Vagabond

Graduation film from The Animation Workshop/VIA UC: Following his dog’s kidnapper through a relentlessly moving city, the warmhearted vagabond Dio discovers how far society has gone to keep up its pace.
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“Vagabond” was made by a team of third year Character Animation and CG Arts students at The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark. Check out the individual students’ blogs at the links below to learn more about the talent behind the film!
CREDITS
Director, animator, editor, compositor, sound designer - Pedro Ivo Carvalho, pivosilva.blogs...
Production manager, background painter, compositor - Anne Sigismund, annesigismund.b...
Animation lead, pipeline supervisor, storyboard artist - Christoffer Kramme, christoffer-kra...
Co-art director, technical director, animator, compositor, sound designer - Roland Seer, ww.rolandseer.w...
Co-art director, animator, character designer, storyboard artist - Maria Henriksen, maria-henriksen...
Storyboard lead, character layout, character designer - Talía Bordallo, taliabordallomi...
Concept art, background lead - Høgni Mohr, www.hogniportfo...
Concept art, Character designer, background painter, compositor - Simon Halberg, / hekse-fedtt

[@kb-kl9wq]

this guy stops a ship that holds an entire city to save his dog id say this is definitely the correct thing to do here

[@irus297]

Gizmo Kitten well, the dog was practically his only friend I guess u could say family and without the dog he wouldn't have anything to keep him happy and without the dog his life would be miserable. Though I do agree u shouldn't stop a whole city just for ur dog Edit: probably gonna get some hate from this

[@razberry8186]

Yes who cares about people only the dog matters

[@ember_shep8181]

Well also he just saved society. All of that movement and smog is horrible. He introduced them to the real world

[@ahmadmahdee9495]

yeah...also a selfish thing to do ...but yea since its a dog .....it okay

[@GoldenPantaloons]

Haha he killed so many people.

[@Sifps]

This here is one of my personal favorites this year. Really great world building, and it's so nice to see 2D animation still going strong.

[@charlespeng683]

Good story

[@KawaiiFireMoon]

2d is my fav animation

[@AN-ou6qu]

Probably 2.5 D

[@sofialaya596]

If you like 2d animation, watch Song of the sea, so underrated

[@KawaiiFireMoon]

@@sofialaya596 so good so many tears I also love fokelore and mythology so it was amazing really so beautiful

[@theBeastcub]

this was immensely interesting

[@randommeli1546]

omg I love your videos

[@annadafae]

Oh wow, I came to reply and these comments are like 3 years old XD

[@stormtrooper8556]

•AnnaTheArtistic• AND NOW YOUR 1 YEAR OLD HOW OLD IS MY COMMENT GUYS DONT REPLY RN WAIT A YEAR

[@lookmomnohands0391]

He protecc He attacc But most importantly....he gets his doggo back👏👏👏

[@caipingcui7594]

@JellyDay dreams fictional dog MY GOD YOU JUST MADE IS FUNNIER

[@JetFallstarTheGlaceon92]

Oh gosh, I was so scared that the dog was going to die! This animation had me on the edge of my seat! I was so happy that the man stopped everything to save his best friend!

[@smallestdragon6730]

Jet the Glaceon yes yes! I was really worried for the dog. They are my soft spot in animations.

[@JetFallstarTheGlaceon92]

Demon DragonAngel Mine too! I'm a huge dog person! I cried during Marley and Me!

[@nicole-6062]

Jet the Glaceon Same!

[@JetFallstarTheGlaceon92]

Crowstream Oakclan I mean like it was cute in the beginning but when the dog got severely sick I couldn't help but cry in the movie theaters! :'C

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

i feel the samebro, i almoust couldnt blink, thx god everything ended well

[@theBeastcub]

I am so glad I watched this again, as new things stood out to me on the rewatch. First of all, the movement of the city, I swear I am wracking my brain trying to recall if I even acknowledged this before, I am fairly sure I did not notice before because I had no idea the city was a train, but on the rewatch I now see that the city is in fact "breathing" with the train's movements. Another thing was the mural the kids were drawing, the city as a dragon being fed, this had no significance the first watch and I love the inclusion of things like this in media

[@zee30000]

love your work.

[@aviholtz9056]

for me, I assumed the city was moving at 3:43, I was unsure of whether or not this was just the dust storms, but for some reason it clicked that the city was moving and it ran into such dust storms; this specific scene also is reminiscent of many movie scenes atop trains

[@yoshiyoshka7578]

I'm sorry but wasn't it clear that the city was a train at the end?

[@jaschabull2365]

Good thing Louise and Gene were there to help him save his dog.

[@seanmorrison5652]

+Jascha Bull I was thinking the EXACT same thing.

[@zee30000]

dang it you stole my thought lol

[@doomrex5464]

lol

[@dangerbunnyy]

This is a great example of what you can achieve with animation. It can be so much more when people use it to it's full potential. Beautiful piece of art.

[@SplendidBeans]

I'm not a great critiquing kind of person, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say this. This animation probably is meant to say that when the world is a distopia, and no one realizes what they're doing to the environment, only those who appreciate what's left of it will be able to stop the chaos. Or something like that.

[@TammyMackie]

The clouds at the end, one of them looks like a dog playing.

[@connormclernon26]

+Tammy Mackie they are

[@dave5194]

Wow, what a world they constructed. Fantastic animation, I really like the art style, the ending blew me away. It's a bit ironic to me how this place looks so industrialized and advanced, yet bears winding streets instead of the grid plan, like old pre-Hellenism cities.

[@roarpowmonkey825]

+David Lam -flamingsword1 symbolizes dirty complicated technological footprints stacked on top of each other because progress just don't care?

[@demian2234]

i love the idea of "futuristic howl's moving castle around the natural world" this is definitely one of my favorites animations

[@Sugardaddy501]

You have to stop sometimes if you wish to see the blessing you have or the peril you live in.

[@TVPaint]

Congratulations for this lovely graduation film ! And thank you for mentioning us the credits :)

[@madelinegutierrez2910]

Having been there it is because you must squeeze everything you can out of the littlest detail and appreciate the great difference between whatever it is and not having it. For example not having a running car compared to one that is old, no a/c.. so much better.. BUT having one $30 car or another? How much hardship is it saving you from...

[@violetsb7000]

i feel like it kinda represents how love will still triumph through even when things have gotten so bad. if he hadnt thought of all the memories of his pupper he wouldnt have been able to muscle an entire city to a hault

[@HoudiniLaufeysonJewelz]

Just wow! It honestly shows how far society has gone and is heading.

[@elliem.4841]

"Amid the train of chaos there was a howl, and its name was Love" -- Unknown

[@howchen8529]

I was fascinated by the city It gave me a bioshock feeling at first

[@HowardWimshurst]

Good lord! My favorite piece of this year to come out of the animation workshop, great job guys. Very endearing story

[@m_teo]

So heartwarming, how could anyone dislike this?

[@glenhoerner8837]

I just love this channel :) Only here can I see wonderful short animations that do such a great job of creating a universe and telling a great story in such a short time.

[@chaomatic5328]

+Glenjamin Pine, there is also an another channel that calls "Esma Movies". It is a french channel but there are english subtitles too; it may not be as good as this one, but it is still well-made. Feel free to reply :)

[@roarpowmonkey825]

+Glenjamin Pine it shouldnt, greatness takes time, this short is magnificent but i wouldn't mind if they polish it a bit more

[@Orangeforever66778]

+Chaomatic is the that one where he had to stay with his wife and several kids and forever ? I don't think they would be allowed to separate ever because they will have a baby or two to raise (together)?

[@sciolistbardstudios3826]

HOLY SHIT THAT WAS INTENSE

[@vaporeous2162]

beautiful, intriguing, gripping, inspiring, this animation has it all.

[@DaCatMatt]

it was a giant train!! so cool

[@nancyneukirch4524]

There is such creativity and diversity. This is the world I want to see. Theese are real films.

[@Derkaderka7777]

Good job! Sorta reminds me of the movie Snowpiercer

[@Nazgul100]

Its already been said, but Ill say it again. Amazing! I enjoyed every moment of this film.

[@Joseph-dh8gb]

This literally made a tsunami pour out of my eyeballs.

[@abigaildeeks8328]

Alcyoneus The Sergal Somebody was cutting onions nearby!

[@40Kfrog]

Thank you for not killing off either the dog or the old dude for cheap feels.

[@ohmyflippiningod]

Fantasic as always guys. Keep cranking out students like this and you'll one day make the whole world smile.

[@abigaildeeks8328]

Jack I’m smiling. If not for circumstances beyond my control, I would be an animator now:(

[@del2479]

He not only saved his dog, but all of the people on the ship.

[@audiofolder9453]

I showed this to my school and everyone thought the dog was gonna die at the end someone slowly clapped and everyone stared clapping it was such a beautiful animation!

[@_arcadian._]

That made so much sense! For some reason it was simple but amazing!

[@Nitanima]

This is some fine and atonishing animated work, I love EVERYTHING about this wonderful piece, the animation, the style, the different messages through the whole short, the music, the colors, everything is just simply beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing this with the world, I'm so surprised to see that is not very well known, in any case, everyone involved in this proyect MUST feel proud!

[@bananafana2102]

THIS WAS INCREDIBLE, I HOPE WHOEVER MADE THIS HAS OR GETS A CAREER IN ANIMATION.

[@stormqueen29]

Wow! Mortal Engines vibe. It's amazing how once you've seen the twist the first time, you can go back and pick out so many tiny details that give it away. The train whistle, signal crossing and clicking tracks in the first few seconds, the swaying of the whole city as it moves along the tracks, the streams of clouds going by signaling that everything is actually moving. And you repeatedly hear signal crossing sounds and faint train whistles and the whoosh of steam as from an old time steam engine train. There are constant train related sounds in the background that at first you dismiss as just city sounds, but then realize you were hearing the train the entire time. Very clever use of sound design throughout!

[@tophton7801]

This has to be a work of talent, hard work and pure love. There's no other way it can get any more beautiful than this.

[@dingo-ringo-bingo]

The city is TRAIN?!

[@E763.]

I'm glad to know only 37 people in this vast world don't adore and appreciate this work of priceless art.

[@laracroft003]

Sometimes it is the poor who find beauty in life.

[@kudr8339]

*it’s more of the poor

[@lookmomnohands0391]

Unii it can be either way go to school.

[@lookmomnohands0391]

Unii and of course you watch gacha life.....

[@bobross8424]

As opposed to the rich people who find beauty every single time.

[@robertsieniawski3505]

-_-

[@RaeshCor]

Great plot twist :)

[@JREG]

Coolest original idea for a world I've seen

[@KAtotheY]

I literally started crying in fear for the dog, beautiful work. such relief when I saw he saved his friend.

[@dienini8588]

Das ist eine wahre Freundschaft ❤❤❤

[@Kraigon42]

Every moment was enjoyable for me. It really reminded me of The Reward from a few years ago.

[@genevieveurban1426]

The landscape at the end feels like something from a Ghibli movie

[@Orangepeel89]

I use to hate KZbin recommendation, but I love it now

[@2muchofme280]

This is real friendship 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@AnimatorEnthusiast]

This was absolutely mind-boggling amazing, stupendous even. And you're telling me that this was hand drawn!? With this under their belts, these graduates have a bright future indeed!

[@belltowersubductions5104]

This is probably one of my favorites.

[@deeranfoxworthy6069]

In less than 10 minutes an animation brought me from the edge of my seat, to shock, to tears of happiness. Something a blockbuster movie has yet to do in the 2 hours they have.

[@shinelokabrenna]

Thought this was going to be another cliche but boy was I wrong, very interesting, entertaining and heart warming.

[@curtishaley3606]

wow that was a cool twist ending

[@ArrestAthens]

+Curtis Haley your profile picture tho xD

[@curtishaley3606]

yellow diamond is not amused with twist ending

[@burzee0477]

+Curtis Haley giraffe* is not amused with twist ending.

[@danielledan6400]

I cried after he had a flash back about his dog, the only family he had left. And he saved his dog. This video is making me so emotional while im at the bus... omg people asked wft is wrong with me.. ? 😢😭

[@mallardduckjrh8048]

I love the twist at the end

[@marcelloascani]

awesome

[@Jackv91]

The silence at the end of the movie was the most stunning thing! Amazing job!

[@mattiegr6423]

Enjoy the little things

[@Cernunnnos]

So, the city train is modern society. An industrial behemoth that is chundling blindly forward, consuming everything in its wake as everyone rushes about keeping the damn thing running without ever taking a second to see the world around them. Ignoring each other as they keep their head down and do their bit. And it isn't until someone slams the breaks on the whole thing that people take a moment and stop and see that we live in a pretty beautiful place. When we actually slow down to appreciate it. That's what I got.

[@MsFOAAM]

This was amazing! Great storyline, great animation, great concept art.... Please tell me that this has won an (or many) award or something because it definitely deserves it!

[@Ng0be1]

Amazing. Also I loved how he dog and he man looked the same but as different animals. Great job!!!

[@castrocafe8049]

Woah. This needs at least 16 awards

[@melv.278]

Sacrifice everything for that one little thing you adore

[@gigawatt6018]

I'd do the exact same thing, even at the end of my days, even in death. This is beautiful.

[@alexandersergal]

i imagine a much sadder ending for this: the man desperately tries to pull that lever but fails to do so, the bin opens up, in a last ditch effort to save his dog he jumps and catches the dog holding it close, memories fly through his head as they plummet down. He holds the dog close to keep it calm and then black.

[@claudiag.9307]

That's my favourite so far!

[@MauKiffer]

Da célebre série "felicidade se acha é em horinhas de descuido"... Encontrar com o querido Xico e saber por ele que o querido Pedrinho cresceu, casou, mudou e dirigiu/fez essa maravilhosa obra-prima!!! Parabéns à toda equipe e em especial ao Pedro, um GRANDE e afetuoso abraço!

[@trefferendebanane]

soo i just found this animation and i must say this is what that new movie about the moving citys which name escaped me allready could have been .. something with a message and meaning behind it insead we got a mildly boring spectacle with a lot of exposition in between. and that is what makes this even more impressive to me i was exited and emotionaly invested in these caracters and allmost could smell the fresh air at the end with the movie i mentioned beforehand i just fell asleep ... no really i did thaks for this im glad i stubled across this masterpiece of animation while procrastinating homework

[@Demigodish4o3]

The quality of the art was some of the best I've ever seen from TAW's shorts! Incredible!

[@HansBlissRP]

beautiful story.. the love between the dog and his human is so realistic. thumbs up!

[@catchthesedreams92]

This is the first one with a dog that didn’t make my cry at the end

[@raven800plays]

oh my god all the feels....i'm crying right now because of how emotional this all was. I love it! and in the end i'm left thinking of this one question from all the symbolism: "If you had the power, would you literally stop the world if it meant saving one companion?"My answer is yes...

[@devanharripersad5730]

Really liked this one. You have a wonderful imagination. Awesome storytelling and beautiful animation.

[@genevievewowor3228]

my fav from animation workshop so far👍💕

[@rocket-ritkay7332]

1:07-1:10 made my heart shatter

[@Bunford10]

This animation really touched me ...

[@daltonpierce8497]

This one was beautiful. I've been missing that joy lately. So glad I watched this.

[@AquaticFerret]

Honestly one of my favorite graduation films I've ever seen-- if not my favorite. Beautiful work

[@RavioliNight]

Wow. Amazing! Especially the ending.

[@bat7320]

I love this a lot! I wish they made a movie adaptation of this.

[@britneyborja8566]

This needs more views and likes, its so awesome!!!!

[@irrenistmenschlich4763]

Thank you for the wonderful film :)

[@roblextime1122]

What a amazing animation!

[@bellag4183]

This was amazing. You should make more like this!

[@coreyjenkins4899]

this animation was good

[@Digganob590]

RIP to all the old ladies that were looking out over their windows at that exact moment.

[@Mykasan]

just discover this channel and i want more

[@cluelessbluebird]

Oh my god that was amazing! When he pulled the leaver I got so happy 😁

[@nalguo]

Parabéns a todos os envolvidos no filme.

[@MrYossek]

Great job guys, idea of train-city suprised me a lot :)

[@Danabn0rmal]

Every thing about this was beautiful, the animation the story the world. Amazing job.

[@Ayman-BP]

Amazing animation,drawing and story.

[@irishangel-dx5px]

this was such an amazing short film

[@femurbreakur]

Absolutely beautiful

[@j.o.w.4099]

Breathtaking

[@PanchoKilla17]

Love it! Reminds me of the old Samurai Jack cartoons in some ways

[@euniceishere]

This is beyond beautiful!

[@7spiritualcompass706]

Great story and animation. Thank you.

[@ChaostessX3]

I love the futuristic metropolitan landscape

[@joebob4091]

Only just found this but I love it! Couldn't breathe when the flash back moment happened-amazing! Gonna binge all your stuff now.