You DON'T Need Smooth Animation

For all the people who are learning stop motion, there's some misconceptions I think should be ironed out. Animation isn't just some narrow window where you have to do this or that, sure there are techniques that generally make things look better, but nothing's universal.
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0:25 How to Make Brickfilms Part 2: Animating - Ian Patrick Brickfilms • How to make a Brickfil...
0:48 BTS of Kubo and the Two Strings • Behind the Scenes of K...
0:57 Lego The Incredibles Train Wreck - BrickBros Productions • LEGO Mr. Incredible vs...
1:07 The Feud of Brick Hill - Forlorn Creature • The Feud of Brick Hill
1:47 Civil War Trailer Clip in Lego - Loneclone Productions • Captain America: Civil...
2:18 Lego Batman - Under the Red hood - linkinpop13 • Lego Batman - Under th...
2:35 The Fastest and Funniest Lego Star Wars Story Ever Told • The Fastest and Funnie...
2:48 Lego Saruman of Many Colors - BrotherhoodWorkshop • LEGO Saruman of Many C...
3:00 Lego Animation Tutorial - Ease In, Ease Out, and Running - Fancypants • Lego Animation Tutoria...
3:05 Disney's Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston Interview • Disney's Frank Thomas ...
3:09 Pinocchio Pencil Test - Ollie Johnston • Pinnochio by Ollie Joh...
3:15 Bambi • Disney's Bambi - Mothe...
3:22 12 Principles of Animation - Alan Becker • 12 Principles of Anima...
3:37 Tesla Model S 0-60 - DragTimes • Tesla Model S P85D P85...
3:44 Lego Batman - The Christmas Special 2 - BrickTavernFilms • LEGO BATMAN: The Chris...
4:12 Lego Superman? - Loneclone Productions • Lego Superman?
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4:32 Lego Civil War - Keshen8 • Lego Civil War
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[@sillypenta]

Wow; I agree with this so much and I hope it has a wide reach. It has got to be the most frustrating misconception when people think a higher framerate with everything easing in and out will automatically make superior animation. Capping it off with the reminder that you don't need fantastic animation to make your film great if it shines in other areas was an excellent touch, too.

[@animations4you728]

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[@YTSaltyGamer]

the only thing it does is change the speed it wont fix it

[@ralphlavache281]

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[@Unbrickme]

oh nice you like lego too

[@xxxfancypantsxxx]

Easing in and out is bad....BLASPHEMY! MAY THE GODS OF BRICKFILMING SMITE YOU WHERE YOU STAND!! But seriously, another great video essay.

[@ninjachugaming6657]

Hey when is your new video going to come out i been waiting for your new video

[@ErikTongStudios]

you the god of brickfilming

[@eanimation]

My only criteria is to make it entertaining. :)

[@Nitro_553]

You can listen to this video if you want, but my advice: just do you. Do what you feel looks best.

[@Qoobon_]

5 YEARS AGO?!??! I thought this is a recent video lmao

[@claymationgloves3662]

At least we are talking about animation style specifically, but I'm never gonna hear the words "just do you" without thinking "aww shit. it's the overly laid back mf's here to give yet again the worst life advice you could ever follow." 💀

[@PhoenixFilms_Official]

Not sure about you guys but I’d love if you made more videos like this. Because it’s like getting animation tips but without actually tipping you on how to do something if that makes sense.

[@SlothMotions]

Agreed this video taught me a lot...............

[@dtinagliastudios]

After thinking about this video for a while, I'm gonna try to make a still-polished video with a frame rate of 12 FPS, lower than my usual. Excited to see how it turns out! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@LonecloneProductions]

That's awesome dude, I'd love to see what you make!

[@Whoopsitsjessica]

FINALLY someone who doesn’t heart there own comment

[@cgbasic808]

@@Whoopsitsjessica their*

[@houston-coley]

Love this. Very inspirational and insightful commentary on this community.

[@liamkavanagh4150]

HoustonProductions1 oh hey it’s you

[@starwarsstudio100]

This was really well made. Good job and keep up the good work!

[@MenacingMegenta]

I see you on every lego stop motion video

[@dtinagliastudios]

Amazing video!

[@BloodClanResurrection]

@Digital Thunder Films Hello There

[@LonecloneProductions]

Happy Brickfilm Day! Check out all the other participants here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYu1eKSbZtSZosU

[@TheActionBrick]

Ah, I seem to have found a fellow Plinkett fan. ;) But seriously, I agree. Smooth animation is fine, but there are aspects of animation that are so much more important.

[@ryanfilmsanimationyt]

I agree. One of my favorite aspects of a brickfilm is not just its story or amount of humor, but its ability to show something or someone from a different perspective; Especially if that point of view isn't shown much, or at all.

[@kendog84bsc]

Ah, so IT WAS Plinkett parody. Thanks for clearing that out for me!... 'cept you didn't do that for me...

[@ShuhariP]

YES! Finally someone made on video mythbusting the FPS. I've had the idea to do one for quite some time. Thank you.

[@eanimation]

Im SO glad I’m not the only one that feels this way. Expressive, emotion-driven animation should always be the goal,

[@jjoegr]

Really well written stuff man.

[@iamqueenbee5300]

Wow, you’re really encouraging. I especially liked that last line you said about pressure from other stop motion film makers. Thank you for giving me inspiration. Thank you.

[@legomoviesstudios8822]

I watch a TON of. Brick films and every channel I watch (including me) has a different style. Something I love doing is looking at different recreations of the same video. It shows that every one had a different way of making his or her Lego figs come to life.

[@alethystic]

Thanks you so much for making this video LoneClone, I also make brickfilms or animations and I have been getting like a TON of response like "very choppy" or "do higher fps" which annoys me a lot. You speaks the truth, it doesn't have to be higher frames to get smooth animation, you show comparisons of 24 and 12 FPS (which I'm currently doing now). I really enjoy this video, I hope you make more like this.

[@BeeSquared]

Absolute genius. I really wished I had seen this video a few years back before I decided to retire from brickfilming after 2-3 years (StoppingInMotion9000 if you're interested). I got so caught up in how the animations looked that I completely neglected my favorite parts of the process. I loved the writing, the voice over, and the editing; but because I got lost in the mindset of "This needs to be on (animator's) caliber", I lost my enjoyment and passion for the art form. I hope a ton of new brickfilmers see this and take in what you're saying. Fantastic work.

[@FrostByteFilms]

BeeSquared it doesn’t matter about smoothness but to you it’s how you think it looks

[@Urkki24]

Are you never gonna make more? I think those looked sick! 👌

[@sda2687]

Amazingly well written and made!

[@AsapAnimation]

Great video! One of my favourite animators is JSlegomaster! He doesn't make brick films anymore, but he used to make ww2 vids. Those weren't the smoothest animations, but the story, movement, understanding of the frame rate and setting really made the videos some of the greatest!

[@bram122]

I realy love your lego underworld series, you are my favourite animator now! keep it up the good work!

[@timandtjsfun9441]

Wow great video tons of great advice and tips for someone who is getting into stop motion. Thank you very much. This should have more views!

[@zachfoxstudios]

Nice vid, you made some really good points in this.

[@nerdyvoiceactors]

Awesome, very informative 👍🙂

[@bluemilkproductions5998]

Thanks dude, this really helps. As a channel that just started doing small brick films and stressing about what everyone else is doing. I'm fine with the animations I have and I don't have to worry about everyone else's animation skills

[@noeldoesgames4121]

Wow, this was amazing. I'm a stop-motion animator who has been animating since 2014 and i have to say that this was very enjoyable to watch, it takes artists (and animators alike) years to perfect their craft,and this pretty much summed it up

[@SlothMotions]

Oh Hey!

[@JCHStudios]

You made some great points, in fact, if you think of the Lego Movie or Lego Batman, they take the idea of "choppy" animation" and turn it into a style, I actually started animating in 15fps to giving my films a classic, choppy feel but than changed back only because I told some of my subscribers and they wanted 24fps.

[@LonecloneProductions]

Those films look so good even though they're at 15 fps because they're animated by professionals who have excellent sense of weight, spacing, and timing. Hell, half the shots in Disney movies (pre-cg era) are "shot on twos", or drawn at 12 fps, and they look totally natural for the same reasons.

[@BricksandPiecesAnimation]

Excellent video essay, and something that I feel needed to be addressed. Great work.

[@TheGeneralMoe114]

I really like this video essays you do on brick films. This topic in particular is something i have to repeat over and over to my followers when they ask me about animation. Keep these up! p.s. Mr Plinkket all the way!

[@ryanfilmsanimationyt]

*This video is like no other. Well Done!*

[@LegoLordPro]

Words well said, that's why I tend to make my own ideas into brickfilms

[@prowizanimations648]

This was one of the most helpful videos I’ve watched. Thanks

[@MrPodushka]

Boi, ive watched so many tutorials for animation and so many animations over the years, but Ive never seen such an amazing (and actually important) video with regard to stop motion. Please, make more of these

[@Cheddam]

Oh my god, Thank you. I’ve been trying to find a video like this for so long. Sometimes smoother animation is just dizzy and hard to look at. Sure you might view me as a caveman for this but I like to comprehend the frames. Don’t make everything so smooth that it’s hard to look at.

[@cjkix9329]

When I first tried Stop Motion Animation, to say I visited this video a billion times over to see what I was doing is an understatement. This video helped me out a lot! Thank you?

[@JNixxedNetwork24]

Nice analysis Alex, I will try and use what you said in my next animation.

[@JNixxedNetwork24]

I also was gonn ask if I donate to your Patreon will you voice act Captain America for me.

[@sebastianvizcarra7722]

Really liked the video! I just started making animations and I’ll definitely keep this in mind when making new ones.

[@LiamLegoStudios]

You're completely right about all of that! Great video, thumbs up.

[@arandomnerd1898]

Needed this. Always felt like my stuff didn’t get the views I was hoping for because my animation is subpar. But I like to focus on the writing and cinematography more than the animation because i find it more fulfilling. Thanks for the inspiration and reassurance.

[@LeoBrickFilms]

Very well made video man!

[@kypgoldenflier]

Loved it! It''s really really good! Well done man!

[@matthew_thefallen]

Absolutely amazing video! Can't agree more!🙌

[@ZGBrickfilms]

Really well done, I agree with your points that there’s a lot more to animation than it being smooth

[@north1036]

Search your style of animation with the characters, and story to get a good work. Excellent message, Loneclone!

[@hobbricks_lego_man]

thank you! this will really help me my future animated projects and I think anyone who wants to become an animator should watch this video I find it quite inspiring:)

[@FinelinePictures]

This is great! I love the more "insider documentary" style to this, I feel like I'm part of the inner works of brickfilming. And I feel that this is a constant, keeping some sort of creative custom within the brickfilm community. Its hard to explain lol but I like it. 👍

[@XerxesAnimations]

Great essay man! It's really cool that someone's making essays about brickfilms. They're very helpful and entertaining!

[@PavesomeFilms]

Yes, really good video. And very informative as video essay. Loved that!

[@midnightangels4074]

This is super cool. Very helpful insights. Thanks :)

[@legostories3019]

I subscribed to your channel because now I’m feeling better + great videos!

[@brotherswaughstudios4156]

Great video, thanks for the tips. You're really good at making these documentary-ish videos, like your Clone Training Center video.

[@bob_studios]

Thank you! I just started posting stop motion videos. And this really helped, they are not that good, but they are good enough. This channel is great and ima subscribe!

[@EpicLegoFilms]

Great video my friend. The points you displayed are very wise and true.

[@fireballmovies]

Like how you organized this video similar to a red letter media plinkett video. Don't know if that was intentional but it's still amazing.

[@benbrickoldchannel9599]

Bro you are so right. You are so articulate with your words

[@barneyanimationstudios4008]

Great video. Thanks for the tips!

[@BrixAndBits]

Great video. Very helpful and informative.

[@superchrisproductions3449]

Very great video! Everything you said is very helpful!

[@Blarrgensnorf]

I absolutely love this video ♥️ There are some excellent points that I agree with! Timing is key. The timing is what makes it “smooth” or “fluid”; but as you stated, characteristic and movement are also key.

[@heartlakechannel7574]

WOW! Great stop motion!

[@shadowreyes9101]

Nice lego video lights.

[@FrancescoPaggiaro]

This is very interesting, thanks for the video man

[@GwenMovies]

Very interesting ! Good job !

[@wowcringe4008]

Awesome! New plinkett review!

[@FrostByteFilms]

I had a style of choppy animation a few months ago that I did on purpose and I asked what people thought and most of them loved it but I got a couple people telling me to increase the frame rate I felt like a baby. It depends on the kind of choppy animation. Usually people don’t do this style, and I honestly don’t find unintentional choppy animation any entertaining at all. You made some good pints here but I’ll still recommend smooth animation as an option. But this is a bold move so ten points to Griffendor

[@LonecloneProductions]

The title is clickbait to get people to watch, not the point I was making. I wasn't saying that you don't need smooth animation, but there are misconceptions in what is considered to be smooth. Less frame rate and more flow and liveliness, I still think everyone should strive for "smooth" animation.

[@StephanHelbing]

Really good video! That's exactly how I felt when going from 24fps back to 12fps

[@Commissioner_Gorgon]

It opens up your mind and releases stress well doing it

[@MisterRubbernose]

Thank you. I’m going to try this.

[@bryanstopmotion]

All of my favorite Lego KZbinrs

[@TheUnknownGruntProductions]

After watching this, I feel much more confident in my stop motion. Thanks a lot!

[@CKScores]

This video is really helpful, I'll see whether I can apply it to my animating. Thanks!!

[@AnEmeliaFilm]

I think something a lot of newcomers forget is to develop their own style. I spent my first few years trying to be just as good as Forrest- even down to using some of the same backdrops and re-creating some of his setpieces. I started to become really satisfied with my work once I came up with my own unique style of animation- it might not be the best and it may not be liked by everyone- but it feels like me and is how I see my stories coming to life. Not all of my films are masterpieces, but there's nothing else like them. I feel like there's become one standardized style nowadays that a lot of starting animators have copied off each other- a consistent 15 FPS and with every motion rooted in the ease-in-ease-out principle. Like you said, these aren't bad attributes but I would agree that they should not be taken as a prerequisite!

[@c4r7s0n]

Yeah, i'm slowly making one for myself, few more pros are that it's unique, recognisable, and you won't sometimes be called a copy of the original

[@robfielding100]

Really good advice and this should help me get started to make some amusing short films for my grandson 😄

[@chassa7266]

That was said perfect....I really enjoyed your knowledge.

[@brickcode]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@Jsart-br8dp]

Thank you that was beautiful

[@BricksByThomas]

Great video man

[@AnimationBrosStudio]

Very informative, well done!

[@JoshuaArmell]

Thx for this, really needed it

[@clonewarsproductions6454]

Thx, I needed this.

[@5MinuteMotions]

Agreed. Thanks for the good advice. Definitely will improve mine too. Tq

[@coak_roach9125]

This video is incredible

[@ur.left.buttcheek]

I found this helpful even as a 2D animator, thank you so much! It really is easy to forget that higher framerate and more frames doesnt mean smooth motion, this served as a nice reminder

[@letomi]

again, pretty convinving :)) thanks, subbed ♥

[@smithyoffilms]

Great video. I totally agree with you

[@BillyGorst]

Thank you for this video

[@jonablob117]

I think that lego animatiors who make videos with less quality and FPS are alot more enjoyable to see because they've developed their own unique style that is comfortable to them. When I first started doing lego stop motion, the quality wasn't that great (I was using a 3DS XD) and I never moved the figures legs at all. But I always found myself enjoying it so much because it was simple and comfortable. Just like you said, keeping it humble! :)

[@codystoddard274]

THANK YOU FOR THIS

[@elliottsbrickfilms]

this actually made me try to focus on my animation. and want to practice instead of just making animations and hope they are good when I know they probably wont be.

[@GodnamedSparkles2017]

Thanks for making this video

[@Local_Russian]

The end line was very wholesome and true I feel so emotional as a stop motion maker

[@Mythic2827]

Fantastic video and very well-constructed! I love the analysis and breakdown of how the difference of "types" of stop-motion videos can drastically effect the overall quality. Brilliant work and I love the footage of forrestfire101 (Was that AubreyStudios82 and Keshen8 as well?) as well as the MR. PLINKETT-esque voice tone haha

[@LonecloneProductions]

Thanks, you can check out all the clips I used in the description.

[@Ratchetzillastudios]

@@LonecloneProductions thank you for making this video because I don’t really feel the need to constantly animate arm and leg movements when talking I only add one or two movements

[@legomoviesstudios8822]

That was great!

[@AoWGamer]

Wow! That's so good! I always feel so bad, that I don't really get how to ease properly and many other brickfilmers have way better animation technique than me. But I think I have to overthink that concept again. I think you are right. I don't have to feel bad.

[@ArianaChica]

I agree with your conclusion 100% Thanks

[@tp4rkr]

Sweet man!

[@vuhai8262]

your video is so amazing you know?!!!

[@diegoandres3722]

Totally right!

[@AngelHair]

Nice tips!

[@BrickBroadcasting]

Great!!! Thanks for making this... gives some perspective..

[@fuji0606]

thank you love you keep up the good work

[@hunsakerfilms670]

Thank you for that no easing out when something is falling tip

[@LonecloneProductions]

Sure, just keep in mind that it doesn't just only apply to that one scenario, there are some motions that just require a full stop.