Another Terrible Day Animatic

[@thepersonwiththepanels5351]

You can FEEL the love of Percy Jackson and of this musical in this animatic and I’m 110% HERE FOR IT! Mr. D looks phenomonal, the movements were all so engaging and felt so natural, and the touches of Mr. D’s canonical eye color, the Diet Coke, and references from the musical itself (like the pencil sharpening) made this an S-tier work of art. Bravo!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you so so much!!! I had so much fun making this one, and I’m glad you can tell!

[@thebookobsessors]

“Did you say half god?” “Yeah and I half care.” 😂

[@SimmyKushner]

Mr D was like “You don’t have flying lessons on thursdays. YOU HAVE ARCHERY!” Bold of you to assume he cares about any of the campers enough to remember their schedules The pencil sharpener scene had me dying 😂

[@nicolegrimes383]

Aw come on, we all know he secretly does care about his campers, even if he would absolutely never admit it!

[@BrettB.]

@@nicolegrimes383 I agree

[@EnbyEl]

Yeah, that's the thing. He _does_, but would never be caught admitting it EVER xD

[@dianagoenaga7263]

Little touches like: Mr D's eyes when he gets mad, the extra movements from background characters, the entire pencil scene lol, Zeus acting like an A.A officer. It just makes everything feel so alive! 👀💙💜💙💜

[@nicolegrimes383]

Zeus said “No wine for you! 😡” And I can’t find it right now, but there is one quote from the books that talks about how when Percy looked at Mr. D’s eyes, he could see the power and madness that radiated from him, and I definitely wanted to capture that energy. So glad you liked it!!

[@TheAnga27]

@@nicolegrimes383 It's page 70 of the lightning thief when percy figures out Mr.D is dionysus! It reads: "I saw a kind of purplish fire in his eyes, a hint that this whiny, plump little man was only showing me the tiniest glimps of his true nature. I saw visions of grape vines choking unbelievers to death, drunken warriors insane with battle lust, sailors screaming as their hands turned to flippers, their faces elongating into dolphin snouts. I knew if I pushed him, Mr.D would show me worse things. He would plant a disease in my brain which would leave me wearing a straitjacket in a rubber room for the rest of my life"

[@nicolegrimes383]

@@TheAnga27 Yes that’s it! Thank you!!

[@DelineRose]

Katie when Mr.D sharped the pencil. The look of horror. I love this 😂

[@BrieBoar]

Dionysus aggressively sharpening a pencil has made my day

[@AaronLockman]

things i love about this, in no particular order: -percy looks JUST like i always imagined him in the books -mr d’s slow exasperated spin in the office chair -mr d acts exactly how i feel all the time -mr d looks a lot like alex brightman as beetlejuice? which is a performance i didn’t know i wanted to see until this moment? -the fact that in selena’s imagination, she and beckendorf are both chibi -katie sees selena run frantically from the big house crying harder than she went in, but could NOT be less bothered about it -percy’s jump at katie materializing next to him -KATIE’S FRECKLES OH MY GODS -YOU ENHANCED THE PENCIL SHARPENER JOKE BEYOND ITS ORIGINAL BRILLIANCE -the lovely detail that chiron enters through the back entrance because of his wheelchair -the way percy immediately hugs mr brunner, i’m not crying you’re crying -the fact that chiron’s transformation happens offscreen, not only to accentuate percy’s shock, but also to save the animators some money lol -selena and beckendorf are FIGHTIIIINGGGGGGG but it’s fully resolved by the time we get to the campfire song lol, they clearly do this all the time anyway yes this is brilliant and making the disney plus series live-action instead of animated was an act of pure foolishness

[@nicolegrimes383]

Aw man, I’m so happy you appreciated all the little details!! As for Alex Brightman- I designed Mr. D just as I always saw him, but at one point I 100% looked at Beetlejuice for inspiration (in particular Nicole Rodriguez’s version, her Beetlejuice animatics were a big influence for this one!!) and I love that you could pick up on that 😂 I also love Katie so much in this musical, she is just a force of chaos and I am 100% here for it!

[@flyguy8298]

I clicked on this video completely expecting a Beetlejuice animatic😅

[@CassiusSharp]

You ever wonder why Mr. D doesn't just drink grape juice. I mean it'd probably be close to wine

[@kingaxolotl4085]

Same

[@mercury7d]

At some point he’s just torturing himself more. At least with Diet Coke you get the artificial sweeteners for dopamine, grape juice is just an imposter

[@Void_of_Heart1]

Is Mr. D banned from just drinking wine? What about other alcoholic drinks like whiskey, bourbon, beer, etc. What about eating wine based products instead of drinking?

[@unicornshimmerdotty4533]

@@Void_of_Heart1 he is banned from drinking any alcoholic drink not just wine so that is why Edit: I think

[@Void_of_Heart1]

@@unicornshimmerdotty4533 I remember that he couldn't drink wine, but I was unsure about other alcoholic drinks. Also, what about EATING alcohol? Like putting wine in Jello or something.

[@ronaldryanabinuman6607]

Little detail I don’t think anyone else mentioned is in the scene where Selena is holding a flower and Mr.D says he loves you not all but one petal falls off.I like this detail because yk the stereotypical flower thing where they pull flower petals and say he loves me he loves me not and whatever the last petal is is the correct answer. So Mr. D saying he loves you not when only one petal remains shows that he really does love her and that he loves me is the correct answer ( sorry if this made no sense)

[@nicolegrimes383]

Yes!! That was exactly what I was going for, so glad you caught that!

[@flora8770]

This is awesome! Mr. Ds eyes, the facial expressions of everyone, Percy slowly backing away, Katie, Charlie, Selena standing outside of the cabin and so much more was so well done!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you so much!! So glad you liked it!

[@ShiftingArts136]

I love how Percy is not ok through the whole thing lol😂😂 He’s like that friend that was standing In the corner and the other friends started arguing and brought him into it when he didn’t do anything 😂😂

[@angelarock1798]

You really captured Mr. D in this. I love how he can cause chaos so quickly, really shows his roll as god of insanity. This animatic is lovely and I can't what to watch this for the 11th time.

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you so much! His insanity was seriously so much fun to play with!

[@rapidrowlet45]

Love this animatic! Dionysus is one of my favorite Greek gods and this animatic nails it! (Also props to the composers for making his song and his voice very theatrical, considering he’s also the god of theatre)! LOVED the expressiveness!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!! He was genuinely so much fun to draw, I really wasn’t expecting to love drawing him so much. He truly took over and insisted I make this after I drew him a few times!!

[@rapidrowlet45]

@@nicolegrimes383 Dionysus definitely approves of the book series and the musical. Hell I bet the first musical came from a legacy of Dionysus and Apollo

[@Altcrit]

ITS FINALLY OUT!!!! And it looks amazing!!! The sunflowers part was so smooth! And the pencil sharpening part was perfect. And the part where Zeus got angry at him because of the wine and- Frick it, everything was perfect in this animatic.

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you, I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!

[@MemberOfTheTitanArmy]

I’m halfway through the main pjo series (I just started the third book) and honestly Mr.D is one of my favorite characters. He’s so over-dramatically grumpy, and that makes sense because he’s also the god of theater. I love him.

[@inkyboy88]

Dionysus is usually a goofy mischief maker. It’s an interesting twist to see him as a grumpy guy who REALLY hates his job because his wife got literally dumped by a hero.

[@Sniperifle93]

I love the addition of scenes like the pencil sharpener and the ending with the wine to coke, those were fun!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thanks! They were some of my favorite to do!

[@Thommy2n]

Fantastic work. This also makes me think that if there's a Lightning Thief Musical revival, Alex Brightman should be Mr. D.

[@nicolegrimes383]

Yes please!!! Man I’d love to see that

[@LannyPlaysGames]

1:36 I just realized that this is one of the few instances where Mr. D says the right name for a camper.

[@AveryEmenheiser]

percy is questioning his sanity half the time in this animatic and i am 100 percent here for it

[@DrJill1991]

Mr D is EXACTLY like I pictured him, except better because he has wine eyes! Sooooo good!

[@nicolegrimes383]

So glad you liked the wine eyes!

[@catherinekent8572]

Eeekk this is so beyond fantastic and so much fun to watch!! The characters have so much life - I love Percy’s facial expressions the whole time!!!!!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Aw thank you!!! Percy is definitely questioning his sanity several times through this video 😂

[@meilaoshi9439]

Everything about this is perfection. The movements, Mr. D’s design, the pencil, the way the discordant piano lines up with him punching the wall, everything!!!

[@KnightoSea]

I know I’m late but I just have to compliment this. You completely NAILED Dionysus and it’s the small little details added that really sell this video.

[@nicolegrimes383]

Aw thank you! And haha, it's never too late, I really appreciate all the comments so much!!

[@saramercado4846]

OMG THIS WAS SO AMAZING. I love the cartoony art style. I got so excited when I saw this video. You portrayed all the characters so clearly it was so fun to watch. Also, I loved the extra sound effect, it was simply outstanding

[@nicolegrimes383]

Aw thank you so much!!

[@MrXdee]

If they ever make a Percy Jackson animated series, they NEED TO MAKE YOU AN ANIMATOR FOR IT.

[@nicolegrimes383]

Please, sign me up!!!!

[@sno3b4ll]

Oh my gods. This is so dam awesome, holy cow! You've really outdone yourself!!! You nailed the expressions of Mr. D so perfectly: that visible bitterness mixed with his hatred towards the campers.. wow. Not to mention the moment when you added the extra sound for Dionysus sharpening his pencil (which is obviously made of trees xd) just to threaten Katie Gardener xD Such a genius idea. But my personal favorite was when Percy just lost it. You really had me laughing there really loudly :)

[@nicolegrimes383]

Ah thank you so much!! I think that shot of Percy right after Chiron reveals himself was my favorite shot! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

[@Victoria-_]

Percy’s facial expressions are hilarious 😂

[@healerofthewaters6508]

I freakin love this. All the detailing and little touches absolutely make this for me. It's my favorite song from the musical. This animatic brings it out so well. 10/10.

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

[@drifty_draws]

Oh man. I love this so much. You did so great capturing Mr D’s- everything! It was so good and I love it so much!!! I need more of this. Bring on the Monsters!!! ❤

[@brittanygrimes1625]

Wow this is amazing!! You are so good at capturing each character’s personality!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!

[@thatonebluedog]

This is so cool! I really love your animatics, they’re always filled with so much movement and expression!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you like it!!

[@alakazamlover4908]

THIS WAS SO AMAZINGLY ANIMATED!!!!!! I cant wait to see what song you do next!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!

[@alakazamlover4908]

@@nicolegrimes383 of course! I saw this in my subscription and had to refresh my memory, once i remember you did the "my grand plan" I keep on my playlist, i was hyped

[@callmethecommentcountess9329]

Man, I love this song

[@puekjh]

This is genuinely the best animatic I've ever seen. Also I love all the details from the books like Tiger on the wall, Zeus getting mad at Dionysus etc

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you so so much!!! Really appreciate it!!

[@FORAMERICAA]

I love Grover just running away 😂

[@Cookienater4573]

I played Dionysus on a school play a while back so this was amazing!❤

[@ErtaiCZ]

Very nice indeed! I love mr. D and his purple eyes, brilliant

[@Hp_pjo_twilight_hungerGamesFan]

I found this video in my recommendations as I’m on the verge of having a mental breakdown KZbin algorithm knows me better than I know myself

[@nicolegrimes383]

Aw so glad you found this!!

[@dnpanimationstudio382]

Love all the energy in this! I’d so watch a cartoon of this in this style!!!!!!

[@kamillasarasimon4727]

I loved it. Your animation matched the chaotic and fun feel of the song so perfectly.

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you so much!

[@Phinfoxy]

This got randomly recommended to me. and I have to say, this video is *amazing*. Especially since I am currently obsessing over PJO. There is so much to love there.. and I have yet to read the books lmao! And I love how Mr D looks similar to the cartoony Beetlejuice.. those two would 100% share a drink and a few grumbles about mortals Edit: the subtitles are *GOLD*

[@likhitbhogadi]

its the best animation of tlt musical i've seen so far.

[@nicolegrimes383]

Oh my gosh thank you so much! That is such a huge compliment, I’m so glad you liked it!!

[@Nargon46]

10/10 ending with the look out the window and coke 😂

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!

[@EnbyEl]

I LOVE the facial expressions, they are soooo fitting and on point

[@nicolegrimes383]

@@EnbyEl thank you!

[@kaatt.22]

Words cannot describe how AMAZING, WONDERFUL, and IMPRESSIVE this is. I love all the little details you can REALLY see the love for this amazing book series. If the pjo tv series has half the amount of detail you put into this animatic it would be a pretty dam good adaptation.

[@nicolegrimes383]

That is such high praise, thank you!!

[@tumblingartist]

Oh my gosh!! I love this so much- your animation for My Grand Plan got me into this musical and it’s AWESOME seeing this pop into my recommended!! The expressions and body language for Dionysus is so well done :D !!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Aw, I'm so glad my other animatic got you into the musical! Thank you so much!!

[@youtbuecraert]

Dude you really captured the energy of the show here like this goes hard man!!!

[@hellboundchaoscommand7567]

Well I found my new favorite Percy Jackson Musical animatic

[@nicolegrimes383]

Aw thank you so much!!

[@hellboundchaoscommand7567]

@@nicolegrimes383 Your welcome 🙏 Did you ever do one with The Campfire Song? I would love to see this level of detail be put into that song as well.

[@nicolegrimes383]

@@hellboundchaoscommand7567 I did! I also did My Grand Plan :)

[@hellboundchaoscommand7567]

@@nicolegrimes383 wow you made my precious favorite Perch Jackson musical animatic too. You are an amazing artist and I wish you the best of luck with whatever your next Animatic is

[@nicolegrimes383]

@@hellboundchaoscommand7567 Thank you so so much!!!

[@horseyfacetheglorious]

3:28 Chiron: Now Seymour!

[@pranksterva]

The fact that the counselor has to change it from wine to coke for censorship is hilarious

[@Deathstorm501]

I'm sorry did one of my beloved childhood book series manage to become a musical without literally anyone telling me, and now I have to find out about it via delightful animatics of scenes I never expected to be done well after the godawful movie happened?

[@nicolegrimes383]

Lol, I felt the same way when I discovered the Lightning Thief musical 😂 But yes!!! It’s so good, you definitely need to check out all of the songs!!!

[@Apollo_G]

THE PENCIL SHARPENER IM CRYING-

[@m00npie-333]

ok but mr d looks so much like Beetlejuice and i love it

[@nicolegrimes383]

Beetlejuice was definitely on my mind when I designed him!

[@ReaIWalker]

This is AWESOMME!

[@nicolegrimes383]

@@ReaIWalker Thank you!

[@Lynn-fi1pd]

Those color accents! You have the touch!! 🍷🍷

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!!

[@juliusroman8616]

Great job. Did not expect a new animatic this quickly.

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!

[@Gzd.]

Oh my gosh I adore this animation so much 🥹❤ the emotions are added in SO WELL

[@JoshuaHillmanatorHillman]

The little eye twitch is perfect

[@dalepirofsky3851]

DUDE THIS NEEDS MORE ATTENTION!? SO GOOD!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Aw thank you so much!!

[@TreyC68]

I really love your design for Mr.D, he really looks like a substitute teacher that’s done with everything

[@robbieking4070]

Reminds me of Phil from Hercules. He liked fooling around with nymphs too.

[@robindelorenzo1120]

Man. Nobody seems to talk about Percy hugging Mr Brunner/Chiron

[@nicolegrimes383]

He’s so happy to see a familiar face amongst all of the madness 🥰

[@KingCanuck2814]

This rules! I love all the subtle expressions.

[@willowlw757]

OMG YESSSS. I love this channel❤ Literally, your animatics are so underrated and great! They’re so full of movement, and always fit really well with the mood of the songs

[@nicolegrimes383]

Aw thank you so much! I really appreciate that!!! ❤️

[@dont2mess.with.me2and.my2c3]

omg thhis is legit so amazing! i love how his eyes change!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you, I’m so glad you like the eyes!!

[@dont2mess.with.me2and.my2c3]

@@nicolegrimes383 np! :D

[@shqrkkqt]

I'm glad that we can all agree that Mr.D looks exactly like beetlejuice lol

[@FORAMERICAA]

The hug 😭I'm crying

[@fiirebug]

This is the best animatic I've ever seen for this song

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you so much!!!

[@MrXdee]

AHH IVE WATCHED BOTH UR OTHER PJO VIDEOS THIS ONE JS GONNA BE AMAZING

[@nicolegrimes383]

Let me know what you think!

[@MrXdee]

@@nicolegrimes383AMAZING! the way Dionysus actually seems on the verge of breaking, and Percy is genuinely absolutely mind blown at everything going on. Very nice keep up the awesome work!

[@nicolegrimes383]

@@MrXdee Thank you so much, so glad you liked it!!

[@ava-cado-e1c]

Oh. My. Gods! This is beautiful!!!!

[@margheritaparacini7729]

Love the wine dark eyes!

[@adqueen2548]

This is so cool!

[@ItzRichieze5236]

URGHHHHH THIS IS SOOO GOOD

[@emikemi05]

It was so hard not to laugh… great job

[@DragonArt-Z]

This is awesome.

[@firephoenix888]

This is amazing, i love it

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you so much!!

[@lydiakirsch5142]

This was absolutely amazing! Why doesn’t it have more likes and views!?

[@nicolegrimes383]

Aw thank you so much!!

[@Nightco413]

absoluetly AMAZING work!!!!!

[@emilybadger4218]

I love this so much

[@Bubblestheroo]

This is amazing!!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!!

[@MrXdee]

Oooo this is good!!! Have you ever thought of doing “the tree on the hill?”

[@nicolegrimes383]

I have, it’s definitely on my list!

[@MineKurtMininer]

Mr d sounds and looks like Alex brightman

[@chemitadios8043]

LOVED IT!!!

[@nicolegrimes383]

I’m so glad!! Thank you!

[@Potato_chicken_squaud9802]

Wasn’t Katie holding a wooden pole while protesting?

[@Prince_Potato333]

2:27 Percy : 🧍‍♂️

[@wally-e4h]

Percy: "mr bunner! Ur a horse! What is happening!"😂😂

[@nicolegrimes383]

Ngl probably my favorite part 😂

[@wally-e4h]

I loved and I mean loved this video and the art and also the song of course have u done any other pjo songs? And if u have which ones cuz I may be a little tint bit completely obsessed with pjo😂

[@nicolegrimes383]

@@wally-e4h I’ve done two others- My Grand Plan and the Campfire Song!

[@wally-e4h]

Yay! I will imtily find it

[@wally-e4h]

I actually have all 3 of ur pjo videos in my playlist😂😂😂love ur art style

[@MatsonKey]

This is so good!!!!!!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!!

[@biancalopez6411]

hay una canción de percy Jackson llamada "ready as i"ll ever be" es cuando está apuntó de comenzar la guerra en "el último héroe del olimpo"

[@nicolegrimes383]

Ah, no sabía eso. ¡Lo comprobaré!

[@shartlord]

Woah this is great

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!

[@caitlynbarrett8217]

You should do the prolonged and the day that I got expelled

[@nicolegrimes383]

@@caitlynbarrett8217 Maybe one day!

[@emmacomstock9488]

I’ve been wondering, what does Katie Gardener eat? Like most people who are strongly pro nature are vegetarians. But she vouches for plants specifically (despite Demeter being goddess of the harvest and agriculture aka edible plants). So is she purely carnivorous?? (Sorry if this is answered in the books. I haven’t actually read them. I just have a friend who rants about Percy Jackson to me.)

[@nicolegrimes383]

I love this question so much 😂 I definitely don’t think it was answered in the books at all. She doesn’t have a large part in the books, so it’s pretty fun to make head cannons about her. As funny as it would be to think she is just carnivorous, I personally think she wouldn’t mind eating plants, because of the fact that her mom is the goddess of the harvest. Harvesting isn’t necessarily killing the plants, so I think that’d be fine with her. But arrows? They could be made of other materials! And needlessly sharping a pencil? How dare you! Basically, the way I see it, she’ll eat plants because that has a purpose, but then she’d yell at people for cutting across grass because the sidewalk is right there.

[@nicolegrimes383]

Also, I highly recommend the books! Obviously I’m a big fan of them lol

[@isabelsouvirongarcia3628]

This was sooooo amazing I loved it😍 Could you do In the same bout afterwards please 🙏

[@justaguywhowatchesyoutube5588]

Why does Dionysus here remind me so much of Danny de Vito?

[@bryanaciesielski3111]

How to like a video more than once :)

[@shreyatries2animate]

This is really good. If I can ask, are you planning on/in anything to do with animation besides youtube animatics? Because are genuinely something good

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you so much! And yes, I do want to make my way into the animation industry, particularly as a storyboard artist (as I’m sure you could tell from this lol). But for now I’m working on building up my skill and my portfolio, hopefully one day you’ll see my name in credits for stuff!

[@emmacomstock9488]

This was so good. But my favorite part was the pencil inclusion.

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you! I just about died when i saw it in the musical, I absolutely had to include it!

[@horseyfacetheglorious]

Why didn’t you design his shirt leopard print? Or at the very least tiger print?

[@nicolegrimes383]

I really wanted to- in fact, I had the leopard print design on my reference art that I hung up to look at while making this. But it ended up just being a bit too much work and I wanted to get this posted sooner rather than later. In 2D, it can be very hard to keep patterns like dots consistent, and so I ended up scraping that element in favor of getting this done. Believe me, I could keep working on this for a long time, just continuing to add details, but you need to draw the line somewhere :)

[@horseyfacetheglorious]

@@nicolegrimes383 I mean you could’ve just added solid spots here & there

[@PhilFromhec]

This is yes. I want to eat it.

[@Leora_may]

The design reminds me of someone but i cant think for the life of me who😭

[@nicolegrimes383]

Hmm a lot of people have mentioned Beetlejuice/Alex Brightman, and that was certainly an inspiration! But that was the only conscious influence that I can think of lol, the rest was just how I pictured Mr. D!

[@Leora_may]

@@nicolegrimes383oh it might be one of those to then:)