OC Animatic - The Dismemberment Song 

friendly reminder just in case cause it keep happening, delta (big poofy hair fish) is she/her :D

"Boss, I get that you're very proud of your song and want to finish it for the dramatic flair, but I also have a major stab wound"

As a fellow scientist, I could also feel the rage when the blood collector was knocked over. Collecting reare blood isn't easy, and with as much as she got, she could've ran all kinds of tests without having to directly hurt Delta.

Bruh Delta's expression looking at the fishy skeleton next to her is absolutely legendary

Honestly, it's refreshing to see an animatic where the singer's victim is saved.

She might be a little unhinged, but there’s something very attractive about a woman so passionate about her craft.

I love how silly and genuinely horrifying some of the things that the Heather does and how she's just such a great villain. It's genuinely amazing how great you are at showing personality with your characters without even a word. And even near the end, you get to show the villain have just a bit of humanity when they stare in shock/fear at the floating water. But then when you show her telling her assistant to walk off a literal stab wound, it reminds us that she still isn't in any way empathetic or caring.

As someone who gets really uncomfortable around needles, this is my worst nightmare. Luckily, even if I died in this situation, it's bound to leave my captor disappointed, considering how I have actually failed a blood test on account of not having enough blood.

You know she's evil when she's got great vocals.

2:29 - 2:36 does anyone notice that the hunter or butcher or whatever looks terrified when she fails, and even after when she looks at the blood. Like she desperately needed it. I feel like Imma get a theory or sum

Aaaaa I cannot get over how incredible your animatics are. The expressions, the movement, the everything.

I love that Heather is just the Dib of this universe. A little not right in the head, obsessed with dissecting their enemy, ya know. I think it’s so neat that this series has ocean creature characters, elemental characters, and one of the antagonists is just the Psychotic Dissector. When I run out of fictional universes to obsess over, at least I know these characters exist and I love them hehe

“How many times have you replayed this animatic?” *”yes”*

God, the scene where Heather (I think that's what their name is, yeah?) looks up at the floating water, and the whispers start getting louder until it all drops.... you have such a gift for storytelling and emotion.

So many frames! Wow! You did an amazing job telling the story!

ah, her fatal blunder, monologueing until rescue appears

Oh my gosh, after watching the newest animation her terrified-to-pissed expression when the blood is destroyed _makes SO MUCH SENSE!_

I’ll be putting my take on the animatic’s, though mostly Heather (the butcher)‘s, plot, character beats, motivations here for my and anyone else’s reference: So! Given that Heather is a mermaid hunter, we can leave the capture of Delta up to imagination. Then, we base this off the question that’s yet to leave my mind: Why does Heather seem to *need* the blood so? Given a read over the slides within the description, Mermaid Blood has a distinctive healing property. Given Heather’s measurement off a blood sample’s properties(?), we can assume she was determining the tier of the blood. Given how distraught she was at the inconsiderate bonk of her tank, we can assume it was of high tier, which is likely what she needs to be able to cure that scar she hides under her magnificent hair swooop. At the filling of the tank, Heather was readying a strike at Delta, so we can assume that she only wanted enough to cure her scar and possibly to sell, giving the mermaid meat some semblance of a chance to sell well. Through this, we can see the general use of mermaid hunters: They collect blood, properly; harvest meat, and scales; and decrease the chance of the race being discovered by giving them reason to hide, making it a controlled market. Conclusion? Mermaid Hunters are a supreme, skilled, very rich branch of hunters. Sad to say Charles(stabbed himbo) doesn’t exactly fit our description here. He’s likely a mercenary that found his way into Mermaid Hunting by association. This was long, might edit this down.. or up. 🤧

Man, she even looks like a villain. I already like her.

Ok so this is my absolute favorite animation now, I literally watch it every day

God I'm so charmed by this as a whole, fighting sequence, the movement of the character entering the room and charging against the lady?? It was made perfect, as well as the scenario! It's so full of detail and yet works just enough not to steal the focus from the main characters.

THIS IS TOO GOOOOOOD THE UNHINGED EXPRESSIONS, THE FLUID MOVEMENT, THE CHARACTERS, THE AMAZING BACKGROUND, IT’S ALL SO PRETTY You can really see all the effort put into this! If I’d have just randomly encountered this video I’d have thought it was an animatic of a show or something

You did not pull any punches on how horrific that woman is. I got moments thinking 'Oh, she'll kill me without a hitch', wonderful job at portraying her characters, and I loved that action bit, it had a lot of movement. This is a wonderful work, and really made me inspired!

This is ridiculously professional, like you were able to keep things readable and expressive even with few frames. Have you considered making a show?

Every time I just imagine Heather pausing in the middle of 'oo' as the big muscly guy literally drags Delta into another room and ties her into a chair and then her just pirouetting after them like a demented ballerina

idk why but my brain is chugging with theories on why heather wants/needs whatever properties or magic the merpeople have,,. anyway i watched this three times already i love the expressions on all the characters :)

YOOO!! INCREDIBLE AS ALWAYS!! Love the unhinged vibe that Heather (that's her name, right?) has, the cutaways to Mariza coming to rescue Delta, the transitions between scenes and the incredible detail in the backgrounds. Also, that part where the music cuts when Mariza uses her powers and you just hear sound effects WAS SO COOL!! And that fight between Mariza and Heather GOES SO HARD. Any insight into your pirate universe is always cool, I love all the characters so much :D

Me when I’m dissecting a frog

At 0:49, delta looks so terrified, but the only thing that Heather did was put her hair up lol. Delta: okay I can handle thi- HOLY SHIT SHE PUT HER HAIR UP SHE MEANS BUSINESS

-the way the frames picked up during the faster/more intense scenes -The fact that I thought the cloaked person was an accomplice until she broke into the lab to rescue the fish lady -the DREAD I felt when I saw the skeleton stuff everywhere 😟 So many amazing things. This animatic was spectacular!

this is the most unhinged animatic I've watched and I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT. the psycho faces, the way a scene can go from "fun" to FEREL IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. a prime example is the cut to the "basement" from the first room. the moment that scene change happened i was just left sitting there thinking "well sh*t's about to go down." heather is a maniac and I ADORE her for it. the smoothness of the movements, down to the small details in the backgrounds. you could GENUNLY feel the fear in delta's face while she was getting laid down to be BUTCHERED ALIVE. so more or less. perfect animatic. 10/10. would animatic again.

She is very attractive in the most respectful manner

I need a whole movie about the story of your ocs because I’m so interested in this story

Lyrics : Hold still, my sweet I'm trying to measure the space between Your molar and your jaw This caliper No cause for fear, no, it, it doesn't hurt It only helps me measure How much skin you have Oh, and the topmost layer of fat But I won't make an incision 'Till you're nice and numb Oh, and laughing gas can be so much fun Please don't doubt my decision This'll be ooh, this'll be aah This'll be absolutely whee This'll be nice, this'll be neat And bring you closer to me So don't you squirm, don't you fret I'm not gonna hurt you yet I just feel the need to be getting A little of you, a lot of blood-letting I know the sensation you're probably dreading But cutting you up will be so refreshing for me Refreshing for me, yeah No, don't you cry And don't call Miriam, she's my alibi Oh, let me check your toes out Aren't your toenails cute And red is such a lovely color on you But you won't be needing those When you've got no knees Or shins, or pinky fingers, or arteries So hold still while I remove them Oh, and don't fight back I think you'll find you're missing the point with that That's enough out of you And this'll be ooh, this'll be aah This'll be absolutely whee This'll be nice, this'll be neat And bring you closer to me So don't you squirm, don't you fret I'm not gonna hurt you yet I just feel the need to be getting A little of you, a lot of blood-letting I know the sensation you're probably dreading But cutting you up will be so refreshing for me, yeah Refreshing for me, yeah Well, once upon a time, that's where the plot begins And right after the end, well, that's where the plot thins, and I've got no angel to keep me in line So I'm taking your narrative, and I'm making it mine 'Cause I'm all out of hurt, you've used up all I've got So I'm chopping you up and still coming up squat If I wanted to bleed, I'd just roll up my sleeve And saw and saw and saw And saw and saw and saw And saw and saw and saw Oh yeah This'll be ooh, this'll be aah This'll be absolutely whee This'll be nice, this'll be neat And bring you closer to me So don't you squirm, don't you fret I'm not gonna hurt you No, no, no, not yet

Dude, this is so well made! I love this song so much, and this animatic is just so full of movement, I absolutely adore it!!

2:38 having it animated to the drum beat is so fun and adds so much movement for the animation itself, very cool little bit

"Miss/Sir, please I require medical help RIGHT. NOW! I have a major stab wou-" "Hold that thought, i have a song to finish"

I love how much diabolical fun the villain is having. Her shoulder shake at the laughing gas line is so cute, too! And that final shot!!!

If I had a nickel for every time this creator showed me a new song that I genuinely loved and listened too outside of a video, I’d have two nickels which isn’t a lot but it’s cool it happened twice

*brakes into lab to save friend* "damn, that's catchy"

ive never been this invested in an animatic before lol

Honestly, this is such a superhero scenario. Delta about to be turned into sushi but the Villains takes just long enough to monologue for Mariza to arrive in the nick of time. I imagine at that point Delta said something like: "Oh, have I forgot to mention? My girlfriend's the God of the Sea in the making".

I've now watched this at least 20 times and the little dance that Heather says when she says 'Oh laughing gas can be so much fun' is such an amazing detail

In a matter of two days, I have watched this 6 times, read the slide show (and cried) and have had no other connection to human life after obsessing over this world you have created. This is freaking incredible, good job. (No I am not ok)

Why is it always the crazy ones who gave such good voices or a really interesting song if not both.

I ACTUALLY CAN’T STOP SMILING HAHA OH MY GOSH??? Either Heather’s unhinged facial expressions are rubbing off on me or I’m just THAT blown away. First of all I LOVE the song you chose. Your animatics have introduced me to so many amazing songs I swear this is going to be stuck in my head for the rest of the week. And secondly you are just SO GOOD at telling stories without any dialogue! Like even if the song wasn’t playing I would still be able to tell what’s going on. You did a wonderful job showing what Heather’s motive is too…like when the blood is spilled she immediately stops fighting and runs over to inspect it instead. And the battle scene itself was INCREDIBLEEEEE 😭💕 The glass shattering sound effect made me gasp out loud omgggg I could honestly keep rambling but I won’t because this is getting really long I’m sorry lol. Point is this is so fantastic and I’m exited to learn more about your characters!

AYO THAT FIGHT SCENE?? HELLO? the designs of the rooms are so oughg i love them so much. bones on her celing.

I can't take the situation seriously with deltas angry little face near the start

At 3:26 she just looks so tiny and sad and confused that I ALMOST forget she's borderline insane. but pretty woman🙏🙏🙏

I clicked fast than anyone can say “stfu” I LOVED IT, it’s so BEAUTIFUL 🤩

MMMMM This will be the only thing in my bloodstream thank u JUST FINISHED IT This is literally the definition of. Phenomenal 😮‍💨😮‍💨💗💗 chills literal chills

1:17 “…and dont call miriam” oh wait… Mariza…. Miriam…. shandzii, how

Delta knew it was gunna go down when miss mermaid hunter strapped her head and laid the chair flat 😂

The part with the forced blood-draining reminded me of how this is an actual problem in India. People lure in immigrants, who are often very poor, with the promise of housing and a job, but then keep them locked up, draw blood from them several times a week, and sell the blood in the black market. A dozen victims may be held captive in one house, left too weak to defend themselves from becoming even weaker.

THAT WOMAN IS SO PRETTY OH MY GOD. ABSOLUTELY LOVELY ANIMATIC AS ALWAYS!!

WAIT A MOMENT! All the wanted posters we see on Heather's desk seem to be for Delta and her crew, not other random mers. The other thing on the desk (the thing she looks at near the end, at 3:37) seems to be a letter. With her comparing Delta to the wanted poster at the beginning, is it possible that she's specifically looking for them for some reason that's tied to the letter?

first thing I've seen from you, wasn't expecting to find a song called "The Dismemberment Song" at 1am

2:18 Ok so nobody's gonna talk about how smooth this bit is-

I know you probably won't see this but I want you to know how cool it is to see a trans woman who doesn't seem to have used medical stuffs for their transition and to not really have their validity threatened in the slightest whenever I see other trans women in stories and stuff they've always either already done some medical transition or it's made a big deal that they want to and I just want to tell you guys that I really appreciate Delta's existence

One of my favorite things in story telling is Chekhov’s gun, especially when it’s done right. 0:12 - 3:00 This here was a very good use of it, well done Shandzii.

OMGGG shandzii this looks absolutely amazing!!!! the way you make characters so energetic and expressive in your animatics is amazing :D

I feel the need to say thanks for two separate reasons. 1. Thanks for making another one of these brilliant videos. 2. Thanks for introducing me to a song that will no doubt become a favourite.

3:20 That moment when you realize you've been toying with powers beyond your understanding.

The Voicing Acting, the timing, and the Story is amazing even the Song just fits everything. It feels like watching Disney...

Not me just being absolutely terrified of the crazy lady But this was a bone-chilling music video. All the expressions and movement is just *chef’s kiss*

3:31 Guard: "Mrs. Heather, w-we have an intru- Heather: "stfu I'm having a musical moment"

Hey, say what you want about the antagonist, but I'm just happy to see more women in STEM.

i love all of this story and art holy shit

The villain is so interesting! She is enough like an ordinary ecstatic person, but also has little unsettling parts or just a creepy face. Makes you want more

This looks so amazing shandzii! You’re animations really motivate me! I especially love you sun and moon content :D Have a great time shanzii

I love how you captured heather's sweet yet psychotic feel

AAAAAA!!!!! I was on the edge of my seat! LOVED the ending!!!!

This is amazing! I love the energy of this animatic, it didn't drag one bit. Keep up the great work! :D

AAAAA I LOVE THIS ART STYLE SM ITS SO PRETTY

my dentist asked if laughing gas was ok and this song suddenly popped in to my head.

GODDDD, THIS WAS SO COOL OMFG- The animations are just amazing- The characters, the story- All of it is jus so cool and amazin'. Absolutely love it, keep up the good work Shandzii!

2:51 and that's one of the best villain smiles I've ever seen👌

Heather no your inner theater kid is showing

…THIS GIRL NEEDS A WHOLE MOVIE.

I would pay whatever price if It meant Shandzii OC's could get their own show or Webtoon honestly this is Amazing 😁❤💙👍👌

THIS IS AMAZING!!!! THE MOVEMENT IS SO SMOOTH AND CLEAR AND PERFECTION! ITS SO COOL

"I'd like to donate some blood, sommone elses."

1:54 *gay panic*

Oh, this is the best! I'm super invested in the stories of these characters. Plus anything with "happy-go-lucky woman that likes picking people apart for fun" always gets me. Hope to see more of these fish and folk!

*The Dismembering person having a whole Musical while Delta contemplates her life choices:*

you are so good at animating expressions! like the facial expressions on the characters are just so perfect i love it

I swear this is the best animator, prove me wrong.

Dude... WHO DID YOU SELL YOUR SOUL TO?!? THIS LOOKS SO DAMN GOOD!!! TAKE ALL MY BRAVOS AND CHEERS, YOU DESERVE IT!!!

I literally can’t explain how well you did the expressions- they look so freaking awesome & just perfect! Every second of this is just incredible & just phenomenal! I can’t believe how you did this so well it’s like- too good for words

This has serious Disney villian song vibes, well done

This whole thing feels like a massive animation just waiting for its big budget to finally get finished properly. Freaking amazing art and 2 highly addictive songs your work is excellent.

The fact that Delta has been mistaken for a man by so many people is absolutely hysterical to me

Is no one gonna mention Delta's (fish lady) face at 0:10 . Mine would be the same thing lol. Awesome job as always!

The fight scene is SO COOL! I love this animation sm it’s so well made.

I love these animations because they are so well done and it has a great story behind it. good job. 🙂👍

This is lovely! Everything; the backgrounds, the poses, and of course, the lore! I love every pixel of this! The shading adds value and significance to the most intricate of details, such as the more emphasized colors of the butcher's knife at 1:35, and of course the characters moving on the screen. Lastly, The 'fight' sequence was stunning, and the song choice fits exceedingly well!

I saw you just posted and I knew it was gonna be good

Y'all, I have watched this WAY too many times, pls help I can't stop

Glad to be an og before you even got a hundred thousand subs!

That transition at 0:22 I think is my favorite detail