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ETHAN ART VENTURE

Ethan Art Venture is a terrific short animated film that teaches an important lesson. Plus, it has amazing graphics and a good story line.

The story is about Ethan, a kid with autism, who has a huge imagination and artistic talent that is tested when he feel threatened by another artist. Ethan has to hunker down to prove his value as an artist, armed with only his trusty pencil.

I like that protagonist is an autistic child. It shows us that autism doesn't keep you from experiencing greatness. I also like the interplay between live action and animation, which is pretty seamless. Ethan's animated character is sort of like his image twin. The animation is amazing, with bright colors; so are the voice overs, which really match the characters. The characters are well defined and really stand out. Each one is very distinctive. Of course, Ethan is the star of the show and my favorite character since he shows us a valuable lesson. The backgrounds also deserve mention as they are very well drawn and appropriate for the storyline, whether in Ethan's home or at school, or an overhead drone life view of the city. The background music and sound effects are terrific, incorporating everything from thunder to hip "moving about" tunes. There are some fun special effects that are created in animation.

The message of the film is that autism is a super power!

I give Ethan Art Venture 4.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 5 to 12, plus adults. Reviewed by Ethan X. and Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

Ethan Art Venture is a terrific short animated film that teaches an important lesson. Plus, it has amazing graphics and a good story line.

The story is about Ethan, a kid with autism, who has a huge imagination and artistic talent that is tested when he feel threatened by another artist. Ethan has to hunker down to prove his value as an artist, armed with only his trusty pencil.

I like that protagonist is an autistic child. It shows us that autism doesn't keep you from experiencing greatness. I also like the interplay between live action and animation, which is pretty seamless. Ethan's animated character is sort of like his image twin. The animation is amazing, with bright colors; so are the voice overs, which really match the characters. The characters are well defined and really stand out. Each one is very distinctive. Of course, Ethan is the star of the show and my favorite character since he shows us a valuable lesson. The backgrounds also deserve mention as they are very well drawn and appropriate for the storyline, whether in Ethan's home or at school, or an overhead drone life view of the city. The background music and sound effects are terrific, incorporating everything from thunder to hip "moving about" tunes. There are some fun special effects that are created in animation.

The message of the film is that autism is a super power!

I give Ethan Art Venture 4.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 5 to 12, plus adults. Reviewed by Ethan X. and Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

Ethan's Art-Venture is an animated, mixed with live-action, short film about an autistic, illustrator who on his 9th birthday, is given a gift that allows him access to a powerful, imaginative, inner realm: a completely animated world. Every year, Ethan represents the school at the National Art Conference. However, this year there is a new, skillful artist competing who Ethan sees as a threat to his title as "best artist." With determination to prove his artistic abilities, he is armed with only his trusty pencil to help him reclaim his prize.