KLAUS | Lighting Time-Lapse Jesper

[@DominicGo]

god... and this was just ONE scene... and this is only the shading, and it’s already sped up. The amount of work this must have took is almost incomprehensible!!

[@Dregoon_Enderman]

I heard it took two years for the entire movie and the story is great!

[@essye_bee]

@@Dregoon_Enderman actually it started in 2010 and they released a proof a concept on 2015 which got them a contract with Netflix

[@dylanloo9856]

One frame u mean

[@essye_bee]

@@dylanloo9856 no it is actually one shot a frame would be just one drawing but this has multiple frames

[@dylanloo9856]

@@essye_bee Yea that's what u mean. They still have to adjust the lighting for every frame

[@tbe9790]

My God, every frame is a MASTERPIECE! As a freelance animator, you guys truly inspire me!

[@SCqb9wo]

Totally! Amazing 👏

[@adityachandranart]

Without light and shadows it is still a piece of art

[@yofu2969]

MageBurger yet your art is still garbage. Maybe try using all the tools in your arsenal my guy lmaoaoaoao

[@MaryArts]

I love that her workspace is tidied up to the essencials she uses. No unnecessary windows that might distract.

[@nicojo3042]

This movie is like a masterclass on the innovative beauty of modern 2D animation. Love seeing the behind the scenes clips like this!!!

[@SkyJazzJR]

Bringing hot chocolate, cookies, sitting on the couch watching this video all afternoon, would be perfect.

[@SunnyNightmares13]

I absolutely love Klaus it's such an amazing movie

[@colibri224]

THAT'S HOW THEY DID IT ?!!!! Respect.

[@thebyte0f879]

Even 1 year later they still have behind the scenes videos and clips. Shows how much effort was poured into this film.

[@hellodolly7301]

Ugh, it's so beautiful. It sounds so simple when you describe it, but the actual time and effort that takes to create what's described is heavily disregarded majority of the time. I love this movie so much 😍 The story is simple, the animation is fantastic, and it's just all beautiful.

[@qnaman]

It's amazing to see something original and well animated.

[@Erikjust]

If nothing else we can hope that this will spark a renaissance for 2D animated movies.

[@pdjinne65]

This is such an incredibly complicated process, that yields amazing results. Thanks for sharing! I doubt we'll see a movie like Klaus again, most people would run away when seeing the amount of work it takes!

[@Whiterabbitdigital]

You will see another like it because they have been working on another for some time called ‘Ember’

[@pdjinne65]

@@Whiterabbitdigital That's excellent news

[@jeroenkoffeman9402]

Truly amazing. The dedication both in level of detail and the willingness to push and innovate traditional handdrawn animation. Thanks for sharing this artistic process of the lighting stage.

[@kimuires]

This is so damn gorgeous. It’s extremely impressive

[@pepperpan794]

This is amazing. The amount of heart and effort that went into this scene, better yet, the whole movie. You guys are incredible!

[@FlyingSnake]

really love that software

[@angelcordova3709]

This art style is definitely the Klause's BRAND! 👏👏

[@nutsandbolts1264]

Seing these have helped me get a good grip on how lighting works on certain objects and surfaces

[@lunaamore20]

Sigh...it's the process that makes it worth it and wanting to see the result is the motivation. It's amazing ♡ it's tiring n tedious but worth it in the end ♡

[@manleonardo]

The feathering of the colors used for shading is amazing, I hope it came to other animation software... Is so easy to control... Beautiful.

[@Darkbulb1]

seeign this makes me want to attempt it in after effects

[@yofu2969]

If you figure the tech out I’d recommend selling it online before the actual studio or creators of this rig do it themselves. Although I’m sure some software engineers are already working on it. Play it smart if it’s not too late already.

[@BenJi2DxD]

Share it with if you ever do it, because I'm coming back to this and few others videos every few months to check if they're selling the software. I want this for personal use, it looks so satisfying to use.

[@PutineluAlin]

@@BenJi2DxD Gee calm down man it's Advanced Shape Layer Techniques with a general blured render pass overlay with texture, you just set that render pass to have a cool color multiply layer bellow and you're halfway there, just then use more gradients on top to create depth and atmosphere. There is also a program called EbSynth that uses AI to copy a painted image in photoshop that you did to other images for that scene. But just the amount of work in general takes a long time for this kind of passion project.

[@BenJi2DxD]

@@PutineluAlin Make a video about it, I'll like, comment and subscribe!

[@PutineluAlin]

@@BenJi2DxD There are already tons of videos just search Advanced Shape Layer Techniques and After Effects render passes. Plus i get paid to do other stuff don't have time for video commissions.

[@CoreyArt]

Is there any software that can do something similar this easily? You all should consider selling this software! Amazing.

[@Ashicakez3]

This is amazing! The eyes really pop when you add light and shadow to them.

[@gust4v0.97]

The offort they put in this film is incredible

[@princessthyemis]

This is SO AMAZINGGGG!!!!! so much work goes into just lighting ONE shot! This is so inspiring!!!

[@JustCommenMan]

Make a video for how Baground are designed after in between

[@catgormon7108]

0:34

[@wadiazainab2731]

Truly a masterpiece, I love this movie I am always watching it!

[@ayior]

These videos are very inspiring. I hope this production has a lasting impact on the industry.

[@Anna1047-m1g]

So incredible!! Thank you for all these videos sharing the process!

[@meltedsugar7894]

Muy buena película :3 me encantaron todas las partes de ella

[@mantoskeeee]

Oh god, this is so beautiful! The amount of work that goes into this is just incomprehensible to me

[@sterrrld]

when I see this I understand that people can do absolutely everything.

[@astralboyo]

Another interesting time lapse in my eyes.

[@BenJi2DxD]

I'm still regularly coming to those videos to read the comments and see if there is a similar software being released :/

[@BenJi2DxD]

And here I am, 5 months later, still looking out for this software!

[@ahmed_nady_20]

What is the name of software

[@ahmed_nady_20]

@Violet Snow NO

[@mayaf-4924]

It was very knowledgeable and beautiful. Wery interesting!!!!

[@SergioCuen]

Ok i'll watch it again today 🙌🎄

[@velvaetalt]

i will never get over how fucking gorgeous this film is

[@spinnerboyz]

Frame by frame???????? :O RESPECT!

[@montajedelespectador]

Keyframes and correct the inbetweens

[@thebelovedsbride9350]

Omg as an artist this is so mesmerizing 🤯 is the program they used available to the public? 😮

[@starzkxtten]

No joke I thought this movie was 3d💀 this is so well done

[@annaqura3360]

Beautiful! Will we be able to see another movie from you this or next year?

[@MaangePeenge]

This is craaaaaaaaayzaaaaaaaaayy!

[@Foxther]

es ARTE CADA FRAME

[@asdasddaasfsdfa1607]

I love this, i really really love this, thanks

[@Awakenbeing]

I m just blown away 😵🙏

[@montylawler]

Very lovely and cool.

[@winpuss]

the red line is for hard edge and yellow for the soft edge

[@re-d9930]

This is perfect...

[@HiememMeow]

This inspired me alot :0 amazing works all of you!!!

[@smidgeonpigeon8243]

Such a labor of love

[@Coswalker27]

I hope this get taught in animation schools.

[@nazimmansuri9986]

Thank you very much.. I was searching for this. And it comes in recommendation I'm so glad .❤️

[@rancavin]

Hope some day you share this software to the world

[@YoannDessin]

Lovee it !

[@literassketchbook7756]

Do we write a petition for download of this software? :D :D

[@mattrocde]

Unlikely to be free - but I'd be absolutely shocked if they weren't working on some kind of version of the software for a commercial release. The effectiveness and desirability of programs like this are increased as an animation team's size decreases, and with so many indie animators on the internet now, it only makes sense to eventually allow people to purchase it. I'd imagine they're adding many quality of life/user friendliness to the software, as it was highly specialized and experimental for Klaus - it was invented just for *this movie* after all.

[@ZouUuu]

oh come on, the only difference between this and all other softwares is the way gradient are controlled. you can replicate that in most softwares.

[@mattrocde]

@@ZouUuu Replicate, yes - make a movie out of it with a reasonable budget while learning the software? Probably not. This is specifically designed to help automate shadows of tweens for 2D animation, of which the inbe*tweens* are particularly limiting for a small team. Just to be clear, the software of Klaus uses AI to create the shadows of inbeteween frames, which is about 60-70% of the work in animation. That is *very* impressive.

[@EpicBlackflame07]

@@mattrocde exactly it's all about efficiency. For example anyone can do visual effects in premiere pro. But it's more efficient and quicker to do them in aftereffects with masking and such.

[@jessiahfx6228]

This is awesome

[@linumustatissimum6143]

It's possible to do the same thing in tvpaint,but it's way longer and harder

[@BenJi2DxD]

Here I am again! 7 months later, checking in :D !

[@almalvo]

What software is this lighting stage done in? So inspiring and beautiful.

[@poptoonsskaff2016]

How many years did it take to make this movie?

[@chrsmueller923]

I think it was around 5 or 6 years.

[@ayaneagano6059]

POPTOONS Skaff It was actually around “two years,” according to Insider.com at www.insider.com/how-netflixs-klaus-made-2d-animation-look-3d-2020-1!

[@rohitnidan7403]

This is amazing. You guys are incredible. I really appreciate all yours experiments and creative thoughts. and I wish I would like to know about this software which using for lighting. And where I can get this software. please suggest..

[@muimotion]

Love this complex lighting/Shading system. I think the only drawback is that it takes away (for me at least) the hard work of the Clean Up Team as many of the lines (such as the outlines and lines within the characters) gets lost within all the tonal, masks and shading. I wish they had kept those crisp outlines so that we could their work too. Whats the point in cleaning up a rough animation when we can't even see it in the results at the end.

[@mahbubhsohag]

yes kind of felt it too. It was all so smooth and soft if there was Nice Balance it would look More Unique and Beautiful. It looked too much like 3D. if they had kept some Crips Outlines with combo of somewhere Flat somewhere gradient color and semi realistic shadow/light not fully 3d style shadow/light with Some 2D attributes it would look Amazing. it is good at it is but without knowing it is hard to tell that it is 2D not 3D that's means it a achievement technicality wise but not so for a New Unique look. It does not look like a Upgrade of 2D or new Look of 2D rather it's feel like Mimicry of 3D or fake 3D. If they used Less of the this it would be more unique look of 2D. Less is more sometime. I hope they do it next time and does not make it look fully 3D.

[@ItsBrandonAllred]

Will the KLaS software ever be available to the public or smaller studios?

[@claudiacaprin4904]

Must've been a hectic but fun job to do

[@BitishMan]

Hello, what app is This made in?

[@KhromTX]

You guys are fucking awesome.

[@dutelatte2154]

This software is awsome.

[@erusartofficial4280]

It is beautiful, I would like to know what program you use to get those effects

[@Leon-qh9br]

i want to make a 2D short film handraw but I want this lighting set

[@sterrrld]

so cool...

[@improvementTime10.3.17]

Would it not be a similar if not more efficient process if it was done in CG? Being that textures are simpler and rendering times would be lower, then you don’t need to do everything nearly frame by frame? Although I love having more unique things in the industry, just a inquiry

[@coin_sang6381]

damn！ thats insane

[@xk2014]

When Netflix's producers actually try

[@astrahcat1212]

wait....how the heck do you stay consistent...??? Shouldn’t the colors be laid out in the in betweens? I’m confused

[@NJVArtimations]

Oh I though they use brushes to manually shade it

[@DianaHernandez-fe9io]

I wonder wich software the company uses on this color phase? Photoshop

[@pyxn420]

KLaS

[@adeola.ayedun]

what program is this please :)

[@RayfieldA]

As much as I Loved this movie, my question, after seeing all the work that went into the 2D shown in this video, would it have been easier to just animate the movie in 3D and toon shade it? Because this video looked like it took a TON of work and the movie looked 3D and we're surprised to learn it's mostly 2D!

[@florianaupetit]

Hello, I'm the guy talking in this video and since I've seen this question a couple of times on social media let me answer here: As in live action, lighting is just a tool to support the story. We haven't created this system to say "hey look what we can do" but instead we wanted to use lighting as a vector of emotion and since Sergio wanted to do this movie in 2D it was the only way we found. Plus when you want to do something you shouldn't go for the easy way but instead do what must be done in order to have the result you're looking for. And fun fact the lighting department was one of the fastest in the production :) Hope it answered your question and have a nice day ! Florian.

[@florianaupetit]

@@jeremy__hopkins From time to time I would ask them to draw specific lines so it helps the tracking system for the lighting but other than that no, they just need to animate the cloth and then during the clean up step we decide what lines we keep and what lines we don't need.

[@mahbubhsohag]

I see what you meant. Final result is Gorgeous but also It feels like early 3D Rendered Films more then 2D. The Director wanted to Make a Christmas movie and wanted to make it give it traditional vibe so he chose 2D but End of the Day Rather than feeling like traditional 2D it felt 3D. Most of the Viewers Don't know it is 2d and some of them get to know from some youtube video and commented Their shocking discovery. So I think, the Early motives to make it 2D to give it traditional vibe Kind of Lost the Point and missed the target cause it looks to much 3D. So their Final Look looks Unique as a 2D Animation and only as 2D Animation but Not as Real Unique look cause its Looks like General 3D Render.

[@mahbubhsohag]

Another Thing to Add is that The Director Wanted the 2D Animation to Look Like Painting and Art work Rather then Flat Color. But the Thing is Animators usually don't use only Flat colors. they Use Shadow and Light Layers but they Had mostly Hard edges then Soft edges. So I think What he wanted to do is only improve Light & Shadow System But End of the What he made is A software which can Blur and soft Edges Easily. Which can be Done in other way around in other software with some difficulties. So The software being a Dedicated software to just do shadow and light it come more Easy then other software. As some video Mention KLAS as Automatic system but it is not that much of Automatic and mostly Manual. So He Kind of improved the Lighting technique But Again he Lost the point cause The Film Does not Look Like an Artwork/Painting but mostly 3D. So kind of Improve something what many Animator longed for but He did not Ripe the full benefits of it. In That case Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse gives More vibe of 2D and Painting which was really 3D. If Director chose to use Less the look would be more 2D and unique. Less is More.

[@mahbubhsohag]

It is Really Felt Like They are trying to mimic 3D but Which I think is not. I think they wanted to improve 2D Animation and its shading system but Kind of got lost in the Run. It is just felt Like 2D and the sake of being 2D. Even with the dedicated Software to make lighting it did not Help in reducing Working Time Rather its Increase which is a issue Cause other Studio used Time & Hardship as an excuse to not do 2D and doing only 3D so it may not get to be the main stream in future. Where in Japan, hundred 2D animation series and film booming every year. If Excuse had a Face it would been American Animation Studio. But Thanks to Klaus Team Cause They Kind of proved that with Upgrade 2d animation does not have limit as other thought, which is a very great thing and show the world that people still love 2D to encourage others and big companies.

[@JosephM]

Omg it was only *1 SECOND*

[@marymikel9193]

Hope Yah Reveals the truth of Christmas to you all.😊

[@vector-ut8gg]

Is this in house software for tracking..?

[@hardikshekhar2540]

which software do you use here

[@Ljm488]

Can you do this on an animation program?

[@christinakottmeyer9272]

Me before I whached this video: I really wanna be an animator Me while whaching this vid: O.O uhh... not so sure anymore XD

[@hellodolly7301]

No! Don't give up just because "it's hard" ! Giving up is only alright if whatever you're trying to pursue is actively unhealthy for you and your environment. But, if you just see this as something that's hard, but you're still open to pursuing being an animator, I say go for it!

[@inverted_paradox4170]

This movie was 2d animated?

[@yashik9845]

Yes, Klaus this is a 2D movie

[@elsenorslasher6465]

Hay algún otro proyecto ???

[@Ledplous]

Is it me or does Klaus sound like Cave Jhonson from Portal 2?

[@ahmadsohailaryan9123]

which software is this? can anyone tell me

[@saputerbang5266]

What this software??

[@graemevaughey7432]

Custom. In-house software.

[@leodavi7105]

What's the name of the softwar ??

[@eww7270]

what program is this?

[@Brenners2010]

Is the software that you use to implement the lighting effect in Kalus available to the public to purchase? Thanks

[@SkyeBoredom]

What is the name of that software?

[@michaelfrancis5412]

pls what software is that?

[@amadlover]

Rotoscopy for lighting.

[@solaman5736]

ما اسم البرنامج

[@АлинаБогачева-у3ф]

what is the name of the program?

[@reverseshin]

Klaus, it’s a custom made software. So it’s unfortunately not public.

[@DanielSmith-dr1zi]

I love what you guys are doing with 2D. I apart of me really finds it weird though. While you got a great looking product in the end, was the goal on an animation stand point to mimic 3D? I find the results really appealing but i have to wonder why it wasn't done in a 3D program because the end result feels and looks so volumetric. Is this process faster than normal 3D animation? Also the 2D version without the lighting and shading felt a lot more traditional too. It reminded me of older disney films. I'm not saying what you did was bad or wrong but i want to understand the idea behind it. I enjoyed them both nevertheless. Keep up the good work.

[@florianaupetit]

Hi, I will copy the answer of this question I did in other comments: Hi I'm the guy talking in this video and since I've seen this question a couple of times on social media let me answer here: As in live action, lighting is just a tool to support the story. We haven't created this system to say "hey look what we can do" but instead we wanted to use lighting as a vector of emotion and since Sergio wanted to do this movie in 2D it was the only way we found. Plus when you want to do something you shouldn't go for the easy way but instead do what must be done in order to have the result you're looking for. And fun fact the lighting department was one of the fastest in the production :) Hope it answered your question and have a nice day ! Florian.

[@mahbubhsohag]

I see what you meant. Final result is Gorgeous but also It feels like early 3D Rendered Films more then 2D. The Director wanted to Make a Christmas movie and wanted to make it give it traditional vibe so he chose 2D but End of the Day Rather than feeling like traditional 2D it felt 3D. Most of the Viewers Don't know it is 2d and some of them get to know from some youtube video and commented Their shocking discovery. So I think, the Early motives to make it 2D to give it traditional vibe Kind of Lost the Point and missed the target cause it looks to much 3D. So their Final Look looks Unique as a 2D Animation and only as 2D Animation but Not as Real Unique look cause its Looks like General 3D Render.

[@mahbubhsohag]

Another Thing to Add is that The Director Wanted the 2D Animation to Look Like Painting and Art work Rather then Flat Color. But the Thing is Animators usually don't use only Flat colors. they Use Shadow and Light Layers but they Had mostly Hard edges then Soft edges. So I think What he wanted to do is only improve Light & Shadow System But End of the What he made is A software which can Blur and soft Edges Easily. Which can be Done in other way around in other software with some difficulties. So The software being a Dedicated software to just do shadow and light it come more Easy then other software. As some video Mention KLAS as Automatic system but it is not that much of Automatic and mostly Manual. So He Kind of improved the Lighting technique But Again he Lost the point cause The Film Does not Look Like an Artwork/Painting but mostly 3D. So kind of Improve something what many Animator longed for but He did not Ripe the full benefits of it. In That case Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse gives More vibe of 2D and Painting which was really 3D. If Director chose to use Less the look would be more 2D and unique. Less is More.

[@mahbubhsohag]

It is Really Felt Like They are trying to mimic 3D but Which I think is not. I think they wanted to improve 2D Animation and its shading system but Kind of got lost in the Run. It is just felt Like 2D and the sake of being 2D. Even with the dedicated Software to make lighting it did not Help in reducing Working Time Rather its Increase which is a issue Cause other Studio used Time & Hardship as an excuse to not do 2D and doing only 3D so it may not get to be the main stream in future. Where in Japan, hundred 2D animation series and film booming every year. If Excuse had a Face it would been American Animation Studio. But Thanks to Klaus Team Cause They Kind of proved that with Upgrade 2d animation does not have limit as other thought, which is a very great thing and show the world that people still love 2D to encourage others and big companies.