Epic II/Chant | Hadestown Animatic

This took a long time because my motivation said 📉📉 halfway through and again 3/4 through. I like how it turned out I guess. There’s probably stuff I’d fix but like ITS FINALLY DONE GOOD RIDDANCE.
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[@wynnefox]

I love the parallel of Orpheus singing about how blinded Hades and Persephone are, seeing what they can't see themselves. Just to be just as blind himself to his own wife.

[@Drakeneo1]

I love how this animatic doesnt show the normal view that other animatics have of Hades as this like, smarmy CEO and instead shows us a man who just misses his wife and is trying all these things to show her how much she means to him but she rebuffs him at every gesture. This is a man who is at the edge of giving up after trying all he could and been scorned at every step instead of some guy who just comes and kidnaps his wife. It feels more like a broken husband who had to pick up his alcoholic wife after an extended bender, and she's mad at him for ruining her fun. It's a nice flip of the general take on this song.

[@alexmullins1765]

Yo damn you just changed my entire thought process. I thought Hades was driving persephone away and she was getting drunk because of that?

[@mysteroads5598]

@@alexmullins1765 I always thought it was both. He's desperately trying to hold onto her, and holding on too hard. She's always eager to leave, not seeing how worried and insecure he is, and doing nothing to reassure him. Ships in the night.

[@ddbob1]

I think it's more than that. He's doing all of this not realizing he's suffocating her which is why she drinks so much just to deal with him. He's doing everything he can to make her stay which is only making her want to leave.

[@s.m.2523]

To be fair, smarmy CEO is sort part of the characterisation this musical gives the Hades (which I'm ot a fan iff but whatcanyado onlyway the underlying themes of power mecanics and the setting of mining company town during the gretdepression can mesh)

[@sarahgermain4270]

This is AWESOME but the Fates bringing Hades Eurydice's backpack was a really GENIUS choice especially and I love it

[@molotovmafia2406]

where persephone sings how the harvests die the ocean overflows... i love how there are ecological themes in this edition of the song

[@alexisisherenow6725]

OH MY GOD YOU DREW HADES WITH THE BRICK TATOOS ONNHIS ARM! I loved that detail of him in the play, and no one draws him with that detail anymore! I’m so happy AAAAAAH!

[@opera_ghost8504]

Okay, probably not intentional on your part, but I noticed throughout most of the song Hades seems very... sincere? He comes across as a genuine and lonely man doing his best to reach out to his wife. I look at his expressions and go "wow he's real pathetic in this animatic huh kinda makes me feel bad Persephone is pushing him away", and THEN, it gets to about 8:00 and his whole demeanour and facial expressions shifts and I'm like "ah there it is. the Bastard."

[@lalalei2001]

Awesome job! I love the color contrast and the use of light and shadows! It's so cool how Orpheus sees Hades and Persephone as solid-colored, untouchable mythic figures and they see each other as humans with weird-colored eyes XD

[@TheKidNamedAndrew]

Which could be argued that this is called back to later on in Epic III when Orpheus realizes that, Hades was just like him, a MAN in love. Not a God. Also I like how he sees Hermes as another Human just with weird colored eyes 😂

[@LuckyLiegeLady246]

I like how Hermes’ design is kind of a fusion of the broadway and off broadway costumes

[@qookhr]

HOLY JDSFKSD I love the stylization so much- how you used all the gods' eyes really gets me immersed

[@violetsunny6113]

This is one of the best hadestown animatic I've ever seen, not only made two songs that have that cool transition, you made great designs for the characters (I kinda wanna make fanart not gonna lie) and I love how they interact is this. Basically, I loved your interpretation of the songs and I wish you keep the good work!!

[@cayzee4719]

I'm dying that the location tag says Hadestown

[@aliexpress.official]

That is absolute film level stuff. Amazing. the animated duet at 5:05 is especially cinematic.

[@mt.penguinmonster4144]

The animation style is really cool and unique!

[@ProxyGaming.]

Love the detail of the gods having glowing eyes. Hades having a wall tattoo is a nice touch too.

[@thepinkus27]

I love your use of symbolism and how neat and clean your art is!!

[@breadsenpai8703]

WHAT THE FUCK. WHY DOES THIS ONLY HAVE 5K VIEWS???? THIS IS AMAZING

[@hinrinn1788]

Great animation! These two songs together are my favorite part of Hadestown.

[@Rumpelstiltskin01]

Very well made. This is one of my favorite Greek stories and I love how well you did your adaptation of the song very well made. You deserve an award for this.

[@rawberrydreams]

this is so cool omg??? i know this is only a week old but how on earth is this not more popular-

[@therainbowwillow4453]

DANG this is awesome! The use of color makes it even better! Beautiful work!

[@karenjulianagiraldoariza1439]

ES HERMOSO! Excelente te trabajo

[@AB-dm1wz]

This animatic is gorgeous from start to finish, but the best part is the smooth transition from Epic II to Chant!

[@justwabder]

I can't stop watching this, its beautiful.. It's been 5 hours..

[@aliexpress.official]

4:22 shivers!

[@bellescreaations]

Excellent job!!!

[@DJcystrom]

This is so good!

[@foxmolars]

this is awesome

[@erimcferrysings4110]

whoa this is amazing!!

[@bwayagnesarchives]

Omggggg so cool!

[@skullinajar1989]

holy shit this looks so good- the simplified parts flow so smoothly and the colours are awesome

[@its_marmieee]

WHOOOOOOOOA!!! THIS WAS SUPER COOL TO WATCH, AND I COULD'NT TAKE MY EYES AWAY FROM THE SCREEN THE WHOLE TIME!!!

[@kingvulturo]

Nicely done. I really enjoy the variants people come up with for the character designs.

[@erimcferrysings4110]

the artistry at 2:06 is increduble

[@strawberryfields7021]

i love hermes' winged earrings !

[@noxlupa2996]

This is so amazing where do I even start???????

[@xenofanchronicles9626]

I mean this is in the best possible way, but the cover art of Persephone looks like a jojo character