Frankenstein Animatic: Birth To My Creation

WARNING: This video contains fast flashing images. It may cause discomfort and trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.
my hand had to go to the hospital for this.
DISCLAIMER: I am not an expert of medical practice, so please don’t take any of whatever Victor is doing too seriously. I also took a couple of creative liberties. I’m aware that Victor conducted the experiment in his college apartment and not an actual lab and that the ending should not have had the sun come up because the song ends at around 1:00am.
I had actually planned for Birth To My Creation or No Good Deed to be my animatic for Halloween last year!😂😂 But due to poor planning, school, and deciding on it way too late, it wasn’t able to come to fruition until now. Initially, I was gonna try to design my own Victor and Monster, but as an homage to the animatic that introduced me to one of my favorite musicals ever, I thought it only appropriate to feature ‪@corinkeen‬'s character designs from their Amen animatic. (I did ask, and I do have permission to use their designs for this, just so you guys know😂👌✨) I also made a little reference to Amen with the thumbnail and the shot composition of the beginning, and the book ;0
For anyone wondering, this animatic will not be my last Frankenstein animatic, however this will be the last time I use rinreeper’s designs. Frankenstein animatics succeeding this will be featuring my own designs of the cast. I hope that not too many of you will be disappointed by this ;;
If you haven’t seen the Amen animatic for whatever reason, what are you doing?!! Go watch it! It’s beautifully done and inspired me to draw more backgrounds if I’m being completely honest...
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[@zoeves4601]

Yes, this video was re-uploaded due to a minor timing issue!! It was really getting under my skin because it messed up my favorite part… My apologies for the people who already commented! If you guys want to see a bit of what went into this animatic, you can watch the first draft and the first pass of this animatic through a link in my Ko-fi! Link: ko-fi.com/zoeves Follow me on social media! twitter.com/_zoeves instagram.com/zoeves/

[@joeprovo3627]

What is your favorite part of this animatic?

[@saagabragi6938]

999 likes

[@rebeccamichael626]

Thanks for the flash warning.

[@charlottetidswell1209]

"I am not an expert in medical practice" Oh don't worry, neither is Victor

[@zoeves4601]

Charlotte Tidswell 😂😂😂

[@vichidna]

damn, you didn't need to call him out like that 😔🤧

[@parkchimmin7913]

Homeboy didn’t even finish college cause he had... family issues

[@justalonelywriter4852]

@@vichidna Victor deserves all the callouts and he knows it

[@vichidna]

@@justalonelywriter4852 fair

[@lianecajipe5138]

Victor: *rise child* The monster/guy: has different eyes Victor: *KILL IT WITH FIRE*

[@H56148]

😂 yesss

[@MyChemicallyImbalancedRomance0]

This is it. This is the book.

[@st4rz.of.perdition]

the creature literally did nothing wrong except be off putting; and then later it’s like creature: make me a wife and i’ll leave you and humanity alone forever or i’ll kill everyone you love victor: sounds good to me prepares the wife victor: wHAT IF THEY BREED I MUST DESTROY IT INSTEAD OF MAKING HER STERILE the creature: i’ll be with you on your wedding night. victor: I guess this means he’s gonna kill me instead of making good on his promise to kill everyone I love because I can literally only think of myself!!

[@yallmeansall8665]

@@st4rz.of.perdition Calling out Victor like that?! brah you killed him lmao

[@gracel2mart]

@@JA-iu3eq I think interpretations can go either way, bc the book also has Victor talk about how he selected the best corpse parts so he could make the creature perfect

[@ridthelooterwds7976]

The way you can tell Victor is a madman is the way he stores the books on his shelf, with the spines to the wall

[@a_random_guy55]

I'm now going to do that on one of my shelves

[@pinkmann8399]

He probably memorized their location or something equally weird

[@fantasy873]

Fun fact: Hollywood made up that whole electricity thing. Victor in the book never actually reveals his method for reviving the dead. He just does it.

[@shmoop6496]

I mean, electric frequencies run through our bodies. And electricity is used to start up your heart if it stops. So understand where they got the idea. But reviving the dead the way Victor did is impossible.

[@ettinakitten5047]

Yeah, Mary Shelley was deliberately vague because there was a lot of debate at the time about the nature of the "spark of life", and she didn't want to get into that debate. She just wanted to take it as given that Frankenstein succeeded somehow and get on with the story of how he fucked up caring for the life he created. (There's evidence that Mary Shelley's father may have been abusive, so she might have been working through some things.)

[@fantasy873]

@@ettinakitten5047 Huh. Interesting. I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing!👍

[@trashcant6323]

@@ettinakitten5047 i've also heard mentioned around that victor wanted to keep his methods secret so the experiment couldn't be recreated? since i believe its all told from his point of view. this could just be a fan theory but it would make perfect sense to me

[@nightshadeaudios]

In the book it was earlier mentioned that Victor grew interested in electricity when he was younger, so while he didn't describe how he created life in 5 lines (lmao) I guess the electricity mention is where Hollywood movie makers got the idea to add that in!!

[@spooky9715]

I vote instead of Doctor Frankenstein, we call him College Dropout Frankenstein, because he, in fact, did not finish college.

[@machinedramon3532]

Mr Frankenstein.

[@MichaelHopcroft]

In this presentation, at least, I think the first part of this video was Victor being expelled from University for his "affront to everything that is moral and decent". And although they could not prevent anything Frankenstein did once he was no longer beholden to them, they were able to retain their principles. In both this and "Jekyll and Hyde", the "little minds" were correct in not providing their "mad researchers" the means to continue their work under their approval.

[@jurepec5779]

@@MichaelHopcroftWell Jekyll was somewhat on the money with his experiment, if he had another test subject he could perhaps perfect the formula (kinda hard to make a cure that would kill Hyde since Jekyll was now so kind he couldn’t hurt him) Though the priest warned him, he couldn’t just remove evil, Jekyll did pursue his research with mostly altruistic motives, he wanted to help his dad and all of humanity. Now if we’re talking about Victor Frankenstein or Herbert West, than I 100% agree that they are just insane megalomaniacs who other scientists were right to ridicule

[@GoblinLord]

Why philosophers should not be scientists, the book, the musical

[@isnotmimi]

Counterpoint: why scientists need philosophy, the book, the musical

[@Fluteplayinghuru285]

Sean Treadway western philosophy was the birth of modern day science. Sir Isaac Newton was a natural philosopher in his day. The scientific method was created by philosophers.

[@dylanchouinard6141]

Why college STEM majors need to chill, the book, the musical

[@KaitlynSchulz]

Dylan Chouinard ^^^underated reply

[@kasadeya3754]

Thé Fear of Death shall drive the human race before it in a maddening sprint to outrun It..till they wheel about. Teeth bared armed hate in hand; till it has been slain like all gods before it..beaten to death with the stone and corpse flensed and muscle dissected..Progress achieved at last.

[@horizonpenblade1288]

I love how he compares himself to prometheus. I.E. the guy who literally ended up with his liver getting eaten by a bird for eternity. Just one more little detail that shows this guy's ridiculous lack of foresight.

[@troublemaker1778]

Hehe foresight. Get it, cause Prometheus literally means forethought

[@alcyone5776]

It could be Frankenstein implying himself to be "Savior of Man" as he is literally reviving a bunch of dead corpses into one while Prometheus himself helped and saved the humans by giving them fire so that they may survive. He may see himself to be in Prometheus' position, a brilliant yet shunned Savior who's goals must be achieved in order to save mankind from death and struggle regardless of the negative consequences. This is all just a guess though

[@fabulousmyriad267]

@@alcyone5776 Interestingly, the myth implies that Prometheus was punished for not letting humans figure out fire for themselves instead of an essential cheat (though the gods were also incredibly *petty*🙄) The Modern Prometheus (Victor) tried to reanimate a "perfect" version of mankind to "cheat" death..and ironically the Creature later discovers fire by itself without input from his so called "creator". It all comes full circle.

[@Bluewaterdice]

ty im writing an essay abt how the future is presented in Frankenstein

[@levanphuongduyen7138]

Well book Frankenstein was originally titled by Mary Shelley as the Modern Prometheus so I think thats where they got the inspo from considering how they actually stick in actual excerpt of the book

[@optimusprime2890]

Before Victor: “YES! I created life!” After Victor: “OH SHIT! I created life!”

[@MAGGOT-INFESTED-6666]

Best way to describe Frankenstein

[@isnotmimi]

"I am not an expert of medical practice, so please don’t take any of whatever Victor is doing too seriously." Don't worry, I don't think people are looking too hard for strict scientific accuracy when it comes to things like Frankenstein.

[@screamingsushi6260]

BallisticPacifist The original book never really mentioned what the hell Frankenstein did either, so whatever form of science that comes out of this is no more accurate than the actual literature.

[@ibenindrevr2547]

At the time this was written, it was actually scientifically accurate. During this time, the study of galvanism, or making corpses move by use of electricity, was very new and trendy. To the first readers of this book, it could very well have been reality.

[@RavenSutcliffe]

@@ibenindrevr2547 The book doesn't mention exactly what the method was because Victor refuses to say what he did in case others might try it. It never mentions electricity, only grave-robbing

[@gb7512]

I once had a friend try and shift a class discussion on Frankenstein's commentary on ethics and morality to science, asking about things like "muscle memory" and that shit. I think they might've missed the point.....

[@isnotmimi]

@@gb7512 I guess it depends on how you present it. With regards to "muscle memory" (the term is something of an oversimplification of the relevant processes but whatever), you could use that as a jumping off point for asking how much of our thoughts and actions are largely involuntary physiological processes, or the results of conditioning, or things like that, and what that implies for the concepts of identity, morality, free will, etc.

[@goldieisnotmyname9354]

When he was describing his monster in his journal you can’t tell me he wasnt lowkey simping for this guy

[@dottyastercapasloke2739]

Viktor Frankenstein is a simp pass it around

[@itsyaboi7779]

ngl tho, Birth To My Creation is the most suggestive song in this musical. Listen to how Victor describes his Creation. Listen to it. Listen to the heavy breathing. This man wasn't just looking for something to fuel his ego, he was looking for a top.

[@confetti_kisses427]

@@itsyaboi7779 LMFAO WAIT-

[@SpaceEnthusiast548]

I too, simp for the idea of a perfect sandwich

[@miaozebub]

@@itsyaboi7779 8 foot tall pretty top

[@collagenc.phosphate6666]

It's kinda funny that Frankinstein when right to reanimating a huge handsome man and didn't start with mice or anything

[@ettinakitten5047]

That's the difference between a mad scientist and a proper scientist. They don't follow good experimental procedure. At least Herbert West knew to start with animals.

[@woooooooooooooooooooooooo]

Plus he created a corpse out of multiple corpses instead of just starting with a normal corpse. Surely that'd be a lot easier?

[@tinnedteaenthusiast]

well he wanted the handiwork to be easier. therefore, big

[@lorikeetrainwing]

Griffin also started with animals. Granted, he tested it on a cat, and then went straight to himself, but at least he didn't start with humans.

[@shannonoconnell95]

Go big or go home 😆

[@Orochimaruswife1]

Hey, to the jerk who typed "mecha of science, give me the beans" I can't unhear it, thanks for that

[@vogonp4287]

What about "...our inner beans..."

[@sneezyyeezy1662]

why’d you do this to me lmao anyway to right this curse, the actual lyrics are “Mecca of science, give me the means”

[@whyareallmynamestaken1382]

Wait it wasn't beans originally?

[@Slush_Bunni97]

I also heard a b word but it was beast not beans lol

[@estromberg5153]

@Austin Wood In this context it means an epicentre or The Big Location for a particular interest or group. Eg. Silicon Valley is a mecca for computer nerds It does also have a religious connotation though

[@charlieraven6342]

Me to my gf after watching all the frankenstein animatics i could: "you know....i would be pissed too if a twink randomly brought me back to life"

[@hithere4027]

agreed?

[@fabisssz]

HEEEEEELP

[@PirvateerKurei]

Imagine if it's not even YOUR body that gets brought back to life, but your heart or brain is in this amalgamation of flesh. 8 ft tall, 250 lbs of unfamiliar flesh, covered in stitches and having different memories associated with every other muscle

[@AnimatorNinja]

I love that this book is getting more popular lately ever since people started learning that the creature is actually a sexy emo anime boi

[@luciacampillo426]

first it was vampires now it's gonna be Frank's monster

[@spookyhollow6249]

Lucia Campillo It’s already in motion.

[@tenshishimura]

Spook Dude yeah I’m here cause the doc is hot lol

[@ambiguoussarcasm]

Are you 12?

[@luciacampillo426]

Ambiguous Sarcasm no? are you 5? ??

[@marsfeathers]

The cheek caress when victor says "finest human in all creation" really made me feel some kinda way 😳

[@madelined3460]

What's the point of making an 8ft tall man if he ain't f i n e

[@wandanemer2630]

@@madelined3460 Asking the proper questions right there! ☝🏻

[@potat04]

I mean, he did say perfect in EVERY way. With only the BEST organs and limbs. Which means he chose the best ass in all creation for this man of his, and not only that-

[@wandanemer2630]

@@potat04 He *absolutely DID.* And also, the BIGGEST DI-

[@caleightilson8030]

Build a boyfriend

[@Alex_Packer]

thank you for making the creature pretty cause thats something PEOPLE FORGET,,, in the book it clearly states that the creature was beautiful but his eyes were so terrifying, thats why victor abandoned him

[@zoeves4601]

Angel Flyer np! the beautiful monster design is by rinreeper! 😉✨

[@isnotmimi]

Well, Victor states "How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavoured to form? His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful! Great God! His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun-white sockets in which they were set, his shrivelled complexion and straight black lips." Putting together parts that were chosen to be individually attractive does not always add up to an attractive result. To be fair, a lot of the disgust expressed by Victor here might be attributed to the implications of the entity's creation, more than its physical appearance. Later, the creature recounts his first interaction with human villagers: "One of the best of these I entered, but I had hardly placed my foot within the door before the children shrieked, and one of the women fainted.The whole village was roused; some fled, some attacked me..." Keep in mind that at this point he is wearing clothing and has taken no aggressive action other than walking through a cottage door uninvited. I think it would take more than basically just cataracts to make children scream, a woman faint, and others run or attack at the sight of him.

[@evanwickstrom5698]

@@isnotmimi I mean, being visibly stitched together like a patchwork doll might freak some people out a lil bit.

[@isnotmimi]

@@evanwickstrom5698 Hence my rebuttal here to the "creature is actually totes hot" reading. (assuming "freak some people out", as you so generously put it, can here be sufficiently opposed to "beautiful but with odd eyes")

[@evanwickstrom5698]

BallisticPacifist Yeah, that’s a fair analysis. I guess my interpretation would be that there’s room for both? You could have someone be both attractive and disturbing to look at simultaneously. Someone where they are “objectively” beautiful, but visually offputting enough to unnerve those who see them. Almost like the uncanny valley, where you have someone who looks mostly perfect, but the imperfections are enough to make the entire visage disturbing instead of enthralling.

[@lilpizzy8696]

THE SHEER AMOUNT OF SEROTONIN THIS GAVE ME-

[@gavinpotter9286]

I went on a rant in class because most people referred to him as "Dr. Frankenstein" instead of "Victor" or "Frankenstein" and VICTOR IS A COLLEGE DROPOUT, HE NEVER GOT A MD OR A PHD WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS

[@Plaguecoric]

EXACTLY !!!!

[@SpaceClord]

He brought a dead man back to life. If that isn't a doctor, i don't know what is. Also stop using caps, cringe

[@gavinpotter9286]

@@SpaceClord He stole a bunch of body parts and killed people for organs, I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT DOCTORS DO. ALSO HE DROPPED OUT OF COLLEGE

[@stevethebarbarian9876]

That is, in fact, what doctors do. Back in the day, there was a booming practice of corpse-robbing for universities and general men of science, because the Church wouldn't allow experiments on normal cadavers at the time. I'm not saying Victor was a paragon of scientific virtue, but in this case, grave-robbing was a fully-justified course of action. Furthermore, Victor's mistake came in shunning and abusing his creation- reminders, he managed to _bring back the dead,_ the most incredible scientific breakthrough in the history of modern medicine. Creating his "monster" would have been nothing short of groundbreaking science if it weren't for the fact that he decided to treat his creation like a monster and cause it to hate humanity.

[@gavinpotter9286]

@@stevethebarbarian9876 Sorry, it's the dropping out of college becaus he thought his professeres were beneath him and also the literally murdering people for me sis

[@vordjoncus]

I just love how much this song screams "Nothing could possibly go wrong!"

[@hypo.critter]

"I see no upcoming consequences" literally

[@ariartsy9220]

It's like the Frankenstein version of This Is the Moment

[@kiddosam8032]

Wouldn’t it be mighty odd to wake up on a metal slab, with a guy you probably don’t know, just singin his heart out?

[@madanotap6492]

Even more odd when you literally didn’t exist 5 minutes ago

[@srig3649]

Mate, I’d do the wise thing and just applaud

[@redacted5078]

HEY SIRI CAN YOU BE ATTRACTED TO AN ART STYLE

[@zoeves4601]

[REDACTED] 😂😳awwww, thank you!💕

[@MaevieTheSongbird]

I hope so because if that isn’t the case, I have some explaining to do

[@תומריצחק-כ6ח]

Into the unknown!!!!!!!!

[@תומריצחק-כ6ח]

Artsexshl

[@thehistoryandbooknerd8979]

Yes

[@Blackrain7070]

I love when he's describing his creation as "the perfect human" because it's suppose to come across as "I will make something even better than my own existence through my intelligence" but to me it comes across as "I'm a twink in the 1800s who can't get a man so I will literally build my dream husband and you can't stop me"

[@BingusFodder]

Plot twist. His perfect man wants a wife

[@calaverava3532]

@@BingusFodder XD

[@NyxieLove22]

@@BingusFodder lol bet

[@parkchimmin7913]

@@NyxieLove22 He does though in the book. Asks Frankenpapa to build him a bride and Frankentwink promises to do so, until he realized that there’s a possibility that they’re have offspring and make freaky, undead, monster babies.

[@NyxieLove22]

@@parkchimmin7913 lol yeah I know I just read the book. Also don’t blame him one weird undead creation is enough to fuel everyone’s nightmares

[@lex_cat11]

This looks like it could be a professional story board! You are incredibly talented with all of these dynamic shots!!

[@zoeves4601]

Fedora really?!! i want to be a storyboarder someday, so it means a lot to hear that! thank you!! (人 •͈ᴗ•͈)💕

[@lex_cat11]

zoeves You’re so welcome! Your animatics always amaze me :D

[@varian2666]

zoeves this is actually better and cleaner than storyboards ive seen!! amazing job omg

[@aquariusrose5621]

I agree! Please do more of this musical I have to see more!

[@Cat-nb9yq]

The four dislikes are the people the creature killed

[@spongeintheshoe]

Did anyone else notice how sad he seemed when he mentioned about reanimating the dead? It was almost like he had someone specific in mind.

[@vvarx]

True! If you consider the original book, his mother's death was a major reason for him to start his research, so I like to think that's who Victor has in mind.

[@crabularglobule1960]

@@vvarx yeah in the book he doesn't take his moms death welll at all. i mean, he says 'yeah i got over it, it was really sad but life goes on' but he kind of didn't get over it

[@charlesweber5052]

@@crabularglobule1960”Life goes on” “yeah I guess-“ “forever” “what?” “I will bring her back and make us all immortal.”

[@spawnofabtch6076]

After hearing 'Popular' at the end, my brain went to Victor---instead of running away from the creature and fainting like a little b#tch--gets all excited and absolutely DOTES on them. Promising them new clothes and an education and being all 'Oh! Everyone's going to love you! We...just need to make a few adjustments." Edit: I made myself sad

[@PrincessX-ke8tj]

Oh my god that's hilarious

[@Quackervoltz]

I mean....that happens in the Young Frankenstein musical

[@hannahmetzger4880]

The creature is a he. Just saying. In the book, he was clearly masculine. Why did you feel the need to refer to _him_ as a _them?_ That just does _not_ make any sense to me. But, OTHER than that, I LIKE this idea of yours!! 😁.

[@thebadtimecat]

@@hannahmetzger4880 because maybe they just use that pronoun as a neutral ground for when they’re not exactly sure the gender of said thing, or maybe its because they dont give a shit about nit-picky self righteous knee jerks like you

[@PatchyThePirate_]

The good ending:

[@user-hb4zz4gh5e]

I understand that the creature’s eyes freaked him out, but by abandoning it he just caused so much pain and sh*t for himself and everyone around him.

[@Feu_Ghost]

I like to think that the « Modern Prometheus » tittle was to oppose him to mythological Prometheus, because where Prometheus was a good father to the humanity, Victor was a VERY BAD father to his Creation

[@Just_An_Observer]

Why not, idk, REPLACE THE EYES, but NOOOOO, he couldn't so that

[@esteicy98]

Frankenstein is seriously a tragedy.

[@GoblinLord]

as I continue to binge this song, I notice things, I know they're not intentional but when the chorus sings what Victor sang "The finest human / in all creation / body, bone / and mind" they don't sing the "/ and mind" part, referencing the fact that Frankenstein's monster is just as broken as Victor due to victor's mistreatment, and in terms of his body and biological parts, he is perfect, but in terms of his mind, he's new to the world and the first things he experiences is suffering, pain and neglect

[@varian2666]

Sean Treadway it WAS intentional tho

[@GoblinLord]

@@varian2666 well good that means I'm big brain

[@fabulousmyriad267]

That's a great observation. I didn't realize the line immediately transitions from "Body, bone and..." cuts to " darkness". The Creature's tragedy is that despite his great intelligence, his darkness manifested unchecked into acts of violence and deception.

[@GoblinLord]

@@fabulousmyriad267 The other part of the creature's tragedy is that his father was a deadbeat

[@fabulousmyriad267]

@@GoblinLord A deadbeat dad who didn't like his sons eyecolour.🙄😁

[@srig3649]

“You cannot act as God! This is insanity!” “I do not wish to act as God my friend, I merely wish to show the bastard his place.”

[@XX-sp3tt]

Come back when you have eight billion years experience.

[@tinywitchfrogs_]

I personally loved the sun coming up when he said "a new day has come" even if it isn't accurate That's art babey!! 💞

[@zoeves4601]

tinywitchfrog s (人 •͈ᴗ•͈)💕

[@VirgoArtsOfficial]

Adam didn’t want nor deserve this, Twinkenstein.

[@merlinm.4387]

I love that in the book it doesnt mention how he actually brought Adam (what i call the monster) back to life. It just led up to it and then we find him in his room, sick and with Clarval taking care of him

[@ettinakitten5047]

Apparently there were several conflicting theories about the nature of life at the time and Mary Shelley didn't want to take sides. In-story, of course, Victor didn't want to give enough information that someone else might be able to repeat the process and make another monster, so he skipped over that part.

[@billuraral1870]

The "Popular" at the end, tho😂 I bet that's what Victor was thinking at the moment. "Oh man, I cracked the secret of life! I can sit on the popular table now!"

[@astute_sayote1034]

"Yay, I can finally sit at the cool table with Jekyll and Griffin!"

[@Quackervoltz]

@@astute_sayote1034 Who's Griffin?

[@crabularglobule1960]

@@Quackervoltz yea who is griffin?

[@gooeydude574]

@@crabularglobule1960 Peter

[@melg1605]

@@gooeydude574 ???

[@Themushroomgoesyeet]

Lmao I've never seen this musical before but I can just imagine the hilarity of this man finishing this fantastic music number about science and creation & this perfect human being the culmination of his life's work, only to immediately have a panic attack the next moment when the creature opens his eyes

[@santiagogallego8695]

"Prometheus damned there's still fire from god to lift mankind from sorrow" is such a great line

[@bryanroberson5832]

Pretty sure it said "Prometheus dared to steal fire from gods..."

[@kiarastardust]

Lets be honest, for all his love of science Victor is a theater kid at heart.

[@corinkeen]

I’m. Losing. My. MIND!!!!!! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! I was smiling like an idiot the entire time! Fantastic job!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@renisvibing]

Noticed it from the description after, but I saw the character designs and immediately thought of your Amen animatic! Between your two videos I’m now definitely interested in this musical!!!

[@zoeves4601]

rinreeper oMG THANK YOU!!😭💖💖 your work has been a constant inspiration to me, i’m honored that this animatic was able to put a smile on your face! (人 •͈ᴗ•͈)💕

[@sandracristinapulidocerece5579]

Rinreeper you also did a great job with you animatic "Amen" Im your fan. Saludos desde México :D

[@WildHeart378]

Well hey you’re the reason why a lot more people love this musical

[@hypo.critter]

I’m just glad those Frankenstein animatics exist and that the fandom is still alive although it’s 14 years since musical premiered on Broadway. Ah, such a great musical. I dare to say it surpasses Wildhorn’s musicals in almost every way.

[@crabularglobule1960]

it kinda does. don't get me wrong, i love jeykll and hyde (and of course deathnote the musical), but they aren't quite as good as frankenstein.

[@cbetharcher5805]

You have perfectly conveyed that fact he was a college dropout with big ideas

[@lalas181]

I love the details in this. The easter eggs on the books especially are just [chef's kiss]. I saw "The Sorrows of Werther" up there, and I got _so_ excited when I spotted it! To mention nothing of just how good this looks in general, your attention to detail and sprinkling of references makes it obvious that you _have_ done your research, even with the sun beginning to rise at 1 AM for dramatic effect. That was also a thing that looked _very_ good, btw. Even though I know what happens after this scene and how terribly downhill everything in the story spirals down from here, you _still_ managed to get me caught up in Victor's naively optimistic excitement while I was watching this.

[@zoeves4601]

Lalas181 i was waiting for someone to get the book title references!!😭🙏 i’m glad you enjoyed the nods to the original book! i got myself to read it again just for the sake of this😂😂 (and for future frankenstein animatics 👀). it truly puts a smile on my face to hear your kind words, thank you for appreciating!!💖💕

[@TheLuckySpades]

The Sorrows of Werther as in the Goethe book? I had to read a good chunck of that in secondary school, but what relevance does it have ti Frankenstein? I'm not to familiar with Frankenstein to be honest

[@mollywantshugs5944]

TheLuckySpades when the creature talks with Frankenstein one of the books he mentions reading was the Sorrows of Werter. Werter, along with with Paradise Lost's Lucifer, are characters he says he identifies with as lonely people who are rejected much as he was.

[@TheLuckySpades]

@@mollywantshugs5944 thanks, didn't know she mentioned Werther in the book, guess I should read it at some point

[@emilyfoutch]

Don't forget the kingdom hearts references next to the book he grabbed.

[@thescreamingmuse_542]

Me, Who Has Read ‘Frankenstein’: NO NO NO NO NO NO NO VICTOR STOP RIGHT NOW YOUNG MAN YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO YOUR FUTURE- Amazing animatic!!!! I LOVED IT!! IT WAS SO COOL!!! Edit: Sorry I suck at spelling

[@matilde_5]

SAME QWQ

[@coop_troops550]

"Mecca of science! Give me the B E A N S~" 1:46

[@nkbujvytcygvujno6006]

[UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL (spoken)] Frankenstein, we find your ideas to be an affront to all that is moral and decent! [VICTOR] "Madness"! "Folly"! "Insanity"... Little minds have belittled my dream But I- could I...might it be The greatest triumph man has ever seen! Within the flesh a force resides If it could only be controlled If sleeping sparks could somehow be revived Think of the awe-inspiring power we would hold I want the world to see Where brave research and bold experiments have lead Electricity's the key To reanimate the dead I could spare the world the anguish Of loved ones taken in their prime The glory of a brave new world Will someday soon be mine Immortal soul, our inner being Does it endure or does it perish with the flesh? In my hands I'll hold the answer And the power of life and death Mecca of science, give me the means To walk where none have trod! I'll discover the secret between The alchemists and God! [VICTOR (spoken)] It is nearly finished... I've fashioned him great in size to make easier the handiwork. He will be approximately 8 feet in height and comprised of only the most finely formed limbs and organs. Exceedingly perfect... And if I succeed in breathing life into this new creation, might I not also one day be able to restore life to those claimed by death? The time, 12:40 am, November 16th. The storm is nearing its zenith, the moment is at hand! [VICTOR] Prometheus dared to steal fire from gods, to lift mankind from sorrow And just as that myth, my mission is this: To write a new tomorrow! My endless days of study and toil are finally near fruition The world will be forever changed by history's physician Life everlasting! Reanimation! A flawless new design The finest human in all creation Body, bone, and mind! The storm will peak, then the heavens part To fire my preparation The needed shock to start his heart, giving birth to my creation! [ENSEMBLE] Life everlasting, reanimation A flawless new design (A flawless new design) The finest human in all creation Body, bone, and- [VICTOR] Darkness is done, a new day has come The dawn of a new revelation Here in this place, here in this time The birth of man's salvation--- [ENSEMBLE] Salvation! Salvation! Salvation!

[@kaneconqueror6560]

I lowkey really want this edited to say give me the beans instead if means now. Just a one word change to trip people up and require double and triple takes.

[@crabularglobule1960]

@@myc_1793 it is madness folly IN SANITY

[@alice5195]

No sabes cuanto te amo

[@Coryn02]

Maybe I'm reading into this too much, but Victor's right goggle lens is cracked, implying his vision for the future is flawed.

[@revaslatts8011]

He may be a terrible scientist. But this musical is still good. Seriously, that gorgeous voice! Matches great with how he's drawn.

[@velvetieyuri]

❤️

[@Tommy-nh4su]

"Salvation! Salvation! SALVATION! ... ✨popular, you're gonna be popular✨"

[@astoriaart5600]

Imagine waking up, on a lab table, to a singing Frankenstien, you know just the looooong last note, without any context

[@woooooooooooooooooooooooo]

You just wake up and hear AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@marissasifre9026]

The 4 people who disliked this had so many tears in there eyes because of how gorgeous this animation is they accidentally clicked the wrong button.

[@vvarx]

YES! Oh gosh, I'm always so happy to see more Frankenstein Musical stuff! This is such a stunningly detailed animatic - great use of various angles and camera mouvements. You handle parallaxes incredibly well, and the use of various tones of turquoise really bring out the detailled environment! (Btw, love the shot at 1:09 looking in through the roof, as well as the dutch angle at 3:33 - AH! So many nice shots!) You can feel rinreeper's inspiration, but you definetly made it your own. Amazing work, keep it up!

[@zoeves4601]

Vvarx DUDE THE SHOT AT 1:09 IS MY FAVORITE!!💖💖i always try to use the camera as much as i can to push the story along, so it makes me incredibly happy to hear that my camera choices are appreciated. thank you!! (´；Д；`)💘✨

[@ahobbit1273]

I can't even begin to describe all the ways that this animatic is perfect! Victor putting on the goggles, falling to the floor when the lightning struck, your style, the detail, your design for the Creature, just ugh! Everything is amazing. My only qualm is that you made Victor too attractive and I may or may not have a crush on him now.

[@zoeves4601]

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice omg thank you sm, you’re too kind!!😭💘💘 i cant take credit for the designs tho, you can thank rinreeper for that!😉✨

[@alexisgrey3633]

I like the detail of there being a scar/seem around the neck because the guy was hanged so he would have to go in and fix his neck somehow.

[@Glowstick__juice]

Ok but your Frankenstein, and your Frankenstein’s Monster are both kinda fine I will not lie

[@KebbyBebby]

The ART STYLE HHHHHHHH- oh my gosh I LOVE how crisp and clean certain lines are and the FACIALS are AMAZING!! Great job homie!

[@zoeves4601]

Dude calm down It’s just Kenny thank you!!😭💘 glad to hear it!💕

[@Nana-gm5zv]

I simply adore the idea of no one will love the creature because he's monstrous or whatnot, when my friend and I both agreed that we would adopt the creature if he ever becomes real.

[@bonny3532]

This looks so good! And... Victor is kinda adorable :D I'm always happy when theres a new animatic for this muscial, it's just so good!

[@zoeves4601]

BonnyAndClyde thank you!!💖💖 and yes! this musical is so good i can’t believe there aren’t more animatics😫 hopefully i’ll be able to make another one for it soon!✨

[@bonny3532]

@@zoeves4601 Yes, it's sad that there's only a few animatics for the musical. I'm actually working on an animatic for the Chase at the moment, so there will be more in the future :)

[@zoeves4601]

BonnyAndClyde omg!! ∑(ﾟДﾟ) i’m definitely looking forward to it!😤👏💕

[@bonny3532]

@@zoeves4601 Thanks! Although it will still be some time until it's finished, I have one frame completly finished and the rest is sketched. Dunno if you want to but i could send you the link to my instagram account where i will post updates on the animatic. But only if you're okay with me posting it here, i really don't wanna self-advertise under other peoples videos :D

[@zoeves4601]

BonnyAndClyde oh, go ahead! i don’t mind. anything to support a fellow artist!☺️👌✨ and take your time! when it comes to animatics, it’s most important to be able to come out with something you’re proud of!💕

[@gamisagay1000]

Adam: *just got brought back to life* *hears a man singing next to him* what the hell-

[@jazzledazzle97]

I have almost no words to describe how masterful this animation is, but I'm going to try. Long post ahead, strap in lads: First off, I noticed that in every other shot, Victor's eyes are fully colored in, but in the one frame where he sings "insanity", his eyes turn clear and you can see a glint in his glasses, perhaps alluding to the fact that he is already beginning to spiral out of control by giving him a fleeting moment where he looks "off". I don't know if it was intentional or not but it ALSO looks very similar to the Creature's eyes, who is dubbed a monster from its waking moments. Perhaps this is an allusion that Frankenstein himself is the true monster, and not the Creature, or even just to the monstrous tendencies Victor can (and will) display in pursuit of science, despite having genuinely good intentions in the beginning. You can already tell he's beginning to develop quite a bit of an ego too, in echoing his professor's words incredulously and referring to them as "little minds" who "belittle" his dream- (which, to be fair, they did completely shut down his ideas as absolute madness, but nobody had raised a dead man before either so...there's that.) Next point I wanted to bring up was your uses of color! I noticed you used a lot of green, which is symbolic of life (in particular, rebirth) and nature; it's actually the most calming color on the wheel besides blue. The hues you used though were almost sickly and unnatural, and again I don't know if it was purposeful, but it gives off the vibe that something is off; which especially makes sense given that Victor is giving rebirth in an extremely unnatural and morally questionable way and attempting to play God by giving life to a corpse and bringing what he believes to be salvation to the human race. (And oh, the irony, for in creating the Creature and abandoning him, he indirectly sealed his own ruin, and the ruin of the people he loved!) I love it. Continuing on, your backgrounds are extremely detailed and I highly commend you for them! I can see you put a lot of passion into even the little things and that deserves applause. Speaking of detail, I noticed Victor looked especially emotional when singing of "loved ones taken in their prime". Is he thinking of his mother, perhaps, who he has lost to death? I find it very interesting as well how there is a slight shift in Victor's voice when he sings the glory of the new world will be his. You can literally almost pinpoint when his desire for validation and glory starts to weed out his noble intentions of reviving the dead to alleviate suffering and prove that hard work and research DO produce results; and it's chilling. Other details that had me grinning from ear to ear was how on the beat Victor pulled out his pocket watch on "the time" (idk why but it's timed so PERFECTLY I almost wanna holler) and also how the room seemed almost illuminated in a heavenly light when Victor declared he was going to find the difference between the alchemists and God; calling himself the modern Prometheus who would essentially bring enlightenment..oh yes, and the way you had the screen a bit blurred when Victor first is picking himself up when the lightning struck and knocked him over, alluding to dizziness (NICE NICE NICE NICE)! People already touched on the sun coming up when Victor sings "darkness is gone" so I won't touch too much on that but that was also an excellent detail. I think the one thing that stood out the most to me though and that no one seems to have brought up yet, is how perfectly you timed the first beat of the Creature's heart on the EKG with the last beat of the song??? OH MY GOD. This piece is nothing short of phenomenal. Your transitions and angles are fluid and well done (this seriously looks like a storyboard, I know people have already said this but I'm SAYING IT AGAIN BECAUSE THEY'RE RIGHT), your attention to detail is masterful; the colors are wonderful, just.. 10/10. You got me back into this musical, and I'm sharing it with all my friends as well! Thank you SO much for making this and I wish you all the best.

[@zoeves4601]

Jasmine holy crap, ok first of all, thank you.🥺💘💕 second, i can’t think of anything to say to match the appreciation and enthusiasm that you put into this comment!😭 really, i’m speechless... you have so many great interpretations and you even shed light on some things that most people haven’t noticed (i’m really glad you appreciated all the timings!! i tried to match the music as much as possible!). so really, with all my heart, thank you.💖

[@eyedust1674]

WHY IS HE SO BABBY GRIL

[@mollybloxham5821]

I read this recently in one of my college classes, and the professor brought up an interesting point: the creature is actually beautiful, not a horribly disfigured face like so commonly portrayed. But why is Frankenstein scared by it's eyes? He theorized that it was because of the initial emptiness and the realization that he had brought something new to life and it had such potential to be good or be evil. Put simply, he thinks that Victor got cold feet about being a dad.

[@MAGGOT-INFESTED-6666]

Lmai

[@panthereye24]

I paused this thirty seconds in so I could like and favourite, pump up the volume, and make full screen - this was INCREDIBLE! I especially loved having the lightning shock take place within the music and how Victor gets flung backwards, it made for such a climax of him revealing the Creature in all its glory - and the single heartbeat at the end!

[@zoeves4601]

panthereye24 ahh!! that you so much!🥰🥰 i rly like matching the visuals to the music as much as possible, i’m happy to hear it worked out!💕

[@panthereye24]

@@zoeves4601 you did an incredible job matching it!! I've watched a performance of the musical on youtube so I was unprepared for the creature to be brought to life within your version, but this is going to be the way I picture it from now on when I listen to the musical :D I'm glad you replied to my comment, gives me an excuse for another rewatch!

[@mist5273]

"Popular. You're gonna be popuu-lar." And the video did

[@TheWilderCat]

Just like a real collage student he’s rushing around his room trying to finish his project three minutes before he needs to have everything ready.

[@OwassoYankeyGardenRailway]

I found out about this musical almost 20 years ago and I’ve loved it. I never understood why it didn’t become a Broadway hit or even a movie.

[@hypo.critter]

It was, in fact, an off-Broadway musical, it would be on Broadway if the run was a big hit, unfortunately, there was another Frankenstein musical on Broadway at that time that was earning more to the box office, so you get it, no chance for this musical. However, even the another Frankenstein musical didn’t last long, every Frankenstein musical was a flop, and I think almost every scary/horror/thriller musical was forgotten in musical theatre history or at least wasn’t big in terms of earning money.

[@kurkkupastillitjalammintee]

WOW. Amazing. Every frame is so clean, I love the use of different angles, I love the emotions just amazing! It is just beautiful.

[@zoeves4601]

kurkkupastillit ja lämmin tee thank you!!☺️💖 a lot of editing went into it at every step, i’m so happy it paid off!💕

[@cryptid4131]

Am I the only one getting EXTREME "This Is The Moment"/"Transformation" from Jekyll and Hyde as well as "Life After Life" from Dracula vibes?

[@dreamgirl-yk3ou]

Cryptid Crackpot victor and jekyll

[@krishowlter9287]

me too

[@ClawedAsh]

I mean, both songs are the lead scientists, Jekyll and Victor, performing their famous experiments which ultimately lead to degradation of their mental states and the deaths of countless

[@chrysantheme5377]

The gothic gang

[@morgieporgie5287]

I HAVE NEVER CLICKED SO FAST OMG

[@themodernprometheus9829]

I think it's really funny to think about Victor doing this whole song and dance only for it to not work immediately and for him to go take a nap

[@crazydrawingandfilming6109]

ya know victor probably should have looked at the creature's eyes before bringing him to life

[@maggieburge647]

I really love how you make him look more crazy in the eyes than leaving him nice an calm like this is a natural hobby

[@Ash-ub4hu]

I really appreciate the attention to detail in this and the accuracy to the book regarding the "monster" it looks great and came out fantastic

[@fatuusdottore]

Jekyll and Frankenstein need to see if they’re not long-lost relatives lol. And see a therapist.

[@Marrianno]

My god, the camera angels here are phenomenal

[@scoutscout17]

thanks for making this you made my 14 year old self's life worth living

[@hmmmooops]

"THE FINEST HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMAN IN ALL CREAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATION" *weird red eyes* Vic: NOPE

[@shmoop6496]

Technically they had a watery yellow color

[@zeizei_zeiru]

god this animatic is as heavenly as victor's voice!

[@cxntrxband7412]

I find the monster so funny simply as it is- a mass of incredibly different parts with entirely different genetic makeups. Realistically, the minute the monster's blood began pumping, the different blood types would reject each other and it would go into shock. Then, at the same time, the different tissues would also start rejecting each other. Every single part of him, even the different organs of his immune system, see each other as a foreign body. His cells would start attacking each other and he'd essentially.... fall apart at the seams. 😂😂😂

[@cxntrxband7412]

There wasn't really any sort of anti-rejection medication back then, so every separate chunk would start attacking the others on a cellular level and he'd like. IMMEDIATELY begin infection.

[@pinkmann8399]

That’s why it’s science fiction, not historical fiction. The important thing isn’t how it works, but the results.

[@zombiebassist]

frankestein looks so bbg

[@sociallyundead419]

Monster: *Tryin' to catch some Z's then he's shocked awake.* Victor: *BELTING OUT A SONG* Monster: *S a l t*

[@skoolcanwait0_0]

I'm four years late but I noticed the Kingdom Hearts book at 1:00 !!!! I love seeing kh sprinkled in different places

[@araneuscavaticus6508]

Man, this has been one of the best things to come out of 2020 so far.

[@zoeves4601]

Codi Harmon WOW, THANK YOU!! what an honor!😳😳💕

[@redacted5078]

We needed something to balance things out after coronavirus

[@eris2178]

I suddenly remembered rinreeper's animatic on my way home so I relistened to the cast recording and wondered if anyone made an animatic of this song. Imagine my joy when I found this! It's absolutely beautiful! I love these bits 1:26 - 1:29 and 1:42 - 1:43

[@zoeves4601]

Eris aw thank you!!🥰🥰 i’m glad you enjoyed those parts! the music and the beats are really important to me when i make an animatic, so i try to emphasize it with the visuals as much as possible!

[@Magic-np1ws]

Its so neat how at the end the line is "Here in this place, Here in this time. -the birth of man's salvation." Idk about yall, but the line "-the birth of my Frankenstein." fits perfectly. The rhyme seems too planned

[@quill1596]

what kind of monster has a bookshelf with the titles facing away from you

[@ratkid6859]

I love how you kept rinreeper’s designs

[@zoeves4601]

rat kid it was the song right after Amen, it was only right to!!😭👌💖

[@mikelshort9150]

While the lighting bit is from Hollywood i teally like it as part of the story. Victor's work is portrayed as a crime against god. Yet the lighting bolt needed to bring the monster to life is itself an act of god. Its the one aspect of the experiment that Victor does not control

[@WildHeart378]

MECHA OF SCIENCE GIVE ME THE BEANS

[@eviljesperguardie]

Frankenstein: why not to give a philosopher access to a graveyard

[@MouseofMischief]

Victor's epressions, the backgrounds, it's all so well done!

[@beangreen3872]

I've watched this so much that I expect the "Popular" part to happen when I listen to the song on its own

[@hypo.critter]

Me too! I listen the album, expect the Popular, and then 1:15 AM song starts and I’m like, oh, oh right, I have forgotten that there is no Wicked in Frankenstein.

[@onlylukitux]

Hot damn, the backgrounds! The 3D motion! This is a seriously high quality animation, Kudos.

[@zoeves4601]

Lukas thanks my dude!!🥰💖💕

[@haticeebrar8253]

i love how he goes "but i, could i" but not should i.

[@hydevanhelsing5063]

MECCA OF SCIENCE, GIVE ME THE BEANS!

[@RavenStarMedia]

Me trying to figure out why I instantly love this song: "This song is amazing and has such a familiar vibe to its sound, why I do I feel like that?" *Gets to the very end of the song and it sounds very Hunchback of Notre Dame-ish* "Ohhh, that's why." Fantastic animatic, and thanks for introducing me to this awesome song!

[@MAGGOT-INFESTED-6666]

I do agree with the Notre dome thing. I watched the full musical on KZbin and it all sounded so familiar. I realized a lot of the songs followed similar musical choice like Hunch Back Of Notre Dame. Truly a vibe lol 👍

[@haydenvickery6849]

BRO THIS SHIT SLAPS AND I'M GONNA CRY AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH !!!!!! THE ART !!! SO GOOD !!!! I LOVE THIS SO SO MUCH AND U MADE IT FANTASTIC !!!!

[@zoeves4601]

Hayden Vickery thank you!!😭💖💖it makes me so happy to hear that!💕

[@StarandRibbons]

Discovered this 3 years ago, loved it, rewatching it again... how did I never notice the Kingdom Hearts easter egg at 0:59 lmao

[@lindseyfaison8293]

this is so incredible!!! you’re so talented and these animatics are beautiful!

[@zoeves4601]

lindsey faison thank you dad!! (´；Д；`)💖 it’s always a delight to hear that from you!!💕

[@shmoop6496]

I clicked this because of the thumbnail and I've rewatched this several times. I'm also obsessed with this musical now

[@hypo.critter]

Congratulations! This is how I became obsessed with this too xD

[@shmoop6496]

@@hypo.critter :D

[@chubbins543]

You have done this underrated musical and the original novel justice. Please keep up the good work.

[@zoeves4601]

chubbins543 roger that! thank you!🥰💕

[@okay6470]

This spooky music absolutely SLAPS