Well since it’s one of my favorite of the show I must say it was worth it! You can really tell the amount of work put into this, especially the hand scene! I love the smooth animation parts, and the cyclops expressions
Something I think is missing from a lot of the animatics is the sheer deviousness of Odysseus. But this is the first one where I feel they capture it. Those feral smiles Odysseus has when he believes he's pulling one over on someone else. A reminder that Odysseus is essentially a cunning trickster.
Yeah, wasn’t he the one to trick Achilles into going to the Trojan War? And tried to get out of the draft by acting insane? Makes sense as he IS the great grandson of the trickster god lol
It almost seems to parallel Polyphemus’s smile at the end of “Remember Them” - the incredibly smug smile that says “you fool, you moron, I’m going to get away with this/destroy you”
i love how polyphemus looks like a kid in a face. genuine sadness over his favorite sheep, happiness when he drinks wine and terrifying indifference when he starts eating them... phew
@@dustyrose192 That it would also make sense as to why all the other cyclopsis were immediately in protective mode- going straight to "who hurt you"? Which then turns into "bro stop being such a crybaby" when they think he's whining about nothing
I like how Odysseus is the only REAL warrior out of the three of them, while the other two are just ecstatic that they've found food, Odysseus is the only one who takes a moment to question why all this food is here, untouched in the FIRST place. He even instinctively grabs at his sword whenever Polyphemus appears, and continues to keep a steady hand on it as he sees Polyphemus' angered tone. He's the only one always clocked in.
Epic does an amazing job at turning Odysseus more villainous and other characters more sympathetic to better drive home how Odysseus is a monster in his own right.
Wolfy did awesome in making the Cyclops seem a bit sympathetic, especially during the close of of his eye at the beginning where he tears up slightly at “you killed my sheep” If you want to see other sympathetic portrayals of Polyphemus, I would also highly recommend the Polyphemus animation by Imbecileo!
Nice, loved the Polyphemus’s face when he said ‘a trade you see’ it really felt like a villain making a joke and driving home just how fucked the crew is
Right off the bat, I gotta say: I love the wide range of emotions you show Polyphemus having instead of just anger. The animatics I’ve seen(while absolutely amazing in their own rights) always have him being pissed off the whole time, which is understandable since a whole fleet of strangers just…popped into his cave and started taking stuff from him. But you also show him crying for his sheep, happy to be getting new “food and wine”, and show him not just being intimidating; but also creepy. My sincere, deepest applause for you. #CyclopsHaveFeelings2
HECK YES- Polyphemus is pretty upset about the death of sheep and it makes sense that anger would not be the only emotion he’s experiencing and this animation shows that well ^^
I really love his body language after he closes off the entrance, the way he sits down and moves his arms as well as his expression just say "It's only fair Gentlemen, life for life"
HOLD UP- I JUST REALIZED- 2:23 That hand swish around the edge of the barrel, his thumb dips in the wine- THAT’S WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE LOTUS!🤯 THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS INSANE👏👏👏
"What a nice gift. This was all clearly a misunderstanding, so we'll just laugh it off and I can let these people..." "I'm so glad we see EYE to EYE..." "...I'm gonna fuck up this asshole's entire world."
He was so smart about the lotus in the wine and saying his name is nobody, only for everything going to hell right after. The animation was amazing, as always! Loved the little bits of humor in the middle with Polites and Eurilicus (idk how to spell him)
@@BH-fr7hqit's basically like marijuana turned up to 11 it makes you slower and forgetful the lotus eaters use it to always be happy while years slipped by unnoticed
Ohh I love how Odysseus seemed like he wanted to hold out his hand to shake at the start and then pulling back almost embarassed because Polyphemus could shake his whole torso
The camera work at the beginning? The Cyclops movements? THE HAND. Eurylochus and Polites in the back. Odysseus' smile while saying nobody made me smile mischievously as well. AND FOR SOME REASON I FIND YOUR CYCLOPS ADORABLE HELP
This is amazing, the wide range of emotions everyone shows, the comedic bit, the whole conversation between Odysseus and Polyphemus, it’s amazing, I am deeply in platonic love with this Odysseus, his expressions are amazing, this man don’t have any idea of what his future will bring.
Something I REALLY want to praise is your design for Polyphemus and how round it is - a couple of other designs I've seen made him things like a muscular, bearded giant or something completely monstrous and inhuman, but this is the only one I've seen where he's almost approachable looking, if not for the clear brute strength in his build, his size, or his tusks. To add onto why I like it, I think you've managed to nail a sweet spot that can flexibly bend toward sympathetic, intimidating, and outright mythical when the need arises. He seems almost childlike when he's tearing up over his sheep and sounds like a toddler parroting a saying their parents taught them when he asks if Odysseus knows that 'pain he sows is pain he reaps,' but then he sits and readies to eat them all and it becomes clear that not only is this COLOSSUS completely in control of the situation, but also that there's an edge of sadism to what he's doing when he smiles at them. For how round, childlike, and almost piggish this Polyphemus is, this is probably the first depiction of a Cyclops in years to remind me why people would have been *afraid* of a concept as simple as a one-eyed giant.
The way Polites is carrying the dead sheep at 0:57 is so frickin hilarious to the point where it's making me even sadder about the fact that he dies just a song later- ; v; Nevermind, literally every single ounce of screentime Polites has is making me sad about his death ; v;
my man Odysseus is so fucking stressed i absolutely love how you drew their expressions, the camera movements, the lighting, everything just sets the mood right it's *chef kiss* amazing
This may be an odd detail to pick up on but I like that you included Odysseus' wedding ring in some of the shots. A constant little reminder of what he's fighting for.
holy shit. that last shot. i was honest to god not expecting to see polyphemus's hand reach out for odysseus like that, but i'm glad you added that. it really adds into the sense of impeding doom waiting for them in the song afterward. great work as always 👏👏
God, this looks so good. The sly looks from Odysseus, the sleight of hand with the lotus in the wine, the way everyone looks and they're so _expressive_ when they speak. I love it all.
So many amazing details! Love how at 1:53 Odysseus loses his balance a little when Polyphemus sits on the ground XD. And the body language is super expressive, amazing work as always!
The way Polyphemus said wine...you can tell he's holding back more anger. Almost like he was insulted. Odysseus killed his pet...and thought wine was enough to make up for it. Also love the design of him. Simple, but very effective.
The details, man. Odysseus putting the lotus into the wine. Polites and Eurylochus bringing the wine, so they're not so much in the background. Odysseus bowing and smiling while saying his name is Nobody like the trickster he is. Polyphemus kneeling to talk to him. And Polites clinging onto Eurylochus like "Mom come pick me up I'm scared".
It’s amazing to me how brilliantly Wolfy portrays emotions, both with the cyclops having such a emotive body and face but also that moment of realization on Odysseus’ face right before the hand scene. You can see the life drain from his eyes as the realization fully dawns on him. Overall this was splendid as always!
LOVE that I could get lost in how cute Polites looked with the sheep that I almost forgot this was the "they're all about to die" song. Almost. So fun and expressive as always!!
ITS HEREEE!! Super awesome as always. I love how ominous it was when Polyphemus opened his eye for the first time, as when as all of the comedic moments in the background with Eurylochus and poor Polites. This is certainly a turning point in the story, and you conveyed that well!
The sheep make me sad, the one at the beginning even smiles, i cant imagine those cutie patoties ever dying, they ares so adorable, i respect the cyclops for being mad cause they killed his sheep, THOSE THINGS ARE SO CUTE 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭
Ahhh I love how you can feel the Cyclops's weight in this. The subtle screen shakes just add so much when it comes to giving those little bits of intimidation. Amazing work!
POLYPHEMUS IS OUT >:D I've only just started and the planning is already so good This animatic is basically a combination of Polyphemus' grief and anger, and then there's the comedy of Odysseus and his crew xD 2:10 OOOOHHHH THE PROMPTING. IT'S DONE DO WELL
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, my god the absolute start from it just being flowers and rainbows with Polities being a Disney princess, Euroclychus petting the sheep knowing that sheep gonna be food 💀 then the eye opens and it is just complete awkward slience, with the funny bit of Polties holding one of the sheeps, then Polyphemus approaching and the awkward hello from Odysseus with the peace sign 😭 I also really loved how you portrayed the "you killed my sheep" some potray as a awkward whoops when cuting back to Odysseus but I love that Odysseus looks like he kinda regrets doing that, then the time to drink part was done so well, then the imeddite negotiation from Ody with Polties being like "go, bestie you got this" the hand animation against the barrel 👏 then it going on from there, then the "Nobody" part was definitely another of my favourite parts then things seemingly going peaceful, despite the cyclops standing though surley he was just wanting to go take a litte wal- .... SHIT RUN ODYSSEYUS RUN 💀😭💀 but yeah I absolutely loved this animatic and I'm so happy with how much you've done ever since the first few snippets you showed, absolutely EPIC
I’m really late to this but I wanted to say I LOVE how Polyphemus moves the boulder in front of the entrance, blocking their escape just like in the actual Odyssey. Wolfy is one of my favorite animators, so talented ❤
I love that you made Polyphemus actually sad for his sheep!! Most animatics I’ve seen portray him as apathetic or just vengeful (not that they did a bad job or anything)
This animatic is utterly gorgeous! I am obsessed with the scene of Odysseus so subtly putting lotus in the wine. It's a 'blink and you miss it' type deal and for the cyclops, it was certainly missed. If you ever plan on doing 'Survive', I know you will do it such lovely justice 🙏
Ohoho I love this sm. The parts where Polyphemus makes the screen shake are great, my brain just goes "OMG WEIGHT." Also the HAND. The Hand Moment ™. And all the little interactions between the characters in the background!!! So fun. I love everyone's faces and expressions. I got chills! Such a good animatic.
I love the design of the cyclops here! The fact that he has tusks that jut from his upper jaw is a great nod to the possibility that ancient Greeks mistook elephant skulls for cyclops skulls. Awesome detail!
OML THE EXPRESSIONS THE POSES THE EVERYTHING WOLFY. Odysseus might not be mainsplaining manipulating manwhoring his way outta this one but you certainly are🔥😎👉👉✨
The utter nervousness and sweating of Odysseus when Polyphemus gets up and is like "Who are you?" are amazing, 10/10 and that handshot + eye opening will give me nightmares /hj
You can just see the cunning in Odysseus as he lays his plans. Really good animation. I swear i will never hear about the odyssey again and not think of these animatics. Keep up the good work(:
Better one, always check if the sheep and food have an owner and then be nice and reasonable to said owner (albiet always have a backup plan) helps things a lot
Okay holy (sheep) cow! That was amazing! I loved how you showed the flow of emotions from everyone! Also the sheep were so cute!! But there were two moment in particular that stood out to me. 1) Odysseus rubbing the rim of the barrel was so natural I nearly missed the fact that this motion is cueing him spiking it with lotus! You made it so perfect for the choreography that the movement's intent was hidden behind the rhythm! And it was so smooth! 2) The Nobody verse has always confused me in my mind because I could never quite grasp the way someone would block/choreograph that moment because our boy sounds so fake but also melodic in comparison to the rest of the song (of course to show the audience he's lying and putting on a mask). But the way you had him bow made the moment CLICK for me! Like that's exactly what the tone and cadence of the lyric is trying to go for, an overly formal/theatircal introduction, with bowing being the way he reminds humble and maybe hides his smirk while facing the ground. Thank you for feeding the fandom with your amazing animation!
So many details! Odysseus’s awkwardness offering a handshake, his half step back? Polyphemus tearing up, and later crushing the barrel? The crew giving Odysseus the barrel, the little hand move along the rim of the cask? The expressiveness of everyone!! Ahhh so gooood!
The expressions in this are PHENOMENAL, I wish I could explain everything-- The sheep being spooked when the other is shot, the fear reflecting in the cyclops' eye from Odysseus turning into one of some odd acceptance. A sort of 'this is a possible threat' type of serious acceptance. The awkward reach out for a handshake before realizing 'oh this is a fuckin' CYCLOPS'. It kneeling down to Ody's level as if to try and portray his hurt further. Even the subtle motion of him spreading lotus on the wine barrel. There are so many subtle expressions that you can't catch on the first watch, I've honestly come back to this at least 10+ times this week. I sincerely hope you're planning to do some of the others in the EPIC sagas! There's just so much in this animatic alone, it's gorgeously done and amazingly put together.
The ending is just as horrifying as I pictured it being in the actual song, that was PERFECT Polites in the background hugging Eurylochus kind of made my heart sink because he thought they were gonna get out without a fight
SCREAMING OVER THIS HOLY HELL THIS IS SO COOL?? I am genuinely obsessed with the expressions of the characters, the affable face of Odysseus turning into fear at the very end is so striking! Also the mannerisms of the characters are SO GOOD, there’s so much personality in every little mimic, and it all flows so naturally!! I’m genuinely in love with this
YESSS YOU CAN SEE WHERE HE PUTS THW LOTUS INSIDE THE WINE, I could never imagine how Polyphemus wouldn’t have seen him but this makes so much sense, beautiful animatic
The way you showed how Odysseus acted in book 9 was really cool! I'm studying the Odyssey at the moment, and I think you did a great job of showing how poorly both parties acted in this scene and the trickery that was used by both Polyphemus and Odysseus. An interesting fact about the scene that you animated is that it is a perfect example of the ancient greek concept of "Xenia". Basically, act good to your host and your host will do good back. Of course, in this case, both Polyphemus and Odysseus they were performing bad xenia. Odysseus breaking into the cyclops home and stealing his food, and Polyphemus eating Odysseus' men. On top of this, Odysseus offering Polyphemus wine is really interesting since in the original poem, Polyphemus is described as drinking "unwatered milk". This was considered to be extremely uncivilised (with wine being extremely civilised), so when Polyphemus drinks Odysseus' wine for the first time, it is likely it was his first time drinking any wine at all. I could go on and on with interesting facts about this book, but this comment is already too long. Anyway, sorry for the long comment! I've been following your Epic animatics for a while, and it's really cool as a classics student to see them side by side to the original text.
Holy fudgsicles this is amazing!I love the ending with the hand reaching out!such a cool perspective but how dare you leave us on this insane cliffhanger
![Remember Them [ EPIC: The Musical | Animatic ]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Kb3nkAHyfKs/mqdefault.jpg)
That hand shot and the bow are the reasons i made this animatic
Beautiful shot btw. I loved it
Well since it’s one of my favorite of the show I must say it was worth it! You can really tell the amount of work put into this, especially the hand scene! I love the smooth animation parts, and the cyclops expressions
0:05
2:23
literally looked so good!! the slight dip in the liquid was such a nice touch
Ooooh gawd please continue. I'd LOVE to see how you'd do the fight and Polites death 😭
Something I think is missing from a lot of the animatics is the sheer deviousness of Odysseus. But this is the first one where I feel they capture it. Those feral smiles Odysseus has when he believes he's pulling one over on someone else. A reminder that Odysseus is essentially a cunning trickster.
Mircsys was pretty good at it
Yeah, wasn’t he the one to trick Achilles into going to the Trojan War? And tried to get out of the draft by acting insane? Makes sense as he IS the great grandson of the trickster god lol
Odysseus’ hand going around the wine barrel is so smooth man, it drives me nuts everytime I see it
Is that where he slips lotus in the wine?
Either way it’s a nice touch
That was very well done
2:23 for rewatches!
@@woopdeedoo5938 Yah, you can see a couple of glowing seeds from the lotus right as he moves his hand over. Very smooth.
@@kaygirl10101ohhhhhh
This whole animatic is “I’ve tried manwhore, malewife, and manipulate bois, time for manslaughter!” and I love it!
“Manslaughter it is then!”
Malewife? Sorry, English is not my first language.
@@pinkandbright1234 it basically means a man who acts similarly to how the wife typically would
@@spiderdemon382 thank you!
I thought it was "Mansplain, Manipulate, Manwhore/Malewife, Manslaughter".
Still works either way.
I love how Odysseus's smile slowly grows as he tells the cyclops his "name". This is such a great animatic, well done! I loved every second of it!
It almost seems to parallel Polyphemus’s smile at the end of “Remember Them” - the incredibly smug smile that says “you fool, you moron, I’m going to get away with this/destroy you”
@@tumblingartist oh yeah! I didn't think of that.
Polyphemus: You break into MY home, kill MY pets, and you think wine will fix this?
Odysseus: …yes?
polyphemus: you're damn right except I would want you as my food
Odysseus: Damn, well I guess I gotta take your eye. Cant eat what ya cant see 🤷
@@Phantasmal_Art Polyphemus: you little sh#t, father please make this man's life hell 🛐
Polyphemus: Alright, that’s it! I’m telling dad!
Poesidon: _What the frick is that noise???_
Polyphemus: *DADDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!*
i love how polyphemus looks like a kid in a face. genuine sadness over his favorite sheep, happiness when he drinks wine and terrifying indifference when he starts eating them... phew
I like to headcannon that he's the youngest of the cyclops
@@dustyrose192 That it would also make sense as to why all the other cyclopsis were immediately in protective mode- going straight to "who hurt you"?
Which then turns into "bro stop being such a crybaby" when they think he's whining about nothing
@@dustyrose192 I think that’s actual canon too. Don’t quote me on that though.
Another title: Odyssey awkwardly tries to gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss the Cyclop for 3 minutes
Sadly, Odysseus girlbossed too close to the sun in the later songs…
@@tumblingartist Truly a tragedy
@@tumblingartist 10/10 joke
LMAO XD
Ah yes the song and saga where everything starts to go horribly wrong!!!
It all just goes downhill from here
In the first song the gods force him to kill a baby or have his family die. Shit has been going wrong since they left that wooden horse.
I don't want to ruin the 69 likes😢
@@sanjanagrace1687 to late it is now at 87😢
@@dphantom1314 honestly shit be going wrong as soon as they get to Troy
I like how Odysseus is the only REAL warrior out of the three of them, while the other two are just ecstatic that they've found food, Odysseus is the only one who takes a moment to question why all this food is here, untouched in the FIRST place. He even instinctively grabs at his sword whenever Polyphemus appears, and continues to keep a steady hand on it as he sees Polyphemus' angered tone. He's the only one always clocked in.
That's why I like Odysseus
lol they are also warriors the issue is he is wise
Funnily enough, the canon Polyphemus isn’t even this sympathetic. Odysseus stopped his men from stealing anything and waited to ask his permission.
Tbf they did that so that Zeus wouldn’t smite them for not being good guests
Epic does an amazing job at turning Odysseus more villainous and other characters more sympathetic to better drive home how Odysseus is a monster in his own right.
@@giacomoromano8842 The canon Odysseus is worse than Epic.
@@aviniciussouza100in different ways
Still better than Theseous.
I love how Odysseus tries to give Polyphemus a handshake only to realize...he cannot lmao
I like the facial expressions gave to the cyclops. I think your the only one so far to have him so expressive.
Wolfy did awesome in making the Cyclops seem a bit sympathetic, especially during the close of of his eye at the beginning where he tears up slightly at “you killed my sheep”
If you want to see other sympathetic portrayals of Polyphemus, I would also highly recommend the Polyphemus animation by Imbecileo!
Nice, loved the Polyphemus’s face when he said ‘a trade you see’ it really felt like a villain making a joke and driving home just how fucked the crew is
The slight tears in polymephous' eyes and the bead of sweat that drips from Odysseus'...the details in this are insane.
I just noticed Polites hugging Eurylochus in the background...I'm not okay anymore
1:12 I love the detail of Odysseus’s reaction. He can immediately tell this isn’t the Cyclops just making a neutral observation, he can hear the hurt.
Right off the bat, I gotta say: I love the wide range of emotions you show Polyphemus having instead of just anger. The animatics I’ve seen(while absolutely amazing in their own rights) always have him being pissed off the whole time, which is understandable since a whole fleet of strangers just…popped into his cave and started taking stuff from him. But you also show him crying for his sheep, happy to be getting new “food and wine”, and show him not just being intimidating; but also creepy.
My sincere, deepest applause for you.
#CyclopsHaveFeelings2
HECK YES- Polyphemus is pretty upset about the death of sheep and it makes sense that anger would not be the only emotion he’s experiencing and this animation shows that well ^^
#CyclopsHaveFeelings2
I really love his body language after he closes off the entrance, the way he sits down and moves his arms as well as his expression just say "It's only fair Gentlemen, life for life"
HOLD UP- I JUST REALIZED- 2:23 That hand swish around the edge of the barrel, his thumb dips in the wine- THAT’S WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE LOTUS!🤯 THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS INSANE👏👏👏
OMG DHDHFH I NEVER NOTICED THAT
@@milkannnaondicho1020 I know this comment is 8 months old, but amazing catch my dude.
@@ghostsuru8429the person you replied to didn’t find it?
OH the glowing spots sinking into the liquid are the glowing lotus seeds! I would've never realized, that's awesome!
It's so detailed
3:19 Polites hugging Eurylocus has my entire heart-
Finally someone Said It!! I was looking for this comment. It really is so, so cute, i Just can't 😭
I just noticed it
It's so cute
It’s such a cute moment it’d be such a shame if that was the last time Polites could hug someone good thing that wouldn’t happen right guys? 😁
Depends. Does moving Odysseus to take the club's blow for him count as a quick hug?
"What a nice gift. This was all clearly a misunderstanding, so we'll just laugh it off and I can let these people..."
"I'm so glad we see EYE to EYE..."
"...I'm gonna fuck up this asshole's entire world."
He was so smart about the lotus in the wine and saying his name is nobody, only for everything going to hell right after.
The animation was amazing, as always! Loved the little bits of humor in the middle with Polites and Eurilicus (idk how to spell him)
I'm not super familiar with this myth, what did the lotus do?
@@BH-fr7hqI believe the lotus has mind controlling powers or something if the like but it just made the cyclops drowsy.
@@BH-fr7hqit's basically like marijuana turned up to 11 it makes you slower and forgetful the lotus eaters use it to always be happy while years slipped by unnoticed
Can you explain why he said nobody as his name?
@@authorlawfed2542 cause later other cyclops asked this one who attacked him and he told them nobody attacked me, so they left
Ok but Eurylochus petting the sheep was so wholesome 😭😭
Ohh I love how Odysseus seemed like he wanted to hold out his hand to shake at the start and then pulling back almost embarassed because Polyphemus could shake his whole torso
"We're just travelers"... "come in peace" i love this part
But really amazing work
The camera work at the beginning? The Cyclops movements? THE HAND. Eurylochus and Polites in the back. Odysseus' smile while saying nobody made me smile mischievously as well. AND FOR SOME REASON I FIND YOUR CYCLOPS ADORABLE HELP
This is amazing, the wide range of emotions everyone shows, the comedic bit, the whole conversation between Odysseus and Polyphemus, it’s amazing, I am deeply in platonic love with this Odysseus, his expressions are amazing, this man don’t have any idea of what his future will bring.
Something I REALLY want to praise is your design for Polyphemus and how round it is - a couple of other designs I've seen made him things like a muscular, bearded giant or something completely monstrous and inhuman, but this is the only one I've seen where he's almost approachable looking, if not for the clear brute strength in his build, his size, or his tusks.
To add onto why I like it, I think you've managed to nail a sweet spot that can flexibly bend toward sympathetic, intimidating, and outright mythical when the need arises. He seems almost childlike when he's tearing up over his sheep and sounds like a toddler parroting a saying their parents taught them when he asks if Odysseus knows that 'pain he sows is pain he reaps,' but then he sits and readies to eat them all and it becomes clear that not only is this COLOSSUS completely in control of the situation, but also that there's an edge of sadism to what he's doing when he smiles at them.
For how round, childlike, and almost piggish this Polyphemus is, this is probably the first depiction of a Cyclops in years to remind me why people would have been *afraid* of a concept as simple as a one-eyed giant.
The way Polites is carrying the dead sheep at 0:57 is so frickin hilarious to the point where it's making me even sadder about the fact that he dies just a song later- ; v;
Nevermind, literally every single ounce of screentime Polites has is making me sad about his death ; v;
my man Odysseus is so fucking stressed
i absolutely love how you drew their expressions, the camera movements, the lighting, everything just sets the mood right it's *chef kiss* amazing
The sliding of his hand around the barrel of wine- WAS SUCH AN INTERESTING ACTION AND SHOT TO ME FOR SOME REASON :) /VERY POS
hehe its my favorite shot
@@WolfyTheWitch IT FEELS VERY MUCH SO AND IS VERY ICONIC- Its very creative and expressive I love it so much :)
@@WolfyTheWitch: is it the moment he slips the lotus? XD
I love all the “camera angles”!! The animation is great at creating sense of foreboding with added comedic bits
The change of Ody's face when Polyphemus says ''You killed my sheep'' is OUT OF THIS WORLD
This may be an odd detail to pick up on but I like that you included Odysseus' wedding ring in some of the shots. A constant little reminder of what he's fighting for.
holy shit. that last shot. i was honest to god not expecting to see polyphemus's hand reach out for odysseus like that, but i'm glad you added that. it really adds into the sense of impeding doom waiting for them in the song afterward. great work as always 👏👏
Odysseus looks SO smug during his sales pitch for the wine and it’s gloriously in character.
Meeting Polyphemus, his sweat and nervousness as he tries to shake the hand, the peace symbol... it's so good.
I like the detail how Odysseus grabs his sword immidiently after hearing scary sound behind him at 0:45
God, this looks so good. The sly looks from Odysseus, the sleight of hand with the lotus in the wine, the way everyone looks and they're so _expressive_ when they speak. I love it all.
So many amazing details! Love how at 1:53 Odysseus loses his balance a little when Polyphemus sits on the ground XD. And the body language is super expressive, amazing work as always!
The way Polyphemus said wine...you can tell he's holding back more anger. Almost like he was insulted. Odysseus killed his pet...and thought wine was enough to make up for it.
Also love the design of him. Simple, but very effective.
Polythemus: DUDE!! YOU BROKE INTO MY HOUSE AND KILLED MY PET!!
Odysseus: Hey! Why don't we just?…Drink about it?…
Idk what it is about it, but Odysseus looks specially cute in this animatic? Lol anyway amazing video I'm living for the camera movements :D
Haha I kept the art style simpler so I could animate more movement
@@WolfyTheWitch ohh yea good idea it definetly worked
The details, man. Odysseus putting the lotus into the wine. Polites and Eurylochus bringing the wine, so they're not so much in the background. Odysseus bowing and smiling while saying his name is Nobody like the trickster he is. Polyphemus kneeling to talk to him. And Polites clinging onto Eurylochus like "Mom come pick me up I'm scared".
It’s amazing to me how brilliantly Wolfy portrays emotions, both with the cyclops having such a emotive body and face but also that moment of realization on Odysseus’ face right before the hand scene. You can see the life drain from his eyes as the realization fully dawns on him. Overall this was splendid as always!
3:08 Wolfy proving to me yet again that the most attractive thing a man can do is bow
The shot of him slipping the Lotus into the wine was smooth
LOVE that I could get lost in how cute Polites looked with the sheep that I almost forgot this was the "they're all about to die" song. Almost.
So fun and expressive as always!!
*You’re the only animator who drew the cyclops EXACTLY as I imagined him!* thick but strong and intimidating 😂
Thank you ❤
EXQUISITE
Polyphemus’s design and expressions and Odysseus little smirks yet also terror were just👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽
I love how Odysseus' first instinct when he heard the cyclops is to grab his sword. Great work as always! ❤
i'm in love with this "camerawork".
ITS HEREEE!! Super awesome as always. I love how ominous it was when Polyphemus opened his eye for the first time, as when as all of the comedic moments in the background with Eurylochus and poor Polites. This is certainly a turning point in the story, and you conveyed that well!
The sheep make me sad, the one at the beginning even smiles, i cant imagine those cutie patoties ever dying, they ares so adorable, i respect the cyclops for being mad cause they killed his sheep, THOSE THINGS ARE SO CUTE 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭
Ahhh I love how you can feel the Cyclops's weight in this. The subtle screen shakes just add so much when it comes to giving those little bits of intimidation. Amazing work!
POLYPHEMUS IS OUT >:D
I've only just started and the planning is already so good
This animatic is basically a combination of Polyphemus' grief and anger, and then there's the comedy of Odysseus and his crew xD
2:10 OOOOHHHH THE PROMPTING. IT'S DONE DO WELL
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, my god the absolute start from it just being flowers and rainbows with Polities being a Disney princess, Euroclychus petting the sheep knowing that sheep gonna be food 💀 then the eye opens and it is just complete awkward slience, with the funny bit of Polties holding one of the sheeps, then Polyphemus approaching and the awkward hello from Odysseus with the peace sign 😭 I also really loved how you portrayed the "you killed my sheep" some potray as a awkward whoops when cuting back to Odysseus but I love that Odysseus looks like he kinda regrets doing that, then the time to drink part was done so well, then the imeddite negotiation from Ody with Polties being like "go, bestie you got this" the hand animation against the barrel 👏 then it going on from there, then the "Nobody" part was definitely another of my favourite parts then things seemingly going peaceful, despite the cyclops standing though surley he was just wanting to go take a litte wal- .... SHIT RUN ODYSSEYUS RUN 💀😭💀 but yeah I absolutely loved this animatic and I'm so happy with how much you've done ever since the first few snippets you showed, absolutely EPIC
I love your design of Polyphemus and I LOVE Odysseus
I’m really late to this but I wanted to say I LOVE how Polyphemus moves the boulder in front of the entrance, blocking their escape just like in the actual Odyssey. Wolfy is one of my favorite animators, so talented ❤
I love that you made Polyphemus actually sad for his sheep!! Most animatics I’ve seen portray him as apathetic or just vengeful (not that they did a bad job or anything)
THE RING on Odysseus"s finger 😭 THE details !!!
This animatic is utterly gorgeous! I am obsessed with the scene of Odysseus so subtly putting lotus in the wine. It's a 'blink and you miss it' type deal and for the cyclops, it was certainly missed. If you ever plan on doing 'Survive', I know you will do it such lovely justice 🙏
Ohoho I love this sm. The parts where Polyphemus makes the screen shake are great, my brain just goes "OMG WEIGHT." Also the HAND. The Hand Moment ™. And all the little interactions between the characters in the background!!! So fun. I love everyone's faces and expressions.
I got chills! Such a good animatic.
The fact that the soldiers brought a damn BARREL OF WINE into the CAVE just because
Love it
The sheep are so friend shaped. Just lil guys. I completely sympathize with Polyphemus.
I love the design of the cyclops here! The fact that he has tusks that jut from his upper jaw is a great nod to the possibility that ancient Greeks mistook elephant skulls for cyclops skulls. Awesome detail!
OML THE EXPRESSIONS THE POSES THE EVERYTHING WOLFY.
Odysseus might not be mainsplaining manipulating manwhoring his way outta this one but you certainly are🔥😎👉👉✨
NOT POLITIES SMILING AND HUGGING EURYLOCHUS SO CUTE WHEN HES ABOUT TO DIE
Nice detail with the Cyclop’s tears. That sheep meant a lot to him and nothing could replace that sheep.
The utter nervousness and sweating of Odysseus when Polyphemus gets up and is like "Who are you?" are amazing, 10/10 and that handshot + eye opening will give me nightmares /hj
Love how the Cyclops actually cries at the lost of his sheep
that "you killed my sheep..." gave me chills like if i really was in front of the cyclops
The mischievous energy you gave Odysseus in this is on point!
You can just see the cunning in Odysseus as he lays his plans.
Really good animation.
I swear i will never hear about the odyssey again and not think of these animatics. Keep up the good work(:
3:18 aaah :DD polites in the back! surely nothing would happen to such a sweet bean
LMAO HES SWEATING BULLETS WHEN HE GAVE THE WINE
I love the little camera shakes when the cyclops first stands and sits
I loved how it showed this “monster” was able to show compassion by saying it had a favorite sheep.
Amazing!! I love the Epic animatics, they really helped me fall in love with this musical!
I love this!!! The last shot with Polyphemus's hand reaching DIRECTLY ABOVE ODYSSEUS is really cool too
That was my favorite shot
I've genuinely never clicked so quickly. Love it
I am having the best time of my life thanks to Wolfy deciding to feed us musical animatics.
3:19 HELP- LOOK AT POLITES HUGGING EURYLOCHUS, THIS IS SO CUTE (┬┬﹏┬┬)
2:29 ring on the odyssey’s left hand 🥺
NAH BUT WHEN ODYSSEUS' EYES WIDENED AT THE END WHEN THE CYCLOPS WAS LIKE "haha cute anyways" MY JAW. DROPPED
True morale of the Odyssey: Never kill somebody’s pet, even if it’s a sheep.
Better one, always check if the sheep and food have an owner and then be nice and reasonable to said owner (albiet always have a backup plan) helps things a lot
Okay holy (sheep) cow! That was amazing! I loved how you showed the flow of emotions from everyone! Also the sheep were so cute!!
But there were two moment in particular that stood out to me.
1) Odysseus rubbing the rim of the barrel was so natural I nearly missed the fact that this motion is cueing him spiking it with lotus! You made it so perfect for the choreography that the movement's intent was hidden behind the rhythm! And it was so smooth!
2) The Nobody verse has always confused me in my mind because I could never quite grasp the way someone would block/choreograph that moment because our boy sounds so fake but also melodic in comparison to the rest of the song (of course to show the audience he's lying and putting on a mask). But the way you had him bow made the moment CLICK for me! Like that's exactly what the tone and cadence of the lyric is trying to go for, an overly formal/theatircal introduction, with bowing being the way he reminds humble and maybe hides his smirk while facing the ground.
Thank you for feeding the fandom with your amazing animation!
So many details! Odysseus’s awkwardness offering a handshake, his half step back? Polyphemus tearing up, and later crushing the barrel? The crew giving Odysseus the barrel, the little hand move along the rim of the cask? The expressiveness of everyone!! Ahhh so gooood!
The expressions in this are PHENOMENAL, I wish I could explain everything--
The sheep being spooked when the other is shot, the fear reflecting in the cyclops' eye from Odysseus turning into one of some odd acceptance. A sort of 'this is a possible threat' type of serious acceptance. The awkward reach out for a handshake before realizing 'oh this is a fuckin' CYCLOPS'. It kneeling down to Ody's level as if to try and portray his hurt further. Even the subtle motion of him spreading lotus on the wine barrel. There are so many subtle expressions that you can't catch on the first watch, I've honestly come back to this at least 10+ times this week. I sincerely hope you're planning to do some of the others in the EPIC sagas!
There's just so much in this animatic alone, it's gorgeously done and amazingly put together.
GNASHING MY TEEEEEETH THIS IS SO GOOD HOLY SHIT. THANK YOU
I got chills so many times watching this, I'm in love.
Bro really broke into someone's home killed their pets and thinks being an alcoholic will fix it 😂
WOFLY YOUVE OUTDONE YOURSELF AGAIN. This is absolutely fucking amazing my friend! When Ody bows tho, on my knees *many kerm schreeches*
The ending is just as horrifying as I pictured it being in the actual song, that was PERFECT
Polites in the background hugging Eurylochus kind of made my heart sink because he thought they were gonna get out without a fight
Ohmy god the moment he subltly tells his crew not to spill any blood holy moly i love your work!!
SCREAMING OVER THIS HOLY HELL THIS IS SO COOL?? I am genuinely obsessed with the expressions of the characters, the affable face of Odysseus turning into fear at the very end is so striking! Also the mannerisms of the characters are SO GOOD, there’s so much personality in every little mimic, and it all flows so naturally!! I’m genuinely in love with this
YESSS YOU CAN SEE WHERE HE PUTS THW LOTUS INSIDE THE WINE, I could never imagine how Polyphemus wouldn’t have seen him but this makes so much sense, beautiful animatic
The way you showed how Odysseus acted in book 9 was really cool! I'm studying the Odyssey at the moment, and I think you did a great job of showing how poorly both parties acted in this scene and the trickery that was used by both Polyphemus and Odysseus. An interesting fact about the scene that you animated is that it is a perfect example of the ancient greek concept of "Xenia". Basically, act good to your host and your host will do good back. Of course, in this case, both Polyphemus and Odysseus they were performing bad xenia. Odysseus breaking into the cyclops home and stealing his food, and Polyphemus eating Odysseus' men. On top of this, Odysseus offering Polyphemus wine is really interesting since in the original poem, Polyphemus is described as drinking "unwatered milk". This was considered to be extremely uncivilised (with wine being extremely civilised), so when Polyphemus drinks Odysseus' wine for the first time, it is likely it was his first time drinking any wine at all. I could go on and on with interesting facts about this book, but this comment is already too long. Anyway, sorry for the long comment! I've been following your Epic animatics for a while, and it's really cool as a classics student to see them side by side to the original text.
I love how Odysseus' expression darkens whenever his true colors show
"Epic" job haha! We watched this in English class (we're reading The Odyssey) along with your "Remember Them" animatic and I loved it!
Holy fudgsicles this is amazing!I love the ending with the hand reaching out!such a cool perspective but how dare you leave us on this insane cliffhanger