Making of | "Winter Weathered"

[@DeadSound]

Hey, guys. Just wanted to say how grateful I am that "Winter Weathered" seemed to resonate so much with so many people. I genuinely think it is the best piece of art I've ever made and I'm so glad people seem to like it. Thank you all. Hope you enjoy this video showing off what went in to create this brutal, fantasy world! ^_^

[@BookofMourne]

I was so excited for this film, especially the "Fell" statue cameo

[@ВалентинЗайцев-ВолшебникиВоин2]

Wait, are you from Scotland?

[@V1ncenz010]

This is the best short yet of sauria, your work is inspiring and simply a masterpiece, every part of the creative process and every detail tells of how much you care.

[@50895]

You should make real shorts of sauria with mini stories, that would be super awesome

[@ВалентинЗайцев-ВолшебникиВоин2]

There are Cats in our Family too! The first one was born from Siamese and Thai Cats, and the second one is a Red Arental!

[@infernowolf8914]

I honestly do agree that adding in the scenes with the Wooly Mammoths was a great decision. It shows a gentleness and compassion to Helionyx that really made me care about and feel sorry for him. And that moment when the Mammoth mother reached out her trunk to him while she and the rest of the herd were mourning the death of her baby, absolutely heartwrenching.

[@milanmaschgan6299]

Aren't those rather Columbian Mammoths instead of Wooly Mammoths?

[@johnfabbri9572]

Colombian mammoths and Brazilian Smilodons represented!​@@milanmaschgan6299

[@Baneineiwardisreal]

@@milanmaschgan6299do you think colombian mammoths dont live in a more spring- like place, but instead of a whole tundra?

[@shahinarahaque2071]

@@Baneineiwardisreal They aren't wrong, it is most definitely a Columbian Mammoth. Larger animals generate more heat, thus meaning they need less insulation than if they were smaller. This is further showed (SPOILER WARNING) when the Mammoth baby died due to the cold, while the older Mammoths endured it.

[@Baneineiwardisreal]

@@shahinarahaque2071but what the calf mammoth died to starvation or something? Its only a what if

[@jaythecappy]

Learning that the fur pattern on the megalocerous was based on cave art makes me want to cry. Art is built on art is built on art. Thousands of years ago, someone saw a deer. For one reason or another, they wanted the image preserved. They didn't have film, they'd have no reason even imagine things like cameras or computers or youtube animations. But now, thousands of years later, the deer moves again, preserved in unimaginable ways.

[@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479]

Makes me wonder why Dead Sound didn't use Smilodon cave paintings for reference since they did not have exposed teeth in those and we have A LOT of them.

[@immagical7036]

@@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479maybe DeadSound wanted to make sure we know that the big kitty’s are Smilodons?? Without the big teeth being shown, many of us wouldn’t know

[@ShadowsAndScience]

@@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479 We actually don't have any good cave art of Smilodon. There are a handful of paintings that have been identified as Smilodon, but American rock art tends to be a lot more abstract and stylized than the more accurate-to-life cave paintings we see in Europe and Asia. We do have a lot of art of cave lions though, which I imagine is what you were probably thinking of. Also, the most recent analysis of the jaw and tooth structure of Smilodon does seem to indicate that the sabers would have been exposed when the mouth was closed. (Anton et al., 2022)

[@spider_plantt]

Absolutely! The first time I watched Winter Weathered I saw the megaloceros and was like wait. . . I know exactly why they're patterned like that! I used to be so fascinated by early man and their art when I was a kid (still am!) and it was such a beautiful, touching homage to our ancestors' art!!

[@Emerald-DragonFlame]

I think Winter Weathered was one of you animations that actually made me cry. The lost of a child, the wish for vengeance, while trying not to blame an animal for wanting to survive, and the begging of forgiveness, just got to me, man. It's really nice to see a story tangentially about vengeance, while also about not wanting to succumb to it, it's fuckin great.

[@StopMotionDryptosaurus]

Same. When I saw the mother saber tooth I had tears dripping down my eyes.

[@Syntax_Assassin]

Yeah

[@GordonBeckles]

EXACTLY 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 You articulated the all the whats, whens, whys, and hows of the feelings elicited by this episode... ...perfectly.

[@och70]

The "making of" videos have always given me an entirely new level of appreciation for your creativity.

[@LORRANANASTÁCIO-i9i]

YES

[@goodgollymissmolly7624]

same here!!!

[@iAlbert180]

on the same page with this guy

[@beeb.w.6389]

If you ask me, it looked like he was going to sacrifice himself to the beast he found. He took a knee and held at his child’s last thing left to him. Yet upon seeing the dagger dug into the Smilodon, his intention suddenly changed. It turned from acceptance to rage, to revenge. He had found his child’s murderer and allowed that anger and grief to consume him, only after did he realize just what he had done. He had killed a mother, a parent who had a child of their own. He had become the very hunter who took his child away, only thst instead of the child, he had taken it’s protector. He promised to protect them, to raise them, so that in the parent’s dying moments they can at least pass knowing what would happen to their kitten. Rant asside, absolutely beautiful art and animation as always. Genuinely can’t wait for the next one.

[@DeadSound]

Yeah, he was planning on sacrificing himself to the Smilodon he found. At that point he had given up and planned to die. It's foreshadowed by Helionyx leaving his bow and arrow behind before wandering into the hostile wilds. The shot where he gives up and walks into the blizzard he is literally eclipsed by a gravestone. (Seen at 2:59)

[@astick5249]

@@DeadSound oooo i totally see it now!

[@Lanval_de_Lai]

@@DeadSound But what's really that cave? It's like a sanctuary to die? The Smilodon lives there for that or it's a coincidence?

[@Draxynnic]

@marshalmarrs3269 I have a sneaky suspicion that's because the answer would be very similar to the modern mammal-dominated ecosystem, except without mammals having gone through an extended period of being mostly nocturnal. Permian therapsids were evolving body plans similar to modern mammals with similar diets and lifestyles, and mammalian features would probably still be evolutionarily advantageous enough that over time (and less catastrophic extinction events), animals with those features would displace those that didn't over time, just like placental mammals replaced marsupials and egg-laying mammals in most of our world. We probably wouldn't have birds or crocodiles, since the archosaur group might never have had the chance to get a foothold in a world where synapsids were dominant, just like mammals were suppressed while archosaurs were dominant, although it is possible some small diapsid group might have developed in such a way to become something we'd recognise as pterosaurs or birds. The biggest flyers might be something batlike, but primarily diurnal and relying mostly on eyesight like birds rather than developing sonar for night flying.

[@Draxynnic]

@marshalmarrs3269 Probably because those who know about them are aware that they mostly have similar body plans to modern mammals, so they just don't have the cool factor. "Mammals, but more primal" tends to focus on the Pleistocene, while dinosaurs have the benefit of having exotic features and body plans that you tend not to see on the synapsid side of the family tree. Now, I'm not saying that's right - the Permian is an important period that deserves more focus - but it is understandable (and the same could be said for the pre-ice-age Cenozoic).

[@AmberLopez-px7uw]

I’ve always loved how you can make such an organized journal documenting your creative process and work, I’d love it if you’d make a tutorial of how to organize everything for a unique story.

[@cringeworthy6512]

Yes!

[@warriorkater2407]

I agree thats a great idea

[@laraschroeder5195]

The aesthetic of this film was so good. You NAILED the style of the Father in particular. The design is strange and obviously a dinosaur, but you perfectly blended mammalian traits into him to not only make him seem more adapted to the cold, but also look far more familiar to the viewer. I felt comforted looking into the Fathers eyes, I smiled when the Father seemed to smile and his eyes crinkled and he let out a small huff. That’s the best word for it. He felt comforting, like a father should. And his clothing is perfect. I DEFINITELY got the Celtic and Scottish style of his clothes, but it’s still different enough that I didn’t think about the similarities much at all. In fact I didn’t even realise the similarities until you pointed it out and then I was just like “oh yeaaaah!”.

[@Nen_niN]

An insignificant nitpick but still fun fact, eyebrows actually evolved to cope with _heat_ rather than cold, as it seems you implied. More specifically, they evolved to keep the sweat from our foreheads away from our eyes. But yeah, keep up the great work! I love everything you put out, especially this Sauria series!

[@goldensaurus]

Apparently they didn't do a good job because sweat sometimes goes to our eyes 🙄

[@kziila0244]

⁠@@goldensaurus What can I say, nature isn’t perfect. Sweating is meant to keep us cool, but we can still overheat, no?

[@itzhellraptor._.9923]

🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@emeraldcrusade5016]

@@kziila0244It’s still a PITA for sweat to go to our eyes.

[@MonguiStudios]

🤓

[@Raiders989]

Two story so far boiled down to basically vengeance but told very differently I love it

[@purplehaze2358]

I only hope Armsby doesn't look at the fact that his best work was made during the worst period in his life and conclude that it was so good _because_ it was made during the worst period of life, since he has expressed before that he's struggled with clinging onto his problems as a creative resource under the belief that his suffering _makes_ his art.

[@awesomeproductions7755]

Hey, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, as they say. And that couldn’t be truer of your dinosaur designs. Keep up the great work, David!

[@sethdracovitch6380]

As someone who has lost a child and genuinely been through the 'disintegration' of one's self and come out the other side, I really resonate with this film. my heart was in my throat for most of it, and the reveal of the Smilodon cub at the end is what really opened up the flood gates.

[@dinomation]

I like how the story was mostly implied in the animation, not told directly.

[@asiawojcicka9909]

you nailed that dying Smilodon face (and that wheeze, oh my)

[@Cryonan]

A Sauria game would genuinely go so hard

[@margotrosendorn6371]

Maybe a sauria Skyrim mod?

[@radityabagusanantachannel1196]

Yes please. I would give my life savings for that. If i had any savings at all

[@Kaninjadog]

I look forward to your "Making Of" vids as much as I do the episodes themselves. Really love learning about your creative process and the work that goes into these fantastic animations. Thank you again for sharing your art with us.

[@Ever_green2021]

I remember having those little figures of dinausaurs clad in armor. They were devided in clans and their leaders used magical weapons with special stones. They were in little bags that you could buy at toysruss or Heinz. Sauria reminds me of those figurines. Thank you.

[@naturalist4life396]

Do you remember what they were called?

[@FlintsForge6931]

i love how in every single making of you do the "hello my name is david" with the little hand movement

[@Skimmer951]

I adore winter weathered it has a much more solemn and contemplative mood.

[@mechagodzilla4875]

Although it is your call I really hope you expand this world beyond three episodes. I can't tell you how rich this is and how creative and just purely cool everything in this world ties together that I just wish we can see more. But if that isn't part of you plan for this project that's totally understandable.

[@talanigreywolf7110]

I'm so sorry to hear about the troubled time you had to endure and am glad you persevered. I agree, this is one of the best works you've created so far! I'm sure there are many more waiting to have life breathed into them as well. Thank you!

[@leFoxyCrafter]

Please never stop making content. Your work is always a blessing to see. As an artist and a writer myself your work never fails to inspire me. The quality is unparalleled and the thought process is rich and deep, and the world building especially for Sauria intrigues me. Love your work!

[@Sirmatthaeus]

I'm baffled at how much work and dedication is done by just one guy to make such a masterpiece! This is impressive on a scale I can not even comprehend. I can learn something from this!

[@aoj53]

The background lore and thought process we get in these videos are my absolute favorite

[@Unhinged29]

You telling us that the artic surians are teetering on the brink of extinction really recontextualized how I felt about this one. While loosing a child is hard. When your entire species is on the brink to the point that even one new member could make the difference between continued survival and the extinction of your whole species it must hit even harder

[@Ali3n_k1tt1]

Still thinking about it, I absolutely adored winter weathered. Big hug from an aspiring artist

[@anastasia_852]

I literally smiled when I saw this, love these.

[@islathefoxchild2120]

Your storytelling has been such an inspiration to me for years now. Thank you so much for sharing your creative process with us.

[@AmiEpyk5899]

This film was amazing. The soundtrack immediately impressed me, and the emotions were very strong. You can very easily feel the passion oozing out of every part of this beautiful film.

[@Grimlock108]

When film teachers show students a good story in the future, Winter Wheathered better be one of them

[@Pellsk]

This one might be my favourite video youve ever made! Helionyx is such a deep and sympatheic character and the way he is animated makes my heart happy! Something ive always been so impressed with is your ability to worldbuild. Sauria feels so alive and diverse and truly lived-in. Im always just as excited to see these bts vids as i am the main video itself! thank you for sharing your process!!

[@astramari28]

I love the partnering-ritual of the two carnivore dinosaurs when spring comes in💚🩵

[@theclonewars1952]

That message in the winter weathered film is what we need for the Internet right now, thanks for delivering it.

[@Spiritprime91]

Winter Weathered really made me cry. Adding the mammoth was probably your best decision, adding empathy, compassion, and love for both Helionyx and the audience. The mammoths and elephants in general were very well known for their human like emotion and deeply tied family bonds and this... this was well done. At the time of the last two years, I was also going through my own grief, so this film really hit me hard in ways I cannot express. This was your best film yet, and I'm forever grateful that you added a strong theme that worked so well for this story.

[@DeadSound]

Thank you. Yeah, I think the film wouldn’t have been half as good and meaningful without the mammoths. Elephants are some of my favourite animals. They’ve evolved a strong sense of caring and emotional empathy, alongside intelligence and it has always endeared me.

[@Spiritprime91]

@@DeadSound Again, I give you my most heartfelt thanks for showing this amazing project.

[@Suchomimus65]

Thank you as always for these BTS looks at your films! The death of the mother smilodon and Helionyx’s sudden remorse genuinely made me tear up.

[@sammykat2hb]

I just noticed that Helionyx and the sabertooth have the same eyes, and I'm getting emotional again. Thank you for all the amazing detail, heart, and perseverance you put into this.

[@jasonking4037]

This is far superior to that of Disney movies and shows in recent years.

[@vilkaarhipova3793]

I'm very glad that you continued the "Blood for Blood" case, because nowadays it is rare to see interesting movies or cartoons dedicated to the times of giant lizards. Dragons and dinosaurs, prehistoric beasts - people have had enough of all that in various science fiction movies. But you seem to be raising interest with this story, reviving a taste for the distant past. There's something about Scotland, like some other northern countries like Ireland or Siberia in Russia, that you can't see in a simple photograph. It has the spirit of a brutal winter and a fertile summer. To many people I would advise to visit these countries and without crowds to visit their most remote corners, where wild nature is not yet subjected to man. I wish you that your dark times will pass and bright days will follow. After all, the darkest hour of every day is the hour before dawn.

[@Saberrex1]

This is such an amazing story. Sauria is beautiful. Thank you for creating it, and I hope you showcase more lore for the Arctic Saurians like you did for the Kindred of the Tusk.

[@WitcherGerd]

I like how you went more realistically with the smiladons teeth, the teeth of these animals where actually rather fragile and only used as last resort to Finish their kill off, mostly by going for the neck (where no bone could get in the damage their teeth) and I like the way they raise their heads to get the full impact to make it a quick kill.

[@johannv8156]

Wintered Weathered made me cry in ways I haven’t cried in a while! Thank you!! I will always remember this film and I think in some way it reorientated how I see my own life. For that I will always be grateful!

[@jacylnjaggar1274]

The cat animation references warm my heart. I hope you had fun filming those.

[@DianneElliott-rh7gw]

A wonderful story! Thank you for strugggling through its production to get it out to us, your faithful fans!

[@chupsza]

"Babe wake up new making of video from deadsound just dropped" Also jokes aside i genuinely rlly love the sauria series thing as a whole it gave me a whole brand new appreciation and love for dinosaurs and world building which i've lost for a while.

[@ijlayugan4149]

The story with the mammoths is just absolutely the perfect touch to the story. "soul of the film". The cinematography of your video is just outstanding. Scotland is beautiful

[@ericepperson8409]

You got me as a fan with auto-dale, but the Dinosauria and Sauria series have shown such an amazing progression that I can't wait to see what you do next. Something profoundly personal comes through Winter Weathered and thank you for sharing this journey. It's very moving.

[@Hiisilapsi]

This film was absolutely amazing. Got me teared up which I was not expecting. I truly got lost in the emotions, story, and the stunning art.

[@markelelcrack]

I cant wait for the Lore of the artic Sauria , congratulations for the film, actually my favourite one

[@astramari28]

3:43 his face in this final shot😢🌟🌟Magnanomous emotions.

[@Toothlessalmighty]

I loved this film. It made me cry. This was beautiful and really shows how indie projects can be better than studio made things. I love this film, keep up the amazing work

[@BookofMourne]

Loved to see the Fell statues!

[@Ech_The_Sentiant]

Winter Weathered was fucking incredible! I would totally love to see sauria appear in other mediums such as a TTRPG.

[@nykole1963]

Don't care that each one of these episodes takes months to a year to wait for. It's always well worth it. Much better than anything hollywood can ever spit out, and much better than majority of anything I see on KZbin. I'm glad you started on these videos. They're always fantastic to see, whether it wrenches the heart or gets the audience pumped and ready for more, it's always a trip, always beautiful, and always worth the wait.

[@FuimoFilms]

Alright people, let's get to work and get this man to 1 million subscriber, cause he fucking deserves it!

[@brawlornothin1008]

It’s really cool for me to think about these deer being portrayed by humans generations and wildly different technologies apart. Super cool film, thank you for all your amazing work!

[@DeadSound]

Me too. Artists from 36,000 years ago informing the artists of today.

[@brawlornothin1008]

@@DeadSound it’s definitely something that can make me emotional if i think about it too long; how art can connect us as humans through time like that! Your art and process is so cool and has been inspiring me to develop my own fantasy story (especially when worldbuilding seems overwhelming). Everything about “winter weathered” was gorgeous and you could really feel the heart and emotion you put into it. Thank you again, i cant wait to see the next one!

[@lyssao.8308]

The fact this man is doing a lot of this all alone... That's seriously impressive creativity and work ethic.

[@RJS2003]

What I loved the most about Winter Weathered is just how tentatively engaged and immersed I was with it, it really and truly does feel like it came from a wholly sincere place. I can confidently say that out of all your films thus far this one is certainly the most poignant, I may not have cried watching it or anything (okay, I almost did) but by the end I primarily had a quiet feeling of satisfaction and contentness with it, I came in expecting something great and that was exactly what I got. Great job, David. I await Episode 3 with great anticipation. ❤️

[@theinformedtoast3377]

Hope you’re feeling better man, the note abt your mental health contributing to the makeup of the episode was very touching, and makes me appreciate winter weathered a lot more. Hope you’re in a much better place now, looking forward to more of your work!! ❤

[@garg4531]

Rewatching that scene here I just *love* the look you gave the Smilodon when it's lying there, panting for breath and staring at him; you can really feel the pure *fear* in its eyes and just have this realization that it's just an animal, an innocent creature that he killed, and understand him realizing this and the guilt he felt over this Gosh I am I actually tearing up right now from typing this; some very powerful stuff here And the next scene especially goes with this, with him goading it into fighting him... again, it's just an animal, and it's injured right now, and as we later find out, it has a cub to protect edit: Gosh the cub crying out broke my heart... But the way the smilodon seemed to finally pass after his promise... like it was fighting to stay alive out of fear for is cub, but having that assurance that they'd be okay... they could finally rest in peace

[@amikojean]

Moved to tears just from your explanation of this piece. I am so glad you are able to find a way to alchemize your tribulations into art, and inspire others to do the same. I love dinosaurs and want a cat now

[@Wereblood]

This was definitely my favorite film of yours. Every beat and message you wanted to convey is here, the score is so complimentary to it that it's definitely integral, and it's one of the very very few films that made me cry. I couldn't believe how genuinely emotional it came across and how it made me feel. Thank you for sharing this story. On another note, I think it would be so cool if you scanned and sold your sketchbooks. Even if you used a printer that does individual prints, therefore making the book more expensive, I think it would be 100% worth it. Your work is just so beautiful. I can't wait to see your next film, but I know this one will sit in my heart for years to come.

[@mossofthemoon]

I second the "scanned and sold your sketchbooks" thing.

[@jansila6005]

I love the "Making of" videos; they are very helpful for an aspiring artist like me to see how much work goes behind each of these beautiful films, and getting to know more lore is always appreciated. Thank you so much for making them.

[@BookofMourne]

This was one of the single best short films I have ever watched! BRAVO!

[@Bossbruin]

Dead Sound knows a franchise when he sees one.

[@patriciusthehumanfighter3642]

Always love to see the creative process and the lore of this series. You've done excellent work here.

[@FishSocks.]

Winter weathered truly deserves some sort of award, it is one beautiful masterpiece!

[@vampiricdemoncutie]

i love that you added the parasaurolophus design and selective traits of the different factions, it my favorite dinosaur ^^

[@ralindrakus7380]

Absolutely loving your content! I also have a fascination with dinosaurs and reptilian people that I've never grown out of. This is such a great combination of these two things! Stylistically, the only thing I'd like to suggest is more of the reptile/humans to have longer, prehensile tails. The Blue Song people have them, but all the cooler, protagonist characters seem to have stubby, devolving tails. Purely a personal preference suggestion. Can't wait to see where you go with this concept! Loving all your work!

[@alexjunior5774]

The greatest film you've created SO FAR! It is a privilege to be able to enjoy these works of art that you create, the messages you transmit and your vision on all of this. Thank you.

[@최철-v5i]

7:33 Imagine how epic the great escape of a giant sauropod would have been.

[@qymaen-jai-sheelal]

Can't wait for the next episode!

[@brianlevine871]

I'm surprised that the mammoths were a last-minute inclusion, but I'm glad it all worked out in the end. It really added more depth to the themes of grief, along with Helionyx's more compassionate side. Plus, I just love mammoths. The death of the parent Smilodon was also a massive heartbreaking moment, between the animation of its dying breaths and Helionyx's remorse for his actions. Seeing him raise the orphaned cub was a nice resolution, though.

[@TalenkauenTV]

I hope we get to see more types of saurians than just the blue song, kindred, arctic, and pterosaur types. They all seem to be a bit niche in what they do to be the general populace of Sauria. More races like the pachycephalosaur inspired type shown at the opening would be cool to see amongst them, even as mere background fodder

[@DeadSound]

I always imagined a lot more “civilian” Saurians in this world but they’re hard to squeeze into these films. There are at least 3 other Saurian races I’ve designed that are canon to SAURIA. Simple farmer and fishermen types people, being bullied by the Kindred, and oppressed by the BlueSong. One of the three are those Pachycephalosaurus-looking dudes who will make a small appearance in Episode 3.

[@TalenkauenTV]

@@DeadSound Sweeeeet. Looking forward to it.

[@kade-qt1zu]

​@@DeadSoundI really like that you depicted two of the Kindred of the Tusk has poachers killing mammoths just to showcase that while they aren't all bad, they aren't saints either. I think it would be cool if you showcased how some of the races might actually agree with ot align themselves with the Bluesong, since they have a lot of potential.

[@ArchTeryx00]

You never know when the muse is going to strike. I'm really glad you put in the mammoths - the side plot with them really helped flesh out Helionyx and his deep relationship with the wilderness and its wildlife. The whole story was very reminiscent, to me, to how certain North American native tribes lived long before European contact, particularly the First Nations. Helionyx VERY much resembled an aboriginal Inuit, hunting in the vast arctic wilderness and facing the hazards of its giant predators - smilodon in the Ice Age, grizzly, brown and polar bears in modern times. In real life, tribes sometimes did become scattered, by war, by assimilation, or by natural disasters, and go extinct the way Helionyx's people were. And the Inuit had the same deep connection with the frozen lands, and the wildlife they hunted, were hunted by, domesticated or befriended, as Helionyx. He also could have easily passed for a late-age member of a Pict tribe, for much the same reasons as his resemblance to an old Inuit ranger. But most importantly, it was an *incredible* story. Just the fact I can see so many parallels with our world and its ancient history tells me how closely researched and how well thought out it was. Helionyx was an *incredibly* compelling one-shot character and a view, in many ways, into our own ancient world as much as he was a view into Sauria. It was absolutely immersive fiction, and one of the best animated shorts I have ever seen. As I said, submit this one for an Oscar. It deserves it.

[@Aterribleshame]

If i could watch your work all again for the first time i would as many times as possible

[@ultimate_animal_showdown]

By far one of my one of my favorite animations of yours please keep up the great work and keep me inspired lol

[@ServerHyperlink]

Just found this majestic piece of art. This is so beautiful! I love the art style and backgrounds they are so vibrant and add so much life!

[@prehistoricdocumentary2023]

DUDE, LOOK AT YOUR KZbin CHANNEL!!! YOU GOT 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!!! CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@fotismanolopoulos1098]

I really like this film. It stands apart from all the other indie projects going on in the platform right now. It dares to be calm and eye-catching in a far more subtle way than most and its message is more mature than what we usually see.

[@Dinologan1015]

Truly amazing that you've put in all this time and effort to make something truly unique and spectacular for us to enjoy. It's gorgeous, and I'm excited to see what's next in store for Sauria.

[@littlemadster]

love these "making of" videos as much as the animations themselves. your stuff is incredible!

[@Skarix]

It is hard for me to state truly how much I admire you, your work and these Making Of -videos. I am currently studying to be a filmmaker, and I aim to do animation, and I have the honor to say your work and methods are a massive inspiration for me. This film and its Making Of in particular have struck me as particularly beautiful. Thank you for your art!

[@ijlayugan4149]

AUGH this is why I lOVE David's making ofs. I could have missed all the small details (Like Helionyx's name) and the beauty of how all these creations came to be.

[@basic2528]

With all due respect, I need to have this as a DnD Character in the future, a Ranger-Cleric Dragonborn Game Hunter with a Panther/Sabertooth companion, saying a prayer before he takes a life, a BEAUTIFUL character outright. Fantastic as always, Mr. Armsby. Fantastic.

[@cj9199]

I love his name. Helio = sun, Nyx = night. Balance just like his mantra

[@michaeldilbeck7982]

I agree with your opinion of this being your best piece of work, I even go so far as to say that this is the best piece of webmedia that I have ever seen...no joke it was Amazing!

[@markmccarthy397]

I absolutely agree, your art in the past has been incredible, breathtaking, sometimes leaving me speechless, I already thought you were the best short film creator on youtube, but this film takes the cake for being your best, it's emotionally moving, stylistically beautiful, paced perfectly, I don't know what else to say about it, you're a massive inspiration to me and I applaud and thank you for the work you've done and the art you've made

[@Dragonzero75]

Brilliant story and the world building is inspiring. Using Scotland as inspiration is clearly a good choice. I’m a dinosaur nut (I always have been) and happen to live just a few miles from Yale University where they have the new Peabody displays up. I took my sons down to the museum to see the displays after seeing this story and it really drew them in. Thank you for the brilliant work.

[@thephilosoraptor8565]

From the glimpses of the sketchbook in this video, the Bluesong are searching the wilds for the oldest Arctic Saurian in the hopes that he has knowledge of "the Forefathers," a civilisation who also built the abandoned temple the Smilodon live inside. Given the pterosaur statues outside that temple, I can't help but wonder if these Forefathers have some connection to the swamp-pterosaur-witch-people with a Spinosaurus and a Lisowicia that were shown in the original Sauria trailer....

[@moukidelmar]

Sauria has inspired me to make a similar world, Archeolith, for my D&D campaigns. Awsomw film, can't wait for the next one!

[@jjs3647]

This would be an awesome dnd campaign world

[@ravenseeker8267]

I always look forward to these videos, absolutely fills me with inspiration, massive props to you my dude your work is amazing and i look forward to every video you make. I sincerely you keep going and thriving, wish you all good into your future and present. cheers.

[@josephlichtman7334]

The research that went into this 🙆‍♀️‼

[@coffeecatty]

Loved seeing the film, I was not expecting to start crying! The emotions and the ideas communicated are so well done without bashing the viewer over the head with them, it's just really nice to see. I really like the Arcticsaurians, although it sounds like the species is set for a long spanning yet tragedy as they're already progressing towards extinction, being pushed further and further into dwindling wilds. I also like that the three big factions all seem directly and indirectly opposed to eachother. The Bluesong want to conquer the wilds, the Kindred are fighting back, and yet the Bluesong partrol and invade the lands of the Articsaurians and so do the Kindred, poaching mammoths and other animals presumably as trophies rather than for actual material. It's interesting, and I like that we get to see the Kindred as the bandits and warlords that they are, it's nice to see the many sides of a faction. The Kindred fight the Bluesong, but that doesn't mean they're good or get along with the other inhabitants of Sauria, even if they've sorta become heroes for their war. I can't wait to hear more lore, this is such an interesting, brutal, beautiful world.

[@roiblack8587]

This film was so touching. And in all its sadness, in the end there was regret, the revalation of one wrongs and serious will to do the right thing. I was so happy that he found hope and joy again. I really admire your work.

[@natten9992]

This series has been so amazing, especially Winter Weathered, I was full on crying and sobbing by the end of it, it was so heartfelt and real and so well put together. Hearing you talk about how important this film was for you and just how much was inspired by your own life made me understand why it hit me so hard, you truly put your heart and soul into this movie. This is absolutely my favorite work of yours, you truly outdid yourself! Take care of yourself and thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us!

[@Dotexclamationmark]

Honesty, i would love to read a book in this setting. So many interesting ideas that i want to read

[@m003e3]

This animation style is so unique and beautiful and CLEAN. I love it so much. It just makes sense for a youtube animation style and could go so much further if that were a possibility.

[@lectroeel6290]

Keep going david, sorry to hear of your mental struggles. Just know that nearly 1 million people made the concious decision to follow you on this website, and 1 million people love to see you succeed, and 1 million people cheer for you