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Submitted: February 25, 2010
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*Kybral 2 days ago Professional Filmographer

@08:26Thank you

~Beedreamer22 4 days ago New member

@05:59awesome,,

*Kybral 2 days ago Professional Filmographer

@05:19Actually, I like to think of it as a Kirin even though it is a combination of a dog, fox, deer thing

~jaycosta 5 days ago

@04:15oh god its flying now .____.

~jaycosta 5 days ago

@04:02No!!!! he be stealing mah meds!

*Kybral May 16, 2013 Professional Filmographer

@07:38Thanks! Ghibli is one of my main inspirations

~nmystery Feb 2, 2013

@09:05i..i don't have words for that
..
it was so emotional and ......

i really can't explain it
but the movie was beautiful

~Ravenclaw1401 Jan 20, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

@05:37I love this scene! Very beautiful!

~catangeltitan Dec 29, 2012

@02:31<3 HUGGLES

*Kybral May 16, 2013 Professional Filmographer

@08:11Yup. From our perspective it may seem sad, but because of her courage she was able to find happiness within a dark situation.

~Warrayfinson Oct 5, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

@01:18Incredibly eotionally moving and animated. This is my fifth time watching this, and I still have the same awed emotions watching it

~mossyhairundys Aug 18, 2012

@09:12This made my day.

*lipazzaner Jun 5, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

@01:09this film is amazing!

~norbertrox Apr 13, 2012 Student General Artist

@08:06It was her illness growing, and she dies? im sad.

~norbertrox Apr 13, 2012 Student General Artist

@05:00outside! yay!

~JennyJinx Apr 2, 2012

@07:12WTFFFF what happened to the cutie?!?!?! 0.o

~JennyJinx Apr 2, 2012

@04:31ho snap, it got BIG!

~thisismyringtone Feb 24, 2013

@04:20It killed her. Still want it?

~JennyJinx Apr 2, 2012

@03:52it looks like a little dinosaur :3

~kioler Dec 16, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

@08:52She died ? . ;w;

~Horinchan Jul 30, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

@06:48It's Really Beautiful!
There aren't words to describe this feeling...

Thanks for this, inspired me so much!
I really want to download it... Could you leave a link to do it? Please & Thanks, Again ♥

!Philiemeister Jun 3, 2011

@01:42I love how all the fluid comes together. So clean and precise.

!Philiemeister Jun 3, 2011

@00:43proportion is great!

~Poly-ninja Jan 15, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

@06:51AWESOME!!!!!

~Dark-Citadel Aug 1, 2010

@08:40Very interesting, and oddly sweet. Nice job!

~crazy-chick29 Jul 31, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

@07:58Epicness!

!SMBZrocks Jul 6, 2010

@08:31I just loved it! :sob:I don't have words!
It's really amazing!
This is the best animation in the whole dA!

~Niirochi Jun 4, 2010 Hobbyist Writer

@02:19Such a beautiful animation.

It relaxed me somehow, maybe the music? I dunno, either way it was amazing.

=Toki-Mouri Apr 26, 2010

@03:46It's got more tendrils.

!avatarcate Mar 13, 2010

@07:29i love the music!

=SeanMallonWriting Mar 11, 2010 Hobbyist Writer

@00:24This is the beginning of one of the best animated pieces every. Though sad.

~Artisticman16 May 4, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

@03:25it's her disease and she dies at peace with herself

~Aeld-fangirl Mar 5, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

@03:30this is awesome XD

~626elemental Mar 4, 2010

@01:29WOw, creepy...

~dash-of-balder Mar 4, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

@07:43Thoroughly brilliant use of metaphor. It actually took me a little while to figure out what "the Dark" was symbolizing, but you portrayed it with such graceful elegance... really pulls at the heartstrings and keeps you glued to your seat. This is a marvelous piece of animation and you should be really proud of yourself for pulling it together!

~dash-of-balder Mar 4, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

@03:15This scene doesn't make much sense. I'm not sure what you're trying to convey by showing the audience the dark tree roots, save that it's night time and the tree is significant? Otherwise, this is a mind-bogglingly stunning piece of animation!!!

~Moonstar10 Mar 4, 2010 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

@02:21Adorable! AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

~AgentWebdog Mar 4, 2010 Student Digital Artist

@06:16I love how just briefly it seems to hesitate here, before eating the pills.

~Buxomsuggard Mar 4, 2010 Hobbyist

@04:42yeah cause she's not taking the pills

~Kakashilover1002 Mar 4, 2010

@02:59this is cool . How did you make it. ^^

~ameshisuto77 Mar 4, 2010

@05:42This is such a cute moment!

~Madelonetjj Mar 4, 2010 Student General Artist

@01:35Dat's creepy

~GabePuratekuta Mar 4, 2010

@06:26I think I get it. The creature is a personification of her illness and it's eating her meds so that she doesn't get better and so that it can spread

~GabePuratekuta Mar 4, 2010

@06:31I think I get it. The creature's taking the meds so that she won't get better and it can stay

~Fessel Mar 4, 2010

@06:06Use your imagination... (its actually the answer)

~burnchild Mar 4, 2010 Hobbyist Photographer

@05:22the creature is so beautiful at all times; such a masterful capture of growing and aging and changing!

The Girl and The Darkby *Kybral

Film & Animation / Animation / 2D / Fantasy

**Please do not copy or distribute without my permission.**

my thesis film.

the idea for this project grew from a single image in my head: a giant, brooding monster watching over a little girl outside her bedroom window. overall, i'm satisfied with it and glad i was able to finish such a large production, but i look back and i know i could've made it better. perhaps sometime in the future i'll remake it and do the story the justice it deserves. what i had planned is too heartfelt and epic for a short film.

still... my favorite aspect of the entire film is the music. once again it was composed by Derek Zhao, the man who did the score for "To The Sun". this time around we went for something more grand: a full orchestra (22 musicians i believe). the recording session was the most amazing part of the entire production and Derek did an excellent job interpreting the emotions i wanted into music.

animated in Toon Boom Digital Pro.
backgrounds done in Photoshop.
composited in After Effects.
edited in Premiere Pro.

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Given 2010-03-04

The Girl and The Dark by ~FinalKai

"A charming film with a touching story and beautifully fluid animation. I absolutely loved it!" ( Suggested by *Treyos and Featured by `InpuUpUaut )