A Love Letter to The 12 Principles of Animation

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Manu Mercurial

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Learning the 12 Principles of Animation is the biggest hurdle all animators must overcome. But how can these principles remain constant in a medium that is constatly changing? This is the untold story of the 12 Principles of Animation and why they will remain. Forever.
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00:00 The Rules of The Game
00:54 The Origin of The Principles
02:15 #1 Squash and Stretch
02:34 #2 Timing
02:56 #3 Anticipation
03:12 #4 Staging
03:30 #5 Slow In & Slow Out (Spacing)
03:44 #6 Arcs
03:57 #7 Pose to Pose
04:08 #8 Overlap & Followthrough
04:19 #9 Secondary Action
04:29 #10 Exaggeration
04:40 #11 Appeal
04:51 #12 Solid Drawing
05:29 Animation Changed Forever
07:20 Taking Them to the Limit
08:39 Richard’s Masterpiece
10:50 Character Animation Crash Course
11:05 Enter Computer Animation
11:20 Why They Remain Unchanged
12:48 We Are The Next Link
Since I started the channel, it was my dream to also make documentaries on the things I'm passionate about. One of them being the history of 2D animation, which I’m obsessed with, so I wanted to give myself a chance to explain the origin of the 12 principles. Hope you get inspired by what these unsung heroes did, we’re standing in the shoulder of giants!
Remember: "Every line you draw, you are one line closer to your dream!"
Thanks for watching!

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@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
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@ArtingFromScratch
@ArtingFromScratch Ай бұрын
Others ended up finishing the thief and the cobbler... sadly unlike the original- the added voices for the thief and Tack...which in my opinion hurt the focus on animation by distracting from focusing on the animation in silence. The chase scene in thief and the cobbler is so amazing I actually ended up getting the full film for free in a box of cereal but I'm pretty sure it is online
@marcult2594
@marcult2594 14 күн бұрын
Disney’s biggest mistake was dropping their 2D animation department
@twokindsofovenfries32
@twokindsofovenfries32 29 күн бұрын
Best advice I ever got was from a seasoned animator who worked on Disney films, Ghibli, Anime, was this: "everything is a bouncing ball"
@MikNickel
@MikNickel 8 күн бұрын
This is exactly the same thing my animation instructor told me and my class.
@frogdrug8282
@frogdrug8282 6 күн бұрын
Is it because the bouncing ball always comes down? Sorry ive always tried to understand but my brain is stuck
@ArtichokeAnarchy
@ArtichokeAnarchy 6 күн бұрын
i prefer my animators raw
@SophisticatedWaffle
@SophisticatedWaffle 6 күн бұрын
@@ArtichokeAnarchyI like barbecue sauce on mine
@averyminya
@averyminya Күн бұрын
@@frogdrug8282my understanding is the ball follows all the rules. Anticipation, follow through, squash, staging. When making an animation, each element is simply a complex ball interacting with other balls. When one ball is anticipating, another is reacting to that, which is reacting to, which is reacting to... etc.
@HatterTheRabbit
@HatterTheRabbit Ай бұрын
I usually don't comment but this is one of the inspirational videos about animation! There aren't really much animators in the world but I'm glad the world is getting to see more animators! and this is so underrated!!
@ShomeAvi
@ShomeAvi 21 күн бұрын
There aren't really much animators?
@HatterTheRabbit
@HatterTheRabbit 21 күн бұрын
@@ShomeAvi yeah i rarely see animators outside of the internet quite depressing i know
@syedashafiashahid5823
@syedashafiashahid5823 18 күн бұрын
Animation brings that creativity that can't be found in the real world.
@HatterTheRabbit
@HatterTheRabbit 17 күн бұрын
@@syedashafiashahid5823 indeed
@ShomeAvi
@ShomeAvi 6 күн бұрын
@@HatterTheRabbit outside of internet..can you explain..cuz i think there are too many animators now a days and so people give them less salary because there are lot of them and someone is always out there to animate in lower salary
@tea_are_riii
@tea_are_riii Ай бұрын
1. Squash & Stretch 2. Timing 3. Anticipation 4. Staging/silhouette 5. Fast -> slow -> fast -> … 6. Motion arcs 7. Pose to pose method 8. Overlap/follow through 9. Sec action 10. Exaggeration 11. Appeal 12. Solid outline/highlight
@HiHi-oc3gh
@HiHi-oc3gh Ай бұрын
12 isn’t about solid outline but moreso solid drawing, making your characters seem to occupy a 3d space. Basically avoid flat drawings
@TacTaxon
@TacTaxon Ай бұрын
No matter how bad the art slump, watching your videos makes me desparately want to draw every time. You're very inspiring and speak with so much passion and kindness, thank you!
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
Thank YOU for your kind words!! Super happy you're feeling motivated, then the video accomplished its purpose!
@LGBTQIA2-People-Deserve-Rights
@LGBTQIA2-People-Deserve-Rights 29 күн бұрын
Omg! Me TOOOOOO!!!
@powergirlart5333
@powergirlart5333 6 күн бұрын
​@@ManuMercurial I have a question, why do in Japanese Animation Studios, they are still make Anime with Hand Drawn Frame-By-Frame animation sometimes on this nowadays, so why don't they create with Rigging Animation and are all of the anime 2D Animation styles are Frame-By-Frame?
@3v1l73ddy
@3v1l73ddy Ай бұрын
This video truly captures why I love animation so much, creating and watching. With so many things threatening 2D animation nowadays I think this was a very important video, not only do we need to protect Richard Williams' masterclass we need to protect this medium as a whole. People love 2D animation, I wish media companies would realise just how much we love it. 3D animation is beautiful and I'm very partial to the 2.5D styles being used nowadays but they all are built on the backs of stop motion and 2D animation and I don't want these mediums I love so much to die. It's satisfying animating in any genre, seeing something inanimate become alive is nothing short of magical, but I always fall back to 2D because nothing feels as magical as that.
@VorpalSnickerSnack
@VorpalSnickerSnack Ай бұрын
A good example of how loved 2D animation is Cuphead the video game. It fueled animators, admires and the curious to go look at how it was made, directing them to fundamentals of animation.
@ssg-eggunner
@ssg-eggunner Ай бұрын
To be honest, I still want to see 3D being pushed to replicate 2D accurately I've seen some great progress but it's not quite there yet
@pauljs75
@pauljs75 Ай бұрын
2D isn't going anywhere as long as there are artists willing to commit to the process. The technology behind it has changed though, and that's mainly due to cost or convenience. Nothing really stopping anyone from doing it on some computers with Toon Boom Studio, OpenToonz, or even Krita. What studios do is one thing, but there will always be some independent or other that pops up with a vision and they can bring something new together outside of the big name status-quo.
@sboinkthelegday3892
@sboinkthelegday3892 29 күн бұрын
This video is CRAZY biased. The lllusion of life like Miyazaki is dogmatic about, is not all there is, there's also the Allusion to life, like the early UPA revolution of the animation industry. Now it's revitalized in works LIKE Inugami Korone's videos, and I mean all sorts. I mean everything from Hal & Bons, to Smiling Friends. I can't imagine it's a coincidence, though it may be unintentional, that they only put ONE cinematic feature film character into the thumbnail, and that was Chihiro. These other characters, "each one by a person", are keyframed in USA but fully realized OUTSOURCED TO ASIA. That's the life where that industry was actually BUILT. Seems a bit disingenuous to talk about humanity of the author, when the author is blatantly chosen to be underpaid and discredited, with a western Janglish term like "anime" that in Japan just means cartooning BOTH Spongebob and Crayon Shin-chan. They don't make it a point of racail purity, but the plain craftmanship.
@VorpalSnickerSnack
@VorpalSnickerSnack Ай бұрын
In 2015 I traditionally animated a bouncing ball, seeing the animation move filled me with such pride and joy never felt before. I lasted 2 weeks in college due to sever declining mental health and ran out of material to draw with, I felt great shame if I had to ask for a pencil and paper so I dropped out of the 1st yr. It's 2024, 27yrs old and still haven’t given up my love of animation, I'm a tattoo apprentice but I'm using tattooing to learn animation. Ex. I'm putting frames in tattoos flashes and timming lines.
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
Hoping one day you can go back to animating and find joy in making just because it gets to exist in the world! You have all the time in the world. Wish you the best of luck!!
@VorpalSnickerSnack
@VorpalSnickerSnack Ай бұрын
​@@ManuMercurial Thanks man, you're words mean alot. Thanks for taking time making videos, they're inspiring.
@BenHopkins1000
@BenHopkins1000 21 күн бұрын
“Animation is so hard! People who do this for a living deserve more credit and respect!” - Lord Hater
@ItzStarla_Galaxy
@ItzStarla_Galaxy 25 күн бұрын
Being an animator that will lead the future generation to creating their own animation stories is truly a dream come true.
@karlatepes5638
@karlatepes5638 Ай бұрын
I was an animator student back in my senior high days. However, I've never get to experience alot of getting an animated short. But this video motivates me for study more about animation. My teacher once taught about the 12 Principles of Animation, and mentioned this book. If I could have enough time to study it, I could be a freelance animator with a little experience for animation. Animation is pure art, tbh. Anyways, I would be happy if you talk about Charles M. "Chuck" Jones. Keep it up, lad!
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
Ooooh making a video on Chuck Jones would be such a blast!! Lemme see if I can cook one!
@Luizo_
@Luizo_ Ай бұрын
What an experience being an animator is, truly.
@denpa3055
@denpa3055 Ай бұрын
Hey, thanks for the video. It's not just informative, but it also feels like a love letter to animation itself. That last segment actually made me cry. Seeing the history of animation come together and the real, feeling people who influenced all of our beloved media is both humbling and inspiring. I didn't know about Frank Thomas or Ollie Johnston until today, but they both look like they were incredible guys with a passion for life. All the people mentioned here left a wonderful legacy of art, emotions, and inspiration for all generations to come, and I'm so thankful for their work and to you for capturing it here.
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
Thank you for your words denpa, wholeheartedly agree! I chose this topic cause lately I've been needing a little push to keep challenging myself as an animator. It was so refreshing to see how passionate these animators were. We're truly standing on the shoulders of giants. Makes me want to give it my all! Hopefully it can motivate other animators who might be feeling like me! Thanks for taking the time to watch it!
@RubberRoss
@RubberRoss Ай бұрын
This was such a great video dude, awesome work.
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
Thank you Ross!! Truly appreciate you taking the time to watch it and comment. Likewise, huge fan of your videos, much love!
@FrilledMayfly_AmberlyFerrule
@FrilledMayfly_AmberlyFerrule 14 күн бұрын
Animation is just so incredible to me, early youtube animators I watched as a kid showed me that animation isn't just something from animation companies, but that individuals could learn and do it! Took a while but I'm gettin there lil by lil!
@rowan404
@rowan404 Ай бұрын
I drew my first walk cycle thanks to the Animator’s Survival Kit and had no idea until now because I found the reference image online while searching for walk cycles.
@ARTISTESSER-mc9fn
@ARTISTESSER-mc9fn 26 күн бұрын
ah.. the animators bible
@MrBmxerFTW
@MrBmxerFTW 16 күн бұрын
This so far is such a good break down of the principles, im definitely coming back to this as a reference.
@SketchyD00dleSketch
@SketchyD00dleSketch 28 күн бұрын
This is probably my favorite video about animation
@spacemanwillie
@spacemanwillie 16 күн бұрын
I love hearing about those things again and again. Today I barely think about any of those principles anymore. All I think about now is screen momentum. All the other principles seem to derive from that.
@SparkyMK3
@SparkyMK3 Ай бұрын
The reason The Twelve Principles Of Animation will always be a thing and are what they are is because they're more or less observations of things that already existed--in and out of animation--and were refined over time. They're ideas that can be applied in pretty much any way, place and time, not hard rules of what to do or not. Disney didn't actually invent the principles like everyone assumes (you can find examples of them in works made before or contemporary with Disney's early stuff), but they nailed down what they are in a way that makes sense and did more to define them than anyone else. "The Illusion Of Life: Disney Animation" is to animators what Sun Tzu's "The Art Of War" is to strategists--Animation/War 101, not the end all be all of learning or doing them.
@roricute
@roricute Ай бұрын
Anime uses way more than 12 principles, animation in the West is far behind, in fact it always has been. It's no wonder that anime is influencing the return of hand-drawn animation and style, as in Puss in Boots, Arcane, Spiderverse, etc. who used the advanced techniques created by anime
@storms8524
@storms8524 14 күн бұрын
​@@roricutewould it be too much to ask if you could explain how anime uses more than the 12 principles?
@Ilovemelonss
@Ilovemelonss Ай бұрын
This video managed to make me fall in love with a medium I already love.
@RattledPan
@RattledPan 14 күн бұрын
What a wonderful introduction to animation you have provided! I totally agree; but I will take this much broader, there is NO limits to any art! I bathe in that notion whenever I look at something and see a specialness, I want to share this with others and can do so through birth and nurture. Thus art. The forms of art and our terms for them intimidate the people we want our art to sing for. I know some, very little, of what is involved to make a video of a seemingly simple shot, perhaps two, from a notion to a finished piece of film that a viewer out of hand accepts as a genuine moment. Did a viewer see the technicals to make what they view? No. Like a ride at Walt Disney's Park in Anaheim, you saw what he, the artist, wanted you to see. Thanks again for a wonderful program!🌻
@HiHi-oc3gh
@HiHi-oc3gh Ай бұрын
Such a great video! Loved how you talked about the artistry of animation and the people behind it while also touching on why they do this
@FloatingSunfish
@FloatingSunfish Ай бұрын
A truly powerful video and must-watch for all animators everywhere!
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
Thank you for the huge compliment, really glad you enjoyed it!
@Adinary
@Adinary Ай бұрын
To be honest, I don't have words to express the emotions I'm feeling right now. I stopped working on animation, cuz it was taking a lot of effort but seeing this...i came to know how wrong I was :( Ive understood why should animate . . . BECAUSE I CAN :)
@onnivision6464
@onnivision6464 21 күн бұрын
I’m reading “Disney The Illusion of Life” currently. It’s amazing how they were really making it up as they went! So innovative! It sounds like it was a great work environment creatively. So glad you made this video! There is an Animator’s Survival Kit for iPad version! I’m excited to use it! ❤
@SketchyD00dleSketch
@SketchyD00dleSketch Ай бұрын
5:00 in scenes like this I always watch them so many times in slow motion😂 They are so fascinating!
@liamsaucedo44
@liamsaucedo44 Ай бұрын
REGRESO MANUUUUUUU Glad to see another video from you bro!
@Aonoexorcist100
@Aonoexorcist100 Ай бұрын
Dang, seeing them doing moving background stuff so fluently makes me want to study things alot more! its always so magical for me! haha this video was super interesting and inspiring, and tbh, i wouldn't mind more video essays like this either. thanks for making the video!
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
It was my dream to also make documentaries on the things I'm passionate about since I started this channel, so it means a lot that you enjoyed it! Hope I can do more of these in the future!
@Aonoexorcist100
@Aonoexorcist100 Ай бұрын
@ManuMercurial Heck yeah! can't wait to see!
@barbi111
@barbi111 Ай бұрын
It is so sad what Disney became 😭
@candiigurl7893
@candiigurl7893 25 күн бұрын
Bought the Illusion of Life in 2019 and finished it in 2020. Both actions were some of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
@Khultan
@Khultan 27 күн бұрын
That opening scene got my interest. Also, there's so many scenes I've never seen befpre.
@ChuckyChickenCartoons
@ChuckyChickenCartoons Ай бұрын
This video gives me hope that the next link of animators are learning from the best :)
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
We're standing on the shoulders of giants! Let's make them proud!!
@MrWarners14
@MrWarners14 27 күн бұрын
This was magnificent. I think one of the unspoken principals of animation is emotional investment. The idea of caring for a drawing on a screen. Those drawings (if done with care and thoughtfulness) can allow us to attach ourselves to their universe, their world. Those drawings give us a sense of their personality. Their hopes and dreams. If a character is believable but emotionally irredeemable, they create the opposite effect. It makes the heroes stick out even more and we wanna see the heroes succeed. Or if the supposed “hero” we’re supposed to sympathise with is a cruel monster and we’re supposed to root for them, it feels like a failure in some regards. I don’t care about them specifically because they come off not nearly as emotionally worth investing. Of course it’s complicated and antagonists can become anti-heroes but the point still stands. We are invested in the characters on screen and we want to see them be who they are but it can be frustrating seeing a character we’re supposed to root for be callously evil. Explaining my dislike towards a lot of adult cartoons because our “hero” is repulsive emotionally at times. We have empathy for a character because they made us care though the drawings. That’s important.
@cinnabunvi
@cinnabunvi Ай бұрын
Jaw droppingly stunning video! Amazing work!
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
@yezzzsir
@yezzzsir Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video, well worth the effort involved. I need to practice the 12 principles waaaay more than I do. I remember hearing regarding great Jazz players that in order to play well they don't just need to know the song, they need to know it in and out back to front & upside down and that's why they're so free when it comes to freestyle play. As I believe these rules apply across all art forms it stands to reason that animation would have the same laws. The 12 principle reign supreme. "You have to know the laws before you can break them". 👍💯
@3v1l73ddy
@3v1l73ddy Ай бұрын
One of the pitfalls of music is learning a song from start to finish. As soon as you're asked to play from a random point in the song you get lost. Knowing the song, truly knowing it, means you can play from any point without hesitation. I feel like every medium is the same. You can't really know how to animate a walk cycle if you don't why each pose exists the way it does and how to manipulate those poses. So yeah, the analogy lines up XD.
@RerootYourLife
@RerootYourLife Ай бұрын
Truly inspiring. I had no idea where to start learning animation. Now i do thank you for the inspiration ❤❤❤❤❤
@rustoleum6232
@rustoleum6232 14 күн бұрын
Animators Survival kit the only textbook that I've ever read "cover to cover". Even if you don't plan on animating, the book will improve your drawings immensely. PS. The lecture is great. But I understood more, about these concepts, by reading the textbook.
@JuanThaSilva
@JuanThaSilva 15 күн бұрын
I love the passion in this essay.
@parkerellis5716
@parkerellis5716 14 күн бұрын
I've been learning through reading online and watching videos on a wide range of topics. My profile photo is a Logo I made and under it reads SOLUS(Latin for ALONE). I've been working on my projects for a while and I'm getting closer to my dreams of sharing my thoughts, ideas, and stories with the world. I believe the one animated movie that really captured my attention when I was younger was Warner Bros. Animation - The Iron Giant. I was just under 5 years old when the movie came out in theaters in 1999. The story, animation, and emotion were so strong and it still is. That's how I want my creations to impact people.
@kaitlyninspace
@kaitlyninspace Ай бұрын
Every video I watch from you inspires me so much! Beautiful video truly capturing the love and artistry that goes into creating animation!
@foreverpainful
@foreverpainful 28 күн бұрын
Better than Wish could ever wish to be
@sleeplessotaku4688
@sleeplessotaku4688 24 күн бұрын
Bro Cooked. Absolute Cinema Manu. (somehow i'm slowly regretting the words above.)
@HotaMae
@HotaMae Ай бұрын
THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!!! The love and energy you put into this is absolutely fantastic. I'll be rewatching and taking notes... I FEEL SO SEEN!!!!!!!
@MikNickel
@MikNickel 8 күн бұрын
The Animator's Survival Kit is my most favorite reference material. I go back to it frequently.
@anszjaa
@anszjaa 3 күн бұрын
The funny thing is, those principles are to some degree now engraved in our brains. I had to do some very simple animations for my project and despite never really learning animation, I still subconsciously followed them
@igordinizrocha1669
@igordinizrocha1669 17 күн бұрын
Literally crying. Thanks.
@blamedtie2008
@blamedtie2008 26 күн бұрын
It’s cool how the person who made the book is named Ollie, since Ollie means peace.
@DirectorEric
@DirectorEric 24 күн бұрын
Excellent video. Informative, and got me emotional!
@oxcartvalverde
@oxcartvalverde Ай бұрын
Absolute cinema as always, thanks for all the effort and love you put on each video Manu! ❤❤🔥🔥
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
Thank you for always taking the time to watch them!!
@blurredwolf2339
@blurredwolf2339 21 күн бұрын
Where were you an year ago for my 12 principles for animation assignment bro. Thos would have been SO helpful with me understanding the anticipation and arcs 😭
@GlobalWarming_x
@GlobalWarming_x 25 күн бұрын
Your videos are amazing. Thank you 🙏🏽
@DasiaBlue
@DasiaBlue Ай бұрын
10:34 The Ipad edition has a lot of the animated segments from the DVDs in it
@rileyworkman
@rileyworkman Ай бұрын
Excellent work! I am grateful because you taught me something I didn’t know.
@ariadnaltos
@ariadnaltos Ай бұрын
Excellent video. It's important to always work on our fundamentals and to take the knowledge from all these years of animation. ❤ Muchas gracias como siempre por el vídeo, Manu!
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
Well said! Gracias por sacar el ratito para verlo!
@didjargo
@didjargo 5 күн бұрын
I actually own the Illusion of Life, it still sits on my bookshelf. I bought it almost 20 years ago when I was in college for 2D animation. That dream did not pan out... but maybe I should pick up the skill again. Animation software is a lot more accessible for hobbyists now that it was back in my younger days.
@jimmydragonstudios
@jimmydragonstudios Ай бұрын
Thank you much for this video. It's an inspiring story you told that captured your love for the art and its inspired me for sure. Great job in this. Keep up the awesome work. ❤
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
Thank YOU for taking the time to watch! As you can tell it was a passion project and I'm so very happy others get to geek out with me haha, thanks!
@dyscotopia
@dyscotopia 28 күн бұрын
I had that book as a kid. I found it so fascinating and briefly thought I'd like to become an animator. Then I remembered that I draw very very slowly
@foxlorevault
@foxlorevault 21 күн бұрын
i hope you understand what a massive impact you make via creating these incredible videos. i am left with so much inspiration and motivation to continue crafting
@jonathanvergara162
@jonathanvergara162 23 күн бұрын
This was a sweet love letter toward an industry that inspired me to be an animator ❤ thank you for the video 👍
@storms8524
@storms8524 14 күн бұрын
I used to create paper stopmotions and claymation as a kid. I hope to in the future become a beginner storyboard artist. very inspiring ⭐
@MicahBuzanMUSIC
@MicahBuzanMUSIC 22 күн бұрын
Required viewing for every student of animation. So well done.
@doubleante
@doubleante 7 күн бұрын
Thief and the Cobbler is such a pivotal influence on my childhood. No sure why the video said it never saw the light of day.
@JayPhyJP
@JayPhyJP Ай бұрын
thank you so much, this video is a treasure!
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! It was truly a passion project!
@TOJImation
@TOJImation 26 күн бұрын
As an animator, i really appreciate the effort you put in this video! ❤ You got a new subscriber 🙌🏻
@swordheartstudios
@swordheartstudios Ай бұрын
It's amazing to see how much the 12 principles are still constantly being used in short films, series, and full length feature movies today. Being an animator myself I've studying 3D animation for my major in college, but while I've been having breaks for my college classes I've been taking the time to study more into the 12 animation principles. Even though 3D animation is seen as lazy with no heart put in into it, this has been proven false especially with how recent indie animations that use 3D animation have really been pushing these principles that I find amazing.
@mitsukami
@mitsukami Ай бұрын
The video not only presents useful information condensed in a simple to understand way, but the editing creates a good feeling to watch, it is easy to get emotional with the story of guys who transformed their static drawings into something alive, who shaped our personality with classic cartoons on TV...
@CaribouKai
@CaribouKai 3 күн бұрын
Really hoping for a second Disney Renaissance. Hoping the Oscar win of The Boy and the Heron will make the corporate suits want to do traditional again. Don't care if it's for the wrong reasons. Unleash the animators and let them soar.
@valasafantastic1055
@valasafantastic1055 19 күн бұрын
This video is incredible! So inspiring! I am inspired to work on that short kobold animation I’ve been planning for a while! Great stuff, informative and inspiring really positive and optimistic.
@duckieqjr5979
@duckieqjr5979 Ай бұрын
Your video is still good as always!!! Keep up the good work mate!!🫶
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind words!
@LanceTheunissen
@LanceTheunissen Ай бұрын
What a rock solid video! Thanks for the amazing reminder of why the fundamentals are the fundamentals 🪨 We truly do stand on the shoulders of giants❤‍🔥
@pauljs75
@pauljs75 Ай бұрын
Just like the "rule of thirds" for framing, use of lighting, exposure, and shutter speed, hasn't changed much in photography, even though the technology behind it certainly has. Once you have something good as a proven solid foundation to work with, why try to change it? It's a part of the tool set when it comes to using visual language.
@Ernan_Films
@Ernan_Films 27 күн бұрын
Incredible video man
@chickenjoeclark
@chickenjoeclark 6 күн бұрын
I have no desire to be an animator but this was really good to watch... Appreciate the video 👍🏻
@brookepinkyberry2911
@brookepinkyberry2911 10 күн бұрын
this video made me cry, animation is a very important part of my life that I truly care with all my soul, I am in my journey to become a professional animator, this video is very inspirational
@Caroteen666
@Caroteen666 Ай бұрын
Woah this is more in-depth than most things I’ve seen :0
@HiHi-oc3gh
@HiHi-oc3gh 29 күн бұрын
The explanations on the actual principles are pretty shallow but it’s not the creator’s fault since their explanations aren’t the focus of the video. The vid’s focus is the impact of them, which it does very well. I’d recommend Alan Becker’s video on the 12 principles if you do want to learn about them in more detail
@alternateaccess9565
@alternateaccess9565 Ай бұрын
I love the video, thank you for sharing. I agree with Richard Williams and that his amazing gift should be praised more. He among other artists and animators is why I began practicing animation.
@Supinori
@Supinori 13 күн бұрын
Masterpiece of a video
@kenbotanimation
@kenbotanimation Ай бұрын
Beautifully done. 👍
@ofraar8959
@ofraar8959 Ай бұрын
Your videos have really improved my art😃 please make as many as possible🥰
@icantthinkofanything798
@icantthinkofanything798 23 күн бұрын
This is a VERY COOL thumbnail btw
@Tholutyp
@Tholutyp 22 күн бұрын
Toad bro
@TheTerranInformed
@TheTerranInformed 18 күн бұрын
This was very interesting! (I have elsewhere come across bits of the many of the resources mentioned in this video, but never seen them all in one place!) I am confused about one thing though! At 8:36 you say “ The movie he envisioned never saw the light of day” but they did make the movie “The Thief and the Cobbler”… So were you saying that it just never saw the light of day the way he envisioned it?- or am I misunderstanding?
@mhmdbk4800
@mhmdbk4800 Ай бұрын
Love you man
@mhmdbk4800
@mhmdbk4800 Ай бұрын
Your video on composting really changed my life I mean it
@dkdakty
@dkdakty 29 күн бұрын
Second video of Manu Mercurial that makes me cry!
@kingcabbage9502
@kingcabbage9502 Ай бұрын
Absolutely phenomenal breakdown! Bless you!
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
Thank you kindly! Bless you too!
@spoiltbratz2976
@spoiltbratz2976 8 күн бұрын
I loved the thief and the cobbler I always wondered who made it 😮
@pringrings22
@pringrings22 Ай бұрын
What do you mean I can't save this to my playlist?!?! This is a great video
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
Ohh I have no idea, there are no restrictions on the video that I know of! Thank you for watching it!!
@teteotolis
@teteotolis Ай бұрын
GOOSEBUMPS !
@PhonyLyzard
@PhonyLyzard Ай бұрын
Sick. Period.
@REMdonor
@REMdonor 5 күн бұрын
we love the thief & the cobbler
@ame_vagabonde
@ame_vagabonde Ай бұрын
The quality of your videos is always impeccable.
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to watch them
@SanguchitoPapa
@SanguchitoPapa Ай бұрын
Manu stop I love your videos I need more
@double__4640
@double__4640 Ай бұрын
Fantastic video
@keyframe5806
@keyframe5806 24 күн бұрын
que buen video Manu. Todos son buenos pero este la rompió.
@jdanag1
@jdanag1 18 күн бұрын
You really race through these principles without giving much explanation to what they are or how they work.
@FatBowels
@FatBowels 28 күн бұрын
Good Thumbnail
@lallelol9516
@lallelol9516 25 күн бұрын
I love this video
@Borella309
@Borella309 Ай бұрын
Superb (and loving) video Manu! - and also what about Winsor McCay!!!!
@ManuMercurial
@ManuMercurial Ай бұрын
The video did have a chapter on Winsor but after rewriting it several times I decided to cut it so the story could flow better! I'll cover him eventually in another video! Thank you Borella309
@Borella309
@Borella309 Ай бұрын
@@ManuMercurial Sorry Manu, I didn't mean you left him out (as you had mentioned him) , I meant it to be more like "and what about McCay - how great was he!" - so no apologies required, but thanks for your reply anyway, very thoughtful.
@walpolekidscomics879
@walpolekidscomics879 4 күн бұрын
Of course it would end up at Richard Williams ❤
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