RU-vid won't let me add a description so I'll put it here: Truly I would have made this sooner as the original is my most popular video but I think waiting until the final was probably the best option. This show means alot to me and I'm glad it means alot to others as well :> Credit all goes to Dana and the team for their amazing work! Thanks for watching!
Also!!! If I did miss anything feel free to inform me! I don't think I'm gonna update this video but I'll probably just make a playlist or something and add the other clips into there :D
@@ohyeababyswag6791 it was pretty short but the scene in FTF where they were about to fly amity's hair did a lil swoopy thing and it was smooth and in covention when amity was telling luz about how she embarrassed her in front of the emperor’s coven etc etc
Just a few things I think are missing: - (AOAW) When the shadow figure in Edas nightmare turns into Lilith - (EOTP) Hooty spewing out potions like a machine gun - (HP) Belos punching a wall as goop man - (TTBK) Young Raine doing like a leg sweep for a spell circle during the covens against wild witches game - (COTH) The intro bit with the collector - (WAD) Eda doing her staff swirl as she comes out of her head masters door
AOAW - Agony of a Witch ETOP - Echoes of the Past HP - Hunting Palismen TTBK - Thems the Breaks, Kid COTH - Clouds on the Horizon WAD (ayo) - Watching and Dreaming
They’re also missing season 1 episode 2 towards the end Spencer (the animator who did a lot of scenes from season 1) animated Luz twirling around The Understanding Willow episode Luz hugs Amity in Willow’s head (also animated by Spencer) Season 2 episode 3 when fighting the bone monster Luz does a little half run and says “Hooty knows what to do!” And it’s animated nicely The last episode where Darius shakes Alador I’m so tempted to just make my own list because I keep thinking of scenes that aren’t here
Of course I love that Eda and Lilith rebuilt their relationship and are on good terms now but lowkey I miss their fight scenes they were always so epic lol
We'll probably never know enough to say for sure, and Dana did say it was the only option she would want to choose, but I really feel like this show was held back by disney TVA... The budget held back the animation and story, as well as having to tone stuff down to be presentable to a child audience, not even mentioning the shortened third season... I really wish we could live in a world where we could see EXACTLY what Dana would've made if she could do exactly what she wanted. But I guess these clips and some of the art she's uploaded are pretty dang close to what we would've gotten anyways, so thats a plus!
to be completely fair tho, dana has stated that disney was the better option for her show when she submitted it, especially because she could have episodes that lasted 20 minutes instead of 10; and considering what happened to inside job and infinitu train, we are "lucky" we still got to have a season 3 to finish the story (obviously this doesn't erase all the shit disney did)
5:33 In that scene there's almost an imperceivable switch to the fight animation style. It's really a blink and you miss it kind of thing. For me it was the very subtle movement of his head & hands and the very slight extra detail in the shading that tipped me off that there was going to be a fight. Very impressive.
You’ve gotta love how smooth animation mostly appears in fighting scenes….and lumity scenes. It is like an unspoken rule that big lumity moments must be as smooth or as shocking as possible.
The way Eda puffed up when she smiled after Luz asked where magic comes from gave me such Ghibli vibes. Same when Owl Beast Eda was chasing King - looked straight out of Spirited Away like when No Face chased Chihiro. Absolutely breathtaking and talented artists
I'm pretty sure the chase sequence is meant to be a reference. After all the show itself is heavily inspired by howl's moving castle (well at least I think? Like, the title sounds like a pun on howl/owl and hooty is basically calcifer)
Im pretty sure the reason the animation smoothness increases the majority of the time is because with fight scenes, they have to make more frames to smoothen it out, hence why it's more smooth. And then they're the important parts that they have to make pop out, so it's more smooth. Just my take on it, I don't know the real reason. edit: guys when I made this comment I didn't really want to be corrected, I had just wanted to say what I thought. I'm an animator myself, though I don't show it, and when im making fighting scenes theyre usually smoother for me. I get this is not the same thing with everyone, and I'm sorry if I offended you because of it. everyone has different things, and this was just how I saw it.
That can work too. As an animator, and if given the creative freedom, it can be as fluid as you want. The direction for these scenes probably or definitely were given a go signal to go freely and not just on 2s (2 frames per second) and why it's so smooth is a feature film level of animation than regular TV animation.
The timing and spacing for these scenes are just chef's kiss. Not every 2D animated show is given free reign like this all the time, depends on what the instructions are.
The real reason is Spencer Wan, master animator. He was also the animation director of the Castlevania show and animated the Hades trailers. It doesn't just boil down to how many frames are used, it takes a really creative and skilled mind like Spencer's to make really satisfying movement. The majority of animation is done overseas, but Spencer Wan was an in-house animator who animated most if not all of the scenes in this video. Apparently disney was opposed to having an in-house animator like Spencer Wan because disney just loves being terrible.
It’s just become more common to up the fps for important scenes like these. Also, all of the smooth ones were independent animated by the animation directors like spencer wan in s1.
Fight scenes actually lend themselves well to lower frame rates- too many inbetweens can be a detriment to them. Spencer Wan (and a few others i cant remember) were specifically called in to animate these parts and make them pop ^^
You can just tell how dedicated the animation team was to making this show look amazing 8:03 Also that little moment of Eda showering Raine in smooches may be one of the cutest things I've ever seen 🥺
Every Eda/Lilith fight, every Hunter fight, the Amity/Luz dance, the Eda/Raine melody, every time Willow stops holding back, and Titan Luz are my absolute favourite moments in this video.
I do believe the main 3-4 animators used for smooth shots like these are: Spencer Wan with Season 1 He owns an anime based studio and professionalizes in the field! Season 2 was Tom Barkel, a mainly Flying Bark Studio's animator but he gets around. The main exception to him being oriented with S2 is specifically 4:08 Dana herself animated that bit. S3 Also had a bit of Tom Barkel, As well as Husain Untoro for the finale! Husain Untoro get's around a lot too, from Netflix to Riot to Dreamworks. Also animated on Helluva Boss a little bit!
It's interesting to see how the abilities and powers of characters changed over the course of the series, either due to character growth or events in the show. (Eda and Lilith loosing their magic, hunter gaining an actual palisman, amity and the others getting stronger, etc.)
Funny thing: the animation director (as well as the guy who made pretty much all the pilot and S1 clips) is Spencer Wan, who usually does work on Anime. He also directed the Castlevania series
OK WAIT HEAR ME OUT- I've never been a huge Huntlow shipper, because I always headcannoned them both as aroace, BUT. Seeing them in the finale changed my mind a bit as I do think they'd be cute together. However, I still think they're both asexual (don't experience sexual attraction) and I believe in a round about way that Dana may have confirmed this. Huntlow was something Dana was excited about from the start, as we see in an interview when she couldn't stop herself from reacting when someone asked about the ship (even though it was spoilers). And yet, she didn't give them a kiss scene, or even a kiss on the cheek. Even with a shortened show, she could have added a small kiss near the end or even in the time skip (since by that time it's clear theyve been in a relationship for a few years). But she didn't. Instead, she gave us a cute little hug between them with *smooth animation*. When's another time we've seen smooth animation? Lumity kiss. And yet she didn't give Huntlow a kiss scene, just a nicely animated scene of Willow catching Hunter before he fell. I believe that this may hint to them having an asexual relationship, as some asexual people don't engage in more physical acts like kissing. (Notice that I say *some*. I myself am asexual and enjoy kissing, cuddling, and I want to be in a romantic relationship. Even though I'm sex-repulsed) Even if they do kiss as a part of their relationship, I still think the reason she didn't include it was for the purpose of hinting that they might be ace. It's a stretch, I know. Also, this show is my special interest, Hunter is my comfort character, and I project onto my favorite characters a lot, so I will admit that I'm probably biased, but still-I think it'd be cool if that was the case. DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A HEADCANON. I am not in any way trying to insinuate that if you do not kiss in a relationship you're automatically asexual. People have different preferences for PDA regardless of their sexuality! This is just my interpretation :)
i do like what youve said, i think there can be precedent for that, but i think youre also forgetting that people who arent on the a-spec can have a preference on pda to me they (lumity and huntlow) are different relationship dynamics because people have very different ideas on how to show affection. not saying youre wrong or that you cant make up hc's, but it can be harmful to imply that not kissing or whatnot means someone is ace but hey, youre just projecting and having fun, i cant tell you how to think :)
@@corelovergirl They never said they hate Huntlow through, they just didn't like it much because of their personal headcanons, there would be no issue if you didn't like Lumity because of headcanons, it's not hurting anyone
@@zeppelinzeppelini Yeah definitely! I fully agree with you, and my bad if it came across that way. I like the a-spec headcanon so I’m just scrounging for validation, but you’re totally right. People regardless of their sexuality have different preferences on pda. And at the end of the day, it IS just a headcanon and will most likely never be confirmed to be true or false /lh
Ah the good old times of freaking out over a new episode because it had fluid animation From grom,to the absolute spectacle that was the final I'll miss this show ;w;
They just poured the last of the animation budget in the last episode. They were like "if it's going to end, might as well make Disney go bankrupt by using what budget we have left!"
i think i just started noticing the smooth animation during the lumity kiss, the possessed hunter scene, when luz started pulling belos, and the hunter and willow scene during the end credits i love toh man im so sad it ended
The animation team really put their heart into those few special scenes, they just have so much life and detail! I can’t imagine how amazing it would be if the whole show were like that (even though that would be sooooo much more work for them)
Fun fact! Most of the smooth scenes from s1 (Lillith vs Eda (both fights), Lumity dancing and I think the episode Luz got glyph magic) all were storyboarded by Spencer Wan! If I remember correctly-
You do remember correctly, practically every S1 shot in the video is a Spencer Wan scene. I think the only one they missed was the Inner willow scene in 1x15
@@AlphaSeagull Good to know!! I remember seeing some of his work and I watched Castlevania which he also worked on! I love his style of animation and I think it's somewhat recognisable as well!!
I swear the animation in the last episode was the smoothest I’ve seen all seasons since the intro. Like is A grade, movie quality smoothness. They DID NOT HOLD BACK.
A few of these moments (like hunter being possessed by belos fight scene, lumity kiss, luz ripping belos away from the titan, and some others) were animated by this AMAZING Australian animator called Tom Barkel. he's worked on many amazing shows, including TOH (obviously), Amphibia, and Rise of the TMNT (and the movie). He's absolutely amazing. I really just wanted to put a name to some of these shots.
dude just seeing flapjack's grave and "thank you for finding me. -H." IT MAKES ME CRY SO HARD I MISS THIS DAMN SHOW MORE THAN LITERALLY ANYTHING. i wish we could've had a longer third season. we needed it. we deserved it. im gonna cry again
This show will forever be in my heart since it's technically changed my life. Originally I thought that the show would be so basic because(C'mon, Disney changed so much) it really opened anything inside me that made me open up about my sexuality or anything else, It made me feel like it was something to cope with and it understood me like how Luz was. it made me understood the character and all the characters around her who had depth and made me have respect for them. And the voice actors behind them gave it their all for this final touch. THANK YOU OWL HOUSE FOR EVERYTHING.
reminds me of jame baxter and spencer wans work! i think spencer wan actually did work on some of these shots which is even cooler. i wish we had all 5 seasons to see even more of this smooth animation though :(
If anyone's wondering animator names, I recognize at least 3 of them Most of the season 1 clips are animated or storyboarded by Spencer Wan (storyboards are, for scenes like this, a rough version of the animation so it's almost the same thing) He made the first two clips from the intro, all the opening clips, basically every clip shown from ep 1, 4, 5, 16, and 18 (he also boarded the scene of inner willow in ep 15) not 100% sure if he worked on the clips in the finale though. Unsure who made the clips in 2x6 and 7, but Dana herself made the fight in 2x9, I think the clip after was a very short Spencer Wan bit, and the rest is unknown until the Lumity Kiss, which is Tom Barkel, as well as every clip after that until the scene where Camila and Luz are talking. Unsure who did all the Titan Luz scenes, but a lot of the parts look like Spencer Wan's style so I assume he did some work. The part where eda and luz spin around together looks like Dana's style so that could be her. Then it's more unknown until Luz starts running up to Belos, where Tom Barkel comes back in full force for the finale. Great stuff by everyone involved!
