the movements that send the oponent up in the air actualy look powerfull. Make him put his whole body into his more powerfull attacks.

lglg2 - 2
I think you should practice the basics of making your stickfigure walk and run properly. I dont animate with Pivot myself but I'm sure there are good tutorials to be found!

Mattattack2 - 4.5
The combo is pretty good! Maybe try and make some of the moves more clear by slowing it down a bit. Also I don't see the urban in there.

MetalOxide - 7.5
I really like the style of this one. The exagurated moves gives it a funny look in a good way. Also good use of the envirement. Not sure what framerate this is, but adding some inbetweens would make it even better!

Mustika - 6.5
Very clean looking. Although alot of the moves that were given alot of anticipation ended up not being as powerfull as expected. Some inbetweens would have been nice too. Good overall!

Neutral -7
Really like it. The combo is well performed and the backround is nice. Not sure if it has a low framerate though or if it has alot of doubleframing. Inbetweens would make it look more fluid.

Oivas - 3.5
The combo does its job. Although you have to work on your stick construction. This tutorial might help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByQOgcKMYJs

Polymental - 3.5
Some creative moves there even if the excicution could use some work. Try making your attacks look more powerfull! Some sound effects would also be nice.

RaySwordz - 4.5
You really have something goung for you here. While the excicution is quite impressive, the overall quality of the animation is pretty low. Keep practicing with flash and you'll be great! (and try not blasting my ears out with your music)

Rayzor - 7.5
Very nice touch with the sound getting more subdued while inside the house. Overall great job! Maybe try making your sticks look a bit cleaner.

RemsG11 - 1.5
You have to hold down shift while you change the size of the v-cam. Otherwise everything will get stretched out in diffrent directions. The animation itself was decent. I could see the yellow stick dissapearing in some frames though. And you also added some moves to the combo.

rickyzonzon - 3
The combo is very fast and quite choppy. It's hard to tell wich move is wich. You have to work on the easing and anticipation of your movements.

Seagull - 4.5
Looks very rushed. Still not bad though. The movements are good and I like the trails. I think you can do so much better though! Adding sounds would be a good start.

SDK-Anims - 3.5
The movements are pretty good. I like your thick stickfigure style. The backround looks way too simple though and there are alot more things you could have done to spice the combo up. Try adding extra emphesize to some moves to give the audience something to react to.

Shuriken - 5.5
The combo is well performed. Looks pretty rushed though. And I know you could have done a really spicy finisher if you wanted to. And yeah, the quality in wich this was uploaded is very low.

SolarisJT - 5
WOW 3D! I really hope you keep joining the other rounds just for the sake of this style! Although your hits look very weak and not very creative. Needs more force! Also I cant really see the purpose of the yellow spider-web thing behind him.

Spreckops - 5.5
Could this be our new Tentionmaru? The combo is pretty well performed with a nice style aswell! If you want it to look more like tentionmaru/Nhazul however, there is alot more force needed. Doubleframing the impacts alot while also adding a ton of camshakes would get you far! Your smoke effects could also use some work.

Sun Animates - 1.5
Looks very rushed. Limbs dissapearing. Choppy movements. For your next entry, make sure to watch through your animation to make sure that you didnt miss out on adding a body or a head to your sticks.

TheBestG - 5.5
The combo is good, not much to criticise there. Could have spiced it up a bit more with some creative moves. Blood effects are good too. I dont really see the purpose of the intro though.

the new one2 - 4
The movements are smooth. The combo is ok. It doesnt look like any of those hits are hurting though. And it ends very sudden. Try making your sticks react in a more natural way to being hit.

Turquoise#2 - 6
The movements are really good. Good finisher too. Just not much more than that to it.

Vibra - 6
Good movements and nice performance. Keep in mind though that you should try to make your stickfigures pop out from