Experience of the Night - Darkness

For my Visual Art Class. This was compiled together in two and a half days. I got a nice response from the class and was encouraged to put this up online for access. This small quick film has a mix of avant garde with some linear story-telling.
The idea of the project was to express the experience of the night, and the themes I covered for it were vulnerability, manifestation, and the sense of imposing danger. Specifically, I tackled the senses of how it feels to go through a patch of darkness in the road at night.
Experimenting with shot choices, sequences, and light effects.
I also wanted to give you guys something new and an update. I've been incredibly busy on my end with school, work, and CC. Balancing all that has been a new challenge for me. Regardless, I'm still hanging in there and keeping up with the work.
Music: Zack Hemsey - That Which You Seek (Finds You)

[@Blixemi]

Wow. This is absolutely stunning.

[@chaos9608]

@blixemi hi blixemi

[@The-Bear-Girl]

:o blixemi!

[@WhatTheFlup]

Don't be stingy with your excessive amount of talent- share some of that please! This looks so so so so so so nice ;u; I love your work!

[@jessicalamb379]

I felt litrally shivers go down my spin at the end!

[@siniseri]

I just can't stop watching this and wondering.... How in the hell did you make this so amazing! Aaahh i just love your animations so much x3

[@24karatHAMSTER]

*VirusPaws has joined the party* omg

[@siniseri]

( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@24karatHAMSTER]

VirusPaws I'm not sure how to react..

[@saltyknees8663]

This is what it feels like to close your eyes in the shower.

[@chaos9608]

salty_knees _ or walk up the stairs at 3 am with the lights off

[@wildface97]

Really sweet! The frog parts were most definitely my favourite moments, but the entire build up was exhilarating and tensing up the atmosphere (as was intended I presume). Love how you signified the essence of the creativity of our imaginations in the dark, was really cool!

[@Kliiesen]

Aaa your animations are always so breathtaking man! Always amazed of how smooth they are, and the story in this is simply magnificent! Great job yo

[@freakyfrappuccino]

this is so incredibly moving! I love how you captured such complex themes and emotions in something so simple. your technique with animations and effects is also amazing ;u;. well done!

[@gazeunafraidd]

Oh my god the emotion I got from this and geesh. This is so cool!

[@skywing133]

I thought this was absolutely spectacular! Very symbolic to how most of us perceive the darkness ;) I loved it so much, thanks for showing it!

[@arielr4167]

That was brilliant! Simply amazing!

[@24karatHAMSTER]

This is the only video I've seen with *ZERO* dislikes! Keep up the amazing work!

[@evawoo4628]

Amazing, beautiful, and dramatic. I love it!

[@L1LSTEWIE]

All that in 2 and a half days?..I am greatly impressed, it was suspenseful and yet so serene all the same, kudos to you. xD

[@wolf272jsparks]

666 likes and 0 dislikes. oh my gOD

[@paulsiapno3085]

725 likes and 1 dislike. It has changed

[@wrenworm]

844 likes and 1 dislike

[@moushithecatgaming4692]

Wulfe Black SATAN IS GONNA GET U

[@eliza1star]

If you watch it in the dark it's 10x more epic. 0 w 0

[@huntingspirit5337]

this is so epic i just can't stop watching it

[@Pyrosheep]

Oh woah this is amazing, the animation and just wow.

[@milktea1994]

Well! Thx so much, Ilkyra! I will now have nightmares! :D

[@ShapeShifterKibayo]

I...I think... I had a heart failure...just now... yup ... especially once those frogs started poppin up every where... Great job!

[@starlightwolves4652]

Omg! Why don't you have like a million subs!! This was extremely beautiful and I think you are way better than most animators!

[@sofieandersen1629]

this is that god damn breathtaking and fantastic. i can't stop watching this, i just love it!

[@TBCanimation]

Oh wow this is so beautiful great job!

[@feyefall4855]

Amazing and beautifully chilling!

[@LilMangoz]

I just loved that ending! Amazing job

[@jackelopecat]

Oh man that was intense Amazing job as always! I definitely got what you were going for with the sense of imposing danger/going down a road at night from this

[@lunalykira7395]

awesome, ............ just awesome :D

[@nieni1999]

Amazingly scary! :0 you allways now just what music to use!

[@drajk23]

holy smokes this almost- no it DOES look like a pro had made this! its so amazing and so thrilling from start to end! amazing job there :) and the effects just fits perfectly wirh the animation :D

[@LilacJuvia]

Omg ur ANIMATING... Is so gorgeous

[@zaizan2476]

Two days? For me like two hundred years! Btw awesome animations!

[@BlueVoicesThis]

Oh wow, this is really nice. This is a really neat idea that came out well. Good job, girl!~ c:

[@tamatoa-1091]

You're a wizard, llykra.

[@RaymondMillerArtist]

Woah, weird and dark. Very cool however, and DAT SONG THO.

[@BronzeOwlLambert901]

the animation is spectacular!

[@LilacLycanvic]

You are amazing this animation is beautiful here Art is also very good and I know I could never become as amazing as you,I mean I've been drawing for as long as I can remember and I am not as good as you. Great work by the way!

[@RandomCoconutz]

Absolutely amazing as always! Well done! :)

[@wolfsrainparadise]

Yes, I absolutely love this, makes my skin crawl. >:D

[@longtaleanimation6849]

Pretty awesome, nice and simple.

[@KairaWolfFox]

Beautiful!

[@EdwardJamesVA]

My Halloween has just been made.

[@relcojrproductions]

Very good work:) thumbs up

[@therebellion96]

Cool! I love these animations! : )

[@TheYonderlander]

I wish I could do something like this in three days. Man, it was amazing!

[@dkasson3150]

So gorgeous​.

[@sheXdevil333]

That was creepy... I liked it :)

[@SwirlHeart]

It is so beautiful ^^

[@littlebark3049]

I adore this omg

[@zahxu]

who the hell disliked this beauty

[@CodeNameKriss]

HOLY SHIT!!! this is awesome!!!!

[@GonwaLibbyVid]

Amazing!!!!

[@skye.illustrates]

Amazing, as usual. ^^

[@Starry-eyed.W0lf]

1000like! Also amazing animation!

[@Steve-op9sd]

AMAZING!

[@lil-ay6502]

That was cool!

[@Deresta2002]

this reminds me of an app game called wolfman & crowboy because in the game the 2 characters were trying to escape from darkness just like this birdy

[@chaos9608]

I’m actually watching this at night

[@cakkeyy1420]

Fantastic!

[@DumbassCatboy]

daaaaaaamn...

[@Lara060501]

THIS IS FANTASTIC :O

[@dfae5638]

AMAZING

[@animatrocities]

Amazing job : D

[@dossimoon]

HOLY crap this is awesome!!! Wish i could animate like u!! ;A;

[@_cloudaria]

Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sssoooooOOOOOO AMAZING MANN WTF

[@megmooluh]

What do you use to animate. Omg. And this animation is just... Breathtaking. Amazing.

[@cipherdragon2537]

This was simply breathtaking! The fast pace, light effects, everything! I do have one question: whenever you hear a certain song, do you imagine an animation to go with it? (I do with my favorite song, "Heart of Courage" by TSFH)

[@izzy1356]

Ohhhh I imagine stuff all the time when I listen to music! xD

[@LoxyTheReindeer]

Woah. Where was I 4 years ago?

[@EllesGhost13]

this is awesome ^_^

[@AllisonPasbjerg]

cool!!! :D

[@LPSmariaXD]

Darkness isn't in the night, its in the heart of humans.

[@BLACKkittypet]

have you ever considered making a animation show thing about the bow with the blue hair and you

[@snacksterer]

OMG aweaome but the Bird is gone

[@blazingfire1983]

I love thiz

[@butterscott9214]

Spooky...

[@redundantchannels8154]

DEMON FROG AAAA

[@FancyNeonWolves]

What software do you use?

[@RiverStone64]

Is this echo location?

[@PalomaSkyy]

First like and commennt

[@redundantchannels8154]

HOW WAS THIS MADE IN 2 DAYS AND A H ALF?! MORE LIKE 2 YEARS AND A HA LF

[@soaringcory]

:O

[@poisonivi4962]

Nyctophobia?

[@WillowWishingDraws]

Someone accidenly hit the dislike button. *scowls at human.*