## Wednesday, July 24, 2013

### There we go Folks!

Here is the final result of all that work.
I'd like to personally thank all of you that stuck with us to the end...
Hopefully this makes up for all the waiting :)
And no, she doesnt drop the foals :3
-Lion

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1. bry fury July 24, 2013 at 8:59 PM

   this is a powerfull animation, i think you bested the actual show quality, the backstory in brilliant!, everything was fluid and harmonic, the details, the pacing...
   it is beautifull beyond everything, the two of you did an amazing work! CONGRATULATIONS! <3

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   1. Lionheartcartoon July 25, 2013 at 8:58 AM

      Thanks bunches :)
      I'm really happy that you and many others like what we did :)
      It was tough, be we like what came out of it too :3

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2. 078b6f58-36d3-11e0-bc68-000bcdcb471e July 24, 2013 at 9:08 PM

   This is so beautiful, I'm beyond tears..

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3. Miniapplejack July 24, 2013 at 9:22 PM

   Worth every minute of waiting!

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4. BigLord July 24, 2013 at 9:24 PM

   If only Double Rainboom had such fluid animation :) Loved it! Best PMV in existence, most likely.
   Also, I can't help but imagine Celestia at the end going "Really, Luna? This again?" xD

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5. Gorgeous Steve July 24, 2013 at 9:28 PM

   ALL OF MY YES!

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6. Ms.Greene July 24, 2013 at 9:42 PM

   Amazing! Great work guys, you rock. Beautiful work, seriously. I hope to see some more from you guys in the future if you're willing.

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7. On the Road July 24, 2013 at 9:48 PM

   Thank you so much for working so long on this beautiful piece of art. This is my favorite work from the fanbase and was definitely worth the year-long wait. My sister and I are thrilled. Congrats to you on your accomplishment.

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   1. Lionheartcartoon July 25, 2013 at 9:01 AM

      We could have been done sooner.. a few months sooner.. but with the Brony Documentary and my own realization that some parts reeeeeally needed an overhaul, it delayed the release.
      Not to mention it was not always easy to try and work on it every single day. (sometimes life gets in the way, others its energy that lacks.. that sort of thing)
      But we came through in the end.. and with so many that like it, I'm glad I made some difficult choices.

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8. Brilorodion FiM July 24, 2013 at 10:17 PM

   This is absolutely beautiful! I've been following your blog since August and the result was definitely worth the waiting.
   You'll probably want to take a break from all this work, but I really hope to see more of your work in the future!

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9. sjstansbury519 July 24, 2013 at 10:37 PM

   I have been following your project for the past year, ever since you released the animatic video for it last spring. I was really excited about it because Luna is my favorite character in the show.
   It was a long wait but it was well worth it.
   The animation is so smooth and fluid, the song is was the perfect choice and the singing is phenomenal!
   This has to be the best fan-made video I have ever seen!!!
   Kudos to you, I hope to see more of your stuff in the in the future.
   Congrats!

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10. Nanook123 July 24, 2013 at 11:30 PM

    Posting this up here too! You guys are awesome and I love your diligence in finishing this labor of love!
    HELLO! Firstly, I've loved this concept since it's inception! When Spirit pitched this to me, I wanted to be involved. I am so honored that I was allowed to participate in the small ways that I did. My OC, Gari is the narrator, weaving the tale that surrounds this haunting film. There was a little foal, you don't really see him too much, named Fly-By-Night, that I had a hand in designing as well as the robe that Gari wears at the beginning of the film. To see this finished just makes my day! This film was animated in a style that speaks to me, from the candle flickering at the beginning this whole thing just captivates me. It reminds me of how Don Bluth would tell a story. It is dark and haunting, yet there's a faint glimmer of hope and peace. I am honored to have been a part of this project and I hope that everyone likes it as much as I've come to love it.
    <3 you guys for sure.

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11. Blazah99 July 24, 2013 at 11:31 PM

    Excellent excellent excellent! Superb job you guys. <D

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12. Daniel Kat July 24, 2013 at 11:43 PM

    This is beautiful. The story this tells in such a short span of time, the smooth animation, everything about this is amazing. Your hard work speaks for itself, and it's brought me to tears. Thank you so much for doing this. You are all are amazing and talented and you've made every brony's life a little better by having made this work of art.

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13. Toonicorn July 24, 2013 at 11:59 PM

    Hi, I'm Toonicorn, and I'm...my gosh, I'm almost in tears here. To see something like this, to realize how much good art inspires more good art, to see the results of such devotion, imagination and talent...this gets me where I live. I wish more people than those in the Pony fandom could see this. They'd be blown away. They'd realize what they've been missing. So much modern animation lacks this sense of wonder, of real magic...this is the kind of thing Walt Disney created. This has touches of "Mary Poppins" and "Fantasia" and "Peter Pan" all rolled into one. Congratulations on such a successful film. It ought to be entered into animation festivals. Could you possibly contact Hasbro and see if it could somehow feature this on the show? I'm serious. And if you're not "professional" animators, and that is your goal, you have nothing to worry about. There is much more than mere mechanics and drawing skill exhibited here. There is a real gift for storytelling and visualization. Again, I congratulate you. I assure you, all of your hard work has paid off handsomely. I wish you the very best in all of your future endeavors. And thank you!

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    1. Lionheartcartoon July 25, 2013 at 9:13 AM

       Thank you for the kind words :3
       While I, myself, was trained in classical animation, I have very little opportunity to really do it. This is my first real project on a professional setting that I managed to push to completion. With my wife pushing me along as well.
       As for Hasbro, if they start taking in consideration fan work like this (even better ones) they take the risk of being swamped and having to spend ressources to deal with it. If they do take it or part of it, it'd be a world first, that's for sure.
       With luck however, that project will help with future job opportunities. But I'm glad you found it entertaining.. it means we did our jobs well :3

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14. Dark Griffon July 25, 2013 at 1:40 AM

    Thoroughly enjoyed the video - it was a stirring, proper tribute to the Daughter of Dreams.
    I did have a slightly nitpicky question for you - what was the significance of the crying Twilight statue near the beginning?

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    1. On the Road July 25, 2013 at 2:02 AM

       You would prefer to hear this straight from the horse's mouth, but the statue is actually the Lauren Fausticorn, the supposed creator of the pony universe and the royal sisters' mother. I think she's crying for the suffering of the poor townsponies in Canterlot, something Luna is trying to fix.

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    2. Lionheartcartoon July 25, 2013 at 9:18 AM

       Well.. the significance of the crying Fausticorn can be taken many ways.
       One that she happens to know that her child is about to do something very grave (a new colony and not putting your eggs in one basket is a good idea, but her decision to whisk away children, a bit less so.. even if they are doing it on their own free will)
       The other is that it is a thought for Lauren's lost little universe in which she really hoped she could have worked on more.
       And the last could also be that she is sad for her little ponies and that her two daughters litterally are but children to the events that have been thrusted upon them.
       It's all open to interpretation :3

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15. majetrobe July 25, 2013 at 2:07 AM

    Quiero dejar este comentario en español porque de esa forma podre expresarme mejor.
    Excelente trabajo , estube siguiendo el procedimiento de tu trabajo desde los bocetos hasta ver su resultado final.
    Siga de esa forma, me a alegrado la noche :)
    Saludos desde chile.

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16. Tim July 25, 2013 at 3:04 AM

    My favourite piece of the animation was the aileron roll Luna does -- it seemed the hardest to do and was pulled off great. A piece that I couldn't distinguish from the show if I tried would be the intro -- absolutely amazing.
    I still can't believe that only 2 people worked on it.

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17. Raincloudboom July 25, 2013 at 4:36 AM

    Absolutely Phenomenal! I was blown away! This was well worth the wait. Thank you so much for dedicating so much time and effort into this, it clearly shows. We now have a new high watermark in terms of fan made animation, and I'd even go so far as to say you've surpassed show quality in many aspects.
    Are you planning on continuing the story at all, because it feels like there is much more to tell? I hope you do make more even if it takes more years, and if so, I will be patiently awaiting your next masterpiece.
    Bravissimi to the both of you. I am in awe.

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18. xaq July 25, 2013 at 4:40 AM

    I said it in the video comments, and I'll say it again here because it's still the only word that i can find to describe this:
    **WOW.**

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19. BreeLikesPINK July 25, 2013 at 6:47 AM

    Well worth the wait! Absolutely beautiful. I loved it!
    I've been following this blog since I very first saw the Animatic and I regret nothing!

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20. ldeleon July 25, 2013 at 6:50 AM

    This was truly amazing. Great Job!

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21. HDB July 25, 2013 at 10:15 AM

    It was rubbish. JUST KIDDING! It was winsome, graceful and wonderfully executed: a charming piece of work. I sincerely hope you get lovely jobs and kudos and everything tasty off the back of this. Anyone should be proud to have this in their portfoalio, and the fact that it was made by just TWO people? Simply badass.

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22. Gen Min July 25, 2013 at 10:39 AM

    Thanks for Great Work! What your plan on the future?
    Большое спасибо за Вашу Замечательную работу!

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23. Claire Arena July 25, 2013 at 10:39 AM

    The most wonderful animation I ever seen with Snowdrop **

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24. Unknown July 25, 2013 at 11:03 AM

    That was truly wonderful and you should be proud of yourselves for this fine work. I have been following this since you released your first animatic, and I have not been disappointed. It brought a smile to my face an a tear to my eye. Thank you. :)

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25. foxspirit259 July 25, 2013 at 1:41 PM

    This is an absolutely STUNNING project! I watched it for the first time this morning...and haven't stopped watching it all day!!! everything is just too perfect for words! Absolutely flawless concept, gorgeous animation, beautifully haunting song, sung breath-takingly...all I can say is, thank you from the bottom of my heart for bringing this masterpiece into our lives!! XD

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26. Karg July 25, 2013 at 2:40 PM

    Wow I am absolutely speechless. I think this is a new level of animation quality the care and the amount of detail of each scene was amazing the directional camera changes while being in full motion is something I have never seen before.

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27. Matthieu Chalard July 25, 2013 at 3:20 PM

    I commented on YT, but I felt the need to do the same here.
    This was simply magnificent. You took your time making this, and it shows. The final result is absolutly stunning. This must be one of, if not THE, best animation the fandom ever created.
    Thank you for everything you did, it was well, WELL worth the wait.

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28. Primrose July 25, 2013 at 4:45 PM

    I love it !
    it's wonderful to see where all these characters was pushed, what the fandom did and added.
    and, both of you, your work is beautiful. It's a lot of work and a great gift to us. I know it will help you to go forward in your carriers.
    -
    wonderful. I have waited for a short movie with Luna for years :)

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29. nasc2 July 25, 2013 at 6:16 PM

    Love it !
    It was worth waiting that year !
    I predict funfics coming in near future. :)

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30. Андрей Александрович July 25, 2013 at 11:25 PM

    YAAAAAAY! Супер! Просто круто! Вы хорошо потрудились пусть даже возможно и не поймете меня! Спасибо за проделанную работу! :3
    Thank you for your work!

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31. Araiel July 26, 2013 at 3:24 AM

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32. fauna123 July 26, 2013 at 9:48 AM

    So.. Amazing... Really one of the most beautiful fan video I've ever seen. Are you planning to do a comic about this story?

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33. Bonnie Walling July 26, 2013 at 10:00 AM

    I watched the finished product this morning and I am in awe. You created a gorgeous piece of animation and, in a short span of time, the best explanation yet for what motivated the split between Celestia and Luna. (I'm wondering if the official explanation we're going to get in season 4 will be as good as yours!) Congratulations, you should be proud, and I hope this leads to professional success for you!

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34. Alexander Elagin July 26, 2013 at 1:42 PM

    Wonderful. A top quality animation and a touching story... Thank you for your amazing work! Вы молодцы!

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35. Nicolas Duca July 26, 2013 at 2:36 PM

    Can we get a download link? I want it on the maximum posible quality and youtube compresed it to 75 mb.

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36. Miau July 26, 2013 at 4:44 PM

    Please upload music to mediafire or bandcamp

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    1. Jordan July 29, 2013 at 6:15 AM

       The music is on the singer's website.

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37. AB Bucher July 26, 2013 at 10:16 PM

    I first ran across and downloaded the animatic on July 19th of last year and have been along for the ride since then. Even that could NOT prepare me for what I just watched. Thank you all so much for what has been an incredible moment. Y'all have done such a GREAT job! Thank you so much!

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38. mcgyveroon July 27, 2013 at 10:18 AM

    Guys, I really love the final product! Volumed characters, ambilights, backgrounds etc are great! Most of all I adore the athmosphere. My most farorite parts of animatic was Luna's flight. And here I'd like to give you a bit of critic.
    The high value of FPS looks great when you make face, wings and other misc animation. Unfortinatly spacing doesn't look so nice when you animate distant movements. For example
    1:36 - the flight doesn's looks natural, I think because of harsy Luna's turn.
    2:24 - Luna is rising too fast and smoothy and wingbeat is too frequent in my opinion.
    2:36 - I think it would be better if wingbeat would be 1,5..2 times rarely
    2:43 - Luna's getting static in couple of seconds
    Sometimes stuff like this looks much more organic in animatic than in final product.
    Anyway, in this list are the only moments I disliked.
    Greate job, Spirit and Lion! And thank you!

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39. Piggieparadox July 27, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    This has to make the top ten pony videos of July! I can't believe how awesome it was! The only thing I don't like, is how the ponies faces look head-on. But, that's very difficult to do,and even the show has problems. After waiting this long, and watching it... I don't know what to do with myself. :S

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    1. Piggieparadox July 27, 2013 at 3:51 PM

       ** And even the show has problems with that.

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40. Majestic Raisie Wolf July 27, 2013 at 6:06 PM

    SOOOOOO TOTAlY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! i love it!!!!

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41. Noah Arce July 28, 2013 at 4:09 AM

    This was just...magical, you guys did a great job with this and I'm looking forward to future projects down the line, but if you decided to take a break, I could totally understand! by the way, is there any chance we might get that old discord/celestia animatic finished in the future?

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    1. SpiritandLion July 28, 2013 at 8:25 PM

       There is not only a chance. I am finishing that thing even if it the last thing I do.

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42. frida1980 July 29, 2013 at 3:19 AM

    The worst part about this video, is that I honestly keep wanting to look for spoilers for the next episode.
    This was stunning. Your art style made us feel like this was a part of a dream. Old Disney all over it. I used to think greatest compliment that a fanimator could be given is that it was just like the show. I was wrong. Because this was clearly superior to the show. What ever minor animation flaws, if any, can totally be chalked up to nit-picking.
    The only thing I can find to criticize, is that we barely saw any of the 12 foals except for the trio and Moon Dancer. It would've been nice to alternate who got focus during the flight sequence. Considering you worked so hard on each of their design and their puppets.
    All in all, spectacular! Congratulations on what is probably the best fan made MLP so far. I think MLP should start taking some notes from you guys.

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43. Nova of Silver Skies July 29, 2013 at 6:37 PM

    I love it :3

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44. Korin Veyla July 30, 2013 at 6:53 PM

    Wow. Just....wow. That's all I can really say. I love it. <3

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45. Tiago Monteiro July 30, 2013 at 8:44 PM

    Spirit and Lion...
    You two have done an amazing work. I really enjoyed it. :)
    I'm still feeling in awe over it all.
    I know I wasn't the one who worked on it, but having been following the project for over a year, to finally see it finished, felt somewhat like an achievement in itself.
    So thank you. For all your hard work, your dedication, your passion, your amazing, entertaining and insightful blog, and of course, this animation. It's no doubt one of the greatest brony works ever, and will always be remembered.
    I hope this enriches your portfolios greatly, and gives you both the jobs you so deserve.
    I'd like to finish this comment by asking if it would be okay if I talked about your animatic and final animation in a video, while showing footage (or just screenshots), if there would be any problem.
    Thank you once again.
    ~Tiago "Purple Prowess" Monteiro

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46. hpsandoval.uriel August 5, 2013 at 3:08 AM

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47. hpsandoval.uriel August 5, 2013 at 3:11 AM

    Congratulations Spirit and Lion, its a blast!
    You got 431,514 likes so far in so little time!. All your love and work you spent on this project really is shows its incredible value.
    While making the soundtrack of the credits was a lof of fun... it wasn't mented to be as part of the movie but on your little demo animation of the foals, and now, after a year... it was a lovely surprize to realize that you choosed it and I feel really honored to have been part of such amazing project.
    You rock!
    Uriel Sandoval
    "Wiimote Hero III"

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    1. SpiritandLion August 5, 2013 at 8:21 AM

       HEllo UrieL.
       We meant to contact you for a proper thanking for the score of the song. We needed a score for the credits, and yours was so lovely we couln´t pass it. Thank you so much for following the project and for providing us with one of the pieces we didn´t knew we needed.

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    2. Lionheartcartoon August 10, 2013 at 11:11 AM

       Yes.. I decided to do a credits section at the last minute since we now had a voice actor, a score artist and since I needed audio for said credits, your song was so perfect, I had to put it in. :)
       Hopefully your hard work will be rewarded as it should, we are proud to have worked with you :) Thanks so much for sharing your talent :)

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48. Kim Kushibab August 19, 2013 at 2:03 AM

    I wonder if you'll create a web link and allow the video to be downloadable. I just discovered in last night I fricking LOVED it. I played the video so much I think it drove my associates at work nuts. I'd live to add this video to my personal collection of favorite videoes. PLLLLEASE say you'll allow it to be downloadable. Thank You

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    1. SpiritandLion August 19, 2013 at 7:47 AM

       I am afraid that we cannot do that. Right now, the video is being downloaded and reuploaded constantly. The only evidence that we have that the video is ours, and it was made by us, is the blog and the fact that we hold the sole maximal quality copy.
       If we would distribute that without the seal of a studio, it would cause us really big trouble, since the footage would be pirated indiscriminately, perhaps for content that we wouldn't agree or authorize.

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49. Jamal Charger September 19, 2013 at 4:40 AM

    This has inspird me so much. I would like to type a story about this on Fimfiction.net, with your permission to use the foal OCs.

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