Adam Savage Tours The Expanse's Practical Effects Shop!

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[@YippeePlopFork]

The Expanse is stunning in every regard; the storylines, the acting, the visuals… To someone who usually hates TV it was really weird to be so enthralled and so hooked, right from the first episode. Fantastic show!

[@theferalmaker]

The Expanse is gorgeous - I love everything about it and having you Adam guiding us through the set is just awesome! Thanks for that!

[@bzqp2]

7:56 I like how in the screenplay it would just be two words, like " *gets shot* " and suddenly these guys have 2 weeks of work more on their heads. xd

[@peterpain6625]

And then a scene like the "meteor beheading" is the result of it. That's one that stayed with me ... First time i watched it i was like "W t f!?! Nooo they didn't!?!?" ;) Came out of nowhere and was completely seamless...

[@angmordagnithil7127]

@@peterpain6625 That scene was incredible. The word 'shocking' is often overused to the point of meaninglessness these days, but that was a true shocking moment.

[@peterpain6625]

@@angmordagnithil7127 Especially since they propped up the guy as one of the mayor character and then he just gets it. No warning. Completely hooked since then. Will miss Miller though :/

[@gmonte00]

I was a bit shocked when I was watching The Expanse and I found Adam in a spaceship about to crush out of nowhere

[@uncannyvalley2350]

When was that?

[@uncannyvalley2350]

Nmind found it, weird that I missed it

[@gateauxq4604]

He pulled a reverse Superman for his disguise

[@tmmartinesq.6216]

@@uncannyvalley2350 Season 2 Finale Caliban's War Atboghast incident

[@BernardManansala]

14:54 Adam trying his best not to run off with that torch.

[@thetraveller1246]

Bernie Was just about to comment the same thing 😉

[@tested]

Tim actually gave him one!

[@kellimshaver]

@@tested Ah, as soon as the guy said he had boxes of them I thought "Yep, we're going to see one in the nerd cave soon."

[@pixiniarts]

Love that Méliès T-Shirt it's perfect for someone in practical effects!

[@pixiniarts]

@ilovevegies2 One of the earliest, 'A Trip to the Moon' was around 1902 and moving pictures were invented around 1890. You can watch the whole film here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn25dJuIi8uNbZY I like to chuck music on in the background. Finding music to go along with silent films is highly enjoyable, try Queen, Smashing Pumpkins or Moondog... You might like to watch Die Nibelungen, Metropolis and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

[@xmark101]

@ilovevegies2 That movie was amazing! Unfortunately Edison stole it and the creator never saw a penny for it.

[@gunnaryoung]

Adam, thank you for differentiating between special effects and visual effects! I don't think enough people understand the difference.

[@catfish552]

No great surprise really, people don't even understand what CGI is.

[@scottmantooth8785]

*they're not true nerds or geek then...and as such need to be shunned as the pariah they truly are*

[@gunnaryoung]

@@catfish552, they know enough to complain about it. And think they know what they're talking about.

[@RFC3514]

As Tim mentions at the end, nearly all practical effects have a "layer" of visual effects on top (keying, rig removal, etc.), so these days "special effects" tends to be used to describe that combination, whereas "visual effects" means 100% CGI and "practical effects" means 100% on-set.

[@davidrobie6693]

For over forty years, I've done live theater. Mostly opera. Building things that actually work in real life seems to me to be the quintessence of "props". Watching people actually appreciate the artistry that goes into 3 seconds onstage or a fraction of a second in a film truly warms my heart. Thank you!

[@tweetyericsson]

'Took it to class and passed out of heat exhaustion' - A true nerd.

[@sporluck]

I just love how the whole Maker Movement is so inclusive, and all over. Many of the professionals are very much open to talking to non-professionals, and often with some amazing exchange of information.

[@ReyArteb]

your onto something captivating with these Shop/Backstage tour videos. these will be the historical/technology documentary's of our time... thank you!

[@PantsuMann]

I really hope that The Expanse crew will release a massive behind the scenes with Adam. I am so grateful that you are doing this, especially since you are a prop builder yourself. Love these episodes!

[@VeraTR909]

Apart from the one day builds, these are my favorite tested videos, so interesting :)

[@BBBoy990]

Adam is such an excellent interviewer, since "Mythbusters" was a microcosm of what these shows are putting out on screen, he pretty much knows exactly what questions to ask. You can see how stoked he is.

[@RFC3514]

1:20 - Nice of you to focus the camera on the lathe in the background, which is obviously the real star of the practical effects workshop. :P

[@SerpentDrago]

Got to love Savage in his natural place Geeking out over Practical effects ! Looks like you had a blast ! Need more content like this !

[@SyntheticFuture]

Best zero G in any movie or show ever. Great job with that stuff!

[@dragonlordpatrol5]

wow dude those torches are truly works of art

[@nathantron]

Adam, could you also do a piece on their recycling of used props or destroyed items. I would love to see how the industry handles the aftermath, not just the prep.

[@wesselscreations]

It is almost all garbage. Goes right into a bin. Most specially built props and effects are owned by the show. So they go into storage if they were expensive, or a set sale at the end of a season, or the garbage bin. The industry is pretty wasteful, though there has been a shift in the last couple years. But when it comes down to it, it is almost always cheaper to throw something away, than store it.

[@copcuffs9973]

@@wesselscreations 👍ask anyone who rents a storage unit. Really what's worth it when you can replace it @ the thrift shop?

[@synthocado6736]

Tim's a really cool guy! You can just see the fun in both of their eyes

[@xmark101]

Can confirm, Tim is a cool guy :)

[@griffinwolf5704]

I love watching Adam learn from some other experts, usually when I watch tested I'm learning from Adam a bit, so it's especially nice to see how he experiences what's kinda like being on the other side of that experience.

[@FigmentsMade]

I love seeing all the behind-the-scenes practical effects magic!

[@peterpain6625]

Thanks for sharing. Love how the Expanse combines hand crafted practical stuff with similar amazing cgi.

[@howardwilliams2587]

The creativity of the human mind never ceases to amaze! Thanks for sharing ...

[@tekspec]

I love this so much! MORE EXPANSE CONTENT PLEASE! Thanks so much .... wonderful work as usual!

[@scottmantooth8785]

*i would spend soooo many hours (if not days) in this shop just making things...having the proper equipment and materials makes all the difference...and of course the know how to make such projects a reality*

[@JamesRPatrick]

That zero g scene was one of my favorite scenes of the whole series.

[@zeerob9516]

Yessss more Expanse content! Thank you for featuring them again

[@codelicious6590]

I bet that robot hes talkin about is the one that busts into Fred's quarters to take the protomolecule sample. That thing is a work of art; such a short scene but it almost seems to have an attitude.

[@JosephPAbate]

you have made me love this show and its crew to a much deeper level, thank you for what you do

[@shotforshot5983]

I kept my sister's old electric wheelchair just because it has so many possibilities! Love the propane torch!

[@williamcutting5224]

I like that hes rockin a Melies shirt. Credit where credits due annat.

[@spookmineer]

Epic T-shirt for someone in this branch!

[@crusherj3535]

Cant wait for season 5.

[@larsmurdochkalsta8808]

11:20 I was super hyped to have spotted how they did that while watching the show

[@DS03000]

As a theatrical props designer who wants to transition into film and tv, I love videos like this showing how similar but slightly different our jobs are

[@watchthe1369]

Claws for digging into the reactor, wow, cool stuff.

[@ianh1504]

Of all the expanse content adam did i think i like this one the most, because his background with ILM, he basically had this guy's job and the passion and knowledge comes through

[@jagardina]

Wow, the day just started and I'm already smarter than when I got up. I love this educational stuff.

[@RedBattalion9000]

Modern days, factory worker use machining center with CGI3D-model for metal carving work. But here is little bit nostalgia.

[@VeraTR909]

Those torches are super neat!

[@tested]

Tim actually gave Adam one!

[@davidsharp9166]

0710 Adams shopping list grows again

[@gratefuldoge8598]

I loved the show Reign! Very fun to follow.

[@CFDEngCo3]

4:35 Editing mistake?

[@willtoulan]

yeah totally

[@fooschnickens]

Or something came into frame that's still under wraps for season 5 and can't be shown yet.

[@buddyclem7328]

@@fooschnickens I think that's the right answer!

[@CFDEngCo3]

@@fooschnickens I think they would've found some different B-roll rather then showing B-roll that would be shown, with context, later on in the video.

[@willtoulan]

@@CFDEngCo3 agreed. It may have been a last minute thing.

[@TheTwick]

Damn! I could watch this kind of stuff all day long! I worked doing set building and as a stagehand for a community play group that did big musicals every year. Much more fun than my day job. ;-)

[@dubyas1989]

Those torches are brilliant.

[@davidsfloridafuturefactory2452]

So cool!!!! Thanks for sharing

[@salvagemonster3612]

Boy is Tim a ball of fire!

[@coreylarochelle6853]

I would love to see you guys make a show together perfect chemistry

[@bar04z]

Right? They totally had that over-excited-Adam, gently-correcting-Jamie energy :)

[@smokemadbuds991]

I came here, thinking i've been rightfully ignoring a channel I thought I outgrew, in anticipation of unsubscribing, and was drawn in yet again. I just cant quit you Adam lol

[@kaceesavage]

Very cool! Watching this makes me want to build props for some sort of production, how do I find somewhere to do this near me?

[@matthewwilliamsracing]

Great video, thank you. Very interesting.

[@spacecowboy1438]

I see 'The Expanse' in the title I click and like. I see 'practical effects' I get my notes. 🙏

[@rolfreich8052]

DAMN, those are some thick drills in the background 1:46 Btw, I am not sure if the guy who made the torches passed away or simply changed workplace.

[@BernardManansala]

04:35 I guess the producers of the show told Test you can not show that footage on KZbin.

[@captainzero1]

Bernie there is another comment where one of the Tested producers clarified that they just made an editing mistake.

[@permeus2nd]

12:30 i have a smaller version of them, claws for holding joints of meat as you move them or cut them up.

[@cerberus4730]

I actually just finished season 2 i really liked ur cameo

[@williegillie5712]

Could tell Adam was in his element while visiting that place.

[@robgreen1948]

Adam, I'd love to see you building such a Torch!!! :-)

[@tharsgaard663]

NExt One Day Build - Adam making magnetic holders ? :)

[@WonkoTheSaneUK]

Or claws

[@MrSabram07]

This is the job I dreamed of as like a teenager and I'm now in my '50s

[@Daxx219]

3:27 that category is missing on p***hub i think

[@turkosicsaba]

No, I think I saw some there made by the British Broadcasting Corporation.

[@drigorobot]

BDT goes in to BDH

[@phantomx2603]

This is my job. and I love it.

[@joseeeavilaaa9822]

Te miró desde Argentina

[@haywardhaunter2620]

Am I mishearing "zero temp aluminum" or does it go by another name? My searches aren't coming up with useful links for more information on that stuff.

[@grantwilkins2203]

Hello, i was interested as well so i looked through the comments and found this description from Number2. who ever he is thanks. Number2 - 3 months ago I was thinking the same thing so I did some searching. I think it is actually called O tempered aluminum (the letter 'O', not zero). Basically means "dead soft" metalpress.onlinemetals.com/o-temper-aluminum/

[@ajaxracing]

Thats the scene where Adam gets spaced lol

[@zani5665]

Wonder when yall will shoot/release the rest of the tour from Adam's home office so we can see the rest of the film/ life goodies he's got hidden away?

[@JustAPakistaniGamer]

7:30 Ima beltalowdas call them theengs mag clamps, when we build out in zero-g we usa the mag clamps to hold the steel to weld

[@JiffyBiff]

Very cool... wish I could tour this place, not far from me.

[@Core610]

Awesome video.

[@kennysmomcs]

Very cool shop.👍🏻👍🏻they are actually not to far from where I live ..

[@Sembazuru]

Those claw reminded me of Kari Byron's bear claws that she used to shred the plane's skin on the duct-tape plane episode. I wonder if she still has them, or if they stayed at M5?

[@ELPlop]

The face with a bottle in the eye on Tim's shirt, please help find that film. I forgot where I saw that one before.

[@captainzero1]

El Monty Pythonist it’s called “A Trip to the Moon” (Le Voyage Dans la Lun). It was the first science fiction film and was one of the earliest films to use animated special effects. It’s available right here on KZbin.

[@JanetWilliams01]

Informative

[@gorgonzola86]

I want to go to there

[@kennysmomcs]

Adam would love to see some of your seiko modded watches in a video also great choice on the omega speedmaster moon watch they do also make a dark side of the moon one...

[@RocketCityGardener]

Wonder if Tim got into special effects to be free of the 9-5 grind and PC LOAD LETTER errors on the copier.

[@espalier]

It was the TPS reports

[@maudglazbrooke1287]

As far as I can tell it was so he could have an excuse for the 55 gallon drum of ky in his living room.

[@DarlingtonFarm]

I have that same monarch 10ee lathe

[@ravixof159]

I want that Baldor buffer in the back

[@itsagundam79]

What kind of aluminum is that? Did he say zero temp aluminum? Where can you buy it?

[@Number-tf7ce]

I was thinking the same thing so I did some searching. I think it is actually called O tempered aluminum (the letter 'O', not zero). Basically means "dead soft" metalpress.onlinemetals.com/o-temper-aluminum/

[@captainzero1]

Number2 thank you for this I formation! I appreciate it greatly. Looking for zero temp aluminum gets you nothing.

[@grantwilkins2203]

Number2 thanks for that information, i copied and pasted to a comment above as well so someone else now knows.

[@gratefuldoge8598]

Go behind the scenes with Sesame Street!

[@Marbh13]

Woo is that an Elbow t-shirt?

[@TonyDAnnunzio]

5:25 he's talking about breaking bad

[@daveghahn290]

what happened to sam maconowik(sp?)

[@shoemakerleve9]

Nice

[@alanknuth1671]

What are those table magnets called?

[@KG4JYS]

Ugh.. ASK THEM WHEN THE NEXT SEASON COMES OUT. OMG the wait has been unbearable!

[@WonkoTheSaneUK]

Season 5 only finished shooting a week or so ago.

[@PrograError]

wait for end year... it should be done by then... tho with the COVID-19 crap, it might cause some delays if it goes crazy...

[@watchthe1369]

Peaches/Mia? doing the head into the bulkhead/ maintenance door scene in the Behemoth.

[@MuhammadDaudkhanTV100]

Cool 😎👍👌❤️

[@DeputatKaktus]

Am I weird for immediately taking a closer look at the camera settings around the 5:10 mark? 😅

[@chuckfarrell6265]

Looks like a UH-60 seat at 4:06

[@CaffeinePanda]

Now we know who that teeter-totter was used to carry off :(

[@KellyConcepts]

There's tools *you* dont know about? Wtf 🤨

[@jerjer626]

Its always weird how that pops up. I saw those 15 years ago, but Adam can pull something out ive never seen.

[@tessakelly6061]

crazy huh?

[@grahamk3708]

😂😂

[@10ksubs0videos6]

You've got a an awesome channel @batcitydesigns

[@randomrangoon5476]

You guys should use some of that wd-40 that I'm sure you have on that squeaky door

[@vladizt5943]

RIP Arboghast

[@tijsb1]

Hey Adam did you ever work with contemporary circus? Asking as a professional circus artist myself

[@twitte0king]

no body is commentiong on the out of focus intro and the floaty adam when you talk about the equipment in the shop?

[@skepticalbadger]

Yes they are, Tested included. Read more carefully.

[@gritnix]

Better watch that logo....Mass Transit is gonna come after you for stealing their "T". :)

[@Bakamoichigei]

I'm _constantly_ having to correct people who don't know the difference between special effects and visual effects...