How Sony Created Two Animated Masterpieces | Spider-Verse & K-Pop Demon Hunters

How did Sony Pictures Animation create two wildly different animated masterpieces?

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Timestamps

00:01 Intro
00:42 The City
01:32 Flashbacks
01:59 Derpy
02:23 Costumes
03:04 Soda Pop
03:30 Color Scripts
03:42 Inspiration
04:11 Paintovers
04:24 Set Design
05:31 Lighting
06:14 Saja Boys
07:29 The Pitch
07:30 Class Creatives Masterclass Access
08:16 Korean Culture
08:45 Makeup
08:54 Demon World
09:33 Free Seq.
09:50 Fashion
10:00 Symbols & Branding
10:26 Demons & Gwima
11:02 Logos
11:13 Extras
11:27 The Spider-Verse
11:50 Early Designs
13:40 Across the Spider-Verse
14:45 Conclusion

This video features the work from the following artists:

https://www.instagram.com/euni_chobot/ Euni Chobot
https://www.instagram.com/nachomolinaart/ Nacho Lima
https://www.instagram.com/baeksimon/ Simon Baek
https://www.instagram.com/henrywongdraws/ Henry Wong
https://www.instagram.com/angothemango/ Angela Sung
https://www.instagram.com/wonsulhyun/ Won Sul Hyun
https://www.instagram.com/wendelldalit/ Wendell Dalit
https://www.instagram.com/dbleich/ Dave Bleich
https://www.instagram.com/_scottwatanabe_/ Scott Watanabe
https://www.instagram.com/yoursconditionally/ Jeannie Lee
https://www.instagram.com/afternwn/ Sooyeon Lee
https://www.instagram.com/repeccas/ Rebecca Shieh
https://www.krisanka.com/work/atvs Kris Anka
https://www.instagram.com/ninjayuhki/ Yuhki Demers
https://www.instagram.com/zacretz Zac Retz
https://www.instagram.com/yashar.kassai Yashar Kassai
https://www.instagram.com/robhruppel/ Robh Ruppel
https://www.instagram.com/lingy000/ Yun Ling
https://x.com/pixelpchan Peter Chan
https://www.instagram.com/limbolo49/ Neil Ross
https://www.instagram.com/heavypoly/ Vaughan Ling
https://www.instagram.com/mingjuechen/ Mingjue Helen Chen
https://www.instagram.com/galaxyspeaking/ Marion Bordeyne
https://twitter.com/Chuwenjie Kat Tsai
https://www.instagram.com/charleshiltonart/ Charles Hilton
https://www.instagram.com/celinekim218/ Celine Kim
https://www.instagram.com/amithompson_h/ Amy Thompson
https://www.instagram.com/thechristopherwright Christopher Wright
https://www.instagram.com/amithompson_h/ Ami Thompson

Technical information resources:
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/109/0005335485
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/06/the-directors-of-kpop-demon-hunters-take-us-backstage-of-their-netflix-sony-showstopper/
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/the-directors-of-kpop-demon-hunters-discuss-the-unexpected-challenges-of-making-an-animated-k-pop-film-247998.html
https://www.thepopverse.com/movies-kpop-demon-hunters-sony-pictures-animation-netflix-relationship
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/kpop-demon-hunters-sony-netflix-sequel-talks-1236353972/

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