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Published: 2015-07-17 04:10:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 36531; Favourites: 1112; Downloads: 0
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Caution: volume might startle you if you're not expecting it!!So alot of people ask me
"Dan, how fast can Syron go?"
"Can you show us more crystal formations he has?"
"what do his crystals even sound like?"
Answer? yes
This is a short (lol) animation test of what my longer animations are going to start to look like in preparation for a few larger projects coming your way soon! The idea for Dragonfly started a year or so ago with my first attempt at it, but it didn't really hit the mark, so I scrapped the idea twice before reincarnating it last month and brute-force finishing it. So what does 'dragonfly mean'?
Dragonfly is a crystal formation state for Syron (my main character)
He uses sound as a primary tool of defense/attack/propulsion, and Dragonfly, the state that allows him to jump to supersonic velocity, is the main idea this animation revolves around. However as an added bonus, I also decided to debut Knuckleduster , which is the anterior phase state of dragonfly, which lowers Syron's speed to its lowest potential, yet maxing out his attack power in the form of giant crystal gauntlets. Combine the initial speed burst from dragonfly and what you have is Syron with the capability to punch missiles in the face!
...However those hellhound missiles don't get deterred so easily, and at the Kerberos Weapon Institute R&D, scientists are always happy to prove that their missile designs cannot be outrun or evaded. ever.
Big thanks for everyone who helped me out with this! While I did animate and do all of the sound work, there were several individuals who contributed in some way to what you see here:
- Using Kerberos (which is entirely her idea), redlines, smacking me for errors.
Thanks for watching! This one took alot more time and work than metamorphosis, which you can watch here: Metamorphosis
i was going to add music but the sound work turned out to be more than sufficient!
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Art, animation, sound-design, all of it ©
4 weeks, (150+ hours? i dunno)
Photoshop, Firealpaca, Aftereffects, Flash, Trapcode, Redgiant
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Comments: 295
DanSyron In reply to crazy4guitar [2015-07-18 17:15:15 +0000 UTC]
cuz deviantart is deviantart
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Heart0fTheStorm In reply to ??? [2015-07-18 01:45:48 +0000 UTC]
Max mind destruction. This is WAY higher quality than any studio could afford to make, even the audio is beyond human standards.
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DanSyron In reply to Heart0fTheStorm [2015-07-18 17:15:06 +0000 UTC]
lol i dunno about that xD but thank you
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Heart0fTheStorm In reply to DanSyron [2015-07-18 17:55:24 +0000 UTC]
Name one North-American studio which has made something at this level, good luck.
Japanese studios definitely have more impressive art and frame-by frame animation, but your overuse of colour, blur, textures, audio, and super smooth tweening is unparalleled.
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pokemonmaster4 In reply to ??? [2015-07-18 01:42:55 +0000 UTC]
....Well.... quite stunning....I love it....
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JLindseyB In reply to ??? [2015-07-17 23:53:28 +0000 UTC]
you should start a kick starter to turn this into a tv show
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DanSyron In reply to JLindseyB [2015-07-18 17:14:48 +0000 UTC]
ive considered it but i need a team first to work with it.
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JLindseyB In reply to DanSyron [2015-07-22 13:03:44 +0000 UTC]
Well I hope you find a team.
You should try nerd corps
nerdcorps.com
I think they might be at least interested in your story especially after all the work you've done.
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EchoN30NL1GHT In reply to ??? [2015-07-17 23:01:41 +0000 UTC]
omg, Dan
this is like the most amazing thing I have seen from you yet ;A;
I just love everything about this ;A;
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Darkellia In reply to ??? [2015-07-17 22:31:08 +0000 UTC]
SO FUCKING AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!I wish I knew how to animate so gratly
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Azurelly In reply to ??? [2015-07-17 20:55:23 +0000 UTC]
Reading on your comments doing 800 individual compostions and taking this time for this animation - as someone having (sadly) no experience in animations this work has paid off Dan!
Furturistic stuffs and action. That what I can remember of Cowboy Bebop lol. I'm sittin' here enjoying the show maybe one day it'll be a full episode of Sy's story.
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DanSyron In reply to Azurelly [2015-07-18 17:14:17 +0000 UTC]
if i got the help/funding to make one, maybe someday i can run a pilot
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Azurelly In reply to DanSyron [2015-07-19 21:12:36 +0000 UTC]
I recommend you to apply for one. Anything worse than a no you won't get
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anty-art In reply to ??? [2015-07-17 19:48:44 +0000 UTC]
wow, this is really amazing, that intro and animation, everything is so well done. It looks like scene from movie/show.
It's a shame, that I can't favorite it like million times, because this animation really deserves it
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DanSyron In reply to anty-art [2015-07-18 17:11:37 +0000 UTC]
thanks xD. every fav is important
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Artich0ker In reply to ??? [2015-07-17 19:34:30 +0000 UTC]
ooo amazing... oh wait... I didn't notice the loop XD
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DanSyron In reply to Artich0ker [2015-07-18 17:11:03 +0000 UTC]
that mean its not amazing with the loop?
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Artich0ker In reply to DanSyron [2015-07-18 20:01:17 +0000 UTC]
ohh noooo D: I mean I was watching and I didn't notice when the animation started to repeat XD Of course it is amazing O_O
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Zibulon01 In reply to ??? [2015-07-17 19:22:11 +0000 UTC]
And i thought that i couldn't be surprised since Metamorphosis or Standby... o.o
I can't describe how amazing it is, the details, the colors, the atmosphere or the character's motions... Everything is stunning!
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KetaniaVahltae In reply to ??? [2015-07-17 19:04:48 +0000 UTC]
This is amazing! Btw, is Lumen still a thing? Because I'd love to see that finished after seeing all of this!
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DanSyron In reply to KetaniaVahltae [2015-07-17 19:05:44 +0000 UTC]
lumen's a wee bit more complicated, and by that i mean by a few factors. it'll be a while before i finish with that
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Tonythunder In reply to ??? [2015-07-17 18:19:48 +0000 UTC]
Holy Firetruck,Dan!! The animation here looks mighty stunning and all around badass at the same time,I can just imagine this being on a TV show or a movie!!
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Mespaint In reply to ??? [2015-07-17 18:07:29 +0000 UTC]
Woah woah WOAH! This is way too epic, JUST SO BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH ;~;
You gotta show us how you make these Danny ;c
Behind the scenes maybe? Would be fun!
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DanSyron In reply to Mespaint [2015-07-17 18:15:31 +0000 UTC]
the behind the scenes is really complicated because there are over 800 individual compositions in this animation
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DanSyron In reply to Mespaint [2015-07-17 18:41:34 +0000 UTC]
aftereffects with photoshop files imported
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Mespaint In reply to DanSyron [2015-07-17 20:31:16 +0000 UTC]
And then imported to flash, right?
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Saku-knux [2015-07-17 17:37:17 +0000 UTC]
wow so cool i love the effects!!! >oyou so amazing!!!
!!!
I really love your animation >O<
!!!
Awesome !!
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poolvosje In reply to ??? [2015-07-17 16:40:45 +0000 UTC]
omg , this looks so incredible
i really love the way you made all animation so smooth and neat looking
he absolutly looks badass , and this whole project is so amazing
i cant wait to see more
i so hope you be noticed by those game makers or even those big companies
you deserve it , keep up the epic work , i keep looking forward patiently to everything
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DanSyron In reply to poolvosje [2015-07-17 18:16:22 +0000 UTC]
thanks much, although i have some minor trust issues with large game companies. that said i already do a bit of indie development
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poolvosje In reply to DanSyron [2015-07-17 18:32:48 +0000 UTC]
i hope you end well anyways
you deserve it
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Vincent-Wullf [2015-07-17 16:12:34 +0000 UTC]
OMG OMG HOW HOW 2AMAZING4ME!!!!!!!!! I must learn animating skills
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