What If Memes Suddenly Disappeared? (Kurzgesagt Parody)

i uhh started this over a year ago 💀
listen to the soundtrack here! open.spotify.com/album/49xt41...
(it's also on amazon music and apple music)
my dad did the voiceover! www.fiverr.com/chriscowan
sub to @kurzgesagt they're the real heroes
🎥 Credits :
the calendar for making me wish i was faster
blender for making animation super easy, barely an inconvenience
davinci resolve for making my videographic dreams come true
lots of sound effects from freesound.org (i love you)
art made in illustrator
soundtrack made in bandlab.com/
my mother for giving birth to me
my cat for always being by my side
and the friends I made along the way
#kurzgesagt #animation #parody #blender

[@AdventureMase]

HEY GUESS WHAT - the soundtrack is out now! open.spotify.com/album/49xt41j0j6xqJ5KkqTrR8I (you can also listen on apple/amazon music) ORIGINAL COMMENT (from 1 day after the video's release): bro i uploaded this video last night and i woke today up to see this video's _comments_ have more likes than i usually get views 💀💀💀 at most i was expecting like 2k views from this video lmao thank yall so much for supporting the heck out of this video 😂

[@YounesLayachi]

Who voiced this ?

[@titanicbigship]

FR make more

[@1actose]

@@YounesLayachi his dad lol

[@GabrielOlivares123]

😁👌

[@cappie2000]

you know you're riding on the success of kurzgesagt, don't you?

[@kurzgesagt]

A universe without memes is possible but pointless. We love this video so much! Also the BTS scene at the end... 😙👌 Thanks, AdventureMase! ✨

[@richeese2705]

Kurzgesagt passes the vibe check!

[@Derpixied]

Gasp

[@AdamOnPCGaming]

the legend is here

[@user-kb5yo6fp2j]

you know your video is a success when Kurzgesagt comments on your video

[@yurifan2537]

We need more kurzesagt parodies

[@LIMC]

Nice work mate, really well animated

[@Osama-Bon-Jovi-01]

I concur

[@AdventureMase]

dude i totally did a double-take when i saw the username 💀 thanks though!!!

[@TropicalFoggg]

woah

[@yuri__dev]

real

[@TropicalFoggg]

@@yuri__dev fake

[@ChatSceptique]

Feels like an actual episode, well done 😂

[@dylanthebobtist]

NEWEST COMMENTS?!

[@lemaismarabou8461]

eh bien bonjour vous!

[@meqs]

why is this so good 😭😂

[@Smg4GMOD991]

hello

[@HotDogPBSC]

MY CONTENT IS GOOD

[@Slugg0]

Idk

[@Slugg0]

@@HotDogPBSCNo it’s not you attention seeking 5 year old.

[@kikiburrito]

​@@HotDogPBSC so good I'm shitting myself

[@RickAstley-qd8bn]

The fact that there is literally no discernible difference between this and an actual Kurzgesagt video is one part disturbing and 3 parts _really_ impressive.

[@phs125]

I only realised this isn't a real kurzegezagt video once I finished watching the video and came to comment section...

[@GamingPet07]

​@@phs125same

[@adanhendrixvideo727]

That's untrue, however it was similar enough so I enjoyed it

[@EvilMarkerOSC]

OMG IM TALKING TO THE "REAL" RICK ASTLEY :)))))) Get it?

[@greanbeen2816]

⁠@@phs125The voice is good, but I’m not sure it’s THAT convincing

[@crimester]

this is art

[@geurworx8164]

Seriously you cannot make this up guys.

[@desertracer619]

Agree

[@lightfree8091]

no this is a carefully created masterpiece

[@gasterman]

✡️🏳️

[@squareduck.]

truely

[@arturmo1046]

What i like about your video is not just the art style, which you copied very well with a lot of effort, but also the story telling. You grasp so much of the original formular. You truly understand kurzgesagt story telling strategy and imitate it in a loveable and cheeky manner. Kudos for this masterpiece. This is indeed the best parody i have seen in a while. Not mean, not dumb, not too much of ill mannered humor. Just your understanding, your style and a lot of effort.

[@user-du9wm9vi6l]

The detail on this is insane. When the Solar Flare part came up, you used a Leitmotiff from their soundtrack, much like Epic Mountain/Kurzgesagt themselves do whenever topics they covered are mentioned! This is insanely good.

[@Spherius]

1:56 damn that car's 3d movement is amazingly animated

[@presidentgamingzyt]

its also a real meme

[@AdventureMase]

i spent like an entire day just on that car model 😂

[@sirstretchy7365]

@@AdventureMase wow 😭😭

[@user-nm8ho8gy7o]

@@AdventureMasedamn, dedication at its finest.

[@niuniujunwashere]

@@AdventureMase mad respect o7

[@MartynDerg]

what's funniest to me is that it hardly feels like parody, kursgesagt isn't even afraid to kill their birds in creative and gruesome ways I super appreciate the amount of work you put into it

[@quinton1630]

I don’t remember there being blood when the Kurz birds died, but there used to be a Patreon tier to have your own bird designed and killed off in a video!

[@catfacecat.]

​@@quinton1630oh god

[@coocato]

@@quinton1630in some of the older yet not too old videos iirc

[@osasunaitor]

"why'd I stop? _NO MOTIVATION"_ Man I love your honesty haha

[@Singurarity88]

This is a great parody!!! Well done! I love the effort you also put into the prank. I am pretty sure they already hired you as an animator, given the fact how they enjoyed this :)

[@AdventureMase]

haha i wish they hired me 😂

[@EnneoLeo]

Kurzgesagt needs to see this. Even if this was just as simple as a parody, this is a great mock-up of their style of videos, bravo! Edit: Yippee, they saw it!!

[@Elixtronic]

could not agree more

[@pierrotA]

Kurzgesagt will never speak about that video, because it contain parody of Kurzgesagt point of view on economical degrow. You can find some videos that explain the problem better, but in short, Kurzgesagt is financed by big corporation to greenwash them with oriented opinions presented as fact.

[@Nikolasz1173]

🤓@@pierrotA

[@admin-ji2pu]

Do you have any sources?

[@yeetboi268]

it's fine, I love big corpo@@pierrotA

[@DigiNeko]

holy crap this is just so well made, congrats m8 !! u’ve deserved it

[@dustbutwithadifferentpfp3656]

True

[@UTTPDrift]

why olny 1 reply?

[@redlock9621]

hi coffin dance creator

[@HotDogPBSC]

I MADE A COOL VIDEO

[@Whatever-gx3un]

Part 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIu5fqqDmMZjp6c

[@shachardl5360]

Not just the art style, animation and narration, but you also got all the tiny reoccuring details right! The split screens, the machinery, the love of space-related apocalypse, the fleshy titles, the birds commiting violence (or violence commited on them, including explosions) while still looking innocent somehow and the clattered boxes... Great Job! Also kudos for the encouragment from OG Kurzgesagt!

[@AdventureMase]

i studied kurzgesagt religiously to try to get all the details right 😂

[@shachardl5360]

@@AdventureMase I'm also a big fan, but I'm a sure you put more of those easter eggs than I could even notice! 👏

[@auronheimdall1072]

This is such a cool tribute, you're awesome ! Thanks for creating this it was very fun and well made !

[@psychopiper8224]

I would go as far as to call this a perfect parody. The artstyle and direction are spot-on, exactly like the original, but with a perfect amount of irony and light-hearted mockery. Hopefully how hard this video blew up shows you how great this video is!

[@AdventureMase]

youre too kind!! :DD

[@zihaoooi787]

@@AdventureMase counterpoint: you’re too good

[@HotDogPBSC]

I MADE A COOL VIDEOI MADE A COOL VIDEOI MADE A COOL VIDEOI MADE A COOL VIDEOI MADE A COOL VIDEOI MADE A COOL VIDEO

[@HotDogPBSC]

I MADE A COOL VIDEOI MADE A COOL VIDEOI MADE A COOL VIDEOI MADE A COOL VIDEO

[@HotDogPBSC]

I MADE A COOL VIDEOI MADE A COOL VIDEOI MADE A COOL VIDEOfgfgsfdgdsg

[@user-oy1zp1ud7i]

The animation is WAY TOO GOOD! It legit looks like a Kurzgesagt video. Thanks for making my day better!

[@big_sea]

yes

[@interestingperson7205]

this is an amazing video. I was just listening to kurzgesagt videos on autoplay (because I like doing work to the voice in the videos) and I completely forgot that I put this video into the playlist and didn't notice it lol.

[@peridt840]

0:36 *we’re not friends anymore, Derek 💀💀💀*

[@Cheezymations]

I am astonished. You are 14 and making stuff like this. I am quite speechless looking through all the videos you've posted on this channel, it is so heartwarming to see that the hard work is paying off. Great job!!

[@areanaangel8964]

he's 14?! OMG. This kid is a prodigy!

[@kee7374]

14? Welp. Time to hate myself

[@orangeleaf36plus]

as another 14 year old, i just feel disappointed in myself and happy for him that he made something this good of a quality video.

[@seaque.]

​@@orangeleaf36plushey, go easy. I am 23 and reserved all the self hate to myself.

[@pixelcat29]

Im 15 and I am unphased

[@myamo.o]

This is amazing! I cant believe how close you captured their art style and essence, especially with the voiceover. Keep up the great animations, you deserve it! Cheers!

[@AdventureMase]

thank you! my dad did the whole narration for the vid haha

[@RaySmith-zg7od]

​@@AdventureMaseseems like you had a great time working on this❤

[@AdventureMase]

@@RaySmith-zg7od it was hard but definitely a good time 👍

[@WhipThenNaeNae]

the voiceover wasnt anywhere near close to the perfect voice of the original narrator but its good enoug, maybe could have used ai though

[@AdventureMase]

​@@WhipThenNaeNae ai would give it the whole video a general unpleasant vibe imo though my dad's impression of the narrator wasn't super close, it was still fun to do

[@narcozero8410]

That’s amazing ! You really nailed the narration style and the visuals !

[@MemeOlution]

as a meme enthusiast i can confirm that without memes this world will fall into chaos

[@ItsCforCattail]

This looks so well made that I could've mistaken it for a real video!

[@zerolef2]

wdym this is a real video

[@Axtreai]

@@zerolef2 real Kurzgesagt vid he means

[@haven216]

@@Axtreai But this is the real Kurzgesagt?

[@Javier-vi6db]

@@haven216 no

[@haven216]

@@Javier-vi6db Are you blind? This is clearly a Kurzgesagt video

[@plasmaemerald8407]

This is the best thing I’ve seen all day, this man just seemingly-less replicated there style. This is actual art, I’m being dead serious right now💀

[@Bigbaccala1]

Maybe the next thing you should see is a dictionary. Horrible English buddy.

[@Nicomv-eu3pd]

@@Joseph-ke3xc quite possibly

[@HotDogPBSC]

I MADE A COOL VIDEO

[@Jay_in_Japan]

Christ, the English teacher in me had a stroke reading that

[@plasmaemerald8407]

@@Jay_in_Japan LMAOAOAOAOALA💀

[@Theuncletoeticklingtoddler]

That’s the best thumbnail I’ve ever seen😭😭 it pretty much describes the whole world at this point 😭🙏

[@ItzAudreyii]

Congratulations on finishing this project! :D

[@tnturnip]

This is genuinely a labor of love and it shows, your effort and dedication to animate this level of detail for a bit is inspiring. I hope Kurzgesagt sees this video and I look forward to your other works, just dont pressure yourself to make something too ambitious and have fun once in a while!

[@TNTo1]

Nice name

[@oklap8478]

They saw it!!!

[@SpicyMang0s]

They did see it :)

[@Darkana712]

1:22 bro survived a solar wave and not a computer falling?!?!

[@El3ctroBl4de360]

Solar flares are no big deal for machines made of meat and bones, but it's a very big deal for machines made of metal and wires

[@dawesome_sauce]

Not only is this a fantastic parody, it is also FACT. Congrats on the animation! That's some mad skills!

[@lordsimops4183]

Crazy good video, just insane how much quality this is from just one person

[@soyDani.]

Man this is so well done holy crap. Ive seen other parodies and by far I think this one is the most realistic and worked one so far. The music itself is worthy of being released to us, atleast I for one found it catchy.

[@AdventureMase]

im glad you like the music! apparently it was just rejected for "soundtrack not being the genre of music" 💀 i sent it for publishing again so hopefully itll be up in a few days!

[@soyDani.]

Praying with you that it gets accepted!@@AdventureMase

[@thatotherandrew_]

Everything, from the Wormholes-like title reveal to the Epic-Mountain-esque parody music, is spot on. I once tried to animate a Kurzgesagt video in PowerPoint, but this is on a whole other level - I'm beyond impressed!

[@shadowlp1746]

Holy shit At first I thought this would be cut to match the words but this is so much better Props for that!

[@longshot9058]

The fact you made this in Blender is insane. I thought it was animated in a 2D software or something. Great job!

[@Robin-ps9wq]

wow your animation is amazing! it must've taken alot of work to learn to emulate their art style, backgrounds and animation transitions. they were indistinguishable from the 'real' thing. props to you for putting in the work, this will make a great portfolio piece bc it's so timeless! also my favourite transition that I noticed was at 0:06 I just cant help but feel you stared at that 3 second shot for like 5 hours. totally worth it though, it all blended seamlessly in the end!

[@AdventureMase]

haha yeah it was pretty difficult getting the image on the computer to track well :P thank you for all the compliments!! :D

[@Robin-ps9wq]

@@AdventureMase of course dude! you did an awesome job, I always point out great work when I see it. I know it makes me happy when people compliment my art so I try and spread that positivity to other artists as well

[@DisguisedParrot]

I Love this sooooo so much!!! You are such a creative person. Everyone deserves to see this video!!!!!

[@meowy_tbh]

the animation is actually spot on, you did a really good job on it!

[@aceofkin168]

Yoo this actually feels like an actual kurzgesagt episode 😮😮😮😮

[@jasperderonde5895]

THIS IS SO GOOD. It legitimately looks like something Kurzgesagt would have made a couple of years ago. The animation is great, especially the dynamic lighting on the city and the 3D car. Nice work! :D

[@jujuoof174]

OMG I’ve rarely seen such high-quality parodies before Great job!

[@timbilawer1702]

Bro spent so much time!! Nice vid!! ☺️

[@Noughtsgnik]

1:30 This is it The memepocalypse

[@MagmaSloth64]

absolutely worth 2 months of animation, excellent work on this! It really paid off, I can tell for what it was you gave it your all.

[@enkiimuto1041]

this was great, i also love the making off on the end

[@user-kb5yo6fp2j]

I really admire your dedication to make this animation video despite being underrated, awesome skills you got there I wish you will become more famous!

[@conure512]

that bit at the end about how long it took you to make 2 minutes of content really put into perspective how much work Kurzgesagt must be doing on a daily basis lol. this was amazing

[@OAlexisSamaO]

dude you nailed it so well, if it werent because of the voice i could had believed this was legit

[@HendAlHarbi]

This is pure art. Please continue on doing parody videos on famous KZbin channels like kurzgesagt

[@Kim.Kitsuragi]

Kurzgesagt sheds a tear as this masterpiece is shared with the world.

[@fahimation4870]

I've always wanted to animate something like this and you've gone and done it. Incredible work!

[@jeroxama5877]

I would have never guess that is a Parody video if you had not mentioned it in the title. Bravo bro!

[@slime-studios]

It’s amazing that you made all of this yourself, I thought you just edited some real clips at first until I saw the end! It’s amazing.

[@joshuahjn3408]

this is godly artwork seeing as ur just 14 yrs old :O (me too) Kurzgesagt needs a hundred ppl and it's amazing u just solo this🔥🔥

[@experience.phr_all]

This is low-key fire 🔥🔥🔥 please make a part two to this lol

[@cellerysandwich]

wth i thought this was really a Kurzgesagt video at first! Amazing job!!

[@Lassoulo]

The thumbnail is perfect. Keep on going, you have big potential 💪

[@ToadFish123]

AdventureKerzgesagt

[@playlikepig0550]

1:45 I fully expected there to just be more solar flares any time anyone makes a new meme

[@Slackow]

Wow I actually thought you were taking footage from them at first, super impressive and funny!

[@ModerationLabs]

This is so well made, the one thing I can think of to make it better is a kurtskezat AI voice

[@hellogoodbye9989]

Wow, you managed to recreate their animation style so well, I also love the possible reference to the solar storms soundtrack at 1:02

[@boxofcereal]

1:10 He did it! He said the thing!

[@-CosmoCode]

I love how the video about a solar meme apocalypse uses memes to explain it

[@banerbeans]

WOAH REALLY CAPTURED THE ESSENCE NICE JOB AND U CAN TELL THE BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS MAKING THIS

[@astrocat345]

OMG this is astounding, if you actually told me this was animated by Kurzgesagt I'd most probably believe you! I especially love the link to an actual Kurz video, great work! :D

[@Kuba1428CZ]

It's very impressive how a small creator can create animation almost as good as a really big channel. Good job 👌

[@Kulkogo]

Clearly a lot of effort was put into this. I can tell it was difficult, but you did a amazing job.

[@EridCR]

I love the transparency: "NO MOTIVATION". Hahaha, I'm really glad you published this, it's great, it made my day :)

[@compi3882]

I'm sorry but the incredible effort you've put in to make this - it's utterly glorious. Even if you didn't finish it, this is golden.

[@Moon_GD]

I was seriously expecting this to be another one of those videos with clips from different Kurzgesagt videos and a silly voiceover, but you actually animated everything yourself! Amazing job, and I admire your dedication to this video, no matter how short it may be! :O

[@Haamflaagon]

I love it when animators show behind the scenes stuff! Great work!

[@babyghast4379]

This is perfection. The animation style was replicated well, and the jokes were well paced.

[@redrose7864]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2GTXod5aK9riac&ab_channel=ZENITH

[@miigon9117]

This is crazy well-made! The art style, the animation, the writing, the transitions and the voice-over, are all just spot on! And this sounds like the exact kind of topic that kurzgesagt in a parallel universe would cover as well!

[@JanRyczkowski]

its crazy how small your channel is. you've got to go viral bro, i believe you will. remember me when you're famous

[@Benjymations]

And that's what I realized about this small channel being on a viral moment from the recommendations. The YT Algorithm loves him!

[@Atlas.23]

This is beautiful I love seeing the memes in kurzgesagt art style lol

[@AetherSerenity]

Thats the point when we Realize how much Effort it takes to Make Videos Like Kurzgesagt. Great Work!

[@thomasdubois8772]

This is actually super well done for someone who didn't have enough motivation and procratinated lol 😅 But seriously though, that was really nice and very close to the actual Kurzgesagt and not only that you did something I think is very important; you made it very clear that this wasn't an attempt to plagiarize , copy or rip-off Kurzgesagt and even suggested one of their actual videos, so really good job for that. Props for everything! 👍😊😄

[@user-ni6rj8bt2g]

0:49 Did I got rickroll 💀

[@betacrashrbx]

Yes… yes you did

[@Mr.flo44]

AAAAA

[@pranavjoshi1471]

Loved watching this! What a great video. The fact about an average person spending 7 hours on internet and then the bird saying "Dude touch somd grass" while snatching away the phone is my favourite part.

[@bozotankteam]

bro i was watching kurzgesagt videos for a while, and came across this, and actually thought it was the channel, i haven't seen the name of the channel but i enjoyed it, and ALSO didn't see the "(Kurzgesagt Parody)" part in the thumbnail. so uhh... that's cool i guess? good job AdverntureMase!

[@Icyendermanlel]

this is by far my favourite kurzgesagt parody now - it is just absurdly well made

[@duckouranus9745]

This desperately needs to get popular so you can get your incredible effort recognised. Man holy moly this is great. I don't even have to mention how good the animation is, and honestly, the script being so accurate to what I'd hear from Kurzgesatgz videos really ties everything together.

[@ActitisHypoleukos]

2 months work really paying off! Good lord it is gorgeous

[@TheGugustar]

This is very well done. I love the "we won't go into details as we've already made a video about it" part!

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

Either you have extreme editing skills at a young age or you are just lucky enough to make this entire project in your spare time.

[@MrHonor2]

wow the fact that it took you 2 whole months to animate this just makes me value the work done by kurzgesagt even more! a job well done on your part!

[@Issidian]

I was getting recommended this all week. I'm so glad I finally clicked on it.

[@fruity4820]

The intro, the artstyle, the dry pop-colture refrences, the mini-existentialism, its all spot on! Cheafs kiss

[@hq3607]

Holy shit, I could've mistaked this for an actual Kurzgesagt video. This is actually insane and so well made. My guy actually made his own intro and animations its soo good.

[@h0neyuki]

This is actually so well made oh my god 😭🙏you're amazing

[@Ascertivus]

That thumbnail alone is LEGENDARY.

[@Airneko]

Not only is the animation top notch But the music is quite faithful to the spirit of Kurzgesagt Comment for the algorithm

[@flamevell3258]

Honestly I think you captured the entire experience perfectly. It's like watching an alternate reality Kurzgesagt.

[@emaany1839]

Literally the only thing keeping this from being an actual kurzgesagt video is the voice. That's it.

[@jojo.s_bekaar_adventures]

i actually thought this was a real kurzgesagt video lmaoo good work 😭😭😭

[@RGC_animation]

The amount of time you must have spent animating this to get it this close to Kurzgesagt style must be insane! I really hope Kurzgesagt actually sees this!

[@Jazzin96]

This animation is spot on. It replicates the Kurzgesagt style perfectly.