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[Wild Fur]

I know you acknowledged this doesnt have anything to do with 10 facts but still youre not making any sense. Still not sure if youre gonna make it

Despite that this is pretty good I thought it was gonna be one of those depressing environmental messages shoved down the throat but that leopard was badass. Nicely done

HowardWimshurst responds:

Yes I took a risk by taking it away with the theme. Now it is up to the judges to decide if it does not fit the criteria. But here is my reasoning:

I have known Adam (who runs NATA) for a few years now and he has told me that the two main purposes of the theme are #1: to make sure that contestants made the animation within the time available and it wasn't just an animation that they previously made and #2 to help Animators come up with a cool Idea.
#1: It might have been possible for me to make this before the tournament however I have several other NATA contestants who can vouch for me that I made it during the tournament because I am part of a lot of skype groups where we share progress.
#2: I Certainly did use the theme to come up with something original. At first my Idea was to have a security guard reading a magazine with 10 amazing facts and he could not put the book down. Meanwhile the prizoners were escaping. From there it evolved into something different which didn't have much to do with the theme.

Also, in the later rounds where contestants are given scores, they are given marks based on certain criteria. Staying close to the theme is not one of those criteria. However originality IS one of the criteria. So if the judges consider these three points then maybe I will get in.

But if I don't get through to the next round it will be a mixture of disappointment (because I enjoy the tournament and being part of this great community) and relief (because there's lots of semi-urgent things i need to do and make besides NATA entries and being eliminated would let me take care of those things).

But anyway, yeah I certainly didn't want for this to be a depressing message about the environment, even though I do think that there are important environmental issues to be addressed world-wide. I think in general people respond better to positive stimuli, so I would rather get people interested in the natural world and find it exciting and beautiful rather than raining doom and gloom on them. If people get nagged at by people on the internet, eventually their response is to stop watching or ignore it completely.

I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for your opinion

[GothLyfe24: A Friend Pt 1]

Woah an old favorite of mine has returned with a fresh new coat of paint!

You know i dont know what it is about the series I like so much maybe because its fucking stupid and has nothing to do with goth culture but yeah its all good man.

I cant wait to see more of this!

[TidBits 1 Matter & Atoms]

I think I'm going to like this series

[TidBits 8 Ignorance]

Very informitive! Always good to keep an open mind

[Nine Lives, You're Out!]

Big Hannah barbera fan I take it ?

[Great: The Show episode 5]

These are a joy to watch

[Unrelated Occurences]

That was a fun movie to watch! Full of surprises too!

[Lord of the Pimps]

Ben Spurgin made this one too? Wow I had so many favorites of this guy and didnt even know it. Still missing that guy now