Here we go! [ Life series AMV ] - Bang!

[edit: oh my gosh i just woke up to a lot of lovely comments thank you so much guys , I cant reply to all of em but eeee I’m so happy you guys like it ~ thank you ! ]

REEEE- its done! This project is like.. my love letter to the series, the cast and the community as well ! . The amount of creative inspiration I got from this series is insane... I’ve made so many fanarts.. I dont think I've done a project that took this long.. quite an experience lol
I couldnt decide which season to make a project on so... why not all 4 of them xD

just wanna say thanks to everyone who gave suggestions and support while making this, I really appreciate it :3

Characters ft. :
@Grian
@SmallishBeans
@Dangthatsalongname
@Bigbst4tz22
@EthosLab
@bdoubleo
@martyn
@GoodTimesWithScar
@impulseSV
@TangoTekLP
@ZombieCleo
@SolidarityGaming
@PearlescentMoon
@ThatMumboJumbo
@ldshadowlady
@rendog
@MCSkizzleman

Song:

Software:
Clip Studio Paint
Da Vinci Resolve

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#lifeseries #3rdlife #lastlife #doublelife #limitedlife

[Dangthatsalongname]

This is INSANELY good! I cant get over all the little moments and details you blended together so so well! <3

[voltsiano]

This is a great balance between the two extremes that Life series animations normally fall into - incredible fun or full on Shakespearean tragedies. Each scene is treated with a certain level of seriousness, but the characters still have such a pumped-up energy. Not to mention the artwork itself, which is crisp, dynamic, and so full of detail! And it's clear who's who in each scene, even if I never watched or don't remember EVERY event. Hat's off!

[earthlover]

Can we talk about how good the thumbnail art is? I want it hanging on my wall

[ForestAnomaly]

I love the photo-tnt-falling-down scene so much .D
Grian and Scar start bickering, Jimmy grabs Scott and Grian, Martin shoves Ren away, Tango jumps on Impulse, BDUBS JUST KEEPS SMILING-

[samszczepanski]

All of the moments from each series that i could pick out:
0:05 Southlanders (Last Life, S2)
0:06 Bdubs and Skizz Fistfight (Limited Life, S4)
0:07 Either "Red Winter is Coming" or the Death of the Red King (3rd Life, S1)
0:08 The Watchers tormenting Martyn (throughout each season)
0:09 I'm not sure about this one, it could possibly still be "Red Winter is Coming"
0:10 Jimmy's Funeral (3rd Life, S1)
0:11 Bdubs' Clock (throughout each season)
0:13 Homewreckers (Double Life, S3)
0:14 judging by the TNT coming from the sky, I want to say this is from Limited Life (S4)
0:15 Scar selling magic crystals (Last Life, S2)
0:17 Cleo and Lizzie in the Fairy Fort (Last Life, S2)
0:19 Limited Life final battle/betrayal (Limited Life, S4)
0:25 Flower Husbands (3rd Life, S1)
0:29 Double Life caving (Double Life, S3)
0:34 The Burning of the Fairy Fort (Last Life, S2)
0:40 Unsure, maybe the Firing Squad (3rd Life, S1)
0:44 Bdubs' "I AM THE BOOGEY!" (Last Life, S2)
0:47 Boogey on the Bad Boys Bread Bridge (Limited Life, S4)
0:55 unsure, but it looks to be Pearl and Lizzie fighting (Last Life, S2)
0:58 Grian's Triple Kill (3rd Life, S1)
1:07 BigB's Boogey Kill (Last Life, S2)
1:11 Martyn and Ren, the Red King (3rd Life, Season 1)
1:14 Mumbo's End Crystals (Last Life, S2)
1:17 Impulse summons the Wither (Last Life, S2)
1:20 Rancher's Revenge (Double Life, S3)
1:37 a fight between Martyn and Scott (unknown season)
1:39 Scott's Last Stand (Limited Life, S4)
1:41 Etho's Boogey Kill (Last Life, S2)
1:43 Lizzie killing BigB (I honestly cant remember this happening, but it was in Last Life, S2)
1:46 the Bad Boys falling out of the sky (Limited Life, S4)
1:48 I am pretty sure this is Scott (Limited Life, S4)
1:49 Bdubs Facing the Wither (Last Life, S2)
1:50 RED WINTER IS COMING (3rd Life, S1)
1:52 Grian the Ravager (Limited Life, S4)
1:53 Pearl's Disco Dance Floor Boogey Kill (Last Life, S2)
1:55 Martyn, Grian, and Joel fishing for Rancher's Revenge (Double Life, S3)
1:59 Battle of The Red Desert (3rd Life, S1)
2:01 Grian's Dripstone Kill (Double Life, S3)
2:03 Awkward Family Dinner (Limited Life, S4)
2:04 Burning of The Ranch (Double Life, S3)
2:05 Tilly Death Do Us Part (Double Life, S3)
2:10 The Finales of each season
Wow, this took incredibly long, and there's so much detail packed into this, its so awesome.

[_saturn-fzjh]

I think Bang is now the official song of the life series now

[Some_Siren]

Even imaginary animatics in my head aren't this detailed! YOU'RE INCREDIBLE!!! _THIS_ IS INCREDIBLE

[Web_Gremlin]

ALL OF THIS IS SO AMAZING!!
I really don't have time to rant about how much I love this rn, but since you asked so nicely lol I do wanna to draw attention to my favourite thing I noticed throughout the video which was your use of the foreground and cinematic camera angles.

As someone who is studying film making & cinematography I really admire (nerded out over to my brother lmao) how much effort you put into this, for example your use of motivated camera movement in the transition with etho at 0:13 and many more places throughout the animatic such as 0:35 with lizzy

And i cannot express how much i love your composition, like at 0:40 when tango hit the wall. That has to be one of my favourite overall scenes. (No1 favourite scene has to be 1:32 tho lol)
But also I love how you placed Pearl at 1:27 and directly after the scene with BigB and using a low angle shot after his high angle which really added to the impact. And when the bad boys fell out of the sky lmao

Andddd how you shifted the focus from the foreground to the subject (bow, to scar) at 1:56 and in other places tooo like 1:22


AND your use of two shots (and also insert shots), like when he placed his hand on the hilt of his sword at 0:20 or 0:28

Not to mention the more incredible uses of cinematography throughout the video and how amazing you actual drawing skills are in general (kudos to the thumbnail art mhmhm) and how smooth and natural all of your movements are!! Like how they draw weapons from their inventory or just the clothes blowing in the wind has me in awe.

And the sword fight at 0:54 is so amazing! (Had to get a notable mention)
But also the underwater scenes actually feel underwater, which is so awesome

I can say with the utmost certainty that this is a _masterpiece!_
All of this is incredible!! You did such an amazing job!!
Can't believe i wasn't subbed already but i am nowwww :D

[AliceTheToastWitch]

If I had a nickel for every time someone made an absolutely amazing life series AMV to Bang by AJR, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

[scribblecrumb]

my favorite part is legit just that they all look like they're having fun xD i feel like fan stuff for the life series gets a little too dark with it (which can be fun sometimes! don't get me wrong!) but it's so pleasing to see the characters all look like they're playing a game! and having fun! even with some serious moments. It feels very true to the actual series.

[earthlover]

2:23 I absolutely love that Etho sees the TNT first and runs away 😂
Also Grian and Scar arguing is a good touch!

[eviedaniell]

honestly my fav scene in this is the very last one at 2:20 with the winners. I love how scott and pearl are just smiling, but grian and martin have this like smirk that i think suits their personalities perfectly. i love this

[seirei_m]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE THUMBNAIL ART

IT LITERALLY REMINDS ME OF THOSE VALORANT EPISODES ART THINGS 😭

[occergirl]

I love how this fandom as a whole has just adopted Bang as the theme song

[Lin-kikp]

the little part where pearl realizes she won and then it freezes and the panels of the other life winners come up perfectly next to her is so satisfying for some reason
BUT ANYWAY THIS IS SO

[northfrost]

It's a small part of the animatic but the way you draw the warden is my favorite representation of the mob I have ever seen.

[Cephandrus]

This might be the greatest fan-creation for the life series I’ve ever seen.

[tomm.ymacleod]

Okay but the animation of Bad Boys Grian kicking the TNT minecart was METAL AS HELL.

[echopan]

When they showed all the winners, I loved how in the background were memories of the SMP they won in like Grain had the cactus and the sapling and Scott had the axolotl and the potions and Pearl had Tilly and a photo of her tower and Martyn had his hourglass and coral

I realised in everyone of them there’s the weapon they used to get their win, their base and an object/animal that played a big part in their POV, the detail is so amazing it’s unbelievable

2:12

[popcatcarl]

Scott’s face in the final frame of everyone together has no right being such a mood