I'm going through for the first time and I never really thought of Jon as having to need a walking aid, though I guess having a corkscrew ground into your leg to remove worms would do that to a person.
I've watched this animatic multiple times but I only just now noticed Elias stealing Jon's cane. Wonderful detail and SO in character. Absolutely love it.
I love this, omg! Jon with a cane is my favorite thing ever as a cane user myself. Especially as one who can stand without one. Also side note, Elias taking jon’s cane to hand it back to Jon was a foul move bro.
Elias is worlds best boss. But for real though this was fantastic animatic, even the rough parts had a charm and good blocking to them, bringing to life a scene I had sadly forgotten about
I always loved Basira's line about that. Basira: "...he's funny." Martin: "Funny? _Jon?_ " Basira: "Yeah..." Martin: "I don't think I've ever heard Jon tell a joke.." Basira: "Maybe you weren't listening." (Paraphrasing from memory, but it went something like that)
I don't even know where to START I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!! from stick figure Elias to short Jon!!! The ace ring! Nervously feeling his old scars and wringing his wrist! Everything!!!
Ehhheheh. I love the little eyes around Jon, and the rage in that one eyed as Elias came in. Iff looks could kill Elias would be stabbed, burned and buried ten times over.
aaaahhh this is fantastic!! the facial expressions! the body language! the use of jon's cane as an expressive prop (especially when melanie came in)! elias examining jon's Eyes!
Oh god, this is so good, I love those little floating eyes when John Knew about Gerry, but all your facial expressions are just so very very amazing, I couldn't possibly list all the frames I absolutely ADORE!
This is actually really excellent just from a "How do you go about -doing- something like this", seeing the different sections at different levels of completeness really drives home the amount of work and passion that has to go into these. Also, it's very well done, so that's a bonus as well.
Perfect character design, tbh. This might be the closest to how I imagined Jon in the stage of the story to any animatic I've seen so far. Melanie too. And the characters are so expressive, all the facial experssions and gestures are on point... Love it.
So first, really good work. Second... you know considering the mood and theme of the Magnus Archives the slow break down of the animation is kind of fitting. lol The Magnus Archive Presents... The Animatic Breakdown of Reality.
This is so good, the detailed parts are stunning and even as a WIP I can still get the sense of their expressions and movement. I love how you gave them stuff to do throughout (like having them alternate between sitting and standing, moving Jon's crutch, etc.). Brilliant stuff, thanks for bringing this scene to life!! Also 1:27 had me cackling
aaaah i love this! the way you draw melanie is perfect. and the expressions and movements and...!!! i'm so glad you posted this, even unfinished. and btw this has both remotivated me to learn how to make animatics and made me headcanon jon as a cane user ^-^
1:37
Elias: "he offered nothing but a crutch of simple answers-"
Jon: * look awkwardly at own crutch *
I'm going through for the first time and I never really thought of Jon as having to need a walking aid, though I guess having a corkscrew ground into your leg to remove worms would do that to a person.
I could see him needing it temporarily after at least one of his beatings. Our boy was a total punching bag that season.
Jon being mostly sketched out with Elias suddenly becoming very, very sketchy is HILARIOUS
And then turning into a literal square with stick arms after that 😂
I mean, he's always been pretty sketchy
I love your Jon the most. He looks like a wet rag of a man, but he looks like a normal dude, a young dude. Somehow that's the best image of him.
I love how you drew Jon almost fully but said "fuck Elias"
3:07 I love how even the little eyes above Jon hate Elias
They're like: “No, don't come any closer! I WARNED YOU-” **Get popped by Elias*
I mean the Ceaseless Watcher did go, "nah, I prefer Jon" in s5
"This botch fulla cobwebs"
i LOVE the picture of jon with a cane/crutch. wdifsjbfdicjs my little disabled heart loves it even though i’m not outwardly disabled
"How embarrassing for you..." the smug little face at 2:47 is beyond cute!
Melanie's expression saying "Seriously!" at 4:25 perfectly encapsulates the way she said it
"Martin's research would have been sloppier."
Um. Excuse me? Martin was willing to take on Michael for Jon. He would have been laser focused.
I've watched this animatic multiple times but I only just now noticed Elias stealing Jon's cane. Wonderful detail and SO in character. Absolutely love it.
1:24 I’m losing it at tiny Elias 😂
2:45 JON’S SHIT EATING GRIN GOD I LOVE THIS SO MUCH AAKSHDJSSH
This is fantastic so I hope this doesn't come across as a diss-- elias slowly becoming a circle boy is so funny to me
Yeah, SCREW Elias
its hysterical
Angy little circle boy.
Melanie literally signed the contrat and she's blaming John, can't believe it
Ok but... she's kinda right?
Like if she kills him everything turns out fine.
@@an8strengthkobold360 She doesn't know that though
plus everyone in the room (except elias) was actively telling her *not to do it*
fr like Jon wasn't even in the room when she signed the contract 😂
she was obviously compelled to
1:24 okay but this bit makes the animatic a 10/10 all on its own
The sudden, uhm, shift in style at 1:24 caught me SO off guard
I love it
The barking laugh I made scared my dog
Bruh it made me *laaaaugh*
THE ACE RING!!
4:55 in hindsight it's so funny to think he genuinely said this from a moment of "Oh she got me there!" Despite it potentially ruining his master plan
Me watching this: this is ROUGH???
* stickman Elias appears *
Me: oh
(Amazing anyway btw, the camera movement, all these shots just ughhh * melts * )
I’m in love with this Jon design, he’s really just some guy, and he’s /young/, he’s not even if not barely 30, he’s so good I love it so much aaah
2:14 Jon's DESTROY face is beautiful.
2:13 I LOVE this sequence of Jon's utter exasperation.
I love this, omg! Jon with a cane is my favorite thing ever as a cane user myself. Especially as one who can stand without one.
Also side note, Elias taking jon’s cane to hand it back to Jon was a foul move bro.
Elias is worlds best boss. But for real though this was fantastic animatic, even the rough parts had a charm and good blocking to them, bringing to life a scene I had sadly forgotten about
1:59 i fell over laughing holy shit i wasnt expecting that
SAME. Comedy gold
the frame of jon at 2:13 is GLORIOUS
Love this. Jon at 3:59 is him the entire frickin season 🤣🤣 Elias also achieves his true form 1:27 \o/
0:33 The way Jon said it kills me every Times.
god i forgot how fucking funny jon is
I always loved Basira's line about that.
Basira: "...he's funny."
Martin: "Funny? _Jon?_ "
Basira: "Yeah..."
Martin: "I don't think I've ever heard Jon tell a joke.."
Basira: "Maybe you weren't listening."
(Paraphrasing from memory, but it went something like that)
I don't even know where to START I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!! from stick figure Elias to short Jon!!! The ace ring! Nervously feeling his old scars and wringing his wrist! Everything!!!
Ehhheheh. I love the little eyes around Jon, and the rage in that one eyed as Elias came in. Iff looks could kill Elias would be stabbed, burned and buried ten times over.
!!!!👀👀👀👀👀 CANE USER JONNNNNN 😎😎😎 US CRIPPLES KEEP WINNING 💪💪♿️♿️
aaaahhh this is fantastic!! the facial expressions! the body language! the use of jon's cane as an expressive prop (especially when melanie came in)! elias examining jon's Eyes!
Oh god, this is so good, I love those little floating eyes when John Knew about Gerry, but all your facial expressions are just so very very amazing, I couldn't possibly list all the frames I absolutely ADORE!
Jon with a cane ohhh you see the vision so bad
Elias' >:0 ! face is the best thing I think I've ever seen
I’m with Jon on this one, SHUT UP ELIAS! 😂
oh this is fantastic-stick figure elias is glorious and i’m going to imagine him like that forever now lmao
Tag yourself, I'm placeholder stick figure Elias.
DID ELIAS DEADASS STEAL JONS CANE
I love that
OH THIS IS WONDERFUL! :D
This is actually really excellent just from a "How do you go about -doing- something like this", seeing the different sections at different levels of completeness really drives home the amount of work and passion that has to go into these. Also, it's very well done, so that's a bonus as well.
Perfect character design, tbh. This might be the closest to how I imagined Jon in the stage of the story to any animatic I've seen so far. Melanie too. And the characters are so expressive, all the facial experssions and gestures are on point... Love it.
2:26 lol me too jon (the best part of being disabled is all the crutch jokes i make now)
this is probably my favorite scene in the entire show and this animatic is **such** an amazing portrayal of it
One of my favorite scenes done with such style! Even the stick figures are hilarious and expressive. Fantastic. Thank you for sharing, finished or no.
1:40 AND HE LOOKS AT HIS OWN CANE i love that!!!!!! literally id do the same thing
As a cane user seeing Jon’s cane was so nice :’)
Good body language with the cane!
the cane is such a good addition love it
1:38
This is a face I know well and it is face saying "would I get away with hitting my boss?"
2:00 PFFFF ELIAS :,D
Thank you for posting this!! I actually love the slight chaos of style changes, keeps me on my toes :)
4:57 *[Y O U C A N T]* - lookin ahh
i love jons cane omg
This is so great even the rough bits. All the movements and little details just bring it to life.
this one of my favourite scenes and i love the way you draw jon!
So first, really good work.
Second... you know considering the mood and theme of the Magnus Archives the slow break down of the animation is kind of fitting. lol
The Magnus Archive Presents... The Animatic Breakdown of Reality.
The little circles with arms is how I plan my animatics too no way
2:14 is my favorite part, I love my angry little archivist
I WAS KIDNAPPED! >:0
ACE RING
This is so good, the detailed parts are stunning and even as a WIP I can still get the sense of their expressions and movement. I love how you gave them stuff to do throughout (like having them alternate between sitting and standing, moving Jon's crutch, etc.). Brilliant stuff, thanks for bringing this scene to life!!
Also 1:27 had me cackling
i love your art style!!! you're also rlly good with the expressions :3
aaaah i love this! the way you draw melanie is perfect. and the expressions and movements and...!!! i'm so glad you posted this, even unfinished.
and btw this has both remotivated me to learn how to make animatics and made me headcanon jon as a cane user ^-^
3:58 PEFRECT SEQUENCE
DOES JON HAVE AN ACE RING?
This is brilliant. I’m glad people are still making these
thank u for still releasing the rough. i love it.
im sorry jon is so hot here
3:58 THAT IS THE BEST THING I'VE SEEN ALL DAY ROFL
oh, my gosh i LOVE those place fillers frames XD!!
AMAZING!!!! JUST AMAZING!!!!! So excited when I got the notification, and this did not disappoint!!!!😄
John looks like Markiplier...
I like it!
This is so good my dude. Absolutely amazing.
>:0! Was perfect
i love your design for jon!
Phenomenal expressions
Absolute gold
DUDE I LOVE THIS SO MUCH
1:23 ok this whole thing is fantastic but this is fucking killing me
1:53 nevermind it got better
This is so cool!
This is very good! Very expressive 💜
Never clicked a notification so quickly
1:28
BABY BEAN BOY
This is fucking great!
So I assume from the description that this will remain a WIP?