His animations are so energetic and expressive, yet very gentle.

@20firebird

3 жыл бұрын

exactly! it all feels very light and airy

@imthecoolestguyalive

3 жыл бұрын

It's smooth and lively, but also there are just enough frames to not make it too much. I'm assuming many were using actual human/animal movement as reference to better the immersion. I'm a big fan of how it all moves. James Baxter did some great stuff, and made it all really vibrant and full of wonder, while Thomas created these sorta cozy realistic vibes. Love it!!

@Vixter_likes_talking

3 жыл бұрын

They really are!

@RachelDeRosier010894

2 жыл бұрын

Queen of Hearts:

@Legen_predator4

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

It is weird to rewatch classic cartoons and think about the individual animator. The amount of work poured into these scenes is mind boggling.

@RachelDeRosier010894

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's confusing for me just to think about how a single animator can do a scene under the supervision of several different ones. For example, in 4:21 Ichabod was supervised by John Lounsberry, Katrina by Marc Davis, and Brom by Milt Kahl, and Frank Thomas had to put them all together? How?? Did they each animate their characters separately and roughhandly and had Frank sketch on top of one another before having them finalized? Did each animator supervise Frank animating the scene and instruct him on how to animate their characters correctly? I don't know how such a convoluted process creates such beautiful results.

@men_del12

3 жыл бұрын

Weird though they still manage to unit all of these animations despite having them work on different parts

@frizzttymto

3 жыл бұрын

Why would they care. They’re just a corporate that feeds off the laughter of children for $100,000 a day.

@mrflipperinvader7922

3 жыл бұрын

Like Eric goldberg

@jonahabenhaim1223

3 жыл бұрын

frizz you have no soul

The big wigs at Disney today should see these videos. They need a reminder of why the studio became so beloved and quit it with these "live-action" remakes.

@antinootus561

3 жыл бұрын

Amen. I want traditional animation back as much as the next guy, but at this point it doesn't even need to be 2D, it just needs to be original.

@francescomena8181

3 жыл бұрын

@@antinootus561 same. I like their 3D movies as well (Moana is really good), but it's since 2016 we don't have an original animated movie (i don't count Frozen 2 since it's a sequel)

@rismosch

3 жыл бұрын

This will never happen. Money drives capitalism and since the live action remakes make millions, if not billions of dollars, there is no chance that Disney would switch back, no matter how ugly or non-sensical these new movies are.

@nevermind2616

3 жыл бұрын

@@rismosch You make a good point, but while The Walt Disney Company has certainly garnered a reputation for being money-hungry, its identity is built on the willingness and passion required to go above-and-beyond in quality. All the little details showcased in this video and the others couldn't have been added simply to rake in more cash. They came from a spirit of perfectionism and a love for the medium. These qualities are what make Disney stand out, and are reflected not only in their films, but their parks, resorts, etc. Just take a look at the work put into Disneyland's horticulture. The corporate end forgets what makes them special and sell out from time to time, and it's always a sad thing to see. The sequels to many of their classics come to mind. Thankfully, most of those were straight-to-video affairs. I can't think of a time when they've cheapened themselves so publically and on such a large scale, so this time around, it's sadder than ever.

@alexdelaloire8739

3 жыл бұрын

@@francescomena8181 Well we finally getting Raya and the last dragon (whoch was announced years ago lol)

2:25 so what I’m seeing here is... Mickey Mouse is the hunter that killed Bambi’s mom.

@sophiehoskins5642

3 жыл бұрын

Nononononononononoonononoono

@blazerheata6479

3 жыл бұрын

The mouse conquers all..

@Mr_Fancypants

3 жыл бұрын

" no way you are gonna be more famous then me, kid. Take this as a warning Ahah! "

@daisybeaulieu1789

3 жыл бұрын

He giveth. He must taketh away.

5:17 That was his doing? Impressive.

@madelinenikiforov8359

3 жыл бұрын

impressive indeed

@hiffahyphae6707

3 жыл бұрын

History right there

@ASR-Ansori

3 жыл бұрын

One of the most classic Disney sequences without a doubt

I like the upbeat music as a bunch of characters start crying

2:56 this is his best work in my opinion.

@carolmaciel2908

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@learnstopmotion

4 жыл бұрын

This style seems more dynamic than his previous work, more like Milt Kahl. I agee, it's great.

@fitzhugh7463

4 жыл бұрын

the biggest feature in that sequence is the circular motion in his arms. very pleasing to the eye

@twa.t

3 жыл бұрын

I know, they should work for Disney!

@GemCB7

3 жыл бұрын

If you like an explosive change of behaviour in frames, of course you're right.

6:17 My most favorite! I love that little headshake!

@animatrix1490

3 жыл бұрын

The way his jaw actually follows through, so subtly just *chef's kiss*

@iambored678

3 жыл бұрын

@@animatrix1490 God, I love animation.

@TheAnimationGirl

3 жыл бұрын

Now you got me replaying it over and over again 😭

@Riinkun

3 жыл бұрын

@@animatrix1490 Oh shoot that's true! That on top of how much weight the expression has just makes it 15/10

3:31 is one of my favorite double takes in animation - it’s so unique and unconventional but works so well

2:09 wow, looks so realistic!!

@pepethefrog3795

3 жыл бұрын

@@lanidoodle6830 I think they were joking I’m not sure

@skips626

3 жыл бұрын

They're talking about the penguins

@fitzhugh7463

3 жыл бұрын

@@skips626 no I was trying to make a joke lol

@skips626

3 жыл бұрын

@@fitzhugh7463 oof lol whoosh

@Momof4.

3 жыл бұрын

@@lanidoodle6830 that's the joke

I think if someone were to put the animation for, say, the Queen of Hearts, Merlin, and Captain Hook side-by-side, it'd be quite clear they were the same animator. You really see a lot of the same movements and mannerisms between them. Maybe it's just because all three have frequent angry outbursts.

3:13 is my favourite one, I love how he animates dogs, it feels so natural so smooth 🤩

@Shadywolf09

Жыл бұрын

I agree. You can also tell which Tramp is Frank's and which is Milt's. The characters look like they have weight to them in Frank's, but are still light. Milt had a very realistic movement to his drawings (Tramp shaking off water) It's not here, but I can already tell that Frank did Tramp laughing on his back because of the weight he put in Tramp's feet when they hit the ground. I look at that and, while I know it's animated, it looks like a real dog moving. You hit it on the head, it definitely feels natural.

I love the cut at 3:31. It looks like Captain Hook is scared of Pongo.

@juicebox7372

3 жыл бұрын

It looks like they're reacting to each other

@self-proclaimednimwit2263

3 жыл бұрын

Don't you mean 3:27?

He's good at making the characters cartoonishly expressive and gesticulate whilst keeping the characters' proportions consistent, and that consistent proportions thing carries on in rotation sequences like for Tramp or the Mary Poppins penguins or the dancing/whistling monkey from Jungle Book (does he have a name)

@elenakufta3236

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, King Louie

@coquimapping8680

3 жыл бұрын

Look at the seen where Lady Tremain comes out of the shadow. Her hand is so smooth.

The very gentle and honest crying he animates is just wonderful

5:29 Now I know who to thank for so many childhood nightmares.

Frank makes a lot of playful like sequences

Can't get enough of the squirrel bit starting at 5:00!

@kotbro7098

3 жыл бұрын

The squirrel was sad after he turn back into a human and this was a great move I remember watching it but I had 100 of cds of Disney movies

His style has such rhythm in its movement, it’s as visually entertaining as it is musical

He pretty much gave Disney its recognizable style.

Remember everyone 24 frames per second

@insidiouspancake5590

3 жыл бұрын

Each picture by itself is like a work of art that looked like it took a lot of effort to make, I can’t imagine doing that 23 more times for one measly second

@ludicroussealanimations3643

3 жыл бұрын

126'720 for snow white alone... insane

I love how he's done a bunch of angry outbursts, and then he's done 5:29. I know it's dramatic, but it's awesome, and it's my second favorite expression that this particular character makes. (My favorite is the one in the thumbnail!)

Of course Frank Thomas animated these, he’s one of the dudes who made the 12 principles of animation!

2:27 Oof, that's an unfortunate cut.

@user-nn5dh3cs9s

3 жыл бұрын

I’m going to hell for laughing 😂

@kyrabel__

3 жыл бұрын

Wtf lolololol

@hushhsound

3 жыл бұрын

wait why??

@Trathaal

3 жыл бұрын

@@hushhsound go to 2:22 and you will see he context. Mickey Mouse has a gun and points something out off screen, then it cuts to Bambi

Ngl his work on Alice in wonderland is so inspiring to me besides that I watched it too much as a kid but his bouncy mixed with overdramatic for the queen of hearts is just amazing

My 6 year old self thinking these movies were like 10 years old. Meanwhile the movies are like 50 years before I was born

@helengram7717

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad my great grandmother and grandmother had me grow up with these movies. I wish they could bring back the old stile of animation to have some nostalgia moments

@thewalkingmic5

3 жыл бұрын

You prompted me to go and look. There’s no way the Lady and the Tramp is older than my parents 😭 I could’ve sworn it came out in the early 2000s

@JanetStarChild

3 жыл бұрын

@@thewalkingmic5 Early 2000s!? How young are you??? Like, seriously, WTF...

@thewalkingmic5

3 жыл бұрын

@LaumiRez exactly 😭 I didn’t realize animation could look that good back then so I assumed it was made in the 2000s

@somethingwithbungalows

3 жыл бұрын

@LaumiRez my favorite Disney shorts are the ones with just Donald and José/The Three Caballeros and i always get that feeling when watching em bounce around :,D It kinda tugs at your heartstrings- doesn’t it? Like.. it’s been so looooong and yet we’re all still watching these things that very dedicated people drew and animated all those years ago--like dang! Imagine having that type of skill and patience to animate like that lol

Such a legend. Disney itself was founded on the skills of animators like Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston... I think Walt’s name gets too much credit. Sad to see how the studio has lost its way these days, and how the artists still continue to get treated poorly.

Not nice to pick favorites...,but this dude was Disney animation personified.

Love, love, love the way he animated animals. Somehow he managed to capture and bring to life the real emotions and expressions of animals and still make them move just like real-life animals. (e.g. 3:14)

These videos really helped me understand more of what the Nine Old Men specialized in and who they animated! Thanks for doing these montages! I hope you do vids for the four remaining ones.

@FrizFreddy1994

6 жыл бұрын

powerpup97 uga M did John Lounsbery and Frances Jacobs did Marc, Eric, and Ollie.

Watching Snow White as a kid taught me the importance of washing hands before dinner

Back when computer animation was considered to be more difficult and hand drawn animation to be easier. Those were the days

0:09 is why i got into animation

@erere7862

3 жыл бұрын

Cuchulahn O'Byrne ahaha,same. I used to watch in on dvd/cd

Real talent back then.

To think, Disney went from this to "live action".

@sweetvalentine239

3 жыл бұрын

They became a hot mess 😭

@silhouettemoth06

3 жыл бұрын

"So tell me, what inspired you to stop pouring talent into your films!" *"Money!"*

@somethingwithbungalows

3 жыл бұрын

@@silhouettemoth06 someone made a funny animatic about it lol kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmqs1dyun7bTZ7A.html

@silhouettemoth06

3 жыл бұрын

@@somethingwithbungalows aye, Saberspark! I love this guy, thanks for this link

@somethingwithbungalows

3 жыл бұрын

@@silhouettemoth06 you’re welcome :D

Why isn't Lady Tremaine's shocked face a meme yet?

It's such a shame that Disney scrapped their 2D animation department. There's just so much charm to these. You can literally see the effort the artists put into animating their characters.

7:25 still my favorite Disney animation scene ever.

@averyhoward9511

3 жыл бұрын

What is it from?

@somerandombean3182

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr? The three caballeros was a great movie

First, yes this was in my recommended like most others probably. Second, what I love about this is that I am noticing that I have apparently been loving this artists work for as long as I have been watching Disney films. Most of these scenes were some of my favorites within the movies simply because of the amazing facial expressions. I always loved 2:55 , 3:31 , 4:54 , 5:33 from the original films and now I am just happy to see that they were enjoyable for me simply because they all came from the same artist who appreciated making strong expressions and movement in animation!

It just looks so.... classic.

One of the greatest animators of all time...

Frank Thomas was a legend

This style of animation will always look good :)

The James Baxter of those days.

@coffintears5821

3 жыл бұрын

Ah the golden age of animation when everything wasnt so flat and stiff

My dad says that the Stepmother’s face in the video thumbnail is the best animated expression of shock he’s ever seen, and I can’t help but agree. It’s so good it’s downright scary.

Milt Kahl and Frank Thomas are the best things to come from Disney.

Would you ever consider uploading versions with the animation's audio? It'd be nice to see how the accenting in the animation corresponds to the actor's delivery.

@RachelDeRosier010894

4 жыл бұрын

@Queenofawesome25 Yeah, and the main focus is the animation, not everything all at once.

So, he was the one who animated Lady and the Tramp's famous spaghetti and meatball kiss. Of all the moments in Disney animation, that is probably the most universally parodied sequence.

@fluffysocks9200

3 жыл бұрын

Ur a Libra?

Frank Thomas What a really talented animator

Frank Thomas voice himself in The Iron Giant (1999) and The Incredibles (2004).

1:10 THE ELEPHANT IS SO ADORABLE 🥺💕

They bring back the best memories. Edit: I love all of them

This is one of your best edits, I love the music choices. I feel like thats part of why I come back to this one a lot!

@ibcf

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've tried to make each one better than the last. :)

@brittanymcmcmc9730

7 жыл бұрын

I work in animation and I LOVE your videos! I always share them with my friends. Keep making them, they're great to study from!!

It really looks like they used some sort of model to draw characters at every angle. The look so three dimensional. They have huge range of motion. And incredibly expressivity.

@FrizFreddy1994

Жыл бұрын

Actually, they stopped using models after Bambi. They were so talented they really didn't need them after Pinocchio.

@_toulouse

Жыл бұрын

@@FrizFreddy1994 That doesn’t seem right. There’s film footage and photos of them referencing for Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan, specifically for Kathryn Beaumont and Bobby Driscoll. I think they’ve always continued to use models (3D animators still do this sometimes) but not as heavily as they did before.

@FrizFreddy1994

Жыл бұрын

@@_toulouse I didn't mean models as in people. Disney most certainly used those from day one. I mean like miniature statues of the characters.

@_toulouse

Жыл бұрын

@@FrizFreddy1994 Oh, I see. Sorry for the misunderstanding!

So smooth and expressive, this is way better than live-action film, but they need to honestly balance both things out, I want friking Live action princess and the frog since it takes place in a Real World with a little bit of Voodoo

@artistevivien

3 жыл бұрын

Let’s hope they don’t ruin it. Oh wait better yet just lower your expectations way down 🤷‍♀️

@garlicsaucespill9482

3 жыл бұрын

It’s the one movie with a black character so they won’t do a live action until they’re scraping the bottom of the barrel and are forced

Decades of animation prowess and the whole life of a single person, condensed into 8 minutes. Funny how time works.

That's why I love to watch cartoons that's like in the 90s idk why I love it it's just amazing unlike the cartoons now...

@FrizFreddy1994

3 жыл бұрын

Funny you say that since these cartoons are from the 1930s to 1970s.

@duhvernice6212

3 жыл бұрын

@@FrizFreddy1994 ok

Damn, I miss cartoons being fully animated and characters drawn with an organic shape and life-like detail. In this new millennium, animation studios have gotten cheap and their animators lazy, and cartoon aesthetics now are just crude chicken scratches. It all culminates to the sounding message _"We don't give a shit; take our crap and give us our money"._

KZread has been reccomending me videos of individual animators' work and I couldn't be more grateful.

RIP Frank (1912-2004) He drew my favorite characters as follows: Mr. J. Thaddeus Toad,Ichabod Crane,Merlin,King Louie, etc

He certainly knows how to handle emotions well enough for the characters: happiness, sadness, fear, surprise, anguish, etc. Even physical movement was unique to see for the animals he's animated, from the bear in The Pointer to Burrito in the Flying Gauchito segment in Three Caballeros.

This animation is so good it's unbelievable!!!

this animator certaintly had a mirror by his side, its pretty much the bread and butter of animators and overall artists doing wide expressions on their characters.

hand drawn animation will always be in a special place in my heart

3:14 look at this, it screams control. Casually tosses the old dog away then when gets confronted just repositions next to her. Eye contact stays fixed but its so gentle.

Very impressive animation here too.

this guy, the head waggle guy, and horse from adventure time really brought Disney life to be honest.

@avosmash2121

3 жыл бұрын

JAAAAMES BAAAXTAAA

Thinking about most cartoons these days aren't as smooth as these

he will remain a legend! i study his work and years later i'm still so dumbfounded by his work

All these animations without any exceptions are priceless and unique ! What a talented man ! ♥️

He does a really good job at making characters look very 'blank', while somehow making them also look very expressive.

The pinocchio puppet show scene is so incredible

I love this reel! The music fits so well with the animation!

I really like the work on Captain Hook. He seems uprisingly realistic and detailed for what you would think would be a very cartoony and wildly animated character, yet he loses none of the expressiveness, in the proess. Verry different from most of the other examples.

Thomas did an amazing job with the Queen of Hearts, a character full of temper tantrums and happy faces of a spoiled child

Sometimes, I wonder what Winnie the Pooh scenes he and the nine old men did. I know Milt Kahl did a lot of Tigger, and John Lounsbery worked on the "Heffalumps and Woozles" sequence.

@STEVENHARTLEY1

8 жыл бұрын

+Richard Smith Lounsbery worked on that sequence? Source?

@Kartoonkid95

8 жыл бұрын

+Steven Hartley D23's "Ask Dave" feature said that John Lounsbery, Art Stevens, Hal King and Dan McManus worked on that sequence.

@maheshb.k6323

8 жыл бұрын

Steven Hartley

@STEVENHARTLEY1

8 жыл бұрын

+Richard Smith Ahh, I see. Makes sense. Would be interesting to know what scenes he did on that without too much guesswork!

@FrizFreddy1994

3 жыл бұрын

Frank did the scenes where Piglet was caught in the flood and where he gives his house to Owl.

I had no idea that some of my favorite scenes (favorite as in visual) were animated by this guy. Very epic.

A lot less head swaggle and still a lot of emotion and expression in the animation.So far saw this and Milt Kahl and simply wow.

Incredibly talented and dedicated. This is some quality stuff that will probably never be made anymore. Personally the softness doesn’t appeal to me I prefer a more aggressive, rigid, (still fluid) but different approach to animation. But I can’t stop watching this. It’s incredibly addicting.

Great compilation, amazing work to hommage this monster of animation! And I must say there's so much on this genius that this compilation yet missed two of my top10 favorite scenes of him. That where Gepeto is puppetring Pinocchio against Figaro and the scene where Kah is going away all but crooked and dismantled. 😄

This makes me smile so much ^^ 💖

Long live 2D Animation!!!!!

It’s crazy to think that this dude made better animations on paper than most people can with computers

You know the scenes where Mickey is trying to hunt something. Well what if he was distracted by bambi while he was playing and when the bear attacked Mickey he tried to shoot it but missed and the bullet went in the direction of bambi's mom... just a theory thought

so smooth and detailed

RIP frank thomas

it's incredible to see how much he utilises the character's entire body for expressions, and how much subtlety there is to the faces in particular. It feels so natural and it's honestly something I'd love to be able to achieve in my own work. Also I love the scene at 4:08, idk something about the level of liveliness and movement on Pinocchio even though the cage is moving so much is really cool

did you really just put mickey hunting before bambi

Interesting to notice that Frank Thomas' specialty appears to be the Wild Take/Surprised or Shocked Expression. He's also a master at conveying emotion through facial expressions.

This takes me back to the good ole days. The 30s

Cartoons will never be the same.

its because of frank thomas that the spaghetti scene exists in lady and the tramp. the man animated the whole sequence by himself. by himself dude. its mind blowing. legendary man

i was today years old when i learned that one person animated all of these iconic scenes what a legend, truly

¿Did you know tht Mr. Thomas created and designed Disney's Captain Hook, Cinderella's Stepmother and the famous and extremelly successful Spaguetti scene in LATT?

@FrizFreddy1994

3 жыл бұрын

We know. We saw the reel.

I love the soundtrack you use, is just *Inset Pacha Perfect meme*

Frank Thomas the best Animator in the World.

So much feel!

I'm so happy that I got to grow up with this animation

I always wonder how the shadows are so consistent under a cell animation.

0:36 that edition tho