Bruno is Orange | Full Animated Music Video

[Draikinator]

Thank you so much for watching! I have been working on this project basically every day for the last two months, but I first started it over a year ago. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for quite a long time now. I have done one video using this song before. I really love this song, and this concept was something it felt very important to me to bring to life and share and I’m so happy to have finally done it.
This song has a special place in my heart. It reached into me and touched me in a profound way, and I wanted to try to make something that could show how it makes me feel.

Q. What is this story about?
A. It’s about a few things. Kat, the white cat, and Bruno, the orange cat, are next-door neighbors and have grown up as childhood friends. Both are teenagers now and still friends. Kat has become involved in a relationship with an older man, represented by the wolf character, something Bruno repeatedly expresses concern over. It’s obvious to him that this isn’t healthy, this isn’t right, but she begs him not to tell anyone and convinces herself it’s fine. He holds that secret for her, even though watching her make this obvious mistake is painful. Finally, she makes the decision to end things, which is when he moves toward her violently and she is for the first time frightened, which is when Bruno appears and hits him with the shovel. After this they bury his body, and when Kat’s mother becomes suspicious, they dig it up again and throw it into the lake. The story is about the trauma Kat has put herself through, the decisions she has made and how they have affected her- and how they affect the people that love her, too. Watching someone you love do things that hurt themselves is painful, and as a result of the decisions they both made, in the end, they’ve created even more trauma from what Bruno had to do to save her. It is easy to hurt yourself and to hurt the people that love you, and we all do it. In the end, though, despite everything, they sit together beneath the orange tree and find comfort within each other. Whether their relationship is platonic or romantic is ambiguous, but it is still love either way, and love is the only thing that truly heals those kinds of wounds.

Q. How long did this take?
A. Two months of near constant work, but I did most of the original storyboard a year ago.

Q. Did you do all of this on your own?
Yes. I did not make the song, but all of the visuals are entirely mine. I didn’t have any help.

Q. Are these your original characters or are they from something?
A. I made them. They’re original characters I made to tell the story of the song.

Q. What did you animate this in?
A. Clip Studio Paint EX.

Q. How old are the characters in this?
A. I’ve left it ambiguous. Kat and Bruno are teenagers and the man is older, but whether Kat is 16 or 19 is up to your own personal interpretation. Either way she is being taken advantage of.

Q. What’s with the art style?
A. The song addresses what feels like quite a heavy topic, but it has this sort of simplistic, traditional melody. It feels innocent in a way, at a stark contrast to what its about. I thought the cutesy, animal-crossing adjacent art style would help convey that feeling of wrongness, the heavy topic and sweet visuals, the same way there is a feeling of wrongness seeing a young person like Kat in this situation.

Q. I didn’t know you could do frame by frame!
A. Lmao i know a lot of ppl think that. I hope i never hear that one again lol. ;)

Q. Do you take commissions?

Q. Do you participate in multi-animator projects?
A. I haven’t in awhile, but I would be willing to. If you have a project you would be willing to let me participate in, feel free to send a link to my business email and I will check it out. Thank you.

[ANALBONES]

I love how the wolf had barely any features and was just presented as monsterous like he really is

[AnaFlavinh_]

1:34 Kat: " my mother says that I will surely go to hell "

Bruno: *W H A T*

[frooitbunch]

I love how their color palette completes each other

[spyritsolz]

0:35 OHH GOD THE FORESHADOWING WITH BRUNO DIGGING IN THE GARDEN IS SO GOOD

[vr]

The look Bruno often has like he's lost or out of it after he killed the man is very accurate, for I assume they're both still relatively young, early 20's perhaps, and doing something like that so suddenly at such a young age can certainly leave lots of trauma on someone, often leaving them to question their actions. Bruno might know he did right thing, saving his friend's life, yet still distraught about what he'd done. It's very spot on, and honestly amazing work. Great job!

[MoopNoodlez]

2:08 you can tell he was just trying to protect her. the way his eyes are and the tail shows that he was scared of what the wolf was going to do to her. and the scene direct after when kat is stumbling over to bruno is beautiful.

10/10 loved the animation!

[NefariousCrow]

I love how at 0:51 the flowers stem has been cut off, suggesting that the abusive boyfriend “deflowered her” nice little detail I noticed

[piffny]

2:16 this bit was probably my favourite bit it’s just so packed with emotion and I love how impactful it is to the story!

[bittlebat]

As someone who has been groomed and abused in relationships in the past, this hits super hard. I appreciate how you portrayed everything that could happen in a toxic relationship like this. You even go to the point to show no matter how bad the person was that was killed, murder will bring a whole lot of guilt and pain, as well as trauma.

This is a very accurate representation of the pains, I could connect with Kat a lot when it comes to wanting to leave but having fear of the outcome only to finally stand up and be met with aggression.

Even though I can't connect fully with the whole scenario here as I was able to get out of the relationship before it went too far thanks to friends intervening, I still can feel the pain of a toxic relationship, so thanks for tackling such a dark subject matter.

[northca_P]

I’m so glad the creator(s) didn’t make Kat and Bruno fall in love like those Disney high school movies. This makes it so much better

[Irina_LuvsYa]

I love the fact that the song name is "Bruno is orange" and in this animation Bruno is quite literally Orange.
Edit:WHAT WHEN DID I EVEN GET THIS MANY LIKES TYSM

3 months old later me i sound like those cringe kids like "OMG MOM IM FAMOUS YYSM STOPP GUYS"...
PLS IM NOT LIKE THST BUT IM GENUENLY HAPPH THAT I GOT SM LIKES

[whitefang]

This was… absolutely stunning. The story-telling, the expressions, the colors, the framing, the animation, it was all perfect. One of my favorite animation videos, definitely. I hope to see more of Bruno and Kat 👀

[BrinnTDSowo]

If you rewatched this more than once

Raise your hands
✋

[timaeusTestifiled]

this animation hits close to home. Not the murder part, but my best friend helped me out of a sexually and emotionally abusive relationship with an older guy. My mom blamed me for it, and she still does. He got the guy arrested, but both he and I still feel guilt.

[Goofy_goober_]

Pointing things out cuz why not! :D


Fun fact: cats tails will wag quickly when anxious, angry, or sad. Notice how much times their tails sway as they feel harsh emotions.

This one isn’t a fun fact but it’ll work: notice how much smaller Kat is then the wolves. Both the one she was in a relationship with and the workers/police who asked her where the one she was in a relationship with went. Showing how young she might be.

They live with their parents! People who might 18-20 might live with their parents but they most likely would move to a university or college dorm. This might mean their very young. I’m saying 13-16. Showing more on Kat being gr—med.

Just a theory for this one but I think the flowers show the relationship of Bruno and Kat during the wolves relationship with Kat. The petals falling down on one of them after the argument and after the wolf is killed by Bruno the flower is seen more healthy.

[rosedrawsstuff]

As someone who has experienced all except the, "death" & "murder", this absolutely hits a totally different spot. I'm currently trying to put all those negative things behind me, so I thought I should maybe watch animations like this. Considering I love animation and I make animations. I don't actually know if it's working or not, but this is astonishing. The movements, the expressions, the color settings.. everything. It may not be the same feeling as anyone else, but I can closely relate to this (of course, except the murder). This video and animation was simply beautiful and touching, thank you. You've earned a subscriber, please keep up the amazing work!!

[MangoJuice-yjhp]

I like that Kat never touches Bruno except a few specific times. Like, after the first time where she was trying to convince him it was fine, it’s like she asked for permission.

[MarquaridaWN]

I have just very recently been sexually abused and taken advantage of. It lasted months and it came from someone who was my closest friend and then turned into a horrible abusive relationship. Once I watched this video, I cried a lot cause I relate to it so much. My best friend is helping me heal from my abuse, just like Bruno in the video. I love the way your portray all the feelings of despair, agony, sadness, delusion there. I love how you show, without any words how the wolf is a manipulator. Thank you for making this video I can relate so much to. I am in a lot of pain right now, but seeing this video gives a weird sense of hope and it helps a lot. Amazing job, I love everything in it.

[crownclowncreations]

First off, I love that you decided to draw this in a more simple, “childish” art style. It really shows how young and innocent the main characters are, and brings a great contrast to the darker themes/lyrics.

What I really, really love about this though, is the facial expressions and body language. It is so easy to tell what the characters are doing and feeling. One of my absolute favorite parts are at 0:25. Sometimes one of the hardest aspects of conveying emotions and acting, is when a character is standing still and there really isn’t a lot of movement. Yet in these few seconds, so much is happening with Bruno. Waves of emotions, conflicting feelings. Sadness, concern, anger - in mere seconds.
It’s like, so little yet so much happens on screen.

Honestly I could ramble on forever, about your acting and story telling in animation, but what I’m trying to say is: I admire how well you animate drama and acting!