Blender used at VFX studio

[@jimmysgameclips]

"This is where our deliveries come through" *shows nazi plane* That threw me the hell off until the clay view transition

[@M4XC4V413R4]

@Loren It is indeed

[@alby_alby]

wtf moment

[@mrwealthyhobo]

I thought I was trippin'

[@thrillaspirit]

Same here lol

[@angryITGuy]

GameSnippets_Jimmy haha.. i think the editing was deliberate...

[@feynstein1004]

A small step for Blender, a giant leap for the VFX industry :P

[@jzno]

Feynstein 100 ...it‘s exactly vice versa.

[@kmo475]

The other way around

[@louis8935]

You feel bothered

[@PeterJansen]

Hilarious how backwards that is.

[@solaris5303]

Not really. It's pretty meaningless for Blender itself, but it's a giant leap for the few studios left using 3DS Max. Studios using Maya don't really care, though.

[@thomasberard805]

I love how Andrew gets distracted by the nerf gun and the blender sicker 😂

[@whendricso]

Gotta have some fun on his trip!

[@mareck6946]

It's all about Priorities! :P

[@soproparmvfx6269]

He didn’t even put it back. He left it on the couch. Smh

[@xXEmilXx100]

He was acting so strange btw.

[@Maya_Myuy]

I think he was high as fuck

[@maxzabarka8255]

How did you get so many humans to look so realistic?

[@karenk.8671]

_

[@SheeplessNW6]

I dunno, some of them looked a bit low poly.

[@maxzabarka8255]

@@SheeplessNW6 yeah I agree, the textures were also a bit off

[@imninyirsoldbulymeples9321]

nah, i've only been using blender for 1 day now, i can make better than that

[@simonjack0071]

By downloading the texture from polygon website.

[@tattoobillboard3149]

Watching Andrew moving around, and meeting everyone nowadays, is a far leap, from old Andrew with the corner space, of a bed room. So proud, had to wipe a little tear

[@admiralhyperspace0015]

I can make a donut in blender. Should I send my resume? Edit: Sarcasm battle in replies.

[@sagarpalresha7624]

Na man I think you are overqualified for them...

[@johntysingh3617]

You deserve a lot better job don't join them

[@lukas_g243]

If you want underpaid I guess go for it

[@theternal]

Bro you should work in Marvel Studios not in that

[@RahulMishra-nh5qe]

Yes you can be our CEO and if that's not enough we will give your our 99 % shares Deal ?

[@fahimjaowadsam2436]

Andrew Price. You really mean a lot. Thanks for those donuts man. I finally found happiness.

[@ruttolomeo1987]

Still trying to extrude that mug handle but yes, thank you Andrew! Pretty awesome fella!

[@arishermawan2922]

But the grass and rock assensials are very expensive

[@ryandick7264]

(Don’t get those as a beginner)

[@RufusVenture]

mr arish I get how ppl think they are, but they arent though, considering the time and effort they save and the relatively small community that uses them. Oh and you did know that theres a ‘hidden option’ not to buy them?

[@Murika]

Indeed!

[@seed3803]

Andrew has one of the best personalities. He can be funny, serious, smart, and a business man whenever he wants! Amazing!

[@seed3803]

@Alvare Gomez LOOOOL

[@johnnydwicked]

and he looks like a young Tom Cruise. :)

[@seed3803]

@@johnnydwicked I'm not gonna disagree on that!!

[@peterjessiman7005]

@@johnnydwicked except around 4 ft taller

[@seed3803]

@@peterjessiman7005 He's tall??

[@WizardGamer360]

The humans are rendered with such attention to detail. It really shows how far blender has come. The composition and shaders look scaringly realistic. I like the fact that they shown blender software in such a blender render. I give it a 10/10.

[@yskuzi]

Lets talk about the elephant in the room

Yeah, they missed the opportunity 😀

[@yskuzi]

@ i was hoping someone said that

[@deoxal7947]

The jet with a swastika?

[@infinitenex8165]

@@deoxal7947 its from a show they worked on

[@deoxal7947]

@@infinitenex8165 But is that the elephant in the room, they were referring to?

[@ericchengtv3506]

0:30 - Bro I thought those Nazi planes were real before the compositing transitions

[@yash1152]

yeah, samme

[@wyattb3138]

Same

[@Zyrane]

Every time i see someone using Blender in production it puts a smile on my face

[@paparuch7913]

0:46 behind the dude "kurwa", "kurwa mać", "spierdalaj", "skurwysyn" and so on, all of these are polish swear words

[@blenderguru]

bahaha. Now I wanna hear the backstory to that.

[@ArroyoPl]

There's also 'I love you' and 'hello' :P

[@mariuszpocztowski9565]

Haha thanks I didn’t notice it

[@Nakamura65]

Netflix Witcher VFX work confirmed!

[@Sithhy]

@@markoalex8819 Wrong country, man

[@Nugcon]

0:30 Got us in the first half ngl

[@Jakub-ru8ej]

1:17 - what a sweatshop! I would never want to work in space like that.

[@akshaytati]

Why

[@D-J-Q]

1:43 I can't stop looking at that donut box.

[@activemotionpictures]

Thank you soooo much for this interview, Mr. Price! This is a great opportunity to meet such fantastic studio! Thanks for the upload!

[@grandmage1925]

Damn I did not know Man In The High Castle used Blender for VFX. Insane!

[@YousufMohammed98]

Love Andrew's face of pure bewilderment at 2:58 😂

[@mostafaalghalibi162]

Loool 😂

[@CeretPenyok]

Thank you for your dedication for Blender.

[@d0ntreply]

2:05 could a office look more depressing, all squeezed into that small room like sardines in a can.

[@fadhil4008]

Bruh that guy in the back is even standing and doesn't even get a chair 😂

[@SmoothJaZzFusion]

slavery

[@overnightclassic2]

Most VFX companies are in los angeles and it's not cheap or easy to move. So when they expand they just cram more people in until they burst at the seams.

[@Armaterion]

It looks like a nice company but the offices are kinda killing it for me... I think you shouldn't have more than 4 people in one office of that size and there should be windows they can open in it

[@halnineooo136]

I guess they're in Australia or New Zealand. Here in France there are regulations on minimal surfaces per employee in offices. It's like 6 sqm/ pax in open spaces I believe and 11 sqm for a two desk office.

[@cooler2000]

@@halnineooo136 says Los Angeles at the beginning of the video lol

[@janisandersons4892]

Was thinking exactly this. It's crazy that people are crammed into spaces like that and not even have windows, it's sad and border-line insulting. Any VFX artists watching this could be potentially turned off VFX work route, I know I would be.

[@tristan6509]

@@janisandersons4892 sunlight can be pretty distracting though, especially if it glares on your monitor. Sealed rooms do kind of make it so that the lighting conditions are always the same.

[@hemantkokate5768]

Such a good news for Blender Artists!!

[@austineberhart8535]

Honestly, Blender should be using this guy as their poster boy for the company. I would be surprised if they were able to find a person who is 1.) Extremely knowledgeable on the software 2.) Enthusiastic about new features and releases 3.) Charismatic as fuck

[@kubiz198]

0:46 - I guess somebody from Poland works there ;)

[@steelwix]

Incredible to see big companies making such a good job with a free software. Making me love Blender and confident on it so much more. Great video with a great mood.

[@TheGabrielMoon]

I love Silicon Valley. I kind glad to see Blender used in the show and make a perfect sense.

[@valenciasainz]

Only Andrew would walk in a studio for educational content casually in shorts.

[@minhaj_khan]

1:00 "Oh no" His spidey sense kicks in before the dart falls

[@mindfake_5587]

1:31 When you got the job and your new boss is showing you around. He looks so happy :D

[@UxiaBanos]

A company that does your laundry = life goals

[@Mobin92]

How does that actually work? For me that's kind of a private thing. E.g. I wouldn't want my coworkers to see my underwear and such.

[@kameleongreen]

A company that does your laundry probably expects you to be putting enough hours in that you can't do it at home. Buyers beware.

[@educate3d]

Google does it

[@SheeplessNW6]

@@educate3d yeah, but google wants to know everything about you, even the state of your underwear.

[@educate3d]

BoredInNW6 lol. That’s true. My friend works there he says their environment is very slave friendly lol

[@domasinkujur258]

Its just surprising that how hundreds of people can be on the same page and create a masterpiece

[@mr_budo]

Need a VFX tutorial in blender

[@corbanfinn4373]

Kenan Proffitt is the guy.

[@mr_budo]

@@corbanfinn4373Kenan haven't uploaded anything for about a year now.

[@corbanfinn4373]

That is true, however he has a motion tracking one that will work for anything, really. But I agree, (on your first comment) Andrew should do a blender VFX tut.

[@nibblrrr7124]

*CG Matter / Default Cube* has excellent tutorials (fast & slow) on camera/motion tracking, projection painting & compositing. *Ian Hubert* works in VFX & does a lot of practical 3D modelling for background scenery with camera projections & hacks. *Darkfall* has lots on VFX, but I have only seen a couple. Also *CG Geek.* Plus, when Blender's compositor gets too annoying, *TJFREE* has a good intro to Natron (Nuke-like compositor). Also, Olive for video editing (which is even less Blender's forté... ^^).

[@Gormadt]

@@nibblrrr7124 Thank you for posting those channels. I only new of Ian Hubert, and I can't wait to check out all of them.

[@Mekose]

"So, this is the bull pen; this is where the magic happens. This is the break room where we do everyone's laundry and the magic happens. Now, this is the club house; where y'know, the magic happens."

[@funaybunay]

this was published on my birthday. Mark my words, you will have yourself an incredible animator soon. just give me time to learn the program!

[@Fourgees_4GS]

I really like these bts videos of various companies and how they operate. More videos like these, please! A more in-depth discussion would’ve been good too. Like the pipeline for how they get stuff sent between blender and compositors, how they accomplish 3d tracking, etc.

[@zebilanimation8256]

Something exciting to see in the studyo using the Blender

[@UncleFeedle]

I would hate working in small, closely-packed rooms like that. Too much like university.

[@andresschwartz6975]

Yes, they have a great business but they don't invest in some more big rooms :P

[@g60force]

my claustrophobia would tell me to bring a chainsaw to work XD

[@D-J-Q]

Only fat people complain about medium-sized rooms.

[@dragos5640]

@@D-J-Q Whatever you say boomer

[@vineethandrews8325]

Bro idk u maybe from developed country but if I get this much facilities in india it's more than enough

[@marshall_mma]

I couldn't help but feel the resemblance to Michael showing his Dunder Mifflin office

[@retler9828]

*Guy: I don't use blender, it's for hobby! Not for serious works.* *Andrew: **0:23*

[@_stanfx]

0:47 Those polish swear words on the board xD

[@jonathan2260]

Fun to see an actual studio and people in the middle of production work using Blender. This video seems a bit short, however. Will there be another more lengthy video where you interview in more detail? I'm hoping so as they seem to be sitting down at the end to do just that.

[@kameleon234]

Unrelated to video topic but as a Polish person myself - all my attention in the beginning of the video went to the whiteboard scribbles and words :D

[@tendamolesta]

It seems like one of the saddest places to work ever, they seem closed in a windowless basement, where people live in half a square meter. The boss must have visited those offices only one more time in his life. Considering the laundry service, it must be a place where they always make you work longer hours than expected. I will send my resume immediately, I love these cramped basements without light, they remind me when I used to work in a sulfur mine. Ah ... the old days ... But ... if they use blender then, they can draw a window and get some sun there too ...

[@BlazevicJosip]

Exactly!

[@staysharp_productions]

I know exactly what that guy was think when he moved the elephant. "Just please go away" lol

[@IWTBFOY]

LOL yeah I would be like him if I have a very tight deadline

[@labscience8271]

Andrew seems like a very humble and funny guy. I like him

[@AllemandInstable]

to be honest my favorite videos from your channel are the interviews and other documentary stuff

[@philwhite1897]

even they do your laundry, their offices looks are like caves! What you would do if someone farted and you don't have a window to open up

[@jasonloader8149]

I don’t think I’ve seen such a uniformly depressing place of work. Overcrowded, badly lit windowless shoeboxes - lifeless.

[@LtdJorge]

No windows because sunlight affects your monitor. They are doing color correction, which would be impossible with reflections and glare. Pretty sure the non-work rooms have windows.

[@JoaoSilva22222]

@@LtdJorge not everyone does color correction in that room, a well calibrated monitor and color charts can make it. Definitely very depressing.

[@rb847]

Use a shotcut for deleting the fart.

[@overnightclassic2]

@@jasonloader8149 VFX companies are usually MUCH darker than that. That studio is relatively well lit despite not having windows. It is however way too crammed which is pretty normal considering they were a small company and expanded a lot.

[@gamingneeded1902]

I am not suprised blender is used in pro VFX, it has gotten to the point where it is as good or better than leading programs in the industry.

[@FLATRONOTTO]

lol

[@gamingneeded1902]

@@AliasA1 i agree that big old studios wont switch to blender, but i am not surprised new studios are using it, and not because it is free. As for the support there is always the community for small and medium problems, as far as big problems go blender devs might want to help studios or you can look for professionals. I downloaded Houdini but i never got into it since i cant find the time, but it is a program i will learn one day.

[@educate3d]

Better than leading programs is a huge misuse of wording

[@gamingneeded1902]

@@educate3d wanna explain. I am genuinely asking

[@educate3d]

Gaming Needed ok. Blender is not better then leading vfx softwares. Being able to do multiple things is one thing, but doing them better then they are done in other leading softwares is another thing entirely.

[@stevo2t11]

''In here we just have some gaming PC's", "So whats in the rig?" Oh just two Titan Zs that's some gaming PC lmao

[@Riley_Christian]

I only have 4 Titan Xps. Its enough to run gta 4 1080p pretty decently I guess

[@jorge69696]

A titan z is a 5 year old card. A 1080 has the same performance.

[@Riley_Christian]

@@jorge69696 thats true. Its closer to a 1080ti which is more than enough to run most any game full graphics. I have a 1080ti ftw3 and it does not disappoint. One card is a little above average as far as gaming goes

[@jascrandom9855]

Now Blender is about to be adopted by a Japanese Animation (Khara,inc.) Studio that is making a Evangelion movie.

[@harkhesse]

Did not expect a swastika that sudden and early in the video.

[@sdach3sach167]

Hark nice profile pic ugh

[@SteveErnst117]

Me scrolling through my feed: oh look, a blender guru video about blender at a vfx studio. Wait, that's Brian! That's where I work! Lol I started working at barnstorm after this video was filmed. It's been fun.

[@navilmisai8271]

Haha. So now that you have been hired, the updated vacancy is reduced to 2-3 from 3-4. 🙄😥

[@mihailazar2487]

Andrew Price is such a joyful lad

[@Sharkistas]

Love that Peter at Corridor Digital is a big blenderer too

[@generuffalo4374]

@1:29 that dude has a WOODEN TRAIN WHISTLE on his desk. Shows that someone who is into digital non-tangible stuff still has an appreciation for something handcrafted out of something real (Like WOOD)

[@giovannyarce]

Visited their studios a few years ago, nice and very inspiring people.

[@newflightvideos]

I CANNOT BELIEVE you did a video on Barnstorm! My favorite VFX company! I'm also using Blender for my freelance company... it's taking off!

[@barnstormvfx124]

Your FAVORITE vfx company? Wow! :D

[@newflightvideos]

@@barnstormvfx124 Yes! Check your email, I sent you guys something ;)

[@JackLe1127]

2:09 Is that guy using blender WITHOUT key shortcuts???

[@PhilipModin]

What's the shortcut for that function?? (Mesh > Cleanup > Delete Loose)

[@GoGreenHeating]

SO AMAZING! Such a great video. Thank you so much.

[@AppleTomorrow]

You know the times have changed when the ad is longer than the video itself....

[@sinabayat3654]

Man. This motivates me

[@marcinnowysacz2955]

Everything what I'd like to know is why in 0:45 there is a polish curses on the board? 😂

[@SnazzieTV]

1:16 the environment looks so depressing.

[@gluttonium]

lmao

[@davidmella1174]

Looks prety calm

[@saurabhparate]

Still better than my office

[@sasnad3]

Truee

[@danddbandb]

Slightly beats the cupboard I use to work in. Nice and cuddly in there.

[@badoli1074]

Wow, those desks are tiny... I thought my space at the company was crammed, but this is quite another level.

[@nijatIbrahimli]

Very nice office inside video, thank you Blender Guru :)

[@memories4lifeHochzeitsvideo]

6 People working in a tiny room without any window.....looks like a dream job.

[@TheGaurav205]

Love blender guru always

[@swarnavsaikia4055]

That's some serious character rigging

[@karagosi]

Those donuts helped me a lot, i created simple animations and i uploaded them on my KZbin channel. Thank you so much Andrew.

[@FelixIakhos]

It is interesting to see how basic some workarounds can be, even in very high budget projects. An application like the cardboard elephant was used in Infinity War to indicate the height of where Thanos' face would be.

[@IAMDIMITRI]

0:59 He notices a thing falling behind him. Damn.

[@brotherluify]

Thanks for the Video. I hope you mentioned the Blender Development Fund. A company like this can contribute some money for Blender Development.

[@Joe-dy7bb]

It's mandatory for every employee to have at least 1 Family Guy figurine on their desk.

[@Nick-xc4fy]

That laundry service got me, such a great idea!

[@wildhearts9006]

AMAZING . I love to watch vfx studio vlogs

[@vikasp438]

His donut helped me a lot

[@3d_blunders]

If u are a beginner and want to learn blender i will recommend you CROSSMIND STUDIO utube channel... Literally its the best BEGINNER tutorial channel i ever seen (even better than blender guru😁) Alert : u will regret if u ignored my comment😁

[@MarinusMakesStuff]

It sounds like fun, but doing a job that is so consuming that I only have time to do my laundry over the weekends... Nah, I'd rather not. I had never expected that the team behind some visuals for the man in the high castle would be using blender! Nice inside view. It's one of my favorite shows.

[@n.e.145]

I just started figuring out blender. And I saw what amazing stuff you can do with it. So as a Layman: What can the professional software even more/better, that it is remarkable a studio uses blender too?

[@kryowake]

My favourite show used Blender? Love it even more

[@GameEssentialsTutorials]

This is an amazing video, with awesome information. What he said at the end is great news because I have been using blender since the first open source release, I can make just about anything.

[@ciaranpmryan]

Great to see Blender being used in a pipeline alongside Nuke and AE.

[@lizardltd]

Blender is starting to be famouse!

[@Dnps1360]

I really want to work there, it'd be like a dream come true, I'm applying this week for sure!

[@JoJo-wk4uu]

I just get motivated to use blender more after watching this video

[@-Rook-]

Very cool, that looks like a really great place to work.

[@senthorng8205]

I can’t believe entire building is real, probably VFX too.

[@Gredran]

Tbh, I wonder if they asked Andrew to come for a tour because they were like, "We started in Maya and it was cumbersome, so we switched to Houdini and EVERYONE LEARNED YOUR DOUGHNUT!" That story IS true that they started with other software before learning Blender was the best for their purposes.

[@glassXmoon]

I loved this! If you ever get the chance please do mores studio tours!

[@alpharigel5777]

Just another day in paradise !

[@Ramanantitus]

Wish a awesome future for blender & blender artists 😎😎😎

[@acqzuel]

that's a damn small working space

[@jMcWill781]

I would love to see more content from these folks.

[@TechCarnivore1]

I went from a smile at you shooting him to complete shock at 0:30. Hilarious stuff, I was like wtf is with the Nazi airplane hahahaha.

[@Riley_Christian]

It's from a show they work on

[@agentred8732]

What a clever commercial. Did they end up hiring anyone as a result of this great video?

[@BikerNic]

Very nice docu video there Andrew. I really like it.

[@keshavanand2431]

I am indian I use blender software. Very best software and look is very beautiful .

[@Snapnedit_827]

You are animater?

[@keshavanand2431]

@@Snapnedit_827 no I am modeler

[@Hankyuo]

That was awesome and so refreshing!! more please