Coming from a filmmaking background myself, I think this is the only guy on youtube who knows what he's talking about when it comes to film. Great stuff, sir
Thank you! I'm directing a short film, starting this Thursday, and keep rewatching your "Fine Arts of Blocking and Composition" over and over again in search for inspiration. Keep 'em coming!
Your videos are great, you deserve far more views, than you get. You're on one level with e.g. "Every Frame A Painting"! Thanks a lot and keep it up, man!
+YassoKuhl yes thank you for this and all your other videos, coming from a passionate but new to the scene filmmaker who is writing and directing a short film with an eye to be as creative and original as possible! again thank you!:)
YOU ARE AWESOME! ABSOLUTELY LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS!!! Films like this will honestly teach the next generation of the beauty of details in film. Thank you just thank you! Funny as hell too
you more than earned my subscription mate, i really love animation (iv seen almost 250 animated full length films) and i really enjoyed ur vid. i havent seen the adam and dog short film u mentioned, however so will try it :) keep up the great vids
I've wanted to be an animator ever since I was a little kid I've studied it my entire life. When my parents got our first digital camera I would make stop motion movies with my toys. I hope that one day people will appreciate animation the way they do with live action
Hello, thank you for this video. I am just about writing the script and storyboard for my first 3D animated short in university. This helped me a lot, as I was really struggling writing a compelling and interesting story for 2 min of screen time. I hope we do well, and be on the Uni Film day at the end of the year.
Great video! I reckon I wouldn't be too far on a different tangent to sum up your video as saying that characters need to have a certain goofiness about them, or perhaps appear vulnerable in order to convey charm and relatability. On a side note though, how else do you think the Simpsons scene at 7:15 could have been composed?
Can you please explain the Simpsons analogy again? I have noticed that Simpsons punchlines don't land as much as they did in earlier years and that the quality has gone down , but I have never been able to put a finger on it. Were you saying that the charm came from the intentionally amateur looking wacky style they had before as compared to smoother methods today? I couldn't grasp the point clearly
That 'amateur wacky style' is actually incorporating key principles of animation that the newer 'smoother' animation does not. It's not actually 'amateur' at all. It's much, much better than the newer 'smoother' animation. Because that older animation paid more attention to physical performance, it was able to convey more complex variations of the same emotions - so the show was able to wring more emotion out of important character beats and punchlines
+Dan Fox Especially now that Tomorrow Land has come and went. I was kinda snoozing when I watched it on HBO, but It wasn't exactly a memorable one. The scene's of Tomorrow Land's influence on regular earth were more fun than the actual place they went to.
+bobunitone Tommorowland is definitely his worst outing yet by far, it had good ideas and I actually really liked Clooney's performance but all the other elements are so poorly executed. I actually forgot it existed.
Your film analysis videos are very good and I have subscribed to your channel to watch them. It would be great if you could do them frequently and focus on well made movies and top notch directors and their techniques. Kurosawa. Lean. Spielberg etc.
+Udana Fonseka Thanks Udana! Making these as frequently as possible is one of my goals. As for specific movies and filmmakers, I try to think of an original angle to come at things because I don't want to simply repeat other people on Vimeo and TH-cam who also make video essays about popular/top-tier filmmakers. Im still trying to find material/style that I'm most comfortable/productive with.
+Dan Fox I'm glad to read you're planning on doing more of these! I discovered you last night and already watched your three videos twice, liked them, subscribed, shared, followed, etc.. Love what you do!
Dan Fox When it comes to top tier filmmakers I would suggest breaking down how they approach and direct a particular area such as action or visual comedy or suspense etc. I was not suggesting videos about popular filmmakers. Your videos already have an original angle. Hope you would keep doing what you are doing and find more clarity in your craft for yourself. Look forward to watching future videos. Good luck!
holy **** 7:50 onwards is beautiful, these old american animation stuff, i forgot them, they are so like, nostalgic, they make me feel cosy? i dont know xD, can someone please tell me what those movies are? 7:53, 8:14, 9:47, 10:28
Where can I find that Spielberg interview? I would love to watch it :) On an unrelated note, did you realise that this guy ripped off your Abrahms video? If he was only inspired it would be kinda alright, but he seriously just straight up made the same video (same samples of interview and clips from JJ's films and all): th-cam.com/video/OjCRr622uLE/w-d-xo.html
+Christopher Krøyer Magelund The Spielberg interview is one he did back in the 70's. I know you can find snippets of it on TH-cam via the AFI's channel
It's nice that you're celebrating animators, but it's a bit more complicated than that. An animated character's performance is a combination of the storyboards, acting by the animators, but also video reference from directors and sometimes motion capture that is then edited. This is why animators like Tal Schwarzman at Pixar admits that every animator is replaceable, because a character is a sum of many parts and studios can usually find people pretty easily who can do the animator's part of the job. Still, animators are an important part of the process and can do a bit to elevate the acting of a character.
I try not to cover topics and filmmakers other video-essay people have already covered. I actually had a segment on Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd in here but I chopped them after Tony Zhou's Every Frame A Painting did a video on Buster Keaton. But yeah, Jackie Chan would TOTALLY fit in with this video.
Indiana Jones is likeable? Fights dirty, kill a german army single handedly, dodges every danger imaginable and generally treats everyone like a dick. Id rather watch "The room" two times in a row than any of his movies...
Dan Fox wait whaaaaaaa!!! dude i had no idea it was something like that! Forgive my ignorance, we the audience hope you recover well and God bless you! Take your time Dan
Coming from a filmmaking background myself, I think this is the only guy on youtube who knows what he's talking about when it comes to film. Great stuff, sir
Cheers Grzegorz! Great showreel by the way
Thank you! I'm directing a short film, starting this Thursday, and keep rewatching your "Fine Arts of Blocking and Composition" over and over again in search for inspiration. Keep 'em coming!
Your videos are great, you deserve far more views, than you get. You're on one level with e.g. "Every Frame A Painting"!
Thanks a lot and keep it up, man!
Cheers YassoKuhl
+YassoKuhl yeah i absolutely agree!
+YassoKuhl yes thank you for this and all your other videos, coming from a passionate but new to the scene filmmaker who is writing and directing a short film with an eye to be as creative and original as possible! again thank you!:)
As a fellow animator: thank you so much for making this.
YOU ARE AWESOME! ABSOLUTELY LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS!!! Films like this will honestly teach the next generation of the beauty of details in film. Thank you just thank you! Funny as hell too
Absolutely !! Yhx for the friendly reminder i needed to hear this again
Just another classic video Dan - LOVED IT ... Thanks Antoine
I love finding good video-essayists' channels, and you are absolutely among them. Keep up the good work!
Brilliant!
8:50 "Anakin you're breaking my heart"
lolol exactly what I thought of. Love that scene
Why would you love that scene
Fantastic video and inspiration. Thank you!
Fantastic work ,Dan
Amazing! Loved everything, especially the focus on animation which I think was really important to discuss! Such a great video, as always.
this was great, please do more of this
Make more videos man. Way to go! Great insights.
+Ravi Vazirani Thanks Ravi! Much appreciated.
I loved this. Thank you.
Your essays are well thought out. This one taught me some important aspects of designing characters. Can't wait for your next one!
I've just become familiar with your videos. Please continue to create these - thanks!!
Great stuff Dan thanks for this video. It's charming.
Thanks Kevin!
Ok this guy is as far the best film analyzer on youtube (concerning the visual side) :0 here's a sub
Amazing!! thanks for sharing!
I appreciate your videos! Charm in film? Who covers such a theme? You do and it's very insightful!
+Thomas Rufer Thanks Thomas! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos!
Just found this channel, love it.
Inspiring video. Brought a tear to my eye. Thank you Dan.
I found this video quite charming
This was awesome to watch- surprised it doesn't have more views
I need more Dan, I need more.
Great work guy, keep em comin
That was just....Wow.
loved your video essays! So good to have you it's enlightening!
Nice summary. Agreed!
I've seen all the Pixar and Ghibli films but could you give me some recommendations?
That was a great video
Keep up the good work! Love your videos! Subbed ;)!
keep up the great work man. I love these kind of videos on youtube.
Thank you for making these videos! Keep it up man :)
you more than earned my subscription mate, i really love animation (iv seen almost 250 animated full length films) and i really enjoyed ur vid. i havent seen the adam and dog short film u mentioned, however so will try it :) keep up the great vids
You can find Adam and Dog on iTunes, I believe it's sold under an Oscar shorts category since it was nominated for one. Minkyu Lee is brilliant.
Your channel is excellent. I hope you will release a new video soon.
Thanks for this video!
nice video dan fox :-)
thumbs up
The best video essay ever. I love it so much. Where can I read more of your stuff?
I've wanted to be an animator ever since I was a little kid I've studied it my entire life. When my parents got our first digital camera I would make stop motion movies with my toys. I hope that one day people will appreciate animation the way they do with live action
great advice.. :)
esta genial,muchas gracias!!!!
wow fantastic channel
Hello, thank you for this video. I am just about writing the script and storyboard for my first 3D animated short in university. This helped me a lot, as I was really struggling writing a compelling and interesting story for 2 min of screen time. I hope we do well, and be on the Uni Film day at the end of the year.
+Boyan Georgiev Good luck Boyan! Work hard and remember film-making is all about collaborating and I'm sure you'll do well!
Well done!
Great video! I reckon I wouldn't be too far on a different tangent to sum up your video as saying that characters need to have a certain goofiness about them, or perhaps appear vulnerable in order to convey charm and relatability. On a side note though, how else do you think the Simpsons scene at 7:15 could have been composed?
awesome channel..cheers
Cheers!
I completely lost it at 0:37 😂😂😂
I'm liking this vid before I even watch it. I trust the dan man!
I swear I favourite everyone of these videos haha
amazing
Can you please explain the Simpsons analogy again? I have noticed that Simpsons punchlines don't land as much as they did in earlier years and that the quality has gone down , but I have never been able to put a finger on it. Were you saying that the charm came from the intentionally amateur looking wacky style they had before as compared to smoother methods today? I couldn't grasp the point clearly
That 'amateur wacky style' is actually incorporating key principles of animation that the newer 'smoother' animation does not. It's not actually 'amateur' at all. It's much, much better than the newer 'smoother' animation. Because that older animation paid more attention to physical performance, it was able to convey more complex variations of the same emotions - so the show was able to wring more emotion out of important character beats and punchlines
Oh great! One more thing. Do you think the writing has kept its standards even with this change in making techniques? Or has it also gone below par?
Just do a Brad Bird video already. We all know you want to.
+777boman *blushes like a southern belle*
+Dan Fox Especially now that Tomorrow Land has come and went. I was kinda snoozing when I watched it on HBO, but It wasn't exactly a memorable one. The scene's of Tomorrow Land's influence on regular earth were more fun than the actual place they went to.
+bobunitone Tommorowland is definitely his worst outing yet by far, it had good ideas and I actually really liked Clooney's performance but all the other elements are so poorly executed.
I actually forgot it existed.
+777boman Yeah Tomorrowland was a real mess
+Dan Fox I blame Disney because it seems everything they produce these days that isn't made by Pixar is total garbage.
What version of the spirited away theme is that at 10:35 onwards? I LUV IT
MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
u r awesome dan ...
You should make more videos.
More vids please u r great
Your film analysis videos are very good and I have subscribed to your channel to watch them. It would be great if you could do them frequently and focus on well made movies and top notch directors and their techniques. Kurosawa. Lean. Spielberg etc.
+Udana Fonseka Thanks Udana! Making these as frequently as possible is one of my goals. As for specific movies and filmmakers, I try to think of an original angle to come at things because I don't want to simply repeat other people on Vimeo and TH-cam who also make video essays about popular/top-tier filmmakers. Im still trying to find material/style that I'm most comfortable/productive with.
+Dan Fox I'm glad to read you're planning on doing more of these! I discovered you last night and already watched your three videos twice, liked them, subscribed, shared, followed, etc.. Love what you do!
Dan Fox When it comes to top tier filmmakers I would suggest breaking down how they approach and direct a particular area such as action or visual comedy or suspense etc. I was not suggesting videos about popular filmmakers. Your videos already have an original angle. Hope you would keep doing what you are doing and find more clarity in your craft for yourself. Look forward to watching future videos. Good luck!
You got a nice channel here bro!
great
holy **** 7:50 onwards is beautiful, these old american animation stuff, i forgot them, they are so like, nostalgic, they make me feel cosy? i dont know xD, can someone please tell me what those movies are? 7:53, 8:14, 9:47, 10:28
+kel464 Adam and Dog, Box Trolls and The Illusionist (both 8:14 and 10:28)
+Dan Fox legend, thanks
As an animator i was well chuffed to reach the mid-vid mark
9:55 - could anyone tell me where this scene was from? It was a treat to watch!
Babies are the most charming people. Hehe.
SUBSCRIBED!!! ^_^
What's the animation with the Scotsmen dancing?
the illusionist
do more do more
Please make more videos!
7:57 what animation is that? It looks like one of my dreams.
+Sunwakka Spirited Away
young Spielberg sounds like young Jeff bridges
Animation is the best!.. got to learn how to animate
Nice video. Does anyone know the animated picture from 7:46-7:51?
'Adam and Dog' by Minkyu Lee. Should be able to find it for purchase on iTunes, but you can also find the trailer on here
+Dan Fox Thanks man
when are you going to upload a new video.Cant wait!!!!!
What happened to this guy, it's he OK? Hope to see more from him, love his essays
I'm alive! I'm hoping to get another one uploaded in about a little under two weeks
+Dan Fox good to hear mate. Keep up the good work
My only regret is I have but one Like to give
Where can I find that Spielberg interview? I would love to watch it :)
On an unrelated note, did you realise that this guy ripped off your Abrahms video? If he was only inspired it would be kinda alright, but he seriously just straight up made the same video (same samples of interview and clips from JJ's films and all): th-cam.com/video/OjCRr622uLE/w-d-xo.html
+Christopher Krøyer Magelund The Spielberg interview is one he did back in the 70's. I know you can find snippets of it on TH-cam via the AFI's channel
what's the movie at 4:13?
Edge of Tomorrow
It's nice that you're celebrating animators, but it's a bit more complicated than that. An animated character's performance is a combination of the storyboards, acting by the animators, but also video reference from directors and sometimes motion capture that is then edited. This is why animators like Tal Schwarzman at Pixar admits that every animator is replaceable, because a character is a sum of many parts and studios can usually find people pretty easily who can do the animator's part of the job.
Still, animators are an important part of the process and can do a bit to elevate the acting of a character.
Ccs1989 I know, I'm an animator. But this is also like saying actors are easily replaceable pieces of the puzzle.
That's a good point. And probably feature animators are at least a little less easily replaced than those in other sectors.
Exactly. To be honest, the impact animators like Milt Kahl had on Disney films can never be overstated.
What on earth is your accent? New Zealand?
Half-American Half-Australian
so THIS (and other reasons) are why I prefer old simpsons episodes!
No Jackie Chan?
I try not to cover topics and filmmakers other video-essay people have already covered. I actually had a segment on Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd in here but I chopped them after Tony Zhou's Every Frame A Painting did a video on Buster Keaton.
But yeah, Jackie Chan would TOTALLY fit in with this video.
I feel you.
sub in spanish please
Indiana Jones is likeable? Fights dirty, kill a german army single handedly, dodges every danger imaginable and generally treats everyone like a dick. Id rather watch "The room" two times in a row than any of his movies...
what do you look like? your voice is very weird
great
What's the movie at 2:25 ?
Grand Budapest Hotel
+Dan Fox where are you buddy??!! You said you got hurt or something are you ok now? You need to make more videos duudeee
I'm on it! Learning to walk again has taken priority of my life though, but I am alive and haven't forgotten this channel.
Dan Fox wait whaaaaaaa!!! dude i had no idea it was something like that! Forgive my ignorance, we the audience hope you recover well and God bless you! Take your time Dan