Beautiful work my friend!
It's so good to see new animation from you again.
Looking forward to whatever you make next.
Higher Order
A child, on the journey of its lifetime.
Incredible!
This seriously brought me back, I loved the Nikolaj Belov vibe this music video has... And what a track, it's so awesome that you are making so much music. The pacing of the editing is great, I honestly didn't saw that ending coming. The layer work this short has and the great choice of colors really strikes the eye, we couldn't have asked for any better timing than this present-time for such a theme; and I'm not talking about Halloween... For more heretical work!
HeRetiK responds:
There's much more music where that came from, I just gotta learn to animate faster :'-)
Wow, this was incredible! How has this not passed judgement? I think it's one of your best cartoons ever! It seemed more like something Kol-Belov would make. You both seem to be into the Gothic style. This seemed more like a celebration of the "Day Of The Dead".
It definitely seems very cultural. It didn't feel like that much of a music video. It was just a beautiful cartoon to watch. There's just a beautiful city and way of life shown at the very end too. It's nothing but gorgeousness from beginning to end. It makes me proud to be subscribed to you.
HeRetiK responds:
Kol-Belov's work was definitely a great influence in that one, I guess it shows :)
This is a great example of visual storytelling. The style fits perfectly, it's smooth and the designs are memorable, but what sticks out the most is the way you developed this story. The journey starts very slowly with a subdued, blue-white color scheme and as it slowly "dawns" on us what might be going on, the brightness increases and red gets introduced. The beginning could also be compared to the "dawn" of the man's life, though the end isn't a sunset. The combination of static (walking and flying loops) and dynamic (the creature's exquisite body movements and face turns, as well as that gorgeous ending reveal) elements in the animation keeps the tension and accentuates the development of the story very well. The music does complement it fairly well, but after a while the repeated violin motif started grating on my nerves, at least the first time watching.
I'm glad I saw this today, it has exactly the kind of striking contemplative imagery I enjoy.
HeRetiK responds:
Thanks for leaving such a thoughtful, in-depth review, much appreciated!
