THE KILLING KIND || The Magnus Archives Animatic

[@godderogatory4067]

I love this so much!! Such a shame it ends at 4:47 , I'd love more content from it because this was so masterfully done, but at least you ended on such a sweet note!

[@atlasofgalaxies]

thank you! and for sure, i know it's kinda an abrupt ending but just call it artistic vision or something

[@ghostinabox1734]

... I was so confused seeing that, cause I was like "That wasn't the ending last I watched it!" and then I rewatched it and just... gut punch-

[@cezar3169]

@@ghostinabox1734 same i was so confused

[@seineevee]

Is this denial?

[@godderogatory4067]

@@seineevee Absolutely yes

[@andreajepson2254]

I’m very attached to my “they survived and ran away to an island to live happily ever after” theory

[@petercasey1308]

Ignorance is bliss~

[@idontknowwhatimdoing3685]

I like to headcanon they were transported to WTNV

[@rottengrapes8605]

@@idontknowwhatimdoing3685 thats such a good headcanon omg!!!

[@Huhu0137]

@@idontknowwhatimdoing3685 I recently started to listen to WTNV, and I can't help but think it's just a place one step ahead into the Apocalypse and filled by the power of entities, with a bunch of people who are too ok with it. The show literally said the world should have ended years ago 😂

[@FernIsGay1121]

They live in nightvale and run a flower shop or smt

[@Threshermaw23]

The way John and Daisy come out of the Coffin makes me feel again

[@drgnfsh9006]

How ironic is it that the most used and seen web artifact is a lighter when the desolation hates the web

[@nicholasjohnston1970]

All the cults hate each other. The actual entity of the desolation doesn’t hate the web because it can’t really hate

[@rileypaulin7441]

@@nicholasjohnston1970not all of them hate each other. Jude is shown to be pretty friendly with the circus in uncanny valley. The Lukases fund the institute, and also worked with the Fairchilds and the people’s church of the divine host to fund the Daedalus. The web and the desolation don’t get along because it’s very difficult to manipulate someone whose main goal is as simple as burning stuff down

[@WraythSkitzofrenik]

I think it's an artifact and tether of the Web that's mocking the Desolation with its design.

[@Sky-nq9pw]

@@nicholasjohnston1970 If it could hate, it would

[@Hermes3xGreat]

It's fire... tamed.

[@annapascal8652]

"Can't get out from under it" when Elias is telling them that they're tied to the institute and the Eye opens above them is JUST SUCH GOOD DIRECTION!!!!

[@greedavaricious7760]

I know right?! Brilliant moment

[@eatyourdamnapples7481]

the "didn't realise who's gone" with gertrude where gerry fades away i am in agony

[@solarianvoid-pi9428]

Legit! I almost teared up right there

[@iwannagohome1725]

"didnt realize whos gone" WHILE IT SHOWS SASHAS DESK AHHHhH

[@eviem.6903]

OH MY GOSH THE DOOR WITH THE WATER BEHIND IT YOURE A GENIUS AND GERTRUDE SEEING JONAH AAAA

[@atlasofgalaxies]

i am not immune to our metaphorical king and his ocean mind door

[@ari638]

OH WHY DID I JUST UNDERSTAND THAT SCENE AFTER READING YOUR COMMENT

[@notyou8508]

I am to dumb to get it Edit: I get it now after relistening to tma

[@andrewcabrera505]

@@notyou8508 can you or someone else explain

[@notyou8508]

@@andrewcabrera505 Basira is uneasy with John’s growing powers and he struggles to explain them as he does not fully understand them either. He describes that there is an ocean of knowledge behind a door in his mind; if he opens the door, he will drown.

[@apolliyon]

This animatic single-handedly convinced me to listen to the magnus archives. I binged the whole thing in two weeks and I regret nothing.

[@micahconnor8954]

how was it? (i listened to it a year ago, and have been wanting to find someone else who listened to it so i can relive it vicariously, statement style)

[@apolliyon]

@@micahconnor8954 I've become obsessed haha. From watching the animatic what I retained was that there were eyeball powers, and a cabin at some point. I thought it would be similar to gravity falls I guess? So at first I was just listening while cleaning etc., and I like horror so I was enjoying it, but I had little investment in the characters. I definitely had a "should I be writing down these names and details?" feeling, but was only really paying partial attention. Then ***spoilers below*** the murder of jurgen leitner happened (breaking the table helped as well I suppose, but that murder... ooh boy). That was electrifying for my investment and interest in the series. It instantly flipped what parts of each episode I was interested in: previously I just liked the statements, but starting season 3 I couldn't get enough of the overarching plot. I stopped being able to listen while doing other things, because I wanted to give it my full attention. It also reeeally helps that I love main characters who get in way over their heads and suffer horrible consequences (so you can guess how much I adore our archivist). Episode 92 (with Elias revealing his crimes) made me literally giddy. And though I knew from the animatic that something bad was going to happen after the cabin, I still got caught by surprise at how absolutely brutal it was. From episode 159 to the end of the podcast I listened all within 1 weekend basically without stopping. Coming to the fandom late, I didn't get any of the creator commentary about the podcast being a "grim souffle" etc, so I was entirely unprepared for how relentlessly brutal 160 to the end is. Like... everyone has awful trauma, and they never get a chance to rest or breathe, and there is never even a chance for a happy ending. Only bad endings and worse endings. UGH it is so brutal and heartbreaking and I love it so much. I've been indulging in a lot of time travel fix-it fanfics haha. Anyway hope that satisfied your vicarious urges, feel free to ask any more questions, none of my friends like horror so I am desperate to obsess with others.

[@vaxshin]

I finished not too long ago and already relistening for the nuances. It was spectacular but so sad.

[@CuteGummi]

I did this too lol

[@gcomg3471]

Yoo, i finished it in 2 weeks too recently! The cosplay the 14 fears vids is what got me

[@HeadachyCactus]

**Knows nothing about this fandom but watches animatic anyway because this is one of my favourite songs, you're one of my favourite animators and the animatic itself is absolutely stunning.**

[@cultofthebloodgod429]

Honestly this guy was the one to get me into TMA from the watchers crown animatic

[@autumnyuki3744]

Same but **then you come back after getting about halfway through then will come back again after your done**

[@dull_demon4717]

I did the same, now I'm in the fandom lol

[@birb7353]

The Magnus Archives is by far the best horror podcast out there. If you haven't already, you won't regret giving it a listen

[@HeadachyCactus]

@@birb7353 its popped up in my youtube music a few times, but i never really paid it any attention- Might give it a listen over the easter holidays, who knows

[@smiley_face2872]

6:24 my god, I never really thought about how painful this would’ve been for Martin for the few seconds he had left

[@Roseforthethorns]

I had to pull my car over to cry. I couldn’t see the road for sobbing when I listened to that part of the story

[@tarahamlyn2732]

@@Roseforthethorns omg me too I finished the podcast in the car as well and ended up parking my car to finish because I couldn't drive!

[@Roseforthethorns]

@@tarahamlyn2732 I may or may not be hyperfixating on this video right now XD it’s just so /good/, the kind of art I want to literally share with everyone I know, but nearly no one I know listens to TMA

[@beesare_cool]

@@Roseforthethornsoh my lord. while driving??? i could barely function for multiple hours at school after finishing it.

[@Roseforthethorns]

@@beesare_cool I had to get home from work for therapy, and I knew if I didn’t listen, I would probably chicken out and wait for weeks. And then sobbed the whole drive XD

[@ayanjama7541]

honestly martins face when he drops the worms on jon's desk at 1:06, is exactly how i imagine it thank you

[@kylestephens746]

god yes it cracks me up like SEE I TOLD YOU!

[@hamburgerdog25]

God I forgot how good this is. This is seriously a viable alternative to listening to this whole show, at least after you've already gone through it once.

[@atlasofgalaxies]

THAT IS SOME INSANELY HIGH PRAISE WOW.... THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@hamburgerdog25]

@@atlasofgalaxies dude this is literally the best animatic I've ever seen. Thank you for making it. It must have taken a while

[@ThatOneArchivist]

Very attached to the shred of hope for the “They survived, got counseling in an entirely different universe and realized they didn’t need an apocalypse to be together” fan theory, clinging.

[@ghostinabox1734]

This honestly was the most moving and beautiful animatic for The Magnus Archives I have ever seen. You have captured it in such a **powerful** way. It honestly broke my heart all over again in the best way possible. Absolutely beautiful.

[@Dreamheart101]

I've never seen/read the Magnus Archives before, and I can definitely attest to how powerful this animatic is. I now want to see it and witness all the heartbreak they all went through

[@Roseforthethorns]

@@Dreamheart101 it’s a podcast!!!! And I cannot recommend it enough

[@LemonShark000]

When you know nothing about the Magnus Archives but still watch and enjoy animatics *confused dancing* 💃🏻

[@junob9211]

literally OBSESSED with your oliver banks design. the way he enters? on point. his design? immaculate. his smirk from the years of seeing death everywhere he goes? effervescent. fantastic job. your effort is recognized.

[@jasombee]

Ok so. I’ve never interacted with Magnus Archives in my life, but I am a huge Marianas Trench fan, and I am a sucker for creative animatics/animations, so this was a very pleasant experience. The story was easy to follow and I think I understood the gist of the story, so I can easily tell you that you did an amazing job! I love it and I hope to see more where that came from! :)

[@ssprites]

Same- I've never seen anything about Magnus Archives before but I love how the story is easy to follow- it flows together well

[@radioghoul2353]

It might be fun to see if you can try to explain the story

[@kieransaul2711]

@@radioghoul2353 I second this!

[@jadamarmaladecups5934]

Me too I might get into it just for this now

[@alexat.4527]

If anyone did get into the show, please make an update. Im curious as to what you think about it!

[@maxttozer5037]

This is honestly neck and neck with Alone at the edge of the universe for best TMA amv ever made

[@ruthevans2157]

don’t mind me. just crying over this for the 18th time in a row. i’m not even joking though. it’s so well edited and the bass drops and the guitar solo and the screaming are so well timed with the story beats i’m feeling so many emotions right now that this song is so intrinsically linked with the magnus archives for me i think of this animatic whenever i hear it now

[@Roseforthethorns]

Same here. I’ve just had this on loop for 2 weeks. Still crying too

[@grace-ye1jo]

it was like seeing all of the plot unfold right there in the coolest way with the most badass song hOW is it this good jesus christ like it's amazing??? you've totally captured tma thank YOU for making something this amazing it's so cool omg

[@rottinmygrave]

i cant get over the shots and camera movements, im in awe at the creativity. jane looking up into martin's peephole while worms cover it and the perspective of the pipes as jon descends into the tunnels is just SO GOOD AH.

[@azasazandorable8577]

So impressive! I especially love how each character and moment is instantly recognisable from context clues even without relying on the few canonical details (like the various scars or items), as well as the subtle but huge progression of Jon's appearance through time. And it's so dynamic without feeling rushed either! Really great work.

[@corvidkhaos]

oh wow I’m at. A total loss for words first of all the song choice? perfect and your animation is incredible, I loved the blood covering Jon after he killed Peter, never seen that in any fan works before- fuckin fantastic work this is

[@atlasofgalaxies]

tysm!! and what else can i say for that part but. hot jon rights

[@adrienne-ukulelecraftsandm559]

3:30 Martin’s eyes focus for a sec before becoming cloudy again . The sheer detail in this is incredible !

[@annadon1519]

"I think of you..." I want to belive it all ended with them cuddle in bed for the rest of time

[@AnanasVert]

Excuse me OP but the 0:37 with Gertrude and Michael observing her before vanishing in the background AND THE DAMN CIGARETTE BREAK she shared with elias made me emotional for the ruthless old lady. Of course they had cigarette breaks. Of course they had small office moments. And i LOVE the implication that elias had a form of "love" for her because 20 years with his archivist... of course there was a bond. And of course michael kept checking in every now and then, never confronting her directly because all 14 are terrified of her, but... observing. A remnant of the eye. Also i do not thank you for 1:16 because I had........ somehow...... never imagined the worm holes as bleeding, AND OF COURSE THEY ARE, but you made them wonderfully horrifying. - And the frame with Jon in front of the tunnels and the descending motion with the pipes makes them so ominous and threatening, I love love love how you are bringing all those things to life in a beautifully efficient style. - And ELIAS' FACE AT 1:45 you!!! have perfectly captured the bastard I can't - And "didn't realize who's gone" WITH THE FRAME OF SASHA'S DESK how dare you how darrrrrrre - AND THE PARALLEL WITH JON AND MARTIN BURNING PAGES PLEASE - And the unknowing with no lyrics. And the Thing With The Limbs in the background as Tim reaches up with the detonator sorry I'm just narrating everything that makes me lose my mind at this point but it is SO GOOD OP - The lonely fog turning into the End tendrils as oliver appears is amazing - 3:45 I have no words - 4:52 that was so clever that is so ominous i love what you've done here and i repeat PLEASE DIRECT A MOVIE And I'm stopping there cause I still got s5 to watch, see you in 3 weeks

[@StarrySwirly]

OK HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT THIS IS INCREDIBLE FIRST OF ALL, ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE SONG CHOICE IT'S SO FUN TO SEE ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS WITH SOME OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS Secondly, you fit the ENTIRE FREAKING SERIES into this animatic without rushing ANYTHING that's so goddamn impressive I'm completely blown away!! It's all so well scripted and the pacing is perfectly matched to the song! Your usage of colors is so GOOD, how you give each place its own palette and stuff it's just really beautiful! Your editing? SO GOOD- I especially love the editing of the eyepocalypse at 4:47 and the dizzying pan of the Distortion's corridors at 3:47 I also love all the little details you added like Jon and Martin's ace rings. I also gotta say this is the only time I've seen Peter's death portrayed as bloody and I am HERE FOR IT All around, incredible job, I hope this gets tons of views this deserves to be well appreciated!

[@StarrySwirly]

ALSO I FORGOT TO MENTION THE SHOT AT 5:44 IS REALLY COOL

[@user-nq1nz9vs4c]

2:10 Absolutely LOVING the standoff with Elias

[@dallydaydream]

You really put the entire five seasons in this, holy cow. The amount of work this must have taken. The timing, the expressions, the iconic moments you picked to portray, (the fact that the music gets so soft when John and Martin are in the safe house, my heart-- ) This is so wonderful, thank you for sharing it with us

[@user-nq1nz9vs4c]

2:40 the eyes were perfect and matched the beat beautifully

[@christopherbecerra5206]

This came up on my recommended and now I guess I’m going to start The Magnus Archives! I stopped near the beginning because the music was amazing and the drawings are too! I want context first so I will return once I finish the series. Looks like an amazing video. Great job

[@atlasofgalaxies]

thank you!! but yeah this is Not the video to watch if you want to remain unspoiled haha. enjoy TMA!

[@astraeatheapus3647]

@@atlasofgalaxies I have watched this before finishing, I'm in the beginning of season 3. I am *The Big Sad* about the ending, tho I only have guesses to why, so it's not too spoiled. I saw it on my recommendations and couldn't help myself

[@angstykiefer9045]

AAHHH I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!!! SEEING THE WIP OF THIS VS THE FINAL PRODUCT WAS AMAZING, YOU WORKED SO HARD ON IT AND IT PAID OFF!!!

[@atlasofgalaxies]

THANK YOU SO MUCH DEAR!!

[@ninjamouse2991]

My partner and I watched this at the same time and spent a good five minutes just making noises and clutching our hearts cause OH MY GOSH. WELL FREAKING DONE

[@AK221B]

I don't go here, just love the song, but holy shit I'm so impressed despite not knowing any of the context of the fandom. This is masterful and I can imagine how much incredible hard work went into it.

[@Anti-Gravity.]

Now go listen to The Magnus Archives

[@dull_demon4717]

This animatic is why i ended up listening to the archives, didn't really spoil anything, but when i come back after so many episodes the more events here i understand and can point out.

[@glomp4146]

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL BUT I REALLY DO LOVE HOW IT IMPLIED THAT JON PHYSICALLY MAIMED PETER

[@ArkAwaits]

I dont even go here i just thought the thumbnail bopped and i was totally right this bops

[@daddldett9899]

I actually came across this video a while ago just because I love Marianas Trench, knowing absolutely zero about The Magnus Archives, but I enjoyed it a lot even though I didn’t really understand the images. made a mental note to check it out at some point and moved on. AND NOW I’M BACK AND I AM ABSOLUTELY BLOWN AWAY THIS IS SO GOOD !! I cannot put into words how great this is !! SO MANY EMOTIONS

[@lost2439]

I don't know if this is deliberate but I noticed that the three times we see the power of the Eye represented in gold, not green, is when Jon is using his powers for something he's chosen rather than what Elias has manipulated him into and all three times it was also to find someone he cares about and done during moments where he's 'more human' and chasing his anchors. I dunno, I just found that and what it could imply interesting.

[@glassthelocalgremlin9521]

this is one of the best pieces of fan work i've seen for tma, and there's a *lot* of good content in this fandom so... holy shit it's amazing. i'm gonna gush about it for a while here, so this is going to be a very long comment- "a remnant trace, a glimpse of you" as tim and sasha vanish is such a good choice. also it punches me in the gut every time (which i mean in the most positive way possible) the changing doors are awesome the transition from jon to gertrude is so smooth "didn't realize who's gone" as gerry appears and disappears... hell yeah "you were haunted too" and the image of jonah appearing over elias for a moment... genius. "the killing kind" as he aims the gun at her? hello? "can't get out from under it" as the eye opens above him... mmm good shit your michael looks very cool and i love what you did with the reflection prentiss' expression on "it was me all along" is wonderful. sinister little smile,,, amazing hate your worms /pos "never more to leave here, never more to leave here" as the not-them attacks sasha? ughh love it "go down below, where children go" as he goes into the tunnels... the shape of the person on the walls... amazing how is every piece in this animatic with the "i know, i know, i know, i know" line so good elias' expression change just before he commits brutal pipe murder is excellent "didn't realize who's gone" with sasha's nameplate... ow. /pos have i mentioned how punchable your elias is (just as an elias should be) i can't articulate what exactly i love about the shot of daisy and basira standing back-to-back but it's Very Good once again, the scene with that line is AMAZING 2:14 may be my favorite frame in the whole animatic. their faces? the eye above them? the lines it's over? just everything? mx. atlasofgalaxies please give me some of your talent- the effect on the burning page is very pretty this "never more to leave here, never more to leave here" is another extremely painful and amazing moment because technically only basira made it out of there alive the eyes appearing with the crescendoing beats? hell the fuck yeah. your nikola is terrifying and i love her is that... an ace ring 👀 martin disappearing into the lonely fog... ahh i love and hate it by contrast, oliver appearing *out* of the end fog? cool as FUCK martin... my son... someone give him hugs and therapy please "two for the pain" as melanie wakes up... yes. your peter lukas is also wonderfully punchable grr elias' little hand motion... i hate him and i love how your art can invoke that much emotion in me once again, perfect timing with the lyrics. basira's face when she sees jon and daisy emerging... wonderful. your art is so expressive. the dings with jon entering the lonely are perfect and amazing *chanting* soft jmart soft jmart soft jmart (i love them very much) and there's the crown. knew it was coming, didn't hurt any less. fuck you, jonah magnus. i love the idea of jon cutting his hair before they go and idk quite why the entire sequence from 5:23 to 5:50 is wonderful ooh spooky art for spooky music both your spider!annabelle and normal annabelle designs are great "why don't we just savor it" this image brings me great joy the 4 beats with the jonah confrontation is AMAZING the eyes coming from jon's body as he does are genius tbh i can't put into words why but the final shot of the tape recorder hits me right in the feels anyways, beautiful animatic with such good timing and just amazingness all around. it's like the whole show, condensed into an AMV. thank you for this, it's wonderful.

[@atlasofgalaxies]

hi i am printing out this comment and pasting it on my wall. comments like this literally make the entire video process worth it, i cannot thank you enough. i would die for you

[@glassthelocalgremlin9521]

i have been perceived- this is such a big compliment holy shit? my dumb little comment that i literally wrote in the middle of the night makes someone this happy?

[@atlasofgalaxies]

@@glassthelocalgremlin9521 YES absolutely!! it's incredibly gratifying to see the specific parts of a work that people liked, so comments like these are my lifeblood. honestly, thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to write it out ALSO forget to say but yes that's an ace ring!! ace4ace jmart rights

[@glassthelocalgremlin9521]

awesome! i write sometimes and yeah it's great to see what individual things people like about it. every time tma artists give jon an ace ring it makes my little ace heart happy, and ace4ace jmart is a great hc.

[@breyes9767]

i gotta say your timing with the music is like immaculate. too often i see animatics that have beautiful frames but they go by way too fast. god i absolutely love the scene when the unknowing starts. also that song is like uber dope. I also love the way you animated the distortions' door. it super cool concept seeing it crack into reality.

[@SonderConstruct]

Congrats on 500k views! The animatic is amazing and deserves the attention!

[@atlasofgalaxies]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! honestly it's wild to me but I'm so so grateful

[@ArtiesStuckInTheMintContainer]

5:50 - 5:59 is such a sick fucking tune and fits so well with The Eye's vibe, I know this video is old but I keep coming back to it and its probably the best animatic in this fandom

[@howlitesystem4170]

i love the image that this is jon thinking back on all these events as he heads up the stairs to stab elias to death

[@dinofeino1811]

Blood coming from Peter's death is something I've never seen but it's really interesting! I absolutely love this, you show the story of TMA well and I love your designs sm!!!

[@micahconnor8954]

i like that interpretation of it, because it implies that when jon says "look at me martin, what do you see?" that martin sees jon covered in blood and immediately goes "yup, that's my jon"

[@dinofeino1811]

@@micahconnor8954 Oh yea that's amazing, I didn't think about that way

[@AceNotAnAttorney]

3:10 omg martin with an ace ring :O

[@wildwolf3860]

Ace4Ace Jonmartin my beloved

[@samthehypotheticaldad]

Why? Why the hell? Why did I put off watching such a GORGEOUS and WELL COMPOSED epic that encapsulates the entirety of a story that means so much to me? Seriously hats off to you, creator. This is magnificent.

[@kjtoonsva8006]

4:37 to 5:00, especially the moment at 4:49 , completely BROKE me. It's just so good! I love that switch from peace to absolute terror and horror. And Jon's expression at 4:53 completely tears me to fucking SHREDS it's so good and I love it so much!!!

[@cat-ara5249]

Wow wow ok I was completely blown away by this. The way way you matched not only the lyrics but also the different ‘movements’ within the song to the flow of TMA’s story? You must be some sort of genius because you made it fit so well. Like Sasha with “didn’t realize who’s gone”, “can’t get out from under it” with Jon and then the institute staff, Daisy with “if madness overtakes us.” Those are just some examples because there are just so many that are just… so satisfying thematically. Also just so many smart story boarding choices, like the door motif near the beginning and tbh all the “I know I know” sequences. The escalation of intensity with every “I don’t love the bottle but the bottle loves me”. And the way the swell of the music fit with the most powerful moments,,,, the writhing of the worms, Jon grabbing Daisy’s hand, the STAB!!! Seriously, this got my heart beating from pure emotion. Amazing job.

[@lilsproutmajiksprout9767]

MOUTH AGAPE CRYING SOBBING WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME THE HURT I FEEL YET AGAIN

[@hyahymnal]

So I just finished TMA 2hrs ago. I have a lot to say about it, but first, this perfectly visualizes what I saw listening to TMA. I'm a little speechless to be honest, I love this so much. I'm going to watch it again. Thanks for this. Seriously. Also yo what a ride, am i right? I may be 4 years late but I binged it in 2 months so that counts for something. Amazing podcast.

[@user-nq1nz9vs4c]

Dw I’m 6 years late & had the exact same experience, timeline and all. I finished the finale, immediately called my gf (who got me into the series) to rant about it for an hour, attempted to recover emotionally for another hour, got back on KZbin and immediately watched this. And then I watched it five more times in a row. It’s my favorite animatic of all time and it so perfectly captures the series.

[@Yusei1Fudo]

A month ago I binged it in 2 weeks, listening to it while I worked. Including TMP

[@bloodangel8669]

what a chad. drops a masterpiece and just vanishes.

[@solarianvoid-pi9428]

Every glimpse of Gerry is just a heart-clench 😢 But this video and the song choice are of epic proportions, you did a miraculous immaculate job of capturing it all so beautifully

[@billy101cat]

This song is so good I added it to a playlist titled 'bops' but now whenever this song comes on I have to tab over and just watch the video. The animations fit TMA so well, as well as the song

[@jayce1850]

Love that Michael is one of the only things at the start with color bc entity/Spiral weirdness, chef's kiss, beautiful

[@felixrivera895]

This is a very very good summary. A picture is worth a thousand words to those who know what they are looking at.

[@kelpiechamomile6065]

“Statement returns”

[@whynot2349]

The timing to the song is so good!! The end literally made me cry, thank you for this masterpiece:)

[@nadiarey4196]

I just yesterday found out this song existed... and my inmediate reaction was: The Magnus Archives. So yes. To everything.

[@gray7699]

Honestly think my heart stopped several times and it DID bring me to tears, this is an absolute masterpiece HOLY SHIT

[@dachshund8110]

the design of Jonah as the pupil is just the COOLEST!!

[@electricalyarn320]

This animatic came out when I was somewhere in the middle of season 3 and I´ve been watching it bit by bit every time I finished a couple of episodes. Today I finished the last episode and could finally watch this until the end. It has been a great companion and visualisation along the whole way and you´ve done an amazing job with it.

[@atlasofgalaxies]

MAN this is such an honor... I'm so glad it served as a visual aid! thank you very much!

[@FiendishAura438]

This video was the final push I need to finally listen to TMA a few months ago. Now I’ve listened to the whole series, and am listening to protocol as its released. Absolutely amazing work, one of, if not the best, animations I’ve ever seen

[@amigar444]

i have never gotten THIS MANY CHILLS from an animatic i SWEAR THIS IS AMAZING i physically flinched when martin stabbed jon at the end I'M IN TEARS HELP

[@yumiendercat3685]

Alright, I’m in love with your character designs. I’ll mention the ones that I particularly love Helen is a beautiful Queen and I’d die for her. Elias is amazing. Gerry is gorgeous and I love the pose The admiral is perfection incarnate Martin is so big yet so squishy Tim is so good Michael is my favourite character and you’ve done him justice The poses are all so smooth, actually, i live for them Jon is bootiful Nikola has such a cool design Oliver is someone I’ve been trying to visualise for a while and he looks great Annabelle is so elegant and I love her

[@julianneboleyn]

You single-handedly got me on board with Jon cutting off his hair during the Eyepocalypse. Excellent vid. I think I'm about half of the views.

[@roleypoley9990]

this is so SICK, oh my god. the movements, the camera angles. you NAILED the music alignment and the progression SO WELL. the unknowing was absolutely spectacular. thank you

[@hellismurky]

oh my gOds that was an emotional rollercoaster but that was so well done holy sh!tttt

[@chicky6471]

The flow at "here and now, this is it" is just sooooo good with the images

[@Kate-uj9rx]

Omg :0 !! I thought it ended at the cottage and it was so cute! And then I realized the songs not done! And it kept going and it was awesome I loved it! *-*

[@jessicabrauman]

0:21 is such an powerful image. All the different doors he's standing in front of, all leading up to that point in his life. And opening the door that let's in a flood of water is just amazing, such a beautiful image. Your style of drawing characters is not really my personal preference (there's nothing wrong with it, I just have different tastes I think) but I really love everything else about your art so much. The composition and the concepts of so many of the shots in the video are so incredibly done. I don't know how you come up with such creative images, but I'm jealous of your imagination and your skills. 2:12 is another of my favourite shots from this video. Representing them being trapped in the institute by the Eye by having it looming over them, combined with the lyrics "Can't get out from under it" is just **chefs' kiss** I also particularly love the way the fog, such as at 3:16, looks kind of like a paper cut-out.

[@njohn043]

I love the troupe of a “crack in the world” in basically any media and I love it even more when it gets animated.

[@midnights2631]

I saw this a few months ago and after watching this repeat so many times, I decided to listen to the Magnus Archives. I love all the details you put in, everything about this is beautiful. A shame we never got a Season 5 though.

[@H313NA]

hey you combined my current obsession with my favourite song of all time, how dare you Perceive me like this and also holy hell thank you for this gift

[@shadeangel]

This is so good! I showed this video to my sister and roommate, who're Trenchers, and I think we have a couple new Magnus Archives converts.

[@tovawong2081]

ok this animatic is sooooo insanely good im actually losing it!!!! like mtrench is already one of my favorite bands but the way the song and the art is married together is absolutely masterful, both lyrically and musically. im especially thinking of the shot of jon and martin waking up together in the safehouse and how well it goes with the beautiful clear quality of josh's delivery on "hey, can you hear me." also "can't get out from under it" being frequently paired with the super menacing shots of the eye over them. AND!!!! MOST OF ALL!!!!! the part where nikola comes in and its so perfectly timed with that huge theatrical impact in the music!!!!!!! i was freaking out so much aghhhhh!!!!! and i love how the different colors are gradually faded in over the seasons, as well as how the animation increases in detail as the action/plot ramps up!!! ANDDD how fluid and expressive your characters are!!!!! i mean literally every shot was so exciting to look at i wanna study every frame of this. and finally how you managed to fit 5 seasons/years of plot and character into only 6 minuites of song and keep the pacing so good!!! wtf!!!!! this animatic had me whisper screaming in my kitchen thank you SO MUCH for blessing us with it

[@tacocat4187]

Omfg, this rivals Sad-ist! holy shit this is insane! So we'll done ahhhhhh!!!!

[@catcher881]

idk this fandom/series, but I love Marianas Trench and i rarely see their music being used in animatics, so this is a huge treat for me ^-^ Wonderful job on the video! I might watch the series so i can appreciate this more, but until then I'll have this on repeat ❤

[@spawnofheck504]

this is the first animatic i'm seeing after finishing TMA. It's very good! I am also dying of misery and pain but ya know how it is

[@wynought]

This literally moved me to tears, holy shit! Your characters convey so much raw emotion and the way you included all those little scenes, too - like Tim glaring at Elias in Season 3! Absolutely stunning, I am in awe!

[@angelaphsiao]

Right after this video i got an ad about a depression research study, which is a really fitting place to put such an ad

[@katwithak5995]

I paused this near the end when I was on episode 194, went and finished it, immediately came back and finished this video. I’m crying. Help.

[@njohn043]

This song has absolutely no right to fit so perfectly with both the plot and pacing of all of Magnus like it seems so intentional

[@awesomeorange285]

Okay, but this is literally perfection! Love getting gut-punched by five seasons worth of feelings in seven minutes

[@dormens_mortem]

wonderful mind is boggled by the art I keep finding for this fandom

[@fearandramen1091]

Holy shit this is a masterpiece, your timing is perfect all the way through, the expressions are so wonderfully emotive, you've concentrated 200 episodes of feels down to under seven minutes and it's amazing.

[@cadencelewisart]

Oh man I watched this when it first blew up and had no idea what TMA was about but I thought the video was cool. ANYWAYS I JUST FINISHED TMA FOR THE FIRST TIME like 10 minutes ago and my first order of business was to come back to this video and I'M SCREAMING. I thought the last episode of the actual podcast was devastating....well I vastly underestimated the stab to the heart that a 7 minute animatic could do to me also.The pacing of the song with the storyline is SO incredibly perfect I'm actually so impressed by how well the varying tones and impactful moments of song, story, and art line up. Anyways gonna go cry for awhile now. Amazing work

[@manicpixiedreamhurl03]

I watched this all the way back when I listened to season 2 and didn’t really understand things. Now that I have basically finished tma I can definitely see the little details. This is perfect

[@cringeworthy4755]

Just finished the series and now I have no idea what to do with myself anymore. Guess I'll just sit around and watch masterful animatics until I can feel again 🤷‍♀️

[@noelloveslemmons]

The face he makes in preparation for the gutteral pain of being stabbed made me wince so hard...

[@Lexithepoptart]

Your full-color spreads are WONDERFUL. The Unknowing! The Change! The Panopticon! Annabelle!!!

[@Aeth3ryx]

Going insane over this this is freaking MASTERFUL. Your storytelling is so clear and matches the song so well!! Ough my heart plssss

[@pboperation]

HHHHUUWUWHWOWHAT THE FUCK THIS IS INCREDIBLE OH MY GODDDDDDDDD i dont i cant i god the way you visualized so many of those scenes and episodes is amazing, and fucking hell, 4:45????? that change is baller, it hits so fucking hard gott damn dude im going to think about this forever

[@ShellKatz]

The entire time I'm watching this with my mouth agape, I'm just stUNNED. Everything about this is incredible. The scenes, the art, the transitions-- You put so much effort into this, it's way too underrated, you're amazing!

[@carolinavf3832]

OK UPDATE I MAY HAVE CRIED

[@sverenagain]

i need you to know that over 2 years later this fuckingg video still drives me crazy

[@RishMorz]

It has been a full week since I listened to the last episode. I have now watched this video an estimated fifteen times since then. It's just so good. All the story beats are there and perfectly timed to both lyrical and emotional punches in the music. The apocalypse triggering on the powerful harmony of "stay" was particularly good, and particularly painful after the soft sweet safe house moments. I love this. Thank you.

[@UlimiteinemL]

How many years after TMA 200 does it take to NOT cry during the last seconds of this video?

[@deanseys]

the absolutely agonized noise I made at 6:18. this is AMAZING