absolutely! in g5, i can pick out the connotations of the colours and how they relate to the characters. here, it feels like they just chose the colours for the sake of them being bright?
Yeah G4 colors fit each character's personality better like the mane 6 have great and very clear designs. Also the mane 6 had almost completely different colors while G5's main cast repeatedly use purple with only Hitch having zero purplish colors. I feel like if they just changed the extra purple for some other color that matched, it would've been so much better. They basically did that in the concept art so I wonder why they changed it.
everything about the concepts looks more distinct and with more character. white ponies are a hard sell, i prefer zipp's concept. it's interesting they were aware of the uncanny valley effect, but chose to ignore it in the end
The uncanny valley effect seems to be very hit or miss with people about this movie. I haven't had issues with it. I know others who haven't, and yet there are others who are completely weirded out.
@@o_oo_o1812 I don’t get it tbh. Like some ppl have complained they got eyebrows when the mane 6 also had eyebrows when their lids lowered. Or something extremely similar to them. Then again, the uncanny effect is something very hard to quantify. And very hard to not do.
Anyone else disappointed about how Sunny's color palette is already basically the same as an already established character (Scootaloo)? The glasses would've been great though.
I'll be honest, I actually like Pipp's concept art where she had the curly blond hair a lot better than her final design, especially in terms of her wings, because I don't understand why her wings are so different from all the other pegasi, because her wing feathers look too fluffy to fly, along with the fact that their color doesn't match her coat color, making it feel out of place on her body, rather than fitting with it like the rest of the pegasi's wings. Also, I really wish they kept the hoof feathers, because those looked *amazing* on them! ^^
Yeah i agree, out of all their designs I liked Pipp's the least mainly because of the wings. They just look out of place compared to other pegasai and they look don't even look like they are part of her body, more like they were just pasted on.
If they had just put more "flesh" on the marginal coverts on the wings then it would have looked a little more natural. Or made them a bit longer. Her wings kinda just look like a bunch of long feathers sprouting from her shoulder blades with no bone structure. Like if you killed an owl, put it in a washing machine, and then dried it with high-pressure air and poofed it all up. Her mane style is pretty nice though since she is an influencer in the movie, but a curly blond Marlyn Monroe look would have been nice.
THANK YOU! I never liked Pip's wings. I generally think the character has potential when it comes to teaching lessons about internet safty, but even in the tv show, she's not really plot useful.
I think I remember reading that they axed the hoof feathers because they couldn't really get them to look the way they wanted to when the pegasi were using there hoofs like hands/arms.
It drives me nuts how similar the main casts’ colors are!! What I liked about G4 was how diverse the cast was in terms of design and personality.. they could’ve been more original imo. I really wish they could’ve done something more with the designs, at the very least kept the little hearts and stars for Hitch and Izzy. ;_; and the feathered hoofs for the pegasi. The final result was underwhelming to say the least. Though it’s impossible for me not to like the movie because of how good it looks!
yeeahh they all felt kinda stereotypically girlie and bright? its all so one-note. Even Zip with her Rainbow Dash - ish personality has a very sparkly feminine design still in comparison. I wouldve loved seeing a Main Character unicorn with a more natural colour scheme for example.
Honestly! It's like their trying to look as different as possible with zipp design to the point that (IMO) it's a complete eyesore to look at, everything seems to clash with each other. Meanwhile 3 of the cast practically have the same colour pallete and are barely distinguishable, it's boring. I hope they change it even though at this point it's to late to change. I'm not looking forward to watching the new generation of mlp if that's how their gonna look like the entirety of the show.
@@sweetsartcorner I feel like they tried fusing the designs of the G3 and G4 together and this was the result. They gave G5 the over saturated and bright girly colors of fur from G3, but also tried giving them the iconic look and build that the ponies had from G4.
10:09 That's insane concept art. It has the detail of being a Bridlewood high government building but lacks the size. Blue Izzy with the straight mane looks awesome. Straight maned Pinkie Pie looked fantastic, but the mood that had to accompany the look killed any joy in the viewer.
So Izzy went from unicorn Tree Hugger to unicorn Pinkie Pie. That is quite the transformation. I do love the fact that one of Pipp's concepts was modeled after Lottie from Princess and the Frog. But I can totally understand why they couldn't go with that one.
Yeah I know. I was like. Wow!! She's her own person! She isn't a copy then the results is like.. Dang. Just another pinkie pie. I love pinky. But- come on!!!! We already know the main six. Why is it we have the same personality for the main five!? -____-
In MYM she’s literally just a copy paste version of Pinkie. Even down to her voice. Her voice was MUCH better in the movie than in MYM. Her voice in MYM is wayyyy too high pitched and worse to listen to. I was super disappointed when I heard it. The voice actors sound so similar yet so far off from the originals it’s almost running on the uncanny valley lane.
I had to learn that 80%of development in almost every movie/game/show never sees the light of day. It's a hard lesson but there are reasons as to why this is
Originally I was disappointed with the similar color scheme but Scootaloo is really nothing like Sunny. Like sure they’re nice but besides that they got really nothing in common. I guess maybe they got a similar go getter attitude, but that’s it
Scootaloo is more of a dare devil, risk taker with fangirlish tendencies and Sunny is more of the heart and optimistic type who uses her head. Besides color palettes they really are two different characters.
13:04 I love the idea that they lost flight, refused to accept it, and briefly experimented with things like airplanes before going "naww, this idea will never take off..."
Zipp’s concept art has more of a more punk look rather than the pop-punk tomboy we got in the film. Honestly though the only one whose concept design I like better is Izzy. I prefer the blue Izzy I’m not a fan of the purple and blue they gave her
I personally prefer movie izzy, but I do like concept izzy..she's kind of pretty, but I live for that mixture of purple and blue!! And I will agree on the zipp thing, the concepts are more fitting designs that they should've gone with instead of being so simplistic!!
Actually, Sprout's destiny being a farmer and him sucking at being a sheriff makes a lot of sense, earth ponies got so many technology they lost touch with their farmer/earthy origins and have careers that are not meant for them
@@hmmmacco2386 maybe for a school project??? Because I saw that in some schools kids have to plant something and take care of it.. idk if I explained it well xD In my case it was *_b e a n s_*
I honestly like the concept designs for Sunny a lot more than the final design. They just give her more of a personality and look more original compared to the pretty basic design they went with. I also think it would be a better idea to make the show 2D since they can get away with prettier back grounds and more exaggerated characters.
I’m still trying to figure out why cutie marks are only on one side and if cutiemark are magical and show their talent/purpose how do the work without magic? Also what the hell happened to Sunny’s amazing dad! >.< just killed him off with no explanation. Izzy is my current fave i love her design.
same! i have so many questions about the world building without magic in general. They clearly made the choice of setting this in the same universe as Gen 4 and their world was very dependent on magic, to the point where that was a whole double episode finale plot xD
That's actually sure. In Friendship is Magic, when Celestia, Luna and Cadence gave their magic to Twilight, their cutie marks disappeared. Same for every other pony when their magic was taken away
Yea it was initially supposed to be released in theaters with paramount, but that was ditched when theaters shut down last year and netflix gave them a time limit, so there was a bunch of cut content and re-working
I Love Sprout as a character, he has the mix of a hero and a villain inside, of him, which could make for a fun anti-hero who can sometimes be a villain, I hope he becomes part of the team :) i really like his design
Sprout has the making of a true villain, but maybe they can make him more redeemable as one too...i hope he gets his own story arc so we can see him in his full villainous ' glory >:)
Blue Izzy is really pretty but I’d have to say that I prefer her warmer purple design as it works a lot better with her personality than the cooler blue! Lottie/Marilyn Monroe inspired Pipp is definitely cute but I definitely prefer her final design as it works a lot better with her modern social media/influencer based personality whereas the 1920s vibe of the previous design sorta clashes 😅 I am absolutely adoring the detailed 3D art of Pipp with all the glitter, as well as the inventor/Ellie-esque Sunny, I’m sort of wishing they kept that idea 😅 feathers on pegasus’ hooves is the cutest idea ever! Overall, it’s really interesting to see all of the interesting concept art, really beautiful on the eye as well! And to answer your question, I love Phyllis, best g5 pony in my opinion lol
I wish they had kept the hoof feathers on the pegasi! That was such a cute detail, and a lot of fan artists (including me) give their pegasi hoof feathers.
I got some serious main character vibes from him! I know they said we were only going to get a mane 5, but I really hope he becomes part of a mane 6, or atleast something similar with what they did for starlight, mane 5.5. :3
@@CornBeanSoup Sprout becoming part of the group is more believable than how Starlight became. Sprout is a childhood friend of two of the ponies, and he never had villainous intentions, he was just misguided like everypony else was.
Tbh after seeing these concepts I wish these were official! I loved the sunny with glasses or goggles I absolutely love that blue Izzy! And I freakin love that pipp design And the blue Hitch!
Imagine if the movie just surrounded around the characters at the VERY end of the friendship is magic Yknow, the ending with Twilight's student walking toward different creatures. Like a griffon and a buffalo and all that. Wouldn't it make more sense to have the concept of the movie go back to the racism toward actual OTHER creatures instead other types of ponies? Or is that just me?
These are all so amazing! That mane 6 art is beautiful! 🥰 And I love the pictures of Zipp and Pipp together. I wish we got to see more of their relationship in the film! 🦄 Edit: Also thanks for 35 likes! That’s the most I’ve ever gotten!
The cardboard and glue part of the costume designs were probably put there so whoever was mapping/texturing the 3D model for it could get the correct textures to accurately portray it
One thing I try to keep in mind is that, although the show occasionally shows awareness to its... "older" audience, and sometimes there is a little bit of fan service, at its heart MLP is a children's show. So I don't expect huge intertwining story arcs with deeper or darker themes. I agree the story of the G5 movie was a bit meh, but for me it was more than made up for by just the sheer _quality_ of the animation. It was made with love, and it shows. Every scene is just gorgeous I could watch it a hundred times.
I wished they kept the more sunset color palette for Sunny. Like in the alicorn pictures the wings have the most "sunny" feel. Oh and a blue hippie Izzy... that would have been awesome, because the Izzy we got kinda felt like a Pinkiepie with a little more awareness (like not revealing that they had met Zip when before the queen), I wish Bridlewood had gotten more love though. Do the unicorns have any true society or do they just all vibe out in the forest? Its like they looked at their sketches and just threw it all away and just said "Forest with rocks." I don´t see much crystal used in the architecture, though I do like how the buildings are flush with the trees.
While I can understand why they didn't in the movie, for a while but I've been wondering for a while if at some point G5 will add another unicorn to the main characters at some point, so the 5 become 6, balancing out the team so we get 2 Earth Ponies 2 Pegasus Ponies & 2 Unicorn Ponies, much like in G4 and similar to what I suspect they tried to do with Starlight when Twilight become an Alicorn if this is the case I wonder if they use the blue 'Izzy' design and Cutie Mark for this hypothetical new character... Also looking at the image of Sunny as a full Alicorn I wonder if eventually, we'll see her actually become this, within the glowing wings & horn she now has, being a temporary foreshadowing and/or powerup before she turns into one properly or something...?
I wouldn't be surprised if Sunny is going to be Twilight's protege officially. Her name is a combination of Twilight's other students Sunny Starscout is a nod to Sunset Shimmer and Starlight Glimmer. Plus the mane 6 gen 5 concept art of earth pony Twilight is in play here. And the requirements for a regular pony ascending into being an alicorn are there. She united the pony tribes once again and brought magic back. I think the absence of another alicorn made the wings and horn temporary
I think I get the design of zipp it gives me vibes of what my first mlp ocs looked with an "unique design", and with many colors. I disliked Zipp design at first glance like I didn't like it, all of them were okay but Zipp no, but I think I understand it now little kids will find this more interesting as I did as a little kid too with this kind of design of fluorescent pony, if I could say, looks like that is something that youngers would enjoy and honestly it's not that bad it fits with her character very well.
The early designs of Hitch makes him look vaguely similar to Shining Armor’s coat and mane color. Whereas Sprout is like a short, scrawny version of Big Mac. I think Hasbro and Boulder Media purposely really drew too close to Disney’s animation designs. Not that that’s a bad thing, but the charm is all there.
I think I love the way they are, especially Izzy.. But I think they all looked good your way too! I've actually been waiting for Hasbro of a unicorn pony that has blue hair with fading purple and a purple/lavander skin, like Izzy!
13:44 It's cool to see behind the scenes on this. I know those two "big challenges" were exactly my two biggest concerns. Screenshots were one thing but I had to see them *in motion* speaking and interacting to know if it "felt right." Even subtle changes like the ears in the G4 movie were enough to take some getting used to, so I was really impressed at how they managed to sell me on the 3D style by about the 10 minute mark of the movie.
I think I may be one of the few who actually proffered grey spotted hitch and red zipp over what we got. He feels way too... background character-esque with his current design. As do most of the mane five, tbh. The pegasi are the only ones who really stand out from background ponies to me.
5:25 I love the top right concept art for Hitch! Especially with the little star on his chest awee! Kinda wish they went for that instead. Same with Sunny's old concept art where she looks like Ellie from Up as a little girl. So adorable! they would have looked so much more unique too. Sunny looks a lot like Scootaloo and Hitch,,,idk his design is kind meh now compared to what it could have been XD I still love them all a lot though
I hope the concept art makes it to the series. Bridle Wood was barely shown. It was just 1 cortege and one tea shop. Also I wish they made Hitch's design a little different from Sunny. They look like brother and sister but they're not.
I have a feeling that mlp g5 they probably gonna go around alicorn stuffs. Cause the creators wouldnt able to in g4 since they focus more on friendship. But they might tackle about alicorn stuff now in g5.
Now that I see this I’m so upset we’ll never hear anything new from the mane 6 again, except for little snippets of twilight in the new show, I’m also upset spike wasn’t in the opening for the mlp gen 5 movie. Even if I didn’t really like spike, I’ll still miss him like the other ponies. And also knowing that the mane 6 that I grew up with is now “dead” kills me inside. Bye bye childhood.
As for the concept art and expressions (that Pipp never got to have ^^) - the idea is to give the people who work on each character an idea of each pony, without them having to read a whole description. It's a lot more like a.. Pinterest Mood-Board. Everyone's supposed to have the same idea of what the character is like - since the process itself involves >5-10 animators where say.. one makes the very basic sketch, one makes it cleaner, light&shadows, colors,.. there can't be a "my Pipp looks like this, and tomorrow when X Y and Z work on her, she looks entirely differently" ^^ Think of it like a photo album of somebody else's kid. They say "here, this is what she's like" before you babysit her next week. Do you see a sassy child? A wild one? A creative one? Sad?
There’s a huge chance we might see some of these ideas being brought in the upcoming series. I would say in the special too but I really got no idea what the special can be about.
I haven't watched mlp since I was 8, but the new animation style makes me want to throw someone through drywall, and the fact that they rebooted and overhauled all of the characters makes me wanna throw another person through drywall. Young me seeing this wants to cry.
But I am more curious if flurry heart is still alive? Or have any mane 6 descendants. We know some of them had childrens,niece or nephews. And maybe spikes descendants? Or an elder dragon spike in a giant cave holding historical objects and having a statue of the mane 6? IDK ANYMORE I HAVE MANY QUESTIONS IN MY MIND RN
I mean I loved the movie and it was genuinely funny and enjoyable, and it had most of what I loved in twilights era, don't get me wrong the look of it is really smooth looking and nice it's just very very realistic and makes me a wee bit uncomfy :3
This is super interesting! I would love to know the process behind the movie / the new generation in general, Gen 4 was such a huge hit and has such a dedicated fanbase, theres so many challenges to this reboot. Would love to know how theyre approaching it. Id also reeeally prefer a 2D show / 3D with a 2D look over just a lower quality 3D, it ages so fast and looks weird and shitty within a few years. Would really take away from the timelessness of MLP.
Although I really love the izzy ones, they seemed like they wouldn't have gone with her personality as much as the actual one And the Pipp one is nice but, it doesn't match the songs she sang and most of what happened with her
I rlly like pipp’s concept design 🤩omg she is so precious ❤️ but I do get why they changed her design drastically. The film is set in a more modern time and I just can’t see that pipp holding a phone 😂
I don't know why I didn't came across this video earlier, it showed in my feed and I had to take a look ! I did character design on the movie, most of my character work is showcased in this video and it's super interesting to hear your comments about them, I'm really pleased you like my designs ! Thank you for the showcase, long live ponies ✨
Ah I'm amazed you saw it! Haha I keep saying that the whole thing would be so much better if it looked more like your work. Your ponies are my favourite of them all, and I mean that.
I wish they had tried out some different stuff with sunny, I'm really not a fan of her color palette; not only because I don't think they look good together but because it also reminds me too much of scootaloo. The glasses would have been so cute!!!!!
Not true at all... These are professional designers, not art kids playing with colors. There's definitely a reason why they were changed and the final product looks great even if the concept art also looked great.
@@ladylynx9891 Whatever the reason, I think the final look is far from the best one and you can't change my mind on that. The color palette for the main characters is far too redundant (too much orange/beige and too much pink), not to mention that most of the concept sketches had tons more personality (with more diverse manes, accessories and nuances), so I entirely maintain my point.
Much better stuff than some of the original ideas where they had considered just swapping around the M6 (Twilight Earthy, Fluttercorn, Pinkie Fly, etc.). That said, on I want to say IG there was a thing where the G5 earth pones were designed using Celtic-inspired tattoos and stuff which was pretty darn cool.
The character designs we got are really... bad. Especially after seeing what could have been. I didn't watch any of G5, not even the movie. I could never remember what the characters looked like, or who was who, because no one stood out. Even before I got into G4 I recognized the characters because of how distinctive they were.
You can say whatever you want about the CGI art vs the 2D stuff in this video but please remember that to make these beautiful art peices move would take a green eggs and ham budget.
All of these amazing concept art (especially the chara designs) are made by the very talented Lea Dabssi, you can actually see her name on the bottom of most of her works you've shown ^^ But I didn't forget the beautiful background art ! I also agree with the potnetial of Sunny with glasses.... it could be great honestly :D
There is still hope, I think. If they really decide to go with the original concept art for the show and have ideas for how to continue introducing the g5 lore in an awesome way, then there could be hope for this next generation. The movie had several flaws, but it was probably only an introduction so maybe it will get better.
I really like the original Sprout and Bridlewood designs and concepts I dunno... I just feel like he couldve been taken more seriously like that (and I just think the design overall is nice). I still like how he turned out in the film though.
When Twilight took everyone's Magic away, Pegasi were no longer able to fly, so they couldn't reach, or even live on Cloudsdale anymore. Zephyr Heights actually made me think it looked a lot like Canterlot, and the Pegasi just took the city over, renamed it etc.
For the old concept of Pipp, I would prefer if she just comes back as a new character. Maybe Pipp’s rival in the influencer field? That can be something
Only thing i didn’t like design wise was their colors. Compared to gen 4 they dont go as well together
I totally agree. And I think there was way too much pink, purple, and yellow/orange.
@@kindredkate8940 Yes, too much warm tones! ^
absolutely! in g5, i can pick out the connotations of the colours and how they relate to the characters. here, it feels like they just chose the colours for the sake of them being bright?
I can agree. But I personally feel as if each character isn't as unique as they could have made them.
Yeah G4 colors fit each character's personality better like the mane 6 have great and very clear designs. Also the mane 6 had almost completely different colors while G5's main cast repeatedly use purple with only Hitch having zero purplish colors. I feel like if they just changed the extra purple for some other color that matched, it would've been so much better. They basically did that in the concept art so I wonder why they changed it.
everything about the concepts looks more distinct and with more character. white ponies are a hard sell, i prefer zipp's concept. it's interesting they were aware of the uncanny valley effect, but chose to ignore it in the end
The uncanny valley effect seems to be very hit or miss with people about this movie. I haven't had issues with it. I know others who haven't, and yet there are others who are completely weirded out.
@@Grounders10 the background ponies looked great, it’s when the mane 5 start talking and smiling a lot I want to burn it with fire
@@o_oo_o1812 I don’t get it tbh. Like some ppl have complained they got eyebrows when the mane 6 also had eyebrows when their lids lowered. Or something extremely similar to them.
Then again, the uncanny effect is something very hard to quantify. And very hard to not do.
I don't really get the uncanny effect very much tbh.
The uncanny effect is more noticeable to me whenever they talk, their snouts are TOOO small, especially the guys
Anyone else disappointed about how Sunny's color palette is already basically the same as an already established character (Scootaloo)? The glasses would've been great though.
How did I not realize she looks like scoot???? Totally slipped my mind
Look at G3 though and you will see that again and see G4 Ponies that have very similar colours there too
Same thing with that dragon characters from the young mane six
yeah but then ud have a problem with that one pony that liked to dance and applebloom helped him out
that was the case for all mlp generations tho.
I'll be honest, I actually like Pipp's concept art where she had the curly blond hair a lot better than her final design, especially in terms of her wings, because I don't understand why her wings are so different from all the other pegasi, because her wing feathers look too fluffy to fly, along with the fact that their color doesn't match her coat color, making it feel out of place on her body, rather than fitting with it like the rest of the pegasi's wings.
Also, I really wish they kept the hoof feathers, because those looked *amazing* on them! ^^
Yeah i agree, out of all their designs I liked Pipp's the least mainly because of the wings. They just look out of place compared to other pegasai and they look don't even look like they are part of her body, more like they were just pasted on.
If they had just put more "flesh" on the marginal coverts on the wings then it would have looked a little more natural. Or made them a bit longer.
Her wings kinda just look like a bunch of long feathers sprouting from her shoulder blades with no bone structure. Like if you killed an owl, put it in a washing machine, and then dried it with high-pressure air and poofed it all up.
Her mane style is pretty nice though since she is an influencer in the movie, but a curly blond Marlyn Monroe look would have been nice.
They got rid of the hoof feathers because they were difficult to animate ☹️
THANK YOU!
I never liked Pip's wings.
I generally think the character has potential when it comes to teaching lessons about internet safty, but even in the tv show, she's not really plot useful.
Pegasi fly with magic, not with physics only.
+Maybe she does some sort of cosmetic procedure to fluff and dye her wing feathers.
I think I remember reading that they axed the hoof feathers because they couldn't really get them to look the way they wanted to when the pegasi were using there hoofs like hands/arms.
true, but then why didn't they only put them on the back legs?
I guess that's understandable
ah, the ever headache inducing minor clipping issues
It drives me nuts how similar the main casts’ colors are!! What I liked about G4 was how diverse the cast was in terms of design and personality.. they could’ve been more original imo.
I really wish they could’ve done something more with the designs, at the very least kept the little hearts and stars for Hitch and Izzy. ;_; and the feathered hoofs for the pegasi. The final result was underwhelming to say the least.
Though it’s impossible for me not to like the movie because of how good it looks!
I didn’t know you were a brony justin
yeeahh they all felt kinda stereotypically girlie and bright? its all so one-note. Even Zip with her Rainbow Dash - ish personality has a very sparkly feminine design still in comparison. I wouldve loved seeing a Main Character unicorn with a more natural colour scheme for example.
@@qsd5413 not the real one
Honestly! It's like their trying to look as different as possible with zipp design to the point that (IMO) it's a complete eyesore to look at, everything seems to clash with each other.
Meanwhile 3 of the cast practically have the same colour pallete and are barely distinguishable, it's boring. I hope they change it even though at this point it's to late to change. I'm not looking forward to watching the new generation of mlp if that's how their gonna look like the entirety of the show.
@@sweetsartcorner I feel like they tried fusing the designs of the G3 and G4 together and this was the result. They gave G5 the over saturated and bright girly colors of fur from G3, but also tried giving them the iconic look and build that the ponies had from G4.
10:09 That's insane concept art. It has the detail of being a Bridlewood high government building but lacks the size.
Blue Izzy with the straight mane looks awesome. Straight maned Pinkie Pie looked fantastic, but the mood that had to accompany the look killed any joy in the viewer.
So Izzy went from unicorn Tree Hugger to unicorn Pinkie Pie. That is quite the transformation.
I do love the fact that one of Pipp's concepts was modeled after Lottie from Princess and the Frog. But I can totally understand why they couldn't go with that one.
When I saw that concept art, I immediately thought of Lottie. Why exactly was a pony version of Lottie their first attempt at making Pipp?
@@0deadx21 well, judging from the Art Deco styled concept art, I think they did that to give off a 1920s-1930s vibe
Her being a unicorn TreeHugger would’ve suited her character more, since she is crafty and lives in a forest or whateva
Yeah I know. I was like. Wow!! She's her own person! She isn't a copy then the results is like.. Dang. Just another pinkie pie. I love pinky. But- come on!!!! We already know the main six. Why is it we have the same personality for the main five!? -____-
In MYM she’s literally just a copy paste version of Pinkie. Even down to her voice. Her voice was MUCH better in the movie than in MYM. Her voice in MYM is wayyyy too high pitched and worse to listen to. I was super disappointed when I heard it. The voice actors sound so similar yet so far off from the originals it’s almost running on the uncanny valley lane.
I had to learn that 80%of development in almost every movie/game/show never sees the light of day. It's a hard lesson but there are reasons as to why this is
Exactly
Yeah.. THE LOGO CHANGING JUST KILLED ME, THE NEW ONE BOTHERS ME SO MUCH
its a painful part of any artistic job but you get used to it :'D
Yeah
@@sweetsartcorner yeah that's reality
It was disappointing that Scootaloo and Sunny felt so similar (physical, and partially personality)
Super disappointing. I found myself disliking most of the new cast's colors... Sunny, Zipp, Hitch...
Have you seen G3.5 scootaloo? So similar! But I'm fine with it
Originally I was disappointed with the similar color scheme but Scootaloo is really nothing like Sunny. Like sure they’re nice but besides that they got really nothing in common. I guess maybe they got a similar go getter attitude, but that’s it
Scootaloo is more of a dare devil, risk taker with fangirlish tendencies and Sunny is more of the heart and optimistic type who uses her head. Besides color palettes they really are two different characters.
Maybe she's a decedent?? Idk
Ngl I agree with having a 2d animated TV show that looks like the opening scene from the movie over a lower quality dreamworks-tv-show 3D look
I hope for the same too 🎶
yes
Dreamworks is still better than Disney
@@timefliesaway999 fr lol
it would be much more expensive for them that way
13:04 I love the idea that they lost flight, refused to accept it, and briefly experimented with things like airplanes before going "naww, this idea will never take off..."
….Pun intended?
Zipp’s concept art has more of a more punk look rather than the pop-punk tomboy we got in the film.
Honestly though the only one whose concept design I like better is Izzy. I prefer the blue Izzy I’m not a fan of the purple and blue they gave her
Yes I wish they kept her blue or even a lighter color
I personally prefer movie izzy, but I do like concept izzy..she's kind of pretty, but I live for that mixture of purple and blue!! And I will agree on the zipp thing, the concepts are more fitting designs that they should've gone with instead of being so simplistic!!
@@holyshard530 I just don't like that shade of blue they used on Izzy. Also, I don't think I'd like Zipp as much if they used her concept design
Izzy is not purple and blue. She's lilac and cerulean with a little bit of indigo.
@@0deadx21 point still stands
"Spouts cutie mark looks more like he should be a farmer"
We solved why he's so jealous yet sucks at his job! XD
Actually, Sprout's destiny being a farmer and him sucking at being a sheriff makes a lot of sense, earth ponies got so many technology they lost touch with their farmer/earthy origins and have careers that are not meant for them
@@marialovesshires2385 poor boy... working at something were he doesn't even belong-..
So how did he get his cutie mark??
@@hmmmacco2386 good question .... o.o
@@hmmmacco2386 maybe for a school project??? Because I saw that in some schools kids have to plant something and take care of it.. idk if I explained it well xD
In my case it was *_b e a n s_*
I love the blondie “lottie” Pipp! So adorable! Great video as always!
Thank you 🥰
I honestly like the concept designs for Sunny a lot more than the final design. They just give her more of a personality and look more original compared to the pretty basic design they went with. I also think it would be a better idea to make the show 2D since they can get away with prettier back grounds and more exaggerated characters.
I’m still trying to figure out why cutie marks are only on one side and if cutiemark are magical and show their talent/purpose how do the work without magic? Also what the hell happened to Sunny’s amazing dad! >.< just killed him off with no explanation. Izzy is my current fave i love her design.
same! i have so many questions about the world building without magic in general. They clearly made the choice of setting this in the same universe as Gen 4 and their world was very dependent on magic, to the point where that was a whole double episode finale plot xD
That's actually sure. In Friendship is Magic, when Celestia, Luna and Cadence gave their magic to Twilight, their cutie marks disappeared. Same for every other pony when their magic was taken away
Yea it was initially supposed to be released in theaters with paramount, but that was ditched when theaters shut down last year and netflix gave them a time limit, so there was a bunch of cut content and re-working
0:00 Intro
0:19 Mane 6
2:19 Sunny
4:57 Hitch
5:31 Sprout
6:53 Maretime Bay
9:18 Izzy
10:08 Bridlewood
10:58 Zipp and Pipp
12:34 Zephyr Heights
13:30 Misc.
I Love Sprout as a character, he has the mix of a hero and a villain inside, of him, which could make for a fun anti-hero who can sometimes be a villain, I hope he becomes part of the team :) i really like his design
2:19 2:50 Which Design Of Sunny’s physical body, Cutie Mark, Alicorn horn Concept Art You You Think Is The BEST?!?!
Sprout has the making of a true villain, but maybe they can make him more redeemable as one too...i hope he gets his own story arc so we can see him in his full villainous ' glory >:)
No.
@@0deadx21 yes
@@0deadx21 Yes>:)
@@spye4130 So not happening.
@@asis6003 So not happening.
Blue Izzy is really pretty but I’d have to say that I prefer her warmer purple design as it works a lot better with her personality than the cooler blue! Lottie/Marilyn Monroe inspired Pipp is definitely cute but I definitely prefer her final design as it works a lot better with her modern social media/influencer based personality whereas the 1920s vibe of the previous design sorta clashes 😅
I am absolutely adoring the detailed 3D art of Pipp with all the glitter, as well as the inventor/Ellie-esque Sunny, I’m sort of wishing they kept that idea 😅 feathers on pegasus’ hooves is the cutest idea ever!
Overall, it’s really interesting to see all of the interesting concept art, really beautiful on the eye as well! And to answer your question, I love Phyllis, best g5 pony in my opinion lol
I wish they had kept the hoof feathers on the pegasi! That was such a cute detail, and a lot of fan artists (including me) give their pegasi hoof feathers.
Sprout is the only one I like the concept more than the final version, also, Sprout is my favorite character 😆❤
Why is he your favorite??
@@frizzystorm879 Because he is the most interesting, he was bad in the begginning but he's going to change
Yeah he's a gigantic loser but being the most funny character in the movie I like him.
I got some serious main character vibes from him! I know they said we were only going to get a mane 5, but I really hope he becomes part of a mane 6, or atleast something similar with what they did for starlight, mane 5.5. :3
@@CornBeanSoup Sprout becoming part of the group is more believable than how Starlight became. Sprout is a childhood friend of two of the ponies, and he never had villainous intentions, he was just misguided like everypony else was.
Tbh after seeing these concepts I wish these were official!
I loved the sunny with glasses or goggles
I absolutely love that blue Izzy!
And I freakin love that pipp design
And the blue Hitch!
I suspect that "rainbow" buildings initially meant to be the places where each race kept their crystal
I really adore the designs that we have, but some of those concepts looks amazing - I just love the blue Izzy 😭 And Pipp looks adorable 💕
I think Twilight wasn't evil because Sunny was playing with Twilight and Sprout was playing with Rarity
Imagine if the movie just surrounded around the characters at the VERY end of the friendship is magic
Yknow, the ending with Twilight's student walking toward different creatures.
Like a griffon and a buffalo and all that.
Wouldn't it make more sense to have the concept of the movie go back to the racism toward actual OTHER creatures instead other types of ponies?
Or is that just me?
Considering the franchise is called My Little Pony, they probably wanted to make them the main focus. It's a shame though.
I wish sunny kept the frizzy hair or had goggles, that would've been so cute!
I love the Lottie/Marilyn Monroe inspired Pipp, she's so cute and I love the vintage kind of look she has going for herself
Yeah her character looks like a 1920s flapper which I really like because the 1920s was all about girls wearing shorter dresses and showing more skin.
I kinda wonder if the original G5 concept from 2017 didn’t leak we would’ve gotten that instead?
These are all so amazing! That mane 6 art is beautiful! 🥰
And I love the pictures of Zipp and Pipp together. I wish we got to see more of their relationship in the film! 🦄
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Also thanks for 35 likes! That’s the most I’ve ever gotten!
God, I wish
The cardboard and glue part of the costume designs were probably put there so whoever was mapping/texturing the 3D model for it could get the correct textures to accurately portray it
One thing I try to keep in mind is that, although the show occasionally shows awareness to its... "older" audience, and sometimes there is a little bit of fan service, at its heart MLP is a children's show. So I don't expect huge intertwining story arcs with deeper or darker themes. I agree the story of the G5 movie was a bit meh, but for me it was more than made up for by just the sheer _quality_ of the animation. It was made with love, and it shows. Every scene is just gorgeous I could watch it a hundred times.
I wished they kept the more sunset color palette for Sunny. Like in the alicorn pictures the wings have the most "sunny" feel. Oh and a blue hippie Izzy... that would have been awesome, because the Izzy we got kinda felt like a Pinkiepie with a little more awareness (like not revealing that they had met Zip when before the queen),
I wish Bridlewood had gotten more love though. Do the unicorns have any true society or do they just all vibe out in the forest? Its like they looked at their sketches and just threw it all away and just said "Forest with rocks." I don´t see much crystal used in the architecture, though I do like how the buildings are flush with the trees.
I really enjoyed Izzy with dreads...It definitely fit in with her care-free antics and would've really opened up a variety on her look.
I really wished that they kept the hoove feathers on the pegasi though. They actually look cute
While I can understand why they didn't in the movie, for a while but I've been wondering for a while if at some point G5 will add another unicorn to the main characters at some point, so the 5 become 6, balancing out the team so we get 2 Earth Ponies 2 Pegasus Ponies & 2 Unicorn Ponies, much like in G4 and similar to what I suspect they tried to do with Starlight when Twilight become an Alicorn if this is the case I wonder if they use the blue 'Izzy' design and Cutie Mark for this hypothetical new character... Also looking at the image of Sunny as a full Alicorn I wonder if eventually, we'll see her actually become this, within the glowing wings & horn she now has, being a temporary foreshadowing and/or powerup before she turns into one properly or something...?
I wouldn't be surprised if Sunny is going to be Twilight's protege officially. Her name is a combination of Twilight's other students Sunny Starscout is a nod to Sunset Shimmer and Starlight Glimmer. Plus the mane 6 gen 5 concept art of earth pony Twilight is in play here. And the requirements for a regular pony ascending into being an alicorn are there. She united the pony tribes once again and brought magic back. I think the absence of another alicorn made the wings and horn temporary
I wish they just made more mlp movies, I can’t even look at the g5 ponies 💀
2:08 This is what they took from us.
We could've had this beautiful artstyle.
Surely not for a G5 movie. This is G4 stuff.
I think I get the design of zipp it gives me vibes of what my first mlp ocs looked with an "unique design", and with many colors. I disliked Zipp design at first glance like I didn't like it, all of them were okay but Zipp no, but I think I understand it now little kids will find this more interesting as I did as a little kid too with this kind of design of fluorescent pony, if I could say, looks like that is something that youngers would enjoy and honestly it's not that bad it fits with her character very well.
it upsets me how everything in the concepts look so much better in comparison to what we got
The early designs of Hitch makes him look vaguely similar to Shining Armor’s coat and mane color.
Whereas Sprout is like a short, scrawny version of Big Mac.
I think Hasbro and Boulder Media purposely really drew too close to Disney’s animation designs. Not that that’s a bad thing, but the charm is all there.
I think I love the way they are, especially Izzy.. But I think they all looked good your way too! I've actually been waiting for Hasbro of a unicorn pony that has blue hair with fading purple and a purple/lavander skin, like Izzy!
Her coat is lilac, and her hair is cerulean with indigo ombre.
13:44 It's cool to see behind the scenes on this. I know those two "big challenges" were exactly my two biggest concerns. Screenshots were one thing but I had to see them *in motion* speaking and interacting to know if it "felt right." Even subtle changes like the ears in the G4 movie were enough to take some getting used to, so I was really impressed at how they managed to sell me on the 3D style by about the 10 minute mark of the movie.
God the consept designs are so CUTE, I wish we had them, (except Hitch)
My first thought seeing the first Pipp beta design "Oh hi Galinda from Wicked! Where's your friend Elphaba?"
I think I may be one of the few who actually proffered grey spotted hitch and red zipp over what we got. He feels way too... background character-esque with his current design. As do most of the mane five, tbh.
The pegasi are the only ones who really stand out from background ponies to me.
5:25 I love the top right concept art for Hitch! Especially with the little star on his chest awee! Kinda wish they went for that instead. Same with Sunny's old concept art where she looks like Ellie from Up as a little girl. So adorable! they would have looked so much more unique too. Sunny looks a lot like Scootaloo and Hitch,,,idk his design is kind meh now compared to what it could have been XD I still love them all a lot though
The "meh" design is perfect. The others look like they were trying too hard. Looks like some OCs.
I hope the concept art makes it to the series. Bridle Wood was barely shown. It was just 1 cortege and one tea shop. Also I wish they made Hitch's design a little different from Sunny. They look like brother and sister but they're not.
I know they probably went with cgi for money saving but these concept art styles are just so perfect! I wish they had kept it as 2d.
12:42 in the top left pic and bottom right, it looks like the girls and Hitch are using mechanical wings
I have a feeling that mlp g5 they probably gonna go around alicorn stuffs. Cause the creators wouldnt able to in g4 since they focus more on friendship. But they might tackle about alicorn stuff now in g5.
It's sad that imalou cried when Hasbro didn't allow her to use her concept ideas...
Now that I see this I’m so upset we’ll never hear anything new from the mane 6 again, except for little snippets of twilight in the new show, I’m also upset spike wasn’t in the opening for the mlp gen 5 movie. Even if I didn’t really like spike, I’ll still miss him like the other ponies. And also knowing that the mane 6 that I grew up with is now “dead” kills me inside. Bye bye childhood.
Probably the reason for only rarity being evil is cus that's the one sprout was playing with
As for the concept art and expressions (that Pipp never got to have ^^) - the idea is to give the people who work on each character an idea of each pony, without them having to read a whole description. It's a lot more like a.. Pinterest Mood-Board. Everyone's supposed to have the same idea of what the character is like - since the process itself involves >5-10 animators where say.. one makes the very basic sketch, one makes it cleaner, light&shadows, colors,.. there can't be a "my Pipp looks like this, and tomorrow when X Y and Z work on her, she looks entirely differently" ^^ Think of it like a photo album of somebody else's kid. They say "here, this is what she's like" before you babysit her next week. Do you see a sassy child? A wild one? A creative one? Sad?
There’s a huge chance we might see some of these ideas being brought in the upcoming series. I would say in the special too but I really got no idea what the special can be about.
There's 4 speicals coming. Each 44 mins long.
I haven't watched mlp since I was 8, but the new animation style makes me want to throw someone through drywall, and the fact that they rebooted and overhauled all of the characters makes me wanna throw another person through drywall. Young me seeing this wants to cry.
I wish G5 was 2D animated would’ve been a lot better
Zipp is my favorite character, lol. She is kinda crazy, but the sibling dynamic they showed was adorable haha.
This art looks amazing I want them to make an art book out of this because I would literally buy that
4:00) I really love that Hangi like design really much 😘
Blue Izzy has to become a character on her own
Some of the designs look absolutely gorgeous
IZZY AND SPROUT CONCEPTS R ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE HIPPY IZZY SM. AND "emo" SPROUT TOO!!!!
At 8:57 it looked like the blured image came from that despicable me movie were the purple guy made himself a big robot but I may be wrong ; ^ ;
But I am more curious if flurry heart is still alive? Or have any mane 6 descendants. We know some of them had childrens,niece or nephews. And maybe spikes descendants? Or an elder dragon spike in a giant cave holding historical objects and having a statue of the mane 6? IDK ANYMORE I HAVE MANY QUESTIONS IN MY MIND RN
Ngl I think these are better than what we got.
10:55 pip Looks like a Character From a 50s movie
I mean I loved the movie and it was genuinely funny and enjoyable, and it had most of what I loved in twilights era, don't get me wrong the look of it is really smooth looking and nice it's just very very realistic and makes me a wee bit uncomfy :3
This is super interesting! I would love to know the process behind the movie / the new generation in general, Gen 4 was such a huge hit and has such a dedicated fanbase, theres so many challenges to this reboot. Would love to know how theyre approaching it.
Id also reeeally prefer a 2D show / 3D with a 2D look over just a lower quality 3D, it ages so fast and looks weird and shitty within a few years. Would really take away from the timelessness of MLP.
Although I really love the izzy ones, they seemed like they wouldn't have gone with her personality as much as the actual one
And the Pipp one is nice but, it doesn't match the songs she sang and most of what happened with her
I rlly like pipp’s concept design 🤩omg she is so precious ❤️ but I do get why they changed her design drastically. The film is set in a more modern time and I just can’t see that pipp holding a phone 😂
I don't know why I didn't came across this video earlier, it showed in my feed and I had to take a look !
I did character design on the movie, most of my character work is showcased in this video and it's super interesting to hear your comments about them, I'm really pleased you like my designs ! Thank you for the showcase, long live ponies ✨
Ah I'm amazed you saw it! Haha
I keep saying that the whole thing would be so much better if it looked more like your work. Your ponies are my favourite of them all, and I mean that.
@@MLPFeverYT Thank you so much 🥰 I wish they kept some ideas too, we were super inspired on this project !
I wish they had tried out some different stuff with sunny, I'm really not a fan of her color palette; not only because I don't think they look good together but because it also reminds me too much of scootaloo. The glasses would have been so cute!!!!!
Literally every single piece of concept art is better than the final product imo >.
yeah! why'd they have to go and make us disappointed like that?
Not true at all... These are professional designers, not art kids playing with colors. There's definitely a reason why they were changed and the final product looks great even if the concept art also looked great.
@@ladylynx9891 Whatever the reason, I think the final look is far from the best one and you can't change my mind on that. The color palette for the main characters is far too redundant (too much orange/beige and too much pink), not to mention that most of the concept sketches had tons more personality (with more diverse manes, accessories and nuances), so I entirely maintain my point.
@@elitadream But then they'd be too special
@@TheSultan1470 ?
The early hitch concept reminds me of teddy from mlp tales
Evil sprout is beautiful i wish we had him like that
That building in mire time bay, the rainbow is very similar in the type travel of the baifrost
Much better stuff than some of the original ideas where they had considered just swapping around the M6 (Twilight Earthy, Fluttercorn, Pinkie Fly, etc.). That said, on I want to say IG there was a thing where the G5 earth pones were designed using Celtic-inspired tattoos and stuff which was pretty darn cool.
The character designs we got are really... bad. Especially after seeing what could have been. I didn't watch any of G5, not even the movie. I could never remember what the characters looked like, or who was who, because no one stood out. Even before I got into G4 I recognized the characters because of how distinctive they were.
You can say whatever you want about the CGI art vs the 2D stuff in this video but please remember that to make these beautiful art peices move would take a green eggs and ham budget.
I LOVE concept art. Thanks for sharing this!
i like the concept art of this film but i like the final product better
Am I the only one, who actually like Sprout concept art? I wanna hug emo-Sprout 🖤✨
When i was watching the movie, sprout remembered tord, and when the robot came in i thought "Tord, is that you?"
2:53 MY GOD WHY THEY COULD OF GIVEN THEM SOMTHIGN SO COOL WHY DID THEY GIVE THEM ALL SOMETHING SO SIMPLE AAAAAAAAAAA
Sunny the Explorer Hitch the Protector, and Izzy the Caregiver.
What would Zipp and Pipp be?
The Freespirit and the Idol?
@arianna Thanks!
Although, as far as we know, they're just referred to as the Pegasus Princesses. No individual titles..
8:47 the pixelated image looks like the kid version of the villain from despicable me 3
They really should have kept the big glasses on the main character
All of these amazing concept art (especially the chara designs) are made by the very talented Lea Dabssi, you can actually see her name on the bottom of most of her works you've shown ^^
But I didn't forget the beautiful background art !
I also agree with the potnetial of Sunny with glasses.... it could be great honestly :D
There is still hope, I think. If they really decide to go with the original concept art for the show and have ideas for how to continue introducing the g5 lore in an awesome way, then there could be hope for this next generation. The movie had several flaws, but it was probably only an introduction so maybe it will get better.
I really like the original Sprout and Bridlewood designs and concepts
I dunno... I just feel like he couldve been taken more seriously like that (and I just think the design overall is nice). I still like how he turned out in the film though.
When Twilight took everyone's Magic away, Pegasi were no longer able to fly, so they couldn't reach, or even live on Cloudsdale anymore. Zephyr Heights actually made me think it looked a lot like Canterlot, and the Pegasi just took the city over, renamed it etc.
For the old concept of Pipp, I would prefer if she just comes back as a new character. Maybe Pipp’s rival in the influencer field? That can be something
Love your ocs because they have balanced color palette and look like they belong in the show
i wish they didn't go with scootaloo color palette for sunny
Why? Sunny's color scheme is gorgeous. Apricot coat, magenta-and-purple hair, emerald-green eyes.
The 2d art is so good im so sad the show wasint in a 2d style obviously simplified because they have a clear budget woulda still looked better.
The pink pip designs remind me of Glinda from Wicked as well as Lottie not gonna lie. That would’ve been awesome not gonna lie!
I really like how this portrays what the series could be in 2D style. And cool commentary on BTS stuff :D