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arrowmi
United States
Приєднався 1 лют 2010
artist + storyteller
Instagram/Twitter: @surelyzhou
Instagram/Twitter: @surelyzhou
UPSTREAM (Animated Music Video)
Stream UPSTREAM on Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/6RFDNMV0fx3tPoCiTwJL6E?si=mO8Bxl_1Td63qVZBPZ5xKQ
It’s finally here! Hello Noon, Amy Ahn, and I are proud to present this passion project we started together during the pandemic - something that is truly a special blend of music and animation. UPSTREAM is the fully developed version of the short original song featured in the credits of my animated short film “Noose” (2016), and we're excited for the opportunity to share not only this music but these nostalgic characters and world again in this way. Thank you for 2.6+ Million views on “Noose”, and I hope you enjoy UPSTREAM!
LYRICS
Nowhere to go,
Pushed all I know
out of my mind,
Don’t know how to be kind
to myself,
Just need some help,
The current’s too strong,
It’s too hard to hold on.
The waters are wide
I’m caught in the tide
Where can I rest
my head from all this mess?
My body is aching
My heart is racing,
Can anybody pull me
up towards safety?
We go down, down, down, down,
down to rock bottom,
Dreaming of days that could feel so much better
We go down, down, down, down,
down to rock bottom,
Can we please run away to someplace better?
Torn at the seams
are my delicate dreams,
What can I hope for
when I’m so far from shore,
Wading endlessly
I’m now moving upstream,
Given my all,
Does anybody hear me?
Chorus 2
We go down, down, down, down,
down though I’m climbing,
Dreaming of days that could be so much better,
We go down, down, down, down,
down though I’m trying
Can we please run away to someplace better?
If there's a place
where I can make
something of myself,
Maybe I don’t need to leave,
Maybe I don’t need to leave,
Maybe I don’t need to leave,
Can I get out of this space,
Move upstream to let myself embrace
There’s no down, down, down, down,
after rock bottom,
Listless and breathless
there’s hope beyond measure,
There’s no down, down, down, down,
We’ll make it upstream,
can we lay here a while for a bit longer?
I'm moving upstream
Follow us and our journey on this project:
Arrowmi: surelyzhou
Hello Noon: hellonoonband
Amy Ahn: a.myahn
Credits:
Art & Animation - Shirley Zhou
Vocals - Amy Ahn, Danielle Castrence, Stephen Spies
Lyrics - Amy Ahn, Stephen Spies, Danielle Castrence, Shirley Zhou
Music - Amy Ahn, Stephen Spies, Danielle Castrence, Kate Bacich, Kyle Dombroski, Loren Barnese, Rebecca Bacich
Many thanks to the incredible tutorials and resources from Adobe Stock, Kristof Dedene, Stephen Elliget, VDODNA, Ben Marriott
+ assistance, support, and insight from my dear friends - Hailey, Julia, Vy, Ann, Evan, Teresa, and Lisa
It’s finally here! Hello Noon, Amy Ahn, and I are proud to present this passion project we started together during the pandemic - something that is truly a special blend of music and animation. UPSTREAM is the fully developed version of the short original song featured in the credits of my animated short film “Noose” (2016), and we're excited for the opportunity to share not only this music but these nostalgic characters and world again in this way. Thank you for 2.6+ Million views on “Noose”, and I hope you enjoy UPSTREAM!
LYRICS
Nowhere to go,
Pushed all I know
out of my mind,
Don’t know how to be kind
to myself,
Just need some help,
The current’s too strong,
It’s too hard to hold on.
The waters are wide
I’m caught in the tide
Where can I rest
my head from all this mess?
My body is aching
My heart is racing,
Can anybody pull me
up towards safety?
We go down, down, down, down,
down to rock bottom,
Dreaming of days that could feel so much better
We go down, down, down, down,
down to rock bottom,
Can we please run away to someplace better?
Torn at the seams
are my delicate dreams,
What can I hope for
when I’m so far from shore,
Wading endlessly
I’m now moving upstream,
Given my all,
Does anybody hear me?
Chorus 2
We go down, down, down, down,
down though I’m climbing,
Dreaming of days that could be so much better,
We go down, down, down, down,
down though I’m trying
Can we please run away to someplace better?
If there's a place
where I can make
something of myself,
Maybe I don’t need to leave,
Maybe I don’t need to leave,
Maybe I don’t need to leave,
Can I get out of this space,
Move upstream to let myself embrace
There’s no down, down, down, down,
after rock bottom,
Listless and breathless
there’s hope beyond measure,
There’s no down, down, down, down,
We’ll make it upstream,
can we lay here a while for a bit longer?
I'm moving upstream
Follow us and our journey on this project:
Arrowmi: surelyzhou
Hello Noon: hellonoonband
Amy Ahn: a.myahn
Credits:
Art & Animation - Shirley Zhou
Vocals - Amy Ahn, Danielle Castrence, Stephen Spies
Lyrics - Amy Ahn, Stephen Spies, Danielle Castrence, Shirley Zhou
Music - Amy Ahn, Stephen Spies, Danielle Castrence, Kate Bacich, Kyle Dombroski, Loren Barnese, Rebecca Bacich
Many thanks to the incredible tutorials and resources from Adobe Stock, Kristof Dedene, Stephen Elliget, VDODNA, Ben Marriott
+ assistance, support, and insight from my dear friends - Hailey, Julia, Vy, Ann, Evan, Teresa, and Lisa
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Відео
UPSTREAM (Trailer)
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COMING TO UA-cam, SPOTIFY, and APPLE MUSIC MAY 5TH Pre-save: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/hellonoonandamyahn/upstream A secret project I’ve been working on for the past 2.5 years is finally here! After many years since the creation of my first short animated film “Noose” (2016), many people had expressed a lot of love and interest in the music of the film, particularly the small end credits song m...
The Making of "BOUNTY"
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It's been a hot minute but I'm finally uploading the Making Of video for my short film Bounty I released 4 months ago! It's a lot of work a 9 minute video will never fully capture, but I hope it gives you a glimpse into 1.5 years of my life working on this project. While each of my Making Of videos are formatted a bit differently, the process for each film is similar in many ways. Feel free to ...
BOUNTY (Animated Short Film)
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An ex-bounty hunter makes breakfast with his young daughter, who becomes increasingly curious about his past profession. Thesis film completed at UCLA Animation Workshop. Written, animated, directed by Shirley Zhou Featuring voices by Jack Murphy and Lileina Joy Sound Design / Mixing by Crystal Chan (cyrrrchan.com) & Shirley Zhou Featuring music by Ina Ray Hutton ❗ Please do not re-upload my fi...
South Park Reanimate - Scene 71
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Sorry for the re-upload~ Viacom took the first one I uploaded down. I re-edited it in a way I hope doesn't repeat the issues hhh;; Ty to all the people who left comments and likes on the first upload ;0; I really appreciate it This is my part for the South Park reanimate project: southparkreanimate.tumblr.com/ I haven't animated much since wrapping up my last film, so I thought it'd be fun to p...
Bounty (Trailer)
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An ex-bounty hunter makes breakfast with his young daughter, who becomes increasingly curious about his past profession. Coming Winter 2020 Hello friends! It's been far too long since I last uploaded. Thank you for 100k views on my last film On My Mind. The renewed interest means a lot and I do read every single new comment that comes in on my videos, even if it looks like I am inactive from no...
TABLETS UNDER $100?? | XP-PEN Deco Pro Review + Unboxing
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XP-PEN launched their brand new Deco Pro graphic tablet line and sent me a tablet to unbox and review! Timestamps 0:00-2:05 Unboxing 2:06-2:45 Installation 2:46-3:06 Testing Brush Strokes 3:07-6:37 Speedpaint Updated firmware for pressure issue: drive.google.com/open?id=134r6tJzly0daRIy42hWOqSZwLdakolSv Deco Pro Links Official web: bit.ly/2VAn4WI USA Amazon: amzn.to/2RCS4Fx Canada Amazon: amzn....
Spongebob Band Geeks Re-Animated - Part 25 Process
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Breakdown for my part in the Spongebob Band Geeks reanimated collab hosted by @OpraZebb The full episode will not be released until later this summer. Follow @SpongebobCollab or me on twitter for updates when it's out! Had a lot of fun animating something v different from my usual stuff, and super ecstatic my first re-animate collab was for an iconic episode of Spongebob I absolutely love. Foll...
The Making of "On My Mind"
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Hello! It's been a while but I finally got around to finishing the behind the scenes video for how I made my second year animated film, On My Mind. This video is almost twice as long as the Noose BTS, with the hopes I could provide a more in depth look into both my writing and production processes. I hope this gives some insight into how an animated short film is generally made, and the many la...
On My Mind - Original Soundtrack (Acoustic Guitar Version)
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I commissioned the lovely Marko Ignjatovic to arrange and perform a fingerstyle acoustic guitar version of the main theme from On My Mind. I've always loved fingerstyle guitar covers and Marko's rendition of the main theme is such a dream. Original music composed by Stephen Spies & Kate Bacich Contact: www.stephenspies.com www.katebacich.com Follow me for art & updates: ☞ Instagram - instagram....
On My Mind - Original Soundtrack
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Here is the main theme / original soundtrack from my 2nd year short film, On My Mind! This score was composed by Stephen Spies & Kate Bacich, the two composers who also created the soundtrack for Noose. It was great fun to work with them to develop this Parisian style theme (along with the other music pieces in the film) that really tied the film together. Contact: www.stephenspies.com www.kate...
On My Mind (Animated Short Film)
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A loser-in-love's struggle to move on is personified by a crow. Second year film completed at UCLA Animation Workshop. Written, animated, directed by Shirley Zhou Featuring voices by Shellah Hunter, William Rowe, Kimlinh Tran, and Jackson De Loach Sound Design / Mixing by Crystal Chan (cyrrrchan.com/) Original Soundtrack by Stephen Spies and Kate Bacich www.stephenspies.com www.katebacich.com ❗...
[MAP] Shelter - Part 19
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Completed MAP: ua-cam.com/video/64AcwgmLs0c/v-deo.html For this: ua-cam.com/video/5DijCLDOA3M/v-deo.html Here's 5 seconds from my unreleased 2nd year film and 4 seconds from my current thesis film in progress. Only 2 more months till On My Mind goes live on this channel!! Shelter is one of my favorite songs ever so I had to jump on this MAP. and since it was an animation recap it didn't involve...
Noose Limited Edition Print Speedpaint | CTN Announcement!
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SHOP THE PRINT: www.arrowmi.etsy.com Thank you all so much for 1,000,000 views on Noose! That has become such an ordinary milestone for many videos in UA-cam-Land nowadays but for a longtime small ass creator like me it feels HUGE so thank you so much!! I've painted a special print that I'll be selling at CTN in Burbank, CA from Nov 15-18. If you're coming, please come find me at table T-175 an...
This is fantastic though it sounds like the mix needs some work? There's a lot of 400-500 Hz, too much(?) synthetic widening, and the vocals go fuzzy or distorted a lot, eg at 3:34. This could all be what you wanted though 😅 I'm not trying to be a d*ck - just giving mix feedback that you didn't ask for 😂
THIS IS INCREDIBLE!! I almost didn't press on the notification because I forgot this channel's name, but I'm so glad I did. This is beautiful
Hello man I want to say hell yeah that's from the south
i love this so much <3
holy shit that plot twist at the end is insane
Beautiful and amazing! I love this so much and I love that you included shots of "Noose" in with the striking brand new animation. This is def going on repeat 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you!! I've always appreciated all your comments over the years and your support on my work 🥹💕
THIS AMAZING HOLY HECK (thank you for continuing the noose story and thank you singer for making a full version AAAAAAA) Edit: the animation is insane like WHAT
Thank you your comments always bring me such joy!! 💖 and the singers (Amy Ahn, Danielle Castrence, Stephen Spies) seriously killed it we're so lucky they were down for this project 💯
To me, the craw is the bad thoughts, and maybe when she just acepted them, they were able to go away.. or maybe im just crazy, i need some coffee
Each flash of memory at 3:27, synchronized with the music... INCREDIBLE 🥹
The most breathtaking collab between music and animation... Honestly so wild to believe that a solo animator made all of this. Made me tear up again when replaying ❤
thank you for acknowledging my invisible labor 😂💖 u da best turts
You caught me! #soloanimatorrecognitionbot lmao
these animations that inspire me to make my own, simply incredible.
This is super well made, it must've taken so much work! Great stuff!
This is amazing
Love the song so much, hope someone makes a karaoke version
This will be me soon 🔜
I've honestly followed you ever since Noose dropped and fell in love with the soundtrack. Now, there's a full song to go alongside with it?! It's beautiful, and I would love to see more of your works even if it comes and goes every few years!
yes I'm always gonna be making things! and thanks so much for following along since Noose ;0; It means a lot to hear people have still followed along since then and are interested in my future projects even if they come in irregular paces 💖
Annnnnnnd 6 years later, we have this masterpiece!
Very nice
A beautiful depiction of growth--from the characters and the artist. Glad to see more of your work!
ahh thank you that was worded so beautifully 🥹💖 I appreciate the support so much!
So much clear improvement! Not to mention the amazing song!
this is great art work .
Love the use of the old animation from noose. Keep up the good work <3
Ahhh the nostalgia! The animation and vocals 💕💕
gj!
Such a great a great song with even better animation! Its so cool to see how your style has evolved over the years :>
thank you!! it's been a long journey ;w;
Yessss finnally!!!! Its so pretty!
Thank youuu !! 🥺
Congratulations on finishing this crazy ambitious beautiful project! It's truly inspiring to see how far both you and the characters have come ever since Noose and you can really sense the love and care in each frame! The shot compostions amd colors are seriously so beautiful. What a privilege to have followed you on this journey!
Thank youuUUUUuuu 🥺❤ VIP chad
Guess I gotta sub now how dare. Jkjkjk honestly great song. Glad y’all and hello noon did a collab 🖤🖤🖤
LOL thank youuu. This collab was seriously so special 🙏❤
@@arrowmi fr amazing people!
Such a beautiful song and it's perfect match to this story! Great job Hello Noon!! ❤
Hello Noon and Amy DELIVERED on this song 💯
Beautiful! ❤ Stoked to see Hello Noon at Lucky Strike Hollywood this Thursday!
they're gonna kill it 💯
Aww thanks Greg!!
Aw thanks Greg!! We can’t wait!!
It's really perfect 🥺
🥺❤❤
Totally ❤
Extra Amazingly Nice 🩵
Sublime 💯
Indeed:)
So lovely. ❤️
Thank you!! 🙏
God this is gorgeous. This was every bit worth the 6 year wait.
Thanks for sticking around all these years 🥹❤
<3
❤
I've shown this to a bunch of family members and they all love it
🥰
I love this SO MUCH!!!
So many kudos to you and the band on your incredible work on this ❤❤
LYRICS: Nowhere to go, Pushed all I know out of my mind, Don’t know how to be kind to myself, Just need some help, The current’s too strong, It’s too hard to hold on. The waters are wide I’m caught in the tide Where can I rest my head from all this mess? My body is aching My heart is racing, Can anybody pull me up towards safety? We go down, down, down, down, down to rock bottom, Dreaming of days that could feel so much better We go down, down, down, down, down to rock bottom, Can we please run away to someplace better? Torn at the seams are my delicate dreams, What can I hope for when I’m so far from shore, Wading endlessly I’m now moving upstream, I’ve given my all, Does anybody hear me? We go down, down, down, down, down though I’m climbing, Dreaming of days that could be so much better, We go down, down, down, down, down though I’m trying Can we please run away to someplace better? If there's a place where I can make something of myself, Maybe I don’t need to leave, Maybe I don’t need to leave, Maybe I don’t need to leave, Can I get out of this space, Move upstream to let myself embrace There’s no down, down, down, down, after rock bottom, Listless and breathless there’s hope beyond measure, There’s no down, down, down, down, We’ll make it upstream, can we lay here a while for a bit longer? I'm moving upstream
🎶🥰🎶
Thank you so much for watching upstream! 🌊 Find streaming links and more info about the music team (Hello Noon & Amy Ahn) behind Upstream here: linktr.ee/upstreamsong
I'll try and be there!
It's finally here!!! I love love love the meadow scene and then all those beautiful callbacks to Noose immediately after. When you see the flashbacks from the short, you can really see just how much you've improved. Amazing!!
It's been a long road 😭 Thanks for joining me on the journey!
1:38 the bestest boiii!!!
THE BEST 🐶
🤣🫶
Fantastic!!
Thank you!! 🫶
So happy it's finally out!!!!!!
been a long time coming 👏🏻
🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks for killin it on this track kyle!! 🥁✨
Couldn’t be any happier collaborating on this project ❤
Still need my bathroom shots guys!! 👀👀💀 love yall
dream team 💫
Wow, the animation is beautiful. The story is amazing. I miss my dog 😢. Great song you guys.
I miss my pup too :(
Thank you 🥺 I can only imagine how loved your pup was and vice versa ❤
Yay I’m so happy! It’s out! ❤
Your music and voice slaying so hard on this track 😭❤
Wow, I'm never usually here t his early! This looks and sounds amazing. The emotional vibes and animation is so beautiful! Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece :D🤍
Of course!! Thank you for watching and sharing such a nice comment 🥺❤
@@arrowmi I wasn't expecting to see a reply from you!! Thank you!! I watched this with my friend to cheer her up and she loved it! It really made our day so much better!🤍
Yes! Im very excited for this.
😁🙌🏼
So excited this is finally released!
It's finally here 🥺