This is how I imagine EPIC in different visual mediums!! #epicthemusical This question was from one of the lovely members of the EPIC Patreon! patreon.com/jayherrans
I want Wolfy to be paid enough to work with a team to animate their style and just like, draw this entire damn musical their style is so incredible to me
So true because after seeing wolfy's animatics, whenever I try to imagine Odysseus I can only see Wolfy's version even though I have seen so many other animatics.
If we do not get that animation in the works, I will lose my mind. I NEED TO SEE IT. Your vision is literally so perfect, I was imagining all these scenes and omg, you need to make this happen, please.
I think Jay's passion for this show alone makes knowing EPIC worth it. I mean look at him, he is so Happy! And not only that, but EPIC as a whole is...just pure bliss
I love that movie so much not just because im Catholic but its just such an amazing movie I highly reccomend that but rather first watch Joseph King of Dreams, as it is more of a prequel of how the hebrews came to egypt
An animated EPIC movie in Arcane style would be a MASTERPIECE. To be honest I’m partial to the idea of an animated movie because I simply can’t imagine anyone but the cast you’ve put together for the concept album playing these characters and I feel that an animation would give more wiggle room in that regard. But no matter what visual medium EPIC ends up being it is sure to be GLORIOUS
I think the truly amazing thing is that Epic doesn’t even need to be adapted visually because Jay wrote it so cleverly- you can SEE everything that’s happening while listening to it.
Personally the challenge of adapting this for the stage excites me more than I can possibly express. I am a theater child, I grew up in production after production. And the creativity involved in pulling off that amount of beauty, danger, and magic on a daily basis is something akin to The Muny having real fireworks during BE OUR GUEST at thier production of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. I also am a huge fan of on stage sword play, and I would personally love to see FIGHT LITTLE WOLF live on stage. I think you could do some wicked movement with that scene. Plus, if Penelope and Odysseus could have a little dance scene at their final reunion, that would make my day. The live action movie definately presents it's own fun, but only if you and your other Epic castmates are resuming your roles. Honestly at this point, I can't see anyone else as Odysseus but you, Jay, and I think the entire internet following will agree with me on that. Other than that, you have the entire range of Movie magic at your disposal and I think it would really bring this thing to life. Don't even get me started on the costume design that would take place, I mean come on! Though I would do it in parts, maybe? Like you did with the sagas. I just don't want the adventure to feel like it ended too quickly. As a manga and anime fan myself, I am so down for an anime version. the Attack on Titan style would definately do it justice. I have also seen some art from Death Note and I am a major fan of Demon Slayer and those styles might be interesting as well. I do agree with the color schemes, associating certain songs or scenes with specific colors would up the wow factor. Most of the Monsters would also be fun to design and the fight scenes might get a bit more...pardon the pun...EPIC...in an anime medium. The other advantage of this is if some of the other cast are uncomfortable with the spotlight of doing live action then doing voice overs would appeal to them. Though, you all look fairly confident from what I've seen. Alright that is my opinion on all three of those options. Thank you for letting me ramble and thank you even more if you actually read the entire thing. Good luck, Jay!
Oh my gosh, it’s literally one of my dreams to see Epic The Musical performed live on stage! All of this sounds so amazing and I’m extremely excited for what’s to come!
So so so heavily there for an animated version. Specifically 2D. Like we've all seen WolfytheWitch's animatics on Epic and how amazing they are. It's just insane
Ohoho, an animated or theatrical production would be amazing! Definitely the Cirque do Soleil's team has an incredible talent to make this kind of stuff, is always gorgeous to watch
From the moment I heard the songs from EPIC, I pictured them in animation. Especially watching the animatics here on RUclips of some of the songs, I feel like that would be the peak medium for it to be portrayed BECAUSE you can do so much more than you can irl. But if this comes as a stage play or LAF, I'm most likely going to pay to see it SEVERAL times, lmao.
Ever since I've herad epic, I try to picture what will it look like on stage. As a community theatre person, I think a lot of things that can be acheived through minimalism, and Epic is perfect for that because lots of the information is already delivered through the lyrics and music. For instance, I had the idea of illustrating the scenes using several stair-cases the can be located in different ways on stage to perform situations and building, like the ship and the cyclops's cave.
I'm a theater person, so I've been imagining ways to make this work onstage! I've mentioned some of that on the epic server as well, but I don't think I clearly mentioned this, and I think it jives very well with what you've been saying. I know everyone has had their own ways of setting apart the gods from the people, and one of the ways I've seen is shadows to make them look bigger than they are. I think it's a cool concept, but I've seen it more as bright colors. Not bright lights necessarily, but just the colors themselves being more intense and popping more. Like, storm might be covered with blue, but that would be a more dull blue that would greatly intensify later into a brighter one when poseidon shows up, for example. That was inspired by your electro feel with the gods in their music. Similar to your thoughts of more advances technology, which doesn't clash at all with it imo. That's something I think could be really cool to play with I'm also imagining it in warrior of the mind. Like, when they start their conversation in the flashback, Athena could be set apart from Odysseus through a brighter-colored set of lights in her color. When he agrees to be her student, his lights could then grow brighter to mimic hers because he's now the student of a god, even if he isn't technically one himself. The reverse could happen in my goodbye I'd so love to discuss staging techniques if you ever want to because that fascinates me and I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on it. I am absolutely not a designer so I've tried to stay away from the cyclops saga and things like it because I'm simply not qualified to be imagining them haha But I've been mentally staging some scenes and I'd be really curious to hear your thoughts on them if you ever wanted to. On the server I'm Krizztine (: Also I completely get if not, it's your show and I'm sure you're a busy guy, but I absolutely love discussing things like this and epic has been an excellent mental experiment for me as an aspiring director
I found Epic by watching animatics, and that is still my favorite form of consumption, so yeah, animating it is very promising. I also actually really like how some scenes with videos you’ve done have been acted out, and I think the mixed media of theatre being filmed and stitched together like this is very interesting and kind of works for this musical. Epic could in theory take place on multiple stages or set ups, especially for different sagas. I view Epic as kind of a product of mixed media with how much the fan base has put into it and I think whatever happens with it, media mixing could be very powerful, maybe even combining live action and animation, or having animation on a projector/screen for certain scenes. Since Epic is based on a story that could give it a more legendy-vibe.
I would like to present myself for consideration to be a choreographer if EPIC becomes a stage production. Every time I listen to the music I imagine the movement of the actors and ensemble and have many ideas for it. Especially since EPIC is sung all the way through there are so many avenues to interpret the music into movement and I would love to be a part of making that come to life.
I would LOVE to see it animated. There’s so much you can do with the medium that you can’t with live action, or stage productions. Like how some things using VFX look out of place in an otherwise normal-looking world, or when theres a completely VFX world, and a clearly real person is just dropped in. Animation makes quite literally anything in the story possible. It’s also available to everyone, unlike stage productions, as cool as those might be. (I’m also an animation nerd, so seeing my favorite musical in that format would be incredible).
I must see this show made. Whether by my high school’s drama club (if Jay would let it happen without issue cause copyright and stuff, I get it) or a full scale Broadway production. Jay’s vision is HAMILTON LEVELS OF INCREDIBLE. And considering Hamilton redefined theatre as a whole, that’s saying something. Keep it up Jay! Dionysus, god of theatre and wine, would 100% approve of your vision!
I just love love LOVE how excited and proud and happy you are about your work. It's so rare to see an artist who isn't like "nono my work is shit i don't know why you like it nono it's bad"! Meanwhile, you look super into it and proud and it just makes me love it even more! You did great and you know it too😌
I don’t knw how he does it but everything he described already I imagined while listening to albums and other songs he has on epic … I see it exactly has he’s describing it on stage - it all that comes directly from the music the music and story in it just automatically fits in our minds so clearly we can all see it live
I love both musicals and animation. It would be just amazing if EPIC got to be in animated form! I like your big ideas for a stage play too. I'm excited for whatever media EPIC becomes in the future.
The way I got SO EXCITED to hear him mention Arcane. Audibly gasped and rushed to the comments EPIC and Jay keep getting more and more appealing to my little tism brain!
My favourite vision is an animation of a theatre pro-shot. Like, the medium is animation, but we're watching animated characters on an animated stage. Treating it like it's a real world stage production, except it's animated. That way you get the best of both worlds, and it would also be extremely unique.
I swear I'm am going to spend all my life savings to buy tickets/travel expenses for when this musical eventually comes out. I really hope I get the chance to see this project reach its full beautiful glory ❤
personally, showcasing different colours in epic through an animated medium thrills me with how much those could link to different characters and settings, much how leitmotifs used for odysseus link in different songs.
The way you see animation as a medium is so magical, maybe is the bare minimum to recognize it as one (bc it is!) but i think people overlook all the wonders you can do in an animated film, as a theater kid and animation fan (and artist), i've always thought that animation and musicals are the perfect match after spending years watching animatics of different musicals made by fans, i'm looking forward to it and i hope to see some of the artists that already make those wonderful aimatics we have in a future EPIC adaptation❤
I would love to see it in any and or all three of these mediums!!! But I think if I could only choose one, an animated film would be my favorite 🥺 you have such incredible ideas and your songs already tell stories I can imagine in animated style (knowing the inspirations!!) and even when I first looked up the musical and saw the album covers I just saw a beautiful animated film 🥺 I think it would be absolutely magical paired with you and your amazing cast’s voices 🥺
I always pictured Polyphemus as a massive puppet played by the ensemble. Like you can see its being moved by actors but its so impressive and scaery you dont care that you can see the man manually flipping the eyelid
I've already thought out some stage production ideas like during the clip of Monster that's been released, having the mentioned people come out, and do a motion that they freeze in (Polyphemus swinging his club, Circe extending a hand, a soldier pointing at a piece of paper as if helping construct an idea, and Poseidon doing...Poseidon things). I've also kind of thought it might be funny if like Polyphemus comes out in the Underworld snippet. 'Nothing's what it seems' and him holding the infant. I've also thought out how to 'blind' him if it's just one actor (having the eye on the forehead using drag makeup techniques to distract from the actual eye, having the prop have a removable, collapsible top).
Listening to everything that's out right now, I definitely agree that animation would be the best option. That's how I've mainly envisioned it, because of how much it would be extremely difficult (and likely _very_ expensive) to do on stage, as well as the fact that more magical stuff & non-realistic things could be done really well in something animated. I've seen a bunch of animatics that play around with cool shots and effects that really work with and _add to_ the music. It's awesome, and I hope we'll end up with a full animated version in the future!
Me and my friend have watched almost all your videos, and we love your music and creativity! Every time we hear you come out with a new video, we know how amazing and incredibly marveling you and your ideas are!!!! And I see EPIC as really being something colossal whether that may be a wonderful production or an animated film!! I also see EPIC as (if animated) being something uniquely pieces like Star Wars: Visions and maybe consisting of all these different styles and colours and techniques but being so beautiful as these specified things tell a story. Which I believe is your goal! An expressive story with the viewer being cast a journey of emotion and amazement!! Thank you for this!!! ❤
Something that would be a really cool feature in epic if it was a video game would be a bar in your stats measuring 'man or monster', or something along those lines. Like for every decision you make in game will put a point in either direction. Like choosing rude dialogue options or choosing to sacrifice some of your men will put points on the monster side, while preforming side tasks, kind dialogue, interacting with your crew more, will all put points on the 'Man' side. Maybe if you are too far one way or another, NPC's will react to you differently. Like Poseidon treats you with more respect, or Telemachus reacts to you with more fear. Idk, just an idea.
I LOVE the way he’s excited about this, it’s awesome, he shares the same energy and excitement we have, which is something you don’t really see often I would love to see how you would do a tv series for epic, that would be awesome!
I like imagine EPIC in a stage adaptation, I see the dances and the theatrical expressions of any character with that feeling and choreographic moves surrounded by scenografies with practical effects
nothing and I mean NOTHING could defeat an animated version of EPIC like the way the scenes are happening and the scenery around those scenes, like Circe's island or Polyphemus' cave or Aolus' place.. all of them would look so beautiful animated and I just dont think a irl movie, live action film would be able to capture that beauty. also I might be biased cuz I've already seen so many great fan animatics, not just wolfy(love them tho!!) it would be absolutely INSANE to see each saga drawn by a different artists, the best would be our lovely and talented fandom. but it would also be amazing if it just got animated by a group of artists with the same style so the whole thing fits. a whole animated movie would be absolutely amazing and I will legit cry if it doesnt happen haha
A full stage/screen adaptation of “Epic” is something I desperately need in my life! I guess the animatics will have to do for now. I think it would be very cool to see the Trojan horse or Scylla in a stage production
I absolutely adore animation and with all the fan made animatics floating around it's pretty clear that this kind of story could fit really well in that medium. While I'd love to see a stage play version of this, tickets to musicals always end up being way too expensive though it would be nice to see your vision become a reality. A live action film would be really cool especially because of the use of practicle effects for monsters, alot of films nowadays don't rely on practicle effects nearly as much as they should.
The amazing thing about Jorge is his ability to ride a roller coaster while playing chess. He is producing original content at the same time he is in post production on a new Saga. His vision is clear and he makes us want to ride the roller coaster with him. He will use all of his talents to make us feel, think, and see the incredible world he is conjuring. I'm on board for the long haul and hope to see his version of the story in any medium. Keep going my friend.
I always think of Polyphemus on stage as like a processional giant or like a Royal De Luxe puppet. Tangible, huge and hand-crafted (like you can see what he is made of, but he is too much of a marvelous creation for anyone to care that you can see his puppet-ness)
I think the animation would be so neat! I hope it becomes an animated show so bad that would be so cool, especially the styles you mentioned omg I would eat that shit up
I would love to see epic in animation! It would fit so nicely even though I'd love to see the greek myths on the big screen again! But I grew up on Disney movies, Prince of Egypt and Anastasia and so on and I really do miss my animated musical movies! Imagine a more badass and myth accurate version of the style Disneys herkules! Anime stlye would work as well though! I also loved animes growing up, and the style of Mappa animation would work well for Epic. I also feel like all the animatics here on RUclips for Epic are so great, it's hard to imagine it not being adapted with animation. I don't think you could put all on it in one movie! Maybe the format could be a bit like Sherlock. Where it's a series but the episodes are in movie length. They could put 2 or 3 sagas into a movie each. Or you could go full Series where each Saga is it's own episode (with like an hour long episodes or so)
Also, I'd love to see the on-stage version because I'd love to see the adaption of dance into this. The thrilling battle scenes and even the lotus eaters could all have a different style of dance with them
whenever i imagine epic being played out on stage, i almost always picture odysseus' main ship remaining stationary while set pieces of waves, gods, monsters, and islands are the objects that move. of course, for parts where odysseus himself is on land, that's when it shifts, but that's how i've imagined it before
Absolutely think that animation would be the one of the best mediums for this. The suspension of disbelief would make it easier for the audience to accept the magical nature of the story as well as add spectacle.
I agree the animation is the medium where it would be easiest to achieve the fantastical visuals this story calls for, while also keeping the strong connection to human emotions. Arcane is a wonderful example of a style that would work really well for this story, with the combination of very distinct color and lighting schemes for different worlds, the epic fight scenes, the blurring of lines between fantasy and reality, and the highly detailed character designs that allow for so much expression of emotion. While I'm a theatre person through and through, and can imagine some amazing ways to tell this story with puppetry and projections, those types of effects can often overshadow the human actors onstage, and part of what makes EPIC so outstanding is the moments of genuine human connection in the midst of the adventure. Animation allows the fantastic visuals of gigantic monsters and epic fights to be seamlessly combined with close-up intimate moments of humanity. (It's also way easier to achieve the kind of visuals this story needs through animation than through practical effects--not that it couldn't be done onstage or in a live-action film, it would just be incredibly difficult and costly.)
i love all of three visual mediums for epic, theatre i feel makes the most sense because for ages i has kinda see epic sharing some aspects with Hamilton, mainly in the ensemble and the drawn out story of both but KA and O are incredible and it makes so much sense. PS if epic ever becomes a full on play (we pray) whoever plays Odysseus will might as well be a god with the amount of screen time and singing.
I'm most excited to see it in theater form partly bcs you get to be there with all these other people that also fell in love with the musical or are abt to and I think it would be so awesome to mabey sing along with the others and just saying it all happen live on stage, I can't imagine the joy I'll feel. But honestly in any way you bring it out its still your musical so I'll be happy to see everything before after listening to the sings so mant times so I support you in ant form you want to brijg the musical out
I have had had a single thought about a stage adaptation of Epic. Hermes is wearing roller skates, possibly with wing designs, and almost never stays still.
I was watching the odyssey with my family and they mentioned they should make a remake of it because it’s so old. And since I’ve only been Listening to epic with them my mom said “Well they have a musical!” And if a movie of the musical ever comes out in theaters I am going to be convincing my parents to take me to the premier.
I like to think of a stage production of epic as something that would mix theatrical mediums, especially in a more pratical "it wont have a billion dollar budget the first time" where we could play with projections and shadows for scenes including monsters, like the monster is projected on a screen so we can see a gorgeous animation, but the actors play in between the projector and its screen, making them shadows. The Odyssee also kinda happens in 4 different type of environment, the sea/beaches, forests, caves and a palace, by dividing the scene into four areas, that'd allow for more elaborate decors to remain on stage all the time, tho the most perfect type of stage would be one like the one in Shawinigan (qc), which is has a revolving audience and, thus, four or five different stages, including a part that revolves with the audience. As for the idea of each saga having a different colour palet in an animated movie, that couls totally be done with clever lighting on the stage!
I think any medium would look amazing because the soundtrack is so incredible! I will say films, animated or live action, see more easily assessable for people who may not be able to spend the money to see it on tour or on broadway... just a thought but keep doing you! This show will be great no matter what ❤️
Honestly i want all of them. I know it's not necessarily realistic but I would love to see different adaptations with different effects and visuals that work for each style.
Honestly while a stage production would be cool and incorporating technology on a stage would be magnificent I think the endless potential of animation and the removal of limitations regarding visual expression would really capture the scale and scope of the songs and the story.
Its amazing the things you've acheived and the amount of inspiration you emit Jorge. I am honored to bless my ears and eyes with such talent of yours and Im sure eveyone of us can agree that you make all of our days brighter. I cannot say thank you enough to all the fantastic masterpieces you've created for all of us! Stay healthy and god bless🙏also i would loose my mind if we got an animated serious of EPIC!!
I am working on a film that is VERY VFX heavy (like half the cast is animated levels) and I can picture Epic as a live action film with a mix of practical and VFX. There is a motif there that allows for divine powers to be VFX and practical effects to apply to mortal creatures. Like everything could be shot on location but Quick Thought would pull a person into a different world. It would allow an interesting distinction and fantasy element to the story. It’s simple but effective
I believe the amazing technological advancements made for James Cameron's Avatar films which seamlessly (well almost) blend CGI, live action, and VFX would work amazingly well for bringing this amazing story to the screen. Though I must admit prior to that it should be on stage as I am a musical purist at heart! For example, now that Wicked has had it's run on stage it is time for a full film adaptation.
The trick with O and Kà is that those are 2 of the I think 3 total Cirque du Soleil shows that don't tour, specifically because of their exceptionally elaborate stage mechanisms, so EPIC relying on them would also have to be stationary. Not that that has stopped either of those shows from being some of Cirque's best selling shows, and I seriously doubt EPIC would have any issue there either. Not to mention, all the shows I have seen have been the touring ones, which still reach truly mesmerizing levels of complexity.
First! Love this freaking musical man you're the best. Love how you've already visualized it to! Shows your commitment along with the quality of your songs😊
I definitely want to see a live action movie, but I hadn't even thought of an animated one and I agree that could be totally sick!!! As long as the music is all the same and the voices are all the same though, that's really the most important to me.
Animated! 2D would be perfect: so much artistic flexibility, you could keep the same voices without them all having to either be replaced or learn how to perform their part on stage and the animatics have shown how vast the artistic vision for this is. I think that would be the best medium to really show off and compliment all of you and the other artist's incredible work. As amazing as it would be to see this blow the roof off of a live action show, I think the best way you could capture the Epic scale (eyyy 😅) of your musical would be an animation. Maybe you could separate it out into sagas so you didn't end up feeling rushed and maybe being able to add some things that you didn't want to cut? I don't know. 😅 But my long, rambling vote is with 2D animation! Love your passion, dude, I hope you're proud of yourself. All of those years of hard work have made something spectacular that warms my heart to know it exists. Keep loving mythology and going on your talented way, you're an inspiration. 😁
ik this is kind of an old post but I have thought SO MUCH about epic as a stage show!! I think epic needs a turn table that can also be used as a rising platform (think hadestown), video design (think mean girls or back to the future musicals), elevating platforms, and puppetry (winions, Polyphemus, scylla, the chimera, etc). I would also like performer flying and I think it would really add to a lot of fight scenes. IMAGINE odysseus drowning at the end of the thunder saga and a flight rig is slowly dropping him from high up on the stage, with video design of the gradually deeper ocean accompanying him. IMAGINE the end of the end of the thunder saga and Athena is passed out, presumably dead, until she RISES UP like an angel with glowing lights on her to plead for a final time for odysseus to be freed. imagine odysseus opening the windbag at poesideon's face and Poseidon is blown away backwards by the strong wind. this stage show would genuinely be SO FUN. hire me as a director please and thank you Jorge
I love this so incredibly much, it makes me so happy. I don't know why I want to be a part of the process 😆 it feels so close to me (and others) because of the Greek mythology.
I always imagined EPIC to have a sort of spiderverse vibe, with all these different art styles and ways of portraying characters coming together in a beautiful rendition of a story. I just think it'd be really cool to have a 3D anime character, like how Athena would probably be, next to a more choppy 2D art style that uses colors to portray emotions like Poseidon
I think an animated film would be the most practical to begin with, I mean he already has this many fans doing animations on their own, and most of them are great, with a budget he could recruit them all to make an independent animated film, with the kind of support he is getting from us I see this as totally viable
Whatever style @gigi animatics are feels just right. When it comes to Anime styles: Oh! My Goddess and the dynamics of Macross Plus + style of Mushishi in characters crossed over with Mononoke (not to confuse with Princess Mononoke). For more kicks: Kuchuu Buranko style of mixed media.
If we really want to lean into the Sagas aspect of EPIC, each saga could have its own style, with characters (normally)staying consistent to their origin style, sorta like the Spider-verse movies. So Odysseus and his crew would be a traditional animation style(like AoT) with the style featuring most heavily in Ithaca with Penelope and Telemacus. Though the major exception in my mind is Troy, where everyone would be animated like Greek Pottery Art for the first two songs, before we get out to sea and we see the permanent art styles. Polyphemus could be animated in a puppetry inspired style, like a modernized Ray Harryhausen creature. Athena is presented initially as an animated Statue for Warrior of the Mind, but in My Goodbye, the statue facade could shatter at the end, revealing something similar to Odysseus's art style(though subtly different, maybe here framerate is different or her color pallet totally out of left field) . Zeus is just straight up a live action dude, Roger Rabbit style.
I think when it comes to live showings, take notes from this one indie pop band named AJR (specifically from their The Maybe Man arena tour). Loving or hating their music doesn't matter much in this context. What does matter is the effects they pull off on stage that I think would be an interesting take with a musical such as Epic. More specifically, AJR likes to use video walls to bring life to their visuals but does it in an interactive way, like the lead singer falling from the sky or driving a car. Maybe this could be used for effects such as the crashing ship or quick time.
I want Wolfy to be paid enough to work with a team to animate their style and just like, draw this entire damn musical their style is so incredible to me
So true because after seeing wolfy's animatics, whenever I try to imagine Odysseus I can only see Wolfy's version even though I have seen so many other animatics.
Me too. Their animatics are the best.
Wolfy or Gigi, I love both
@@tami7992gigi captures the essence and vibe of the show best (and their “camera” angels are nuts, but I like wolfy’s style
@JonathanSanchez-lt3pc they should work together on an animatic/animation someday if they haven't already
If we do not get that animation in the works, I will lose my mind. I NEED TO SEE IT. Your vision is literally so perfect, I was imagining all these scenes and omg, you need to make this happen, please.
So true
Lmao I love Jay's ideas and humour FoR eXaMpLE 😂
@@peaceokafor3639 me too
I wanna see WolfyTheWitch be in the team, their* animation is so good
@@eitakou Bro so TRUE she is da bomb
As someone who binges playlists of animatics for these songs, I can safely say that it'd look amazing animated
I think Jay's passion for this show alone makes knowing EPIC worth it.
I mean look at him, he is so Happy!
And not only that, but EPIC as a whole is...just pure bliss
Yeah, he is so hyped and passionate while he is telling about the EPIC and animations and live action films and that makes me soo happy.
I personally love Wolfy’s style for animation and would die of happiness if they got to be the director of animation
Yassss!
Their style kind of reminds me of the Prince of Egypt except a bit more appealing! Their creativity is amazing!
Ooh, I'd love EPIC in Arcane's style!! I think animation is definitely the best way to include all of the magical, fantastical elements of the show
yes.
okay but a 3D hologram for Athena’s quick thought would be so cool.
edit: also, I cant help but imagine epic in a prince of Egypt type style
Prince of Egypt is a criminally underrated animated movie. Thanks for bring it up.
I love that movie so much not just because im Catholic but its just such an amazing movie
I highly reccomend that but rather first watch Joseph King of Dreams, as it is more of a prequel of how the hebrews came to egypt
@@freyadoesitall omg I also absolutely adore the king of dreams, both are great movies
@@reaxoxome the only complaint with king of dreams is the people are too..
"Cheekbony"
@freyadoesitall Also Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat
An animated EPIC movie in Arcane style would be a MASTERPIECE. To be honest I’m partial to the idea of an animated movie because I simply can’t imagine anyone but the cast you’ve put together for the concept album playing these characters and I feel that an animation would give more wiggle room in that regard. But no matter what visual medium EPIC ends up being it is sure to be GLORIOUS
i’d love to see an animated film!!! animation is by far my favorite medium because the possibilities are literally endless
I agree and the art style for Arcane would make sense for epic
I think the truly amazing thing is that Epic doesn’t even need to be adapted visually because Jay wrote it so cleverly- you can SEE everything that’s happening while listening to it.
This is true but actually seeing it would add a whole other layer. And I think an animated film would help it potentially reach the largest audience
Personally the challenge of adapting this for the stage excites me more than I can possibly express. I am a theater child, I grew up in production after production. And the creativity involved in pulling off that amount of beauty, danger, and magic on a daily basis is something akin to The Muny having real fireworks during BE OUR GUEST at thier production of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. I also am a huge fan of on stage sword play, and I would personally love to see FIGHT LITTLE WOLF live on stage. I think you could do some wicked movement with that scene. Plus, if Penelope and Odysseus could have a little dance scene at their final reunion, that would make my day.
The live action movie definately presents it's own fun, but only if you and your other Epic castmates are resuming your roles. Honestly at this point, I can't see anyone else as Odysseus but you, Jay, and I think the entire internet following will agree with me on that. Other than that, you have the entire range of Movie magic at your disposal and I think it would really bring this thing to life. Don't even get me started on the costume design that would take place, I mean come on! Though I would do it in parts, maybe? Like you did with the sagas. I just don't want the adventure to feel like it ended too quickly.
As a manga and anime fan myself, I am so down for an anime version. the Attack on Titan style would definately do it justice. I have also seen some art from Death Note and I am a major fan of Demon Slayer and those styles might be interesting as well. I do agree with the color schemes, associating certain songs or scenes with specific colors would up the wow factor. Most of the Monsters would also be fun to design and the fight scenes might get a bit more...pardon the pun...EPIC...in an anime medium. The other advantage of this is if some of the other cast are uncomfortable with the spotlight of doing live action then doing voice overs would appeal to them. Though, you all look fairly confident from what I've seen.
Alright that is my opinion on all three of those options. Thank you for letting me ramble and thank you even more if you actually read the entire thing. Good luck, Jay!
FOR REAL I constantly imagine how epic would look like on stage.. and I just think it'd be SOO COOL
This all sounds so cool! I can’t wait for the live action and the animated show to come out I hope it goes on broadway.
Oh my gosh, it’s literally one of my dreams to see Epic The Musical performed live on stage! All of this sounds so amazing and I’m extremely excited for what’s to come!
So so so heavily there for an animated version. Specifically 2D. Like we've all seen WolfytheWitch's animatics on Epic and how amazing they are. It's just insane
Ohoho, an animated or theatrical production would be amazing! Definitely the Cirque do Soleil's team has an incredible talent to make this kind of stuff, is always gorgeous to watch
From the moment I heard the songs from EPIC, I pictured them in animation. Especially watching the animatics here on RUclips of some of the songs, I feel like that would be the peak medium for it to be portrayed BECAUSE you can do so much more than you can irl. But if this comes as a stage play or LAF, I'm most likely going to pay to see it SEVERAL times, lmao.
Ever since I've herad epic, I try to picture what will it look like on stage. As a community theatre person, I think a lot of things that can be acheived through minimalism, and Epic is perfect for that because lots of the information is already delivered through the lyrics and music. For instance, I had the idea of illustrating the scenes using several stair-cases the can be located in different ways on stage to perform situations and building, like the ship and the cyclops's cave.
I'm a theater person, so I've been imagining ways to make this work onstage! I've mentioned some of that on the epic server as well, but I don't think I clearly mentioned this, and I think it jives very well with what you've been saying. I know everyone has had their own ways of setting apart the gods from the people, and one of the ways I've seen is shadows to make them look bigger than they are. I think it's a cool concept, but I've seen it more as bright colors. Not bright lights necessarily, but just the colors themselves being more intense and popping more. Like, storm might be covered with blue, but that would be a more dull blue that would greatly intensify later into a brighter one when poseidon shows up, for example. That was inspired by your electro feel with the gods in their music. Similar to your thoughts of more advances technology, which doesn't clash at all with it imo. That's something I think could be really cool to play with
I'm also imagining it in warrior of the mind. Like, when they start their conversation in the flashback, Athena could be set apart from Odysseus through a brighter-colored set of lights in her color. When he agrees to be her student, his lights could then grow brighter to mimic hers because he's now the student of a god, even if he isn't technically one himself. The reverse could happen in my goodbye
I'd so love to discuss staging techniques if you ever want to because that fascinates me and I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on it. I am absolutely not a designer so I've tried to stay away from the cyclops saga and things like it because I'm simply not qualified to be imagining them haha
But I've been mentally staging some scenes and I'd be really curious to hear your thoughts on them if you ever wanted to. On the server I'm Krizztine (:
Also I completely get if not, it's your show and I'm sure you're a busy guy, but I absolutely love discussing things like this and epic has been an excellent mental experiment for me as an aspiring director
Oh I just had the mental image of Odysseus's light dimming at the end of My Goodbye as Athena leaves and WOW that's a good idea
I found Epic by watching animatics, and that is still my favorite form of consumption, so yeah, animating it is very promising. I also actually really like how some scenes with videos you’ve done have been acted out, and I think the mixed media of theatre being filmed and stitched together like this is very interesting and kind of works for this musical. Epic could in theory take place on multiple stages or set ups, especially for different sagas. I view Epic as kind of a product of mixed media with how much the fan base has put into it and I think whatever happens with it, media mixing could be very powerful, maybe even combining live action and animation, or having animation on a projector/screen for certain scenes. Since Epic is based on a story that could give it a more legendy-vibe.
I would like to present myself for consideration to be a choreographer if EPIC becomes a stage production. Every time I listen to the music I imagine the movement of the actors and ensemble and have many ideas for it. Especially since EPIC is sung all the way through there are so many avenues to interpret the music into movement and I would love to be a part of making that come to life.
I would LOVE to see it animated. There’s so much you can do with the medium that you can’t with live action, or stage productions. Like how some things using VFX look out of place in an otherwise normal-looking world, or when theres a completely VFX world, and a clearly real person is just dropped in. Animation makes quite literally anything in the story possible. It’s also available to everyone, unlike stage productions, as cool as those might be.
(I’m also an animation nerd, so seeing my favorite musical in that format would be incredible).
I want a version I can watch/experience as I live on the other side of the world 😢
I must see this show made. Whether by my high school’s drama club (if Jay would let it happen without issue cause copyright and stuff, I get it) or a full scale Broadway production. Jay’s vision is HAMILTON LEVELS OF INCREDIBLE. And considering Hamilton redefined theatre as a whole, that’s saying something. Keep it up Jay! Dionysus, god of theatre and wine, would 100% approve of your vision!
I just love love LOVE how excited and proud and happy you are about your work. It's so rare to see an artist who isn't like "nono my work is shit i don't know why you like it nono it's bad"!
Meanwhile, you look super into it and proud and it just makes me love it even more!
You did great and you know it too😌
I don’t knw how he does it but everything he described already I imagined while listening to albums and other songs he has on epic … I see it exactly has he’s describing it on stage - it all that comes directly from the music the music and story in it just automatically fits in our minds so clearly we can all see it live
I think EPIC would be awesome in an early 2000s hybrid animation style; like Sinbad, or Treasure Planet
That would be absolutely amazing with today's technology. I could see the gods being 3D to empathize their supernatural nature.
If each saga was given to a different animator and dialogue was fully written for the show, this could be an amazing animated musical
I love both musicals and animation. It would be just amazing if EPIC got to be in animated form! I like your big ideas for a stage play too. I'm excited for whatever media EPIC becomes in the future.
I think a costume with tentacle/ mouth puppets for Scylla would be cool, like in Little Shop Of Horrors' Audry 2 plant
The way I got SO EXCITED to hear him mention Arcane. Audibly gasped and rushed to the comments
EPIC and Jay keep getting more and more appealing to my little tism brain!
My favourite vision is an animation of a theatre pro-shot. Like, the medium is animation, but we're watching animated characters on an animated stage. Treating it like it's a real world stage production, except it's animated. That way you get the best of both worlds, and it would also be extremely unique.
I'm so EXCITED for this Musical, love all the full versions of songs so far! Polites, Athena, and Odysseus are my favorites characters so far.
I swear I'm am going to spend all my life savings to buy tickets/travel expenses for when this musical eventually comes out. I really hope I get the chance to see this project reach its full beautiful glory ❤
I can fully see this as a gorgeous animation like the Prince of Egypt or treasure planet
personally, showcasing different colours in epic through an animated medium thrills me with how much those could link to different characters and settings, much how leitmotifs used for odysseus link in different songs.
He's so excited for this and its contagious
I need this as a live action or animated film! I am so obsessed with this!!
The way you see animation as a medium is so magical, maybe is the bare minimum to recognize it as one (bc it is!) but i think people overlook all the wonders you can do in an animated film, as a theater kid and animation fan (and artist), i've always thought that animation and musicals are the perfect match after spending years watching animatics of different musicals made by fans, i'm looking forward to it and i hope to see some of the artists that already make those wonderful aimatics we have in a future EPIC adaptation❤
I would love to see it in any and or all three of these mediums!!! But I think if I could only choose one, an animated film would be my favorite 🥺 you have such incredible ideas and your songs already tell stories I can imagine in animated style (knowing the inspirations!!) and even when I first looked up the musical and saw the album covers I just saw a beautiful animated film 🥺 I think it would be absolutely magical paired with you and your amazing cast’s voices 🥺
I always pictured Polyphemus as a massive puppet played by the ensemble. Like you can see its being moved by actors but its so impressive and scaery you dont care that you can see the man manually flipping the eyelid
I would love to see it as both a stage production and a movie (I don’t really have an opinion on whether it should be live action or animated.)
As a mechanical designer, I think a stage production would be fun to build.
I've already thought out some stage production ideas like during the clip of Monster that's been released, having the mentioned people come out, and do a motion that they freeze in (Polyphemus swinging his club, Circe extending a hand, a soldier pointing at a piece of paper as if helping construct an idea, and Poseidon doing...Poseidon things). I've also kind of thought it might be funny if like Polyphemus comes out in the Underworld snippet. 'Nothing's what it seems' and him holding the infant. I've also thought out how to 'blind' him if it's just one actor (having the eye on the forehead using drag makeup techniques to distract from the actual eye, having the prop have a removable, collapsible top).
Listening to everything that's out right now, I definitely agree that animation would be the best option. That's how I've mainly envisioned it, because of how much it would be extremely difficult (and likely _very_ expensive) to do on stage, as well as the fact that more magical stuff & non-realistic things could be done really well in something animated.
I've seen a bunch of animatics that play around with cool shots and effects that really work with and _add to_ the music.
It's awesome, and I hope we'll end up with a full animated version in the future!
When this Musical comes out I will spend every single cent I have if I have to in order to see it because THATS how good this is.
Me and my friend have watched almost all your videos, and we love your music and creativity! Every time we hear you come out with a new video, we know how amazing and incredibly marveling you and your ideas are!!!! And I see EPIC as really being something colossal whether that may be a wonderful production or an animated film!! I also see EPIC as (if animated) being something uniquely pieces like Star Wars: Visions and maybe consisting of all these different styles and colours and techniques but being so beautiful as these specified things tell a story. Which I believe is your goal! An expressive story with the viewer being cast a journey of emotion and amazement!! Thank you for this!!! ❤
Something that would be a really cool feature in epic if it was a video game would be a bar in your stats measuring 'man or monster', or something along those lines. Like for every decision you make in game will put a point in either direction. Like choosing rude dialogue options or choosing to sacrifice some of your men will put points on the monster side, while preforming side tasks, kind dialogue, interacting with your crew more, will all put points on the 'Man' side. Maybe if you are too far one way or another, NPC's will react to you differently. Like Poseidon treats you with more respect, or Telemachus reacts to you with more fear. Idk, just an idea.
I LOVE the way he’s excited about this, it’s awesome, he shares the same energy and excitement we have, which is something you don’t really see often I would love to see how you would do a tv series for epic, that would be awesome!
I like imagine EPIC in a stage adaptation, I see the dances and the theatrical expressions of any character with that feeling and choreographic moves surrounded by scenografies with practical effects
i love the epic animatics already, so an full animated thing i'd just have a breakdown of happyness
nothing and I mean NOTHING could defeat an animated version of EPIC like the way the scenes are happening and the scenery around those scenes, like Circe's island or Polyphemus' cave or Aolus' place.. all of them would look so beautiful animated and I just dont think a irl movie, live action film would be able to capture that beauty. also I might be biased cuz I've already seen so many great fan animatics, not just wolfy(love them tho!!) it would be absolutely INSANE to see each saga drawn by a different artists, the best would be our lovely and talented fandom. but it would also be amazing if it just got animated by a group of artists with the same style so the whole thing fits. a whole animated movie would be absolutely amazing and I will legit cry if it doesnt happen haha
A full stage/screen adaptation of “Epic” is something I desperately need in my life! I guess the animatics will have to do for now. I think it would be very cool to see the Trojan horse or Scylla in a stage production
I LOVE the idea of Epic in animation! Also love to see that you respect animation as an art form. Keep up the good work!!
I NED AN ANIMATED EPIC T.V. SHOW NOW!!! Maybe with more non musical moments to let the sons breathe, BUT I STILL WANT ONE!!!!!
I absolutely adore animation and with all the fan made animatics floating around it's pretty clear that this kind of story could fit really well in that medium. While I'd love to see a stage play version of this, tickets to musicals always end up being way too expensive though it would be nice to see your vision become a reality. A live action film would be really cool especially because of the use of practicle effects for monsters, alot of films nowadays don't rely on practicle effects nearly as much as they should.
The amazing thing about Jorge is his ability to ride a roller coaster while playing chess. He is producing original content at the same time he is in post production on a new Saga. His vision is clear and he makes us want to ride the roller coaster with him. He will use all of his talents to make us feel, think, and see the incredible world he is conjuring. I'm on board for the long haul and hope to see his version of the story in any medium. Keep going my friend.
I always think of Polyphemus on stage as like a processional giant or like a Royal De Luxe puppet. Tangible, huge and hand-crafted (like you can see what he is made of, but he is too much of a marvelous creation for anyone to care that you can see his puppet-ness)
I think the animation would be so neat! I hope it becomes an animated show so bad that would be so cool, especially the styles you mentioned omg I would eat that shit up
I would love to see epic in animation! It would fit so nicely even though I'd love to see the greek myths on the big screen again! But I grew up on Disney movies, Prince of Egypt and Anastasia and so on and I really do miss my animated musical movies! Imagine a more badass and myth accurate version of the style Disneys herkules! Anime stlye would work as well though! I also loved animes growing up, and the style of Mappa animation would work well for Epic. I also feel like all the animatics here on RUclips for Epic are so great, it's hard to imagine it not being adapted with animation. I don't think you could put all on it in one movie! Maybe the format could be a bit like Sherlock. Where it's a series but the episodes are in movie length. They could put 2 or 3 sagas into a movie each. Or you could go full Series where each Saga is it's own episode (with like an hour long episodes or so)
Also, I'd love to see the on-stage version because I'd love to see the adaption of dance into this. The thrilling battle scenes and even the lotus eaters could all have a different style of dance with them
whenever i imagine epic being played out on stage, i almost always picture odysseus' main ship remaining stationary while set pieces of waves, gods, monsters, and islands are the objects that move. of course, for parts where odysseus himself is on land, that's when it shifts, but that's how i've imagined it before
Absolutely think that animation would be the one of the best mediums for this. The suspension of disbelief would make it easier for the audience to accept the magical nature of the story as well as add spectacle.
2:20 I have seen multiple EPIC the musical *animatics,* especially the ones from wolfywitch. They are shaping up to be very good so far.
I agree the animation is the medium where it would be easiest to achieve the fantastical visuals this story calls for, while also keeping the strong connection to human emotions. Arcane is a wonderful example of a style that would work really well for this story, with the combination of very distinct color and lighting schemes for different worlds, the epic fight scenes, the blurring of lines between fantasy and reality, and the highly detailed character designs that allow for so much expression of emotion. While I'm a theatre person through and through, and can imagine some amazing ways to tell this story with puppetry and projections, those types of effects can often overshadow the human actors onstage, and part of what makes EPIC so outstanding is the moments of genuine human connection in the midst of the adventure. Animation allows the fantastic visuals of gigantic monsters and epic fights to be seamlessly combined with close-up intimate moments of humanity. (It's also way easier to achieve the kind of visuals this story needs through animation than through practical effects--not that it couldn't be done onstage or in a live-action film, it would just be incredibly difficult and costly.)
i love all of three visual mediums for epic, theatre i feel makes the most sense because for ages i has kinda see epic sharing some aspects with Hamilton, mainly in the ensemble and the drawn out story of both but KA and O are incredible and it makes so much sense. PS if epic ever becomes a full on play (we pray) whoever plays Odysseus will might as well be a god with the amount of screen time and singing.
I cannot wait for this to be a stage production! I want to be a part of it!
I'm most excited to see it in theater form partly bcs you get to be there with all these other people that also fell in love with the musical or are abt to and I think it would be so awesome to mabey sing along with the others and just saying it all happen live on stage, I can't imagine the joy I'll feel. But honestly in any way you bring it out its still your musical so I'll be happy to see everything before after listening to the sings so mant times so I support you in ant form you want to brijg the musical out
I need! Need! Need! The next soundtrack your work’s awesome!!
I have had had a single thought about a stage adaptation of Epic. Hermes is wearing roller skates, possibly with wing designs, and almost never stays still.
I was watching the odyssey with my family and they mentioned they should make a remake of it because it’s so old. And since I’ve only been Listening to epic with them my mom said “Well they have a musical!” And if a movie of the musical ever comes out in theaters I am going to be convincing my parents to take me to the premier.
I like to think of a stage production of epic as something that would mix theatrical mediums, especially in a more pratical "it wont have a billion dollar budget the first time" where we could play with projections and shadows for scenes including monsters, like the monster is projected on a screen so we can see a gorgeous animation, but the actors play in between the projector and its screen, making them shadows. The Odyssee also kinda happens in 4 different type of environment, the sea/beaches, forests, caves and a palace, by dividing the scene into four areas, that'd allow for more elaborate decors to remain on stage all the time, tho the most perfect type of stage would be one like the one in Shawinigan (qc), which is has a revolving audience and, thus, four or five different stages, including a part that revolves with the audience.
As for the idea of each saga having a different colour palet in an animated movie, that couls totally be done with clever lighting on the stage!
Wow!! I love the vision you have for this show!!
For the Underworld saga on stage, I would want heavy usage of the Pepper's Ghost illusion for the shades of the dead.
I think any medium would look amazing because the soundtrack is so incredible! I will say films, animated or live action, see more easily assessable for people who may not be able to spend the money to see it on tour or on broadway... just a thought but keep doing you! This show will be great no matter what ❤️
A style like the dragon prince would make it pop
Honestly i want all of them. I know it's not necessarily realistic but I would love to see different adaptations with different effects and visuals that work for each style.
Honestly while a stage production would be cool and incorporating technology on a stage would be magnificent I think the endless potential of animation and the removal of limitations regarding visual expression would really capture the scale and scope of the songs and the story.
I would eagerly watch any visual medium this gets musical can get.
Its amazing the things you've acheived and the amount of inspiration you emit Jorge. I am honored to bless my ears and eyes with such talent of yours and Im sure eveyone of us can agree that you make all of our days brighter. I cannot say thank you enough to all the fantastic masterpieces you've created for all of us! Stay healthy and god bless🙏also i would loose my mind if we got an animated serious of EPIC!!
I am working on a film that is VERY VFX heavy (like half the cast is animated levels) and I can picture Epic as a live action film with a mix of practical and VFX. There is a motif there that allows for divine powers to be VFX and practical effects to apply to mortal creatures. Like everything could be shot on location but Quick Thought would pull a person into a different world. It would allow an interesting distinction and fantasy element to the story. It’s simple but effective
I believe the amazing technological advancements made for James Cameron's Avatar films which seamlessly (well almost) blend CGI, live action, and VFX would work amazingly well for bringing this amazing story to the screen. Though I must admit prior to that it should be on stage as I am a musical purist at heart! For example, now that Wicked has had it's run on stage it is time for a full film adaptation.
wow I used amazing a lot in that comment
The trick with O and Kà is that those are 2 of the I think 3 total Cirque du Soleil shows that don't tour, specifically because of their exceptionally elaborate stage mechanisms, so EPIC relying on them would also have to be stationary. Not that that has stopped either of those shows from being some of Cirque's best selling shows, and I seriously doubt EPIC would have any issue there either. Not to mention, all the shows I have seen have been the touring ones, which still reach truly mesmerizing levels of complexity.
First! Love this freaking musical man you're the best. Love how you've already visualized it to! Shows your commitment along with the quality of your songs😊
This man is so passionate about his work and you can tell that he genuinely loves it. He must be protected at all costs 💖
Once this musical is finished, I wanna see a Jr. version of this musical
I definitely want to see a live action movie, but I hadn't even thought of an animated one and I agree that could be totally sick!!! As long as the music is all the same and the voices are all the same though, that's really the most important to me.
Animated! 2D would be perfect: so much artistic flexibility, you could keep the same voices without them all having to either be replaced or learn how to perform their part on stage and the animatics have shown how vast the artistic vision for this is. I think that would be the best medium to really show off and compliment all of you and the other artist's incredible work. As amazing as it would be to see this blow the roof off of a live action show, I think the best way you could capture the Epic scale (eyyy 😅) of your musical would be an animation. Maybe you could separate it out into sagas so you didn't end up feeling rushed and maybe being able to add some things that you didn't want to cut? I don't know. 😅 But my long, rambling vote is with 2D animation! Love your passion, dude, I hope you're proud of yourself. All of those years of hard work have made something spectacular that warms my heart to know it exists. Keep loving mythology and going on your talented way, you're an inspiration. 😁
ik this is kind of an old post but I have thought SO MUCH about epic as a stage show!! I think epic needs a turn table that can also be used as a rising platform (think hadestown), video design (think mean girls or back to the future musicals), elevating platforms, and puppetry (winions, Polyphemus, scylla, the chimera, etc). I would also like performer flying and I think it would really add to a lot of fight scenes. IMAGINE odysseus drowning at the end of the thunder saga and a flight rig is slowly dropping him from high up on the stage, with video design of the gradually deeper ocean accompanying him. IMAGINE the end of the end of the thunder saga and Athena is passed out, presumably dead, until she RISES UP like an angel with glowing lights on her to plead for a final time for odysseus to be freed. imagine odysseus opening the windbag at poesideon's face and Poseidon is blown away backwards by the strong wind. this stage show would genuinely be SO FUN. hire me as a director please and thank you Jorge
Personally I think that it should be a 3D animated show with 40 episodes and one song per episode.
I love this so incredibly much, it makes me so happy. I don't know why I want to be a part of the process 😆 it feels so close to me (and others) because of the Greek mythology.
I always imagined EPIC to have a sort of spiderverse vibe, with all these different art styles and ways of portraying characters coming together in a beautiful rendition of a story. I just think it'd be really cool to have a 3D anime character, like how Athena would probably be, next to a more choppy 2D art style that uses colors to portray emotions like Poseidon
I mean, you're already creating what is basically an audio drama, so... There goes my idea 😂
I LOVE YOUR WORK IVE BEEN HERE SINCE DAY ONE AND IM SO EXCITED !!
I think if it was a stage play it would be so cool if Aeolus was in the air doing aerial silks
I think an animated film would be the most practical to begin with, I mean he already has this many fans doing animations on their own, and most of them are great, with a budget he could recruit them all to make an independent animated film, with the kind of support he is getting from us I see this as totally viable
Whatever style @gigi animatics are feels just right.
When it comes to Anime styles: Oh! My Goddess and the dynamics of Macross Plus + style of Mushishi in characters crossed over with Mononoke (not to confuse with Princess Mononoke).
For more kicks: Kuchuu Buranko style of mixed media.
If we really want to lean into the Sagas aspect of EPIC, each saga could have its own style, with characters (normally)staying consistent to their origin style, sorta like the Spider-verse movies. So Odysseus and his crew would be a traditional animation style(like AoT) with the style featuring most heavily in Ithaca with Penelope and Telemacus. Though the major exception in my mind is Troy, where everyone would be animated like Greek Pottery Art for the first two songs, before we get out to sea and we see the permanent art styles.
Polyphemus could be animated in a puppetry inspired style, like a modernized Ray Harryhausen creature. Athena is presented initially as an animated Statue for Warrior of the Mind, but in My Goodbye, the statue facade could shatter at the end, revealing something similar to Odysseus's art style(though subtly different, maybe here framerate is different or her color pallet totally out of left field) . Zeus is just straight up a live action dude, Roger Rabbit style.
I love your work
I think when it comes to live showings, take notes from this one indie pop band named AJR (specifically from their The Maybe Man arena tour). Loving or hating their music doesn't matter much in this context. What does matter is the effects they pull off on stage that I think would be an interesting take with a musical such as Epic. More specifically, AJR likes to use video walls to bring life to their visuals but does it in an interactive way, like the lead singer falling from the sky or driving a car. Maybe this could be used for effects such as the crashing ship or quick time.
Ay Jay! When do you think we’ll be getting more full songs out?!