"After The Rain" A Halo ODST Mega Construx Stop Motion Film

The Planet Reach is under attack by the Covenant. The strategic battle for the city of Skyre has been lost. A device called "The Enigma", Which contains vital information, was lost in this battle. If the Covenant find the Enigma, Humanity will be at a greater disadvantage. Nine hours after the loss of the battle, A lone ODST Named "Bridger" emerges from his drop pod after being unconscious from drop. Now Bridger must navigate the remains of the city, fighting through hordes of Covenant patrols, while trying to find the Enigma, and a way out of the city.
I hope you all enjoy this film, Its been quite the experience creating it. Please let me know what you think of it in the comment section, and if you enjoyed this film, please be sure to like, share, and subscribe, as it helps my channel to grow. Thanks.
This film was animated at 24 FPS, and took around 11 months ( Due mainly to procrastination and school/work/chores). Also, 24 FPS is the highest I have ever animated, so it was a new experience for me. I plan to do a Behind-the-Scenes video in the future, so stay tuned!
MUSIC: Halo 3 ODST Soundtrack - Track 4 Deference for Darkness - Track 2 The Rookie - Track 8 Neon Night - Track 9 Office of Naval Intelligence - Track 3 More Than His Share - Track 5 The Menangerie - Track 8 Finale.
Soundtrack by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori.
~ I do not own this music. ~
Sound effect websites:
www.productioncrate.com
www.fesliyanstudios.com
soundfxcenter.com
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved" John 3:16-17
#Halo #HaloReach #Halo2 #Halo3 #Halo3ODST #AfterTheRain #StopMotion

[@badlaxeanimations3205]

Woah! This blew me away. You did a fantastic job. Although some people may find the movements of the characters too slow I found it enjoyable to watch, it’s obvious how much effort you put into the more subtle movements of the characters and I can appreciate just how difficult it is. On top of that I quite liked the set design and dialogue. Great work! Can’t wait to see what else you have in store :)

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you so much Badlaxe! That means a lot coming from a legendary Animator like you!

[@TheReaperMann]

Good to see the biggest creators are still focused on the community

[@ThyLegohood]

It's understandable of why there isn't much mega bloks stop motions and it's because you have to take wayyyyy more photos. So just seeing stop motions for the franchise is always so awesome.

[@RapidActionAnimations]

Excellent work man! The animation was really well done. The story itself is an interesting concept which really tied together the whole story. The sets are what really impressed me (especially the pan up shot to the tower) they felt really believable to be new Mombasa and were detailed. The sound design was also well done. The vfx in particular were well done. Overal this might be one of your best works yet! Keep it up man

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you so much Rapid!

[@idiotbakashini2025]

@@OddityStudios it looks a lot smoother in 1.5 speed

[@maximumdemon1583]

I really liked the ODST perspective in lore and games,and it is nice seeing it in stop motion dude, thanks

[@OddityStudios]

Absolutely! Thank you so very much for watching!

[@smallblockstudios240]

30 fps and 8 minutes. Just wow this is amazing Edit the old 2016 odst two figure pack was the first mega bloks set I ever got, nice to know people still have the figures and parts from the set. If You could check out my stop motion channel it would be an amazing thing

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you! Yeah I still have some old figures from way back in 2011-2012 that I still have plans to animate with! Sure, I will check out your channel, I love to see other people's work. Thanks again!

[@wholeset]

great stop motion and it has been my favorite since I first watched. I really like the choice of music and the slow pace animation and the ending fight seen blew me away.

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you so very much! That means so much to me!

[@SolracJr0722]

Super Smooth! 💯 Excellent work! 🔥 Keep it up! 😄

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you!

[@WarMaster-sm2cw]

Nice work man you deserve more credit

[@OddityStudios]

Thanks!

[@ItsHj117]

This is really top tier animation! The nice smooth and slow animation makes this stop motion really enjoyable! Very vice!

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you very much! I do wish I would have run this animation at a slightly higher frame rate, but this video is over a year old now. Thanks so much for watching, and feel free to check out my newer Halo videos too if you want!

[@Bobtheungoy]

He was asked to make a grilled cheese, and cooked a full Three course gourmet meal with extra sauce

[@OddityStudios]

Uhm. . . Yes

[@Bobtheungoy]

@@OddityStudios he was asked to be humble, and he forgot the greatness created.

[@WVA541]

This is super cool! Keep up the good work little cuz! 👍🏻

[@shaun_177]

This was phenomenal. You have some of, if not ,the best ballistic effects I've seen on here. I've seen quite a bit of halo mega construx short films. This is top tier.

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you so much!

[@najekosims1580]

Can't wait for the next one, this was amazing.

[@OddityStudios]

I am periodically working on another project much better than this one! Thanks so much for watching!

[@chonkychief1400]

Man I am sad I didn’t find this earlier, it is amazing! My favorite halo game has always been odst, and this delivers on what I love about that, but in a video form! I love the action, music choice, and dialogue! Great video and keep up the amazing work!

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you! My objective for this movie was to, in some way, combine some of my favorite things from Halo Reach, and ODST. I'm glad you enjoyed!

[@LTMotion5]

Amazing work! I really like the blood effects, you didn't over do it with the amount of blood you used

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you very much! I just try to keep my effects realistic but also aesthetically appealing👍 Glad you enjoyed!

[@proboanimations3767]

This is amazing the rain is good and the vfx is really nice 👍 like all of it, like the blood is awesome and the story on this is great

[@OddityStudios]

Thanks!

[@Shark_Studios2]

Very well made love the story keep them coming!

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you! Have you seen my more recent videos? I have improved since this one! Thanks again!

[@tehtraveler]

Wow! As someone who loves ODST and Stop Motion this was amazing. Like something a younger me would kill to see. Amazing Work! Cant wait to see the next project you release!

[@OddityStudios]

Thanks!

[@anonym_b3058]

This is an incredible stop motion! The movements were fluid and the set designs were incredible

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you! That means a lot!

[@FiendTheatre]

nice to see people still make stories about reach,

[@OddityStudios]

Halo Reach is a classic! Thanks for watching!

[@jj12studios]

Bro this is excellent! As a halo odst fan I loved it, your so underrated

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you so much! I’m sorry I’m late replying but for some reason KZbin didn’t send me a notification of your comment. Thanks for watching!

[@SnickersBar16]

My comment is very late but I remember watching this when it was released and I was on vacation and this was so exiting to see. Your editing skill are amazing along with your smooth movements it’s so great to have someone like you in the halo mcx community and I’m exited for your future uploads!

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you so much! That really means a lot to me! I'm glad you enjoyed and I hope to make even better animations in the future!

[@SnickersBar16]

@@OddityStudios I don’t think you can top your quality as it’s already at the max

[@OddityStudios]

@@SnickersBar16 Thank you!!

[@Eliteious]

Dude... This was amazing!

[@OddityStudios]

Thanks

[@TurkeyProductions7]

Good job dude! This is awesome!

[@OddityStudios]

Thanks!

[@Stinger11Studios]

Just finding this but man really good stuff. Great atmosphere and story, just a super enjoyable stop motion in general.

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you!

[@vickie1002]

You have a gift my very talented nephew! Keep on!

[@OddityStudios]

Thanks Aunt Vickie!

[@spartannewo505]

So goated

[@twiptwip8203]

amazing work

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you!

[@MJOLNIR_studios]

This was great! I imagine 24fps makes animating a nightmare, but I really enjoyed how it looked! Very nice atmosphere and action as well!

[@OddityStudios]

Thanks! Yes, 24 fps is way too time consuming.

[@maxybaxy3076]

Wow! I would say that it requires a speed up, but I really appreciate the effort.. Keep it up man!

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you! I know what you mean about the speed, I feel that I have improved alot since this film though, my newer videos are better. Thank you so much for watching!

[@SnakierElm62]

Wow you have made a great piece of work well done 👏 new sub

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you!

[@hiddensynin]

...whah whoah

[@who_be_dis8356]

Really great stuff here mate

[@OddityStudios]

Thanks!

[@MCX_Gecko]

Love it a lot. The story fells good, bullets shots aren’t just a BIG patch of clay, and the walk was smooth. I would say for most of the parts do need some speeding up, that’s all.

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you so much!

[@RapidActionAnimations]

To speed it up you could watch the video at 1.25x speed and it’s much faster and looks better.

[@Honduras256]

You earned a sub it was really smooth and realistic to halo Odst and how the Audio of the covenant and the video keep up the great work

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you so much!

[@Honduras256]

No thank you for the video

[@fresnobackthebluejm9306]

Love music and effects

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you so much!

[@shadowfilms...213]

thats really good animation

[@OddityStudios]

Thanks!

[@FigureStories-wg4qs]

This is so good. I subbed

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you thank you thank you! That means a lot to me! ❤️

[@FigureStories-wg4qs]

@@OddityStudios np

[@renaldyzaldy793]

You know even if the animation is slow it’s still good, smooth and polished almost looks so real

[@OddityStudios]

Thanks!

[@dankmotionsstudios5161]

That was SUCH a banger of a story man. Felt very nostalgic of ODST. Some of the movements were a LITTLE too slow. Ok, maybe a lot, but at least nothing looked too incredibly choppy. What's important is the story was entertaining. The VFX was also pretty good as well. I think you could pull off some AMAZING films if you sharpened your animating skills a little bit more. You definitely have the drive for greatness, so keep it up 👍

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! Have you seen my latest video? I feel that it has much better animation.

[@dankmotionsstudios5161]

Just watched it actually 😅

[@_Manu30_]

EPIC 10/10

[@OddityStudios]

Thanks!

[@Stop_Motion_Hub]

dude the animation is fluid and I also really liked how you used the new halo infinite marine models as the army personal (intentional or not, it is still pretty good)

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you very much! I actually only used that style of marine because they are the only ones I have 😂 Thank you for watching and if your interested I have made a lot of new content since making this film!

[@Stop_Motion_Hub]

@@OddityStudios lmao. I’ll check out your stuff G

[@OddityStudios]

@@Stop_Motion_Hub Many thanks! ❤️

[@sonstary1177]

Muy bien nuevo sub 🙂

[@BrokenWheel12]

Love it!

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you!

[@BrokenWheel12]

@@OddityStudios I actually just made a Stopmotion Film myself, it's not as great looking as yours is ofc but check it out if u can

[@thomasjoya3369]

Me gustó la animación, aunque diré q los movimientos están un poco lentos pero igual se disfruta, es muy bien hecha y esperare más de ti amigo

[@JJTheSpartan_117]

Amazing animation my dude! Story was solid, and the visual/practical effects were spot on. Only thing that I suggest to be improved on is higherint the fps. A lot of the movements felt a bit sluggish but I noticed there were many small movements. If you highered the fps it would compliment all the frames you put in very well, as well as making everything look better as a whole. Great work my friend!

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you, and thanks for the advice!

[@shazyyyyyy]

bro gave us some star wars diolauge before the stop motion happened 😂😂😂

[@OddityStudios]

Haha, I should have typed "In a galaxy far far away" at the beginning! 😄

[@shazyyyyyy]

@@OddityStudios 😂😂😂

[@shazyyyyyy]

good stopmotion though

[@OddityStudios]

@@shazyyyyyy Thanks!

[@shazyyyyyy]

your welcome!!!

[@ClicStudio]

Superb film! I feel like 24 fps is a bit much and make some movements feel very shaky but it’s well animated none the less, the atmosphere is well set, the lighting wasn’t always the best for the mood but most of it was very nice, overall it’s a very well produced stopmotion, good job!

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you! I agree with you, 24 fps is too high, also, my lighting kinda sucks and I haven't really had much experience with atmospheric lighting. Thank you so much for your advice!

[@ClicStudio]

@@OddityStudios a little tip for atmospheric lighting would be to use the neon colored lights like blue, red, purple (if you have leds that is) another trick would be to mess around with the white balance a bit if you have yellow lights, if you have white as an option then take it and try to figure out different ways to place the lights so it can be dark but in a way we can still see clearly and having a completely black backdrop can also help or if the wall/backdrop has no light pointing in its direction then depending on your camera settings it can be black That’s personally how I’ve done it in the past and it always make the lighting feel more alive. Also speaking of fps I personally use 15 and I can’t recommend it enough it’s the perfect balance between not enough frames to be smooth and so many frames it can either be smooth or jittery Anyways! Can’t wait to see more of your work! Keep it up:))

[@OddityStudios]

@@ClicStudio Thank you so much! I plan on making a Behind the scenes video for this in the future (partly for my family to watch so that they understand animation better, but also for everyone). I hope to talk to you again soon and thanks again!

[@imglitching9882]

Good job

[@OddityStudios]

Thanks!

[@imglitching9882]

Your welcome

[@hollowsteel]

Very good! Personally I usually stick to 15 fps, but 24 actually looks pretty good (though it does seem like a whole heck of a lot more work) The only real issue I have with this animation (and trust me it’s pretty subjective) is the abundance of special effects. I usually prefer practical ones, since sometimes special effects kinda mess with the immersion (at least for MCX films). Another thing that I just thought of, but a lot of the movements feel really slow, especially when a character is falling, I’d recommend to cut out a few of the frames for faster movements or action scenes, as having them be as slow as they are in the film kind of messes with intensity and actual flow of the action. (Again this is somewhat subjective).

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you! I agree, I should have speed up certain parts, as I have a habit of taking too many frames. Thanks for watching and for the advice!

[@lotusstudios7450]

Very cool what software do you use for your effects

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you! I use Hitfilm Express for my editing and for adding my effects, and I get my stock Visual effects from a website called ProductionCrate.com. Thanks for watching!

[@BlockMotionStudio]

well done just make the movements a little faster

[@hiddensynin]

I agree with badlaxe, really good but the shots were too focused on detail that it became more slow paced

[@OddityStudios]

Thank you. This is my first true animation at 24 fps, and I should have cut back on how many frames I took for the movement scenes. I am currently working on a new mega construx sword fight animation, which has much more fast paced action. Thanks for watching and for the comment!

[@hiddensynin]

Your welcome

[@camitronis]

This is a great animation but it looks like the whole thing is filmed in slow motion

[@OddityStudios]

Yeah, lol it definitely does! I was a little inexperienced when I made this animation; I filmed it at 24 fps. You will find in my more recent work that I have improved. Thank you so much for watching!

[@djurran48]

animation looks great! however some of the fight scenes seem a bit too slow

[@OddityStudios]

Thanks!

[@scoutsstudio7683]

Reach was already glassed at 2552 nice vid though

[@OddityStudios]

Thanks for pointing that out to me, also thanks for watching!