Fox Fires - Animated Short Film

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  • Опубликовано: 15 авг 2019
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    Graduation film from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Scotland.
    Note from the director:
    I pitched this idea in February 2018 and had the privilege of working with a number of my classmates and 3rd-year assistants. They each brought so much talent and enthusiasm to telling this story and I couldn't have been more fortunate to have them as my team. Please stay for the credits and look them up!
    Fox Fires is inspired by the Finnish folk tale of the aurora borealis. The film blends 2D and 3D animation together.
    Thank you so much to my composer, Denny Schneidemesser, for all of his help in bringing the film together and for scoring the work so beautifully. I've admired Denny's work since I first watched animated shorts on RUclips and decided to pursue animation myself, having him on board was a dream come true.
    More beautiful work on his RUclips channel:
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    Keep an eye out for the Making of Fox Fires book, available for preorder soon! Follow me on Twitter and Instagram to keep up to date. linktr.ee/keilidh
    Enquiries: keilidhbradley@gmail.com
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    DIRECTED AND WRITTEN BY: Keilidh Bradley
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    PRODUCER: Lin Sharkie
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    COMPOSER: Denny Schneidemesser
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    SOUND DESIGN: Dirk Kluesing, Denny Schneidemesser
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    CONCEPT ART: Tessa Bentley, Keilidh Bradley
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    CHARACTER DESIGN: Keilidh Bradley
    STORYBOARDS: Dionne Burgess, Keilidh Bradley, Lin Sharkie
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    3D MODELLING: Michael Birk, Philip Cooper, Lia Onesti
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    RIGGING: Michael Birk, Philip Cooper
    RENDERING: Michael Birk, Lia Onesti
    BACKGROUNDS: Tessa Bentley
    ANIMATION: Michael Birk, Keilidh Bradley, Dionne Burgess, Lauren Kirkwood, Lia Onesti, Lin Sharkie, Melissa Stoakes
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    COMPOSITING AND VFX: Tessa Bentley, Keilidh Bradley, Lin Sharkie
    ASSISTANTS: Sophia Austin, Deborah Barker, Gonzalo Fraguas Bringas, Eamonn Grady, Molly-May Lockhart, Liz Massarou, Aaron Green, Fraser Robertson, Zoe Stewart
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Комментарии • 14 тыс.

  • @sombra235_
    @sombra235_ 4 года назад +7728

    "Well...who ever said you only could become a star?"
    IM CRYING

  • @donuko
    @donuko 4 года назад +4660

    aurora borealis? in this time of year, at this time of day, on this part of youtube, localized entirely in your animation?
    keby- ...yes.

  • @Goofy_goober_101
    @Goofy_goober_101 6 месяцев назад +175

    The fox being the only creature that didn’t speak in grunts,squeaks,etc and also being the only one who couldn’t become a star is just very smart to me

  • @annalynnwaddy9940
    @annalynnwaddy9940 Год назад +1441

    Y’all this six minute short film made me feel more genuine and visible emotion than most 2-hour movies. Huge kudos to everyone who worked on this!! I don’t know how these people do it tbh

    • @moopig_
      @moopig_ Год назад +21

      i agree, this story had meaning, backstory, lore to our world, creativity, emotion, and so much more. many movies can't compare to this 6 minute animated youtube video

    • @MrOrcshaman
      @MrOrcshaman 5 месяцев назад +9

      A well written, well thought and emotional story, can be given to us in a short space of time, a message. That's the gift of a good storyteller.

    • @evelynguzman5825
      @evelynguzman5825 4 месяца назад +1

      I came here because I played the most beautiful game ever called Spirit of the North. Based on this Finnish folklore tale of Tulikettu. Play it!!

  • @kidwhositsinthecorner8171
    @kidwhositsinthecorner8171 4 года назад +1083

    I dont know why, but realizing that the fox tried so hard to be a star, but instead became unique and special makes me feel happy and confident in myself.

    • @conner3548
      @conner3548 4 года назад +20

      *Confident
      I'm sorry, but you are correct and it was something I haven't considered until you just mentioned it, it's really poetic as it is beautiful and it is VERY beautiful. I loved this animation and I loved your comment.

    • @spectrumstars_
      @spectrumstars_ 4 года назад +9

      I Just Saw This After I Made A Similar(But Longer) Comment! But I'm Glad Somebody Else Also Got The Same Idea. It Is Amazing How They Portray It In The Animatic Though.

    • @yolo9050
      @yolo9050 4 года назад +4

      Out of curiosity, why does something have to be different to be considered special?

    • @conner3548
      @conner3548 4 года назад +7

      @@yolo9050 It's the unique factor of it, the more rare it is the more valuable it is. I'm not saying I agree with it but that's the psychology I read from that seeing that factor. If it's any consolation the other animals were still cool.

    • @julietf3360
      @julietf3360 4 года назад +6

      Maybe you are the fox in a world of wolves

  • @arkuos8361
    @arkuos8361 4 года назад +990

    Something about how the Moon is animated in such a way that it feels computer generated (maybe it is) makes it feel truly alien, as though its not supposed to be on the planet. The animals all have a hand drawn aesthetic, giving them a more natural feel. Its amazing

    • @JANEEDISTURBED
      @JANEEDISTURBED 4 года назад +13

      Maybe they meant for it all to be that way intentionally, for those very reasons?

    • @kalecgos700
      @kalecgos700 4 года назад +20

      It makes sense making the moon appear supernatural considering it's a celestial body after all

    • @owololcat
      @owololcat 4 года назад +16

      i personally think the animals got the same animation style upon becoming constellations.

    • @Koijestic
      @Koijestic 4 года назад

      they... they are? it's pretty obvious

    • @durdleduc8520
      @durdleduc8520 4 года назад +15

      The animals became 3d animated when they turned into their constellation form. The fox never did, though, at least I don’t think.

  • @Ninjewdi
    @Ninjewdi 2 года назад +594

    Years later and the swell of music when the fox begins to run through the sky still makes me tear up.

    • @ssoltau9318
      @ssoltau9318 6 месяцев назад +10

      Same. This was done right. So simple yet so epic at the same time. Music alone was so beautiful. Years after I've seen this I'm still tearing up.

    • @Flammifleure
      @Flammifleure 5 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah.

  • @quietcdaisy7898
    @quietcdaisy7898 2 года назад +90

    I reversed the fox's dialogue, and I was able to clearly hear what the voice actor said: "I _do_ wanna help light up the sky!! I don't understand, I've tried so hard to be a star, like everyone else..." She has such a cute, sad voice, it's just perfect! (I guess now we finally know what does the fox say)

  • @Grey.01-
    @Grey.01- 4 года назад +1363

    Famous quote:
    *Well,whoever said you could only become a star?*

  • @RedstoneMiner18
    @RedstoneMiner18 3 года назад +2155

    _And he then went on to become one of the worlds most famous browsers_
    *Firefox*

    • @temptedbyartjewelry5892
      @temptedbyartjewelry5892 2 года назад +67

      ATAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA he rolled around on the sun to become red first and turn his tail into a fire- uh meow

    • @GaudyGabriev02
      @GaudyGabriev02 2 года назад +28

      Nevertheless, It's still my favorite

    • @Panda0fRed
      @Panda0fRed 2 года назад +14

      Welp the Firefox isn't a fox.

    • @dalahom3244
      @dalahom3244 2 года назад +31

      And the browser got its name from an old Finnish tale. This is how the ancient Finns explained the Aurora Borealis. To them it was the tail of the Firefox in the sky.

    • @ginniegill1026
      @ginniegill1026 2 года назад +3

      Pffff

  • @JootjeJ
    @JootjeJ Год назад +294

    Every once in a while I come back to this lovely little film. It truly is one of the best creations I have ever seen on RUclips.

  • @Rubywing4
    @Rubywing4 Год назад +70

    This is like the third or fourth time I've seen this, and now I find myself crying.
    The music is beautiful, the animation is beautiful, the story is beautiful, and the line "Whoever said you could only become a star?" really got me.
    This film is a freaking masterpiece. TvT

  • @BlackfootFerret
    @BlackfootFerret 4 года назад +473

    "Who said you could only become a star?"
    I teared up at this line :)

  • @wrenwhite8402
    @wrenwhite8402 3 года назад +515

    I love how the animals speak enchanting table

    • @EllinikiDimokratia
      @EllinikiDimokratia 3 года назад +19

      Fox's voice is backwards

    • @sidereum-05
      @sidereum-05 3 года назад +13

      D𝙹 ||𝙹⚍ ᓭ!¡ᒷᔑꖌ eリᓵ⍑ᔑリℸ ̣ ᒲᒷリℸ ̣ tᔑʖꖎᒷ?

    • @LuanGarcia123
      @LuanGarcia123 3 года назад +6

      Hwhqhqhhqhqhqhqhhqhqhqh sorry i dont know enchanting table language D’:^

    • @soulfurr1125
      @soulfurr1125 3 года назад +5

      Underrated comment ngl LMAOO

    • @partayfoxfox8660
      @partayfoxfox8660 3 года назад +3

      Lol yes!

  • @normvw4053
    @normvw4053 Год назад +44

    Growing up on the Navajo and Zuni Indian Reservations, I loved the legends about how the animals taught the humans life lessons. I read these stories from Indigenous people's from all over the world and loved them all. As my dad told us, my brother and sisters, these stories have a distinctly human sound to them. I think that he knew exactly what he was telling us as he relayed these stories over a campfire.

    • @normvw4053
      @normvw4053 5 месяцев назад +3

      I just found out that this story is from the Finnish Zodiac, fantastic.

  • @smallfry3906
    @smallfry3906 Год назад +42

    The music when the fox is bounding through the sky always makes me tear up, even if I watch this video back to back. It’s so incredibly beautiful and powerful

  • @zookeeperchris
    @zookeeperchris 4 года назад +30608

    Can I just say that I think the choice to make the animals and moon spirit not speak english was a genius idea

    • @canesusieemmy7367
      @canesusieemmy7367 4 года назад +247

      zookeeperchris ikr

    • @littlelizomaniac1615
      @littlelizomaniac1615 4 года назад +602

      Reminds me of Okami HD or The Legend of Zelda :3

    • @cohlalexrichmond143
      @cohlalexrichmond143 4 года назад +412

      Yes I was a perfect touch that made it complete!

    • @herequeer.1592
      @herequeer.1592 4 года назад +46

      @@littlelizomaniac1615 hell yea

    • @jasminefoxj
      @jasminefoxj 4 года назад +320

      I think it’s Finnish, this story is derived from Finnish folklore

  • @ann-vl4eh
    @ann-vl4eh 4 года назад +2766

    Science teacher: so how are northern lights formed in the sky?
    Me: by a fox spirit duh

    • @onthegreenbike1584
      @onthegreenbike1584 3 года назад +114

      Teacher: uh, I dont th-
      Me : No! 😠😑 that is EXACTLY how it happened. Period!
      Teacher : oh, um, ok. Lets talk about something different.

    • @edrichalzate1142
      @edrichalzate1142 3 года назад +11

      Me to

    • @sparkthecatt
      @sparkthecatt 3 года назад +19

      トキティキャッ ît was a joke-

    • @lemonlyx6882
      @lemonlyx6882 3 года назад +14

      トキティキャッ umm they just said that to make a joke so idk what ur talki-😑

    • @torik7043
      @torik7043 3 года назад +10

      @トキティキャッ I feel like you r/wooooshed everyone if you're saying this as a joke

  • @CatShak
    @CatShak 2 года назад +69

    i watched this in night-time while the stars and moon were up, literally the most beautiful and perfect time i've watched this, i always get goosebumps everytime i watch this

    • @CatShak
      @CatShak 9 месяцев назад +1

      Wow it's already been a year...

  • @tinydragonofart
    @tinydragonofart Год назад +18

    I've seen this animation when it first came out, and yet, even now, it still makes my skin prickle with amazement and joy. It's so beautiful.

  • @SagaLopeta
    @SagaLopeta 4 года назад +1921

    In Finland we call The Northern Lights: "Revontulet" witch means The Fox Fires. I was shocked when I heard that they're "The Northern Lights" in English! It means comeplitely different thing!

    • @wowlevcandraw3783
      @wowlevcandraw3783 4 года назад +54

      Hailey yeah, it’s really cool to learn how in different cultures things can be different, it’s one of my favorite things to learn about

    • @Gildragil70
      @Gildragil70 4 года назад +56

      In English Foxfire is something completely different. It's the bio luminescent fungi that only glows in curtain conditions! I have seen it and it's really cool.

    • @saramarshall5364
      @saramarshall5364 4 года назад +24

      that was an interesting fact!
      wow, never knew that!. . .that makes so much more sense, calling it "the fox fires"
      because there are constellations, that are the shapes of animals

    • @Foxtrot369
      @Foxtrot369 4 года назад +40

      Interestingly enough, the English name is borrowed from the French, who were the first to call them the _"Northern Lights"._
      Though the words _"Aurora Borealis"_ originate from the Roman deities - Aurora: Goddess of Dawn & Borealis: God of the North Wind - hence "Lights from the North" or "Northern Lights". - Though I quite like _"The Fox Fires"_ in Latin too - _"Vulpes Ignes"_

    • @couldntthinkofachannelname9316
      @couldntthinkofachannelname9316 4 года назад +6

      What do you call the southern lights?

  • @eflat_music
    @eflat_music 4 года назад +2288

    I like how the animals were animated in 2D, but the moon and the star animals were in 3D animation.

    • @milorca4412
      @milorca4412 4 года назад +145

      Yeah, it really makes it seem like they’re from another world/dimension.

    • @jessirose
      @jessirose 4 года назад +48

      Yes, like a dimension we cannot comprehend

    • @friednot
      @friednot 4 года назад +10

      The amazing world of animals

    • @alisaowl2577
      @alisaowl2577 4 года назад +5

      Yep, I noticed it too

    • @magickitty77
      @magickitty77 4 года назад +8

      batata frita 75 the amazing world of anime

  • @CharlesHuse
    @CharlesHuse 9 месяцев назад +4

    I can honestly hear my distant ancestors from many thousand of years in the past telling this story at night as they are gathered around the fire.

  • @Robinrulez
    @Robinrulez 2 года назад +62

    I love your character design! In my opinion the fox is cutest. It was creative to make the fox Aurora Borealis

    • @Veronica-pz4gw
      @Veronica-pz4gw Год назад +19

      It’s not their idea. This is a real story from Finnland

  • @graykraken4300
    @graykraken4300 4 года назад +314

    At first when he's like "I wanna be a star" and the moon was like how bout this, the entire time I was like "he better become a comet or something or I'll cry" and then he became the Aurora borealis and that was mega dope.

  • @wolfilton3406
    @wolfilton3406 3 года назад +1737

    Fox in this: Speaks in backwards
    Foxes in real life: HHhehehehHEHEHEhehe

  • @Obsessive_cartoon_drawer
    @Obsessive_cartoon_drawer 6 месяцев назад +7

    Gives me major brother bear and Hilda vibes, I love it

  • @ember-fire7583
    @ember-fire7583 2 года назад +16

    Even years later this is still so pretty and awestriking to watch!! The designs are so beautiful, the look of everything and music composition is great, and the story that ties it all together is so sweet and very well done.

  • @zoenelson3340
    @zoenelson3340 4 года назад +678

    "I tried so hard but I cant become a star like everyone else"
    That line hit me way too hard
    I didn't ask to cry today 😭

    • @SuperVendetta9
      @SuperVendetta9 4 года назад +2

      Like your comment. However, the little foxes...

    • @ravynenevermore9906
      @ravynenevermore9906 4 года назад

      I cried as well

    • @lemondrop8203
      @lemondrop8203 4 года назад +1

      Idk how y'all crying.

    • @Todd-vy7iz
      @Todd-vy7iz 4 года назад

      Second time I see this, and I cried again.
      Why does it get me every time ?? Is it the music or the cute fox ??

  • @AJmaow
    @AJmaow 4 года назад +374

    That fox was so much more then just a star 😭😭

  • @Charlottes_world.offical
    @Charlottes_world.offical 3 месяца назад +2

    Finally, someone else doing a fox-like animation.

  • @rolandtarczali4883
    @rolandtarczali4883 6 месяцев назад +4

    This had a better story and graphic's than a freaking 2 hour long movie from disney or pixar, good job to you all! I loved it alot.

  • @jackthehacker05
    @jackthehacker05 4 года назад +1040

    "What star sign are you?"
    "Firefox web browser"

  • @naustikk_
    @naustikk_ 4 года назад +507

    Oof I usually don’t get sappy but when the fox just wanted to be a star like them and he couldn’t......... that hit me. Good ending.

    • @_KERP
      @_KERP 4 года назад +3

      Shine bright like a diamond :3

  • @Eclipse._.nuggets-
    @Eclipse._.nuggets- 6 месяцев назад +3

    I watched this years ago... im still watchin it

  • @Koreleine
    @Koreleine 2 месяца назад +1

    I love this little movie and it‘s saved on my watchlist for years now.
    My daughter loves this little movie as well. I have to show her this so often. ❤️

  • @TheRibottoStudios
    @TheRibottoStudios 4 года назад +1242

    3:48 OH MY GOD why is no one talking about this nice little detail?! This is how foxes hunt in the winter-they listen for prey and jump and straight down into the snow! That was so cute

    • @laonagrouchini
      @laonagrouchini 4 года назад +18

      Just noticed and oml so cute

    • @prettyfox1413
      @prettyfox1413 4 года назад +20

      Yes, I noticed! I love it.

    • @zer0w0lf94
      @zer0w0lf94 4 года назад +14

      I noticed right away and loved it. 🦊☺️

    • @arowwhead8490
      @arowwhead8490 4 года назад +8

      I know its adorable

    • @kltwilit9326
      @kltwilit9326 4 года назад +3

      I noticed too so adorable 😍 when he jumped

  • @HarrietBeaumont
    @HarrietBeaumont 4 года назад +2116

    In Finnish the northern lights are called revontulet, which means fox's fires :)

    • @janmarkbernales4374
      @janmarkbernales4374 4 года назад +57

      Wow thanks for that knowledge!

    • @vladislavunderoak4323
      @vladislavunderoak4323 4 года назад +19

      So cool, thx

    • @kaumira7849
      @kaumira7849 4 года назад +12

      wait foxes are also called revon? i didnt know that :O

    • @blurredwolf2339
      @blurredwolf2339 4 года назад +12

      Yeah, foxfires look so cool in here, Its rare tho (at last for me, I do t ever see anything interesting lol)

    • @HarrietBeaumont
      @HarrietBeaumont 4 года назад +32

      @@kaumira7849 In Finnish fox is repo but it becomes revon in genitive (possessive) form :)

  • @animalcrossinghermit3590
    @animalcrossinghermit3590 2 года назад +1

    And the different coloured nothern lights are more foxes, beautiful.

  • @AkeenaDragon
    @AkeenaDragon 8 месяцев назад +4

    i used to love this short when i was younger so glad i just re-discovered it

  • @calebmoull6081
    @calebmoull6081 4 года назад +825

    The fox wanted to be a star just like everyone else, when something much greater was in store for her. If something doesn't happen the way you want it to, do not despair. There could be something so much better than you could have ever imagined possible waiting for you. Don't limit yourself to what everyone else can do. Be true to yourself and you may find a purpose greater than what you were striving for.

    • @kevinpuerto7715
      @kevinpuerto7715 4 года назад +12

      Most underrated comment in the entirety of mankind, kind of sad if you think about it.

    • @calebmoull6081
      @calebmoull6081 4 года назад +5

      @@kevinpuerto7715 This comment was just posted, so it's not really a surprise it hasn't gotten too much attention yet when people have posted comments closer to when the video was posted.

    • @kevinpuerto7715
      @kevinpuerto7715 4 года назад +2

      @@calebmoull6081 oh

    • @sarahpedrazzini0522
      @sarahpedrazzini0522 4 года назад +1

      Why is everyone acting like a fricken philosopher?

    • @calebmoull6081
      @calebmoull6081 4 года назад +4

      @@sarahpedrazzini0522 I was just analyzing the video and its possible meaning and giving my thoughts on the matter. I was also trying to provide inspiration for those who may need it. I apologize if this bothers you in any way, shape or form.

  • @jannapitts3188
    @jannapitts3188 4 года назад +325

    I love how the fox wanted to help and instead of being a star he became the fire for the northern lights~

    • @egret2029
      @egret2029 4 года назад +1

      Vulpecula....

    • @cc9870
      @cc9870 4 года назад +2

      wow, you watched the video. good job

  • @DelectableSeedHive
    @DelectableSeedHive 6 месяцев назад +2

    Ahhh it's giving spirit of the north vibes
    And I'm ALL for it

  • @Chloe__Plays
    @Chloe__Plays Год назад +8

    I loved this little story not just because I like astronomy but also because my favourite animal is the red fox and this video mixed them all up and it was amazing.Can you plz do something similar to this …

  • @Northflowo
    @Northflowo 4 года назад +667

    I spent half of this thing crying, it's just so pretty. As someone Finnish who was obsessed with our folk tales as a child I find this really touching.

    • @Ash-uv2ck
      @Ash-uv2ck 4 года назад +28

      This is a Folk tale!? Finland has amazed me once again. It is a beautiful story. Love from Ireland.

    • @wyrmmmm
      @wyrmmmm 4 года назад +6

      : 0
      I didn't expect you to be here north!
      I do agree though, this is beautiful

    • @pricklythepear4900
      @pricklythepear4900 4 года назад +4

      Northflower IKR?!?!

    • @pricklythepear4900
      @pricklythepear4900 4 года назад +3

      I didn’t know you’d be here lol 😆

    • @DigiVixen
      @DigiVixen 4 года назад +3

      As someone who is deeply connected with vulpine lore at the core of my soul, this short just really spoke to me, ya'know? It's even greater knowing it is Finnish.

  • @purple_cacti
    @purple_cacti 4 года назад +775

    *Disney just called. He wants his animators back*

    • @hazukichanx408
      @hazukichanx408 4 года назад +34

      Tell him to get back in his grave, dammit! And no more crazy capitalist utopias... we're just lucky he didn't live long enough to literally build the city from BioShock at Disney World.

    • @Iputtheunctionalinfunctional
      @Iputtheunctionalinfunctional 4 года назад +8

      @@hazukichanx408 wowwww calm downnn

    • @weedwacker7822
      @weedwacker7822 4 года назад +3

      That one moment you give the hundredth like.

    • @Milongui123
      @Milongui123 4 года назад +3

      Isis Cardot-Delhomme it was a joke-

    • @snufkin5496
      @snufkin5496 4 года назад +3

      @@hazukichanx408 Lol I agree

  • @SankaJonesCreations
    @SankaJonesCreations Год назад +9

    My best friend sent me this back a few years ago when this first came out, and to this day, I still can't get through the ending with dry eyes. Absolutely beautiful production!

  • @graceofthedawnweaver6217
    @graceofthedawnweaver6217 2 года назад

    Every once in awhile I come back to the short and it makes me so happy every time

  • @kennywagoner5315
    @kennywagoner5315 4 года назад +521

    As soon as i saw the fox step on the lights and fail o become a star I got real sad-
    Then the rest of the movie happens.
    Inxjamemdm BEAUTIFUL MESSAGE

  • @IristheVix
    @IristheVix 4 года назад +882

    WHO IS CUTTING ONIONS NEXT TO MY EYES?!

  • @MeribelNova
    @MeribelNova 2 года назад +11

    Watched this back when it first came out. Just came back to watch again, and I actually cried. Spectacular job to everyone who worked on this project! It's pieces of art like this that have inspired me to major in animation. Super surreal since college is mere months away now versus how far-off it felt when I first saw this film.

  • @HugzHup
    @HugzHup Месяц назад

    I've watched this a few times and every time, I still can't help but tear up. You've made an emotional, perhaps even motivating masterpiece. Thank you, creators, for your efforts to make this beautiful film!

  • @axolotl4032
    @axolotl4032 4 года назад +505

    fox :is sad
    me: crying
    also me: HAPPENS EVERY TIME I WATCH THIS

    • @zer0_ne0
      @zer0_ne0 3 года назад +9

      thank god im not the only one who cries whenever i watch this
      its just so beautiful :')

    • @galaxygamer4923
      @galaxygamer4923 3 года назад +3

      YES! This happens to me too!

    • @tendayidingani7356
      @tendayidingani7356 3 года назад +2

      this happens to all the time

    • @user-hy9wg7uy6n
      @user-hy9wg7uy6n 3 года назад

      😀

  • @kitsunespirit8368
    @kitsunespirit8368 4 года назад +1132

    Dude this make me feels safe cause its like all the animals in here are spirits and its watching over us and I like the fox better

    • @lodgimoss
      @lodgimoss 4 года назад +10

      Same, because I’m obsessed with foxes so I guess if these “Spirit Animals” were our Spirit Guardians, mine would probably be The Aurora/Northen Lights Fox

    • @bencarmine9978
      @bencarmine9978 4 года назад +9

      Bruh I love foxes

    • @akra6912
      @akra6912 4 года назад +12

      I love foxes but why don’t y’all give credit to the other animals? In this case, the Ox/Wildebeest was my fav

    • @lodgimoss
      @lodgimoss 4 года назад +7

      •A•k•r•a• if the Fox wasn’t in this, then my favourite animal in this would be the Lynx or Wolf

    • @akra6912
      @akra6912 4 года назад +4

      That One Lonely Duskit :3 My point is, is that everyone chooses animals that look pretty, but not liking the other animals as much, if you know what I mean.

  • @PoinsettiaPuppets2.0
    @PoinsettiaPuppets2.0 6 месяцев назад +11

    Beautiful animation! 🌌

  • @ThreeMoons-ib6ji
    @ThreeMoons-ib6ji 6 месяцев назад +3

    This never gets old. The animations are just perfection, and the story is *chef’s kiss*

  • @eDrIClImOAnCo
    @eDrIClImOAnCo 4 года назад +694

    Stars that rage the distant night,
    Up above they form the light.
    To each define a shape given form,
    To tell the tale on how were born.
    Yet there but one did not belong,
    To be among the stars of song.
    For it shall serve a kind to see,
    The tail that glow for eternity.

  • @phoenixwillington7329
    @phoenixwillington7329 4 года назад +848

    When I seen the part where the fox felt that he failed, that hit me hard. I know that feeling, the feeling where you feel like you’re not good enough and everything that you try fails. But the part where the moon turned him into the northern lights just wow.

    • @hearto_smarto
      @hearto_smarto 4 года назад +25

      I agree a whole lot with your statement. I know that feeling too, believe me, I do.
      What I got out of the story was that if you try your very hardest but do not succeed the first, second or even third time, it's probably not because you're not good enough, but because you're trying in a way that's not good enough for you. You observe others and how they succeed in their own sort of way, and in turn, try to do it yourself. The problem with that is that it isn't always guaranteed to work. What's best for others isn't necessarily the best for you. Most goals are achieved in a different way and most of the time in an unexpected way.
      That's only my opinion of it, of course.

    • @clockballer3000
      @clockballer3000 4 года назад +2

      I agree! I sometimes feel like I’m just a follower when I’m with my friends, but I manage to hide it! This is very true :)
      (I don’t know what else to say :| )

    • @txrafafy
      @txrafafy 4 года назад +1

      I know that feeling...I hate it,I can’t really *remember* a time when that feeling hit me like a bullet,But,I can feel and sense that I’ve experienced it.

    • @txrafafy
      @txrafafy 4 года назад +1

      Wolfie Lizzy ‘(I don’t know what else to say :| )’ *relatable*. Don’t you HATE when your talking to somebody and then there’s this awkward silence because you have *not a CLUE* of what to say and it’s like: ‘uhhhhh...So...Uh,AcK! How waaaaas your day...?...’

    • @runewolf77
      @runewolf77 4 года назад

      It was a very inspiring message 😭😊😃

  • @FaeArt
    @FaeArt 3 месяца назад

    I come back to this one every once in a while. I found it when it first came out, and I have loved it ever since. Little things remind me of the video and it brings me peace. This is a wonderful animation.

  • @luthien368
    @luthien368 2 года назад +12

    I watch this so often, and cry every time out of happiness... I wish I could give a like every single time

  • @kimtrotter1611
    @kimtrotter1611 4 года назад +564

    When the fox was self-doubting itself, that hit hard because I been there many times.

    • @ellybell8356
      @ellybell8356 4 года назад +8

      Stay strong. Life is beautiful, even on the rainy days. Kim you are beautiful too. Love, health and happiness for the magic year 2020.

    • @Swashbuckler9x
      @Swashbuckler9x 4 года назад +3

      @@ellybell8356 you are heroic.

    • @fiercedritten
      @fiercedritten 4 года назад

      Press a to say same. Me:presses a

    • @spacebunny9116
      @spacebunny9116 4 года назад

      Because everyone has been a fox who is sad because all their friends are constellations
      (JK me too)

    • @warriorsclaws1943
      @warriorsclaws1943 4 года назад

      Kim Trotter I felt that.

  • @AppleProtest
    @AppleProtest 3 года назад +1001

    When he said: hhhhhhhbububububuh, I felt that

  • @TienNguyen-qi1ld
    @TienNguyen-qi1ld Год назад +7

    4:15 Every 9 year old who wants to become a youtuber:

  • @Brandon_-nr1dw
    @Brandon_-nr1dw 6 месяцев назад +3

    This is a great time to watch this short film for both fall and winter season

  • @Stormyfloof4042
    @Stormyfloof4042 2 года назад +1415

    As someone from a native Alaskan this seams like one of the stories the elders would feel is I love this animation

    • @kokichisbakery9720
      @kokichisbakery9720 2 года назад +68

      It's beautiful how people in completely different places can come up with similar stories. That's why studying mythology is a worthy endeavor.

    • @pogs6655
      @pogs6655 2 года назад +36

      As a Canadian native yeah this seems like a tale our elders would tell to the young ones.

    • @vixymix101
      @vixymix101 2 года назад +22

      I'm Ojibwe and I feel the same thing, this feels so heavily like an indigenous story

    • @paju4140
      @paju4140 2 года назад +36

      It's based on finnish folk tale of the northernlights

    • @AmberDrawsStuff
      @AmberDrawsStuff 2 года назад +1

      That's so cool!

  • @holycrusader3119
    @holycrusader3119 4 года назад +351

    Favorite line:
    "Well... Whoever said you could only be a star?"

    • @holycrusader3119
      @holycrusader3119 4 года назад +8

      doesn't mean there couldn't have been other favorite lines, mortal.

    • @sorrowfulflower
      @sorrowfulflower 4 года назад +1

      Same this animation gives me goosebumps

    • @_tv_leo_2316
      @_tv_leo_2316 3 года назад

      Hi Siren Head

    • @error4412
      @error4412 3 года назад +1

      Also the part where I cried XD

  • @nillan429
    @nillan429 4 месяца назад

    Still watching this and it hasn't become less impactful. Great animation and music.

  • @cobwebdragon4611
    @cobwebdragon4611 4 месяца назад

    coming back to this, its still amazing 😭 the music/main theme is so simple at its core but so impactful

  • @AlterBoi01
    @AlterBoi01 3 года назад +593

    “Well whoever said you can only be a star”
    I feel like this is sending a message to the people who feel like they can only be one specific thing because everyone else is that thing

    • @CyoNearYou
      @CyoNearYou 3 года назад +1

      Its called SUPPORT

    • @ZeCrazyAngel
      @ZeCrazyAngel 3 года назад +2

      Sometime when I rewatch this, I kinda feel like I can relate to the little fox when feeling you can't get where everyone else does and this sends the message that you can be worth something else xD Like I always have that little ball in my throat every damn time.

  • @guytorie
    @guytorie 4 года назад +572

    The Moon's character design and animation made this particularly special.

  • @Whyistomatoafruit
    @Whyistomatoafruit 3 месяца назад +1

    He becomes the Northern Lights…so beautiful.

  • @foxclawz9722
    @foxclawz9722 Год назад +1

    This created my love of foxes and art I just want to say thank you for making this amazing animated video the way they talk reminds me of the most beautiful game ori the animation and story does the same so thank you for creating this

  • @velivie
    @velivie 4 года назад +721

    Disney called, they want their animator back.

  • @iTs_A_mE0207
    @iTs_A_mE0207 3 года назад +1207

    What makes this even more genius is that the Finnish myth for the Northern Lights is that they’re formed by foxes running across the night sky.
    Don’t know if that was intentional or not, but the animation is still brilliant.

    • @ikitsunebi
      @ikitsunebi 3 года назад +55

      Indeed ^^ foxes in Finland are actually a sacred spirit of the forest... we foxes the best :P :wiggle wiggle:

    • @pietasofia5756
      @pietasofia5756 3 года назад +20

      I’m from Finland 🖤🖤 and yes, it is the Finnish myth

    • @kity1081
      @kity1081 3 года назад +19

      revontulet (the northern lights) = literally fox fires

    • @pietasofia5756
      @pietasofia5756 3 года назад +2

      Dr. W.D Gaster Yep

    • @aerism.5325
      @aerism.5325 3 года назад +18

      Yes, it was intentional. It's in the description box

  • @crimsondragon707
    @crimsondragon707 3 месяца назад

    I remember watching this when it first came out and it still makes me emotional. Kudos to this masterpiece!

  • @Loriethalion
    @Loriethalion 2 месяца назад +1

    That was actually quite beautiful. Thank you for making it!

  • @garbielle
    @garbielle 4 года назад +1026

    Do you feel that?
    *its* *the* *shaking* *of* *Disney's* *little* *feet*
    Edit: ACK ACK THanks for the likes

    • @notspecificjustartistic7531
      @notspecificjustartistic7531 4 года назад +9

      They better be scared! This is amazing!

    • @troypascoe4916
      @troypascoe4916 4 года назад +6

      Someone:"likes a comment"
      xX - Jade Playz - Xx's brain: *Fire the ACK ACK GUNS*

    • @TheyluvElgato
      @TheyluvElgato 4 года назад +1

      Hi

    • @grinandferret
      @grinandferret 4 года назад +2

      Truly, a hauntingly beautiful story.. The emotional resonance I felt never once weakened over the full duration of the film. The animation is visually stunning in its style, flow, and delivery methods.. The musical score is positively stirring, and evokes all of the right emotions at exactly the right time. Need I say more? This film is a true masterpiece!

  • @Lara-234
    @Lara-234 3 года назад +622

    "Well, whoever said you could only become a star?" 😭😭😭

    • @nikkimaxwell1358
      @nikkimaxwell1358 3 года назад +2

      @Camilo Salgado neither was he he just ran to it

    • @nikkimaxwell1358
      @nikkimaxwell1358 3 года назад +5

      @Camilo Salgado at the begging he followed the light first witch lead him there he didn’t knew about its power till the end when just stood up and forgot everything which happened

    • @nikkimaxwell1358
      @nikkimaxwell1358 3 года назад +4

      He wasn’t forced in any way he just wanted to play with it

    • @hy2rochlor1c
      @hy2rochlor1c 3 года назад

      Multiple stars actually

    • @jediknight9371
      @jediknight9371 3 года назад

      so touching

  • @supanova4886
    @supanova4886 4 месяца назад

    This made me cry, thank you. Never give up your passions

  • @kela8766
    @kela8766 2 года назад +1

    i feel like this is actuly an old folk tale,great work👌👍

  • @motlinehiami
    @motlinehiami 4 года назад +2333

    "I tried so hard, and still can't become a star like the others."
    "Who said you can only become a star?"
    edit : [insert basic thankyou for 1k likes]

  • @kaydirling
    @kaydirling Год назад +3

    I share this every year and each time I watch it I cry like a baby. I'm not sure why but it's so damn moving.

  • @Silver_Owl
    @Silver_Owl 4 месяца назад

    I have a tradition now of watching this on Christmas Eve. I watch it at other times too, (like today), but it's really become part of Christmas for me. Thank you all for making and sharing it.

  • @Coatch247
    @Coatch247 4 года назад +691

    am I the only one who like low-key cried when the Fox turned into northern lights

  • @brendabuchanan294
    @brendabuchanan294 4 года назад +354

    I cried when he got turned into the northern lights, that's so precious!

  • @platanitoxd
    @platanitoxd 16 дней назад +1

    My teacher gave me homework to watch this video for an exam and now I watch it because I liked it XD

  • @DelphyArwolfFox
    @DelphyArwolfFox Год назад

    thank you, this short film was the best pass time I could have right now, and it generated an excellent emotion at that moment, congratulations on the work

  • @ureshiiiiii
    @ureshiiiiii 3 года назад +2507

    I still remember the first time I watched this video - I was utterly blown away by the visuals, storytelling, music and how immersed and emotional it all made me feel. The same can be said even now as I return to enjoy this beautiful work of art. ❤️

    • @Keilidh
      @Keilidh  3 года назад +122

      Thank you so much!

    • @SmileyBozoo
      @SmileyBozoo 3 года назад +5

      XD

    • @IDK098
      @IDK098 3 года назад +6

      Ikr

    • @gyongyverpearl1306
      @gyongyverpearl1306 3 года назад +6

      Same. It seems so long ago...

    • @tellmethesongoftherain6534
      @tellmethesongoftherain6534 3 года назад +4

      @@Keilidh I died watching this. My mind was just in awe, the beauty of the forest, the drawing, the color, the style, _the animation itself._

  • @immortalshadow9845
    @immortalshadow9845 4 года назад +1588

    Fox: I tried so hard, but I can't become a star like everyone else.. I just want to help light up the sky..
    Moon: Well... whoever said you could only become a star?
    Me: *eyes starting to water* I will not cry. I- *screams inside and sobs*
    Edit: *uh.. um..* 1k likes? Really? Well that escalated pretty quickly. Thank u everyone, Im glad to be ur mood lol

  • @staceyneaves5401
    @staceyneaves5401 2 года назад +2

    I’ve watched this SO MANY times, and I still sob my eyes out every time I see it. You go little fox, go!

  • @amandaczubakowski
    @amandaczubakowski Год назад

    I've been meaning to watch this for years, and it disappeared from my FYP. But recently popped back up, so I finally watched it. 10/10 Short Film. I smiled, I CRIED. I love it so, so much.

  • @tillyfoxes8778
    @tillyfoxes8778 4 года назад +782

    See the word fox: *sighs* how can I resist...

    • @techno-was-a-legend3681
      @techno-was-a-legend3681 4 года назад +14

      Same here I saw the word fox I'm like I have to

    • @Fabulous_foxes
      @Fabulous_foxes 4 года назад +4

      Same! I’ve watched this several times!

    • @girlygirlisme2003
      @girlygirlisme2003 4 года назад

      LOL me toooooooooo

    • @MJ-zf9vb
      @MJ-zf9vb 4 года назад

      Fox Girl same xDD

    • @ComChiefRadFox
      @ComChiefRadFox 4 года назад +2

      And the Video certainly didnt Disapoint! I got here via Spirit of the North, a whole computer game based on the legend, where you get to play as a Red Fox who helps the vixen(Spirit of the North) save it from a corruption(Reminicent of 'Alice: Madness Returns'), gradually being embued with her spirit powers to solve puzzles. It's about £10 on Playstation Store, and enchanting to play as it is to watch this movie!!

  • @FlatBeeF
    @FlatBeeF 4 года назад +145

    The legend of revontulet, or Fox's fires, is that there is this mythical Firefox which all the hunters desired to hunt which is very, very elusive and if you managed to hunt it you would get the riches and fame. The aurora borealis come from fox running between the fells, tail whipping the snow in to the sky and fur scratching the trees producing sparks setting the sky in fire.

    • @abandonedaccount9438
      @abandonedaccount9438 4 года назад +3

      I’m so sorry to be that person and ruin this comment but when you said Firefox I immediately thought of the browser.

    • @catatonic_clownlover3189
      @catatonic_clownlover3189 4 года назад

      Oh! So thats what the blupees are inspired by in breath of the wild! Thanks!

  • @user-rn2pz4bk1m
    @user-rn2pz4bk1m Год назад +3

    Почему-то каждый раз, когда я смотрю это видео, я плачу. Ничего лишнего: ни кадра, ни слова, ни минуты -- и вы смогли меня растрогать. Я восхищаюсь. Это моя любимая короткометражка на ютубе. Спасибо вам за это.

  • @oliviadouglas7352
    @oliviadouglas7352 2 месяца назад +1

    I love foxes, so to see how this fox became such a beautiful thing even though it was already pretty makes my heart burst.

  • @littlelarimar4955
    @littlelarimar4955 4 года назад +206

    Fox: *Jumps around a couple times*
    "I tried so hard.."

  • @kimmykuma
    @kimmykuma 4 года назад +452

    I have no idea WHY but i literally started crying when I realized the fox was going to become an aurora borealis! this was so beautiful in an indescribable way. Love love love

    • @jovialjesterofjupiter
      @jovialjesterofjupiter 4 года назад +17

      Big same dude! No shame in crying for something beautiful

    • @ferrous719
      @ferrous719 4 года назад +13

      Oh good it's not just me

    • @Cheebz0502
      @Cheebz0502 4 года назад +10

      Same. I have a soft spot for foxes though.

    • @Spookdog
      @Spookdog 4 года назад +7

      SAME I thought I was just being a big baby c': high empathy squad

    • @Spookdog
      @Spookdog 4 года назад +1

      @@turtlewarrior7946 ur a scaley bc ur pfp is a lizard eye, also ha I WANT to die so who's the real winner here

  •  Год назад

    That was such a beautiful film with a lovely happy ending. Thank you!

  • @Wolf-in-ur-closet
    @Wolf-in-ur-closet 2 месяца назад

    This is the greatest animation I have ever seen! I love the style! ITS SO SAD AND GOOD AT THE SAME TIME IM CRYING TEARS OF JOY THAT THE FOX IS THE NORTHERN LIGHTS!

  • @Ziffelzoovop
    @Ziffelzoovop 4 года назад +149

    I felt so sad for the fox but then I cried tears of joy