Secret Life 1 in a Nutshell [Animatic]

Go watch Grian's Secret Life series!
I wanted this video out a few days ago but i have been very ill so here it finally is. i'm feeling better now thankfully : D

[@rusty_courage]

Thank you guys for watching! I hope you're enjoying Secret Life

[@_hikala_]

did you know that scares mentioned you on the imp and skizz podcast episode about secret life!

[@OctopiAreCool]

I love that Bigb's task wasn't even something like "Gaslight the others" He just decided to do that himself ( Now that I think about it, that would be a funny task lol )

[@tumblingartist]

BigB was just in a gaslight gatekeep girlboss kind of mood

[@OctopiAreCool]

@@tumblingartist Exactly lol

[@Lukee_14]

It was actually just to dig a 3 x 3 hole 😂

[@1tyrus]

he even finished his task and kept it going

[@ajfriet]

I would love to see an animation about that using "the hole" *bwaaaaaa* audio

[@Drawlistics]

Bdubs’ expressions are so good in this animatic x D Him going from full anger at Joel to questioning his decisions is golden LmAo

[@Narzissist]

Well I‘ll be expecting greatness from you as well! 😉

[@Messwiththehonkyougetthebonk]

"Secret life in a nutshell"

[@HarmonyMoonbeam024]

@@Messwiththehonkyougetthebonk HELLO YOU 👹

[@Laura47]

I love that even knowing about the tasks Joel couldn't come up with "why might my life be rhyming at me"

[@aliyakrebs8754]

Did you mean wife? (10/10 comment either way)

[@moonyybread1]

See I think the thing is Lizzie just... does things.

[@Mr_Wakky]

​@@moonyybread1absolutely Also the last life series they were in with each other she just started flirting with him

[@moonyybread1]

@@Mr_Wakky the definition of you never know her next move fr

[@Mr_Wakky]

@@moonyybread1 that's the definition of any life series member

[@yusaki8064]

Tango: *Sees that Impulse is taken.* Tango: “Skizz, you’re the only one left man we gotta shack up.” Joel: 👀 Scar: 👀 Jimmy: 👀 BigB: 👀 Grian: 👀 Martyn: 👀 Lizzie: 👀

[@spicytacomc1647]

He's the only one available from BEST/TIES/BITES

[@PTUBE101_]

@@spicytacomc1647why are they literally ALWAYS TOGETHER

[@OfficialHexcraft]

@@PTUBE101_ What makes it even funnier is that they apparently had a talk pre-season where they agreed not to shack up this time like they always do... and then it ended up happening again anyway! :P

[@kltbird182]

I can't get over Bdubs' facial expressions when he's yelling 😂

[@tumblingartist]

1:42

[@cloudchiodude6057]

​@@tumblingartistbdubs is a horse girl

[@GabiYun5]

I love how you portrayed grian being so confused with bigB

[@Fynchfire]

I love how you portrayed Joel's confusion when Lizzie was rhyming to him

[@TinyHam-qe3et]

Ikr. The way Joel and the cow are just deadpan staring like "...what?"

[@HarmonyMoonbeam024]

This is amazing 😂 Love the perfectly cut scream from Skizz when Tango killed the frog, love the bit where Grian says “I’m being gaslit” just before the video cuts to the next audio clip, love Bdubs’ expression as he yells that he knows his house is upside down, love Skizz’s expression as he sarcastically says “Well, it’s like a giant hug” love it, I love it all 💜

[@knightofiron]

I seriously can’t wait for the rest of Secret Life, these moments are the greatest and even better animated. Didn’t know what I thought about the tasks mechanic at first, but it’s already lead to some of my favorite moments (like BigB’s hole).

[@garbagedataraccoon]

BigB spending a good portion of his episode just trolling Grian was very funny

[@Cspiv]

This is so good! Bdubs loosing it about his house being upside down is one of my favorite moments. 😂 aside from BigB making everybody lose their mind of course. Incredible job Rusty. 😂❤

[@samszczepanski2281]

I've been watching too much decked out, I saw rusty and thought "why is rusty being brought up here" but then I remembered "oh yeah, this is a video by rusty_courage"

[@Cspiv]

@@samszczepanski2281 Oh my gosh that is hilarious. XD I think we've all been enjoying Decked Out on another level of enjoyment. lol

[@RottenBen]

Massively improved Skizz's sarcasm in "it's like a giant hug" with your expression work. In the actual episode it felt more cheery/good-hearted, but having the lowered eyebrows is just *chef's kiss*.

[@Ringingalong7008]

Yesss they really brought more emotion to it because I didn’t even notice this interaction much during tangos video but this is my favorite scene now 😂

[@sisi7304]

The lip sync for Grian is perfect lmaooo, this animatic is amazing!

[@The_AceEmpress]

I love how expressive the characters are. Bdubs yelling about his upside down house was hilarious

[@JudeTheAutomaton]

BigBs way to keep a secret by gaslighting is amazing, grian thought he had to dig a tunnel to the secret, keeper and jimmy thought he had to fall down the hole. the way BigB just smooth talks and agrees with the suggestions until they gaslight themselves is amazing.

[@Mystic_Zync]

GUYS WAKE UP RUSTY POSTED

[@theduckgamerr]

Fr

[@tumblingartist]

IM UP

[@OspreyRose]

Here! Who cares about school!

[@Mystic_Zync]

@@OspreyRose Yeah you get it!!

[@CraftyCraft_Bee]

@@OspreyRose Exactly!

[@EpicNerdsWithCameras]

The fully lip-synced "I'm being gaslit" from Grian made me happy for reasons I can't quite explain.

[@generallygrievous212]

1:02 Perfectly captures the expressions of this moment

[@Ranger12_]

I LOVE IT! All the little details, how Skizz checks his watch before running away, how when Grian says "I'm being gaslit" it's a close up of his face. And of course, how there is an arrow pointing to where Martyn is supposed to land. Awesome Rusty! Also, regarding last stream. Gideon would love to collaborate on something if you're up for it!

[@ashpollo2207]

Lizzie’s poem gets me every time lmao

[@hawkspiral]

The bits when their eyes are just dots with little lines underneath them to show how deeply distressed they are absolutely kills me. It's amazing

[@TIGOfficialYT]

Man I was hoping you were gonna animate Skizz saying "I am not actually a total creep" 😂, still amazing though. Can't wait for more of these throughout the Secret Life series

[@ephzie]

god life series artists are having a field day this week and i love it

[@persefida]

Hahah xD You chose perfect clips for the animatic! Skizz's face at 0:08 is priceless xD

[@ddzakwan]

Agreed!

[@Messwiththehonkyougetthebonk]

Rusty, you're art style has slightly changed since your "Skizz bullies Grian" animatic, it was just something I noticed. Here are the moments I liked most: 0:07 The scream was just... perfection. 0:26 I love how expressive you made Grian's movements, he's a guy who's so full of life... and he's a bit frantic in this moment. 0:38 The tail 1:03 he gets so angry, and then he apologizes 1:08 This whole scene, Joel and Liz are an amazing duo 1:41 That was SMOOTH. Also, glad to hear you're feeling better. I was also sick the past week, so I am currently binge-watching everything I missed. 30th comment!!!

[@Messwiththehonkyougetthebonk]

WHOO! SHE HIT 1,000 VIEWS IN 20 MINUTES!!!

[@loreteller.]

And a funny little detail I noticed is Bdubs' " :P " at 1:01 as he concentrates, it's a tiny little thing I've noticed a few animators/artists add (I do that irl lmao)

[@Messwiththehonkyougetthebonk]

@@loreteller. I noticed that too! :P

[@theduckgamerr]

Wow already! This is animation at its finest

[@IDrawSometimes_]

grian's face on "i'm being gaslit" that killed me

[@taytaythehufflepuff8532]

This is awesome. This really does encapsulate session 1 really well. And I love how expressive everything is. The bit w/ Lizzy reading her poem to Joel was my favorite part. Just Joel's expressions of confusion and mild annoyance. Also the way you draw Bdubs being absolutely shocked and angry... spectacular. The fact that the first clip was of Tango killing the frog is perfect. Skizz's scream of terror. As if that moment is the most important moment of the entire first session (which it could be) I can't wait to see more of your animations! If you do more for each session... I can't help but notice a lack of some members in this first one... so... (would've loved to see Scar's Star Wars rant, whether the one about the movies and shows or his absolute disappointment and anger towards Tango when finding out it was all a joke, and one of the many bits with Etho stealing beds/getting the server to sleep... but... the clips you picked were perfect and you did such a fabulous job that I can't complain --- and it's better to focus on a few small clips than try to animate everything.) Another thing I want to note as I'm rewatching. Gem's nervous and confused looks at Skizz, mixed with him looking down at his watch to confirm he finished the task. Amazing. The way you put these little clips into animation form is so amazing.

[@makaylasmith7429]

I love your animatics!! The tango design is so cute, keep the good work up! 🫶

[@jacintacapelety9600]

Goodness gracious the animators are working fast! Especially for this level of quality. That was great! Loved the expressions (especially for Grian and Bdubs) and the portrayal of everyone's movements

[@Marn-UnICorNs]

What an amazing animation! My favorite is definitely Skizz stalking Gem. You portrayed that so amazing!

[@PepperSalts]

your style is improving lots Rusty!!! I love how your designs are becoming more unique for each character and how you can differentiate them better :D a lot more expressive as well!!

[@Ravenlikesbooks]

"...Im being gaslit" XD Skizz following Gem around was hilarious and very very confusing to watch from her pov (she literally goes "Skizz proceeded to follow me around for an uncomfortable amount of time, for reasons that will be made clear shortly" lol)

[@Progrer]

This concept makes so many funny moments, I’ve seen so many animatics already including this great one!

[@LaurenT3G]

So happy about all of the Skizz content in this animation :D The comedic timing of a lot of these moments is perfectly captured

[@storm-the-wize]

We need an animatic of the Grian-Mumbo pun session- PLEASE RUSTY 😂❤

[@craz2580]

Grian going insane is incredible lmao

[@sarahsoup97]

god that opening scene with skizz and tango, just so good

[@voltsiano116]

The expressions and poses are spot on! Love Tango's character design

[@carterlove7293]

This is so good 😭 I loved this session so much and your excellent expressions make all these moments funnier tbh Especially Tango and Skizz (a funny moment also bc Tango and Skizz are really good friends irl), Skizz and Gem (the watch killed me), and Lizzie and Joel. The crickets everyone used in their pov of that scene kill me every time and every artist has drawn Joel with the most unamused expression, it’s so good 😂

[@richtyty9416]

"YES I KNOW IT'S UPSIDE-DOWN!" Bdubs said calmly

[@emzam23]

I can rewatch this for ages, their expressions are SO GOOD. Great work as always Rusty😆

[@theLemonaide]

bdubs’ reaction to martyn stealing his horse has me dead every time

[@eeshajamil8503]

OMG this is a GOLDMINE!! Joel's deadpan face "why are you rhyming?"; bdubs face of anger and fear; skiz's "this giant hug?" Looool I NEED MORE

[@Starhunter1975]

I love how you draw. That is how I will always see Tango from now on. I hope you do another animation.

[@Naricie]

OH MY GOD! This was freaking AMAZING!! everything- just- AH! So good!! thank you for making this! captured everything so well!!!

[@caelenjestercreates]

Skizz: What do you want? Tango: Yeah, well- [dramatic sigh], everyone else was already teamed up and you’re all that’s left so we’re gonna have to shack up Skizz: Wow. It’s like a giant hug. I am LOSING it that made me laugh so hard the deadpan response and your artstyle absolutely kills it, wonderful job 💞

[@emberdragon3436]

I love every single one of your animatics, Rusty. The expressions and the movement are incredible. I- just- HOW-

[@deinodinosuchus]

i am SO READY for more rusty courage secret life animations let's GOOO 🤩 since i started getting into life series lore and all that, your animations have been absolutely fueling my existence. i have gone so far as to show my mom some of them (Time's Up and Found are probably my favorite life series animations) cuz they're so cool and i just NEED to share them with SOMEONE 😭😭 p.s. grian's face at 0:32 is just priceless (and accurate to how it felt watching that entire segment)

[@deinodinosuchus]

THANK YOU FOR THE HEART BTW sorry i edited it again 😂😭

[@kurogiri5434]

"Don't forget to shift when you're near a rift." Now if only Martyn had heard that.

[@octo5042]

I love this series and fandom so much- ♥ 😭

[@sleepypercy]

man your expressions will never not perfectly encapsulate the feeling these clips bring 😂 awesome work as always!!!

[@chrishemry7]

1:23 I love how the cow is just staring at her too.

[@pterodactyldude7257]

Rusty... Secret life came out not 3 days ago, calm down with these speed animations 💀

[@FoxyFlyer12]

Literally though. Like, wow, some dedication.

[@theduckgamerr]

Fr, she needs sleep 😂

[@tumblingartist]

Rusty is so quick!!

[@jbug5j]

glad you are feeling better! I cant wait to see the videos you make as this series progresses! You are by far my favorite animatic creator!

[@Itsa_me_Ansh]

"I'm being gaslit." Grian said calmly.

[@reekill_playlists]

Skizz had a task that said "Stay within 10 blocks of Gem for 10 mins" and even he knew that he was being weird, there was just nothing he could do about it :')

[@crowofkindness]

the composition of each shot is great! the framing is very dynamic and makes even more mundane interactions (well, as mundane as they get with this group) interesting and entertaining to watch. i also love how different everyone’s faces are even in a simplified style! excellent work :)

[@Taracinablue]

I watched this twice and laughed both times =) Well done!

[@ChuM00n_]

Episode one! And we already have such great moments😊😊

[@4Stormfly]

Gosh I love this, especially the two Bdubs ones, you made him so expressive

[@AcePippin]

This is your best animation yet!! Love it! Please keep making videos like this of the life series!

[@Summer12_Studios]

This is so fun watching, you did a really good job animating these moments, I also hope your enjoying the series so far, keep up the great work Rusty! 👏🏼✌️:DD 🎉

[@jcofortco]

Hese are FaNtAsTiC!! This is Officially One of my Favorite Animatic Montage/Collection. SOOOO many great moments captured, & WOWZERS, their expressions!! LOL Tango checking out his nails talkin' to Skizz, BigB & Grian, Joel razzing BDubs about house. DA BEST 😁

[@DayInMae777]

So freaking amazing! ❤ The girl beside me on the bus was wondering why I was crying laughing.

[@caramarie2000]

I always thought Tango to be like a tiefling and honestly I love your drawing of him

[@checkeraj1971]

The moment he attacked the frog was the worst moment since it was the only frog in the server.

[@bravobby8773]

Every part of this is fantastic 😂 this whole first episode, from almost everyone’s POV, is so freaking hysterical 😂😂😂 I say almost cause there’s a few I haven’t watched. Edit to mention I love the art style and character designs so so much

[@deborahsheets2604]

Wow this is one of the best animatics ive seen you capture everyones emotions so well!

[@adaliawright6891]

The scene where he almost runs off with the horse has so much movement in it! 😍

[@stan8479]

The part where Bdubs freaks out about Martyn stealing his horse was so smoothly animated! Very cool!

[@darkdragoness5]

Omg, I love Bdubs reaction, cause it covers just how frustrated that man is. He got a beautiful horse that he had to kill horses to make the saddle, only for it to be a bad horse stat wise, and his task quite literally hurts his pride as a builder. He did not have a good day (compared to the players who were losing hearts left and right).

[@katterwaul6317]

this is GLORIOUS and hilarious and makes me want to watch every single person's episodes now

[@user-sn1rn8nh3t]

grian: im being gas light is way funnier in animation

[@prototypesarmy5743]

XD bdubs is absolutely my favorite person to watch get animated he's always so flamboyant

[@RikkuTakanashi]

Rusty, I love this so much! I like the way you draw Tango, too! I wasn't sure if I was gonna watch Bdub's pov, but after seeing he pretty much has a mental breakdown from the house task, i might have too!

[@Jonesiblitz]

This is neat! Here after watching Skizz give you a shoutout in the latest Imp&Skizz podcast! (ep72)

[@Shelby_512]

How did you make this so fast? I can tell you work extremely hard to make these really outstanding videos. Thank you for your hard work!

[@minirabbit2739]

What a great start to a new series.

[@noguy0829]

Ok but can we talk about how good the facial expressions are

[@EmeraldsFire]

Love Lizzy's poem and Joels confusion 😂

[@aaries724]

this is amazing! you took all my favourite moments from all the povs and showed them so well through the animations

[@gerkinmckay1649]

such a good selection of clips, and lovely animation as always :)

[@misomagic]

These are amazing! I love all of these little moments so much! You captured the expressions and humor of it all so well! Thank you for the laughs!

[@thomaskite7222]

I really hope you put one of these out for each episode, this was hilarious

[@kaliphoeni]

I love your expressions so much!! they add so much to the scenes

[@ceciliadicesare2574]

I love this so much 😂 I always adore your animations, and this is incredible as always. I cannot stop laughing; this makes me so happy, the expressions are so PERFECT 😁 thank you so much!

[@TunyFox]

I love the Tangos tail! Fits him well!

[@Vaillle]

I want secret life to be an off shoot series and keep going. There’s so much potential for replay ability because you can do all knew wacky tasks and get a completely new experience.

[@Lunarroni]

Your animations seriously put a smile on my face everytime :D

[@hunterharvey0716]

THIS ANIMATION LORD I LOVE YOUR STYLE. All of these wer moments that rwdy had ne wettign myself but OH MAN you made it 1000x better

[@colindoyle4370]

Great video! Your animation looks smoother and the faces seem more expressive

[@Phlucious]

Fantastic editing! Amazing expressions. Perfect clips. Just really well done! ❤❤❤

[@Cj_B]

"im bein gaslight" one of my new favorite grian quotes

[@rixithyellas0621]

I love the character designs and style, very nice interpretation of Day 1

[@monsoonsheep]

This is amazing! I really love the expressions!!

[@noobpro5674]

I love the art style of this really much!

[@stoata10]

I love your character designs so much! (especially tango he looks so good)

[@GenrihG]

Ayooo! Another amazing animatic from you! Glad to hear you're better now