Yup, yup. There are few who are better at action directing (in animation) than Tartakovsky. It goes beyond just, "oh that looks cool." There really is a nuanced art to it that is not easily replicated.
I would go so far as to say even if you look to live action film you would be hard pressed to find many director's of his caliber when it comes to directing action sequences and what makes the man truly impressive is how well rounded and gifted he is at direction as a whole. He is a master of setting tone and atmosphere and can do so without even needing to use a single word of dialog. Often when you find somebody who is a truly gifted choreographer of action sequences they are rather lacking in other areas of direction. Look at Michael Bay for instance. The man is actually a rather talented choreographer and director of action sequences, but is just absolutely incompetent when it comes other aspects of film making. Sadly, in this day and age all you need to make a successful movie is some flashy CGI action, lots of explosions and a couple of hot lead actors to run around and look pretty in front of the green screen. True craftsmanship is often left on the side lines and is underappreciated allowing for the creation of abominations such as the half dozen Transformer movies that have been made and the hundred or so generic super hero flicks that play in theaters all year, every year. I mean seriously, I don't have anything against the occasional brainlessly fun popcorn flick, but when literally every other movie that comes out fits this description it really loses its charm.
that's why it pisses me off that Sony doesn't seem to recognize the master they have and keep tearing the creative control of his projects away from him
Genndy a true master. Glad you noticed someone that doesn't get so much love. His action is easy to be read yet still highly entertaining. Better than most mainstream live action imo.
Genndy is far from underrated. He's so universally revered these days, that studios give him full creative control over his projects, which is exceedingly rare in the current industry. That's like saying Hayao Miyazaki doesn't get enough love.
I'm so glad this video exists. Tartakovsky's clone wars is far too oft over shadowed by the canon show now, but it really inspired so of my imagination in my early life. Most people I know don't remember ever watching Samurai Jack, and that saddens me.
I watched both shows back when they aired. I don't remember Samurai Jack too much but I definitely remember Clone Wars, I can't believe that I was so hyped up for just 3 minute episodes. It was also cool how they marathoned episodes sometimes.
Evatar7 samurai jack is the number one of the all cartoons i can remember from 2003 (i had 6 years), in 2009(with 9 years) i tryed to watch all the episodes on youtube but the copyright delete all, in that moment i dont knew how to search in the internet, but in 2016 (with 19) i remembered and decide to watch all the episodes. in december of 2016 i heard about the new final season for 2017 and now i watch the episodes one by one every week because this series is pure art and a big piece of childhood for me
The ending scene with Grevious scared the hell out of me because before that I always saw Jedis as these epic swordsmen who couldn't die, and watching Grevious immediately annihilate that one guy without even breaking a sweat was terrifying
All Grievous scenes are some of the best action scenes I've ever witnessed. Genndy made Grievous my favorite character in the prequels. Too bad they FUCKED IT UP in the actual films. On a sidenote, very excited for the fifth season of Samurai Jack. Cannot wait to see what they come up with there.
I think a part of Tartakovsky's effectiveness also comes from some influence, less mentioned, from East Asian action cinematography. It feels like he never cuts on the action, but always to a point just before. You have a split second to contextualize what's happening, which means he can use fast cuts without drowning out the flow of action. The number one rule of action, of creating spectacle, is communicating exactly what is happening, and G.T. is well versed in achieving that. That easiness in reading his action, more than anything, is what makes it such a pleasure to watch. It's good to see his work highlighted for its technical achievement, nice work.
The CGI series is ridiculously contrived and contradicts ROTS in so many ways. Anakin is an entirely different character from AOTC for no reason, Ashoka is completely retroactive, and Obi-Wan has met Grevious already even though they seemed to have met for the first time in ROTS.
plus tcw has shit like jar jar beating grievous, obiwan checking out ventress ass in the film, and the dvd commentary even confirms they flirt with each other. yoda knows about order 66, the jedi know about the clones being made by dooku, and fucking dshit like dooku struggling to lift a fork with the force.....after being captured by PIRATES! I mean, wtf?! theres so much other cancerous shit in tcw. fuck that show. George never considered that 1 canon, Disney fucked up.
I admire the animated works from the likes of Hayao Mijasaki or other Japanese films like Ghost in the Shell and Akira for a long time, but it never occured to me that western animated tv shows for kids could have had so much depth in terms of directing. Thank you Dan for fighting prejudice, keep up the good work! Hope you are recovering well.
I've always said he should have been given the chance to make a show in this style, using Batman and Gotham City - I feel like it's an absolute match made in heaven and a no brainer.
IMO, there are no other directors in animation that can hold a candle to Tartakovsky, especially in the action department. I grew up watching Samurai Jack and Clone Wars and I haven't forgotten them to this day. I'm so glad he's back for Samurai Jack Season 5 and I hope it gets him more exposure. He definitely deserves it.
The sound design in Samurai Jack is absolute next-level stuff: the choices of sounds, how long and how often and how loud they're played, the way they replace or supplement the music (itself a masterpiece of understatement and richness of themes and styles)... it's mind-boggling.
I really love this style. I was watching samurai jack on cartoon n. I understand nothing from it since i am from czech rep. and it was in english. BUT i was amazed by it. The intro, the feel of it, the sheer clean brutality and effectivness when jack swinged his sword. Its really was something, even when i didnt know what the heck is going on. And still is: )
Truly one of the great animation directors and creators of our time. The man gets way less credit than he deserves. Seriously, just compare the sort of atmosphere and pathos he can create in a 22 minute kids show featuring a cartoon Samurai fighting robots in the future compared to any tent pole super hero "epic" that has come out in recent memory. It's stuff like the revival of Samurai Jack and the creation of Over the Garden Wall that gives me hope that there are still visionary people at CN fighting to keep the soul of the network alive in the face of the tide of mediocrity and executive meddling that is threatening to drown the channel. Yes, they may be spamming trash like TTG but they are also making stuff like Steven Universe, Rick and Morty and the Venture Brothers. You can tell there are still people there with vision and heart who are fighting the good fight and I wish them the best in their battle. My hats off to you Mr. Tartakovsky, as you are one of the brave souls leading that fight. It's nice to see people out there whose artistic integrity cannot be bought.
Melting Sky Oh my god yes. Theres a lot more good shows out there with artistry and story at the helm, bojack horseman, harvey beaks, gravity falls, all of them. It really is a shame that they get ignored in the stead of the shit ones that are clearly there for making a quick buck.
Bojack is one of the few shows to capture heart-breaking failure with tremendous accuracy and what seems like effortless ease. I've only seen Bojack and Party Down (which was cancelled too soon) do that so well
Yeah. Even rick and morty, which if you just watched the first episode, would be seen as a regular raunchy adult comedy, later brings up a lot of feelings of depression and handles themes of loss, suicide, and even rape with a dark, but realistic tone. I love the hopeful kindness in steven universe with an overarching message of "people are different, and we should accept them despite it." There are so many good shows nowadays, and i think a good reason for why none of them compare to old ones is because the old ones dont compare to the current ones. They're completely different ideas and concepts and they handle things their own way.
That was excellent! Also, I'd love to hear your take on action directors like: John McTiernan, James Cameron, Zack Snyder and Sam Raimi. They have some of the best storyboarded and well-paced action scenes I've ever seen.
The Isaiahnator Cheers! I have been thinking about doing one on how Cameron makes sequels, because OHMYGOD every director of the terminator series since Cameron has ignored how he makes sequels
Александр Данилов It's okay we have tons of channels but I only got satellite TV just before I left high school so then I transitioned into watching lots of films online because I got my own place with Wifi (that was a great period) but now I'm studying visual arts so I moved out and into my cousins place (no Wifi) but I'm working towards creating shows not just watching them
Always been a great lover of Samurai Jack. Didn't know about clone wars. Definitely gonna check that out now. Nice to see you back Dan. Samurai Jack also has a great story which is told really well. Do you think kung fu panda is inspired by Jack to some degree?
I honestly don't know. I wouldn't be surprised if it did in some way, but I suspect both of them likely share the same influences - Chinese martial arts films
I remember that first Griveous sequence with such a fear, and then the guy with the green saber is just compressed into nothingness and even though there was no blood I was like "that one died, no way, is this ok to show on TV?" I think I was under 10 years old when I watched it first.
Really? O_o I mean DBZ has pretty explosions and stuff, but the action sequences in Clone Wars are on a whole other level. There certainly are some examples of anime action that is on the same level as Gendy's stuff, but DBZ doesn't even come close.
How does one even achieves this? Is it talent, countless hours of practice, both? Great video regardless, such a joy to rediscover animation of this quality which I ignored when I had the opportunity to watch it
I'd suggest, with anything, there needs to be a degree of talent. Practice does make perfect. However, there's a key element you need to achieve both: Interest. If you have interest in an art, you can form a talent through the passionate hours to put into a project. In Genndy's case, I highly doubt he is just a savant for direction and animation (if so, good on him. He'd be a "Rain Man" of his profession).
Very good job with this! If you're open to suggestions, I would have liked a little more elaboration as to what the manipulation of space and time in that specific sequence was, and why it works in that moment.
Why have you stopped making video dan fox, your contents are great, i loved the one about staging and blocking. You really really should make more stuff like this. You got talent
Brad Bird made a great jump from animation to life action directing; I would definitely be interested in watching Genndy Tartakovsky go for it as well, even more if he were to direct a live-action Star Wars project.
Hey Dan, love your videos and just started listening to your podcast which is great as well! I look forward to any new content from you and your brothers
It's a crime how little respect Tartakovsky's Clone Wars is given by Lucasfilm. It has always been treated as the red-headed stepchild of Star Wars I think due in no small part to the fact that in a lot of ways it outshines the Prequels. Even before the sale to Disney it was given short shrift by Lucasfilm. As far as I know this has never been released on Blu-ray and I'm pretty certain the DVDs are out of print. This is quality storytelling and it deserves more respect and recognition from Lucasfilm.
I really love the work in wich Genndy is involved, all of it. Specially this two shows. I don't understand how the CGI Clone Wars had become more popular than Genndy's... So unfair...
The Clone Wars under Genndy was more about showing the different conflicts and less about character development. The CGI clone wars actually developed the previously unknown characters into likable fleshed out people. The two are different and I love them both, but as much as I love the work Genndy did, it definitely doesn't fit as well with Star wars as the CGI clone wars does.
Marin Eduard Genndy's brilliant but I think the problem with this generation isn't the lack of talent, it's the studios/execs adherence to formulas and wrong-headed expectations that limit that talent and don't allow it explore genres outside of sitcoms and kid friendly television.
Marin Eduard hopefully with the return of Samurai Jack to Adult Swim, if it succeeds you might see western tv explore more genres within the medium of animation. Because at the moment, only anime fosters talents like Masaaki Yuasa and Shinichiro Watanabe - when I have no doubt there's western/European animators that could be doing work like them too. Thanks for watching by the way!
Watching this reminds me how thoroughly underwhelming Greivous was in Ep 3. He was so intimidating in Clone Wars - even with the injury taken into account the two versions seem like different characters, with the CW one being far superior.
read an article that compared the latest series of samurai jack to mad max fury road with the exception that fury road has won an oscar.I am a big fan of Genndy and believe one day just like the wonderful talent that is George Miller an Oscar will be not be far, within his grasp.
Anyone want to just start a go fund me for Genndy and give him creative control over anything he does. It angers me so much when big studios like Sony take away his control cause he's proven time and time again to be a true master of the craft. Even the first Hotel Transylvania was pretty great but then they gave the reigns to Adam Sandler for the sequels.
Splendid work Dan! I wholeheartedly agree, and am so hyped we're finally getting more Tartakovsky goodness later this year. Hopefully this means he'll get to continue to do more than Hotel Transylvania sequels for a change.
I haven't seen it yet, I'm afraid! Though you're definitely not the first to point out Sym-Bionic Titan should be here too, so I'm definitely gonna get my hands on it now.
I love their clone wars cartoon. I have the dvd's. I'd also really like to get the Samurai jack dvd's too. But they are fucking ridiculously highly priced.
Samurai Jack belongs to Cartoon Network (as part of WarnerMedia). Star Wars: Clone Wars 2003 belongs to Lucasfilm (as part of Disney). Both were proudly drawn by Genndy Tartakovsky.
Great video! I love Samurai Jack, but I'm hesitant to watch Clone Wars because I can't stand the prequels. Is there a chance I still might like it? I wish Tartakovsky made a OT show.
It's incomprehensible that Disney decided to make Clone Wars non-canon. It's the best thing to have come out of the Prequel era, and they just vanished it. Unforgivable.
Peter Markowski Cheers! I hope to, I'm still hoping to make a John Carpenter video and another on Edward Yang, but it's a matter of having the free time to do so right now. I'm launching a game in July, looking for work after the launch, in pre-production for my own short that I'm doing some vfx tests for now and I've also got freelance mograph work and my disability to contend with. So in short, yes.
I'm doing well enough, and I'd like to give this a shot when I can. I haven't been able to dedicate time to this channel since 2017, since my health stabilized and my animation career started. I also felt like TH-cam was filling with people who didn't really know or do anything and were making videos about how they know everything yet do nothing, and I felt I was contributing to that. What free time I have goes to pursuing film as a career when I'm not resting to manage my health and work. My day job - basically since the channel stopped updating - see's me animating videogames and, thanks to a live-action short I made with my brother that won a bunch of awards, these last couple of years I've spent directing cinematics in a video game. Due to my disability that's slowly getting worse, that's most of what I can handle these days. I'd love to get back to this channel now that I have more experience and a bit more knowledge directing, but given that it's been 6 years, I wouldn't believe me if I promised I'd make it one day. I genuinely aim to try, as I enjoyed this quite a bit, but that's all I can say for now.
Yeah I loved the micro clone wars better than the new you know would've been even more cooler if they showed revenge of the sith with the same animation with the same story like the other episodes of the micro clone wars would be the events of revenge of the sith >:)
Yup, yup. There are few who are better at action directing (in animation) than Tartakovsky. It goes beyond just, "oh that looks cool." There really is a nuanced art to it that is not easily replicated.
This is something we seriously lack now a days.
Antoine Bandele hi i'm a subscriber :)
I would go so far as to say even if you look to live action film you would be hard pressed to find many director's of his caliber when it comes to directing action sequences and what makes the man truly impressive is how well rounded and gifted he is at direction as a whole. He is a master of setting tone and atmosphere and can do so without even needing to use a single word of dialog.
Often when you find somebody who is a truly gifted choreographer of action sequences they are rather lacking in other areas of direction. Look at Michael Bay for instance. The man is actually a rather talented choreographer and director of action sequences, but is just absolutely incompetent when it comes other aspects of film making. Sadly, in this day and age all you need to make a successful movie is some flashy CGI action, lots of explosions and a couple of hot lead actors to run around and look pretty in front of the green screen.
True craftsmanship is often left on the side lines and is underappreciated allowing for the creation of abominations such as the half dozen Transformer movies that have been made and the hundred or so generic super hero flicks that play in theaters all year, every year. I mean seriously, I don't have anything against the occasional brainlessly fun popcorn flick, but when literally every other movie that comes out fits this description it really loses its charm.
Except, I find, that the occasional brainlessly fun popcorn flick is a rare occurrence nowadays. Not every other film. Just maybe once a month.
that's why it pisses me off that Sony doesn't seem to recognize the master they have and keep tearing the creative control of his projects away from him
Holy shit Grevious is utterly terrifying
It's great isn't it?
Genndy is a master of animation and action. I've always looked up to him.
Goes full circle. He looks up to Comics and their Artists, becomes one himself and now we look up to him
Christian Dauz i want to see him in comic con in russia to satisfy his fans and me
Genndy a true master. Glad you noticed someone that doesn't get so much love. His action is easy to be read yet still highly entertaining. Better than most mainstream live action imo.
Agreed
Pach Pacheco
he is my compatriot and i proud for that
Genndy is far from underrated. He's so universally revered these days, that studios give him full creative control over his projects, which is exceedingly rare in the current industry. That's like saying Hayao Miyazaki doesn't get enough love.
I'm so glad this video exists. Tartakovsky's clone wars is far too oft over shadowed by the canon show now, but it really inspired so of my imagination in my early life. Most people I know don't remember ever watching Samurai Jack, and that saddens me.
I watched both shows back when they aired. I don't remember Samurai Jack too much but I definitely remember Clone Wars, I can't believe that I was so hyped up for just 3 minute episodes. It was also cool how they marathoned episodes sometimes.
Evatar7 samurai jack is the number one of the all cartoons i can remember from 2003 (i had 6 years), in 2009(with 9 years) i tryed to watch all the episodes on youtube but the copyright delete all, in that moment i dont knew how to search in the internet, but in 2016 (with 19) i remembered and decide to watch all the episodes. in december of 2016 i heard about the new final season for 2017 and now i watch the episodes one by one every week because this series is pure art and a big piece of childhood for me
The ending scene with Grevious scared the hell out of me because before that I always saw Jedis as these epic swordsmen who couldn't die, and watching Grevious immediately annihilate that one guy without even breaking a sweat was terrifying
All Grievous scenes are some of the best action scenes I've ever witnessed. Genndy made Grievous my favorite character in the prequels. Too bad they FUCKED IT UP in the actual films. On a sidenote, very excited for the fifth season of Samurai Jack. Cannot wait to see what they come up with there.
wonderguardstalker he fucked up because windu seriously damaged him
I think a part of Tartakovsky's effectiveness also comes from some influence, less mentioned,
from East Asian action cinematography. It feels like he never cuts on the action, but
always to a point just before. You have a split second to contextualize
what's happening, which means he can use fast cuts without drowning out
the flow of action. The number one rule of action, of creating
spectacle, is communicating exactly what is happening, and G.T. is well
versed in achieving that. That easiness in reading his action, more than
anything, is what makes it such a pleasure to watch. It's good to see his work highlighted for its technical achievement, nice work.
Only I wish this version of the Clone Wars is cannon!
JONATHAN PINZON You and me both...
Eh, to me it is. None of the other crap fits in with the movies as well as this.
The CGI series is ridiculously contrived and contradicts ROTS in so many ways. Anakin is an entirely different character from AOTC for no reason, Ashoka is completely retroactive, and Obi-Wan has met Grevious already even though they seemed to have met for the first time in ROTS.
plus tcw has shit like jar jar beating grievous, obiwan checking out ventress ass in the film, and the dvd commentary even confirms they flirt with each other. yoda knows about order 66, the jedi know about the clones being made by dooku, and fucking dshit like dooku struggling to lift a fork with the force.....after being captured by PIRATES! I mean, wtf?! theres so much other cancerous shit in tcw. fuck that show. George never considered that 1 canon, Disney fucked up.
you guys are crazy both are amazing
I admire the animated works from the likes of Hayao Mijasaki or other Japanese films like Ghost in the Shell and Akira for a long time, but it never occured to me that western animated tv shows for kids could have had so much depth in terms of directing. Thank you Dan for fighting prejudice, keep up the good work! Hope you are recovering well.
I'm all good now - cheers!
Wayne Schlegel jack come back
not many people are talking about this, great video!
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Wow! Really loved this. Keep up the great work
Cheers!
KriscoartProductions
+Dan Fox didn't he make Sym-Bionic Titan too? If so where's that at?
Haven't seen it yet. I'll have to check that out sometime
I've always said he should have been given the chance to make a show in this style, using Batman and Gotham City - I feel like it's an absolute match made in heaven and a no brainer.
Genndy is also the mastermind behind Dexter's Laboratory.
WhatTheHeck and he is co-creator powerpuff girls(with the creator of foster's home)
Man, that was some beautiful animation. It's nice to see more frame by frame animation instead of computer generated motion tweened animation.
IMO, there are no other directors in animation that can hold a candle to Tartakovsky, especially in the action department. I grew up watching Samurai Jack and Clone Wars and I haven't forgotten them to this day. I'm so glad he's back for Samurai Jack Season 5 and I hope it gets him more exposure. He definitely deserves it.
How about Hotel Translyvania
What a great discovery to find a video this recent that appreciates Genndy's work. Great video man
I loved Star Wars Clone Wars as a kid, and I still love it still to this day!
The sound design on Genndy's work is incredible, giving it so much texture and depth to support the dynamic visuals!!
Sym Bionic Titan deserves more exposure.
I'd like to see that
Maybe Adult Swim can pick it up like they did with Jack?
Thank you for making this video showing my all time favorite creator some love.
The sound design in Samurai Jack is absolute next-level stuff: the choices of sounds, how long and how often and how loud they're played, the way they replace or supplement the music (itself a masterpiece of understatement and richness of themes and styles)... it's mind-boggling.
I really love this style. I was watching samurai jack on cartoon n. I understand nothing from it since i am from czech rep. and it was in english. BUT i was amazed by it. The intro, the feel of it, the sheer clean brutality and effectivness when jack swinged his sword. Its really was something, even when i didnt know what the heck is going on. And still is: )
Truly one of the great animation directors and creators of our time. The man gets way less credit than he deserves. Seriously, just compare the sort of atmosphere and pathos he can create in a 22 minute kids show featuring a cartoon Samurai fighting robots in the future compared to any tent pole super hero "epic" that has come out in recent memory.
It's stuff like the revival of Samurai Jack and the creation of Over the Garden Wall that gives me hope that there are still visionary people at CN fighting to keep the soul of the network alive in the face of the tide of mediocrity and executive meddling that is threatening to drown the channel. Yes, they may be spamming trash like TTG but they are also making stuff like Steven Universe, Rick and Morty and the Venture Brothers. You can tell there are still people there with vision and heart who are fighting the good fight and I wish them the best in their battle. My hats off to you Mr. Tartakovsky, as you are one of the brave souls leading that fight. It's nice to see people out there whose artistic integrity cannot be bought.
Melting Sky Oh my god yes.
Theres a lot more good shows out there with artistry and story at the helm, bojack horseman, harvey beaks, gravity falls, all of them.
It really is a shame that they get ignored in the stead of the shit ones that are clearly there for making a quick buck.
Bojack is one of the few shows to capture heart-breaking failure with tremendous accuracy and what seems like effortless ease. I've only seen Bojack and Party Down (which was cancelled too soon) do that so well
Yeah.
Even rick and morty, which if you just watched the first episode, would be seen as a regular raunchy adult comedy, later brings up a lot of feelings of depression and handles themes of loss, suicide, and even rape with a dark, but realistic tone.
I love the hopeful kindness in steven universe with an overarching message of "people are different, and we should accept them despite it."
There are so many good shows nowadays, and i think a good reason for why none of them compare to old ones is because the old ones dont compare to the current ones.
They're completely different ideas and concepts and they handle things their own way.
That was excellent! Also, I'd love to hear your take on action directors like: John McTiernan, James Cameron, Zack Snyder and Sam Raimi. They have some of the best storyboarded and well-paced action scenes I've ever seen.
The Isaiahnator Cheers! I have been thinking about doing one on how Cameron makes sequels, because OHMYGOD every director of the terminator series since Cameron has ignored how he makes sequels
Damn good video, thanks for introducing me to another Tartakovsky show. Can't wait for Samurai Jack to come back
Nkanyiso Innocent Khwane you don't know about cw 2003?😕Genndy won 2 consecutive emmy in one year for both tv series
We don't have CW in South Africa, I saw samurai jack on Cartoon Network
Александр Данилов thanks for the heads up I'll have to search for it online though
Nkanyiso Innocent Khwane not at all.Sorry i don't know that you from Africa
Александр Данилов It's okay we have tons of channels but I only got satellite TV just before I left high school so then I transitioned into watching lots of films online because I got my own place with Wifi (that was a great period) but now I'm studying visual arts so I moved out and into my cousins place (no Wifi) but I'm working towards creating shows not just watching them
Dude its been 3 years. Im still waiting for your next video 😔
Everytime I watch general greviious fight, I get so many chills.
Always been a great lover of Samurai Jack. Didn't know about clone wars. Definitely gonna check that out now. Nice to see you back Dan.
Samurai Jack also has a great story which is told really well. Do you think kung fu panda is inspired by Jack to some degree?
I honestly don't know. I wouldn't be surprised if it did in some way, but I suspect both of them likely share the same influences - Chinese martial arts films
@@danfox4969 What about TMNT 2012.
A fine video dan, you really underline just why it is these shows were so unique among television. genndy would be proud.
I remember that first Griveous sequence with such a fear, and then the guy with the green saber is just compressed into nothingness and even though there was no blood I was like "that one died, no way, is this ok to show on TV?" I think I was under 10 years old when I watched it first.
These shows beat all anime.
Except for Cowboy Bebop.
Mr. Nobody Forever Nah.
It does.
Mr. Nobody Forever Your opinion ≠ Fact
Exept for anime created by Bones,Kyoto and Madhouse
PEOPLE look at Dexters Laboratory first 2 seasons. The colors the change in angles, the creative movements and gadgets. Gendy is a genius
Thanks for making this, I was actually going to make it myself at one point, I was annoyed no-one else had.
And people still think Dragon Ball Z action is better...
FOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLS!
ikr?? 70% talking with constipated looks on their face and 30% actual fighting lol
Really? O_o
I mean DBZ has pretty explosions and stuff, but the action sequences in Clone Wars are on a whole other level. There certainly are some examples of anime action that is on the same level as Gendy's stuff, but DBZ doesn't even come close.
Melting Sky DBZ, for me, looks like the work of Michael Bay. Always explosions
Melting Sky I don't think the action is better but the powering up built more hype for the fight in my opinion.
Who's "people"? No one compares them because they're so different. Apples and Oranges
How does one even achieves this? Is it talent, countless hours of practice, both?
Great video regardless, such a joy to rediscover animation of this quality which I ignored when I had the opportunity to watch it
In Tartakovsky's own words, "Draw and make stuff. There's no better way to learn than to make stuff".
I'd suggest, with anything, there needs to be a degree of talent. Practice does make perfect. However, there's a key element you need to achieve both: Interest. If you have interest in an art, you can form a talent through the passionate hours to put into a project.
In Genndy's case, I highly doubt he is just a savant for direction and animation (if so, good on him. He'd be a "Rain Man" of his profession).
I remember Samuri Jack when I was little. I would watch every new episode that comes out lol and sometimes the entire day I couldn't wait for it
Good to have you back man. Love the content.
Very good job with this! If you're open to suggestions, I would have liked a little more elaboration as to what the manipulation of space and time in that specific sequence was, and why it works in that moment.
True, that section could've used more fleshing out. Cheers!
Why have you stopped making video dan fox, your contents are great, i loved the one about staging and blocking. You really really should make more stuff like this. You got talent
Dope job! You really helped me analyze Gennedy's work as being more complex as it seems.
Brad Bird made a great jump from animation to life action directing; I would definitely be interested in watching Genndy Tartakovsky go for it as well, even more if he were to direct a live-action Star Wars project.
Nice work, Dan. I enjoyed this a lot.
Cheers Declan
Genndy was not just a producer.
he's q fucking god.
I´m so glad you are back
Cheers Sinan!
Not bad, buddy boy.
Hey Dan, love your videos and just started listening to your podcast which is great as well! I look forward to any new content from you and your brothers
I wanted soooo LONG! Dan's back!
It's a crime how little respect Tartakovsky's Clone Wars is given by Lucasfilm. It has always been treated as the red-headed stepchild of Star Wars I think due in no small part to the fact that in a lot of ways it outshines the Prequels. Even before the sale to Disney it was given short shrift by Lucasfilm. As far as I know this has never been released on Blu-ray and I'm pretty certain the DVDs are out of print. This is quality storytelling and it deserves more respect and recognition from Lucasfilm.
I really love the work in wich Genndy is involved, all of it. Specially this two shows. I don't understand how the CGI Clone Wars had become more popular than Genndy's... So unfair...
The Clone Wars under Genndy was more about showing the different conflicts and less about character development. The CGI clone wars actually developed the previously unknown characters into likable fleshed out people. The two are different and I love them both, but as much as I love the work Genndy did, it definitely doesn't fit as well with Star wars as the CGI clone wars does.
we need more people like genndy nowdays,only people like him can save this generation
Marin Eduard Genndy's brilliant but I think the problem with this generation isn't the lack of talent, it's the studios/execs adherence to formulas and wrong-headed expectations that limit that talent and don't allow it explore genres outside of sitcoms and kid friendly television.
Dan Fox totaly agree
Marin Eduard hopefully with the return of Samurai Jack to Adult Swim, if it succeeds you might see western tv explore more genres within the medium of animation. Because at the moment, only anime fosters talents like Masaaki Yuasa and Shinichiro Watanabe - when I have no doubt there's western/European animators that could be doing work like them too. Thanks for watching by the way!
Dan Fox yeah,this could be the saviour the messiah of this generation,i was but a 6 year old last time i watched this,now im 18,im ready
Someone should give Tartakovsky the budget to make a 2D animated action film.
A 2d film would probably be better for Genndy than a 3D movie.
Still waiting for Genndy to direct a mini-series for Overwatch :V
Khuzang dude, you're fucking your own comment with that pacman
Yesssssssss!!! Love his work!
Really enjoyed this video, thanks Dan!
Great analysis!
I cannot wait for Samurai Jack Season 5.
Damn! Almost all of the shows I grew up adoring was directed by this guy! I better check out Primal. Genndy Tartakovsky is awesome!
This is a great channel! Very interesting video there.
Thanks mate! I am aiming to do that John Carpenter one soon in the coming weeks. I've just been flat-out this year
Genndy is a master of animation
Watching this reminds me how thoroughly underwhelming Greivous was in Ep 3. He was so intimidating in Clone Wars - even with the injury taken into account the two versions seem like different characters, with the CW one being far superior.
read an article that compared the latest series of samurai jack to mad max fury road with the exception that fury road has won an oscar.I am a big fan of Genndy and believe one day just like the wonderful talent that is George Miller an Oscar will be not be far, within his grasp.
can't wait for the carpenter's episode!
Great work.
WarnerMedia properties:
•Samurai Jack (Cartoon Network)
•Justice League (2001 cartoon (DC Comics))
Disney properties:
•Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 cartoon (Lucasfilm))
•X-Men Evolution (Marvel Comics)
Anyone want to just start a go fund me for Genndy and give him creative control over anything he does. It angers me so much when big studios like Sony take away his control cause he's proven time and time again to be a true master of the craft. Even the first Hotel Transylvania was pretty great but then they gave the reigns to Adam Sandler for the sequels.
Brilliant! Genndy=God
Have Genndy Tartakovsky direct a Knights of the Old Republic live action film, or even animated series!!!! PLEASE!
I'd love for him to direct my webcomic when it's made into a series someday.....
Also go check out Sym-Bionic Titan it's fantastic
With Samurai Jack now officailly over, I wonder what his next show will be?
Great stuff
Master Sha'gi: "zoinks"
Splendid work Dan! I wholeheartedly agree, and am so hyped we're finally getting more Tartakovsky goodness later this year. Hopefully this means he'll get to continue to do more than Hotel Transylvania sequels for a change.
I think Genndy would be a really good film director.
i regret sending jack to the portal and now he is going to hunt me down. i hate this world.
Christian Chavez he lost his sword so you can sleep very well
Aku's real name is Christian Chavez?
Chad Kennedy Star Quarterback for Moneybags Prep no, that's just my name 👋boi
Where's the love for Sym Bionic Titan?
I haven't seen it yet, I'm afraid! Though you're definitely not the first to point out Sym-Bionic Titan should be here too, so I'm definitely gonna get my hands on it now.
Where did you get the clips for the clone wars? From a dvd or blue ray medium? Its very high quality.
Excellent.
I love their clone wars cartoon. I have the dvd's.
I'd also really like to get the Samurai jack dvd's too. But they are fucking ridiculously highly priced.
On an unrelated question, is there anyone who loves both Clone Wars shows for different reasons?
Samurai Jack belongs to Cartoon Network (as part of WarnerMedia).
Star Wars: Clone Wars 2003 belongs to Lucasfilm (as part of Disney).
Both were proudly drawn by Genndy Tartakovsky.
How did you find clips from the 2003 Clone Wars in such high quality? is there a way to buy the show online?
remember when grevious was fearless warrior and not a coward that runs away every time
Where did you get the HD Samurai Jack Footage? I thought it was in 480p only.
Its only the 480p just scaled up and fitted to 16:9 when necessary
When movie critics ask for show, don't tell, this is what they mean.
Great video! I love Samurai Jack, but I'm hesitant to watch Clone Wars because I can't stand the prequels. Is there a chance I still might like it? I wish Tartakovsky made a OT show.
If there's ever a Legend of Zelda movie, I want this team to make it
What is that other show you have clips for in the video? I don't remember that from Samurai Jack (not the Clone Wars stuff, the monochromatic clips).
That's Samurai Jack alright. It's part of a vision during a haunted house episode
The part with the futuristic limos too? Man, I really gotta rewatch this series.
It's incomprehensible that Disney decided to make Clone Wars non-canon. It's the best thing to have come out of the Prequel era, and they just vanished it. Unforgivable.
I hope someday we get your jon carpenter video
So do I, the Stooge. So do I
@@danfox4969 mind if I ask what happened? And if you need help? I know a guy who could help with cutting it together
will you continue this channel?--these are wonderful!
Peter Markowski Cheers! I hope to, I'm still hoping to make a John Carpenter video and another on Edward Yang, but it's a matter of having the free time to do so right now.
I'm launching a game in July, looking for work after the launch, in pre-production for my own short that I'm doing some vfx tests for now and I've also got freelance mograph work and my disability to contend with.
So in short, yes.
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Hope you're doing alright dude. I look forward to the day you're finally able to finish and post the john carpenter video 👍
I'm doing well enough, and I'd like to give this a shot when I can. I haven't been able to dedicate time to this channel since 2017, since my health stabilized and my animation career started. I also felt like TH-cam was filling with people who didn't really know or do anything and were making videos about how they know everything yet do nothing, and I felt I was contributing to that.
What free time I have goes to pursuing film as a career when I'm not resting to manage my health and work. My day job - basically since the channel stopped updating - see's me animating videogames and, thanks to a live-action short I made with my brother that won a bunch of awards, these last couple of years I've spent directing cinematics in a video game. Due to my disability that's slowly getting worse, that's most of what I can handle these days.
I'd love to get back to this channel now that I have more experience and a bit more knowledge directing, but given that it's been 6 years, I wouldn't believe me if I promised I'd make it one day. I genuinely aim to try, as I enjoyed this quite a bit, but that's all I can say for now.
Where did you get the high quality footage used in the video?
Its just 480p scaled up to 1080p - thats all.
alright cool, also I gotta say this was a great video. I love how you went in depth with the thematic styles of the shows.
Cheers!
may I add Sym-Bionic Titan.
Yeah I loved the micro clone wars better than the new you know would've been even more cooler if they showed revenge of the sith with the same animation with the same story like the other episodes of the micro clone wars would be the events of revenge of the sith >:)
Who here agrees Genndy should direct full action films instead
Of day to day animated comedy movies.
They should have got Tartakovsky to do the Star Wars sequel films...
You mean prequel films...
You excited for Season 5 of Samurai jack?
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