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The video, which, by the way, came out 4 hours ago and the channel has 8,000 subscribers, has already racked up 1,600 likes. In 4 hours, the views aren't tracking correctly yet, but, in short, it blew up pretty damn hard. The
A critical and humorous analysis of Phoenix Studio's failures and current projects, reflecting on animation industry challenges.
Key Takeaways
- Phoenix Studio has struggled due to poor production choices and lack of cohesive media strategy.
- Despite setbacks, the studio continues to produce content and maintain a fanbase.
- The animation industry is harsh and can lead to 'eternal suffering' for creators.
- Fragmentation of content across multiple channels weakens audience engagement.
- Reflection and critique are important, but the studio may not learn from these insights.
What the video covers
- The video critiques Phoenix Studio's mistakes and production issues over the past 7 years.
- It discusses the studio's fragmented media presence and shift away from a unified channel.
- The creator reflects on past projects like 'Roman the Swallows Winner' and 'Spirit of My Dorm'.
- Highlights the studio's ongoing projects including the second season of DMO, 13 Cards, and Criminart's return.
- Mentions the challenges and stagnation caused by poor production decisions and management.
- Touches on the animation industry's difficulties and the personal impact on those involved.
- Notes the studio's 10-year anniversary approaching and compares its growth to larger companies.
- Emphasizes the lack of learning from past mistakes and the fragmented content distribution.
- Includes humorous and sarcastic commentary on online reactions and fanbase dynamics.
- The video serves as a requiem for the studio, aimed at fans and industry hopefuls.
Chapters
- 00:00Introduction and Video Popularity
- 04:30Breaking Down Phoenix Studio's Mistakes
- 08:32Reflection on Past Projects and Audience Reactions
- 13:10Challenges in Production and Media Fragmentation
- 19:00Current Projects and Studio's Future
- 31:00Industry Insights and Personal Reflections
- 37:00Summary and Final Thoughts
Full Transcript — Download SRT & Markdown
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fresh stuff is what it's called. So, what exactly went wrong with the Phoenix studio? A topic right up my alley. I’m just gonna break it down like a true Larovet, who screwed up and where, in a fun way. Well, anyway, the
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salmon naturally jumped into every chat, but there were these two funny comments about me. For real, I’m just totally... I had a good laugh; it was posted in some group or another, I guess. Well, it doesn't really matter
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what it says, the comments, I mean. Let's just admit that Khintaisha is a total piece of [ __ ]. And let's wish Fedor Comix sweet dreams. I agree with that. And then, uh, someone replies to him. This is, by the way, the admin,
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the admin of this chat, apparently. They reply asking what he even does besides reactions. The admin writes: "No, he has huge media power." That even sounds like a line from Yoda in Star Wars. He has huge media power, he does.
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And I’d like to remind you that with great power comes great harassment of those [ __ ], goddamn. Anyway, that's it, now I'm gonna wreck this video with my media power. Just completely trash it, screw it, absolutely destroy it.
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Now you will witness the media power. The point of this video isn't to rehash the same old crap and repeat the same complaints over and over.
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Roman, winner. Goddamn, how many years has it been, for [ __ ] sake, just repeating the same old complaints. Maybe it's a reference to my video about Phoenix, where I kept inserting that "Roman, winner of swallows" bit as a joke. But
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how much water has passed under the bridge since then? That's, first of all. And second of all, even back then in that context, it was total outdated garbage, but I was talking about the studio's creation 7 years ago, goddamn,
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7 years, I was talking about the studio's creation. It was in the context that Fedya created a studio, and the studio's first creative decision was to bet on the damn Roman the Swallows Winner. It was just total [ __ ] even back in the early days.
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Now, I wouldn't say it's still relevant. Well, okay, I guess we’re supposed to be without context. We have to be in the context of Roman the Swallows Winner. That's, that's probably, probably a reference, that she even regrets the paintings.
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And what are they singing about? Why the hell do you care? They sing great.
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I don't like him, he's a prick. Some old-timer is getting all worked up, born in 1997.
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Damn, wonderful. Thank you so much. I know this film, I call it that. It's a great film. I just love it. So, you were watching the cartoon, will you watch more?
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You watched the cartoon, are you going to keep watching? And another thing I'm curious about.
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Damn, I haven't watched it, this is my first time seeing it. That's the first link. The second link is a podcast, damn it. Dumbass dumbass 2. Years of confinement, panic attacks, and the hidden meaning of the digital circus.
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Damn, and it's not even on some random channel. Where the hell do you even find this stuff? God, the hidden meaning of the digital circus.
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Absolutely insane. No, I haven't watched any of this. The cartoon is cool, it's interesting because the first frame looks really nice. And specifically, what the hell. Run, hide, or fight. Fight, so you can lose to the bullies. We are coming for each one of
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you. Greetings from Gleb. The life of an anti-kick podcast. Because he is Alex Kokos. It's over. Billions with a piece of junk. Bullying exists.
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Okay, here is some more. Thank you so much for the hundred, so we don't have to come back to it.
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Yeah, damn, well give me at least some context as to why this is being chewed over, or is it just that Roman Pobeditel Lasochek is crap? I don't think anyone really said that on the internet because no one
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gave a damn. That's the worst thing that can be said about cartoons. A lot was said about "Back is Forbidden." It would be relevant to start with the fact that "Back is Forbidden" is crap.
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Like, let's say it again, "Back is Forbidden" is crap. Now that has actually been said billions of times on the internet. No one gives a crap about Roman Pobeditel Lasochek. I mean, honestly, no one cares.
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I wanted to reflect on what the Phoenixes and Fedya, in particular, did wrong. Not so that they would learn from their mistakes. First of all, it's unlikely they after 7 years will watch it. Secondly, nothing, nothing. Right now we'll break
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down who [ __ ] up where, step by step. I'm not sure if it will help them. This video is for those who still want to doom themselves to eternal suffering in the animation industry. And for those who, like me, were once inspired by
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Fedya. Right, that happened. It did. They say the most turns out I doomed myself to eternal suffering.
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These haters are former fans. So treat this video as a love requiem for the Phoenix. Though what kind of treat all my streams the same way. In essence, that's exactly what they are.
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A requiem, sort of, and even Fedya gets that. Actually, things aren't going that badly for them, right? The Oka collaboration is thriving, the second season of DMO will be finished.
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And lately, things have been going really well for them. The second season of DMO is some funny [ __ ]. 13 Cards, the second season, at least judging by the first episode, is not particularly interesting. But nevertheless, Phoenix has been putting
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out a huge amount of content lately. Damn, content. They’ve stepped back from the media spotlight as podcasters, as a studio with an open heart, as enthusiasts sharing what they do. In that sense, they’ve completely left the media space and fragmented into a
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bunch of channels. Making shorts, god knows where. And it’s only from those shorts that you can catch some behind-the-scenes stuff. Honestly, that’s missing. And the content we do watch, well, its plus side is that it exists. Okay, that's [ __ ] great. For
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a long time, there was only talk, and now that talk has taken shape, so now there’s something to watch. That’s good. That’s very good. Hell yeah.
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The only thing is, there’s something to laugh at, because, god, these micro-bits of backstage stuff you can find out about DMA, about 13 Cards—less cringe, by the way. Proskar is just, well, it’s there, so it’s there. Discussing Cards is fun in
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Ulex’s company, but these micro-bits about the DMA backstage are really something else, damn it. That’s really something else. I hope Fedya comes back.
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The 13 Cards series is over. Well, his stream was clipped, I think, by the way. You can poke around his stream. He probably talked about his clones for a few hours there too. Maybe there’s something interesting there.
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It exists and the second season will be out soon. Fans probably like the series. The return of Criminart.
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Well yeah, that’s [ __ ] great, isn’t it? How much talk was there about that? Probably in about 10 years.
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The return is annoying. In 2026. Yeah. And do you realize that Phoenix studio will turn 10 years old next year?
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And that’s [ __ ] great. Look at what you’re listing. The second season of "Spirit of My Dorm" is finished. The second season, uh, of 13 Cards is ongoing. The first episode and a bit of the second are out now.
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Criminart is back with a full episode finale. Shusharik is on its third season. Yeah, nobody gives a [ __ ] about Shusharik, but it is what it is, and it’s coming out on Okko.
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Here’s another fun fact. Phoenix announced their existence on September 24, 2017. And Glitch on May 24, also—Glitch, damn. And so, when did the Disney company announce its existence, how much did it do in that time, and how much did it do in its first couple
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of years of existence—or did it not, damn, just [ __ ] amazing scales. 2017—there’s no thought here. I just love numbers. And so, yeah.
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There’s honestly no thought in this, in this whole monologue, absolutely no thought in it. It’s just,
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Pixar. Okay, that’s not a small studio. What small studios are out there that could be brought into the fold?
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10 years. Green Stone-Eaters. They, well, still exist. Green Stone-Eaters, I think that, although they've probably been around for a long time, before the Obduction pilot appeared. But have they really been around that long? Indeed. Ah, and Phoenix. Alright, screw it. Are Phoenix
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and Fyodor Comix the same thing or different? And with the clones that Fedya came up with in school. But, well, Obduction is interesting, right?
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Yeah. Only those are Green Stone-Eaters . It's a project by the Stone-Eaters. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Not...
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Teterev studio. Now, when did Teterev studio announce its existence? So, it feels like Phoenix.
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We, by the way, have two completed projects based on it. They are just slowly stagnating under the weight of their own mistakes.
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That's all there is to it. Writes: " Pixers and Melnitsa were founded around the same time." I just love numbers.
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Damn, son of a [ __ ]. They are just making projects that were being made back when Fedya was a human, not a studio. But it wasn't always like that. I'll sound terribly cliché, but I remember the golden age of Russian
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YouTube. All those pioneers with tons of diverse content, fun and varied drama—not just about PDFs—different formats, and some sense of creative freedom. Though I won't argue, there were plenty of weirdos there, too. Of course, it was easier to get noticed
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back then; there was no competition, and to watch a video over breakfast, you didn't have to say "internet come to me" three times, jump on your left foot while holding your right hand, and eat a paper note from Roskomnadzor.
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And that's when Fyodor Comix appeared. Let's go to McDonald's. Tadantan. And the author is a furry with Tobito's consciousness. Wonderful.
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They love numbers, damn. Remarkable. Well, at least it's not a 10-hour "Slay by Bunny," damn. 2-minute bits for the little ones. Order the full 10 hours already, damn it. You guys are annoying .
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Can I? Don't. 9-hour full version, please. Let it come in 2-minute clips. This one has a chance of ending if it keeps coming in 2-minute clips. Thank you so much for the hundred. I condemn harassment.
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Yasta. What does Tobito have to do with this anyway? Depi. Hey folks, it's Fyodor Comix here.
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Listen, the animation is cool. By the way, I like his character too. I don't know, I don't know why Fyodor Comix is so pale. He, well, apparently he died as a person and became a studio.
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Actually, that animated avatar of his —the goat or whatever it is—is animated quite well.
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Help me. Before we begin. Whoa, damn, that's beautiful. No, seriously, damn, it's beautiful. Leave a like, subscribe to the channel, hit all the buttons, and write in the comments if you had any connection with Fedor, and if he influenced you. I also
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want to thank my Boosty subscribers: the passing drone demons, Kursius, Lubrik, as well as the little executioner devil. Subscribe to Boosty to see exclusive materials and videos before everyone else. And now, on to the video. Hi, this is Maria Tsardet. I
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just finished university with honors. How Maria Tsardi finished university. How old is she? K Animation director.
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Damn, not bad. No, seriously, you can tell she draws damn well. And I got a bit nostalgic. I probably wouldn't want to admit just how much Fedor Comix influenced my path. Back then, I just didn't read it. And that
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is precisely why I want to talk about him not from the position of a hater, but from the position of a former fan in the vast wildness.
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Damn, I don't know, for some people it will be a revelation that I view all of this from those same positions. No, no, that will be a shock for some.
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A goofy teenager appears on YouTube in the 2010s. Five tadantan. The cartoon I sent a link to is called a glitch killer in the West. Also about the cartoon from Boosty. There's only a dub for the second part, but the first one
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doesn't have an RHS dub with Batmen's support. That was definitely worth watching. Thanks a lot for the hundred.
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Damn, you probably won't find that on torrents if it's RHS. They surely uploaded it somewhere on VK or something like that. Thanks a lot for the hundred. We'll figure it out. I'll make a schedule for next week so the
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streams are regular. It turned out pretty crappy this week. Anyway, thanks a lot for the hundred. What was I going to say? So, the position of a hater, not a hater. Dammit, Fedor Comix was, at some point, a representative of that
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creative bohemian set with ambitions. He even began to openly contrast himself with the rest of YouTube, which deals with hate and some shitty content . He contrasted himself with story-timers. He contrasted himself with other bloggers, like Larin—I mean, a review of Larin, he had a
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review of Yady TV—while he, he was, goddammit, creative, he accumulated everything creative that exists within himself. He's a guy with a burning heart.
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Picture I think it's time for me to toss something onto the movie list, so pick Over the Hedge.
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What do you remember about this cartoon and how [ __ ] amazing is it in your memory? In my memory, it's cool, but I mostly remember not the cartoon itself, but the GameBoy game. About Over the Hedge. The game on GameBoy was cool.
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You had to play as some kind of—oh, as some kind of deer. It’s something like a platformer. A really cool game with great animations on Game Boy. And I only watched the cartoon here and there. I mean, I just remember a few
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frames from it, even though I watched the whole thing on TV. I remember that for sure. I saw the game with the cool animation first, and then I watched that Over the Hedge cartoon on TV, but not much stuck in my memory. Though I
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do remember it being cool. Anyway, thanks a lot for the 500 rubles. He used to position himself against the rest of YouTube. There was this, uh, Knight Nekusya. Plus, he had that old letter he read on one of his last
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streams, which he wrote 10 years ago. In it, he literally calls himself something to stay, or to be a creative ......vanguard of YouTube, I guess those were the guy's ambitions. And the problem is, at the time I was watching
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him—and I watched him for a long time —it was all interesting, and it felt believable. Yeah, it was all kind of in the background. I didn't really dive into it, even though I watched everything. But it was believable, like
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, "Damn, they're making cartoons, damn, they're building a studio.""Actually pretty cool." I mean, it was cool how he accumulated creative stuff around him, like, "Damn, the vanguard of creativity." Then the studio, the studio is cool. And on that note, then
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this Phoenix studio appeared. Then he showed how he was in offices, uh, like drawing himself a professional logo for the studio. He got a professional logo, it’s actually badass, the way that phoenix takes flight. And then, like, damn, all this time, all this time, you
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were doing some [ __ ]. And then when you finally got the studio, you actually made...Roman, the winner of swallows, the first thing. God, how ridiculous is that. That’s the backstory. I don’t know who this could be a surprise for. Since I have
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such a massive creative, [ __ ], media power. Yeah. Media power, damn it. Well , it’s probably worth stating that one more time. Donat, hello. Do you have any plans to watch the 3D Smeshariki, the New Adventures ones?
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Damn, I don't know. Honestly, we should really finish watching what’s left of the 2D ones. There are about 30 episodes left, maybe a bit fewer. Also, by the way, a documentary came out that features Lebedev, which was made during
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the third season. So, there’s still a lot of Smeshariki content besides the New Adventures. We need to sort through the 2D stuff first. A media giant, goddamn it. Oh, damn, yes, the one who says anyone can make cartoons and
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comics. Oh, hello, viewer. Make yourself comfortable. Today I’ll give you 10 reasons to be creative. The first reason, you’re creating something unique.
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And then it started. Damn, what a cool video. The first reason, you’re creating something unique.
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Let’s go. Project after project, blog after blog. Fedy was the pioneer of indie animation in Russia. Well, yeah, there were other projects.
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I just, since I watched him a lot, when I realized he screwed up with this studio, something strange, just something absolutely strange, was happening. Memories started coming back to me, for example, how he bragged that he could have gone to Spanish-language
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YouTube but chose the Russian-speaking YouTube consciously, how he started, how he constantly showed his childhood photo, and, well, the level. How often he repeats the same thing, how often he brags about creating something new instead of actually creating something
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new. All of this came together in my head like a puzzle. I laughed like a [ __ ], like Yagami Light at the end of Death Note, just hysterically, and apparently, people picked up on it after me, it was fun, "Dagger of the
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Vanguard" on collision with Gleb, blades scatter and form a peak area, 2 seconds, any champion crossing the perimeter takes magic damage and is slowed by 90%for 1.5 seconds.
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Everything, everything is like that, damn it. Oh, the animator’s ass, the radius of the fragments. Shkola 13, BadComedian, Maseni, and so on. But Fedy was specifically the face of indie animation in the 2010s. Yeah, even now old videos evoke some warmth in the
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heart. He tried various formats and methods. The new videos also evoke warmth in the heart. Actually, him sitting there showing his cats and talking about those same clones. That is also cozy vibes. But what went wrong?
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Although the question is different. When the second season of the cartoon is coming out anyway. Yes, he’s not the one drawing it at all. Yeah, but it’s coming out. Yes, there it is, it’s coming out.
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Yeah, everything went wrong. Speaking from my own experience, my interest began to fade somewhere in 2018-2019. I would like to understand more precisely , but the Phoenixes hid half the videos from that era. In the end, the only
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thing I remember is the omnipresent clickbait. Questionable jokes for the audience. I think it was fun.
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Involving the studio’s underage employees. Well yeah, what did you expect? Clickbait involving minors. Damn, what kind of world have we ended up in, [ __ ]? It’s that whole mess when Fedy first found friends at the studio and they started doing some
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insane, joking [ __ ]. That’s when Albert the cat came out and that BDSM photo appeared, which I actually have vague memories of it being something like a sketch, but it remained lost media. In the end, after some searching
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, that BDSM photo of Fedya was just on some Yandex Disk and showed up in a Rambler story. That’s basically how all of this is decoded. And it wasn't in the sketch. Anyway, this whole thing where Fedya literally found himself
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friends and went from an outsider— like Khovansky commented when he spoke about him on some podcast, saying Fedya is an ascetic who sits with a tablet and draws. He came over to his apartment when Khovansky visited him.
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There’s literally nothing expensive in the apartment, except for that tablet. He just sits and draws. And Fedya was actually really proud of that line. He put it in his video and, well, kind of pushed that narrative too. He
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had some kind of speech there, something like: "I'd rather be an ascetic than some [ __ ]." Yeah.
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That’s how pretentious his YouTube was at that time. It was cool. It all just stayed in my memory, and then I realized how he screwed up with the studio. That was funny. Yeah. And for some reason, it’s still stuck in my
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head, goddammit, it's just there. There will be no grooming allegations or anything like that here.
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And then this outsider found friends and started making funny videos with them. Grooming this, grooming that, oh, go to hell, seriously. It’s just that all these grooming accusations started up again. Just a moment ago there was a speech about how YouTube was in its
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prime back then and conflicts were different, not just PDF accusations. So why the hell are you still talking about grooming, damn it?
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Without that, it sounds cringe enough, which is why I stopped following the Phoenixes for a while. Well, the boom.
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It was cringe, right? The Phoenixes 'downfall happened about three years ago. People got tired of the broken promises and inspired speeches about how cool they were. At that point, "Nazad Nelzya" came out, and it was the apotheosis of the
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grievances, but that was just a reaction to everything that had built up. Everything went.
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Well, yeah, that’s a fact. Things went wrong much earlier. Well, I’ll try to sort it all out one by one. Sorting out the channels.
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That’s some fresh [ __ ], if we take it all individually. I thought we were going to go in chronological order . Here’s the creation of the studio with its first creative decisions and the premises behind it, because the
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studio, the very fact of its creation, is literally the embodiment of Fedor Comix’s ego, which grew and grew until it became a studio, and then it collapsed because the whole ego was just a soap bubble. But now the studio
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is actually starting to work and release projects. So, it’s actually a pretty bright time for what's going on.
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Now his ego is being realized, and what's cool is it's being realized entirely at the expense of other people , because he has a very indirect relationship to everything happening, even though he's always in the credits, sometimes first, but he doesn't do [ __ ]
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, just hosts charity streams and pets cats. Basically, the guy has transcended; he’s really beaten this game, and you can only envy and respect him. Ah, I feel ancient for using the word "Chharda." So, but periodically it’s just funny,
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especially the projects that come out. And overall, it’s fun to discuss all of this. Well, from what personally pains me, many people argue.
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Mostly, by the way, because of the background, because there are so many pieces of Fedya’s background in my head, from which it's interesting to discuss all this. Damn, I’m repeating some obvious things. It feels like a person doesn’t understand these
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things, because here’s this animator, a fully qualified one, damn it, with a diploma, having graduated from university, inspired by Fedya Comix, now going to analyze the channels on why they split the projects into separate channels, but my complaint is
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older. Why didn’t Fedya make a separate channel for the studio from the start, instead of just renaming his personal one? You might say it’s easier that way. No need to move the audience over. But at the peak of his
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popularity, there wouldn’t have been any problem moving people. Well, it would have been a problem, because when something comes out on a channel with a large subscriber count, it’s more likely to hit the big recommendations than when some [ __ ]
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comes out on a small channel, and you just drive traffic and the audience there. That’s [ __ ]. Well, creating channels is generally [ __ ] .
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In the end, there would be two channels . One personal for Fedya, where he could continue releasing personal vlogs and the like. And a second one purely for the studio, where stuff would come out.
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Well, yeah. And everyone wouldn't give a damn about the studio projects, and Fedya would just keep doing his vlogs.
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And the studio, damn it, is total [ __ ], and the studio would be a less popular appendage to the Fedor Comix channel. You have to release the prime projects to the largest number of subscribers. Damn it, they would make cartoons and, maybe,
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some interviews or something like that. He did the right thing. I should have just kept releasing vlogs on Phoenix and animated projects on the main channel. Actually, it was all fine to mix it up, just make the vlogs and
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behind-the-scenes content for current projects a bit higher quality. But on the main Phoenix Animation channel, when it all comes out, one project can help boost another. For example, we release the popular 13 Cards, and then right next to 13 Cards, which already
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has a fandom, sits Spirit of My Dorm. They help pull each other up. If 13 Cards is in your recommendations, then the new Spirit of My Dorm episode will also show up in your recommendations.
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Yes, it might get fewer views, but one project can catch the other and drag the whole thing upward. On the other hand, a less popular project could drag it all down, but hell, that’s what a studio channel is for. Well, Glitch has
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it all working perfectly in that regard . Why don't Glitch create a separate channel for every single project they have? Why are all the behind-the-scenes videos hosted on the official Glitch channel? And every creator of an animation also has some side channel
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where they post behind-the-scenes content. If you're interested in a project, you go to the creators, but everything aggregates around the biggest, most popular hub—the Glitch channel itself—where everyone clicks and visits. It’s, well, it’s reasonable and convenient. I like
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Glitch, I like watching cartoons. I watch everything they release there. I mean, at the same time, I don’t like Murder Drones, for instance, so I’ll never click on that. But otherwise, everything else they have seems pretty damn good. Everything else they release
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is interesting. But, for example, I didn't like The Amazing Digital Circus. Fine, I don't care about the circus, I'll just watch their other projects.
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And having it all on one channel is very convenient—the biggest, most popular one. And you shouldn't leave the most popular resource tied to one person if they want to make it a studio , because, well, this has been a long
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time coming. He already gave plenty of airtime to other hosts and other creators. Making that channel purely about animation, with everything else as an add-on to that biggest resource, the animation channel, is reasonable.
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And the way things are now, it’s not reasonable. Damn. It’s not an empty suggestion.
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That’s just my take on it. Uh, donation. I agree. I heard some [ __ ] like that. Cool advice for young creators. Delete your channels, otherwise you'll be harassed, trolled, bullied on the internet, and mocked.
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They’ll hound you out of existence, yeah. Yes, that’s exactly how they’ll hound you out. Damn, thanks a lot for the 50 rubles. To be honest, I didn't quite get that part—what does "hounding out" have to do with this?
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And she isn't talking about deleting the channel, she's talking about creating a new one. Still.
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Zhenya, I have premieres. It would be strange if Glitch had ancient Super Mario 64 machinimas on their channel.
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It would be strange if Glitch had 10 channels for every single project. [ __ ] .
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But that's exactly what SMG 4's personal channel looks like, the studio head's, or rather how in half that is the studio head's channel, which is an appendage to the main channel, but that doesn't mean a new one had to be created. Fedor Comix is
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the face of this studio. It's the most important resource that needs to be used. That's excellent logic. It would be weird if MeatCanyon's animation channel posted videos reviewing french fries from different fast-food places and reviewing millennials. But no,
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Hunter separates his content into two channels: MeatCanyon and Papa Meat. Then there wouldn't be a need to stage this Fedor Comix also separates his content; he already came to the realization that he needs an animation/quality content channel, and the rest of the videos for
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a Phoenix Video channel where behind-the-scenes stuff should have been from the start. A circus of endless channels. And the funniest thing is that now Fedya has a separate channel where he uploads streams. Fedor draws. Yes, yes, that's the segment.
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It's not, goddammit. Fine. He has a personal channel. The problem isn't that he created a personal channel for his soul or something. The problem is that Phoenix Video is now Phoenix Shorts. "Spirit of My Dorm" doesn't come out on Phoenix Video, but on, uh,
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the "Spirit of My Dorm" channel. "13 Cards" on "13 Cards". And on Phoenix Animation, what comes out, exactly? Not a [ __ ] thing. On Phoenix Video, shorts come out. Oh, wait, actually shorts don't come out. I mean, the
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shorts for "Spirit of My Dorm" also come out on the "Spirit of My Dorm" channel. It's just a mess, goddammit.
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It's just totally [ __ ] incomprehensible. Resources for every single project. They've completely shattered it all to [ __ ]. And the main resource, where everything was invested , which accumulated subscribers and an audience around itself, where something
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should have been released, is dead. It's not needed in this scheme. Two big , the two biggest channels, the one that was Fedor Comix, now it's Phoenix Animation, something like that. Nothing is being released on it. Nothing is
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coming out on Phoenix Shorts. Then why are they even there? Well, why? I understood why they were needed, but now, what for?
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Rika is probably still alive. And the animatics for "13 Cards". Animatics, also, for some reason. Who is making those animatics? I don't think it's Fedor Comix. Why aren't they on Phoenix Animation? And on his personal channel, damn, it's just such
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a mess. You had one job: 13 Cards has its own separate channel. Well, why?
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Because on that separate channel, 13 Cards, only full-fledged stuff comes out. Why don't they come out on Vaniy's channel? Because she also has a separate channel.
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Conflicts and zero damage control. Total [ __ ]. Stake. I don't think she understands why this whole thing is so inconvenient, this splitting into channels. Well, it's nonsense. Fedor Comix, as a media figure, basically wanted to become a project. He wanted
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his personality to be the primary thing , not his work. That’s why he turned into Nechitael from comics. That’s the point. That’s why he did it.
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That’s why he went from Fedor Comix to Phoenix Studio, because people fulfill their dreams through this project, through this resource. And then Nechitael altogether. He stepped into the background. That’s the meaning, that’s what he wants to do.
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Pet cats and watch everything succeed, watching his ego bloom outside of himself. But he just keeps yapping about his old achievements. Or rather, not even yapping, but dwelling on them in his head for years, hours, centuries . The guy is over thirty and he's still
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going to school with his clones in the second season. Like, seriously. But that’s what he wanted. He didn’t want to remain a millionaire YouTuber who just has a studio as an appendage.
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He wanted to become a studio. He did everything right. It’s just inconvenient to follow the content when we’re no longer following the studio, but each project separately. It’s a total disaster. I don’t even know where to watch what, damn it. I can't
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watch it like this. I want all those animations on the main channel so they’re in my feed, so one project can boost another. Then, honestly, maybe in my free time I’d want to watch some Shusharik when I finished,
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say, a season of DMO that I like, or 13 Cards that I supposedly like. And something else cool would pop up in my feed. But here, it’s all different channels, different audiences, they’re not connected, except by the name in the credits. What for? The most
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annoying part is that the studio’s biggest resources, the biggest channels , are [ __ ] useless.
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That’s why few people take Phoenixes seriously these days. I don’t think conflict is something bad. It’s not like it appeared recently. Exposés existed before too. Listen, damn, don’t bring the creator here.
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It’s stifling here. This is the most stifling [ __ ] ever. Like, when I arrived, it was honestly stupider than the takes from the video that I interpret one way or another, and no other way. And what they're writing in
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the chat, it's just [ __ ] up, damn. Pizza pit. Donation. I remember at some meetup a random brat called Fedya a comic, and everyone started screaming. Lol. Yeah, I put that in the video. Damn, I miss it.
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Because it's important, because he didn't read, when bloggers were throwing dislikes at each other during the conflict. In any large community, conflicts are the main fuel for entertainment. And in a brawl, you can both loot respect and views, or
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[ __ ] all over your reputation. The question is always how you behave in a conflict and what mask you put on. The manipulator from the gutter.
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That's me. Mommy's based-girl. Also me. Or the comfort kitten. Damn, all three roles suit me, [ __ ].
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There is no right answer. Well, how about it? Let's agree that I am Ayanokoji.
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No, few people know, but Classroom of the Elite is based on a real personality that the authors described. That personality was me.
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The best solution is to lean back in your chair, eat popcorn, and watch the fire. Getting back to the Phoenixes, ugh, with the amount of conflicts and accusations, the Phoenixes branded everyone as haters and hid in a cozy
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corner of devoted fans, which became one of the reasons for the decline in interest in the Phoenixes. One- what.
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conflicts and accusations, the Phoenixes branded everyone as haters, hid in a cozy corner of devoted fans, which became one of the reasons for the decline in interest in the Phoenixes.
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Mmm, damn, come on, jeez, no, well, like, they stopped media activities, went into production, and now a lot of episodes are coming out. Well, like, uh , regarding the tour, Fedya, well, maybe poorly, damn, but he apologized for some accusations. Why did this wave
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start in the first place? Because Fedya , besides something funny, besides constant promises and [ __ ] about his unique creative work, uh, damn, suggestions, uh, damn, didn't get it.
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I'll think later about what that was about Toy Story. Anyway, so what was I saying? Besides, besides the fact that it was funny regarding the constant [ __ ] about creativity instead of actual production, some sort of pathos,
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a bunch of promised projects, none of which were even close to being realized or possible to realize. All, all of that collapsed. That part was fun. But besides that, Fedya also started bullshitting about cities. It's just some absurd [ __ ]. So that pathos
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started spilling over into, like, this whole era of this total crap. So, this, plus the fact that the Phoenixes don’t do a damn thing and it’s just pure pretentiousness. All of this kept building up, building up. Then they
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stepped out of the media spotlight, started making something, and now they’re actually putting out some good [ __ ]. Alright, old fans are growing up and dropping off.
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Well, well, well, probably, and exposés reach new fans faster now. Maybe that’s what she meant. I don’t know.
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Hate, complaints. And as a result, a potential fan develops a bias. An influx of new fans just doesn’t happen. Yeah, and the animation plan steadily, I think it is happening. It’s just that the video creator is someone who’s already finished college, while
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the target audience for "13 Cards"—if you go into the chat and see what they draw, what they make in those Gacha things, how they interact—it’s clearly a bunch of young kids. So the Phoenixes' audience definitely isn't what it used to be. It’s changing.
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The "13 Cards" fandom is huge; a lot of new people join it. The DMO fandom.
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Well, it also apparently latches onto " 13 Cards," but all of that happens through word of mouth, not because it’s released on the same channel.
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Well, it has an audience. It’s stupid to deny that. "13 Cards" has millions of views. They got there through memes, for example, on TikTok, which went viral. So it exists, it works. You can find reviews of DMO that are very
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complimentary of the second season. What I did, well, it’s just not true that there aren't any new fans. Honestly, damn, how can you say there are no new fans if you can just go to the "13 Cards" channel? And the most successful case.
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M 400,000 subscribers. Well, 85k in 2 days. Ugh, damn, their stream is lying there on that channel. Well, here’s the intro, this is what relates directly to the cartoon. This one here, it’s hard to judge by views in 4
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hours because they’re still processing. Well, 4,000 likes, it’s, well, hard to judge. Well, 400,000 views on the intro alone. A 34-second intro. The series clip also has 300,000 views. The trailer has 400,000 views.
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Yeah, those are pretty solid numbers for "13 Cards." Well, "Joker" is presented, maybe it’s not the most successful case, but look at the eighth episode, almost two million on the latest one. So, yeah, the content is hitting pretty damn well. That’s
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definitely a new audience, definitely not old fans. It’s growing, and you can’t endlessly excuse a young studio anymore . This studio is just us digging around in all this [ __ ]. Precisely because we’re [ __ ] old-timers, because we actually
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remember all this, it’s interesting to us, and it all exists within a context. For the little shits, it exists outside of any context.
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A serious enterprise. And deciding to form a studio, as the head, you have to expand your knowledge far beyond animation and art. Marketing, creative business, film production, copyright, and much, much more. And I’m not even talking about basic damage control. But
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after those words about pre-production, it’s clear the guys understood the basic rules of animation production like, yesterday. But we’ll come back to that later.
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I hope we do, otherwise, without examples, it’s all just pissing in the wind. That’s it, a long wait. Production is all to [ __ ]. Poof. The most popular complaint about the Phoenixes was the long wait.
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That’s not even true. It’s simply not true. It is, for fuck’s sake, not true. Who even talked about long production? Fedya constantly comes out and says: "Cartoons take a long time to make. We make quality content." Yeah, for God’s sake. Absolutely no one was
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talking about long production. Absolutely no one was talking about that. It’s simply not true. " Now, in fairness, the episodes were coming out quite often. However, analyzing the reasons for the long releases, Fedya himself named, damn it. Well, who said that? Some
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morons said that. What? Seriously? There were complaints that Fedya comes out and is like:" We have 20 announcements. "Or, for example, he comes out and says:" The first part won't be back, it’s going to be [ __ ].
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Wait for the second one. "What the [ __ ] ? What the [ __ ], they were saying that nothing the [ __ ] comes out. They said that nothing the [ __ ] comes out except announcements. There are [ __ ] heaps
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of announcements. Announcement after announcement, something is going to happen, something. Here’s another announcement, and there’s this too.
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And I’m also overseeing a game based on some project on VK. And also Ai's children, goddammit. And also" Remember Us Differently. "And also Agatha's Coordinates. And also," Furious "will definitely finish. And also" Kriminar " will definitely finish. And also a
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series based on" Thirteen Cards. "And also an additional series will be there . See, there you go, this is what the videos consist of, and then like:" Why the [ __ ] is there nothing but announcements? "Well, cartoons take a
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long time to make; the complaint wasn't that cartoons take a long time to make, the complaint was about this whole pretentiousness surrounding what's going on. Like, you're doing what...
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the main one being pre-production. No, that’s mutually exclusive [ __ ]. Absolutely, it’s mutually exclusive [ __ ]. The priority is the pretentiousness, not the fact that the cartoons take a long time to come out, damn it. I mean, who could possibly
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doubt that they take a long time to come out. Another point is that we’ve realized the biggest mistake. You know, we’re just [ __ ] sucking, what the hell are you talking about.
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If I were to describe what the main thing is, if anyone had complaints about the cartoons taking a long time to come out and that was their main grievance, that guy’s just a fool.
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The Phoenix Studio mistake over the last few years. Isn’t that we released something or didn't release something, but how we treated pre-production, meaning, frankly, how much of a fool Fedya is if he thinks that’s the main complaint against the
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studio. God, how many times can we repeat the same damn thing? Cartoons take a long time to make. Who the [ __ ] could have possibly thought of that.
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Seriously, is someone actually complaining about that? How carefully are we treating the entire pre-production now? Yes, it was a mistake, caused not just by a moral attitude, but by the fact that 20 have to go to school to the old motor. I
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promise myself by the clock. What 2 hours? In line, one and two. In line, you sons of [ __ ], in line.
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Thank you very much for the 430 rubles. I added it. We, frankly speaking, didn't have the resources to handle pre-production. We had to create continuous content. But paradoxically, by doing pre-production, specifically paying more careful attention to storyboards, animatics,
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layouts, and so on, that which No one's complaining. Are you kidding me, damn it? My complaint, for [ __ ] sake, is that cartoons take a long time , I've always said that, goddamn it.
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There is no problem. The problem is that the content they make on the periphery is just pathos and announcements. Announcements in endless quantities. Pathos and ego inflated to incredible scales. It’s content that doesn't amount to anything, which then
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turned into spreadsheets. They started showing just spreadsheets, for [ __ ] sake, showing that we haven't done a damn thing. We’re sitting here, coloring in squares every single [ __ ] week. And we’ll have another announcement, goddamn it, somewhere or
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other. This isn't a podcast about creativity, for [ __ ] sake. I've been saying this for how many [ __ ] years now. Nobody [ __ ] understands it.
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It's not a podcast with authors about anything, it's not a discussion of news , animation, or the industry, it's not content, it's announcement after announcement, pathos upon pathos. In the end, you get [ __ ], and then that [ __ ] gets renamed from Phoenix
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Video to Phoenix Show. The main channel is going to hell. Everything is spread across so many channels, and content starts coming out on some third channel , for [ __ ] sake. You can find DMO via a link on the fifth, and Shusharik is
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somewhere else, damn it, plus they have Telegram, and each author has their own channel too. So if you want to watch something, some behind-the-scenes stuff , you have to go [ __ ] hunt for it.
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That's what we're dealing with right now. Before, everything was in one place. It's just impossible to understand anything. Hey, screw that, man. We started spending way more time on preparation. Basically, Phoenix Studio started—let me put it in simple terms—taking longer to hitch
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the horses, but moving faster. So, by preparing longer for production, we significantly shorten the production process itself.
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Anyway, I don't know who had complaints about cartoons taking a long time to make. My complaint was that he talks a billion times more than he actually does. That's exactly it. Because making cartoons takes a long time—that's obvious. They don't have enough
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resources to do it quickly or churn it out fast. That is all absolutely obvious. But the [ __ ] is disproportionate. That has always been my take, damn it. God, how many years have passed. I'm just repeating the
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same [ __ ] thing over and over again. And still, Stasyan comes into the chat and goes:" Damn, you said, [ __ ], [ __ ], ah, [ __ ]... " the whole uninitiated community is cursed as [ __ ].
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I'll explain what pre-production is now . Although, first of all, what is an animation pipeline, damn it? I really don't give a [ __ ].
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Alright. It's a structure. Let's go. Uh, there was one guy who explained what an animation pipeline is , goddamn it, [ __ ]. You [ __ ] techie, look here.
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The first thought is that everything will be ready soon. There it is. The second is that nothing is coming out at all. That's why Fedya's [ __ ] is so irritating.
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Those are interconnected complaints, damn it. No, those are not interconnected complaints. [ __ ] content, side content, while the cartoon is in production, doesn't have to be irritating, damn it. It doesn't have to be. It's irritating because Fedya comes
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out and goes:" Just wait, I'm really cool. "And then he comes out next time like:" We [ __ ] up, but I'm really cool, just wait. "Then he comes out a third time like:" Damn, we [ __ ] up
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again. "So what? We're amateurs with hearts of gold. Just wait. It's definitely coming now. That's all he ever says. That is literally all he ever says. Before, it was Fedya drawing comics, damn it, art battles, and who knows what else. Well, exposés are
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such toxic [ __ ]. Uh, that art blog was headed somewhere. He toured festivals, gave talks, people asked him questions there—about the studio or not, that’s not really interesting.
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Cartoons get authors, you can make content out of that, you can [ __ ] discuss something, dammit. But all he does is spout," I'm so cool, [ __ ]. " Here’s the first thought. The second is to negate it. These aren't mutual
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takes or grievances. They’re completely different kinds of [ __ ]. [ __ ], are you kidding me? Besides him lying, are you a [ __ ] [ __ ]? You just gave. And [ __ ] can be content.
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Just imagine, [ __ ] can be content. Beyond the [ __ ], projects can get made, but the [ __ ] itself can be content. It wasn't content. It was just bloated posturing, people actually thought so. That’s where the
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grievance lies. That is a different grievance. It’s not a complaint that the projects aren't coming out. The complaint is that there’s no content.
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Content isn't always a project. You can wait for a project, because animation truly takes a long time. And Fedya has grown his audience a thousand times over with that take. He was constantly bitching about how animation takes a
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long time. Everyone’s already used to that. I doubt anyone would seriously demand that specifically. And if they do, they're a [ __ ]. There’s no content, damn it. There is no content.
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There’s nothing to watch. But now there is, in terms of animation, by the way. And you can generate the side content yourself now. It’s actually pretty decent right now. That’s it, the first thought is dialectics.
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Although to start, what is animation— the vanishing of being, nothingness, the movement of nothingness...into the hall. We are so lonely that even paintings pity us. Ah, yes. Courier wheel.
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I added the courier wheel. Thank you so much for the 500 rubles. It’s a structure, an animation production system, which is mainly divided into three stages. Pre-production: idea, script, concept art, storyboards, animatic; production: creating the animation itself; and post-production:
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assembly, sound re-recording, compositing, editing—yes, depending on the technique, some stages can change, be added to, and so on. But the most important thing is pre-pre-production. It’s the most important part of animation production.
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That’s exactly where the directing shines the most. Animation is all about planning. And if you don't spot a screw-up during pre-production, it will 100%, even 200%, surface later on. And fixing it will be oh, so difficult. For example, almost all the problems with"
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Back "were primarily due to the absolute blindness of everyone involved during the pre-production stage. The editing mistakes could have been...
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I doubt everyone and anyone. I think it would have been [ __ ] interesting if, for example, Tarakambix had come out and said," Damn, now I'll tell you about the production process, how it went, "well, [ __ ] probably would have
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started flying towards Fedya. I feel like Fedya wasn't keeping track at all. He was like," Damn, there are creators with burning hearts, they'll do their project right, I won't interfere. "I'm a good boss who doesn't interfere.
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That's it. And Tarakambix did it the way she knows how. And it turned out, well, a pretty decent take. You can't go back because the result was just dialogues from the comics that might work in comics, but they tried to voice
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and adapt them and it turned out like total crap. Plus, there was a rumor that Fedya tried to cram several episodes into one, arguing that cartoons take too long to come out, so they needed to show as many events as
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possible so everyone would have fun and understand more. Exactly in that take. Whether that's true or not is a big question, and I don't know when we'll find out the answer, but all of this could have been discussed when the
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cartoon came out. It could have just been discussed firsthand, so to speak, on the second channel. Just, like, have some kind of host. Well, Fedya Comix— we don't know how good of a host he is, I don't think he's great—but still,
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there could have been some guy who, like, with Tarakambix, they could have sat down and talked about what worked, what didn't, what this project was, because the audience is very creative.
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They liked this project in essence, probably that's why a large part of the outrage exists, because it has potential. They liked the comics, some comics came out, they're actually, like , okay, well, with their own flaws, but they clearly turned out better than the
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first episode. There's something there. This could have been discussed regarding his universe and riffed on. I mean, with someone, like in a podcast format, so they'd ask her questions, she'd say," This is why this, that is why that, "that would be content, that
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would be discussion content. You could do it without spoilers, about sources of inspiration, about those same pipelines and whatever-lines. Like, to have a person who knows a little bit about it, try to explain in accessible language at which stage they messed up
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and explain that structure. That would be content. But no, we just, like, consume how they pontificate about something pretentious and that's it.
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Back then, the side content that came out—I think it was something like" Fyodor Comix Draws, "or maybe" Tarakambix, "it was something like that —but it was so dull and ridiculous.
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During the storyboard or animatic phase , in pre-production, it would have been possible to create guidelines to help animators stick to the style, just like for the people doing lights and shadows —which, I think, existed, but at a
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very, very primitive level. Which literally, in the final version, is the embodiment of that picture," how to annoy an artist. "And it’s precisely because of the flawed pre-production that problems will arise.
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Here’s Tarakambix drawing the channel banner. Yeah. What a [ __ ] awesome segment. Once a year their avatar and channel banner change. Damn, [ __ ], what kind of [ __ ] is this? I mean seriously, this is complete nonsense.
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Problems down the line that will hold up the entire production. And in the end, we only have this information from our own heads regarding the project.
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Everything interesting that can be sucked out of there comes only from rumors, some posts, and the imagination in one's own head. What exactly went wrong? We still don't know to this day.
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And this could have been discussed, because since the studio had such an open policy, they once had this open policy, but they didn't make content, they didn't make any of this side content at all. They just bullshitted.
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Fine, I really am repeating the same thing over and over, but I think there are still people, damn it, who don't understand a [ __ ] thing.
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Which is exactly what happened. It's nice to hear that Fedya realized this. It's sad that it took 10 years. Let's agree on the main truth. Fyodor, I don't know what he realized there. I think people just appeared in the
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studio who are just better, uh, well, who are good producers. Fedya is a bad producer. Moreover, he doesn't even like to draw, as we discovered recently . I am absolutely convinced of this. He doesn't love a damn thing except for
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his inflated ego, which has now separated from him and lives its own life, but still pleases him because it’s his mark in history, his clones.
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That's what he likes, and that's it, nothing else. Only that, and he has always only liked that. And the rest— the producing, the attempt at screenwriting, some advice to beginners , uh, his projects—it's all just a consequence. He only likes that PG was
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burning, that's his psychology. He’s just a very bad producer. He might be a decent blogger, maybe even a decent comic artist, but he has absolutely no producer skills. He doesn’t pick projects based on potential, plot, or a director's experience, but on vibes, on
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the creator's charisma. Let’s be real. Hot take. But I understand that choosing people you’ll work with for years based on vibes is possible, and even necessary.
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It’s important to share the same views on production, the approach to animation, and that they can actually communicate properly. Not all adults can do that. And oh boy, far from all animators can.
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However, one must understand that not everyone is right. Not every" vibey "person has the skill and experience to create a series project. It’s not just difficult, it is [ __ ] difficult. A good person doesn’t mean a good professional.
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This isn't a short film that represents a single clear thought from the author, which I think Fedya’s whole thing was just talking to a person. He sees the person is very, very hyped about their project , sees the drawings, sees the concepts,
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and goes:" Damn, this is so cool. "I pictured it in my head, damn, here’s some money, I won’t interfere.
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Actually even Ispun interfered, honestly. He didn’t really have any experience either. It’ll find its audience eventually.
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Well, that’s what charisma is all about. The person is hyped for the project, they have the groundwork, all of it festivals. No, a series isn't a dollhouse for your OCs. It’s a commercial product that shouldn’t just tell an interesting story and
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entertain viewers, it must have a fractal narrative structure. Meaning it should be understandable both within a single episode and globally throughout the whole season. Maria the editor checking in. Let me clarify what I mean by fractal structure. The thing is,
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well, obviously the structure depends on the type of series, like episodic, where every new episode is a separate plot, like The Simpsons or sitcoms, or serialized, where it's plot, plot, plot , or mixed, with both fillers and plot.
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But I mean that, for example, in serialized ones with an overarching plot, each episode still represents a more or less complete story within one big story. And the well-known three-act structure. It works both within a single episode and throughout the
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entire series. Actually, this also applies to the mixed ones. Alright, Stas writes:" I remember the backlash, even when the cartoons weren't being released. But there was something besides ". Still, the backlash.
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Specifically, there are no cartoons. And on a channel that was initially all about cartoons. Damn, just because you didn't bomb doesn't mean. And others too. Who the [ __ ] cares what others were bombing about? That's unreasonable , that meme, the new cartoon. Even
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School 13 got featured in this, dammit. But it’s no surprise that people would write stuff like that. People talk a lot when there's a big project expected on a channel; they'll just spam it in the comments as a meme. Just
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for a laugh. When’s the new cartoon, dammit, the troops are restless. Holy [ __ ], damn. Are you kidding me, what the hell? You're mishearing what I said .
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Maintaining the structure vertically there. bombing about that is stupid. If someone wrote that, who gives a [ __ ].
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This is what we actually need to pay attention to. This is what really needs to be analyzed in this video. This was actually the reason for the hate on the Phoenixes. If that's the reason for the hate, well, that's [ __ ]. It means
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they got trashed for no reason. Although they weren't trashed for no reason. Well, yeah.
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But for an analysis video, it's a stupid take, dammit. The stuff people wrote in the comments, when’s the new cartoon. Damn, you guys are really screwing Ernest.
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There's no overall season structure, but that doesn't matter. Each episode is still clearly self-contained anyway.
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We're analyzing some commenters who may or may not have existed. Or why did they start trashing the studio? Are you a [ __ ]? Relisten to the track.
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Re-relisten to the track. Yeah. There. And maintaining that sequence is very difficult. There are many specificities to this format. And you need quite a few people to work on such a format. And taking someone without minimal directing experience is simply
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dangerous. And this applies not only to the director but to the producer first and foremost. The producer's role strongly dominates the series creation process. Yes, most, God forgive me, bloggers and armchair critics will say a producer is an evil suit who wants to
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squeeze everything out of a project, all the money. But that’s only part of the truth. A producer finds funding, people, markets, keeps track of deadlines, and ensures everything is consistent and on time. A good producer is a director's joy. Because thanks to
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the producer, the project can get what it needs for production. Yeah, I like the music. The music is really cool.
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I have the sources. And what she's saying now is basically that they didn't have an education, but I do. Now I'll write out for them who sucked where, as a postscript after it already happened. she's stating facts, but I don't know to what extent this
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Adding to the playlist for now. I'll add more in the future. Why did you order a courier? I'll be the one ranting and proving to Gleb that Ivan is a [ __ ], damn it. Well, go ahead and try. An
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awesome guy, honestly. Just a very easy character to understand. Cool. Thanks a lot for the hundred. Opened it.
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There is no data on how Fyodor sought funding or studied the target markets. But one thing is certain: at the start of Phoenix, Fyodor couldn't pick the right projects or directors to kick off the new studio. And he somehow didn't
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keep track of the deadlines either. We could talk forever about Phoenix's first projects, but I won't. And again, I'll share my personal discovery. I was naive and sure that Fedya just hadn't done a background check on Tarakanbiks, but it turned out he knew perfectly
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well what she was drawing. A big look into the future. Upcoming projects and plans.
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Well, this is the classic video, A Big Look Into the Future by the colorist Albert Tarakanbiks.
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Maybe you can see the work on screen. This is the studio's immediate plan for the year.
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Or they made a comic about it. Didn't they make a comic about it? Something about this and that, like that.
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Well, probably, okay. Yes. And the problem isn't so much that, oh god, she drew problematic topics, so she's problematic. One of my favorite films is Jojo Rabbit.
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I think it's just about the visual aesthetic of the military uniform. There wasn't anything like that in it.
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Jojo isn't connected to anime, damn it, congratulations. Which literally reflects on the same topic. The indoctrination of youth with propaganda during the Third Reich.
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However, one is an Oscar-winning film, and the other is an abandoned universe by a canceled artist. And the problem here is more about perception. A film is a finished piece of work. You watched it from beginning to end, and
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you judge based on that. But when you have... I didn't read that comic and don't know what she says there. I think she could also have said things about problematic topics. Something about not touching the branch, I've been trapped here for
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years, and besides, I'm a permanent prisoner of four walls, we are so lonely that even the paintings feel sorry, and I'm bullying the courier.
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Thanks a lot for the 500 rubles, I've added it, I'll post the wheel after the stream, anyway, it's a strange argument , we could have analyzed the content instead, because everyone says she drew those Nazis, like, she drew them, so
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she drew them, let's talk about the content then. I think there was nothing there besides the visual aesthetic of those uniforms. And the fact that the Nazis were some pale worms with sticking-out teeth and braces, and the commies were these bloated people,
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something like that. There was nothing of that sort in it. Well, I have no idea. Let's talk about it properly then , because, in my opinion, it's [ __ ] . That [ __ ] Lososkil, like a Nazi. A
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Nazi, just like he loves to act, and that's it. I've only seen these takes about Tarakambix at this level of discourse.
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You have a collection of art, sketches, and posts on your hands. A potential viewer has too many gaps, which they fill in with speculation.
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Losos writes:" It wasn't just those drawings, look at how much [ __ ] was launched, damn it. "Well, that [ __ ], yes. Well, Fedya showed the drawings, she's talking about the drawings. So Fedya saw the drawings. He probably saw
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the drawings, at least. And he apparently saw the project too. It was explained to him what this project was.
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And I'm sure there's nothing wrong with that. But the posts, [ __ ] it. Yes. Yes.
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You'll find autists like Losos who will nitpick some [ __ ] in the comments written 10 years ago. Like:" Ah, [ __ ], [ __ ], listen, it's fun for them.
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With intentions and loud accusations. " Since we're talking about the universe, damn it, well, well, especially when the topic is very traumatic for the CIS space. Do I think authors should walk on eggshells? God forbid they touch on a complex topic.
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But no. Well, it's also worth understanding the context. I said that purely about her personal project, which greatly influenced her online image. But talking about the past is impossible. Oof, another hot take.
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Tarakambix isn't to blame. Well, how come? I don't think she deserved so much hate, because the main questions should be directed at Fyodor himself, who, first of all, approved the storyboards and animatics that had a lot of errors. And secondly, he
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actually approved a whole series project for someone with no experience, considering that before this she was just an uploader for Kot Albert. Why did her project even get funding? That is a mystery lost in the mists of history.
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Well, again, those who hated Tarakambix are idiots. I have no [ __ ] clue why they hated her or what the reason was.
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The cartoon turned out funny. Yes, the cartoon turned out just insane, completely incomprehensible. What do these Nazi-related drawings have to do with it? All that [ __ ]. Well, for that, probably, yes. More [ __ ] was heaped onto it on top of that. Probably
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, that was the main hot take overall. So, Stasyan sent something over. What is this, [ __ ]? Oh, God, [ __ ], just insane artists. Always drawing all sorts of crap, damn it. Well, most likely, that's what she was hated for.
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So people also went into her social media, in addition to everything else, because the cartoon failed and it all started. But, honestly, it’s just some stinking pile from the distant past, to be fair. To rush in and poke
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it with a stick. Alright then. In the context of who Fedya gathered around him, well, Fedya made the wrong choice, he bet on the wrong thing. Yeah, in that sense, probably. And as a director , he didn’t perform at 100%. In that
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regard, it makes sense. Okay. But dragging up this piece of [ __ ] from the past, I don’t think that’s particularly relevant. I think that for Fedya, it doesn’t even matter who he chose for this project; he didn't
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intervene, he didn't do his job as a director. That’s the main thing. If a badass cartoon had come out, there wouldn't have been so much hate for Tarakambiks. Even if they had dug this up, she would have deleted everything
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and said you all misunderstood, get lost, I’m making a cartoon. Everything would have been different, it would have turned out another way.
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But it all piled up, and it turned into a disaster. But Tarakambiks shouldn't be dragged back. She looks much better now. She’s making a comic there. So everything is fine. And thank God, poking at the past right now, well,
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it’s, it’s bad. It’s bad. Especially with such traumatic topics for the CIS, especially in our times. I wouldn’t bring it up again, just for safety’s sake. She draws, and good for her. I recommend subscribing to her Telegram, reading her comics, and
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seeing the art she makes. It’s still cool. Education is a sub-point that I decided to add after recording the whole voiceover, since I can actually share my own experience. But furthermore, we found a victim of Fedya’s words about
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higher education. Holy crap. And what did he say about higher education, that it isn't necessary?
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Cut out all the preludes and introductory paragraphs. Hi, I’m Vasya Dydremkahut, and I unironically consider myself a victim of Fyodor Comix’s amazing advice. Hi.
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Or more precisely, one such nasty piece of advice that I haven't been able to forgive him for in the last 5 years.
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Not a quote:" Don't go to art school, because it’s better if creativity remains just a hobby for you. "How I hate my younger self for watching that video right when I was torn. Where should I, such a cool furry artist
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using markers, apply? Well, [ __ ], just victims on screen. That’s a great start. The quote is stupid.
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Definitely not for architecture, where I’m studying now and frankly suffering among serious non-drawing normies. Yes, you could say that every person, young or adult, has their own head on their shoulders, and basing your life plans on some internet
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bloggers is straight-up stupidity, and I would agree with you. But as a creative kid in an entirely uncreative environment, with literally nowhere to turn for a different take on art careers, you’re just a target, and they’re asking you what you’ve
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built, who you’ve defeated. You were eaten by a gorilla. I’m pulling the trigger, loser. I don’t give a damn, but in the end, you’re the sucker; I’m fighting in the trenches, your foot’s stuck on my boot, you’re out
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of XP, pulling the trigger, casket-bound, you loser, casket-bound, you loser, casket-bound, you loser, to the net, el loco, for tomorrow’s broadcast.
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Thanks a lot for the 1703, thanks a bunch, it’ll be used. Let’s go to McDonald’s.
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That’s not just the target audience, that is the primary consumer of FedComix info. Delightful.
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Yes, yes, that’s exactly it. And the primary consumer of info. Anyway, in contrast to this crap, I can actually reinforce and defend Fedor Comix’s position a bit. When you go to a somewhat technical university, when you study with" normies, "even as a
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creative person, you gain life experience—and some damn good life experience at that. If you drift into pink clouds and pure drawing practice, among these creative types who live only for their projects, reflecting the same pink snot and clouds, you become
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like Lina, who never really lived, where windows open outward, where people act like total lunatics in their projects, where an" investigative experiment "is a pillow with vodka thrown out a window. And that kind of insanity starts in the projects. It’s
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all because of the pink snot and clouds . If you are closer to reality, if you live not this creative, ephemeral life, not constantly absorbed in your projects or art school nonsense, but actually live on planet Earth, your
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projects will be more interesting in the end. You need to live a life, to gain that experience, in order to make something for people, something interesting, to inject your creative vision into it. That’s not bad either . That’s also, well, a choice, it’s
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a path too. And which one fits better, well, that’s an open question. Fedor probably started from those boomer takes that you need a foundation, you need that diploma, so that if anything happens, you can always go get a job.
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You have something to fall back on, solid ground under your feet with a technical degree, because it’s easier to find work that way than with creative or philosophical things.
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Because in the end, I don’t know, maybe I wanted to study philosophy, or applied philosophy. But what’s the point of that? Tech guy, just a tech guy. Well, in general, it varies. You can talk about this a lot. Fedya has a
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point here too. The fact that it's so targeted, yeah, that's [ __ ] up. Los writes that art colleges are a total disaster. They should scare them away.
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No, that's actually true, because she suffers in a company of normies, otherwise she would have just gone [ __ ] crazy. They would have scrambled her brains, the non-normie type that accumulates there. A breeding ground for these dyed weirdos with
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god-knows-what pronouns, damn it. Uh, well, it's a double-edged sword. It's unclear which choice would be better here. You just have to go with what actually works. And don't look at what others, [ __ ], well, they really think
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it's heaven on earth where everyone discusses projects, but if these projects are soy [ __ ], would you be happy with that or not? I wouldn't be happy.
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Such YouTubers literally became the sole source of artistic wisdom, on how to live this art life and become at least that's so shitty that, [ __ ], YouTubers became a source of wisdom for you. A shitty source for wisdom, just like the
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art college students. Actually, they aren't a bad source for learning how to draw, but definitely a bad source for wisdom.
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Imagine my face, when not only did the art college start completely draining all my strength and desire not just to draw, but to simply live. But it also turned out that Fedor, according to others, dropped out of higher education
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himself in his second year. Do you understand what he's such a loser, what has this advisor even done? And his video is still on the channel, and the advice is still there. I I just can't, I just A
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this fragment made it into the video for one reason. Fedya not only gave out advice And if he hadn't dropped out, then maybe" Earth of Kings "wouldn't look so amusing and insane.
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Left and right, which don't really work for everyone. But then didn't even follow them himself. And these tips even shot him in the knee later on. My opinion is: the internet is full of tutorials, books, videos, and forums
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dedicated to creating animation. And to be an animator, is there anyone in the chat who is a victim of Nikolai Sobolev's advice, who said that school is no place for smart people, or victims of Rick Sanchez's advice from Rick and Morty. Who pulled
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Morty out of school because, because you can travel through universes. Are there any such victims of education.
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Even [ __ ] it at all necessary. Becoming a director isn't something you can learn just from books; it's about interaction with people, tackling directorial challenges, and gaining knowledge in many related fields. Yes, you can understand editing, composition
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, and animation, but that won't make you a good director. Why? Well, I think it's because if you exist in a vacuum, you can't find the direction you need to move in. Your whole development path stretches out much further than if you
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were in a competitive environment with your peers. You will study things that wouldn't have interested you in everyday life. People forget, but being a producer or director are real professions that require a lot of complex knowledge. Like a job?
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Well, yeah, yeah. Producing and directing, it's... it's an industry, it's specialized knowledge. You learn about the same pipeline in...
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Well, if we're talking about projects, when you get into a non-creative environment for your projects, well, who the hell knows.
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In your first year, you live with that algorithm like an axiom. Basically, the most important thing is that an educational institution is a proving ground for mistakes. You make your first film and screw up, making the same mistakes that everyone made before
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you. And that's okay, because you're learning. You aren't acting like a messiah, you're just a student who, like everyone else, thought the script stage could be skipped because you're an artist and could jump straight into storyboarding. You're a student who is
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learning to work with people and who fought with their sound engineer because they couldn't find common ground. You're a student who decided to make a 3D cartoon, and the school gave you the gear.
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So look, you graduated from this creative major, for example, you were a student who had a proving ground for mistakes. You know what a pipeline is.
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You know how to distribute everything, but the funding and projects still go to Fedor Comix, who didn't finish university, who studied to be some— damn it—linguist, I don't know, some language school, I think he studied Spanish. He didn't give a damn, dropped
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out in his second year, and took off. And he’s the one getting projects, while you’re super skilled. Sitting there struggling to make ends meet.
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That’s life, damn it, especially in these creative things. An audience and a machine. And you don't understand how to remove the rig from the frame?
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A translator from Spanish, because you didn't wrap the colored electrical tape. Yeah, but he was given the money, and you weren't. And all of these are real mistakes. And there is nothing shameful about them, because it's impossible to
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learn without making mistakes. But you ruin your life so much when you call yourself not a student, not an enthusiast animator who decided to make cartoons as a hobby, but a whole studio . Fedya constantly talks about They are beginners with burning hearts
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the fact that he wan a fledgling studio wants to leave a mark in history, wants to change the world with his art yes, at the vanguard of creativity creativity, but perhaps that is the problem, that no, in the early videos
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this desire of Fedya's to change the world with his art is very visible, some would call it megalomania but honestly it looked more like teenage angst animation that is teenage angst and even Fedya admits it now of course, it's cool, but that's no
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excuse for childish behavior. For a while it was, well, logical, since Fedya was a teenager, but then he grew up and opened a studio whose ideology became the goal to resurrect Russian animation, to raise it from its knees.
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And having stepped on a bunch of rakes, he succeeded anyway. It is now a working machine for making money.
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Everything he wanted, he achieved anyway. And, god, without a brother. I emphasize, [ __ ] these creative colleges of yours, he did two years as a Spanish translator.
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Pff, damn, creative colleges. You won't have that. You just won't, damn it. He was in the right place at the right time. He got lucky. There. Keep studying all that [ __ ], damn it.
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With technical majors you are much more likely to get, uh, how is it, a bird in the hand, rather than a pie in the sky.
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You are much closer to making decent money. in some field that will be accessible to you, rather than just dreaming about something, doing something, building some project, dreaming about Fyodor, a comic—you won't have [ __ ]. Or maybe you will,
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maybe you will have it without that. with a technical education it will be much better and much more practical and much more interesting than if you went crazy in a circle of non-normies. Well anyway, damn, damn, how I hate it.
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Fedya is just a clear example that things can turn out very differently. I see it. I hate everyone who starts without knowledge, without an awesome American education. I exposed Fedya, damn it. I [ __ ] him over.
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That broken record about the knees. Just break them already, shoot them. Enough of this. This whole circus is like little kids who confused the playground with real life. It is precisely because of this stupid idea about resurrecting animation that real
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megalomania crept in, which did not allow the studio to learn from easier projects. Making shorts to gain experience, to learn to work as a team?
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No, we are resurrecting an entire industry. You must only make series that will bring fame, wealth, and change the whole world. Never, never, never, never do anything for the sake of changing the whole world. Just tell a quality story, make quality content. It
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doesn't matter if it's highbrow auteur content or entertainment. It will find its audience. And if you make the viewer feel something, you've already changed someone's day. And if you're lucky, then What about being at the forefront of creativity?
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And their life. If your goal is creating quality content, basically, I want, I want to be at the forefront of creativity short films and win an award full-length, comic, video, series, or even TikTok, then you will definitely succeed, because this is what they're
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dodging and my music is bumping. Damn, put on a step. I don't even want to listen to it, it's just what really depends on you.
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Well, she's just stating facts, I don't know how to comment on this. In principle, yes, it doesn't depend on other people's perception, doesn't depend on the state of the world. In fact, nothing depends on you, except for what you create.
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But why? Besides what depends on the studio at all? No, really. Why? This question appeared to me at the end of writing the video script, because Fedya's stories just don't align with creating a studio. Like, he said he
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wanted animation to remain a hobby, not a job. Of course, he could have changed .
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So, yeah, he doesn't want to draw because, you see, he wants others to draw for him. Damn, that's what a studio is for. Is it possible that no one has understood this yet? He doesn't want to draw. Doesn't want to. Doesn't
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want to at all, damn it, change his mind. But still. Why? Is a studio needed to create cartoons? Well, no. Is a studio needed to involve other people in working on your cartoons? No, I honestly don't understand why Fedya
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needed this. There are tons of creators on YouTube who make cartoons with a team, but they aren't a studio. They have lower requirements, even though they put out high-quality stuff. Just making a studio to show off. But when
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you No, to, damn it, not draw yourself, to distance yourself from it as much as possible, so that even his projects aren't associated with him, so his name is always honored, in the credits and face. But here's Phoenix, damn, here,
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here they are, here we are, the team, screw it, that makes 13, damn, cards.
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There, I'm first in the credits there, yeah, but I don't want to draw anything at all. So let's have you guys praise me, in short, everyone subscribe to me there, and you'll read my damn wisdom on Telegram, which, by the way, takes a
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huge amount of effort for me to write, because this wisdom of mine on Telegram , I'm stopping writing it too. Maybe I'll return someday, because it's a huge amount of work, a post every single week. There, there, everyone is
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praising me. And this studio, it’s my brainchild, damn it. Not the name Fyodor Comix, not me personally, but my brainchild. And my brainchild isn't 13 Cards, it's the studio, damn it. And all these projects are mine. Even if
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it's not yours, you seem like Isn't it obvious? You take on more responsibility than just an autho less responsibility, for him specifically less responsibility, because it's a studio author. And then someone else shows up and finals. No, rather, maybe there's
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more responsibility, but for other people, he gets more laurels from it. If it were Fyodor Comix doing his own project, it’s Fyodor Comix doing his own project, damn it. Come on, that’s that name, damn it. And Lina there, it
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would be Lina who is doing her own project there. It’s a studio, it’s him, he is the author-creator, and all that, Nal question.
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And at the same time he’s in the shadows. Well, anyway, I I totally understand his logic, I really understand it perfectly. Person or studio? We’ve already talked about the fact that Fedya should have originally separated the channels into
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his personal and the studio one. Well, here's another thought. Initially, Phoenix was interesting only because it was Fyodor Comix's studio. And the cartoons coming out on the channel were interesting because Fedya was making them. Fedya started going viral when he
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began making videos showing his face. Yes, the cartoons were funny, but it was specifically the vlogger content that gave him a huge boost, and to deny that would be just short-sighted.
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Actually, no one is going to deny that. Because we denied that fact, we ended up here. Before, everyone used to complain about Fedya constantly filling his videos with fluff, thinking:" Work is in progress. "They complained about the endless promises. But now the
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pendulum has swung the other way, and the studio is drifting further and further from its audience. My idea fo Yeah, I disagree. There's a new audience there and they're doing just fine.
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Is that while the cartoons were being made, Fedya could have developed his idea with" Fyodor Comix Draws "and come up with more various entertainment shows with artists.
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Well, that's true, yeah. He doesn't want to do that. He doesn't want to film vlogs, he doesn't want to draw, he doesn't want to be a name. He doesn't want to be held accountable. You could say, like, if everything was released
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under the Fedor Comix brand, it would get more attention, yeah, but he doesn't want to be held accountable; he just wants the glory while staying in the shadows. He wants his brainchild— it's not even about the glory, he just
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needs to know his brainchild is big, that it's doing things. And everything that comes out under the Studio Phoenix brand is his brainchild. Even though that's not true at all. Basically, it's not true at all. But in some indirect
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sense, yeah, he does have a hand in the naming. And what’s more, even 13 Cards is still part of the universe he created. Even though he has, like, [ __ ] all to do with it, really. It’s Vaniyl there with the fans, with other
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people. He just attends the calls and doodles something there. He posts in his Telegram that he doodled something during a call." Look what I drew while I was on a call, while my project was being discussed. "So he is present on
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the call. But he just draws something of his own, he doesn't give a [ __ ]. How , how he strokes his ego in the process . Drawing his comic for millions, billions of years and he’ll never finish this Land of Kings. It’s never
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coming out. Just get over it. It’s been 10 years already. This is the next volume, and how many more are there supposed to be? Two. You're even kidding yourselves. Do you really think it’s coming out? That's it, [ __ ] it.
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You there were attempts when FKR invited other artists, but it died out. It’s hard to say why. Maybe the guys just couldn't have fun in that format.
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Possibly the format itself had run its course a bit and needed refinement. While the cartoons were being made, Fedya would get money for the cartoons, and in general, just entertain people.
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What he Yeah, that’s a good scheme, but there’s one" but ": Fed doesn’t want to.
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You were doing it before, as I was writing the script, it became clear. He doesn’t even want to find people to delegate this side content to. He doesn't want to make side content based on the cartoons at all. And I really
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don't understand why he doesn't want to run these channels, apart from the animation ones. Maybe all that creativity, he probably still has ambitions in the creative field. The rest of the trashy content, in Fedya’s opinion, apparently only attracts hate now. Although again, if
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these were podcasts, if this were something for creativity, some discussion, something interesting, then comments when a new cartoon comes out would get lost in the discussion. But apparently, he thinks that side content only attracts comments when a new
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cartoon is released. That’s probably how he thinks about it. It’s clear that all these errors aren't just individual screw-ups, but a huge snowball where all the problems are interconnected. As just some random person from the internet, I can't say
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whether they took any steps to fix everything they’ve messed up over these 10 years or not. But we currently live in conditions where it’s difficult to make animation even without your own problems. It doesn’t matter if you’re a studio or not. And
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in general, all these" what ifs "don't really make much sense. That ship has long since sailed. I don’t want to end on a sad note, so I’ll point out something positive. Fedya truly left his mark on the Russian animation
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industry. He inspired many to take up making cartoons. Right now, we have more young creators than ever who are passionate about this craft. And I have a message for you. Especially since I’m just like you. Animation is an
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extremely labor-intensive art form. It demands incredible patience and immersion in the process from you. But don’t forget that there’s a whole world around you, and many people with whom you can create so much more.
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Collaborate and tell high-quality stories, and then everything will work out for you. You won't even have to start a studio. So, this video is a bit nostalgic. I hope it comes not so much from hatred, but from this sort of love
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. And, in short, I’ll explain the essence of the video in two words. So, the author is a creative person who got some education, and looking back at how things were on old YouTube, is in shock at the wrong decisions Fedor Comix made
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, saying:" Damn, guys, you probably, like me, were inspired, he messed up there, it's a disaster, but now I have the competence. "" I’ll break down for you what happened back then, what was wrong, that you need to get an
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education, you need to structure all this in your head and you need to understand that this is very laborious [ __ ]. "Well, it's clear. Meaning this video is more about her than about Fedya. Fedya was just standing nearby
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here, because speaking about Fedya, you can't help but mention this huge ego and what he even wants from this creativity. All her advice, all the post-mortems and words about education, they just don't apply to Fedya. These are different kinds of characters,
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really. Just, well, they don't apply. They couldn't possibly work that way. My own reflections, actually, and the speech about how I went into a different [ __ ] major because of him.
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That’s also [ __ ]. Well, it’s [ __ ] in every respect, actually. And Fedya's advice isn't the worst. And her advice, the fact that she thinks she stumbled, isn't without merit either. Maybe she stumbled, maybe not.
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This is, like, really complex [ __ ]. I wasn't here for a year. The reason is obvious. The diploma was hard. I didn't enjoy it. But now I have an ironclad argument for all internet arguments in the form of a red diploma. And my
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amazing coaster for a mug that I can throw at absolutely everyone in the chats about animation. Uh like, subscribe, hit the bell, and write in the comments. First of all, congratulate me on my diploma, I demand it. Second of all, well,
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damn, I need to congratulate myself on the radio for the diploma. That’s really [ __ ] great. I congratulate you sincerely. I have two of them. I should do streams on radio and television, basically, and throw diplomas at everyone. Even though I
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don't really know much and have forgotten everything to hell, I'll tell you about digital signal processing, about difference equations, and I'll feel very smart.
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Tell me, how did Fyodor influence you? Still, well, it's not that, damn, a good argument in a dispute, by the way, is having a diploma in animation, taking some courses, basically, instead of just saying" [ __ ] off "
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and bullying him forever, but actually appreciating some efforts a little, because, well, rewatching old videos, you really feel some nostalgia and that warmth. Now, there’s no warmth left in life, no hope. So any little bit of positivity will be slightly pleasant to
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my old heart. And, of course, I hope you appreciated that I did paper animation for this video. Who else would draw a shitty phoenix for a shitty video? Ani, it’s a pleasant video, actually.
Speaker A
I’ll subscribe to see what else he makes. Ah, it’s actually a cool video . I have no [ __ ] clue what I'm looking for. Schizo. Schizo, [ __ ]. I think it’s cool. It even sparked something in me. Well, it’s not bad,
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because everything really is drawn nicely and done well. What? Actually, I have a review, it’s an old one, of course.
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Phoenix’s target audience. The target audience of Phoenix is sitting there. I , I actually, really, today, goddamn that's how the cookie crumbles, yeah.
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