"Blue Lies" | Clock 0ut Animation
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- Опубликовано: 26 апр 2023
- Hi! This one's a bit shorter than the other two. It took quite a while to finish, but I get to learn other aspects and styles of animation and visual storytelling :D
The artist of this song, Trickle, was kind enough to remake clearer version of the music. I am very greatful for that ^^
Song: Ghost Town / Trickle【Original Song】
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Hello, I am Trickle! It is such an honor to have my song, Ghost Town, used as the music in this incredible animation! SAD is such an amazing artist, and I am so happy to see creativity bloom in ways that I never thought would happen with something of mine. Thank you, SAD, for this honor, and thank you to the wonderful fans of animation for watching! I hope that you enjoy 💙 God bless!
NO WAYYY COLLAB????????? AND TWO OF MY FAV PPL???
no waayyyy
I LOVE YOUR MUSIC THIS IS SO EXCITING
Ayeee!
YESS!! YOUR MUSIC IS AMAZINGG!! :DDD
0:54 the fact that SAD subtly included that giant swing-jump from Yellow Zone here. the attention to detail is insane
Goes to show how passionate she is with her work ❤
YEAH IT IS 😭😭😭 I just noticed that, I absolutely love that
I don't think I found an animator put
This much of details and secrets on an animation 👌
OMG, no wonder that move looks so familiar. That's very cool.
Let us all never forget that the chat kept calling Stanley and The Narrator "BBG", that was the moment in history.
My bad
My bad
Ofc he’s bbg
LMAOO
...i wasn't one of them i swear
okay maybe i was
Ok this is my theory: Yellow Zone shows Stanley stuck in a time loop, trying to escape and dying each time. These are not the only times he's tried, it just shows the final couple attempts, the last of which has Stanley realising where the Narrator is controlling the defences from, and turning from the exit to instead attack the narrator himself. He breaks the watch causing the world itself to begin to decay as seen in Blank Decay.
Here Stanley and the Narrator have teamed up to survive in the decaying world against the glitch monsters. The Narrator still has some power to control the world, which he harnesses by absorbing the glitch monsters as they attempt to fire, but this clearly seems to cause some corruption to himself. Upon Stanley dying it becomes clear that the Narrator actually really cares about Stanley, and harnesses the power to remake the clock and turn back time to resurrect him. Upon turning the time back, moving from Blank Decay to Blue Lies the Narrator has left his control room to see Stanley in person - it's clear he's given up on trying to stop him, perhaps after all the time they spent together in Blank Decay.
However, Stanley is angry at being resurrected, perhaps because of the trauma of dying repeatedly and slams the narrator against the wall, taking the watch. It's clear even in Blank Decay that the two argued a lot, with my interpretation being that Stanley blames the Narrator for the world becoming this way because he had to break it to escape, while the Narrator believes what he did was right. It's not really clear at all why the Narrator has been stopping Stanley from escaping. Perhaps he believes he's protecting Stanley in some way? Or perhaps Stanley escaping would kill the narrator? Either way, as Stanley goes to escape in Blue Lies it shows his clear trauma from dying repeatedly. Then, the world begins to break, revealing that he is in fact trapped within an animation. His past death from Blank Decay watches him from the mirror and then reaches out to him from the film reel. I'm not entirely sure what this is meant to represent, perhaps his trauma or my favourite interpretation - his predetermined destiny of dying in the animation. Using this interpretation, as he tries to escape, the animation tries to close the bars on him, changing scene, perhaps to his death, but he physically grabs the bars, leaping through, creating his own destiny. As he finally reaches the doors he looks back seeing the narrator he's left behind. He hesitates for a moment, as despite his hatred thanks to what the narrator did to him, in Blank Decay he did begin to care about him. However, he dismissed the thought, and goes through the exit door, taking him to the bedroom at the end. Throughout the animations Stanley is the only one who attempts to reach the exit door, and when seeing the exit in Blank Decay Stanley seems excited while the Narrator is not. It seems the Narrator either can't leave or doesn't want to. The falling glasses towards the end of this animation seem to imply that Stanley leaving is killing the narrator. I do not think this is the end of the series, partly because "it was all a dream" is a disappointingly boring and lazy ending so I hope that's not what SAD-ist is going for. I have a few theories about the ending: one is that this is not the real world, and Stanley has woken up either into the opening scene of Portal 2 or woken up in Superliminal. Another is that this IS the real world, but he truly was in a simulation and is going to go back to try to save the narrator. In the Portal or Superliminal scenario he might also go back for the narrator and work with him to escape this new simulation too.
Your comment has made the Clockout series incredibly eye-opening and clear to me. Thanks man!
My theory is that it's actually possible that Stanley might not have memories beyond Yellow Zone, aka Blank Decay, until later on in the video! Maybe that's why he was angry at the narrator, because he didn't remember the time where he fought together in Blank Decay until the footage was reeled back and Stanley remembers the time they fought together?
As someone else pointed out, a dim yellow monitor is shown for a frame right when the window at the end cuts to black. I think this might mean that your first interpretation of the ending (it's a simulation within a simulation) is correct :D
@@i.mguana3699 Hmm I don't know about that one, why would he lose his memories just of that reset but not of any of the previous resets? Also, wouldn't he be confused to see the narrator there if he'd forgotten Blank Decay? It seems like he understands what's happened to me.
@@livingangrycheese2668 i mean that he may have forgot everything from when the clock is smashed on wards? Just a thought since the imagery of the blank decay version seem to make him finally realise whats going on!
I've watched this a couple times now and I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the fact that The Narrator blows up and for a moment Stanley is mortified-- its so perfect the emotions are so palpable.
Did you mean that narrator is deleted (or blown up and you said) Also, stanley didn't mortified (As feeling ashamed or embarassed) Stanley just thinks about what narrator did to him.
@@rainthatdudI think OP meant “mortified” more along the lines of “Horrified/Shocked”, which Stanley was in this scene. I mean, *anyone* would be if the guy they’ve spent months with just died in front of them, even if they were mad before.
i dont think he legit blew up
Holy shit- I think your right. (Or the tape thingy got burned) either way that does explain Stanley's expression afterwards
mortified means to be embarrassed. perhaps you were thinking of horrified?
Oh my goodness, the fact that even the watermark moves when he grabs the screen border... that's some next level fourth wall breaking right there. Amazing.
next level immersion
FR
Lol, that's what I was gonna say, you stole my comment :'(
I SAW THAT 2
0:50 That’s crazy! I didn’t even notice. A good detail.
On the technical side, from the Dream SMP animations to now everything has really gotten a lot better. The way the animation flows is extremely hypnotizing
I’m confused…
this has nothing to do with DSMP?
This is Stanley Parable
If you’re NOT talking about this animation (which I doubt) that would be very random and weird to comment HERE on an unrelated video
@@allyourkayfabefriends They’re talking about the amount of improvement Sad-ist’s had since her old animation, which happen to be about DSMP.
The video doesn’t have to be related, because they’re talking about the amount of improvement, not the content.
@@willysupergamer8164 my bad I read this all very wrong (I have dyslexia and struggle with reading sometimes)
@@allyourkayfabefriends it’s okay, we all have our moments.
Glad to see people understands each other, we need more people like those
Canon the Stanley parable: haha narrator wants you to follow his story and gets mad in funky ways when you don’t
Fanon the Stanley parable:
To be completely honest, this would take a LOT of work to animate to perfection with that big action scene where hes running on the tapes and doing parkour and shit so yall better appreciate the creator
I apperciate it, but this might not make sense, depending on how much stanley weighted, stanley might've broken those bridge of film reels. If he did, that would've let to Part 4.
@@rainthatdudStanley's literally in a world where he keeps respawning and gets killed by a guy that can shift pipes to stab him with a clock but sure
I KNOW! Like how does she draw it like that! It's so smooth and expressive! I envy her art skills.
@@rainthatdud I don't really think SAD ist was thinking of realism when she made this. I just assumed she used tape reels 'cause they looked cool lol
this person is responsible for keeping the fandom alive
this is true, only reason i got into the fandom was from them 👍
Me when everyone thinks I got into TSP via SAD but in fact I did not even know about Clock 0ut
@@65Mystery what is a TSP?
@@elzeban waaah the stanley parable, it's the game this was based on (i say was because sad-ist did change it a lot besides the premise)
I had thought Clock Out was a SAD-ist original, and was literally just these 3 videos.
One thing I don’t see talked about enough is the incredible use of colours! It’s clear to me that Narrator has the bright yellow and Stanley the neon pink (which I adore as contrasts), and where in the first animation the backgrounds were more yellow and the cameras had the yellow lights, now everything has the pink tinge instead. Also, in the first one we see that Narrator has completely yellow eyes while he has control of the clock, and when Stanley takes it off him, his eyes become normal again, showing that the clock itself has some kind of power over them. Now that Stanley has the new clock that Narrator had to make to save his life last time, he’s struggling against that power too (the evil reflection with the completely pink eyes), but he manages not to give in just long enough to escape- without Narrator.
This is actually super cool! Also Stanley being in control now is also show through the light on the camaras being pink instead of yellow, and also the clap board saying "take 1" as this is the first time Stanley has been in control.
Did anyone notice her logo move with the animation? It’s small things like that that I appreciate in animations. Keep up the good work Sad-ist!
Edit: nice
OH MY GOSH I SEE IT NOW (Especially when Stanley pulls the black bars apart)
I did realize but the logo ALSO moved when stanley opened the black screen, and did you forget? The logo dissapears when it's the end, kinda good. I went to see it when I immediately saw this comment.
Ye its to avoid it from being stolen
@@somerandomdude1605I thought it was to keep with the aspect ratio
0:50 IKR ITS SO COOL
The way you made use of the black bars and had Stanley actually interacting with them throughout the animation was absolutely incredible. Your animation style never fails to amaze and the work you put into these always pays off, incredible as always Sad-ist :)
Sad literally slingshot me right back into the Stanley Parable community and I'm HERE for it. It is so insanely cool to watch their animation style grow and develop, and I'm so FASCINATED to see what happens between Stanley and Narrator. I could not be more excited. Thank you so much for making these, Sad.
Wasn't this series just inspired by Stanley parable? Not actually the Stanley parable?
@@dragongames6332 I think this was originally an AU of the stanely parable but now it is it’s own original thing separate from the game but I could be wrong
@@purpledshadow You would be right, I remember SAD mention in the description of the first vid that this was inspired by a number of games including Stanley Parable, Portal, and even Vector. Though she seemed unsure whether it should be considered an original at this point (personally, I think it’s original enough that it should).
It's sad stanley broke the close friends sign, he left narrator to die there, atleast we got to see the animations....
Right?....
Shows even in a narration, the narrator can never truly leave Stanley Parable.
In the actual game, only stanley is ever really capable of leaving. And it shows as the narrator constantly resets to the time Stanley returns to the office. Its kinda sad to be honest. Narrator doesnt have a story without Stanley. But he is crossed when his world hurts him. And so he chooses to let him go. It was still terrifying to be eaten by code and still painful to watch Stanley leave, but he accepted it. And Stanley kept his choice firm to want to leave the parable and go home. Even if he felt bad for allowing the narrator to disappear.
YOO i just realised that whenever the dead stanley grabbs stanleys face, thats the stanley that died in blank decay cuz of the jacket, so that probably means that those projection strips were his past deaths haunting him probably saying "bro you bouta die".
The story continues! I cannot wait, this has been your greatest achievement so far, it’s very inspiring to see how far you’ve come!
I’m confident that Sadist jumpstarted a whole entire trend with their original concept
The attention to detail, the way the black bars move, the way Stanley's reflection stops right at "the mirror" and shows it's eye right at "see empty eyes", the scene where the movie tape reflects Stanley but with the skull symbol then has Blank Decay Stanley jump out at him, the parallels with Yellow Zone, the juicy "was it all a dream?" cliffhanger, the effects, the song chosen for this and just how well it's used to combine with and, in a way, lead the animation, the smoothness of it all, ALL OF IT. GOD IT'S AMAZING. Anyway, I'm now going to analyze this frame by frame repeatedly and see what my practicing animator arse can learn from this masterful work of art, because WOW.
The book at 1:04 behind the patrons is The Beginner's Guide, the creator of TSPs other (also great) game!
@@tahseenkhan3629 Oh yeah, I noticed that too, just did so after writing the comment and didn't think to edit it. Still, thank you for pointing it out for anyone who may not have! ^v^
And yeah, go play Beginners Guide or watch a playthrough if you can't, people - it's one hell of an experience!
The Watermark moving with the Black Borders is an amazing touch
I know right, did you also realize the broken film reel?
God i love how this is storyboarded, if it even was in the first place.
How it's constantly changing and moving with peerspectives and motion.
Nothing is the same and it blows my mind by how good every second of this animation is.
Found an Easter egg at 1:10 if you play and pause repeatedly at .25x speed you will find a yellow TV screen with yellow bars (text) underneath. This almost confirms this is another simulation or "trick" for those who thought this was a sort of finale. Also if that's not convincing enough stanley woke up on top of his bedsheets :)
Real quick cause I don't want to edit the comment, the TV actually doesn't confirm much cause it might have been turning off, but I still can't get over stanley not sleeping under his bedsheets
@@Emeralds60601 most suspicious part
here's a little tip for seeing frame perfect things without pausing like 100000 times, just use , and . on your keyboard and you will go frame by frame
@reboi2939 thanks, but unfortunately for me it doesn't work cause I'm watching from my phone
For those who do not know, sleeping on top of bedsheets is a common trope in video games (to save them from animating/simulating cloth). This could hint that he's in another video game now (like the Stanley Parable previously)
Personal theory (explanation???) on this because I am INVESTED (Sorry lmao)
This is really the first time Stanley’s actually ever made it to the exit door. In Yellow Zone he went for the Narrator instead, which breaking the clock would’ve caused Blank Decay. Although he does get to the door in Blank Decay, I’ll point out the exit light above it is flickering, so somehow it could be broken or something.
When Stanley reaches the exit door, that would theoretically destroy the world, and also the Narrator, and when the Narrator dies/disappears the story/world also falls apart, which would explain 0:38 - 0:42 (the tape is burnt off at the end where the narrator used to be. Obviously by the look od desperation on Stanley’s face at 0:42, he just learnt this, and he hesitates before the world starts breaking for underneath him, which is why I think he was put into the fully little tape void. The tape void is sort of how the whole resetting Stanley thing works, and would possibly be the 'backbone' of the world. Or could be completely metaphorical, but... yk!
He definitely changes his mind though and decides to leave after he sees his past lives at 0:46, and especially at 0:48. (Come on, we all saw how aggressively we ripped the screen back open and the look on his face at 0:50, he basically stumbled back into the screen) He starts running back towards the exit door again, and it’s the first time he’s ever actually gotten to and through the door! yay!
And it’s all a dream! (But what if it isn’t!) Two things to note in his room in this scene is the book that says ‘The Beginner’s’, most likely a beginners guide to.. something. BUT, more importantly! The other tab on the computer says ‘Narrator’ on it! (It also looks the have a ‘K’ or a 'R' next to it, but that could also easily just be an X.) This means that if it was a dream, he remembers it, and could possibly doing research on it, or the two worlds are connected! (Or the same world!) Also just a nice little note that right at the end the window fades to a yellow screen :)
Random Edit: Alternatively I also thought that's where the name 'clock out' could come from, like 'clocking out' of his dream??? idrk lmao)
ANYWAY! Goddamn I love this series 😭 Never stop. Please lmk what other people think because I would genuinely love to know
Your theory adds so many layers to the story!
Another minor detail to note is that at 1:10 - 1:11 ish you can see a dim yellow light (screen?) after the scene fades away
@@morasas9149 Yeah! I hoped that that somehow means he didn't actually wake up. What do you think?
@@boatboy3112 There are only two theories I can think of is that 1. The "reality" Stanley woke up to isn't reality and just another level in whatever place he is, or 2. The narrator's realm is a like a dream realm but real in a sense like in persona games.
I am pretty certain the book with Beginner in it is a reference to "The Beginner's Guide," another game made by Davey Wreden, the creator of Stanley Parable. It's another cool and weirdly meta game where Wreden SAYS he's going to show you all the different games he made in the past as a beginner, but then gets Meta and Weird and a little sad.
I LOVE HOW STANLEYS WALKING SYNCS WITH THE SONG SO MUCH AT 0:24
YESSSSSSS!! I've been waiting for 3/4 months and I KNOW it'll pay off. I've been hyper-fixating on this series and even joined TSP Fandom Because of it!
Same! The games have been such fun. And all the artwork that's come off of it is great
SAMEEE It's all I've been watching for weeks! I'm so happy she's made this into a continuing story because IT'S SO GOOD
FRRR
I swear she is so skilled at making people invested through barely any animations lmao. 2 masterpieces, to be more specific.
Same, I wanted to see what the Clock 0ut series was inspired from because I really enjoyed Sad-ist's "Blank Decay" and "Yellow Zone" animations and now TSP is one of my favorite games ever. Some scenes and quotes from it are still stuck in my head today, especially the Skip Button Ending
The plot thickens! That transition from the door to his bed was very smooth, I love it
Can you please help I’m watching these and I’m struggling to follow the story and you seem to get the plot 😭 what is going on? Like do the three animations connect? What I’ve gotten was the first one Stanley breaks the parable and then they survive together after he broke it and then the narrator has to reset. But this third animation has me so confused what is going on??
@@dapperaster7537from what I can gather, he tries to escape, and the narrator doesn’t care enough to stop him. But when he does that, the world that the parable takes place in starts to crumble. The narrator is gone and he has to run through the shattered world to get out
@@dapperaster7537 from my understanding: the first animation “Yellow Zone” is where Stanley is trying to escape the loop he is trapped in, with The Narrator stopping him. Stanley has already tried escaping many times before that. He manages to break into The Narrator’s control room, and destroys the clock he has, thinking it will break the time loop. This then leads onto the second animation “Blank Decay” where breaking the clock actually broke the timeline instead of freeing him from the loop, resulting in a nightmarish version of their world. He then finds The Narrator, and they get into an argument. We can’t hear it, but we can guess that it’s about the time loop. This argument attracts the attention of one of the monsters in the area, and Stanley is injured. It tries to kill him, but The Narrator breaks a chair over its head, either trying to attract its attention or harm it. The chair does no damage to the monster, but it does notice him. The monster chases after The Narrator, pinning him to the floor. He sees the cog on its screen, and he grabs it (I think he recognises it as part of the clock. I don’t think this is the first time he’s been in this situation.). The monster is destroyed, but it also decays the skin from The Narrator’s arm. He gets up to help Stanley. Looking at Stanley’s injuries reminds him of the several other times he has died. They travel to find the exit, and just as they reach it, more monsters appear to stop them. One of them shoots Stanley through the chest, and he dies. The Narrator fights the monsters, losing a leg, but manages to grab the cog of one of them. He absorbs all the cogs, and puts them together to create the clock again. Stanley wakes up in the loop again, crying. He turns around to find The Narrator standing there. This then leads to the third animation “Blue Lies”, where Stanley angrily shoves The Narrator against the wall. (Angry probably because he’s once again stuck in the loop because of him). He takes the clock, determined to finally leave. The Narrator, after going through so many alternate endings, doesn’t try to stop him. Stanley gets to exit, where he has died so many times before, and just as he grasps the exit door, the floor breaks underneath him. The timeline is trying to stop him from leaving again, without The Narrator’s help, who he sees standing on what remains of the corridor. The Narrator is then gone from Stanley’s sight. The other version of Stanley that we see in the film tape might be the result of the deaths from the time loops, seeing as he has the injuries Stanley got when he died. Stanley reaches the exit, and wakes up at home. This time, it seems he has really broken the time loop.
This explanation is pretty long, and is probably not accurate either.
im obsessed with "g-g-ghost that tried living a tired life" part 0:30
0:50 I love how even the watermark on the bottom left follows the screen streatch, Sadist keeps adding the subtlest differences
I am absolutely delighted!! I have so many questions: Was it a dream? Or some alternate reality? simulation???
anyway, your work is amazing!! the animation is smooth, energetic and pleasing to the eye. the songs are appropriate, and all the animation goes with them to the rhythm, which makes viewing easy and organic. The relationships between the characters and the plot are otoically revealed and understood without words. it is a masterpiece💗
Given that in TSP which this is based on it's revealed that the narrator is essentially also stuck in the simulation and that there's a level above the narrator, I wouldn't be surprised if this has a sequel where he realises he was basically in a simulation within a simulation or goes back to save the narrator. Also very long shot but he could've woken up in either Portal 2 or Superliminal
@@livingangrycheese2668 OMG I would love stanly in portal ore supperliminal
The Narrator's gone... Crab Rave.
No but surely we'll come back to him somehow, right? Anyway this animation is really fluid as always. I like how not only did you capture the creepy vibe of the many other versions of Stanley who died, but made the appearance of apocalypse Stanley the most impactful. The idea of Stanley finally getting away and going to real life thinking he'll be happy only to have the realization that, once again, the end is never the end... Ugh this is so awesome, I'm so invested. I just hope they'll be okay by the end of this.
Kinda sad that this was shorter but this definitely cheered me up in a time where I really need it. Thank you so much SAD-ist. The journey I’ve had as a viewer ever since the DSMP animatics to now was quite a ride, and I hope it never ends. It’s incredible how much you’ve grown as an artist throughout all these works, and I can’t wait to see more!
Did you cry when narrator was left to die? (Not a insult, just an question) Also, I think SAD-Ist isn't going to release the story of stanley saving narrator. so it's gonna be sad when we don't see it.
Sadist please PLEASE don’t leave us with this, it’s beautiful, wonderful, I love it, but we NEED MORE.
Lets go! Even with two animations, I’m already so invested in this storyline. Can’t wait for this :D
I mean, it's already a full animation not really animatics
3*
There's three, actually
There's three, actually
There's three, actually
I LOVE HOW THE LOGO ON THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER ALSO MOVED WHEN HE FORCIBLY OPENED THE CLOSING SCREEN!!! THESE DETAILS MAKE YOUR ANIMATION SO SPECIAL
I believe this ending is not the end, but there will be other endings. It's because the ending of "Oh, it's just a dream" and the end of Narrator are so empty. I can't believe the end of that long struggle is just a dream. I think SAD-ist is hiding something more profound than this ending.
Actually I really like this series, so I want to watch it more. Thank you for making such a great video. SAD-IST!
I CLICKED AND HEARD TRICKLE’S VOICE AND IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE DESCRIPTION OMG
He be thick
I’m Here Before This Comment Blows Up..
@@kaiisteapartySame
NOOOOO
LMAO
Bro why?
Ahh this is so cool!! The opening itself gave me chills with the title "Blue Lies" coming in right with the music! The flow and timing of it was spot on! The subtle movements from the characters that exhibit their thoughts/emotions is so good! The tightening of his grip around the pocketwatch, the little breath right before he gets shoved, the pupils getting smaller!! All of these small little details tell such a great story! I loved how his previous deaths came up so many times throughout the animation! Along with the music you can just tell these memories of death are haunting this poor guy. Every appearance of the pink eyed version was so cool! Especially when it appeared in the roll of film. That death was different than the others, significantly so. That life broke the pattern of all the others and seeing it represented through the film was so cool! Ah there were so many cool actions and details that I could keep ranting about! But I just wanted to say thank you for creating these intriguing characters and story. Your animations are so amazing and inspiring!
the stanley parable is where the characters are from btw but i agree
I think it was the death where he got shot in the gut by the glitching things. It’s where he died the longest and where he felt the most fear.
@@KodyKaster I thought it was just inspiration for this story
@@alonelytrex3700 yes but the characters are from the Stanley parable
@@alonelytrex3700 the designs are sad-ists but the characters are Stanley parables
This video got me into the tsp fandom, so literally thank you so much for making this. if i wouldn't have seen this, i would be a little more distant with a third of my friends, plus i might have put down art for good. Being in the TSP fandom really gave me a character who i actually wanted to draw, which made me willingly draw, which made me start learning animation. Let me just say, you make it look so easy and effortless, i truly understand how difficult animation is now. SAD-ist, please know that you are an inspiration to so many people, and your art is freaking fantastic!
Okay everyone, start taking notes, because THIS is how you make the whole "And it was all just a dream" ending WORK
Never thought I'd have this much reaction/emotions over only a minute's worth of animation-
the way you animate every action, every expression and time it so well to the song. I was at the edge of my seat because of how the story was going, I yelled so loudly "HUH?" at the end.
I enjoy both short and long animations you do but dang! this cliffhanger is going to haunt me-
SO...
I guess in the end he only wanted his own freedom even if Narrator litreally said back in blank decay-
Gotta feel bad for Narrator but this is the 3rd animation to the series so the story isn't full finish yet! I'M SO HYPED FOR MORE
This is an amazing animation and I've noticed a few things I want to point out about this animation and the others in the Clock Out series
1.Based on the other videos in the series,( mainly Blank Decay) the narrator isn't the one in control here. He might be in a position of power yes but not completely he may be controlled by the clock or something possessing it .
2. In this animation I noticed that at 0:48 the film is broken. This may represent Stanley's cycle of life and death in some way.
3. The office seems to be some kind of prison, trapping Stanley and maybe even the narrator and when Stanley wants to escape it tries to contain him by deconstructing itself and in 0:38 breaking completely.
4. In that one scene in Blank Decay where Stanley and Narrator are arguing I believe its because when Stanley broke the clock it sent them to that dimension.
5. Also In Blank Decay the monsters had gears inside them. Maybe the monsters were possessing the clocks gears and when it was broken it corrupted the dimension?
Anyways this is a very nice animation
Edit:I noticed some other stuff
I have a second idea about 0:48 maybe the reason why the film broke was because the death was unplanned
Also 0:19 shows that there are two separate Stanleys I believe that this could be'normal' Stanley and subconscious Stanley since it all ended when Stanley woke up. Maybe someone was trying to control him?
Yellow =Narrator and the Monsters
Red =the surroundings when something is wrong (the camera dots turn red instead of yellow)
Blue = Stanley
I have a second idea about 0:48 maybe the reason why the film broke was because the death was unplanned
I think you might be right.
@@rainthatdud Maybe, I'm still working on theories atm
I think that the film breaking was because of the pocket watch breaking and the guy in glasses remaking the pocket watch restarted the film but idk just my idea
i just want to say that i have NEVER seen unravelling film roll portrayed as a loss of control. also i absolutly love the effect you did with them. That film roll idea just motivated me to move onward with my creative projects so thanks for that one SAD-ist!!
0:37 I loved how he fell lmao. Also how you make the aspect ratio bars intense during the action sequence (and how the MC interacts with them as a whole is so fun) and disappear when he wakes up. Also he's FREE?? Are they both free or just him?? So many questions, I love what you're doing with this series
Oh wow, i absolutly love the 4th wall breaking animation, especially when he pries open the transition frames.
This is so incredibly cool and its amazing to see your progress as an animator over the years. The movement, the framing, everything is just so cool! Love this, very good job :D
I love Clock 0ut an unreasonable amount
The Beginners Guide book🖤 1:05
This is shorter than the others but it was so worth the wait. I love the way the world sort of breaks into the film rolls and dark void. I love how Stanley looks back at the very end and sees the Narrator's glasses but then gets sucked into the exit doors. The animation was so clean I love it!
I’m so excited!! One of my favorite animators and a favorite youtuber in a collab I never knew I needed! I don’t know the fandom behind the animatic, but I know it’ll be amazing!
If anyone seeing this comment hasn’t heard of Trickle, he’s a song artist on RUclips who mostly covers English adaptations of Vocaloid and J-Pop music+anime openings. He also has a couple original songs, one of them being featured in this video- both are bangers! His stuff is pretty underrated, and I’d highly recommend checking his channel out!
pretty sure the animation is an original, not fandom!
@@camkablam42 oh cool! I didn’t know that, but I’m more interested now :0
@@camkablam42 the animation is actually based off of a video game called the stanley parable! i recommend checking it and it's fandom out :D
@@drearymars yeah!! I knew about that haha I was mostly just talking about how the characters and that are all original, even if the scenario they're in was inspired by Stanley parable!
@@drearymars ooh gotcha! I’ve watched some gameplay of it from a streamer (Ranboo) before. It seems neat!
It's interesting as to how he still reacts to Narrator in concern when he disappears + when he saw the mans glasses just floating.
SAD-ist animation + Trickle song
= B R I L L I A N T
THERE NEEDS SOME STANNARRATOR TO APOLOGISE FOR THAT OMFG CRYING /pos
0:50
I love how the watermark bends when Stanley pry’s the black bars open that’s a nice touch 😔👌
I didn’t notice that, that’s so cool
I love the little detail of how at 0:50 the SAD-ist watermark moves too
I've only now noticed, but at 0:48 the tape that the blank decay stanley goes from seems damaged, as if it was added on or cut, possibly related to the fact that in blank decay that was supposed to be his permadeath but I'm not quite sure, maybe it just is that the death is different from all the other ones or maybe I'm just making all this up.
I am completely obsessed with the new Clock 0ut series just as manyyyyy others here lol
JESUS this is so good, its so in line with the original inspiration while absolutely blasting it out of the park in its own way with its own story and meaning. ive watched the first two probably a hundred times each by this point, your animation and storytelling are just so beautiful and well made, the way you convey whats happening and the way the world works without the characters ever uttering a word, just. mwah. amazing
Я никогда не преодолею гиперфиксацию на TSP, потому что анимации SAD буквально продлевают фендому жизнь и дают огромный толчок для нового контента. Я в восторге и от анимации, и от истории, и от песни! Спасибо большое всем, кто принял участие в создании этого видео, оно помогло мне начать день с позитивной ноты ❤
А что фендом?
@@kitw226гра The Stanley parable
Jesus the facial expressions are SO GOOD. Also still love how you make the music narrate the action. 10000/10 as always
The Narrator stans will feast of this
Am I the only hopeless romantic upset about them not getting together?
I was so excited for this btw, makes me rewatch all the other ones too!
Oh my god this is AMAZING especially at 0:49, the film and the animation and the person coming out and the person terrified by it *PERFECTION*
Unbelievably cool, oh my god.
Long comment, be warned
0:08 the way yellow doesn't even try to fight back. And the small stiffening in his shoulder before blue hits! So many details
0:19 u think it's worth noting that the reflection's eyes are BRIGHT red, which usually symbolizes damage in Clock 0ut. Is it just a very literal representation of his deaths haunting him or something else??? I wonder
0:20 ohhhh the way this sequence is a parallel to the sequence in yellow zone when he first opens the door!! The door opening the exit door in center frame, the sliding in of the image of him and the clock like a comic book. Just. Such a cool representation of how it's all a circle! It goes back to the beginning!
0:23 the light at the top of the camera has changed from yellow to red. That's probably significant somehow. And all the different deaths! The way they really give a scale for how many times it must have taken for him to get to the point in yellow zone where he was able to escape!
0:30 if you slow down the frames, you can see the clapperboard, the camera, the clock, and the clapperboard again, not necessarily in that order. The camera light is red again, and in the reflection(?) of the camera you can see the clapper with all the information scratched out. The first time the clapper shows up, the amount of takes is scratched out, but the second time, it clearly says 1. I'm thinking the "roll" label is a nod to the amount of frames in this animation, considering how high the number is. I can't read the name of the director, but the production name states "Clock 0ut". Scene 3. Reminds me of the Truman show, honestly, the whole animation series- with the clever fourth wall breaks, the idea of a man trapped in an artificial world that revolves around him, and the semi-malicious operator that oversees it.
0:40 everything's falling apart! I love how the new background is actually black, like the one from Blank Decay instead of the grayish background from Yellow Zone.
And I love how each frame changing in the animation ACTUALLY changes the animation frame
And the fact that Blue looks genuinely distressed when yellow eyes disappears despite being understandably pissed at him
0:43 the way the cracks around him form the shape of the screens from yellow zone and of the monsters from blank decay!
He also no longer has the clock in his hands-
0:48 the appearance of his apocalypse self- and the way it breaks the frame when it reaches for him
0:50 just. This entire sequence- from him pulling the borders apart, to running across the film strip, the brief moment where he's in the air and he has dizzy eyes, the fact that there's TWO different colors of LIGHTING from the reels and the background and the same massive swing-jump from yellow zone!
0:58 I love this form of non-verbal storytelling.
Like, it's reiterating the fact that yellow eyes is gone. And the anger and grief on blue's face before he opens the door.
I think it's interesting that yellow's glasses are still there, and in Blank Decay, you can see him picking out glasses in the ruins of an optometrist store.
And something else- bringing it back to 0:43 - the clock disappears when yellow does, and he made the clock, but his glasses don't, and in yellow zone, during the sketchy bit, the fact that the clock and yellow's outlines are drawn in the exact same color while the glasses are drawn in gray- idk, just seems like it means something.
Also I think it's funny, because Blank Decay established that he's not even human, so he probably doesn't even need glasses. He's doing it for the style
1:00 he wakes up! And the brief moment of silence in the music as he does! And that transition was so SMOOTH my god. And he has a normal bedroom(?) and is actually a real person?
1:04 the beginners guide? And the patron list is strawberries!
Sorry for the long rant! Any replies are appreciated, I'd love to talk about this or just clean up the commnet
ohh i interpreted it as the pink being blue's other theme color, as in yellow zone yellow's eyes were full yellow in the same way
and about the clapperboards, there are three - the first one has scene 3 and the take scribbled over, then the second has every field filled with X, and then the third has the scene scribbled out and the take is 1. most other parts of it are illegible
but yes! i'd love to hear more too
I’ve enjoyed this story through all it’s tellings, and I can’t wait to see how it continues. You are a magnificent artist and animator and I wish you a colorfully creative and enjoyable future!~
Just watched the premiere, and let me just say that each new animation you create on these characters blows me away every single time! The world feels so interstellar, the characters emotions feel so emphasized; it feels so hard to put into words how speechless I am on first viewing! Whether this is The Stanley Parable, an Alternate Universe, or a world unto itself; I adore the extensive creativity pumped into it! I look forward to all the animations we can expect in the future; this one was short like you said, but carried powerful moments in it nonetheless! I wish you a good rest after all the hard work, and hope you have a magnificent day! 🖤🤍
0:13 THE WAY HE LOOKS AT HIM WITH ABSOLUTE HATRED OH MY GODDDD
I really love the little details in all of sad-ists animations, like one I noticed in this one was at 0:24 when it's showing past ways he's died, it perfectly matches up with 1:51 in Blank Decay, with the Narrator seeing where he has previously shot Staney; in the head, arm, and shoulder! It keeps it really consistent and I am LOVING IT!
Small note to make: Each of the animations' titles has a colour in it that kind of matches who the environment bends around. In Yellow Zone, the narrator has control and manipulates the environment to play keep away with Stanley. In Blank Decay, the environment isn't bending to either of them, and the two are just trying to survive. In Blue Lies, everything starts to decay around Stanley specifically, without the narrator's influence.
I really wanna know more about this story line you’ve created! It’s so intricate even though the animations aren’t to incredibly long! I really hope we find out more about the narrator and Stanley story! Keep working hard SAD-ist!
This fantastic song being accompanied with the incredibly fluid and bouncy animation from Sadist makes it even better
I would literally sell my house just to see a movie about Stanley and Narrator escaping together
I love it
I still think it’s insane that this is the same animator I followed who made small little animations for Hamilton on flip-a-clip! SAD-it’s you are a master of animation. It’s incredible to see how far you’ve come.
OHH this was amazing!! I really hope there will be another part because I want to see more of this!! Like maybe Stanley finding someone who looks similar to Narrator but actually isn't him?? And he starts to get some trauma/PTSD from it???
Or maybe even Narrator being able to hack into Stanley's technology like computers and phones to haunt him kind of???
There are so many ideas that I'd love to see!!
Yessss love seeing this story continue! 0:36 is one of my favorite parts where he just barely breaks through the aspect ratio, it makes for a really cool visual. As always, incredible animation!
love how the SAD-ist in the bottom left changes according to the aspect ratio, small detail but says a lot
Absolutely peak detail that I haven't seen anyone notice is that when he wakes up he has a book titled (presumably) "The Beginner's Guide" which is another game by the creator of Stanley Parable and is an amazing work of art.
SAD-ist, I just wanted to let you and everybody here know that you are my favourite artist and animator by a long way, you inspire me so much and are one of the few reasons I started animating myself. You are so so so talented and although the likeliness of you seeing this comment is extremely low, at least I know I’ve said something that I know is a fact as this animation on it’s own proves everything. I just wanted you to know how much I look up to you
0:49 is gonna be in a million edits. Tell me I’m wrong
An insane detail is that at 1:51 in Blank Decay we see the same injuries that are shown here at 0:24.
I just wrote an essay on this video for my animation class. I really love the movement and style you have for this series. Keep up the great work!
0:59 THAT TRANSITION GIVES ME LIFE HOLY SHIT!!! You are so damn talented!
Let me share my theory here
Blue lies : lies that police officers told to protect others
I think the narrator tries to talk to Stanley at the start of this animation
He used to protect the exit gate(Yellow zone), but after he spent time with Stanley, he understood him and helped lead him to the exit gate(Blank Decay). Afterwards, in a near death experience with Stanley, he then fixes the clock and rewind the time. This made Stanley despise him despite he was trying to help. + At 0:24, the narrator is watching Stanley escape through the cam (This can be viewed as 1) he tries to help or 2) he still wants to prevent Stanley's escape)
The reason he protect the exit gate is because the world they lived in is the narrator world; it is his existence (that's why he disappeared at 0:40 (+flim is also burnt)
(This can't explain 0:38, but I have no other idea :
Bro the lore is so deep, the way that Stanley (or the protagonist) taking control of the time watch and use it to escape while ignoring the narrator(glasses guy) show how broke Stanley's heart after being betrayed(even when the narrator is just trying to save him, or more of letting the story continued) is so good. And who is that dark stanely??
This need an explanation
(Sorry for being that guy... Um....sorry for any mistakes in the text, English isnt my first language)
Theory time! I love this series so much! :D
In Blank Decay when Narrator loses his arm/leg and hits the ground, you can see as he opens his eye that it's both yellow and black just like those weird electronic-glitch beasts. He also draws the clock parts out of them to rewind time, and his corruption looks suspiciously like them with the memory of a form intact. His film is also burned instead of torn, making him disappear. I think that the narrator is a part of the dream in some way, whether someone so fully incorporated into it that he's lost some of his memories, or a creation of the dream, or a former 'inmate,' or just a memory.
It's really interesting to think about. Please let us know if the narrator ever gets out of there! I'm sad Stanley wasn't able to at least keep ahold of the pocket watch in his escape.
AHHHH I LOVE THE THE FILMIC VIBE OF IT,
The way he breaks through it and tries to carve his own path
I'm not smart enough for analysis, BUT AHHH I LOVED IT
Oh my god for so long I thought you weren't going to continue this. I absolutely adore this series and can't wait to watch this when it premieres
Update: Holy shit that was amazing what the what
The same thing, according to each letter!
YOOO IT WAS SO GOOD
Now I'm even less sure if it will continue shit
I LOVE THE VISUAL STORYTELLING SO MUCH the way stanley’s just absolutely TOSSED AROUND by the environment, showing how hopeless he feels,,,, **chefs kiss** immaculate
Beyond heartbroken how none of the top level comments are mentioning The Beginners Guide easter egg at the end behind the patrons book. It's such a fun little detail!
HOLY MOLY THIS WAS INSANE!!!! Thank you for continuing to make these for us, they are absolutely incredible 💜🖤
I love how minimalistic these animations are! Like there is so much plot in story told I only a few minutes, and yet it doesn’t seem rushed.
I love that at 0:50 the little “SAD-ist” tag moves with the black closing in on him
It's like... The smallest details that make me way too giddy about this. Everything from the moving water mark to Stanley having "The Beginner's Guide" on his desk is just... Alskdlajfjak it makes me do happy kicks!
.... Did he just let the Narator die?
...... Boo.
Love the animation tho and am still inbested.
Fascinating little detail: At 1:11 as the screen cuts to black, you can see a yellow computer screen in the center of the frame. I think this might give us some insight about our narrator...
WOW. This was a whole experience to watch.
0:36 Feels like a slapstick bit out of an old cartoon. Look at those dizzy eyes and the way Stanley falls. Scrunkly little guy.
0:57 The difference between Stanley and Narrator right there - Narrator reset because of Stanley dying in Blank Decay, showing he cares about Stanley above all no matter what, but Stanley's determination and anger at Narrator lets him leave without Narrator.
1:04 Wait a minute, that tab on the laptop says Narrator... Did that all take place inside Stanley's laptop, and if so, is Narrator still in there? Can Stanley go back and save him, or save him from the outside? (Also, is that green book supposed to be a reference to The Beginner's Guide? No other book has a title, so I bet it is.)
1:11 Also, slightly concerned about why the window turns into the silhouette of a computer. Just a little bit.
How do you notice this stuff goddamned. That window is stressing me out now lmao
god DANG how did you catch the window one. Now I'm excited there might be another????
For the love of god, do not let this be a “it was all a dream” moment
The time master (that’s what I’m calling the guy with the clock) and the worker had such great character development through the past 2 vids and I’m excited to see how much more there’ll be in this vid
IM CRYING WHY DID HE LEAVE HIM SOBS /pos
SAME 😭😭😭😭
theory: i actually think maybe the film/production theme [like the film reels and the clapboard] isn't meant to be about the fourth wall directly, but more about it generally just being stanley's "theme", along with the magenta accent colors. while the narrator's theme is the office building, with yellow accents, which explains why the office seems to completely break down along with the sky turning dark [which didn't happen in yz] right when stanley tries the exit door. the dark background also has yellow at the top that fades away as stanley falls, and pink on the bottom, suggesting a transition between their themes. i think also this is shown by the fact that the camera closeup that appears has a magenta dot at the top instead of the yellow dot in yellow zone, and since both offices and film production have cameras
the clock probably is the source of power, and the magenta seems to be its color when stanley is using it, because in yellow zone there are magenta electricity crackles around the clock when stanley's holding it!
but it's interesting that the color of stanley himself is blue instead of that color, maybe narrator had a different color of his own but it got overwritten because he had and used the clock for so long [pre-yellow zone]?
and maybe the room stanley wakes up in was created by himself subconsciously, or something along those lines, since the room mainly has a pinkish hue. well, if he still has the clock. i'm not sure if he did actually have the clock when he exited, it seemed to just disappear from his hands sometime when he was falling but maybe he pocketed it or something
Man SAD-it’s never fails with her animations. They insanely well done and you can see the effort she puts into them. It’s insane how good her storytelling through just drawings and no words. Outstanding job SAD-ist