Thank you for using my song. It is greatly appreciated! :D

The flash has potential but is currently too empty. Aside from the pleasent FX and sitting animation, it simply loops indefinitely. A little more substance would be helpful, even if it was only him turning over to sleep, laying down and staring upward, etc. There are some subtleties that would have also improved this such as some small twinkling stars at night, a cloud or two, etc. The Clif was nice (looked like a face, BTW :P) but was the only thing with any substantial detail. Lines in the sand would of been a nice addition. Also, during the shift from night to day, the hue (?) is a bit ugly at some points. Day looks good and night looks good, but the transition back is a little iffy. Everything turns somewhat orange and hazy.

It is a decent loop but could be so much more! There is great importance in subtle details. Rework it a bit and it could be quite nice. Also, the audio quality was slightly muffled for some reason. :(

Thanks for using my tune and happy b-day! :D
~Blaze

For a first attempt, this appears to be fairly solid. There's no stick figures (Hurrah! :D) and it's colorful. The animation is a bit primitive, but you'll work through that with some sweat and experience.

On a good note, everything was very colorful, and the drawing were decent. What I really thought was cool, however, his the way the flash flowed with the music; when the protaganist (?) shed a tear the music began to pick up as if he were battling with inner turmoil. Probably unintentional, but very cool!

There are things to improve as well. The animation is quite rough. As has been previously said, I believe more keyframes and pumping up the fps should help. I understand that this was just a quick attempt, but why not submit something until it is the best it could be? If you do that, you'll find yourself greeted with some surprising results! (In a good way) The music also was too long for the flash. I don't know if there is a way you could make it fade out with flash, but that would be helpful.

Not a bad job at all for a beginner. Spend more time paying attention to details, read some tutorials, and keep working at it despite what anyone may say. :)

~Blaze

PS. Thanks for using my song! ^_^

(I am not an artist and have no flash experience, so my review might not be great. Here are my thoughts, though)

I liked the flash! While the art wasn't top-notch, it looked very good for hand-drawn. I have seen many first-animations that were crude stick-figures, and this is definitely better than those. You've got a good start!

I do have some gripes, however. The biggest problem with this is the walking animation. Every step is very rigid and choppy. It looks as though there were no connecting frames between each step. I don't know much about flash, but I believe there is a technique called "Motion Tweening" which would held in this regard. I'm sure there are tutorials on this site somewhere.

The sky and characters all looked good. The landscape was nice, and the color choice matched nicely with the mood of the song. I never imagined this song being in a video about love, but it worked rather well to my surprise. :)
I did notice one character which I have to criticize. There was a person who was in the shadows and was colored black. This character looked too "blocky". :(

As far as the story goes, I didn't really get it. xD I understand the underlying theme of love, but did not understand how wolves fit into this. I also didn't understand why wings came out of the person at the end. Was this supposed to be symbolism and represent freedom or something?

Anyway, this is good overall. It isn't the greatest in the animation and story department, but the drawing were good and the music fit well. With a little bit of patience and practice, you could be a fine flash artist! Continue to work hard and hone your skills. Oh, and thank you once again for using my song! :D

~BlazingDragon

This is beautiful! The melody is so sweet and the chords are so lush....I love it! It sounds like film score material to me. The oboe in particular is fantastic. What did you do to compose this as far as hardware and software?

Now hurry and finish this gosh darnit!

I must say, I strongly dislike Miley Cyrus as a person, actor, AND musician. However, you've managed to make a pretty kickin' arrangement despite the fact that it is....her. That being the case, you could do anything you set your mind to, no doubt. :P

Kudos!

This is a touching piece, shrouded in mystery and intrigue. The melody is beautiful and the dynamics make it very much alive. Thanks for a great song to imagine to. :)

Did you play it live on the piano, or at least use a midi controller?