My very first animatic! I hope you enjoy, this scene always gets me,, ▹ Watch Fantasy High on dropout.tv ! ▹ Programs Used: Drawn in: Clip Studio Paint Edited in: iMovie ▹ Find me on twitter/tumblr/insta under @lemonsharq!
I just put it together that the reason the friendship section was so massive was not just Brennan subverting expectations but because Ayda was so desperate for friendship that she sought out a literal horde of books on friendship to try and improve her situation
This made me tear up, your art for this is so powerful. Ayda was so clearly coded as autistic to some degree and the line of "all of the times where no ones explained to her" spoke so deeply to me as an autistic person who never knew as a kid, thank you for realizing it visually it's so beautiful
At the very end of the season she was talking with Jawbone about Autism, or something about it anyways. I can’t remember the specific scene of it, but it was hinted at that she was autistic there.
I has the same reaction. The guilt, loneliness, and feeling of worthlessness that kids who aren't diagnosed feel over the course of their lifetime. It was something I never thought I would see represented as well as fantasy high has managed to do.
I'm autistic...and ayda speaks to me in a way that so many characters just don't, and when I tell you that the line about no one explaining things to her, and knowing seeing her for who she truly is and loving that person made me SOB, that is an understatement.
Fun fact: Brennan didn't intentionally code her as autistic. But when the fan base blew up, he did a whole bunch of research to make sure he represented the spectrum as best as possible. Hearing that made me cry so hard (not autistic myself, but def neurodivergent).
I fucking love Ayda. She was rough at first, but the more we see of her, the more I relate to her. I've been told the classic "You don't look autistic" because I'm high masking, but Ayda is how I feel inside when I interact with people. It's just all under the surface of someone who learned to act and charm from a young age because of an interest in human behavior and theater. I'm now 28, and one of the most healing thing is allowing myself to speak the way she does (maybe less harsh) by saying out loud things like "Are we friends?" or "Is it something that is ok to do?" Making my autism more visible (unmasking) is healing, neurodivergent communication is healing. Characters like me or Ayda in media are healing 😌
For real. I love that their relationship is a representation of “the Party,” as Augefort defined it, as a group of friends devoted to each other and who embellish each other’s strengths and eradicate each other’s weaknesses.
The way you captured Ayda's past lives all speaking to her in unison was so simple and still crystal clear. That's on top of them being pseudo faceless and so impersonal. This is Art.
What I find interesting about this scene is how Ayda’s first memory of Fig is wrong. Fig offended Ayeda the first time they met Fig treated her like a pet and Ayeda almost didn’t help them, Ayeda even said how rude they were. It was Adine not Fig that showed Ayeda kindness. As Fig and Ayeda’s relationship grew Ayeda’s memories changed to reflect what we see in this scene.
This was by far my favorite moment from Fantasy High. That episode was also my favorite, and I don't think I will ever be able to watch this scene without getting multiple waves of full-body chills. Definitely was balling my eyes out the first time I watched it. Thanks for making this video.
The idea of voices constantly screaming to be better and then finding someone who has so much faith in you that it doesn’t matter you can’t have faith in yourself is beautiful. That even though no one ever bothered to explain anything, that the best you could do was work everything out longhand what everyone else seemed to have by instinct, someone could understand you and want you anyway is something I dream about ever day. Ayda is a goddamn icon and the writing in this is truly amazing.
I haven't seen this episode yet, but the way you translated the emotions so we'll was magical - I literally almost fell of my seat bc of how drawn to the screen I was
When I first watched this series, I loved ayda and fig, rewatching it now after meeting a certain someone... I relate to Ayda so much. Coming into a space socially that is unfamiliar and not knowing what to do what to say when everyone else kinda has it down and expects you to just know already, just sucks. I got back into a sport I hadn't been in in a while and I just didn't know what to do, the coach didn't help me and neither did the girls, really. I was so out of place and alone, I didn't know if it was normal to wear a certain brand of cap, swim suit, goggles, what is supposed to be hard to do and what is supposed to be easy? Taking all my cues from people who didn't really egknowleged my existense. I know it's not nearly the same but I now feel for her so much more. My 'fig' so to speak, is much different than digs character, but how I feel about her is the same. She is the only person I trust is spending time with me because she actively wants to spend time with me and that means so much.
