The Stop Motion of Henry Selick - Doodley

[@Zicolie]

I’m not an animator but it’s always so cool to see how animators think during an animation process :D

[@christophermiller3031]

IMO easiest way to have fun animating 🤔 Start creating GIFs 🖖

[@volyann3109]

My personal thought process during animation is: Head empty

[@ragmamale4783]

Its all suffering

[@How2MagicMan101]

Two moods “Wow I suck at this,” “Wow I’m great at this”

[@hughfrew1]

100%

[@gulfgiggleanimations4472]

“Every animator has that one work that makes them realize, ‘Oh yeah, people made that” I think for me it wasn’t any kind of film or show at all, but simply the nickelodeon bumper of Butch Hartman showing how to animate a bouncing ball on sticky notes. I remember looking all over the house just to find a pack of sticky notes to try it out. It felt so amazing looking at it and thinking, “I did that” and I still get that feeling when I make an animation. It’s just so cool that I’m able to give drawing and such the illusion of life.

[@Somerandomjingleberry]

Y’know, as much of a total douche bag Hartman turned out to be, it’s undeniable how much impact what he did do left on people, and while that’s no excuse for bad behavior down the line, I’m still insanely glad he ended up inspiring people like you

[@gulfgiggleanimations4472]

@@Somerandomjingleberry To be honest I didn’t even remember who did it until a year or two ago, long after the dust had settled on the Butch Hartman dramas, I thought to look it up on KZbin for nostalgia’s sake, where I went. “Oh, it was Butch Hartman that did this. That makes sense.”

[@Xenderman]

to me, it's not just the ILLUSION of life, you are GENUINELY BRINGING LIFE TO THE THINGS ON SCREEN!!! And to me, that's very exciting!

[@bosniankumquat1835]

Shit , I watched that bumper and constantly drew bouncing balls.

[@DoubleCesquared]

Idk why but that one episode of sailor moon with animators in it is what did it for me, lol

[@SlichRich_]

Holy Shit... Your Character rig and animations are SUBLIME, as well as the expressions, backgrounds, colors, small details, and just everything is so FLUID... I applaud you, Good sir.

[@PugkinSoup]

We need a video on it

[@juneru2]

Animation is a medium that many people don't functionally understand, and I don't blame them. There isn't much accessible information out there that dives into the pure passion and effort that goes into even the worst critically reviewed animated films. So thanks for making these type of videos alongside your tutorials, they're all great!

[@discocactusproductions7231]

I really liked this video! Definitely gave me a better insight to Selicks work and would totally be down with checking more of it out!

[@emctwoo]

I really got that sense of animation from Wallace and Gromit, particularly seeing the finger prints left on the clay. It had that effect of making me suddenly realize just how much care and attention was put into meticulously moving the characters and how you could literally see the mark it left on them.

[@technopoptart]

^ 100% this

[@Maxler5795]

I think that watching claus in 2019 when it launched changed me. It made me realize how much i love animation. And i love the film to death and back.

[@tedioustotoro4885]

It’s good that Henry Selick has apparently gotten the rights to The Shadow King so that’ll hopefully one of his next projects

[@Tyrone01]

Stop motion was my very first attempt at animation and if I never tried it out when I was 12 I doubt I’d be where I am today so seeing someone else appreciate this form as much as I do is inspiring. I can’t wait to see what else you make in the future!

[@Nate-bd8fg]

Haha same! I made stop motion animations with my legos on my bed. They did some incredibly cruel things...

[@ninjoewd4900]

oh no. you've made the exact video to pander to my latest obsession. im gonna be rewatching this video like a million times aren't i As always, absolutely stellar video. I learned a bunch about movies I either already knew too much about, knew nothing about, or was trying to heavily repress until now. We absolutely always geek out about Coraline (and I wonder what you thought about Paranorman, what it always gets compared to). Every single thing in this video is so fun to notice, and its kind of amazing to see how much you're able to achieve in these videos. Both avatars ALREADY have a new model, and you started animating in a bunch of props and general video flair throughout the video. The facial expressions and exaggerated body movements on the main avatar have gotten noticeably better, and this is with a relatively new model. With certain angles you animate Mr Doodley in, its fun to notice that he's really just a wiggly fridge magnet. I can't wait to see more from you, so don't stop now!!!!!!!!! unless you're suffering from burnout!! just stay the coolest you too jayfoo

[@doodley3d]

Thank you for all the kind words, they mean a lot!! I'm glad all those things get noticed. Once I get the idea of adding little things like that, it's hard to stop myself from doing it. And I'm doing good! I pushed myself a little hard finishing this video, so I'm taking a short break with a long weekend ahead, but I'm always excited to get started on new things. And by the way, I like Paranorman a lot! I think LAIKA went a little too far down the stop motion/VFX hybrid rabbit hole later on, but that movie is basically the perfect mix.

[@takahashierik]

@@doodley3d Selick said that he didn't want to digitally erase the seams in the face masks in Coraline, but the higher-ups at Laika pushed him to do it. I think that's a good example of the difference in Selick's approach compared to the other directors at Laika. I'm happy that he was allowed to keep his vision in Wendell and Wild

[@Jake.Miller]

Wtf I was just casually watching and enjoying this video and then my video popped up at 9:57 that’s insane

[@Berd]

very very good video

[@randomcat8208]

Very good video indeed

[@doodley3d]

thank you berd!!

[@FuromeNavi]

Stop motions are the peek of creativity, it brings out all the ideas within someone. You have one attempt in comparison to animation in which you have options for adaptation. Stop motion is something I enjoy, even short animations are really impressive. If there’s a problem like how to replicate a river or sea, they’d use like a transparent fluid or foil. Even the popcorn as leaves made me appreciate the work of Coraline.

[@Mx.muffin]

3:06 FINALLY!! Someone mentions James and the Giant Peach when talking about stop motion!

[@Theneongreninja]

Stop-motion is a medium of animation that I respect immensely, even moreso than 2D and 3D. So much effort and dedication has to go into a stop-motion film, and when you take all of that into consideration you see just how artistic stop-motion in general is. That isn’t to say other types of filmmaking are not artistic, they 100% are, but stop-motion particularly stands out from the crowd.

[@creeperizak8971]

Basically: Let the artists cook.

[@SeventyCoins]

I remember before getting into 3d animation, I wanted to do stop motion because "The Nightmare Before Christmas" was a family favorite within the house. At the time though, I gave up because I realized how tedious and long everything took and taking shortcuts definitely didn't help so I just swapped mediums. Everything said in the video kind of revived that old memory of me fiddling with glitter-clay and a camera in the corner of my room. I'm glad this video made me openly appreciate stop motion again.

[@frebothegreat4524]

Monkeybone and Ralph Bakshi’s film Cool World are some of my favorite films based purely on their visuals. As actual movies they are a huge mess but their surreal cartoony and unnerving styled worlds are amazing

[@Matoloko12]

"I hope inbetween tutorials and learning I hope you don't mind me talking about things like this" I appreciate your concern, but not only I learned things about things I like, BUT ALSO your audience is also the target audience for these kinds of "video essays" (at the end of the day, if this was a course, this would def be a necessary subject) AND I'm really glad YT recommended me your tutorial last month, I fell in love with everything about it! Thanks for the video!

[@PTv1deos]

Just gotta comment on how awesome the outfits are for you and Gimberly!

[@mckay7965]

I find it very important to have a passion. I'm quite interested in tech, so I know that feeling of wanting to share and teach people about these things. It makes me, honestly a bit happier than it should, to see your love for animation shine through like this. Wonderful video, Doodley, and I wish you all the best in your future.

[@ShadowWaveProductions]

I make stop motion animations, and I love watching stop motion films and seeing how much they did to make them. I love your videos, keep up the good work.

[@DianaDoesDozens]

Bro doesn't even have 100k subs yet, makes videos the same quality or even higher than those with 1 million. 🤩👏🏼

[@jexz4806]

My man just started making this type of videos and he already making an Awosme work

[@nuclearpancake3683]

i was washing the dishes while watching this and when i see klaus on screen i was lik “yeeeessss yipeeeeeee” i was so happy i was jumping up and down and i love that movie

[@gumi_b3ar]

i live for this kind of content, it gives me hope that there's some people out there that still cate about animation the way i (and many others) do. amazing work, doodley and jayfoo!!

[@Lloydorama]

Animation was always magical for me, as a child i never knew how cartoons were made. It's only because of creativ people like you, i got an understanding and a whole new appriciation to all of it. I like your Tutorials and i'm eager to hear you talk about a subject with the same passion thani have now. Thank you for your time and for sharing your knowledge.

[@jagajag2575]

Here’s my comment, in hopes that more and more people get to see these videos. I adore stop-motion animation, and your video certainly did the genre justice! I hope to someday see more on this subject, potentially on some of the more recent stop-motion films you covered, but I’m still stoked for whatever you’ve got planned Doodly!

[@NicAllerby]

As someone who's just about to graduate uni with a bachelor in animation - this video is so good! I've always loved Selick and his work in Nightmare before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach and Coraline, but had absolutely no idea Monkeybone even existed, I'll be sure to check it out! I love how you not only described these films but also went into how he made them, and I'm so glad you covered the Shadow King - apparently Selick's now bought back the rights from Disney, so I'm crossing my fingers we'll be able to see it someday! Also, just one last thing I wanted to add (and the whole point of my comment if Im being honest) is when you talked about how you feel about Coraline, about how its the film that made you realise that animation is a thing people make and create - I know that exact feeling! Its the reason why I wanted to pursue animation, and I personally experienced it for the first time when I watched Gravity Falls (cringe, I know, but I also feel it when I watch Coraline and Over the Garden Wall, so hopefully that makes up for it haha). ANYWAY this is so long winded lol but thank you for making this video! Its the first of yours I've come across, but I'm now subscribed and happy to wait for more

[@newseason3917]

Wait why is gravity falls cringe? Genuinely curious because I adore that show

[@NicAllerby]

@@newseason3917 Oh lol I just called it cringe because I personally associate it with my early teen years - it’s a beautiful show that I still dearly love!

[@newseason3917]

@@NicAllerby ah I get it, makes sense!

[@InAFlowState]

never noticed that this was uploaded on my birthday.

[@bashartz]

I just wanted to say something that I highly doubt you even expected to gain out of it, maybe it wasn't even your intention; but videos about animation help you appreciate art as a whole: from drawing, to coloring (this includes designing and choosing the palettes you want to use and not just coloring the frames), rendering, post production, sculpting when it comes to 3d animations and stop motion (both digital and traditional sculpting), concept art, acting (which is often used as reference in animation and deserves just as much credit), voice acting, directing, writing, the MUSIC.... I can keep going on and on for years at a time. But animation is more than just movement. It is every single medium of art combined to create a world - a world for us common folk to get invested into. A world that can even open our eyes and teach us something new. A world that can inspire other creative folk to make their own tiny worlds and passion projects like Coraline and The Nightmare Before Christmas. What you have done has made me want to study more than just drawing, but digital and traditional sculpting, animation, writing and maybe even programing in order to create my own silly little projects and share my messages and thoughts with the world. I hope to see more animations alongside your Doodley projects, and honestly knowing your wife helps you edit these I'd like to see more of her work as well! :) much love, cannot wait for your stream later today!!

[@chrisfratz]

Fun fact about Coraline, the whole movie was shot with a 3D camera. Which as someone who loves 3D movies, I had to check it out, and I did. I watched the 3D version with my girlfriend in a VR Chat movie world and wow, the 3D is excellent. I'm thinking of picking up the 3D Blu-ray of the movie sometime, maybe this month.

[@trabomb]

Found you through shorts, Great video!

[@SmoothTrooper22]

I’ve always had a soft spot for stop-motion animation. I remember watching really old LEGO stop-motion videos on KZbin and I also remember trying to do it myself (they were all terrible but that’s not important) what’s important is that I’ve had a fascination with this style my whole life, which is why movies like Caroline, Nightmare Before Christmas, Pinocchio 2022, Kubo and the Two Strings, and others are some of my favorite films. And while it’s computer animated, the LEGO movie replicates that stop motion feel of those old KZbin videos I used to watch. All in all, I love stop-motion animation and is easily my favorite style of animation.

[@gnf_2.056]

"Its Coraline" This guy: Caroline "CORAline,Coraline Jones"

[@meentheblooddemon3468]

I love stop motion animations, its ben my favorite kind of work since I was a kid, I rememebr binge watching stop motion on youtube when I was bored, I remember watching coraline and the nightmare before christmas on loop, even now Guillermo's pinochio has to be one of my favorite recent films. I think its a real shame that stop motio doesn't get used more now a days because even if its long work the end product usually looks amazing, I have not seen many stop motion animations that I have not fallen in love with.

[@jedisith3864]

At the end you mentioned the growth has been shocking. You communicate very well. I watched your Canadian animation episode and liked it so much I rewatched a week later and came back to your channel to see what else you have and here I am. It's easy to surf through youtube and get junk fluff but the real meaty stuff, well it gets remembered. Stay classy ;)

[@orftpot_9216]

this is like im at school without the goofy teachers saying random stuff. ty for being a great youtuber and ur a great person. i dont animate but ur way of animatig

[@lppstudios3006]

This is why I love stop motion because it’s like art and it takes time and passion to create something Beautiful and Amazing 🗿🗣️!!

[@megamanmegamanmegamanmegam8725]

Stop motion animation is art

[@148840Texas]

I love this! As an upcoming animator in college right now, I like seeing people talk about animation and everything that comes with it in a passionate way, can't wait to see what you have in store next!

[@nathitappan]

Love it! My all time favorite has always been Night Before Christmas and I do also love Coraline. It all makes sense now! Thanks for sharing. Very enlightening

[@Bluefire397]

Henry selick and nick park are my two favourite artists in the medium, the passion they have for their projects are always so palpable

[@Wendiz]

Lovely vid!! It's so true that meddling ruins a lot of things. Wish the higher ups could trust the artists they hired to do their jobs. 😑💔 That aside your passion for animation is so clear in this video and I think for sure it'll encourage people, like fans of Coraline, to give some of the other movies a watch! Wendell and Wild was such a marvel of animation! Please watch it y'all! 💕

[@BarrenAcc]

Y'know, I think this is the beggining of a wonderful era for this channel

[@haydenreed2136]

Love to see a talented lad actually getting shown the rightful credit he deserves from the algorithm. Keep this up man, I cant describe how interested I am in content like this. I can only hope this catches on even more so you have the budget to do stuff like this somewhat fulltime. Ty for entertaining and informing me!

[@realeala]

Monkey bone was supposed to be more in tone with the original comic. Henry wanted Ben stiller to be involved, but the executives at fox wanted Brandon Fraser and that's where things changed.

[@BugsyFoga]

I’m definitely impressed with all types of animations found in monkeybone, from stop motion to 2d .

[@honeyoniyt]

You really just came out of nowhere to start making bangers! Great videos, man!

[@ironicallylight]

I remember my first-time watching coralline with my cousin and being absolutely enamored by the beginning shot. I then watched later (i watched it on KZbin through someone uploading it) and i loved it then started my coralline hyper-fixation for the next couple of years. I watched so many different videos of the behind the scenes of the movie that I couldn't help but love it. I still rewatch it every so often and fall in love all over again.

[@cerberusloki.9226]

I really enjoyed this video, it never occurred to me how strenuous stop motion animation was *especially* from The Nightmare Before Christmas, where you had to physically cut up the film to edit it. Makes me appreciate the animation all the more, to be honest, and the part about cancelled projects kinda hit home, since i hold Infinity Train and TOH very close to me

[@mostafabalboul3966]

18 minutes ago and it's been 22 comments already... that's impressive!! In regards to the actual video, I love how you kind of tie it all together and make the point that execute meddling for the purpose of increasing the bottom line often directly negatively affects said bottom line, as well as cultural appeal. I think of IPs like Steven Universe that were suffocated greatly by decisions the studios producing them forced the creators to make. Also, love the Edgeworth costume and the pumpkins at the end reflecting the protagonists from all of these different movies.

[@fabianlo234]

Please make more of these videos! Keep it up! I am a beginner at blender and is learning how to rig a character.

[@ameryaser3987]

Always good to see more animation channels!

[@pikkuporkkana4736]

These videos are really interesting to me, because I have also always thought about how cool and time consuming animation must be. I think I want to try animating something in the future :)

[@TheGreatMelonyt]

I notice that this is one of the (surprisingly) less popular videos on this channel. Perhaps more people seek to learn new skills and such, but hearing you explain how one of my favorite directors constructs his films, and gives off such a distinct style, is very comforting. I'll definitely be sticking around to see what else you have to say both about animation fundamentals and other famous animations

[@MaSa-mq8nd]

This was such a amazing video i feel like people don't understand how much work is put into stop motion hopefully stop motion will get the love that it deserve

[@coolrabi9534]

Dude you’re amazing. Keep up !!!! This is real quality content

[@wetburntbagel]

It’s the big budget people that destroy the awesomeness of the passion, that’s why small indie projects are so good

[@HopePapernacky]

Words can't describe how good stop motion is and how good Coraline is and how talented everyone who works on it is

[@nintendocaprimoon63]

I think I'm finding the same joy in Doodley as I did in Vsauce when I was younger. The concepts are super technical and I may never need them in my life, but seeing someone else being super excited and enjoying a very abstract field of study gives me some sense of second hand passion that makes me happy we have shining examples of humans like Doodley and Micheal.

[@Mykasan]

so older stop motion are really a gem when you know how they are made.

[@brandonspain12345]

3:42 I recommend finding older releases of the movie like VHS or the original 2000 DVD because the colors were originally more vibrant and colorful. The clips you're using is from the 2010 Blu-Ray which made everything very dark and gritty colors (to possibly capitalize Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, which the Blu-Ray trailers also mentioned. The trailer also had more faithful color pallets than this one.) I hope the movie gets rescanned for a 4K release to something much closer to what Henry Selick was originally aiming for.

[@Cowbell_Hero]

Passion could make me listen to anything, and boy do you share passion!

[@chrisbailey6153]

My uncle has worked for Laika, with many movies such as Boxtrolls, Missing Link, and (my favorite) Kubo and the Two Strings. I also agree that Coraline is a very magical movie, knowing how much time and love went in to make it seem so surreal and alive.

[@parallaxabomination]

oh god thank you for all this information! i love these types of videos ^__^ ever since i saw the laika exhibit back home ive never been so inspired and full of wonder. im overjoyed to see more stopmotion films lately. it really goes to show no medium is dead, creators just need the funding and support to make it real.

[@seffdog3287]

These films are absolute vibes. I love how chill and calm everything is. Keep on keeping on man I'm excited to see what else you can bring to the table!

[@clawcakes]

saw the first second of this video and said "ahh he's a vampire!" out loud. loving it so far

[@Yobisewk206]

You, sir, have earned a sub for not just this video, but for addressing the current problems with the way animation is treated with corporations very accurately

[@Not_Vakama_303]

I’d love to see more vids about stop motion.

[@dreamstrider3179]

I have loved animation my whole life and will probably love it for the rest of my life. It brings me so much joy to see someone talk about the art form of animation the same way I talk about it with other people. I will never be an animator as I am just not very artistic but I love to research how all these things I love were made. Watching this channel has brought me so much joy so far.

[@ThomasCosgrove404]

I swear, I have just found a literal GOLD MINE of content. Totally underated!

[@Torauma_Yume]

I really enjoy when people analyze small things that can really make things pop, just like this video. You really did a good job explaining things, and i even learned a few things. I never knew Tim Burton (i cant remember if im spelling it right) didnt direct Nightmare Before Christmas.

[@Marcusml333]

Great video! I love well made stop motion. It feels a lot more alive and creative, along with classic, hand-drawn 2D animation, than a lot of 3D animation to me. When I saw Isle of Dogs in a theatre, I couldn't stop thinking about the insane amount of work it must've taken to make all those gorgeous scenes.

[@ytczech2746]

I thought that coraline is 3d! It's so whell animated!

[@warnpeace5294]

I love the Halloween outfits you added for your model and the blender assistant. Animation is a wonderful part of our modern age but corporate greed is killed many of my highly anticipated projects. I love how this sheds the light on those movies that could have been successes.

[@animatepotato545]

I always love to see the process of creation of films, bc later you will get like an inside joke or little easter eggs or even like where is the plot going. But animation films have something special bc is not just take the shot until comes right, every single minor thing is big, each frame, had to be painted, shadowed and many other thousand things, and stop motion where to even begin like you mention in the video. Knowing how things became to be gives a new value and also to know how the technices of animation evolve until now.

[@amazingstudios7889]

Yeah I always wondered how they time multiple characters at once. I assumed it was a super detailed story boarding process.

[@somedumbtank]

As a small time stop motion animator myself I really appreciate a good in depth kind of look into a professionals line of work

[@RiverOfHope777]

As an audience member, I can defiantly say that this video did what it set to do; it taught me lots about how creativity is stifled in way across corporations, and how animators cold move on with their works. From the animator that left his own company to the shutdown of a possibly fantastic film, these were all great stories to follow. I cant wait for you next video!

[@gomotion]

this video was awesome, i grew up animating stop-motion shit as a kid and i seriously i wish i had the exposure at that age to selick's movies. stop-motion is such a beautiful art form and it breaks my heart to see so much of it (and traditionally animated stuff too!) get totally trashed if it isn't making impossible numbers - which, even if they aren't, are still in the best interest of corporations to let live, as the heart that stop-motion and mediums like it DO have and deliver are essentially a long-term *emotional* investment for companies to bank off of!!! bottom line, we need stop-motion back and to stop treating it as "lesser" to CG; it's entirely separate and such a wonderful way to tell a story!

[@D0Gdidthemath]

A film that often comes to mind for me when thinking about all the work that goes into stop motion, is The Adventures Of Mark Twain. the thing that really stands out about it to me (as well as most of Will Vinton's other works) is the dedication to making as much of the film as possible entirely out of clay, a lot of stop motion tends to use a mixture of materials, but in TAOMT almost everything you see in it is made of clay, and they do some incredible stuff with it. I feel like its often easier to appreciate art when you can see how something was done, inside the work itself.

[@meepma]

I could watch these videos for ever.

[@derpiedoxie]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THESE VIDEOS As a person who always tried to watch any and all behind the scenes on animated films, it was so interesting to see snippets of all those films!

[@Tigantic]

Tbh these kind of videos are the reason I decided to sub to your channel. I'm not an animator so the tutorials aren't that relevant to me personally, but the insight into animation related topics from someone that's really invested in it are super awesome

[@Maxler5795]

I personally never knew it as "tim burton's the nightmare before christmas" because i speak spanish. And in spanish the movie is called "jack's strange world" (el extraño mundo de jack)

[@jayguy]

Bro, I saw your channel and assumed you would have millions of subscribers. How do you not have more?? Ur amazing bro!!!

[@thaimolpiyas]

i wonder if there would be some way to make an archive of alll sorts of modern animation and shows. like, making them into physical medias rather than soley being able to be seen on disney plus or whatever

[@fadepanther6224]

"The Adventures of Mark Twain" is the earliest claymation/stop-motion work I can put to name. There was one with Dinos talking about Christmas but I can't remember what that special was called. I've always loved this style of animation, and it does sadden me to see it being put on the back burner at best, destroyed at worst, and to see all these great animations just being put down because people holding money wants more money and "guess" that it won't sell well. Rant a side, I love watching your stuff, be it going into use of IK/FK rigs, or deep diving on Stop Motion of Henry Selick. It isn't hard to listen to your stuff and you clearly put a lot into YOUR animations too. Making it easier to watch and just enjoy. Don't push yourself too much, but keep doing want you love man.

[@theepicngamerz5830]

I've been in animation for the past year or so, and I enjoy it despite the struggles. This video was entertaining and eye-opening, and I love the idea of behind-the-scene videos revealing the effort and passion that goes into it. Great video Doodley!

[@kozypugs]

As someone who is very passionate about animation and wanted to major in it, I love that not only does this video highlight on my favorite type of films, but also how much work and passion goes into animation in general. It’s genuinely challenging and it takes a long time to make something awesome, but I feel like today because corporations don’t allow creative freedoms and can anything that won’t make fast cash, most mainstream media is suffering as a result. I absolutely adore Coraline and Nightmare Before Christmas, but I barely knew anything about the processes the animators had to do, such as the clothes being knitted or the faces being 3d printed. I feel like animation is slowly gaining more of the respect it deserves, it’s too often looked down upon, but at the end of the day it’s art- a way to tell a story someone is passionate about. Either way, awesome video, I love how your character is animated!

[@BrokenZpringGoofygoober]

About coralline, you may or may not want to read the original book. It would either surprise you or ruin the film for you. The original work is actually a lot darker and more horror centric and the film.

[@thefourhorsemenofapocalypse]

Stop motion is one of my favourite art forms, the time and dedication it takes and all the different sets. I am always looking forward to a stop motion animation; either movie or short. Also I love hearing people talk about what they are passionate about so it's totally fine to make videos like this, in fact I encourage it.

[@thepokemonmaster89]

no thank you doodley! i’m glad you popped up on tiktok you’re an inspiration, keep it up man!

[@Schwift3D]

Damn dude, I'm not an animator myself. Just someone who appreciates the heck out of animation and stop motion but this video was perfect! Wish you had a whole backlog of videos like this! You would be great at making movie video essays. Keep up the awesome work man

[@randomtext7543]

It’s pretty cool that all that work that animators put into stop motion can end up being masterpieces

[@beto33487]

Just discovered this channel! Super excited to see what else i can learn. Thank You for the detailed history of this person I would otherwise probably never heard of.

[@AlbertHamik1]

You know, I was kind of hoping for a brief dive into Selick's pre-Nightmare career when he was rising in the ranks as a talented stop motion animator. One of his earliest Hollywood credits is being an animator on the obscure 1983 film Twice Upon A Time, a 2D cutout film that had a very bizarre plot with adlibbed dialogue but was kind of neat, and also it was co-produced by George Lucas of all people.

[@doodley3d]

Yeah, I mostly wanted to focus on his films for this video so I wasn't just summarizing his career and instead focusing on art and animation. But he has a really interesting history outside of his directed films for sure! I believe he did a lot of the stop motion for the late 80's MTV bumpers.

[@AlbertHamik1]

@@doodley3d Perfectly understandable. Love your content thus far, keep up the solid work!

[@charlie8829]

It’s honestly so sad not enough people care about animation, especially stop motion. I worked on a really short 3 minute stop motion and that alone took 3 to 4 weeks, and we STILL ended up behind schedule. Animators are some of the coolest people I have ever met because of how unique and passionate they are about what they are doing. It’s even worse when executives crush that passion.

[@yummyos]

Man I haven’t thought about Monkeybone in a WHILE, what a movie. I never hear about it when people talk about Selick. You can literally see what the project looked like with and without him it’s so interesting.

[@DylanMcVillain]

Wendell and wild was such a fun little film, i truly believe that the film couldn't be done without stop motion

[@senior_sakuga]

I used to play the special features of nightmare before christmas almost religiously when I was a kid, I had to understand how they made this because it felt like they shot a movie from a whole other universe and seeing that it was all done by teams of people blew my little kid brain. Then when the blu ray for coraline came out it was like that all over again. I watched the behind the scenes and the production pipeline more than the film lmaoo. I used to have the side by side BTS process of every scene play while watching the movie so you'd see the storyboards, Neil Gaiman dropping bars, the actual shoot they'd do the day of, the prop design, all that. I miss DVDs having that kind of depth and well magic to it lol Coraline lore hit different. Stop motion means a lot to me, it was what got me to learn how to animate things. Now it's mostly 2D work I do but SM holds a place in my heart for sure.

[@goku_dunker_420]

Although I didn't grow up on animated movies, I grew up on videogames, and they're what inspired me to get into animation. I wanted to be an artist but was full of self doubt as a kid, then came to realize I love animation more than regular illustrations or single frames. The game Dragonball FighterZ is what inspired me most to get into 3D animation, because it's basically everything I ever wanted from animation. They took an extremely appealing and recognizable style of anime, made shaders that looked exactly like the anime whilst also modernizing it, made it 3D (which made it feel like it had so much more depth to it which I love), but also CONSTANTLY break their models for cinematic shots and certain angles, which I absolutely adore. All this just to say that I don't think there's a single animator out there who doesn't at least have one piece of art that they can gush about for hours on end lol. Also, I love this style of video too, I think this kind + tutorials would make this the perfect channel about animation.