MLP Animation Analysis is a series of videos by YouTube user gbeaudette. Each video is a couple of minutes long, and in each gbeaudette breaks down a specific piece of animation, usually from a recent episode. He explains the animation process and recreates the scene in Flash. The series has been positively commented on by a layout artist and an animation revisionist, both of whom work on the show.[1][2]
List of episodes[]
| # | Title | Length | Published | Topic covered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breaking Down a Walk Cycle | 5:02 | February 22, 2012 | Pinkie's walk cycle in A Friend in Deed |
| 2 | Applejack Throws a Hay Bale | 3:55 | February 28, 2012 | a minor scene wipe in The Last Roundup |
| 3 | Fluttershy's Dramatic Camera Move | 4:06 | March 6, 2012 | a camera move in Putting Your Hoof Down |
| 4 | Painting Zip Lines | 3:47 | March 14, 2012 | an animation shortcut present in many episodes |
| 5 | Talk is Cheap | 4:07 | March 28, 2012 | mouth movements in general |
| 6 | Da magics | 8:51 | April 25, 2012 | magic effects in general |
| 7 | Walk it Off | 6:46 | June 7, 2012 | walking in general |
| 8 | Winging It | 10:29 | September 9, 2012 | wings in general & a short scene |
| 9 | A Hearth's Warming Eve Miracle | 4:29 | December 20, 2013 | Effect shots in Hearth's Warming Eve |
References[]
- ↑ Forum comment by layout artist "Nayuki" (2012-03-06). Retrieved on 2012 March 29.
- ↑ March 2012 YouTube comment by Rex Liwanag (2012-03). Retrieved on 2012 March 29.