Martial Arts EXPERT Reacts to Arcane FIGHT SCENES

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

"the one who did the boxing for her? They use no mo-cap for this show. Its all hand drawn

[@dratini1247]

It's CG, so not all hand drawn, but all hand animated.

[@manuelangel5516]

​@@dratini1247 The animators used models for the characters and scrnarios but the textures and effects are all hand drawn. Its basically 40% models 60% hand drawn

[@wwklnd]

@@manuelangel5516 Specifically, they modeled and animated the characters and other 3D stuff by hand in Maya using reference videos that were often just the animators themselves acting out the scene, with hand painted textures on the models (likely using Substance Painter), but most of the backgrounds are just 2D paintings composited in with AfterEffects and Nuke. The VFX are all hand animated 2D stuff done on twos/half frame rate, which gives a really interesting effect since it means the 3D stuff is rendered at 24fps but the visual effects are done at 12fps.

[@akaMaddy]

No motion capture in Arcane. 🙂

[@chrishaven1489]

They used references. I'm pretty certain they've used actual fight scenes, whether irl or movies, then copy animated them, frame for frame

[@KikiMk06]

@@chrishaven1489 usually, that's how animation works, so if it's not motion capture or rotoscopy (similar to motion capture), then you almost always assume they had references, andf it's not always copy frame by frame of actual fight footage, just reference. If you copy a live action fight frame by frame, then it's not going to look good in animation since it has it's own rules for movement

[@jakeazfitness]

@@chrishaven1489I believe that’s what they did for Ekko vs Jinx on the bridge

[@KittenCritters]

All animation uses references lol

[@Shirley36]

@@chrishaven1489 well yes. obviously they used references, all animation work uses references. what they're saying is that motion capture specifically was not used for Arcane.

[@AirbenderHawk]

LFG!!!! No motion capture for this series, yet they animated the fight scenes to PERFECTION.

[@jkranites]

it helps some of the animators were boxers themselves

[@AirbenderHawk]

@ especially Martial artists

[@VonRyan18]

7:26-8:03 I feel like the reason some fight scenes feel a bit fast is because if you’ve ever been in a fight, it feels like everything is happening in a instant but if your an outsider looking in that said fight irl it doesn’t look like it, and that’s what I love about it, the essence of being able to see how they perceive the fight itself the way they do

[@Sinvare]

The show is worth watching for the animation alone. Love how the different colors in the fights make it easier to follow and see which side is which in wide shots.

[@steffanhymer1285]

like other comments said. no motion capture. much of the world and all of the characters are 3D CG, but then those characters are animated with hand painted textures and hand drawn 2d effects (yes painted. it gets mentioned in behind the scenes content. every frame is painted over by artists to create the look). they just used reference room material for a lot of the scenes they needed to animate. the specifically made it part of their design to never use motion capture.

[@thetalantonx]

2:45 - You clever bastard. XD An air bending effect subtly in the background when you mentioned "elements." You earned a subscription.

[@KitBits]

Skipping the rib shattering after Vi’s charge up punch with the gauntlet broke me, but I love the way you react and explain and would love to see more on season 2

[@SDFRiver]

Love seeing Noah give his input on iconic fights like this.

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

The gloves doesnt give superhuman strengt, they have anti-gravity properties. Its never explicitly stated but heavily insinuted, nbeyond any quastioning imo. Theyre enhanced with the exact same magic that has literally dispelled gravity mutiple times before. And the most telling hint is from the fight with Sevika, the woman she tosses the pool table at. When Sevika destroys one of Vis gauntlets 07:27 it *_immediately_* drops to the flor and pulls Vi down with it and she can no longer lift it. Also, if they gave superhuman strenght, enough to literally jugle pool tables, she would turned Sevikas bines to dust with the first blow.

[@j.f.fisher5318]

Also when Jayce first picks one up in E4 it's heavy before he puts the gem in it.

[@flux.aeterna]

Never realized this, thank you!

[@H4MM-R]

I think it's both. Even when the pool table wasn't affected by gravity, it still had inertia. The gauntlets also enhance the force behind Vi's punches.

[@uli11]

They do give superhuman strength for sure. In the scene where he picks up the rock the "show" of how impressive it was, was him crushing the solid rock. Not to mention her using the gauntlets to crush metal and punch people at mach speed laterally (not just vertically). If they were solely anti gravity, the gauntlets wouldn't be able to facilitate any of what I said. Hextech is a tool of immense power, that has numerous uses. Mobility/teleportation being only one of those uses.

[@danlaw1991]

The show is so well animated with the fights being a stand out. Love your commentary on these clips from season 1. Got me hyped for the upcoming season 2.

[@jakeazfitness]

And yes do season 2! My favorite from season 1 is definitely Jayce and Vi vs the chemtanks. The music fits perfectly and you really see the weapons (from the game too) in action for the first time. Fantastic!

[@paniconmonday8847]

i bet Michael Reeves could build that punching machine in his garage in 2 weeks

[@michaelwoodby5261]

WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS

[@slaaneshhedonite7068]

Check some of the Jinx fights she uses kicks. And ya S2 should have a ton of fights.

[@AdorianDelmore]

One of the writer's of Arcane do Boxing at home to release some stress. It was shown in the Arcane documentary on youtube. it was also a way for them to better understand what it was like to be VI.

[@Shythalia]

But she's not a pro at it, so they took inspo from somewhere else. Her practice only helped in writing the fight, not the actual visual choreo.

[@AdorianDelmore]

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[@HobGobMob]

Pity there is only Vi focused fight scenes, for example kids fight scene from episode 1 and Jinx fight with that training bot would be nice to see in this video.

[@jakeazfitness]

Treasure Planet is one of my favorite childhood movies!! Arcane is an amazing show. Probably my favorite ever

[@elliewillians]

yeahh season 2 soonnn!!!

[@themagicman6078]

Did not realize this guy only had 23k subs (that's still a decent amount) underrated +1

[@itsgonnabeokay9341]

Wouldn't mind season 2 reactions!

[@laurence4352]

hell yeah, Id love to see an even more detailed breackdown of some of these scenes, I wanna know what you can pick out about the moves and fighting style as well as the art direction and cinamatography of shooting boxing/ fighting.

[@AidinAzarkerdar]

Arcane didn't do motion capture at all.. they shown what they've done.. they used old fashionway "reference shot"... they did research and used reference shots and videos to get their animation done ... It's amazing

[@tiaavila6773]

Please react as well for S2! ✨️

[@iamcage187]

6;02 i think that a representation of th vfx in the game. Ot works really well in the show

[@damianstarks3338]

Great reaction video

[@chadbailey7038]

Jinx does kick the dummy-boxing-training bot in Ep 4 😊!

[@kineticDrix]

THATS KENSHI!

[@vanteal]

I don't know if it's a thing or not. But I'd like to think that Vi's original gauntlets have a kind of shock absorber or shock kicker effect to them, where the weight and mass can be stored up as potential energy and released upon any kind of impact. Like a punch. I mean, I think that's how they work? Otherwise, they're basically just dead weight on the arms.

[@-siranzalot-]

Vi's (or rather Vanders) original Gauntlets don't have any tech to them. They are more akin to a Cestus and she's probably gripping a handlebar on the inside to not crush her fists on any given blow. Also having an extra probably around 20 pounds of metal on your fist during a punch is most definitely not dead weight, but a serious death threat for the one eating the punch

[@uAdamite]

Bro needs to cover season 2

[@wardencatrameowmeowapplesa904]

OH MY GOD TREASURE PLANET Also yee Vi is a sick boxer

[@zam50]

It's true Vi doesn't kick much. She uses knees up close though

[@tenou213]

"Earn the wide" is an insanely appropriate term! Too many rapid-cut fights to make up for terribad choreography. I'd say it takes MORE skill to deliver impact and momentum with rapid cuts even though people are using the style to make up for subpar fights. The only good rapid cut fights would be, what, Winter Soldier and Extraction? Versus just leaving it wide and paying the premium to have a great stunt crew.

[@RiyaTripathi-d5g]

Do u know how much i love u?

[@lindon1419]

Could u please react to kengan ashura specifically fang vs okubo

[@armandoleblohic1784]

No motion capture. All is hand animated

[@JVarley9001]

"That makes it really fun watching a fight like that" Hoo boy, the end of that fight is way less fun.

[@kblphyro6809]

"martial arts expert reacts..." *mentions boxing once then rambles about wides or something and film directing for the rest of the video* ok?

[@BlazerK1914]

I honestly like Arcane, except Vi and Caitlyn’s somewhat romantic relationship. By the way, Fight scenes are awesome.

[@harryballsak1123]

WTF? You a homophobe? And there was nothing somewhat about it. That was one of the best part of the show and a very important part of it. And if you hate "Cait and VI" then don't bother with season 2. Get out of here with your bigotry.

[@gaara_of_the_desert1118]

Out of curiosity what did you dislike about it?

[@zetprimordial7087]

​@@gaara_of_the_desert1118you can already tell 😂

[@gaara_of_the_desert1118]

@@zetprimordial7087 Probably, but thought I'd ask anyway.

[@harryballsak1123]

Gee I wonder why my comment was remove? OK let me rephrase. You obviously hate gay people. I hope the person that owns this channel is also not a gay hater. Seems that was since my post was removed

[@HIRENDRABARMAN-ed1vm]

annoying talking

[@derekmarshman6154]

I feel like this video should have been longer, lol!

[@Sue_Vrtz]

YOU'RE GREAT! By the way, I arrived early to see the video😅🫶🏼