MD19 Round 1: Campfire || James Hawkins

my round 1 video ahaaaaa

i have mixed feelings about this one because on one hand i have some manips i'm super duper proud of, but on the other hand i just didnt have enough damn time to get everything done ugh

story to come later! i will answer questions if anyone comments asking what a specific scene means.

[scarletnoir]

OMG I LOVE IT. OMFG That was *gorgeous*. Albeit unfinished, I am already SO invested in Jim's story! 1:34 KILLED ME. I AM SWOONING. The lighting was to DIE for. Especially the campfire shots, they simply emit warmth! And that ENDING. I gasped out loud. Ok I'm done rambling. Great job

[StarryEyed]

Ugh, Ruber is SUCH a creeper! Even though you weren't able to get everything finished, all your manips are so clean and crisp, and you still tell a really coherent story. I actually kind of like the effect of the black background. It sort of suggests that James sees the world in a different way than everyone else. And that ending scene is so dramatic!

[AniMagix]

Haven’t gotten to comment yet!! But oh boy how much do i love this!!! Although you didn’t get to finish, you should be so proud of what you completed! Like that hand holding manip and the binder Manips!! All the campfire Manips!! Great pacing!! And i can’t wait to see how you’re going to continue that cliffhanger!!

[WCRfan]

GAH the manips are SOOOO GOOOOD. It’s such a shame it’s technically unfinished, BUT THE STUFF THATS FINISHED IS AMAZING. My personally fave manips is the campfire, Ishaan taking James’s hand, and that tent sequence at the end. (DUDE. SERIOUSLY. THAT LAST SHOT LOOKS FUCKING REAL. AND JACKSON OPENING THE TENT??? ARE YOU SOME KIND OF

I. LOVE. JAMES. And I crave more of him so badly. Fantastic job Henry!!!

[xXAmityParkXx]

I knew about the reveal at the end of your entry, AND YET I WAS STILL SO FLOORED AND SURPRISED WHEN I SAW THAT MANIP! Like you seriously had me captured in your entry, Henry - such amazing manips and emotions, even with the unfinished pieces of it <33
(Plus I freakin know how hard it is to manip Jim shirtless and by gosh, you nailed it!!)

Very excited to see and learn more about James' past and see where his interactions with the others go <3 ;)

[CaptJosmy]

Ishaan taking James' hand <3 you guys are really gonna make me ship this uh x'D I was wondering what his "secret" would be but thought it'd have something to do with his disability, interesting! But oh boy, Ruber is making even me uncomfortable. (I hope the cave collapses on him so he doesn't have to worry about him anymore *coughs* ) What we got to see was good, hope you'll get enough time to finish future rounds <3

[FableSecrets]

okay okay okay where the hell do i even start
HENRY YOU GENIUS HOLY SHIT LOOK AT THIS!! Even though it's unfinished, I love it so much! The masking is perfect somehow just the characters with the black worked so well for me? XD
Jim and Aladdin? I love them already, they are adorable >.<
and now I will list my favorite manips cause there's a few of them:
-from :24 through :33 i LOVE the slow motion with ruber being a creep just idk why but I loved it
-when jim's fixing the broken machine and is smoking, I don't think I've ever seen anyone make Jim, let alone anyone smoke in a crossover before?? and it was so smooth, just *claps*
-WHEN ALADDIN TAKES JIMS HAND LIKE WHAT THE FUCK I LOVE THAT MANIP SO MUCH DX BRILLIANT!!
-and finally that last clip, I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT OMFG I LOVED IT seriously the reveal was PERFECT and it made me so emotional??
Final thoughts, even unfinished I think it's near perfect, so I'm just imagining what it would've looked like if you finished and DAYUM
*claps furiously* brilliant job <3

[esteicy]

Wow...I have a lot to unpack here, let me breathe and process my eternal love for this little boy.

Oh shit, I really really really hope you will get to the next round even if some little parts aren't completely finished because what you got is great, Jim is such an adorable boy.

If Rubber looks at Jim again I will cut his hands off 🔪🔪🔪

I ship him with Ishaan so much!!! 😍😍😍😍 My cute boys. And oh shit! Jim is a trans boy! Trans rights!

Like I have a ship between a man of color and a deaf trans man, I love how much diversity this things give us 😭❤️

[corelei]

Is Jim a trans boy? If yes, thanks for including him! ♡
Only criticism I have (apart from the missing things :/) is that aladdin's text was a little too dark to read at times

[keturahmagee]

So wounded or trans? Pretty sure it's the later. Good job throwing people for a loop Well I was expecting if thier was any reveal with him it would be that he's deaf not something else. I don't suppose thiers anyway he could get his own tent or a new bunk mate based on that alone? Away from the creep.