DONKS

Felix’s animations always have me wondering which came first, the visuals or the sounds?

Can we all appreciate the bravery this man has to record footage at the bottom of Mariana Trench.

that "goofy comic running timpani sound" transitioning into Breakcore/Jungle music at 2:42 is just beautiful!

I never knew I needed a plush of any of Felix’s work, but that spike ball dog is just perfect. That and maybe the double king.

4:50 I don’t think I’ve ever heard anything as cool as a mechanical in-universe sound (namely, the Submawhale reversing, making beeping like it was a pickup truck) so quickly becoming an out-of-universe forboding musical tone warning of danger. They’re both warning tones with insanely different weight and fear. It’d be like if a horror movie somehow made the squeaking of the rickety basement stairs and the violin sting of the monster appearing based on the same sound. That’s crazy effective.

2:42 the moment it goes from occasional rhythmic sounds to a full on BOP

Incredibly playful and imaginative. Always a pleasure to see a new film of yours. Brilliant as always ❤

[5:20] - The way that this fades out with each lighter part of the shading is so well done here. You've absolutely nailed that 1960's animated cartoon cross-fade to black.

1:44 has got to be the cleanest and quickest way I've ever seen an unknown threat be added to a scene its so good

I love how at 5:02 in the foreground you can see the earlier donks. The dog, the crab that steals the glasses, the box croc, the first cone, and the mushroom pig (The one that is friends with the shell with the shoes).

4:01 - This is such a psychedelic kaleidoscope of pure right-brained creativity. I like to imagine sounds and imagery such as this appear every time Felix closes his eyes.

Love this at 5:05 it’s almost like insects (maggots or something) and in just the best creepy way, you legit see the life drain out of the Submerwhale’s eye! So terribly true

The idea of there being leftover waste from a character creator is so unique and fun I love it

It would be cool if there was a reference sheet of all the individual Donks, I would love to be able to make my own Donk Creature by mixing and matching them like the creatures do.

The music and sound design in this is something else. I wasn't ready for the sound effect in 2:44 and couldn't help laughing at how absurd it was. The animation is stellar and everything just makes me so uncomfortable yet intrigued at the same time. Love your work!

I just love that dithered effect the whole video has. It reminds me of those 90's education games that used those pre-rendered animated CGI frames which went through a process to reduce the colors to keep the file size down, leaving that distinct dithered look on everything.

I love the call back of the soundtrack from the beginning, 0:34, and when the sub was yanked down into the void of the donks, 4:53. Also, while making this, I realized that the beeping is what alerted the donks to the presence of the sub whale, as when the boat came with a new supply of character creation pieces. So the sub whale kinda told the donks that new stuff/food is here. Edit: I just love the dramatic "Oh No" the soundtrack has when concerning what is happening at that moment

This is both weird and wildly imaginative at the same time The creature at 3:25 speaking in Synths was neat and the movement of the amalgamated beings sound like DnB music

Oh my god, the dynamic transition from the comedic “submarine going in reverse using sonar tones” to the tense music where the submarine gets seized by the creatures from below is so, so clean and creates an incredible feeling

1:26 : The little cone 1:36 : Slumum 1:47 : Melowdown 1:58 : Cororuntus 2:02 : Arxmit 2:06 : Zeril 2:11 : Riya & Grandtraa 2:23 : Growbete 2:28 : Thecaterpet 2:31 : Donks ball 2:34 : Spikeball & Shelball 2:36 : Sychine Spike 2:43 : Donks Dog 2:46 : Scratwtch 2:53 : Nethyer 2:54 : Destyitn 2:56 : Crawyigh 2:59 : Crwepod 3:04 : Swrake 3:08 : Mawala 3:11 : Donks Worm 3:20 : Singteer 3:34 : Squareworm 3:36 : Mushwalk / Burntilus 3:38 : Shelwalk / Nautilus 3:41 : Nigtere 3:42 : Skelewarn 3:47 : Necklowaak 3:49 : Senkitim 4:03 : Idye Leg 4:07 : Idye Hand 4:10 : Idye Face 4:13 : Manytons 1 4:14 : Manytons 2 5:04 : Manytons 3 ----------------------- 5:24 : The Notice 4:18 : The submarine 5:20 : Submarine Dead 0:19 : Electric Zone 0:28 : The ship 0:48 : The fish 0:51 : The sea shell 1:00 : The green water 1:10 : The creature 0:00 : Intro 6:30 : Outro 6:25 : Text 1 6:28 : Text 2

I would love to hear a full song like the one found at 3:21.The melody and mixing is beautiful!

Ah yes, my daily dose of man-made horrors beyond comprehension Btw I love your animations and the effort you put into making them

Its incredible how you are able to capture the feeling of deep sea life. especially in the end, where the submarine is consumed. It reminds me of how whale carcasses dift to the bottom and all the sea life consumes it in a frenzy.

There are a lot of independent animators out there but I'm sure there is no one who can compete with Felix's animations on BRvid.

This possesses all the vibes of a nightmare without actually being frightening. Truly a masterpiece

2:32 this part was honestly my favorite

You've done it again Felix, you've created a masterpiece. It feels like I needed to pay to watch this. Art.

I think my favorite part of the whole animation is the music, especially with the submarine at the end. The sudded shift from a common submarine reversing into a dire situation gets me every time. Love it :)

Sometimes I just listen to this without the visuals. Visuals or no it's so imaginative and wonderful.

Too talented, man. The animation AND the music??? The jungle beat with the Scooby-Doo running sample went unreasonably hard! 😂

Brilliant work Felix, you’re incredible.

Watching this again and as someone who loves breakcore, this part is so good 2:46

The animation is crazily impressive, but what’s even better is the music and sound effects, the way he can transition any sound effect or music into an entirely different genre in an instant and vice versa is amazing

Deep sea life sure is amazing to look at.

an interesting detail i noticed at 5:04 is that the eyes of the large towering donk have little dents directly in the centers of them, like the ones at 4:35 due to repeatedly being hit, and while im not quite sure what this implies it's still a neat thing i noticed its little details like this that really pull the whole thing together

This is incredible, I’ve watched this too many times to count

I love how the sound effects of the beeping from the boat and submarine and the cartoon running noise effortlessly becomes part of the song despite initially sounding disruptive

音ハメがめちゃくちゃ気持ちいいし、映像作品としてもすごいクオリティ…

I wish that they made a full album out of this, with each short beat being expanded into a full song. The sound design is absolutely amazing

decided to give some of these little guys names: 1:47 Crosby 1:55 Thomas 2:02 Meepers 2:09 Pinchworm (left) and Grabna (right) 2:23 Growsy 2:28 Donkworm 2:43 Spiky 2:47 Donchik 3:05 Mushwurm 3:08 Donkstomper 3:10 Donktipillar 3:22 Maizee 3:36 Mersha 3:38 Shelbo 3:41 Snoutia 3:42 Shniffren 4:01 - 4:09 Lord Donk 5:04 Master Donk aaaaannd that’s it :P

Finally fully unleashing his inner Cyriak, Felix Colgrave lets discarded character builder waste find a life of their own at the bottom of the deepest ocean. Also looney tunes running sample in a jungle track is pure gold. Love that you keep pushing your style and glad you have the support you need, keep at it Felix, you're one of a kind!

There’s something about Felix’s art style that is just so pleasing to look at^^

The subtle horror of a submarine being scavenged down to bones is a fantastic way to end a video. I love how your 2D animation style works perfectly in 3D

If I were to give this a rating on a scale of one to ten, I would give this an 11/10. The sheer time and effort put into this is immaculate. The sounds, the visuals, it’s all so masterfully crafted with love and care. I don’t know who you were until now, but this video has me interested.

This video is absolutely fantastic, especially in the sound design in my opinion. I've just recently gotten new hearing aids and this video was an amazing introduction into the world of bass tones and how they can just absolutely revolutionize how a song or video sounds. Amazing work as always, Felix!

I keep coming back to this. It’s so interesting and eerie I kinda wanna turn away, yet I keep turning back to see it again and again.

Usually in animations and movies music is used as a background noise and has very little connection to what’s happening on the screen, but in this film visuals and sounds are inseparable. This is truly genius

I love how unique and random yet creepy it is. The way it all flows purely with the beat.

Felix Colgrave is one of the primary reasons I’m working as an animator today. So grateful for this guy’s work and the insane things he brings to life

Ещё не было такой работы от Феликса, которая не могла бы удивить. Очень мало таких художников в этом смысле слова, а жаль. Ждём следующую работу, а эту ставим на репит

There is truly no one like you Felix, the work you create is one of a kind. The sound design and artistic creativity are unmatched.

Don't let the sound design go unnoticed! It's a big part of what makes this video so great.

This is honestly the best representation of what I thought cartoons would be like in the future when I was a kid. It's so polished and well thought!

I love how seamless and amorphic this is

I love how all the little creatures cheered for the big one as it sang, like they were celebrating the fact that it was the biggest to ever be made. Also the fact that the submarine was an organic creature, loved that

This is such a modern day Hanna-Barbera creation, the use of music as if it were any other sound and even influencing the animation is just so reminiscent of that. Excellent work!!

Man I would have loved to see the creative process behind this. The animation and sound design are so brilliantly designed just for one another, I love this so much!!!

The music in 2:40 - 4:10 needs to be extended. If Felix doesn't extend it into its own thing then that's a missed opportunity. Felix Colgrave's extended ost albums were red-hot, I wish he still did them. btw when is he gonna start back collaborating with red mongoose? I haven't seen those two in the same sentence in years.

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! The creativity is EVERYWHERE in this film, and might even show the consequence of major companies disregarding true creative potential and even the environment. (BTW, have you considered doing a Simpsons Couch Gag?)

I gave them names 1:18 blob monster 1:43 ballio 1:55 owzter 2:01 juan 2:06 rog 2:10 scarlett & queen of donks 2:22 ronaldy 2:27 lonjanda 2:34 spikyballhead & snailshellhead 2:42 krush (ill give that name to the turtle near my house if the name gets the most votes in my whatsapp group) 2:46 donks bird 2:53 valter 2:55 moving statue 2:56 teethy (beacuse it looks like that teeth toy) 2:59 master donks 3:05 flyeror 3:07 major & big junior 3:12 donks worm 3:21 singer donk 3:34 brickcardbordbox 3:36 mushy 3:38 shelly 3:41 luna 3:42 robert 3:47 rumballoe 3:56 giant mushy 3:57 giant shelly 4:31 olive 4:36 ms. fidget 4:44 rongba & mint 5:04 monster donk

Felix's animations leave you with a feeling of knowing and not knowing of what happened

This kind of stuff makes me hopeful that artists will still be valuable for a long time even after the AI stuff. An AI would not be creative nor directed nor talented enough to come up with something like this and put it together. But maybe even that day will come eventually sadly. Even when that day comes, I still appreciate the creativity and work of human artists like you! keep up the good work!

It would be so cool if Felix gave out official png renders for the objects, so we could create our own Donks. I think it would spread the intetnet so far.

It's interesting to see the intersection of different elements in "Donks" - ocean plastic, avatars, adaptive bottom feeders, and a musical! This sounds like a unique and innovative. It's great to see art being used as a tool to address important environmental issues and to inspire people to take action towards creating a more sustainable future.

Estoy obsesionado con la música, no puedo esperar a que Félix publique el soudtrack extendido.

Absolutely incredible! As someone who has taken animation and audio/music production, I can’t imagine the hours of work put into this. I’m in love with the style and sound design. Stunning work :)

Astonishing work. I'm glad I'm supporting you on Patreon. Keep creating art :)

I will never be tired of watching this Masterpiece

Это потрясающе. Просто невероятно.

This would have given me really weird nightmares and a renewed fear of the dark if I had seen it as a child. I don't think I could give it any higher praise than that.

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I love everyone’s comments. These are truly one of the more supportive groups of people with great feedback and I’m totally here for it!

I love how with a brief, wordless 30 seconds, Colgrave gives a reason unique for this absurdly abstract world to exist somewhere.

I always appreciate how honestly you depict the uncaring mass brutality of a beautiful universe filled with life.

This animation has such a good sense of weight to it. Like the water drop falling

I’m so absolutely in love with the dynamics in this

so cool to see felix do something outside his usual style. amazing as always, ur a huge inspiration to so many!

Theres just this certain part that gives me the 'shiver me timbers'. like, I feel bad for the guy who had to go threw all of that drama and then get eaten alive like 2 house later, but still. The amount of effort he put into that one seen, it's just so realistic.

I just love how the Donks don’t just use feet for feet or heads for heads. They use every part for everything.

3:35 i am obsessed with this part. Another W animation Felix.

1:27 The entire segment of toys, trinkets and clothing like boots and stuff reminded me of The Amazing World of Gumball's The Friend episode. It's amazing how you've done this in 16 months, hard work indeed my friend.

Listen I just binged all your animations in order and I still love your older ones but WOW the improvement of like texturing and shading is amazing!! I’m so proud of you

This is incredible. Outstanding sound design and visuals ❤️l loved it

This guy is so talented and creative I love his animation man it so creative the music to this is amazing 🤩 the background music the style that everything this guy is a god at his work

I really love the scene of the donk using the shoe as a nose+mouth and vocalizing. There’s something weird and adorable about it, like watching a baby learning to speak for the first time

really incredible how that first sequence expresses the image of ocean plastic so clearly?! everything else is just heaps of fun..... so cool to watch and consider what's happening and how it's done.. the last bit was so clearly evocative of bottom feeding seacreatures... ... so so pretty

One of your best works yet. Sound design is top shelf.

Younger me would have never thought that Felix colgrave could make something as creative and talented as this

I listened and watched this so many times already, I truly cannot express the amount of positivity I have for this. 10/10 mate!

I can't help but feel that NFT's existence is a major theme in this work Truly exceptional

How does felix create such interesting almost open-ended metaphors with the strangest of storytelling methods and animations... always a treasure to watch these animations.

This is insane. The sound design alone is a work of art, then you add it to the scene and it’s just mind blowing.

I watched Felix's video since Pigpen to the Double King, his childish cartoony artstyle mixed with dark comedy, created a beautifully haunted and irresistable artform. It is similar to Yoshitaka Amano's art, his approach may different but his art gave off that same beautifully haunted sense of art.

I've watched this so many times, and I always find something new to love

I keep watching this at midnight and the funkiness of it all scratches my brain perfectly, soothes my eyes and ears but at the same time confuses me, causing my brain to go into a high-like state I love this

Animation teacher: “were going to be making a simple short animation” The kid who got his hands on blender:

The scene starting at 5:06 where the donks strip the submarine down to its bones is super reminiscent of those timelapse videos of starfish and other sea floor scavengers going after whale falls and stuff. Those sequences always felt so eerie to me, they're a natural example of exactly the type of surreal horror this channel does so perfectly

thanks a lot for this! and for the acknowledgement of the aboriginal people. what a boss move, all of it, mr colgrave. 🤘🏽

There is so much symbolism in every clip.... The music is so good too. This has to be my most favorite of your work yet.

I remember watching the trailer a long time ago, and I found myself back with the full version! And it’s really good!