Animation Before Computers

[@Haminations]

Wait… I thought your videos were live action??? Do you mean to tell me you don’t actually look like a marshmallow guy?!?!?

[@anikeodanye5810]

😅😅

[@ajonjoli37]

didn't expext to see you here

[@YourLocalNintendo]

No 😭

[@IndianB787]

No Bryson it’s not him 😅

[@shhinysilver1720]

@@ajonjoli37expect again

[@YouTube]

crying at the vsauce cameo 😂

[@silvervr5911]

@@maryannmurphy8030 DONT KNOW. AND HOW AM I SECOND?

[@Silkfur]

lol 😂

[@lost_icyazure]

There is no way yup offical youtube here

[@aarommm]

TubeYou

[@duckothelucko]

We have met the king

[@lyc3o5]

I love how we’ve gone from James having creepy hands every once in a while as a joke to now having the hands every other second.

[@d1boundkj]

It’s finally completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGPLgJd7Zpl2rrssi=zvKhYkcEbCrZmxPW

[@theratsinyourwalls]

E

[@CJTheHaunter]

I prefer when his “hands” were just smooth curved lumps

[@TheInfintyithGoofball]

The hands are all I saw in this video

[@roseisanartist]

Same lol

[@xProErax]

14:47 what's also impressive is that the original voice actor of Bambi all the way back then is still alive to this very day! I don't even know how that is possible but man at some point I do got to meet him if I can because it truly is insane that not only did this happen but he also fought in the war and didn't want to be known as the voice actor of Bambi until literally the last few years that is incredible!

[@madsytcorner]

so is thumper!!! but, given, they were like...little kids haha.

[@tylertichoc7330]

Wow, impressive. Kinda like the attitude of another certain protagonist in retro animation. With the whole "I am but a soldier" kinda pure attitude. Something about "don't be some Hollywood or movie hero, have the strength to be gentle." approach. I'm sure they just don't think of themselves that way and are just glad they were able to make a difference in whatever actions and roles they played throughout their lives.

[@InfamousSwoosh]

i think it’s cool that James remembers working on Bambi even after all these years

[@SMCwasTaken]

Hi Pls reply to me Pls

[@xthy_asusgy]

Lol

[@Lowbudget6]

Hey swoosh

[@Flop.downEdits]

Yeah!definitely….😀😊

[@LandoW99]

He went from wanting to be a math teacher to a digital teacher 😂😂😂

[@kumouu_]

The sudden Vsauce transitions were gold.

[@i-live-laugh-love-tally-hall]

Yes

[@sashapurdin]

fr

[@leonfire2]

But we're they? "Vsauce theme plays"

[@Bfjdbfhjdsbjhc]

I GOT WHIPLASH FROM THAT

[@GL1TCH1NG_0UTT]

But the real question is… who owns it?? ( bum, bu-bum,)

[@MoonyToons_776]

Never gonna get tired of animators animating themselves animating.

[@EGRJ]

NormanRockwellSelfPortrait dot jpg

[@TheCubingKitKat]

what?

[@therocksocietyw]

Agree

[@Figure_meat]

Yes

[@Nyota7766]

Animation inception you could say.

[@Cyanodude]

That Vsauce refence was crazy 2:36

[@-The_preppy_TOHfan-]

15:15

[@LiamJohnston-u1l]

hey Vsauce michael here!

[@EuRoWeIrD]

I have always had massive respect for people who have drawn old animations they’re so darn talented.

[@ikeokeke1759]

Bro same . I am an animator

[@enderduck4253]

Inspired by Alan Becker, I tried making my own stick figure animations when I was 10. My results weren't even half decent, yet it was difficult to stay consistent across frames. To get the results theses guys did without the ability to undo things on the fly and properly preview your work had to have taken mountains of skill.

[@TimelessToonsStudios]

As a new traditional animator, same!

[@TimeBucks]

Big shout out to traditional animators.

[@TimelessToonsStudios]

Thanks!

[@ghazalafareed4733]

Good

[@FahimHossen-ym5ye]

Nice

[@NasirKhan-bh2mg]

Nice

[@zubairmunir7466]

👍

[@KeKe-bv8qv]

Fun fact, the oldest ever known animation is in cave paintings. The best example I know of is in the Chauvet Caves in the South of France. My favorites from it are the animals with extra legs so that when the light from a fire moves against the bumpy rock wall it looks like the legs are moving with the flickering light and shadow. Most of this artwork was painted 25, 000 to 27, 000 years ago. So yeah, animation rules and our ancestors knew it.

[@A-lg8py]

Holy shit

[@cevatkokbudak6414]

wow

[@slikibo1]

jeez

[@Sub2Calmac]

dang

[@bigblackmonkeyboy2636]

good fact but i hate france so its not true

[@gracelynroberts-cn2hu]

I am no artist but I dearly love the history of animation and getting to talk about all the weird, cool ways that people made their drawings move before computers came along. It was really cool to feel James radiating excitement through the screen.

[@Ipomoea_Alba]

As a child, Tim Burton-esque claymation was nightmare fuel but also an obsession for me.

[@Youaveragecountryhumansfan]

Agreed. It’s both terrifying and amazing.

[@Tubeytime]

Lee Hardcastle!

[@DogZorBonez]

Moral orel

[@Ipomoea_Alba]

@@DogZorBonez OMG I LOVE MORAL OREL

[@DogZorBonez]

@@Ipomoea_Alba :D

[@theakwardactor9788]

As someone who has always been an animation freak, it's so cool to see James geek out about something I've been obsessed with my whole life

[@Kookaburra1903]

363 likes and no comments is crazy

[@ravenlight6373]

Same

[@SharktoothAnimates]

Couldn't relate to a random comment more lol 😂❤

[@noimsquidward7327]

Well you know, he's also an animator so it's not surprising but it's still pretty cool. I'm actually surprised he's only made one now.

[@callmejennie2014]

i dont wanna sound annoying but can you please suggest any free animation software out there to animate long animations. plis? 🥺

[@dim3nsionn]

I had mad respect for animators before watching this, and now they have my undying respect with the colossal amount of work put into their work

[@DJNX-RS9]

0:16 OBSCURE REFERENCE TO SOMETHING I DON'T REMEMBER!!!!1!1!11!1!1!1!1111!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!!1!!!1!1!!1!!1! (poorly drawn dog from impossible quiz by splappmedo thx replies)

[@Xstep7878]

Poorly drawn dog by Splapp-me-do

[@witheredbonnie4]

impossible quiz by slapp me doo

[@Xstep7878]

I saw ur edit, u welcome man

[@VeryEpicStrawberryNani]

He must of haters his neighbors cat-

[@DanielLynchYT]

I noticed

[@jrtta]

hearing an animator explain how animators animate animations while using animations as an example is really confusing

[@reshiram5284]

@TROLLSDETAINED shivermitimbers

[@reshiram5284]

@TROLLSDETAINEDshut up man

[@bluevalenzuela3191]

​@TROLLSDETAINEDwho is you????

[@SuperStupidRazor]

​@TROLLSDETAINED I've seen 3 spam bots. One on the jackandjelify channel, another on the Robertidk channel (I think) and now on the odd1sout

[@tashiajones3970]

The vsauce reference is killing me..

[@bleptomaniac]

I study this for college, and honestly I find animation absolutely fascinating. And it was you guys who inspired me to start back in the day!!

[@at1867]

It's crazy how we all normalized that James has hands now in his animations 💀

[@Karpthulu]

Seeing fingers is wild ngl

[@ZimtPorridge]

I'm still so weirded out by them 😂

[@DavidWilliams-hl2zc]

I ain’t realize it

[@pink_lemonade29]

i haven't seen him in forever. when did he get hands

[@ReXiRa787]

This is the first video I've watched of him in a while so it's very cursed to me

[@madokaislovemadokaislife]

theory james is just an old overworked animator born in like 1788 who is salty and wants people to learn about how he suffered, thats why he knows so much about animation

[@MetroClownnn]

As an Animation and Illustration student I can confirm that our animation assignments are sometimes absolute pure hell to go through. For our stop motion assignment we had to create a landscape model for our characters to walk on, create character designs with feedback, create said characters using plasticine, create a billion of storyboards to figure out the pacing of the short and then finally animate the god forsaken miniature characters whilst praying to god we wouldn't squish them with our hands. All this with a deadline of one month. Since then, I give my upper most respect to anyone who does any form of animation because I sure as hell didn't like doing it.

[@hiccupscomics]

Sleeping is underrated 😂

[@taqresu5865]

Then there's Nick Park who's graduation project at the National Film and Television School became the origin of Wallace & Gromit. Maybe that assignment could lead to the next Nick Park. Also yes, a mere month sounds brutal. Many Aardman productions take many years with full teams of animators.

[@MetroClownnn]

@@hiccupscomics I lost a week of sleep in total to get it done and I did it 💪

[@MetroClownnn]

@@taqresu5865 YES!!! Me and my classmates love Nick Park and Wallace and Gromit. He was the first person our teacher showed us as an example of stop motion animation using clay and he's the reason why most of us decided to use plasticine. The month was pretty short but thankfully most of it was used for animating rather than researching and we had to do a minimum of 5 seconds of animation.

[@hiccupscomics]

@@MetroClownnn great job 🥳 I couldn't go a week without sleeping. I would pass out

[@4RILDIGITAL]

Who knew animation had such a wild history. Thanks for the education.

[@Jax_brix]

burger 🍔

[@personguyIII]

probably animators

[@Im_Hunter454]

@@Jax_brixburger

[@Mr._Scriptor]

My respect for animation was high before, but now I've reached a whole new level of respect for this type of work.

[@nxfelibata2403]

fr fr

[@nevaansbooks2078]

I've tried 3d animation, it has a bit of a learning curve, and 2d animation confuses me quite a bit, so it is hard. Also, I haven't quite figured out how to rig models yet.

[@Mr._Scriptor]

@@nevaansbooks2078 yeah animation is really hard. People who do it for a living deserve more respect.

[@nevaansbooks2078]

@@Mr._Scriptor Indeed. I've only made 3 animations and it wasn't easy. To me, 2D seems harder right now, but there's also so much to learn with 3D, not to mention my other interests... There are so many people who work hard in this world to do all kinds of things, from the people who fix broken stuff to those who make games. They all deserve a lot of respect.

[@5.-._.-._kitti_.-._.-.5]

8:04 WARRIOR CAT REFERENCE FROM ODD 1S OUT ??!!!!??!!!?!!

[@meowstardpawz]

AHHHH

[@gradygal81]

I love that you’re addressing this. Animation is SO difficult and people forget that a lot. Go watch some documentaries on old Disney movies, it’s crazy

[@NefariousCrow]

@TROLLSDETAINED didn’t ask for the bot comments

[@NefariousCrow]

Fr! Animation is such a detailed process and props to anyone who can create fluid frame by frame animations :D

[@RandomChannelman894]

@TROLLSDETAINEDlittle kid

[@Rat_Is_Sleepy]

​@TROLLSDETAINED Didn't ask + TheOdds1sOut animations are better than yours + stop spamming bozo lol

[@DECAYING_PAWS]

@TROLLSDETAINED how I didn’t see any animations better then this

[@AyceP]

I still can’t believe how new technology is, and yet how good animation has gotten in the past couple of years. How much better can it get?

[@Alexei-i9u]

5:52 The One With Penguins Is So Great And I Don’t Have Words, But It Is So Illusional

[@johnx4531]

I learned more from James than I did from MY art teacher.

[@claimingagate]

force HS art teachers to mark an animation that applies both the 12 principals and their lessons, trust me, I did that and the only consequence was a psychiatric evaluation by the school

[@day_1_tylerthecreator_glazer]

For real 😂

[@nauvir2046]

SUAVE

[@johnx4531]

s u a v e m e n t e

[@Justus-wq9nc]

True

[@qocket]

Good to see you educating some young 'uns on how hard and arduous animation used to be. Not enough people appreciate the time and effort that went into a lot of animated films and TV shows.

[@jj2059]

Ok boomer

[@mrbanks456]

​@@jj2059Cartoons are still hard to make. It's not a boomer thing.

[@Stigma536]

@@jj2059 hes joking

[@okapi77yeet]

14:12 Studios used to do this all the time. My animation professor bought a horse for DreamWorks while the movie "Spirit: Stallion of Cimarron" was in production so they could see how horses moved. The horse he bought ended up being the one DreamWorks based the protagonist off of. While the Lion King was in production, Disney animators took a trip to Kenya for inspiration and even got to see wildlife (mainly lions) up close so they could understand their movements. The point of animation is to make something as life like as possible, hence why using actual real references is very important.

[@emmakane6848]

This reminds me of the four different kinds of mud Pixar animators played around with for the cars movies. It’s almost like studios have recognized that life model drawing ‘in the wild’ helps to produce a better more realistic output.

[@TechTokeMaster]

As a Kenyan who absolutely loved Spirit when I was younger, this comment is amazing!

[@izzyt1626]

They had NO RIGHT to make Spirit that hot tho. And im not the only who feels that way. Were all goin down under and im not talking about Australia.

[@adondoddamon]

One of my favorite movies as a child

[@gtgamer6193]

Bro, stop yapping

[@davi.w541]

3:58 So James is made of modeling clay.... Take a note, film theory

[@alexandriawalker8247]

I love how you added the flip note frog at 3:10 I love it!

[@colorfulbomb4533]

Wdym

[@AllofUs6]

@colorfulbomb4533 on the flip book logo

[@Boetacular100]

@@colorfulbomb4533 FLIPNOTE HATENA. LOOK IT UP.

[@ChiefPigletonRoblox]

As a person who took an animation course, I can tell you that it is very hectic to even make 10 seconds of animation

[@jaxonwoods8181]

Damn straight dude.

[@smolanimator8431]

3d animation is even worse

[@fateanimates]

I tried making a 10 second lip sync last year with youtube tutorials using an animation software, it was fun, and the result of my animation looked really good but that was 2 hours im never getting back

[@WesleyStudios94]

I love making stop motions but they take FOREVER

[@Xebul-Xavier]

I make terrible animations ;-;

[@micahcaraballo5917]

Animation is such a beautiful gift 🎁 Whether it’s hand-drawn, CGI, stop-motion, or any other method, it’s truly a gift 😊

[@angelmarin6442]

I couldn't have said it better myself.

[@MedievalTinky-Winky]

7:59 lol. The warrior cats reference 😭🙏

[@mralgorithmscubing]

As an animator myself, although not a very good one, I appreciate how we are finally getting recognised for all the effort we put into our work.

[@M4NNY_1S_C00L]

bfdi animator!

[@tratumjail525]

Same me too I'm not the best animator but I am a good one

[@noahrhebb4759]

How did y’all even afford school like that, I always wanted to do animation or something similar, I couldn’t go to college because I guess I got screwed out of my diploma in high school, a resource officer had an issue with me and decided to arrest me for damn near doing nothing wrong in the first place. I’d have to look it up but I’m pretty sure that not having a diploma doesn’t necessarily stop you from college, if there is that loophole I’ll use it for sure. I just remember for years and years I was told to finish school first, that diplomas do affect your ability to work certain places. But that’s why secondary dreams exist I guess, if you can’t achieve your first dreams, let it go, the second option is always there, and it goes to show how neutral, uncaring and cold the world is. At one point we signified unity and love above any type of physical attachment like money, even then the traditional barter system would’ve lasted a real long time had it not been screwed with and changed to “oh now you ‘buy’ shit with a standardized currency”.

[@AurumCat26]

@@noahrhebb4759 take my advice with a grain of salt since i'm not a professional animator, or someone who ever plans to be, but a lot of jobs in the animation industry prioritise your skill and portfolio rather than your qualifications! plenty of animators are self-taught and while it may be harder to find learning resources it is a viable option if you want to get into that field.

[@sove]

@@noahrhebb4759 Hey!!! I don't know if you know but most animators today are self-taught and anyone can learn to do it for free. I started animation as a hobby in 2016 and I haven't paid a penny for it. There are also a lot of my friends who are professionals and they didn't go to school either. KZbin is full of free high quality tutorials and a lot of animation softwares are free. If you want to try 3D animation then I think the easiest way to start is Source filmmaker (bit outdated program but easiest to understand) but if you want more of a challenge and better quality then Blender could be good! I'm not familiar with 2D animation but I know a program called Krita (a drawing program) that supports 2D animation too. don't give up on your dream if school is your only obstacle, because animation (and the creative industry in general) is one of the few careers you can learn do without going to school!

[@Gavin-64]

And at the end James says: "And to honor the hard work of those artists long ago, this entire video was made with cell animation and hand drawn by our animation team... may they be remembered for their sacrifice" 😔

[@theantagonist801]

It would've been awesome if his team animated the video in the ways he explained. Sure it would've taken, like, six months more, but it'd still be pretty cool, no?

[@A120AMIR12]

​@@theantagonist801it would have been great for those artist to finish the job in six months It would take at least two years because they are not trained to do this out of computer No mistake will be solved with Ctrl+ z They have to redraw that frame from scratch

[@theantagonist801]

@@A120AMIR12 Probably, but they're all professional artists.

[@nilawarriorprincess]

​@theantagonist801 It's a HUGE deal. The Pixar animators who create Spark Shorts on Disney+ had to take additional classes to just learn 2D animation because 2D & 3D animation are so different. I can't imagine they'd be able to learn hand drawn animation without months of additional training. Hand drawn nimation is a completely different specialty. The skills needed aren't even widely taught anymore. Expecting people to learn an entirely new skill would be like expecting a cardiologist & an obgyn to switch jobs. Each involves specialized training that the other couldn't pick up in a short time.

[@theantagonist801]

@@nilawarriorprincess They already know how to do hand-drawn animation, so that's one issue out of the way. (TheOdd1sOut is 2D animated.)

[@AaronBlaiseArt]

Just saw this. Great breakdown of the process and thanks for including a clip from my video. Happy New Year 🎉

[@ZoomyZeZemonYT]

First

[@itsk8again]

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[@TaylorJones93]

Bro I’m subbed I love your videos

[@ashleybrooking4565]

....

[@thatguyblu23]

Hello Aaron!! I love your content!!

[@SpaghettiPawz_WCUE]

5:13 LMAO THE ARTHUR REFERENCE- I used to watch it as a kid lol

[@randomnessanimation6831]

Honestly, as a digital animator, this video definitely encapsulates the amount of hard work, effort, and dedication needed to even draw one second of animation!

[@burgersfrompigs]

as a handdrawing animator, i just use construction paper

[@quessiant]

@@burgersfrompigsbro WHAT!! That’s amazing, dude!

[@PichuNotOffical]

As someone who has tried to animate digitally with little to no motivation, I can agree

[@TitaniumChicken]

chicken understands...

[@joaquinm9148]

This man went from talking about a book he made as a kid, to teaching the younger generation about the complexity of animation in such an entertaining way. Respect!

[@QuazarQZ]

Congrats on your 101st like (It was me)

[@DividingLeo]

This is why I love Lackadaisy and Cuphead. Not only am I just the biggest fan of the 1920s look and the music, the effort put into the animation is simply incredible.

[@Cookie-p3s]

Yay u know lackadaisy

[@The_Blue_Otaku]

Personally I dig the many looks of older anime from the 1960s and 70s

[@Battemangler]

Lacadaisy was made in 2022

[@MrJossie234]

I also appreciate anything by vivziepop

[@DaisyHead666]

Lackadaisy is probably one of my favorite modern animations that feels like and looks like its a colorized 1920's disney animation. Partly due to the leftover outlines and stuff.

[@comedyballers]

2:35 hey vsauce michael here

[@arttukettunen5757]

Didn't expect for James to start swearing that much, but it's comical how the swears cut off and I'm all here for it

[@ErasureWorld]

Yeah it was really funny.

[@njagambuthia9103]

RIGHT!? ITS SO FUNNY 😂

[@abbyjohnson7863]

Same lmao

[@zaniastinson2589]

It’s so funnyyy😂

[@juliakelly8405]

Wait what??? I kinda zoned out someone give me a time stamp!

[@aurieliu]

i am convinced this video is going to be used by art teachers to explain animation to their students ngl

[@nennejoh]

I'm a teacher and I was just thinking "oh I should use this to explain animation" XD

[@CartoonboyYT]

Couldn't imagine how animators struggle to make animations back then in the old days. That could explain why animated movies back then took long to be released.

[@des5592]

They reused a lot of cells too. You can find KZbin vids where they compare old disney movies and what animations were reused.

[@jimmypoopasin]

@@des5592 As an animator, I can confirm reusing clips makes the animating process faster and makes it look better than if I had made a completely new one, wasting my time on a piece of trash 🤓

[@OzzyVGames]

Yeah but know ppl r lazy

[@helpfulplaylists3933]

They used a lot of live action reference to make it look realistic.

[@honeycal]

des said what I was about to say. Documentaries on older Disney movies sometimes discuss the process of cell animation, where everyone would have different jobs, and they also explain different animation methods that were used.

[@RedIOfficialStar]

1:07 ''YOU' ARE ON YOUR PHONE' Me watching on a Laptop: "laughs like a villian", nice joke but i am watching this on a computer.

[@nerdynewbie]

Terrible fun fact about Bambi! An animator or someone on the team found a dead deer one day and brought it into the studio and began disceting it to see how the muscles worked! The animators hated the smell so much. Like the guy would say "come here! you really gotta see this!" and the animators responded "noo thanks! we can see good enough from back here." (This is from Working With Walt or Working with Disney both books by Don Peri a man who interviewed many old-fashioned disney animators including Frank Tohmas, Marc Davis, Ollie Johnston, and Ben Sharpsteen)

[@Mad-Cat-In-A-Hat]

why call it a fun fact if it's terrible? ToT

[@voidcraft7315]

wow.

[@demonchildmina]

more reasons to cry when I watch that movie

[@Lady_ETHNE]

I mean, that’s one way to get some use out if roadkill

[@5haggyDash5D]

That’s insanely sounds Brutal if that’s real and a creepy fact

[@Teakettle1776]

As someone who is majoring in animation, I think this is my favorite video by you tbh

[@ilan_profile]

FR SAME HERE

[@Fo1klor3_swift13]

YES SAME

[@va.n1ll4]

Same here!

[@d1boundkj]

It’s finally completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGPLgJd7Zpl2rrssi=zvKhYkcEbCrZmxPW

[@Uvular594]

its a whole ducking documentary lol

[@sabikikasuko6636]

Something I appreciate is how the animations shown in this animation actually look like their analog counterparts looked back in the days. Any quick these mediums had had to be imitated flawlessly and honestly? Mad respect for the commitment. Imitating the quirks of a medium in a different medium is always such an amazing feat.

[@blakehinshaw5701]

4:42 This is how nightmare before Christmas was made thousands of different sculptures for each frame it’s honestly so incredible and interesting how the movie was made

[@Cweature]

That was not how it was made..

[@Cweature]

They used stop motion

[@blakehinshaw5701]

@@Cweature stop motion and claymation which he brought up in this video but I do agree and thank you for educating

[@Caroteen666]

Why is this actually a really good way of teaching someone who doesn’t know the basics of how animation works

[@lavenderflowersfall280]

I feel like I'm the only one who appreciates that the boy and the heron is going to be the first original traditionally animated movie (IN THEATERS) in the US in like 13 years.

[@wigglyfruit4708]

Yesssssss we need so much more traditional animation. 2d works aren’t getting the love they deserve

[@pablocasas5906]

What about the Demon Slayer movies? Those were hand-drawn and were shown in theaters in the U.S. and other countries back in 2021 and this year

[@bigbadcuff]

If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s an incredible movie from the studio. Reminded me of the action from Princess Mononoke with the emotional intensity of some of their other movies

[@paperluigi6132]

@@bigbadcuffI heard it feels like the culmination of all of Miyazaki’s films

[@morrisbeauregard286]

I was literally the only person in the theater yesterday. Great movie, though!

[@SkyyMi]

I remember in third grade watching a documentary about how Disney made films in the 30's and 40's and ever since then I have always had a huge respect for animation.

[@markironside9818]

Hey James thank you so much for this video. I’ve always been so fascinated by how animation used to work before computers and this really explains a lot.

[@Patterrz]

"and you weren't even watching, you were on your phone" it's true, I want to apologise to every animator ever

[@DoswarePictures]

Well I was watching this on my phone, so…

[@xeysun]

@@DoswarePicturesme too

[@JaronamoeTophat]

Nothings more cool than looking a cartoon you’ve always watched then realizing that that was drawn hundreds of thousands of times, I do animation and it takes forever can’t even think of doing it my hand in paper. Crazy

[@highdefinition450]

we were the last batch of student to learn how to do animation on paper in my program and it was hell lmao, you'd have a huge pile of sheets that you had to scan individually and it only lasted like 5 seconds in the end 💀

[@JaronamoeTophat]

@@highdefinition450 yah animation is so dang hard

[@Jax_brix]

p a i n

[@floofydoofy]

It’s amazing how much James has evolved with his videos and animations

[@Piper_Gillis]

ok, not only do i enjoy what he puts in his vid, but the way he talks. the way he talks to match the characters and the bleeps and stuff makes it so perfect

[@Jmbstudios10]

As an animator it really makes you stop and think about how much work and time people put into animations and it’s Incredible!

[@thexgamer8240]

Back when I was 6, I always drew on paper with crayons and thought things like animation and cartoon were futuristic and out-of-this-world, so it’s crazy to see how technology has developed and helped us create beautiful arts like what James is doing.

[@smile2024-c7s]

​@TROLLSDETAINED DIDNT ASK + STOP GOD.DAMM. SPAMMING + YOU DONT EVEN HAVE A KZbin CHANNEL OH AND ALSO I BET YOU DONT EVEN MAKE ANIMATIONS SO SHUT. UP.

[@smile2024-c7s]

​@fpsZNTPTHEODD1SOUT DOESNT EVEN HAVE A MILLION DOLLARS STOP LYING!

[@JaeStories87]

​@fpsZNTPwhy you lying

[@jeromevaleska2014]

@@smile2024-c7sHis net worth is $3 million.

[@Annagator-ze8oo]

I think I appreciate every animation from the 1900s SO MUCH MORE NOW!it’s amazing how hard all those people worked.

[@FilipCalbaza]

15:14 Not Vsauce again

[@vote2024usa]

Honestly big shout out to traditional animators. I could never. They're on a whole other level

[@yoshianimations6171]

Thanks (:

[@matdavcraft]

Spamton reference

[@OlovMetal]

appreciate it

[@markusdude1]

I love that James has learned to animate literally anything silky smoothly but still chooses not to animate proper mouth movements (most of the time). Not a problem, just something kinda funny.

[@jorbalicious]

yeah but no

[@red2coreblue584]

He has literal animators…

[@waffleliberty89]

8:50

[@honeyjuice219]

it's similar to mario, even though Nintendo spends a bunch of money making mario games, the jump animation is still 1 frame. it's not because they're cheap it's because it's iconic, people recognize it. if one day mario has extra frames on his jump people won't recognize it's mario. same way how if the James's mouth always move smoothly it'll look like any storytime animation. people has just gotten used to the old way that it has became iconic

[@sreck6517]

how did i just now notice he doesnt move his mouth?

[@NateDog_09]

The V-Sause reference at 2:37 was hilarious

[@NateDog_09]

And again 15:15 😂

[@kguynchkh]

Real

[@WeUs-re7ik]

Frd=(^o^)=b

[@Boxytablet]

@@WeUs-re7ik ???

[@bigsof7381]

Se LP p msm​@@kguynchkh

[@Rufusdragons]

1:20 agreed. I love animation and have immense respect to anyone so does it, and want to maybe be in the animation industry when I grow up because it just seems so cool.

[@leonie3294]

I had a few animation and film classes recently and after drawing thousands of frames and making several stop motion animations, you really get a new sense of appreciation 😂😅

[@HeisenbergFam]

James casually returning after a month is like dad coming back with quality milk

[@Rat_Is_Sleepy]

Yeah lol

[@helloolleh_dis]

Everywhere I go I see his face

[@NefariousCrow]

FR! I’ve missed him lol. Also how are you everywhere???

[@kerfrazl]

why are you everywhere

[@Ryuga117]

animation channels fell off when their content got boring like James realizing he made it and can pump out whatever for the new pre teens that think he still cares about his YT career

[@BoonkiKinda]

3:55 this perspective shift was so cool whoever did that needs a raise

[@justace73]

I once spent a whole week on an animation that has 5 unique frames The dedication to making cell animations is admirable

[@Bee-Dog]

Yep

[@mxpofficial3443]

Oh... you mean NFTs

[@justace73]

@@mxpofficial3443 what are you talking about?

[@homk_FX]

@@mxpofficial3443 waffling

[@supersillyme]

What kind of animation was it?!

[@AAuthenticity9880]

The fact that he's animating animations inside an animation is insane.

[@wawae3u]

animaception

[@AAuthenticity9880]

@@wawae3u fr 😳😳

[@86xp86]

animating animators animate animations

[@AAuthenticity9880]

and the animating animators animate other animating animators who animate in animations. @@86xp86

[@jeid861]

An animator animating animators animating an animations. 😂 Its just funny

[@stuff31]

Old animation was nothing short of magic and to this day many of the people who worked out how it could be done have gone unappreciated.

[@LarvaAsia]

I love how we’ve gone from James having creepy hands every once in a while as a joke to now having the hands every other second.

[@UmmYeahOk]

A kid in the 80s, I wanted to grow up to be an animator. That’s why I was digging your Don Bluth Land Before Time reference. I learned all about everything you covered. Then I graduated in the year 2000 “ish” (it really was 2000). I remember going to MGM Studios on Christmas Eve, and seeing their “animator” draw the latest character they were working on, some film about a Hawaiian girl who loves Elvis and has a pet alien for a dog. He talked about how he wanted to be an animator when he grew up, but since they were wrapping things up with 2D, he ended up there. I remember telling my mom that night that I no longer wanted to be an animator. It was Christmas Eve, and this poor guy was stuck there entertaining tourists. The rest of the tour continued where you got to walk around watching people actually animate movies in real life, only no one was there. They were all about CGI. 😢

[@tayloredwards1675]

Thankfully, things have evolved in a way where 2D animation still exists and people can create and be successful almost on their own, that’s what I hope to do

[@rudraksha7298]

Is the movie about the 'Hawaiian Girl who loves Elvis and has a pet alien for a dog' actually Lilo and Stitch? Because that's a pretty iconic movie now.

[@UmmYeahOk]

@@rudraksha7298yep. I didn’t really know much about Elvis’s influence on the island at the time, or how much of a deal it was, since that he was also essentially welcoming this former island nation into our country as its 50th state. Nor did I know about this girls tragic backstory, and how her albums probably once belonged to her dead parents, so his music was a way of keeping their memory alive. It was definitely odd, as usually Disney had made movies that were mostly public domain fairy tales, or other stories. But I recall watching them animate Emperors New Groove at that very studio tour, and thinking that was a bit odd of a story as well. So it was very unsettling to see the space where so many animated masterpieces were once made now sitting unused. It was also like, 3 months after 9/11, on the biggest Christian holy nights, at what essentially was the symbolic icon of Americanism. As I recall, the entire spaceship chase scene through the Hawaiian mountains was actually originally supposed to be them in an airplane flying dangerously close to city buildings, while they attempted to rescue Lilo. None of which was edited at that park.

[@BowserZeki]

16:44 I love that Bowser drawing there.

[@Hamdidittoo]

Oh no a verifed person

[@TheWorldsLargestOven]

Same

[@TheWorldsLargestOven]

​@@Hamdidittoo?

[@Zimiyz]

Of course you do🤓

[@omegaflowey9932]

“Peaches peaches peaches”

[@Iamtheanimator800]

as an animator its soooooo much harder then people think and was told "just do it faster."

[@tornadomash00]

you cANNOT RUSH ART

[@imaimbottingbro7305]

you know, i dont think any sane person would say that to any type of profession, its stupid no matter what type of thing you're talking about

[@jennibeck1]

just do it faster tho (im also an animator it was a joke dont get mad at me)

[@rememberlife]

​@@jennibeck1no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no you no you no you no you no you no you no you no you no you

[@rememberlife]

​@@imaimbottingbro7305no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no you no you no you no you no you no you no you no you no you

[@themr.creator]

So that's how animations were made back in the 1920s! I thought they were made by computers! Thanks for the heads up of how animations were made!

[@kstarpersona]

Being a frame by frame animator doesn’t seem as hard until you take it on yourself. It’s really complicated but super fun!!

[@kakyoinshikito466]

SPLATOOOOOOOOOOOOON

[@stripedrose3116]

your reaaaaallllyyyy selling it here XD

[@wingsofwarriorcats4699]

Holy crap there's no way he just mentioned warrior cat animations lmao. The best book series and what I used to ALWAYS watch.

[@mr_riter]

bout the same, except i didnt -always- watch it, i watched it occasionally, but read to books alot

[@Warriors2-be]

warrior cats the best book series ever

[@tytodragon]

AND ANIMORPHS!! I’m having a field day rn

[@wingsofwarriorcats4699]

@@mr_riter same over exaggeration you know haha

[@ashfurxtempestshadow]

I SAW THAT AND I WENT “BLUD KNOWS”

[@AthenaRubyblade]

Animation has come a long way, but it’s still difficult to do, even with today’s technology. I admire the hard work that animators put into their creations. Shoutout to the animation team that works on these videos! You guys do an amazing job! We love you 🫶🫶

[@ethannursalim7796]

naw disney uses ai . why do you think how they are all so lifeless now

[@Charlotte-gk3ib]

Loved this video! Had awesome animation that you shared in an exciting way, it was even able to help me on my research project lol. Thank you! your one of my fav animators.

[@gaigestudios2444]

As an animator I wanna personally thank you for showing people how hard it is!😂

[@immortan-valkyrie90]

Yall are so talented. My students who are studying animation, I love seeing their progression in their art work, both digital and traditional drawing.

[@DET.R.McCray]

"YOU WEREN'T EVEN WATCHING, YOU WERE ON YOUR PHONE" 😂😂😂 how did he know

[@Acd1081]

BRUH SAME!! I GOT SO SCARED LOL

[@johanongchangco8525]

Huh

[@quickballplays1867]

He aing lyin, in watching this on a phone

[@USAStars50]

1:09 I feel like I got called out "your not even watching" im not watching the video just looking at it here and there while animating💀😭

[@EmilyScarber-j6g]

I think the coolest 'proto-animation' I've ever learned about was the art done on the walls of chauvet cave. The reason why the animals are overlaid and sometimes have missing or extra limbs is because the shadows made by flickering campfire light would essentially make it look like the drawings were moving. It's an incredible part of human history!

[@SSMH6446]

That blew my freaking mind when I first saw this statement.

[@daegraith6524]

My favorite thing about these videos is that James learned how to draw hands so well that he never wants us to forget it.

[@ericasutton3147]

I’m glad that James made this video especially because of the worry of AI art. To my fellow artists who have fear of Ai being the replacement of human art. Don’t give up and please don’t give up on being an artist. It’s a tough job and it’s not easy, but don’t think you have to give up what you love just because some rich a-holes think that it’s a get richer thing. And I know that with live action remakes and reboots, and cancellations of original cartoons is still frustrating too. But please keep going. Companies like Spindal Horse, Glitch, and Lackadaisy prices that there are still a lot of people out there that still love and appreciate quality animation and want something original like Hazbin Hotel and Murder Drones. Hell, The Amazing Digital Circus is almost at 200 million views. Bottom line. Keep drawing, painting, animating, and creating something beautiful and inspiring. We need you guys more than ever in these troubling times.

[@Acemaster34]

I hope your words are read by any novice animator because I think they can inspire those who want to create their own cartoons.

[@fumo-fumo-fumo]

People usually prefer authentic things made by humans. I don't think artists should be too paranoid of AI, at least, not right now.

[@bunnywar]

It's hard to compete with millionaires constantly stealing from everyone, ai can't function with taking from everyone on the planet however too many people think slavery is good. No matter how hard you work you'll never stop the greed from stealing from you and pushing you out. You'll never stop strangers from owning you and doing whatever they please with you. You should want to improve but don't delude yourself into thinking you stand a chance against ai.

[@erin9868]

I think generative ai will do for art and animation what computers did for art and animation in the 90s. It's just going to be another tool that artists use. We already use ai and algorithmic tools every day with digital art programs. The only reason no one freaks out about them now is bc they're all used to them. In the 90s, ppl absolutely thought digital art was the end of art. Instead it became more accessible and faster. Technology has never been a net bad for the art industry. Why would that suddenly change now?

[@Gilove2dance]

@@erin9868capitalism….companies are already replacing people with AI…can’t be used as a tool by artists if the companies are getting rid of the artist.

[@spongebobfan470]

No wonder SpongeBob took so long to air in the 90s and 2000s

[@MintySweet1]

As a new animator myself I completely love and adore old animation like Bambi, because of how magical it really is, and the longest video I’ve animated was 5 minutes, 152 frames went into that, so seeing these beautiful movies make me appreciate animation that much more😊

[@Retro_ball_DYTTP]

I'm also a animator

[@WesleyStudios94]

@@Retro_ball_DYTTP same

[@J4FA]

wait just 152? I had to use 2000 for like a 3 min video!

[@WesleyStudios94]

@@J4FA depends on the fps

[@MintySweet1]

@@J4FA I did a lot of chunking, it’s not a smooth animation because I’m very new to it. I drew all my frames on paper

[@lydianimates]

As a small animator, just the beginning meant a lot to me. Sure, as of now I haven't posted much moving frames, but I've spent continuous hours and hours trying to perfect my animation to my liking. So many animators go through this, and it goes unregonized a lot for most. I just had to comment about my appreciation, and I'm sure, many others. I've been subscribed for over a year now, and you've never come to disappoint. Thank you, for bringing awareness to this! ❤

[@davidadenusi]

Keep pushing 💪🏿

[@hiccupscomics]

I understand you. Been a small animator is not easy

[@aitor9158]

if you need inspiration see the movie redline it was hand draw for 7 years and almost bankrup the studio, it is considered one of the BEST animated anime movies ever

[@aidenreece3853]

Even thought disney doesn't make any more hand-drawn movies due to the mass amount of time it takes, I really think they should bring that style of animation back because it gives a specieal vibe to the movie that really makes it memorable

[@pirminbachmann]

The Game Cuphead is a good example for this. They created this game's graphics also from hand. i must say it gives a very special Charme to this.

[@Bubblelove236]

I think they said that they would go back to 2D again

[@g.p.s.animations7423]

That style only feels memorable because you have your childhood memories associated with it.

[@thelemmster]

Hot take of the century. Noone has ever thought this before

[@artemisiakyrell7727]

Yo, 3D animation still takes a shit load of time, talent & effort. That being said I would love to have 2D films back, really disappointing they've dropped them completely.

[@Blue_Flame216]

8:56 10:37 14:00 14:04 14:10 14:19 shall I say anything more James?

[@Ravenwester]

15:16 Hi Vsauce, Michael here. Where are your fingers?

[@ethantinsley224]

Or do you have any at all?

[@Nightslayer9991]

*looks down* AAAAAAAA

[@Huh.19]

Hey there vsauce, Micheal here. Your animation is great…….. or is it?

[@holahola-ym1xv]

​@@Huh.19*Reveals smear frames in animation*

[@n_nash_h]

this video feels like something your teacher plays while learning a topic (animation) and the one you actually enjoy and try to find here after class.

[@dionettaeon]

I once did a stop-motion animation for a puppets class in college; took over 230 frames for just under a minute of footage. It really is an eye-opener to have experienced doing that and then to think about those who do it on the scale of a short film, to episode, to full-length movie. Makes you appreciate the patience needed for a finished project.

[@moonpie-h1p]

7:51 “hey do you guys wanna watch anime later?” HELL YEAH

[@TheCuteKyuubi]

In my opinion, Ponyo is one of the best hand-drawn animated films ever

[@aus-li]

In my opinion, the boy and the heroin is far superior.

[@bluemanjoe1238]

I’ll have to agree with that. Just be prepared to get hate from people who like Hunchback or other Disney renaissance films over ponyo .

[@Runker1]

TRUE, I swear that was really good. Spirited Away is good too lol.

[@sus_shark]

Welp, that's your opinion and we should respect it, because you obviously have highly personal reasons for liking that and more people should be unashamed of that

[@thedraftingax5963]

I agree

[@Scarylyn14]

9:37 I've always wondered why certain parts of old animated shows look different when they're moving, and this section basically explained it to me. I had no idea they animated like that! How cool!