Our Lady of the Underground | Hadestown Animatic

pov seph is ur drug dealer
it was prettttty looooong, it deserves an actual thumbnail this time eheh
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Music: Our Lady of the Underground
• Our Lady of the Underg...
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Notes:
- was working on other things and artfight! in between hence I don't really know how long this took
- probably should have boarded a second pass before stating it as final, missing the process of asking "why" a certain shot exists
- used a raster canvas with a lot larger overflows, which was pretty freeing (maybe too much cam moves actually)
- RAM wasn't big enough to render this baby as a movie from csp probably the gradient's fault
- suffers from no idea where people are oriented disease - should have layed out the motions on an actual floorplan, not just with general direction based on memory but here we are
- I see a lot of places where I could have done more action-wise, but this was supposed to fulfill my go with the flow of the music needs so deal with it uwu
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drink! (pure liquid sunshine)

[@moist_spinach]

Cant believe Schaffrillas said he didn't care for this song smh 😔 absolute bop

[@ximenaortiz4765]

Thought the exact same thing when the video started 😭

[@sejsuper4660]

its such a banger like hooowwww

[@itscosmicnerd]

*_RIGHT?_* I guess I see what he means but at the same time this is gneuinely one of my favourite songs from the soundtrack omg... It has an entire song of just Persephone enjoying herself, what more could you want?

[@moist_spinach]

@@itscosmicnerd yeah! And I actually think this song provides important lore for Persephone's role in the Underworld - she may be sequestered to the sidelines (by both Hades and by herself because she hates what it has become) but this song shows that she finds small ways to interfere with Hades's rule. It provides lore as to what Persephone does behind Hades's back, which is try and get the workers to feel something again, to break out of their catatonic state of nothingness and own their souls once more. But inevitably, it isn't enough - Hades's control is too strong. So we get some look at Persephone's secret dealings (I honestly don't know for certain the nature of said dealings - is it literally paying to see the sky? Is it smexy times [given the vibe of the song and dance]? It's ambiguous but the lore is still there)

[@rooniemag]

@@moist_spinachi can say for certain that in old productions, the speakeasy did have an actual viewfinder pointed at a crack in Hadestown’s walls. The choreography was for the workers to line up and look through one at a time. That was eventually tossed in favor of the show’s more generic and abstract set. So yes, once it was literally going to see the sky!

[@bulgna]

Ive never thought that the line "there's a crack in the wall" refered to persephone seeing Orpheus getting through it! This has so much personality I'm glad someone animated this song

[@emilyanose295]

Things I LOVED: - The shades appearing as shadows when Seph turned the light on - Persephone KICKING that poor faucet - The facial expression on "THERE'S A CRACK IN THE WAAAAAALL" - Poor disgruntled Hermes - AGH YOU KILLED IT OVERALL RPIGAREPIHNGKIERWNHPFPOWH

[@sealbatross]

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AKDNDNEJDJFJ

[@chigi9371]

mmm somethign about persephone filling cups + raising spirits (hehe) wherever she goes, even though it's never enough to fix the problems they still have when she leaves again

[@sealbatross]

spirits (hehe), also OW why you make me hurt like this 😭

[@zenebean]

You put ALL of Persephone's personality into this, it's bombastic and phenomenal

[@dandyseedlings]

oh joy to the world !!! i really like how persephone's hair is followed by little petals. hermes being a spotter while persephone deals is just a really funny concept. also the crack in the wall coinciding with orpheus getting into hadestown in wait for me. very good animatic i enjoy this greatly

[@amatalefay]

Oh my god… This is the first animatic I’ve seen that shows the same mental image I had when first listening to the concept album years ago-Orpheus breaking through the wall in a pool of golden light as Persephone sings “There’s a crack in the wall!” And then the band intros! Iconic. (Although I’m pretty sure Robinson Morse plays the upright bass, not bass guitar.)

[@sealbatross]

OH THAT MAKES MORE SENSE OOPS not enough research lol (regarding the bass thing)

[@rooniemag]

In the show he plays upright bass (which is his main instrument; he’s played it for Hadestown since 2006 and it’s also his go-to for non-HT projects), but I have seen him play the bass guitar! He moves his right hand in a very distinct way when he plays standing bass and it carries over to bass guitar and looks really interesting. He plays with two fingers fully extended and all others tucked in, and when he has to pluck a far string it looks like his hand is lunging. It’s interesting to watch.

[@TinyTinuvial]

NEW ANIMATIC JUST DROPPED BOYS !!!!

[@kirby4164]

We’re so back!

[@MsMoonfan4ever]

i love all the silly faces persephone has in this video, it's perfect for her

[@leiaishungry]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR A “our lady of the underground” ANIMATIC FOR SO LONG ON KZbin BY ANYBODY… and this is the first one i’ve seen so far!!! 😭😭 its so good, i always love analyzing your sketches ‘n whatnot when it comes to these!! and as well as being a trombonist/musician; i love how you incorporated the band into this as well!!! this musical is definitely somethin i want to try playing with my trombone one day, and this animatic rlly puts a smile on my face (: !! the way you express and draw Persephone is so good OMLLLLL !!!!

[@sealbatross]

YAAAA its a shame there's not many *checks* its the only one wh- omg trombone lets gooooooooo! thank you for watching and the kind words YOU WILL TROMBONE IT ONE DAY

[@alisond929]

Hi from another trombonist who also likes this musical /lh

[@cheshireshadow518]

"pov seph is ur drug dealer" oh this is gonna be good BHJGFDBHJGDHBJGD 0:40 -- There's something here,,,how their shadows look like beer/alcohol bottles... 1:59 -- AHAHAHBHJGBFJ She WOULD be the one to do that fucking pose bhBHJGFBHGFHJ 2:25 -- awww she looks so SOFT when she hands him the glass (i know it's called something else but i can't recall the word ;-;) Also the fact that the "sunshine on the shelf" is the only thing in color amongst all the grey~ 2:22 -- LMAO "how DARE you not be jolly!" 2:41 -- Hermes is not amused 😔 2:42 - 2:45 -- Oh I LOVED that 3:19 -- omg its THE BOY!!!! And he glows SO BRIGHT 3:21 - 3:22 --- oh my GOD the realization!!! This take of how she didn't know about it until just NOW is so ooOOHHH!! I LOVE!! I LOVE!!!! 3:25 -- Absolutely ECSTATIC! 4:10 -- ahh incorporating the meta band introduction into it as an actual thing love....The image of her giving these people back the names they have forgotten 😭😭😭 4:47 -- god i adore just how BIG the liquor cabinet is, it's an entire WALL of it... 5:01 -- Love how spontaneous this feels, so out of nowhere, so petty~ Like just listening to the song byt itself it doesn't feel like that in my brain, but NOW watching this. It just feels like so much longer, I'm just absorbed in the cheer and party feel! And then suddenly she's saddling next to Hermes to make sure he knows she knows and she DOESN'T CARE (totally not) fuck her husband. 5:14 -- *SNORTS* that cracked me up BHGFHJBGDFHBHGFDBHJ from a tiny flask to an ENTIRE bottle, she's not drunk enough for this 5:17 -- LMAO she just KEEPS. GOING chug, chug, chug...! 5:20 -- PERFECTION

[@sealbatross]

omg... you are so right about the shadows - wine bottle stuff holy shit 3:21 - 3:22 --- I KNOW RIGHT THIS WHOLE THING WAS FOR THAT MOMENT HAKSJHDKJHDFSKJ also just cuz seph is the most fun character and this song is too 4:10 - they get to be people, as a treat uwu T-T 5:17 -- CHUG CHUG CHUG gosh i considered putting the crowd up there saying it but it kinda wrecked the vibe LMAO glad ur doing it THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE GLORIOUS COMMENT

[@pauloltman4960]

Seph: " check it out, i got sunshine, cloud showers, night suns, the space cheese~!" Me: "i like your funny words lady of death!"

[@eldritch_izzy]

STOP HOW DID YOU READ MY MIND HOW DID YOU KNOW THIS WAS MY FAVORITE SONG AND I WAS BAWLING BECAUSE THERE WERE NO ANIMATICS OF IT ESPECIALLY ONE AS BEAUTIFUL AND AS PERFECT AS THIS AAAAAAAAAH- Kinda unrelated but I like to headcanon that the dude she helped was Tantalus since she’s picking up his spirits by giving him something to drink, like everyone else in the song/animatic.👀 Also Persephone dancing with Hermes was adorable :”]

[@musicnerd00945]

Literally me 😭😭

[@lejay7667]

Honestly, my favorite song from the whole musical and definitely my most loved performance was of Persephone's. I really admire your depiction of her. And the way you don't really care about how neat your storyboards are and just depict the movement that's still readable Never Fails to surprise me! One of my favorite pieces of yours!

[@toenail4437]

something i love about your animatics is that many people will straight up the instrumental intro when animating because its easier to just interpet the lyrics literally, but you do a great job of using the intro to set up the atmosphere of the song

[@sunnylize1540]

this is it. This hole video is literally persephone.

[@musicnerd00945]

I love you and this animatic so much

[@trunkulent]

Visited NYC for the first time a few weeks ago and got to see Hadestown on Broadway; Persephone was an absolute delight, love to see this after that

[@sealbatross]

congrats on getting to see it!

[@theenchantedteapot5882]

This is so incredibly good! This just captures the whole vibe of hades town so perfectly!

[@indigostudio2245]

OH MY GOSH???

[@Moonlitghoul]

People taking their hats off seeing the sky OML why’s that make me so emotional?!

[@DraftyDraws]

YESSSS DUDE! I’ve been WANTING to see our lady of the underground animated!!! AHHHH! ITS DONE BY YOU TOO! HELL YEA

[@lilithclawthorne951]

The art is just *chefs kiss*

[@ghostyboy6181]

OOOO the expression at the the was captivating!! seph's expressions the entire time were great. good forshadowing for later with giving us shots of the instruments at the beginning. I loved hermes throughout the whole thing, in his disaproval and slight worry. RLLY loved the shots using the lighting to illuminate the spirits. and mmmmm the intro where we get to see the crack was super good. i enjoyed your choice to have the drinks be one of the few light things. almost as if it's one of the few things that brings light to the workers lives. your expressions are still somehow getting better!! and theyre already great. also seph's dynamic jump shot was amazing. amazing job as always! sorry i didnt realize you had posted T-T

[@sakaisky8192]

HELL YEAH NEW ANIMATIC this is gonna be awesome!!

[@isabelr3467]

oh this is amazing I literally looked up ur channel bc I felt like rewatching a couple of ur old hadestown animatics and imagine my surprise when I found a whole new hadestown animatic posted just a couple days ago!!! love the design of the bar with light coming from the huge crack in the wall and flowers growing over machines!! love the persephone poses!! LOVE the dance break!! this is amazing!

[@OneNerdyAce]

this animatic is amazing and the subtitles are sending me

[@mysticalovert333]

literally half of the views on this video are probably me cant lie 😭 it’s addictive

[@sodacan_9812]

omg im so glad you did this song!! your animatics r always so creative. i love persephones expression when she saw orpheus and the part with the coin at 4:42

[@sealbatross]

thank you very mucho!!!!

[@liliachav8419]

This has to be the best Hadestown animatic I’ve seen. And storyboarding wise and all the framing and timing and stuff? Really good, freaking awesome job man

[@sealbatross]

thank you!

[@iliketea1427]

Great animatic! Loved Persephone in this! Also are you thinking of doing more hadestown animatics? If so, I cant wait! (And i known I've already suggested this but please consdier WDH reprise)

[@calamity2383]

God the ENERGY She’s so alive

[@giselle3964]

OH MY GOD?? NEW SEALBATROSS ANIMATIC WE’RE SO BACK Amazing work as always!!!!

[@sealbatross]

thank you sm!

[@conrad4852]

You're eventually going to have the whole musical as animatics AND I AM SO HERE FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!

[@conrad4852]

I'm assuming you're going to be doing more animatics of the 2019 version? Any chance you'll do any more of the 2016 version?

[@allioth1266]

love how you drew Persephone !

[@sealbatross]

thank you she is pointy queen

[@allioth1266]

@@sealbatross 😂

[@omarsalem1219]

FINALLY an animatic of this son now we need one of the way down hadestown reprise

[@Kenyajoy]

yYYESSS ITS JUST HOW I IMAGINED AND BETTER I love the red lighting and the bits of ore as stars, WOW. great job dude!!!

[@Meandyoujustus]

Love love love the way she mimics nature, esp the fake sun

[@BaconPanda]

Idk why but I always imagined Persephone in overalls lol anyway luv the animatic!

[@sealbatross]

ohhhh that would be really cool! she would rock 'em

[@BaconPanda]

@@sealbatross yes!

[@partsofall1]

The more I see of your work, the more I love it. Keep it up!

[@folly...]

As always, your Hadestown animatics are s tier

[@ryana8880]

Phenomenal as always!!! Hermes vibing in the background is amazing haha

[@shanon4768]

always good to see one of your animatics

[@robertprakigam2694]

I was looking for Hadestown animatics and here you are!

[@AcommonNerd]

YEAHH! Lol I’m late- but this is sooo good with the portrayal light levels and your character designs are just 👌🤌🤌🤌 And the instrumentalists actually look like their irl selves- I love it!

[@pauloltman4960]

I love that persephone hadestown has big wine mom energy

[@sealbatross]

💃💃

[@finleyforevermore]

This is absolutely MAGNIFICENT!!!

[@chiziitara]

i sooooo love this god ur so talented

[@hannahparry5836]

THE CAPTIONS?? I'm in love.

[@Trailtracker]

you did the part where she yells you want stars so well omg

[@Sinapz218]

this is exactly how i pictured this song in my head. A+

[@romanimation1]

I LOVE ALL OF THIS ( you earned a subscriber!)

[@dustonpage1280]

This is underrated as hell

[@rottebarnethellen]

Its alive! And still great!

[@sealbatross]

😂

[@cheshireshadow518]

Me, coming back to watch this again with CC on because I have a gut feeling: 0:10 --- CCs: *holes, holes everywhere!* Me, grinning: Heheheh I fucking knew it! *proceeds to watch the entire animatic again* I love that you just fuck around with the CCs so much, bless edit: 0:34 -- *clock ticking, is your life running out?* oKAY HOLD ON A SECOND- Who said you had the right to get DEEP IN THE CRACK CC! ....I'm listening edit: 2:11 -- *rabid screaming* yup yup sounds about right~ 2:24 --- AHAH GDFHBGFDBHJ the all caps! The extended 'guesssssss' it cracked me up a lot more than I thought it would. It was just so sudden! The CCs were so peaceful so far KEK gotta keep me on my toes 😌

[@ilikedragons6779]

THIS IS AWESOME :DDDD

[@-mokerly-5984]

Eeeeee this is so good

[@JMPT]

Very Nice 🤍🤍🤍🤍

[@omarsalem1219]

Hey question is all of this real like The earlier london production or was it just all In persephone's head and the workers aren't there when she is singing like broadway?

[@finleyforevermore]

I'm pretty sure this is actually happening in reality, like in the London production.

[@alisond929]

It’s the 2017 off Broadway production I believe

[@finleyforevermore]

​​@@alisond929 No actually! The audio is from the 2019 Original Broadway Cast Recording.

[@theshockinglyeloquentdog9945]

I love your work I really do..........why she got a unibrow?