Ethan's video specifically gave me so much bittersweet happiness, because so much of what he said is exactly how I feel too.
When he said that because of Unus Annus, 2020 became a year of togetherness and community, despite everything? When he said that that year, he'd never felt less alone? Oh god. I felt that to my core. I've said it before, but it's so so rare that I ever get to be part of something from the very beginning, even more rare that I get to be involved with the community and experience that thing together, in real time. I'm always the one to pick up a fandom a while after it's over, show up to a dwindling online presence, full of inside jokes that I wasn't around to understand. But Unus Annus? I was there. I was on the subreddit. I participated in the challenges. I was involved in trying to dissect the lore as it was happening. It was a feeling that I don't know if I'll ever be able to experience again, just knowing with so much confidence and joy that I belong. That was so special to me. I look back on 2020, now, and it's not defined by covid or lockdowns for me. It's defined by all those happy memories.
And then he mentioned being able to remember how you felt, something triggering a memory and suddenly it all comes back- that passion, that excitement, the pride and the togetherness, the grief and the simultaneous celebration, it really hit home. It's not like recalling a specific memory; it's more than that, it's being able to feel exactly the way you felt in the final moments of the livestream. Something you can't describe, but it's unmistakably distinct, and it's such a big feeling. That's something I do with How To Train Your Dragon too, actually; arguably one of the most important pieces of media in my life. Every once in a while, I'll be able to remember just how incredible it felt to be seven years old, watching that movie in the theater for the very first time, completely in awe. I really cherish those moments. It's a reminder that even though those things aren't as big of a part of my life as they used to be, the memory is still preserved inside of me, still just as important, still a part of myself. I'll never forget that #WeWereHere. It made me really excited to hear that Ethan gets that way too.
Memento Mori, Unus Annus. Here's to two years 🥂🖤🤍😌
After finally finish off the Grounded 1.0 update, we decided to move onto a smaller but just as fun adventure in the follow-up to a game we played a year back, We Were Here Too. These games (there are three of them available, with a forth on the way) are quite unique, requiring two players to communicate the part of the world they are experiencing via voice only over an in-game walkie-talkie.…
Liked on YouTube: Meeting this Syrian toymaker was nothing like I expected it to be || We Were Here || https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoWbPi1EEDI || I'm so excited for you to meet my new friend Mohammad. Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen, here's more information on the project: In support of World Refugee Day, We Were Here is an original documentary series from YouTube and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, that seeks to challenge stereotypes and perceptions about refugees by focussing on what unites us rather than sets us apart - our shared passions. You can see the other episodes in the series here: The Permaculturist - on the Gaz Oakley YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF-ACPYNN0oXD4ihS5mbbmw The Musicians - on the Jax Jones YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj95pmTj8-hClQPPc972VOw All episodes of the series are also featured on the YouTube playlist - http://yt.be/wewerehere Learn more at https://ift.tt/v4SsQHd #worldrefugeeday Directed by: Mahmoud Al Massad @massada Contributors: Mohammad Waheed Hussein Asaf, Simone Giertz Production Company: Uncommon Creative Studio @uncommon_london In Association With: Lief @we.are.lief Producers: Shananne Lane, Margo Mars, Rosie Woods @shanannelane @margomars @rosie_esme_woods Executive Producers: Alma Har’el, Nils Leonard, Charlie Gatsky Sinclair @alma.harel @nilsleonard Series Director: Laura Checkoway @laurachecks Casting Director: Six Minutes @sixminutes_casting Production Managers: Luke Tilbury, Laura Jenkins @thetilla Director of Photography: Ahmad Jalboush @ahmad_jalboush Editor: Simon El Habre @simonelhabre Additional Editing: Lewis Noll @lewisnoll Colourist: Yoomin Lee @yoominleecolourist Sound Designers: Patch Rowland & Nigel Mannington @patchland Music Supervisor: Bridget Samuels @bridgetsamuels Jordan Unit Producer: Faris Halaseh @faris_halaseh Service Production Company: Where To Film 1st AD & Translator: Leen Hamarneh @leenwithit 1st AC: Hussein Qadan @hussein_qadan Camera Operator / AC: Amr Khaled @_amr_khaled Location Manager: Ahmad Shehdeh @ahmad_jello Art Director: Ayoub Nahhas @ayoub.g.n Sound Recordist: Hussam Sabanekh @hussam.sabanekh DIT: Saif Abu Rabear @saif.aburabeea Sound Assistant: Bashar Khawaja Production Assistant: Hamzeh Hamidah @hamza.o.hamida Driver: Rashed Zghool @rahidzgh Assistant Editor: Patil Aynedjian Audio Post-Production: Machine Sound @machinesound.co Audio Executive Producer: Rebecca Boswell @rebeccajboswell Audio Producer: Amber Clayton @amberimogen1 Machine Music Supervisor: Brice Cagan @@bricecagan Audio Assistant: Chas Langston @chaslangston Colour: Company3 @company_3 Colour Producer: Kerri Aungle @kerrilondon Post-Production Company: Jam VFX @jamvfxuk Online Post Producer: Angus Berryman @angusberryman Title Design: Uncommon Creative Studio @uncommon_ldn Translations / Subtitles: Wael Joudeh @donotgooutside Production Assistant: Gaaron Clarke @gaaron_clarke Director Assistant: Tally Francis @tallyfrancish Director Assistant: Sasha Nicolas @sashanicolas Junior Researcher: Ethan Elliott @ethyweathy Photographer: Emily Garthwaite @emilygarthwaite Uncommon Creative Studio Creative Director: Shaun Savage @shaunsavage_ Uncommon Creative Studio Creative: Luke Carlisle Uncommon Creative Studio Business Director: Johnny McManus @johnny_mcmx Uncommon Creative Studio Legal: Murray Taylor Uncommon Creative Studio Head of Production: Goldie Robbens @goldie_robbens Special Thanks To: Meshal Elfayez Syrian Refugee Affairs Directorate Annemarie Jacir Roland Schoenbauer Peter Sripol Extra Special Thanks To: Osama Sabbah MUSIC CREDITS Emsallam, The Archiducer - Licensed c/o Keife Records Arabic Trap - Harry T Croxford, Theo Golding, Primetime Productions Ltd, licensed ℅ Universal Production Music Plant Hope - Cavendish Music, licensed ℅ PRS Major With Oohs & Ahhs - Taz Conley, Music Bed, licensed ℅ PRS Drifting With The Current 2 - licensed ℅ Machine Sound
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On the last day of the channel, I posted my hourglass of Unus Annus references, but I only just realized that I forgot to post the updated version after I managed to cram even more references into it! This still holds up as my favorite piece of art I've ever made for a fandom, I think. Happy two years 🖤🤍
I'm working on a large scale Unus Annus video essay about the power, impact, philosophies, and stories of Unus Annus in celebration of its existence and I need YOUR help!
The form is completely anonymous, I want to collect as many thoughts and memories as possible for this project, this video project is deeply personal to me and I want to encompass as many peoples memories as possible.
Memento Mori friends, I hope to see you soon