OC Animatic - Ship in a Bottle [ FLASH WARNING! ] 

It took me three rewatches to realize the coat they were wearing for most of the animation was the dead captain’s coat.. oh god, the level of character in that single realization :0

"I killed the monster that slaughtered all of my friends and family, and now I'm BECOMING IT." What a terrifying premise for a character. I can't imagine how horrifying it would be, how disgusted with one's own body it would make them. It's an amazing narrative, and brilliantly executed here.

Does anyone else want to see this turned into an animated series or just me

The most amazing detail about this animatic is when Delta’s running towards Marzia, she yelled her name. You can’t hear it, but you can see her mouth it. It’s amazing

My initial thought was “Oh good, finally an animatic for Ship in a Bottle” but now I’m thinking “I’m glad I already knew the song so it couldn’t distract from the gorgeous visuals”

I love the fact that she wears her captain's old coat. Especially the small details of the shreds in the back from where the glass hit. Honestly I'm probably looking to deep into it but that coat seems like a symbol for all the grief she is carrying around. It was probably one of the only things she kept from her old ship (as most other things with sentimental value probably sank), it belonged to the first person she watched die that day and was helpless to save and her discovering it again after she lost her memory, it reminding her of everything she lost and everything she once was. Mwuah, brilliant Edit: something else I just noticed is that the sea monster at the start blue colour fades into gray the longer they are on screen. Really neat detail!

DUDE IN THE FIRST HALF I WAS LIKE "doesnt seem like a very fitting song for a battle scene, considering what its about, but beautiful animation nonetheless" but the scene where all the ghosts appeared and quickly vanished made me realize exactly why you chose this song and it left me in tears. your ability to draw expressions bewilders and impresses me - this is so incredible and just beautiful. thank you so much for this.

This is absolutely gorgeous. The idea of a character that kills the monster that killed their crew, only to slowly become it is a terrifying and fascinating premise, and the character designs and animation are both beautiful.

I love this. A lot of OC animatics can be pretty hard - often downright impossible - to follow without context, but this one tells a complete story that I had no trouble keeping up with. Everything I need to know in order to follow what's happening is apparent purely from the visuals, and the narrative beats themselves read very clearly.

This is mind-blowing!! The story, the slow transition of Marzia from human to ocean creature, the colour choice of all grey except for the teal, the light and darkness in every shot, the designs, everything about this is absolutely stunning!! Your story with your pirates is a huge inspiration to me. Its a phenomenal piece of work. This is a masterpiece.

It's weird to think of Mariza the sailor, Mariza as she becomes more withdrawn and consumed by the curse, and Mariza the fucking god as the same people. Great animatic, this is gold in video form

4:30 honestly gave me chills, it’s one probably the best parts in my opinion- but the animatic itself is A M A Z I N G

I love how her hair transitioned and turned shorter and shorter, as if she always chopped the teal ends off even when she knows it doesn't make a difference.

I encountered this by accident and I'm in LOVE with this premise of "character kills monster, gets cursed to become it" and just...the whole story, it's amazing! Not just that but the style of art is STUNNING to look at

I love how throughout the animatic mariza gains more and more sharp teeth, the point where at the final scream all her teeth are sharp!

I’m late to the party but I love how at 4:00 the memories are used as a transition to the fight scene. Shows that these things were constantly consuming her, and our shock as the audience in the transition helps us feel her shock as well. A beautiful emotional piece.

I'm honestly in shock that I was able to watch this for free. This seems like a storyboard to a whole movie, the pacing, characters, just everything! The art and story is so incredibly engaging it didn't even feel like five minutes, yet it also felt like an hour (in a good way)! Phenomenal work, can't believe I stumbled upon such a masterpiece at 4am on my recommended.

This was probably a unintentional detail but 0:36 On the captains map you can see a sea monster near the island this is odd as on old maps sea monsters were normally closer to the edges of the maps and represented uncharted waters The fact that the sea monster was on the map so close to the island should have been of immediate concern especially since it appeared to be a treasure map and therefore should be very well charted And If a sea monster is closer to the middle of a map it normally means those waters were too dangerous to chart This means the captain either intentionally put his crew in danger or failed to read the map properly

It took me 5 rewatches to realize that’s just Mariza in front of the captain at 1:02, and _he doesn’t just have a ginormous beard._

I love how at the start (and I guess at the end as well) of the animation she's literally holding on to the last shred of humanity she has left in the form of the torn coat she used to wear back in the day.

The use of blurring certain areas to give a real sense of depth is just another thing you excel at. Fantastic work, as always!

4:01 I'm noticing here that for a split moment, along with the moon goddess, there are 3 other figures. I think the girl here became some kind of god- specifically of water, because in that one frame the 3 others seem to represent air, fire, and earth. The goddess may be their guardian or superior

Wait… this is an animatic? I don’t thing I’ve ever seen one so freakishly detailed. You gave movement to the most minor details and it all works perfectly with the overall narrative and the music and it’s just a feast to the eyes. You should be very proud of this because it is a beautiful animatic and an amazing storyline. Five stars

This is an amazing animation, but I have to say, it is very funny to imagine the initial fight between Mariza and Indra as a DnD battle. DM internally: 'Alright, we can have Indra attack the ship and have Mariza be the only survivor, that could be cool as an origin. Maybe have a revenge plot against Indra as a plot hook.' DM externally: 'Alright Mariza this giant serpent is attacking your ship and you just dodged it's head. Make an attack roll' DM: 'Oh you rolled a nat20, cool, and you rolled max damage, wow. I guess you cut through several of the serpents eyes.' DM internally: 'Now to add tension let us have a cannon fire at Indra to add more tension. And wow the cannon crits as well, now *that* is luck. But should have Indra finish them off on her round.' DM externally: 'Alright so you climb the broken mast and jump at the sea serpent. Oh wow, uhm, sure make an attack roll combined with an acrobatics check.' DM internally: 'Wait Mariza rolled a double nat20 ? Are these dice fudged ? AND MAX DAMAGE AGAIN !!! Oh no, Ingdra is looking pretty bad. But she still has some health, she can still retreat on her turn.' Mariza: 'I use flurry of blows' DM internally and externally: 'Oh no' DM: 'Well Indra is dead now, good job, let's just roll with this I guess.'

The detail at 4:28 when the last piece of her hair turns blue and she fully loses herself is just *Chefs kiss* perfection, love this video

I like how at the beginning, Mariza is shown to have this cheerful and friendly personality, however after the sea monster destroyed her ship and crewmembers, she became cold and withdraw.

the ghosts at 2:44 and all the memories and flashbacks make Mariza's life even more tragic and how she loses control and hurts the people who care about her aaaa so sad in such a cool way. the design and the water shapes are really good. I like how you can tell she gets significantly more depressed and withdrawn after the ship wreck. the gods have cool designs too they make me want to learn more about them. the facial expressions in the scene with the captain starting at 1:11 are absolutely heartbreaking

This made me feel so much emotion and empathy for the main character. I couldn’t come back to watch it again for months because of how sad it made me, but after that I was able to appreciate what a truly beautiful and sad story this is. Amazing work

3:45 "Your cosplay is pretty good, but your eyepatch is on the wrong side." "The eyepatch is *not* on the wrong side!"

Holy shit?? The fact that you made a five minute animatic with clean lineart, backgrounds, SO many frames, and colored it!?!??? The art looks amazing, and the perspective with rooms and places looks natural. The storytelling was phenomenal. I would absolutely read a book or watch a show about this too! Everything in this took my breath away! I honestly can't believe how good this is, especially with the fact that this is a 5 minute polished animatic with a lot of frames. This is incredible! Can't wait for this to blow up EDIT: the video got a million views!! This definitely deserves it. Also, i just realized that this was posted on my birthday!

It took way too many rewatches to realize that she’s actually saying Mariza at 4:39

This is probably the best OC animatic I've seen (other than the dismemberment song) and its a full on bop. and the lightning flash when she goes to kill the god is a really good touch! well done :) Edit: When the moon goddess shoves her into the dark, its basically meaning that she's gone through so much darkness, as her new life swallows her up

I like how her eyes were dark for a split second at 2:05 and then when she woke up fully turned normal, which told us how she survived the shipwreck :D

2:12 that transition?? and the small detail of the water droplets responding to her movement??? there's so much detail this is so good

Lyrics You can fit everything you know In a bottle for you to show Pick your brain apart and put it in (pick your brain apart) And build it again With needles and pins Everything you have earned is a ship With blue waves crashing into it But nothing can touch your happy thoughts anymore (Nothing can touch your happy thoughts anymore) With your glass ceiling, walls, and floor Sailing on a ship in a bottle Anchor all your thoughts to the bottom Pulling ropes and pulling your head back To see what is breaking the foremast You set sail alone there is no crew No one on the deck who can help you This is all your own battle to win This is your ship and you are the captain Oh, captain, let's make a deal Where we both say the things that we both really feel I feel scared and I'm starting to sink And I only sink deeper the deeper I think Oh, captain Oh, captain, deal Oh, captain deal Oh, captain deal Oh, woah There are red spots under your eyes From when you cry Into the sky Ocean waters rising above your neck, mmm You feel the glass Start to crack Sailing on a ship in a bottle Water's leaking through holes in the bottom Flying flags of ships that have long since Sat at the floor of the sea, but in defense You set sail alone there is no crew No one on the deck who can help you This is all your own battle to win This is your ship and you are the captain Oh, captain, let's make a deal Where we both say the things that we both really feel I feel scared and I'm starting to sink And I only sink deeper the deeper I think Oh, captain, make up your mind Before the salt burns your eyes and you run out of time 'Cause you're popping the cork You get lost in your brain And you lose touch with all the things that made you feel sane Oh, captain Oh, captain, deal Oh, captain deal Oh, captain deal Oh, woah Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, captain, let's make a deal Where we both say the things that we both really feel I feel scared and I'm starting to sink And I only sink deeper the deeper I think Oh, captain, make up your mind Before the salt burns your eyes and you run out of time 'Cause you're popping the cork You get lost in your brain And you lose touch with all the things that made you feel sane Oh, captain Oh, captain, deal Oh, captain deal Oh, captain deal Oh, woah Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh

This feels like a story that couldn’t possibly be done justice in a single animatic. And yet, you did it justice, in a single animatic. Amazing job!

3:38 love how this implies that the news about the sea god dying spread rapidly, as Mariza walks by and probably hears about the sea god that she killed, died. The ones who've heard the news having furrowed brows to indicate their anger/sadness showing how important that god was to them Then Mariza gets drunk and spills the beer about how she killed the sea god, making people chase after her and becoming wanted This was probably the consequences of her actions I keep replaying this way too much

2:14 The subtle movement in the puddle here is so small but so amazing! It could be that I'm overanalyzing but it looks to pronounced to just be a normal splash, but rather power manifesting through the water as we see later! Simply brilliant!

I want this to be an anime this would be one of the best animes ever it already has such a good storyline

This shit is gonna turn into one of the random stories that get written into a book on my minecraft world bc its just so epic

Damn, I always love the concept of forced godhood and/or terrible ascensions, this animation is like *chef's kiss* to me. And it's absolutely beautiful, well done.

i just realized that when she blinks at around 2:05 , there’s a frame or two where her eyes are blue and black like later in the animatic! the attention to detail here is incredible, i can only hope to create something this wonderfully done one day

No one seems to have mentioned this but this is a FIVE AND A HALF MINUTES LONG that’s insane and it’s beautiful

Thank you so f****** much for making this, i swear, every SINGLE time I get art block, i watch this and it goes away like poof. Thank you thank you thank you.

As a pirate addict myself, and a lover of anything pirate-related, this was a blast, I absolutely loved it! The tones, the lines, the animation, the way it goes with the song, EVERYTHING in here is amazing!

This is…. Incredible. I was planning on watching a few seconds and then watching the rest later, but it was so engaging that I had to finish it all at once. The story, the visuals, the way it matches the beats of the music, it’s all absolutely incredible. I am utterly shocked by how amazing this is- it must have taken so much time and effort and it absolutely shows. The story is so compelling and I actually fELT for these characters, the beginning is so well paced and it’s absolutely haunting to see the main character being the only survivor. This video made me feel sad and surprised, but most of all curious. And that’s the purpose of animation, to make people feel emotions. This video felt like a whole MOVIE and it’s hard to believe it’s only 5 minutes long. Gorgeous designs, visuals, animation, I’m gonna be rewatching this a lot hehe fish people

This is one of the most incredible things ive seen in a while, i can only DREAM of making a story THIS perfect! I was involved from the very start, the characters, the scenes, the art, the cinematography, and mainly, the story itself, i cannot state enough, congratulations on making this wonderful video, and this wonderful story! 💙🌊

I am ENAMORED by this lore, and I love the bits of humor in the document linked in the description!! AbSOLUTELY my next hyperfixation for the next couple of months, 100000000000000000000/10 Addition: the idea that you just made up this universe by just messing around with your friends and having fun has inspired me to keep going on my own story I’ve put off making with my friends!! Ty for the motivation to continue it

I love the detail of the character using an eyepatch to hide the changed eye, it really fits the Pirate theme while also having an intriguing explanation for the aesthetic!

“Sooo, how much trauma do you plan to intagrate into your oc’s character?” *y e s* No but genuinely I loved this, felt bad for the characters I only had know for 3 seconds and the designs, pacing, and art were AWESOME. Plus I’m a sucker for settings like this I have absolutely attacked the subscribe button and am now a wanted man

Lyrics: You can fit everything you know In a bottle for you to show Pick your brain apart and put it in And build it again with needles and pins Everything you have earned is a ship With blue waves crashing into it But nothing can touch your happy thoughts anymore With your glass ceiling, walls, and floor Sailing on a ship in a bottle Anchor all your thoughts to the bottom Pulling ropes and pulling your head back To see what is breaking the foremast You set sail alone, there is no crew No one on the deck who can help you This is all your own battle to win This is your ship and you are the captain Oh, captain, let's make a deal Where we both say the things that we both really feel I feel scared and I'm starting to sink And I only sink deeper the deeper I think Oh, captain, oh, captain, deal Oh, captain, deal, oh, captain, deal, oh There are red spots under your eyes From when you cry into the sky Ocean waters rising above your neck, mmm You feel the glass start to crack Sailing on a ship in a bottle Water's leaking through holes in the bottom Flying flags of ships that have long since Sat at the floor of the sea, but in defense You set sail alone, there is no crew No one on the deck who can help you This is all your own battle to win This is your ship and you are the captain Oh, captain, let's make a deal Where we both say the things that we both really feel I feel scared and I'm starting to sink And I only sink deeper the deeper I think Oh, captain, make up your mind Before the salt burns your eyes and you run out of time 'Cause you're popping the cork, you get lost in your brain And you lose touch with all the things that made you feel sane Oh, captain, oh, captain, deal Oh, captain, deal, oh, captain, deal, oh Oh, captain, let's make a deal Where we both say the things that we both really feel I feel scared and I'm starting to sink And I only sink deeper the deeper I think Oh, captain, make up your mind Before the salt burns your eyes and you run out of time 'Cause you're popping the cork, you get lost in your brain And you lose touch with all the things that made you feel sane Oh, captain, oh, captain, deal Oh, captain, deal, oh, captain, deal, oh

I love all your work! I’ve re-watched this so many times, but never get bored of it. The small details you put in, like when she first opens her eyes after the ship sinks there blue! Perfectly timed to the song lyrics.🩵

The actual embodiment of "I have become what I have swore to destroy", all packed in an amazing animatic. Well done, please keep up the good work!

I can't state how much I adore that serpent design enough. It's everything I think of when I imagine an eldritch serpent

A year later and its still a masterpiece

Phenomenal everything is so well done the music adds so much story and I have seen animanics but this one takes the cake the best part of it was when she was seeing the dead body of her captain the shock turned tears then to confusion then to panic then to extreme rage in all 3 seconds and I love underwater creatures especially mythology type ones I know I’m late but this is art

My first thought as someone addicted to DnD - “holy shit this is a really good animatic…wait, fathomless warlock who’s patron lives inside them and as they level up they become more unstable because their slowly fusing with their patron..” my thoughts then rapidly devolved in mutterings that a madman would be scared of But seriously, this is some of the best work i've ever seen

Ok I literally NEED this to become it's own full show! This animatic is phenomenal! I literally cant stop watching this it's sooooo good!

The subtle detail that (Mariza?) and the other girl flinched when the person got eating was lovely

Theres so much effort that was put into this. Each rewatch, I notice new details.

“Under the deepest of waters, where shipwrecks dwelled, stood a sea monster holding a torn old jacket. As she stared up to the dim light of the surface, memories appeared in front of her. She remembered she was once a cheerful girl, with her crew mates, best friends and the captain, those who treated her like family, but was slaughtered by a sea monster. Even though she managed to get her revenge by killing the monster, she ended up slowly transformed into the same monster. No matter how many tries the girl tried to rid herself of the curse and tried to seek the Moon to turn her back, she failed at every attempt. At her final moments, the girl finally succumbed to become a sea monster as waves brought her down from the surface, and at the depths the sea monster was born. I pity the sea monster as she was slowly turning into the only one who took away her happiness, friends, and family. This is the story of the sea monster, Marzia.” - Random storyteller P.S. I think how Marzia turned into the monster is that the blood affected her when she was brought under the water after she killed the sea monster. Also I swear I’m getting addicted to this animatic, the art style, the story, everything about this video is immaculate! ✨✨✨ The story really hit on me when Marzia succumbed to become the monster and Delta didn’t want to leave her, this isn’t ok for me- Also, sorry if the storytelling sucks-

Damn, this right here. This masterpiece. This could make a hell of a dnd campaign. Set in the ocean, a band of pirates try to uncover the history of the creature from the deep, and one of the characters had a personal encounter with it, leaving them adrift alone and stranded in the ocean. So much could be done, your story is truly magnificent my friend, well done ^^

now THIS is a tragic hero

4:21 When I think I got a A from math,but I got a F because I forgot bring my calculator My brain:

Oh my fucking God this is amazing the motion and the way you draw water is amazing and I love how much story this conveys with a few short scenes it's awesome

Imagine a game based around this character, that would be cool. Great animatic btw, you did a really good job!

Animatic-wise, can we all appreciate the dedication to how elaborate all the backgrounds are for each scene?! 🥹

I just realized the whole animation is like a flashback, the person we see in the beginning is the same person throughout the whole animation.

The only disappointing part about this is I don’t know when there will be a part 2 or if there ever will be one…

the way this story is told going along with the song just makes it seem like the song was made with this specific story in mind, also i really like the thing with only one thing being colored and everything else being black and white, i've seen it done a lot and it always looks so cool

Watching this right after watching her latest one lol

This would be a really good tv series I would pay money to see a tv show of this plot

Oh my gosh. This is incredible! The backgrounds are so detailed, and the poses, and the framing... There were so many amazing images on screen for just a flash! It told it's story really well (which is a very cool one), and went so well with the song. And it's five minutes long! I think this may be my favorite animatic ever. I'm going to watch this so many times.

Bro I can tell how tragic this is even if I don't know the full story. You captured it WELL! Extremely well. Though there's no real dialogue you can tell when characters get terribly depressed at something or if they're horrifically enraged (I'm gonna take a moment to say "no duh" to myself real quick.) Even though this is just an animatic, the animation and the art is nice and clear. And the fact this is the perfect, literal portrayal of "To get what I want, I became the monster I always hated." Yes I had to search the Internet for that quote lol.

this is honestly one of the coolest backstory I've ever seen BYE FAR.

Bro met sokka’s girlfriend 💀

I’ve scrolled through the comments a bit, and I haven’t seen anyone say how well it fits with the music. It is really amazing.

The amount of storytelling this video does in just 5 minutes is incredible and deserves lots of credit. Not only is the pacing is good, the emotions that come out make you feel for the characters. The art is just amazing and goes rather swimmingly with the story and song. The song was an amazing choice because the scores just get more intense and it’s really just a banger! I really hope this blows up because it’s a good example of great storytelling! ✨

just read the doc and oh my god why am i mildly obsessed w the dynamic between the moon and mariza? like ur gf was doomed from the start and so this child takes her place and she has to not be resentful of it hhhh

This is the best animatic I've ever seen in my entire life, it's giving me so inspiration for thr main character in my manga.💕⭐

THAT POWER THAT YOU WIELD WITH THOSE MAGIC FINGIES IF YOURS!!!! This is honestly some of the most impressive animatics I’ve seen, you are able to tell a WILD, AMAZING story in only a few minutes. U really brought those funky characters to life and I love all of them!!!!!!! Incredible job as always buckaroo ❤️🏴‍☠️✌️

I’ve been avoiding watching this for a while now *cause i knew i’d have to rewatch it a million times*

OH MY. JUST OH MY. This deserves every view and more, fantastic animations, characters and story, just the right amount of color, did i mention your expressions are perfect, and the song choice, while obvious, couldn't be more perfect.

One of my favorite songs in one of the (unarguably) best animatics (though it feels more like a full animation) on RU-vid is heart warming for me also the story is SO good

HOLY SHIT!! IT CAME OUT SO FUCKING GOOD!!! FEELS LIKE WATCHING A WHOLE ASS MOVIE!! SO FUCKING PROUD OF YOU DUDE!!!

I feel like with more lore she’s actually gonna be able to turn into a sea monster when she wants to 👀

Easily one of the most badass OC’s in a long time.

Woah, this is so good! The character's personality and VERY well forged backstory really impressed me, plus your ability to convey emotions without dialog. I would really love to see this turned into a book or movie of some sort! I absolutely loved it!

I actually cannot get over how amazingly stunning this is. I’ve already watched this 4 times, and every little detail you put into each scene is absolutely incredible. I’m probably going to come back and watch this over and over. I know you’re going to get so many comments like this, but seriously this is professional level here.

I honestly love this! i love how when she first wakes up from aftermath of the monster in the beginning and she opens her eyes slightly you can see her eyes are different but then they go back to normal. awesome foreshadowing!! I also just love your art it’s amazing.

"This song tells me the story of someone who’s trying to find answers to questions next to impossible to answer. The line ‘I feel scared and I’m starting to sink And I only sink deeper the deeper I think’ reminds me of the feeling of an existential crisis." This was said by someone reviewing the song, And I agree and understand why it was chosen for this story

I joy the fact the deeper the "curse" progress less of her hair got turned into water which made it so u can visualize how powerful the "curse" is that who ever has it may gain abilities but lose there sanity with it

_“Mariza desperately clings to the tattered fragments of her past identity, attempting to suppress and bargain her way out of coming to terms with her shattered reality and the terrifying, new identity beginning to emerge.”_ As someone currently undergoing a major identity shift, I can relate to Mariza’s narrative on a personal (and I mean _heart-achingly_ personal) level. Watching this animatic has helped ease the growth pains related to my transition (which, in retrospect, is a weird thing to say about an animatic), but, anyway-thank you for creating this visceral yet perceptive work of art!

i'm going to need an in-depth explanation of everything this character has ever experienced please and thank you i love them so so much

Dear god... What have I just witness!?!? It's so beautiful...

I think I watch this about once a week, it is possibly the most vivid and complete storytelling I've seen in years

This hit me like a truck 5 hours ago and I'm still feeling it. The art is fantastic, the emotions are realistic and perfectly displayed, and the theme is absolutely soul-crushing.

THIS IS INCREDIBLE!! I LOVE THE DESIGNS, THE PLOT, THE BACKGROUNDS AND THE MOVEMENTS!!

So I just stumbled across this by happenstance yesterday, and by the gods this is damn amazing- All the small little details, the tragedy, all due to the consequence of one action. It has me wanting to get into worldbuilding again, even if I have no clue where I'd start, lol. Either way, this is really really good, thank you for making this for us all to see