Everyone is talking about the animation, but nobody is talking about how incredible and fitting the music and sound design is. It just wouldn't be a Felix Colgrave video without those quirky sounds.
Attenborough: "Here, we see the kites assert their dominance over the various inhabitants of the meadows below, yet unbeknownst to them, a larger, clumsier hunter stalks the clouds above."
Ah yes, the Fibrylon Kingdom is an interesting one. In this video we can see an example of a group of _milvus iaspis,_ also known as diamond kites (known to travel in large groups, and despite being a mischievous lot, often get tangled in one another) being hunted by their sole predators, _calidum-aerum camo,_ also known as the camouflaging hot air balloons.
Among the species in the _milvus_ genus we see the more nimble cousins of the _iaspis:_ the _milvus alis._ These flaunt their wide triangular wings used primarily for more efficient gliding. And shown briefly is the grand _milvus piscis,_ a kite with a fish-derived design made from several scaled sections. It seems to be followed by 3 _vexillum socium,_ a species that is actually classified as a flag, not a kite.
@@ramz16k The *calidum-aerum* also has some cousins of their own, though they are usually filter feeders, such as *calidum-arum latas*, also known as the Long Hot Air Balloon.
David Attenborough: Here in the plains, an extraordinary group of animals gather,some found nowhere else in the world. Kites propel themselves by riding the winds, some feeding on insect. *When camera focuses on hot air balloon* Lying in wait, Hot Air Balloons blend with the colorful landscape, where they await thier prey
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Isn't nylon a carbon-based polymer? A "nylon-based" life form would likely have nylons playing the same role as proteins, both a nutrient and building block.
Australia is memed for two reasons: - for flat-earth-ers it doesn't exist; - anything that lives there is perfectly capable and apparently intentioned to kill you.
Felix colgrave is not just a great animator, but also great sound artist. The sound effects and music is like I'm in a dream. edit: me realizing i have a comment with 1k likes and can edit to whatever i want: I HAVE THE POWER me afterwards doing absolutely nothing because i don't wanna do that edited comment so you don't know why it got so many likes.
right, but shouldn't art have a meaning? something that pushes you to find new perspective on reality, or rearranges you to find new optimal state of your inner working? this is some cool psychedelic animation, music fits great - that is true but where is the art?
This has something to do with the unforseen effects of technological advances and the emergence of planned obsolescence in modern capitalism, I just know it
I am relaxed, frightened and slightly confused. Yep! This is a Felix Colgrave cartoon and I wouldn't have it any other way. Please do not change a thing, everything you make is absolutely wonderful.
The dithered colors really gives this such a specific texture. I know what sound this animation would make if I could scratch my fingernail across it's surface.
You’re so great at chaotic, slightly unsettling actions anchored by well thought out weight and exaggeration of motion. I wish it wasn’t such an overwhelming challenge to produce your own animation. As much as I want to see you get financial/production support to make your own show or film, so much of the flavor comes from your own hand. I wonder if a team and animation studio could shoulder the animation/production burden without something being lost in the process.
there are ways around this process, Felix could draw up the sketches for each frame and the team could line it, Felix could make half the frames needed and the team could fill in the rest, Felix could make an animation as normal but the team takes over for coloring
I just absolutely love the way your balloon monster is introduced, and then immediately with the next moment the kite thats flying away. The shock and emotion is so clear, I’m amazed how you do that. Everything with the musical cues and the timing
Felix really is a master at his craft, and every work he shows us he improves and grows! I love everything here! My favorite scene (That I will STILL randomly think of and giggle at) is the scene in Double-King where he shoots a musket at a castle, and the castle just puts up it's hands and slooooowly backs away! Funniest scene ever, and I will hum the song and snicker the whole time!
I'm pretty sure he doesn't really Storyboard his stuff. He just goes straight to animation. That's why his stories have such an spontaneous feel to them.
When I watched the movie Nope I immediately thought of this animation since Jean Jacket seemed to be made from almost a nylon material, and also the way he hides in the clouds
I love watching the progress in quality of your animations over the years. Watching your videos always mesmerizes me. Your string connecting to the art world is truly special
Hey man. Idk if you’ll see this. But I want you to know that I grew up with your animations. 25 years old and I still watch them. I’m glad to see you’ve returned and I can enjoy your creations again. Thank you for your hard work!
This color palette transported me to a whole new world. It was so nice to visit another one of Felix’s lands. The bubble gum, cotton candy, Easter basket, marshmallow fluff world is one of my favorites even after one viewing.
Once again, Felix takes us on a trip into an amazing, surreal world we couldn't possibly comprehand using some of the most beautiful animation in human history
god the music in your animations are always so specific to your style and I adore it, I saw other comments saying your sound design has improved immensely and I cant agree more. amazing work as always
This is one of my favourite soundscapes. The delicate little outbursts are so ornately designed. Reminds me of Don Hertzfeldt’s obsessive attention to sound as well. Also thank you for acknowledging the Boon Wurrung people!
These videos open up my mind every-time; to the point of me re-watching at an endless amount to discover a new meaning. No dialogue grants a viewer an "open to interpretation" experience allowing everyone to have a different experience while watching your videos. I've been a fan of yours since Double King and love every bit of what you do. I hope You, the Tiny Human and your Other Half are doing as amazing as the art you bring us. Thank You for the entertainment, Felix.
I love the bright colors and the slight unease that is so ironic but also enjoyable. Again, short, but a true masterpiece. I also loved the texturing, too.
Very cool poem. You obviously have a talent for this. You could work a bit more on the rhythm though. The first three lines all have 8 syllables but the last one has 11. The last line could be subsituted for example with: "The world's an ephemeral haze". I'm not saying all lines need to have an equal amount of syllables but with rhyming poems, it's advisable to have some regularity to the rhythm.
That's what I thought! The kites reminded me of the balloons of people's heads that fly around hanging the person with their head. (How to: phrase things poorly)
This artist is able to create a deeply interesting story out of any thing or concept even nylons, truly one of the most distinguished content and art ive seen.
I think it's just a joke, since it's a nylon world where everything is nylon, so they're playing with carbon based animals on strings and getting them stuck in trees, just as we carbon based animals play with nylon kites in our carbon based world, and get them stuck in trees. It's just sort of a bizzaro opposite world.
But maybe there is more to it/deeper meaning? Who knows? Sometimes artists just do shit that's fun and/or funny, doesn't always have to have some profound or significant meaning
It's interesting how different this video will look when you play around with quality resolution. I turned it up from 720p to the highest setting and wow.
Damn Felix, your animations are flawless, they were, are and will be a delighful audio-visual treat to our senses, i really love your work. greetings from Colombia
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I love the predator/prey themes that show up in so much of Felix's work. Whatever bizarre planet we're put on, we always get a feel for its ecosystem.
I do too but I don't understand what the kite was doing with the animals? Why throw it in a tree?
@@ashleebashorun9547 because why not
just fun they do seem to smart
@@weakspirit_ Naturally, I agree.
@@ashleebashorun9547 it’s probably to store food as they are alive as well.
Almost everything on screen looks edible, and it looks like it would taste of marshmallow and playdough.
Yes, he did an amazing job on texture with this one
Playdough is super edible, I eat it all the time
i dont think marshmallow and playdough would taste very good
sweet and salty? I guess.
since when is playdough edible
0:24 Felix designed like 10 different kites just to show them in a 5 second transition. Gotta appreciate the effort.
12 kites... dang
12 Kites
The fish kite is my favorite
@@boatmantheman same
@@boatmantheman the fish kite and the stingray kite
Everyone is talking about the animation, but nobody is talking about how incredible and fitting the music and sound design is. It just wouldn't be a Felix Colgrave video without those quirky sounds.
I'd really love to see another album or so from Felix, his music and sound design are indeed wonderful.
legit the only thing I was thinking about while watching was how do you make sounds
"Hot air balloons are the macro-predators of Kites." was not on my list of expected things today.
Attenborough: "Here, we see the kites assert their dominance over the various inhabitants of the meadows below, yet unbeknownst to them, a larger, clumsier hunter stalks the clouds above."
nice.
I can hear this in his voice perfectly
That is a really good description. I like it
very nice description
Bahahah you said it so well....!! 👏😄
Ah yes, the Fibrylon Kingdom is an interesting one. In this video we can see an example of a group of _milvus iaspis,_ also known as diamond kites (known to travel in large groups, and despite being a mischievous lot, often get tangled in one another) being hunted by their sole predators, _calidum-aerum camo,_ also known as the camouflaging hot air balloons.
Oh hey, you're here too.
National Geografic it's proud of you 👍
@@paulitastic2 Why thank you.
Among the species in the _milvus_ genus we see the more nimble cousins of the _iaspis:_ the _milvus alis._ These flaunt their wide triangular wings used primarily for more efficient gliding. And shown briefly is the grand _milvus piscis,_ a kite with a fish-derived design made from several scaled sections. It seems to be followed by 3 _vexillum socium,_ a species that is actually classified as a flag, not a kite.
@@ramz16k The *calidum-aerum* also has some cousins of their own, though they are usually filter feeders, such as *calidum-arum latas*, also known as the Long Hot Air Balloon.
Felix your sound design is impeccable.
Of course, so are your animation and world-building/storyline
David Attenborough: Here in the plains, an extraordinary group of animals gather,some found nowhere else in the world.
Kites propel themselves by riding the winds, some feeding on insect.
*When camera focuses on hot air balloon*
Lying in wait, Hot Air Balloons blend with the colorful landscape, where they await thier prey
David and Felix collab would be geniuly nice with some of the crazy animation he is capable of pulling off.
LOL why this sounds so genius
I am relaxed yet slightly unsettled. Amazing as always
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@@AxxLAfriku ?
0:29 I love how you can see the spine on the inside of the fish kite.
"Wh--Where's Kitey??" There was an uncomfortable silence. Red's eyes shifted toward boxer. "Sorry... 'Bloon's got him."
Damn.
Damn Bloon
"A short study of nylon-based life, for all my carbon friends." ah yes how could we Forget about them!
Where is the mighty zeppelin? I want to see the beast that ruled the skies
@@weakspirit_ Damn..
He returns with another strange yet fascinating animation
This guy is a legend
@@JoseGamingGD yes
I misread animation as “emotion” and i think that could work as well😂
I was hooked when you released Pig Pen years ago.
Still hooked on this surreal style of animation.
Thanks for giving us top tier content Dad.
Isn't nylon a carbon-based polymer? A "nylon-based" life form would likely have nylons playing the same role as proteins, both a nutrient and building block.
You might be overthinking this a little
This is cool as hell
@@pixelkatten yeah
I sense there's going to be an r/woooosh coming... but I don't know when...
R/woooosh
I feel kinship with the resting distress face that last kite has.
'resting distress face'... gonna start using that one more often
You’re both in distress huh?
Crowne Prince you introduce me to this magical world
Same
ew furry
This guys imagination is wild man. I will wait months for vids like these
He is genious like Da Vinci
As will the rest of us, he is a godsend in animation
Yeah
@@erdemozel2797 agreed
Agreed!
the rope animation around 0:54 is something only Felix would do. the attention to detail is insane.
I love how you’re using animals a lot more and have an amazing artstyle for them
This feels like if areal life was as disturbing and unsettleing as deep-sea life. Fantastic job on the motions, colour pallette, virtually everything!
But deep sea life IS in real life.
@@Trailblazer839 Yeah I know but they still worded it in a funny and incorrect way lol.
@@134t7 Nice try buddy, everyone knows the oceans fake. Do i need to tell you about Santa Claus too?
@@sensass4217 aw crap NOOOO! The blob fish isn’t real!?!
@@134t7 i wish squids were real
i'm such a fan of felix's apparent obsession with predators and prey in his animations. great as always
Australia is memed for two reasons:
- for flat-earth-ers it doesn't exist;
- anything that lives there is perfectly capable and apparently intentioned to kill you.
@@il-ma.le. what the hell
His videos contain a food chain
@@viciousKev what do you mean
@@kqlol_5994 don’t you see that the hot air balloon is actively goes and eats the kites for food?
Felix, your sound design has noticably improved in the past few years. Keep up the great work!
I love how much of your animation is centered around building these fantastic ecosystems.
Felix colgrave is not just a great animator, but also great sound artist. The sound effects and music is like I'm in a dream.
edit:
me realizing i have a comment with 1k likes and can edit to whatever i want:
I HAVE THE POWER
me afterwards doing absolutely nothing because i don't wanna do that edited comment so you don't know why it got so many likes.
kinda like cyriak in a way
A fever-dream that is xD
I was just thinking that. Incredibly iconic and unique
Look at that slithery smooth sheep grazing head bob cycle, oh mama.
right, but shouldn't art have a meaning?
something that pushes you to find new perspective on reality, or rearranges you to find new optimal state of your inner working?
this is some cool psychedelic animation, music fits great - that is true
but where is the art?
This fills me with the same lucid fear and dreamlike wonder that the winnie the pooh dream sequence did as a kid.
That's exactly what it reminded me of too!
Yes! I was looking through the comments to see if anyone was reminded of that too!!
Especially with that hot air balloon.
Woozles and heffalumps freak me out
Yep, was also looking to see if anyone else thought of Heffalumps and Woozles, haha
This has something to do with the unforseen effects of technological advances and the emergence of planned obsolescence in modern capitalism, I just know it
I see you're a little weary of that trope as well
I'm reading the word's but there not making any sense.. Can you dumb down what your trying to say plz😗
I am relaxed, frightened and slightly confused. Yep! This is a Felix Colgrave cartoon and I wouldn't have it any other way. Please do not change a thing, everything you make is absolutely wonderful.
dude i love all of the new techniques in animation your trying out it looks awesome
The dithered colors really gives this such a specific texture. I know what sound this animation would make if I could scratch my fingernail across it's surface.
OH, hey! Love your work! Keep it up!
Didn't sone kites throw you into a tree
@@apfton ok, but... who asked for grammar police?
Hello the gae
You’re so great at chaotic, slightly unsettling actions anchored by well thought out weight and exaggeration of motion.
I wish it wasn’t such an overwhelming challenge to produce your own animation. As much as I want to see you get financial/production support to make your own show or film, so much of the flavor comes from your own hand. I wonder if a team and animation studio could shoulder the animation/production burden without something being lost in the process.
there are ways around this process, Felix could draw up the sketches for each frame and the team could line it, Felix could make half the frames needed and the team could fill in the rest, Felix could make an animation as normal but the team takes over for coloring
I just absolutely love the way your balloon monster is introduced, and then immediately with the next moment the kite thats flying away. The shock and emotion is so clear, I’m amazed how you do that. Everything with the musical cues and the timing
Need extended soundtrack and perhaps a miniature faux-documentary.
Felix really is a master at his craft, and every work he shows us he improves and grows! I love everything here!
My favorite scene (That I will STILL randomly think of and giggle at) is the scene in Double-King where he shoots a musket at a castle, and the castle just puts up it's hands and slooooowly backs away! Funniest scene ever, and I will hum the song and snicker the whole time!
Its very funny, cause its a "warning shot", and the castle is his own war machine!!! Lol its like "ok... im going... dont do any silly, right?" :-D
I'm just trying to imagine what it must be like to storyboard this.
"And then the kite steals the sheep!"
I'm pretty sure he doesn't really Storyboard his stuff. He just goes straight to animation. That's why his stories have such an spontaneous feel to them.
Every world is so beautifully crafted and thought out in these animations! Well done, you've inspired me so much
When I watched the movie Nope I immediately thought of this animation since Jean Jacket seemed to be made from almost a nylon material, and also the way he hides in the clouds
always love to see anything new from this mad lad
didn't think you would be here!
sure thing newy brewy
Holy shit there's nothing you won't get your uncreative comments all over
@@idib4091 cry about it
@@SuperWiiBros08 stop using other peoples good content as a free advertising space
i love that cow
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omg berd
Same
Hi berd
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I love the world you put us all in Felix, love your work! Music is BEAUTIFUL!! Sending love and good luck your way! Keep working 💜
1:02 when you realize Pendleton Ward is one of Felix’s patrons 🤯😌
WOW
Moral of the story: Don’t trust anything that can blow in the wind
IF SHE BLOWS, SHE'S A THOOOOOOOOOT!
So I'll never know for sure how many roads a man must walk down?
@@StraightOuttaJarhois Everyone knows Bob Dylan is just a puppet of the kite nation
Also don't trust anything that remotely looks like a hot air balloon
This had “pink elephants on parade” vibes and I’m all for it!!! Always very excited to see what trippy piece of art you’ll have for us
Yes! And it also reminded me of the “heffalumps and woozles” scene in “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.”
@@LUTube81 That hot-air balloon even looks like the ones from "Heffalumps and woozles"!
@@gizmo835 Exactly!
AI was about to say the exact thing but for the Hephalumps and Woozels! the air balloon looked like if a Hephalump trying to eat Pooh's honey!
I love watching the progress in quality of your animations over the years. Watching your videos always mesmerizes me. Your string connecting to the art world is truly special
Hey man. Idk if you’ll see this. But I want you to know that I grew up with your animations. 25 years old and I still watch them. I’m glad to see you’ve returned and I can enjoy your creations again. Thank you for your hard work!
This color palette transported me to a whole new world. It was so nice to visit another one of Felix’s lands. The bubble gum, cotton candy, Easter basket, marshmallow fluff world is one of my favorites even after one viewing.
Once again, Felix takes us on a trip into an amazing, surreal world we couldn't possibly comprehand using some of the most beautiful animation in human history
god the music in your animations are always so specific to your style and I adore it, I saw other comments saying your sound design has improved immensely and I cant agree more. amazing work as always
This is one of my favourite soundscapes. The delicate little outbursts are so ornately designed. Reminds me of Don Hertzfeldt’s obsessive attention to sound as well.
Also thank you for acknowledging the Boon Wurrung people!
I would sell my kidneys to see Netflix give this man a series.
Field Study notes: The Hot Air Ballons are the apex predators of the nylon world
that drawing style is nostalgic
These videos open up my mind every-time; to the point of me re-watching at an endless amount to discover a new meaning.
No dialogue grants a viewer an "open to interpretation" experience allowing everyone to have a different experience while watching your videos.
I've been a fan of yours since Double King and love every bit of what you do.
I hope You, the Tiny Human and your Other Half are doing as amazing as the art you bring us.
Thank You for the entertainment, Felix.
Nylon-based life is fascinating, I can't wait for Professor Colgrave's next lesson.
Oooh, the hot air balloons gave me immense “Heffalumps and Woozles” vibes, in all the best ways.
Came here to say this!
Beware the Heffalumps and Woozles!!
*hiccup*
Oh yeah!! Knew it looked familiar just couldn't put a finger on it.
Yes! That is exactly what it reminded me of!
That little loop that runs down the kte's wire when it turns around twice. Perfect touch.
Your character design remains delightfully eclectic and your sense of humor is so effectively present. So happy to see your work again!
I like how after the really dark and saturized cartoon, what followed was a more lighter and pastel-like cartoon 👌
This video is basically if fish we're kites, the hot air balloon is like a shark, poor green kite. didn't saw it commin
Nah, it’s like an octopus with how fluid and camouflaged it is.
@@sadman3515 you kinda make a point thier
Were*
Hot ballon is like the frog fish
"Babe wake up! Felix posted another animation!"
"Maybe life is worth living."
I love your animations and how vibrant the colour schemes always are
Good lord I wasn’t expecting this, looking fucking outstanding as usual
I love how you can see his art change over time like any other artist. I absolutely love every direction your going in Felix
I love this new pallete color! Amazing job Felix!
I love the bright colors and the slight unease that is so ironic but also enjoyable. Again, short, but a true masterpiece. I also loved the texturing, too.
I'm getting a "heffalumps and woozles" vibe here and it terrifies me. equivalent of a childhood acid trip.
That balloon is one of the most upsetting things I've ever seen. Brilliant
a short work but still captures your charm! I absolutely love the use blend of music and sound to convey a floaty and bouncy tone.
Damn, I rewatched the old animations and it's so amazing to see how far his technique and art style has come. I truly love this
I love how everyone just ignore the cheeks at the beginning haha. On serious note, very talented and imaginative artist.
More than any of his previous works I absolutely must know more about the world of this place
Just to explore and see what makes everything tick
The sounds fit the aesthetcs so well. This style would be perfect for a videogame.
you never cease to amaze me with your smooth and beautiful animations
Beware the lands of flying hills
Whose animals wish just to graze
The kites have of their own, a will
As the world feels like an ephemeral haze
Very cool poem. You obviously have a talent for this. You could work a bit more on the rhythm though. The first three lines all have 8 syllables but the last one has 11. The last line could be subsituted for example with: "The world's an ephemeral haze". I'm not saying all lines need to have an equal amount of syllables but with rhyming poems, it's advisable to have some regularity to the rhythm.
@@chatnoir9038 Thanks for the advice and the compliment! I’ll keep this in mind when writing others in the future!
Felix: "There's a point to all this, I swear."
I like when felix makes it's own ecosystem with random stuff, it just works so well
this is probably the only channel that is worth wait a year for an upload,your animations are amazing and inspires me every time i them.
Oh yea, We here baby!
Update 1 minute 08 seconds later: I love it!
yes!!
No spoilers
hello guys
Lol
"all dreams have a meaning"
my dreams:
Same
I wish I had a million hours of Felix's animations to watch. Could never get tired of his style.
I love how in a way Felix predicted the film "NOPE"
I’m amazed that a person with such a creative mind can sleep soundly
who says he can?
@@Galendramatikthe source ( it doesn’t exist )
This was like a more colorful, but equally creepy Junji Ito sketch.
That's what I thought! The kites reminded me of the balloons of people's heads that fly around hanging the person with their head. (How to: phrase things poorly)
@@colakoi1605 Yeah, that's what immediately came to mind for me too!
This artist is able to create a deeply interesting story out of any thing or concept even nylons, truly one of the most distinguished content and art ive seen.
Everything looks so soft, i loved it
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I thought "ok, i am fully in, let's go" and three seconds after the credits appeard. Your art is so fine it feels like magic.
I love the irony of kites getting other shit stuck in trees for a change.
Thank you for the new shapes that I could look at with the shapes that make my eyes.
That balloon at 0:40 reminds me of a balloon from the Hefalumps and Wozzles dream Pooh had in that first cartoon movie.
Kites often get stuck in trees, it's odd how the kite forced the animals to get stuck in trees instead. I wonder what the meaning of this could be?
I think it's just a joke, since it's a nylon world where everything is nylon, so they're playing with carbon based animals on strings and getting them stuck in trees, just as we carbon based animals play with nylon kites in our carbon based world, and get them stuck in trees. It's just sort of a bizzaro opposite world.
But maybe there is more to it/deeper meaning? Who knows? Sometimes artists just do shit that's fun and/or funny, doesn't always have to have some profound or significant meaning
@@DivineBanana Good point! I often found deeper meaning in Felix’s work but he could just be having fun and screwing around with this one.
@@DivineBanana i mean, there was a message about the boon wurrung at the end. Maybe this has something to do with that?
Every single one of your animations feels like the best aspects of SpaceKids and i love every second of it
Doodle dip
There’s always a smile from one end to another when Felix makes a new video :)
"The world of reality has it's limits, but the world of imagination is boundless." - Pink Panther
Actually world of imagination is limited too with what you have seen
The god of random animation has granted us with his presence!
Beautiful cloth/fabric animation, looks seamless and liquid
man your art is just beautiful
Another masterpiece by the great master colgrave. Always a delight, sir.
he never misses!
It's interesting how different this video will look when you play around with quality resolution. I turned it up from 720p to the highest setting and wow.
Your videos are a window into a trippy and beautiful universe.
Damn Felix, your animations are flawless, they were, are and will be a delighful audio-visual treat to our senses, i really love your work. greetings from Colombia