I got to work on Sonic the Hedgehog 2

[@CinemaBabble]

I’m not an animator- but have worked on films. The worst thing is spending 14-17 hour days on a scene that doesn’t make the cut.

[@jovision5001]

Do you still get paid for those unwanted cuts?

[@nikretancam]

@@jovision5001 well I mean you put your time and maybe resources into it so you should be technically paid

[@rainbowspongebob]

Yea

[@sethreese2074]

damn. that's rough

[@STICKOMEDIA]

Oof yea

[@beamslinger]

i cant imagine how good it feels to work on a franchise dear to your childhood, I hope get there someday !

[@bluedragon1309]

I also hope that! We can do it :]

[@JinjoJinjoJinjo]

This just made me realize that the part where sonic does his sonic adventure pose in the dance scene was probably boarded and put in there by a fan and that makes me super happy

[@mohabalserafe3795]

And I still Don't know why people hated it so much

[@LucasRPDJ]

That was very interesting! It must have been a long but exciting journey working with the team.

[@zenvio]

first

[@STICKOMEDIA]

Indeed

[@anthonyanimation3996]

Why won't this have more replies

[@anthonyanimation3996]

@Sonic The Hedgehog Plays Again huh

[@Marliemac]

12:33 I just love that tiny dance to super bass XD. Someone needs to make an extended version of that.

[@Rosesofblood]

i need to know if thats a full remix on youtube lol

[@Marliemac]

@@Rosesofblood yes actually, just search for Super Bass x Battery Zone. You'll find it :)

[@inkspill3116]

Congratulations! The movie was great! The Sonic franchise is dear to me too. It's great to hear you were able to work on this movie! :)

[@awesomeamv2328]

I'm an animator in training and I think it's awesome that your worked on the sonic the hedgehog 2 movie. How you best captured the characters and where they go from there.

[@katlyntheartist]

That’s so cool that you got to work on the movie! Great work!! 😁

[@ligma6898]

Loved the movie, I just wish that Sonic and Tails showed any expression in ear movement, preferably cat-like one, because you can show a lot in that. When a character looks angry and their ears are in a neutral position, it feels like they're just glued here for no reason, and making them lay back would feel a lot more natural. When Sonic catches the feather and it didsapears, he could have his ears a little down/ to the sides to show more sadness

[@frextion5867]

this literally almost brings me to tears because its so inspirational that you get to work on such an elevated project because of your hardwork and dedication to your craft

[@tyjuarez]

i saw sonic 2 in theaters on opening weekend and was totally hyped the whole way through this video is a really cool insight into part of that production process now i'm figuring out storyboarding for some music video stuff i may be working on, so that video is helpful for that as well

[@beamster73]

It’s so cool how sonic is now basically made by fans

[@itsthegr8matt]

You wanna tell me that you worked on Sonic 2? No wonder the movie's been such a blast!

[@KimberlyFaith260]

I would honestly love to see the entire movie in this art style. It would work perfectly for the movie.

[@harvochive]

Im feeling second hand happiness! Congrat on the role! y'all did a great job on it.

[@o0Sazie0o]

I usually do this kinda thumb boards to plan story animation, but I haven't started a full blown animation yet. I just mostly draw for fun for video game fanart.

[@SloppyPastrami]

Congrats on getting to work on Sonic2. its also really nice to see the process for actual films.

[@fabled-skies]

I'm no professional, but I'm starting a storyboard project for a comic I want to make one day, and your break-down of the whole process really helps! Hopefully I'll be able to work more quickly and consistently now!

[@AnimatedAndrew]

Once again, congrats on the Sonic 2 gig! Really awesome work on those boards, and I appreciate all the advice you gave in this video! Also I love that derpy Tails at 9:49 XD Seeing your boards really inspires me to be more loose with my own. Whenever I try to do story art for my own portfolio or whatever I always worry that they don't look "clean" enough... which YES, I KNOW, isn't supposed to be the point! But when I see other storyboards artists and how polished their work is, I feel pressured to make my own stuff look clean as well... like I have this nagging fear in the back of my brain that if I don't make my boards look good, I won't make the cut for any potential story jobs. I really should stop worrying about that and let loose.

[@mishaelgallardoriquelme9138]

disculpa, como puedo estudiar para artista de guion grafico?, existen carreras especializadas?

[@charlyghb]

This is fantastic Toniko, thanks for sharing your experience on the movie with us, really appreciated ☺✌

[@PepperMistAnimations]

Just when I thought you couldn't be more of a legend!

[@beyaroillustration]

Thats insane dude, very happy for you. You definitely deserve to work on big projects like this with all your hard work.

[@InkfightStudios]

This was awesome Toniko! I'm glad to hear and see you're moving up in the industry and it's well deserved! Also the video is so helpful as I'm currently directing and soon storyboarding my first serious animation short series! (Currently thumbnailing) Wishing you much more success to come!! ❤🔥

[@ummgoosesoya5409]

As someone who hopes to work in animation or storyboarding this was soooo cool to see your process!! (Plus it was cool to see “behind the scenes” in Sonic 2 which is like my new fav movie!!) 😁

[@yendys6375]

This was very helpful!! I especially liked when you brought up your process in storyboarding (what you were told in school vs what you actually learned in the field). I am trying to get in the industry so hearing things like this helps me put things in perspective!

[@AppleProGamer74]

Dude this is one of my favorite movies now, I went to see it at theater twice because I loved it so much! I just stumbled upon your channel from this video, this is way past cool! 😁

[@luigisake]

TIMESTAMPS: --- 0:00 START 0:29 TUTORIAL --- 1:25 - 1 -THE LAUNCH 2:44 - 2 - THUMBNAIL PASS 4:47 - 3 -THUMBNAILS TO BOARD PANNELS 6:17 - 4 - DRAWING FOR STORYBOARDS 8:37 - 5 - POSING AND ACTING 8:43 - 5.1 - PERFORMANCE 10:49 - 6 - CLEANUP AND TONES 12:21 - 6.1 - FLOW 12:40 - 7 - PITCHING A SEQUENCE 14:24 - 7.1 - ROOM FOR IMPROVISATION 15:30 - 8 - THINGS I LEARNED ON SONIC 2 16:41 - 9 - WRAP UP --- 17:14 OUTRO/END

[@STICKOMEDIA]

You did an absolutely good job keep up the good work, as a starting filmmaker this is very inspiring

[@lovelandisle]

okay but drop the full Super Bass animation, king (congrats again on this, I've admired your work for ages and I love Sonic, so this is a great combo!!!)

[@BBWahoo]

YES! I saw you on the credits, glad you have a video about this, I know other people have also mentioned this as well!!

[@Oukow]

This was so cool to watch! Thank you for sharing the process with us!

[@eeveefennecfox]

you did great,I'm so proud of you ^^ I hope you get the oppertunity to do more storyboarding and working on shows and movies in the near future

[@SadlerStudios]

What, you animated my favorite scene in the movie? When Sonic hears from hologram Long claw about the master emerald and Wade joking around. Thank you I love this movie so much I’m glad you were part of the team

[@thebrainnameditself9530]

He didn’t animate it. He did the layout work for it for animation to be done on

[@SadlerStudios]

@@thebrainnameditself9530 yeah I meant that

[@jectronawn7512]

12:28 I was working on a animation related to Deltarune and so I was lisning to the soundtrack and I noticed it deffintly helped me be more focused on the animation

[@trisxart2393]

Wow I never knew you were working on this movie too, that explains the expressions

[@Calena]

My favorite animator being part of one of my favorite movies!

[@ROKMO]

This was really great Toniko!! thanks so much for sharing all of this goodness!!!

[@dezydotexe]

I really enjoyed this video! I loved hearing from someone who had a part in the film and how the process went for a storyboard artist such as yourself :)

[@kastedchadow1544]

This is AWESOME!!! My favorite movie is httyd. I love them all and it was cool to see someone who actually worked on one of them. 😲

[@SammySamSams]

"Well, as a kid I always used to-" Sega : "Hired."

[@spacedhuh]

just wanted to drop by and thank you for your channel! I hope to be an animator someday, and your videos really help calm some of my anxieties down while getting me really excited for what my future could be!

[@Vexcenot]

This doesn't get talked about enough. WE NEED MOAR Learnt so much from this vid

[@Zencast5]

Congratulations!

[@SNW_Build_a_Picture]

It is awesome how you got to work on Story board for Sonic :D

[@omiomibudzu8629]

Wow, congratulations!

[@animationexaggeration2176]

Brooo I’m so happy that u got to work on this, I hope u get to work on more productions

[@silvaroo]

This is so insightful and awesome!! Thank you for sharing Toniko :D

[@YumeQueen]

coungrats toniko. i'm pretty happy that u worked on this movie

[@amaritalks]

Congratulations bro 🎉🎉

[@maratomarov8346]

Very interesting!!! I really like your videos. Please keep making them 👍🏻

[@bigsmoke8246]

you helped making the best movie of all time thank you

[@ollietheartist1719]

This was a DOPE video. Thank you ❤

[@ShadowBreeze]

Thanks for share with us your experience!!!

[@cdscissor]

0:08 Oh cool he's promoting the other artists too! (reads the note again carefully) wait wha

[@BlackBlur888]

thank you so much for your hard work

[@thundercat9427]

You worked on Sonic AND HTTYD? TWO OF MY FAVOURITE FRANCHISES????

[@sunnygirl523]

dude u did a really good job on this movie love this movie so much 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@ZacharyNoah]

Wow! I didn’t know you worked on the Sonic 2 movie!

[@misimmini]

beauty of work bro BEAUTY

[@stickguyanimatior818]

I called it that knuckles would be in this movie since January 2021

[@philcojoephilipbutler1227]

Congrats. Saw this sequel with my family and enjoyed it much more than I expected. And….got you kinda got to work with the great Jim Carrey, right? Lol

[@sizz278]

I love the movie thought good job

[@Digisonic1]

You are lucky man! I wish to know how to work for them as an animator myself. I dream on doing this in my future!

[@linvol20]

Awesome congratulations!

[@MarcHendry]

yeh it's kind of crazy how a loose drawing that's maybe only 50% on model looks way more appealing than a refined drawing that's like 80% on model but not quite there. also lmao what was that beatboxing super sonic video?

[@trashbug4843]

awesome

[@wadenobisemartuccianimatio8366]

as a Animatior myself grew up love watch paint animations and pivot animations since when I was in 2nd grade in the early 2000s back in the day coming home from school funny animations made by windows paint and watching Xiao Xiao stick fight animation from pivot. Before I got into animating and I used to be in art classes all the time. This animation artwork is really good my friend

[@RNoctowl]

woah! i never knew you work for the movie, and my jaw almost drop reading the title. also does this mean verbalase is canon on the sonic movie lore since its get you to the mood to made the sequence😳?

[@treyvonishere4375]

You did great!

[@KhalilEats]

very interesting brother bro

[@vesnajovanovic9395]

Wow incredible!

[@paxtonpods]

that’s awesome man

[@tootiethepawpatrolpup]

I love digital production and make movies like sonic and paw patrol and others just for a Hobby and will some time become my carrier.

[@doggodoggo3000]

well dang. now i want to go see it.

[@WithinDeathLies]

Really informative video!

[@alishaanimations3058]

YOU’RE SO EPICC

[@renatashp]

thanks this so helpful!❤️❤️❤️

[@flamingchipsstudios8918]

YOU GOT TO WORK ON MY FAVORITE MOVIE! 🔵🦔

[@AlbinotheLightning77]

This does take a lot of time indeed

[@akojereton3070]

Awesome

[@tatestudeos]

Nice man

[@Dmocrito3]

Cool!

[@DeadX77747]

Would you have Permission later maybe why you can’t show us maybe he will be in future movies

[@luigisake]

5:27 "what programs does he use in storyboarding part"

[@sonicsprit3]

Can you post storyboard of Knuckles Backstory

[@eeveefennecfox]

that's up to paramount not him,he still has to respect the people he's worked with,paramount might not want him to talk about the backstory

[@nightblind999]

I had no idea you were on this.

[@kris_user7744]

Nice

[@jonathanfranklin4448]

So how did you get picked. Did you apply for the job or did they come to you?

[@llynhunter]

Nice! Well done, excellent lesson and demonstration. You put a lot of work into this, Bravo! Do you ever sleep?

[@RadicalX7592YT]

I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO WORK IN THE SONIC MOVIES! TELL ME HOW IT WAS.

[@Aaron443]

I imagine the pain of animating for a movie

[@mr.action5509]

OMG LUCKY I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH SEGA IN THE FUTURE 😭💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@an_animator6577]

OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!

[@donutstudiosobject]

Wow I didn't know that

[@sonic2gaming278]

I haven't seen it yet

[@hcbs1986]

Wait- whaaaat?

[@loudandfast1389]

Did you go fast?

[@tzisorey]

I get that you probably can't give numbers, but did it pay well? Or was it "You can put it on your resume - think of the exposure" type money?

[@user-el1bk2te2b]

Did the Sonic the hedgehog movie 2 use Blender or Maya for the VFX

[@Insta-Gib]

I'm currently in a trade school for video editing, And while I'd still love to do that specifically I've always had the idea of choreographer or storyboarder, In my mind as well. Do you think it's even possible, If I have enough of a portfolio of storyboarding and a diploma for video editing, you can make it into a studio like this. Or do these studios entirely hire you based off your school experience? I feel like especially since I'm learning editing, Storyboarding at least for me has an entirely different perspective as I know how a editor could think and pace a scene and speak there language.