DONKS

[@austinmorrison6953]

I just love how the Donks don’t just use feet for feet or heads for heads. They use every part for everything.

[@BigTex230]

One of them literally used a shoe for a mouth!

[@urlittlelocalpeanut1854]

@@BigTex230 yeah I wonder what sound that was

[@tingsteph]

They keep eyes pretty consistent though

[@unidiotaconuncanaldeyoutub1629]

@@BigTex230 is my favorite donk

[@astick5249]

@@unidiotaconuncanaldeyoutub1629 Dogball and Noseshroom with his buddy are some of my favourites

[@cogsworth659]

Oh my god, the dynamic transition from the comedic “submarine going in reverse using sonar tones” to the tense music where the submarine gets seized by the creatures from below is so, so clean and creates an incredible feeling

[@gustavogodoy9626]

One is filled with wonder of ehat inhabits the depths, the other is filled with horror at the answer

[@poisonousiodine1769]

when the periscope got grabbed, my complete and total attention got grabbed too

[@ICANTCHOOSEARI]

THEY DANCED ON IT

[@hellosabrinachaney]

It also mirrors the beginning when the donks are dumped into the ocean by the cargo barge!

[@Numbabu]

Every animation on this channel has moments that just really get me. So good.

[@returntosenderfenderbender5415]

I love how the sound effects of the beeping from the boat and submarine and the cartoon running noise effortlessly becomes part of the song despite initially sounding disruptive

[@alphaamoeba]

Thats one of my favorite aspects of this film its so fucking cool

[@icantthinkofaname8139]

I also like how the short jingle creates a mini-action scene of sorts as the Donks pull the sub to its death

[@Shyknit]

It's so good, you don't really appreciate sound design sometimes until it's so integrated

[@melyocita]

Wait the implosion…..

[@evacaamic4230]

It sounds like a truck backwards

[@verroleplay1960]

I love how almost, if not every musical sound can be traced through movement or context of animation.

[@Andrew-Sambath]

What you mean

[@EmpressCherazu]

I love how all the little creatures cheered for the big one as it sang, like they were celebrating the fact that it was the biggest to ever be made. Also the fact that the submarine was an organic creature, loved that

[@mackcollasius3690]

That one timelapse shot of the subs eye rolling back gave me the gnarliest chills

[@apollyonnoctis1291]

@@mackcollasius3690 they literally slapped it to death.

[@leppycolon3]

@@apollyonnoctis1291 LMAOOOOOOOO

[@kaxcommentssomethingREAL]

@@apollyonnoctis1291 now i just imagine a thousand table slap Sr. Pelo noises coming from that timelapse

[@FuryMcpurey]

@@apollyonnoctis1291 No, they were just slowly ripping it apart.

[@Matt-qk8yf]

The idea of there being leftover waste from a character creator is so unique and fun I love it

[@astick5249]

Ohhhhh now it all makes sense!

[@nathanmcgill7249]

It's like the Windows XP computer with the DAW turning up in Throat Notes

[@hundredandten]

nfts

[@fatimapavon7787]

Mi too 💜

[@Gustyguy]

It seems like it takes place on the same universe as throat notes

[@somethinganonymous1723]

I really love the scene of the donk using the shoe as a nose+mouth and vocalizing. There’s something weird and adorable about it, like watching a baby learning to speak for the first time

[@alexkingsley775]

Dude same here!

[@vectoraz1435]

It would be more appropriate to call it a donk creature because it's composed of multiple donks

[@lazerusmfh]

@@vectoraz1435 donklore

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Truth revealed 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🔥

[@vectoraz1435]

@@VeganSemihCyprus33 i assume the creator of this bot has access to it's account so here's my message. Get a father figure

[@buzzsburner.8286]

the submarine-whale fall idea is golden

[@theofficialtastynacho0898]

something i don't see a lot of people talk about is the fact that the scene makes it look like timelapse, so the whalemarine was stuck there being consumed by an endless mass of object for what must've been a day to how fast those guys were moving compared to previous scenes, and only dying by the time they've bitten down to the bone is just nightmare fuel

[@zackarhino17]

I think it's an analogy for dumping waste in the ocean killing wildlife

[@evacaamic4230]

Once they did that they turned it into objects

[@snickerdoooodle]

​@@zackarhino17 An analogy? That's literally the setting. But the OP is talking about the end scene

[@zackarhino17]

@@snickerdoooodle yeah I guess that's a good point.

[@nedearbwormback5758]

This possesses all the vibes of a nightmare without actually being frightening. Truly a masterpiece

[@josiahyarnton2587]

I get that as well it so surreal

[@donutchan8114]

It almost had a cyriak vibe, but instead of nightmare fuel its just abstract bouncy.

[@xanderkhan73]

Idk dude it managesd to frighten me a little, that montage of the submarine being picked apart creeped me

[@darthprocrastin]

Perfect summation

[@francois-xavierdessureault8039]

@@xanderkhan73 I feel like it's very much inspired by actual time lapses of carcasses being eaten by marine life on the seafloor... those echinoderms are rather creepy when sufficiently sped up

[@SIRJ0RDAN]

that "goofy comic running timpani sound" transitioning into Breakcore/Jungle music at 2:42 is just beautiful!

[@Grannatz001]

I really want that part to get expanded into an entire song. I adore that part.

[@n0vi]

That's Penis Music BayBee

[@c4sper877]

@@Grannatz001 OMG. YES!

[@marcocivalerian9099]

so goofy ahh

[@MSgwendolynalquizar]

​@@marcocivalerian9099 true yall *goofy ahh sounds*

[@MeatCanyon]

Incredibly playful and imaginative. Always a pleasure to see a new film of yours. Brilliant as always ❤

[@oxfordkuvshinuniversity6702]

wow you here too

[@hairyballbastic8943]

maaaaan go back to pibby glitch googoo gaga

[@idkman0069]

the man itself

[@elbronco4109]

He is a genuine genius

[@Bloodonthepick]

@@oxfordkuvshinuniversity6702 I’m sure felix is a huge inspiration for animators on this platform. I mean he really is on another level entirely.

[@heyitsenso]

I love how your art has gotten increasingly "cuter" ever since you had your kid. It's been really sweet to see the evolution

[@greshambergeron1228]

Felix Colgrave is one of the primary reasons I’m working as an animator today. So grateful for this guy’s work and the insane things he brings to life

[@gu5757]

@@werewoIf well that wasn't needed. Why do you wanna sound like a dickhead

[@hershey3]

thats rockin man thats rockin

[@LillianGraceFullofficial]

Same

[@Tangarisu]

This is a bot

[@LillianGraceFullofficial]

@@Tangarisu what

[@sol00013]

The scene starting at 5:06 where the donks strip the submarine down to its bones is super reminiscent of those timelapse videos of starfish and other sea floor scavengers going after whale falls and stuff. Those sequences always felt so eerie to me, they're a natural example of exactly the type of surreal horror this channel does so perfectly

[@turtleboi456]

It's reminiscent because it's meant to be. In the description, felix says "adaptive bottom feeders."

[@walrusArmageddon]

The eye rolling back freaked me out

[@moosey7165]

It's called "whalefall" when a whale dies and sinks to the bottom to be eaten by scavengers which is just such a perfect and badass name for it in my opinion.

[@BigTex230]

It's like one of those timelapses of ants eating food or something.

[@tufftony6993]

@@walrusArmageddon Yeah, that, and the way the donks were just tearing the submarine apart right before that. I keep coming back to that part of the video and it never gets any less creepy

[@arandomperson12345]

I love how with a brief, wordless 30 seconds, Colgrave gives a reason unique for this absurdly abstract world to exist somewhere.

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Truth revealed 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🔥

[@TheOnePrinceMeatball]

@@VeganSemihCyprus33 bro the bot forgot to add the link

[@Pink_Artz]

You mean the submarine?

[@SomeRandomDevOpsGuy]

0:48 I love how the Nautilus actually looks like something made up in Felix's art style, but that's exactly what it looks like in reality. Just a superb start

[@nickk2k]

nautilus is my favorite anmial

[@CK9C]

Felix’s animations always have me wondering which came first, the visuals or the sounds?

[@shrimpybraincell8805]

fancy seeing you here lol also ikr its so mind blowing, i love felix's short films, always fun to watch :D

[@juanc.corrada3475]

The weed

[@TYPHONart]

The answer is: yes XD

[@The_G0lden_0ne]

I think he does both at the same time

[@moufronn]

moufronn

[@willd.4808]

Also someone has said this before but I love how so much of Felix's art revolves around ecosystem dynamics. He teaches you so much about these ecosystems in such a small amount of time

[@AqucideSUS]

What?

[@TheWandererOfDreams]

Woah. E C O S Y S T E M S .

[@astick5249]

@@AqucideSUS Whats dumped into the environment spread around the ocean eventually leading to the bottom of a trench and into the Donk's realm, where they end up using it for better or worse.

[@Waffleh7454]

I love how whenever the boat first appeared it had the sonar tones go into a chord that resolved but the same sonar tones repeat later without a resolve to add so much tension

[@dr.cheeze5382]

I love the scene at 4:50- 5:00 so much. It's such a perfect reprise of the boat backing up in the begining; showing of how the shadow creatures have grown enough thanks to the very trash that got thrown in the ocean to take on such large surface prey.

[@kcrelax3330]

I kinda feel bad for the submarine whale but DONKS gotta eat so

[@Firestarg]

@@kcrelax3330 same

[@Myahster]

whalefall timelapses are insane

[@chaosruby9792]

@@kcrelax3330 why cant the donks find any food in a black void tho

[@pteroid11]

@@chaosruby9792 I would imagine the shadow creatures usually get their food from already deceased things that fall into their territory. It's just that the advent of Donks has allowed them to actually reach up and drag something already alive down to their level.

[@IMAVG]

Felix's animations leave you with a feeling of knowing and not knowing of what happened

[@humanhuman7280]

The only thing i know is that that ending aint so good like how can you not see a HUGE creature trying to grab you

[@BeanDar]

Im ur 666th like

[@crimsonhelios25]

@@humanhuman7280 periscopes have a poor FOV

[@humanhuman7280]

@@crimsonhelios25 makes sense

[@AresOrBird]

It’s legit just like “ah, I see.. mhm… what the fuck just happened?”

[@TheJackMouse]

4:50 I don’t think I’ve ever heard anything as cool as a mechanical in-universe sound (namely, the Submawhale reversing, making beeping like it was a pickup truck) so quickly becoming an out-of-universe forboding musical tone warning of danger. They’re both warning tones with insanely different weight and fear. It’d be like if a horror movie somehow made the squeaking of the rickety basement stairs and the violin sting of the monster appearing based on the same sound. That’s crazy effective.

[@JoseMat2953]

That's a sort of reprise to 0:35 too.

[@o-starchild]

@@JoseMat2953 OMG You two are totally right. Felix's done it so beautifully as always.

[@Trash_Medic]

LOOKS LIKE MEATS BACK ON THE MENU BOYS

[@TheCrimsonCake]

Walter files 1

[@Luuucaz69]

@@JoseMat2953 7

[@mimitoze966]

Has anyone else noticed that the tune in this part: 4:50 is similar to the one that plays at the beginning of the video?: 0:40 i just think it's pretty interesting and really cool detail that i have not seen many people comment about

[@BlueTheNPC-yh1dt]

Yeah

[@thearquitec_Gaming]

Yeah I was thinking the same, is that parts are the same but the final one with x2 speed.

[@Corax]

Animation is stellar, but the sound? Absolutely genius. The vibes are so potent here, almost feels wrong being able to view it on KZbin lol, exquisite work!!

[@Lumberjack_king]

What wrong with it being on KZbin

[@Cye_Pie]

@@Lumberjack_king It's free

[@Lumberjack_king]

@@Cye_Pie I mean he probably has other sources of income

[@Cye_Pie]

@@Lumberjack_king Of course but what Corax meant it is that the video is too good it shouldn't be watchable for free on KZbin

[@Lumberjack_king]

@@Cye_Pie ok

[@plantpun]

The subtle horror of a submarine being scavenged down to bones is a fantastic way to end a video. I love how your 2D animation style works perfectly in 3D

[@JuniorMiwanda]

same

[@baller3754]

It was being scavenged it was hunted and killed

[@blacklight_sunset]

BRO AGREE ITS SO SCARY especially the little detail of it being eaten alive, you can see the eye roll up, it makes me feel so gnarly

[@baller3754]

@@blacklight_sunset also are we not gonna take in the fact how it could not scream, it did have a mouth but I guess the pressure of the world couldn’t let it open it’s mouth.

[@turtleboi456]

It's based off a time-lapse of a whalefall.

[@TheLittlestLemon]

Little dude at 3:20 showed up and produced the most ethereal sound I've ever heard with ZERO warning

[@sloft-70]

Talking donk doesn't need autotune

[@tsb4576]

sounds like a npc in juice galaxy

[@leppycolon3]

@@sloft-70

[@tommy30s]

that donk talking with a shoe for a mouth

[@mikadosannoji553]

a rapper that doesnt mumble

[@CH-xe8ud]

I love the little hermit-crab-tentacle-creatures trying to find a home in the different parts and bringing them to life. And the way they all eat the submarine at the end. Beautiful. Just the concept of their being animals that inhabit character creator parts is so cool.

[@KokoGogo1728]

They're called nautili.

[@frowner_and_co]

​@@KokoGogo1728i believe the ones shown in the video are chambered nautiliuses.

[@bumblegoot1139]

I absolutely adore how the beeping of the boat backing up slowly transitions into beautiful chords of music as the camera pans through the polluted ocean. Such raw artistic value!

[@TrillionCakes]

And then you hear it again when the submarine tries backing up.

[@jarlepochalypse]

Same!

[@ErebusTheDragonn]

@@TrillionCakes but this time instead of being a beautiful panning shot, it’s more dramatic and sinister..

[@brandoncarr6950]

2:43 is actually such an addictive sound, and the entire thing is so smooth and yet so random and by the end you’re met with such a horrific sort of fate I can’t stop watching

[@FoxyFriday]

I know exactly how you feel dude, it reminds me of staying up late and watching those little snippets of old cartoons on Boomerang, or at the very least Watching the little animations that come on Adult Swim before airing a show.

[@Salamandra40k]

Thats called breakcore lol, its music. No wonder its addictive

[@ezza_whacko]

Goofy ahh

[@donbeech2564]

@@Salamandra40k penis style breakcore

[@claralorenzo3621]

goofy ah sound

[@jasinfinity]

every time i see a felix colgrave work, i go "okay mr colgrave, show me some of the most creative fever dream type shit I've ever seen" and he never disappoints. it always somehow makes sense too, it's crazy

[@funx24X7]

It’s equal parts wonder, horror, and sweet jams

[@DementedDuskull]

3:19 I love this part. It's so oddly beautiful.

[@zefsied114]

The oddly 3:21

[@Mrmark-q4j]

It is isn’t

[@joltz..2042]

​​@@Mrmark-q4j unnecessarily beautiful

[@erikkusters378]

This animation is like a love child between Felix and Cyriak. Absolute god tier animation never ceases to impress me.

[@thomasmueller618]

my thoughts exactly

[@moldman5694]

I'd also add AndyLand who does a lot with the retro 90's era 3D graphics style. I love that Felix' style is always evolving

[@somewhereinbetween]

yessss!!! imagine if they collaborated! also made me think of Joe Cappa

[@frogetaboutit]

Came here to say this, I'm hearing a distant mooing 🐄👀🙌

[@Sparx632]

Glad I’m not the only one who was reminded of Cyriak by this one.

[@DivineBanana]

If I'm not mistaken, this is Felix's first video that is more or less fully 3D. It's awesome how you were able to keep your distinct style despite changing mediums! Looks (and sounds) incredible as always!

[@cooldud7071]

its easy to make 3d look good as long as it looks like 2d

[@kumobscura3994]

@@cooldud7071 easy?

[@cooldud7071]

@@kumobscura3994 Uhh, yeah? It isn't easy to make 3d look like 2d, but it is easy to make it look good by making it look 2d as opposed to other methods.

[@thegloriousdipshit4274]

@@cooldud7071 orly? Damn. You should really go get a job in the anime industry and fix things then. The weebs have been complaining for a while

[@zestyorangez]

judging by looks and description each object was rendered from limited angles and then animated in a 2d program like after effects.

[@leilaclarridge5807]

My guess is that the Donks, being mostly formless creatures that live at the bottom of the ocean, need to make bodies to inhabit. They would probably use stuff like shells and bones normally, but the waste produced by the society living on ground provides something better; trash that is thrown away into the ocean by the tons. The Donks are infinitely creative and can use the trash to make any kind of body they please, allowing each of them to be unique. However, they fight over materials because they all want the best stuff and can't seem to settle on any one form, and are even willing to strip a dead submerwhale (what I'm calling the submerine creature) to its bones of its metal. However, they are also able to work together to make something even better than what they can alone, by combining their resources and creativity. When one seems to be having trouble picking out just the right face and sings about it's plight, other Donks gather materials and help it build a towering form that amazes everyone else. It's expression doesn't change, but it's singing and enthusiastic clapping indicates it's quite happy with the results. The Donks themselves, which are the amorphic black creatures with glowing eyes, are weirdly cute in their own strange, eldritch kind of way. Though the submerwhale didn't seem to agree!

[@JoseMat2953]

That's a good one!

[@BigTex230]

Which is probably how they made the giant guy at 4:08.

[@pistachos4868]

lovely interpretation!

[@classicalmusicanalysis]

Hmmm I personally disagree with the final thoughts - I really think the guy at 4:08 is really in discomfort, that's what the imagery and music feels to me at least (the screams in agony and the fact that his expression is sad and the spikes on its head are constantly hurting him). I think he was the only one to be kind of fed up with everything at 3:20 and he ended up being merged with all the other stuff against his will. For me the two creatures at 3:36 represent two big businesses / networks, like Facebook and Instagram, that end up being bought and merged (like when Facebook bought Instagram) and end up creating the giant creature at 4:01, which is a representation of capitalism itself (its feet are the ones of the two previous creatures!). The appearance of the outsider submarine is to me the idea of alternative ideas that don't want to be part of this extreme capitalistic consumerism, but that eventually even they end up being trapped and consumed by capitalism itself - this is a very negative view, like there's no way to avoid and or escape it :/ I'm not trying to generalise 'capitalism' as capitalism = bad, but I really think this specific type of capitalism (the post-capitalism, extreme consumerism one) is not good for us. Even the giant creature looks like a DNA, like it's telling us it's part of us now. What are your thoughts?

[@BigTex230]

@@classicalmusicanalysis Really complex look at it, and a logical one too!

[@Official_buddy_Birds]

I like how some of the parts in this little video has some actually good beats for example 1:49 2:35 3:59 doggy 🙂👍

[@STDgaming-n2q]

doggy 🙂👍

[@DiegoSGonzalezP]

doggy🙂👍

[@Yes-ut8im]

After a few watches, it seems like the whole idea of the animation is that these creatures who once never had a voice, nor even a visible body, were actually given the chance to take on personalities of their own through these mounds of plastic, and by the end, are actually able to reach for bigger prey as well. Really cool idea that was executed perfectly, as always. Super enjoyable to watch!

[@bahayesilyurt9433]

I think it's just an outlet for felix to process the absurdity of prey-predator relationship: here we are in this globular object suspended in space, we dismantle each other and incorporate each others parts in our own bodies to grow and sustain ourselves. if you look into his other work, you can see this motif of predation everywhere.

[@KingRidley]

I felt like it was just kind of a hermit crab thing

[@LowFlatRate]

​@@bahayesilyurt9433 I agree. I saw some critique of so-called late stage capitalism as well. The two who start facing off with an attitude of "it's you or me", piling hoards of material on their backs with no regard for the intended purpose of the pieces, then charging at each other while a crowd cheers them on as though it were a gladiatorial event. Also, these two creatures reassemble into one towering being with the legs twisting into a double helix implying natural selection; the creature reaching down and manually separating the strands seemed to imply that the direction things take is very much a conscious decision. In spite of all the destruction and horror the survival of the fittest approach has caused, the pig-nosed colossus seems to sing it's own praises to roaring approval. Moments later, everything is observed to be in ruin. Given that they're all constructed of useless plastic waste at the bottom of the ocean, I get the impression this is criticizing the assertion that the "free market" is a living thing that will ultimately make the best decisions and that governmental interference causes more problems than it solves. The recuperation of critical observation at the end was a nice touch.

[@johnwicked1132]

A lot of cyclic predation, yes

[@heintz223]

It's an ecology thing. Or at least inspired by what's going on right now. Let's just appreciate it for the art, why need to have meaning or moral.

[@kingo_clubs9097]

The ability to create tension and suspense even though I have no idea whats going on is a fascinating skill which I see Felix consistently demonstrate.

[@zanydrudrent9292]

Wow the entire animation community is really coming together to celebrate this art, so incredible

[@walkermcmullin8665]

Felix Colgrave is like a clown in a bathtub being pulled upstream by geese on leashes. You might not be able to understand the madness behind it, but holy FUCK is it interesting to watch!

[@RapidVidsProductions]

2:41 i absolutely love the little barks, and how the cartoon running sound effect mixes into the music. literally perfect

[@jameslamberton7671]

It’s scooball doo

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Truth revealed 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🔥

[@avivyoukerharel2140]

I agree, very smooth and satesfying.

[@RD-170]

The Goofy Ahh beat

[@melodave210]

what the dog doin?

[@JazzVincent]

Ah, so that's where the parts I threw off screen in spore creature creator disappeared to... Never even thought about it.

[@wabbledeen4050]

I particularly really enjoyed how the donks were constantly pulling each other apart to get other parts but ended up creating entirely new creatures in the process. Phenomenal stuff as always, Mr. Colgrave!

[@August23579]

At 5:10 you can see the submarine's eye move around frantically for a second and then fade to grey and become motionless. We are watching the life literally drain from its eyes

[@themosaicshow]

yeah no that was nightmarish. awesome job on colgrave’s end!

[@professorbrian9197]

*eye

[@FluttershyIsAGoddess]

Yes.

[@TakiMomoify]

Omg I didn't notice that 😭

[@Hayleetran]

POV eye ↘️↙️↖️⬅️➡️⬆️⬆️↙️◀️↙️◀️↖️◀️🔼↖️⬇️↪️🔼🔼⬇️🔀🔼🔼🔼🔄🔼🔼◀️🔼🔼🔁🔼↪️⬇️↙️↖️

[@SirPembertonS.Crevalius]

There's a charm to Felix Colgrave animations that no other person or studio has ever matched. The surrealness plus the cartoony themes are such a treat for the eyes. Immensely glad to see your animations back again!

[@Numbabu]

Well I trust your opinion immensely, random person I see commenting everywhere, so I will assume it was a good choice to stay up past midnight for this, at least until I can actually watch it myself and decide. Edit: So worth it.

[@leandersmainchannel4493]

I agree! I made my own comment too!

[@TheCheerLifeForeverKromie]

Indeed.

[@Numbabu]

@@leandersmainchannel4493 well done :) and goodnight.

[@moufronn]

moufronn

[@Blossom-wv5vr]

This is the video I watch when I’m uncomfortable the sounds and visuals are really satisfying and it helps me calm down

[@guto6726]

As a sfx nerd I can admit Felix is a GENIUS of an artist in this area, he manages to create an ABSURDLY tension within so few seconds, that’s absurdly incredible

[@commie_dog_boy]

idk if english is your first language but the first « absurdly » should be « absurd amount of » instead to make more sense

[@shanemac8]

@@commie_dog_boy what

[@4everinthe4d]

@@shanemac8 they didn’t use absurdly properly

[@BLHLF]

@@4everinthe4d you still know what they meant tho

[@4everinthe4d]

@@BLHLF oh ik of course I was just clarifying

[@reyangeloimperio8278]

each moment goes by so smoothly that one can forget how meticulously animated and choreographed everything is. not a single moment overstayed its welcome. an absolute treat and an instant classic. thank you Felix

[@Liliputian07]

animated for sure but also the sound construction. it's basically musical theatre

[@astick5249]

@@Liliputian07 One of my favourite sounds was when the party hat landed right side up and muffled the music

[@Liliputian07]

@@astick5249 for real. what a great short

[@TheIdiotArchive]

How does felix create such interesting almost open-ended metaphors with the strangest of storytelling methods and animations... always a treasure to watch these animations.

[@youmemeyou]

Bowser ˙˚ʚ(´◡`)ɞ˚˙

[@Adam_Gw2]

All i know is that it takes a lot of time.

[@Rincewindl]

Is it a metaphor? Or is it just "nonsense" as he himself calls it? Is everything meaningful or nonsense? I hate philopshy.

[@40nakedniggasonahugespacecraft]

With his brain duh

[@moufronn]

moufronn

[@lowkey1logan]

i'd like to imagine that for every character customization i never picked became waste in my computer but also that the donks playing with the customizations were the reason i had high memory usage lol. if that were the case, i'd never clear my cache again so that the donks could keep having fun in the little corner of my memory.

[@buffnatsuki7204]

All of Felix' animations have this energy thats similar to an old pixar short. When there was no pressure to be marketable, and the purpose of the animation was to explore how much they could accomplish with the medium. Everything he creates feels like an audiovisual playground

[@GalileoAV]

Feels even more on point after the latest animation, audiovisual playground is a solid eay to describe the experimental feel and style

[@TheLinposterIsSus]

Honestly or Paint3D animators since there’s no animate feature. They’re, like, hand doing every frame

[@aizox6669]

​@@TheLinposterIsSust😢❤❤❤❤

[@m-hcv]

I know that's meant as a compliment, but I think this is far, far better than anything pixar has ever made.

[@SayorisSpecialRope]

Comparing Colegrove’s work to an “audiovisual playground” is one the best description I’ve seen, to be honest. Second only to “an equalized hodgepodge of creativity and weirdness”.

[@Zacharygoldberg123]

I love how the people who caused the problem scoff at it, and then when it finally effects them that's when they start caring about what is going on. The fish eating a corpse timelapse was a great touch as well.

[@gustavogodoy9626]

Reminds me to the news that scientists found a plastic bag in the Mariana trench and there surely is more after all this time

[@cerberusloki.9226]

The ending scene actually occurd irl, it's a whale fall, and happens when a whale corpse sinks to the bottom of the sea to be picked clean by bottom feeders and such (also bone worms)

[@SillyLilDawg]

Felix can always tell a story with absolutely zero dialogue. It’s all brilliant sounds design and music paired with visuals that look exactly like they sound. I love how each of the sea creatures would be these big amalgamate donks before falling over and losing their pieces.

[@DJFrimFram]

What makes it greater is that in 4:30 you can tell that the ones that are struggling to move are the singer, the mushroom & the shell after breaking into pieces

[@NM-vl3yb]

0:22 I just noticed that the outlet face looks like ghost face lol!

[@tyramolden6291]

Fr

[@RushGarcia]

Can we all appreciate the bravery this man has to record footage at the bottom of Mariana Trench.

[@Killjoyous__]

We’re gonna spend centuries getting down there only to find the Donks

[@ronnielerma5745]

Oh yeah, a toy factory in the middle of the Mariana trench

[@dracolong1389]

Yea

[@MCCENTx2]

He went all the way down there to raise the bar

[@AnErrorWasFound]

but its a living submarine, not a person

[@krysher6]

Another amazing animation from Felix. 3:19 is my favorite part, when the shadow creatures found their own singing voice through an discarded shoe.

[@autumnreed6823]

same lol

[@HexterXD]

Always loved the idea of mix n match monsters. Having a whole species dedicated to scrounging around in trashed limbs and parts to make goofy abominations is a great idea! And them making the music as they interact and walk is a really nice touch!

[@giovannytorres1681]

I love coming back and rewatching this video. There's something so soothing and upbeat about it.

[@SageSylvie]

I hope I'm not the only one who just loves the descending tone of the reversing beeps at 0:39 and 4:55 when it becomes so much more sinister.

[@rogerwashington7690]

I just made a comment about this and was looking to see if anyone else had noticed. I love that it's not only the beeping, but the, for lack of a better tone, bubbly notes are mirrored too, with the second half being faster to create a panicked feeling as opposed to the first half's slow, calm sound

[@Strontium-89]

@@rogerwashington7690 SFX transition into song beautifully.....

[@joe____]

Everything about this is so damn creative, but that specifically definitely did stand out to me

[@dayahisaposer]

It gives me goosebumps 😍

[@bobbarkin2880]

i didnt even know that till you pointed it out. wow!

[@xenosketch9174]

I absolutely LOVE the recurring theme of predator and prey in all of Felix’s animations. The ending of this video reminds me so much of timelapse videos where bottom feeders feast on a whale carcass that has sunk to the ocean floor. BRILLIANT

[@sabianandocs]

I was thinking the exact same thing!!

[@EldritchDoodler4828]

It seems a big thing for Felix to create his own ecosystems- the relationship between predator and prey being a big part of that

[@VultureXV]

Yeh, that has a term it's called "whalefall" basically it creates an ecosystem every single time a whale dies.

[@xenobeatsxeno8719]

When I saw that scene all I could hear was the gmod ragedoll physics sounds

[@SharpVCN]

I love how they made the final bit at the end with the submarine so similar to how a whale carcass is eaten at the bottom of the sea floor.

[@Lumberjack_king]

Yeah it’s both terrifying and fascinating

[@soggybread9513]

Oooooooo it's also like watching a Temponaut Timelapse video

[@cachalotreal]

Whale fall

[@hilariousskullnamedcatzo647]

Yeah, but that whale was alive, and eaten alive

[@Lumberjack_king]

@@hilariousskullnamedcatzo647 yeah

[@Cromf]

Ok forget about the "We gotta get spongebob back" video, THIS is what every dream feels like

[@w.j.buckartandconcepts4170]

Here's my idea of Donk physiology: Donks normally appear as formless black creatures with many legs and glowing, color-changing eyes. They can only survive in one place: a dark, near-watertight cavern beneath the Omnipresent Ocean, where little light reaches. Donks are vulnerable to injury and attack due to their bodies being so soft and malleable, so they attempt to cover their bodies with a layer of protection. Due to the massive dumping of garbage and used avatar parts in the ocean above (which consequently float down into the Donk cavern), Donks have developed a dependency on the garbage, as there isn't much else to serve as protection. Depending on where a Donk makes its home can change its capabilities, such as improving its sense of sight or touch. Now, a single Donk is not very intelligent, but these creatures can link to each other mentally (and usually also physically) to create a hive-minded colony that acts like one organism. It is believed that the larger a Donk colony is, the more intelligent and self-aware it becomes. Interestingly, certain Donk colonies have different personalities, capabilities and traits depending on the Donks they are made out of.

[@mayonnaisequeen1513]

I love this, Felix needs to make a biology book of all his creatures and this should be included

[@w.j.buckartandconcepts4170]

@@mayonnaisequeen1513 Thanks!

[@bipashapalit159]

Thanx dude!

[@roseshadowshifter]

Thanks for explaining 😁

[@thatkidmamboGaming]

My head canon right here

[@space_bound]

3:22 haunts me. It feels like the moment you see an infant begin attempting to formulate and speak words it has no idea what they mean or how to say them. It's like watching the inanimate become truly animated. A consciousness rising from the machine to rely that is aware and that it is alive. It's beautiful. It's a sorrow cry. It's art.

[@space_bound]

And the scene after where rhe two creatures enter stage and steal the show forming an amalgamation of all three including the one singing with it at the head fully aware and now in a plea seeming screaming a siren as if hurt. This scene makes me go wild it's amazing.

[@pay-2win]

agree

[@themosaicshow]

this comment had no right to be as poetic as it was… but you’re 100% right

[@space_bound]

@@themosaicshow thank you for the kind words stranger

[@Praecosmile]

It's literally been randomly playing in my head, man. It's literally haunting me.

[@ckidslag3903]

5:06 I love that it looks like those time-lapses of deep sea marine life eating a carcass.

[@someweirdo428]

That’s because it is

[@WCE107]

​@ILOVESKITTLESANDCAPARISUNS but ig in this case it's a "submarine fall"?

[@Bashuraptor]

Well still saw it get eaten alive. Even its eye pupil went grey

[@nurzhan888]

2:42 🤓🤓🤓

[@RitardandoTheMailman]

same

[@zaydeshaddox7015]

Hi, I'm new to your channel. Having watched three or four of your videos, I'm noticing how much attention you pay to music and sound effects. The way certain noises and notes align with movements is just amazing. It makes the whole thing even more vivid and surreal.

[@onebilliontacos3405]

The amount of time and dedication this must have taken to make is immense. I swear Felix’s channel must be one of the highest quality channels on this platform. Keep up the good work my friend!

[@loustorie2183]

It actually took him 16 months to make this check description

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Truth revealed 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🔥

[@Radikitty]

Oh my goodness. The music, the art, the concept, the whalefall. This is so gorgeous and I hope he's proud of this. Makes me wanna start animating again

[@jjcandelabra6164]

ur work is pretty cool

[@DrRandomAccount]

This is definitely gonna like one of those kinda animations everyone has watched in their childhood somewhere in the future I believe

[@Numbabu]

I’m not so old that I don’t remember watching his earlier animations as a kid. I have simply kept following along. I hope more people are exposed to this art as time continues.

[@DrRandomAccount]

@@Numbabu you mean to tell me you haven't watched double king?? It's so cool I like the concept and it's what I remember most from him, like I literally just found out he made that

[@Numbabu]

@@DrRandomAccount of course I did hehe. I have kept up. I have seen every video on this channel, since there aren’t too many. But I started with the ones that were posted like 9 years ago, and then coming back more recently I watched all the new stuff. And then rewatched it. Elephant’s garden and double king are top class, but I’m also very happy I was here day one for throat notes and now this one! I am a more active fan than I used to be and I intend to keep it that way.

[@DrRandomAccount]

@@Numbabu ohhh I see what you mean, yeah his animations have always been so good

[@dapperlittlewren1722]

this feels like something they would play in my grade school music class and never explain

[@jacobbrown3781]

2:42 the moment it goes from occasional rhythmic sounds to a full on BOP

[@dorkish]

That section was breakcore/jungle

[@notNyxiann]

@@dorkish yes

[@TheBusinessScrub]

That classic Hannah Barbara running sound into an Amen Break was magnificent.

[@sustomusickillsyoutube]

choon

[@gildedrecord953]

Goofy ahh sound moment

[@natepasion4597]

Donks, sorted by shot: 0:04 green marble, black and orange glasses, bean/snout thing, puffy yellow vest, brown suit, brownish shoes, single eyeball, yellow beak, gold and black striped egg, lime shoes, flower, paired oval eyes, clawed purple feet. 0:27 spiked olive ball, individual chain links, green ball with blue joint, spiked dog collar. 0:32 fuzzy brown dog snout. 0:46 fuzzy brown ball. 0:55 purple bowtie, bone, brick cube, dark brown beak, yellow-spotted blue egg, inflated glove, beach ball, single eye with eyelid, crab claw, pig snout, frozen prawn springroll box, hat with antennae, spiky blue peanut shape, orange vase, blue marble, mushroom cap, swirling pink shell, light blue marble, red ball with star, blue cone hat, green toothy mouth. 1:14 binoculars, yellow marble, money bag, ruffled collar, watering can, pink and yellow pear, white marble, red marble, long reddish nose. 2:09 big nose with mouth. I might've misplaced some stuff, but I think I got everything.

[@Pyrocryst]

bro 💀

[@BobbinRobbin777]

Goddamn, he be getting true jedi for this one.

[@turtleboi456]

Thank you for your efforts.

[@Whatisgoingonnnnn]

What the fuck :D

[@everett9199]

Tag yourself

[@sylvia9290]

Okay. Wow. This is just absolutely brilliant. The leftover character selection elements becoming sentient and almost like microscopic organisms, the battle for the resources, the dark creatures' curiosity with the contrast of the colorful bits and bobs, the playful horror of the combinations as if they are mutants or abominations, the musical and rhythmic sounds that correspond their movement calls to mind retro cartoons, the violence with which the submarine is eaten down to the bones in a nature documentary-esque sequence...this is just so incredible.

[@KadenZangoose]

This is a great animation. I love how it started from just a simple character creation and trashed parts being dumped into a abyss at the bottom of the lake, to black monsters that gave life to surreal object creatures born from the parts. Nice work.

[@LIMC]

Brilliant work Felix, you’re incredible.

[@Bruhgly]

You should do a Lesson on Felix’s videos

[@JEREMAIAHJONES]

Yooo why do you have so little likes also luv ur vids

[@paulweddingbox7148]

Oh hoi

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Truth revealed 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🔥

[@j-lo2098]

Donks

[@TunettiSpaghetti]

This makes me want to get random items to make monstrosities such as these. Bravo, Felix.

[@Goober-12-p8i]

True my friend i alredy did a monstrosity

[@JavierEscuella1911]

Imagine if Felix makes actual donks into toys

[@TunettiSpaghetti]

@@JavierEscuella1911 Consitering he's a disembodied head, that might be hard. (Or atleast that's what he claims in his channel description.)

[@Cookie_Clockwise]

These animations are just the purest form of imagination and I live for it

[@SaltyAsTheSea]

I was gonna say psychosis but yea. One in the same really If you squint enough

[@Craftal]

Animagination?

[@Emisa-yo3rp]

This is the weirdest, most unique piece of art I have ever seen.

[@maggieolmoon]

[5:20] - The way that this fades out with each lighter part of the shading is so well done here. You've absolutely nailed that 1960's animated cartoon cross-fade to black.

[@temmiedestructo7309]

I never noticed that before, that's such a good detail.. I feel like the way the fade interacts with the shading also makes the object's depth very convincing. I don't know how they did the fade, but I really like it!

[@dylann123451]

This truly shows the beauty and horror of character creation; so many combinations, but the ones we like are far and few between. The rest go to a place where they're left with the bits and bobs no one wants but they cling to the idea of existence like an oil stain in the ocean, pulling anything that can be into their clutches, even if only for a taste of identity. Beautifully tragic.

[@undercookedmoth7958]

1:44 has got to be the cleanest and quickest way I've ever seen an unknown threat be added to a scene its so good

[@snek9406]

Player 2 has joined

[@Thermoters]

3:02 now 11 players joined

[@annysummer1206]

There is something about this animation that is both comforting yet disturbing at the same time. Yet I love it and I cannot stop watching it.

[@royalbandit8106]

This is such a masterclass in character design. Complex objects (with beautiful textures) making simple figures. You always understand what the creatures are, no matter how crazy or fast they change. And that musical sync is 👌 so satisfying!

[@namelessnavnls8060]

I feel like the inspiration for this could've been not only the box of random objects Felix's kid has, but also all the cartoony, goofy sound effects that might accompany them if they were able to move.

[@sofalint2905]

Yesss! I can imagine him playing clips of sound effects and looking at objects imagining "does this honk sound like a shoe? Or like a nose?"

[@usualdosage7287]

Also cyriak

[@LenkyLad]

remember kids, don't overuse your character creator otherwise all the extra parts will pollute the ocean and drift below the Marianna trench to be possessed by bottom feeders

[@amills1675]

Okay 👍

[@Lil_gomi]

Okay 👍

[@DiegoSGonzalezP]

there goes my weekend plans

[@speedslider3913]

I dunno, they seem pretty happy about getting the parts!

[@CyanDaCherry]

0:10 Character Creator 1:00 The Bottom 1:14 Infester 1:22 Infested Party Hat 1:36 Infested Party Ball 1:44 Infested Party Bone Ball 1:54 Donkatink 2:00 Donkapartink 2:04 ooh what’s this 2:07 rip 2:10 Residents Of The Bottom 2:17 Infested Brick 2:23 Brickablok 2:27 Donkapede 2:37 Chained Pecker 2:42 Doofus The Doggy 2:46 Sir Peckington 2:54 Weird Faces 2:59 Infested Speedy 3:01 Donkahill 3:05 Airborne Mushroom 3:07 Donkapillar 3:10 Donkaworm 3:20 Vivian 3:33 Brick&Block Tower 3:36 Mushwalk 3:38 Shellwalk 3:57 oop 4:01 Donkabehemoth 4:08 IS THAT VIVIAN NOOOOOO 4:12 Crowd 4:17 Submawhale 4:25 what’s down here 4:49 eugh gross 4:56 nuh uh lil bro 5:06 rip 2 5:24 Credits god I have too much freetime

[@ZIPSORD_OFFICIAL123]

Doofus the doggy best character ever

[@joltz..2042]

I loved the "Eughhh"

[@xanthoxantho]

VIVIAN CLUB HERE

[@noice2327]

​@@ZIPSORD_OFFICIAL123yea

[@TheAdvertisement]

I love how the backing up sound of the boat here 0:35, gets turned into a cool mysterious harmonization that leads into the song as we descend into the depths. And not only that, later at 4:50, the same technique is used for the submarine backing up, which leads into the disturbing theme that plays as it's torn to shreds!

[@TheAdvertisement]

@user-ri7yv2pr3o nah

[@spaupa]

The audio on this film is SUPERB. It's so rhythmic and colorful, and fits with the animation in every seconds. Of course the animation was awesome too, but I think it really deserves more attention.

[@kenhanson6326]

Animation teacher: “were going to be making a simple short animation” The kid who got his hands on blender:

[@RealDTSM]

why do you attack me like this lmao

[@MajorGunner]

Too true 😂😂😂

[@petosdana]

5:40 the music inside my head when I’m bored

[@emmaboyce2541]

The amount of creativity Felix has is astounding, you honestly won’t see anything like this. Top teir work.

[@blusterthebenevolpede4137]

You have combined experimental audio and visuals in the past, but this is just another level. The way the critters move so violently yet so in-tune to the fast paced background song is inconceivably awesome!

[@OllieKino]

His work is so expressive and oozing with creative passion. It’s so wonderful! They never fail to make me smile.

[@VMAN-by2su]

I’m pretty sure this deserves to be in a museum or a national historical archive somewhere

[@wrathnmalice]

I love how the goofy sound effects at 2:44 transition into some pretty awesome music.

[@glowyogurt]

true

[@stupidstinkymarker]

That's a bit goofy

[@He-who-wakes]

@@stupidstinkymarker just a bit silly.

[@nepozepo194]

Goofy ah type beat

[@Spogbon]

@@glowyogurt wat the dawg doin?

[@mrlolgameryt]

Felix still manages to surprise us with an enormous amount of creativity every time, well done Felix, keep up the good work 💛

[@carlossanblas5807]

MA SPAGHETTI

[@ScribblePleb]

I keep rewatching the scene at 4:51 and trying to figure out how in the WORLD Felix made these things a million times more terrifying in an instant. The way the sound of the submarine backing up calls back to the establishing shot at the beginning of the scene and then twists it into something so MENACING!! Genuine shivers

[@abalarajkumar6811]

I got unsettled by it dying slowly while it is alive

[@hacim42]

I feel like for me it's the fact that none of the Donk creatures are acting as systems anymore, each individual piece is just devouring the whalemarine as fast as possible. The short depicts them as being very prideful and competitive (mushroom vs snail), but when actual food is available, it all goes by the wayside.

[@sarmin8008]

It might be the lower framerate and decreased inbetweens of the critters. It either brings up the connection to maggots sped up or the quick jolts of spider legs

[@SeaSlushi]

Fr

[@justnatasha_romanianguy]

Imagine doing your job as an.. alive submarine? And going to that place to check it out, cuz you were told to or so. And then, boom, something grabs your eye and pulls you down. Next thing you know, you feel solid, plastic and/or rubber toys entering your insides and eating you alive while you suffer in agony, screaming just for nothing. ..Just sit there and think about it for a moment. How would it feel if millions of toys tore your skin apart to enter your insides, to eat you from there? I don't wanna think about it anymore.

[@blueberrymayhem6074]

god i will never get over how that first bigger donk effortlessly absorbs the beach ball+cone+bone its SUCH a cool animation

[@kirbyeatsbomberman]

I love how at 5:02 in the foreground you can see the earlier donks. The dog, the crab that steals the glasses, the box croc, the first cone, and the mushroom pig (The one that is friends with the shell with the shoes).

[@themagicbekfastblades3946]

I just realized that lol

[@martinignaciodoesstuff3995]

Well the dog survived Good

[@ryandelaney3547]

Even if he "dies" can't the bug inside him build him back together since there's infinite supplies?

[@martinignaciodoesstuff3995]

@@ryandelaney3547 yeh

[@jeffreyabinuman6683]

*5:03*

[@bulbybuds]

2:01 the cutest critter ive ever seen. i love how the previous creature's body morphs into the new one's tail, its all animated so smoothly

[@Interstellarpool176]

FRRR it’s so crittery

[@caranguejo_eremita]

What about this one? 2:43

[@AresOrBird]

@@caranguejo_eremita oh, they are an absolute skrinkly skrunkle I love them

[@caranguejo_eremita]

@@AresOrBird me too man

[@TimeIsEternal2024]

Arxmit Species!

[@kingsleepyhead7627]

i am obsessed with this ive been watching it a couple times a day for the last few days. the sound design, the little creatures, the quiet horror of the submarine timelapse at the end. its like these little bug creatures go into a frenzy with all these new shells and parts to build from that they burn out and need something to feed off of. brilliant

[@bulbybuds]

i thought of it as they got tired of their old parts and wanted to scavenge for new parts to entertain themselves. i love felix's work cuz there's so many interpretations of it, and none of them are truly wrong

[@AltKaxREAL]

@@bulbybuds at first i thought they were faking it, they expected the submarine to go look at them with all that ruckus, so many purposefully hid in the dark and waited for the perfect moment to strike

[@So_-.]

I thought it was an representation of the crazy world of the microcosmos

[@EduzReeveM]

same

[@thereinthedeep]

I really wish there was music to listen like this

[@Lampyunlucky]

2:42 Goofy ahh song chase😭😭😭

[@TobyAngel-u8o]

Tom and jerry ahh chase