Our Spellbinding Lies / Episode 1: PILOT

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  • čas přidán 22. 12. 2023
  • Lies, vast or petty, have been persecuted by the death queen, Violet. When the universe is nearly free of dishonesty, a group of convicted liars steal Violet's daughter, Celeste. Who better than the queen's quirky girlfriend to fix this? But the rebellion isn't as pure as it boasts; their 'heroes' have dark secrets of their own...
    Based on the web novels of the same name, episode 1 (pilot) explores moments mid series. Should the animated pilot succeed, we'll rewind to the beginning...you'll learn that long story Violet mentioned...
    Welcome to Our Spellbinding Lies: Animated! We're a small indie animation team working hard to adapt the titular web novels into an original animated series.
    What's Our Spellbinding Lies, though?
    Our Spellbinding Lies (or OSL) is an original webseries that follows Violet, a quiet sorceress whose mystical skill is matched only by her hatred for liars. In her mission to purge dishonesty, she causes carnage, suffering, and much worse.
    OSL features villains as its main characters and explores mental health, familial ties, and the effects of lying. Glue it all together with magic and gore, and you're in for something shocking!
    Please support indie animators and indie artists! We're a very small team with very big dreams, and we need your help to make this a full series! Thank you for joining us on this quest.
    CREDITS:
    Written & Directed by RedBalance
    Based on the 'Our Spellbinding Lies' web novels
    Vocal talent:
    - Heather Invidoak - Jelzyart
    - Violet Xavierras - RedBalance
    - Amber Xavierras - RedBalance
    - Aldous - Anonymous
    - Child Celeste - cainwyn
    - Jewel Xavierras - Ava Hauser
    - Ship Pilot - Cougar MacDowall Va
    Storyboarded by RedBalance
    Character design by RedBalance
    Animated by
    -RedBalance
    -Patience "buffy" Rosaline
    -Katrinci
    With coloring assistance by K.Day
    Background artists:
    -Elise Drennan
    -Eduardo Andrés Paniagua
    -RedBalance
    -Thegallerypiece
    Compositing and editing by RedBalance
    Made with Paint Tool SAI and Adobe After Effects
    With audio assistance from Epidemic Sounds and Darren Curtis
    "Bow For Me" by Brooke Ellen
    Thank you to God, for giving us the strength to complete this, for giving our fans the patience to wait for it, and for everything else. Amen.
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Komentáře • 287

  • @OurSpellbindingLies
    @OurSpellbindingLies  Před 6 měsíci +135

    Based on the web novels of the same name, episode 1 (pilot) explores moments mid-series. Should the animated pilot succeed, we'll rewind to the beginning...you'll learn that long story Violet mentioned...
    We've worked ourselves to the bone making this, so please share to your socials and support IF YOU WANT MORE! 💙💜💗
    Patreon: www.patreon.com/RedBalance
    Donate: ko-fi.com/redbalance

  • @iamfilledwithcalculust9579
    @iamfilledwithcalculust9579 Před 6 měsíci +202

    To any new fans here. This pilot is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Our Spellbinding Lies! The full story is amazing! Especially if you’re a dark fantasy lover like me. This series has been like crack for me for around 3 years now and my only regret is that I didn’t discover it sooner. 😂😂😂

    • @MissdermeanerJ
      @MissdermeanerJ Před 6 měsíci +20

      The story has me so confused but I haven't read the story yet, and I'm excited to see more!!! If the animation continues to be this good I'm just here for this glorious content ☕️☕️

    • @OurSpellbindingLies
      @OurSpellbindingLies  Před 6 měsíci +19

      @@MissdermeanerJ The description provides some context! So does the opening monologue. But we're glad that you're curious to learn more 🙌

    • @MissdermeanerJ
      @MissdermeanerJ Před 6 měsíci +8

      @OurSpellbindingLies i will read into it!!! I'm super invested now lol. Great job!!! So impressed with the love you're giving your characters in animation

    • @gracekim25
      @gracekim25 Před 6 měsíci +5

      You had me at dark Fantasy 😂❤

    • @jarielmangulabnan3250
      @jarielmangulabnan3250 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Thx for the heads up!

  • @milesscanlan3771
    @milesscanlan3771 Před 4 měsíci +8

    I don’t know why this hasn’t gotten more attention

  • @malhasartblock
    @malhasartblock Před 6 měsíci +72

    The first part of the pilot with the Violet montage is like seriously breath taking. It's so smooth and Violet looks SO AWESOMEEEEE

    • @iamfilledwithcalculust9579
      @iamfilledwithcalculust9579 Před 6 měsíci +9

      Right? It’s so pretty and haunting at the same time! The blood forming into buildings and junk was so cool!

  • @lynnthxii
    @lynnthxii Před 6 měsíci +20

    The raw emotion in Violet's ”I love you“ nearly made me tear up. Fantastic line delivery right there

  • @memento7325
    @memento7325 Před 6 měsíci +48

    The animation looks very good. The pacing however is awful.
    Events go one after another, there's no tension, nothing that lets you experience the mood and empathize with the characters. The writing is lacking too. The protagonist runs through the dungeon screaming for Celeste, yet nobody guards it and nobody hears/sees her but Amber noticing the paper is off? And of course she's gonna stand around like a doofus and let her finish the speech that will turn her daughter against her. That's illogical, it makes the characters and writing look weak and unappealing.
    There's another thing where we introduced to the wolf character for the first time, and suddenly he's talking speeches about love, weakness and sacrifice. And then just dies. That death I suppose was meant to evoke certain feelings in a viewer, but it does nothing because we've only just been introduced to this character and don't understand and empathize with them. This is probably a bad transfer from the book series, but it could've been done better (with flashbacks for example, to give some story of the relationship of these two characters).
    tldr; great animation, mediocre writing, plot holes.

    • @binsleepi
      @binsleepi Před 6 měsíci +19

      I think this problem would have easily been solved if the pilot took place at the beginning of the book series rather than in the middle of book 3 (or 4??). A shame because seeing such an impactful scene with a clearly semi important character producing no emotion from the viewer unless you've read at least 3 books feels counterproductive to the point of a series

  • @_Yakshini_
    @_Yakshini_ Před 6 měsíci +25

    That "Death Queen's brat" and "reward: Not Dying" made me laugh so hard. Didn't expected Heather's opening scenes being so quirky, but in other hand it makes good mood whiplash when she suddenly starts coughing with blood. Also, I remember that pterosaur-like guy in the beginning also had Liar Brand in the animatic?
    Also really loved the scene when Heather mocks Amber. And when Jewel snaps on Amber at the end. That voice acting nailed. And didn't expect you Red voicing Amber too ;)

    • @iamfilledwithcalculust9579
      @iamfilledwithcalculust9579 Před 6 měsíci +4

      Idk why but I love the Dino guy so much. The missing person drawing Heather made was hilarious lol.

  • @klutzerni9061
    @klutzerni9061 Před 6 měsíci +39

    Here's everything I have to say:
    I didn't expect Red to also voice Amber XD
    I loved Jewel's voice/voice acting
    The animation was smooooth
    The intro was so good i especially loved the part where the buildings appear in front of Violet
    AND THAT IT'S FINALLY HEREEE THE PATIENCE WAS WORTH IT XD
    But if thats okay I also have two "negative" things to say :( one being that some stuff might not make sense to people that know nothing about OSL and this is their first touch with it, so they can't connect that much to the characters (for example Aldous, he appears and a bit later apparently dies. Or how we didn't know Jewel had a husband and what their relationship was like so we can't connect as much to that either when we find out what Amber did to him (that's at least how I see it)
    And the second "negative" comment is about the music in fight scenes, I think it's too low, when characters aren't talking and are fighting, the music usually is louder (Also gives more suspense, since it becomes the main thing the viewer has to listen to and feel)
    Hope my comments made sense 😭 still wish you all the best and for the pilot to succeed and get more episodes!❤

    • @Majin_Xavierras
      @Majin_Xavierras Před 6 měsíci +7

      Giving valid criticism is based

    • @LazEden07
      @LazEden07 Před 6 měsíci +9

      Valid comment. The amount of work red did alone before she even got a small team is amazing in itself
      And hey every work deserves criticism because that’s how we improve!

    • @klutzerni9061
      @klutzerni9061 Před 6 měsíci +6

      @@LazEden07 yes of course! It's still very impressive. I just noted some stuff that could be improved for future episodes ^^ I still shared it with people and told them to give the pilot a watch!

  • @BalladeerOfDuat
    @BalladeerOfDuat Před 6 měsíci +8

    The opening scene with the monologue is great. Then you see that animation and completely fucked up voice acting or a plot and character's personality from a bad fanfic, it's completely un-serious and goofy.
    But the scenery is worth appreciating, really.

  • @SamiTheAnxiousBean
    @SamiTheAnxiousBean Před 6 měsíci +36

    Honestly the series has some potential, i like the artstyle! the animation is pretty well done, only massive complaint is the voice acting, no offence to the....like 3 people who voiced act this entire thing but it seriously reads like everyone is just reading a script in slow motion, i cant say they made no effort in their roles far from it, but it can take you out of...pretty much most of the story xd

    • @Aydanligon
      @Aydanligon Před měsícem +1

      I'd disagree the Voice acting was good, the SOUND DESIGN and spacing of the lines and action is what lacked refinement. Audio goes a long way

    • @Aydanligon
      @Aydanligon Před měsícem

      Forgot to mention the lack of Ambient Sounds and Music

  • @mewmewkitten
    @mewmewkitten Před 6 měsíci +20

    animation and art is gorgeous! For a newcomer though very confusing and I wasn't sure who half the people where. While starting where you did definitely gave you more epic moments I think it also made it more confusing

    • @TostonesXComics
      @TostonesXComics Před 2 měsíci +1

      I was confused about it too. The beginning monologue felt like it was the start of something but the rest looks like it had other build up to it.

  • @mastertofu
    @mastertofu Před 6 měsíci +8

    I have no idea what's going on in this episode but the characters look pretty.

  • @Anxxero
    @Anxxero Před 6 měsíci +10

    congrats on getting the pilot out! little celeste is so cute 😭 love all the backgrounds too, theyre beautiful 🖤🤍

  • @Adnxis_but_M3nt
    @Adnxis_but_M3nt Před 6 měsíci +11

    I had no idea what this was walking into this, (still admittedly don't quite know what the story is about) but I can say I will be sticking around to see more. I'm a huge fan of the character design and artstyle.

  • @PureCimera
    @PureCimera Před 6 měsíci +15

    As much as i respect the team to make a 10-ish minute animation, god this was incoherent.
    To someone completely unfamiliar to the series it was clunky, confusing and the voice actors (as much as they probably tried) failed to engage. Too many charactes and too many plot points canot be crammed into this amount of time. And this is without mentioning the INCREDIBLE amount of plotholes or conviniences. Ths stand off at the end was just...so confusing. These people had like 30 second of screen time, what husband? What ritual? And most importantly, where is the place i should care about any of that? Then the wolf ex machina turned up, with the dialog which was so repetitive i couldnt help but find entertaining intead of dramatic.
    This dosnt veiw like a pilot, more like a love letter to people already in the know how of the story.
    On a bit of a positive note, the animation was actually solid. A little more location shots and surroundings though. But seriouslt impressive work in that regard.
    Good luck to the team in the future.

    • @Bunnyboop234
      @Bunnyboop234 Před 6 měsíci +4

      I agree I felt like improvments could’ve been made with voice acting a lil bit of the plot but I was still able to enjoy it a lot

  • @accelerationnation8171
    @accelerationnation8171 Před 6 měsíci +12

    I don’t really know anything about the story this video is about, but what I do know is that the werewolf guy’s confession made me cringe a little.

  • @sketchyptical8237
    @sketchyptical8237 Před 6 měsíci +23

    it's really good especially in the animation department, the biggest criticism i have in the voicing, our main character here sounds a bit strange, everything else is cool
    -the world is interesting
    -enjoyable humour
    -cool character design
    -cool story
    keep it up lads

  • @hollowdreams9352
    @hollowdreams9352 Před 6 měsíci +9

    F in the chat for the poor pilot, he was an honest man. 😔

  • @Indie973
    @Indie973 Před 3 měsíci +6

    How is the view number not in the millions

  • @Abstract-lj7pu
    @Abstract-lj7pu Před 6 měsíci +8

    I don't know what is happening, but the animation is fantastic!

  • @phonecrew
    @phonecrew Před 6 měsíci +8

    This is really good I love your work it reminds me of Murder Drones so what

  • @QueenCat.
    @QueenCat. Před 6 měsíci +15

    Our Spellbinding Lies!!! I have some tips for you.
    1. Add more music that will make your viewers understand the vibe you are going for.
    2. No offense but some of the animations are a little choppy so I think you and your team should make those animations more smoother. (Like the door!)
    3. Spend more time to make the animations. The more time you are spending on trying to make it as best as you can the more it looks good.
    4: Use some different words like when Amber (sorry if i spelled her name wrong) says "this is not a game" she should say "this is not the time to joke" this makes it more smoother.
    But overall I really like the vid you made. I am not trying to be mean and trust me I am making my own animation so I know whats it's like. Have a good day!😁

  • @malaksafa4074
    @malaksafa4074 Před 6 měsíci +5

    OH MY GOD, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS IT ACTUALLY CAME OUT?!?!?!?!

  • @Noctifer658
    @Noctifer658 Před 6 měsíci +12

    so glad i got to be present for yet another pilot for a promising series, i don't really know the story or anything so far and it was definitely an interesting choice to start it off mid-story, but not in a negative way, quite the opposite actually. love the designs and i'm already attached to the characters, i really hope this goes somewhere, best of luck to the team!

  • @thegallerypiece
    @thegallerypiece Před 6 měsíci +29

    GIGGLING AND KICKING MY FEET EVERY TIME I SEE SOME OF MY WORK THIS IS AMAZING

  • @hollowdreams9352
    @hollowdreams9352 Před 6 měsíci +8

    The fact that Aldous bit right into Ambers chest and she didn't even bleed a bit... Chest made of steel.

    • @OurSpellbindingLies
      @OurSpellbindingLies  Před 6 měsíci +5

      He bit her jacket, not her body!

    • @rllgr3356
      @rllgr3356 Před 6 měsíci +4

      A little hard to discern since it was fast paced. I've seen the same. Thought he bit her chest in that frame. TwT

  • @Saveraedae
    @Saveraedae Před 6 měsíci +21

    I love this! The animation is beautiful and the lighting really compliments each scene so well! And the backgrounds are absolutely gorgeous!!

  • @UserCannotThinkOfUsername
    @UserCannotThinkOfUsername Před 6 měsíci +10

    I'm a new fan here, that's here because someone mentioned this series to me. While looking at the description I see that it's based on a visual novel. Not gonna lie that the Pilot is very short to me and I already feel hyped up for the next episode, just like with Murder Drones! The story looks promising to me and I can't wait for another episode. Keep up the good work 😊

  • @overthinkingmoth6006
    @overthinkingmoth6006 Před 6 měsíci +19

    I'm so happy about how far this series has come, from animation memes to web novels to a whole animated pilot. This better get like 3 billion views or something because we NEED more of this like LOOK AT THAT ANIMATION. Especially the part where the blood forms into the palace around Violet (i see you with the symbolism there) and all the parts with Aldous.
    Also I didn't even notice that Red voiced Amber as well as Violet until I read the credits, woman is not only godly with animation but voice acting too
    Edit: almost forgot to make the obligatory "christmas came early" joke

  • @gabi__ytb
    @gabi__ytb Před 6 měsíci +24

    I'm so happy to have been part of the osl community for so long and to have been able to witness its evolution all the way to an animated pilot!! Thank you to everyone that supported this pilot but thank you Redbalance for bringing it to life and everyone that worked on it! I really hope this gets the attention that it deserves and become an actual show, so please if you haven't, share it around as much as you can!!! ⁽⁠⁽⁠ଘ⁠(⁠ ⁠ˊ⁠ᵕ⁠ˋ⁠ ⁠)⁠ଓ⁠⁾⁠⁾

  • @iamfilledwithcalculust9579
    @iamfilledwithcalculust9579 Před 6 měsíci +6

    Mamma Heather giving Celeste a kiss brings me so much joy

  • @roland9958
    @roland9958 Před 2 měsíci +4

    This was really good. i hope that it keeps going and we get more longer episodes soon... We need to spread this around and get the views up...

  • @malhasartblock
    @malhasartblock Před 6 měsíci +32

    The voice acting is AWESOME?? everyone did an amazing job with the characters and the emotions feel so real! I can't help but think Amber was also voiced by Red? If so that's SERIOUSLY impressive

  • @solitudedemon
    @solitudedemon Před 6 měsíci +6

    AAHHHHHHHHH It's out!!!
    I've read the novels and I've watched Redbalance and her animation memes, I just love the voice acting she did with Violet
    I seriously hope the series animated can continue, but I'm so impressed as the animation is outstanding, there's only like 6 people on the team that did this!!
    Also I just lost it at Heather and her "Death Queen's Brat" drawing
    OSL Team and Redbalance keep up the good work I'm looking forward to everything you do

  • @heriotzathekillugonshipper
    @heriotzathekillugonshipper Před měsícem +3

    this is so underrated for how good the animation is omg

  • @Simone-fi3zi
    @Simone-fi3zi Před 6 měsíci +5

    This Show Has Alot Of Pontential, I Would Love Episode 2!

  • @user-ey5kw3px8g
    @user-ey5kw3px8g Před 6 měsíci +4

    I FREAKING LOVE THIS MAN indie animation series are killing these days and i get more and more inspired it's a win win

  • @Twigs-workshop
    @Twigs-workshop Před 5 měsíci +3

    They just left that Royal pilot there :0

  • @sesquipedalianloquaciousne4035
    @sesquipedalianloquaciousne4035 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I like how it seems like there's some revealing to go before one determines who, if anyone, are the good guys or the bad guys

  • @aceofjacks7071
    @aceofjacks7071 Před 6 měsíci +4

    6:13 JEWEL MY BELOVED!!!!!! Ava Hauser did such a good job on her :)

  • @9Godslayer
    @9Godslayer Před 6 měsíci +5

    A corpse arm rising from a lake of gore is a hell of a way to start a pilot. Would I be able to read the novels without buying them? I unfortunately am kinda strapped for cash right now.

    • @klutzerni9061
      @klutzerni9061 Před 6 měsíci

      They are available for free on Wattpad, RedBalance doesn't sell them!

  • @iamfilledwithcalculust9579
    @iamfilledwithcalculust9579 Před 6 měsíci +6

    VIOLET’S LITTLE I LOVE YOU NEARLY GOT ME CRYING

    • @OurSpellbindingLies
      @OurSpellbindingLies  Před 6 měsíci +4

      They love each other so much. Would be a shame if something happened to Heather, who knows what Violet would do!

    • @iamfilledwithcalculust9579
      @iamfilledwithcalculust9579 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Would be a real shame. I’m sure nothing will happen and that Violet will be completely rational and normal no matter what.

    • @aceofjacks7071
      @aceofjacks7071 Před 6 měsíci +2

      ​@@OurSpellbindingLies TOXIC YURI FTW /j

    • @iamfilledwithcalculust9579
      @iamfilledwithcalculust9579 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@aceofjacks7071 LMAO YES 😂

  • @Frog50Animation
    @Frog50Animation Před 5 měsíci +4

    Congratulation on your pilot! The art style is sleek.

  • @tennagon3822
    @tennagon3822 Před 6 měsíci +7

    Well, that was a lot to take in. Guessing it makes more sense to a reader of the source material?

  • @poumybeloved
    @poumybeloved Před 6 měsíci +5

    WAKE UP BABE NEW INDIE ANIMATION JUST DROPPED🗣🗣‼️‼️

  • @toxicbonbons
    @toxicbonbons Před 6 měsíci +7

    I sat on it awhile so here is my thoughts. Animation stunning but with 10 minutes and 7 important characters it gets confusing. Aldous is alluded to with the paw prints at the start but suddenly shows up and confesses his love to Heather than dies. Same with jewel Heather just addresses her, Love her V.A I know its based off the books. In the books correct me if i'm misremembering there is a scene with Jewel pittying Celeste because of Amber that could be used. I think that scene and the scene of Amber actually cutting a chip off of Celeste's horns would have helped with both Aldous and Jewel. As well as hint why Amber kidnapped Celeste. There is a few other small cut scenes that ideally if not for the sake of time and money would have helped alot of the pacing and flow. Once Heather is off the ship she asks a guard where Celeste is and he brings up Aldous and heather frowns at his name. When she finds the spell paper she also finds Pierce sleeping in his coma by it Instead of it being in it's own room on the floor, though It's weird how Jewel wouldn't notice the spell page maybe if it was more hidden like with Pierce's belongings. Where Jewel would be too sad to look through, Maybe under a pair of scissors. Instead of just seeing it Heather can decide to snoop on the deity's stuff and is drawn to the paper.

  • @user-nb2qv4ru7d
    @user-nb2qv4ru7d Před 6 měsíci +4

    I felt genuine sadness when I found out that heather isn't named "The gremlin".

  • @lyntown9922
    @lyntown9922 Před 6 měsíci +4

    the animation looks so professional and clean! can't believe this is so underrated

  • @kiddyjack1763
    @kiddyjack1763 Před 5 měsíci +7

    I am a new fan of your work and I was surprised coming into this pilot as it didn't have as many views but I'm glad I stuck with it as I enjoyed the pilot and the interesting plot points within it.

  • @shomikaltheveryepicgamer2901
    @shomikaltheveryepicgamer2901 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Holy hell this popped up in my recommendations and this seems interesting.

  • @hayleynew3605
    @hayleynew3605 Před 6 měsíci +4

    I’m pretty new to the series in general, so I don’t know much about the lore of it but I think the pilot does a good introduction to the characters

  • @k-effect6767
    @k-effect6767 Před 6 měsíci +7

    I loove the animation; the art style is very unique, and the colors are gorgeous.
    However, there are a lot plot holes.
    Initially, we are introduced to a being that controls the whole planet and is some kind of god. Still, she sends only two people to rescue her own daughter from a place occupied by rebels that hate her. (Isn't she concerned about her lover's well-being? She may trust her, but isn't it smarter to send more people in case something goes south?)
    They land on the asteroid, and no one notices the huge flying ship in orbit, even though they literally parked just a few meters from the village. Heather instantly finds a piece of paper that tells her what to do to cross the barrier and enter the village-convenient. So she sacrifices the pilot, the only person able to fly the ship. How will she get back with Celeste?
    The single guard doesn't comment or ask who she is and lets her in-convenient. Also, we never see her doing any kind of research on this place. Does she even know if she's in the right building? So, she just starts yelling for the missing daughter. Is there no one guarding this place?
    She finds Celeste, gets her from her cell, and flees the building. Some strange exchange happens. This is just my personal opinion (I didn't read the novels, so this exchange may make more sense in the context of the novels).
    Heather accuses Amber of hiding something, and Amber just confesses? Even though she seems to know that the rest of the rebels may find this revelation conflicting and possibly not want her as a leader anymore? She could've lied or denied the accusation. Heather didn't show any evidence to back up her claim. The exchange felt really unnatural and too convenient for the protagonists.
    Also, Heather seems too confident in herself. "Yeah, big girl, just confess and ruin your image because I said so." They start to fight, Fox guy appears, does a speech where he confesses love to Heather and dies seconds later. Heather does nothing. (Isn't she supposed to be some kind of powerful mage? Why didn't she try to help him if she clearly cared about him? Never explained.)
    They enter the ship, realize the pilot is not going to pilot. Some other conveniences happen, and Heather manages to find some tool to destroy Celeste's collar and teleport both of them back.
    Verdict: 10 minutes is too short to tell a story this complex. Most of its problems can be solved with more dialogues, interactions, and establishing shots. I believe that the novels may be excellent in terms of plot and characters but this pilot is not it. It needs revisions.
    On the other side, I admire Rebalance for putting all the effort into the pilot. A lot of work was put into the whole thing, and it shows. I'm really excited for what comes next and wish best of luck with future episodes. ✨🎉

    • @OurSpellbindingLies
      @OurSpellbindingLies  Před 6 měsíci +5

      Thank you so much! Many of these grievances are explained in the novels that this is based on; much of it makes more sense with that context. But we made the risky choice to base the pilot mid-series, so that's on us! Hope you'll stick around to see how we improve!

  • @sUgAr_S.M.C
    @sUgAr_S.M.C Před 6 měsíci +7

    Yoo epic, though can be kinda confusing
    It's pretty interesting

  • @malhasartblock
    @malhasartblock Před 6 měsíci +4

    First and foremost THE ANIMATIONNNNN holy shit there are shots in here that are SO SMOOOOOTH Like CRIMINALLY SMOOTH. I absolutely loved the shots of Amber

  • @CrimsonSurge
    @CrimsonSurge Před 6 měsíci +11

    The shading and smoothness on these frames is crazy good. I knew this pilot would be great, but this animation is professional level. Amazing job all of you, and I hope there will be another episode soon! 👏

  • @BesIsSatan
    @BesIsSatan Před 6 měsíci +5

    Also came back to say that I love the easter eggs. Nova's dad was mentioned on 2:27.

    • @iamfilledwithcalculust9579
      @iamfilledwithcalculust9579 Před 6 měsíci +2

      I noticed that too! Wonder who the other guy on there is? I don’t remember him being mentioned anywhere before. Also the fact that there’s only two of Violet’s upper rank guys really shows how protective she is with Celeste. Since only people super high up got to know about her and all that.

  • @kharijordan6426
    @kharijordan6426 Před 6 měsíci +6

    Pilot? I feel like I'm watching the last episode of season one. Other tht that....this was fine.

  • @aceofjacks7071
    @aceofjacks7071 Před 6 měsíci +5

    3:29 *man I sure hope nothing bad happens :(*

  • @doubleguyzer
    @doubleguyzer Před 6 měsíci +5

    THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!! Ive always loved seeing the animation memes of these characters, so seeing a WHOLE PILOT was such a pleasant surprise! The animation was so breath-taking to watch.

  • @MissdermeanerJ
    @MissdermeanerJ Před 6 měsíci +9

    Really digging the effort you put into your characters' expressions, and I'm super impressed with the backgrounds too! It's clear how much you love your characters. While the story so far is insanely confusing (I haven't read the story yet), I am quite excited to learn more! The effort you've put in is clear. I'm so excited to see more! I need answers dammit! Lol

  • @Majin_Xavierras
    @Majin_Xavierras Před 6 měsíci +6

    IT'S HAPPENING, OH MY GOD IT'S HAPPENING

  • @Reverse-Goku
    @Reverse-Goku Před 6 měsíci +15

    Yo, this is a f***ing work of art. Everyone on the internet is gonna want to watch this.

  • @quilaviper
    @quilaviper Před 6 měsíci +4

    IT EVEN HAS ACTUAL SUBTITLES LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO

  • @hayleynew3605
    @hayleynew3605 Před 6 měsíci +7

    I’m shocked about how short this is but despite that, I think this is a great pilot episode and introduces us to the characters set up their personalities and sets up some pretty interesting conflicts

  • @malaksafa4074
    @malaksafa4074 Před 6 měsíci +7

    A little amatureous and rough around the edges but a solid start!

  • @ashy_inking1476
    @ashy_inking1476 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Oh my god this is sick!! It's only at 8.2 views so far but I hope it garners more attention soon, I was smiling the whole way through

  • @NoodleGuyZen
    @NoodleGuyZen Před 6 měsíci +11

    WOHO WE MADE IT
    So worth it! And if you havent read the books yet, I would recommend it too! I hope the pilot takes off and the teams reaches the success they're looking for.

  • @banditoftheeast7488
    @banditoftheeast7488 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Interesting. I have mixed feelings about showing events from mid-series as a pilot, as a few of the things that happen would have more of an effect with context. But I am curious how this will turn out.

  • @melissapurr1534
    @melissapurr1534 Před 6 měsíci +3

    THE WAIT IS OVERRR

  • @klutzerni9061
    @klutzerni9061 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Just shared the heck out of it, left a comment on people that review animations/series, shared it to a big discord server im in and sent it to my best friend telling her to give it a watch :D

  • @longshot9757
    @longshot9757 Před 6 měsíci +2

    While I can't say this is my favorite piece of media, it was certainly a pleasure to watch. Thank you for making this!

  • @iamfilledwithcalculust9579
    @iamfilledwithcalculust9579 Před 6 měsíci +9

    You guys sacrificed a pilot for the pilot LMAO

  • @feIidays
    @feIidays Před 6 měsíci +2

    I'm not even 20 seconds in yet and my God does this look SPECTACULAR already.

  • @rllgr3356
    @rllgr3356 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Another beauty to admire?! GIMMIEEE!!

  • @milkrxllz
    @milkrxllz Před 6 měsíci +5

    i wanna help promote but idk howww this is so good and needs attention. this mustve taken so long to make. anyways, great work! the intro was so cool
    6:20 this made me giggle btw lol

    • @OurSpellbindingLies
      @OurSpellbindingLies  Před 6 měsíci +4

      The best way to help promote it is to suggest it to review/react channels! Plus just sharing in general! Thank you SO much!

    • @iamfilledwithcalculust9579
      @iamfilledwithcalculust9579 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Jacksfilms has a google form you can fill out so he can review stuff like this. I don’t know much about him, but that should help a bit.

  • @Pinciko
    @Pinciko Před 6 měsíci +5

    This is amazing! Hope you make more!! Love this :)

  • @Argen_the_moth
    @Argen_the_moth Před 6 měsíci +2

    It’s so amazing! I love the animation and how smooth it looks!

  • @Fiendology
    @Fiendology Před 6 měsíci +2

    Wow! This was absolutely amazing, I loved finally seeing it all come together after seeing the trailers and the glimpses on patreon. The pilot was wonderful and you did an outstanding job Red! It was amazing seeing your characters come to life in this, everyone did such wonderful jobs 🖤

  • @NekooNee
    @NekooNee Před 6 měsíci +5

    Oh my it's beautiful! Hope to see more of it !!
    Also Merry Christmas

  • @sintyke232
    @sintyke232 Před 6 měsíci +8

    Omg!??? This was genuinely so good and such a fun watch! The quality is so great, especially for such a small team. It's VERY clear how hard the people involved have worked on this project!!

  • @sillystringdoesthings_
    @sillystringdoesthings_ Před 6 měsíci +1

    Seriously this pure gold! It's astonishing to see what such a small team can pull off

  • @GarbageCookie
    @GarbageCookie Před 6 měsíci +2

    this just popped up on my recommended and WOW this is amazing!

  • @aiiiia9971
    @aiiiia9971 Před 6 měsíci +6

    Woah! The animation is really impressive! You really didn't have to go that hard. Some of the scenes here are just breathtaking. I would be surprised if any of the artists still have working hands after this. Clearly there was a lot of passion in this project to get this far in the first place. I hope you see some measure of success, if not for your own sake, than for the sake of indie animation in general. And if you don't, at least it is a good advertisement for your web novels.
    As far as the story itself, I have some reservations about the protagonists. I kind of expected the rebels to turn out to be right, or at least somewhat right. Maybe it is hard for me to really root for a ruler that is very much implied/framed as a villain. I have some doubts about how exactly she allegedly purged all these liars she's referring to. It felt very sus... and sort of makes me want her to fail. But you may be leading up to some kind of twist later, I'm not sure what you were going for thematically here.
    Let none of that take away from the accomplishment that is finishing this pilot at all, though.

    • @OurSpellbindingLies
      @OurSpellbindingLies  Před 6 měsíci +3

      Thank you for saying all this! If we get more episodes, we will be going back to the beginning and clearing up a lot of the confusion! Perhaps then you'll know who you wish to side with 🙏👀

  • @SulkingRaven
    @SulkingRaven Před 6 měsíci +1

    This is AWESOME the amount of detail is phenomenal every scene is a work of art

  • @_crescentgem_
    @_crescentgem_ Před 6 měsíci +3

    THIS IS SO GOOD!!!! AND OMG JEWEL!!!! I love Jewel so much honestly, seeing her animated is so ahhhh. Seeing ALL of them animated is so amazing!!! THIS IS GREAT!!!

  • @Doggenwaffe
    @Doggenwaffe Před 6 měsíci +3

    yess!!!! the pilot is here! me and my friends read the books and we love them!

  • @anesui
    @anesui Před 6 měsíci +2

    It's finally here!! You guys did an amazing job and it really shows your love for this series, Ill be looking forward for more animated content and I really hope this gets lots of attention and feedback

  • @Majin_Xavierras
    @Majin_Xavierras Před 6 měsíci +2

    I will put this video on repeat every night before going to sleep.

  • @inkydinkyrinkyy
    @inkydinkyrinkyy Před 6 měsíci +2

    I'm so happy to see this finally come out!

  • @theforeshadowedbeing8932
    @theforeshadowedbeing8932 Před 6 měsíci +2

    this is the epitome of taking a book and turning it into a show/movie, this is some Harry Potter type of stuff here where they take the ready-made source and turn into a show/movie and it's actually epic omg more people gotta give this a watch and read ❤❤

  • @White.Kanye.
    @White.Kanye. Před 6 měsíci +10

    Oh my god. I LOVE THIS!! The characters are beautiful❤❤. I love everything about this fandom. You guys connect with the community while making good books and lovely animations. Thank You for this masterpiece 💜💜🖤🖤

    • @OurSpellbindingLies
      @OurSpellbindingLies  Před 6 měsíci +3

      Thank you for appreciating all we do, including the community connections!

    • @Majin_Xavierras
      @Majin_Xavierras Před 6 měsíci

      @@OurSpellbindingLiescommunity connections are very important nowadays

  • @nightinggale3982
    @nightinggale3982 Před 6 měsíci +1

    This was so good! I clicked almost instantly when I saw it!

  • @gabi__ytb
    @gabi__ytb Před 6 měsíci +14

    Sharing my favorite moments (⁠~⁠‾⁠▿⁠‾⁠)⁠~
    0:00 to 1:07
    2:32 to 3:42
    4:35 to 5:30
    5:30 to 7:50
    Which is basically the whole pilot ^^'
    Share yours!!

    • @iamfilledwithcalculust9579
      @iamfilledwithcalculust9579 Před 6 měsíci +3

      The pilot guy and the purple dude were hilarious. Every scene with Heather was great. She’s so sassy. The intro was fire. Violet’s little I love you a Heather kissing Celeste on the head made me diabetic lol. And my sweet baby Jewel. I just woke up so this is messy but those were some of my favorite moments.

    • @gabi__ytb
      @gabi__ytb Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@iamfilledwithcalculust9579 YES the look on Heather's face when the pilot turns around ahah! Also Jewel!! 🥺

  • @ashy_inking1476
    @ashy_inking1476 Před 6 měsíci +2

    These character designs are amazing, I'm definitely gonna take inspiration from them
    Luv your work

  • @garden.of.thistles
    @garden.of.thistles Před 6 měsíci +1

    ALDOUS IS A GOOD BOI AHHH 🧡🧡🧡 This was AMAZING! I am so proud of everybody's hard work and it's awesome to see the book come to life like this. I loved seeing the various rebel characters and their different species, also Celeste is ADORABLE I just wanna hug her.

  • @hayleynew3605
    @hayleynew3605 Před 6 měsíci +7

    Some criticism I have for the pilot. I feel like you should’ve started from the beginning instead of like halfway throughout the story, so new fans like us can understand more about what’s going on and I feel like you made it a little too short I feel like you should’ve made it a little bit more longer.

  • @ChocoLoutje
    @ChocoLoutje Před 6 měsíci +5

    Holy SH*T, this is a awesome PILOT EPISODE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
    I can’t wait to see more 😊

  • @phonecrew
    @phonecrew Před 6 měsíci +3

    rip the pilot he needs more love

  • @d4rln_snstr534
    @d4rln_snstr534 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Ok this is the first time Im finding out about this pilot and I never heard of its Web novel before. Few seconds in and Im already digging it I need to know more😭❤

  • @brianahawkins8124
    @brianahawkins8124 Před 6 měsíci +2

    That was amazing! have a merry Christmas.