TRY HARD - Animation Short Film 2023 - GOBELINS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Alex, an art student, dreams of joining Eve, the "Elite’s Visual School". Together with her best friend Kimmy, they train hard to pass the notoriously impossible entrance exam. Alex’s training turns into an obsession, compromising her friendship with Kimmy.
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Backstage and makings of : / tryhard.gobelins
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Directors: Audrey CHEVROLLE, Yuha CHO, Hugo LEMONNIER, Brian LIM, Yuxi ZHOU
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Team contact: capioca.collectif@gmail.com
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Music: Theophane BACHELIER, Wilson HINH
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Sound design: Laurent JIMENEZ
Mix: Laurent JIMENEZ
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Production: GOBELINS Paris - Cécile BLONDEL : cblondel@gobelins.fr
Distribution: Miyu Distribution - Luce GROSJEAN : festival@miyu.fr
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i absolutely love the stylistic choice to use a very anime-heavy artstyle for a film about art school, considering that most art schools heavily dislike anime inspired styles
That's why she was never accepted 🥲
But, according to the subtitles they're trying to make animation, so it should be an animation school, no? They even show what's clearly supposed to be Hayao Miyazaki when talking about how this school taught famous animators (and he's one of the most well known anime directors ever so)
This is from gobelin, the best "popular-art" school in France which is the best european country for animation. In short, the best animation school in europe.
The best students from this school work on all your favorite game, action movie and animation. I ain't surprised to see their students excels. It's la creme de la creme.
amo a hayao
@@PrimarchRoboleonFrenchyman All my favorite games and animation come from Japan though, so I don't know about that.
Every single artist who worked on this definetley relates to Alex and Kimmy, and this makes it so much more emotional and hilarious. I can imagine the giggles that went into animating this. Such a fun, amazing, and ABSOLUTLEY STUNNING art project! Congrats!
That's exactly what I was thinking! It hit me so hard as an animator but it was so fun and wholesome as well!
Dedicating 3 years to studying and still failing, this is a painful message even though the ending is meant to be happy. Great animation
The failures are where you picture them.
She can be an indie animator non? All she failed at was getting in a school but that's all it is.
Maybe it’s the journey not the destination?
Well she's not alone. I'd love to se more people failing and then adapting in other creative ways. That's more inspirational and true to life
Not only 3years man your whole fking life😔
The animators obviously did an amazing job, but these voice actors really impressed me too. In a lot of other student projects I've seen with dialogue the voice acting tends to be where there is most room for improvement.
This is because the dubbing is done by real French voice actors. 😙
@@Daser I wasn't complementing their ability to pronounce stuff well, I was complementing their ability to act vocally. _Also, I don't speak a word of French._
@@ZestrayswedeI think they meant that this isn't a student project and they're professional actors
@@TalisaRoberts Well, this is a student project. But Gobelins usually uses professional voice actors for them, yes.
I really love the detail of the 2026 exam being completely dull, with no exaggeration, or effects - at that point there is so little passion and excitement in it, and so much burnout, that it feels dull and joyless. Great stuff!
As someone whose dream is to get into gobelins, this hits really close to home
Absolutely stunning!
Same !!! I wonder how these people make it through it
It's my dream too! My biggest fear is that I won't make it, which is why I resonate with this video so much
Good luck and work hard! To you and everyone else who has the same ambitions! But remember! Failure means nothing as long as you forge stronger friendships that you can do anything with! Perhaps even start your own indie animation studio!
I think this is making it my dreams this is the first piece of work from gobelins ive seen, I gotta start working harder than I ever have ✌️
Even if your dream is to go to Les Gobelins, don't forget that this school is not an end in itself, but that your end is to *do what you love.* Les Gobelins is certainly one of the best ways of achieving this end (In any case, it's a way that opens many doors), but it's important to remember that it's a way *among many others.* So, even if you fail the exams to get into this school, it doesn't mean you can't achieve your ultimate goal (which is to do what you love). There will always be other schools (or other solutions) that will enable you to achieve it. That's why you should always have a plan B
(Of course, this doesn't mean that if you want to go to Gobelins, you shouldn't give it your all, because there are other ways of being an animator. Indeed, if you really want to go to this school, do everything in your power to do so; however, keep in mind that it's not the end of the world if you fail the exam, as other solutions will always allow you to do the job you want (which is, let's remember, the most important goal in the story).
This is pure cinema, I’d argue this is one of the best animated short films I’ve ever seen, plus the premise of two aspiring animators striving to be experts at their craft hits close to home with me! Congratulations to the crew! This is a masterpiece of animation!
You need to watch more animation if you think this is the best one
@@fr3dfuchs The story is what puts it at the top for me, for a student film this is quite exceptional 👌
@@fr3dfuchsin terms of raw animation, this is up there
@@Merlodicaagreed! Im having a hard time thinking of any short that ive enjoyed more than this one
Same@@Merlodica
This is why getting good feedback is important. Good artists never assume they can do it if they just "try hard" that things will be right eventually. Theres so much more to learn about learning art that goes beyond more than just "practicing". Like all art forms, it is a way to perceive the world through a lens that you develop and refine over years and years of experience. Struggling in art is inevitable and cannot be ignored or cast aside. Having a people support through hard times is very much a blessing that many do not have, so you must treasure and protect your friendship. Also, we all know that the next year Alex will get into animation school.
This absolutely worthy of praise. The animation was obviously masterful, and I'm still confused why I teared up at the end of a story about art school and bubble tea! Amazing work! Flooring!
I did too 🥺💧
It wasn't about art school or bubble tea, it was about friendship!
yeah me too, the story itself is pretty simple.... 2 friends work hard together, one fails, they fight, they make up. but the animation really conveyed the feelings in a strong way, it looks like how it feels, its not just realistic sakuga, its stylistic surreal sakuga to bring out the inner emotions of each scene! I think thats why
I got emotional at the mere showcase of how much passion was poured into this animation, it's crazy how well done this is in so many ways
I love that grandma with her cute little umbrella hat, killer salesman pitch AND SAVING FRIENDSHIP
I'd like to think Alex made this animation to tell her story, and she did one hell of a job. 😁 Starting from the scene of her running and everything after was studio Ghibli level animation. Audrey CHEVROLLE, Yuha CHO, Hugo LEMONNIER, Brian LIM and Yuxi ZHOU, fantastic job! 👏
the level is very good but not sure we are at ghibli level, specially regarding the art.
@@bobtornton1436 I think the coparison is very silly, since Ghibli movies have a completely different style, and one that takes an entire studio a very long time to realise.
@@Emma-Mazeit’s definitely more of a shounen style but there are lots of ghibli references in gobelins movies, Fur being my favorite example
yes it is exactly what i said. I was answering to mirage 404 ^^@@Emma-Maze
Inspired more by Imaishi than Ghibli
The path of the artist is a gruelling one, so Alex’s frustration hit hard 😭
Art direction reminds me of Trigger and Nichijou.
Good to see Gobelins still has some of the best student artists!
art direction also reminds me a lot of FLCL. Its basically Sakuga after Sakuga haha
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FLCL has some nice animation, even though I’ve only seen 1 episode of it
the anime influence on this was amazing, and not just the art style- in the shots, pacing, voice acting, EVERYTHING - phenomenal job and all my respect.
Such an important message. Pursuing art means nothing if you are throwing away the people around you...
What are you talking about 😂
@@Karoncliplmao true zero correlation or in french aucun rappport
😆😆No the lesson should be "Don't forget the people who stand by you while you work towards your goal"
Wow. This made me tear up, I felt her struggle and the break in their bond in pursuit of greatness, and it tugged at my heart to see that. That boba sequence was straight out of Studio Trigger lmao. Thank you for making this film. Incredible job
I love that this film is an animation about two aspiring animators, using the most over the top animation you could think of. This is great
The feeling of giving everything you've got, every fiber of your being, and all that effort still not being good enough is a crushing feeling. What can you do? If you obsess with it, it's not healthy, and giving up isn't much great either. Ideally, one should take it "one step at a time", but time never stops. Days become months, months become years. The pressure and self-doubt keeps building up until you start wondering if you'll ever make it at all.
It is a suffering one must endure to improve and reach personal goals once deemed unattainable, but it still hurts. 頑張れ.
Yep
Yes, you have to understand that if the judge thinks you are not good enough, maybe it's time to take action and improve something different. This also means asking more questions. Alex's best attitude should be to ask her friend, 'Teach me! Tell me, show me.' Alex's first mistake was giving up working with her friend and starting to work alone. This means her mindset is not open enough. Of course, maybe she will understand something in the end.
The same applies to engineering school in France, or medicine school. Don't forget the power of questions. Take care my friends.
Lol I also think its a hint that you dont need to go to art school (its a scam) and you can still make anime without it.
This is the silliest, cutest and realest short film I've watched as of now.
This was amazing!!! You guys killed it! I can’t wait to see what else everyone has cooked up!
She might not be able to become a famous animator, but she sure can be the live model for the next epic, Gurren Lagann style anime!
Rare to see such extreme angles and movement in student films. Really impressive! :)
Première fois que je rigole et je pleure en même temps, une pure masterclass, le taff est monstueux c'est juste incroyable, bravo à toute l'équipe.
THIS IS AMAZING! 😍😍😍
Alex is definitely me. I've been trying really hard for the best art institution in my country for 3 years. Always, until the last year aka last chance for me to take the test, I've been giving it my all. Even my sleep schedule is a complete mess. But I'm failing. Always. Yet my friend passed the test in her first try. It feels like my world is in crumble and it will be gone the next thing I knew, and I feel like I shouldn't have friends with her, because she's better and she's been accepted at that art institution without me. But now it's all okay. I have accepted the fact that I'm failing. And maybe I just have to find a new road to be success, in my own way. And yes, both of us still friends to this day and still counting!^^
Keep up the good work, guys! Either you are accepted or rejected by your dream institution, it will be okay. You will be okay. Everything will be okay.
And kudos to the amazing team that created this animation. Happy graduation to you, guys! 🥳🥳🥳
You don't have to do gobelin to succeed in animation, in fact failing the entry test doesn't even mean you are bad, just that you aren't what they are looking for. And they are not the ones that will give you a job in the end. If you try hard you will find success, but success often comes from unexpected places
Let me guess, you live in country who not really support animation.
Indos wkwkw
I’m so glad you’ve been having it better now! This is definitely a very good mentality!!!! Good luck with whatever you pursue in the future!! I hope it leads you to happiness :DD
@@Blaxpoon thank you for the kind words^^ good luck to you too!
@@DesliaHidayani ... ????
This is both wholesome and depressing. I agree that while the stroy and the message end in a happy note it still have traces of despair lingers even if it's no longer shown in the ending of animation.
That was awesome!!
Love how this communicates a lot of people's anxieties when trying to get into the school of their dreams.
I also love how Alax considers Megumi Ishitami to be on the same level as Miyazaki.
She'd probably love that.
And Masaki Yuaasa.
One of the best animated bubble tea commercials I've seen in a while).
No kidding love every weird thing about this animation
Something I especially love about this is the visual representation of how certain actions and/or feelings feel in the head. The test, the running, the boba tea, it all felt so impactful with how it was shown. It's beautiful.
I love it.
What an incredible start to the GOBELINS graduation films this year!
This reminds me of that video about how you can try really hard for your passion to be notice. Yet sometimes it will seem that those who “barely” try will win above you. But you never know how others will perceive your art. And that maybe you should remember how you got into it in the first place. How you loved doing it because you did it for yourself
There is so much action and liveliness within this film. Not only that, the drive and obsession of being the best was executed brilliantly in this film. Claps for everyone who worked on this film!!
C'est incroyable!! Et le nombre de références aux divers animes et studios dans cette vidéo, j'adore j'adore Vous avez fourni un travail immense et je sais même pas si l'animation doit être considéré comme autobiographique de l'un-e d'entres vous, bravo à vous tou-te-s!!!
I can’t wait! Thank you to everyone who had a hand in making this batch of films and good luck with your next projects!
Edit: Currently collecting my jaw from the floor. That was beautiful.
I already think that this is gonna be great! :>
Agreed love the style of the animation wonder who did the animation
@@Jojo-xg2krYou can see the 5 directors as well as everyone else who worked on the film in the credits!
@@wrenwry thanks
I love how the concept is simple and straightforward, but the animation is above and beyond. This almost feels too real, like the animators actually struggled themselves. I hope they've all achieved their dream now.
That's some cleaaaan animation and thrilling pacing. I was kinda hoping to get a very last shot with "the new flavour is meh" or something along those lines 😂
Gobelin Paris est juste extraordinaire
I am so excited for these films. Congrats to all the film makers!
フランス語が所々日本語に聞こえる部分があって新鮮で面白かった🤣とても良くできた作品だと思います👍
I respect the fact that the one we saw practice drawing more and seems to be the more serious about getting into the school more didn't end up getting in at all. That sort of thing happens a lot in real life and I feel like that doesn't get portrayed in media much.
This short film had me crying by the end 😭 Beautiful animation, beautiful story, beautiful everything! Well done!
AMAZING I'M SOBBING T_T The story is great and it feels so real. I'm sure people outside of the animation/arts path will still appreciate the conflict and struggle. And the animation is amazing, picking everything that makes anime great while referencing the greatest. And the soundtrack and the voice acting? Incredible.
This is an incredible film!!!!! It's hilariously over the top at times (in a good way), has that beautifully executed old Japanese art style, right down to the editing, and executes the heartfelt portions in a way that doesn't feel forced. Not to mention, the sound design is just exquisite!!!
I love this kill la kill assassination classroom Keep your hands off eizouken insanity. there's so many references to animation ultimately ending in the most epic boba straw stab ever
I'm so happy someone also saw the kill la kill element to it!!
Increiblé
At first, the pictures looked like Pokemon and the atmosphere felt like a Ghibli film. In some places, expressions like those of the advancing giants and One Piece appeared, and the part where they run at the end was similar to Naruto.
The scene at the end where the two float in the sky holding hands is similar to the scene in Spirited Away where Sen and Haku float in the sky holding hands.
I thought it was a wonderful work that clearly shows that it was inspired by various Japanese anime.
Genuinely one of the best animated shorts I've ever seen. Y'all have so much talent, it's crazy
Incroyable! This made me cry. So much heart and emotion packed into a short time frame!
This message is super relevant for me. I have chronic medical issues and it keeps me from going to school regularly. I'm now in my 7th year of community College. It feels awful sometimes to be trying so hard and make so little progress, and this film reminds me not to let that detract from the great things I do have in my family and friendships and knowledge I already possess. Great job, guys!
I’m in year 5 of community college. We got this!
Alors là ! Un grand Bravo à toutes celles et tous ceux qui ont travaillé sur ce magnifique court métrage
Great work
what an amazing start to a truly wonderful and gorgeous lineup. I'm so excited to see the rest of the shorts and congratulations to the team for this first one, an amazing graduation film with a ton of heart.
Amazing animation and I like the story too
This was an absolute masterpiece, I love how all of the techno that are required for the exam are masterfully showcased in this short, especially perspective. This literally brought a tear to my eye, THIS DESERVES MORE VIEWS!!!
Every year I'm so excited watch these student animations that gobelins puts out! This year is off to a great start!
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!! Creativity in expressing normally mundane things is something that can only be done like this in animation
Your imagination could only be portrayed with art. I love this film. I LOVE THIS FILM. LOVE!!!
Yo, you could really feel all of the emotion through the whole piece, and by the end I couldn’t hold back the tears. The story hit close to home for me too. Lovely concept, masterful execution, and a timeless work of art. Thanks. ❤
Hooray!
Finally, someone did it!
Someone made a popular animation where two girls are just friends!
Hayao Miyazaki's appearance in the beginning is brilliant he is my favorite animator ✨✨✨✨✨PS: I also saw a Kiki's delivery service drawing.
Très sympa, une animation comme on aime
Géniale la scène du thé finale ❤
Très chouette BRAVO , ça ma rappelé quand je tentais Les Gobelins en 2000 après 4 concours de la mort : Accepté ! Jamais lâcher ses rêves !!
That was freaking spectacular. It was hilarious, and yet here I am, teary-eyed by the end of it.
This has to be one of the coolest short films that i’ve ever seen. I loved the story, the characters and especially the animation. It’s GORGEOUS! Animation is art 🖼
Incroyablement motivant pour tous les artistes/étudiants ou même n'importe qui poursuivant un rêve, et surtout très touchant !
Depuis Garage kids jusqu'à maintenant, un grand merci aux Gobelin et à l'équipe derrière ce court métrage!!
BRO THIS WAS SUCH A GOOD FREAKING FILM STRAIGHT OFF THE BAT
AND THEN THEY PULLED OUT FREAKING SUPER SPEED AND IMPACT FRAMES
10/10! MASTERPIECE OF A SHOET FILM
This animation is inspiring. I've only recently gotten out of my creative slump and now I have never been more motivated than now to continue pursuing art
This is such a meta video. An anime style video about people trying to get into a prestigious animation school, made by people in the most prestigious animation school in the world.
This is the best advertisement for a university i’ve ever seen
What a heartfelt beautiful story, such a wholesome ending. The ghibli inspiration is pretty clear in some of these shots too which just proves how much the animator must love animation! The ending scene is so beautiful, and the struggle is very relatable. I hope one day Alex gets in, or perhaps shifts her focus to a new school.
Tell me why I teared up over this
YOU GUYS DID FANTASTIC
This almost had me in tears. Just beautiful and passionate. Totally caught that FLCL reference too ;D
That is the most creative I've seen in a while. Living drawings, bubble tea importance, and balanced pace makes it a deligthful project to watch! Thank you.
Absolutely well done.
As a long-form writer, im always envious when short and simple tales hit me like this. I envy your skills as an artist of your craft.
Honestly my favourite animation GOBELINS has produced
I LOVE THIS!!! I felt like this was so encouraging to young people to chase their dreams and not to do it alone or at the expense of others! I showed this to my nephew because he is trying to get into animation school and he loved the style and animation of this too! Wonderful!
ALL THE ANIME TROPES. ALL THE STYLES! TRES LOLZ!! Tres bien! J'adore!
INCROYABLE j'ai la larme à l'oeil, on sent que les gens qui ont travaillé sur le film ont bien tryhard
That was amazing. 😢
me before TRY HARD: haha omg they did an an of may short film
me after TRY HARD: *tears in my eyes* this is the most heartwarming thing i've watched in my life
i don't know how i can say or express how great and heartwarmingly touching that was; i cried a little, well done. it was like i was watching something by studio trigger.
This was so profoundly affecting and so much fun!! Every animator who waits with bated breath for the Gobelins yearly releases can relate to a painful degree
THIS SHORT FILM ITS SO MEEE. i study animation and with my friends we always go to drink boba😭 also im practicing so i can go to gobelins one day. this is so cute
This was AWESOME! I love the usage of trigger/gainax style limited animation, layered with plenty of expressive movement when nessicary. The boarding, direction style, its all so fun and bombastic, I love it. And i especially love seeing all the anime homages here and there, whether they be references in a drawing or referenced animation (ex, paper flying scene by shinra ohira)
Amazing animation
KEEP YOUR HAND OFF EIZOUKEN 2: THIS TIME IT'S FRENCH AND EVEN CUTER
I kid, but that was a great little film. So much talent on display. Bravo!
They both worked so hard just to be "refus'ee-ed". My heart was aching. I am SO glad that the ending softened their story.
this is amazing! i love the progression of their relationship!! and when they reconnected in the end! this was very touching 😢
This cuts DEEP. Well done. Lovely
As someone studying animation, this is BEAUTIFUL
Why am I crying so much watching this - it's amazing work!thank you for bringing that to the world
I love how this has the feeling of anime. The visuals were stunning, great jobs to everyone who worked on this
Хоть я и не знаю французский, но фильм я понял идеально. За это спасибо аниматором, которые делали его.
Стилистика очень прикольная.
А так же это вышла отличная реклама этих напитков)
this is one of the best animated short films I’ve ever seen
Oh wow. C'était vraiment bien à tellement de niveaux. Efficace et terrible et touchant et formidable en tant que méta-commentaire issu d'une école d'animation, et avec la couche méta supplémentaire du côté over-the-top des animes qui est tout à fait adapté au sujet, tout en sachant laisser réalistes les moments les plus difficiles, je... wow. Courage à vous dans la suite de vos études aux Gobelins ? Prenez soin de vous, surtout.
(Aussi le coup de la promo surprise sur les bubble teas m'a achevée, c'était un très bon détournement de trope tout en servant le scénario :'))
Somehow I am in the third stage of Alex as well. It’s desperate when you want to reach a higher level but it takes time and effort and patience going back and forth overtimes. It feels like suffering with no ending.
Beautiful animation! As someone also studying hard and still not being able to succeed in my exams, it really touched me deeply. At first, I was feeling really determined and hopeful, just like in the animation. But it's been 3 years now, and all I can feel now is frustration and hopelessness. I really like how they captured this pain a little bit more realistic and didn't just portray a character with infinite willpower. I just really wished I could have someone along my journey too. But anyway, thank you for sharing this work! It also reminds me to enjoy the journey!
Alors là franchement... ça m'a retourné. J'ai vécu des choses tellement semblables avec les écoles de théâtre. Y croire à fond, chercher son nom, ne pas le trouver une fois, deux fois, voir cette tension apparaître avec les amis alors que vous vous étiez jurés que ça n'arriverait pas. Ca m'a replongé dans un stress juste pas croyable (cette saloperie de gomme!!!), j'avais l'impression de ressentir toutes ses émotions X'D Un grand bravo, c'était.... c'était juste incroyable. Juste triste qu'Alex n'intègre vraiment pas EVE à la fin. Qu'est-ce qu'elle va devenir? C'est vraiment une fin en demie-teinte...
Every artist can relate to this animation even though we have different storys and different paths but at the end we all share the same feelings when we fall great messages great animation I really enjoyed it hope alex will make it next year ✨
EXCELSIOR !
Bravo !
Excellent travail !
Excellent message !
Thanks !
A perfect 10. A fine mix of humor and a lesson on not to sacrifice true friends for ambition
👍💫💯
This made my day thx,
Remember keep drawing
Incredible piece of art work! Watching it can make viewers feel what the characters are feeling in the animation. Definitely a masterpiece!🤩