#Rudymentary

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The Warrior Cats project of the day is Spring Cleaning by Rudymentary! This AMV centers around Moonpaw and the Voice, where Moonpaw and the rest of the world are portrayed with more "realistic" colours and style, but the Voice is very cartoonish and bright. This helps show the Voice from her own perspective, cute and otherworldly, but we can also see Moonpaw's annoyance with her due to the fantastic portrayal of how the Voice crowds her mind.

[clanborn]

i desperately need to finish all my curlfeather pmv ideas to counteract all the ones that frame her as an evil manipulative girlboss

[meowkarii]

Fanart to one of my fave AMVs that came out recently by @rudymentari !!! I loved the designs so much I just needed to draw them ;333

[d4rksplash]

JACK STAUBER'S OPAL BUT IT'S OPHELIA HAMLET

DO YOU SEE MY VISION IS THIS ANYTHING (this is partially inspired by @rudymentari's Frostpaw project lol) (TW for mentions of abuse, toxic family relationships and MEGA CRINGE bc I got a bit too silly mapping this out)

We begin with Ophelia in this idealized version of Elsinore where Laertes, Hamlet and Polonius are all happy and nice but THEN WE SEE THE RIVER

Ophelia's told not to pay attention to it but that night she sees some distorted figure crying there

She starts heading over, coming to the balcony of the throne room where she encounters... LAERTES!!!

Easy to Breathe in this context revolves around his dependence on her as an emotional crutch, someone who makes it "easier to breathe" in his stifling life as Polonius' son. He abandons her to go to France ("on TV") and be with the "idea salesmen" and "singing girls," leaving her all alone.

Throughout this segment, we see her simultaneously feeling jealous of Laertes' new "friends" (they just want to steal his soul, not like her, he needs her) and beginning to realize that maaaaybe they were unhealthily close???

Laertes fails to recognize her as Ophelia, chasing her into the throne room before falling off the balcony (we can see him laying there twitching in the background of some shots in the next segment)

She's discovered by HAMLET YAY MAN OF THE HOUR woo fuckin hoo

GOD I cannot put into words how much the "small growing thing" monologue fits his victim complex and casual disregard for Ophelia's humanity like HOLY SHIT THAT'S HIM

Mirror Man focuses on how he makes Ophelia feel responsible for never "turning him down," ensuring he's not "living his nightmare." He only really sees her as a mirror to view himself through-- if she doesn't like him, who will?!

He hypes himself up to her, trying to keep her interested; failing that, he proceeds to outright attack her in a blind rage

He calms himself down, only for Laertes to wake back up and attack him! Laertes continues pursuing Ophelia while Hamlet is left on the ground just like in his death scene, whimpering pitifully

She breaks through one of the mirrors, walking down a long pathway where she encounters POLONIUS

He keeps fading in and out, leading her further down the path like a Will o' the Wisp. He looks wistfully back at the palace, seeming like he's about to admit to regretting something or another, before pushing the feeling aside and talking about how he's the only other person who can understand surviving, not living, just like she does.

Virtuous Cycle shows Polonius and Ophelia's messy, codependent relationship. Polonius resents the fact that Ophelia requires extra care, and can never quite fit in, but being there for her makes him feel whole, like he's doing something good for once in his life. Likewise, Ophelia can't stand Polonius' controlling nature, but feels like she needs his approval and guidance to function.

The scene with the phone dialing 911 and the broken bottle is replaced with a shot of a bunch of thick bars in front of a small, red, abstract shape. As it cuts to Ophelia's distorted, screaming face, we're supposed to realize that it's her view of her dad's body being taken away

Polonius' voice echoes in her mind, telling her she's just as powerless as him as hands burst out of the darkness, trying to drag her back into the castle

After she escapes them, she comes to the river

I'm torn on whether the replacement for Billboard!Opal is Ophelia's reflection, showing her how she appears in part 2 of the mad scene or Ophelia's mom (as she appears in that one photo on Polonius' nightstand) bc like

While the former makes more sense in the context of the original short the latter would imply that this is a cycle where Elsinore just keeps driving people to madness; this cost Ophelia a mother and the only way she can feel her unconditional love is by joining her in death

Laertes, Hamlet and Polonius start crawling out of the bushes, and Ophelia climbs up the willow tree to escape them

Whichever of the two entities I decide on quietly approaches, pulling her into the water as she screams

How I'd deal with the reprise of We See You, Opal depends on which entity I go with

Option 1: Ophelia's spirit approaches Elsinore with Polonius in tow, ready to collect the souls of Hamlet and Laertes. At first, it looks like she's happily guiding them to Heaven, but as the scene changes and she glitches into her alternate form (the one seen at the river), it becomes clear that she's pulling them downwards, grinning wickedly as they stare at her with panicked expressions.

Option 2: The entire thing is sung by Ophelia's mother as she drags her daughter further into the depths. Ophelia struggles against her at first, but then closes her eyes and embraces her mother. Maybe it eventually fades back to Elsinore, where (ONE OF MY FIFTH HOUR OCS LOL GOTTA REVEAL THEM) is looking up at some group of authority figures, indicating that the cycle is gonna begin again.

[ravenwithaknife]

Opal just came out!!! How exciting!! Did some art of FrostPaw!!!! Thanks for such a FABULOUS MAP call @rudymentari !!!!!!

[jomadis]

Here's Part 41 of Rudymentary's "OPAL" Frostpaw MAP!! Jack Stauber's "OPAL" is one of my most favorite things, so when I saw Rudymentary host a Frostpaw MAP to the whole thing? To say I'm excited is an understatement. This MAP has such a great concept and art direction, and everyone is already making such amazing things!

[randomcerealbrand]

Currently cartwheeling and doing a backflip even though idk how to those either of those things

LOOK AT THIS (NOT MY ART; BY @rudymentari)

[i-bite-children]

seven done, rudymentari

Oh yeah i changed the brush

[ploverpaw]

working on this btw

^ if you feel like subscribing in advance. don't have anything on there yet

thinking of making some longer form more commentary based videos on a second channel

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Rudymentari - Fora de control (Videoclip Oficial)

[norteenlinea]

RUDYMENTARI PUBLICA NUEVO DISCO “RISSAGA”

http://dlvr.it/Sljmfy

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Rudymentari - Llibertat (Videoclip Oficial)

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Rudymentari - Tu sempre pots

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Rudymentari - Entre Poc i Massa

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Rudymentari - Gent de Foc [Videolyric]

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Rudymentari feat Adala - Sense Arrels [videoclip oficial]