just what it says on the tin :) please mind the warnings, we are in the bad future timeline thank you for watching!! find me on twitter: / royalcorvids tumblr: / magpiecrown
I think this is probably one of the few animatics that's genuinely changed a song for me- the upbeat, fast-paced tone contrasted against the nightmarish environment of the apocalypse creates what has GOT to be some of the coolest dissonance I've seen so far. Especially because the lyrics still fit so perfectly- this is their roaring 20's, just desperately trying to stay alive and cope. I love this so much!
thank you so much! exploring the juxtaposition of the song and the story, both on the whole and in particular combinations of lyrics/music and the visuals was definitely my favourite part of working on this :) (aside from drawing Donnie's snoot 39568 times haha!)
The whole theme of the song being “his roaring 20s” with irony fits so well, and is really sad to - because this is Donatello’s (and all of their) “roaring 20s”. Rather than be out having fun and being a young adult, he’s had to struggle to survive in an apocalypse, deal with grief before tragically dying painfully with no end to his suffering. He died before he could be at peace with the fact, before he could say goodbye. His 20s were just fear and fighting with no break until death - until “home”, as the song suggests. He wants to go home, because it means the return to normalcy. He never got there, a true tragedy for him and his brothers, all suffering until the end. Basically what I’m trying to say is that this is amazing, I’ve watched it like 3 times already and about to watch it again
thank you so much for taking the time to write this all out, you are echoing my thoughts exactly! if i am completely honest, my general hc for the Bad Future timeline+donnie's death differs from what i did here - specifically because the song dictated a lot of what would happen and how, and that included putting them in their twenties. and also making his death nearly completely meaningless :")))) thank you for watching!
@@magpiecrown9202 I just find the whole future time line tragic for the boys, and your animatic really captures the hopelessness of the entire thing through the tragedy of Donnie’s (needless) death, when he should be still being…well, a kid with his brothers. All before he was even middle aged. The writers really pulling “oh yeah the apocalypse happened and no one was happy ever again and they all died” is actually really depressing. Sure they fixed the timeline but it still existed. Also I am drawing fanart of this death now you cannot stop me
@@Dysfunctionaldoodle I agree, it is tragic and delicious! and omg if you decide to post the art, PLEASE send me a link, I would really like to see it 💗💗
I love this entire animatic so much, don't get me wrong, but my absolute favorite part is before it even begins. The trigger warning. Like, just look at nerdy ol' Donnie lookin up at the words, breaking the fourth wall as usual, and then he sees the "Implied character death" and he just goes, "Wait what." And then the emoticon is just shoved in his face- It's so lively and Donnie's character is captured so well for such a small moment. It really shouldn't be the best part, but to me it is, because it just has so much life and energy and it's such a cool contrast to the rest of the video and I... I love this animatic, man.
djfk it's genuinely so nice to hear you say that! despite the animatic's overall theme, the song is just to peppy for me to not have made a peppy intro to match, and I'm glad it's not... too incongruent? and Donnie breaking the fourth wall on the regular is fr one of my favourite parts about the show, 🤝 :D thank you!!
I genuinely think that a bunch of tmnt fans should get together and create a new show ourselves! This is better than most of the actual episodes of any tmnt show I’ve EVER seen! If we all collabed together and made a fan service tmnt show it would be SO DARK and everyone would LOVE IT. More of this, everybody! More of this!
it wouldn't be legal. Fan work is actually kinda illegal but tolerated as long as we don't make money out of it. If we were to try to make something really big, we would get stopped because we don't own any rights. :/ but we still have shorts animatics and fanarts that are really cool! :) (plus, creating a show takes A LOT of TIME and knowledge. doing a good show isn't that easy)
@@thenameismiel4205 @elijahwilson5530 as far as i am aware, non-profit stuff is still legal. in any case, a bunch of enthusiasts are aiming to make a fan season 3 here: www.tumblr.com/rottmntfans3
This whole thing is a work of art! I absolutely love your art style! I don't know how to describe it. Kind of like...punk elegance, I don't know. It's stylish and authentic at the same time. I like the way you added more turtle-esque features to the boys, too.
i should be focusing on your GORGEOUS art, but HOLY SHIT YOUR HANDWRITING???? it's so pretty.... your art is absolutely BEAUTIFUL as well, but i've got a thing for script and DAMN is your handwriting slaying
thank you so much omg? overall my handwriting is very wretched (i'm a leftie and the latin alphabet is not my native), but i tried my damnedest for donnie's honour! xD
I was so excited. He had made a new arm, had a good plan and was the climax of the song and I had forgotten about the character death warning. Now I’m so sad.
Absolutely insane!! I love all of it 🤩! We need more rottmnt animatics (especially Donnie focused 👀). The story was *chef's kiss*, keep up the good work.
This might have been one of the best animatics that I have seen since one I saw based on the Drumming Song in 2010. Their designs, the song, the story just UGH! PERFECTION!
I LOVE THIS SONG AND IT SUITS DONNIE SO WELL AAAH HOLY SHELL- Omg this is incredible the pacing, your style, the composition throughout this video is phenomenal!! You truly Hit all the story Beats and character moments for Future Donnie and this is absolutely heartbreaking!! Truly outstanding work😭💜💜
THIS WAS SO GOOD!!! i don't have like. coherent compliments for you but i can tell how much work went into this- i love how you balanced the graveness of The Literal End Of The World with the more lighthearted moments. the song choice is FANTASTIC and i will actually think about this forever ^_^
thank you! :D balancing the tragic and the funny was definitely in my top 3 goals (to match the same kind of paradox of the song itself), i am very glad to hear it tracks :)
Ohmigoshohmigoshohmigosh!!! This is amazing! Everything is so well put together, from the song choice, the story telling and animation, and the way the story follows the lyrics perfectly!!! And that last shot lingering on Donnie's hand... it was tense cause I was hoping the fingers would twitch or something and when they didn't it was just like WOW! I love this!
BUD I AM SCREAMING the complete flip flop I did from hyped up hand flaps at the first chorus (that black screen to everyone jumping into the air hell YEAH) to the dread and choked up feeling at the end where I wanted to legit screech YOU ARE DOING MANY THINGS TO MY EMOTIONS!!!! Your use of black and white as the general palette with punches of colour gave a weight to the mood and a lot of visual interest, and I love the lingering emphasis on Donnie's amputation through the second verse, that really hit home just how much it affected him. The song choice was STELLAR, I'd never heard it before but like some of the other commenters have said it's got this banger of an upbeat energy that contrasts so strongly with the visuals and lends a sort of "keeping my chin up out of desperation" tone to the whole story. You are KILLING IT my dude I need to watch this a bajillion more times DAMN. (PS the "enjoy :)" pushing into Donnie's face in the intro made me laugh, great stuff)
I love this animatic so much I've replayed it many times 😆 You are amazing and so talented, this animatic broke my heart but it's so true! Donnie spent his 20s (young adult life) fighting, roaring, and... just wanting to go home... And he indeed went "home" at the end TT This video is superb, everything is amazing, I've never even heard the song Roaring 20s before but it was able to hit me right in the feels thus I appreciate this animatic so much. Very, very good job! 👍👍
-lays down on back and tries not to cry- Ugh, this just got me. Especially the end ohhhhh my god. 😭😭 You did such an amazing job with this animatic! Just amazing!! 😭💙💙
i litterally just keep playing this video on loop while working becaue a, this made me fall inlove with the song, and b, the video is so good and whenever i look up i happy stim
This is going to sound super random but this animatic is the one and main thing that encouraged me to take that first step in joining the military. It was truly inspiring in ways I cannot describe. With my interview tomorrow and the paperwork filed I'll report back in a few months/years and definitely find myself watching this again with an update. Thank you so much for all the work and effort you put into this. It truly has had an impact on my life for the better. Keep doing what you love
I… I need you to understand that I am slack jawed and I think… this video sank into my gut like a rock. Im gonna be thinking about this for a while 😭 (you did an amazing job with this tho and while I liked the vibe of this song before… I don’t think I’ll be able to hear it now without thinking of the brothers. Its going on my bad timeline writing playlist)
Wow.. It's a masterpiece. Truly a masterpiece, sad, sad and so beautiful. But for me, as a fan of this turtle universe, there must be four. Nothing else. After all, the Friend without a friend, the teenage mutant ninja turtles will not be the same. And this animation only strengthened my position. Thank you author for this truly magnificent work. I like it. 💙🤌🔥
I uh-this-ah.. THIS IS AYFJHRSEATRSURSUTYRATEAAETTAR THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE HOW- HOOOOOLY SHIT THIS IS TOO MUCH I feel so blessed to exist in the same timeline as this, holy crap
This is how they should have animated Donnie’s head, it will never not bother me they designed his forehead to about ratio to be the inverse of that of an actual soft shell turtle
IM LITERATELY CRYING😭 YOUR CHANNEL IS SO👏🏾FUDGING👏🏾 UNDERRATED👏🏾 LIKE THIS LOOKS AMAZING😭 THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT YOU PUT INTO THIS👌 MY MIND IS BLOWN✨ Also I love their snoots 🥺
Ive watched this video so many times and i cant get enough of it! The song choice and art is amazing, i love how youve drawn them because they rewlly do look like older versions of themselves, and i really cant find a word to show hoe obsessed i am witg this video!
I’ve rewatched this like 7 times by now, and the ending still hurts SO MUCH. The future timeline really got me in the feels, and this animatic is amazing. You’re awesome!!
Just so you know I want this all the time whenever it comes back up in my recommended or whenever I think of the song. This is my favorite animatic probably ever.
This entire thing is amazing but I'm not gonna lie my favourite part is at the beginning where Donnie's just chilling in the title sequence and then he's just like WAIT WHAT DO YOU MEAN CHARACTER DEATH- And then just gets smacked in the face that is comedy gold right there.
Everybody is here saying that this is like, a masterpiece- and don't get me wrong, it absolutely is, but I'm here just happy that I found something concerning Donnie. IS IT JUST ME OR DOES NOBODY LIKE DONNIE 😭
