Magnus Archives #92 Animatic: Nothing Beside Remains
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- R.I.P. in pieces, Storyboarder, I will not be using your buggy butt again.
Decided to get more ambitious with this one... resulting in ~840 frames ^^;;;
You can tell the exact places wherein A) I got sick of drawing Elias' damn lapels, B) Storyboarder bluescreened and undid all my hard work, and C) both. Effin lapels, jyeesh.
“Okay, wai-wai-wai-wait, that’s the police that you’re talking about! Okay, they… they wouldn’t… Would they?”
Oh Martin....
The #1 reason why I'm "ehhhhhh" on Black!Martin headcanons. Like, whatever floats your boat, but...?????? ?? ? ???
Martin is the CUTEST
Tim casually flipping off Elias is a mood in this scene
Good man!
ELEVEN. MINUTES. There is so much drama and visual storytelling and attention to details. Plus the humor’s a nice touch. I forgot how hard this scene hits, and Elias’s manipulation and the way he tries to rationalize his evil actions to the others with his whole “the world is strange and cruel and what even is free will anyway??” . . . Great job, hopes this gets a lot more attention!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed that tasty, tasty visual storytelling~
This is one of my favorite scenes for a reason! Had to do it justice. I almost shrugged and did the remaining 7-ish minutes... but I was ready to Be Done With It. Storyboarder was just NOT having it that day.
With my first animatic, it sat at a low viewcount for the first month or so? So I'm hoping The Algorithm will make itself useful eventually.
Instablaster.
Jon being ridiculously overdramatic and then Martin and friends being like "Oh well so uhh yea" will never not be funny lol
Oh my god the scene of The Stranger taking Sasha !!
All the scenes are amazing oh my god.
the notes were killing me!
"the hot one"
"Why did I kill him?"
and the copy/paste for the fabricating of evidence XD if only editing worked like that.
And the small details! The details! The eyes, the flaskbacks, Rosie's annoyance, all beautiful! and the circus tent around the globe? Genius. And your Elias design? Very punchable, 10/10 would beat to death, very good.
You're the first person to make note of "Why did I kill him?"! I honestly thought that would be the blink-and-you-miss-it joke that everyone latched onto. That and Excalibur!Face!Melanie XD
I'm very proud of my Elias design (even if I spent so much time drawing those goddamn l a p e l s). I gave him hooded eyes (the better to leer with, my dear) but otherwise he's mostly based on Vincent Price-figured it was fitting.
@@chaoticblades2382 That is amazing, and I agree, very fitting design. XD
Every scene with Elias is so good.
Duuude this is amazing!! I can't even begin to imagine how much work must've gone into this.
I lost it at Elias photoshopping Daisy's face onto his murder photos lmao.
I'm in love with how you drew the Distortion, and Jon's compelling power. I can't even remember all my favourite parts because there's just so much incredible stuff packed into this. I'm gonna have to rewatch it a few times
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed! A good place to look for fun stuff is in the group reaction shots ;D
It was actually less effort than my previous one, despite being higher quality? Partially because I didn't bother with the pen tool, partially because anytime I got bored of shot/reverse shot I had more wiggle room to liven things up (other chars reactions, flashbacks, etc.). Not having to deal with Gerry's hair helped too XD
@@chaoticblades2382 Ok so I also loved Tim flipping off Elias, 'cop' boot, Breekon & Hope booty, and Georgie's shirt slipping further off Jon's shoulder as the scene progresses
oh my gosh this is literally soooo amazing so many little details, i loved the small animations where you had each character on screen, and i agree that the elias photoshopping daisy's face is just too funny.. there are so many cool elias moments, like the pen flipping and the eye, and jon's compelling visuals are so beautiful.. i love how little he is..
Thank you! It means a lot to get detailed comments like this
I really love the character designs in this! A lot of them are very distinct from other interpretations, which is always cool to see!
Thank you! I put a lot (possibly too much) thought into what I wanted each design to say, how to make designs where the viewer can tell at a glance which character each was meant to portray.
5:10
#1 reason to head canon Martin as white
(I’m so sorry, it doesn’t work like that Martin )
YEPPP that's p much my take. That, and for him to know such a specific Polish word as
"wypalać"... like, how often does cauterization come up in conversation for him to know that? It implies a high level of fluency in a language that you kinda have to go out of your way to learn if you're in an Anglophonic country. It's entirely possible he's a POC and of Polish descent but :/
And anyway, anti-Polonism is a thing? A well-established thing, with a 12k+ Wikipedia article, a solid chunk of which discusses it in relation to the UK?
(I'm American, not British, but people forget that Slavs being considered white is super recent, even on this side of the pond? Like, my babci's generation recent?)
when martin asked about sasha and tim perks up I'M AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
holy COW there are SO many amazing epic little things in this and i cannot quantify or list all of them in one comment so for now let's just. pay close attention to jon's shirt gradually slipping off like half his torso. 10/10 quality content
Thank you! The devil is in the details~ (The devil is Elias.) When I rewatch to bask in the feeling of achievement, I try to pick a single character to focus on... though I usually forget to anyway ^^;
As a tiny, tiny man (5'/152cm), this is an example of art imitating life. No need for a reference pic, can draw from memory! The comedy of animated wardrobe malfunctions is severely underrated.
4:25 The photoshopped evidence was so funny lol
So awesome to see one of my favourite episodes (only on season 3 so got plenty more to find!) get animated treatment, you did awesome job bringing such a great scene to life with nice takes on characters and details.
Thanks! It's one of my faves too-really fleshes all of the characters out and sets up for some delicious drama~
I'm angry that I'm no longer in college. Cause in college I took drawing classes that were my only excuse to indulge in such things. Now that I graduated, I have no pressure to write or draw, and even if that fact makes me sad, it does not change anything. It's a real pity, but these videos always inspire me and make me want to create something.
I work night shift, which tends to be better for creators, apparently? (In the Q&A's, Johnny and Alex mention that's where they met for precisely that reason.) I've actually been using these animatics to level up my art for a comic I wanna write.
You also gotta remember that the current state of affairs is... unfriendly to personal pursuits/wellbeing, to put it lightly. Just do your best to hang in there, maybe keep paper on hand so that if the urge to create hits you, you don't have to waste spoons on gathering together supplies. I still have days where all I do is draw a bunch of right eyes on scrap!
Little accomplishments are what gets the ball rolling, and not just if you wanna do something bigger-our brains like it best when the fruit comes shortly after the labor. It can be as simple as doodling a cat on a sticky note and putting it on your door. Any way you can find that joy will help keep that fire lit until you have the space to give it your all.
Things that are helpful for me to draw when I'm feeling the slump: eyessss, ridiculously over-designed dresses, elaborate shading on mundane objects (e.g. a hotdog), fairies, frogs in period/festival dress, mermaids
The painting of Gerard omfg
Edit: Jonah with that hair is still golden
Oh, that's actually supposed to be Jonah! I figure the Institute is full of art dedicated to its great founder and tried to look up period-typical fashion (didn't work out-British eras are confusing and find reliably tagged sources was more effort than I was willing to go to... after the first such research spiral into period-typical architecture/office designs).
I have done an animatic with Gerry being fabulous and hair-flippy if you're curious. Just know that it was my first attempt ever and I Learned My Lessons Well ^^;
Thank you for checking out my vid!
Everyone's thoughts about what's going to happen to Jon at 7:20 was interesting because Martin seemed to be the only one not thinking of Jon as Elias's brown nosing lapdog (unless you count Daisy's murder fantasy)
Thank you! I'm super glad you mentioned that sequence-see, my approach with these animatics was to treat them as excerpts from a full series. So those are actually "recycled animation" from "earlier episodes" of formative interactions with Jon, memories juxtaposed with all they've just learned/who they're abandoning him to.
Martin: Jon ushering him and Tim out the night of his confrontation with the Not!Sasha
Melanie: that ever-so-brief moment of rapport when she explained her research and he gave her access to the library
Tim: going pubbing with his friend back in their research days
Daisy: Jon begging for his life in the woods
Basira: Jon's paranoid breakdown taking a pause so he can roast Martin
I love the way you draw all of the characters but I think the way you draw daisy is my favourite
Oh this is a work of art. I love the expression on Elias' face especially.
Wait the way you animated jon using the eye's powers is so cool-
Thank you! It has the added bonus of aging really, really well with the end of the series XD
This is so good and cool! The care that you put into animating everyone and all of the character designs are absolutely incredible! Thanks so much for posting this!
Thank you! Gotta use the medium to its full potential~ ;D
i love how the flesh is just a drumstick chicken leg
I thought about doing a serious take, rife with esoteric symbolism~... but the gag was too funny not to do XD
The flying drumstick sent me me im a giggling idiot now
You're the only one who's commented on it and for that you have my deepest gratitude OTL
the subtle dasira is sooooooooo real
Just realized…nothing in those institute rules said you couldn’t make it hellish for Elias. Pompous twat could’ve suffered daily swirlies, having his stupid desk drawers filled with shaving cream and all sorts of other petty issues cuz he just caged himself in with several vaguely suicidal people anyway… …Elias was very lucky they were too proper to think of that. All we had was Tim not doing work and ignoring the dress code
Amazing!! I started watching and thought this would be small animation. But no - long video with all brilliant angels and faces! You are amazing!
I loved how every little moment had some action or interesting composition to it. Fantastic job!
MARVELOUS work. So many nods and hints to revisit after going through the podcast again.
*ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THIS MAGNIFICENCE!!!!*
michael being composed entirely out of spirals is hynotising to watch
HOLY SHIT u are so talented??? how does this not have like over 100000 views.
the sasha being replaced scene is so incredible
The amount of work that must have gone into making this masterpiece, is insane to think about. Thanks so much for creating this!!
This was a difficult scene to parse through with audio alone, but you putting it into physicality (in a sense) just adds a lot. This video is great and I appreciate all the effort put into it!
I can't believe how long this is, it's amazing!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
this is one of the most detailed, aMAZING animatics i've ever seen in my life! wonderful job, oh my goodness!
elias is literally a diva
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLY GOOD (saving this to my fave animatics playlist)
Spoilers for MAG200
WHY DAISY YOU KILLED SO MANY PEOPLE WHY COULDNT YOU JUST KILL ELIAS AND STOP THE WORLD FROM ENDING
... damn :'(
Okay this is AMAZING
This is amazing
THIS IS AMAZING, your character designs are peak
8:21 is my favorite quote of the whole series
This is incredible!!
Waw... 11 minutes ? You’re God, really. You officially have a French Canadian fan haha
I do not remember this episode, I'll have to relisten to tma some time
fuck yeah
c o p b o o t i l o ve i t br u hh hhh