Half Empty Nest Syndrome | TOH Fan Animatic

Camila feels a little lonely in her own home after returning to the Human Realm.
Disclaimer that this is a FAN animatic produced by one person and is in no way affiliated with Disney TVA or the crew of the Owl House.
Twitter: / rileyclaws
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sorry I have a LOT of feelings about Camila and Hexsquad and wanted to make something about it bc I realized "hey I know how to make things !!" I imagine this is maybe a couple days or so after they re-establish a working portal with the Collector's help between the Human and Demon Realms.
Characters: The Owl House
Audio: Medley of The Owl House Scores by Brad Breeck (Personally Remixed):
Thanks to Them, Reaching Out, Yesterday’s Lie, Hunting Palismen, Labyrinth Runners, Them’s the Breaks, Kids, Various Royalty-Free SFX
I am responsible for all writing, drawing, and editing in this production.
Drawing Program: ToonBoom Storyboard Pro 20.1
Editing Program: Adobe Premiere Pro 2023
Tablet Used: XPPen Artist 22R Pro
. more like a mini episode amirite. [turns into dust and is whisked away by a vicious solar wind]
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[@kaygirl10101]

"I love plans that require whispering" is such a great Luz line. 100% the kind of thing she'd say.

[@LittleHobbit13]

_"I love ideas that require whispering."_ 10000% something Luz would actually say XD

[@Swets_be_a_gamer]

Accompanied by the *:3* face

[@DekodaDraws]

@@Swets_be_a_gamerReal 🤣

[@multiverse_media2023]

Must be rough for Camila. She’s so used to having the Hexsquad and her future daughter-in-law staying with her and her daughters in the house. It’s so nice seeing she considers them family. Willow and Gus being her daughter’s friends, Hunter being their brother, and Amity being Luz’s girlfriend. She really loved having them around. Nothing is more precious in life than being with the family you made together. In Dom Toretto’s words: *“There’s nothing more important than Family.”*

[@rocketknightx6066]

That's true.

[@sharkshakes]

"lover" and "girlfriend" are different things

[@sharkshakes]

a partner in a sexual or romantic relationship outside marriage, girlfriend is someone you love and want to marry they're not a secret and they will be able to get married... in fan animations "I think she had a secret lover"

[@ashleypisarts]

@@sharkshakes That makes sense, but I believe we all understood what the commenter meant. Lover equates to girlfriend in this context.

[@r.f.switch5847]

@@sharkshakes....Not really. They synonyms.

[@darksun.et.al.99]

i love the little details like the chore schedule in 1:04 where hunter did the most chores, followed by amity and willow, and everybody else just did a few. like it fits their personality so well.

[@ec_fandomcollecter]

Omg I didnt notice that AND IT SO DOES.

[@captaincrazycreative]

Im so happy to see a a Camila animatic! Shes such an underrated character! And i havent really seen this idea explored like this before. I bet it would be tough after the kids moved out. I just love the Noceda family dynamic! The interactions between Vee, and Camila, and Luz are so sweet!

[@multiverse_media2023]

Vee, welcome to the Noceda family. 💚🩵

[@gabrieloviedocasanas4977]

This truly feels like the proper and emotional conclusion Camila and Vee deserved for their side of the story, this was such a heartwarming and entertaining animation where everyone was perfectly in character! Really hope Dana or someone from the crew finds this!

[@artzy_auggie]

"Wait, *still*?" Huntlow Freakout Party, all Huntlow shippers invited lol

[@dabootyt8207]

It’s a good day when you get a Rileyclaw notification

[@hcanimation4102]

Yup 😌

[@multiverse_media2023]

Definitely

[@CairoCreations]

Say it louder for the people in the back

[@mattman15]

Are you subscribed to him?

[@Random_compilations4u]

Yea

[@Lily_Loves_Cows]

7:03 Luz: Looking at her lovely gf Amity: Braiding Willow's hair Willow: Getting her haid braided Hunter: Staring at Gus Confused Gus: "OH I MISSED THIS CARPET"

[@los-lpsas]

5:09 the fact that thats what hunter did to luz one of the first times they met makes me kinda sad for unknown reasons, i cant explain it.

[@fatimahabdur-rab8572]

Siblonggsssss😊

[@thecheck968]

Not only was this gorgeous and heartwarming as usual, but the timing was perfect. I've really been missing this show the past few days. Not only that, but my older sister moved out yesterday and my younger brother is leaving the state later this week. It's nice to be reminded that just because you can't see something or someone that matters to you, doesn't mean either of you stop existing in the other's life.

[@Phoenix_IsRising]

YOU CANT TELL HUNTER THERE ARE BANANAS IN THEM BECAUSE HE DOESNT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE IM- I DONT KNOW IF THAT WAS INTENTIONAL OR NOT BUT LDJGKKKDH

[@Starwarsfanboy0928]

This is a very heartwarming short. I absolutely love that Camila misses Willow, Gus, Amity, and Hunter and she does consider them family. And I love that Vee is the one who came up with the idea to have them come over for a sleepover in order to cheer her up. Also, notice how the first and last shot involve a bird nest. Why? Well, in the first shot. We see two baby birds resting with four eggs still yet to be hatched. Then in the final shot, we see all six eggs have hatched with the Mama bird resting with them and keeping them warm. EDIT: 5:59 That part is now offical based on a live stream recently with Dana herself.

[@emeliesemeralds2811]

Whenever I see a cardinal: … **EXTREME SOBBING**

[@mistycomet9760]

"I LOVE ideas that require whispering" is just such a Luz line, really nailed that one. And everything else in this animatic but I really appreciated that in particular, along with her learning "hand on face, hand licked" from Hunter. The scene where Camila and Vee hug and kind of finalize the found family adoption is sooo cute, as well as Camila's little concerns for Hunter--and everyone else, but she seemed especially worried about him. Really good animatic.

[@Ghost-Bulb]

Such a beautiful animatic. The transitions, the scenery, everything on point, loving the first and last frames with the mama bird and her babies, with the others coming later to hatch and join the warm embrace. Also the thing with Hunter loving banana-nut muffins, such a mama thing. It's a shame 3rd season was cut short, we could've some interacting episodes with Camila and the HexSquad having family moments, probably Amity having some awkward moments because her actual mother wasnt exactly a good one, and doesnt know much what is to have one that is, and so on, including this a few months after the Battle for the Boiling Isles.

[@ember-fire7583]

Ahhhh this was so full of cute moments and lines and ideas!! Even if the nest is now not as full as it once was at the Noceda household, the door will always be open to the additional four kids that called it their home for a short time in their lives! I love that Vee came up with the sweet idea to have a sleepover as a surprise to cheer her mom up after missing the other kids throughout the day! The asked question of how Camila got so lucky to have two amazing daughters will forever be a mystery, but it's awesome she did. ❤✨

[@oprime]

She got so lucky by raising a daughter like Luz to eventually go to the boiling isles and bring back found family.

[@ember-fire7583]

@oprime Awww, yeah! This comment almost made me cry because of how true it is!

[@magimthings]

I DIDN'T NEED TO CRY TODAY OKAY- THIS IS AMAZING- THE WRITING, THE STORYBOARDING- EVERYTHING

[@tahraethestoryteller6079]

Camila couldn't imagine being a mother of six, but now that she is, she can't imagine not being one

[@ashleypisarts]

This was so, SO GOOD!! The characters are written just like themselves. It’s so realistic too with what Camila is feeling. I would love for this to become an actual episode!

[@isaac_buckley]

Dang, that was amazing! You're a really incredible storyboarder! My favourite part was getting to see Luz and Vee interact more; I know that the show's writers made the very best of what little time they had to finish the story in season three, but I really wish that we had been able to see Luz and Vee act like sisters more. The scene of the two of them conspiratorially organizing a sleepover was my favourite part of the animatic; I loved the dialogue throughout the whole storyboard, but Luz's, "Oh, I love ideas that require whispering!" line was my favourite, and the boarding for Vee shushing her was just hilariously perfect.

[@Luzura_01]

Dude I woke up and checked KZbin and saw this and JUMPED UP AND STARTED FREAKING OUT AND GOT DRESSED AND SUDDENLY MY MORNING BECAME 50 TIMES MORE AMAZING AND NOW IM LITERALLY COUNTING THE MINUTES TILL THIS DROPS IM MORE HYPED FOR THIS THAN I WAS FOR ANY RECENT MARVEL MOVIE

[@hcanimation4102]

This is such a beautiful, sweet, and well done Owl House animatic from start to finish 🥺🥹💜✨️. This really shows how much Vee really cares for Camila after she adopted her. I like how you addressed the fact that Hunter wanted to still keep his hair short. I really think if his hair did grow back at some point it (like it did during the timeskip), he would want it to be on it's own and not anything Belos/Caleb related. I loved how when Camila saw the sewing machine, and it reminded her of Hunter, she was concerned for him after everything that happened in Thanks To Them 🥺😔. I also loved that when Vee covered Luz's mouth with her hand, Luz licked her hand, like Hunter did in Hunting Palismen. Riley, you made my day with this amazing Owl House fan animatic.

[@Maswartz226]

4:57 That is SUCH a Luz line.

[@isaac_buckley]

I know, right? That was my favourite line!

[@wavyduckling862]

Also freaking out over the huntlow, somehow you can write them so naturally it feels so canon like howww

[@agelessorca]

This came at such a coincidental time. My brother is leaving for college today, leaving only me at the house. I'm sure my mom would relate to how Camila is feeling.

[@anothergamer112]

"Oh right, I only need to put out two bowls" **she put out FOUR** Stop messing with my heart

[@rileyclaw_]

still probably my fav story animatic to this day !! thank u camila noceda

[@guisorefrito5927]

This made me screech in joy when I watched it 8 months ago and it made me screech in joy when I watched it again today, thank you Riley

[@DeadPeopleAreRotting]

if you dont know what it is Empty nest syndrome refers to the feelings of sadness, anxiety, and loss of purpose that some parents and caregivers feel when their grown children move out of the family home.

[@DogeCreations]

oughhh, not only is the art and expressions amazing. But the dialogue, camera angles, music and delivery is so spot on?? it all feels genuinely heartwarming but a bit emotional at the same time, and I doubt it would be as impactful as it was without how well they were done, so... great job! :)) it felt like I genuinely was back watching the show again

[@pokquat1462]

"oh, I love ideas that require whispering!" That is definitely a comment Luz would make

[@whimsyxox]

this made me cry itS SO BEAUTIFULLY MADE!!! You captured the heart of the show perfectly. The pacing, writing, compositions, story beats everything was perfect. You should be so so proud and thank you for sharing such wonderful work with the fandom. It’s like having bits and pieces of the show that we missed. Truly canon in my heart

[@lapislake]

THIS MAKES MY HEART SO MUSHY INSIDE?! How did you manage to create such a wholesome story that encapsulates the show so perfectly, artstyle, characterization, and all?! IN UNDER 8 MINUTES, MAY I ADD?!? Going to get real gushy here in a second I just need a moment to process- time for an essay comment! Okay okay so, I think TOH made me really start to understand the found family trope in a way I've never seen it before, and it's why Thanks to Them is my favorite episode from the show. It's just sweet to see a group of really close friends being in a home together where they can still be kids, despite all the trauma they've all been through (or have yet to experience *cough* Hunter possession. Being separated from their parents. The Isles being crumbled apart.) On a similar note, I just think Camila is a really amazing mother figure and obviously cares deeply about her daughter's friends, even if they were staying for a short while. Even with 6 kids to take care of, she took the time to make sure everyone was happy in her care. She's heavily underappreciated in my eyes because of this, and I love how she went to the Demon Realm to sort of chaperone the Hexsquad around, not just for Luz's sake so she could convince her not to permanently stay on Earth, but for everyone else's, too. And although we didn't get to see Vee. At all. After the episode (not counting the finale credits scene, ofc) She's still my favorite character. Hands down!! I feel robbed that we never got to see any real interactions with the other kids Camila was fostering at the time! Especially since she stayed behind on Earth; we never got to see what she was up to while everyone was away! I just really wanted to see more of these two and we never got the chance because of the shortened season! But here, you ABSOLUTELY DELIVERED. It's everything I wanted to see in an actual TOH episode and more! Every. Single. Thing. I'm FLOORED by the symbolism, emotion and storytelling! My favorite headcannon is Vee getting adopted by Camila so her and Luz could be foster sisters! And their dynamic here just screams YES. THEY'RE SIBLINGS!! They're SCHEMING TOGETHER. It's just adorable! Especially at the end, when Vee has a heart to heart with Camila and IT MADE ME SOB?!?! IT'S SO WHOLESOME?!? I STILL TEAR UP THINKING ABOUT IT. I'M FULLY ACCEPTING THIS ANIMATIC AS CANON. THERE'S NO WAY IT ISN'T. Anyways, wrapping this up! I LOVE YOUR ANIMATICS. THEY INSTANTLY BOMBARD ME WITH SEROTONIN. THE DENIAL CLOUDING MY BRAIN IS NO MORE. Thanks to anyone who took the time to read this! I love to write essay comments about videos I'm extraordinarily passionate about, and this is one of them! Don't know how to close this; yt comments do not need to be this long. Bye!!

[@_Zeev_]

I love all of this the animation and how amity hair was and hunters I also love how luz looked to and the background and how the bowls matched whit who it was to and the birds to and I it all was just so cute and I LOVE it so so much I wish this could be a real episode

[@skinnerartstudios]

Camila not wanting to get up is such a mood

[@alexknj1]

My heart. The sound design is just perfect and j could basically hear the dialogue, truly impressive stuff.

[@anvithequarsonist]

The Hunter stans making their way out to scream about wolves, sewing and banana nut muffins. this is canon now

[@CrispysTavern]

This is INCREDIBLE! You captured the magic of the show beautifully and I loved every second of your work. Consider me a fan! We'll watch your career with great interest.

[@extrame7033]

This for real made me cry ❤😭 I love Toh so much and I've been missing it ever since it ended and this animatic just brings so much joy! I'm so happy that everyone got a family now and that Camila still thinks of them as pretty much her kids and I'm sure they think of her as their mom in a way too :) ❤❤❤

[@timeforicedmatcha_]

1:39 that trip was so realistic. The momentary freeze and the awkward pose, she got the mom reflexes💀💀

[@rileyclaw_]

referenced by me always tripping over my cat and needing to catch myself on my desk before i break my face so true

[@cawareyoudoin7379]

Season 3 was shortened, but I see the fans picked up the pieces... God I love this fandom so much. I love this.

[@tayeevee]

AAWWHHH THIS IS ADORABLE & EMOTIONAL I LOVE THIS SM IT EVEN ALMOST MADE ME CRY AT THE END

[@ThatOneKat511]

Family isn’t always who you are related to, family is who you love and trust the most!

[@Owlsandoatmeal]

Awwwwwww, that was so sweet! :D It felt like an extra bonus scene of the show or something, beautifully done!

[@thedoodletoon9884]

this is such high quality omg?? with the music and everything? props to you

[@companioncube4180]

Love this. This is so cute and well done. Made me apricate that Camilla is a veterinarian. Her job is to give a safe place and heal all kinds even strays. This made me apricate how her whole life is about caring for things. This is great. The birds at the end were an unfair sucker punch though

[@Krill_Phil]

This is such a sweet animatic! It made me tear up. Amazing work! 💖

[@willowbird]

It’s gorgeous animatics like these that make me really sad about season 3 being cut short. We could have had such sweet interactions between Vee, Camilla, and the hex squad. Oh well, at least wonderful fan content exists! Amazing and beautiful work my guy!

[@animalbunnyaj5175]

I have a good idea to add on to this: what if it actually WAS a midnight conjuring?? Imagine Camila, being the very supportive but somewhat uninformed witch mom she is, leading the cautious squad to do a conjuring in her very human house in the middle of the suburbs. Hijinks insue.

[@bananaeclipse3324]

Wait…since The Collector literally moved the moon, would that change when the moonlight conjuring would occur? Since its orbit briefly sped up?

[@casperopossum5479]

you literally nailed the characters! this was so believable and felt so real, not a very common thing in fan made projects. AMAZING.

[@kbbutterfly0653]

OK that was pretty cute and amazing animatic and so heartwarming

[@footh1013]

I just wanted to say that literally every part of this is so good! Everything from the writing, art, and sound design is so good! I can hear the characters voices when I read their dialogue!

[@WinglessMoonstone]

AAAAAAAAUGH, the theming at the end with the bird hugging the little chicks in the nest... this was so good! You did incredible, and I cried tears of joy. So... good job. XD

[@hellow_artehere]

Riley I just wanna say thank you because genuinely this means so much to me. My heart skipped actual beats and I started sobbing. The huntlow parts,i absolutely LOVED, vee and Camillas bonding, the nest at the end? I'm speechless and your animatics in general do something to me. heartwarming

[@frogy358]

4:36 Oh my frooog Luz wearing headphones is something I never knew I wanted

[@XenoTeeth3]

I love this fandom ! This animation , is beautiful. This was so sweet and wholesome . Vee is the best . Its so sweet that she wanted to make her mom feel better . I just wanted to give Camilla a hug the entire animation

[@jellymations3828]

This is such a beautiful storyboard, made me feel so emotional

[@Mithical_C]

I am in TEARS I didn't expect that to happen!! This was, and is, adorable!!

[@Skerdooski]

Your animation is just so wonderful. You are very inspirational to me, I watch at least one of your owl house videos almost daily. I showed my dad Home | The Owl House Animatic because I almost cried on that one and I’ve cried on the flapjack one plenty of times 😭

[@sagedeen4180]

Its a crime how cute this is. Easily one of my new favorite toh animatics!

[@domarielettley6512]

Rileyclaw that was awesome animatic and Camila was very happy to see Luz’s Friends from the Demon Realm to spending time with Camila in the Human Realm 💖💕🩷💜🤩🥰

[@knuc77]

This is legit an episode! Aaagghhh you did such a good job with everyone's characterization. This is canon to me now.

[@geekyforever3387]

2:31 “battle cats” I love it! ❤

[@rileyclaw_]

luz noceda would be SO into warrior cats

[@geekyforever3387]

@@rileyclaw_ truth! And she would definitely have an oc!

[@skinnerartstudios]

​@@rileyclaw_definitely

[@sherbetstudios8075]

MY HEART IT IS SO SQUISHED YOU DONT EVEN KNOW THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL THE DRAWINGS THE STORY AND ITS ALL SO IN CHARACTER I LOBE THIS I LVE THIS I LOVE THIS

[@Eden-cy6wm]

THE FIRST SCENE BRING EGGS AND HR LAST ONE BIRDS I LOVEEEE

[@TOHFOREVER21]

Im new to your channel and This is genuinely a great animatic the last scene with vee and camilla genuinely made me cry keep it up mate this animatic really does have a very deep impact so much so its like that one quote: "you will truly never know when you will miss something or someone until they're gone" like something like that but the movements, the animation and message is amazing well done mate!

[@jonesfilms8892]

U have such a beautiful understanding of perspective and story and of course toh!! I love the way you incorporate the style of the show so perfectly into your work! And obviously the art and animation are absolutely stunning as well!! Just UGHH BEAUTIFUL WORKKK 💕💕💕💕💕

[@hermosaamity6599]

Oh my gosh that was amazing I loved it. When I first saw it I was like wow 7 minutes they must have been working ages on this and putting in very hard work and it totally paid off well done 🩷🩷🩷

[@user-fm4tq2un1y]

People should understand that there are many different versions of the owl house done by people; just like different versions of certain animation shows like DC and Marvel, and even some of the anime shows like pokemon; it all depends which one is more liked.

[@Lexithepoptart]

Oh gosh. The art is gorgeous and everyone is so beautifully in character

[@kawasplace]

you give us the season we didnt get I RESPECT YOU SM ITS AMAZING

[@mylin5586]

IM SO HAPPY I LOVE THIS AND YOU ARE AMAZING

[@Frog-Mart-Studios]

rip flapjack loved the art and loved the hunter and willow vibe

[@Shyme_]

OMG RILEY THAT'S SO SWEET AND AWESOME HOLY SHIT

[@FireTurkey]

IM NOT GONNA CRY IM NOT GONNA CRYY

[@galaxyclub9035]

This was the sweetest owl house fan edit I’ve ever seen

[@akallathecallo]

This is such a sweet animatic! It's amazing that you had the attention span to actually finish this. Everyone is so in character too!

[@Simplyabandkid]

This was just… amazing. I could definitely see this as an episode (but alas the show is over), and it’s just so well made. Great job, dude.

[@coolwolf1425]

THE WAY YOU DRAW VEE (in human or basilisk form) IS SO CUTE!!!

[@evanf1293]

This was amazing! I could definitely have seen this happening a few months after the events of Belos's defeat. Keep up the good work.

[@Sodoshusband]

I MUST SEEEEEEE

[@tiacrazytree154]

That's the cutest animation ever! And it's so well done too :D love it

[@levilukeskytrekker]

This is so freaking incredible. Like, genuinely, this is so much work, and so amazingly well done. You definitely have a future doing storyboards for a living, if you want it. This is just phenomenal. You even open and end with the nest imagery. Utterly beautiful.

[@DaJoPaHo]

Such a great piece of Animation. what an awesome Animatic! Thank you for sharing your vision of this moment for Hunter!

[@sophiabennett8020]

This is one of the sweetest animatics I’ve ever seen- I love it so much 😭

[@Purplefox4000]

I can’t wait!!!!! This is gonna be amazing!

[@Derpy_Crow]

The bird nest at the start and end is a good touch

[@user-fm4tq2un1y]

A very good story.

[@fawn7158]

this is so amazing and sweet 😭

[@potatopancakes58]

I love watching these animatics so much, it's almost just like the real show, just minus the voice acting. Definitely subscribing, keep up the great work!!

[@undertow619]

I just discovered you and you have no idea how much I'd pay to have this fully animated and voiced! This was beautiful!

[@user-zf3ke1km8n]

Oh my, this is ***SO*** underrated!!! I love this animatic, thank you so much!!! You made my week

[@theowlhousememes6664]

This is so wholesome and sweet! ❤

[@krystaloftheshores]

This made me cry. 😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@skulldoggoo]

I SWEAR IM TRYING NOT TO CRY

[@Kittamaru]

Oh my Titan that was just fantastic. Who's chopping onions though...

[@nerdynelll]

AHHH this is so cute i feel like it should be in an episode, and it really ell displays ho camila mustve been feeling :)

[@liamsolisbury]

ICRYING 😭😭 vee and camilla

[@jennalynwentz1021]

It was just amazing to see cmaila go over on just how much she loves these kids. She really is an amazing mama. I love her soo much😍🤗😋

[@Lily_Loves_Cows]

You get all there personaloties so well. And also always had funny details.