The Beautiful Animation Touches of ARCANE, act 2

[@Plotbunnyhunter]

"maybe i should make a seperate video about it" yes please the answer is always yes

[@inquisitor9207]

Viktor’s toy boat being swept out of his control by forces greater than him, moving beyond his intention and design feels like foreshadowing

[@lilaclullaby]

HELL YEAH! Another 3 hours of listening to someone who enjoys a thing and is passionate talk about that thing. :dice:

[@AaronDanarajF]

Truly the best genre

[@dylanclark1531]

Passionate and extremely knowledgeable!

[@draw_tist0593]

Autism core

[@scarsch1286]

Hell yeah.

[@jordansandoval7097]

Finally, someone who gets it. Listening to brutal critiques of every which things that moves just crushes my soul and it seems like the people who truly care and love a piece of art never go up there to tell you why it’s so goddamn great except. It’s like all people wanna hear these days is raw negativity, but me, I’m here for a slice of that apple pie

[@daniimariin]

As a girl who wears colorful nail polish painted at home, I love the fact that jinx's polish is completely chipped. It wouldn't make any sense for her to have a perfect manicure with all the violence and tinkering she does, and I love that detail.

[@rhyskallins5862]

The fact that you’re calling Ekko, the eventual time-traveler, the one with bad timing for interrupting Vi and Jinx’s (failed) reunion…. Perfect

[@boppertron4929]

Funny thing is the way he says it sarcastically, calling it "the best timing" supports that ironically

[@Lokonarua]

🎲Oh, look who it is. The boy savior! 🎲

[@phancaophaiadrien1100]

Love that the first words Ekko says in the show are "give me a few seconds"

[@haeresys2135]

18:15 "LOOK AT WHAT HE'S SITTING ON!" makes me so happy. There's so much joy in that strangled yell and I'm timestamping so i can come back and experience that again later. Thank you for the lovely videos, Skyen! edit: 🎲

[@gem9535]

I've repeated that scene, like, twenty times. I'm repeating it again. Help.

[@ciciort]

Ngl it kinda jump scared me bc his voice suddenly like “📈📉📉📈📉📈📈📉📉” 😭😭

[@mop-kun2381]

It's amazing to see people still remember Arcane, man it bring back all the childhood memories. edit: ayo 845 likes ? thank you for your appreciation internet people, now go out and show the SAG-AFTRA writers 1000 times the appreciation

[@BalaenicepsRex3]

I am so happy I thought no one else watched this show 😭

[@Imsoobroke]

this makes me feel so old lmao

[@mrhedgehog5493]

Is it sarcasm?

[@jacemathisen764]

@@mrhedgehog5493the show is like 3 years old, which is ancient in internet years

[@andydietrich3689]

@@jacemathisen764bruh he was joking.

[@Msvalexvalex]

2:34:58 YES!!! Mel and Viktor both had the same look, because they both wanted (something from) Jayce. That look may be why a lot of people see Viktor and Jayce as more than friends. Also, did you notice the sheets when Mel woke up alone? Since Fortiche does everything intentionally, I think Jayce felt bad about leaving her and tucked her in tight before going to Viktor. 🥺

[@KeitieKalopsia]

Aww I didn’t notice that! What a considerate lover that even though he has to leave, he still makes sure she’s sleeping soundly.

[@akemikobyashi8478]

I'll admit, I spat out my soda the moment the picture of Mel hard cut to Viktor! I never laughed so hard before 😂😂

[@ck-er1yg]

I love that scene where Mel has been left alone in the centre of the bed. The animators placed two blue pillows (one each for Jayce and Mel) adjacently but clearly left a third empty space, emphasising Viktor’s absence. Also, the fact that Mel is positioned in the middle of the two empty thirds of the bed suggests how she divides the men, communicating how Jayce’s political/romantic relationship is mutually exclusive to his scientific/platonic(?) one, at least in the way he pursues them with his characteristic all or nothing mentality.

[@alchemicpink2392]

Another thing about Viktor, as far as I remember he gets asked three times in different contexts, one of them being the scene you're highlighting, whether something's safe to interact with and he almost bewildered but calmly goes with some variety of "Of course not". This precious twink just is incapable of inhabiting a perspective where his life is not in danger so he's stopped signalling whether something's dangerous to do to others. He assumes at all times that the people dealing with him can assess these things and are taking the same risks as him, and with his being terminally ill the risk of lethal accidents has been flattened to the point that it's casual until The Scene with Skye. 🎲

[@briangruenewald7536]

Enjoy your 69th like 😉

[@alchemicpink2392]

nice!@@briangruenewald7536

[@nataleynakata3687]

As someone with a “broken” or “unusually-wired” fear response, I can low key relate.

[@joline3925]

2:52:12 I also noticed that Viktor takes up nearly 2/3 of the screen, and Jayce only a tiny fragment, YET Jayce is in focus and Viktor is not, leaning into both the neglect of Viktor in favour of Jayce (like with the backstage parts) and the way Viktor isn't really focused on himself and his own body

[@wojtulinus8581]

As someone who's dream is to be a proffesional character designer and animator, having Skyen drop a 3 hour video about arcane is just *chef's kiss* 🎲🎲

[@jayfrancelf]

Same here! Do you have any art online that I can check out?

[@wojtulinus8581]

@@jayfrancelf I post on my instagram every blue moon lol

[@Kellan__they-them]

🎲 1:57:00 I always kind of interpreted Vi's surprise/happy look as a combination of not just "Oh, so Caitlyn actually can hold her own!" but also "Oh, so she IS into girls." Vi even asks Cait when they get there a "what'll it be, guys or gals?" and Cait doesn't answer, so hoping Cait was into girls had been on Vi's mind whether she realized it consciously or not. Also 2:27:50 for me the red is just to be eye-catching to ensure that when the light flashes, your eye is drawn to the behind-the-scenes nature of the visual metaphor, but that's not mutually exclusive from your blood hypothesis. 2:45:30 I think it's also significant that the path that leads up to the stage and light has stairs. Something that Viktor, being disabled as he is, would struggle with. He can't just go casually walk up the stairs with ease like Jayce can. Also, best of luck with the brain stuff. Based on what you said, it's most likely you have the same brain stuff as my sister, so take my empathy, even if you don't want it, TAKE IT here ya go.

[@ViktorLoR_Mainu]

It's hilarious to me that Skyen just happened to call the cigar "decapitators" just that, because the real word is A GUILLOTINE!!! The tool used to effectively dish out capital punishment, I mean it's just - it's perfect.

[@royaloreo1275]

Isn't it a circumsiser?

[@juggftw4868]

⁠@@royaloreo1275circumcise implies going around the circumference, not merely chopping an end off, so no it’s a guillotine cutter

[@heathers2581]

During that first scene with Silco and Jinx, 1:10:00, Silco is also literally just BEING there for her. For how erratic, explosive, and unpredictable she can be, he doesn't even move his eyes to follow her movements while she works through this stuff. He's providing a safe space by being extremely predictable for her and she has learned to listen and pay attention when he DOES move. Edit: 🎲

[@Anergyne]

🎲 About Caitlyn trading away her gun, what I feel is often understated is how *instantaneously* she does it. Like, the potion seller goes 'trade', and Caitlyn takes a few moments to process what that means, and then the trader begins to pull back the potion, and Caitlyn's immediate reaction is 'oh shit', followed by removing the ammo from the gun, folding it up, and sliding it across the counter. Like yes, very much, that gun is the one thing keeping her safe in Zaun, and it's likely also a family heirloom, and emotionally priceless to her, and in a *heartbeat* she trades it away for Vi's life. And every time I see it it makes my tiny gay heart flutter.

[@taylorparis7228]

Cait is such a good person/ cop, I feel like she'd do this for anyone BUT considering Vi just tried to leave her (before Sevika stabbed her), I find it so heartwarming. Even though Vi put Cait in an uncomfortable situation (the brothel) then tried to leave her minutes before, Caitlyn didn't waste a second to trade her only form of protection in an unknown city...for Vi's life. All they've done is tolerate each other at this point, and yet Caitlyn looks so scared at the possibility of Vi dying.

[@alexxblade]

@@taylorparis7228 how the turns tabled...

[@TheSolarzEclipse]

53:32 I think its interesting to note, Jinx only allows this expression to show AFTER Sevika has glanced away.

[@HagathaHexMe]

I have the same interpretation of the SexTech scene, it feels like Jayce had cheated on his dreams of the future with Viktor for the promise of power and station with Mel. I love how they follow that scene too, Mel alone in bed maybe beginning to realize her feeling might not be completely fake, and Jayce stooped with regret as this man he loves barely holds on to life. I like how Arcane portrays their connection as the clearly stronger one, since so often in media romantic love is seen as the end all be all.

[@nataleynakata3687]

Plus, Mel being actually not that bad about Jayce admitting what Viktor means to him.

[@lolli_popples]

I always loved that it’s Jayce who gets pulled away from the Hextech dream. Because it was his dream first. He started it. And yet Viktor is far more focused on it.

[@bluefire310]

🎲 2:57:00 I got to this point in the video and had a brainwave about intimacy and parallels… With Jayce and Mel, Mel initiated physical intimacy (hands on the lapels/chest/shoulder, first kiss) and Jayce initiated emotional intimacy (head in lap, “nothing feels impossible…”). With Jayce and Viktor, Viktor initiated emotional intimacy (empathizing with Jayce’s struggle, supporting his vision of science/magic as a progressive force) and Jayce initiated physical intimacy (taking back the bracelet, the hand on shoulder at “our Hextech dream”). It’s just interesting, isn’t it so INTERESTING.

[@gokbay3057]

That is very interesting.

[@eev14]

I was very aware of that dynamic when I first watched those scenes, it's not even a triangle of longing but there is so much unseen craving for a connection that ultimately never comes to fruition in Arcane's storylines. Unfulfilled desires to the point of desperation is a very strong running theme throughout the entire season for every character in the season, I wonder how much the emotional tone and message of the show will change in the second season.

[@podoke]

god these videos are so addictive the temptation to watch all of arcane frame by frame is crazy like i didnt realize the animators literally had a separate jinx/powder rig but now i can't unsee how glaringly obvious it is the attention to detail in each animated micro expression is so damn impressive what is stopping me from rewatching all of s1 and s2 for the 3rd time this week

[@scarsch1286]

Another thing to add to the Caitlyn flirting in the brothel shot, if you couldn’t already tell from everything you mentioned to prove that Caitlyn was the pursuer in this part; Caitlyn’s half of the room is dark and stacked with exclusively trophies, bows and arrows as compared to the left side consumed in bright lush foliage and trees. Caitlyn still in her Piltover suit, while the other woman is barely covered at all just like a deer in the brush. Her perfect fantasy. Edit: 🎲 Love you bro , hope whatever’s happening health wise will go fine!

[@srig3649]

I definitely agree!! Even her posture reflects that too. Caitlin is languid, laid back, leaning against the seat, whereas the other woman is alert, perked up, giving Caitlin her full attention (even when she could be taking a more comfortable position). The woman, to me, kind of looks like a deer perking up when it hears a noise, something about the curve of her back... and that draws even more of a parallel to the hunter-prey scenario!

[@scarsch1286]

@@srig3649 👍:)

[@noobo4090]

Oh my GOD

[@charlestunnard5250]

20:34 another thing that could be said about the body language is the amount of attention they're giving. Marcus, leaning forward, is in a position that signifies he's interested and engaged with what's going on; this is someone who is important, this conversation is important, and he's in it. Silco on the other hand is leaning back and relaxing, because this isn't someone or something important: it's just another meeting in his schedule, just a small part of his day.

[@Thulgore]

The wait for season two...................

[@corinthfalriath6140]

There’s a leak that says it’s coming some time 2024 😮

[@kwabena3667]

I think in regards to Mel's section, there are some parts which I think were done in bad faith, for example at 2:25:48, Amara is clearly not wondering whether Mel has Jayce under her control, her look is because she is pissed that Enforcers banged at her door and her trades had to come to a halt, that's why she was speaking to Bolbok in the first place to come to a new arrangement and Mel intervenes to ensure that she is on Jayce's side and he plays along because he realises that in order to make sure he doesn’t make powerful enemies which Mel states prior to this conversation are already going to try and target him and his house, he must work within the system for the time being, I think sometimes in making it seem as if Jayce operates according to the will of those around him takes away his agency, yes sure he can be persuaded here and there but ultimately these are things Jayce wants to do. Also you allude to the idea that Mel sees the Council and people of the upper class as friends but we are already given evidence that is not the case, Mel is usually by herself or with Elora and stays away from them, in fact at her party she makes sure she isn't around them and even rolls her eyes at Amara after raising her glass, she even tells Jayce after he made those deals that it is only a matter of time before those old fools agree with his research and stop trying to limit him, which was the core of the dealings she wanted for Jayce.

[@melbell7714]

You do the work when you want to, you can see that the care he takes to analyze certain characters is missing when it comes to characters that he doesn't favor/interfere with his ship.🤷‍♀️

[@kwabena3667]

@@melbell7714 Which makes it frustrating because what is the point of analysing a character if you aren't going to invest in them properly, there are so many instances with Mel in the video where his readings can be proven wrong and if he had just sat with it properly he would have worked it out, I.e.: At 2:37:32 Mel doesn't even wake up in her room, (we know her room's aesthetics from Ep8 and it is less vivid aside from the huge painting and her bed frame is also completely different from the one in this scene) she is in Jayce's home and it is evident with the Kiramman colours and motif on the pillows and the fact that this would be the only logical way for Jayce to get information about Viktor's illness and leave, she also wakes up and looks slightly disoriented, her eyes are shown to assess her environment before realising where she is and turns to find Jayce isn't there. But alas, most people tend to misread or project onto Mel and fail to see the true value and complexity of her character.

[@cardmaster8772]

​@@kwabena3667She isnt that complicated, but yeah, sometimes she is underappreciated. She is a nice twist on a typical seductive mistress character, but what they did incredibly well with her is showing how even she can fall for someone she wasnt planning to (because lets be honest, the first time she banged Jayce wasnt about feelings at all). Its a good change, because it makes her feel like an actual human being, instead of a walking dominatrix.

[@celestialcass]

I adore the Viktor and his boat segment! As a disabled person Viktor means SO MUCH to me and you analyzed his motivations and backstory scenes so excellently anyone who didn't analyze it to hell and back watching it on their own will now have the opportunity to fully understand him. I also love that you noted that Jayce and Viktor have similar framing in emotional moments and that regardless of if its canon there was absolutely a way they COULD have been together. Their relationship absolutely is failing due to both of their actions- and not the most obvious thing, Viktor is not jealous of the attention Jayce gets, it's much more complex than that. Watched the whole thing and always a huge fan of your analysis! 🎲

[@cass6020]

1:56:17 I think Vi is realizing by seeing Caitlin in that empowered position that she might be actually interested in her, not just interested in playing with her (because the power play stuff earlier in the episode definitely plays to me like someone who likes to flirt specifically to throw off other people and get entertainment out of the power that comes with initiating the flirting)

[@taylorparis7228]

Definitely. Vi definitely likes to flirt to get under someone's skin and make them flustered. She does it with Jace in the third act when she calls him "pretty boy" and winks at him (despite her having a thing for Caitlyn at that point) it's just her personality. She is a flirt😁

[@archerwillems3269]

I guess Skyen has finally decided to roll the🎲on this project again

[@lixyororke]

The other thing I take away from the brothel scene and Vi's reaction to seeing Caitlyn flirting is a little bit of "oh so THAT's the way she swings. noted."

[@griledchese2056]

the fact that you were able to talk so in depth about this show, mainly just the character animation of this show, while not even including every scene, it really goes to show how incredible Arcane is. things don't turn out that good very often, we got lucky with Arcane 🎲

[@aleaf1494]

30:17 a tiny little detail i love is that for a second the camera submerges underwater and when it comes back up it has little water drops on it

[@threesofthree6100]

Arcane is such a phenomenal piece of animation, truly. I hadn't enjoyed a piece of media so thoroughly in a good long while, and really haven't since. Anxiously awaiting season two. Oh yeah, also... here's hoping the quality remains rock solid, and that season one wasn't just a random roll of the 🎲

[@patrikneperfekta7575]

Given the consistency of season 1, it definitely wasn't a roll of dice. As far as i know, season 2 is going to finish the story. It would be weird for the writers and directors to leave before they finished it even if it was not as successful as it was. I don't know if it will reach the heights of season 1 but unless something unexpected happened to the production, i am very confident it will be just as masterful.

[@HalkeyePierce]

Great video, as always.🎲 One thing I personally read about the Silco and Marcus scene, specifically the image of Marcus under Silcos arm, is that it almost looks like a headlock. Like Silco has all the control, at any point he can choose to squeeze down and cut off the air going to Marcus and he is choosing not to because he is still getting something from the arrangement.

[@rabnerd28]

2:34:57 I see TBSkyen, JayVik shipper number one, has truly returned.

[@isaw9969]

literally any scene of arcane is just. beauty incarnate or however its said. its so good! one small thing i adore is when Mel is painting; it.. it genuinely looks like paint, it moves like paint, her swipe moves like paint. which is so cool to me? even within the painting-style that arcane already has, actual paintings still stand out and dont look one with the environment (as ive seen in some animes, where the paintings are just, the same 2d anime style as the characters. Even in disney;s frozen the paintings look blended in with the style to me.) but Fortiche just smashes it out of the park. that painting is so beautifully well made. also, 🎲

[@ninjatoriumnova2483]

The facial acting in Arcane is seriously so damn good, though. One of my favorite moments that I don't think I've seen anyone mention is from Episode 6, in the scene where Jayce starts the motion to kick Heimerdinger off the council. When Jayce first calls Heimer out, there's a brief shot of Mel looking at him in shock and shaking her head, like she's asking "what the actual fuck are you doing"? It's such a short moment, but it's one of several that made me realize that she isn't some evil mastermind who is trying to destabilize Piltover, even before we find out her motivations. Also, holy shit, I noticed the Death and the Magician's significance, but I never realized that the Magician has three arms.

[@skullape3281]

🎲 i love that you talked about the queer reading of jayces and viktors relationship, ive seen some people deny it and/or just not talk about it so i really appreciate it ^^

[@peteryang5056]

Ever since they revealed in Bridging the Rift that Jinx’s facial rig could swap between Jinx and Powder modes, I’ve been hoping that someone would do an in-depth analysis of when and how they deploy each mode. As an animation fan but not an animator, I’ve been able to pick out a number of such shots on my own (to me, the biggest tell is Jinx’s cheeks - they’re noticeably fuller and more childlike when she’s in Powder mode), but I hadn’t consciously realized the extent to which they swap back and forth constantly until your breakdown. Just incredible work, and such a brilliant way of harnessing the power of animation to tell Jinx’s story. It’s something that simply wouldn’t be possible in live action, and it’s going to become THE example I go to when discussing the power of animation as a filmic medium.

[@renneverbright]

1:15:26 I see Jinx in this shot and as a system that's what we'd expect. For all that Powder is the one who wants to interact with and receive comfort from Silco here, Jinx is the one who has all the precise movements and hand-eye coordination and so Powder would naturally cede control for a little while.

[@Ruined_Poro]

Geez Arcane is so deep. Every time you rewatch it you notice something new, something important. I love it so much 🎲🎲🎲

[@thelastcrow5660]

I'm begging you, make part 3 before S2 comes out! These details are to die for :))))

[@EliasPluto]

God jinx’s relationship with silco was honestly my favourite part in the whole series in so happy you got it so right I love when two heavily flawed characters find comfort in eachother, even if it isn’t healthy or normal or what people would think is acceptable A villain having a soft spot for one character is one of my favourite things, a small window of their humanity without making them any better of a person I don’t hate redemption arcs but I find irredeemable villains so much more engaging, shown perfectly with silco

[@spacecadet8612]

A thorough analysis of Vy and Caitlyn flirting was something I didn't know I needed until now 🎲 On another note, this series has been really inspiring me to work on a comic script.

[@I.Simmonds]

Cigar cutter, that is what Silco uses.

[@Thatguy-un4yq]

there are 2 separate 1 hour long video essays in this 3 hour video essay and I am here for it 🎲

[@markmittelbach7975]

To what Skyen say at 37:10, to me the best tragedy for me is the tension between the avoidably and inevitability of the terrible events. The terrible events cannot be unavoidable, if someone had done something different it could have been better. But at the same time, given who the characters are and the situation they are in, they couldn't have acted any differently than they did.

[@Omnimegas]

I could genuinely sit down and listen to you ramble on about Arcane for at least a dozen more hours, I love these analyses so much.

[@lst4322]

Your way of breaking down each individual scene of Arcane (or any media for the matter) and how you speak of it with pure and complete passion and love is so inspiring and very endearing, as an artist myself find each detail that you point out so...just wow it's so cool to see. It's quite infectious and I myself get excited whenever you speak of things you are passionate to talk about like Arcane, I always look forward to watching your videos! 🎲

[@Zephirite.]

30:29 OOOOH--the cavern resembles the purple 'strings' of the Hexcore realm that Viktor keeps trying to enter! Clever...

[@weusedtobeangels]

HELL YES 3-HOUR LONG VIDEO OF ART AND ANIMATION ANALYSIS I LOVE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT SO MUCH

[@komsedthefirst]

I love animation, but you point out things that I didn’t even notice or think to look for, and it just proves how masterful Arcane really is in all its mediums of storytelling. Wonderful video, I hope you continue with these Arcane deep dives! 🎲

[@danha3107]

50:36 this moment was so powerful and so heartbreaking because of those facial expressions. You can just see how scared and confused she is. On a related note, the animation is great, and also HUGE props to the VA. She did such a killer job with such a difficult character

[@thecarrotclarinet]

Something interesting about Jinx is that she's basically age regressing? After a massive traumatic episode she gets in contact with her parental figure and just fully reverts back into a childlike state, protecting her from further being hurt

[@nathaningram347]

The sheer amount of fucking passion brought forth in the Viktor And The Boat segment was amazing, and I love the genuine energy and passion you bring to this subject! 🎲

[@RaptorsVevo]

My first time watching Arcane i knew it was my favourite show the moment it cut from Viktor dying to Death and The Magician. That shit was so on the nose, especially with the music sting kicking back in, but by god what a great transition

[@rukki024]

🎲 Jinx's/Powder's whole style of animation and changes in the rig itself etc. are SO interesting to me! I just love all this slowed down analysis of it so I can see it in detail and hear someone who knows more about things than me analyse it, it's just 😙👌

[@ryanbrock9262]

Loved every second of the analysis, the obsession, and every little detailed, ESPECIALLY the Seduction of Jayce. Jayce being forced to pick between these two presented paths: Science, Progress, truly fulfilling the Promise of Piltover and living up to his promise to Victor; and Money, Politics, Personal Possession, and his supposed emotional debt to Mel. It’s truly a 🎲 roll where their stories will lead.

[@a.m.6138]

Gotta love 3 hour long analysis. It's one of my favorite genres.🎲

[@sirbobulous]

Mel's vision of Noxus is from the harbour, seemingly on the water looking back into it, not from inside Noxus looking out.

[@GreyAgma]

Only 3 hours of Skyen?? How can i possibly be satisfied??

[@asahid3786]

🎲 I have to say as an animation student your videos are a gold mine to me. I've followed you for a while now and I LOVE these long 3 hour analysis, please please please never stop making those! It is so refreshing and exciting to hear someone talk about animation with such passion, it always brightens my day :)

[@amandaplease7921]

I adore Arcane, a 3 hour info dump on its camera and animation minutiae made my brain sing in joy ⚄

[@sierra3830]

Didn't intend to watch this all in one sitting, but here we are lmao 🎲

[@mu4784]

This is something only you can produce Mr. Skyen, thank you for your hard work

[@johnjohnson3681]

Dear T B Skyen, I *need* a full-length analysis for every single episode of Arcane. Holy cow I missed so many of these details and this is genuinely the most informative piece of content on animation I've ever seen. Especially when the material that's being analyzed is so meticulously crafted and chock-full of intricate details with hidden (and not so hidden) meanings. I'm not very good with metaphors, complicated emotions and filmmaking in general so having someone explain every little detail in this show is just... Idk I'm just thankful for your work 💜🎲

[@silkghost93]

21:55 So I had looked it up and Its either with the terms Cigar cutter/Guillotine/Straight cutter it's either one of those terms And also I didn't think much on the camera work into arcane but now realizing the littlest of details makes me realize how and why I love this show so much more. So thanks for the analysis for part 2

[@boraozyenice6617]

🎲 this was like a whole collage lecture on character animation, visual storytelling and it works so well as a breakdown of the series. if this was 6 hours - no 12 hours long, i would still watch it for nights and nights made me think a lot of stuff, learned a lot outta this thank you so much this video means a lot to me

[@La-Volpa]

The type of cigar cutter Silco uses in his scene with Marcus is called a "Double Blade Guillotine." They're a fairly commonplace style of cigar cutter that doesn't typically require a lot of precision to use while good quality ones can be quite expensive.

[@powerofanime1]

1:50:23 - "I hope this doesn't awaken anything in me."

[@insectostrich4407]

I love your videos. You are one of the main reasons why I’m interested in character design, animation styles… and League of Legends lore. I can’t wait see what Viktor’s machine herald form looks like in season 2.

[@vișinată15]

🎲 love how excited he got over the little chair

[@MelonCuadradito]

listening to you talk so passionately about the characters' expressions was very inspiring, it helped me draw, thank you 🎲

[@Joseppe77]

"dice emoji" or "playing cards" nah but fr maaan its just so crazy to me how much stuff you can deduct and understand just by looking at the animation, the camera angles, the shots. Ive been completely mesmerized by the way you talk and point out all of these details. Cant wait to watch the 3rd part. And another reason I love watching these videos is that they also help me notice these subtle details in cinema, and I absolutely love that

[@aqune9578]

the camera shot stuff was so interesting, i already knew basic stuff like character looking down=intimidating but i never realized how much it can make the viewer feel - like you said if there was a wide panning shot, then we wouldnt feel the sense of confusion and fear. theres just so many little things that go into making a scene achieve what it wants to get across, and thats so incredible to me

[@cloudykodi]

23:39 i got so excited when you started talking about this shot cuz for some reason i think it's so clever and i love it a lot

[@corvidkhaos]

i love the way you talk about art and animation so much

[@sarahnkanu]

🎲 i could sit and watch these for hours!!! yes to a part 3 whenever you want! it is so nice to watch these breakdowns as another version of 're-watching' Arcane

[@itayker22]

ohhhh my. I expected a long video, but this is above and beyond... Goodbye outside world, see you in 3 hours and 8 minutes

[@richtigmann1]

The bit with Viktor and Sky is actually so tragic when you think about it - "Even if he wanted to go after her come with her... He couldn't have..." He was divided both physically, mentally, and socially...And all the hardship Sky could've saved him but didn't.... It's actually really sad..

[@PabAng]

I haven't rewatched Arcane since my first viewing but the realization of Viktor's backstory foreshadowing his complete character arc was incredible, I got to say every detail and every analysis finds someone new and different ❤ this is the most pure trait of great art

[@choerrix]

I love these long, semi-unformatted videos! They’re super fun to watch while I draw so i’d love to see your breakdown of act 3 🎲

[@Xexelli]

59:10 This scene is one of the hardest for me because she is embodying the invention that killed her family. I can’t tell if she is trying to own it or be destroyed by it to join them.

[@SerWindpipes]

I'll forever look forward to watching these videos. Might take me a month to get started, but boy do you always deliver! 🎲🎲

[@Eklipsix]

🎲 to you, good sir! As always, eloquent and very informative. Chef kiss for the analysis on Powder and Jinx as distinct characters, especially the different facial rigs. It is super interesting to me how Powder embodies vulnerability, fear paralysis, and the past, while Jinx represents agency through violence, anger, and the future of that duo, yet they are both so tragic and heartbreaking in their own way. A split personality created very much in order for her to survive Zaun and Silco. Truly a marvelous show that I will absolutely rewatch soon. Thank you!

[@einoelk3203]

Can you make part 3 please. It was amasing listening to you. I love this kind of videos.

[@stargazer_jay12]

Of course Skyrn would promote the video by putting the most gorgeous character from Arcane in the thumbnail ;V For real tho, thank you for this video. It was a great to listen while doing my sewing project! AND I WOULD LOVE ANOTHER ONE ON 3TH ACT!! 🎲

[@RMiD-ut9lz]

It was really cool to go so in depth with these scenes! Loved this 🎲🎲🎲

[@HexQuesTT]

As I type this comment I'm at the end of the Firelight Raid discussion and what you say about the camera being a character is SO helpful. I'm in my 3rd year of university studying animation and I've always been terrible at framing the scene but thinking about the camera as a character, as a participant is SO helpful for planning a shot, like, I'm thinking about a film I'm gonna be working on and I can see it now EDIT: Also, apparently those cigar decapitators are just called Cigar Cutters I also don't know if you didn't mention it because it's obvious but the fact that the magician card next to death when it cuts away from Viktor dying is just straight up almost Viktor as he is in League of Legends, it has the 3rd arm and the long cape, like, that's Viktor 🎲

[@HalcaeonArt]

Incredible analysis! I absolutely adore these videos not just because they're just plain fun to watch, but because I'm also currently trying to learn and study illustration, storyboarding, and composition because I'd love to get into animation sometime in the future and these are really helping me figure out the things I should be learning and keeping an eye out when it comes to this form of art. Really loved this one! 🎲🎲

[@kreideprintz]

I'm currently studying animation in college, and this video dropped right as my course started. It was amazing to hear about the principles of animation and composition during the day and then going home and watch this video and gaining a deeper understanding about this show. This course and your videos have given me new skills with which I can analyze media better than I did before and there's no true way of fully thanking you for what you do with these videos and how much they help. I hope we get more of this content, I'm absolutely obsessed with your admiration and passion for animation as an art form and this show in general

[@ZenBearV13]

🎲 I love these deep dives so much. Thank you for the labor and love you put into this. If you’re up for it, I would very much enjoy seeing part 3. ❤

[@lockport10]

I can only imagine how many hours he spends on these videos and how many times over he watches the show.

[@hikerchris7164]

🎲 brilliant. I just binged the whole series last night, so I was delightfully surprised seeing this pop up on my feed

[@jonozoom]

🎲glad to see more Arcane content from you, every frame is literally a painting on that show and your ability to break down the art is always appreciated.

[@moritakaishida7963]

I love analysis like this, it helps me as an artist and a writer to be more intentional myself about the exact character acting i want to show

[@maehara4639]

God this was amazing🎲Great to hear you covering the childhood classics in such a manner

[@frustraceann]

i love these videos so much. learning about how you read and comprehend scenes like this in so many different ways helps me so much; i get to listen to someone talk about a show i love, and i absorb some writing and illustration advice! 🎲

[@thefictionnl]

This genuinely is one of the best series I've ever seen exactly for the same reasons you're pointing out in these analyses. It's the incredible attention to detail and nuance, which is beyond impressive. On some level, it is so lifelike, it almost feels like you're watching actual people. It's believable. Love the content Skyen, please keep doing these! Have you ever done the Avatar animated series? I'd love a deep dive into those.

[@pattygadzina425]

I absolutely LOVED both parts of these omg!!! The passion in your voice made this so entertaining and it was a very nice listen while i was doing some crafts :]] As an artist i've always appreciated the unique artstyle of Arcane, but i never realised how much the animation and camerawork is beautiful as well!! Can't wait until you make another part about act 3, and about the second season as well in a bit more distant future🎲🎲

[@Linkusus]

Genuinely loved every minute of this, wasn't expecting to watch the whole thing in one sitting but here we are! 🎲

[@marar17]

Im so happy i found someone who even though explaining not teaching still managing to teach me body language in animation🎲

[@mofthemoth5755]

A 3 HOUR VIDEO? YES PLEASE