FINALLY. FINALLY DONE WITH THIS. this animatic probably encapsulates my whole development of how i draw Benrey and Gordon since I got into hlvrai! song: bust your kneecaps by pomplamoose art: kena piece (me!) characters: wayne radio TV!
The perspective of the last few lines, specifically the “they’re coming for you” really hit different with the new context and ohhhhhhhhhhhh (emoji throwing their hands up) ugh this video is so good I love the key frames of movement and the expressions so much, and your art style is so nice
i am in physical and mental p a i n this animatic is so good holy shit- Benrey and Gordon being childhood friends/sweethearts and then getting torn apart by the cruel teeth of destiny and then Benrey trying his damn hardest to stop it- iT gEtS mE mAn-
ok personally I interpret this animatic as being Benrey protecting Gordon from his own fate: like they were childhood friends but Gordon has no memory of them as they were purposely erased (by G-man I guess?) as it influenced the destiny he had to accomplish (see half-life 2). I love the idea of Benrey perpetually struggling between protecting Gordon from his fate and letting things go the way they're supposed to. And now I'm thinking that would make a good fanfic concept... so yeah very good animatic very inspiring !! that's so cool on each frame they are very expressive I can easily imagine their feelings
BRO BRO THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WSS GOING FOR! I rly like the concept of gman being the one to erase Gordon's memories, so cool! And btw, if you wanna write fic based on this, you're more than welcome!
@@kenapiece6212 oh so happy to hear I understood it right!! Yeah let's go make a fanfic imagine the drama the angst...... I will go for a happy ending If I write it because f*ck destiny go gay love for the win. But it won't be so easy for them 👀
Little moments in the animatic that lit up my animation brain/brain in general: 0:24 the detail of benrey being big enough to tip the island gordon is standing on just by leaning on it emphasising just how dangerous he could be without even trying 1:09 HAHAHAHAHA THE RADIAL BLUR 1:20 when gordon gets grabbed, i had to rewind and rewatch that because i loved the slow-in and out of that hand movement 1:30-1:31 because benrey does that little head tilt. subtle acting moments are my absolute favourite 1:37 when gordon rolls his eyes and even his mouth moves with the action 1:41 benrey winking hehehehe 2:02-2:04 i just think it's neat 2:19 holy HECC this angle and the shadows woahohohO 2:20 the banging in time to the beat mm yes chef's kiss 2:22-2:25 did the biggest number on my animation brain. i don't know what it is, just the way his eyelids spring back open and his eyes are shining just. Just. the timing from 2.19 to 2.25 just felt like everything fell right in its place, it felt perfect 2:51 liddol cuddle thank you for this delicious meal, yumyum wonderful work👌👌
HOLY SHIT THANK YOU? THAT'S. AGH YOU POINTED OUT ALL THE LITTLE DELIBERATE THING I HAD FUN MAKING... this comment is fricking inspiring omg omg you're my overall target audience i could geek about animating forever ghA THANKS A LOT AGAIN AAAAA it also makes me appreciate my work more again even after some time passed! Ah!
@@kenapiece6212 I have never been more honoured to be an overall target audience HAHAHAH the geeking never stops! So glad you got to re-appreciate your work, it is such an enjoyable piece and you should definitely be proud of it!!
*PLEASE THIS IS ENTIRELY TOO GOOD, I WISH I'VE SEEN IT SOONER--* Holy shit each frame is so well drawn and thought out..the lore is so nicely portrayed, and I ADORE how you draw the characters and their expressions!! *This is so perfect!!!* 😭👏💖 Definitely one of my favorite Frenrey videos ever Ahh🥺💕
Excuse me why didn’t I get this recommended sooner- thank you for making this. ITS SO GOOD! God the expressions make me squeal! And just the use of how big Benry is a 10
yooooo! the beauty, the grace, tears of joy on my face. there’s so much personality in every frame and it’s all just so well done!! i don’t have words for how much i love this. thank you for this blessing
okay so i joined the fandom like 2 weeks ago idk and I've seen this animatic a couple of times in recommends but i put off watching it and i was kinda right because HOLY SHIT IM OBSESSED NOW??? BRO YOU DID SO GOOD!!!!!!!!! this is so bloody amazing and it's really sad how there isn't much content with 4 act giant benrey bcs there's lots of potential in the whole thing imo the expressions r AWESOME!!!!!! and little bits where you animated are soo guuuud, song fits so well AND omg the last minute killed me how dare u /pos im sorry i dont know how to correctly express my uhh admiration but its. its so good!!!!!!
I've just, been pouring over every frame of this. I really wanna write the fic for this from Gordon's perspective, how he beats on the bubble, and slides to his knees, arms at his sides. How he feels so damned *conflicted*, cycling through alarm and terror and horror and empathy and compassion and maybe a little bit of shyness, a bit of tenderness, some vulnerability. Also I am very much eyeballing that red and blue sweet voice and thinking of rhymes. Red and blue like police sirens, means don't want to end it like this, or somethin. Splattered reds and blues, it's always just been us two. Red spotted with blue, this won't be something I can undo. Aaaagh, excitement abounds.
@@kenapiece6212 adl;fjdlaf; my man,,, you have no idea the beast you've awakened, I'm gonna go super feral over this. well. maybe the average amount of feral as i have in my publicly available fics because they tend to be incomprehensible and anything that makes sense ends up too long to post. BUT! yeah one of my first bits of public fic had a concept very similar to this shit and it is nostalgic dfalkjfdal I go with ur blessings my man EDIT: here's a snippet of what I've got so far, lmk whatchu think lol - [REMOVED AFTER SHENANIGANS]
The eeeexxxppprrreeesssiiioooonnnnnssss aaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAA I genuinely fell in love with the “oh dear Johnny I’ll miss you” part. Benrey’s eyes? SO GOOD. Keep up the amazing work, and have a lovely day!
Ok but this is all so amazing? The art, the premise, how the song matches everything. It’s perfect and is definitely one of the best HLVRAI animatics I’ve ever seen. Amazing job ❤️❤️❤️ I also really love how stuff is open for interpretation. Not just the relationship b/t Benrey and Gordon but also where the rest of the Science Team is. Did Gordon enter this dimension alone? Did they die? Or did they glitch out/have code manipulated? It’s such an interesting au. I really hope that person in the comments finishes the fanfic cause I definitely want to read the completed story and see their interpretation. Again, fantastic job. So glad to see this fandom staying alive!
RAAAHHH DUDE THIS IS SO GOOD--- THE SONG, THE EXPRESSIONS, THE EMOTIONS, LIP SYNCING- This is amazing!! I LOVE that Benrey's whole motive here is a possessive desire to keep Gordon "safe". And him using his sweet voice to trap Gordon inside of a colorful ball/bubble is SO creative!! Well done on this!
Holy crap man, this is amazing! Your expression work is top notch! Perspective changes, movement, dialog--it all flows together perfectly and the story's easy to track. Also, I really appreciate how you stayed true to their characters and how they would interact. Fantastic video!
WAAAA thanks a lot! It wasn't supposed to have lipsynch at first and in the beginning the whole animatic was just a little exercise, so i thought "haha what if- hah it would be HILARIOUS if i were to lipsynch this whole beast" And guess what happened xD
@@fruitsaladcowboy THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON I FINISHED THE ANIMATIC bc while listening to the song it came to me in a vision and i was like "Omg. Omg someone gotta animate this NOW."
BRO THIS HAS NO BUSINESS BENG THIS GOOD!!!!! I loved every single second of watching this! The use of camera pans, color, motion blur, and speech bubbles was brilliant!!!! the frame of Gordon all like "why is this _my_ life" with the motion blur on the peeper puppies is super funny! I wish I could have it as my desktop bg,,, Also, I am so envious of the way you draw mouths and hands!!!!! it looks so good brooooooo,,, the way you draw facial expressions is just so good in general! hhhhhhhrg big happy much hand flappy
THIS IS SO COOL THIS IS SO COOL THIS IS SO COOL THIS IS SO COOL!!! THE DYNAMIC SHOTS, BENREY'S LIPSYNCE, OH MY GOD GORDON'S DISPAIR AT BEING CAPTURED AND TOYED WITH!! I AM LOOOOVING BENREY'S SUBTLE EMOTIONAL CHANGES!!! GOD I AM DYING TO GET THE FULL CONTEXT FOR THIS. GMAN IS INVOLVED? CHILDHOOD FRIENDS? WHO'S TO SAY. ALSO THE SUBTLE EXPRESSIONS IN GENERAL AND THE DIALOGUE I'M LIVING FOR IT!!!! IM LOOSING IT!! THIS IS SO COOL!!! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS IT'S GOING ON DA PLAYLIST!
OH MY GOD. OKAY. FIRST OF ALL. GEORGOUS. I LOVE IT. SECOND...I HAVE A REALLY BAD/DARK ALTERNATIVE TO THIS ANIMATIC. Plot twist. That's actually Gordon's corpse and Benrey's manipulating it to look real in his eyes. He's protecting him now because he didn't protect him before.
i think about this on the daily..... i remember reading at least one of the fics in the comments but i have a feeling it was removed :( this animatic lives in my brain rent fucking free, it's so good, so expressive, i love how you captured Gordon and Benrey both being so emotional!!!
So i see recent comments , i appreciate everything , youre a great artist , you take time to read comments and answer them , defenitely subbed . Im glad to see there are still some "recent" HLVRAI animations . Your video goes into the best animations ive seen in months maybe a year i love your work and the feelings i get watcing this its just ... amazing . Maybe youll read this maybe you wont i really support you and i hope you will get more recognized bc this deservers some good attention
oh im sorry , well as much as i wanna talk a lot i also dont wanna create a whole paragraph or a long talk so im gonna be quick 1.when did you started drawing? 2.how long did it took to create this animation? 3.do you plan in creating more on the future?
@@GoogleMCB 1. Started taking darwing seriously around 8 years ago! 2. For this one, with breaks amd procrastination, i think i took 3 months? I honestly cant remember xD 3. I do! I'm learning more animation as we speak, and although it will be just leisure and hobby, i wanna share morw here from multiple fandoms, created aus and of course more original content!
OMG???????? OMG????? HOW THIS DOESN'T HAVE MORE VIEWS???? i love everything about this and it gave fuel to my own hlvrai hyperfixation, i love this so much, this is really well done and the lipsync- everything, oh god, i love this so much,,,,
I'm in love with this if I could keep a video in my head at all times I would 😳😳 aagh seriously though your drawings and expressions and everything are so dynamic and nice, this is awesome!!
I have no idea what this is based off of I’m just here to enjoy the art :) you did really good with this one even though I don’t understand what’s going on
Oh, how I am overwhelmed with emotions!!I'm so engrossed in cool work that I'm ready to cry :") I am very glad that you did it, because now we can enjoy it. Despite the fact that such works are very inspiring. Oh, shit, thank you - thank you for such a great job!!! 😭❤❤❤
I just finished the series just so I could watch this animation and I don’t regret it the series was amazing ans fucking hilarious and this animation really put it all together absolutely love this sm
every single day i think about this animatic. and then i explode. oh my god. youtube user kena piece you've singlehandedly given me the biggest frenrey brainrot of my LIFE
YOoooO it was so good and it just kept getting better whilst watching it this was such a treat I adore you added the headcanon in the end they were childhood friends like that was a nice extra punch in the feels Just benery trying to protect his friend whilst also being just almost threatening/ plain terrifying at points was so so so amazing!!
Just saw this in my recommended while watching stuff on my hlvrai playlist. I'm picking it up and tucking it into said playlist with a gleeful grin! I love the movement and expressions its so fluid and lively! Also doing a devilish grin as I ponder how this interpretation could work oh so well with my idea of Benrey and Tommy as brothers
my friend likes this animatic alot and im just saying the guy looks hot edit: im watching hlvrai and i still have no clue whats going on edit again: GUESS WHO FINISHED HLVRAI
watching once again in anticipation for HLVR2 this video's so well made and I can't believe I never commented here before! I love this and you did a fantastic job :] I'm always thinking about the shot with gordon flying across the screen with benrey singing and the background's panning. I thought that was so smart when I first saw this
IM GOING TO PUT MY FIST THRU SOME DRYWALL AAAAAUGHHHHH . GOD. GODDDD. SAD SAD SAD SAD I LOVE THIS SM WELL DONE BRAVO EXCELLENT !!!!!!! A mix of black and blue means I hate to do this to you………..
@@oasisofgalaxies2527the original meaning when i came up with it was supposed to be "baby blue and bordeaux means i can't let you go" but i didnt state it explicitly BECAUSE of interpretations like that WAUGH thanks i will be thinking abt this (crying on the floor)
Hi! hello! i watched this yesterday and was bawling by the end of it and now im watching it again so i expect to be bawling again, thanks for the feelings !!!
This is everything to me blessed blessed blessed thank you based artist Edit: day 11 of watching this multiple times a day bc it been stuck in my head like glue. Thank you again based artist for my life
