Letters || Great Comet of 1812 Animatic

"Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812" is an amazing musical based on one of my favourite books
I wanted to animate the central song since the first time i heard it, and finally it's done
I also put some references to the events outside of Great Comet timespan here and there
Hope you like it!
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[@SamanthaStubbssss]

Pierre: Do the cannons crack and cry? Andrey: Pierre I have PTSD--

[@spicybiscuit5530]

The small zoom in on Andrei at "It is NAPOLEON" kills me, I love it

[@okodnol]

YOU NOTICED

[@chaoticgreed]

i love how you just ended the video during anatole's part like _noooo_ he doesn't *_deserve_* a part in the video

[@okodnol]

i actually have an idea of how anatole's part can be done, but i had no energy to continue when i got to it, so i decided this moment is satisfying enough to end the video

[@nineplutos]

Oh, where do I begin? The art style is amazing and the movements are so fluid and fitting. The colors and shading compliment everything perfectly and nothing is too bright or dark. I love how you begin this from the perspective of Andrei reading his letter from Pierre before switching completely over to Pierre talking about what's up in Moscow. I like how Dolokhov is writing the letter for Anatole, it's such a nice detail. Something I really like is how when Natasha, Pierre, and Mary sing their part together, it's very similar to what I imagined when I first listened to the song. I would really really really like to see this finished because woah it's actually perfection. Definitely one of my favorite animatics of the musical so far.

[@okodnol]

Thank you for such a detailed commentary! I appreciate it a lot I'm really curious about how Andrei would react to excitement about the dangers of the battlefield while he's actually there and actually can die, and what would he say about Pierre's conspiracy theory I'm not sure if i'm going to do the rest of the song, not right now at least

[@soontobedeleted942]

Dolokhov writing anatole's letter at the beginning is what i live for. Also, Andrey's face when Pierre says "IT IS NAPOLEON"

[@somebody2772]

I love how Dolokhov just does a thumbs up I love this 😂

[@beatricethetheatregeek8604]

I love how you illustrated Pierre's fan theory on Naepoleon

[@butterflytaster5553]

3:49 has got to be my favourite frame, I love you tied the candle and the mirrors into Mary's theme of loneliness Also Pierre marching in flames to kill Napoleon? Yes

[@okodnol]

The mental image of those two moments is one of the reasons i started to work on this song

[@butterflytaster5553]

@@okodnol Those are very good mental images, damn

[@kulimarii]

I love this art style! It's so unique and everyone has their own charm to them! Bravo!

[@okodnol]

That's very nice to hear

[@melinajohansson9715]

✨charmante✨

[@amelieakasha7820]

aaah! it’s fantastic! i especially loved the little nods to war and peace! i hope to see more great comet animatics from you soon and possibly a completed version of the song? keep up the brilliant work!

[@okodnol]

thank you, i'm glad you noticed! i don't know if i'm going to do a complete version of this song, but i'm definitely going to do Pierre & Anatole

[@amelieakasha7820]

okodnol that’s my favourite show form the song! looking forward to it! :)

[@randomsuff2245]

Ok but why is no one talking about how at 2:50 it's shown that Natasha straight up sent a letter that only said "Dear Andrey" and n o t h i n g e l s e

[@randomsuff2245]

Like I am in orbit laughing at Andrey's look of confusion for getting a letter from his fiancé containing exactly two (2) words

[@okodnol]

@@randomsuff2245 this made me laugh, but unfortunately Natasha did finish the letter and Andrew is shocked becouse she refused him

[@tonybaloney526]

this is the most beautiful thing i've ever seen tbh. i love your style and how expressive everyone's body language is in this. and the editing and overall drama and cinnamontopography. i'm just in love with this i think u captured everything so well

[@keplerr1512]

the fluidity? the style? WHO IS SHE???????

[@massy7699]

Beautiful ! I love how you illustrated the "I see nothing but the candle in the mirror" moments !

[@gabbyditaranto9801]

I'm getting back into Great Comet after like 5 months and it's so great seeing such amazing content I'm weeping thank you

[@okodnol]

Thank you for the nice words!

[@rubensmuse]

i always love watching animatics of this song bc the artist always cuts from Pierre talking about how Napoleon is the antichrist to Andrey reading his letter and looking Skeptical. never stops being funny

[@hanh2127]

absolutely LOVE this, i follow your art on tumblr and was pleasantly surprised when this popped up in my recommended!! the expressions are on POINT. keep it up!!

[@okodnol]

thanks!! i'm glad you follow my art

[@rine6740]

GOD there needs to be more great comet animatics

[@okodnol]

agree

[@alulahaven]

holy crap your animatic is amazing?? my mind could never???? thank you so much????

[@okodnol]

🙏

[@soble5535]

Whoa!!!! The art style is so simple, but so appealing for some reason, and the designs are SO WELL DONE buddy ily

[@ninjakitten9981]

This style is so unique and beautiful

[@AXEL-jz6iy]

I absolutely adore this. Wonderful work with the emotions and body language of the characters. I love the detail about Andre, he doesn't write back. He simply closes and puts the letter aside to read another one. It helps put into perspective his disengagement with the events happening in Moscow. Wonderful work

[@zoharamitai8719]

Pierre walking in flames (Moscow?) Saying he's gonna kill Napoleon is amazing choice of frames

[@wumin_jia]

There is way too much to be said,,, why does this not have more views? The way you drew them all was amazing, your art style is really so beautiful. Your framings and the way you imagined the song is so amazing, i think this is one of the best animatics ive ever seen, and its not even complete!!! This is amazing, great job on your work (even though im so late on this). The whole sequence of mary, pierre and natasha singing is so beautiful and the best thing ive ever seen

[@okodnol]

Thank you so much, i actually going to pursue a career in this field, and comments like this give me strength

[@15098D]

love Pierre’s piece! The visuals are just so perfect

[@mariesundays]

Чёрт побери, у вас очень минималистичный, но интересный стиль! Великолепная работа~

[@voidify3]

I love the little nods to the book!!!

[@okodnol]

a fellow reader!

[@giorgiae.silvestri6612]

I TOTALLY ADORE THIS ;w;

[@jasvwong]

I LOVE THIS

[@QuikVidGuy]

Nat: Fuck what do I even say Mary: Ó_Ò

[@sof7423]

Adsjfjs this is one of the two animatics that got me into Great Comet! I remember seeing it for the first time and now coming back after being obsessed with it for ages adjsfhsk I love this animatic!

[@okodnol]

Wow, what was the second one?

[@okodnol]

.. i'm honored

[@meggriffin3221]

this is absolutely FANTASTIC oh my god. the w&p references. the art style. the colors. PHENOMENAL i could watch the whole musical animated this way

[@cluelessdoodle]

this is so mesmerizing honestly??? i adore this aaaaaaaaaa

[@gaby-ve5wx]

THIS IS SO GOOD!!! :D There are only a few animatics of Great Comet, I'm glad I found yours. Good job (Sorry if my english is bad, it's not my first language)

[@okodnol]

Thank you! (it's not my first language either)

[@Honey-vw4hc]

Your English is great!

[@CatOfMobius]

wow! this is a huge and beautiful animation, pleasant style and a good song, too

[@okodnol]

thank you! the song is gorgeous

[@7catsinatrenchcoat789]

I really adore this animatic so much. Your angular style is so interesting and unique, and the movements you do are just really pleasing to watch. This whole piece oozes with love, and it's obvious that you put a lot of effort in.

[@okodnol]

Thank you

[@starcxtcher]

that one dislike is Sonya

[@okodnol]

Sonya does not approve

[@peterparkersashes6253]

This is my first Great Comet song! It’s great!

[@user-tj1cx3ui7z]

ЧУВАК!! Боже, по этому мюзиклу так мало аниматиков. Спасибо за твой труд, вышло очень круто. Продолжай в том-же духе!!

[@okodnol]

Меня тоже удручает количество фанской анимации по этому мюзиклу И я рада, что тебе понравилась моя!

[@danmiaskiewicz653]

this style is wonderful!

[@lydiah12]

Beautifully done!!

[@moonjellypins]

This is outstanding!

[@miasen]

your style is so appealing and easy to read! All these parallels have me swooning. Keep up the great work!!

[@7catsinatrenchcoat789]

God I still adore this

[@blinchicc]

this is really amazing!! great job!

[@okodnol]

thank you! i'm glad

[@giveyouthesun5220]

THIS IS SO EPIC!!!! i was like transfixed watching this!!!!! gosh it’s exactly how i imagined it in my head and your art is so cool just goodness gracious!!!

[@stasiiok]

блиинн охуенно (само настроение песни прямо передано?хз как сказать но крч вот слушала сама и подобное представляла) и стиль вау!!!

[@okodnol]

!!! спасибо на эту песню как-то сразу картинка перед глазами встает

[@cloudfox1585]

This channel is under rated

[@mae4080]

how come i only jUst found this?? this is sooo greatttttt i love ittttt

[@arqueeevist]

THIS IS SO GOOD AJDJSJD

[@angiechau4098]

The composition in this is really good hidkjsgikth

[@norawilson2704]

Боже,боже,боже,боже! Это слишком прекрасно ) мне безумно нравится ваш стиль рисовки ) Удачи, в будущем развитии вашего канала и творческого пути )

[@okodnol]

Спасибо за добрые пожелания ]

[@marissaomaque9849]

I LOVE THIS AAAAAAAHAHHHHHH

[@fern5971]

Sooooo cool!!

[@mayag224]

Amazing!!!

[@kassidytucker8431]

So this is the video I started the musical with and now that I've listened to most of it wow did I miss understand Mary and Natasha's relationship xD

[@okodnol]

This is a spoiler, but in the final part of the book Mary and Natasha bond over shared tragedy, spend a lot time together, talking for hours, they basically move in together, kissing, holding hands, cuddling on a sofa, like, you know, «friends» do, and then all of a sudden they marry different dudes in the epilogue

[@finleyforevermore]

​@@okodnolI'm not sure who Mary marries and I do love Pierre and Natasha together, but Mary and Natasha getting together seems like the natural ending here.

[@susanacastro253]

Your art style is amazing! I just only wish you could do more animatics😩💕

[@okodnol]

me too) i have some health issues, but i hope to resolve it soon and get back to animation

[@susanacastro253]

@@okodnol I hope you well on your jounrey

[@lordcawdorofmordor2549]

Needs more love, this one

[@linatabo78]

It's so beautiful... Almost perfectly matches to what i imagined! It looks amazing and wholesome, puts you in the mood of the story. Little references show a true aprecciation of the piece which is lovely. Writings in russian are adorable. Thank you for making this, it fills me with wholesomeness💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@okodnol]

Thank you so much for your comment! It's great to see the small details are getting noticed. Russian is my first language, so i put it to use

[@voidify3]

I’m planning my own animatic and it draws quite a bit of inspiration from this one!

[@okodnol]

Good luck

[@voidify3]

@@okodnol I made the animatic last year! it’s on my second channel named Voidify

[@okodnol]

@@voidify3 oh, you did the whole 6 minutes!

[@voidify3]

@@okodnol yep! I ended up using the first draft of a lot of frames because of the length but I’m proud of a lot of moments in it, and having done it at all

[@fifirodriguez52]

Not sure if this was intentional, but Pierre's design reminds me of Andre Frateschi, his actor in the Brazilian cast.

[@beatricethetheatregeek8604]

Anatole doesn't freaking need a part..Jk I love Lucas's voice but hate his character

[@okodnol]

the funny thing is i actually like this pair and i didn't animate the part cause it was too hard for me to do back then

[@oh-man-why]

Isn't Pierre a freemason?