@@SolisDiem The creature that took the baby hydroptera is called the hydrognath. For why it was there, I'll keep that a secret for now because I might do something more with this cast of characters at a future time. I say "might" because I haven't quite decided yet. edit: for now, um... I guess he was hungry, and a baby hydroptera seemed like a good snack :)
@@AutisticEmo_fairy_X3 I'm sorry if it made you cry. The whole short film could've been a lot more tragic though: While making the ending, I was debating whether the baby dragon would survive the experience... I was actually considering going with a much darker ending So now I'm glad that I didn't make that ending and I hope you enjoyed it nonetheless! :)
My soul almost shattered 😭 You did such a lovely job on the expressions/animation! The character designs look great too, I feel like I could spot them in HTTYD or Sea Beast! 🌊 🐉 I also love how you tied those spikey little balls on the ocean floor into the story to make a bigger impact at the end! Well done :)
This is such incredible work! I think I'll probably start to see these creatures in my dreams, honestly. The way you made them move is so satisfying. Also, I'm always overjoyed to see other animators and creative people composing their own music for their films, because I also like to compose my own music for my animations and I love multimedia creative processes and DIY approaches. In a world where automation/AI and the pressure to specialize/pick a side are eating away at multimedia/multidisciplinary creative people, it's encouraging to see people take the time to develop and fine tune a whole host of creative skills. It can be a lot to figure out what works best with scoring for film and weaving music and motion together, because the intersection of music and film is such a complex area, but it can lead to uniquely cool and personal art. Here are some tips I have from what I've learned for anyone curious or anyone who is daydreaming about making something like this: -It's okay for the score to have open spaces and areas of silence. The music doesn't have to fill every crevice of the film. This helps it breathe, creates ebb and flow, and can serve as a cue for the audience to pay attention to something (emphasis). This way the music becomes part of the flow of the story rather than something kind of constantly overlaid on top of it that may be distracting. But above all, have trust in your beautiful animation work and know that when it comes to film scoring, less can be more for building a scene's mood and using music to enhance the narrative. -Experiment with your virtual and physical instruments and how you mix them in your DAW. The sound design of how you mix/produce them, layer them, and create texture, rhythm, and space/atmosphere is as important as the base sound design within the scene itself. The way you mix things and how you sculpt the sonic quality of the music can add so much to the storytelling and vibe when you use them very intentionally. -Depending on the program you use to compose your music, there is probably some sort of way to pull video reference into your composition software so you can match it more closely to picture. When you score something separately, the timing might be off, a key moment might fall flat, or the vibe may just not fit the way you imagined it would when you join them together. The music and the animation are two creatures caught up in a fascinating mating dance or some kind of conversation together, so they'll want to get to know each other and complement what the other one does. Scoring directly to picture can make this tailoring process a lot more efficient.
This is just.. so gorgeous! You are TOO underrated and deserves more subscriberss! I hope this like and comment recommends this vid more to the algorithm!
The animation of the characters is amazing! Truly did an amazing job with portraying character emotions! I just found it a bit difficult to tell they were under water. Either changing their movement or adding bubbles would have made it more believable. But other than that really loved the story telling! Thanks for the hard work!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it! And yeah, I agree with you. I tried my best to make the movement more flowy, but probably more could've been done with that. If I could go back and redo it, I'd probably try to figure out how to make the underwater scenes look more like they were underwater... And probably tried to figure out VFX to make splashes and such.
@@julijlartYou did really good!! I would recommend watching some real life videos on how manta rays and sting rays swim through the water, or the way sea robins sort of spread their wings and glide! I imagine with the shape of their wings it could also be useful to see videos of how birds (with the exception of penguins, since their method is so unique and specialized for their wing shape) swim ^^ I can see what you’re going for and you’re doing a really good job!
Sound could do a lot of lifting here. I’m not a sound engineer so I don’t know what it is but underwater there’s often this rumbling sound of bubbles in a surge and distant waves echoing.
Oh Gods i was NOT expecting that! It was so sweet and pure and then suddenly! I thought it was gonna be a friend situation!!!! I genuinely think my heart stopped in my chest for a sec there!!!!
This is so beautiful! The animation, the creatures, the music and the sounds! These creatures look like a mix of axolotl and bat which looks very nice!
this is beatiful.. i was having a terrible day before seeing this but this was so so sweet and the special thanks after made me laugh. thank you for this gorgeous film
WOAAAHH is beautifullll its like a night fury and light fury type of vibe, and I love that!! The animation is smooth and cleaann. I was mostly obsessed with their movements while flying and swimming. Like all their little fins were in sinc and that is beautiful. Great job!
I knew what was going to happen as soon as the darkly ray-like predator appeared. But the sudden attack definitely took me by surprise because I was expecting the predator to make the prey feel comfortable by giving it the false sense of security. The highlight, however, is the fact that the preys struck back with sea urchin! And I like it! Thank you for this animation! You guys are awesome!
This is beautifully well done. The animation is stunning, and the score is produced so well! I also love the designs of the creatures, they’re adorable!! 🩵🩵
@@-xxlightwingstudiosxx-51 I'm glad you enjoyed it! :) I'd say that one of the things I learned the most is how to use camera movements to convey the story. The water dragons are based off of aquatic mammals (dolphins, beluga whales, etc...) and some species of fish (specifically flying fish).
Woooh! It's finally here! Everything was amazing, smooth, perfectly rendered, creature designs are real nice, with a short but interesting story! 4 minutes 16 seconds of pure beauty. It's amazing how much you grew, from a few subs to 2k! Can't wait to see more of you 👍
This is really well animated and sweet!! Your thanks to your folks at the end made me tear up a bit especially to your Mom! My Mom passed away from breast cancer a month ago. I feel she would of enjoyed seeing the parent, child connection here!! Those character designs are super cute too!!
The only thing i see similar to a night fury is the very tail tip, apart from that i dont see what everyone else sees. I love your work and I trust in your inspiration.
There’ve been a couple comments on the hydrochiroptera’s swimming and the setting not always looking like it’s underwater. I’m an oceanography nerd and I want to help! If you’d like I can go through the short with a fine tooth comb and point out where it’s good and where it could be better but here is a basic explanation of how you can improve their animation. I think the their swimming lacked a neutral bouyancy and a sort of torpedo-style driftiness. Part of it is their design which has a lot of drag, but don’t worry it’s not an unbelievable amount. When they were swimming for distance it looked great, like a cross between a ray and a dolphin, but when they were exploring or making small movements they looked like they were wasting energy. Underwater animals tend to glide quite a bit more with subtle movements. While examining a reef they let themselves float at odd angles. While drifting something like these creatures might make a small adjustment to how much and what angle one of their their wings/fins is folded and let the difference in drag on either side of their body let them drift into a curve. As they accelerate they might flap one side a little bit harder than the other to turn that way (watch a video of a ray moving along the sea floor).
A beautiful animation! I was scared for a moment it would be like other animations I have watched, where the baby would end up dying despite all their effort to save it
Glad you enjoyed it! :) It's funny you mention the alternate ending where the baby dies despite everything... because, in production, I was debating whether he would die or survive. I'm glad I picked the ending I went with, though.
I have no words… This was just so beautiful!! So much work and effort… such a heartwarming story and the movements of your creatures… I‘m in love!! Awsome work, really!!
Beautifully animated! Loved the whale singing inspired vocalisations and the way the hydropteras moved. Reminded me a bit of how some nudibranches swim.
also another odd thing is: they are literaly toothless also normal glue or sticly slaliva doesn't work under water so either they have an incredibly soft , moldable tongue . . allmost to the point of being amorphous mass , . or they use it allmost like a suction cup
Awww poor baby :C It's unfortunate that it's curiosity has to be punished so traumatically, but nature frequently Be Like That. Thankfully they seem to be a supportive social species, which helps a lot in these circumstances.
I like to imagine that these guys are real and we just dont know about them because scientists want to keep all the cuteness to themselves. Either that or they dont think we can handle it, which we probably cant
I loved this I honestly when the big black fish showed up I was like oh no its about to be like a nemo situation but he was chill and so I was like ok! he is cool its all good right? Wrong!!! he freaking frog tongued that baby right up! my jaw dropped and then I was like well I called it lol
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Hey y'all!!
I hope you enjoyed this short film and that it was worth the wait!
If you have any questions, feel free to ask! :D
What was the black creature? And why was it there and took the Lil one with it? C.c
@@SolisDiem
The creature that took the baby hydroptera is called the hydrognath. For why it was there, I'll keep that a secret for now because I might do something more with this cast of characters at a future time. I say "might" because I haven't quite decided yet.
edit: for now, um... I guess he was hungry, and a baby hydroptera seemed like a good snack :)
Why did you have to make me cry my hood sir and or ma’am
@@AutisticEmo_fairy_X3 isn't it obvious that she is a she? XD
@@AutisticEmo_fairy_X3 I'm sorry if it made you cry.
The whole short film could've been a lot more tragic though:
While making the ending, I was debating whether the baby dragon would survive the experience... I was actually considering going with a much darker ending
So now I'm glad that I didn't make that ending and I hope you enjoyed it nonetheless! :)
I wasn't the only one who thought it looked like a night/light furry kinda mixed with an axolotl right?
Also the animation is amazing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
The hydroptera is more based on aquatic mammals (such as dolphins) than the httyd dragons, though.
@@julijlart I just saw a resemblance, that's all! but that's pretty neat. Also really cool creature name :)
OMG SAME I WAS LIKE "uhh...nightfury...lightfury...axolotl sea dragon??"
not at all, I thought so too
They do look like night furries imo
*Slams hands on table impatiently*
*Stares closely at the waiting screen impatiently*
Stares at the stairs of the staurs of the gates of the heaven of the impatient people of the living world
*biting hard my own fingers calmly*
*screaming silently*
*dies angrily*
I really said, "Um, sir, I know you did NOT just inhale that child."
XD
IKR, I WAS SO TERRIFIED
Man, if there was a full movie with these characters I’d watch it! This is really well made! Great job!
Thanks! Glad you liked it! :D
i love the design of the hydrotera
We need more water dragons like this
You mean....like HTTYD? That the models are obviously based off of-
@@shawnbaze364 Please refer to the description of this video
I SENSE UNDERRATED ANIMATOR SMELL! THIS IS BEAUTIFUL! 🤍
Thanks! XD Glad you liked the film!
This is the closest thing to making me cry. Thank you for it 🥹
You're welcome, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!
it made me cry at the end because at least the young hydroptera is safe at last
This is gorgeous!
the animation is smooth and the lighting is amazing! i can only imagine how long this took to animate!
Thanks! :D
The animation part alone probably took me about a month to finish.
This is so cute, the hydroptera look like aquatic nightfuries and I love it
We need an making of off this masterpiece!
I might just have to do that then :)
It might take a bit to make though
@@julijlart oh yea sure!
Take your time we'll wait :D
I love this animation! It's smooth, clean, and I love the designs of the creatures! p.s. i thought they looked like Night Fury's from HTTYD
I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)
The hydroptera was based on aquatic mammals (such as dolphins) and fish. The design was not derived from httyd.
@@julijlartit’s almost like convergent evolution
@@bugloverspiderlover8490 That's a good way to put it
Whale, dragon, lizard
my thoughts exactly
the thumbnail lowkey had me like “TOOTHLESS??!”😭😭
its giving httyd
This could literally be a type of dragon in httyd it even looks so much like them too, it’s so good 😮
My soul almost shattered 😭
You did such a lovely job on the expressions/animation! The character designs look great too, I feel like I could spot them in HTTYD or Sea Beast! 🌊 🐉 I also love how you tied those spikey little balls on the ocean floor into the story to make a bigger impact at the end! Well done :)
At first when the hostile fish came I was like oh mabby it’s being nice- ✨NOM✨ … we’ll god dang
Aw, these little guys are simply so lovable, from their design and “biology” down to their little characters and calls
Im not crying your crying!! THE BABY WAS SO CUTEEEEE!!!!!
I love this! The designs are so charming!
This is such incredible work! I think I'll probably start to see these creatures in my dreams, honestly. The way you made them move is so satisfying. Also, I'm always overjoyed to see other animators and creative people composing their own music for their films, because I also like to compose my own music for my animations and I love multimedia creative processes and DIY approaches. In a world where automation/AI and the pressure to specialize/pick a side are eating away at multimedia/multidisciplinary creative people, it's encouraging to see people take the time to develop and fine tune a whole host of creative skills. It can be a lot to figure out what works best with scoring for film and weaving music and motion together, because the intersection of music and film is such a complex area, but it can lead to uniquely cool and personal art.
Here are some tips I have from what I've learned for anyone curious or anyone who is daydreaming about making something like this:
-It's okay for the score to have open spaces and areas of silence. The music doesn't have to fill every crevice of the film. This helps it breathe, creates ebb and flow, and can serve as a cue for the audience to pay attention to something (emphasis). This way the music becomes part of the flow of the story rather than something kind of constantly overlaid on top of it that may be distracting. But above all, have trust in your beautiful animation work and know that when it comes to film scoring, less can be more for building a scene's mood and using music to enhance the narrative.
-Experiment with your virtual and physical instruments and how you mix them in your DAW. The sound design of how you mix/produce them, layer them, and create texture, rhythm, and space/atmosphere is as important as the base sound design within the scene itself. The way you mix things and how you sculpt the sonic quality of the music can add so much to the storytelling and vibe when you use them very intentionally.
-Depending on the program you use to compose your music, there is probably some sort of way to pull video reference into your composition software so you can match it more closely to picture. When you score something separately, the timing might be off, a key moment might fall flat, or the vibe may just not fit the way you imagined it would when you join them together. The music and the animation are two creatures caught up in a fascinating mating dance or some kind of conversation together, so they'll want to get to know each other and complement what the other one does. Scoring directly to picture can make this tailoring process a lot more efficient.
Thank you for the kind words!
And very well said!
Fantastic work on this. Really lovely animation and model work, and a really nicely executed story.
This is just.. so gorgeous! You are TOO underrated and deserves more subscriberss! I hope this like and comment recommends this vid more to the algorithm!
Every comment and like does that :D plus if we watch it often till the end
I find the hydroptera noises so cute and adorable.
Did anyone else here "you just need kindness and forgiveness, huh?" When the little critter swam up to the big critter?
The animation of the characters is amazing! Truly did an amazing job with portraying character emotions!
I just found it a bit difficult to tell they were under water. Either changing their movement or adding bubbles would have made it more believable.
But other than that really loved the story telling! Thanks for the hard work!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
And yeah, I agree with you. I tried my best to make the movement more flowy, but probably more could've been done with that. If I could go back and redo it, I'd probably try to figure out how to make the underwater scenes look more like they were underwater... And probably tried to figure out VFX to make splashes and such.
@@julijlart I believe you’ll figure it out! You got true talent! :D
@@Chymai Thank you! That's very kind :)
@@julijlartYou did really good!! I would recommend watching some real life videos on how manta rays and sting rays swim through the water, or the way sea robins sort of spread their wings and glide! I imagine with the shape of their wings it could also be useful to see videos of how birds (with the exception of penguins, since their method is so unique and specialized for their wing shape) swim ^^ I can see what you’re going for and you’re doing a really good job!
Sound could do a lot of lifting here. I’m not a sound engineer so I don’t know what it is but underwater there’s often this rumbling sound of bubbles in a surge and distant waves echoing.
Oh Gods i was NOT expecting that! It was so sweet and pure and then suddenly! I thought it was gonna be a friend situation!!!! I genuinely think my heart stopped in my chest for a sec there!!!!
This is so beautiful! The animation, the creatures, the music and the sounds! These creatures look like a mix of axolotl and bat which looks very nice!
this is beatiful.. i was having a terrible day before seeing this but this was so so sweet and the special thanks after made me laugh. thank you for this gorgeous film
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and I hope your day gets better from here! :)
This is a beautiful animation and the ending fr got me emotional when the little baby woke up😭😭😭
loved this. that little baby learned a very valuable lesson from that encounter, it's momma is right about the world and dont wonder off
This water night/light fury looks beutifull and gorgeous 😀
Oh boy, can't wait for Part 2: Guilt of the Sea
Excellent job, the animation and noises are beautiful 👏
@@FernandoMazzo175 Thanks! XD
Absolutely beautiful and breathtaking.❤😊
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)
WATER TOOTHLESS!! i love them 🥺
This is incredible! I hope this animation will be blessed by TH-cam recommendations
oh my goodness!! these creatures are so cute! I want to hug them tight! 🥺🥺
Axolotle dragons. OH MY GOSH. Also that animation was SO SMOOTH. Great job!!! Also I'm not crying you're crying.
I love their little sounds 🥺
Moral of the story: Don't talk nor approach strangers at night
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!! THIS IS GORGEOUS, THE SOUNDS MATCH, JUST, I LOVE WHAT YOU MADE, THE EFFORT YOU HAVE PUT ON, AMAZING!!!!!!!!
I think these are the cutest animated creatures I've ever seen.
WOAAAHH is beautifullll its like a night fury and light fury type of vibe, and I love that!! The animation is smooth and cleaann. I was mostly obsessed with their movements while flying and swimming. Like all their little fins were in sinc and that is beautiful. Great job!
I knew what was going to happen as soon as the darkly ray-like predator appeared. But the sudden attack definitely took me by surprise because I was expecting the predator to make the prey feel comfortable by giving it the false sense of security. The highlight, however, is the fact that the preys struck back with sea urchin! And I like it! Thank you for this animation! You guys are awesome!
Thanks! :D
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
This is adorable! I also love the fact that your dog made it into the credits too
This is beautifully well done. The animation is stunning, and the score is produced so well! I also love the designs of the creatures, they’re adorable!! 🩵🩵
SOOO CUTE!!!! I can’t wait to see more! The designs are perfect!
Thanks! :D
@@julijlart And, what did you learn most when creating this? What is the creature based off of? I got Axolotl/Night Fury vibes.
Also, new sub!
@@-xxlightwingstudiosxx-51 I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)
I'd say that one of the things I learned the most is how to use camera movements to convey the story. The water dragons are based off of aquatic mammals (dolphins, beluga whales, etc...) and some species of fish (specifically flying fish).
This short flim was azming! and the baby was so adorable!!
2:05 I’m currently crying right now.
No i’m not crying, you are!
I just cackled when the dark water dude just nyomed the lil dragon😂
Beautiful work tho!
Absolutely beautiful! The characters are soo cute and I can tell just how much love went into this! Please keep it up!!
Idk why I suddenly got this in my recommended but I'm so happy I did :D
God I love this
The way the villian just inhales the child gets me bawling
BEAUTIFUL creatures! They look like a blend of axolotl's and flying fish, absolutely adorable!
Woooh! It's finally here!
Everything was amazing, smooth, perfectly rendered, creature designs are real nice, with a short but interesting story!
4 minutes 16 seconds of pure beauty.
It's amazing how much you grew, from a few subs to 2k!
Can't wait to see more of you 👍
Thank you for the kind words! :D
Awww to cute!!! Reminds me of a nightfury under water
I could see these guys being fully aquatic night fury subspecies this is awesome 😂
I can see you used a night fury as a base since the tails and wings are identical. Probably why I think this looks so cute
why did this make me cry so much im bawling my eyes rn its such a good short movie !!
Omg, this is so spectacular I freaking cried! Bravo! 👏
I love this so much!! It’s so cuteee ahhh
Screw helluva boss this goes deeper!😢😢
This is so cool! Very inspiring!
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!
Wow such cute characters, and this is very well animated! Amazing work!
Awe their style reminds me of cloud jumpers due to the two sets of wings, the little lightfurys of the sea 🥹❤
This is really well animated and sweet!! Your thanks to your folks at the end made me tear up a bit especially to your Mom! My Mom passed away from breast cancer a month ago. I feel she would of enjoyed seeing the parent, child connection here!! Those character designs are super cute too!!
I'm so sorry about your loss. I hope you find peace soon.
And thank you for the kind words
Crying, sobbing, slamming my door, punching the air, hugging my pillow
This is so adorable 😭😭😭😭😭
I love when the hydroptera have Y tails,and the dark creature have -< tail😁
The only thing i see similar to a night fury is the very tail tip, apart from that i dont see what everyone else sees. I love your work and I trust in your inspiration.
This was so beautiful! I loved the animation and sounds! The creatures kinda reminded me of a night fury. Which I absolutely loved! Great job!
That looks amazing and the dragons are soooo cute!
Thank you! :D
@@julijlart You're welcome! :D
There’ve been a couple comments on the hydrochiroptera’s swimming and the setting not always looking like it’s underwater. I’m an oceanography nerd and I want to help! If you’d like I can go through the short with a fine tooth comb and point out where it’s good and where it could be better but here is a basic explanation of how you can improve their animation.
I think the their swimming lacked a neutral bouyancy and a sort of torpedo-style driftiness. Part of it is their design which has a lot of drag, but don’t worry it’s not an unbelievable amount. When they were swimming for distance it looked great, like a cross between a ray and a dolphin, but when they were exploring or making small movements they looked like they were wasting energy. Underwater animals tend to glide quite a bit more with subtle movements. While examining a reef they let themselves float at odd angles. While drifting something like these creatures might make a small adjustment to how much and what angle one of their their wings/fins is folded and let the difference in drag on either side of their body let them drift into a curve. As they accelerate they might flap one side a little bit harder than the other to turn that way (watch a video of a ray moving along the sea floor).
Thanks for the breakdown!
I'll keep those things in mind going forward! :)
this video reminds me so much of the time I played Sky: children of light, idk why
so soothing
Well done!! It's amazing❤ Poor baby, I'm glad they're okay🥺
A beautiful animation! I was scared for a moment it would be like other animations I have watched, where the baby would end up dying despite all their effort to save it
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
It's funny you mention the alternate ending where the baby dies despite everything... because, in production, I was debating whether he would die or survive. I'm glad I picked the ending I went with, though.
Oh my gosh, they look like nightfurys or lightfurys.❤❤❤😍😍😍❤❤❤
It's a sea nightfury dragon, and a sea lizard rolled up into one thing.
(Wipes tear)
BEAUTIFUL!
JUST BEAUTIFUL!1!1👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I'm glad you liked it :D
@@julijlart FANATASTIC JOB DUDE!1!1
I love these weird little dragon creatures.
The hydropteras are so cute! I love em
I have no words… This was just so beautiful!! So much work and effort… such a heartwarming story and the movements of your creatures… I‘m in love!! Awsome work, really!!
Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you liked it!
MY HEART STOP FOR A SPLIT SECOND IT HURT! 😭 this is such a lovely animation
So Wholesome. The creatures are adorables.
I love this so much! 12/10
Beautifully animated! Loved the whale singing inspired vocalisations and the way the hydropteras moved. Reminded me a bit of how some nudibranches swim.
also another odd thing is: they are literaly toothless
also normal glue or sticly slaliva doesn't work under water so either they have an incredibly soft , moldable tongue . . allmost to the point of being amorphous mass , . or they use it allmost like a suction cup
That was beautiful ♥ good job 👍
this made me cry i need more of this
Awww poor baby :C It's unfortunate that it's curiosity has to be punished so traumatically, but nature frequently Be Like That.
Thankfully they seem to be a supportive social species, which helps a lot in these circumstances.
I like to imagine that these guys are real and we just dont know about them because scientists want to keep all the cuteness to themselves. Either that or they dont think we can handle it, which we probably cant
This is really good and those creatures are so cute
Bruh I just went through a roller coaster of emotions. Love to content!
they look like nightfury/lightfury + axolotl! also they look adorable i love the animation
Glad you liked the animation!
Morale of the story - never mess up with hydroptera.
Well done... *meep* poor things have to be careful out there
my jaw *dropped* when the baby got eaten!! But it was an incredibly animated short film with an excellent storyline
DANG THIS IS VERY IMPRESSIVE GOOD JOB
I loved this I honestly when the big black fish showed up I was like oh no its about to be like a nemo situation but he was chill and so I was like ok! he is cool its all good right? Wrong!!! he freaking frog tongued that baby right up! my jaw dropped and then I was like well I called it lol
He hee XD
You did indeed call it!
Amazing reminded me of a Night fury and a light fury