MidnightThunder
(COMPLETED - LINK IN DESCRIPTION) Rasputin- Thistleclaw MAP Call
updated
So it's been a while since I uploaded a MAP part, as I've been very busy and don't have much time to draw (STEM degree, work, yeah..); I actually finished the majority of this back in 2020, but during my spring break I had a few hours of free time. So, the animation is older, but I'm still pretty happy with how this turned out, especially since I don't draw humans much!
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=O7ivIJ-3zTA&list=PLB-4KhpjReMLptsYF1XVQ3dCV89XMlDTX
Audio: Bill Cipher's Death from Gravity Falls (watch this show if you haven't it's great)
Cutoff audio: youtube.com/watch?v=dr1ALbTlEPw
I think we all know that Thistleclaw is one nasty cat (or should I say, "a cat that really was gone"). This MAP tells the story of such a character, and I could not be more pleased with how well the project came together! After almost 4 years of hard work and dedication, I am happy to present the Rasputin MAP!
Please make sure to support all of the talented artists who made this project possible. You can click on their names below or check out this playlist of the individual parts: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB-4KhpjReMJEEwH4b3owM93MHjGTXNz9
Parts:
Host/Credits: @MidnightThunder
Thumbnail: basil_bub instagram.com/basil_bub
1. @kacepark
2. @kacepark
3. CrystallizedXice
4. @sonahgames8323
5. @b1rd0
6. @pandora5922
7. @EphemeralMoth
8. Copper_Talk
9. @fairall8464
10. @SaturnSkyez
11. @HowTheKookieKrumblez
12. @phonkorite
13. Toastiecat.a
14. @buejay6534
15. @doubbub
16. @catixoop9421
17. Teffa the Worst
18. @nittyplat9030
19. @Thornblix
20. @phonkorite
21. @tabbykitty1043
22. @AccaliaWolf
23. @Bioskye
24. @Featherflight55OwO
25. @grimmcorvid5713
26. @ikustaba4784
27. @Sebiniclaw
28. @kitunes_0
29. @kitunes_0
30. @pollen690
31. @ArtsieWolf
32. @orvyns.
33. Cookie Catto
34. ListyList
35. @SpookyZombieKat
Outro. @indipindy16
Music:
Rasputin - Boney M.
Moskau - Dschinghis Khan
Storyboarded by @Artsia!
See the full part here: TBA
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=pYJWE4D9SnI
Music: Where You Are- Moana
Cutoff Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=LnhAtowjWmU
Doing this meme and looking back on some of the old art I made has made me realize how far I've come and how far I'll continue to grow. It's nice!
Mothwing's dreams are wild lol
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=6BHQ_aCv8dE
Characters: Hawkfrost and Hawkfrost (disguised as Leafpool)
Music: Faust, Midas, and Myself- Switchfoot
Cutoff Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=6VvUGlw61eI
Projects:
0:00 Dropped/Cancelled MAP parts
0:40 TallJake- Videogames
1:26 OC Projects
4:54 Amphibia x Warriors AU
If you have any sort of content you'd like to see me make more of (map parts, memes, funny videos, other ideas), feel free to suggest them in the comments! I value all input! I'm currently working on a couple map parts so keep an eye out ;00
My friend Jay made the beautiful artwork at the beginning of the Geronimo MAP parts!
Music:
Background: Good Starts- Jingle Punks youtu.be/NstTz8iyl-c
I Just Can't Wait to be King- The Lion King
Netflix Trip- AJR
Geronimo- Sheppard
Videogames- The Young Professionals (Lana Del Rey Cover)
First Love/Late Spring- Mitski
Devil Town- Cavetown
Epoch- The Living Tombstone
The Good in Me- Jon Bellion
¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl)- Green Day
One of my contributions to this project: youtube.com/watch?v=GFiDi25QKMk
Audio/Meme Reference: youtube.com/watch?v=9s_JiRmthms
Anyways, I wanted to formally thank you all for over 1,000 subscribers! It's been my main milestone goal ever since I started this channel, and I'm extremely happy that so many of yall enjoy my videos ;0;
Original Meme: youtube.com/watch?v=JxsRS4_AFJA
Map: youtube.com/watch?v=rVdTSGRYsvw&t=64s
Music: Heather - Conan Gray
Cutoff audio: youtube.com/watch?v=6byUUq2UplM&t=5s
The good news is that I have a pretty cool project I’m working on (a wip is shown in the last couple of clips)!! It’s still in the early stages of animating but I’m hoping to make a lot of progress in the next couple months.
Here’s to a great 2021!!
You can find my past annual compilations here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB-4KhpjReMI40F2rgSAKsxG7xKm94CFl
Music:
Island by MBB soundcloud.com/mbbofficial
Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0
Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/Island-MBB
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/6by8zhaG04Y
This one is dedicated to my dad (the striped cat; fun fact- his name is Raptorclaw and I designed him in 5th grade lol). He's always been there to listen and relate to my problems, as well as providing advice and cheering me up in the goofiest ways. I'm really lucky and grateful for that.
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=_DrSJRRsR7A
Audio: Change Your Mind (Full Version) - Rebecca Sugar
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=hpXEywGJ9-0
Music: Why So Blue? From Steven Universe Future
Original meme: youtube.com/watch?v=_vFou_wizHU
Music: Soul on Fire - Mystery Skulls
For this map, we were supposed to choose a Warriors character to identify with and illustrate their struggles. I chose Mothwing because she often gets left out (especially for not believing in StarClan, which she gets yelled at by Mistystar for), while her brother Hawkfrost gets most of the glory despite what he’s done in the past. She’s kinda just in the background ;0;
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=ntd-XmuE0lI
Music: Meteor Shower- Cavetown
(I didn’t add a cutoff this time. Do you guys like videos like this or do you like the cutoffs added? Lemme know if you have any thoughts :D)
I liked this walk cycle, so I created this with it.
It is very late at night lol
Background effects used:
youtube.com/watch?v=3wIGp8kvxV0&list=PLeJI5iDUO7nRjZKFDuP0CJ3i2JfinzVuy&index=56
youtube.com/watch?v=Acz_Lf5vDiU&list=PLeJI5iDUO7nRjZKFDuP0CJ3i2JfinzVuy&index=32
Song: I’m Gonna be- The Proclaimers
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=Wgn1GDC57J0
Sendspace: Sent
Music: Back to You- WILD
Cutoff: youtube.com/watch?v=crv99-LT4j8 (I made this animation last year and never had a good place to put it until now lol)
Hello!! Here's a bit more context for this video:
This is a video I created for both my class and a contest. The video I submitted for those contains personal information, so I made an edited version of the video for you all! The task was to research a programming technique that you didn't know about and then create a short video explaining how to use it. I decided to make a simple drawing app! This is the most basic drawing app in order to demonstrate how to enable drawing from the user. Hope you enjoy!!
This is my first time trying anything like this so if you all would like more videos similar to this I'm open to suggestions! This was recorded on my ipad in a closet lol. And if you're subscribed for my animations, don't worry! I have plenty of those coming soon. ;3
Music: Payday - Jason Farnham youtu.be/-96SMUqYA1k
Song: Waving Through a Window (Katy Perry Version)
(I didn’t get anything done in May whoops)
You can find my past annual compilations here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB-4KhpjReMI40F2rgSAKsxG7xKm94CFl
Music:
Cool by Tobu soundcloud.com/7obu
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/cool-tobu
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/lbMraHEhdgM
(dang I was really happy with the background colors but youtube ruined the saturation ;n;)
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=hK7jmqUWisQ
Sendspace: sent
Audio: Guiding Light- Mumford and Sons
Cutoff: Gravity Falls- Dipper vs Manliness
(I'm getting stuff done I swear)
For this MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=WMGsXAv_-bQ
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=zqU4Y_DWN8w
Sendspace: Sent
The beautiful Hailstar in the cutoff was drawn by Strm ;3 Check her out here: youtube.com/channel/UCsvxvE1qKHYuVxTe0P-G2Ow
(I apologize for the bad editing; Hailstar is just out of sync with the beat now that he’s lost his true beauty ig lol)
Audio: Bitter Water- The Oh Hellos
Cutoff Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=mN7eWTD5-r8
Old drawing: https://sta.sh/01n3l3lo9l30
Music: youtube.com/watch?v=V-ZVhAlxkgg
For now have Hawkfrost obsessing over power (aka Brambleclaw's pants: the real key to success)
MAP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c88x6Kaq4Lc
Sendspace: Sent
Audio: Tight Pants/Body Rolls- Leslie Hall (go watch it it's hilarious) youtube.com/watch?v=J1c2KzJbcGA
Animated for a wonderful project which can be found here: youtu.be/v86MRNjUaU8
Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=b95ohgF16xc
The pringles can was not drawn by me; I take credit for only the art/animation.
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=yg6nTkyknYE&t=96s
Sendspace: (sent)
Audio: Amen- Amber Run
Cutoff: That Squidward paper meme that we all can relate to at some point
That feeling when a creeper pops up and you have nowhere to run (Recording the creeper was probably the hardest part of this honestly lol)
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=26ZgiJkJEPc
Sendspace: sendspace.com/file/qiu9yq
Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=cPJUBQd-PNM
Cutoff audio: youtube.com/watch?v=87GUSKlanB0
Miss Jackson
I dropped more maps than this one, but I decided to include it because I was pretty proud of it at the time. I tested out new angles, and honestly it's a shame I never got around to finishing it.
Audio: Miss Jackson- Panic! at the Disco
Get Back Up Again
This was something I remember being really motivated on. The song fits perfectly with Squirrelpaw and her journey with Brambleclaw and the other prophecy cats. I stopped working on it after I found out there was already a MAP with this song and Squirrelpaw.
Audio: Get Back Up Again- Anna Kendrick
I Won't Say I'm in Love
This follows Bluefur and her denial for her feelings for Oakheart, while spirit Snowfur and Moonflower act as gossip girls, lol. I eventually lost motivation on this, unfortunately.
Audio: I Won't Say I'm in Love- from Disney's Hercules
How Bad Can I Be
I had this planned for a long time and completely storyboarded. The song kinda fits Darktail and his controlling, sneaky nature. I lost motivation on this one as well. (I need to work on motivation obviously whoops)
Audio: How Bad Can I Be?- Ed Helms
Rusty Joins ThunderClan
A small spoof featuring Sandpaw and Dustpaw judging Rusty/Firepaw when he arrives. I saw the original commercial and immediately thought of this concept, lol.
Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=6w3bRWiiI4Q
Big Bang
A bit of a stress reliever I worked on for a bit. I was planning to add some lipsync and more movement, but again, I lost motivation. :,,)
Audio: Infinitesimal- Mother Mother
First Laptop Animation
I no longer use a laptop, but when I first got photoshop on it, I created this. It was the first animation I did since my old amvs from 2014-2016.
Background Audio:
Happy Life by FREDJI soundcloud.com/fredjimusic
facebook.com/fredjimusic
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/u4PI5p5bI9k
Old trailers: (omg)
2017: youtube.com/watch?v=N4zs_SoCVXw
2018: youtube.com/watch?v=3gcqRD0qOpg
More content coming soon, so stay tuned!! :D
Original: youtube.com/watch?v=F0uolUQTllA
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=Czp4TTWgK74
Sendspace: sendspace.com/file/veyg9f
Audio: Forbidden Friendship- HTTYD
Cutoff: HTTYD youtube.com/watch?v=Bs0LoHAERto
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=ujoUET6inks
Sendspace: sendspace.com/file/cujg5e
Audio: The Mind Electric- ミラクルミュージカル
Cutoff: youtube.com/watch?v=z7-LxU4SqCw
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=RN58A22hjkc
Sendspace: sendspace.com/file/i38tto
Audio: I lived- OneRepublic
Cutoff: (I didn't know what to do rip) youtube.com/watch?v=v2tA7fzugxM
I experimented a bunch with backgrounds here; I hope it looks ok :,D This was a fun part though!
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=Y-4N-08PG6k
Sendspace: sendspace.com/file/6v24lt
Audio: Kiss That Grrrl- Kate Nash
Context/story: I have a hard time talking to people irl. I'm a very awkward person and yeah all you introverts get the point. This is why the lyrics really spoke to me here, because I need to "find my voice." However, as the lyrics say later on, a voice can be anything, especially art, so I kinda hinted at that by adding some of my favorite things/hobbies, which is my "voice." :3
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=Ngno0ftX1a0
Sendspace: sendspace.com/file/7h56k1
Audio: How to Be a Person- Shane Koyczan
Cutoff: youtube.com/watch?v=BC_iergA5ug
Take my friend yelling at teachers lol
Go support them btw they did an amazing job voice-acing this and drawing the gorgeous thumbnail: deviantart.com/niightshiift
Characters: Jayden and teacher
Please don't reuse this video/audio unless one of us gives you permission to do so
Here’s an explanation of what’s going on:
Jayden and Avalon are the same being, but in alternate worlds, like two sides of the same coin. The animatic starts off with Avalon and Jayden seeing each other. (This takes place on the first page of their comic which you can view here: deviantart.com/niightshiift/art/Devils-and-Angels-Page-1-783342751) Avalon sees Jayden as innocent as her younger self, and flashbacks to her backstory.
Avalon was born into a nice, rich family. She had everything she could ask for... until her mother suddenly became ill. During this time, Avalon’s dad got into an affair. Avalon’s mother eventually dies of the sickness, and everything goes downhill from there. Avalon and her dad lose money fast, and Avalon is forced to work to support her and her dad. Her dad becomes more controlling and often hurts her. Avalon is exhausted from working as well as studying engineering. One day, Avalon sneaks back to study. Her dad finds her and yells at her, but she refuses to leave. Angry, he claws her eye out. She runs away that night, swearing vengeance. She invented all her gear. Later, she returns to kill her father. She becomes well-known and often teaches apprentices. (In assassination) However, when those apprentices misbehave too much, she hurts them, or even kills them. She develops a legacy as an assassin.
Music: Everybody Wants to Rule the World- Lorde
Only the art/animation is mine!
Tbh, I didn't think I would get these two done so fast! (And All is Well has a short deadline) For months, I only had backgrounds to do on these two, so the art is pretty old :,,D
I might have some more MAP parts done this week, actually! So keep your eyes open ;)
The Goodbye Song (Go join this, it's open and super underrated!)
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=nWzp9NmdID g
Sendspace: sendspace.com/file/uzs8li
I'm Gonna Run This Dump
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=kKE28fw0U0c&t=4s
Sendspace: sendspace.com/file/bx8v4n
Cutoff audio: You Spin Me Round- Dead or Alive
*coughs* I may or may not have made the same mistake in the same 10 minutes.... hence why the heads go spinning instead of rotating a few degrees lol
I experimented a lot with backgrounds in both of these, so hopefully they turned out ok!!
All is Well
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=Lgg6vUfUvEY&t=17s
Sendspace: sendspace.com/file/9c07g7
Piece by Piece
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=kiErkTffFZc&t=2s
Sendspace: sendspace.com/file/57okpj
Cutoff Audio: Fix You- ColdPlay (This was my first attempt at drawing Sunstar and it went terribly wrong lol)
I shall do another part of this next year :3
I OWN NOTHING BUT THE ART
Song-Happy Together: The Turtles
This is Firefoot from the novel Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams.
I OWN NOTHING BUT THE ART
Music: Unity by TheFatRat
Drawn with ibisPaintX
This is my first speedpaint, so yeah....
It features one of my OCs, Skypelt, who is famous among his Clan.
Dedicated to my teacher, who inspired this cat.
I DO NOT OWN THE AUDIO
The song is "I'm a Star" from Steven Universe
Here is the link to the cover:
youtube.com/watch?v=mJ0x8cXjmls
I really tried to focus more on anatomy here, and I think it turned out ok?? :0
For this MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=c1TQGw0agiU
Sendspace: sendspace.com/file/0kauip
Cutoff audio: youtube.com/watch?v=2JJfh1zffos
The first clip was made in November of 2015. It's from my Radioactive amv!! You can view that here: youtube.com/watch?v=OVzxDZ-pKQQ
The second clip was finished in February 2019! The animation was actually done last November, and I just lined and colored slowly lol. I still like how it turned out, though!
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=MUAG3MOLeqk&t=206s
Sendspace: sendspace.com/file/e8er1b
Cutoff audio: youtube.com/watch?v=R_gOuCkUjO8
Progress Music:
New Happy Day by fennecbeats soundcloud.com/fennecbeats
Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/nAx56UPakM8
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Hey guys!! This is a short film I completed back in early December. I only had about a week to do it, so man it was stressful! Also, I've never animated or really drawn humans before..... rip. I hope it looks alright! I submitted this to a state competition, but it didn't get accepted unfortunately. I'm pretty satisfied with how it turned out for the time frame, though!
Music:
Music Credit: OurMusicBox (Jay Man)
Track Name: "High Above The Clouds"
Music By: Jay Man @ ourmusicbox.com
Official "OurMusicBox" YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox
License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Music promoted by NCM goo.gl/fh3rEJ
I haven't been doing so great so far :,,)
Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=1L8cjkGt6Ys
I think this is the fastest I've ever animated in my life :,D This is a 48 hour MAP, meaning I got two days to do it. (That's why the frame rate is slower and the bg kinda sloppy sorry :,,))
Here's my Government-Assigned warrior, Ravenstorm! She's a RiverClan cat. She's sassy, but once you get to know her, she's actually pretty nice!
Also, thank you all so much for 400 subs!! Hooooly cow ;0;
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=cU1UVQ9AhBc&t=10s
Sendspace: sendspace.com/file/zh9xin
Alderheart Can Be King Again: youtube.com/watch?v=Luclz2hXrA8&t=27s
This is probably the fastest map part I've completed! It was a 72 hour map ;0
Icarus- Needletail MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=J73sEQJ_Tnk
THIS MAP IS OPEN! Parts were overdue and the MAP really needs to get done, so it would be amazing if yall could help out!
King (Pets MAP): youtube.com/watch?v=Z9TbddDOw6Y
Tribute to my two childhood golden retrievers, Jake (the light tan doggo) and Alex! (The dark orange pupper)
Still I Fly- Anything New Years MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=AhTTwQY5tmE&t=47s
Collab with the amazing LunarCatArtz! She did the backgrounds! Check her out, she's underrated: youtube.com/channel/UCGVs_z5e6Whnm52Lpt5rlsw
This is meant to be positive, looking forward to the upcoming year and looking back on what we accomplished this year! It shows my passions for photography and art, and how I'm determined to improve. It also shows my trip to the Grand Canyon, which was a huge highlight of 2018 for me!
I hope everyone had nice holidays and thank you so much for 2018!! I can't wait to see what 2019 brings!
See you next year ;)
Original meme: youtube.com/watch?v=UgoHbw6m_l0
The background used in the beginning is this: youtube.com/watch?v=R3truckCACI
Also the first shot probably has the most complicated background I've ever done (And it only shows up for a split second rip)
Sendspace: (I'll upload this in a couple days)
MAP: youtube.com/watch?v=Zvsyylu9BNQ
Designs belong to Colacatinthehat and Viioletshine
Cutoff audio: Chickens vine