I wanted to take a sec to thank everyone for all of your comments over the years. This was my first attempt at storyboarding when I was 16, and y’all’s support gave me the confidence to pursue it as a career. I’m 21 as of writing this and currently in college for animation. It makes me so happy to get comments from people rediscovering this and to know that this video got so many of you interested in Starkid. On behalf of other artists out there, thank you so much for all of the kind words and feedback, it means the world
yeet hitter Inevitable. Emma is probably the only one who was never a villain, unless you count her being part of Cup or Roasted Coffee as her contribution.
So I just read a comment that said that Ted fought for control over his body just to insult Bill and I thought it was amazing but I couldn’t find it again so I’m telling everyone about it right now
It could be that the infected version of the characters have access to the thoughts and feelings of the character they infected. Because the 'infected' target the people they know by doing what they know the person will be weak to. That's why the greenpeace girl didn't work on Paul, because he doesn't like musicals and her whole song was just a whimsical musical number, but she wasn't aware of that, as she didn't know him that well. I much prefer thinking of it like he fought back just to insult Bill though! (looking back at this I realise I basically just wrote an essay lol)
y'all ever just think about how the events of tgwdlm are definitely the already infected versions of all of the characters reliving the events of the "real" people fighting against the aliens. since, y'know, the aliens couldn't have all that information from the opening number if they hadn't lived all that before
Sometimes when I rewatch i remember how Paul was supposed to enter and he didn't. So I thought maybe he actually wasn't taken over, though probably impossible. That he chose to blend in. When they called him in he finally realized he had a cue because normal humans ,from what I see, don't know the song the alien is singing. There's also that maybe when he's suposed to enter is when he's suppose to go into that theater place or some stuff??
@@YellowSnow-w3p paul starts singing showstopping number during inevitable when he wasn't actually there for that number, so he wouldn't know the words unless he was actually infected
Paul not entering during the opening number is easily explained as part of the show the aliens are preforming. It’s to demonstrate paul doesn’t like musicals until he comes around in let it out and inevitable.
My theory is that after the government almost immediately detected them in HF, the aliens decided to stage a play and make people come to them. Think about it.... after you watched the musical, I bet you couldn't get the music out of your head, and I bet you tried showing the musical to others, spreading the infection. The true horror of this musical is that the events are happening to the audience. The apotheosis is upon us ALL.
INCREDIBLY UNDERRATED. I gasped when Paul’s eyes flickered for the first time and laughed when I saw the little yeet at the end. You captured Apotheosis Paul’s crazy eyes perfectly
Theory time! Every musical ( heathers, bmc, deh ) is set in this world after the entire human race has been infected but no even remembers life before singing and it’d just a normal thing now.
It'd be a good theory but musicals already exist in tgwdlm :( but then again you could probably explain that away with the beggining or something if you really stretched :]
Anime Nerd I think that’s what the backstory of Black Friday is, seeing as it’s set in Hatchetfield. Edit: Actually it might be a prequel since I’m pretty sure Hatchetfield got nuked, it could be either.
@@geekygamer7199 Well I know it as the shoulder thing from Hamilton. I haven't see it anywhere else. They're literally the same movements but stay pressed I guess.
this is so incredible??? this is the first TGWDLM animatic i've seen, but damn if it isn't an /amazing/ one... the second half truly shines, you did a great job illustrating it. can't wait to see this blow up!
god im shaking the choreography for this is STUNNING and the expressions are top notch and just..... i cant properly sing my praises for this without slamming my face against the keyboard.
the motions when paul starts to get infected? Amazin’. That little shoulder shimmy? So Good. THE ADJUSTING OF THS TIE BEFORE HE GOES ON STAGE? *chefs kiss*
Okay, this is *awesome*, but can we just appreciate the fact that Paul's "last words" (I say last words because their his last words before getting completely taken over by the apotheosis) are, "I DON'T LIKE MUSICALS" ?
(Edit: HECK YEAH I JUST GOT MY FIRST DISLIKE!!) ALL OF THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN SO NICE I’M CRYING 💗❤️💘💙💖💞💚 I’VE NEVER MADE AN ANIMATIC BEFORE I WAS SHAKING THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS UPLOADING IT aDafgajsl THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU (Edit) THIS JUST HIT 1k???? I’M ACTUALLY CRYING AND THAT’S NOT AN EXAGGERATION!! THIS MEANS THE WORLD TO ME AND I WISH I COULD DO MORE TO SHOW MY THANKS OTHER THAN TYPING ON A KEYBOARD ❤️❤️❤️
"To shared the hate I felt-" I felt like Paul was in some kind of Musical and the crowd laughed at him or something, than he was bullied and when the um...forgot her named said "Since y'all didn't do any musicals we just basically went over there to shit on you guys on so much better we are." Something along those lines Maybe their school erased the events of the play ever happening. Yep...Paul use to be a theater kid.
3:14 What I find interesting is that, if we consider nornal Paul and Apotheosis Paul as separate, this is a point where it's normal Paul that seems to be giving up. That is, until Apotheosis Paul suggests "But happiness can't come before its fall". Somehow, that sentence seems to give normal Paul back his resolve to destroy the meteor, even if it means sacrificing his own life. Maybe after that point he's just playing along until the right moment to strike. That's my interpretation of it.
this musical does what ive never seen before. it lets the main character "die a hero" but also "live long enough to become the villian" and it will always be my favorite musical.
This is amazing! Seeing the set expanded and having them come out through the seats! And the exit sign flickering!! I love all of this so freaking much!!!!!
I like to think this is also the first time Paul can hear the backing music. Since there's never anyone playing music, but we the audience and supposedly the infected can hear it.
My favorite thing about this song is that it is basically taking the classic musical pep talk song, where people rally around their friend to encourage him to stand tall and be himself, and making it evil and manipulative.
@OriginalGameteer ok but they were since at the end song I want to say emma starts asking the audience for their phones to call for help and asks why they're clapping after the final song
I love how you did the infected 😍 so creepy i love it. Also Paul's expressions in the "but happiness can't come before its fall" part... damn this is so good!! Really good job!!!
This is so good!! I love the smile with infected Paul! The animation is amazing too, especially seeing Paul struggling while he started to forcefully dance.
THIS IS FANTASTIC!! I LOVE IT! My favorite thing is Paul's wild changes in expression, when those started happening I literally gasped! It's so so good and amazing!!!
“yeet” holy shit. this is amazing!!! the solo part with the mouth movements... and his happy face with the piercing eyes after... haunting! I’ll be stuck in my head with this song for days again. and i’ll be thankful for it
Oh my god. This was great!! Especially when Paul started struggling to not dance and sing. You did great! It's exactly what I think of when I hear the song by it's self! :)
Oh my goodness so many wonderful things about this animatic -- the lean on the fourth wall by having Paul enter through the literal theatre entrance, the first time his eyes flicker blue, having the blue meteor also be a spotlight that Paul reluctantly steps through -- ahhhhh I love this so, so much. Love how his body moves to the melody before he realises what happens, and he tries to stop it. ((Also you've captured everyone's likeness in such an effective way??)) So many cool ideas and motifs you play with!! Love the "never!!!!" and the immediate fear on his face. Goosebumps at the veins on "feel your apotheosis begin"! Shout out to 2:52 - Paul spinning around like in a dance while he loses to the apotheosis. The three spotlights closing in on him. Love how you start his conversion with the sort of, sharp contrast between 'normal' Paul and 'hive' Paul, but that when you get to that really important solo -- it's very hard to tell the difference between (like it's just two parts of Paul talking to each other, not so much a Hive infecting his brain). I do wonder if there was a way to push Paul's ambivalence/struggle against himself, but I also would not know how as I am not an animator :,,,) Regardless!!! This was brilliant and a pleasure to watch. Thank you *so much* for writing and sharing
Geez I love how you do expression, the fact that you can notice when Paul gets taken over with just some minor details in the expression is truly awesome
Your work with expression and contrast is fantastic and I love how you use dance as a shorthand? There are moments where Paul is perilously close to acting as the usual main character flanked by the already infected and I love it.
hi hello sorry i’m late on commenting because family but i LOVE THIS the facial expressions, lip sync, general art is FANTASTIC but i really love the use of the blue i was hERE BEFORE THIS BLOWS UP AND GOES VIRAL : D
this is the video that introduced me to tgwdlm and starkid as a whole, so, 1) thank you so much for that, and 2) _holy hecc i thought this smacked already but now i have context and bro?? dude?? this is stellar. this is top notch. this is the Good Shit™._ the use of blue as a shorthand for infection?? the way it slowly invades paul's space as the song progresses??? the flash in his eyes??? the _spotlights????_ it's so subtle!! so insidious!! my spine!! tingling!!! my mind!!! shook!!!! and like don't even get me started on the expressions here, because _they're all! so! good!_ paul's vapid smile when the infection sings through him! the subsequent horror!! the differences in posture good _lord_ i am a big fan of basically everything about this you done did a fantastic job here!!!
Honestly I think the audience's gasping, laughing, and shock really actually adds something to the horror. Like some other worldly beings are watching and pulling the strings. Which tbf is pretty rooted in canon lmao
I LOVE THIS!!!! TGWDLM CONTENT IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED genuinely you have a very nice flow and you're good at selecting which are your key scenes (like the ones where you full on animate paul's mouth) and the color coding is great too!
I think one of my favorite parts of this is the small details, like the fluid dance moves and the tie adjustment, ghe ting switches between paul and infected paul; its great and i love it!
Honestly, the spotlight concept is amazing. I think it’s awesome how you used space and positioning to convey Paul’s inner conflict and transformation. ♥️♥️
this is my first TGWDLM animatic and it's honestly amazing! i liked specially the choreo bits (it shows how much attention you paid to the original song) and Paul's complete expression and posture changes when he's splitting.
If I was face to face with the mother brain of an alien parasite I wouldn't hesitate when it came to pulling the grenade pin RIP to Paul but I'm different. (im so sorry)
I watched this after almost breaking my leg a week ago to take my mind off of the agonizing pain I was in. This is the story of how I discovered tgwdlm
![The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals’ “Let It Out” [Warning: Flashing Images]- A @maepletea Animatic](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/6OOR29mY9s4/mqdefault.jpg)
I wanted to take a sec to thank everyone for all of your comments over the years. This was my first attempt at storyboarding when I was 16, and y’all’s support gave me the confidence to pursue it as a career. I’m 21 as of writing this and currently in college for animation. It makes me so happy to get comments from people rediscovering this and to know that this video got so many of you interested in Starkid. On behalf of other artists out there, thank you so much for all of the kind words and feedback, it means the world
That’s incredible to hear! You’re very passionate and your skills are clearly displayed here ^^
Animator: *trying to make a serious/dramatic musical*
Live audio recording: *laughing hysterically*
let's be honest this entire musical is not serious at all
@@lionguy4107 its a comedy first and a thriller second...also a musical
@@guywhotellsthetime1585 i don't think this qualifies as a comedy in theatre terms (means happy ending) but yeah i see what you mean
in my opinion it only adds to the horror of the show that there's an entire room of people delighting in the misery
@@ash-tv3bu In the words of Lauren, "WHY ARE YOU CLAPPING?"
To anyone who hasn't seen the show, the audience's laughter at "He might kick your head" must be so confusing
It was for me when I first watched this, haha.
I haven't seen the show. Or even listened to the whole musical. I've heard like three songs. I am confused.
@@yourlocalnoob4938 It seems you have not thought about the implications.
@@floofyboi4897 arE YOU FRIGHTENED?
Go on, do that swooping crane kick your Kung fu master taught you! (Not accurate, I know)
I love how all the songs in this musical are villain songs
yeet hitter Inevitable. Emma is probably the only one who was never a villain, unless you count her being part of Cup or Roasted Coffee as her contribution.
How did I not notice this until now?
woah
I'm your coffee maker
Did you forget *SING THE BEGINNING OF MOANA!*
So I just read a comment that said that Ted fought for control over his body just to insult Bill and I thought it was amazing but I couldn’t find it again so I’m telling everyone about it right now
Yes
I honestly wouldn't be surprised, that sounds like a thing he'd do.
Insane Iguana bro what was my comment I'm so confused
It could be that the infected version of the characters have access to the thoughts and feelings of the character they infected. Because the 'infected' target the people they know by doing what they know the person will be weak to. That's why the greenpeace girl didn't work on Paul, because he doesn't like musicals and her whole song was just a whimsical musical number, but she wasn't aware of that, as she didn't know him that well. I much prefer thinking of it like he fought back just to insult Bill though!
(looking back at this I realise I basically just wrote an essay lol)
Wait I’m confused can someone explain lmao
Theory:
All theatre kids have a dormant version of the virus that makes them randomly burst into song and dance
2:41
I’m not a theatre kid (yet 😏) but I always just burst in random song and dance and I’ve been doing that since I was 4.
theatre kid here, can confirm. its also mildy infectious to those exposed for long enough! :)
That does explain multiple things...
Yes I have apotheosis except I can't sing
I can hear the audience just going "Oooh? Ooh?" When he started singing.
Totally the moment everyone has waited for
(Paul joining in and finally singing along)
@@StargirlShooter Okay Apotheosis 🤨
even before at the first "LET IT OUT" when his takeover was starting, just watch the right arm's move 👀👀👀✨
This made me realise how much I want a film version of TGWDLM with him inside the theatre, and a spotlight and all the great angles yaassss
And have it edited like Twisted so the split personalities get their own camera angle!
If that does happen...
DO.NOT.GET.TOM.HOOPER.INVOLVED
Imagine this as movie but with the same people and no new people just these guys
And here's an idea of what it would be like!
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@@ghostturtle5516 Might be a tad bit confusing when one actor plays 4 different people.
In that case I want Jeff Blim as general McNamara.
y'all ever just think about how the events of tgwdlm are definitely the already infected versions of all of the characters reliving the events of the "real" people fighting against the aliens. since, y'know, the aliens couldn't have all that information from the opening number if they hadn't lived all that before
Sometimes when I rewatch i remember how Paul was supposed to enter and he didn't. So I thought maybe he actually wasn't taken over, though probably impossible. That he chose to blend in. When they called him in he finally realized he had a cue because normal humans ,from what I see, don't know the song the alien is singing. There's also that maybe when he's suposed to enter is when he's suppose to go into that theater place or some stuff??
@@YellowSnow-w3p paul starts singing showstopping number during inevitable when he wasn't actually there for that number, so he wouldn't know the words unless he was actually infected
@@sophie3382 plus, the aliens are a hivemind. they'd be able to tell if he was infected or not through that connection
Paul not entering during the opening number is easily explained as part of the show the aliens are preforming.
It’s to demonstrate paul doesn’t like musicals until he comes around in let it out and inevitable.
My theory is that after the government almost immediately detected them in HF, the aliens decided to stage a play and make people come to them. Think about it.... after you watched the musical, I bet you couldn't get the music out of your head, and I bet you tried showing the musical to others, spreading the infection. The true horror of this musical is that the events are happening to the audience. The apotheosis is upon us ALL.
INCREDIBLY UNDERRATED. I gasped when Paul’s eyes flickered for the first time and laughed when I saw the little yeet at the end. You captured Apotheosis Paul’s crazy eyes perfectly
Yes his eyes mixed with his smile is like yeah pretty good
Theory time!
Every musical ( heathers, bmc, deh ) is set in this world after the entire human race has been infected but no even remembers life before singing and it’d just a normal thing now.
Anime Nerd so I guess we can say that Hamilton and Mama Mia started it all?
Anime Nerd so I guess we can say that Hamilton and Mama Mia started it all since they were the only aforementioned musicals??
NO I HATE IT!! But also love it
It'd be a good theory but musicals already exist in tgwdlm :( but then again you could probably explain that away with the beggining or something if you really stretched :]
Anime Nerd I think that’s what the backstory of Black Friday is, seeing as it’s set in Hatchetfield. Edit: Actually it might be a prequel since I’m pretty sure Hatchetfield got nuked, it could be either.
I love during the la da da da part he starts doing the "You'll Be Back" shoulder thing from Hamilton.
2:35
Jazlynn B.
OH MY GOD HE DOES.
**Screeches**
Yessss
Shoulder wiggles didn't originate in Hamilton, you know. The movement isn't even that similar to the one done in "You'll be back".
@@geekygamer7199 Well I know it as the shoulder thing from Hamilton. I haven't see it anywhere else. They're literally the same movements but stay pressed I guess.
You drew Paul so perfect that he looks more like Paul than the actor for paul
This doesn't make sense, but somehow it's true. Lol
Somehow this is true
Yes
No he doesnt
I like your profile picture it’s very cute
this is so incredible??? this is the first TGWDLM animatic i've seen, but damn if it isn't an /amazing/ one... the second half truly shines, you did a great job illustrating it. can't wait to see this blow up!
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IDidntKnowTheyAllowed ANameThisLongForAttention wtf ur name is so long 😂
@@cloudedthoughts1681 I think that's the point
I see what you did there
I hope you’ve seen it by now but there’s a fantastic cup of roasted coffee animatic that I’ve watched 10 times in the past week
god im shaking the choreography for this is STUNNING and the expressions are top notch and just..... i cant properly sing my praises for this without slamming my face against the keyboard.
explodingStardust THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU I WISH I COULD TYPE MORE THANK YOUS BUT MY THUMBS HURT
Mmm....sing your praises.....sing....Oh God!..OH NO HE’s PART OF THEM! _RUNn!_
the motions when paul starts to get infected? Amazin’. That little shoulder shimmy? So Good. THE ADJUSTING OF THS TIE BEFORE HE GOES ON STAGE? *chefs kiss*
Fuuuck this is amazing! The way you animated the switches between Paul and Infected Paul is fantastic
I love how all they are blue to show that they’ve been infected!
And the blue spotlight on Paul Omggggg I love this
They’re colored like some type of blue shit
@@madisonmorris7394I got the ref' 😅👉🏻✨
Emma: "some kind of bluuuuue sh*t?"
Pf HEDGINS: "EXACTLY EMMA, What the f* is this sh*t?" 😂😂😂
I
Can’t stop replaying
“Is this me? or is this you?”
I love the expressions and movements
This whole thing is amazing ;;
For me it's "am I crazy, I don't think so"
That's literally my favorite part of the whole musical
For me its "I'm coming part at the seams."
i love that bit too
Okay, this is *awesome*, but can we just appreciate the fact that Paul's "last words" (I say last words because their his last words before getting completely taken over by the apotheosis) are, "I DON'T LIKE MUSICALS" ?
Lmao, It always makes me laugh because the aline version of him goes on to love musicals 💀
(Edit: HECK YEAH I JUST GOT MY FIRST DISLIKE!!)
ALL OF THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN SO NICE I’M CRYING 💗❤️💘💙💖💞💚
I’VE NEVER MADE AN ANIMATIC BEFORE I WAS SHAKING THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS UPLOADING IT aDafgajsl
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
(Edit) THIS JUST HIT 1k???? I’M ACTUALLY CRYING AND THAT’S NOT AN EXAGGERATION!! THIS MEANS THE WORLD TO ME AND I WISH I COULD DO MORE TO SHOW MY THANKS OTHER THAN TYPING ON A KEYBOARD ❤️❤️❤️
4:20? Unintentional? i think not!
(*°∀°)
jk nice animation 😊😊
Trailtracker ;)
What??? How could anyone dislike such art?!?!
Sksks I haven't watched yet but I'm excited I LOVE Starkid.
One dislike? This is all your fault Jafar
You know they’re a keeper when they draw Paul better than the actual Paul
This musical needs more animatics like this
captions be like: "that's right Paul, all your best friends are sheep."
Also he might take your head
I mean sheep isn't necessarily inaccurate in a way
I’M SO MAD THAT THIS ONLY JUST POPPED INTO MY RECOMMENDED LIKE WTH TH-cam AHHH BUT ANYAY THIS WAS AMAZINGG
"To shared the hate I felt-"
I felt like Paul was in some kind of Musical and the crowd laughed at him or something, than he was bullied and when the um...forgot her named said "Since y'all didn't do any musicals we just basically went over there to shit on you guys on so much better we are." Something along those lines
Maybe their school erased the events of the play ever happening.
Yep...Paul use to be a theater kid.
Emma I think was the person who said that
Who the fuck would laugh at Paul because I just wanna talk
According to Paul, his school didn't have a theatre program so they went to see Brigadoon at Emma's school instead
Sounds like it might been if you listened to the song out of context. In context it a lot more sinister.
I like the theory but Paul literally says Emma’s play is why he hates musicals
*”That’s right paul, all your best friends are here” is one of the funniest lines in the show in my opinion and I don’t know why*
Because it's ironic since Nora is there instead of Charlotte because she got disected by Hidgens and Paul doesn't know Nora that well.
Because he says: “Ted, Emma’s boss”. He hates Ted, And has only heard bad things about Emma’s boss
“Ted…Emma’s Boss”
“That’s right Paul. All your friends are here”
3:14 What I find interesting is that, if we consider nornal Paul and Apotheosis Paul as separate, this is a point where it's normal Paul that seems to be giving up. That is, until Apotheosis Paul suggests "But happiness can't come before its fall". Somehow, that sentence seems to give normal Paul back his resolve to destroy the meteor, even if it means sacrificing his own life. Maybe after that point he's just playing along until the right moment to strike. That's my interpretation of it.
this musical does what ive never seen before.
it lets the main character "die a hero" but also "live long enough to become the villian" and it will always be my favorite musical.
This is amazing! Seeing the set expanded and having them come out through the seats! And the exit sign flickering!! I love all of this so freaking much!!!!!
I like to think this is also the first time Paul can hear the backing music. Since there's never anyone playing music, but we the audience and supposedly the infected can hear it.
My favorite thing about this song is that it is basically taking the classic musical pep talk song, where people rally around their friend to encourage him to stand tall and be himself, and making it evil and manipulative.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOUUUUU
Jocelyn F. THANK YOU SM!
3:30
The shift in expression there is just...so breathtaking and I don't know why
Musical: Man being slowly infested by a disease and becoming the one thing he hated
Audience: *This is the funniest shit I've ever seen*
Jschlatt POG
Plot twist, the audience was in on it
@OriginalGameteer ok but they were since at the end song I want to say emma starts asking the audience for their phones to call for help and asks why they're clapping after the final song
I love that part at 1:27 - 1:34!!!!! I don't know why, but I watched him fix his tie like three times now.
just taky Ahh that was one of my favorite parts to animate !!
I love how you did the infected 😍 so creepy i love it. Also Paul's expressions in the "but happiness can't come before its fall" part... damn this is so good!! Really good job!!!
I find it funny how Paul can sing really well for someone who doesn't like musicals.
WE ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE STARKID ANIMATICS AND THAT MAKES ME SO FRICKIN HAPPY-
I am at a loss for words to explain how incredibly this was...
And the emotions
And the dancing
And her *toddies*
This was just excellent
dogs forever I have a feeling this would be very confusing for someone who hasn’t watched Twisted.
Jenna Medina it is.
@@jennamedina9492 it is very
This is so good!! I love the smile with infected Paul! The animation is amazing too, especially seeing Paul struggling while he started to forcefully dance.
I’ve never seen a tgwdlm animatic but I LOVE IT GOD ITS SO GOOD it’s so expressive and the visuals are so striking oml thank you for making this :’)
THIS IS FANTASTIC!! I LOVE IT! My favorite thing is Paul's wild changes in expression, when those started happening I literally gasped! It's so so good and amazing!!!
“yeet” holy shit. this is amazing!!! the solo part with the mouth movements... and his happy face with the piercing eyes after... haunting! I’ll be stuck in my head with this song for days again. and i’ll be thankful for it
Is it just me or is there something absolutely enchanting about the "Am I crazy? Maybe I've always been" line?
PAUL NO!! Sorry just looks like such an innocent smol :(
Cus he is?
@@silvertrimhill9844 he said never not the n word.
@@silvertrimhill9844 He’s obviously saying never.
I swear i am immagining things, but for a second the way you drew the craters on the meteor reminded me of pokeys mask
I love how you kept in some of Paul's crazier expressions! Great job :)
God this musical needs to be fully animated that would be awesome and this has proved that concept
That moment he loses control of his arm at 1:42 is just some good shit right there
HELLOOO??? PLEASE, GOD! I JUST WANT MORE TGWDLM ANIMATICS 😭😭
I LOVE how you had his eyes flicker blue
top notch details
Oh my god. This was great!! Especially when Paul started struggling to not dance and sing. You did great! It's exactly what I think of when I hear the song by it's self! :)
*distress* is this me?
*crazy cheerful voice* OR IS THIS YOU
2:29
This whole musical could be a great animated movie.
Oh my goodness so many wonderful things about this animatic -- the lean on the fourth wall by having Paul enter through the literal theatre entrance, the first time his eyes flicker blue, having the blue meteor also be a spotlight that Paul reluctantly steps through -- ahhhhh I love this so, so much. Love how his body moves to the melody before he realises what happens, and he tries to stop it. ((Also you've captured everyone's likeness in such an effective way??))
So many cool ideas and motifs you play with!!
Love the "never!!!!" and the immediate fear on his face. Goosebumps at the veins on "feel your apotheosis begin"! Shout out to 2:52 - Paul spinning around like in a dance while he loses to the apotheosis. The three spotlights closing in on him.
Love how you start his conversion with the sort of, sharp contrast between 'normal' Paul and 'hive' Paul, but that when you get to that really important solo -- it's very hard to tell the difference between (like it's just two parts of Paul talking to each other, not so much a Hive infecting his brain). I do wonder if there was a way to push Paul's ambivalence/struggle against himself, but I also would not know how as I am not an animator :,,,)
Regardless!!! This was brilliant and a pleasure to watch. Thank you *so much* for writing and sharing
Geez I love how you do expression, the fact that you can notice when Paul gets taken over with just some minor details in the expression is truly awesome
Your work with expression and contrast is fantastic and I love how you use dance as a shorthand? There are moments where Paul is perilously close to acting as the usual main character flanked by the already infected and I love it.
I'm pretty sure this was the Animatic that got me into Starkid/Hatchetfield. So uh, congrats!
hi hello sorry i’m late on commenting because family but i LOVE THIS
the facial expressions, lip sync, general art is FANTASTIC
but i really love the use of the blue
i was hERE BEFORE THIS BLOWS UP AND GOES VIRAL : D
mell0bee BRO IT’S ALRIGHT I’M SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT!! I’m CRYING THANK YOU SO MUCH
Istg the line “Am I crazy? Maybe I’ve always been.” Gets me every time. I got chills the first time I heard it
this is the video that introduced me to tgwdlm and starkid as a whole, so, 1) thank you so much for that, and 2) _holy hecc i thought this smacked already but now i have context and bro?? dude?? this is stellar. this is top notch. this is the Good Shit™._
the use of blue as a shorthand for infection?? the way it slowly invades paul's space as the song progresses??? the flash in his eyes??? the _spotlights????_ it's so subtle!! so insidious!! my spine!! tingling!!! my mind!!! shook!!!! and like don't even get me started on the expressions here, because _they're all! so! good!_ paul's vapid smile when the infection sings through him! the subsequent horror!! the differences in posture good _lord_ i am a big fan of basically everything about this you done did a fantastic job here!!!
Honestly I think the audience's gasping, laughing, and shock really actually adds something to the horror. Like some other worldly beings are watching and pulling the strings. Which tbf is pretty rooted in canon lmao
i am excited to see a tgwdlm song as an animatic, never mind the fact that it’s my favorite song and is also done SO WELL. great job!!
"I don't, like, musicals!" *Hamilton pose*
I LOVE THIS!!!! TGWDLM CONTENT IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED
genuinely you have a very nice flow and you're good at selecting which are your key scenes (like the ones where you full on animate paul's mouth) and the color coding is great too!
I think one of my favorite parts of this is the small details, like the fluid dance moves and the tie adjustment, ghe ting switches between paul and infected paul; its great and i love it!
(I like the tiny yeet when he throws the grenade 😁) Great job on this!
No wonder it didn't work, he threw a grenade at a flippn' evil space rock
Ack, too much greatness on my unprepared eyes--
The part at 2:25 is so fricken cool props to you this whole thing is so well done
“Back off green peace girl”. yes just yes
Woah this is amazing dude- I genuinely got chills during this sksjsk
Honestly, the spotlight concept is amazing. I think it’s awesome how you used space and positioning to convey Paul’s inner conflict and transformation. ♥️♥️
1:34 that voice... and the way he sings... it reminds me of something from my childhood but I cannot place what it is.. or what its from
OKAY BUT LIKE SAME IDK IT REMINDS ME OF SOMETHING BUT I CANT FRICKIN TELL OF WHAT EXACTLY
probably the most famous song by CRASH TEST DUMMIES...?😌 you know... the refrain makes "mmmmh mmmmh mmmmmh" 🎶🎶🎶
I LOVE the Jekyll and Hide energy in this song
Woah, this is amazing! It's kinda rare to see people doing a whole animatic of TGWDLM. And this one does have good qualtity too! I. Love. IT.
“We got what we wanted”
I just remembered what he wanted...
Theoretically his wife is part of the hive too…
I like this whole thing but especially the small 'yeet' with the handgrenade agjsfzjzn
This was so awesome!!!!
You drew Paul sooo good, and the way he descends into madness is depicted so goood!
I loved this😍😁🤩!!!
Paul never destroyed the meteorite, as only thunder is heard, so only the theater had been destroyed.
But nobody noticed.
omg i love this! i love how u showed paul slowly and subtly being affected by the meteor !! the flickering blue eyes were a super nice touch!!
2:01 ooc that looks like he just exploded a building and is acting suprised like "oopsies, did i do that?"
So badly do I want to see TGWDLM as a movie it would be amazing!
this is my first TGWDLM animatic and it's honestly amazing! i liked specially the choreo bits (it shows how much attention you paid to the original song) and Paul's complete expression and posture changes when he's splitting.
If I was face to face with the mother brain of an alien parasite I wouldn't hesitate when it came to pulling the grenade pin
RIP to Paul but I'm different.
(im so sorry)
We all say that. But when the situation comes around...
But would you Really?
I don't think you'd pull the granade. I'm sorry but we always like to pretend we're strong heroes but thats not true. Everyone is afraid of death
but would you actually?
@@kayla4551, You could just throw it and run away, that is what grenades are for.
fun fact: getting this animatic in my recommended list is what got me to watch tgwdlm. i did not know about it beforehand. so thanks!
You captured the whole 2 persona thing perfectly.
This animatic actually made me interested in the play and now *I'm in love with it*
I watched this after almost breaking my leg a week ago to take my mind off of the agonizing pain I was in. This is the story of how I discovered tgwdlm
1:18 yeah that looks so much like paul
FreckleEar WarriorCats
Yeah I don’t mean to brag or anything it does look identical to Jon Matteson doesn’t it
Omg I LOVE the imagery of the blue spotlight!!!! The whole thing is so cool and well done!
I SWEAR TO YOD BEFORE PAUL SINGS IT SOUNDS LIKE ENTRANCE OF JANE DOE FROM RTC
YES YES YES IT DOES-
I LOVE THIS ANIMATION SO MUCH
You did Paul's expressions so fricking well!!!
I get little shop of Horror vibes from this musical.
Watch out Paul...he might kick your head
Congratulations, this is the first animatic I've ever seen for a Starkids production and I adored it.
Keep up the good work!
Ok but I really like the line "but what would I let in if I let it out?"
*JAKKSKFKSKEK*
It was amazing!
I loved when you did the “yeet” when he threw the Grenade
I really think this would make a great movie