the smartphone hour animatic

[@arawnscott4255]

I like how like the fandom just kinda collectively forgot that Rich just committed arson half way through the soundtrack, like this song is a banger and everyone just went "Yeah makes sense" but nobody ever goes "wait, he actually just,,, did that???"

[@DTCTS]

Where is my man Jake gonna live 😂

[@broblerone413]

fr like everyone was like "yeah he set a fire and burned down a house" and then just freaking moved on

[@lydiawalton4822]

It's actually pretty horrifying when you think about it. Rich was so desperate to get the squip out of his head that he literally tried to burn himself alive.. I felt so bad for him, glad he was okay in the end.

[@gardenagnostic]

@@lydiawalton4822 i thought he was trying to kill everyone so the squip wouldn’t get to them

[@lilaclupin]

@@gardenagnostic wish there was a book we could read to find that out and get deeper information about the plot and the characters. Sadly the actual BMC book is absolute horse shit 💔

[@pancakeoftheopera2808]

Some of my many favorite points were when a picture of Chloe’s face was taped to Jenna’s, the transition when Jenna was telling Chloe about everything and it zoomed out to show her staring at the flaming house, and the fire/sparks traveling between everyone’s phones!! :D

[@broblerone413]

yeah! the part with chloe's face on jenna's was clever

[@cutiepie120048]

Yess 👏👏👏

[@redmask1252]

wdym I don’t see any picture

[@andynonymous6769]

I love all the gossip hounds being so gleeful about the situation, then the contrast when it shows Rich clearly having the shittiest day of his life and looking really... ominous

[@DanniSizzle]

The "this you?" text in reference to the body bag is way funnier than it should be pdhdbdvfbd

[@beckybats6221]

I love that though the song no one remembers it's Jake's house and ask him if he's okay.

[@candylandish]

Someone actually says "I hope Jake's okay" but it's faint

[@randomistoportunist]

@@candylandish when is that?

[@ArtandStuff13]

4:18 It’s in one of the voices

[@kiwuwuwu]

i always thought the title "smartphone hour" was like a subtle reference to bye bye birdie since one of the first numbers is "telephone hour" and it has a similar mood of spreading the word through calling/texting/social media

[@Emibee.]

Not really, it's mostly because they do are like in their early teens and this is supposed to be the smartphone hour parents sometimes give kids

[@immabethehero1486]

Yee me too

[@kettle9416]

@@Emibee. Actually the title is indeed supposed to be a reference to bye bye birdie

[@broblerone413]

@@kettle9416 and also in the original book from 2004 it was the telephone hour or cellphone hour or something

[@definitelynotcole4842]

Woah that’s cool, never really thought about that, but it definitely makes sense!

[@iciebear]

CHLOE’S FACE TAPED ON TOP OF JENNA’S… I CAN’T. SOBBING.

[@tvempty]

i really like 4:04 cuz it kinda represents how misinformation spreads, with every line coming from the phones are all different

[@Laura-ol5mt]

I really love how this song shows how news go in the school when something happens. Pretending that they know everything that happen and they are friends with people that suffer. Some people say this song is unnecessary but I love it and I’m glad that you did this so beautiful, your style is amazing

[@zenu8507]

I don’t know who rich is or why he burned down the house but I feel bad for him

[@meshell420]

im obsessed with this comment

[@Potatoes654]

As someone who is to into this musical.. *Feel bad for our sweet baby*

[@ishaalimtiaz6715]

This is the correct response

[@Skier-ym5jy]

​@@Potatoes654 We all feel bad for Richie

[@DinoandGalaxy]

This is the correct response

[@dana-pagame-la-terapia]

Okay but this probably my favorite BMC animatic??? Like??? The storytelling? Amazing. The animation? Beautiful. The designsand characterization? Fucking on point! It's just to freaking amazing omfg

[@lilaclupin]

A Be More Chill animatic? IN 2022? It's more likely than you think. Jokes aside, this is really cool and I love your style! Especially how you drew Rich 💞

[@taliagmail.com2005]

Still wish they existed in 2023

[@afeatherinthewind]

THIS IS AMAZING!!! THE MOVEMENT AND STAGING AND CHARACTER DESIGNS AND LITTLE JOKES AND!!! Its exactly what i hoped for and more when i clicked! You killed it!

[@selectedshipper8282]

2:13 was so good also Rich is so adorable and chaotic (even tho he’s having a mental breakdown) And 2:55 is such a sick frame. And I LOVE how Jenna, Chloe and Brooke are literally just the powerpuff girls, ICONIC!!! And they’re just drawn so well, your Chloe can literally step on me. Another thing, I love love love that Rich’s username is ‘Richesgetbitchez’ with a Z and Jake’s is ‘YaboyJake’ they just make so much sense! AND, Rich with squipped eyes at the end is so fucking smart

[@mohammedismail-kn5xv]

At first i didn't realize how absolutely true you are about Rich

[@bittermixin]

holy shit i literally got jumpscared when i saw this in my sub box, im such a huge huge fan of all your work and the effort and subtlety that goes into all of your stuff just blows me away every time UGHH you are crazy talented !! it feels like such a blessing to be able to still see fresh quality BMC content in 2022 and i can't wait to see whatever project you end up moving onto next 🥺

[@meshell420]

ur way too sweet 😭

[@nonbatnary]

carrying the bmc fandom on your back

[@LlannaaJorgan]

I swear this song is just the entire plot of dear Evan Hansen in one song

[@sillyphobix]

3:36 I just LOVE how the comments of Rich's post is just a bunch of "omgg get well soon!!" and then theres Jake. And the frame where they change their profiles of Rich flexing his biceps had me CACKLING on the "✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨💔💔💔💔💔💔fly high✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨" and the extreme Rich close up pfps. Love your work! Keep at it! You just gained a sub:DD

[@jas.per.25]

"bruh you fucked my house up so bad" 😭

[@sillyphobix]

@@jas.per.25 "anyways get well soon ig"

[@ready_s3tgo]

@@jas.per.25 “Also, don’t die . LOL”

[@unclewiley1986]

This is amazing! I've always loved how you do expressions. Also the 'fly high' and 'this you?' Took me out

[@phailovesyou]

all of the characters are drawn so cutely my gosh i want to squish them!! especially the girls during the autocorrect part sooo cute!! i really liked all the movement in this animatic from the phone calls actually having them touching and reliving the party to the cute cheer stuff it was just so fun and lively!!! really captured the energy of the song ^_^

[@beanebaby]

THE ENDING COULDNT HAVE BEEN DONE BETTER

[@veronicamelchor5386]

every. fucking. FRAME. of this animatic is a masterpiece. all of the parts and transitions are so well-connected and thought out. absolutely flawless. not to mention the song that you chose to animate. you are an absolute god

[@porkchop604]

Omg I thought this fandom was dead.. so happy to see people are still into it haha.. this was like, my favorite back in middle school. Good times. Read the book a couple years ago and it was also like really good.. I like it better in some ways. There's this goth girl named Stephanie I think.. and this part where Jeremy steals beanie babies to sell on eBay.. love that

[@broblerone413]

hdskhshdj even though i've read the book too, at first i thought you said "jeremy steals BABIES to sell on ebay"

[@porkchop604]

@@quacker8538 No. In the book, there's these 3 hot girls in the school. Different from the ones in the musical. At the party, Jeremy tries to have sex with this girl in a laundry room at the party but fails. He ends up hiding in the bathroom with one of the hot girls. She's goth and I'm pretty sure her name was Stephanie. He's really scared and just like... hangs on to her leg. It was kind of sweet.

[@taliagmail.com2005]

It's early 2023 and I am still into it

[@ishaalimtiaz6715]

Lmaooo I love the play. Kinda hated the book ngl. First time I read a book and disliked it compared to the adaptation.

[@Someguysayingsomething]

Damn this brought me back to 2016, super good tho!!!

[@RuxenKai]

I love how it keeps changing from one persons phone to the other since that's kind how misinformation starts

[@thetruefeatherqueen]

Oh my god I'm so impressed by the sending animation sequence with everyone's different ways of sending/wording, like the lightning for excited shit talkers, the flowers for the sympathetic ones, etc... Definitely my favorite part of my god this is SO well done 😭💙💙💙

[@tobytheeggo6949]

NO BECAUSE THIS IS SO GOOD OMG!!

[@super-sizedmcshizzle6235]

This is my favorite song from this musical and you animated it perfectly! There’s so much detail in every second and you always keep everything moving. The transitions are _so_ smooth and this was overall such an original animatic! I love it!

[@meshell420]

Thank you!!!

[@chloekirb]

absolutely STUNNING!!! the animation in this is gorgeous and smooth and conveys the song perfectly >:) BMC is a masterpiece and you have certainly done it justice!

[@pancakeoftheopera2808]

Just the first few frames are already amazing holy crap- you’re so skilled! :D

[@GalaxyIsDead]

AYO 2 WEEKS AGO THIS COMMUNITY STILL ALIVE? NO WAY I LOVE THIS SM 😭😭

[@doxiedreg]

YO THIS IS SO GOOD???? I laughed out loud various times, great job man!!

[@gummikitsune173]

THIS WAS SO SMOOTH AND DETAILED AND BEAUTIFUL, SJZNJJSK. Singlehandedly gonna send me spiraling back into my BMC phase.

[@thepinkus27]

This is one of the best animatics I've ever seen. Each scene was so original and this was endlessly entertaining the whole way through. Good job!

[@OriginalGameteer]

Don't know what it is about it, but good lord I find Jenna's animation at 0:26 adorable as heck

[@_ideatrash]

Its so beautiful

[@nightcatssketchbook]

BROOOOO THIS WAS SO GOOD, that was some damn good editing and a huge commitment and it looks great!!

[@TheGrahamHam]

A BMC animatic? In 2022?! Holy shit

[@asleeper139]

Severely underrated work. This is amazing

[@icecubes9056]

this is literally a masterpiece omg this is one of the most creative and entertaining animatics I've seen in awhile I love it

[@donut676]

this is crazy good omg. the whole thing is so expressive AHHH

[@youtubechicken120]

Ok so ive never seen this musical and never heard of it and this kinda just popped up in my feed and i cant stop watching its too good of a song

[@caiterbunch3932]

OH MY GOD this is absolutely brilliant!!! this song just has so much energy, i always dreamed of an animatic that encapsulated it, but i kinda just assumed that no one liked the song enough to make it happen, especially not in 2022, but you absolutely NAILED IT! all of the dancing and costumes and visual gags and 4th wall breaking... the joyful chaos of it all comes across so well. bravo!

[@rhearuth]

never thought i'd see a bmc animatic in 2022, but i am genuinely surprised at how well made this is. i love it sm!!

[@albredo2751]

I LOVE THIS ANIMATION SM I WATCHEDD IT LIKE 100 TIMES i wish there was more bmc animations 😭😭😭

[@fairykittykiki]

THIS IS SO WELL DONE. now one of my favorite BMC animatics !!

[@musicaldashtrash]

Oh. My. Gods. I LOVE THIS. IT’S DEFINITELY ONE OF THE GREATEST BMC ANIMATICS I’VE SEEN!

[@a6sence]

never seen such a lively animatic before IM IN LOVEEEE

[@froggydraws_24]

these transitions are amazing and i love the animation at 4:06! i love ur work sm

[@gracegonzaga2565]

this was incredible!!! rich's expression at the end was so so perfect!

[@doodlenainers2758]

omg! More of your work! There were so many amazing parts! The Chloe taping her face over Jenna was hilarious, and the texting/instrumental bit was also amazing! that being said, the last part was deffo my fav part! Seeing all the chaos and the girls just dancing in front of it was INCREDIBLE 😂😂 Love your work as always (sorry if this comes across as awkward, its like my first comment 😅)

[@meshell420]

Not awkward at all, thanks so much for your comment!! so happy you liked it

[@MaggotfilledFlesh]

Oh my gosh dude the animation to this was epic. Esipecslly when you shown the little sparks flying from phone to phone as the information spread and became bigger and bigger than it needed to. I caught onto that metaphor lol. I absolutely loved it, oh man this animatic did make me enjoy the song 😂 it was the only song I wasn't a fan of in Be More Chill until I watched this animatic.

[@DirtyNoodless]

HONESLT LAUGHED OUT LOUD AT HOW YOU DREW RICH SOMETIMES OMGGG

[@chocolate8409]

I’m glad the fandom is still alive! Request: “The Pitiful Children” animatic- Broadway version. (“Christine is begging for assistance Jeremy..”)

[@malainaann3832]

Never seen be more chill but this was so incredibly well done!!

[@sunnalyn]

i love how the information gets spread in different sparks, so it kinda shows how the info gets changed based on how someone words it :)

[@BlueCat201X]

Whoa. I have no words. The animation was stunning, and the character designs were SO AWESOME!!! Great job!!!!

[@Cosmignon]

Have always hoped someone would put visuals to this song, it’s one of my favs from the show :) you did a really good job with conveying the chaos of the latter half, good stuff!!

[@gh05tb0yz]

I LOVE TH EXPRESSIONS AND GESTURES AND TRANSITIONS AND CHARACTER DESIGNS AND STYLE AND LINEWORK EVERYTHING I PERFECT OMG

[@чипчилинка-ц5ф]

Rich in your artstyle is just so damn adorable

[@MichealMellsN1Stan]

fcats about this song: A) rich set it as a s^cide attempt B) michael was still in the bathroom (the knocking in his song was pepole trynna warn him) C) jake broke his legs trynna save rich from the fire D) WHNE CAN I GET SOME RED MOUTNI DEW!? ITS LIKE NORMAL MOUTNIN DEW JUST RED!

[@virusgarden]

hey saw the description and just wanna say the smartphone hour is actually a clever link back to an older musical classic called telephone hour :)

[@meshell420]

from bye bye birdie, haha yeah I know I just be joking around

[@distray_and_disarray]

i love this!! i think this is the first animation of this song that matches the energy of the song as much as I imagine itd do!! i love it so much!

[@myst3ri0usfe11a]

Oml I love everything about this

[@pocketofvegetables866]

my favorite song in the musical and ughh u do it such justice!! good work, very creative animatic

[@elisemariechoi1531]

............... THIS IS AMAZING!! The editing is friggin phenemonal and it makes the video super fluid ❤

[@Junoisverysleepy]

This is flecking fantastic

[@Lili_Chan_2011]

Flecking?

[@austin3467]

I've said this before and I'll say it again YOU'RE AMAZING AND EXTREMELY TALENTED!! I can't wait for more BMC!!/ Act 2/The whole BMC to be animated and binge the entire 2hrs!

[@procatzzz1507]

OMGGGG THIS IS SO GOOD IM OBSESSED I LITERALLY LOVE THIS

[@hackedy9834]

This is so well animated I am losing it. Animation is so smooth it melts your stress away like damn. 😊💄🐾

[@nocap1449]

I love the facial expressions. This shoudk have more likes

[@karmicbusta]

the bmc characters are so cute in your style

[@arthur1428]

DUDE HOLY CRAP! The amount of effort that you must’ve put into this is INSANE! And it’s like the PERFECT energy for this song. You understood the assignment from the get go dude

[@lizard_wizard1566]

WOW THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!!! The flow of everything is too notch, the expressions, the super smooth animation during the instrumental part everything was so amazing!

[@randomperson22856]

Ok, im late, but im just gonna say that this is a 10/10 from me. The art style? Amazing. The storytelling? I was engaged the whole time, thats surprising for someone with my attention span. This is so creative, like, omg. The details... Just.. Everything. Also, im just gonna say... I love Rich's username 😁

[@starswirI]

HOLY SHIT THIS IS SO UNDERRATED I HOPE THIS TAKES OFF U DESERVE IT WOW... u mustve worked so god damn hard on this and it shows man This was amazing

[@anikxa6401]

i absolutely love this animation! it perfectly summed up the meaning of the song and the way you managed to do it is just incredible! keep up the amazing work!

[@oblivious.side.charachter]

THIS WAS SO AMAZING WHATTT THE EXPRESIONS AND AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AMAZINGG

[@HiHi-lt1cb]

This is incredible!

[@EroticMammoth]

This animatic pulled me straight back into my old bmc obsession i hope ur happy

[@MetaphoricallyRose]

YOURE BACK LETS GOOOOO legit your animatics inspire me so much you have no idea

[@darthmillennia]

Bro this is like the most unique animatic I’ve ever seen

[@crunch5]

This brought me back! I loved this!! Amazing animatic

[@Garbospace]

This is one of my favorite animatics very well done

[@jenslow4900]

this is so incredibly good i love it you're an amazing artist :]

[@Binary-]

This is so amazing!!! The art style, the smoothness of the animation, all those amazing details!! I love it, absolute masterpiece.

[@cheshireshadow518]

GLORIOUS!

[@kaw_the_pigeon]

I don't know how this got recommended but I love the song and the visuals

[@claracatlady9844]

This was amazing animatic. Kudos 🫡💖

[@hancy3013]

this is absolutely amazing i’m gonna watch it 3 times a day

[@pilupili]

estaba intentando hacer algo como un "cosplay de Michael" t penando en como el fandom estaba prácticamente muerto. La notificación llegó en el momento indicado!

[@0_ello_010]

glad the fandoms still alive ^^

[@karmicbusta]

the stock photo body bag oh my god

[@hugsfromcasey2863]

This is so cool and underrated omg

[@m88nlighter]

This is the most amazing BMC animatic ive seen ❤❤❤ your style is gorgeous and you completly encapsulate the energy of the song

[@mdan6941]

this is so so so well done amazing work as always!!!!

[@tzatwar]

them acting like he died is so funny i love all the little details in this omg >o< ur so creative

[@rosierine1176]

The animation is so lively and cute!

[@elipsis7651]

OOH, This has got to be one of the very best BMC animatics I have ever had the pleasure of seeing, not only was it quite creative and expressive, but the presentation, the movement, and animation were all indescribably amazing.

[@jerryqueer]

a BMC animatic?? IN 2022???? SIGN ME THE FUCK UP-