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Zedrin β€” Daylight's End

Published: 2012-10-22 19:25:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 51588; Favourites: 1095; Downloads: 5
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Description Vanity of day holds thee entwined
Driven by hubris and boiling with sin.
Masked by the sun, to truth you are blind
Slaves of the light that you may bask within.

Coolness of gloom oft reveals the truth
Safeguard against the cruel light.
Rise, Lunar Princess, bring darkness eternal.
Protect us, shrouded in everlasting Night.

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From all of us here at SFS, we're wishing you a Happy Halloween and Nightmare Night! (It was one year ago today that Luna made her reappearance on the show.)

Song is Daylight's End. You may recognize it as the theme for Diana (League of Legends) during her launch week. You can get the song here: [link]

Thanks to Shadeoses and HC for rendering and vector assistance.

I'd like to give a shout out as well to *spiritto and ~Lionheartcartoon (the team behind Children of the Night) for some intuitive help on their blog, [link] You'll notice this drew a bit of inspiration from their work.
I've wanted to animate something with Luna involving Daylight's End the moment I heard it. This was my first time working so heavily with After Effects. The end result not only produced one of my favorite works to date, but also (with help from HC, one of our top vector and effects artists) granted me a lot of experience with After Effects, and Illustrator.
Snowdrop is still underway, and can be expected to have similar levels of visual aesthetic.

Also... Hot damn! 2000 watchers! Consider this my milestone submission.

Programs Used (in order of significance):
Adobe Flash CS6
After Effects CS6
Photoshop CS6
Illustrator CS6
Adobe Premier CS6

"Daylight's End" by RiotRuann
Luna owned by Hasbro
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Comments: 402

PonyGal202 [2013-09-24 06:36:25 +0000 UTC]

got the chills here...

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PonyGal202 [2013-09-24 06:34:08 +0000 UTC]

love this so much! too bad my cousin kept nagging me to go outside the whole time -.-

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ApallonShinomia [2013-09-23 11:42:56 +0000 UTC]

Can give me the lyrics of this song?Β You c I want translate it into your native language.

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Zedrin In reply to ApallonShinomia [2013-09-23 17:02:03 +0000 UTC]

It's probably already been done. Look at the Youtube version with captions.

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ApallonShinomia In reply to Zedrin [2013-09-23 18:39:27 +0000 UTC]

Оk,thx) ^^

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ApallonShinomia [2013-09-23 11:39:09 +0000 UTC]

Oh my God...it's wonderful...

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Pony-Pal [2013-09-04 01:41:12 +0000 UTC]

UR 20%cooler than R.D.

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Pony-Pal [2013-09-04 01:40:35 +0000 UTC]

NIGHT MARE MOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Pony-Pal [2013-09-04 01:39:01 +0000 UTC]

so AWESOME!

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LittleCloudie [2013-09-02 19:56:05 +0000 UTC]

I always get goosebumps from this point and so forth <3 so amazing omg

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ThunderWulf [2013-08-21 01:54:50 +0000 UTC]

I understand Luna, Celestia hurt her!

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Wubsofdoom [2013-08-21 01:40:19 +0000 UTC]

ermagerd so cold

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FaelaArts [2013-08-20 12:32:33 +0000 UTC]

What I would KILL for that nightmare moon puppet.

Seriously, note me and we'll discuss names.

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Zedrin In reply to FaelaArts [2013-08-20 20:01:41 +0000 UTC]

It's not a puppet. It's just a graphic.

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FaelaArts In reply to Zedrin [2013-08-20 21:13:01 +0000 UTC]

Oh

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princessluna222 [2013-08-15 23:18:23 +0000 UTC]

this is from LoL

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Candycanetiger [2013-08-14 21:56:25 +0000 UTC]

so.....BEAUTIFUL!!!! *crys*

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Skye-42 [2013-08-13 07:37:26 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is just amazing! Luv it! <3

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AskAmbertheDark [2013-08-12 23:39:16 +0000 UTC]

2:00 ALL HAIL NIGHTMARE MOON!!!

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GayLazers [2013-08-07 20:49:42 +0000 UTC]

How do you get approved to post videos?

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Zedrin In reply to GayLazers [2013-08-07 23:01:51 +0000 UTC]

it's a long process

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GayLazers In reply to Zedrin [2013-08-08 01:40:10 +0000 UTC]

Hmm

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indianafan777 [2013-08-03 17:47:18 +0000 UTC]

Amazing singing.

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ArtMakesLife [2013-08-01 01:16:56 +0000 UTC]

Why is she becoming that evil one again?

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Zedrin In reply to ArtMakesLife [2013-08-01 01:35:46 +0000 UTC]

How do you know this isn't a flash back?

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ArtMakesLife In reply to Zedrin [2013-08-01 01:36:21 +0000 UTC]

oh sorry...

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ArtMakesLife [2013-08-01 01:16:17 +0000 UTC]

Luv

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ArtMakesLife [2013-08-01 01:14:50 +0000 UTC]

She i sso beautiful looking here! Her eyes and the moon in the background!!

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ArtMakesLife [2013-08-01 01:13:23 +0000 UTC]

I was all OMG LOVE LUNAS VOICE HERE!! lol who agrees?

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Chaos51268 [2013-07-31 01:00:07 +0000 UTC]

NOT ONLY SHALL THE BEAUTY OF MY NIGHT LAST FOREVER, BUT I SHALL PAINT THE SKY RED WITH MY SISTER'S BLOOD!

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ArtMakesLife In reply to Chaos51268 [2013-08-01 01:18:03 +0000 UTC]

Intense...........

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Chaos51268 In reply to ArtMakesLife [2013-08-01 10:02:55 +0000 UTC]

Indeed.

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ArtMakesLife In reply to Chaos51268 [2013-08-01 15:37:47 +0000 UTC]

lol

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Chaos51268 In reply to ArtMakesLife [2013-08-01 22:34:08 +0000 UTC]

Then again, being trapped in the moon for over a thousand years can make bloodlust levels grow to an infinity.

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ArtMakesLife In reply to Chaos51268 [2013-08-01 22:36:01 +0000 UTC]

correct! Lol sorry for the other thing..

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Chaos51268 In reply to ArtMakesLife [2013-08-01 22:45:18 +0000 UTC]

It's okay.

He does make a valid point about how imprisonment on the moon can affect one's bloodlust.

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ArtMakesLife In reply to Chaos51268 [2013-08-01 22:55:24 +0000 UTC]

Lol agreedΒ 

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Chaos51268 In reply to ArtMakesLife [2013-08-02 13:50:47 +0000 UTC]

I'm pretty sure any person who has watched MLP has wondered at one point why Nightmare Moon looks like a Luna version of Celestia. Β Do you think there might be some explanation? Β Or is Nightmare Moon what Luna will truly look like when she becomes an adult?

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ArtMakesLife In reply to Chaos51268 [2013-08-02 21:53:59 +0000 UTC]

I am not really sure I wish I had the answer though.

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Chaos51268 In reply to ArtMakesLife [2013-08-03 01:58:53 +0000 UTC]

Same here.

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ArtMakesLife In reply to Chaos51268 [2013-08-03 04:03:09 +0000 UTC]

Lol

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Modernwater [2013-07-29 19:46:21 +0000 UTC]

This song brings a tear to my eye. Bravo sir this was a visually stunning piece and is just awesome.

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AskAmbertheDark [2013-07-26 11:03:11 +0000 UTC]

i love the night time ^^

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Modernwater In reply to AskAmbertheDark [2013-07-29 19:47:15 +0000 UTC]

Who doesn't?

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AskAmbertheDark In reply to Modernwater [2013-07-29 19:48:24 +0000 UTC]

THE NIGHT WILL LAST FOREVER!

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Modernwater In reply to AskAmbertheDark [2013-07-29 19:53:15 +0000 UTC]

The beauty of the night sky shall last forever, and Luna is our savior. Β Hail Princess Luna! Β HAIL NIGHTMARE MOON! Β 

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AskAmbertheDark In reply to Modernwater [2013-07-29 19:54:03 +0000 UTC]

ALL HAIL NIGHTMARE MOON!

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Modernwater In reply to AskAmbertheDark [2013-07-29 19:59:12 +0000 UTC]

VIVAT NOCTE!

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AskAmbertheDark In reply to Modernwater [2013-07-29 19:59:44 +0000 UTC]

HAHAHA!

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Modernwater In reply to AskAmbertheDark [2013-07-29 20:13:44 +0000 UTC]

ONE IS USING THE ROYAL CANTERLOT VOICE, DOES ONE DISAPPROVE! Β 

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