The Importance Of Online Animation 

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Internet animations (often) have so much passion and creativity put into them that it's a breath of fresh air from the typical shows and humor that gets aired on TV. Whether it's surreal, comical, insightful or emotional, They'll always be the peak of animation to me, and they deserve all the support they can get.

Adult Swim wouldn’t exist and be as massive as it is without humble internet animations

The fact that there were widespread adverts on British public television for DHMIS will never not be incredible.

The realm of web animation proves that the Internet is capable of giving independent animators who put more effort and passion to their projects more creative liberties than TV/film studios would ever be. It's no wonder why Newgrounds is relevant for giving us experimental and fresh content when it comes to cartoons and Helluva Boss finally achieved the limelight it deserves.

I’ve always been a fan of independent animation, im glad you made a video on the importance of it, and letting people express whatever artistic freedom they desire

I was obsessed with online animations growing up. D**k figures, Eddsworld, Leo and Satan, etc. It just always felt so cool to see small groups of people create something that I wouldn't see on TV.

Wonderful video once again skipper. I especially enjoyed the section about Hazbin hotel and Vivziepop. You did an enormous amount of research and i haven't seen such a well edited video essay tackle vivzie's history in such a way. It's great to see such amazing shows finally get the limelight they deserve. Great video keep it up

DHMIS 8:07 Hazbin Hotel / Helluva Boss 16:35 Smiling Friends 25:12

I grew up and saw all these animators be successful from the ground up. I didn't see the struggles. I figured they were just talented and I was not. I am now about to be 30 years old. I don't have shit to my name. 2,000 subscribers to a channel full of dead end content. My ambitions have always been short sighted, and my expectations way too high. I spent the past 20 years wanting to create something amazing, and the past 10 years thinking I was a failure, and doing nothing. I've learned that I've done a lot of things right. I am not normal. No path makes sense til it works. I wasn't drawing since I was a kid, I have no art or film experience firsthand, outside pretty much garbage, and I have no connections... I consider my lack of initiative my first failure. Watching these videos reminds me that it's not too late to get back up. And I think I'm ready. I'm ready to spend the next 10 years doing...something.

Internet animation is doing better than current animation that's sad...

This really showhs how much the industry has changed from the classic media that was broadcasted on TV's are now upgraded into the now, modern technology era, as well as the age of the internet. Our generation has come to bear witness some of the most creative and influential pieces of animation and media, whether from the cartoon like stories of Edd's World and asdf movie's or by the passion projects like Battington tapes. I don't think we would be able to have come across any of these wonderful creators that have shared their ideas onto the internet and making them into reality. TLDR: Internet changed media and animation. Yipee This has to be one of your best works Skipper. Love it!

Seeing stuff like Vizpop and Monkey Wrench actually inspired me to make animated episode out of a old round draft

This makes me feel a little better knowing our flop eras are only temporary. Heres to more success for indie animators alike

The internet doesn’t need obsolete medias like TV; time and time again the internet proved that TV needs it far more than the internet needs TV.

By far my favorite video of yours now. The sounds, music, clips, jokes, transitions, and just everything flowed so well. I couldn't take my attention off the video, not even for one second. Keep drinking your coffee man 👍

Remember the lerdwichagul brothers? Also known as kevin and luke, the creators of SMG4 and later on glitch? That has a story that is so similar to these examples. Its astounding

That message at the end was fantastic. I’m a creative, but I don’t like showing my work off. I get quite insecure and I have a lot of ideas but I don’t ever complete them. This is giving me a bit of a push. Thank you.

I'm glad you made this video, animation is such a unique thing that goes with the internet like bread and butter. People don't realize how beautiful it is.

Glitch Productions and Murder Drones once again not getting talked about in a video discussing indie animation...

The HH/HB section was really good. The fact that people are bashing both shows because it’s not what they wanted is sad. It’s a passion project from someone, it’s playing out how they want it, you’re just along for the ride. Also, another great vid from Skip

Aw man it saddens me this video hasn't preformed as well as some of your other videos, as it is a subject I deeply care about :(

This is exactly why I'm so passionate about art and animation. Not because I have a genius idea for a tv show that I want to see the light of day or a story I think needs to be heard, but because I know others do. And having this talent takes a lot of time and energy to craft and make it look appealing to an audience or network. There's so many people out there with amazing ideas but no resources to get those ideas out onto paper. That's what I want to do. I want to help someone shape their idea and maybe give them the voice they deserve. But that's a ways ahead of me. I can't even finish animations I do for fun yet 😭

Glitch Productions is a pretty big one, I'm surprised you never mentioned them.

As someone who wants to get into the animation industry as an animator as soon as I graduate, I thank you for making this video, you opened my eyes and I now know I do have a chance to either begin a original project or be part of a original project without being part of a big studio

Good lord the edits here are amazing! It’s so fast paced and fun to follow along to! Fantastic work Skipper, this is easily one of your best works covering such a fascinating genre of successful animated ventures! :)

imagine being the firefighters in this situation, you go to the exact location you were called at only to find what seems to be a crime scene scattered all over what seems to be a set for a children's show.

Never knew viziepop was screwed at every angel so I’m more grateful that she made it a success

one of my current favorite internet animations is "Murder robots" animated by glitch studios and directed by Liam vickers

Smiling friends allowed for adult animation to experiment more in its concepts

watching this after hazbin hotel came out feels so good for the animation industry

Can I just say I love your commentary style? The high energy is awesome, actually keeps my attention in spite of severe ADHD so big probs!

I love smiling friends, dhmis, helluva boss and hazbin hotel

You added Baby Stolas in the thumbnail. Yes! 🤗

Internet Animation is one of the topics that i got into more recently back in 2021 when i was binging on FNF content, and after that, i tried my best to understand the meaning of it by watching some of the Animations that existed on places like RU-vid and Newgrounds. I hope that more people will understand this group of "subcultures" that most people overlooked.

Honestly online animation is why I want to be an animator, even if I just end up being one of those animators that occasionally post funny animated shorts every few nice in a while on RU-vid (which tbh I probably would prefer to be)

Internet animation is to the animation industry what indie games are to the gaming industry

I’ve been a HUGE fan of Vivienne since I was 10. After watching her Die young video I decided that I was going to go to SVA and become an animator. She’s been a MASSIVE inspiration to me and I hope to see her one day and tell her this 😊❤

Your videos are honestly some of my favorites to watch rn. Keep it up

I absolutely loved every second of this video thank you, keep up the good work my man ❤

Your videos have such a high pacing that can make my head spin if I stop to think about it. But the clips, the commentary and the music/SFX blend so well together that I can't help but become entranced and have full attention on the topic. Loved it

35:00 not to mention he voices Tom trench in vivsiepop’s Hazbin Hotel

+1 for the roiland call out lmao

Dope vid for a super important subject to me. Hopefully the future is bright and prosperous for indie animation

As someone who wants to make an animated series, this is fantastic inspiration!!

i still find it funny parry grip worked on hazbin hotel since he made it’s raining tacos

a brilliant retrospective with brilliant music by a brilliant youtuber lol, keep it up. your content always entertains me :)

Bro your music selection is absolutely everywhere and I fucking love it. I know almost every song you used

I swear the music he uses is amazing, so many bangers in here

Honestly, it's kinda hard to exist like this. I am always scared to push myself that little bit to try to get into the animation writing industry. I feel like it doesn't matter how well the jokes are timed and delivered, or how impactful the stories are, or how nuanced an original setting or moral can be if a network doesn't want to greenlight it. Do I try something good that will be too original and risky to pick up, or do I rehash some garbage IP to sell more marketable plushies?

Add “The Amazing Digital Circus” to this ephemeral list.

Seeing stuff like this gives me a modicum of hope for up-and-coming artists in this day and age, and anything I could put out or make in the future. Great video, I like the wide breadth of styles and people showcased here, and your editing is attention-grabbing and amusing as always.

Such a good video! I am currently working on a indie animated project called B.O.O. And even have a Kickstarter open but it is a tough world and animation outside of RU-vid is so challenging to get made. RU-vid is such a great platform for animation and filmmakers to network and get projects made.

One of my favourite short films ish every that i will probably show to my university class next year on animation, the pootis engage duology. Its just... soo... so good.

24:42 Was I the only one who noticed it says “michael nutsack”?

Excellent informational video my guy

The new youtube lackadaisy short is fire asf 🔥🔥🔥

You know, I've been getting kind of discouraged with a project I'm working on with a few friends of mine from highschool. It's an anime we want to make which has been fun for us to do, but there's this certain fear with it going to be made hopefully someday, but seeing this video game me a bit of reassurance. Thanks for that

hey skipper about the vivsie music video animation you gotta remember man that came out in 2014 that shit was and still is high quality for its time i mean look at someone like piemations at the time

The editing in this video is insane

That was increibly well made and makes me positive for the future of future animators and who knows, maybe even try to do animations, of course i doubt i'll be on the same level as the animators mention on the video but i could do something for fun Also i hate to be really mean, but do you have a list of the songs you used for the video?

loved the music choice in this video

2:43 the sponser ends

I feel a huge issue with internet animation is nepotism, especially from people who think they don't have it. Like they think they know what's up which in turn makes them up their own asses. These I think Zach and Mike are anything but up their own asses. Yeah, they were at one point. Zach sucked in sleepycast but he became a lot more humble and insightful and funny the more work he got. You just make shit and you see what happens, that's how it goes and it makes me wanna just, make shit no matter how hard it might be.

Success stories like this really helps me to stay motivated with my animation projects Great documentary

11:57 This song always makes me tear up. It's so beautiful. Loved the video, but just wanted to point out that if you haven't listened to "Old Black Train" from Over the Garden Wall, you need to.

The die young animation is like, THE reason the furry fandom is as large as it it today, it alone kick-started it and put seeds in the head of millions of the young people less deep in internet culture, who today call themselves furries

All the songs I heard in here were classics

This gives me hope 🙏 I gotta go teach myself how to animate

You should look into Glitch Productions. They went from a teen (and later his brother) making Mario meme videos every weekend to starting their own indie animation studio with two-and-a-half completed shows under their belts, while still producing Mario meme videos.

@19:18 I love Timber

Vivziepop rules as her content

As I'm working on my own independent project, I find this video inspirational. Thanks for making it, man~

Indie Animation for the win! Glad that DHMIS, Hazbin Hotel, and GlItch Productions are proving that Animationnis an art form.

I loved the use of puss in boots clips/songs

27:02 if someone wants to know the riff is from the song "don't fear the reaper" by blue oyster cult

The music in this video is amazing

I liked Helluva boss because it give me faith that Hazbin hotel would be a self indulgent oddly relatable, Supernatural Dark comity featuring Roger.

Hazbin may be a passion project but it sucks that the voice actors are being replaced =/

watching this as I'm working on my own long big animation honestly we're living in the golden ages of indie and small studios, the multimillion dollar productions are a joke when you compare the results to these projects, the whole machine has been dead for a while. So I'm looking forward to keep seeing these small creators kick behemoths ass ✊

bros music taste is on point ngl also good video i guess

Internet creator, talking to themselves in the mirror after getting recognition: "Maybe they aren't in charge of us anymore." ... "Maybe they never were."

5:25 The fucking symbolism with the Utopia theme. Utopia is a show that got it's 3rd season cancelled

Bro the editing is good keep up the good work!

Indie animation is the definition of free will.

I thought Monty Oum was gonna be mentioned ngl. But fire video regardless

bro used a hotline miami ost 😻

27:53 that rat would have been reduced to ah-toms if Lyle Rath was there.

Amazing video! (Nice use of tracks off of OK Computer too)

Thank you for this video

the amount of musical references in the video made my tiny brain very happy

Also man I’d love for you to cover everything everywhere all at once or just a A24 video on their start and their highlights

My four favourite things right at the beginning

This video is hella important, and it’s inspired me to keep trying my hardest. For me it’s wanting to start music in my own home, my own sound. I would like to be able to make my own money from it someday, I hate my job, but it’s not as important as making what I visualize myself as in audio form. Because as a visual artist, the lack of noise isn’t enough.

W music picks for video

this makes me wanna start my web comic 😭😭😭😭

Great video!! It's cool to see how artists use their talents to create animations. I'm currently a freshman in college studying digital arts and it's neat to see all the success people achieve.

Your thumbnail has brought together 3 communities Well done

0:14 absolute gold

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