If you are unfamiliar with the Last Life SMP and want some more context about the animation, feel free to check the description! Also, I've added custom color-coded subtitles so it's HIGHLY recommended you turn on Closed Captions!
The animation is wonderful and the closed captions are so good! How did you make the captions look like that? I've never seen anything like it before! :D
Ah yes, love that classic moment from Last Life where the disgraced red-life Builder can't bring themselves to kill their best bud so just try to convince their passive Redstoner friend to willingly sacrifice themselves so they can continue to have fun together, only to be declined for fear of exile. Great moment, an event you totally only ever see once.
I heard that later Scar gave that red-life builder a life so they could become yellow again, but then their alliance was torn apart again when the redstoner friend became a Boogeyman in session 6
I love how this animatic makes Grain and Bdubs seem insane, Grain in more subtle way.. Really makes me think about these events in mumbo and Etho's perspective rather then Grain and Bdubs. I really love how grain is pretty much threatening mumbo with the pickaxe throughout his part.
“If I were mixed up with you, I’d be the talk of the town Disgraced and disowned, another one of the clowns” man that Hurts considering grian was exiled from the southlands after turning red even when he helped found it
Yeah, he built the original tower and brought all the members together, getting them to bond over jokes and trust. He built it from the ground up, but when they kicked him out after he turned red, that's when it started to fall apart.
@@darkdragoness5 yea like immediately after he left it all went to hell, then when he came back they started being okay again, then it all went to shit again
@@SpairM Well, they couldn't trust Grian, as he was red and knew where the wither skull was, and the fact that he suddenly died probably brought home the fact most of them could go red with just one death. So even when Grian came back, it couldn't last.
The transition from Etho to Grian at 1:50 (more precisely 1:55) captures their Last Life personas so perfectly. Etho is firmly focused and never once truly tempted by Bdubs, whereas Grian seems eerily calm but his twitchy eyeballs give away his instability and desperation.
Grian really wanted to pull of the double win this season and you could tell, he was so much more wily, doing things he never would've dreamed of last session, which ironically is probably why he died earlier this season
the part when grian expands his wings and starts to fly really got me. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. THE MOVEMENT, THE AUDIO CHOICE, THE CHARATER DESIGN AND ARTSTYLE. I don't see how this could be any better then it allready is, a true masterpiece.
@@logandamudkip4212 Usually the wings are just a reference to his elytra prowess, though they're often drawn as red parrot wings as a reference to his "pesky birds". He also sometimes has small wings drawn as his "ears", if the artist wants to make him actually "avian", and I think also to symbolise his prankster nature (perhaps through the similarity to mythological Hermes/Mercury).
i REALLY love how you differentiate the power imbalance between both pairs, with grian and etho being the ones in control (despite bdubs being red, not etho). in the first shot of mumbo and grian, mumbo is the one backing up nervously and sweating while grian is the one advancing in, whereas with bdubs and etho, it's the opposite--etho is the one in charge of the conversation, sitting down first and looking steady and unwavering. mumbo avoids eye contact and averts his glance constantly, while etho is constantly staring right at bdubs, usually looking down at him from above. the final frame shows it best, with etho unimpressed squinting, and mumbo's wide-eyed panic. so much thought went into every frame and it's incredible and i genuinely can't stop watching and picking up on different things, AMAZING WORK
Notably, it's those two in power that actually end up *doing something* to heal the rift, Etho by trading with Scar for a life (never actually losing anything, because Etho) and Grian by coercing Scar into giving up a life. The parallels are delicious.
That last look of Mumbo's isn't one of panic. To me it's more of a 'God damn it, you're my best friend. Why did it have to come to this? Why do we have to be on opposite sides? Why is our friend group (the Southerners) fracturing?' look. Even though Grian's just turned red and is asking to let him kill Mumbo, Mumbo can't bring himself to leave the rest of the Sourtherners even if it means going agaisnt his best friend now enemy. It's someone who misses his friend already but won't abandon the rest of their friends just for the one who left. He seems at least mildly resigned to his southern alliance even if they are genuinely good friends. He built a bunker base instead of a tower like the rest of them and was teased for it, he played it off as not bothering him when they could hear him but once they couldn't he seemed sad that they didn't like his base. Then there's the whole deal with the wall building in which he nearly ended up on the outside thanks to them not seeing his base which lead to more teasing. When he was finally turned red it only took one layer of blocks to block off Mumbo's access to the rest of the team and he jokes about how close he already was to exile and exclusion. If he wasn't part of a team and was just flying solo (or with only Grian) he probably would've taken Grian's offer and let him kill him. If he was the only one who'd pay the price for this deal and he'd remain by his friend's side, why shouldn't he take it?
All I see here are threat evaluations and tactics. When dealing with a desperate enemy of uncertain disposition the viable options are threat removal or pacification. Threat removal is disallowed under the metas of content creation and threat escalation. It's bad for business to eliminate a player early. It's bad for survival to be the first to eliminate another player. That leaves pacification. Bdubs is cowed relatively easily. He likes to think and plan and is unlikely to react in haste. A hard NO while letting him talk is a great way to defang him if he doesn't already have a mountain of TNT hiding a pool of lava over your base. Grian, on the other hand, will spasm and lash out and destroy himself when he's happy. Doc's ghast storage is a lovely example of that. When he's actually trying to accomplish a goal that requires killing people? Pacification doesn't exist. That leaves a less than viable tactic: delay. It's an inherently passive tactic which defaults the control of the encounter to your opponent and waits for him to make a mistake. And Grian is very good at making mistakes.
CHRIS! THIS IS ASTOUNDING! Your expressions are incredible, I ESPECIALLY adore the way you animated Mumbo's movement, and your BDubs design is impeccable. GREAT JOB!!!
1:50 (ish) is genius! Ethos taking his mask off and BDubs in a genuine moment of shock because he knows this is getting serious, the attention to detail!! As well as Grian able to grow and ungrow(?) wings is an amazing way to portray he’s amazing with Elytra and a good poke at Hermitcraft which both him and Mumbo are in and the series Grian got addicted to wings in 😂 but seriously this is insane and I’ve already watched it many times!!
1:32 I just need to say this whole segment of mumbo in the stairs is so smooth, I love it edit: "stairs" and "ladder" are the same word in my languange, no i will not change it, deal with it
Id like to think in the last part of the song, it goes to Etho and Grian bartering with Scar about their lives. The haggling would switch between povs, with scar being the main focus and end with them shaking hands and gaining/getting the lives. The choruses being sung at the end can be together with their trusted other, maybe a duo dance like grian rushing into mumbo and flying them up together, while mumbo catches them both in the landing. Etho and Bdubs could tango, finally dancing without a wall between them. The last moment would be both of them joyous at their teams being reunited, while at the last moment, Scar dies.
This gave me a wonderful idea :0 “I’ll give you 7, we can shake and make it happen!” “Haha!” At 7 Scar gives a life to Bdubs and the “Haha” is Etho’s Boogey kill “I wasn’t born this morning, 18 would be just fine.” Scar respawning and leaving, only to come back to find his place trapped and Grian and Joel waiting for him “Why not just go ahead and ask for Nickels on the Dime?” Scar tries to barter and Grian starts threatening him. “15!” “I’ll do 8.” “12.” “Maybe 9.” Flashes of Scar loosing lives at the beats of the numbers. “10!” Scar yells this, extending his hands to gift 2 yellow lives as the music swells.
I'm absolutely freaking out over this! The pacing was matched so well with the tempo, you can feel the energy and the tension between the red lifers and the ones they're trying to convince. THAT CHOREOGRAPHY THOUGH!! I wasn't expecting Mumbo to just pull incredible moves on the ladders, and just seeing that like. It blew my mind. Etho almost "dancing" with Bdubs in a way, and how he spun, and then Grian actually flying circles around Mumbo like!! The dynamism and how you connected the two groups together with parallels and similar scenes, especially that last bit where it was the exact same fluid motion!! This was everything I could've imagined and even more, congratulations to you for finishing this project! You worked so hard on it, and it paid off BIG TIME
THIS IS SO GOOD ETHO BRINGING DOWN HIS MASK THE WAY GRIAN FLEW SHOWING HOW FREE HE WAS THE FACT THAT MUMBO LOOKED GENUINELY KIND OF SAD BY THE FACT THAT HE HAD TO DECLINE AND THE SADNESS IN BDUVS EYES WHEN ETHO REJECTED HIS OFFER ITS SO GOOD
I think my favorite detail is 0:26, where Bdubs is singing about releasing Etho from the ‘walls’ that are keeping him trapped - except Bdubs is the one stuck inside a room, and the walls around him squeeze in closer in that shot.
Last Life animatics continue to just hit different, this is *amazing.* The “we can still be friends” clip from 0:28-0:42 is probably my favorite bit, but the whole thing is legit great; special shoutout to Mumbo being extra while climbing that ladder at 1:32 XD
Parts that stood out to me: 0:49 The way you managed capture the sadness in Ethos eyes just killed me! 1:08 The way you managed to make Mumbo seem confident yet still show how he was nervous. 1:21 THE SPIN! And then the sadness in Bdubs’s eyes. 😭 1:32 the flip! Beautiful! 1:46 the way Etho takes off his mask so Bdubs can see his whole face and see he’s serious about this. 2:27 You somehow managed to perfectly capture the sadness, loneliness, and craziness in both of them. 2:31 Finally, Etho looks like he isn’t going to even give it a second thought, it’s just a “no,” and he has a plan. And then, Mumbo looks like he feels sorry for Grian but he won’t turn red for him. Beautiful!
Chrisrin, you are just a master of the crazy eyes. Whether it's the sociopath eye twitch from grian at 0:33, or the manic eyes on bdubz at 2:18. Simply masterful. On another note, I love how the animatics always portray mumbo as kinda badass, even though everyone knows he's as much of a hapless goof as grian is most of the time 🤣
The same happens wit hScar, funnily enough. If you look at Third Life/Last Life animatics, Scar is always the most badass guy in the room, but in reality he's just bumbling around and trying out some "gimmick".
I can't believe I never made the connection between this song, it fits so well! and the animation is _flawless_ it's so smooth and its perfectly in time with the music. the body language. the expressions. the transitions between the two scenes. we got mumbo spinning on a ladder. grian *flying*. the scene switching between bdubs and grian to show theyre practically giving the same pitch to their non-red friends. mumbo saying the "disgraced and disowned" line to grian, because thats literally what happened to him when he became red. and oh, when etho took off his mask i got chills a little bit. this is incredible.
The way you managed to flow between the two scenes so effortlessly is absolutely incredible! Their back and forth was so even and dynamic, I love it-not to mention that any animatic to this song is already guaranteed to be hype.
I love the part at 1:33 where mumbo is on the ladder. The movement is just so smooth and it makes sense in the way he moves. And then at 1:50 where etho slams his fist down, I LOVE IT. It isnt skippy with frames and you can see the movement. Amazing work!
Now then. Here’s a more proper comment from me. The walking movements are just so fluid. No clue how you do it. I still haven’t figured out movement yet. Even the twitch and movement in Mumbo’s eyes. Then that boss pose of Etho and Bdubs facing each other. Like YES. The movement in the camera angle is amazing. It moves nicely and adds SO MUCH DEPTH to the piece. And I love the way you’ve chosen to draw Etho and Bdubs. AND THE ARM MOVEMENTS. THE SHEER AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT BDUBS DOES IN A FEW SECONDS. Gorgeous. And the flair of the arms- (The fact that you drew the missing tooth just really adds to that, “Bdubs has gone crazy” feel. THE SPINNING PIXAXE. HOW’D YOU DRAW THAT? LOOKS SO GOOD- AND THAT INTENSE MOVEMENT OF THE PICKAXE SWINGS AND ATTACKS BY GRIAN. I just-love it so much. Then the direct shove of it at Mumbo’s chest and that “oh no” look in Mumbo’s face. (Also, that huge ‘stache is amazing) And the small movements in Grian’s eyes. Almost a little twitch. He too, going insane. And you can see for a short moment, Mumbo considering the offer before Grian smashes his pick to the ground. (IN SUCH FLUID MOVEMENT MY WORD HOW’D YOU DO THAT?!) And the little bits of block breaking! That jump back to Bdubs is so good too. I love the transitions you’ve done. Bdubs trying to convince Etho to join him and then that expression of “no, not gonna happen” on Etho’s face. But then Etho gets up, turned away as Bdubs continues to “convince” him and there’s this look of perhaps concern for his friend, and possibly light consideration. And then they just grab hands and it looks so intense and cool (and HOW IN DA WORLD DO YOU DRAW HANDS DUDE?!?!?!) AND THEN IT GOES RIGHT INTO GRIAN AND MUMBO AGAIN!!! LIKE THAT’S SO NICE OF A TRANSITION I CANNOT- The hand movements Grian does- it really shows the confidence he has and even his ability of persuasion (whether or not it worked). And the little heart he holds!!! And then the “suddenly you’re free to fly” and he just takes off! The flying movements-I just love it. Just swooping and taking off and there’s so much energy in it- And then he just swirls all around the bridge over and over like the show-off he is- (AH IT’S SO PRETTY I MIGHT CRY-) And that glare by Mumbo. He’s so over this. And that face-palm of “no dude, I said it before. No.” And all those quick expressions-they’re SO GOOD MY GOODNESS. Just the hand movements. (And Grian’s wings in the background folding in on themselves. Nice touch.) And that ladder climb. (Once again. Expressions top-notch and they’re so unhappy with the other.) Going back to Etho and Bdubs and that move is SOOOO SMOOTH. Still in that stance of “I won’t back down” and then Etho just shoved him- I didn’t notice how funny it looked at first, but just pausing it mid-frame is killing me-Bdubs’ expressions-I can’t- The “really it’s something” part-Etho just holding his arms out and shrugging-just that pose (and the frame before with Bdubs just falling to the floor-pffft) But once again, those frustrated looks-The angry expression in Etho’s eyes-we don’t even need to see the rest of his face to clearly see his opinion on the matter. And Bdubs is just sittin’ there like his world has been crushed. TRANSITION TO MUMBO LEANING OFF THE LADDER AND THAT IS SO COOL LOOKING MY GOODNESS- AHHHHHHHH- And he just FLINGS THROUGH THE SPACES OF THE LADDER AND IT’S SO FLUID- (I’m shaking my arms because I’m trying to stay quiet in front of family but there’s too many feels-) And that climb onto the ladder again-his grip on the rungs. And the swing around the side of the ladder. AND AGAIN-THE HANDS. THE GRAB. AND THE MOVEMENT. SO FLUID I CANNOT SAY IT ENOUGH TIMES. IT’S GOT SO MUCH ENERGY. Arm movements and annoyance in Mumbo’s face again and it’s great. And the smooth camera move back to the blue colored peeps. (Once again, love how you draw Etho-really all of them-but especially him-) AND THE SHADOW THAT CLIMBS UP BDUBS AS ETHO STANDS UP- And that stare down. AHHHH And the pull of the mask. And the fist to the table. And we see mouth movement and it’s gorgeous too! And quick move back to the red. That pickaxe move again. SO SMOOOOOOOOTH!!! And the post of the camera pulled back from the two and then the quick zoom to Mumbo’s face. JUST THE MOVEMENT OF SO MUCH AS THE CAMERA ANGLE- And Grian just walking across the bridge. Still trying to convince Mumbo, but he feels less insane, only to flip back to Bdubs who’s eyes show a lack of sleep, unlike how he’s usual habit. “Take your walls and start “em breaking” AND THE HEART JUST SHATTERS. But like, this might mean lives, but that heart really represents a friendship(s) that have just been broken by this. AND TNEN THE QUICK FLASHES FROM GRIAN TO BDUBS LIKE AHHHHHH- LOVELINESS! AND ARM MOVEMENTS! AGAIN! And to go from Grian and Bdubs, almost talking like they’re sad, to that movement to Etho and Mumbo on screen, the divide in the middle. Just YES. And that expression. I like the different style between the two, eye and eyebrow shape different really standing out. Nice that they don’t all stay the same. There’s almost a different emotion between the two, Etho’s frustration and anger being more intense and Mumbo’s being more of a “I’m convinced of my ways” and less “I’m about to murder you because you won’t shut up.” I could talk ALL DAY. It’s so good! I can’t imagine how much effort this took, I mean I can-and it shows, and I really do congratulate you for finishing. It’s so long and it’s so detailed. Goodness gracious-I love it so much.
I agree wholeheartedly with this, did you notice how Etho's mask slightly moves when he talks? Its just enough to show he's talking. The small details are always the best parts.
@@Sansarii_Minecraft 45 min to an hour maybe? I think I used my keyboard. The started and paused the video as I was writing. You get good at long comments like these when you do them a lot. Lol
@TayTay The Hufflepuff I AGREE TOTALY AGREE 10000000000001% I TRIED TO WRITE A COMMENT LIKE THAT BUT IT DOESN'T COMPARE TO THIS COMMENT I AGREE WITH YOUR WHOLE COMMENT
HOW DID YOU GIVE GRIAN SUCH A HAPPY BUT MANIACAL LOOK?? HE LOOKS LIKE HE COULDN'T STOP SMILING IF HE WANTED TO HE LOOKS LIKE HES SMILING WITH HIS EYES WHEN HES FROWNING
Bdubs’ voice matches so well to me and I’m dying this fits so well and I love how fluid and expressive the animation is. The parallel between these two duos is great and I can tell how much work you put in. This is just amazing!
Good job, I loved it! Congrats on finishing such a large project. I especially enjoyed how Grian walks out of frame and Etho walks into frame at 1:44 , same for 0:53 (with Etho leaving frame and Grian entering frame) Very neat ^^
this is so good! I love the part where Grian has his wings and flies around the stone bridge. Also, i cant help but laugh how agile Mumbo is on the ladder...he would be totally shuffed to bits :D
holy CRAP this is possibly the best piece of fan content I have ever seen for Last Life and there's SO much good stuff out there. Mumbo swinging around the ladder, the top-down view of Grian when it gets quiet, Etho pulling his mask down... I love this so much. I'd like it a million times if I could!
I could watch this a million times over and still find new things to be in awe about. The expressions on their faces. The fluidity. The shifts between Ethubs and Grumbo. It's all amazing
Good grief THE PERSPECTIVES- not a frame is boring! And the smoothness and cleanliness. This is a work of art. This was made a year ago and it is SO good!!!
The rollercoaster of emotions this gave me- hyped, stressed, sad, more hype, scared, REALLY scared, sad This was so smooth and the transitions were FANOMINAL!! You gave so much life to these 2 scenes!!!
You make the grian and mumbo scene so much more dramatic than it actually was, with grian half crying, half laughing, and mumbo being like 'please no sir, i don't want any of your drugs'
I've seen that a lot, and I think it's cool when done right (like here), it really was a sad begging of "you can join meee...." but animating it as this huge block break is sometimes incredible, this one in particular is amazing
Oh my god. I watched the premier with my sibling and after it literally all we could say was “that was insane” and “oh my god”. Incredible work. Words can’t even describe it well enough in a comment♥️✨👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏✨♥️
bruh i don't know much about animation but flickering between the two at 2:20 looks like it was really hard to pull off, and yet it looks cool as freakin hell
HOLY GOOSEBUMBS, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS IVE EVER SEEN! love the split story line and the way you animated it. Its spot on, its perfect. Well done!
Hear me out: Grian has wings in this animatic. Therefore, he could've avoided being killed all together (in game, remembering he had the boat) However, I've come up with a bit of lore for this 👀👀👀 So basically, when you are closer to a permadeath, more and more of your abilities or hidden talents are allowed to reveal themselves. So while Grian was a yellow life, he didn't have access to his wings, a very easy way to save himself. His wings only being accessible when he is a red life is a way of their world making it far harder to get rid of him. He's able to avoid almost anything, until eventually he gains a life back or is killed. As soon as he's yellow again, his wings will disappear once more. It's also why red lives are so hostile, their bodies aren't equipped to handle as much power as they gain when they get down to their last life. It drives them almost mad, enough to the point where they lose all morals and only wish for more to join them in their power rush. They feel the need to test out their new abilities, to let their powers run free and wild, and the only way they can do that is by causing destruction. I just think that this would be such an interesting concept for lore, or backstory, of this universe. A more encompassing explanation is that this is actually a multiverse. 3rd life was the beginning, where the lives system was established, and they tried to live in peace at first. But then the first yellow name was accidentally created, by Grian himself. Scar, now feeling a bit more powerful, is starting to lose a bit of his morality. He wants to cause chaos, wants to steal things, wants to swindle people out of their own goods. And then, due to a careless mistake, he is down to his final life. He now is able to access all of the hidden abilities that he has, and wants to start killing people. Here's the thing though...he doesn't know how. Grian, who is still a green life, owes Scar his first life, and therefore decides to give in to his devious temptations. He wants to start trouble, and hiding behind the excuse of "oh Scar made me do it" was a great way for him to do as he pleased. Grian then loses a life, and is now able to access more of his abilities. But for some reason, despite not being bound to Scar anymore, he feels some obligation to make sure that Scar stays alive. So they continue to plan, waging war on pretty much everyone else on the server, all except 2. However, their doomsday plan fails, and only results in the death of one of their allies and the turning of Scott and Grian, who are now red names. Scar, Scott, and Grian along with a few others who join later are now raging war against Dogwarts, and eventually, there are 3 people left standing. 2 of them are red, Scar and (I can't remember rn if it was Bdubs or BigB). Grian is the sole yellow name. But Scar is a red name, and he feels a need for chaos still. He then gets (Which B was it pls tell me) and Grian to fight over the no kill pass. Grian loses, and is then killed, leaving him on his last life, but with far more power than before. Thanks to his foresight, he is able to charge back in immediately, armed and ready, and eliminates (Seriously which B was it-). He has been betrayed by the one person he stuck by the entire series, and is ready to kill Scar, but is unable to. Despite the broken trust, he still loves (platonic) him. Still wants to believe in him. But the dead demand blood. They are mere Spectors now, but they are able to still somewhat influence the world around them. They inhabit the heads and minds of red lives, instruct them on what to do, and this leads to Scar and Grian giving in and fighting. Scar, however, feels guilty about the betrayal. He doesn't want to fight the one person who never left his side ever since that fateful day with the creeper. So he doesn't. He allows Grian to win, and is killed. Grian, now overwhelmed with grief, decides to end it all right there. But little did they know, it wasn't over. They are reborn once more, and familiar faces are added to the mix as well. They're all getting to know one another, reacquainting themselves when suddenly, they are hit with an odd sensation. Now some of them have 2 lives, some of them have 6, but they all now know what happens when you hit red. Grian, not wanting to take any chances, immediately steals one of Scar's lives, another new mechanic added into this world. They don't know why they can now steal each other's lives, but they all understand that it is a possibility. The series continues, and more and more red lives are formed. Now, another thing I wanted to add, is that I'm actually going to connect this bit of red life lore to another complicated story, the dsmp. Now, I'm assuming that most people know who technoblade is by now. And if you know anything about his lore in the dsmp, it's that he hears voices. What if Techno, in this entire backstory I've created, is on a red life. It's why he's so careful with the one he has, why he's so confident he'll never die, why he always has totems on him, and why he is so powerful. But the thing I wanted to touch up on were his voices. If we go by the lore I've created, and if in this lore Techno is a red life, then that's the reason he hears these voices. It's the previous last lifers, the ones who have all passed away now, but are still looking for ways to cause chaos and bloodshed. They constantly invade Techno's mind, although he calls them Chat, their true names are Spectors :) Lmao this was way longer than I expected it to be-
@@Tikialia basically more and more powers are unlocked as you lose lives, so that's why in this animatic Grian is able to use his wings to fly. Then I connected it to Technoblade, like he's a red life and that's why he's so careful with his life and why he's so powerful. Also the red lives that die come back as "Spectors" (spectators) or as Techno calls them, "Chat."
I've watched this like 4 times now and I can't get over how smooth the animation is. I love the part where Grain is literally flying around mumbo and the smooth transitions between them AAAA its so good. I think this was 2 months worth spent
I absolutely adore this! I love how they interact with their environment, and their movements are very engaging. I also love how you drew parallels between the two duos. It's quite interesting, especially knowing the outcomes; Grian betrays Mumbo while Bdubs dies proving his loyalty to Etho. Also, Etho pulling his mask down had a huge emotional impact that really adds to the whole scene. This is such a wonderful animation; fantastic job!
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!! The way you made joining "the other side" the temptation of becoming red, your character designs, the movement!! THEY'RE ALL SO AMAZING!!!!
chris i am losing my mind the transitions and fluidity and emphasis of the movements oh my god dude i cant stop freaking out over the wings scene and mumbo with the ladders aaAAAA this was so dynamic and you captured the characters so well GOD THIS MADE ME SO HAPPY THANK YOU FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK :D
YES YES YES YES YES YES... _three hours later_ YES YES YES YES YES YES seriously, I freakin LOVED THAT, it was animated so perfectly, the art is incredible, the music choice couldn't have been better (personally I think music choice is an important part of animating but I don't know anything) it is SO GOOD! I could ramble about how good this is for hours! Love the anim, WELL FREAKIN DONE
Okay, mad props, not only for amazing animation, but the creative liberties you took. Put a geeky smile on my face before the halfway mark, and had me enthralled by the end. I love this!
GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOO GOOD OKAY IM GONNA LIST SOME THINGS I REALLY LOVE ABOUT THIS HOLD ON Firstly I really like how you chose to line the different pairs in different colours!!! it's a great contrast that helps us keep track of what's happening secondly every time you switch between the two scenes it is SO CLEAN and SO COOL i love it!! other moments that are just *chefs kiss* are when grian's pickaxe breaks the block, when grian unfolds his wings and flies, when etho's shadow is leaning over bdubs's and also the bit at the end with the switching between two characters aaaaaa i also LOVE how you portray body language and expression in this, a lot of animatics focus heavily on like... the environment and big open shots so it's really cool to see one that focuses so heavily on physical action! edit: also THE CAMERA ANGLES HOW COULD I FORGET
I only discovered this about 30 minutes ago and I've watched it basically constantly since then, I never noticed how similar these two moments were at the time (mainly because I don't watch either bdubs or etho) but it is really weird how many parallels there are between these moments: a builder who was turned to red life can't bring them self to kill their redstoner friend, despite the fact that they would probably beat them in a fight if they could, so they try to convince the redstoner to willingly sacrifice themselves so they can still be friends, the redstoner then turns them down because they don't want to be exiled.
i ADORE the detail in your animation?? the transitions between the duos scenes, the way grian flew around the platform and mumbo climbed the ladder with so much flourish like BRO you didnt have to do that but you did and its so impressive. also etho's expressions are so subtle in such a fitting way and the fact u took off his mask when he's naturally letting u avoid lip syncing. i want ur power jfc.
Omg, this was absolutely wonderful!! I only just watched Bdubs perspective recently and man the animation and song fit both scenes so well!! I loved the crazed look you gave Bdubs and Grian! Gosh, I'm gushing over this animation! Very well done!
This gave me CHILLS this is amazing!! The part with mumbo on the ladder! When Etho takes his mask down! Just amazing work, congrats!! (And not to be pedantic but technically this is NOT an animatic - this is full clean animation! I mean it has lip sync and everything! Don't sell yourself short!)
This is seriously amazing. The transitions are amazing, the movements are beautiful, and the song choice is incredible! I love this so much, it's got everything I love and so much more! When Etho spins Bdubs to when Mumbo swings on the ladder is my favourite moment of this, but it's all so incredibly made! 11/10 animation
how HOW do you manage to capture so much of their characters in this!?! those facial expressions?? the movement?? i am so in love with your animation style and transitions.
The premise of this is so simple, but you turned these small scenes from session 4 into something so wonderful. I wish i could analyse this properly and give it justice but I suck at that stuff. The movement is choreographed so well, this should be called an AMV.
I have come back to watch this at least 10 times in the last week, that first animation switch from bdubs to grian with the pickaxe spin is perfection!
I can't stop watching this. Your style is fantastic, and I particularly love the fluidity of the animations during moments of intense action. It fits so well with the song
Ah yes, the two shortest Hermits try to convince the two tallest to join their club, amazing No but siriusly, combining my favorite song from my favorite movie with my favorite series, this is definitely one of my favorite animations 👏👏👏
This animation popped up on my recommendations today before I watched the Greatest Showman. So I watched it again now, and dang, this was good. The first transition was the best, and Mumbo twirling around the ladder fit so well. Ah, and that pickaxe to the throat scene was awesome as well. Honestly, all of this is awesome, you do so well.
I love this. It's amazing. The movement is fantastic! They are so smooth and the expressions. IM LOSING IT!!!! The ladder part with Mumbo was crazy! and the ending transitions are (IVE RUN OUT OF WORDS AHHHH!! XD) PERFECT! I just can't stop thinking of Mumbo as Iida at 1:10 with the arm/hand thing. xD
Okay but why can I actually see this happening in Last Life. Like, imagine it: Last Life being a movie, and this being a musical number in the movie. It would totally work!
![[The Other Side] Dream and Technoblade Animatic](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/jMsy2Q4dl8c/mqdefault.jpg)
If you are unfamiliar with the Last Life SMP and want some more context about the animation, feel free to check the description!
Also, I've added custom color-coded subtitles so it's HIGHLY recommended you turn on Closed Captions!
OH MY GOSH YOU REALLY POPPED OFF DUDE ITS SO SMOOTH AND FITS SO WELL ✨✨✨
I think color-coded captions are a pretty good excuse for me to watch this again lol
I LOVE THIS! One of my favorite shows songs combined with my favorite smp, and they fit so well together!
The animation is wonderful and the closed captions are so good! How did you make the captions look like that? I've never seen anything like it before! :D
@@duckvenger3628 I saw that in sadists vid as well
Etho bringing his mask down to be heard more clearly is such a power move- oh my goodness
ikr since Kakashi rarely takes off his mask and similarly Etho doesnt really show his face either
I know right. He pulled it down and I was like "Oh cr*p, we getting serious now."
@@TeaBeeLeaves12 crap isnt a swearword, dont worry, there isnt a need to censor it
chad
Etho: Let's go.
I love how the fandom have collectively agreed that Etho’s design should be Kakashi, but *_fluffy_*
floof
@@Skya-Gaming F l o o f
@@ChaoticWatcherF L O O F
@@klentastic87 *F L O O F*
@@onepiecer8622F L O O F!
Ah yes, love that classic moment from Last Life where the disgraced red-life Builder can't bring themselves to kill their best bud so just try to convince their passive Redstoner friend to willingly sacrifice themselves so they can continue to have fun together, only to be declined for fear of exile. Great moment, an event you totally only ever see once.
If I had a nickel every time this happened, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's strange that it happened twice.
@@o5-redacted0 THANK YOU FOR THE P&F REFERENCE
I heard that later Scar gave that red-life builder a life so they could become yellow again, but then their alliance was torn apart again when the redstoner friend became a Boogeyman in session 6
@@MavSharkLife what do you mean by P&F reference lol? I'm not completely sure I understand.
@@_Stuki_ oh it stands for Phineas and Ferb
pretty interesting hearing the words "cure your aching" from the guy who looks like he got in a fight with an end crystal and lost
technically he did
nah, more like he fought a blender
and still lost
That's just how you look when you have one-sided love for a horse.
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@@Citra_188 Agreed.
I love how this animatic makes Grain and Bdubs seem insane, Grain in more subtle way.. Really makes me think about these events in mumbo and Etho's perspective rather then Grain and Bdubs. I really love how grain is pretty much threatening mumbo with the pickaxe throughout his part.
who is this grain character
@@Detectivekes I’m not completely sure to be honest. I wonder if they have any relation to Grian…?
Grain
Ok, this might seem impossible but: grain = Grian
@@anonymousnlonely3315 Nah, don’t think so
“If I were mixed up with you, I’d be the talk of the town
Disgraced and disowned, another one of the clowns”
man that Hurts considering grian was exiled from the southlands after turning red even when he helped found it
Yeah, he built the original tower and brought all the members together, getting them to bond over jokes and trust. He built it from the ground up, but when they kicked him out after he turned red, that's when it started to fall apart.
@@darkdragoness5 yea like immediately after he left it all went to hell, then when he came back they started being okay again, then it all went to shit again
@@SpairM Well, they couldn't trust Grian, as he was red and knew where the wither skull was, and the fact that he suddenly died probably brought home the fact most of them could go red with just one death. So even when Grian came back, it couldn't last.
@@darkdragoness5 I didn’t say they should’ve let him stay, I just think it’s funny that as soon as he leaves everything falls apart
@@SpairM I know, and sorry that if I implied you did. But yeah, Grians death caused the collapse of the Southlands.
Mumbo shouldn’t be worried about being “disgraced or disowned by the town” he already was by making a bunker instead of a tower.
too soon...
Please stop he is already dead that bunker was the death place for 2 southerners.
XDDD
😂 Very true
Lol
The transition from Etho to Grian at 1:50 (more precisely 1:55) captures their Last Life personas so perfectly. Etho is firmly focused and never once truly tempted by Bdubs, whereas Grian seems eerily calm but his twitchy eyeballs give away his instability and desperation.
True! It also happens in the 0:33, Grian's eyeballs never stop twitching
Grian seems so carefree
I thought it just like Kakashi-sensei... Wat.
Grian really wanted to pull of the double win this season and you could tell, he was so much more wily, doing things he never would've dreamed of last session, which ironically is probably why he died earlier this season
@@AlexVe798 the youtuber etho uses a kakashi skin
the part when grian expands his wings and starts to fly really got me. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. THE MOVEMENT, THE AUDIO CHOICE, THE CHARATER DESIGN AND ARTSTYLE. I don't see how this could be any better then it allready is, a true masterpiece.
And it helps that grian is always portrayed with wings
So what is Grian commonly portrayed as? A Avian or a Harpy?
@@logandamudkip4212 Usually the wings are just a reference to his elytra prowess, though they're often drawn as red parrot wings as a reference to his "pesky birds". He also sometimes has small wings drawn as his "ears", if the artist wants to make him actually "avian", and I think also to symbolise his prankster nature (perhaps through the similarity to mythological Hermes/Mercury).
@@JoannaFalkowska Nah, he's a Watcher.
I love how Bdub’s expression goes from annoyed to afraid when Etho takes off the mask.
I love Mumbo's part on the ladder. That was so smooth.
OMG SAMEEEEE
Very
I expected it to go to the ghast farm
same, it's the best
i REALLY love how you differentiate the power imbalance between both pairs, with grian and etho being the ones in control (despite bdubs being red, not etho). in the first shot of mumbo and grian, mumbo is the one backing up nervously and sweating while grian is the one advancing in, whereas with bdubs and etho, it's the opposite--etho is the one in charge of the conversation, sitting down first and looking steady and unwavering. mumbo avoids eye contact and averts his glance constantly, while etho is constantly staring right at bdubs, usually looking down at him from above. the final frame shows it best, with etho unimpressed squinting, and mumbo's wide-eyed panic. so much thought went into every frame and it's incredible and i genuinely can't stop watching and picking up on different things, AMAZING WORK
Notably, it's those two in power that actually end up *doing something* to heal the rift, Etho by trading with Scar for a life (never actually losing anything, because Etho) and Grian by coercing Scar into giving up a life. The parallels are delicious.
That last look of Mumbo's isn't one of panic. To me it's more of a 'God damn it, you're my best friend. Why did it have to come to this? Why do we have to be on opposite sides? Why is our friend group (the Southerners) fracturing?' look. Even though Grian's just turned red and is asking to let him kill Mumbo, Mumbo can't bring himself to leave the rest of the Sourtherners even if it means going agaisnt his best friend now enemy.
It's someone who misses his friend already but won't abandon the rest of their friends just for the one who left.
He seems at least mildly resigned to his southern alliance even if they are genuinely good friends. He built a bunker base instead of a tower like the rest of them and was teased for it, he played it off as not bothering him when they could hear him but once they couldn't he seemed sad that they didn't like his base. Then there's the whole deal with the wall building in which he nearly ended up on the outside thanks to them not seeing his base which lead to more teasing. When he was finally turned red it only took one layer of blocks to block off Mumbo's access to the rest of the team and he jokes about how close he already was to exile and exclusion.
If he wasn't part of a team and was just flying solo (or with only Grian) he probably would've taken Grian's offer and let him kill him. If he was the only one who'd pay the price for this deal and he'd remain by his friend's side, why shouldn't he take it?
All I see here are threat evaluations and tactics. When dealing with a desperate enemy of uncertain disposition the viable options are threat removal or pacification.
Threat removal is disallowed under the metas of content creation and threat escalation. It's bad for business to eliminate a player early. It's bad for survival to be the first to eliminate another player.
That leaves pacification. Bdubs is cowed relatively easily. He likes to think and plan and is unlikely to react in haste. A hard NO while letting him talk is a great way to defang him if he doesn't already have a mountain of TNT hiding a pool of lava over your base.
Grian, on the other hand, will spasm and lash out and destroy himself when he's happy. Doc's ghast storage is a lovely example of that. When he's actually trying to accomplish a goal that requires killing people? Pacification doesn't exist. That leaves a less than viable tactic: delay. It's an inherently passive tactic which defaults the control of the encounter to your opponent and waits for him to make a mistake.
And Grian is very good at making mistakes.
@@clockworkkirlia7475 pff 4 months since u wrote this.. I see the word "rift" and get reminded of Grians whole lore with the portal rifttt
@@Raven_Conspirac3 that's what I was thinking lol
CHRIS! THIS IS ASTOUNDING! Your expressions are incredible, I ESPECIALLY adore the way you animated Mumbo's movement, and your BDubs design is impeccable. GREAT JOB!!!
thank you very much ani
ANIS EVERYWHERE
You are everywhere lol
Hi ani
Hi
1:50 (ish) is genius! Ethos taking his mask off and BDubs in a genuine moment of shock because he knows this is getting serious, the attention to detail!! As well as Grian able to grow and ungrow(?) wings is an amazing way to portray he’s amazing with Elytra and a good poke at Hermitcraft which both him and Mumbo are in and the series Grian got addicted to wings in 😂 but seriously this is insane and I’ve already watched it many times!!
OH MY GOD! I never even noticed bdubs moment of shock because I was so focused on etho and his awesome power move! This moment is even cooler!
I've watched it so many times, its so good that I subscribed.
1:32 I just need to say this whole segment of mumbo in the stairs is so smooth, I love it
edit: "stairs" and "ladder" are the same word in my languange, no i will not change it, deal with it
Yes, I love it! It’s just so fun!
hate to be that guy but those are ladders lmao
Uhhh stairs?
Isn't it a ladder?
Yes ikr!
Now that Season 2 is ended, the irony of what occurs after this makes this even better. Your animating skills are simply stunning!!!!!
Id like to think in the last part of the song, it goes to Etho and Grian bartering with Scar about their lives. The haggling would switch between povs, with scar being the main focus and end with them shaking hands and gaining/getting the lives. The choruses being sung at the end can be together with their trusted other, maybe a duo dance like grian rushing into mumbo and flying them up together, while mumbo catches them both in the landing. Etho and Bdubs could tango, finally dancing without a wall between them. The last moment would be both of them joyous at their teams being reunited, while at the last moment, Scar dies.
Okay, now I really want to see this.
my gods you just short circuited my brain. that is so perfect
👀👀👀. I️ wish I️ could conceptualize drawings and then actually draw them. This sounds so cool
This gave me a wonderful idea :0
“I’ll give you 7, we can shake and make it happen!”
“Haha!”
At 7 Scar gives a life to Bdubs and the “Haha” is Etho’s Boogey kill
“I wasn’t born this morning, 18 would be just fine.”
Scar respawning and leaving, only to come back to find his place trapped and Grian and Joel waiting for him
“Why not just go ahead and ask for Nickels on the Dime?”
Scar tries to barter and Grian starts threatening him.
“15!”
“I’ll do 8.”
“12.”
“Maybe 9.”
Flashes of Scar loosing lives at the beats of the numbers.
“10!”
Scar yells this, extending his hands to gift 2 yellow lives as the music swells.
@@seineevee oh? 👀
I'm absolutely freaking out over this! The pacing was matched so well with the tempo, you can feel the energy and the tension between the red lifers and the ones they're trying to convince. THAT CHOREOGRAPHY THOUGH!! I wasn't expecting Mumbo to just pull incredible moves on the ladders, and just seeing that like. It blew my mind. Etho almost "dancing" with Bdubs in a way, and how he spun, and then Grian actually flying circles around Mumbo like!! The dynamism and how you connected the two groups together with parallels and similar scenes, especially that last bit where it was the exact same fluid motion!! This was everything I could've imagined and even more, congratulations to you for finishing this project! You worked so hard on it, and it paid off BIG TIME
THIS!
IKR EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS PERFECT
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT!
Like, why is mumbo bothering with redstone, he could be an acrobat.
THIS IS SO GOOD
ETHO BRINGING DOWN HIS MASK
THE WAY GRIAN FLEW SHOWING HOW FREE HE WAS
THE FACT THAT MUMBO LOOKED GENUINELY KIND OF SAD BY THE FACT THAT HE HAD TO DECLINE
AND THE SADNESS IN BDUVS EYES WHEN ETHO REJECTED HIS OFFER
ITS SO GOOD
I think my favorite detail is 0:26, where Bdubs is singing about releasing Etho from the ‘walls’ that are keeping him trapped - except Bdubs is the one stuck inside a room, and the walls around him squeeze in closer in that shot.
Last Life animatics continue to just hit different, this is *amazing.* The “we can still be friends” clip from 0:28-0:42 is probably my favorite bit, but the whole thing is legit great; special shoutout to Mumbo being extra while climbing that ladder at 1:32 XD
Parts that stood out to me:
0:49 The way you managed capture the sadness in Ethos eyes just killed me!
1:08 The way you managed to make Mumbo seem confident yet still show how he was nervous.
1:21 THE SPIN! And then the sadness in Bdubs’s eyes. 😭
1:32 the flip! Beautiful!
1:46 the way Etho takes off his mask so Bdubs can see his whole face and see he’s serious about this.
2:27 You somehow managed to perfectly capture the sadness, loneliness, and craziness in both of them.
2:31 Finally, Etho looks like he isn’t going to even give it a second thought, it’s just a “no,” and he has a plan. And then, Mumbo looks like he feels sorry for Grian but he won’t turn red for him.
Beautiful!
Yes It's Truly Butiful Fantastic Animation!
(Also No I'm NOT Correcting My Spelling)
I wanna add 0:27 Where BDubs goes from absolutely positive this will work to realizing Etho isn't even considering going with his plan.
@@JTL1980kind I have a hard time spelling to man.
I like how Bdubs was basically portrayed as the devil on Etho’s shoulder in this, but Etho’s the more mischievous one of the two.
it's more like bdubs is fanning the flames lmao
Chrisrin, you are just a master of the crazy eyes. Whether it's the sociopath eye twitch from grian at 0:33, or the manic eyes on bdubz at 2:18. Simply masterful.
On another note, I love how the animatics always portray mumbo as kinda badass, even though everyone knows he's as much of a hapless goof as grian is most of the time 🤣
He is, ya! (Hapless goof)
The same happens wit hScar, funnily enough. If you look at Third Life/Last Life animatics, Scar is always the most badass guy in the room, but in reality he's just bumbling around and trying out some "gimmick".
@@Garanseho also being a wholesome guy (like when he wanted to steal the cookie)
@@Garansehoit's very effective though. The best strategy in any life series is just to be entertaining. Noone wants to kill good content
Etho is GORGEOUS in this, and I LOVED Mumbo’s swinging on the ladder, and Grian’s wings phasing in and out was INCREDIBLE.
Making Hermbi go off with a single link, like a boss. Good job Chris!
I can't believe I never made the connection between this song, it fits so well! and the animation is _flawless_ it's so smooth and its perfectly in time with the music. the body language. the expressions. the transitions between the two scenes. we got mumbo spinning on a ladder. grian *flying*. the scene switching between bdubs and grian to show theyre practically giving the same pitch to their non-red friends. mumbo saying the "disgraced and disowned" line to grian, because thats literally what happened to him when he became red. and oh, when etho took off his mask i got chills a little bit. this is incredible.
The way you managed to flow between the two scenes so effortlessly is absolutely incredible! Their back and forth was so even and dynamic, I love it-not to mention that any animatic to this song is already guaranteed to be hype.
I love the part at 1:33 where mumbo is on the ladder. The movement is just so smooth and it makes sense in the way he moves. And then at 1:50 where etho slams his fist down, I LOVE IT. It isnt skippy with frames and you can see the movement. Amazing work!
I love the ending shot. Mumbo looks slightly conflicted and Etho looking completely determined is a grate end
Now then. Here’s a more proper comment from me.
The walking movements are just so fluid. No clue how you do it. I still haven’t figured out movement yet.
Even the twitch and movement in Mumbo’s eyes.
Then that boss pose of Etho and Bdubs facing each other. Like YES.
The movement in the camera angle is amazing. It moves nicely and adds SO MUCH DEPTH to the piece.
And I love the way you’ve chosen to draw Etho and Bdubs.
AND THE ARM MOVEMENTS. THE SHEER AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT BDUBS DOES IN A FEW SECONDS.
Gorgeous. And the flair of the arms-
(The fact that you drew the missing tooth just really adds to that, “Bdubs has gone crazy” feel.
THE SPINNING PIXAXE. HOW’D YOU DRAW THAT? LOOKS SO GOOD-
AND THAT INTENSE MOVEMENT OF THE PICKAXE SWINGS AND ATTACKS BY GRIAN. I just-love it so much.
Then the direct shove of it at Mumbo’s chest and that “oh no” look in Mumbo’s face. (Also, that huge ‘stache is amazing)
And the small movements in Grian’s eyes. Almost a little twitch. He too, going insane.
And you can see for a short moment, Mumbo considering the offer before Grian smashes his pick to the ground. (IN SUCH FLUID MOVEMENT MY WORD HOW’D YOU DO THAT?!)
And the little bits of block breaking!
That jump back to Bdubs is so good too. I love the transitions you’ve done.
Bdubs trying to convince Etho to join him and then that expression of “no, not gonna happen” on Etho’s face.
But then Etho gets up, turned away as Bdubs continues to “convince” him and there’s this look of perhaps concern for his friend, and possibly light consideration.
And then they just grab hands and it looks so intense and cool (and HOW IN DA WORLD DO YOU DRAW HANDS DUDE?!?!?!)
AND THEN IT GOES RIGHT INTO GRIAN AND MUMBO AGAIN!!! LIKE THAT’S SO NICE OF A TRANSITION I CANNOT-
The hand movements Grian does- it really shows the confidence he has and even his ability of persuasion (whether or not it worked).
And the little heart he holds!!!
And then the “suddenly you’re free to fly” and he just takes off! The flying movements-I just love it. Just swooping and taking off and there’s so much energy in it-
And then he just swirls all around the bridge over and over like the show-off he is-
(AH IT’S SO PRETTY I MIGHT CRY-)
And that glare by Mumbo. He’s so over this. And that face-palm of “no dude, I said it before. No.” And all those quick expressions-they’re SO GOOD MY GOODNESS. Just the hand movements. (And Grian’s wings in the background folding in on themselves. Nice touch.)
And that ladder climb. (Once again. Expressions top-notch and they’re so unhappy with the other.)
Going back to Etho and Bdubs and that move is SOOOO SMOOTH.
Still in that stance of “I won’t back down” and then Etho just shoved him-
I didn’t notice how funny it looked at first, but just pausing it mid-frame is killing me-Bdubs’ expressions-I can’t-
The “really it’s something” part-Etho just holding his arms out and shrugging-just that pose (and the frame before with Bdubs just falling to the floor-pffft)
But once again, those frustrated looks-The angry expression in Etho’s eyes-we don’t even need to see the rest of his face to clearly see his opinion on the matter.
And Bdubs is just sittin’ there like his world has been crushed.
TRANSITION TO MUMBO LEANING OFF THE LADDER AND THAT IS SO COOL LOOKING MY GOODNESS-
AHHHHHHHH-
And he just FLINGS THROUGH THE SPACES OF THE LADDER AND IT’S SO FLUID-
(I’m shaking my arms because I’m trying to stay quiet in front of family but there’s too many feels-)
And that climb onto the ladder again-his grip on the rungs. And the swing around the side of the ladder.
AND AGAIN-THE HANDS. THE GRAB.
AND THE MOVEMENT. SO FLUID I CANNOT SAY IT ENOUGH TIMES. IT’S GOT SO MUCH ENERGY.
Arm movements and annoyance in Mumbo’s face again and it’s great.
And the smooth camera move back to the blue colored peeps.
(Once again, love how you draw Etho-really all of them-but especially him-)
AND THE SHADOW THAT CLIMBS UP BDUBS AS ETHO STANDS UP-
And that stare down. AHHHH
And the pull of the mask. And the fist to the table.
And we see mouth movement and it’s gorgeous too!
And quick move back to the red. That pickaxe move again. SO SMOOOOOOOOTH!!!
And the post of the camera pulled back from the two and then the quick zoom to Mumbo’s face.
JUST THE MOVEMENT OF SO MUCH AS THE CAMERA ANGLE-
And Grian just walking across the bridge. Still trying to convince Mumbo, but he feels less insane, only to flip back to Bdubs who’s eyes show a lack of sleep, unlike how he’s usual habit.
“Take your walls and start “em breaking” AND THE HEART JUST SHATTERS. But like, this might mean lives, but that heart really represents a friendship(s) that have just been broken by this.
AND TNEN THE QUICK FLASHES FROM GRIAN TO BDUBS LIKE AHHHHHH-
LOVELINESS!
AND ARM MOVEMENTS! AGAIN!
And to go from Grian and Bdubs, almost talking like they’re sad, to that movement to Etho and Mumbo on screen, the divide in the middle. Just YES. And that expression. I like the different style between the two, eye and eyebrow shape different really standing out. Nice that they don’t all stay the same.
There’s almost a different emotion between the two, Etho’s frustration and anger being more intense and Mumbo’s being more of a “I’m convinced of my ways” and less “I’m about to murder you because you won’t shut up.”
I could talk ALL DAY. It’s so good!
I can’t imagine how much effort this took, I mean I can-and it shows, and I really do congratulate you for finishing. It’s so long and it’s so detailed. Goodness gracious-I love it so much.
I agree wholeheartedly with this, did you notice how Etho's mask slightly moves when he talks? Its just enough to show he's talking. The small details are always the best parts.
How many hours did you spend writing that out?
@@Sansarii_Minecraft 45 min to an hour maybe?
I think I used my keyboard. The started and paused the video as I was writing.
You get good at long comments like these when you do them a lot. Lol
@TayTay The Hufflepuff I AGREE TOTALY AGREE 10000000000001% I TRIED TO WRITE A COMMENT LIKE THAT BUT IT DOESN'T COMPARE TO THIS COMMENT I AGREE WITH YOUR WHOLE COMMENT
and yes i read the whole comment
HOW DID YOU GIVE GRIAN SUCH A HAPPY BUT MANIACAL LOOK?? HE LOOKS LIKE HE COULDN'T STOP SMILING IF HE WANTED TO
HE LOOKS LIKE HES SMILING WITH HIS EYES WHEN HES FROWNING
I paused at 1:22 while Bdubs is spinning and it is hilarious-
BAHAHAHAHA UR RIGHT
Pfft looks like one of those low quality animations
oH nOe
Set your time to .25 then watch the spin
Bdubs’ voice matches so well to me and I’m dying this fits so well and I love how fluid and expressive the animation is. The parallel between these two duos is great and I can tell how much work you put in. This is just amazing!
Good job, I loved it! Congrats on finishing such a large project. I especially enjoyed how Grian walks out of frame and Etho walks into frame at 1:44 , same for 0:53 (with Etho leaving frame and Grian entering frame) Very neat ^^
I love that little flicker in Grian's eyes at "live a little crazy" around 0:32 :D
this is so good! I love the part where Grian has his wings and flies around the stone bridge. Also, i cant help but laugh how agile Mumbo is on the ladder...he would be totally shuffed to bits :D
It's Chuffed To Bits.
@@skarloey1214 Nah it's chaffed LOLOL
Literally every frame of Bdubs spinning away from Etho is amazing 1:21 use comma and dot to navigate between frames while paused
"Another one of the clowns"
This line is made funnier by the fact he spent half an episode going AHA!
holy CRAP this is possibly the best piece of fan content I have ever seen for Last Life and there's SO much good stuff out there. Mumbo swinging around the ladder, the top-down view of Grian when it gets quiet, Etho pulling his mask down... I love this so much. I'd like it a million times if I could!
The fella who made this also made an animation to the song Curses.
It's also awesome.
Go watch it.
I could watch this a million times over and still find new things to be in awe about. The expressions on their faces. The fluidity. The shifts between Ethubs and Grumbo. It's all amazing
THIS IS SO SICK WHAT the way the lyrics are also really fitting with everything
1:49 badass Moment
Good grief THE PERSPECTIVES- not a frame is boring! And the smoothness and cleanliness. This is a work of art. This was made a year ago and it is SO good!!!
The rollercoaster of emotions this gave me- hyped, stressed, sad, more hype, scared, REALLY scared, sad
This was so smooth and the transitions were FANOMINAL!! You gave so much life to these 2 scenes!!!
You make the grian and mumbo scene so much more dramatic than it actually was, with grian half crying, half laughing, and mumbo being like 'please no sir, i don't want any of your drugs'
I've seen that a lot, and I think it's cool when done right (like here), it really was a sad begging of "you can join meee...." but animating it as this huge block break is sometimes incredible, this one in particular is amazing
Oh my god. I watched the premier with my sibling and after it literally all we could say was “that was insane” and “oh my god”. Incredible work. Words can’t even describe it well enough in a comment♥️✨👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏✨♥️
im so in love with the detail of Bdubs eyes widening when Etho takes off his mask😭
bruh i don't know much about animation but flickering between the two at 2:20 looks like it was really hard to pull off, and yet it looks cool as freakin hell
HOLY GOOSEBUMBS, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS IVE EVER SEEN! love the split story line and the way you animated it. Its spot on, its perfect. Well done!
THAT WAS SO COOL! The movements and everything had me so hyped! This is brilliant! :D
This has to be one of my favourite animatics ive ever seen, through all the fandoms I've been in. Incredible job!!
*animation
there is a difference
@@thEultimateTide_Pod i know- the video is titled animatic though, so thats what i called it :))
Hear me out: Grian has wings in this animatic. Therefore, he could've avoided being killed all together (in game, remembering he had the boat)
However, I've come up with a bit of lore for this 👀👀👀
So basically, when you are closer to a permadeath, more and more of your abilities or hidden talents are allowed to reveal themselves. So while Grian was a yellow life, he didn't have access to his wings, a very easy way to save himself. His wings only being accessible when he is a red life is a way of their world making it far harder to get rid of him. He's able to avoid almost anything, until eventually he gains a life back or is killed. As soon as he's yellow again, his wings will disappear once more. It's also why red lives are so hostile, their bodies aren't equipped to handle as much power as they gain when they get down to their last life. It drives them almost mad, enough to the point where they lose all morals and only wish for more to join them in their power rush. They feel the need to test out their new abilities, to let their powers run free and wild, and the only way they can do that is by causing destruction. I just think that this would be such an interesting concept for lore, or backstory, of this universe. A more encompassing explanation is that this is actually a multiverse. 3rd life was the beginning, where the lives system was established, and they tried to live in peace at first. But then the first yellow name was accidentally created, by Grian himself. Scar, now feeling a bit more powerful, is starting to lose a bit of his morality. He wants to cause chaos, wants to steal things, wants to swindle people out of their own goods. And then, due to a careless mistake, he is down to his final life. He now is able to access all of the hidden abilities that he has, and wants to start killing people. Here's the thing though...he doesn't know how. Grian, who is still a green life, owes Scar his first life, and therefore decides to give in to his devious temptations. He wants to start trouble, and hiding behind the excuse of "oh Scar made me do it" was a great way for him to do as he pleased. Grian then loses a life, and is now able to access more of his abilities. But for some reason, despite not being bound to Scar anymore, he feels some obligation to make sure that Scar stays alive. So they continue to plan, waging war on pretty much everyone else on the server, all except 2. However, their doomsday plan fails, and only results in the death of one of their allies and the turning of Scott and Grian, who are now red names. Scar, Scott, and Grian along with a few others who join later are now raging war against Dogwarts, and eventually, there are 3 people left standing. 2 of them are red, Scar and (I can't remember rn if it was Bdubs or BigB). Grian is the sole yellow name. But Scar is a red name, and he feels a need for chaos still. He then gets (Which B was it pls tell me) and Grian to fight over the no kill pass. Grian loses, and is then killed, leaving him on his last life, but with far more power than before. Thanks to his foresight, he is able to charge back in immediately, armed and ready, and eliminates (Seriously which B was it-). He has been betrayed by the one person he stuck by the entire series, and is ready to kill Scar, but is unable to. Despite the broken trust, he still loves (platonic) him. Still wants to believe in him. But the dead demand blood. They are mere Spectors now, but they are able to still somewhat influence the world around them. They inhabit the heads and minds of red lives, instruct them on what to do, and this leads to Scar and Grian giving in and fighting. Scar, however, feels guilty about the betrayal. He doesn't want to fight the one person who never left his side ever since that fateful day with the creeper. So he doesn't. He allows Grian to win, and is killed. Grian, now overwhelmed with grief, decides to end it all right there. But little did they know, it wasn't over. They are reborn once more, and familiar faces are added to the mix as well. They're all getting to know one another, reacquainting themselves when suddenly, they are hit with an odd sensation. Now some of them have 2 lives, some of them have 6, but they all now know what happens when you hit red. Grian, not wanting to take any chances, immediately steals one of Scar's lives, another new mechanic added into this world. They don't know why they can now steal each other's lives, but they all understand that it is a possibility. The series continues, and more and more red lives are formed. Now, another thing I wanted to add, is that I'm actually going to connect this bit of red life lore to another complicated story, the dsmp. Now, I'm assuming that most people know who technoblade is by now. And if you know anything about his lore in the dsmp, it's that he hears voices. What if Techno, in this entire backstory I've created, is on a red life. It's why he's so careful with the one he has, why he's so confident he'll never die, why he always has totems on him, and why he is so powerful. But the thing I wanted to touch up on were his voices. If we go by the lore I've created, and if in this lore Techno is a red life, then that's the reason he hears these voices. It's the previous last lifers, the ones who have all passed away now, but are still looking for ways to cause chaos and bloodshed. They constantly invade Techno's mind, although he calls them Chat, their true names are Spectors :)
Lmao this was way longer than I expected it to be-
It was Bdubs.
This is really a cool concept for the lore
@@Tikialia basically more and more powers are unlocked as you lose lives, so that's why in this animatic Grian is able to use his wings to fly. Then I connected it to Technoblade, like he's a red life and that's why he's so careful with his life and why he's so powerful. Also the red lives that die come back as "Spectors" (spectators) or as Techno calls them, "Chat."
What if he was shot in the wing-
@@AnonymousAct then no fly. Unless you go by mc logic which is it heals in like 2 seconds.
It's funny that the two reds were builders and the other two were redstoners. Such perfect pairs!!!
this is INCREDIBLE ! i love how dynamic all the scenes were omg X>
two months carving out this masterpiece, i can assure !
I've watched this like 4 times now and I can't get over how smooth the animation is. I love the part where Grain is literally flying around mumbo and the smooth transitions between them AAAA its so good. I think this was 2 months worth spent
I absolutely adore this! I love how they interact with their environment, and their movements are very engaging. I also love how you drew parallels between the two duos. It's quite interesting, especially knowing the outcomes; Grian betrays Mumbo while Bdubs dies proving his loyalty to Etho.
Also, Etho pulling his mask down had a huge emotional impact that really adds to the whole scene. This is such a wonderful animation; fantastic job!
I have watched this an unhealthy amount of times since I found this about an hour ago.
I love your skill!
haha same
ive watched this for several hours straight😂
MUMBOS LADDER FLIP!! HOW HARD WAS THAT TO ANIMATE?? AND ETHO'S MASK PULLING DOWN. AMAZING.
THIS WAS SO AMAZING OH MY GOODNESS. EVERY MOTION IN THIS WAS SO CLEAN, FANTASTIC
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!! The way you made joining "the other side" the temptation of becoming red, your character designs, the movement!! THEY'RE ALL SO AMAZING!!!!
chris i am losing my mind the transitions and fluidity and emphasis of the movements oh my god dude i cant stop freaking out over the wings scene and mumbo with the ladders aaAAAA this was so dynamic and you captured the characters so well GOD THIS MADE ME SO HAPPY THANK YOU FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK :D
1:02 would have been helpful earlier, huh Grian?
Pfft, lmao yeah 😃 🤣😂
Context for those who don’t get it grian got knocked off a gold farm and died from fall damage and
Hahahah noooo 😭
lol if only if only 😂
imagine being mumbo and admiring etho in the past and then ending up in an animatic alongside him, what an honor
YES YES YES YES YES YES...
_three hours later_
YES YES YES YES YES YES
seriously, I freakin LOVED THAT, it was animated so perfectly, the art is incredible, the music choice couldn't have been better (personally I think music choice is an important part of animating but I don't know anything) it is SO GOOD! I could ramble about how good this is for hours! Love the anim, WELL FREAKIN DONE
Okay, mad props, not only for amazing animation, but the creative liberties you took. Put a geeky smile on my face before the halfway mark, and had me enthralled by the end. I love this!
Literally one of the best animatics I've seen so far, its kinda funny how this happened twice in the same season
OMG THAT LAST PART WHERE IT SWITCHED FROM GRAIN TO BDUBS LIKE BACK AND FORTH *chefs kiss* a masterpiece
Mumbo on the ladder is so smooth, and probably my favorite part :)
Goshhh, I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS!! The way you draw them i just sooo smooth also it really suprised me when etho took his mask of lol
1:00 to 1:15 if probably my favorite part.
Grian opining his wings to fly around a bridge and then the way they disappear! I love it!
Lol if only he had them earlier then they wouldn't be in this situation to begin with
Same!
GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOO GOOD OKAY IM GONNA LIST SOME THINGS I REALLY LOVE ABOUT THIS HOLD ON
Firstly I really like how you chose to line the different pairs in different colours!!! it's a great contrast that helps us keep track of what's happening
secondly every time you switch between the two scenes it is SO CLEAN and SO COOL i love it!!
other moments that are just *chefs kiss* are when grian's pickaxe breaks the block, when grian unfolds his wings and flies, when etho's shadow is leaning over bdubs's and also the bit at the end with the switching between two characters aaaaaa
i also LOVE how you portray body language and expression in this, a lot of animatics focus heavily on like... the environment and big open shots so it's really cool to see one that focuses so heavily on physical action!
edit: also THE CAMERA ANGLES HOW COULD I FORGET
I only discovered this about 30 minutes ago and I've watched it basically constantly since then, I never noticed how similar these two moments were at the time (mainly because I don't watch either bdubs or etho) but it is really weird how many parallels there are between these moments: a builder who was turned to red life can't bring them self to kill their redstoner friend, despite the fact that they would probably beat them in a fight if they could, so they try to convince the redstoner to willingly sacrifice themselves so they can still be friends, the redstoner then turns them down because they don't want to be exiled.
Lmao I love how mumbo looks scared but Etho is just tired of the bs😂
oh my god this is the coolest thing ever, your animating is so SMOOTH and the expressions are all perfect!! i love this so so much
THE COLORS! THE EXPRESSIONS! THE MOVEMENT! THIS IS AMAZING
i ADORE the detail in your animation?? the transitions between the duos scenes, the way grian flew around the platform and mumbo climbed the ladder with so much flourish like BRO you didnt have to do that but you did and its so impressive. also etho's expressions are so subtle in such a fitting way and the fact u took off his mask when he's naturally letting u avoid lip syncing. i want ur power jfc.
This, absolutely.
Omg, this was absolutely wonderful!! I only just watched Bdubs perspective recently and man the animation and song fit both scenes so well!! I loved the crazed look you gave Bdubs and Grian! Gosh, I'm gushing over this animation! Very well done!
The ladder part is so smooth! Also the part with Grian flying round the bridge, they just make me happy for no reason at all and I love it
This gave me CHILLS this is amazing!! The part with mumbo on the ladder! When Etho takes his mask down! Just amazing work, congrats!!
(And not to be pedantic but technically this is NOT an animatic - this is full clean animation! I mean it has lip sync and everything! Don't sell yourself short!)
This is seriously amazing. The transitions are amazing, the movements are beautiful, and the song choice is incredible! I love this so much, it's got everything I love and so much more!
When Etho spins Bdubs to when Mumbo swings on the ladder is my favourite moment of this, but it's all so incredibly made! 11/10 animation
LETS GO IM SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS. I SAW THE SNEAK PEAK AND IVE WATCHED IT OVER AND OVER BECAUSE IT FITS SO WELL
2:00 the similarities between Grian’s shirt pattern and the ladder look so great
how HOW do you manage to capture so much of their characters in this!?! those facial expressions?? the movement?? i am so in love with your animation style and transitions.
Oh my god this is incredible, the transitions are so smooth, and the way you got the players to move, they truly seemed alive, this is amazing
The premise of this is so simple, but you turned these small scenes from session 4 into something so wonderful. I wish i could analyse this properly and give it justice but I suck at that stuff. The movement is choreographed so well, this should be called an AMV.
EXACTLY
I have come back to watch this at least 10 times in the last week, that first animation switch from bdubs to grian with the pickaxe spin is perfection!
I can't stop watching this. Your style is fantastic, and I particularly love the fluidity of the animations during moments of intense action. It fits so well with the song
Ah yes, the two shortest Hermits try to convince the two tallest to join their club, amazing
No but siriusly, combining my favorite song from my favorite movie with my favorite series, this is definitely one of my favorite animations 👏👏👏
I LOVE how Grian opens his wings when he says “suddenly you’re free to fly” its soo good
This animation popped up on my recommendations today before I watched the Greatest Showman. So I watched it again now, and dang, this was good. The first transition was the best, and Mumbo twirling around the ladder fit so well. Ah, and that pickaxe to the throat scene was awesome as well. Honestly, all of this is awesome, you do so well.
2 years and I still cannot get over 1:32
mumbos little ladder tricks >>>>>>
I can't stop watching this. Some favorite bits: Mumbo's hands at 0:36, Etho dropping Bdubs at 1:21.. yeah I just love this a lot
THIS IS SO GOOD WOW
The timing and the art and the storytelling wow just wow wow i love this
I love this. It's amazing. The movement is fantastic! They are so smooth and the expressions. IM LOSING IT!!!! The ladder part with Mumbo was crazy! and the ending transitions are (IVE RUN OUT OF WORDS AHHHH!! XD) PERFECT!
I just can't stop thinking of Mumbo as Iida at 1:10 with the arm/hand thing. xD
I was totally imagining Iida when drawing that moment, so you're right on the mark! :]
This is amazing. Your animation is so swift, and you captured their interactions perfectly! GG
God I always come back to this you don't understand. This animatic made me finally like the song, watch the musical. ITS SO GOOD.
I know, I am not a fan of the movie at all, but this animation has made me love the song.
Okay but why can I actually see this happening in Last Life. Like, imagine it: Last Life being a movie, and this being a musical number in the movie. It would totally work!