Say My Name - 【Beetlejuice Animatic】

Music from Beetlejuice: The Musical illustrated with designs inspired by Beetlejuice: The Animated Series!
My first attempt at an animatic. I didn't even use an animation timetable to make it, but rather saved each drawing as an individual file and then edited them all together afterward. It was a labor of love and a learning experience to create.
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Twitter: / thesoulvian

[@beautatum6360]

I have a new animatic here for those curious: kzbin.info/www/bejne/omjIqZ2DjbFkeqc

[@DrDeadsy42]

Good god, forget Beetlejuice, it's Lydia that freaks me out! This is art, my deepest respects for developing the characters while still sticking to the source. Finally someone is letting Lydia have her "weird face-off" (she was mostly just pretty in the Cartoon, which doesn't mean that I didn't love that show with all my heart, but yeah, she was 99% of the time cute). Also, the way you added the Maitlands to cartoon-canon could not have been any better, and Lydia stepping on BJ absolutely fitted the sound, too! I salute you!

[@beautatum6360]

That's very kind of you. Designing the Maitlands in the style of the cartoon was one of those things I was worried about because I was thinking "Do these characters look too bland?" But of course Barb and Adam's blandness has always been an element of their characters. Even in the original movie. It's... thematic blandness. It's fitting for them to look like this. Lydia's wilder expressions came from trying to listen and match the expressiveness of Caruso's vocals, which isn't an easy task. I think I only half-succeeded. Just drawing her with the small pursed mouth and lazy eyes all the time, as she's normally done in the cartoon, wouldn't have cut the mustard at all.

[@DrDeadsy42]

@@beautatum6360 That's what somehow frustrated me as well when I drew them (not professionally, mind you, but I did start out my own small cartoonist career with BJ-fanart). I fell in love with the design of BJ, because of its expressiveness. You can do so much with his face and gestures, even more in animation, but as soon as you move on to Lydia, it's a whole different story, because she's so lifeless in comparison. Which is part of her goth character, naturally, but still... I think you get what I mean. Apart from that: I forgot to praise the wood/linocut-like style of your drawings. Absolutely loving it.

[@beautatum6360]

I like her design in terms of the combination of shapes it involves (her hair is neat) it's just that small mouths in animation bother me because of their limited expressive potential. It's something that bothered me in the Corpse Bride too, which was another Burton-related project. Maybe just because I've got a large mouth and therefor can't relate. The style here was influenced by that book of Disney Ink drawings Eric Goldberg did. Although a little sketchier and with more texture on the ink lines to cover it up. Didn't have time to make every drawing here look as flawlessly smooth and clean as one of his but I wanted something similar.

[@CrimsonNineTail]

This was great, love when people mix the mediums. In this case the cartoon with the musical, which is based off the movie. Great job.

[@IMakePeopleSaltyApparently]

I thought about doing this but I didn't want to look like a copy cat since someone else did it in colour lol.

[@chasitycampany617]

What I’m really wondering is where the love of the original movie is. You barely see the mix of the musical with the original movie. Not hating, just a genuine question. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@CrimsonNineTail]

@@chasitycampany617 Just meant the movie the play is adapting, or the movie in general. The story is still in the play, that is all. 😊

[@LucasCGAlcaraz]

This animation was a masterpiece, it actually catch the essence of beetlejuice and the “real face” of Lydia and it’s very similar with the Tim Burton’s stile soo congratulations my mate

[@LucasCGAlcaraz]

@Grunge Girl like a little psycho

[@aliciab33]

Dat style. I have no words, i'm just extremely impressed! BJ being crushed like a bug and sandworms being backup singers were Gold choices.

[@beautatum6360]

Those Sandworms were a last-minute addition. Maybe the reason they look a little wonky is that I had to teach myself how to draw them so quickly.

[@Mychannel-vr5cw]

This is gorgeous oh my god it makes me feel like this was actually apart the old cartoon series. You got the style down packed👌as well as making it your own with little twists here and there great job👍

[@WillScarlet16]

If I'd been producing the show I would have offered Stephen Ouimette and Allyson Court complimentary orchestra seats.

[@dragonfly._.doodles]

THIS CHARACTER DESIGN IS ASTONISHING

[@scarletnight1077]

This is gorgeous it looks like it should be in a museum it's so unique

[@Mr.StopMotion]

I’m sorry but how does this guy only have 187 subs this is amazing like this looks official I’m not even kidding

[@beautatum6360]

That's very kind of you!

[@samythekay]

Damn it's so good to this them in the Animated series design again.

[@bronzewolfsilverowl8647]

I love how creepy yet somehow cute this is.

[@toongrowner1]

geez, love how Lydia in the end was even creepier than beetlejuice XD Also love the very tiny toon cartoon logic like poses.

[@animecrac5596]

just wow did you used to work on this show because its so well made and accurate!

[@beautatum6360]

I take that as a compliment. I didn't work on the show. The show ended a few years before I was born. I just taught myself how to draw the characters. Kind of learned how to draw them as a went here.

[@devillass6025]

Your take on Lydia is amazingly freaky. Really sells me on her personality.

[@singenstattatmen5096]

I mean, I definitely appreciate the art because because this is a fucking masterpiece. But not gonna lie, this is the first Say my Name that I feel will leave me with permanent nightmares. Both BJ and Lydia kind of scare the beejezus out of me in this - which makes sense but as a musical stan I really wasn't prepared for! So, uh, my nightmares thank you I guess. 😅

[@varianmetcalf8220]

The maitlands the cartoon style this video was an entire journey and im here for it

[@jacobrengen]

Omg this fills me with so much nolstagia

[@MrGoesBoom]

Really like the art style you used here ( the fact that it's based on the cartoon doesn't hurt, grew up watching that ) Good job

[@TBG1]

Daaaaang, that artstyle! Love it!

[@emieyebrows]

How doesn't this have more views its fricking amazing!!!!

[@zyclopes5318]

You draw like old cartoons it reminds me of the past that made me happy:)

[@kolesdoodlesnstuff1691]

Underrated artist, geeze the wheeze. I Love the art, and as many have said, it's the cartoon's style. I appreciate that :]

[@kurt827]

This was posted on my birthday when I saw Beetlejuice!

[@excellentbees4408]

This is brilliant! 💚

[@AGothNamedWednessday]

This. Is. AMAZING. OMFG I DIDNT KNOW I WANTED THIS BUT I DID DEEPLY!!!!!!

[@scarletnight1077]

I just can't get over what a treat to the eyes this is

[@Spoiled_milk535]

2:13 I always wanted to know what Adam and Barbra are like in this version in bettlejuice

[@diane4542]

How can this didn’t get more attention? It’s SO AMAZING

[@BestOnThursdays]

Love this style! The faces are interesting. I love it

[@Wiligma_le_goobster]

This is really surreal and i love it

[@user-mj4rp9gg3i]

This is so good and extremely original. Everyone should see that. Love every second of this animatic!

[@figaroismycat]

This... This was just bizarre. It's the cartoon but even crazier than needed.

[@TheSkeletalGamer]

1:14 Wacky Mole, is that you?

[@zyclopes5318]

Youre drawing is like very accurate'-'

[@steppedmarlin8709]

OMG it has the art style of the old cartoon show!!!

[@user-mq3kw1db5x]

Это настолько хорошо что мурашки

[@Paige-if7gy]

Welp now I’m in love

[@GameBreakerYT]

i love the art styl

[@margheritaparacini7729]

I love how uttely *done* Lydia is BJ's bullshit already

[@RACCorpStudios]

This is amazing and EXTREMELY underrated

[@VideoJames1019]

0:41 nice Moana reference

[@cartoonking1789]

I like the use of minimalistic style! :D

[@alphabo2776]

Great!

[@PhantomMonkey2008]

This is fantastic! Great idea to use the cartoon references mixed with the musical.

[@valastera5768]

This is great Good job

[@mitxi9459]

OMG I LOVE YOUR STYLEEE :D

[@isamekailmahmud9302]

i could see this going very differently if he just lied and said 4

[@helenegraham]

AMAZING

[@s.m.2523]

Oh that's a very interesting art style, taking design from the carton show but mixing it with the black and white partly lineless vector art is very unique, I have to say. Particulalry a unique take on Lydia of letting her having some expression that are jsut as cartoony and weird as BJ. (suspect it would be a bitch to actualy animate though)

[@kaiverse9568]

This is amazing!!

[@koisoup]

W o a h

[@Power-xl8vh]

Nice

[@LunaCatArt]

I love you

[@dsyflowers3921]

Much expresive!!! I love it muy expresivo, lo ame!!

[@Cell287]

Well done

[@bitwize]

This is the best of these I've seen so far. Props for using the cartoon designs and not drawing Beej in a yaoi manga style.

[@luckypaw2016]

Госпади, чё их так плющит))) Меня вынесло

[@thetoadshow7213]

It looks like the cartoon

[@huntercouch8060]

Please do invisible/on the roof

[@beautatum6360]

I might do more Beetlejuice. Depends.

[@huntercouch8060]

Beau Tatum Artwork ok I can’t wait to see your take on it

[@IamInFactaPerson]

999 like and I feel like a disaster

[@KingNice-92]

Neat

[@channelhudson6780]

Beetle Juice 🕰️'s 3 😅😆😄🤣😂

[@Armageddon4044]

Wtf

[@marieberezina8885]

Это ужасно..

[@VOXANDVALismyHUSBANDS]

Beetlejuice is kinda hot...