OC Animatic - Ship in a Bottle [ FLASH WARNING! ]

Made this one for me and my friends' OC world we've been playing around with for the past few months., I care them and these ocean idiots so much -v-

Also shoutout to those couple peeps in the Art Fight server who said they wanted to know more about my disaster water girl, it really inspired me to go forward with this animatic!

Also check out my friends who helped me out :D!!

[Inno]

It took me three rewatches to realize the coat they were wearing for most of the animation was the dead captain’s coat.. oh god, the level of character in that single realization :0

[beybladeocto]

My initial thought was “Oh good, finally an animatic for Ship in a Bottle” but now I’m thinking “I’m glad I already knew the song so it couldn’t distract from the gorgeous visuals”

[JadeBlades]

"I killed the monster that slaughtered all of my friends and family, and now I'm BECOMING IT."
What a terrifying premise for a character. I can't imagine how horrifying it would be, how disgusted with one's own body it would make them. It's an amazing narrative, and brilliantly executed here.

[garrett]

Does anyone else want to see this turned into an animated series or just me

[karlhyetravelerofworlds]

This was probably a unintentional detail but
0:36
On the captains map you can see a sea monster near the island this is odd as on old maps sea monsters were normally closer to the edges of the maps and represented uncharted waters
The fact that the sea monster was on the map so close to the island should have been of immediate concern especially since it appeared to be a treasure map and therefore should be very well charted

And If a sea monster is closer to the middle of a map it normally means those waters were too dangerous to chart

This means the captain either intentionally put his crew in danger or failed to read the map properly

[miauxy_]

I love how her hair transitioned and turned shorter and shorter, as if she always chopped the teal ends off even when she knows it doesn't make a difference.

[snackleggg]

I love the fact that she wears her captain's old coat. Especially the small details of the shreds in the back from where the glass hit. Honestly I'm probably looking to deep into it but that coat seems like a symbol for all the grief she is carrying around. It was probably one of the only things she kept from her old ship (as most other things with sentimental value probably sank), it belonged to the first person she watched die that day and was helpless to save and her discovering it again after she lost her memory, it reminding her of everything she lost and everything she once was. Mwuah, brilliant

Edit: something else I just noticed is that the sea monster at the start blue colour fades into gray the longer they are on screen. Really neat detail!

[LoomaMoth]

The most amazing detail about this animatic is when Delta’s running towards Marzia, she yelled her name. You can’t hear it, but you can see her mouth it. It’s amazing

[Krowno_]

This is mind-blowing!! The story, the slow transition of Marzia from human to ocean creature, the colour choice of all grey except for the teal, the light and darkness in every shot, the designs, everything about this is absolutely stunning!! Your story with your pirates is a huge inspiration to me. Its a phenomenal piece of work. This is a masterpiece.

[cat-napsss]

The use of blurring certain areas to give a real sense of depth is just another thing you excel at. Fantastic work, as always!

[SiffrinISAT]

I encountered this by accident and I'm in LOVE with this premise of "character kills monster, gets cursed to become it" and just...the whole story, it's amazing! Not just that but the style of art is STUNNING to look at

[spiritedawaytutu]

This is absolutely gorgeous. The idea of a character that kills the monster that killed their crew, only to slowly become it is a terrifying and fascinating premise, and the character designs and animation are both beautiful.

[alexpuppylover]

I like how at the beginning, Mariza is shown to have this cheerful and friendly personality, however after the sea monster destroyed her ship and crewmembers, she became cold and withdraw.

[seanmurphy]

I love this. A lot of OC animatics can be pretty hard - often downright impossible - to follow without context, but this one tells a complete story that I had no trouble keeping up with. Everything I need to know in order to follow what's happening is apparent purely from the visuals, and the narrative beats themselves read very clearly.

[Solkyel]

I like how her eyes were dark for a split second at 2:05 and then when she woke up fully turned normal, which told us how she survived the shipwreck :D

[ghoulishffx]

DUDE IN THE FIRST HALF I WAS LIKE "doesnt seem like a very fitting song for a battle scene, considering what its about, but beautiful animation nonetheless"
but the scene where all the ghosts appeared and quickly vanished made me realize exactly why you chose this song and it left me in tears. your ability to draw expressions bewilders and impresses me - this is so incredible and just beautiful. thank you so much for this.

[snazzi_]

I'm honestly in shock that I was able to watch this for free. This seems like a storyboard to a whole movie, the pacing, characters, just everything! The art and story is so incredibly engaging it didn't even feel like five minutes, yet it also felt like an hour (in a good way)! Phenomenal work, can't believe I stumbled upon such a masterpiece at 4am on my recommended.

[Zeraphymm]

The detail at 4:28 when the last piece of her hair turns blue and she fully loses herself is just *Chefs kiss* perfection, love this video

[itsamiya]

4:01 I'm noticing here that for a split moment, along with the moon goddess, there are 3 other figures. I think the girl here became some kind of god- specifically of water, because in that one frame the 3 others seem to represent air, fire, and earth. The goddess may be their guardian or superior

[Befuddled-draws]

It's weird to think of Mariza the sailor, Mariza as she becomes more withdrawn and consumed by the curse, and Mariza the fucking god as the same people.
Great animatic, this is gold in video form