How I Accidentally Became an Animator
2023 ж. 20 Қар.
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That EBsynth Simpsons test was me! How you've used it as a tool is incredible and truly inspiring.
Wow that's crazy.
I've followed you for animation tutorials too! Now I'm in an animation startup company!
Woah! That’s awesome, thanks for sharing the program with the world, who knows what would’ve happened if I hadn’t seen your video at the time I did!
You are incredible and inspiring!
How is it incredible and truly inspiring? He's using it in the most basic and unimaginative way possible.
Came for the animation, stayed for the wholesome friendship between you and Trent.
Also Alex 💕
@@Ler-ky1tz Yes, Alex, too. And Spencer, and Cherdleys, and Sven, and pretty much everyone else he has made videos with. So much good chemistry.
and Dax 🥹
i just wonder how caleb is doing these days and what his goto builds for armored core 6 are
That IS the main reason I'm still here. The perfect duo.
I admit that Joel's animated videos were the first to break into my feed, but mostly it's been the live-action stuff that really get me to belly laugh.
I still think his "vintage" old timey movie stuff is the best.
I think Ice Guys was the first one I saw which I still think is one of my favorites. It's a classic Joel and Trent video at least.
Yea same! I love the wacky animated stuff for how out there it gets to be, but I relate so much more to the goofy friends all being wierd together c:
I'm glad you kept animating but didn't let it define you. Curiosity Killed The George is my favorite animation you've made so far.
I think the best part of the animations is that it brought attention to your whole KZhead library. It's such a delight to see how you started and where you're heading. Hope you have a great day Joel!
Reddit sent me via the RPG animation. I had the best time watching all your videos you published before that, and the best time watching everything since. It’s astounding that a turtle trapped in a human body can become so successful. I pray for Joel, still trapped in that fish tank.
There is no Joel, only Happy now. Thanks for watching the work of a man shaped turtle.
I found your work through the animation but everything else i found drew me further in. Pretend That You Love Me filled a void I never knew was there.
Thanks for diving deeper into my work, I’m glad it could provide you something you needed❤️
Same here, I was drawn in my the animations at the same time as everyone else, but the longer films are special. Drowning in Potential really clicked with me.
Oh, Pretend That You Love Me. I still feel it in my heart. So good.
The full quote is "Jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one"!!!
I’m impressed with your talent and how humble you are. The fact that you developed a unique signature style (which IS cool, btw) and then showed everyone how to use your techniques is really something special. You’ve inspired a lot of people to learn a new talent. I’m also a self-taught video creator and animator and your artistry and tenacity is awesome 😊
Wearing many hats is good for you - one of the things tf2 taught me
I love you too Joel !!!!!!
ALEX MARTENS
Your animations are always really entertaining and silly, my favorite being Lanky Kong reacts to DK Rap. It was my favorite game growing up as a kid. However, Curiosity Killed the George is so unexpectedly well written that I cry every time I watch it and I think THAT'S what makes your content so good. You have such a great ability to teach lessons and touch so many peoples lives with your story telling.
Joel, if it wasn’t for your Ebsynth tutorial, I would’ve never thought it was possible for me to make animations as a filmmaker that can barely draw his storyboards! (currently working on my first ebysynth animation project!).
Wooohooooo!!! Best of luck on the project!!
"I was doubtful because at that time I was just creating to create, because I kind of felt like I've made so much good stuff without getting attention that I just felt a little doomed and was like "ah whatever. I'm just enjoying, happy to make it." And lo and behold... suddenly these animations were something that people wanted from me." You give hope to those who feel doomed to keep creating. And do it because you love it. Thanks Joel. Mush Love 🍄💚📽
Nice Cassavetes poster! Joel knows his films.
surprised im just stumbling across this video now, but i really love all your endeavors and im really glad your animations funneled me into your other content. you have such a phenomenal charisma and passion and your personality applies to every piece of content you put out. love ya man, can't wait to see what you try in the future :)
Yo! It’s like Joel Haver, but with ‘Haver’ replaced with ‘Talks About Movies’! 😱🤯
You're making a difference and you're leaving a legacy beyond just your films. Your constant beating of the drum that everyone can and should create is forever and what you've started with the Oscars has been inspirational and influential. We love you ♥️
💯 ❤I agree
The NPC perspective animation is definitely my favorite so far.
I was teaching high school Digital Media when your tutorial came out and it was perfect to share with students.
The Lords of the Fallen video was stupidly impressive. It made me laugh a lot too.
Yeah, it was great! I'm surprised it hasn't gotten the same views.
There have been worse movies at Sundance, many
"A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one"
59 yr old musician/hobby animator here... been watching your stuff for a while...did Claymation, manual rotoscoping (before computers and stop motion with 8 mm &16mm film (whiteboard screen and tracing)) back in college (80's) and got praise from my college animation professors in the mid 80's...received an award for a cell animation post-drop out...(dropped out to go on the road in a band (4.5 yr))… miss the old days of coming up with HOW TO DO IT!. nowadays we have all the tools, but sadly, feels like I'm out of ideas and time. I have all the tools for music and animation and no more drive... however, you're an inspiration to an old guy... it seems you're taking the "old school" method of using the free/available tools available to you're and making it work... plus your oddly specific sense of humor and timing makes it really work. you've inspired an older generation, so I'm sure you've inspired the younger. Stay real and keep making your art...it IS ART!... (pardon the ellipses and parenthesis... it's part of me)
I just started playing around with animation a little bit recently. It's just really fun to make dudes and make em do dumb stuff
What a wild and inspiring journey you've been on. I think your animated skits work so well too because they get to be fantastical while also perfectly capturing the essence of what makes your live action skits so great.
EbSynth is fun, glad I got more into it after hanging out in your discord. Keep inspiring people bud.
I'm glad you're around, Joel.
The first video I saw from you was the DK rap video. I watched it like 10 times in a row. Since then i have fallen in love all your content. And all the content and channels of everyone you work with. I cant tell you what a huge impact you have had on my mental health and how appreciative I am for that.
That's my favourite
I make music and piano arrangements on my channel and have uploaded them over the years whenever I felt like it. There were multiple points where I felt I had an idea that was good and wanted to pursue that idea, but often times I would upload it with the hopes of gaining attention and it'd receive very little. Some of those ideas I still want to pursue but I've felt very discouraged by the lack of an audience. I recognize that the best thing for me to do is to just make things consistently. Upload arrangements, original music, and whatever else I feel like pursuing consistently and just have fun with it. The problem is that I've always felt that everything takes too much energy from me and it doesn't help that I have untreated adhd (still working out medication). This video has made me feel encouraged to not give up and to push myself to improve and be more consistent, so thank you for sharing :)
The RPG animation was the first video I saw (I know, I'm the only one), and I'll say it's probably the best experience I've had with Joel's videos. Because it was this slow burn of assuming it's this super high energy video with a unique animated style then it slowly descending into Joel's style of comedy realizing what the hero has done and an old man crying softly.
Me too ❤😊
The level of effort you put into your animations will always astound and inspire me as an artist. So far everything I’ve released on KZhead has sat at a couple hundred views, but knowing that these incredible shorts were the same makes it all feel worth it at the end of the day. Demented Scooby Trent is something I think about daily 😂
Quickly looking at your stuff it’s apparently so creative and well made, you’re already on great track. Also, you’re 15! That’s so young, you’ve got so much creativity and fun ahead of you! Don’t worry about the numbers and keep creating for the helluvit and you’ll be golden. I’ll try my best to give some videos of yours a proper watch sometime! Demented Scooby Doo Trent shall guide us.
@@joeltalksaboutmovies thank you so much. I really appreciate it Joel
You go insano style every day, Joel. Except last Friday. You know what you did.
Started following because of the funny videos, stayed for your kind soul
I very rarely take the time to tell youtubers things like this, but I've got to say. You are TOP TIER as a youtuber and as a person. You do extremely well at popularizing (and pioneering) these techniques. You put out awesome energy and we can all tell you're having a great time with your friends, which contributes a lot to the videos. And your videos are well made technically. Artistically you have great and funny ideas. But best of all in my opinion, you are extremely personable and explain things reasonably. I don't just think of you as a source of entertainment, I actually see you as a good person and I want humanity generally to be more like you. Rock on.
It's a good thing you kept doing your sauce, because it avoided going into a corner for creation.
I still think about the Scooby Doo animation. It will always be one of my favorites!
The galactic emperor skit is probably the best example of mitigating production costs It provides a utilitarian solution to suspending disbelief since live action skits add depth of field to what the viewer registers on screen Even in this video, I was drawn to the healthbar plushie in the background and my mind wandered to the time I shared that video with my older sister Animation is a powerful tool, allowing you to emphasize and distinguish elements as quickly as can be seen or heard I mean, your costume in both that and dinglemire is just you with shorts and an odd head shape, but the plain shot put you dead center. Captivating the show. Before you know it, Trent is on screen adding his own flavor and I'm not concerned about what to glean from his expression or what his feet are doing Its just like "do you want some water?" and I'm laughing already
Honestly, him finally getting the attention he deserves makes me feel some things can actually be fair.
I was one of your first 2000 subs. I do like most of your work and I think the reason your animations work is because they are basically live action.
Galactic Emperor has got to be your most underrated short. 'I'm buggin dude' sends me every time.
My high school video teacher introduced me to your channel, and had the class work with Ebsynth to make a short animation following the tutorial you did on your main channel a few years ago.
I remember first seeing the RPG video you about 4k, and a couple of months later I recommended it to a friend of mine and was shocked to see your channel had grown so much. Congrats Joel. Oh yeah the Lords of the Fallen was great- loved the concept
Joel exudes a positivity and happiness that we as humans should strive for. Im really glad to have found him
I have the tools installed and am inspired by you to take the plunge. You are an amazing teacher! Thanks for finding me.
I really like the stuff about Captain Jack.
You really kicked ass right from the beginning!❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
in my years on youtube i always found strange that a channel has "only 300" subscribers and then suddenly it's 1 million. yes, that's how a channel grows, but i always felt weird about those 300, they found a gem but for some weird reason they are the only people that know about it... well, i'm still glad to have found you when the algorithm pushed the rpg video c:
i must say the giant is my favourite one, the right kind of subverting expectations
Love your journey and your insights!
I'm just so excited to see what stuff you make next
Inspiring stuff. Thanks for sharing!
Super inspiring to hear the whole background! very dope work!
Love you, Joel. Keep making videos!
Man, I’m early. Love to see these types of videos. I don’t know how it has come to this but you and Trent have seriously inspired me to create more and more, I have so much more hunger for this. Granted nothing has been public as of yet (it sucks), but I can’t wait to begin uploading next year. I grow artistically from each of these videos. I wish I could steal your integrity, your work ethic and quality. I want to create to create. I want to experiment every week. Fuck the numbers. Anyway. I love to see these rant videos. Makes me all giddy inside and excited about the future. Feel free to pump these out, if you want to of course.
I'll see you next year.
So happy to hear we’ve inspired you to create!! Even if your stuff ain’t all there technically, it doesn’t suck! It’s all part of your creative learning and journey. Keep at it and you’ll approximate closer and closer to work you’re fully proud of.
For what its worth Joel, my understanding of the saying "Jack of all Trades" is "A jack of all trades and a master of none is often times better than a master of one"
The Royal news was hilarious! Made me laugh when I was a bit blue. Also the adventurer video was one of the funniest videos I had seen in a long time 😂
Love your work and enjoy how genuine you come across in your discussions
I discovered your animations less than a week ago and feel so lucky that I have so many to watch! Fucking love every one.
I didn’t really think of those shorts as animation… until now I think. I love all of your stuff! Great work!
This really made me smile, keep up the awesome work Joel!
Love your videos Joel! Huge inspiration to me!
constantly inspiring, man. thanks for everything you do!
I love how genuine you are, and I'm looking forward to seeing how far you take this career. Keep doing whatever you enjoy!
thanks for sharing this story!
This is so cool to hear your background with animation, i just got into animation at my school and your a huge inspiration and have an awesome story, love your vids dude!
I discovered your content with that RPG animation and... was intrigued by your other content at first, and well, I'm still here now! Thanks for your work 🔥 !
Thanks for putting out such great content. In the beginning, I only watched the animations, but after watching your other videos, I was hooked! You have definitely kept to do whatever you want to do, and it works!
Your work is such an inspiration. Thank you for telling your story!
Thank you for all of your videos ❤
I love your films Joel, along with your animations. I found you through animation but your improv skits are hilarious. Keep creating however you want, im just glad i found you
Love ya man! Keep everything up, love all the whacky videos :D
I love this explanation. you rock Joel! I love all of your videos but the animations have a special place in my heart. I show them to everyone.
I like that you stayed an all-rounder, but I do always enjoy when I see animation pop up.
Props to Alex, always glad to see my PeeBoys working together.
I must admit that I only watched your animations that were recommended to me for some time, but once I had the curiosity to check your other videos, I was sorry I didn't do it way sooner. Whether they lead to genuine laugh or an existential crisis, your videos are always a treat!
Keep doing what your muse pulls you towards. I've enjoyed everything you've put out, one way or another. Total privilege to see it all unfold in real time.
I loved the Giant video btw. Your vids got a special vibe man thanks for making them!
Thank you Joel. KZhead is a joy with creators like you on it.
found your channel through your trailing an npc video and fell in love with your style of comedy in your sketches, but i found myself impacted so deeply with all of your feature films, but especially Pretend That You Love Me. that film will always hold a special place in my heart. Thanks Joel
i'm glad you have an audience, you have a really fresh perspective on filmmaking as a whole, and I love the sketches you do. both animated and live action alike. thank you :)
Your channel has gone insaneo style for sure!
You are a gift to this earth, Joel
You've certainly inspired many creators, including myself, and I thank you Sir for sharing the EbSynth software. You're a talented man, and we are lucky to have the pleasures of your creative entertainment.
The first video I saw of yours was the Lanky Kong video, that was amazing to me! and hilarious! Keep up the great work!
i've also really loved the mixed media animations you put out (the bug god one and together we watched snakes on a plane, to be specific)!
Been watching for a while, your videos are going insaneo style! Your dad would be so proud.
🔥🔥🔥keep posting we love to see it
I don't remember if I first saw your live action skits or animations but I've stuck around because you are very funny and a multifaceted artist.
you're an inspiration dude, keep it up
I appreciate the training. At first i would be way more excited about the animations but now i like everything you do.
We love u Joel. You do such great work and bring such a great energy to your videos
It's been amazing seeing your growth over the past few years, i was subscribed when you had less than 3k subscribers
Big love Joel x you are one of the most honest, relatable and inspiring creators ive followed for years.
Your content and humor style is incredible. Keep it up, but don't rush it and burn out. All the best.
I just enjoy your style in anything.
I love seeing the broad scope of your work! Each piece is just glimpse into a bigger universe of your ideas! Also that bit on training your audience to not just anticipate one thing is huge. Its something that comes up in the music industry a lot where a band changes their style and the fans are upset because its not what they expected, but years later you go back and realize that its fantastic. Liars is a band that did a great job at keeping a fan base that was willing to go along with all of their different changes throughout the years!
God I love the long talk to camera video. Your voice is soothing like Joe Pera
Great video. This makes me joyful.
I'm so glad I discovered your channel! I saw the Scooby Doo one first, and it's been one of my favorite videos to watch at least once every other month. The RPG one of my all time favorites that I just loved so much I shared with my animator friend at the time while he was going for his animation degree. You have been nothing more than the utmost fun person on KZhead and the crossover with Wizards with Guns is also just great. Thank you for every form of content you produced that's made me smile each and every way!
you deserve everything, its hard to believe its been 3 years!
Honestly, I really only watch your animation videos, but support everything you do. Keep it up Joel!