The Lion King - Animating a Dolly Zoom

[@CycleNLincs]

A 15 minute video to show his disgust that the new Lion king doesn't have a dolly zoom. I love it.

[@mbanerjee5889]

It zooms in on Simba at the start of the stampede and zooms out when Simba screams "no" after Mufasa falls. It visually and thematically ends the action, so when Simba does return to Mufasa's body, it's that much more heartbreaking.

[@ChillGoblin]

Another aspect of the lion king shot that I loved is the way they distort Simba's facial features in the same way a camera will distort your features the closer it gets to your face- his nose gets bigger, his ears move behind his head, his eyes move further apart. If you compare Simba's face before and after the vertigo shot is completed, it's much more correctly proportioned. The attention to detail here is incredible!

[@MiracleWinchester]

I love how the many people's hearts the live action lion king broke led to so many interesting video essays. If anything, that'll be its legacy

[@laurenbi]

Well that’s a kind of silver lining lol.

[@user-uk4vk6kk9d]

I've been telling everyone around me for years that The Lion King is great because it has an animated dolly zoom !!!! So thanks for this, this is a very satisfying video :]

[@ekortsec]

The Dolly Zoom in the first episode of Kill la Kill is one of my favourites of all time

[@davidci]

I went into this to try to learn how to animate a dolly zoom. I came out having further hatred of the remake.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

lol same

[@davidci]

@@MicahBuzanANIMATION Holy shit what the hell I didn't know you replied to my comment from 2 years ago what Your animations are amazing!

[@dnddmdb642]

Holy shit the "cells interlinked" bit was so good.

[@RY-fe3rt]

The fact that Simba's plunged into shadow at the end of the movement really heightens the emotional impact of the shot. I haven't seen that anywhere else I can think of. Of course, his performance is pitch-perfect too. 😁

[@technoman9000]

The dolly zoom has a special place for me because I discovered how it was done quite by accident when playing around with my parents' VHS camcorder when I was a kid and zoomed while sliding it along the floor. Blew my mind. Really interesting video. Thanks.

[@averyeml]

Honestly this told me I needed to watch those old Walt Disney show because honestly, every time I see a clip I’ve never seen before it’s still amazing quality and teaches me something. That was my biggest takeaway, lmao

[@PViolety]

I hope YMS mentions this shot in his Lion King Review.

[@Wired4Life2]

He probably will, especially since (as of this comment) he’s still getting through the “Be Prepared” portion of his review. After all these months, hehehe.

[@mrflipperinvader7922]

Course we can't forget the one in *A Goofy Movie* And the little rewinding back and forth of simba's expression, man even just looking at that is amazing animation

[@tylarjackson7928]

Is this the part where Max realizes he has to go on the fishing trip with Goofy?

[@DPadGamer]

I feel like such a child but I laughed when I noticed you used a clip from show called Pen15.

[@TLK9419]

Same

[@AvastarBin]

That moment when you hate a remake so much that you analyze a 4 seconds clip for 16 minutes just to prove your point! (Great video though ;))

[@medalion1390]

The Lion King remake was like watching a nature documentary with a bunch of people doing random voiceovers that barely have any correlation to what you’re actually seeing.

[@cosipurple]

I swear your content just gets better and better.

[@JumpdeArt]

The editing this is top notch, such creative masking and timing to illustrate what you’re talking about. I can’t imagine how long it took, thanks for your work!

[@kamikaroshi6256]

Just a little comment for the algorithm to show my appreciation for your videos

[@Dina8485]

Jesse - *applauds an animated lion cub's acting* lol jk man I'm glad your channel is growing!!

[@honey-snap]

im late as hell to the party, my apologies, but the lion king is like one of my favorite films ever? it was my first major interest as a child and influenced me a lot. we had dvds with extras and shit and i would watch them so much theyd scratch. i occassionally rewatch it, and whenever my mom's friends come around and they happen to have kids, its the first film i think to put on for them to watch. pass the brainworm, yknow the stampede scene has always stuck with me in every way. from the score, to the animation, to the emotional impact its left on us all. and having seen it as many times as i have, youd think id get over it. NUH UH even to this day i get goosebumps. my blood literally runs cold thanks to that dolly shot. the execution was perfect, and honestly the best way to have done it, that i cannot even think of any live action examples that fill me with as much dread as that exact shot brings me. perhaps its just because it was a huge interest, but no matter how many times i watch it, or hell even just think about the score, my whole body reacts thats just how good that shot is

[@TLK9419]

I'm not sure why this is in my recommended, but I'm glad it was. I watched the whole thing. I don't absolutely hate the remake, but a lot of it was certainly disappointing. One of the things I noticed the first time I watched it was that it was missing the dolly zoom, and honestly the classic vocal "wail" that holds the tension for a second was one of my favorite and defining parts of the stampede sequence. I always just silently appreciated the dolly zoom in the original because I know nobody I know cares that much about the tiny camera details like that and I don't blame them, but I'm glad I found someone else who does too.

[@patchoulicolt7093]

I shouldn't be talking about this, but I love the Fight Club reference at 6:51

[@Juice_plz]

Return of the king

[@plica06]

Please never stop making these awesome freakin' videos !

[@BubblegumCrash332]

Great video. I love how camera techniques work in animation. Akira is another one that had some great camera work in it for animation.

[@ex.O]

I think that movies are like music, compositions made of different disciplines, instruments and motives, and be able to actually understand a fraction of it is really reve/aling. That's why I love your videos, it helps me to enjoy the effort, creativity and innovation in cinema.

[@lilgrl213]

Great video.

[@gioauditori]

I really enjoy every dolly zoom I see, and I have been studying it for a while. Only now i really SEE how it works, by that I mean what is increasing or decreasing. thank you!!

[@purpleytical1391]

The king is back.

[@piotrsegal6475]

The Road To Perdition just had to appear here. There was no other way. That movie is a cinematography masterpiece.

[@vascogoncalves8542]

Always looking forward to an upload from you. It's sure to be good 🙂

[@tonyeleaglenurmagomedov4550]

Beautiful work as always

[@kendrawilliford8142]

Chefs kiss. Thanks for this video. I was like "yep. Yep. YEP. YEEEEP."

[@annehmbar]

Thank you, this was wonderful! Especially loved the part about cell animation!

[@ashishiyer1]

yo i love your videos, keep them coming. great content

[@andrewchung2940]

This is a great video essay! Disney's hand drawn animated films deserve more scholarly analysis than just gender roles or racism and this video only hints at an endless potential. Also, I would add to the "They made a billion dollars by being lazy" further and say that Disney was so obsessed and slavish over one single aspect - realism - that they utterly neglected even the most basic cinematic techniques that no movie, animated or live-action, should be without. And still Disney acts like LK 2019 is a live action film and a superior improvement over a movie that was "unfinished" or "under budget"!

[@chanceroberson7517]

Damn I didn't know there were going to be lion king spoilers in this video

[@mabd15]

I love your videos, keep em coming !

[@Isaiahkline]

Absolutely fantastic

[@FoxyOfJungle]

This video is so good! thanks for making it.

[@JeremyPickett]

Hey Jesse, recent sub. This is really good, man. My ex of 17 years went to AI for 3d animation, we lived south of Pixar, and lots of friends were also in 'the business'. My mother is a disney afficinado, and later in my life I've have really taken to old school illustration (dip pens, a lot of paper, and a literal trail of tears :D) and your content is right up my alley. When I saw the 3d shot in the beginning and you said you had set it up, I prepared to hear, "Yeah, this took me a few minutes in (insert rage and envy clouding my ears), and when I heard weeks i signed, and cleaned a nib. It is great, I have no idea what kind of audience you will get with this form, but you will likely get every single person that has ever studied a celluloid painting. I want to build a digital multi-plane camera some day, dangit!! (Yes, just mount a couple of 5D's on a janky rig, why?) And happy December!

[@juarezamorim]

Your version was pretty impressive

[@m.a195]

Sick references, bro. Your references are out of control. Everyone knows that.

[@tylarjackson7928]

Liked because I don't see enough references to this movie. It's a modern comedy classic up there with Pineapple Express and Hot Tub Time Machine. Your references are out of control, everyone knows that.

[@ataucei]

This video was amazing!

[@brayancatano136]

You made the Lion King interesting for me, as someone who hates it that's really cool. Great work as always this channel is so good

[@mehdirezvaniyan599]

amazing

[@Tacom4ster]

Still waiting for YMS review of the Lion King remake, but this is cool Congrats on being on Cartoonbrew

[@joeyanimations]

I like that you joke a bit more in these videos. :) I'll always be here jesse.

[@kavitabalsara6662]

I love your videos!!

[@GC.n.C]

Спасибо большое за ваше видео! Мне теперь понятно как работает эффект Вертиго именно в нарисованной анимации, ранее не мог найти что-то подобное на ютубе!

[@andyhighroller8217]

9:56 OH MY GOODNESS _TREASURE_ FRICKIN’ _PLANET_ 😲😲😲😆😆 Maaaan _Treasure Planet,_ and _Atlantis: the Lost Empire_ we’re my SH*T! I remember when I was home for about a week from school with pneumonia in 1st or 2nd grade and I must’ve watched both 10+ times….each!!!🥲🥲😭

[@michaelharris2178]

"I'm not bitter!!!!"

[@calebschaeferrr]

You make exquisite content

[@epictom3423]

Epic

[@TheStoenk]

I mean even if the live action one didn't use these camera techniques, the modeling of and animation of photorealistic creatures and environments still takes a lot of effort

[@LaddRusso91]

It's not live action.

[@TheStoenk]

@@LaddRusso91 alright the "live action aesthetic" one

[@nottasheeple]

@8:30 hehe ... I like that reference !

[@ScatManJones]

Youre kinda the best

[@EricRuskoski]

I'm a failed animator, ...amazing job!

[@hibathebird]

briliant

[@soapydanielle]

5:48 I am deceased

[@browk2512]

I love Hugo so much

[@stannone7272]

i like your jokes!

[@habiburahmanhakim7212]

this is such a quality content but very few views tho

[@foolipe1903]

all that to shit on modern disney, and i love it.

[@bgraziano6867]

I just realized this is essentially what that tiktok zoom in face effect is doing

[@purpleytical1391]

I have never heard Jesse laugh.

[@Dante-ob5mh]

I gave this video a like because it is very lovingly crafted and well narrated and the information within it is well-understood by the writer and does a great job conveying information about this technique. It has all the work and hallmarks of a great video. That said, I did not find this video particularly engaging because it was not paced very well. I felt that you could have gotten through the content faster and moved the video forward at a more active pace. The methods being discussed were not super complicated to understand and didn't necessitate such a slow pace, in my opinion. Just an insight from someone who likes your work. Regardless, got my like and my watch because you're an amazing content creator. Thanks for putting together such a high-quality video!

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

The KZbin Algorithm is sleeping on this one...

[@emmanuelogeleka5919]

how long does it take you to edit your video?? You put in so much work.

[@aunikameisman2079]

I'm giving u a thumbs up but only cuz of that parks and rec clip. 10/10

[@htruh15]

I thought the one in Ratatouille was really clever

[@derTangram]

great video, sad to see it's getting shafted by the algorythm

[@theodorefrance2951]

Please reset the donjon video

[@vaishaksuresh8555]

What I feel is that the animated version has that shot and it works coz of Simba's expression. But in live action version (actually also animated) the lion can't emote in th same way...so the dolly zoom would not work. That may be the reason they omitted it. But to be frank something else could have been done to create tension. The shot and music that they have used in the new one is too flat.

[@Romalian]

4 minutes in and Im already getting a headache from this. >

[@cretaceouswarriorzstevensager]

I THink This Cel ANimated By Mark Henn.

[@TheReignOfChaos94]

u ok, tribble?

[@DasPuppy]

Wow... and if done too much over and over again - nausea .. did not expect this..

[@cassylk22]

Honestly what has Disney become

[@___xyz___]

10:31 You could've just started the video off saying "parallax", and saved us precious time trying to understand what it is you're actually trying to tell us...

[@biyouzhilu]

Great video. Can't wait for the YMS review on that piece of shit remake.

[@evanskywalkingtiger7888]

Good video but your history of Multi-plane section needs fact checking

[@KarimElHayawan]

I assume the remake intentionally didn't use a dolly zoom because they were going for an art direction that mirrored a nature documentary. It's not being lazy.

[@sunrac]

I hate the remake.

[@samwallaceart288]

3 mins to explain what a simple graph can show in 3 seconds. CONTENT Camera moves close while zooming out; guy stays the same but background seems to get smaller. C’mon man.