Hi Mrsmzgombic, thanks for asking. I used a platform lit up from the bottom to push sand around and had a camera pointed straight down. In post-production, I eventually made the images negative so the blacks and whites were swapped. For actually working with sand, I had an idea for the concept of the seven deadly sins, but didn't really have anything planned out ahead of time for how to show them. When you're working with sand, and start pushing it around, you start to see images appear (sort of like seeing images from clouds in the sky). I'd start in one place and then end up with a different type of image. Then I'd figure out some ways of editing the "scenes" together so that I could transition between them. Overall, it was about having a lot of patience and letting images reveal themselves.
Yeeah that was pretty amazing. Not only did you do the li'l animations well, but the overall feel of it was really nicely done. The music was perfect for it too! The mirror part has to be my favorite though.
I believe there is a certain amount of pride one can have in themselves. It's the pride that comes with loving oneself. It's when someone goes overboard and loves themselves so much that they block out loving the people around them that pride becomes a sin.
Garage band has surprisingly good tools. If you can hear the music in your head, you can put it into garage band. Use jam packs, manipulate the reverb. I use Logic now, but I used garage band for many years and it's worked out great
@MugiwaraJr Thank you, you are one of the few who truely understand that humans cannot change until they learn to understand one another which as long as we continue to fight we can't be expected to understand till we stand before eachother and sincerely ask why we're fighting.
Amazing video; it's like going on some kind of journey. I loved how each sin played out, and the transitions between them. Favorite sin animations had to be "Lust" (the way those two figures intertwined in an almost devilish way was captured perfectly) and "Greed" (The way that eye intertwined into a money sign; really breathtaking!) I've made a habit of watching this over and over.
I ran the deadly sins through my head and was worried when I realized how difficult envy would be, but damn that was really well done and very creative. Greed was BAMF.
Envy is hard to avoid, and so hard to deal with. The woman i love told me she had done things with another man. Told me he was....very large down under. I was torn with anger and jealousy, she was the woman i love, and after hearing what she had done i just felt that i wasn't good enough. it ate away at me. Since then though, i have learned to deal with it. It's all about getting even(not violently). The day after she told me this i got head from another girl. The envy seemingly vanished.
Like any loving relationship, whether it be an artist with his work or a husband and a wife, it takes a lot of patience, especially when you screw up and have to start all over again. But basically sugar on a light stand, camera shooting from above, flipped the colors so that they are negative. 15 hours for sand work, 15 hours for music.
I love the music, it has a real nice dark feel to it, it also follows the beat of the sand very nicely its very artistic, and how of course forget the time dedicated to this good job
I got most of the sounds you heard from the orchestra jam pack that coincides with Garage Band or Logic. Very good instrument pack, I would highly recommend it.
@TwistedTwilighter Gluttony by defintion is over consuption of something. Its mostly refer to with food, as descrbed in Dante's inferno. How ever it also refers to power, money, etc. So basically it say that "the more you get the more you want" and thats why its so deadly
this is an amazing short. your a very talented artist and film maker. Keep up the good work, maybe try a longer animation with a story. But none the less, you are very talented, and that was very good.
I hope I have this right. The(or my) counterization of the seven deadly sins. Pride-Humility Greed-Charity Lust-Chasity Wrath-Patience Sloth-Diligence Gluttony-Moderation Envy-Kindness
This has got to be the coolest thing I have seen In a long time! What I really want to know is how you did the animation, because it is so freaking awesome! seriously though, best I've seen in a while.
Greed- makes you all alone Lust- Do not overdose it Pride- If it breaks you will feel very bad Wrath- Very useless, if you wanna overcome obstacles you can do it better with coolness then with uncontrolled rage Envy- You will loose all your friends someday if you do it too long.... Sloth- Well... relaxing is fine but this can end badly (I know what I'm talking about) Gluttony: Nobody likes getting fat but without food we would die (+ Anorexia!) All in all: Just find a good middle way :)
You have to sin someday or you won't get enough experience in life. A good aim is getting happy with yourself, Sinning is made out of feelings. For example: If you eat to much you will surely feel bad about it, you will feel guilty and this is what makes you 'sin', when you feel guilt. If you don't feel any guilt you will feel better. Thats why you start changing things, f.e. eating less. (Gluttony)
Yeah, I used just plain salt because sand has a different look to it. Salt is crystalized and you can see through it better which gives this a more ethereal look to it in my opinion.
@silentpete01 sloth is a root of fear. pride, greed, and gluttony are the roots of decit. they are sins without a doudt, but their roots are the orignal seven.
great job. agreed - getting people freaked out is part of the point (well at least a reaction of some sort other than 'mkay' lol). awesome music & animation itself. creepy vibes/feeling visuals and the music reflected it well. it's hard to do with loops given to you when most (to me) sound like pop, r&b or club (and not the goth or metal feel i want). great job!
Pride-narcisism, love of yourself, believing you are better than others Sloth-laziness Envy-wanting what others have Wrath-also known as anger (pretty self explanatory) Lust-extrme sexual desire GLuttony-everything in excess (overeating, overdieting, over exercising, etc.) Greed-constant hunger for more of something (usually associated with money)
My students are curious how you made this video, 10 years ago is very impressive for this type of animation! Bravo!
Hi Mrsmzgombic, thanks for asking. I used a platform lit up from the bottom to push sand around and had a camera pointed straight down. In post-production, I eventually made the images negative so the blacks and whites were swapped. For actually working with sand, I had an idea for the concept of the seven deadly sins, but didn't really have anything planned out ahead of time for how to show them. When you're working with sand, and start pushing it around, you start to see images appear (sort of like seeing images from clouds in the sky). I'd start in one place and then end up with a different type of image. Then I'd figure out some ways of editing the "scenes" together so that I could transition between them. Overall, it was about having a lot of patience and letting images reveal themselves.
Yeeah that was pretty amazing. Not only did you do the li'l animations well, but the overall feel of it was really nicely done. The music was perfect for it too!
The mirror part has to be my favorite though.
15 hours for animation, 15 hours for music, and an endless amount of patience.
Why is everyone proud of these? They are called DEADLY sins for a reason!
This was really well done. The music really brought an almost epic feel to it.
I believe there is a certain amount of pride one can have in themselves. It's the pride that comes with loving oneself. It's when someone goes overboard and loves themselves so much that they block out loving the people around them that pride becomes a sin.
Wow, thanks so much for watching. Some interesting comments. I'm glad I invoked conversation...
Garage band has surprisingly good tools. If you can hear the music in your head, you can put it into garage band. Use jam packs, manipulate the reverb. I use Logic now, but I used garage band for many years and it's worked out great
I like the stop motion sand and a great concept. 1:18 showed great depth in the charact being animated. Good job on the piece
Amazing work Mark Crawford. Just great. Everything flowed so well.
Very eire! Awesome job! Must have taken a long time. That spinning technique is killer too!
wow, this is SOO good! I know how hard animation is and how long even the simplest of things can take, good work! this video is amazing
By far the greatest stopmotion animtion I've ever seen.
@MugiwaraJr Thank you, you are one of the few who truely understand that humans cannot change until they learn to understand one another which as long as we continue to fight we can't be expected to understand till we stand before eachother and sincerely ask why we're fighting.
Amazing video; it's like going on some kind of journey. I loved how each sin played out, and the transitions between them.
Favorite sin animations had to be "Lust" (the way those two figures intertwined in an almost devilish way was captured perfectly) and "Greed" (The way that eye intertwined into a money sign; really breathtaking!)
I've made a habit of watching this over and over.
I saw this a few years back and I still love it today
the bilble has always been subtle with it knowledge what you mentioned are mentioned through out while few, in stories and i think a song
Wow, totally amazing!!!
LOVED it!
Great concept, great execution, create medium.
Major props.
I am just amazed... that is BAR NONE the best sand animation i have seen. Bravo!
I ran the deadly sins through my head and was worried when I realized how difficult envy would be, but damn that was really well done and very creative. Greed was BAMF.
This is some of the best work I've ever seen! You should be sooooo proud!
pride was awsome. the way you rotate around the mirror was amazing.
@MarcuzSoftware Seriously! I use Logic Studio now, and I look back this and ask myself how I was ever able to pull it off! Good Ol' Jam Packs
that was.... AMAZING!
i cant beleive how perfectly you guys can transition between each sin.
Bravo!
I really liked the Pride part with the mirror. Fantastic! But the whole sequence is great, I must say.
Envy is hard to avoid, and so hard to deal with. The woman i love told me she had done things with another man. Told me he was....very large down under. I was torn with anger and jealousy, she was the woman i love, and after hearing what she had done i just felt that i wasn't good enough. it ate away at me. Since then though, i have learned to deal with it. It's all about getting even(not violently). The day after she told me this i got head from another girl. The envy seemingly vanished.
Breath taking! This is amazing..I'm in awe right now! Very good!
so did I, extremely well animated, I loved it! some of the sins I would never have found how to represent, you did extremely well.
The animation for pride was amazing.
Serious props.
Like any loving relationship, whether it be an artist with his work or a husband and a wife, it takes a lot of patience, especially when you screw up and have to start all over again. But basically sugar on a light stand, camera shooting from above, flipped the colors so that they are negative. 15 hours for sand work, 15 hours for music.
I love the music, it has a real nice dark feel to it, it also follows the beat of the sand very nicely its very artistic, and how of course forget the time dedicated to this good job
nicely done, i like, its amazing what a projector and sand can do
that was really good, i have to do an animation for the seven deadly sins at college, working on it the now, its really fun!
I got most of the sounds you heard from the orchestra jam pack that coincides with Garage Band or Logic. Very good instrument pack, I would highly recommend it.
I love it! My favorite part is the pride one, and might I add that you seem to have some pretty good Garage Band skills. I love the music.
I'm envious of your talents.
Holy crud, this is amazing.
This must have taken a while to do...
Great job!
Am I the only one commenting on how great that video was? Really that was awesome, fantastic piece of art and music
@TwistedTwilighter
Gluttony by defintion is over consuption of something. Its mostly refer to with food, as descrbed in Dante's inferno. How ever it also refers to power, money, etc. So basically it say that "the more you get the more you want" and thats why its so deadly
dude. that was amazingly executed! well done. five stars, and favorited
wow this was really awesome, musta taken forever to make. Big time props
Cool, just too cool for words! 5 stars. Mark Crawford you are my dream guy.
very very creative and very well executed
That was wicked man! Thanks for sharing that!
this is an amazing short. your a very talented artist and film maker. Keep up the good work, maybe try a longer animation with a story. But none the less, you are very talented, and that was very good.
that was beautiful, a great sense of art and also creepy to leave the watchers on the edge of their seats. Great work, 5*'s bro
This is by far the best "seven deadly sins" video Ive seen on youtube. You really did a good job! 5 stars easy.
this is really good.
the animation and the music!
extremely impressive. very nicely done
great job on the score
that was amazing!
i really like the sand art stuff.
I hope I have this right. The(or my) counterization of the seven deadly sins.
Pride-Humility
Greed-Charity
Lust-Chasity
Wrath-Patience
Sloth-Diligence
Gluttony-Moderation
Envy-Kindness
that was incredible! it should be the intro to a movie.
incredible.the best video i seen yet on youtube!!favourited stright away!!!5 stars!!
Very nice! Nicely executed!
I can't believe there are 9 other people watching this at the same time as me!
I'm not that surprised tho' because this is made of awesomeness!
Great way to appreciate art.
Simply unbelievable.
Bravo!
beautifully portrayed
This has got to be the coolest thing I have seen In a long time! What I really want to know is how you did the animation, because it is so freaking awesome! seriously though, best I've seen in a while.
really really cool. the music made it what it was. kudos
impressive!.. good use o music and art.. it reflects the true essence of the sins
amazing. you are very talented.
one of the coolest things I've seen here; and I've seen some cool things..
Greed- makes you all alone
Lust- Do not overdose it
Pride- If it breaks you will feel very bad
Wrath- Very useless, if you wanna overcome obstacles you can do it better with coolness then with uncontrolled rage
Envy- You will loose all your friends someday if you do it too long....
Sloth- Well... relaxing is fine but this can end badly (I know what I'm talking about)
Gluttony: Nobody likes getting fat but without food we would die (+ Anorexia!)
All in all: Just find a good middle way :)
realy nice artwork
very nice use of GarageBand there! congrats!
Simply amazing!
You have to sin someday or you won't get enough experience in life.
A good aim is getting happy with yourself, Sinning is made out of feelings.
For example: If you eat to much you will surely feel bad about it, you will feel guilty and this is what makes you 'sin', when you feel guilt.
If you don't feel any guilt you will feel better. Thats why you start changing things, f.e. eating less. (Gluttony)
Well done...if this is your own work then you should be very proud...a wonderful peice of film :)
Yeah, I used just plain salt because sand has a different look to it. Salt is crystalized and you can see through it better which gives this a more ethereal look to it in my opinion.
Wow, what a nice compliment.
amazing work
haunting and beautiful.awesomeness.!
this should be the beginning of a movie
That was awesome!! Very Creative
WOW just utterly amazing !!!
that was amazing, well done!
Very cool. Nicely done.
wow....just wow. I'm rendered speechless.
this was very cool.. congrats
Absolutely incredible!!
beautiful
@silentpete01
sloth is a root of fear.
pride, greed, and gluttony are the roots of decit.
they are sins without a doudt, but their roots are the orignal seven.
thats was AWESOME! well done!
I love this - dark and awesome!
this was really good.
amazing, i dont have the patience to do this.
awsome video and i love the music
Nice music,nice 'pictures'. =) Just awesome!
Love the originality.
awesome great work
This is some unique talent :D
great job. agreed - getting people freaked out is part of the point (well at least a reaction of some sort other than 'mkay' lol).
awesome music & animation itself. creepy vibes/feeling visuals and the music reflected it well. it's hard to do with loops given to you when most (to me) sound like pop, r&b or club (and not the goth or metal feel i want).
great job!
great work
the fire was amazing
Pride-narcisism, love of yourself, believing you are better than others
Sloth-laziness
Envy-wanting what others have
Wrath-also known as anger (pretty self explanatory)
Lust-extrme sexual desire
GLuttony-everything in excess (overeating, overdieting, over exercising, etc.)
Greed-constant hunger for more of something (usually associated with money)
nicely done!
OMG that was the most amazing things ive ever seen 5 stars and favorited great gob
wowowowowowo THIS WAS SICK!! I love it, especially Pride's