ship in a bottle | oc animatic

Olive processes the death of her father, and Arthur joins in eventually to... attempt at assistance
hello! its been awhile!
...so this was one big 6 month long experiment
questions proposed:
1. can this work without planning everything?
2. how does lineless?
3. will colors be able to save these poorly planned thematic elements?
4. how many times can one rewrite a script that doesn't exist?
answers:
1. ehhhhhhhhh not for me, it was fun making it up, but doesn't do great for cohesion or building up to some resolution. also resulted in condensing too many ideas that it may be confusing
2. pretty well actually
3. uh-uh especially since you cut out the main red theme of vulnerability because you forgot about it, because you wrote it down on a doc you forgot to read out of hubris
4. its still being rewritten
hope y'all are doing nicely :)

[@ninjakitten9981]

wow, this is so pretty I actually don't have words. Incredible colours and transitions between scenes!! this is just amazing!! the story telling was so good

[@sealbatross]

awww thank you!!! these kind words *sob*

[@cheshireshadow518]

"forgets to read doc out of hubris" Ah...I see we are all Icarus BHGDFBHGDBHJBGFDJ *SLAPS DESK* Time to do what we do best: Speculate out of our ass! 0:04 - Ayyyy yooo! Classing water sweeping away the title. Yes I know, listen it's been a while we're starting simple! 0:15 - *eyes* Important book spotted. Squid? Ship? AU TITANIC? 0:26 - Alright, we came here. Family legacy perhaps? Though it IS 'ship in a bottle' maybe we're hoping to god a message in a bottle shows up one day from a lost loved one 0:57 - FATHER? DID THE SEA TAKE YOU!? D= 0:59 - Oooh the leaking water looking like tears! 1:05 - *FLAILS* YOOO THE TRANSITION HOLD ON! I WASN'T READY FOR THE BREAKING AND THEN IT'S A SHIP. Flashback ahoy? 1:09 - Flashback ahoy! 1:15 - She did it! Hell yes

[@sealbatross]

Hello! glad to hear from you!! Flattered you’re willing to speculate on this OC mess hahaa i bet your speculations will be better than the actual thing lmao 0:04 hey glad they are appreciated :) 0:15 oh god i wish 0:26 woahahhah ??? 0:57 in a way it did lmao 0:59 yup yup, fun fact - tried to find refs for leaky roofs and all of them were either stains or blasting jetstreams 1:05 ahoy matey ajslkdjdlkfj 1:19 MAGIC WHALE 1:29 ahsjlkjflkdsjlk GLAD IT HAS EFFECT 1:37 hsjlkhfdjk pinky swears have become the epitome of foreboding, pls 1:44 that is a question, answers are… not as exciting lmao, this is my normal people au 1:58 uwu 2:05 LMAO welllll….. Yeah it was harder to get across the nuance, it wasn't even that, but it was? Like it was a combination of hard times -> shame -> bottles, also obligated to have bottles in there so. Yeah. hate to be cliche but its a low hanging one 2:14 gosh i wish they lived on a boat, well father did pretty much lol. Ogosh house boats tho 2:21 pretty much on the money lol 2:26 i’ll tell that angry eyes belongs to the girl with the white streak! 2:31 nope def not enough 2:37 rip 2:41 industrialization~~~ 2:50 tbh the purpose of that shot was to put orange everywhere 3:00 yeah. Yeah :( 3:05 yes! Same place, glad it was recognizable 3:07 omg you actually saw it, it was a big part of it but watching it now it seems too small 4:06 jsfdljdglk 3:42 yes ;-; pinky has been put to bed 3:53 yup ;-; 3:57 same bro, slapped EVERYWHERE (looking at you quiet uptown) 3:58 tasty 4:05 aaaaaaa! You made it so much more visceral with words ahahha 4:37 the number of “DOES THIS MATTER?” warms my heart ajslkdjfdlkj honestly my vibe going into it 🤝 5:04 holy crap your panicked typing has me AAAAA Thank you for the hell of a journey too! Reading your comments is like reliving the animatic ideas sprouting up from the beginning again, before they became taken for granted by me haha. Forever thankful you are willing to spend the time to watch and type this masterpiece of a comment!

[@cheshireshadow518]

@@sealbatross "woahahhah ???" *WHEEEEEEEZES* I have no idea what emotions this reaction conveys but I am extremely pleased I was able to seemingly break your brain LOLOL

[@sealbatross]

@@cheshireshadow518 much obliged

[@caduceusdraws]

love your style so much :) felt like an animated children's book at times read the description and i see that you made your way through this without planning as much as you wanted but while i did get confused at some points i think by the end i did understand at least what's needed and i'll understand more when i rewatch a few times :D I understood that we followed Olive as she grew up, her relationship with her dad, trouble with alcohol, fishing becoming harder to live by, i understood the metaphor of water coming up and drowning her at times of overwhelming emotions, her dad leaving? i understood her meeting a red haired guy who came on a bit of the adventure with her.. etc really nice!!

[@sealbatross]

yup yup yup, glad that was understandable eventually!! tbh the water was a bit of a mess going through different versions of meaning. generally yes it means ~emotion happening~ more specifically her father's anger, but also his passion for the sea at the same time. it was meant to be associated with conflicted feelings :)

[@caduceusdraws]

@@sealbatross oooh i see !!! I imagine its hard to deal with contradicting concepts without it being too messy or confusing, i got the water as a symbol when she wasnt on the ship but getting overwhelmed but for the rest i saw it as her being at sea, It'll be cool to rewatch with your explanation in mind :D

[@doxiedreg]

Yo that was really cool!! The lineless style and bold colors and shapes were really nice!! Wouldn't expect less coolness from you!!

[@doxiedreg]

Also I see now what made you do lineless for my commission now. Experimenting is cool!!

[@sealbatross]

aaaa thank you so much! and yes, exactly!! all's in a good day of trial and error. thanks for watching 🐉🐉

[@doodledoddle5667]

I’ve been waiting for an animatic for Thai song for forever now!

[@sealbatross]

there are multiple out there! would recommend :)

[@StarrySwirly]

this is INSANELY good

[@sealbatross]

༎ຶ‿༎ຶ💞

[@araxie]

WELCOME BACK!!! slayed as always. you always make the story so followable and the way you tell it is awesome!! lovely art and composition, always blown away

[@sealbatross]

aaaa thank you so much!! glad it was understandable aha

[@user-oi5qg6vv7i]

I was cursed, I could only hear this song in Shandzii's video...but I am cured by this video. (when I listened to this on spotify I only saw that, but not anymore is what I meant. I SAW THE WHLE THING IN MY MIND, THE WHOLE THING BUT YOU CURED MEEE TYTYTY THIS IS SUCH A MASTERPEICEEE)

[@sealbatross]

thanks for watching :) (also I very much enjoy shandzii's video, action clarify on point 👌

[@Thomazbr]

the fish is doing a pog face

[@treffyfrinn]

Woah! This is stunning. Absolutely beautiful. You should be incredibly proud of yourself. The visuals and transitions between scenes, the movement and fluidity of it all. Amazing work.

[@sealbatross]

thank you for the kind words!! ;v;

[@ghostyboy6181]

water:tasty

[@sealbatross]

🤝

[@ivy6662]

obsessed as always

[@sealbatross]

hahah glad!

[@mildlymarvelous]

This was INCREDIBLE! I loved the literal significance of the bottle, as drinking seemed to be a bad habit Olive picked up from her father. The ending was so significant too; she symbolically let go of her father and chose the present over the past by abandoning ship to save Arthur (who I love, he seems like a huge sweetheart). I’m curious as to whether the sea monster was literal or symbolic.

[@cantstandbananas874]

Omg this is so good! You've earned a new subscriber

[@sealbatross]

thank you for enjoying!

[@Vicaly]

YOU HAVE RETURNED! Welcome back! Love the art! :D

[@sealbatross]

awww thank you!

[@lochneassa1678]

INCREDIBLE!

[@Perla-nz1rc]

OMG, this is so pretty, the colors, the style, the movements, EVERYTHING! I can’t imagine how much work was put in this majestic piece of art.

[@lucdoodle]

This looks so cool !!

[@monarch_noodles6362]

SO GOOD!!!!!

[@yalda._.r8172]

this is AMAZING

[@shanon4768]

yooooooo welcome back! this is looking gorgeous (as always) loving the color and the line-less style, you pulled it off great!!

[@dnpanimationstudio382]

Amazing story!

[@oz_the_archivist]

THIS IS SO GOOD???? the colors are amazing and i love the atmosphere you managed to convey!!

[@swirlingsun]

omg... stunning as always

[@sealbatross]

thank you !!

[@Hawper_]

Incredible work! I love your colors so much

[@sealbatross]

thank you so much!

[@reallynotwelcomed]

Oh My God I never really comment that much, but a whole 5 minutes of your art is too wonderful to not say anything So, I write this to express how I completely loved this while I'm still in a state of shock (seriously, 6 monhs of work is incredible, you should be proud)

[@sealbatross]

AAaaAaA i am so happy you feel that way! thank you for watching and for being lovely 🦦

[@reallynotwelcomed]

@@sealbatross Kkdkskjx

[@sealbatross]

@@reallynotwelcomed yes the boat transitions was one of the main motivations to make this thing ahah, whatever the story, it was going to happen :p

[@AfterEmbers]

That was AMAZING!!!

[@sealbatross]

thanks for watching ^^

[@loveyourlife9166]

You never miss! AWESOME

[@sealbatross]

[@ohmystars1774]

Omg so cool! the colors are amazing!! I also adore this song and you've done a great job telling the story

[@sealbatross]

alyonaaaaaaa thank you so much!!!

[@aaartemisss]

This looks INCREDIBLE!!! The time and dedication this must've took is astounding. The expressions and colors are so good, I'm losing my mind!!!! AAAA!!!

[@sealbatross]

AAAAAA

[@theremycrocks6861]

I love this so much!!! I’ve also literally Loved this song forever and I’ve never seen anyone do anything with it and it makes me sad!!! This looks amazing!!!

[@sealbatross]

thank you!!! love this song as well, even after listening too it for the nth time haha

[@apersoncalledpup_]

This is amazing! Well done! Your art style is very unique (in a good way ofc) and how the story progresses is great!

[@sealbatross]

thank you so much!!

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

love this

[@andifishgallery9400]

This is insanely well made! I love the lineless artstyle and how stunning every frame is. And i love the diverse amount of perspectives. It truly tells a compelling story

[@sealbatross]

thank you so much for the kind words!

[@thatonehomelesslady9482]

Love it

[@sealbatross]

hella :)

[@ilikemetoo3088]

I don't know how to explain Just love it like always and 4:10 Was that the couple from the previous video? I remember the man with the glasses and a woman who looks like a person lying on the sofa

[@S0larEclipse...]

I think that they may both be men:)

[@clementine7825]

FULLY COLOURED AND FOR FREE TOO??

[@sealbatross]

OFC