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@MuhasinMehraj-hk5ev

3 ай бұрын

i am waiting for your film ❤

@SouthernShotty

3 ай бұрын

@@MuhasinMehraj-hk5ev Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy it.

@MuhasinMehraj-hk5ev

3 ай бұрын

@@SouthernShotty ❤❤❤

@ohcharlie428

3 ай бұрын

Im waiting for your film more :3

@SouthernShotty

3 ай бұрын

@@ohcharlie428 it's not a contest of who's waiting more, but if it was you'd def be winning right now

What an amazing accomplishment! I think many of us want to create something like this when we start learning 3D but the persistence to get there is something few possess! Congrats

@P9_STUDIO

2 ай бұрын

❤

@SalmonSushi47

2 ай бұрын

Facts

@Mr_Optimist_UZ

2 ай бұрын

Derek, we miss your tutorials, too...😢

@huxlee3947

2 ай бұрын

Great to see appreciation from one master to another..! You both rock hard..! 🔥

This one's for the history books📚 So proud of you man! 🥳

@Javierincomprehensiblementoide

2 ай бұрын

Cry​@RigidMan

@Smeaf

2 ай бұрын

@@Javierincomprehensiblementoide lmao haters gonna hate 😂

@user-er2hf9cp4g

2 ай бұрын

Mr beast long lost brother!

@SouthernShotty

2 ай бұрын

Thanks smeaf, hope you like it too :D

@SouthernShotty

2 ай бұрын

lol oh wow, I kind of see it

Well done. An incredible achievement ❤

@spooky3d

2 ай бұрын

For a minute I thought it was you narrating!!

@lonelyberg1808

2 ай бұрын

All the Blender Goats are commenting

First Gruff and now Watermelon Girl. I hope this marks the start of an animation renaissance

@littlefox_100

2 ай бұрын

Gruff was good.

Finally this wonderful film is out!!

@0AHMAD0

Ай бұрын

انت الرائع

5 years in the making!! Can't wait!!!!!!!

@SouthernShotty

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Stop by on the premiere launch!

@lucianomunoz

2 ай бұрын

more like 14 xD

@chillsuffering9409

2 ай бұрын

5 years??? Wow. I was making my own animation for 3+ months and that was unbelievably long and tough, can't even imagine how much problem and challenges you can see in 5 years..

Congrats on finishing this! Such a huge undertaking. And the visuals are fantastic.

@SouthernShotty

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching it. Your anvil texturing video was helpful towards the beginning of this.

Please submit this to film festivals so it has the chance to be oscar nominated!

@3d.bysarah

2 ай бұрын

I agree, it’s such a beautiful story

@blendcreator

2 ай бұрын

The chances have never been higher🔥(Thanks netflix)

Finally, less than 24h until release! The most awaited adventure since Lord of the Rings.

@SouthernShotty

2 ай бұрын

Hahaha I sure hope it lives up to those lofty expectations

This was incredibly well made. I hope people notice the care that was put into it and are inspired to create something of their own

While watching I kept forgetting this film was made by ONE person, not a studio. Really enjoyed this one, and very glad for you for finally finishing your film... well done!

Such a stellar work, very pretty, nostalgic, full of feeling! I showed it to Lev and he absolutely loved it. ❤

Lovely short film! Well done!

This is absolute perfection of a Short film. The Cinematography, sound design, animation art style, the score and specially the Story. It was worth waiting for 5 years for this masterpiece.

@dasindurithmika7229

2 ай бұрын

Great

Yoo, did anyone else notice the owl's buns? That was funny 😂. Great animation!

@1Mandacaru

Ай бұрын

I did lmao

Looks like everyone from leading blender teachers are praising this film... It's really great to see this

Imagine the amount of blood, sweat, emotions, events, blender versions, and effort that has happened in 5 years being shown in a single video, a truly incredible conclusion to all your 3d tutorials! Definitely earned a sub and like!

@SouthernShotty

2 ай бұрын

A lot. Thank you!

@ItsMetallic

Ай бұрын

​@@SouthernShottywas all this made in blender ?😮

@SouthernShotty

Ай бұрын

@@ItsMetallic all 3D and rendering was done in Blender.

10 days until the release of 5 years worth of hardwork, I'm EXCITED 🍉

@alaadraws225

3 ай бұрын

HIIIII tinynocky I'm OBSESSED with ur channel and art style and I rly look up to u. I have like a request, can u make like yk a detailed series where u go step by step on how to make 3d characters? Thank you

@FnafChannelAmcomingforyou

Ай бұрын

Arent there another videos doing the samething, you want check them out yk

Watching a movie like this made by a single animator from raw story to end finish result, makes me so happy and motivates us all to start working on our stories, this film is so well made, and so mesmerizing and whimsical to watch, i hope you keep on bringing your imagination into reality, keep up the good work buddy.

@SouthernShotty

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment

10/10. Years of hard work and something that people will really appreciate. Was a great little film, and no doubt it will be continued. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

This feels like if a movie was made about a watermelon Little Big Planet / Unravel / It Takes Two thing. Looks beautiful!

@SouthernShotty

2 ай бұрын

I love all three of those games haha

@terminal_2495

2 ай бұрын

@@SouthernShotty lol

@Canyon_Steele

2 ай бұрын

That’s what I thought dude! Lol

@vintezis

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely LBP! Especially with the narrator voice, and the cozy feelings of materials.

@Copichains

2 ай бұрын

I WAS GONNA SAY THAT this is so reminiscent of the Little Big Planet style lmao

It's always such a delight to see your work, SouthernShotty! The amount of love and passion that went into making this is extremely evident. Congratulations on the huge release and I can't wait to watch as this film takes off!

@maksydab

2 ай бұрын

When new video?

@benjaminandersonii9842

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting about this on Twitter! It's so good!

The short film teaches us that everything happens for a reason,it teaches us to believe in own judgement, kindness,friendship. In one word it's Marvelous✨

Keeping your relation to Blender aside, even the script of this movie is so good. The visuals are amazing, obviously. But, the message of the movie, the dialogue, the emotions are just top notch. This is one of the best things I've ever seen. Your effort really shows. Watermelon Girl is my new hero. Beautiful Work, sir. Truly amazing.

The most awaited project has arrived

@SouthernShotty

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, this is kind!

Brooooo, so many years, so many tutoriais, this hits me in so many levels. Congrats!

@SouthernShotty

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I hope you enjoy it

Watching this was truly delightful. I must say you are great storyteller.

This is gonna win an Oscar for best told story, best animation, everything is great about it.🙂

I wouldn’t normally praise people for spending this many years on a shortfilm, but this looks incredible. Good job sticking with it on top of all your other work. I can’t wait to see it

@SouthernShotty

3 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton! Hope you stop by to watch it

10/10, absolute masterpiece. Since the very beginning she felt alone and used Wilsonmelon to cope with the feeling. Through her journey, we can really feel how everyone has their own problems. But if we help each other, instead of blindly trying to do everything alone, we call all push each other further. Maybe the real crown is the friends we made along the way? haha I'll definitely show it to my kids one day as a lesson of friendship and cooperation, and I'm sure they're gonna love it! Congrats for the perseverance, the result of your efforts was mind-blowing.

Reading all the comments feels like a Blender Family Reunion. It just shows what a loved and appreciated member of the community you are. Thanks for everything! Great production, through and through.

@SouthernShotty

2 ай бұрын

Well said!

​​I love that everything used to teach us #Blender3D was in this film. It felt so nostalgic. The storytelling, animation and art was so good. Great work Remmington 💗

Our time has come!❤

@SouthernShotty

3 ай бұрын

Wooo!

Congratulations on this masterpiece! And thank you for going the way of the watermelon girl and handing out so many pieces of rope for the Blender community along the way.

@SouthernShotty

2 ай бұрын

This is an encouraging comment, thank you

تابعت الفلم مرتين معه اختي صغيره و هذا كان الطف و أروع فلم على الاطلاق ، لقد ابدعتَم فيه بصدق كل شيء كان فيه مثالي من الشخصيات و الاضاء و تلوين و اصوات ❤❤❤❤👏👏

Absolutely fantastic! I'm just a old man, an old actor in tears! My old computer broke, my brother was studying Blender and I got the Unity path. This awesome short movie gave me a shot of hope and energy to go back and get the hardware to restart! Thank you a lot! Since I'm Brazilian, a bear hug and kisses on your cheeks in everyone over there!

I remember all these characters!! ❤ All the tutorials, blender release notes... 🙈 This short film is very integral to the community! Thanks for making it happen 🌟 I can't imagine your relief and joy after finally finishing this!

First of all, hats off for the finalizing this gigantic project!! There are thousands of people abandoning projects as they realize 3D work is way more complex than they expected. The video itself is beautiful and its aesthetics is a pure gold. The stars on the sky, layers of water, hair of the main character, lighting, colors, this is just amazing work, hard to believe one person is capable of doing so. Respect for the cinematic camera work too. I loved the transitions when the watermelon girl was helping various other animals, this was brilliant!! The only thing I believe would be improved was the storytelling send the voice acting. At the beginning of the video I was kind of confused by what's going on. The final subtitles could have been a little bit longer, I didn't manage to read them. Nevertheless, this is a masterpiece and respect for making it till the end ❤❤❤

The best animation i've ever seen this year

I have 30 years experience in 3D, this is a masterpiece!

After more than a year of seeing Shatty's characters as demos or examples in his tuorials I've finnaly met them and felt them. My first ever movie premiere, short or anytype and seeing 1k people comment live... Such an experience. Thank you Shotty for your time in teaching us and for the heart message that this short film gives us.

Sorry I couldn't watch the end credits properly, I was still bawling my eyes out. This is really wonderful Shotty! Definitely a core memory for everyone.

A 13:00 minute masterpiece constructed entirely in Blender. There is no word to describe this. Just WOW! The work and effort, the background, the colors, it is a spectacle that every Blender user should see and is truly an indescribable masterpiece made solely by one person. As already said, there is no word that can describe this masterpiece. Above all, the rendering must have taken a long time, I used Eevee back then, but now I use cycles and it takes a really long time, my last render in Cycles took more than 10 hours for just a few seconds. However, I'm considering using Unreal Engine as a renderer, as it renders much faster than Cycles and also looks as good or better than Cycles. Then this must have really taken an indescribably long time to render. So there really is no word that can describe this masterpiece well enough. 💯🎉

You can tell by the amount of detail how much love and care went into this short! Absolutely loved it! 5 years well spent

Me: Drooling for watermelons SounthernShotty: Enjoying his watermelons

I love that blender and all the other tools we have now empower people to be creative like this

Can't unsee those blue owl cheeks.

it was amazing. I kind of feel like the story is a reflection of your own story here on youtube : helping many through the years with your tutorials, and we gave it back to you with the support and in the end it helped you reaching your goal (: amazing piece of work.

It's perfect for the Easter vacation that starts today! I'm so excited to see your hard work

@SouthernShotty

2 ай бұрын

Yay, thank you! Happy Holidays

Even if your hopes for a Netflix series will not go as planned, this work of yours is definitely such a piece of Art. If I have ever children, they will see this animation of yours when they are young. I will make sure of that :D

it was great to watch. I was transported to another world for 13 minutes

wait I ..I have done this... Yes!! I have been doing these all! Through all these years! I remember !! The cat, the wale, the textures, the modeling, the rigging... I have been there with you on this journey since the very beggining! I have been part of this project!! WE ALL HAVE BEEN! and look at us now... how far did we go... beatfiull film SothernShotty !❤ thank you... for everything... :') 🤗

That is pure gold ! I started blender some months ago, and I've got to say, your mastery of modeling, texturing, animating, compositing and scripting is just magic. Thank you for this short film, I'll keep it in my "Golden videos" playlist ^^

I love this style!

So glad you finished this amazing project! Such an emotional experience and I'm glad I got to stick around for the ride! Congratulations!

even just looking at the trailer i can tell its amazing

@SouthernShotty

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@thecoolestofguys

2 ай бұрын

i watched it and oh my god did this movie make me literally almost cry.. also i cant imagine the render times for these in cycles//

repeating what some others have said this absolutely deserves to go to some film fests! the story is very simple but MAN the art direction is beyond something to write home about, you can feel the effort in every shot. remarkably good

My 6-yr old son and I loved it! He asked me if there was more stories about watermelon girl 😅. Amazing world you’ve created!

That moment when you stop focusing on the Blender bits and just get lost in a really lovely film 😽 Well done!

I can't wait!!! All the glimpses from it you've shown us in your videos over the years have always been so captivating for me. You have an awesome style, and I'm very excited to see your vision finished!

@SouthernShotty

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

I only came across this animation two days ago, my daughter (2years) and I have watched it more than 20x. She loves it (as do I) so much. Her words “again!! Again!!” When it finishes. Great to find an animation that’s fun colours, artwork and compassionate story. Having studied animation myself in the past, I appreciate the hard work that gone into this and the finished end product is now our family favourite. Up there with the move Song of the Sea. I’ve never used Blender only Maya, I look forward to watching some of your tutorials. All the best in your future creations.

This is THE BEST animated short of all time!

Very excited here at the FINAL COUNTDOWN!

@SouthernShotty

2 ай бұрын

So close!

Was not expecting this today!!!! I can’t wait for the premiere soon, you’ve worked so hard on this!!🔥

@SouthernShotty

3 ай бұрын

I have! Thank you for recognizing that and thank you for the comment.

@thecrinjemasterjay

2 ай бұрын

for sure! 😎

Is this whole production has done by yourself !!! Hats Off to your unique and stylish visual treatment !!!

This has solidified you as a blender Legend.

drops at 4am local time, probably gonna miss the premiere by an hour or so. Congratulations on seeing this through.

@SouthernShotty

2 ай бұрын

Bummer, make sure to leave a comment and let me know how you like it

Very well done! The amount of time, effort and attention to detail truly shows! 🍉🍉

Thank you for your contribution, honestly I loved this short film, it's nice to have people on blender like you !

congrats on the launch 🤙🏿🤙🏿

@SouthernShotty

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! And thanks for being willing to share it. Appreciate it

@TechGameDev

2 ай бұрын

@@SouthernShotty bro i have question how do you render your incredible film on blender

@SouthernShotty

2 ай бұрын

@@TechGameDev I use a 4090 rtx

Wow! This looks amazing! Can't wait to see it all :D I loved it especially the ending was so sweet!

this... was... AMAZING! this is truly the 5 years worth

🍉 WATERMELON 🍉

This video was so heartwarming! The animation is beautiful and the story is so touching. It really made me feel sad about the character's loneliness, but also hopeful for their future.

Had a real moment with my 2½-year-old, she loved it - "Again!" ❤️ I've been a fan since a/one of your videos for the official Blender channel. Thank you for all the help with my own journey throughout the years. I haven't made any films yet but I'll get there.

How beautiful, I am crying. What a wonderful story, and a unique style. Thanks for all your work here.

Nowadays this is one of the best movies that hooked me all the time. Beautiful texture and cinematography. Excellent work!

This film is literally a masterpiece, the idea, the animation, the music, the narration, everything. And, I'm so excited of this finally getting released, but it deserved the time

Wow, this looks even better than expected. Looks almost like real stop motion

This is a massive moment in Blender history. Stunning work, congratulations!

*WHATAMELON!* love the Style and music too

I just started taking your 3D course on Skillshare and it's not only great to see a teacher actually producing inspiring work, but the fact that the little owl you made from the Skillshare course is present in this film is doubly inspiring. Good stuff!

After watching your video for these years, the message the film is trying to convey still moves me sooooo much. Thank you so much for your persistent and love for creation!

Wow, you made Blender community proud... This was a single handed Masterpiece...❤❤❤

Marvelously animated, and undoubtedly wonderful storytelling in just 13 minutes. To more to come!

You should be proud of what you have done! All of your work really came together!

@SouthernShotty this is just amazing. The production quality, the editing, the aesthetic, the heart within the story is all breathtaking. You've created something truly brilliant here, and along the way you've taught everyone else how. You really put the journey of making it into every little jump up those steps. Bravo, and thank you 🎉🎉

The art, the story telling, the music, everything is so inspiring and soothing to heart. Applause to you man 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

Having followed the development indirectly with all your great tutorials has been a great ride, and seeing it all tied together so beautifully feels almost nostalgic already. Great job!

The beauty of your work is uncanny. Be proud. So proud.

The art style and the renders are amazing, as well as the sound design, it is stunning that only two people worked on it nice guys!! real masterpiece in Art

Not all heroes wear capes, some have hair made of yarn 🧶 what a masterpiece, absolutely worth the wait ♥️ 10/10

👏 you are just incredible, my men. The amount of knowledge one needs to have to accomplish something like this goes far beyond 3d modeling and blender. Blessings, keep up the good work.

Just wow! So many emotions

I’ve followed your work for 3 years and I can ensure people that this is one of the best animated short films I’ve ever watched. The music, the colours, the characters and storytelling have made me feel proud of the creator. Not only him, but also thanks to blender software for being free so artists like him have the freedom to create this type of masterpieces. Thank you Southern ❤

I'm crying... Thanks for your amazing work! It's truly a work of art! With a great message!

A beautiful short film reminds us who we are and why we do what we do. More people need to see this. Beautifully done. Love it.

Beautiful outcome! Love the stylistic motifs and palette that you developed for this. It is an incredible feat that you accomplished through a tremendous amount of hard work. A great inspiration! 👏👏👏

This is a great little story and so well done. Congratulations on release. 🎉🎉