"Blood for Blood" | SAURIA | Animated Short Film (2023)
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Created by David James Armsby.
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"Blood for Blood" is the first film in my "SAURIA" Animated Series.
This film explores the ongoing war between the imperialistic BlueSong Empire and the more barbaric Kindred of the Tusk clan. The film follows a captive Tusk Kindred war chieftain named Taurox.
Taurox is one of the greatest and most feared fighters in all of SAURIA, but the BlueSong are a very prideful and honourable people. Instead of executing him on the spot or leaving him to rot in a cell, they have decided that his execution must be a public event. He must die in arena combat. Fair arena combat. When he inevitably falls this will prove BlueSong superiority over the greatest fighter that opposes them.
How long will SAURIA's greatest fighter last against the might of the BlueSong Empire?
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Some sound effects from:
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Score composed by Ivan Duch.
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"Blood for Blood" is the first of 3 SAURIA films I have planned. I've been working on this series for over a year now. It has been a tremendous amount of work, and I am very happy with how Episode 1 turned out! I wanted to create something unabashadly awesome and I think I achieved that! ^_^
Hope you guys all like it too.
MAKING OF:
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Hello DeadSound, what kind of animation programming do you use to be able to make this type of animation
I wanted to do this type of animation when I get to a more advanced point of drawing and art
We shall await tomorrow's video eagerly!
Your making of videos are always a joy to watch :)
100% hell yes, this is awesome
@@RookBone I have a dream to become a designer and an animator, create my own anime.
The way Taurox easily rips the door from his cell showing that he could easily escape.
The realization of his rescuer that he never need one to begin with.
Amazing, just amazing!
Yeah but the description says that he succumbed. If it escaped It could kill the chancellor and stop the war
@@ctenophoractenophora not necessarily, the chancellor is definitely heavily fortified and idc how powerful you are. You can't beat what will likely amount to whole castle on your own. Trying to go for the head in this situation will only get the chieftain killed. And I think he knows that. This tactic, even if slow, is more reasonable considering the nature of the tusk kindred. Every elite he kills is an elite his tribe doesn't need to worry about. Kill a high ranking officer, and suddenly a whole squad or even platoon is of the game board for a while. He is right. Rather then blindly slashing at foot soldiers, he placed himself in a position where every single high value military assassination target is handed to him on a silver platter. In there, he can do more.
@@okashiromi5541 But the first time the chancellor appears, she was accompanied by only two soldiers. And as you can see, Bluesong soldiers don't usually have a good defense so Taurox could just kill the three with his bare hands.
@@okashiromi5541 i also like to add, that while going for the head could work, someone else will take his position, but continuing to take out their elite troops, it harder to replace them
I know we're all talking about how brilliantly tactical the chieftan's willingness to stay "imprisoned" is in order to whittle down the enemy's finest and best fighters...
But can we take a moment to appreciate the MESSAGE he's sending to those BlueSongs by breaking open the prison door and then STILL choosing to return to his cell? When they come to see him, they're going to see that, and it's going to send that message that he is there by choice, and they cannot truly hold him...
Absolute chad behavior
Yeah, I can imagine them coming in to bring him to next fight and seeing the big hole in the ceiling and him sitting in the open cell, completely unbothered. What a perturbing sight that would be.
I bet he would pretend that the carnosaur was injured still and he wanted to tend/comfort it.
If I was a guard I would back out slowly………..
It gets even better once you realise which arm he used to tear the lock off. The guy's a beast
Everyone seems to be missing what the Blue song leader is also doing. He's showing his entire race that the reds are too dangerous to be left alive and therefore to take no prisoners. Romans used to the do the same thing. It's powerful propaganda.
Absolutely (also I’m the 999th like on this comment LMAO)
the realization at the end that, even though the chief is imprisoned, its to rid of their strongest soldiers so they can eventually fall.. thats SICK. It's also to avenge his companion that fell into battle? that's also cool as fuck. the world building is so cool so far, and i'm excited to see more.
Thats actually pretty smart!
He probably got defeated intentionally to set that up, even.
@@bkjeong4302 nah at the end he litterly walked up to the gates pretty sure he just walked in and straight to a cell
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That doesn’t explain where his Carno came from, because it wasn’t with him in that scene.
@@bkjeong4302 probably just another one that got captured before
I quite like how this film begins with the statement that no one know how they managed to catch him and ends showing that they never did
😮😮😮
It wouldn't look good to the people of the Bluesong if the Chancellor and her top captains admitted that they never caught Taurox, and that he willingly gave himself to them. That being said, I think she could have absolutely twisted into "The vile, savage, beast chieftain of the wretched Tusk, Taurox, has finally broken before our might as surrenders himself to the Empire!"
But then again, that probably would have made Saurians less interested in watching the gladiator games if they were expecting a broken, pathetic Saurian to be felled so easily by one of the Bluesong warriors that it would almost seem like a mercy killing, so they probably lied and said they caught him to get more of them interested.
>opens door to highly protected compound
>chooses to be imprisoned
>slaughters multiple blue song soldiers with ease
>rips prison door off hinges
>still REFUSES to leave
Most legendary character I've seen written in a while. Outstanding work.
The best part of Taurox’s speech was when he ripped the cell door open with his bare hands. If he wanted to escape, he would’ve done so already. And by staying, he kills the best warriors of his enemies and destroys them from within.
Also he comrades don't die like in an all out war
At the very least he weakens them, which gives his people a fighting chance against the hadrosaur invaders. A brutally effective killer that's also quite smart and cunning.
He doesn’t destroy them from within. He has been tamed. As long as he is fed he is no threat. His feeding isn’t cheap, but the price is very small in comparison. The empire is assured it’s ability to expand, and taurox gets to keep killing the blues. It’s interesting. Hell of a piece.
@@robertaylor9218 That is an interesting idea. I think it depends on how the Tusken are organized. If they are like Edo era samurai they're just a bunch of individual tribes led by warlords and his position would make sense. But if they are a united people under his banner, what he's doing is incredibly short-sighted and selfish. He's hanging his entire people out to dry and leaving them easy pickings for the organized, more advanced BlueSong nation.
Doesn't mean you are wrong at all, but it would put an whole different look on the situation.
@@ArchTeryx00 I thought it said he was the rallying warlord, so kind of like Shingen or Nobunaga from the warring states period. As in, they are individual tribes, but an exceptional individual could bind them together (or at least throw them in the same general direction) against a common foe.
The chief's the embodiment of "I'm not trapped in here with you, YOU'RE trapped in here with ME"
Exactly
This... is not your prison. This... this is your vengeance!
Such a good line.
I LOVE it, and now I’m curious to see the bluesong’s side of the story
Soldier from Team Fortress 2 would be proud.
Perfectly encapsulates that sort of energy.
We need more prehistoric fantasy stuff like this!
Agreed
agreed
Damn right
I want a video game in this universe with this exact art style.
Primal doesn't count?
"This is not your prison. This... this is your vengeance!" Such a powerful line.
The ending just shows how much blind and foolish the birds really are, having a thought that they could rid the chieftain once and for all without realizing why he surrendered in the first place
The fact he's literally destroying them from the inside by letting the king sends his best high rank soldiers to fight him in the arena
The birds claiming to be the evolved ones since they are closer with modern birds while the scaly chieftain and his race though seen as primitive aren't to be look down on.
Also the Blue leader is actually a female.
@@senpie6639It's a female and she's their chancelior.
Well the description might illudes to his death
@@CobwebsCricket_ They have pride also not wanting to kill him in a cowardly way
“The greatest of their ranks, they offer themselves to me, like sacrifices”
This quote is both so amazing and terrifying that loop back around to being amazing 🤩
Its a quote that beautifully highlight's Taurox's genius and the Blue Song's Vainglorious nature. He is a Cyanide pill they have willingly swallowed.
He´s not trapped there with them, they are trapped there with him😈
He’s going to destroy them from the inside.
That gave me chills. The visuals are just amazing!
@@RubyCarrots3232And the fact he's destroying their best soldiers one by one which is a dumb idea from the blue king
As much as I love the Autodale series, it is what introduced me to the wonderful world of Dead Sound after all, I also recognize that this poor soul is pretty much burned out of making those not quite short short films, so it makes me happy to see more work being made by this absolute badass of an animator, and that he's making things that, I presume, make him happy to create and don't feel like a job. That itself is enough for me.
Also, pretty colored reptilians. That helps.
My thoughts exactly.
The fact that the dinosaur man isn't really trapped and can escape anytime he wants yet chooses not to so he can prove a point, he has earned my respect. Ultra Chad dino man.
Facts
Hey man the dino man is coming to get you Hoohoohahahaahaa 😈😈👹👹😜😜🖕🖕🖕
@@kingdon7795Fisch furzt
He isnt there to prove a point, hes there to slaughter their strongest while they do not have the benefit of numbers so that one by one, he turns the tide in favor of his side
ALL HAIL TAUROX, CHIEFEST OF ALL KINDRED OF THE TUSK! ALL HAIL TAUROX! ALL HAIL THE TUSKED MESSIAH!
Also, I absolutely *adore* how we are at first led to believe the chieftan is a failed simple-minded warrior that has sunk into depression over defeat, when in actuality he's an *incredibly* cunning long-term thinker with an eye for good sabotage that is also the most physically dominating threat in the war. This man is an actual problem.
The hand on his stead and companion’s head at the end really got me. That beast was loyal to a fault I’m sure and that loss hurts worse than a lot of things. His “surrender” truly is blood for blood. SOO COOOOL!!!
That beast and he grew up and fought together their entire lives, they were essentially brothers.
He didn’t surrender. He was in their by choice, he could’ve left whenever he felt like it.instead he wants to kill their greatest warriors, tearing them apart from the inside.
I just came from watching the Decaying and noticed the eyes of the leader of the Bluesong's is also gold. Does that mean the Decay has reached the inner city and is controlling them from the inside?
This is so much better than anything Hollywood make these days. And it's episode one! Which means there's gonna be more!! Can't wait
This already looks better than most movies these days
yeeeees
Yeah great style
Ikr
And yet it's underrated
The voice acing here is ehhh
This is the definition of “an angel makes itself look scary to ward away evil, and a demon makes itself look beautiful to deceive others”
BABE WAKE UP DEAD SOUND POSTED!!!
Babe, babe..... Ah, that's right, I have no one 😥
FR
Lol yeah
REAL SHI-🔴🔴
Do be like that
The hype for this newest film series was real, and boy did it deliver!! Not only is it a fresh take on a pre-historic dinosaur society, but the look of it is amazing and very nice to watch. The world of Sauria already seems so enticing based off of this first film alone, and I can't wait to see it explored more in the other two!
Oh no i dont understand this
Grilled cheese obama sandwich
My heart cant stand this
if i eat this grilled cheese sandwich
7:09 Is anyone else wondering how That Torosaurus still has its head up like that, despite being dead and having “The Bull’s” corpse skewered on its horns?
Honestly David makes the best animations. This might not be as surreal as his past works but it Sure is recognisable as his style. He also has really thought provoking quotes.
I like the inversion of the typical heroic fantasy "slave-gladiator-rebel-leader-king", by having chieftan choosing to become an enslaved gladiator for his own twisted vengeance.
And I also like that you choose to show the perspective of more scary looking side first, even if we get to see perspective of the empire later, it still works great to subvert the usual assumptions of who is good and bad that popculture has primed us to. I'm enjoying it and await next two chapters.
1:05 knowing what we do of the Fell, those eyes bode an ill omen...
I know they aren’t, but the big dudes (actually, both sides) feel like WHFantasy Lizardmen in the best way.
Additionally: seeing Reptiles with mammalian styled horns/antlers will always give me a weird feeling.
Great work.
Really a strong way to start this amazing prehistoric fantasy you've built up! There's also a sense of poetic irony that the Chief's using the Bluesaur's own arrogance and superiority against them them reminding us that sometimes the smartest people aren't always what one thinks.
But bluesongs killed him
@@ctenophoractenophoraThey did not.
Not yet they have. But he's going to make sure he takes as many as to pay for his Carnotaur's death as he can.
we've waited so long, and now here it is A MASTERPIECE
This is literally gonna be my new obsession. I've been starved for Dinosaur content for a while so this is absolute gold!
The animation is fantastic, and the story is so interesting, the character design are beautiful it makes me wanna buy them as figures. Keep up the great work!! Can't wait to see more!
This is *amazingly* well made. I can’t wait to see behind the scenes.
I still don’t know if I enjoy the process videos more because of how thoughtfully done they are. Honestly so much love goes into everything on this channel and it’s so easy to tell that’s the case in all the best ways.
Oh no i dont understand this
Grilled cheese obama sandwich
My heart cant stand this
if i eat this grilled cheese sandwich
"Chieftain, we've come to rescue you from this prison ...
... Chieftain ... ? ..."
"Their Chancellor should leave me to starve..."
Such a great opening dialog. They're not on the same wavelength at all. And the way the rescuer starts to understand is just so awesome. Quality, have been hungry for this kind of atuff my entire life. Glad it's you who contributes 👌
Its a clash of completely different cultures
THIS. These are the kinds of stories UA-cam was MADE for. Keep up the work, I'd like to see where this story goes.
Dear David James Armsby
I think you should turn Sauria into a comic/manga series, not only do I think people will love it, I think you will make lots of money selling these books. I recommend creator owned companies like Image Comics or Kodansha Comics, I'd love to read them! Maybe these animated shorts can be promotional materials for the comic series.
Love your work man.
The art direction of the project is immaculate, I swear every project Deadsound produces by the saurian gods.
love EVERYTHING about this already; the lore, the world, the designs....we've been needing something like this for ages! Some dark-fantasy series with dinosaurs and such- been begging for something like this for a long time.
Really excited to see how this goes!
The blue song priest guy is under control of the decay!!!
It begins!
And called it on the BlueSong Empire being the villains of the entire series.
Taurox using his imprisonment to his advantage to weaken the BlueSongs from behind enemy lines…seems like the BlueSongs really underestimate the intelligence of everything other than themselves. A good deconstruction of the idea of “evolutionary levels” and the notion of coelurosaurs being smarter than other theropods by default (which was based on outdated ideas about crocodilians that were based on the idea of evolutionary levels).
Posting a comment here because 1) I don't know if I did on this one before, 2) the algorithm is one heck of a fighter, and 3) this series is amazing and deserves more attention, as do you the creator and the people you work with.
Mr. Armsby, let it be known that you are one of the best animators I have ever seen.
That’s actually really smart. He basically has free access to culling off the strongest warriors the enemies have
Even more than that. He could potentially have a shot at taking out the BlueSong leadership and decapitating their command structure, maybe even at killing whoever the BlueSong Chanceller/empress is.
Sad the Blue ones are idiots though they seem to be no threat
That was honestly so epic. I can't wait to see where this goes. So original.
This is clearly one of the best short films you have ever created! This is amazing!
As a Lizard Folk player in DnD love this movie. It basically shows exactly what for me is the perfect Lizard Folk Lore!!! I'm already looking forward to the next two films!
That is incredibly cool ! and just the quality!!! Just crazy
He doesn’t even need a Oscar at this point he needs more views and subscribers
The character design in this is phenomenal.
Amazing job on this. It’s right up there with the Primal series, no doubt about it. Everyone will be eagerly awaiting the next instalments and I hope you decide to do more than just the 3 episodes. It’s a chefs kiss all round 👌
Love the choice of Carnotaurus, very underrated compared to the "classics".
This show has so much potential. I was very sad that the dinosaur series ended but this right here is a great replacement
Your work never ceases to amaze me! Animators like you are the reason I want to expand my artistry and talents!
Dude.
...thats fire... hey listen..
Im following you subscribing you and liking those video.......rn
Bcz i want more episodes bro...for sure....
Ur work is great 100/100🎉🎉🎉
Keep it up
Finally got to watching this and DAM it does not disappoint!
…Except for how it leaves me wanting more because this feels so much it’s just the prologue to a movie or a series!
Epically done! 👏
I honestly have no word to describe how gorgeous this is other than absolute masterpiece!
Oh, this is gonna be *_GOOD!_* 😁
Nice to see Torosaurus here too, it's really lived in Triceratops' shadow for too long now.
I remember Walking With Dinosaurs now
This is AMAZING. I hope it becomes well known, have a fanbase, and many many people who appreciate it.
God, the voice acting, the visuals the story it’s amazing!
Please make more of this! I'd be really interested to see what would happen once the Chief picks off everything that was thrown at him and finally is able to revolt.
bro this is so good i wish there were more episodes i wouldve watched them all. this is so goood i hope you make this a very long series like couple seasons. so good
the chieftain is so clever, by this way he can ensure most of the greatest warriors are defeated while he keeps his brotherhood image as fierce warriors that should not be messed with.
this is insane, actual shivers, i love how realistic the expressions are and how animalistic they seem to be on the bluesong
Can somebody give this guy a TV show? I want to see this grow until I can binge it in like 10 years
If it ever became a TV series, they would probably replace the animator, change the story, change the lore and end up making something completely different.
A cool detail to note about this: Taurox doesn’t have a bodybuilder’s build because he’d primarily focus on strength, so Deadsound gave him a strongman’s build to show that. It’s cool, if you ask me.
Why don't you guys just make a full series?.... It'll be better than what the movie industry is making theses days trust me.
He did try with auto Dale and burnt himself out over it
@@mrslinkydragon9910 but the product was worth the viewing, I rewatch then from time to time because it is great work
He's a one man crew! There's only one person making these amazing videos!
You see, it's not a team, it's just one guy. One guy is making these masterpieces. Art takes time.
care to pinch in ?
This is so awesome! The look, the story, the music, the voices - absolutely knocking it out the park. Can't wait for the next episode!
Wow! This deserves to be a feature film.. I'm blown away
This is one of the most amazing things I've seen in a long time! I can't wait to see more of this series!
Finally got to watch this, and my God. The subtle movements in the nostrils? The breathing sounds and movements? EXCELLENT.
That twist was so badass. I got chills when he easily opened the prison door.
Having just watched the third episode, the Chancellor's blank, glowing eyes take on a whole new meaning.
This is amazing. I almost want to say it's too short because I just want MORE!
I'm so excited for the next one!
I'm blown away once again at your work! Taurox's real intentions were such a great twist. I can't wait to see where these films go!
This is awesome, we need this as a full series on TV. If the strikes ever end that is.
Man I wonder if I'm reaching but those eyes just made me think of the fell eyes now too. On the chancellor.
This is so absolutely amazing! If the big movies would get back to this kind of work. Atmosphere and story over effects. Keep it up! Whatever series you are doing, you sure do it with a level of passion rarely found nowadays.
I loved this. But to be honest I've always been more excited seeing the "Making Of" videos because I get to hear your thoughts and see your creative process. Not to mention as an artist I love getting to see your sketchbooks and sculptures. Can't wait for that and for what you do in the future!
AHHHH ITS HERE!!! AND SO SO SOOOOO GOOD!!!!!
Great pilot, super original concept and the execution was on point!
Amazing work as always, love this so much! A part of me hopes one day we'll see a return to autodale someday but even if you dont all your animations are amazing none the less (and i do love me some dinosaurs)
This is one of the most imaginative animated short films I have ever seen.
This is beautiful I’ve rewatch it 5 times and it’s still beautiful
The animation is so smooth
Technically professional, richly imagined, great stuff !
This thing just needs an action figure line. Awesom!
I’m so unbelievably hyped for the pteranodon witches this is gonna be sick. Also the concept of a great general willingly putting himself into prison just to destroy the army from the inside out is metal as fuck
This is so, so awesome! Really combined your dark fantasy and Mesozoic love together in such a unique way. The shots are also really cinematic and I love how you did the facial expressions on their reptilian faces, it works so well. Very excited for all to come, your work is amazing!
I rewatch this just after the "the rise of decayed one" and... it's a bit worrying than the leader of the Bluesong walk in a weird way and have yellow glowing eyes...
As much as I would LOVE to see Sauria return, I fully understand if you don’t want to work on it just now. It’s perfectly fine to take a break
The designs in this are so amazing!
Great animation!
Amazing. Can't wait to see future episodes
Wow! This is a perfect plot for a war between races. If it becomes a all war after some events
ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL
what an unexpected and actually delightful twist! At first your lead to believe the actions that took place were accidental, but it’s revealed in perfect fashion that they were absolutely intentional. Amazing narrative and world building at play!
I also like how you made the more “barbaric” side still intelligent and understandable, while the more knowledgeable and “dignified” force more malicious and conquering. Although I’m sure your going to add another curveball to this story!
Going back to this after Episode 3, it's haunting to see the Chancellor of the Bluesong with golden eyes, just like the Decayed. Makes you wonder if there is a connection between the two
The use of not-quite-flat color with 3-D animation seems to me an elegant solution to any number of creative problems.
Coming back here from 'rise of the decayed' - has anyone else noticed that the bluesong chancellor's eyes have that same glow to them? And on top of that... their palms are covered?
taurox also has shining eyes,albeit blue ones
i suppose they might be ''touched'' by other elder gods
Yeah i got the same feeling like he could be a spy
I have a feeling she's possessed in some manner or has been in the past. Her more mute persona couples with the eyes and her covered palms sorta hints towards this. It could either be that either she banned magic because she was possessed and understands its severity or one is presently possessed and is being used ta take her people down the route of the Fell in some manner. Perhaps taking the rest of Sauria with them? Banning magic may prevent them from ruining this plan or stop them from finding ways around possession.
This is absolutely incredible.
The BlueSong had a curious pair of eyes. Coming here after watching Rise of the Decayed has me questioning something
Yes
You have no clue how happy it makes me to see more and more dinosaur things popping up.
And then you have something as epic as this. Thank you for this mindblowing work!
I wasn't sure about this one, I must admit. But you've really out done yourself man! You keep doing you! It's highly infectious the amount of passion and work you put into these projects. You have definitely just put a bunch more considerations into my head next time I make myself a DnD character😂. Can't wait to see what you do next!!!