Der Erlkönig (Master's Project, Animation)

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M.A. graduation project. Animation based on the poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Der Erlkönig. Music by Marek Kuczyński.

Who rides so late through the night and wind?
It's the father with his child;
He has the boy safe in his arm,
He holds him secure, he holds him warm.

“My son, what makes you hide your face in fear?” –
Father, don't you see the Erlking?
The Erlking with crown and flowing robe? –
“My son, it's a wisp of fog.” –

“You dear child, come along with me!
Such lovely games I'll play with you;
Many colorful flowers are at the shore,
My mother has many a golden garment.”

My father, my father, and do you not hear
What the Erlking promises me so softly? –
“Be quiet, stay quiet, my child;
In the dry leaves the wind is rustling.” –

“Won't you come along with me, my fine boy?
My daughters shall attend to you so nicely.
My daughters do their nightly dance,
And they'll rock you and dance you and sing you to sleep.”

My father, my father, and do you not see over there
Erlking's daughters in that dark place? –
“My son, my son, I see it most definitely:
It's the willow trees looking so grey.”

“I love you; I'm charmed by your beautiful form;
And if you're not willing, then I'll use force.”
My father, my father, now he's grabbing hold of me!
Erlking has done me harm! –

The father shudders, he rides swiftly,
He holds in arms the moaning child.
He reaches the farmhouse with effort and urgency.
In his arms the child was dead.
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I really loved the switch in perspective when the son sees the Erlkönig. The immediate tonal shift and the way everything slowed down really sold the delirious state he was in.

sagesaria
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I love the art style, and even though I’ve heard the original song that this is portraying, I like that if someone else hasn’t heard the song can still understand what’s happening

cursedmushroom
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I didn't need to sleep tonight anyway.

emmettbrizzi
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Beautiful animation. I find it interesting that you had the child survive in your version.

georgeofhamilton
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Wow!!! Very impressive. It is also my understanding that in the boy's illness, he starts to hallucinate and passed away, which is what many other versions of visual stories missed.
Well done!

sufiwho
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Beautifully done. I've loved the Schubert piece for years, and while this doesn't use that piece I was equally moved by your artwork and animation and Mr. Kuczyński's soundtrack. Brilliantly done.

pknair
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I love you captured and emphasized both the father's determination and emotion.
Amazing how much emotion and expression can imbue in those few seconds. The sublimation of emotion . Really moving.

ting-hsiangwang
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woah, I think the choice you made here to have the child be the one reaching out to the Erl-King and the father the one desperately running, slapping his hand away, is _so_ poignant. Along with the attention to detail, all the little bits in the background, the way the shadows meld into full beings and the leaves fall--- this is just so eerie and exhilarating at the same time. I love it!

kaamn
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*this is a masterpiece* the sound quality is top notch, the animation is brilliant.Pretty pathetic to see it at measly 90k views

ketchumuu
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That change in the boy's face colour is what draws the line between what we read and what's actually going on behind the poem. Brilliant interpretation.

But....i was expecting the lied honestly.

chessematics
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It's the best animation "Der Erlkönig" i've seen... GoodJob :)

sunnard
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Amazing job!
My german teacher just showed this to me and my class :)

XenoVis
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wow.... O.O ... That was fantastic! The music! The animation! Just awesome!

Myopia
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Ok, saved. I'll watch this shit tonight, when i'm high.

variant_veda
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I know that this animation is supposed to be an illustration for the poem by Goethe, but with how this animation turned out the story that goes through my head when watching this is as follows :

This is the sequel of the poem and the man is the same father with the poem. He has since moved on and have another son. But under some circumstances he and his second son have to pass through the forest quickly. Unfortunately, like the first, the second son also caught the Erlking's attention and tepted the child (or it could be said that the child caught the same illness with his brother's and halucinates again). The second child almost gave in but then the father snapped him out of it and rushed through the forest, this time safely.

samsolitaryroll
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Wow, I got goosebumps
I even shed a tear at the end.
I just love this work, I know it by heart, I watched different video sequences on YouTube. This one amazed me

kiri
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Amazing art and story with a fascinating twist! Great job.

adventureswithaurora
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das müssen wir vor der klasse vorführen

alinaivas
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I don't know how I stumbled over this, but this is the best version of Erlkönig so far. Love it. 😍 The metaphor is just perfect!

alexshorty
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Great artwork! Really well done, love how you made the Erlking look.

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