The big night is over and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is now an Oscar-winning film, but the real fun starts next month when the film will be released on Blu-ray and animation lovers can start studying the film frame-by-frame.
In anticipation of that release, Jean-Denis Haas, a senior lead animator at Industrial Light & Magic as well as an instructor at Animation Mentor, released a terrific video yesterday where he talks about his appreciation of the film’s animation using clips that have already been posted online:
Haas’ half-hour breakdown helps to explain what sets apart the performances in Spider-Verse from other animated films. Much of the praise for the film thus far has centered around the film’s boundary-pushing visual style, but after you watch this video, you’ll most definitely have a new appreciation for the animation performances as well.