Animators React to Bad & Great Cartoons 13 

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I worked on 25 of the first 26 episodes of Jay Jay The Jet Plane. I was a lead at David B. Sharp Productions, and we built really extensive miniatures in different scales of the airport, the town, various houses and buildings, and different environments for each episode. It was a TON of work. I would then dress the miniature sets for the "shoot", which was really a small crew with an early DSLR shooting plates for the CGI characters. Those plates were taken into Photoshop and cleaned up or augmented, like skies being added or backgrounds extended. We would shoot one shot with foam core cut-out versions of the characters to frame everything and give reference, then we'd pull out the little cut-outs and shoot a clean plate. When it came to the CGI, which I admit I did not see a lot of that process, I know there were "digital input devices" that were basically assembled shapes of the different characters, cut from white delrin, that had input sensors on them that when calibrated could recreate in the computer the motion of a puppeteer moving the device on a surface or in the air. The devices had a pretty good bundle of cables coming out of them. As for the faces, I think there was an attempt to make that a "real time" process as well, but that was less successful. All the filming and production was done at an old facility of some kind near Point Mugu in Southern California, where the rumor was they used to assemble missiles! Despite the less "appealing" design, it was quite popular with little kids at the time. Working on Jay Jay actually gave me bragging rights in some circles, especially with parents who could sit their kids in front of the TV for a half-hour!

Primal is such a good series... Its truly a work of art. No brakes, just pure fun. And for most of the series only few words are said, yet everything is clear and emotional. Genndy Tartakovsky is the best!

For me the most impressive part about the Encanto "under the bed" scene is how much effort was put into the breathing animations, how the body expands and contract and the clothing and hair's movement in relation to that. It really feels like they are actually breathing

I appreciate what Alex is doing here. You can tell he's a true student of the human-centered ART of animation, and subtly trying to push the Crew away from their recent "AI for everything" kick. He came today with an excellent bunch of auteur animators, from the extremely subtle and fine acting choices in Encanto and Strange World, to extremely stylized motion of Cas' recaps and Genndy. None of which the computer will ever be able to invent by itself. He's making a strong case!

I'm so excited that Cas's work is making an appearance on here! Even if I've never seen the movie he recaps, I will stop everything to watch it. They're all so entertaining.

You guys should do a boomerang/90s anime special. Like dexter’s laboratory, the OG Jojo’s bizarre adventures, Ed Edd and Eddy etc. character designs were simple yet effective back in the day.

Primal is a masterpiece. The emotions portrayed without words are so powerful. The imagery and music absolutely perfect. It deserves more praise.

Genddy Tartakovsky is one of the best of the best when it comes to animation. I will always remember growing up and falling in love with his take on the Clone Wars. His work Ranges from Clone Wars to Samurai Jack and the amazing show in this video, Primal. With few words, the animation really gets to speak for itself. I'm so happy seeing his work get a breakdown on this channel. Thank you guys! Great Stuff!

To be fair, Directors React is the rarest react show. Looking forward to another one of those. I love them all though, when the notification pops up I almost break my phone.

Love that Alex brought in large studio projects and smaller budgeted projects--like the RU-vid series! What a joy it is to see such a wide appreciation of such a vast and varied media. Fantastic watch as always, dudes ✌🏼

I remember a show called Reboot that seemed really cool when I was growing up. I don't think it aged well, but I still think the idea was awesome!

I love the part he subtly says how ai is not going to replace good animation choices

Bluey has infiltrated our household and as a parent, the show is great and the animation is really hecking smooth! I'm anticipating you guys talking about this at some point, especially since Sam and Niko have kids. There is a really cool scene in an episode called "Puppets" that breaks the 4th wall and shows a quick run down of the animation process.

I’m SO glad you did Primal. It has to be so intentional with EVERY scene and EVERY noise because there’s no speech.

Tumble leaf is a kids show done with stop motion and it is actually a beautiful show. So well done

11:44 Judging by Wren's reaction, he should bookmark this for the next satisfying/unsatisfying animation challenge

really good take in AI. I'm like the idea of AI companion to help the human work instead of fully replacing it with no added artistic value

Genndy tartakovsky should talk on here

I think Genddy is the absolute best at visual storytelling in animation. The kinetic energy of his work just jumps out of the TV. Everything is clear. Primal has no dialogue and you know exactly what's going on because the animation is so good.

So happy to see cas van de pol getting love for his recaps!! I think they really keyed in on how efficient the animations are and i personally love the character designs in his stuff so much, he deserves more credit!!

I'm so happy to see Cas' work on this show, his recaps are hilarious! Oh and also: S I M B A !

Man seeing those recaps really make me want to see them react to all of Carbot's animations, especially the starcraft ones.

I think i like it a lot when the guest also brings their own clips. Helping share their passion and what makes them do what they do.

Damn, i love this dude. His vibe is so cozy and nice, i can listen to him speaking about animation and breaking down stuff for hours

It's great to see Cas is getting recognized by the "top dogs" of the animation world! Fantastic animations by him and the people he works with!

Maaan. Always delivering fiiree! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 I looved how Alex made a point on AI and animation, felt almost as a little scold for all that Corridor AI approach. The amount of knowledge these people send during this showw! Corridor Crew is on hell of a reason to love Saturday mornings.

Maybe one to consider looking at... we watched Paddington 2 last week . There's a sequence early on where 2 photoreal (CGI?) bears are walking around the pages of a pop up book. We had to stop to consider what was going on (and how none of it could be real!) in the sequence because it all worked together so well. I hope you check it out and share your thoughts on a modern classic

I LOVE Animators react. It’s my favorite offshoot of the series. This was inspiring.

You should check out the new World of Warcraft cinematic, if you haven’t already. The realism of the animation is insane. It manages to bridge the uncanny valley. Absolutely stunning!

The "CHARGE " Blender short would be awesome for the VFX series. As well as *Aslan from the Chronicles of Narnia!* where you could do a comparison to the "live action" Lion King. Also at the end of second Chronicles of Narnia movie there's a big water creature, so it might be cool to see what you think about that. The *last agni kai fight from ATLA* would be perfect for for the Animators React. It's so stunning! And for stuntmen react It would be cool to see you react to the duel from "Potop", it's really good sword fight

Here's one I'd like to put out there. Bluey, it's arguably one of the best kids cartoons out there and very good storytelling. One that would be especially great to check out would be Season 2 Episode 26 (Sleepytime). The story in it is top tier, but bundled in it is music composition that's out of this world, and the good old animation that makes Bluey what it is (features planets and asteroids so I might be biased). Could be a great animators/directors react.

I love the style of those old late nineties cartoons, like Men in Black, Godzilla, Ghostbusters, etc. Quite stylish, and will always have a place in my heart.

The Berserk shirt automatically makes this episode a 10/10.

I would love to see Corridor do an entire animators react breaking down generation by generation cartoon network. Looking at what works, what doesn't, and what's different. Because I know as a fan people are very nostalgic for cartoon network and love to critique the new cartoons that came after what they grew up with.

I love Niko and Wren! Niko is always smiling and having a good time and Wren is always curious and wanting to learn. I love these 2! 💛💛

You guys should do an Editors React. Time and again editing makes or breaks a great movie and I’d be interested in seeing an editors perspective. Like for example, Mad Max: Fury Road, specifically the point where all the characters meet after the dust storm. Every shot in that scene tells its own story and reveals so much about the characters and their motivations.

So glad you gave more of a chance looking at Alberto Mielgo's work. Him and Umami are the reasons I started animating.

I have to note the animation and design in Strange World is so well done. There is a twist near the end, and the art and movement does a fantastic job at hinting to it. I had the twist called pretty soon because of it

Turtles had a fun animation style surrounded by a story that needed way more work. The first TMNT movie showed it is a property with an edge that still appeals to kids

Super awesome that you guys covered some of Cas' stuff, man's def needs more recognition :)

I want a Rated-R, animated Conan the Barbarian series by Genndy Tartakowsky, in the style of Primal.

Loved every episode of Primal. Still waiting for a similar series.

seeing those mini recap animations immediately reminded me of Terminal Montage, the guys would definitely have fun reviewing his videos

Alex is my favorite feature on your show. His knowledge and way of explaining is chefs kiss. Keep it up boys!

I would be interested in seeing you guys talk about the war within expansion trailer. That CGI looks amazing. Would be interesting to hear the difference between video game cgi and movie cgi what differences goes into them.

Hey, I was wondering what you guys think of the movie Titan E.A. the movie was made right at the start of the combination of 3D animation and hand drawn. It has some crazy cool spaceship flight scenes.

Always mesmerising to see how much thought goes into some animations.

When I saw Primal on the thumbnail I almost cried, it's one of my favourite shows and it deserves so much more attention!

You guys inspire me, I'm working on my first stop motion animation project

I think 'ReBoot' was the first CG animated tv show ever. I remember it being amazing as a kid... but I bet it didn't age well

Dad here: Little Baby Bum was something I had to watch hundreds of hours of through my daughter’s baby to toddler transition phase. I think they’ve updated the animation since I saw it (2019ish) but I’d love to see you guys look at that kids animation in the future. There’s some pure low budget gold in kids animation, especially mid 2000s kids shows. Australian ABC kids shows are a gold mine if anyone wants to add some suggestions as a reply because I can’t think of any outside of Silver Sun and Ace Lightning

Love Animators React, I learn so much with each episode. I'd love an episode detailing Anime and the use of CGI and hand drawn and finding the balance. And also looking into the Clone Wars series and see the progression and detail between season 1 and the final season. Keep it up and rock on!!

Whether its CGI or practical effects. I have always loved listening to artists talk about their craft. Making movie magic

Such a sick Berserk shirt. Also an animated series that is worth watching!

'Jay Jay the Jet Plane' reminded me of 'Budgie the Little Helicopter' cartoon from early 90s here in UK. Massive nostalgia hit.

Alex always has the most interesting in depth commentaries, I love his episodes

I'd say Reboot has some classic janky animation at points, but at the same time it's very early days of CG animation for TV, and you can see them improving over the seasons. They then went on to make War Planets: Shadow Raiders which is just a great show given how old it now is; and is actually one of my favourite sci-fi shows of all time, despite it being an CG animated kids show, it has some ridiculously cool moments few other shows have really topped for me.

Scavengers Reign has some great animated design and would be cool for you to review.

Always a treat when Alex comes to the show.

In terms of really bending the animation for story effect, oggy and the cockroaches is really good at that. A room can turn from small to massive in a moment, or going up the stairs can be a regular short trip, but going down will be like a massive rollercoaster ride with loops and such. It's used a lot for comedy and to portray a characters state of mind.

Primal is the series we all wanted as kids and damn it delivers 👌🏼😂

80's KID SUGGESTION - [ GEN-X KIDS UPVOTE THIS!!! ] Review Hanna Barbara late 70's/80's VERY low quality but very cheap production (re-using cells and animations from Johnny Quest, Thundarr the Barbarian, etc), moving forward in time to Transformers / GI JOE and the slightly better quality, transitioning to comparing the Transformers TV show and the higher quality action shots in the Transformer's 80's cartoon movie. Finally, there's a crazy change in animation quality and camera angles when Macross (Robotech) and Thundercats hit the screen (and compare how Thundercats and Silverhawks basically pulled a Hanna Barbara by having Silverhawks have similar or copied animations, similar characters, but Silverhawks are cyborg hawk-themed space cops?? Also, the music from this era kicked ass, so hopefully note that too. Thundarr the Barbarian music is sick as hell, while not dismissing Thundercats or Robotech/Macross! Thundercats and Silverhawks were so disturbing that they had psychological advisors. Which, Inhumanoids SHOULD have had, and Inhumanoids had bizarre art direction and crap animation.

1:22 I'd kinda contribute that "looseness" to something like ed, edd, and eddy. That show had a "notebook sketch" style where's even still characters in the show would still be constantly changing like pages in a flipbook. Very nice, and unique style

For the next episode of Animators React, you should consider reacting to the animation in (Curious George 2006) movie, because the animation in that film looks very impressive for the year.

Primal is probably the coolest cartoon ever made. ❤

Primal is beyond art. It’s honestly magic because it depicts a time none of us truly remember no matter how many history books we read. That series brings in a world that’s long forgotten.

Great episode!!! Really informative.

I would love to see the crew cover the animation of the cartoon segment of the Star Wars Holiday Special. It definitely has some cool moments like the ships flying into the gooey alien pink ocean, but something (or a lot) about the way the main characters are designed and animated has an almost disturbing and eerie element that makes it hard to look away. Also it’s about that time of year!

SID the science kid is a great animated kids show that uses a very unique style of character design

The dance scene from Last Night In Soho needs a break down! So hard to tell what cuts are practical and what are VFX

Great guest, great episode,, great series. Definitely will be checking out Primal--that head chop sealed it

I freaking love the " ___ React" series. There is something so joyful of watching people geek out over their own field. The fact that he can pick any disney clip and he gives props to the up close intimate scene from Encanto is just *Chef's kiss*

hey guys

It's not janky at all, but the animation in Bluey is just very smooth and exceptional. Great show and vision all around.

I'd LOVE to see an Animators React featuring SCAVENGERS REIGN. That show came out of nowhere and has become one of my favorite series ever.

I’m always so exited waking up on Saturday to watch these.

finally, primal! been hoping theyd look at the amazing series not only great animation but storytelling with almost no talking through most of the series

I love Spiderverse and I enjoyed ninja turtles and I am glad church animation is developing some style, but I miss 2D animation. 😢

Hey Corridor Crew! 👋🏻 I spent a lot of my teenage years playing 3D Movie Maker and The Movies PC games, which spearheaded my interest in filmmaking. There are a few websites that still host a huge library of these “short films” and they could possibly lead to some fun videos for the channel! At the very least, it’s a decent way to spend a lunch break at the desk haha Keep up the great work you guys!

Master level shirt selection @Alex Snow, struggle on!

Bro really said "People's initial response is just to go it looks like spiderverse because that's the only thing that looks different " and then proceed to compare it to spiderverse over an over

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ROLY POLY OLIE!!! That show somehow stuck with me as a kid, and when I eventually learned what 3D animation was as a teen something clicked in my head of "ooooh, those were blinns, and spheres, and cubes. They had a basic rig that conencted them all..." mind blown, then I started my (short-lived) journey into 3d animation.

World of Warcraft just released the cinematic trailer for their next expansion (The War Within) and after seeing a tweet from a Senior Animation Editor at Blizzard (Michael Bancroft) saying that the trailer had no motion capture at all, I would love to see it being featured in the next Animators React. It looks absolutely amazing!

FIRST WOW

Some of the animation in the last two episodes of Star Trek Lower Decks Season 4 were amazing (The Inner Fight and Old Friends New Planets), as well as the fight seen between Tendi and her sister in Episode 4 (Something Borrowed, Something Green)

The BBC's "Hey Duggee" is my recommendation for a kids animation you should look at, it's aimed at under 5s and has an incredibly minimal style but it's just so beautifully executed. It's also great for hiding things that will make parents (or in my case grandparents) laugh - see how many film references you can spot in the episode called "The Cheese Badge".

Suggestions for future episodes: Robot Carnival has some absolutely fantastic animation featuring short stories from different animators. Manie Manie has a very beautifully animated segment by Katsuhiro Otomo (AKIRA) and another, equally good segment by the great Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Vampire Hunter D: BLoodlust). Redline might be the last truly great hand-drawn animated film out of Japan. Mazinger Z Infinity has computer-assisted action scenes done in the 2-D/cell-animated style and would likely blow your minds.

Excellent guest :) I'd love to hear some analysis of Rolie Polie Olie - this seemed like a simple animation and forms, but I think they still managed to make the character's movements appealing.

You guys unlocked memories with that Jay Jay clip. LMAO.

I would love to see you guys reacting to that "Miss Spider" show, it aired even on Brazilian TV for a couple of years. There was this character called Spiderus that fell HARD on the uncanny valley, just thinking about him gives me goosebumps to this day.

I love the 3D animation that feels motion-capturey (realistic). I have an appreciation for the performance acting in most 3D cartoons as well, the arcs and the shapes and the beats etc, but it can also be dangerous when it comes to nuance or unique movement across characters. It's definitely great to be super intentional, but if you look at a lot of animation across films, all the characters act more or less the same. There's always that "awkward glance away and back again," clumsy/bashful smile, etc. A lot of emotions are hit very similarly at a surface level feel. Not all characters are the same, not all characters have to always be moving. Throw in some "somewhat still" performances sometimes. I get that we want to take advantage of the medium, but we don't have to use every color in the crayon box for every illustration.n art form

The kinetic ferocity of the new TMNT reminds me of a 90's Bill Sienkiewicz panel. Rough, quick, dirty but honest. Like it so far

Love the berserk shirt!! And doing berserk in its various adaptations would be a great episode

There was a show back in the 90s I watched and loved called Reboot. Watched it again as an adult and basically was Wren reacting to Jay Jay the Jetplane lol

I'd love to see you react to anything from the Irish studio Cartoon Saloon. Wolfwalkers and Song of the Sea are especially beautiful, both the art and their stories.

Watch the end sequence of Bluey Season 3 Episode 29 "Puppets". It shows a quick summary of the animation process for the show and is pretty entertaining.

I've been waiting for you guys to cover Primal. Easily one of my favorite animated series of all time.

Bing and Bong! Tiny Planets. Love to see that show up in a future animators react "children's animations". I found it as an adult and got lost in it. It definitely has "appeal". I travel the tiny planets on a couch, a very fuzzy couch.