Rest in peace, Liam. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. 😔✊
I finally finished this, YAY! This animatic is a mix of digital and traditional art. I definitely learned a lot of tricks while making this (also, can you notice the slight difference between art styles??).
This animatic singlehandedly explains what happened to JD after his mom sacrificed him. He was definitely ready to accept his faith until he discovered Branch's was with him (which almost gave him a panic attack). It was a good thing that everyone decided to help him, and Liam (a troll around his age, maybe older?) helped him escape.
For more context about my au check this post!
I obviously don't own the audio, only the animatic. "Bruno is Orange" by Hop Along featuring Francis Quinlan, so credits to them. Here's the link
I don’t love the idea of Messmer’s serpents being able to talk. However, if they were able to verbally communicate, I want it to be exactly like the song “Tears to Shed” from the corpse bride. They need to have charmingly nasal voices, they should work less as their own independent component to the story and more like the idea of positive reinforcement for Messmer as they encourage him. Most importantly though, they need to talk over each other like they’re speaking from the same mind, like they unsettlingly continue the other’s thoughts or talk in unison to consistently to be pre planned. I want them to be little voices in his head, y’know?