Behind Family Comes First [FNaF Blender]

[@thunderstudent]

I find it interesting that Afton here isn't the man we usually see or expect from canon or fan interpretations. He knows he's a monster and hates himself for it. But he feels like he could never change, even if he got to go back and change his past. He's as broken as his children and victims. The Devil or whatever force has him can't cause him anymore suffering than what he has already gone through. There's no more passion, no more hate, joy, sorrow or fear. He's completely numb to any meaningful emotions except maybe the love for his children. Even a Lovecraftian horror can't affect him now, not in a way it can affect a normal person. He could stare into the face of madness because he feels nothing, not physically, barely anything emotionally or even spiritually. He is like a Nazgoul with free will, he is a hollow man. You hate him, but at the same time you feel bad for him, and even root for him to a point. You almost want him to find some kind of redemption, even though we as the audience and Afton the character, knows that he doesn't deserve redemption or mercy. Perhaps one day, he will be released from his torment in Hell, and finally reunite with his children. Maybe he will be granted the mercy of a final death and cease existing. Or maybe one day an ai will digitally clone him and wreak havoc with some storyteller animatronic from the 80's.

[@weewoo5486]

same, to me i love williams character when the moment he put on the springlock suit and dying wasnt the perfect eterntal life he expected and instead a slow misrable descent into hell and madness. aftons death was only his beggining to how fucked he is lol.

[@alex.g7317]

that last one though could be cannon

[@bigwhw4580]

Love the last part in relation ngl Mimic is the inheritor of Afton’s legacy. A broken shard of a soul forced into an animatronic that learned of William’s victims and history and decided “I want to become that. I want to be the one in control, I never want to be hurt again.” And as such, it shares his fate. Burned, springlocked and sealed away. It’s constantly punished for following William’s ways of manipulation, but it never stops. It can’t stop, because no matter how much pain it feels, it’s still just a machine with no humanity to draw from, only its imitation. If FNaF can ever pull off a definitive ending again, it will be with Mimic’s death, and I look forward to how Scott and Steel Will set up the end to its arc.

[@SpringJohnny]

Old Man Consequences never really found out what William didn't tell him...

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[@thatgamingkiwi1630]

Balphebonne is one of few designs in horror that manages to genuinely unsettle me. I feel like the closer to human a monster design is the more creepy it ends up being, it's the eyes in particular that get me.

[@zeebeeplayz]

It's really just uncanny valley, but it's executed so incredibly well. Instead of looking almost entirely human but slightly inhuman, it looks almost entirely inhuman while looking slightly human. The idea of something almost entirely mechanical having flesh or human eyes is so impossible in nature that it terrifies us.

[@MonkeKong69]

balphebonne is honestly peak fnaf horror in my opinion. it's so unnerving with it's scorn-like design and something i'd instantly shit myself if i ever encountered

[@Hollowcøre07]

For some reason now I want like early Pixar/Disney film bloopers like from toy story or a bugs life Plus, balphebonne is the terrifying. I love her

[@riohudson9612]

Not sure if you're still open to questions, but I just wanted to say I ADORED how you described Golden Freddy as "Not the biggest fish in the sea". It truly was a chilling revelation that some of the things haunting Afton were indeed entities outside of our own concepts of "place" or "thing". Perhaps they have an origin, but likely they don't per your inspiration of not everything needing an explanation. But you still made it very distinct that these distorted beings had come from OUTSIDE the realm we know. Which, again, reinforces just how horrendous Afton's experiments were that they now seem to be drawing attention from every corner... On a side note, as I type this, a thought occurred to my head. The scene of the three floating heads occurs just before Afton makes his way down the stairs and through the door to hell. An abhorrent, grim sign of exactly the kind of punishment Afton will get and thoroughly deserve. But I think to myself, this was JUST before he faced the door. And as I recall from Greek mythology, the door to hell always had a guard. Cerberus. Perhaps the three floating heads were a manifestation of the Hound of Hell itself, and the whole scene was one big metaphor of the literal hound of hell staring down its latest visitor to its master's gate, before letting them through. Sorry, got carried away. I just love the body horror in your film so much! What was your inspiration for it?

[@scope-wad]

That's a pretty nice theory! I believe most of the body horror influence came from the Doom and Quake enemies, they were always quite offputting and cool at the same time.

[@riohudson9612]

@@scope-wad an excellent source, if I say so myself. Thank you!

[@tiagoskinwalk4667]

Balphebonne has such an intricate design,the legs,the torso,the arms,the eyes,everything that would have to be mechanical is replaced with something entirely organic. It is a miracle how her body is even able to function like that.

[@queefcheif9306]

This movie really has become the Emsis Blue of the Fnaf community, ambiguous enough for the viewer to interpret its themes and meanings but with a clear through line throughout the story with this theme being "miseribly human"

[@matthewpastrikos7383]

I really like how Family Comes First took inspirations from Uzumaki, The End of Evangelion, Chainsaw Man, Death Note, Scorn, Alien, and other stuff that were integrated. Four years of development and what we got is an ultimate FNAF Fan made masterpiece. I also like your take on William Afton while keeping the rest of the cast exactly like their game counterparts, can't wait to see what future projects you have planned on for years to come.

[@--SERO--]

Appreciate you featuring my art. Very much enjoyed your film and hope to see more from you in this style be it fnaf or original concepts. Seeing you grab inspiration from my favorite media was cool to see. Great work man 🔥🔥🔥

[@JaydenTrujillo-y1j]

This video perfectly captures the theme of FNAF 1-UCN. The three floating heads represent the hell William created himself. Freddy as the company, the other head as the lives he twisted and contorted, and springtrap as the grave William dug for himself. The fact that William can still be called human is what scares me about this project. And it's really sad knowing that even though William is dead from UCN onwards, the world is still stuck in the 80s. The tentacles reaching out from the sky remind me of the entity from Dead by Daylight. A creature drawn to a world where one person has managed to commit great atrocities.

[@sampolanco1684]

One of the many things I enjoyed about this is how you made Afton such a realistic character based on his game, sure he had some regrets to what he did and probably didn’t expect any redemption for what he’s done, he’s just accepted that there’s no going back and even if he did he wouldn’t have changed anything, he doesn’t go on some redemption arc or anything because to him at the end of the day what’s the point, he knows where he’s going and theres no changing it. I also really liked Balphebonne’s character entrance and how she sort of represented the pain and suffering that not only William brought, but the whole Fazbear franchise as a whole, all the death, torture, and the grief it brought to everyone, my guess is that the deal they made was a sort of I help you but you first have to help me, maybe she influenced him to commit more atrocities in exchange for life and life for his family, but to do that William had to keep spreading pain to others even in death, so maybe she also used the phrase “You won’t die.” As sort of a way to tell William that you still have to hold your end of the bargain, and was really trying to break him down by bringing him to those twisted places to remind him of what he really is, and the ending was sort of out of desperation for her to continue to live outside of the realm of purgatory or worse, but William’s choice to just drop everything especially the present to Old Man Consequences and Cassidy( which still is a mystery to me because I WANT to know what it was for Old Man Consequences to tell Cassidy that it was “something he’d consider a gift”) and just accepting his fate and opening the door to hell whilst Balphebonne realizes she’s LOST and William is no longer her puppet, before he’s ultimately consumed by hell, what he’s doing down there, if he’s suffering, because he’s already a broken man who’s pretty much dead inside already is a mystery and who knows if how long he will remain there, maybe this is what Cassidy wanted for him, or maybe she just realized that there was no satisfaction to torturing her murderer when he’s already lost his will to keep going on at all but it goes down to that point, the consequences of your actions will ALWAYS haunt you, whether you know it or not, if you feel remorse or not, you can’t escape it.

[@purplebandit3395]

This was one of the BEST FNAF Horror film I’ve ever seen, the amount of detail you put through this film was amazing keep up the good work

[@scholarworldseekeroftheblu5950]

Family Comes First has quickly become one of my favorite - hell, potentially my absolute favorite - pieces of FNaF fan content, and this has just cemented it. I love how much heart, soul, and thought you put into this. I'm really hoping to see what you come up with next, whether it's FNaF or an original work, because what you've done with this is amazing. Since you're open to questions, what was the inspiration behind combining cosmic horror themes with FNaF with in the first place? That's a combination I've genuinely don't think I've seen before.

[@scope-wad]

I think it was some of the Fazbear Frights stories, especially the scene in Friendly Face where a huge storm suddenly forms out of nowhere.

[@BluPhoenix15]

I need more fnaf stories with abstract/cosmic horror. It was such a treat to see the universe itself be invested in the tragedy and horror of William's experiments and get in on the action.

[@skeleton_with_a_coffee]

I just love how- human the characters are in this story. William is not some cartoon villain who twirls his mustache saying "I always come back." He's broken like everyone else in this story, I could practically feel the pain in his voice lying to his son that'll be right behind him. He may be a monster, but he's still a human. The behind scenes explains that he simply saw his kids at experiments- or at least that's just what he tells himself. Old man Consequence despite being this supernatural entity existing out of time docent act like some fortune teller or god that's above everyone. He's just a giant dude chilling at his lake helping others the other side. Even he is taken aback by Williams story. It gives me the impression that even the entities that would to us seem incomprehensible and otherworldly are just cogs in the machine. This is truly one of the best pieces of media I've stumbled across not even just in terms of fnaf. Just in general. This will live rent free in my head for the rest of my life lol. Thank you scope for making this incredible film.

[@skeleton_with_a_coffee]

Also a question, is there any specific reason who you made Balphebonne a she? Assuming it dosent intrude to much of keeping things ambiguous. Of course I may simply be looking to much into it and eldritch horros also have genders lol.

[@beanmoment3918]

What i love about the environments is that since they're so surreal, they almost feel ai generated, but they're not, and i love that this was able to show the same level of surrealism as ai without ai.

[@pinkushatejar]

Wow, never seen anyone really take the appropriate angle on William's manner circa fnaf 3, he's not "le cool ebil villian" at least, not to himself. He failed, to his own hubris, and at least to himself he knows it if the characters don't fully grasp it. He was intelligent, very much so, he grasps his own failure more than anybody on earth. Though his regret is in failing, not in his evil deeds to begin with. In your short he leaps at being even implied as an "innovator", man of extraordinary ego quelled and silenced by the weight of his own failure. If he CAN talk at all (as he can in this paradimensional setting rather than in just real life as an animated corpse) he should be appropriately observant and rather pensive, or just observant. Idunno.

[@BigFellaFantaEater]

This reminds me of silent hill 2 alot, I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a bit of inspiration, especially with Balohebonnie, she reminds me of pyramids head a little, a manifestation of William (kinda) that’s here to punish him for his sins, absolutely love this film

[@fl8281]

I'm just glad that there are some fans who're able to made fanmade FNAF related contents that doesnt only caters or limited to just referencing FNAF trivias and references or similar concepts but also including other works,medias and concepts from outside the IP. I mean I like FNAF fanmadecontents but it would be better if they and the fans are also get to recognize any works that aren't just FNAF/animatronic horror so it didnt hinder their aquired taste in other horror genres.

[@gtawesomesauce]

when Old Man Consequences said “What is it that he didn’t tell me?”, I’m 99% sure he’s talking about William’s infamous “I always come back” line. Now William himself obviously can’t actually come back(since he’s in hell for eternity ☠️), but he can still carry on his “legacy”. The Mimic and Pitbonnie being clear examples of this. Both act exactly like William, so they basically are William. I guess peepaw Willy had the last laugh.

[@nicholasjaeger7344]

I happened upon this gem of a fan film after seeing another channel review it here on KZbin and I decided to watch the original video for myself to make my own opinions and interpretations of it and I was not disappointed. Everything about this film was just perfect to me: the plot, the characters, the atmosphere, the art style and environments, everything was amazing! Although William was still very much the monster that he was when he killed his victims so many years before the time of the movie, I couldn't help but feel some remorse for a man that, at least in the end, chose to make things right and set the souls of his victims and loved ones to rest, even if it was just so that he himself could finally be free from the curse of immortality that he brought upon himself. And, in the end, he simply accepted his fate and entered Hell of his own volition; no defiant last words, no attempts to stave off the inevitable, just acceptance that he was doomed and there was no other fate for him but to suffer for the grave sins he committed in life. The whole film was, as you put it, very melancholic, and the ending was just the cherry on top. I've come back to watch this movie several times now, often picking up on little things that I had missed the other times that I watched, while also trying to make sense of everything happening in the movie. This BTS video certainly helped to clear up some things for me, but there are a few questions that I have that I thought I would ask: 1.) The surrealist nature of the movie can make it a bit difficult to determine what is real and what is just the twisted imagination of William. My conclusion is that what is being shown, in terms of the setting, is something akin to Purgatory- a realm outside of space and time, in between the realms of Heaven and Hell. As each of the characters in the film have all died, especially by the end of Pizzeria Simulator, I've seen this movie, and William's quest, as being a way for the souls of all involved to finally move on from this realm to their respective final resting places. However, there are some bits of dialog that hints that William and the rest of the characters (with the exception of Old Man Consequences and Balphebonne) are actually still in the real world and the events of the film tie in to events of Pizzeria Simulator. So, I'm curious to know how much of what we see is in the real world or if it is all just in the afterlife. 2.) You mentioned that Balphebonne is a "her," which I find to be an interesting detail, as there is one person that was not obviously present, but which I couldn't help think was being hinted at here and there: William's wife. There is this statue of a woman wearing a long dress, covering her face with one hand that is shown a number of times in the film in a way that is meant to hint that it is important in some way to the story: it's flashed across the screen when Michael stabs William when they first meet; William stares at it almost loke he's remembering something from his past before he coughs up a lake of blood; and there are several versions of the statue in the background as William opens the door to Hell and he is confronted by what he sees on the other side. Additionally, after William frees his youngest son from Cassidy and allows him to move on to Heaven, the camera holds onto William's face for several moments as the outline of a woman appears behind him briefly before the scene changes. Although you mentioned that Balphebonne does not have a specific origin and is really meant to be a mix of various ideas, it still makes me wonder if William's wife could have been present in some shape or form in the movie the entire time. I was wondering if you could perhaps provide some clarity to this. 3.) Although Cassidy left to join his parents after his final conversation with William, we see toward the end of the movie that he was with Old Man Consequences on the lake. While this makes some sense, as it was Old Man Consequences that tried to convince Cassidy to "leave the demon to his demons" with regard to William, I'm still a bit curious to know why he was at the lake and not with his parents. This seems to be important too, as after Old Man Consequences asks himself what William did not tell him, the camera cuts to Cassidy and holds on him for several seconds, implying that the answer could lie with him. Could you perhaps explain? 4.) I'm curious to know what inspired you as you worked on the story for this film. You mentioned some of the references to other media in the video that you incorporated into the film, as well as the artists whose worked inspired your own art style for the film, so I'm curious to know if there was anything else that may have inspired you or that you incorporated into the film that you didn't mention. I respect that you wish to keep some mystery and ambiguity to the film, so I understand if I don't get all the answers to my questions, but I thought I would ask them anyway. Absolutely great work, my friend! I'm glad that I found your film by chance and I look forward to your future projects!

[@scope-wad]

The original idea was for William's purgatory to be reality itself, he is no longer alive, therefore his spirit's perception of things is his own reality. As for Golden Freddy, I kind of wanted its spirit to pay one last visit to Old Man Consequences before moving on for good, checking on what he would do to William. I think some of the other inspirations were classic creepypasta creations, such as Marble Hornets!

[@TheWiseDoge]

Dude, honestly, you could be a director. Nah fuck it, you ARE a director and a talented one. Family Comes First has to be one of the most creative, jaw droppingly sinister and brilliant FNAF fan projects I’ve ever seen. If you tried making your own horror film, I think you’d do amazing. I mean you managed to mix in inspirations and references to anime in this film and made it fit in with the story. It didn’t look out of place or anything. I also love all the inspiration you got from The Lighthouse. Keep up the amazing work man, I can’t wait to see what you do next.

[@mihnea4769]

this really is art, in a form I never really seen before, and seeing all the inspirations makes me really respect this project

[@feduwtc]

2:37 never expected chainsaw man and fire punch to inspire a fnaf thing but there you have it, and it's peak

[@lazzlomagne]

Family comes First is a piece of media that has done something to me that no other has. Anytime I see it's thumbnail, I get sick to my stomach and even thinking about it makes me feel a way I can't describe. Knowing that you can do nothing to stop whatever could be above humanity, that one day you might be faced with the hell William entered and experience it for eternity is simply incomprehensible. It scares me honestly, that this video comes out of the screen and makes me feel how I imagine William does. I hate it but art isn't about beauty or depicting the good, this is a shining example of art that you can hate and love at the same time. Masterfully made.

[@TheGamerInDisguise]

Balphebonne was the creepiest creation I've ever seen when it came to FNAF animations. She still freaks me out whenever I see an image of her. Very few designs make me keep the lights on at night, and she is one of them lol.

[@hot_soup4319]

I actually love Balphebonne's design. It's the true mix of a living biological being and an animatronic suit. How she has the animatronic head's teeth, but her eyes sit sunken in their sockets like where a human's eyes would be if they wore a suit. The digitigrade legs are more akin to an animal's, but she stands upright like a human, giving her a more offputting silhouette. And of course, all the "suit pieces" aren't made of fluff and felt, but some form of fetid chitin and rotting exposed flesh. It's genuinely unsettling to look at, and honestly peak design.

[@faekmon]

01:10 holy this specific frame is terrifying and so good!! what a wonderful work! this film is way better than everything we had from fnaf! i'm a huuuge fan, even more after seeing your references!

[@rafjas9850]

Balphebonne and other "lovecraft" things wchich Afton encounter, give me instant vibes of "accurate demons", beings beyond reality and human comprehesion, invited by all suffering, evil and despair or emptiness of the killer. They seem curious about Afton, the fact that such a human being, even after such experiences, has no regrets, clearly attracts them. They even test it (sometimes for their own sadistic amusement, partly to check if it's really a hopeless case), and after all, it's not often that someone consciously leads themselves to hell.

[@_.Tsavo._]

The comment about feeling the art rather than understanding it resonated with me on so many levels. I understood why people didn't like that some things in this story didn't seem to have a logical explanation, but at the same time found myself asking why the hell they should have one anyway? Beksinski has also been my favorite painter for a few years now, and I loved what you did with his concepts. The references to the lighthouse were also peak. You are the only person I've seen faithfully recreate the feeling I got when I first discovered his paintings. I would love to see what you could come up with if you looked at Francis Bacon's paintings as well.

[@Fetch_Productions]

This is an excellent and really interesting take on the FNAF story. Honestly, it's closer to my own headcanons, which I enjoy and takes the series in a more mature and classic direction. Really nice work everyone!

[@Atlasamsung]

I’ve already left a comment on the main film, but this is what I wish my creations turn out to be one day, i have run out of words to describe it, it’s just incredible, I wish I could repay you in some shape or form for the art you have conveyed, I feel my eyes have opened for a second time

[@zyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzy]

You have looked at this story from an angle that others avoid. I have been looking for such content for so long and I collect it from all corners of the Internet... But when I saw your project, I was AMAZED!!! It was incredibly nice to see such a talented like-minded person. I fell in love with your work. Your movie is GREAT. I can see how much soul and inspiration was put into it. And even more strength! Can you please explain what kind of three-headed creature it is??? I've watched your great movie twice, we've been actively discussing it with a friend, and this is the only question we couldn't find an answer to

[@scope-wad]

It is something no human should ever witness, not even the greatest sinner.

[@zyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzy]

@@scope-wad Ohhh, so I was close... Thanks a lot for the reply!

[@Genny_SSB]

I’m really inspired knowing how much thought was put into the entire movie

[@jalonso980]

I appreciate you featuring my art. Your inspirations really opened my eyes to new things.

[@MCA_Critic]

Still remains to be the best piece of fnaf media on KZbin

[@Memento_mori2222]

i'll be honest with you guys, my biggest complaint is that i wish there was more of your fnaf interpretation. you could capture absolutly everything that captivated me about fnaf in its earlier days, the supernatural elements, the lingering sense of melancholy, the creepy atmosphere and yet you gave your own spin on the tale that still feels true to the original. i think your take on Afton and his psyche is phenomenal "miserably human" is just a perfect way to discribe him, someone so evil and selfish yet that little spark of humanity makes him even more obcene because of it. id love to see more of that, know more about the versions of the other characters like Mike, Henry, Charlie, Cassidy and OMC, but if you feel like its not necessary i respect that. Belphebonnie is also the much better version of the fnaf book's dreaded agony creatures, just straight up a demon works far better and is honestly a far more inspired antagonist (also is calling it a "her" a nod to Eleonore from Fazbear Frights? id love to know) in short, amazing job, i was having a really bad day the day the film came out, it sparked life and inspiration back into me, thats what good art does, i'll be eagerly waiting to see any future projects from you

[@tomcaniff6437]

I will second this, I don't know if it's even in the cards, or if they've already decided not to revisit this again, but if there is even a chance to see more of this take on the universe, I'd actually pay real money to see it.

[@Memento_mori2222]

@@tomcaniff6437 me too buddy, they captured the essence of each character perfectly

[@LadyLuckyLu]

The amount of thought, effort and passion you poured into this project is insane. The models; the backgrounds; all of the intricate details; just everything. Like I said in a previous comment, this is the best FNaF fan made movie I have ever seen. I'm still in awe about it. Thank you for sharing this! Can't wait to see more of your work!

[@blanktester]

I love how much thought you have put into every part of this. Excited to see what else you do. Don't feel like you have to do FNAF stuff, you have talent to do whatever you wanna do!

[@neroxander8130]

I am so intrigued by the amalgamate design of what I presume is Afton and his children, projected and warped by unseen forces. I noticed the shot after Afton witnesses this.. thing, and is bombarded with psychic damage, is nearly one to one with the shot when he steps into his own hell and is subject to eternal agony. I would love any additional information, that you're willing to share. It was the most striking/terrifying piece of art across the whole film for me, and I love it. Gives me goosebumps.

[@Igni-Geer]

I like how open you are with your inspiration but are also able to keep other things ambiguous

[@notaxolotlyt3163]

2:41 I knew it was inspired by eva!! the cinema chairs and fisheye effect gave me the feel I got when I watched end of eva for the first time.

[@DanielWalker-bt6st]

I loved the way you did the story, i love it when movies have creepy imagery and things left obscure. Your really talented and i can’t wait for any future projects you have in store for us

[@thegunslinger8972]

Still flabergasted that the best horror movies I've seen in a year is a TF2 and a FNAF animations. Also, always been a fan of the fleashy aestethic, especially Balphebonne design and the contrast metal jagged teeth create with the other parts of the body

[@LeaveMeAlone3-c5b]

The amount of effort you put into this is both mind boggling and commendable at the same time.

[@popalot4387]

1:21 YO IS THAT FUCKIN' CARMEN SANDIEGO?! Jokes aside this is probably one of the best FNAF fan films on the platform, HEY GIVE THIS MAN AN OSCAR OR SOME SHIT! AT LEAST AN EMMY!!!

[@ISHEMIMICKINGME]

WHERE IN TYE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGOOOOO

[@shelbysewell9662]

Seeing this behind the scenes makes the subtle but disturbing scenes like the Freddy mirage in the alleyway look so much more interesting. My first watch I noticed the way it looked somewhat ai-generated in a disturbing way. I can see now that your inspiration from other artists just adds to the art style of the beings and makes their presence so much more impactful.

[@Queen_Coda]

art inspires art, inspires art, inspires art, inspires art, inspires art, inspires art, inspires art. it was a masterful film. well done.

[@Mr.TwoFaceGuy]

5:50 kinda looks like something out of doom

[@pizzapoosta]

i think its cool that once afton learns that his actions are no longer innovative he chooses to let himself die. the springbonnie was about to bring the box, holding all of the pieces, to hell, literally taking his secrets to the grave. but it no longer matters to springtrap because anything that COULD get out about him would be treated as adding onto a fictional boogeyman. no one would actually appreciate his ideas because nobody thinks he's real. the theater claps at his demise, because it's a good thing that he's finally dead, but nobody is actually there to witness it, because at this point, who gives a shit? awesome movie btw

[@karasakikiro6745]

Glad to see the models of the fleshy things, would love to see more of it or even being used for other projects since they are in a new category or surreal FNAF models. The giant heads could fit well as a biblically accurate angel taking form of them.

[@Sparkyce]

This film was incredible. Enjoyed every part of it from start to finish. Looking forward to seeing what you make next!

[@floriangeschray3994]

This is amazing, in so many ways, great work man, lovecraft would be proud xd

[@Sanimatez7865]

Is the “old man consequences” suppose to be who you meet before being set to heaven or hell? He mentions that he met the man William talks about in the theater who died, could that mean he tries to listen to the life of each dead man’s sins before being judged? Also all the hell Williams goes through in this, you stated that not all of it was cause by GF or imagination, it was actually happening. I have a theory that because William is meant to be dead but managed to cheat death, which angers hell knowing they just got cheated out of taking his would, so they spat out demons in the form of Williams sins to locate Afton and send him down to where he belongs. Hence the fight between William and Balphebonne, trying to throw William into the nightmares feeders mouth but failing to do so? Or sister location lift being sent down, am I close?😅😂 Also amazing job!!! This movie gave me goosebumps🙏😂

[@scope-wad]

Everyone who meets Old Man Consequences goes to hell, I like to think he judges them in order to choose exactly where they will go!

[@monollllo]

HOLY SHIT MY FAN ART APPEARED HERE!?!?! Tysm!! I was not expecting to see it in the fan art section but I'm glad that you noticed it and put it in this video!

[@b0NNb0NN]

A FELLOW BEKSINSKI FAN LETS GOOOO I did an entire paper on him in college for one of my finals, his story is tragic, his influence on photography and the arts as a whole is amazing.

[@chopstick3555]

You are an amazing director! Well done, i cant wait to see your future works, whatever it might be.

[@Sorrow.n.o.v]

This is crazy, seeing all the work behind this is definitely something to admire.

[@LoanNick1]

Amazing work. I hope to see something similar in the fnaf community anytime soon. I had a blast watching your masterpiece.

[@aneldritchfrogman1966]

Honestly in my eyes, it’s not easy to do cosmic horror. Somehow, your animation (and the explanation you gave in this video) has the best visuals and feel of cosmic horror. I’m glad you expressed that Golden Freddy is far from the most dangerous thing… As you said, there is always something far worse in the universe.

[@bige007]

I really appreciate that you have built a unique film for the FNaF community, this concept is something that I absolutely love and something I would like to build as well! I have a question I would love to know, how did you structure the project blueprint? Did you have your entire team in discord and use a separate platform to plan everything? I’m just curious for what can and can’t work for a collaboration project!

[@scope-wad]

The idea at first was to have William start at the ruins of Fazbear's Fright and end up with his fate sealed for good, after that I kept throwing ideas into it and changed the order of events many times until I came up with the final script. The environments are their own separate files, sometimes I move a lot of objects in a subtle way for each individual shot.

[@bige007]

@@scope-wadFacinating, thank you very much

[@LinaHozahs]

bro the scrap trap design looks cool

[@MrMiller-tr8yq]

There’s a lot of things about this film that I don’t fully understand, and I believe that is part of what makes it so special. However, there is one thing that I’ve had in my mind since I noticed it appearing repeatedly in the story, and not a lot of people seem to be discussing it: That statue of a woman. She’s wearing a hat and an elegant dress. She appears repeatedly early in the film, usually watching over William. As the film progresses, the focus gradually shifts to Balphebonnie and her torment of William. But right at the film’s end, when Afton stares down the door of hell, many of those statues appear behind him as he begins screaming. I personally think this may be a symbol of Afton’s wife. She’s constantly watching his every move, looking to mock and torment him for his failures as well as his role in the death of their children (not to mention many others). I know I probably won’t get a complete answer, nor do I necessarily want one. I’m just curious, since I haven’t seen many people talk about it, and it’s recurring appearance as well as it showing up at the very end leads me to believe the statue is pretty important. After all, hell hath no fury like a mother whose children are threatened

[@thespacedinos4037]

were the cosmic horror beings (like balphebonne) created as a manifestation of William's evil, or were they always there, just waiting for someone evil enough to come along?

[@scope-wad]

A little bit of both!

[@Popcorn_sandwich100]

3:26 I loved all the Skidamarink inspired stuff. Gotta be one of the scariest movies I’ve seen

[@JoeCadet8275]

I just have to say this first, that animation was awesome and terrifying at the same time and I love it! I don't want to bombard you with a bunch of pointless questions that I know you won't give full answers to but there are some I'm super curious about for story reasons. 1) Is William truly gone? 2) Is Golden Freddy finally at peace? 3) What was your favorite scene throughout this film? Mine is William's final confrontation with himself before walking into hell.

[@Vedymin]

Family Comes First is literally Emesis Blue™ by FortressFilms, but FNAF. Another brilliant masterpiece. Keep going!

[@thatdaveguy8895]

Pretty cool to see behind the curtains of something as unique as this, good job.

[@Guesstaker]

The brutal, harsh and crude aspect of existance all put in this, almost reminded me of horizon or berserk, that feeling if helplesness that we may feel sometimed is present right there, and the humanization that the characters were given along with springtrap is amazing, i loved the way springtrap regreted in some way what he has done despite not showing regret to his experiments, and the set up to his inevitable intrest leading him to that was also amazing, makes me emphatize with him

[@rockstar-made]

Super cool process!

[@hihihuahahah5719]

The depiction of William going to hell at the end was really well done. As if pure despair was visualised. This whole animation really captured the essence of the game in my opinion. The official fnaf movie had so much potential too, so much actually captivating and meaningful lore they could’ve used, whilst also adding lore we hadn’t previously known, but instead they completely changed all of that and went for a cash grab. I guess they had to keep it child friendly. A shame..

[@Cosmicfazbearbeyondhorror]

I love the way you made the cosmic horror like I really want to know how to make something amazing like your film

[@ClarkTitorTrueArchives]

People Don't talk about how Badass and terrifying this Scraptrap redesign is to be honest. It looks more corpse than suit due to how thin and decayed it is, and the few significant elements of the suit including the Claws and Teeth reflect the Demon hidden underneath.

[@yujirohanmaoffical5471]

That film I Can honestly say changed my life it felt like a fucking acid trip. I love it thank you for this explanation as well

[@LilJMoney-zh1yp]

The Xenomorph is a huge inspiration on a lot of monster designs with The Creeper from Jeepers Creepers. I consider those to be my fav monster designs in all of Horror

[@starry3459]

very good work, aside from being an incredible story and visual feast, the technical work you've put into this is inspiring, this project you've done has singlehandedly inspired me to continue work on my own film, I've forgotten how much can be done with some talent and a copy of blender, Bravo.

[@murder_bunny4549]

This project was so beautiful. You've been a huge inspiration for me as an artist. Your creativity is truly inspiring and the designs are just 🤌❤ I cant wait to see what other projects you might have in the works. (If you do lol)

[@RadicalMonarch]

Seeing my favorite video game being represented in a fnaf project this good is honestly my lifelong dream Im talking about scorn, the game has inspired my art, my sense of understanding our world, and the themes i often integrate into my own works of fiction. It seems my life always circles around to scorn every few months, i cannot escape the hold this game has on me, but in all honesty? I dont want to escape, this game has let me think about things that helped me understand society, and life as a whole You see, my whole life, ive had a hard time picking up on the meaning of some behaviors ive observed. Ive struggled with the feelings ive felt, mainly why i feel the way I do about certian societal taboos, like nudity or sex. Sometimes things are just human nature, and we can pretend we're above our instincts- and some are- but most of us aren't, and if we learn to recognize that, we can help each other be better, and not enact the violent acts that have been normalized. In short, i think as a species, we need to look at what we want to be, and whats really wrong? Is it so wrong to be uncomfortable wearing clothes in the summer? Is it wrong to make fiction that forces you to think about the indescribable? As a society, we need to ask ourselves more questions, we need to change for the better If we want to continue to exist, we have to be better, we have to ask these uncomfortable questions, regardless of some status quo we think we have So next time someone asks you something that makes you uncomfortable, or disgusted, or scared, actually think about why it makes you feel that way, because maybe its not the subject itself Maybe its something inside you. Some things should NOT be pondered however, like sex crimes, crimes against children or animals, and serial murder

[@queefcheif9306]

the cosmic horror of BalpheBonny i thought was alluding to how creatures in hell have recognized Williams acts and sent out a crude mockery of his evil to bring him to hell where he belongs, do u think he had a shred of humanity that peaked out in the final few moments, the very seconds when he was taken to hell to be tortured?

[@Therealmrbender]

This has been the best FNAF horror film I’ve ever seen and question what was your inspiration for it

[@amoralight9339]

Man the art is amazing too. Perfect inspos 👏🏻

[@sydneyhayes380]

Did you ever get like an erry feeling when when seeming some of the models? The model of William afton when he is not as jagged gave me goose bumps. Like, to me his eyes scream evil. (Also, I’m so glad you have deep respect for art pieces having no meaning behind it. I literally got torn to pieces in art school when I did a piece and I told my professor it had no meaning!)

[@depressedtatouwu725]

This whole movie was ASTONISHING and it has definitely stuck with me, inspiring me to keep doing what I love and hoping to one day achieve being someone as talented as you! And I wonder, will you ever make any other fnaf related animations like this one?

[@rileybullock2895]

This is amazing!!! Balphebonnie kinda freaks me out! I like her design a lot!!! It's like flesh but..... not quite! I love it!

[@starlord.64]

I’ve seen the film three times now, and your filmmaking skills continue to stagger me. Your writing is smart, your characters are nuanced, and just about every shot feels very intentional. Truly amazing work. Do you have any intention of making more films-perhaps ones that aren’t based on existing IP? I love Five Nights at Freddy’s and think that your movie draws from that series’ strengths, but I think it’d be cool if you made something that you could-you know-make money off of!

[@thouken5777]

This film is simply amazing and I'm not even glazing the cinematography music camera angles the models everything this is the essence of a "fnaf fan film" it was also nice to see all the references to popular media especially with the likes of death note and what afton and light somewhat have in common One question I do have, though (albeit it may be obvious) did afton ever regret his decisions even a little? Was he lying when he said he'd do it over again, or is he truly that irredeemable?

[@scope-wad]

He does seem like the type of man who'd constantly lie to himself, unsure of his own feelings.

[@thouken5777]

@scope-wad Thats a valid response in-canon william seems to share this train of thought somewhat I remember watching a over-analyzing video of all of Williams dialouge and it seems like william does and says certain things for the sake of poetry and playing a character or in other words "symmetry" like a theatre kid, one of his dialouges when he kills micheal "that was easier than I'd thought it would be" suggests willian would've found it harder mentally to kill his own son and the tone of his voice whilst saying that compared to the rest of his dialogs suggests he's lying to himself especially given the context he would literally be talking to himself and the rest of his dialogs (according to pj wood) were purposely done to sound like an "shady snake oil salesman" other dialogs seem to suggest this double sided personality like william saying "I'd knew it was a lie obviously but it is intriguing nothingless" he knew the fnaf 6 pizzeria was a trap yet purposely stayed inside of it as to why we will probably never know sorry for the Yap session this happens to be one of my favorite takes on william afton right alongside squimpis mcgrimpus and twelveman afton to me it captures what william afton should be instead of egotistical idiot with the self awareness comparable to a toddler

[@pizzazombie85]

dude how did you make cassidy's voice lines so cold bro? like holy cow dude whoever worked on the subtitles for the characters (especially cassidy) did an AMAZING job good work on family comes first nonetheless 👍

[@TheKaijuKing54]

I love your Scraptrap design. It's way better than the original. One question I have is, what is your favorite part of this movie or what was your favorite scene to make?

[@Glitch7979]

Thank you bro for the updates

[@davidcool-dv6ze]

My question is: what kept you going? What kept you pushing trough to see your idea come alive?

[@scope-wad]

I tend to get a little bored with plenty of time. This project started as a small idea that eventually got off the rails.

[@stef2337]

All these can actually be great fnaf game AKA William nightmares Love this so much

[@kram3755]

Best fnaf content I've seen so far, 10/10.🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣🗣 I might be late on this or I just didn't look properly but, I never understood the meaning behind the statue in the parts where he's in the alleyway.

[@UCu5gjzXvp21vqXJOFrSiJkBXuw]

If you had the time and money, would you want your work to be voice acted, or do you think no voices fits the mood of the movie better?

[@scope-wad]

I think I enjoy the silence from the characters quite a bit, so it'd probably stay that way

[@littlefish5944]

i thought i was gonna see some goofy behind the sence but i'll take this nice job man

[@weewoo5486]

i love Balphebonne, the scene with the freddy head and her spooky levitating reminds me a ton of some nightmares ive had where instead of running the creature is like floating after me. i hope to see more of the cosmic eldrith horror rabbit soon lol. ((fnaf needs more eldritch horror monsters lol))

[@weewoo5486]

cosmic horror goes hard with fnaf lol

[@454ChevelleSS]

I loved this movie so much! Everything from the characters to the graphics to the story. Everything is top notch!👌 Just one question though: What was your favourite part to animate?

[@scope-wad]

It was probably the springlock scene about 10 minutes in

[@Willow_fern]

Amazing work Scope! (I guess that's your nickname?) I have watched Family Comes First twice and it is still going to be my favourite animation of all time. I just want to say I feel highly inspired by your work and even thought I can't do realisim, I can certainly give you a round of applause (and maybe some artwork drawn in my style) for the amount of time, effort and dedication you have shown in the short film. I would if you will do any more... we sha'll wait and see! PS: I thought Bal (The goo bunny thing) was a male haha

[@EmberEssentiallyFoolish]

I can't help but to see a semblance in the concept of Glitchtrap in Balphebonne through my lense to be honest. A being conjured by Williams wickedness and evil along with the world's own sort of matches UCN's whole theme, and Help Wanted's respectively. The Nightmare animotronics were manifested by Andrew as the living concept and reflection of Williams actions coming to haunt and torture him in that eternal nightmare he faced while still alive inside his barley fictional skeletal body in a hospital. Meanwhile with Glitchtrap the thing was generated by a general wide fear of Freddy's and the consequences and sins of Fazbear Entertainment continuing to stay open trying to revive old memories from a cheaply cut budget AI replication system, that then goes onto haunt them or anyone associated to their sins for wanting to stay open for so long. What I mean is, Balphebonne fits all these correct marks entirely. And possibly even makes these concepts in the modern story better, with how she's shown to constantly follow and in a sense mock William to drag him down to hell, replaying memories with her always being the one to attack him. Reflecting his sinister anemic atomic sense of wickedness constantly searching and reminding him, while also mimicking his form as an attempt to add to that mockery almost, like Glitchtrap.

[@Orange_D_Man]

dude this is awsome