cereal:geek TV - RESTORING He-Man's transformation!
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- EPISODE #59 - In this video James Eatock showcases an incredibly rare piece of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe history with the aid of Filmation writer and storyboard artist Robert Lamb!
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A lot of people (myself included when I was a kid) always seem to think that Adam holds the sword with the blade flat facing the screen. If you carefully look at the sequence, he doesn't do this and actually holds it edge-forward (as you would if you did pull a sword from your back). The camera moves down to a 7 o'clock position after the transformation, and looks up at He-Man from a lower position. Due to this angle, it looks like the sword is being held flat towards the screen, but it really isn't. Statue companies and artists get this wrong quite a bit as it is only Adora that holds her sword flat side towards the screen.
I always knew the Sword of Power was being held with the edge being favored to the audience, as it was on the back of the Masters of the Universe Panini sticker album...and I think I traced that image SO many times as a kid! :) - The reason that many companies have chosen to show the face of the Sword of Power is because when we were working on the BCI DVDs back in 2005, Emiliano Santalucia re-illustrated that pose for the accompanying artwork - What he didn't know however is that his illustration would not only be reused over and over again, but also be used by the license owners as a point of reference for licencees...hence why we never see the sword held as it was in the transformation sequence...:)
@@cerealgeekTV I really need to reach out to you one day offline. I have some important cels that I need help with finding matching backgrounds. And yes, I have ordered from you in the past 😁
Yeah, hit me up via email...cerealgeek AT googlemail DOT COM...something like that! :)
Definitely want to see how the transformation sequence was created in-depth
It SHALL happen...I promise! :)
I have always loved transformation sequences in comics, cartoons, anime, and tokusatsu. In general for superhero stories it is so great to have that moment where the hero goes from their mortal or ordinary form to their heroic one even it’s something as simple as Clark Kent doing the shirt rip to reveal the S underneath.
I still get a charge when I watch the Adam to He-Man sequence as I did when I was a kid. Thank you for sharing this footage and letting me see in great detail one of my favorite transformations of all time.
It IS crazy that even after all these years, the transformation sequence, a short piece of DRAMATIC animation, can still stir up some very powerful emotions! :) - I STILL get goosebumps when Prince Adam raises the Sword of Power in "Into the Abyss"...:)
@cerealgeekTV Yes! That was great with the energy bolts dropping down and then a wave rushing up. Poor Teela and that little creature have no idea what's happening.
@@cerealgeekTV I noticed that this and the transformation scenes in the '80s Incredible Hulk cartoon are very similar. Prince Adam doesn't tear out his shirt and boots, though, his outfit just changes. I never understood how others never figured out Prince Adam was He-Man. I guess that's the suspension of disbelief thing!
Adam/He-Man really stands out in that sequence and the lighting and sky background are truly striking. I love the colors, they draw attention to Grayskull. Thanks for sharing, James!
My pleasure - I loved putting this video together! :)
For the first time in years, I analyzed the transformation frame by frame (what I would give for low-compressed HD...) and discovered that there was even a "live action" shot in this patchwork/collage. You really stimulate research :D
Yeah, the live action (of clouds racing by) behind He-Man's "I Have The Power" and the Cringer part of the Battle Cat transformation is rather fantastic - The plume of smoke that surrounds Cringer prior to the power blast striking him is one of my favorite bits of that sequence! :) - Filmation were no strangers to creatively using live-action - See the introductions of both Blackstar AND Ghostbusters...:)
Exactement@@cerealgeekTV
You have the power, James ✊😇
That may just be indigestion! :)
James, thanks to you and Dûsan for all your hard work put in when sharing these fun and very interesting behind-the-scenes facts about He-Man! The transformations of the twins of power is and always will be one of my favorite things about both cartoons. Iconic. And of course Rob Lamb is extremely cool!
Thank you for the kind words, Gary - It's a pleasure to make this content a reality! :)
The transformation sequence for heman and Shera is what separates the 80s toon and every series that has come since , thanks for sharing
100% agree - No one ever seems to get the transformation as impactful - We don't need numerous camera angles, or shots of the costume appearing - Keep it simple, beautiful, and POWERFUL! :)
Impressive!
Thank you for this 🫶🏻
Thank YOU for watching and commenting! :)
I love Robert Lamb's map of Whispering Woods. I'd love to see a larger map of Bright Moon and even all of Etheria (both sides of the planet) by him where all the little towns are, including Green Thatch (The Missing Ax) and Small Oak - the location of the Horde Research Facility (Small Problems). Of course the place where the Portal opens and Prince Adam always comes in, must be somewhere near Thaymor.
A detailed map of both Eternia and Etheria would be all kinds of awesome! :)
@@cerealgeekTV indeed! In one of my fanfic I have Autobots pulling loads of supplies for the Rebellion and different groups taking separate paths, like one group through Green Thatch, another probably from the direction of Devlin (through to Thaymor), etc.
Another piece of history, analized, safed and spread for the world ❤
Amazing James!
Thank you, sir! :)
Amazing video! Thank you for this delight!
My pleasure - It was a video I was VERY much looking forward to making a reality! :)
This is awesome James, thanks for sharing!
My absolute pleasure, Tom! :)
YES YES YES I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT VIDEO (about the He-man Transformation Process and how it works/was done) PLZ. ♥
It WILL happen...eventually! :)
@@cerealgeekTV yay!
Yes! The video I was waiting for! One of the most, if not THE most, iconic cartoon stock sequence ever, imo.
Look at rawness. It's gives a more of a "actual drawing" look and it seems jumping off the screen. Simply fascinating. And you're great at presenting it. As always, I should add.
However, it is very true: only when you try to remake the sequence you realize how many small details there are. Details that only artists who work by hand can add, adding that touch of their personality. This video would have saved me a lot of study time when I remade the intro in the LEGO version. The 2 lightning bolts coming from above are so clear here!
Robert Lamb was right to keep it in a chest. It's a truly magnificent piece. I hope one day you get your hands on the original negative.
The problem with behind-the-scenes videos like this is that they're too short. Oh well, I'd tell you the same thing even if the video was an hour long, lol.
I can't wait to see the rest!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video, sir - Honestly, you'll love the video that breaks down this sequence layer by layer! :)
This was amazing to watch! Great video!
Thank you very much for the kind words! :)
James, this is amazing!!!
I LOVE that you're going through the videos, Mende - I hope you enjoy 'em! :)
Would love to hear the extended story, as well as the 50 things about Moss Man 😀
It'll probably be a few years before I make that video...but it's definitely on the schedule! :)
Incredible...how many other people in the world know what you know at this level of detail?? It's super impressive!
Thank you for the very kind words, sir! :)
I would love to see you restore the ‘82 hulk transformation sequences. They are still the best to this day aside from He-Man’s.
The best we managed was to upscale the footage from the PAL digitl release - I took all the clips relevant to one particular sequence and assembled them to show them most complete version - ua-cam.com/users/shortssOh9QddWoU8
This is so cool! Thanks for sharing!
It was a joy to bring this piece of Filmation history to the eyes of the public! :)
Awesome video about my favorite tv series. You have the power, sir! 😀⚡️
Thank you for the kind words! :)
Analyzing the cells of Masters of the Universe with James Eatock!!
Always a fun journey being able to share this geeky stuff with everyone! :)
Cheeky !!! Of course we want a video on the transformation sequence 🎉😊😊😊
Then it shall be done! :)
@@cerealgeekTV sounds like you're panto season mode 😊
Really looking forward to it 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
I haven't been to a good panto in years - I wonder if I can squeeze one in before the New Year (which sounds like a panto joke in itself)! :)
this is awesome!
Thank you VERY much, guys - I'll be ending this year with a BANG when you see some of the materials from The Transformers that I'll be showcasing...:)
@@cerealgeekTV we need to have you back some time to talk more He-Man!
I'd love that! :)
Excellent work as usual! Thanks James! Have a great day!
Thank you - I'm glad you enjoyed the video! :)
Amazing video..wow.thank you ❤ Would love a detailed video about how both the he man and she ra transformations were created😊😊
I promise that it will happen...sooner rather than later! :)
@@cerealgeekTV can't wait! Thank you
Incredible!!!
Thank you! :)
This was a very fascinating look at how one of the most iconic scenes in the 80's ever was made. Very good. :) I thought no one was going to mention the faster transformation in the intro, but here we are. Plus, you finally added a Bionic Six scene into a video, since "Planet Peacock" will never do anything with them it seems. In a way, it was a nice way to poke fun at them. :D
It's SO bizarre than Bionic Six remains one of the most notable shows that has never seen the light of day on physical media of any kind...
@@cerealgeekTV A lot of 'Planet Peacock' shows barely see the light of day sadly. :( The only one that comes to mind was a couple of episodes of the short lived Back to the Future animated series, included in a box set of all three films from that trilogy.
I've mentioned before that I've always wanted to watch 'The Secret Of The Sword' on A movie screen, and the film footage you showed us is the closest I'll ever get to seeing what the transformation sequence would've looked like with all those dust particles that you'd se on A theatrical movie from years gone by. My 'He-Man' & 'She-Ra' sets, and my digital downloads look great, but they don't close this 35mm film footage. Though this one UA-cam channel called 'EternianAmber' has the scene where both Adam & Adora transform into He-Man & She-Ra in all of it's theatrical glory. (Dust particles, and all) It was quite the sight to behold.
Yeah, EtherianAmber and I have shared numerous behind the scenes Filmation material with one another over the years - The individual that runs that channel is a rather awesome person! :)
A few things James,
1) I remember your blog. Bustatoons was it's name. I visited it quite often, and always enjoyed reading it.
2) Speaking of transformation. Did you ever address Battlecat saying "I have the power too" ? I remember something of originally he said it, but they removed the audio, however every transformation his mouth moves to those words.
Thanks for the video. Film reels are always great. It's like taking a step back in time.
Yeah, I was the one that discovered that Battle Cat was supposed to talk during the transformation sequence...and honestly, that's kind of why I haven't rushed to make a video...as back in 2013 I made that video for the official UA-cam channel! :) - ua-cam.com/video/QTBECDPA46M/v-deo.html
I remember that video. I even do my own personal rendering of it when I see the intro. Mind, my impersonation sucks, but meh.
I imagine you own those stock cells as well.
They're in possession of another fan. Though James has a key cel from "I HAVE THE POWER" segment. :)
Sadly, I did have the opportunity to buy them back in the early 2000s...but for some reason, I did not - But yes, as Dusan points out, many moons later I managed to score key cel from the "I Have The Power" sequence, which you can actually see...HERE: ua-cam.com/video/EKolxuF_ATU/v-deo.htmlsi=DGo6ayeJx_7EQckH&t=2162
I want that other Transformation MOTU Video
I shall make it happen...probably sometime next year! :)
Love your stuff james
Thank you! :)
iconic
One of the best (and most recognizable) sequences of 1980s animation! :)
Transformation video please 😊
Consider it being worked on...slowly...:)
that one sketch, is Battlecat stomping on the frog from Frogger on Saturday Supercade? Cuz if it's from the early 1990s instead of the 1980s I'd have thought it was one of the toads from Bucky O' Hare and the Toad Wars.
Yeah, all the characters are from the early 1980s era of animation, and so that is indeed Frogger! :)
@@cerealgeekTV Man Saturday Supercade had such a great Shuki Levy theme!
Thank you for posting this video. You have a new subscriber. Keep up the great work. *By the Power of Gray Skull 💀, He-Man.
Thank you for subscribing - Be sure to check out all of the previous He-Man and She-Ra content! :)
@@cerealgeekTV - I grew up on this stuff. He-Man, G.I. Joe, G1 Transformers, Johnny Quest, Goyles, & Space Ghost 👻 👽. I will definitely be looking into more of your video 📹..
I hope you like what you see! :)
As a kid I loved the transformation or suit-up sequences. When done right they show you that the action is about to happen. It can be too long (Filmation's Ghostbusters comes to mind) and feels more like they're keeping you from the action, but too short is kind of boring.
Is that story bible available anywhere? Once I finish reviewing the Beast Machines story bibles on my website I'm going to start looking for the next one eventually.
My scans of Michael Halperin's Masters of the Universe series bible have been uploaded numerous times over the years - I'm confident, without checking myself, that a Google search should result in at least something! :)
WOW. Treasure! I encourage you to do an in-depth episode on everything you know about backlight effects, star filters, etc. I recreated similar techniques digitally in Adobe After Effects about 15 years ago. I had a still of it from the internet (footage of me holding a stick has been bandoned as discouraging ;) ) and I was creating my own versions of it all. It's long gone but I had some educational fun.
If you need help with animation of special FX - let me know
@@mkozlinski Hey, if you can figure out how to do "the portal" fx (seen fully whenever sword transition played) - that'd be amazing. :D
All I got from it is that it's a moire pattern effect (one pattern layer being dragged left and right over another) with backlight later applied to make it glow. Never could figure out the exact patterns used.
@@Grim2 Could you be more specific which part of transition? I'll take a look after weekend when I'm back at my workstation.
I'd like to be able to recreate that for my comic work. Portals, lasers, magic energy, that huge curtain in Ming's throne room--Filmation put the attention to special effects in a way you'd expect from live-action, even in their animation.
Sounds like you had a lot of fun! :) - Yeah, the one effect that Dusan has yet to recreate was the one we see whenever a glowing orange dimensional gate appears - To be honest, I could just ask some of the Filmation folks to try and get to the bottom of it! :)
Thank you, James. Always intriguing by this franchise.
I have a question. Do you know if there was other He-Man openings? Besides the one we all know and loved.
Well, we had the "Evil Masters of the Universe" early introduction...and the one (minus Skeletor's head) used for "The Greatest Adventures Of All"...and, of course, the season two introduction with Hal Sutherland's name replaced with the image of the Sorceress, Man-At-Arms, and Orko - But yeah, that's pretty much it! :)
@@cerealgeekTV basically everything I am aware of. Thank you, James
Would love to see you talk about Cringer in the transformations sequence. Did they ever record him saying "I have the power too?" If so, do we have a restored version of that cut dialogue?
I GUARANTEE that line of dialogue was recorded by Alan Oppenheimer - Anything that was present in the script stage (which in earlier scripts included Battle Cat's line) was recorded! :) - Sadly, until I locate those voice reels, we'll never have anything to showcase...
@@cerealgeekTV Oh man, I hope it is found one day! Ever since I learned that bit of trivia, every time Cringer transforms I say it in my head to match up with his mouth movements lol!
That was one of the reasons I was somewhat tempted never to share it with the world when I found out about it - I thought to myself, "When people see this, they will never be able to unsee this!" :)
@@cerealgeekTV Too funny. In hindsight, it’s so obvious he was saying something too!
I'd like to see the video.
It shall happen! :)
Where did you get those posters???
Well, I scanned them, and then turned them into posters - I actually sell them over at: www.hemansherashop.com
@@cerealgeekTV awesome!!!
People ..Why do you wear that pink shirt all the time?
Me ..Silly people.
The pink shirt gives you the POWER! :)
How did faker return didn't he fall in to the bottom less cazum that shoulds gray scull
Skeletor also fell into the abyss is a destroyed Collector in "The Mystery of Man-E-Faces"...eventually you'll be able to watch "The Return of Faker" and find out HOW he returned! :)
@@cerealgeekTV that would be awesome I'm up for a new heman cartoon
I think I've now been waiting close to 10 years for your "I will one day fully and proper analyze and showcase what went into the Transformation sequence"... Still hopeful I get to see it. 😉😛
Great video and that is very awesome of @lambsend7462 to share that treasure with you!!!
Well, I've started work on the video of which you speak...possessed with even more information than I actually had all those years ago...so it'll be even more in-depth! :)
@cerealgeekTV All I have asked is the in-depth-ier the better when it comes to this particular subject. :D :D Looking forward to it!
One of the things I kept forgetting until I saw the transfer, was that Castle Grayskull was painted onto a cel...even though Lee Clevenger owns the daytime version and I've held it in my hands and studied it! :)
Thank you, John! :)
@@cerealgeekTV your welcome bro.
Thank you for the emoji approval! :)