The Magnus Archives - Don't Let's Start

Me 7 months and 139 frames ago: haha yeah, some of the lyrics to this song do fit tma, it would be funny to make a video about it, maybe I should put more effort into each frame as usual , that won’t take that long
But anyway, regardless of how stupid it was of me to think that this wouldn’t take as long as it did, im actually incredibly happy with this video, and I really like how nearly all of the frames turned out.
7 months sounds like a long time but I did have to drop it for a little while around winter when my exams where happening, so im sorry if my art style changes halfway through the video, I tried to go back and fix some of the old ones, but you can probably tell which frames I didn’t actually enjoy making. There are definitely a lot of stupid details and symbolism in it though so keep an eye out for that.
I could ramble on for a little bit about how much ive enjoyed tma and how I love most of the drawings I made for it, but to keep it short, this is a great show, with a really good story, and the perfect type of horror for me, it introduced me to a lot of new friends, interests and projects, and im excited to see what else RQ is going to put out in the future, and also what other shows im going to become obsessed with next. I Cried a bit too much during the finale, and then a little bit more when I was finishing of this video.
If you haven’t listened to tam yet and I didn’t just spoil the entire show for you, I highly recommend it.
Also, listen to stellar Firma.
If you want too support my art my social medias are:
Twitter: / abelle25125
Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/blog/belleski
And I even have a new and very empty Kofi: ko-fi.com/belleski
And if you want to see all the frames by themselves - i made a tumlr post with all of them in it! which you can find here: belleski.tumblr.com/post/6466...

[@belleski2480]

Hello Everyone! Thankyou so much for the support this video has gotten! I've seen a few people talking about how fast the frames go by - so id just like to mention that i have a link to a tumblr post where you can look at all of them individually. You can find it in the description along with my social media links, but ill also put the link here: belleski.tumblr.com/post/646641217507098624/tma-dont-lets-start-frames Thanks a whole bunch!

[@theodawson9465]

IM GETTING MEMORY FLASHBACKS TO WHEN SOMEONE DID THIS SONG TO TAZ BALANCE!! AS SOMEONE WHOS SPECIAL INTEREST HAS CHANGED FROM THAT TO TMA I AM SO HAPPY

[@belleski2480]

Oh yeah i remember that video! It was what got me into TAZ ! once again tma and taz are the same show - how else would the song fit both podcasts so well

[@theodawson9465]

@@belleski2480 I actually had to check and see if it was made by the same person! The art styles reminded me of each other :0

[@Kate-uj9rx]

Same!

[@Sarah-oe3el]

LITERALLY ME

[@spyguy4096]

I know the exact vid ur talking about, lol

[@scootmgoot4116]

The "no one in the world ever gets what they wants and that is beautiful" with Tim in the wax museum Killed me. So good. Also I gasped and had my hands over my mouth at the end when we got to episode 200 territory. This is so so so good.

[@esmegoodwin9527]

AAA!!! THIS IS ALL SO MUCH!!THE MECHS LOGO ON MARTIN'S TSHIRT!! MICHAEL'S SMILE SHIRT!! THE PANELS AROUND 1:29 ARE SPECTACULAR!! THIS FUCKING HURTS!!

[@astronomianova6272]

This is incredible!! I’m in awe of how much effort was put into each and every frame, even the ones that appear for only a split second!

[@belleski2480]

thankyou!!! i can promise that i put a lot more effort into some frames than others, so i can be little bit annoying when it disappears so quickly, although i feel like that gives it rewatch value so i dont really mind it thankyou for your kind words though!!

[@atlasofgalaxies]

the amount of detail in this is STUNNING. i cannot believe how you packed so much into only two and a half minutes. there's so much emotion in every frame too, i am definitely going to need to watch this thru on half speed to make sure i catch everything

[@belleski2480]

AHhhhhhh thankyou!! if you dont want to slow it doen to look at everything, i have a post on my tumblr with all the induvidual frames on it that you can find here: belleski.tumblr.com/post/646641217507098624/tma-dont-lets-start-frames although id love to hear your thoughts if you notice anything when looking through them! thanks again!!

[@atlasofgalaxies]

@@belleski2480 thank you omg what a TREAT,,, i LOVE the "wake up" frames especially. and also jonah posing next to his own body,,, what a dramatic asshole, that's great. and also hold on DID TIM GET SASHA'S NECKLACE AFTER HER DEATH? and also annabelle my beloved at the very end,, i'm so glad she's girlbossing it up wherever she is now

[@belleski2480]

@@atlasofgalaxies akajdkffff! Yes Elias is a smug fuck, and yes tim did get Sashas necklace after she died. It’s kinda hard to notice but not Sasha doesn’t wear the necklace after infestation. Also yes - annabelle girl boss moments she’s out there still causing problems somewhere

[@larsmeridian4312]

@@belleski2480 oh thank goodness you had this post ready to go, bc I loved all the art even when it was flying by at the speed of light and now I get to really appreciate it ^_^ Fantastic work!

[@HailTheRegent]

This is incredible. The character designs are fantastic, and all the avatars and monsters are so unsettling I love it. God there are so many details to comb through here I could spend all day watching them. Like how the four panels at the end of the video match the fates of the original archival staff as they are arranged at the start.

[@belleski2480]

Yes! I’ve been waiting for someone to notice that! Two of my favourite things in the world - designing characters and hiding little details everywhere so I’m really glad you liked both of those things. I actually have a long list of all of the details I remember putting in there and I’m using it as a sort of bingo card. Congrats on noticing the first point 👍👍

[@milocole3979]

oh my god, are we doing the 'Martin's a huge mech's fan, and the mechs was Jon's college band' thing? My fave

[@alisonlazarus5989]

MARTIN IS WEARING A MECHANISMS T-SHIRT MARTIN IS WEARING A MECHANISMS T-SHIRT

[@warlckvomitt]

Every fandom deserves an animatic to this song and you did it splendidly! Loved all the little details, great work!

[@solstrandebo4865]

hoooooooly shit dude every frame fully coloured and shaded???? jeez i love this

[@belleski2480]

Thankyou so much! ive always felt that colours were the best part of my drawings so i wanted to try making a fully coloured video. Im glad it payed out and that you like how it looks

[@noabsolutelynot4587]

0:52 *sounds of brutal pipe murder intensifies*

[@JaamKidd69]

belleski, akidachi, and feraljayce are the fricken animatic backbone of this fandom

[@lordhades8515]

I JUST FOUND THIS AND IVE BEEN SAYING FOR SO LONG TMBG IS PERFECT FOR TMA- PERSONALLY STUFF IS WAY IS VERY MUCH DISTORTION

[@lordknightalex]

ive watched this a few times and now that i took a moment to look at the individual pictures its even better! i cant imagine drawing that much in so much detail omg also shout out to the second ever nikola design that managed to be creepy to me, a person with clowns as a special interest

[@rootbeerrain]

OH MY GODDD!!! that was so, so cool!!!! really impressive dude!!!! Tim wearing Sashas necklace,,,,,, , that hit hard,,,, , but so did all of it,, great, great work!!!

[@elijahdick9568]

Phenomenal. Also great pick for the song, everyone knows how excited TMBG fans get when they get representation lol

[@cultspina]

OH MY GOD I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS. theres just really something about the first "this is the worst part" being over jon getting dewormed. because. ITS NOT. HES GONNA GO THROUGH SO MUCH WORSE. AAAAAA. ALSO THE WORMS????? ARE SO DETAILED???? I AM OBSESSED??? i just keep replaying this i love it sm

[@hoodie_cave]

HOW AM I JUST NOW SEEING THIS?!? THE COLORS ARE AMAZING AND ALL OF YOUR AVATAR DESIGNS ARE POSITIVY HORRIFYING IT'S GREAT TY FOR FUELING MY UNENDING BRAINROT FOR THIS PODCAST

[@FreshCarrotsFinally]

It feels like every frame of this could be taken and pinned up on my wall (this is a compliment, I uh, hope)

[@ShadowyKatz]

I like how unique the character designs are. I see quite a few different ones from how they're generally conceptualized by the fandom.

[@Ashley-sy5kt]

MECHS SHIRT MARTIN!!

[@HakureiRyuu]

I've gone through this frame by frame for the amazing art several times now but today is when I realized Tim was wearing Sasha's necklace 😭

[@duckky2443]

I LOVE AT 2:12 YOU INCLUDED THE BIRTHDAY SCENE YIPPEE

[@iesiddle6190]

Very often i watch this at 0.5x speed so I can properly appreciate every single frame of it, it’s so gorgeous and the work and love you’ve put in is incredible

[@calculatormenace]

Hello it is 5 am and I woke up listening to this song, thought "Somebody HAS to have animated this for TMA, right?? RIGHT?" and I frantically went searching and goodness gracious!! I am not disappointed in the slightest! I'm only 42 seconds in and I'm already in absolute awe. I'm almost jumping around, this is so beautiful. I'm so excited to watch this through a billion times and force all my friends to watch it just as many times. Do you ever watch something and before even finishing it just think "well this is my new favorite thing ever!" ?? Because that is me right now with this absolute gem.

[@rubygoldgames]

i love they might be giants.

[@userMIA709]

Martin with a Mechanism shirt is my new favorite thing.

[@finnflynn9385]

THIS IS INCREDIBLE! I adore all your animatics so much and this just 👌 you really outdid yourself! The “I don’t want to live in this world anymore” near the end especially got me

[@belleski2480]

Thankyou!!❤️❤️ it was that line that convinced me to make this video because it fit 160 just a bit too well, but thanks so much!!

[@pessoaaleatoria2586]

0:13 Tim with the Airpods weren't something i was expecting to see today, but it's very appreciated

[@yumiendercat3685]

God I get double nostalgia from this, first from the song (my favourite podcast of all time, TAZ, was introduced to me by an animatic using this song) and from the fact I only just finished TMA and am taking a moment to recover

[@thatoneweirdguy7447]

As far As I can tell there are three Magnus videos set to TMBG songs, and two of them are Kiss Me Son Of God.

[@thatoneweirdguy7447]

I found a fourth, set to What Did I Do To You

[@leme9909]

this all fucking amazing and can i say? nikolas character design is going to appear in my nightmares. i love it

[@belleski2480]

Ah thankyou!! So far the responses to nikola’s design have either been horrified screaming or wedding proposals, it’s great to see continuity in the fandom

[@vandalaevolution6956]

You think I wouldn't notice the Mechanisms on Martin's shirt? You fool

[@TheBluestflamingos]

I love Georgie's design here!!! She's so cute

[@kjess713]

Each and every frame is so EVOCATIVE. The colors, the expressions, the moments you chose. I almost teared up by the end, just because you perfectly captured everything I loved about this podcast. Incredible work.

[@Saffron-mb8mp]

This is soooooo good! I love all the detail, especially how you drew the Distortion duo. I love how every artist draws the Prentiss worms slightly differently, and your long and thin interpretation is unpleasant in all the good ways you want a horror worm to be. The amount of care and detail you put into just those two aspects of this whole thing are DEFINITELY not lone cases, every element in this is done beautifully and spookily and wow great job!

[@jackroach1697]

my hyperfixation and special interest together............... i'm gonna cryyyyyyy i love this so much

[@jackmahoney1001]

OH MY GOD THIS IS SO WEL AMDE AND EVERY FRAME AS SO MUCH DETAIK AND LIVE POURED INTO IT!! Your Jane Prentiss design is downright HAUNTING

[@glowstickjuice8018]

MARTIN’S MECHS SHIRT AAAHHH

[@currentlycuttlefish]

I never knew I needed this as being obssessed with TMA and a die hard They Might Be Giants fan.

[@Nerdywrockfangirl]

This was so so impressive - each individual illustration is gorgeous in its own right, such a fun and unique colour scheme, inspired song choice, great timing, just a joy!

[@livefreeart]

I paused frame by frame to fully appreciate all of the amazing artwork, that must have taken forever and it paid off because wow

[@pearlyp9898]

YOOOOO I don't even listen to tma, but this is so goddamn cool!!! Just the colors the textures, _the character designs,_ like, those monsters looked geniunely disturbing!! And just the sheer EFFORT and attention to detail in this.... amazing,,, i love it very much

[@mehh2264]

I watched this and then watched it again and again and I stopped every frame and I don't have words. Everything is painfully beautiful!!

[@professionalrockeater]

im two years late to this but tmbg is one of my favorite bands and i love this animatic so so much

[@captaincrazycreative]

You somehow got through five seasons of story in two minutes.

[@frogonthebikeheh]

Wow, the details, concept imagination WOW WOW WOW ✨That is a masterpiece✨

[@livepoultryfreshkilled]

this RULES this is AWESOME thank you for being one of the few people who understands that martin isnt brown and also this is awesome. high five this is great

Your art is so good! I had to pause several times to appreciate it better.

[@NightGlyde]

Aaaa this is amazing! Why haven't I seen this until now!?!?!?

[@sophiaaa6042]

I love how you included so many minor details, including stuff from actual statements!! I literally slowed it down to 0.25 speed to catch everything

[@rken42]

I only just found this and I am completely blown away! I love your art and how amazing everything is. This is also one of my fave TMBG songs, so it see it fit so well into TMA is just fantastic!

[@frost9681]

I can't believe its over. I was so in love with this podcast. Its bitter-sweet. The animation is a great homage to it though!

[@stoleyourpronouns]

OMG THE MECHS LOGO ON MARTIN'S SHIRT..

[@ghostly_prish]

YESS TIM WITH THE HEARING AID

[@netgeekdoggirl]

Thats a very scary nikola you got there

[@carlijnzwier6842]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!! Shared with some of my friends! I picked some frames out of the tumblr post and put them in my desktop backgrounds folder. Hope that's okay!! Amazing job!!

[@danmanm9205]

THE THE DETAIL

[@user-lz6zm2xi8i]

CHARACTER DESIGN = FLAWLESS EXPRESSIONS/POSES = AMAZING SONG = MATCHES PERFECTLY MY HEART = BROKEN

[@drnoname2098]

This is amazing! thank you for this! always love to see some more tma art

[@scarlettscented]

INCREDIBLE!! Every frame must've taken aaaages you've like in 2 minutes clarified emotions the show presented and I could never processss, stuff like the HEARTBREAK of Michael being betrayed and destroyed into becoming Distortion, how cool Simon is,,, love itttt

[@petrichor439]

This is so good. Amazing detail!

[@bandsandbooks6133]

This is absolutely amazing!! I love the colors it looks so nice!

[@WillowWispFlame]

Amazing as always!!!

[@InfiniteButthurt]

I cant fucking believe how much time this must have taken there are so many god damn frames

[@chicky6471]

Omg I love every character design you have!

[@beansbees]

This is gorgeous!!!!! All of your frames????! The colors???????? The shading??? The amount of time this must have taken is breathtaking. Amazing work!!!

[@LupineVolt]

Oh damn, this is an astonishing work! What a great exploration of this series and its many myriad little horrors. Subscribed!

[@lavenderlaceration]

I love this so much! Every frame is great!! Mech shirt Martin is everything 😩

[@laurakramer4888]

This is literally so incredible and well made. Been a bug fan of tma and tmbg for a long time so this is amazing

[@geordiekennedy2197]

I ADORE your Nikola design. All of your Stranger-related designs are particularly great tbh.

[@kenatodd1767]

Been a long time fan of tmbg and I love how you made this animatic so in tune with the song. Very well done, love the colors! And the 👁️👁️👁️👁️👁️

[@ectoBiologist]

Holy moly! My favourite band and podcast together at last! I'm going to have to watch this a hundred times to see all the little details!

[@sanddall-asy9310]

Ouuuuuuuh this is so good!!

[@petrova3915]

God the amount of effort,, I'm in such awe. This is incredible!! Thank you for making this masterpiece

[@bashekis]

THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL IM CRYING THANK U FOR BLESSING THE WORLD WITH THIS ANIMATIC

[@Houndnwolf]

THIS IS SO GOOD! The designs, the backgrounds, the song choice; *chefs kiss*

[@endervalentine9588]

THIS IS SO GOOD

[@astraeaflorence]

I LOVE THIS

[@rosemarycat5]

this is so cool!

[@AJSdanmakufu]

Ohhhhh my god I had to pause and go frame by frame so many times because there's SO many beautiful shots DAMN! You poured so much love into this it's unreal

[@AerodynamicTwilight]

Ahhhh this TMBG song is like especially nostalgic to me bc it was my fave in elementary school and this is so well done and beautiful. I think about the last episode of TMA every waking moment now so thank you for this.

[@kane1253]

Woah this is incredible!

[@stonetoad9668]

Ahhh your Nikola is so freaky I love her!!!

[@nrpbrown]

This is amazing!

[@tiredtheatremajor211]

Every bit of this is wonderful but I'm so fixated on Mechs shirt Martin it's fantastic!!

[@kato6196]

This is awesome, especially love the second verse with tim dying and jon waking up!!

[@somedumbass6738]

they might be giants AND tma???? IM SOLLDDS

[@ethel7255]

Bruh I was just thinking abt the TAZ Balance animatic for this song and going "man I wish someone did a TMA version of this" and my god you delivered

[@monarchambrose]

WHOA OOOOO WHOA

[@cristinamotta4471]

DUDE YOU ABSOLUTE MAD LAD COLORING THE WHOLE ANIMATIC MAN

[@yokubhw8024]

This must've taken ages its amazing all the drawings ar so detailed

[@ornella7330]

THIS IS AMAZING OH MY GOD

[@katherinalastname7077]

//cries I love it very much

[@awkwardfantasy.]

OOOO THIS IS SO COOL!!!!

[@bowlerhatfilmsandreviews2778]

*Incredible* well done!

[@azira6620]

THIS WAS SO GOOD??? GOSH I'M NOSTALGIC ALREADY

[@supersnek6317]

MY GOD IM NOT SURE I CAN PUT INTO WORDS HOW PHENOMENAL THIS IS!!! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE SENDOFF, AND THE EFFORT REALLY SHOWS... holy shit you really capture the horror and your designs own and the COLOURS! SO GOOD!!!

[@adib3859]

¡Me encanta!💕💕💕💕✨