The Campfire Song - The Lightning Thief Animatic

[@IrisChild14]

"Kronos ate his kids." "...Chiron wins, guys"

[@aboubakrouladabdellah6611]

Obviously

[@Altcrit]

I love how Percy seems to question his existence in almost every scene. Especially the one where he pays Grover’s back.

[@nicolegrimes383]

Oh, just wait for Another Terrible Day, Percy is have a crisis in almost every shot he’s in 😂

[@Altcrit]

@@nicolegrimes383 oh no! I can’t wait!

[@meatymaggot]

I mean bro just entered camp with almost no one explaining nothing to him. And he watched his mom die just a few days ago here, i'd be questioning my existence too 😂

[@Altcrit]

@@meatymaggot technically it wasn’t a few days ago for him since he was unconscious, right?

[@meatymaggot]

@@Altcrit True but it would feel that way for him. Since I am guessing he was unconscious for about three days since in the book Percy talks about waking up three different times until he truly woke up. I'm guessing he was at camp for maybe 4 days by the time he woken up since this song does take place from when he first woke up. But he is given a quest after about a full week of being in camp. So in all Percy probably spent 11 days in camp if we don't count the ending. But I would probably say still a couple of days after his mom died (Likely 4 days)

[@Graceluvbug37]

Luke is literally turning everyone against their godly parent lol and everyone is singing about how their life sucks I love it

[@meep_cubed170]

To be fair, the Gods are terrible, but to be more fair, the Titans are worse

[@SCREW_TITLES]

He’s so real for that actually

[@daniellevandyne1623]

Luke is my second favorite character lolz

[@meilaoshi9439]

Katie’s angry foot stomp is so cute!!! And Silena squishing Beckendorf’s face, and everyone’s reactions when she gets to the “nightie” part is just perfect!!!

[@AaronLockman]

okay things i love about THIS ONE: -Luke doing little flappy bird hands when describing his dad’s shoes -the lighting getting REALLY dramatic and Zuko-y when Luke stares into the fire -annabeth throwing grover the bread and him catching it in his mouth like they’ve done that a thousand times -percy’s RIGHTFUL confusion about how annabeth exists if athena’s sworn off guys, that won’t be resolved until BOOK FOUR 😂 -You can see percy gradually becoming more comfortable with everyone through his face and body language -katie and selena BOTH inflicting bodily harm upon beckendorf while singing -katie you are WAY too young to be driving, come on now -grover’s adorable index finger thing -annabeth and luke’s shared look of “oh no grover’s getting sad about pan again, what do we do” but then it turns out percy’s got it -but percy does NOT got it so he asks chiron about his dad to distract grover and it works!!!! grover is fine by the time chiron is done talking but PERCY IS NO LONGER FINE -the campfire does the thing it does in the books!!!!!!!! -everybody falling over from the INCREDIBLE aphrodite cringe, which is frankly worse than the kronos eating his kids thing -percy is SO SAD ABOUT HIS MOM, I MUST PROTECT HIM -percy’s face journey in the verse about his dad -the way the mud he kicks drips down the camera -luke is definitely flirting with selena a lil bit which is a deep cut reference to book 5 -clarisse sharpening a spear the the background the whole time😂 gah i can’t even, this is so good it’s not even funny

[@nicolegrimes383]

Dang- you are so good at nailing my inspiration for stuff- I totally was referencing a Zuko shot for Luke in that one shot 😂 And oops, guess I did kinda pick on Beckendorf 🤣🤣 sorry buddy! One of my favorite things with these animatics is putting in all the small details and references to things that happen in the books, and I absolutely love seeing people pick up on them!!

[@serenity_ren_bliss3566]

I’m pretty sure Katy is actually 16 in this which is around the age one would be when they start learning to drive.

[@kelelrussell3345]

3:18 can we take a moment to appreciate Beckendorf’s face

[@Amanda-ug6gp]

The absolute love of the books is so evident in all the little details and Easter eggs....THIS IS the Percy Jackson Fandom

[@nicolegrimes383]

I’m so glad I grew up with these books- they are absolutely amazing!!!

[@alexpuppylover1261]

2:18 Can we appreciate the fact that Annabeth and Luke knew that Grover is going to have another meltdown

[@nicolegrimes383]

Wasn’t the first time this had happened 😂

[@Chicken_nugget_soup]

This is literally amazing. Also anyone else find Luke and silenas voices oddly pleasing. And Luke doing a twirl at the end with Silena and spinning annabeth was such a cool touch. I also love annabeth and Luke’s panicked looks after Grover starts to talk about pan. This is just gorgeous

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!! And yesss I love their voices! So nice to listen to

[@DrJill1991]

The gluten/bread toss is priceless!

[@shichirostormbringer5381]

I don't know how to describe it but that little silent pause when Percy says he doesn't know who his godly parent is somehow adds so much by doing so little.

[@nationalinstituteofcheese3012]

They all understood in an instant 😢

[@kellierock1111]

There’s so many things to love about this animatic: The campfire reflecting the campers moods (a detail I’d forgotten about until now) Luke’s expressions and how he interacts with everyone at the end really cementing how well liked he was Annabeth with the roll Percy looking concerned, comforting Grover, and asking Chiron about his dad as a distraction CHIRON Selena and Charles Percy looking around and starting to feel like he belongs 😭 Overall absolutely amazing animatic from someone who’s clearly a huge fan!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you so much! I always love people picking up on all those details from the books!!

[@PhilFromhec]

I like how the musical really makes Luke feel like a “I don’t want to hurt people, but it’s for the greater good” sorta character. Like, I always had that sort vibe from him in the books already, but it feels very accentuated in the musical, yknow?

[@PhilFromhec]

Also Katie (I think that’s how her name is spelt, she’s the Demeter girl for anyone who forgot) looks so cute in this. Also wow you’re good at drawing braids-

[@hellboundchaoscommand7567]

Agreed

[@gutolin6285]

That's gorgeous! 'I don't care when our parents may be as long as you are here with me'. That part was amazing! It might've taken you forever

[@nicolegrimes383]

With Luke at the end? Oh, absolutely! I had the shot in my head for a while, but it was definitely the hardest one to actually draw out. So glad you liked it!!

[@swordquillinc.5335]

Where you can see so eloquently that he’s raised these kids up and helped them feel good about themselves. Gah I didn’t need my heart anyway. Honestly if the series emphasizes that he makes his troops feel good and feel heard even as leader of the Titan army it would work to solidify his motives as being centered around the maltreatment and neglect demigods have to endure. Constantly ignored, shafted, or pushed around to be playthings barely worth notice.

[@anabellecreagh7519]

omg i just noticed you did the thing where the fire matches the energy of the campers! that's so cool!

[@thepersonwiththepanels5351]

This animatic was GORGEOUS! I also adored your last PJO animatic with ‘My Grand Plan’ and you outdid yourself once again here! I’m absolutely in love with all of the character designs, the details from the books such as the fire growing with the mood of the campers and passion of the singing, the charming additions like Grover eating Annabeth’s bread and Percy kicking dirt into the fire rather than food. This was phenomonal and you should be damn proud of yourself; I know I am!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you so much!!! I actually made a whole line up of all of the characters in this, I'll be posting that on my instagram soon. I'm so glad you liked all of the small details!

[@ImANoobAndImProud25]

3:18 bro look at Beckendorf’s face in this shot lol

[@shreyatries2animate]

I really like the amount of emotino that you showed with the characters. Mainly when Percy starts singing about his mom. At this point in the story he's still trying to recover from his mom's death and the little movements and the focus on those really showed that!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!

[@Hope-qe2xr]

I don’t understand- WHY DOESNT THIS HAVE MILLION OF LIKES AND VIEWSS? THIS IS SOO GOOD AHH

[@nicolegrimes383]

Aw, that is so sweet of you!! Thank you, I’m so glad you like it!!

[@sno3b4ll]

I just want to point out the details that you made extra silent breaks in the song so it'd fit the animatic. Plus, such a good idea to use the campfire as the representation of the campers' moods. And I loved the part where Grover just cried in Percy's arms Fabulous video! :)

[@nicolegrimes383]

I'm so glad you noticed the extra silence! Haha, was wondering if anyone would catch on to that. And the campfire reflecting the mood was one of my favorite parts of the books, had to include that!

[@spider-punks_husband]

C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E SONG AND IF YOU DONT THINK THAT YOU CAN SING IT FASTER THEN YOURE WRONG were the first words I belted out bc I forgot abt the fact that this musical existed 💀

[@zeemonio7269]

also what I originally thought this video was gonna be.

[@GuardianSpirits13]

This song REALLY captures the comfort I feel reading about camp half-blood in the books, and you illustrated it perfectly! I love that you included the detail of the flames getting higher/lower with the excitement of the crowd :)

[@nicolegrimes383]

Aw, thank you so much!

[@enderfire7214]

I really liked Annabeth, Katie, Chiron, and Percy's parts of th esong. Overall, I think you did a great job, Nicole!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!

[@LeaLala63]

I love this!!! The storytelling is amazing and it feels like a scene from the movie. Absolutely breathtaking! Also the whole ending sequence had me sobbing, not gonna lie - it was just so sweet!!

[@CasualVay]

THEY SHOULD'VE HAD THIS IN THE SHOW-

[@justclover8314]

This is honestly my favorite The Camp Fire Song animatics because the animation is so smooth and the drawings are absolutely amazing. Anytime I think of this song I automatically think of this. Your art style is very memorable and I'd honestly kill to have skills like that. You put expression into the characters when you drew them so you can tell what they think just by looking at them. Especially Luke and Percy. You can tell how much pain Luke has gone through just by watching his movements and eyes ( I really loved the side view drawing of Luke ) and Percy looks so confused and even a bit uncomfortable because he just came to camp and everyone is singing about how much they hate their parents. If somebody watched this and didn't even read Percy Jackson, they can probably tell this guy is super confused just by the first minute of the video. I also love the part where Percy sings he looks more angry than all sad and gloomy. Now when I hear the song I hear him mad rather than upset just because of this animation and I LOVE it. You're one of the best artists I have ever seen and I won't be changing that fact. ❤❤

[@nicolegrimes383]

Wow, this comment made me tear up, thank you so much! I’m so honored that you think about my animatic when you hear the song, that means so much to me!!! You are so sweet, this comment absolutely made my day!! ❤️

[@blackcatleader2459]

This song foreshadows Luke's betrayal better than the book honestly

[@sunflosuzy2705]

It's kinda cute that in almost of the animatics of this song, Grover goes to Percy when starts crying and Percy's kinda like "there,there"

[@TinyishFN]

HELLOOOOO I WATCHED YOUR OTHER PERCY JACKSON ANIMATIC THIS IS CRAZY IM SO GLAD YOU DID ANOTHER!!!!

[@thechanelloveuz]

Yay! I had loved you "Grand plan" video and I was really excited to see this new one! Once again, amazing job portraying the characters and their relationships. Loved it!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you so much! So glad you liked how I portrayed everyone :)

[@genkar1209]

I absolutely love this animatic, all of the characters' movements and facial expressions convey so much emotion

[@pearcedechamplain4132]

You've done an amazing job! I couldn't stop smiling. Grover's leap!

[@pearcedechamplain4132]

I couldn't stop smiling through this whole thing, and it makes me miss the first time I read Percy Jackson. The sense of community that camp half blood offers is so touching :)

[@nicolegrimes383]

I'm so glad I could make you smile through this! Camp Half Blood really does bring people together

[@MatsonKey]

Somehow this passed me by while I was looking for new TLT Musical animatics. It's SO GOOD. I hope you keep making animatics, because your attention to detail is really great. I love all the kids we know showing up.

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you so much! I definitely plan to keep making more, thanks for your encouragement!!

[@anabellecreagh7519]

i'm obsessed with your style

[@justaddsugar915]

I love this so much!!! The little details are so much fun, like the fire growing bigger or smaller at times, or just watching everyone’s reactions to what they say. The animation looks so good, amazing job!!!

[@meatymaggot]

I really like your art. It gives me cartoon network animation vibes! Also the way you animate Grover just makes me smile in every frame, his part made me laugh 😂

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you so much! That means so much to me!

[@markyboi9354]

“She’s sworn off guys” Percy: how does that work???? The fandom: I DONT KNOW THATS WHAT WE’VE BEEN ASKING FOR F###### YEARS

[@ΣοφοκληςΒλαχόπουλος-ι9ν]

It's answered in the 4th book

[@hughjack5066]

@@ΣοφοκληςΒλαχόπουλος-ι9ν That opens more question's then it closes.

[@diamonddash4062]

@@hughjack5066 as well as more foreheads

[@willowlw757]

Love it! I’ve been waiting for the next one for a really long time! The details are so great, especially the fire matching everyone’s mood after Chiron reminds them about his dad. Great job! Worth the wait!

[@Toomwnyfandoms]

Percy looks visibly uncomfortable in every scene lol

[@Gabbycapo]

Incredible job!!!! Love it and hope it gets famous :)

[@angelarock1798]

My favorite part of this is how expressive you made the carecters. You put so much detail into it, it's like thier faces changed with every word they said. Great Job!!!!!!!

[@nationalinstituteofcheese3012]

Nobody talks about Aphrodite trying to sleep with teenagers

[@sleepz.sophie]

“He ate his children.” *horrified looks from everyone in the room*

[@Drago0Roblox]

love how the fire grows bigger when Percy got into the singing lol

[@juliusroman8616]

0:16 Dam, really love this scene. Also, this one 0:27 Love your Katie design. And your Beckendorf one. And the background characters- I guess that's all of them. Love the fire lighting. And the detail of the fire growing when everybody gets more excited, I don't see that one added that often. Is Luke dancing with Silena at the end intentionally foreshadowing their "secret" relationship? Because if so, that's cool. I was one of the original commenters on the last one. Apollo-gies for coming here a bit late. Also, I can really see the improvement between this one and the last one, keep it up! Love to see what you create next, I'm subscribed.

[@juliusroman8616]

Also, just noticed Luke dancing with Annabeth in the last scene. He's always portrayed as such a flirt, lol.

[@nicolegrimes383]

Wow, thank you so much! I’m so glad you caught on to the foreshadowing with Silena- you’re the first person to catch that! I’m so glad you enjoyed all the small details I put in! Thank you for your comments on this one and the last one- it’s people like you that inspire me to make more!! Also, this comment wins for all the puns!

[@shellydawson7528]

This is fantastic, Nicole! Such great work and I look forward to more!👏⭐👏

[@shmegicorn1065]

Love the detail with the fire

[@littlelemon3465]

Love the expressions :D

[@CassiusSharp]

0:53 It's probably just me but when Luke closes his eyes, that dot on his eyelid makes it look like his eyes have that evil narrow look to them

[@TurquioseShadowKnight]

Oh my gods noticed that too!

[@brittanygrimes1625]

This is amazing!

[@lawnmower28]

Your Clarisse design is better than both of the Percy Jackson movies combined.

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you! I do have some ideas for Put You in Your Place, maybe one day I’ll get to that!

[@animegirl6219]

I like how they added the detail about the fire!

[@kayghanvillanueva3154]

OMG I LOVE THE ANIMATION. The way the move is AMAZING. Who ever made this has got some serious talent. Everyone's reaction to the nightie part was great.

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!

[@ShadowRider711]

0:56 Why is Annabeth staring at Percy like that? 2:59 *laughs* Percy's facial expression!!

[@maeve9135]

this is so fricken cool the animation and drawing is awesome!! goes so perfectly with the song!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!!

[@Lynn-fi1pd]

Wow! That was awesome! Great work Nicole!

[@MushBunny]

1:19 It’s an 8-9 hour car ride (1 hour on plane) so how long did it take her to walk? Considering she was 7 at the time.

[@TinyishFN]

Why doesn't this have 300k views yet

[@TinyishFN]

My comments keep getting hearted tysm I love these animatics

[@nicolegrimes383]

@@TinyishFN Thank YOU for commenting! It seriously means so much and helps motivate me to do more! I'm so glad you liked it!

[@TinyishFN]

@@nicolegrimes383 OFCCCC

[@MemberOfTheTitanArmy]

Omg this is perfect, all of the characters facial expressions, the subtle stuff with Luke. It’s *chef’s kiss*

[@meilaoshi9439]

I also love the detail of the fire growing and shrinking with the mood, just like the books!!!

[@Red-Lyx]

0:59 thought that was a hat not bread

[@kaiumeda6341]

Percy: 🎵My Dad’s Poseidon The god of the sea Even though he’s distant He cares about me He came to my birthday With my family tree Oh ye-es Atlantis is great I’d love to take you there But just avoid Triton My dad’s son & heir🎵

[@nicolegrimes383]

Aw I love this! Man now I wanna see all of them with positive interactions with their parents

[@kaiumeda6341]

@@nicolegrimes383I Try

[@crockfam1]

Incredible job, Nicole! I really liked the ending!🎉💞

[@alexpuppylover1261]

I know right! It was amazing

[@julias3920]

Love it! Super expressions. Your work is always amazing Nicole!!

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!!

[@megan1331]

Incredible work as usual Nicole!

[@HoowlerWolf]

i love the ending, especially the Selena spin as she said he was always like, nice to her and stuff aa i love the book details

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!

[@Oliver42.7]

I was listening to this on the train and in the “to the gods!” The people next to me razed there cups oh my zeusssss

[@victoriateuscher398]

Percy looks so traumatized after hearing what Chiron’ dad did to his kids. Great job in the video!!!

[@AveryEmenheiser]

Oh my gods,this is incredible! this is seriously one of my favorite animatics for this song. i especially love Percy's part twords the end. 💙

[@nicolegrimes383]

Aw thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@Mystic_Dreamers]

yeah why did I just decide to start simping for Luke a second ago After I hated him with all of my guts until he sacrificed himself

[@alexacurtis215]

This is so cool!!!! So inspiring

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you!! That means a ton!!

[@alakazamlover4908]

honestly im gonna keep an eye on you, there are still a few songs i'd love to see in your style and i know these take a while so you just earned a sub

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it, what other songs were you thinking?

[@alakazamlover4908]

@@nicolegrimes383 Tree on the hill and good kid, since you've already done grand plan (the three solo's of the three leads) Then "son of poisdon" is one of my favorites Another terrible day is a good one too

[@nicolegrimes383]

@@alakazamlover4908 Well, I am actually working on Another Terrible Day next! Haha, I discovered I really liked drawing Mr. D, so that's up next. Definitely have thought about doing the other ones as well- they are all really good songs!

[@alakazamlover4908]

@@nicolegrimes383 oh awesome ^^ I'll keep an eye out

[@ryanwatt6706]

God this is so well done

[@J1P2K]

I love Chiron here. His tone scares, ‘What have I been teaching you all this time?’

[@alexfrye8637]

Wow just wow

[@bagelcats]

this just makes me feel so sad about luke like i can fix him guys

[@Sof_rha]

This is AMAZING!!

[@jellycharlie2921]

The gods watching this from Olympus: Zeus: we should probably do something about that before it becomes a problem... Zeus: got any 8s? Hera: go fish

[@josephineoneel6640]

i love it so much it so good

[@chemitadios8043]

You did increíble well this animation, you put your Heart on every movment of the characther, honestly this is my favourite animation of the song!! Keep it up, and i will love to follow you and see more content of you :))

[@nicolegrimes383]

Thank you so much!

[@madison_n12]

I love how this is just a bunch of angsty kids getting turned against their parents 😭😭

[@Redfoxart52]

That was the best one I’ve seen!! I love it!! ❤❤❤

[@Demigodyoutube3024]

3:18 beckendorf’s face had me rolling😂

[@Odysseus-bt7rb]

I just want to say great job on like getting the Hearth accurate to the books

[@finelineguy8733]

How’s this? My mom is Pheme Goddess of fame She puts hard work and dedication to shame, No matter what all I do, to her it’s lame Oh nooo (Oh nooo) Every time I mess up she gets super petty, she spreads all this bad gossip of me This would be sung by my OC Preston (son of Pheme goddess of fame and gossip) Comment below If you want info about him

[@nicolegrimes383]

Omg I love that!!! That’s so awesome, I’d love to hear verses of this for all the different gods, that’s such a fun idea!! I totally want to hear more about Preston!

[@finelineguy8733]

@@nicolegrimes383 Preston is the only child of pheme (cause she refuses to be the mother of another disappointment) Pheme took one look at her child and was disappointed by the way he looked (he’d look half handsome, and would look like his father more then his mother) and declared to never interact with her son (which would probably be easy for a god) Preston is a nice kid, but is very insecure. Ever since his mom left him and his father passing away, he tries to live to his mother’s expectations. Unfortunately he’s sort of cowardly, but tries to be brave. He always fears that his mum is watching him and gossiping about any bad thing he might of did He also has super hearing (like his mom) he can hear any conversation in camp (but he knows not to tell anyone what he hears) he can also hear the gods, but only try’s to listens to his mother voice, and hear about some gossip she hears about random topics. He also try’s to make friends with powerful/popular/unique halfbloods so he can feel somewhat appreciated for once in his life. I believe that’s everything I got. Any questions?

[@nicolegrimes383]

@@finelineguy8733 That’s awesome, I love the idea of the super hearing!

[@juliusroman8616]

@@finelineguy8733 that's cool

[@wally-e4h]

Grover literally crying and evryone dancing and singing around him😂😂😂

[@stoplookingformyaccount]

2:07 grovers jump was so smooth omg

[@minkinns8438]

THIS SONG

[@danoninino333]

omg omg omg omg yes yes yes yes

[@user-cx1wk3hq7g]

I LOVE IT!!!!🤩

[@zeemonio7269]

Bonding over messed up beginnings. Cheers to that. I never read these books before, is it like the personfied idea of what gen-z with slang is, as I've heard or is it more on the story element.

[@nicolegrimes383]

The books tell an amazing story!! I definitely recommend!

[@BrieBoar]

3:18 is the best face ever

[@nicolegrimes383]

Props to my friend Natalie for that face!!

[@boxesandboxes671]

3:18 omg his face

[@TarPick-dh3dv]

Jesus is a camp counselor there

[@kelelrussell3345]

Lemme add some people of my own Magnus: Norse god of summer my dad is Frey. He left me my sword down in Boston Bay. Fought Surtur fought Loki never looked my way oh nooo. While he was off playing music at a gala I was fighting for my life in Hotel Valhalla. Eric: My dad is Eros you know has him as Cupid. So you’d I’m a lovey-dovey kid. Really I think Valentines Day is stupid oh nooo. When he married Pshyce he thought he was done and then forgot that he had a son. Becky: The moon goddess Artemis she hates kids. And then she had me surprise plot twist. She didn’t want others to know I exist oh nooo. So instead of just locking me up. She went and tried to beat me to a pulp. Vitel: My mom’s Nike goddess of victory. I’ll always win so no need to worry. But if I don’t then she’ll make bloody oh nooo. Guess I’m just lucky I don’t live with her. Cause if I did I’d go insane for sure.

[@globalwarrior16]

I love grover But if Pan hasn't been seen for 1000s of years How was he born

[@nicolegrimes383]

Pan isn’t actually his dad, just the god the satyrs worship and are all looking for!

[@kaiumeda6341]

Thalia: 🎵My dad is Ze-us The lord of the sky Don’t make him angry Cuz you’ll find out why When he talks about exploits I just want to cry OH No-o Yes he is tough And worth a scare But once you get to know him He’s a big teddy bear🎵

[@BruhTNT4258]

You’re not supposed to say good thing about your godly parent in the song.

[@scholarlyreadings7623]

I love Luke but hate him at the same time What do I do😢😢😢

[@the_child_of_apollo_2010]

3:18 Beckendorf's face tho

[@eoinmererra8371]

0:59 Oh My God, Annabeth looks like Sasha Waybright from Amphibia.

[@addiewest6070]

My brother is going to play percy in a production of this musical