This channel is such a hidden gem. I ended up here for the analysis on Wednesday, but stayed for your eloquence, and the way you organize and vocalize your thoughts (and the puppet is such a charming detail). As someone who loves to watch analysis videos I could watch yours for hours and still stay interested on the subject, i really hope you get many more subscribers, you really deserve it ❤️ and i do think this video was a wonderful use of your talents, keep up the great work
Ha! Well, thank you so much! (And thanks for complimenting the puppet!) I really, really appreciate your comment, and it's definitely going in my little file of comments that I keep to encourage myself!
Ha! Yeah, I am too! Though apparently there were conversations about Hignite happening at the vice presidential level within Disney, so... he was definitely on their radar.
Hignite's passion and ambition was definitely something to admire. It is IMMENSELY sad that it seems inevitable that this art form is dying out or has been dead for awhile. Hand-drawn animation simply accomplished something CG has yet to perfectly capture, if it ever will. It was more organic. It exemplified a sort of humanity you just can't re-capture with a stylus and an electronic tablet. More than anything, I'm sad for the future generations that won't get to enjoy hand-drawn features and I pray that it doesn't go so far as to disillusion future kids or families from enjoying that craft (much like too many people nowadays won't watch films in black-and-white). Will they opt to watch Disney's live-action remakes instead? Even with inconsistent quality, they've shown no sign of stopping that trend. True, there have been some beautiful motion pictures created with CG animation, but there are many, MANY more timeless classics that we can only hope will stand the test of time, whether it be from the minds of Walt Disney, Don Bluth, Hayao Miyazaki, and anyone else who gave us some of our childhoods' most magical moments by putting pen to paper and creating an entire world of it.
There is some good news, in that today the technology to learn and create hand-drawn animation is much more widely available. (You no longer need special paper, a complicated camera setup, and to send film off to be developed. And learning the artform no longer requires attending an expensive art school.) I really feel like traditional animation is going to have a new renaissance, but that instead of big studios creating movies, we're going to see small, independent creators making shorter, more personal works. At least, that's my hope.
Was having a terrible day but this video really put a big smile on my face. This man sounds like a kid at heart and it makes me happy that there’s quite a few of us out there. Love your channel, you always have such unique topics!
This guy was crazy, a movie? a TV show? But be it me to shut down indie creators; it's always sad when indie studios crash and burn (BTW have you tried to contact Tom Highnite? Indie creators like when people show interest in their work)
This is super cool. I will definitely be looking more into this stuff now too. He should build a house with a classic Disney Store room in it. You know the one. With the giant screen playing stuff in the back behind a GIANT pit of plush toys.
Thanks! Yeah, be prepared for the Tom Hignite wormhole to suck you in too! There were sooo many more Disney rooms, including a "Disney fine arts gallery" and a "Disney trivia room." I wish I could have included it all in the video. (Only now do I realize that I forgot to include animatronic Miracle Mouse he built!)
@@ShawnBRyanVideos Now that sounds pretty cool. Side thought, maybe you could do little additional bits of info or even as teases to the main video. Throw the Animatronics in that way. I have been experimenting with some RUclips shorts, and they have been getting way more views that almost anything I have ever posted
You just earned yourself another subscriber! I love your style of storytelling. PS: did you try getting into contact with Tom Hignite for an interview?
I've heard stories of Disney suing daycares for having Disney characters painted on their walls I don't know how this guy's getting away with it considering he's advertising on TV
Yeah, I'm really curious about the conversations that Disney was having behind the scenes. According to one source, conversations about Hignite were happening at the vice-presidential level within Disney.
If I were to guess, Disney likely reached out to him. Star Wars Theory was approached by both LucasFilm and Disney, multiple times, when making his original fan film. My only guess is the way that Star Wars Theory made a project because of his admiration of the IP and not for profit. My guess is that Disney acknowledged he was of no threat and that everything he was doing was based so evidently not only on his appreciation of Disney but his true actual love of Walt which Disney themselves can moreover appreciate it, and likely don’t find the risk of starting a law suit which would come to light, depict them going after someone who did something truly for their love of the IP and creator.
@@alexmcbrayer9755 Yeah, I'd love to know what was happening behind the scenes with Disney. I wonder it was like what happened with "Escape from Tomorrowland," where Disney just ignored the legal issues as a way of denying the film the free publicity that a lawsuit would bring.
Hi Shawn, this is such an interesting video. I had no idea Miracle Mouse was a thing. I used to live in Wisconsin, but I moved away before any of Tom Hignite’s commercials aired on TV. Despite what the animators he hired said about the story and characterization, I have to give it to him. Tom is really a creative and story teller at heart. It’s sad that his film was nearly complete aside from the animation being complete. Do you plan on reaching out to Tom or any of the animators who worked on the film? Maybe they can give more insight. I’d love to see a part 2.
This channel is such a hidden gem. I ended up here for the analysis on Wednesday, but stayed for your eloquence, and the way you organize and vocalize your thoughts (and the puppet is such a charming detail).
As someone who loves to watch analysis videos I could watch yours for hours and still stay interested on the subject, i really hope you get many more subscribers, you really deserve it ❤️ and i do think this video was a wonderful use of your talents, keep up the great work
Ha! Well, thank you so much! (And thanks for complimenting the puppet!) I really, really appreciate your comment, and it's definitely going in my little file of comments that I keep to encourage myself!
I waited the whole Video for the part, where Disney needlessly sued him into the ground. Kinda glad that didn’t happen 😁
Ha! Yeah, I am too! Though apparently there were conversations about Hignite happening at the vice presidential level within Disney, so... he was definitely on their radar.
Hignite's passion and ambition was definitely something to admire. It is IMMENSELY sad that it seems inevitable that this art form is dying out or has been dead for awhile. Hand-drawn animation simply accomplished something CG has yet to perfectly capture, if it ever will. It was more organic. It exemplified a sort of humanity you just can't re-capture with a stylus and an electronic tablet. More than anything, I'm sad for the future generations that won't get to enjoy hand-drawn features and I pray that it doesn't go so far as to disillusion future kids or families from enjoying that craft (much like too many people nowadays won't watch films in black-and-white). Will they opt to watch Disney's live-action remakes instead? Even with inconsistent quality, they've shown no sign of stopping that trend. True, there have been some beautiful motion pictures created with CG animation, but there are many, MANY more timeless classics that we can only hope will stand the test of time, whether it be from the minds of Walt Disney, Don Bluth, Hayao Miyazaki, and anyone else who gave us some of our childhoods' most magical moments by putting pen to paper and creating an entire world of it.
Hand drawn animation is only really "dead" in america. In other countries they still do it.
There is some good news, in that today the technology to learn and create hand-drawn animation is much more widely available. (You no longer need special paper, a complicated camera setup, and to send film off to be developed. And learning the artform no longer requires attending an expensive art school.)
I really feel like traditional animation is going to have a new renaissance, but that instead of big studios creating movies, we're going to see small, independent creators making shorter, more personal works. At least, that's my hope.
@@ShawnBRyanVideos Amazing!, Question: 16:16 - 16:25 That Clip From??
Funny obscure story, thanks to tale it to us.
Glad you enjoyed it! I've still got no clue how there wasn't already a video talking about him!
I Wish For Tom Hignite’s Miracle Mouse 2D Movie Are Coming Back Are Soon For Big Hope.
Was having a terrible day but this video really put a big smile on my face. This man sounds like a kid at heart and it makes me happy that there’s quite a few of us out there. Love your channel, you always have such unique topics!
I literally just subsrcibed and you already posted a new video.
Ha! Well, thanks for subscribing! I hope you enjoyed the video!
This guy was crazy, a movie? a TV show? But be it me to shut down indie creators; it's always sad when indie studios crash and burn
(BTW have you tried to contact Tom Highnite? Indie creators like when people show interest in their work)
This is super cool. I will definitely be looking more into this stuff now too. He should build a house with a classic Disney Store room in it. You know the one. With the giant screen playing stuff in the back behind a GIANT pit of plush toys.
Thanks! Yeah, be prepared for the Tom Hignite wormhole to suck you in too!
There were sooo many more Disney rooms, including a "Disney fine arts gallery" and a "Disney trivia room." I wish I could have included it all in the video. (Only now do I realize that I forgot to include animatronic Miracle Mouse he built!)
@@ShawnBRyanVideos Now that sounds pretty cool. Side thought, maybe you could do little additional bits of info or even as teases to the main video. Throw the Animatronics in that way. I have been experimenting with some RUclips shorts, and they have been getting way more views that almost anything I have ever posted
@@windgraceproject That's a really smart idea! I'm absolutely going to start experimenting with that. Thanks for the suggestion!
@@ShawnBRyanVideos no problem. Good luck!
You just earned yourself another subscriber! I love your style of storytelling. PS: did you try getting into contact with Tom Hignite for an interview?
I've heard stories of Disney suing daycares for having Disney characters painted on their walls I don't know how this guy's getting away with it considering he's advertising on TV
Yeah, I'm really curious about the conversations that Disney was having behind the scenes. According to one source, conversations about Hignite were happening at the vice-presidential level within Disney.
If I were to guess, Disney likely reached out to him. Star Wars Theory was approached by both LucasFilm and Disney, multiple times, when making his original fan film.
My only guess is the way that Star Wars Theory made a project because of his admiration of the IP and not for profit.
My guess is that Disney acknowledged he was of no threat and that everything he was doing was based so evidently not only on his appreciation of Disney but his true actual love of Walt which Disney themselves can moreover appreciate it, and likely don’t find the risk of starting a law suit which would come to light, depict them going after someone who did something truly for their love of the IP and creator.
@@alexmcbrayer9755 Yeah, I'd love to know what was happening behind the scenes with Disney. I wonder it was like what happened with "Escape from Tomorrowland," where Disney just ignored the legal issues as a way of denying the film the free publicity that a lawsuit would bring.
:( , great video! I admire your admiration to him and also for wanting his works
This guy is way too cool ! Love it !
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Shawn, this is such an interesting video. I had no idea Miracle Mouse was a thing. I used to live in Wisconsin, but I moved away before any of Tom Hignite’s commercials aired on TV.
Despite what the animators he hired said about the story and characterization, I have to give it to him. Tom is really a creative and story teller at heart. It’s sad that his film was nearly complete aside from the animation being complete.
Do you plan on reaching out to Tom or any of the animators who worked on the film? Maybe they can give more insight. I’d love to see a part 2.
Just do it. That thing you're scared of? The obstacle IS the way.
Every moment of this video is entertaining!
This was honestly such a fascinating story even though it was on the more obscure side. Love your content and I am excited to see more!
What an amazing and interesting story!!! What an interesting guy
You deserve more views!
Uh you might want to keep your eye on the local news over the next couple days
I wanna meet this guy
Lol he doesn't look at all like Micky .