Captain Disillusion: World's Greatest Blenderer - Live at the Blender Conference 2018

Recorded at De Balie in Amsterdam on October 25th, 2018.
In this format-bending presentation, intergalactic VFX explainer Captain Disillusion recounts his journey from humble amateur superhero to best Blender artist of all time*.
It's a case study in using Blender as a versatile production tool in a comedy web series and a love letter to the Blender community. At the very least, it's an entertaining way to spend the better part of an hour.
*Allegedly.
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Creative Commons Credits:
Oscar Award Statue model - androgenius23 (Blendswap)
Photo of Ton Roosendaal - William Maanders (Wikimedia Commons)
Lightwave 3D screenshot - Bernhard Bazant

[@skefsongames]

Everyone compliments his blender skills but not many people are talking about how great of a performer he is

[@randomdude189]

Yes hes equally good at stand up comedy

[@thelogan4641]

I was surprised at how decent he is at singing too actually!

[@henriksundt7148]

@@thelogan4641 And music making!

[@shalow2]

@@henriksundt7148 Indeed!

[@chaotickreg7024]

Can we talk about how good the stage lighting is too?!

[@Corridor]

This is godlike. It sometimes may not feel like it when you’re toiling away on a shot at 4am, but you are reaching the pinnacle of what it means to be an artist and filmmaker. Thank you for the things you create, and don’t forget to take time to recharge!

[@zanGalant]

Corridor and Captain Disillusion collaboration when?!

[@sentrywar2582]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA DREAM TEAM DREAM TEAM COLLAB NOW

[@Mekose]

DREAM TEAM!!

[@DavidMulderOne]

Would make for one cool collab indeed :D

[@shawlenox]

He’s a very talented lecturer on top of being a great KZbinr. That’s awesome.

[@PrimusPicklebal]

Lets appreciate his efforts in painting his whole body skin toned instead of only the top half of his face

[@t-1productions152]

That's his intern, Alan...? They are definitely two separate people and not the same

[@darealrealrealjc4882]

Agent Chicken you sure?

[@Spandex08]

you stupid he doesn't paint the whole body, just the part we can see

[@PrimusPicklebal]

caterpillow um... no?

[@PonchiOFFICIAL]

caterpillow that time where you wooosh someone but you’re the one who’s supposed to be woooshed

[@NFSHeld]

Blender foundation invited him to give a talk. He immediately agreed, then sat down to write a list about all the things he hates about Blender, and wrote a plot of how to do a presentation that illustrates all of them.

[@some______guy]

This is a masterclass in how to give a talk

[@Xaminn]

Absolutely agree!

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

And he did it without a podium text screen. This guy got photographic memory.

[@sodiumchloride8273]

it was really cringe

[@BlaDeKke]

@@AwesomeBlackDude that a photographic memory is better then others is a myth.

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

@@BlaDeKke hey did I ever mention I was able to speak with Bob Baker Marionette? Bob did work for Dino De Laurentiis on the remake of King Kong, Steven Spielberg Close Encounters of the Third Kind special edition... I almost had an chance to speak with Rick Baker but the scheduling time was conflicted with a project he was working on... something to do with a pop artist making the first Mini Movie music zombie video for Primetime TV?

[@tommykarrick9130]

As an animator I really appreciate that subtle joke where “Blender Animation Studio” is a branch off of the depression hotline

[@frostoise]

And the Blender Daycare is inside Blacement

[@Pickelrye]

@@frostoise oh hell naw the children trapped in the hell room

[@samuelaugsburger4982]

_"I hate to do this, but, I have a Patreon"_ I love it, 10/10 plug

[@kruemmelbande5078]

"with blender there are no limitations" My ram: *softly* dont

[@No-cc1fq]

Me with decent hardeare Schooltime : no

[@beaskrishnas260]

@@No-cc1fq My mind- softly Boy don't you love burn your room from your pc

[@happysmash27]

I love RAM. Recently I added 96GB to my server/workstation, on top of my existing 24, and FINALLY, I am no longer running out. Adding more RAM truly does make the potential limitless, and I highly recommend it if you have a platform old enough (like mine, with processors and a motherboard from ~2011 for DDR3 ECC RAM) for the RAM to be cheap. One of the best purchases I've ever made.

[@UnwovenSleeve]

Captain D explains basic blender functions to experts for 40 minutes straight.

[@Scoin0]

and they loved it

[@thrownstair]

I see it as a roast.

[@alistairthomson8710]

Hey -is that you Captain Obvious? How's it going?

[@koalbent]

@@alistairthomson8710 hey -is that you didnt get the joke? hows it going?

[@p3tro]

Did you watch the whole thing? He was making fun of how easy his videos are the whole time 😂 check around 18:00

[@72josse]

His level of confidence is amazing

[@janci00019]

I think it is annoying. I do not dislike him, and i respect him for good videos that i watched many of. But i think this level of "confidence" is kinda unhealthy, offensive and close to moronic.

[@ARIGATOUIKKEIKE]

@@janci00019 Hmm, this is not meant to be offensive to a group of people and their sexuality, but you, sir, are gay.

[@gralha_]

@@janci00019 It's acting, not confidence. He's a professional actor

[@MaryJooWannaa]

@@janci00019 yeah it's just a prank bro...

[@destructyo]

@Haru Johnny you really have to be shockingly stupid not to realize that he's acting. what the fuck, dude

[@ODISeth]

“You’re rushing” “No I’m from Latvia” Best gag I’ve heard all month haha

[@breewaldenwomanizerforlife9341]

And its accurate too

[@Shinkajo]

I thought he was just joking but that's cool, I'm from the Baltic's too

[@nicolas.predella]

Living in Riga... the line second line came to my mind almost immediately, but i totally didn't expect to hear it out loud 😆

[@azure._.6882]

He went out at 37:03 and came back at 40:13 , meaning he had 3 minutes and 10 seconds for dressing up and doing makeup. That's damn impressive.

[@hi.2721]

Don’t break the forth wall (but yes that is very impressive)

[@ImTheBluestBird]

Electroveen Nah they’re not twins, it really is the same person doing everything.

[@mik3y448]

@@ImTheBluestBird you missed the joke

[@hafizkarla8719]

@@mik3y448 i'm new. but i found it very cringe when maybe older fan make a jokes about that

[@THEcucufate]

His whole body is silver so painting only the top half of his head to look like a real human is easy, that's why it went so fast...

[@moimaissurtelephone5188]

Can we talk about how this guy legit took the time to dress up as the Captain behind the scenes for the finale

[@TraitorFelon.14.3]

Obviously not :)

[@smixen6590]

I think it was a 3d model projecting over a wall

[@mu4784]

What dress up?

[@caterpillow]

what

[@TheArmyKnifeNut]

Or lets talk about the fact that he took the time to digitally edit the video he got from the conference before posting it on his channel to make his trip through the portal look cooler than him just running thru a curtain.

[@AABCDXX]

3:25 Alan gets electrocuted audience: *applauses*

[@tempname8263]

No, you silly head! They were applauding because Cap got electrocuted! Alan, on the other hand, was just an unfortunate victim.

[@amirakitty]

The most sadistic audience I’ve seen lol

[@decibelfilm]

*applauds

[@rahulsreekumar2562]

They are probably applauding because of their sync

[@t33th4n]

I sense ElectroBoom reference here

[@williamfaix3236]

It took me a depressingly long amount of time to figure out that they’re the same person

[@therandomraddish7281]

Its alan and captain disillusion

[@og_loud5712]

"to figure out" lmao

[@Klaux]

@@og_loud5712 wdym? Is there a mistake? I don't get it

[@lynnlo]

What do you mean?

[@williamfaix3236]

Both of the people are captain D

[@r.pizzamonkey7379]

When Captain D actually came out at the end I lost my shit. I was not expecting him to change costume that quickly.

[@purple-flowers]

Yeah it takes a lot of time for him to remove all that make up

[@sebastiangudino9377]

@@purple-flowers Haha nice

[@RedPillRachel]

I've been binge watching him for a week, and I just found this. By now, not only did I expect him to do that, but I would have been disappointed if he hadn't, because it would have been a continuity error, and he talks about those in his videos. He's amazing. He pre-recorded everything that happens on that screen, and he interacted with himself perfectly. He's brilliant.

[@keselekbakiak]

What costume?

[@lannyfce4786]

I love that he only did it for such a small bit. Literally a minute on stage

[@NinF37]

“But you didn’t save the user settings” OKAY I FEEL ATTACKED

[@coows]

Is saving the settings the same as setting them as the default settings? Sorry, I'm an idiot.

[@OmerSaleemArts]

same :D

[@doggo00]

@@coows no, if you exit the settings without clicking save, rip everything you changed

[@yakiforto6669]

@@doggo00 I feel like I need to point out that as of Blender 2.80 it autosaves user settings as soon as you change them. You know, like EVERY OTHER PROGRAM. Also, a good chunk of the issues he brought up are not so pronounced. Ex: They added actual icons for "Fake User" and descriptions of what all the buttons do, etc.

[@doggo00]

@@yakiforto6669 I am just explaining to this lad what used to happen and why he made that joke my dude

[@Nighthawkinlight]

I only learned about your channel a couple days ago and have shotgunned at least 20 videos.

[@Gartral]

i know right? I found him last week... holy his stuff is amazing!

[@zionmonker]

Found this channel yesterday and omg i needed this in my life. Very refreshing

[@TheRealFlenuan]

I'm doing that right now

[@bokocop5725]

*NightHawkInLight* eliminated *20 videos* with a shotgun

[@mrrasul6524]

I love the 666 and all seeing eye logo. Subtle.

[@heddevh]

He actually edited the curtain so it remained still when he went through the portal. A for both effort and execution.

[@oicmorez4129]

You know what the best part is? He didn't have to come out as Captain in the end, but he still did. I rewatch this video about once a year, and I always find more and more quality in it.

[@MarcusHiggs]

I know NOTHING about Blender and should be in bed sleeping, but just watched a 40-minute informative presentation with awesome story writing, a musical number, and special effects. How did Captain D NOT get a standing ovation for that at the end?!? Your creativity amazes me each time. Stay awesome Captain Disillusion!

[@meanie330]

Marcus Higgs lol same!

[@JanCiger]

It would take him heck a lot more time to animate all that crowd :)

[@HellYeahCorp]

Dutch crowd.

[@reyariass]

Same, you should watch his other presentations! They are the same quality and equally as entertaining!

[@alexisrafaelquinonez6902]

Same! I just couldn't stop watching this! I discover Captain D about like a month and a half ago, but damn! The quality content is just amazing! I wish the best to this channel, to keep growing and hit more than a million of suscribers!

[@zaraka2]

Holy crap, after hundreds of TED talks, conferences, all sorts of courses, university and what not.. This is probably the most amazing presentation I've ever seen. I'd pay to see this live.

[@lglg3541]

Excuse me. ! but What dolts you are, all of you! You work for development... now, what is blender price? ... free!!!! You people are insane! I have a suggestion. ..how to destroy the world?.We can build a car. just for free. computer just for free. TV just for free. couch just for free... and... Destroy the world ...

[@XxDemon23xX]

@@lglg3541 i dont quite understand what youre trying to say

[@TheReferrer72]

@@XxDemon23xX He thinks that having a free tool means it's taking money away from vendors like autodesk, What he does not understand is commercial software uses a lot of open source bits in it to make their tools better. Opensource creates this virtuous cycle.

[@Defiring]

@@lglg3541 I don't think you get it

[@ohno3622]

The fact that nobody laughed when he said "I'm starting to develop body issues in a room full of computer nerds!"

[@tomasgoes]

That hits deep.

[@THEcucufate]

Thats because nerds are pretty now, with the 2007 film 300 beards and man buns, and chizzled cum gutters who drink Maté and low calorie local brewery craft beer.

[@elianjaku9523]

@@tomasgoes that hits beep*

[@captaincaption]

Some people might be definitely giggled but I think that's it

[@bananya6020]

26:10 is the timestamp

[@Mental_Fortitude]

I have never seen a talk like this in my life! So much work involved, not to mention the skill, the incredible writing, the live acting with a prerecorded image, the comedy, the knowledge... I could go on and on. I’m just so impressed. You really are incredible, Alan, and it’s not going unnoticed.

[@MrSam1804]

you've sold me a blender and im not even a 3d artist.

[@dreamshareentertainment8581]

J WW and it’s free.

[@Anonimul007]

and that's a great price!

[@vallov4188]

And I don't even like smoothies/shakes!

[@malikfaisal416]

I have Blender on my laptop, but I never touch it. Everytime I open it, it's always intimidate me

[@Ze_eT]

@@malikfaisal416 It just stands there, menacingly...

[@grantwilliams630]

Your talks are insane. 10/10 every time.

[@Shubham-fk5oq]

And 10/10 wierd!!

[@travcollier]

The amount of work he must put into them is insane.

[@jameshskim]

I know I'm more than a year late... but! No standing ovation after that masterpiece of presentation?! I was on the edge of the seat for the whole time and jumped up clapping at the end! Captain, you outdid yourself. The crowd could not muster up the strength to stand because you left them breathless.

[@technicalsikh9261]

I never watch a movie twice, i am watching this presentation for the third freakin time.

[@HexagonalSun]

Captain you are an extremely skilled public speaker. Like seriously, pro level.

[@JUNO-69]

Like a white and silver Obama

[@AndrewMeyer]

That's some _insane_ production value for a conference presentation. Great job!

[@clray123]

Imagine if all conference presentations were required to be like that. 99% conferences would have to be cancelled outright.

[@hesido]

Complete with a catchy song. He really went overboard with this.

[@hjhiihjjhgguh]

he has an insane production quality for youtube as well, so it's not much of a surprise

[@quelorepario]

The production and the writing are impeccable as always. But to sync with a pre recorded video like that while timing your presentation seamlessly LIVE? That is really something else. Not even magicians using tech and screen can pull that trick as clean as he did.

[@fyiispy8014]

He has a clicker

[@jackdavenport5011]

It honestly gets to a point where you forget he’s talking to a recording and it just seems like two people talking. Absolutely brilliant skill

[@Zappr]

Just realized after my third time of watching that the person who said “bladies and blendermen” is the same actor that plays Holly

[@tgg1217]

only person who's 40 minute presentation for software ive never used i would watch

[@charliegnu]

You need to go watch Joel Spolsky's Excel presentation

[@davids7646]

Then use it now

[@jimmyostler8946]

Blender is amazing, it can do anything Literally

[@DanZhukovin]

Dude when you realize how much extra artistic power you get out of using a computer, rather than your bare hands, it's amazing. You can use it to make aesthetically pleasing effects on homework (floating text, for example), or just make cool art to build your list of people who know you. Lots of possibilities.

[@iluapJ]

@@DanZhukovin Dan, any tips on where to search for quick/easy tutorials on stuff like that to do for fun

[@GermanBriones]

I love how you just literally told to the blender team the odd things they need to fix about the software IN THEIR FACES and make it look funny even for them. That materials part was gold, I laughed really hard.

[@buckiez]

@Heath Sims they have

[@littlered6340]

@@buckiez that's amazing.

[@wege8409]

I love tech talks like this that feel like stand up comedy

[@lukasuhlenkamp9850]

Me for most of the presentation: wow, the Alan bodyswitch was a clever way of avoiding having to do the bodypaint at this conference! Me after he does a quick-change into the makeup and outfit in a little over 3 minutes: nevermind lol (P.S. I have personal experience in how difficult that quick-change was, as I had to smear a guy in metallic bodypaint for a production of Mary Poppins in a similar timeframe)

[@qiubihero6079]

"You are rushing!" "No i am from Latvia" This made my Latvian heart cry of joy!

[@pcapusso]

It's also an Andy Kaufman reference!

[@TheAngelsHaveThePhoneBox]

Now was he rushing or was he dragging?

[@sabouedcleek611]

@@TheAngelsHaveThePhoneBox "or are you going to be on mY TEMPO?"

[@RetroPlus]

Look out for flying chairs, captain!

[@alexey8140]

Popularization of Latvia, great work CD! Paldies и спасибо!)

[@zwerko]

1.1M subscribers!? I see, nothing has changed, this channel is still criminally undersubbed.

[@GhostLyricist]

1m is a lot for the topic. He'd have a lot more if he just sold out and did normie shit.

[@GanjaBro99]

Me: no 3d animating experience background, no interest in video editing and rendering 3d stuff Also me: watches the whole video without getting bored. Best presentation performance 10/10 ngl

[@Entropy67]

abouta get blender and sit there staring at it blankly now

[@torejohnsen7804]

The thing CaptainD does extremely well is understanding pacing of presentations, and to keep it as loose as possible without losing focus.. He's very good at that and should be credited much more for that particular skillset.

[@LukeHomay]

this guy is amazing! mind blown. And being just 4 months into blender this was a perfect treat.

[@dr_rick]

When I see the word "conference" I never expect it to be the greatest presentation I've ever seen in my entire life... Everyone should watch this.

[@Aezicoatl]

7:05 I love how the Blender Animation Studio came out of the Depression Support Hotline

[@phuc1547]

u h'gh?

[@BrightBlueJim]

@@phuc1547 So THAT's how you spell it.

[@amisner2k]

And the Blender Daycare is in the Blacement.

[@coows]

Is depression support just like tech support and daycare is a tutorial for beginners

[@TaranTatsuuchi]

The unused materials you wanted to keep are gone? F to pay respects.

[@bobiboulon]

If you didn't F to Fake User before, You're gona F to Pay Respect after.

[@jarofdelisauce2266]

@@bobiboulon I gotta use that

[@clavisjanes3927]

That may have very well been the most amazing live conference talk there ever was.

[@Ayurai]

This guy is not a simple youtuber.. this guy is true artist to the root.

[@Lambda_Ovine]

A real film maker and a talented entertainer.

[@milanstevic8424]

@@Lambda_Ovine man what a talent. I follow him for quite some time and this is awesome. and I'm not even interested in blender or vfx. AT ALL

[@RammusTheArmordillo]

This presentation is freaking flawless, the work with the video is impeccable and incredibly well timed, it's inventive, funny, I can't imagine how much work you put into it. Stellar job Captain!

[@RJrules64]

How is it flawless!? The portal didn't even work :(

[@playaspec]

If you haven't seen it already, he does a behind the scenes video, that goes over his one month production cycle. It looks like it's a full time job. So much work goes into it that you're not even aware of. It's truly impressive what for the most part, one guy does.

[@skt0456]

I'm 666 like

[@ehsan_kia]

Honestly, just like all his videos, there's orders of magnitudes more details than most people will understand. Thankfully at blendercon the people probably understand and appreciate the details more than most. He truly goes above and beyond, and respects the viewers time. He should definitely be invited to TED

[@DodaGarcia]

I could not believe my eyes when he actually did show up as Cap D at the end.

[@felipe_marra]

4 yars late, not a blender or 3D guy but bro what a performance

[@Pickelrye]

Yar's Revenge

[@Horny_Fruit_Flies]

I was smiling the whole 40 minutes watching this

[@AmirSaboury]

the amount of skill that goes into every second of it damn that was amazing

[@Dodo-rb4zf]

I can't watch a movie without losing my focus, checking phone and other stuff... Just watched this 40min video without blinking! Great job

[@Czeckie]

the ability to focus and our attention span have fallen victim to the internet use. We are not functioning properly when we are constantly fed information and content.

[@chessversarius2253]

@@Czeckie Oh there is a video about this topic by exurb1a.

[@mrk8336]

Did you search for this? No Are you a software designer? No Have you used blender before? No Did you enjoy this video and wanna try blender for fun? YES!

[@martysh1226]

Did I search for this? Yes Am I a software designer? Yes Have I used Blender before? Yes

[@Makyuka]

1.No 2.No 3.Yes

[@user-jd3gf5xw1x]

well the video was actually so good that I searched for this so...

[@ayushsharma7342]

Blender for fUN? You must be a masochist...

[@violenceisfun991]

I been a fan of CD for a while. Making stupid little videos has been a hobby of mine since i was a kid. I liked making models out of blu tac too, so i have blender on my computer and mess around with it most evenings I never knew that CD had made this video though, i normally don't watch anything over 10 minutes long cos i ain't got that kind of attention span

[@gazehound]

This is just a 41 minute long CD video. It's amazing.

[@robotslug]

This dudes charisma is fantastic. That mixed with his self aware cheesiness is very entertaining, all while hiding the fact you are being educated. Nice.

[@wobblysauce]

Just knows the right words to get the message across.

[@Sheridan2LT]

lol k weirdo

[@robotslug]

@@Sheridan2LT lol k, normie.

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

"No, I'm from Latvia" Nailed it. Now available on iTunes and google play........

[@npne1253]

I'm in Latvia.

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

@@npne1253 Then you speak Captain D's native language!

[@frostboi77]

I like how a Blender ad turned into a life story that turned into a music video. I like the performance either way!

[@deox4225]

That was AMAZING. Holy shit, I wish even 1% of conferences and congresses had a presentation like that.

[@ZackKo]

I legit just watched a 40 min presentation on blender, a program I haven't yet decided if I'm interested in learning, without realizing the video was longer than 20min long.

[@jamesbond8872]

Just did that, but without ever having heard what blender even was... one video lead to another that lead to this video. He’s a fun presenter.

[@kitsui007]

you're not alone XD

[@sarahprunierlaw9147]

I know it was 40+ but I don't even do this sort of work .

[@sarahmcclain9766]

You may not be a famous person but you inspire me alot. I've known about blender for a few months now and this video and your regular awesomeness has inspired me to finally get started learning animation. It has always been an intimidating subject to learn but I'm now ready to take my own journey. Thank you

[@whatdidijustmakeedits657]

>not famous

[@oualidrazzok]

"not famous"

[@BlackEagle352]

Not famous? Maybe not super famous, but..

[@gregor3234]

Damn how did you get this much likes in an hour?

[@sarahmcclain9766]

Because even though some of my friends don't know who he is. The Capitan is famous to millions

[@damdamfino]

Captain Disillusion public presentations are an EVENT! They’re all presentations I’d be excited to be in the audience for. The writing, the acting, the timing, the jokes, etc. So impressive. Is there anything you *cant* do?

[@Blemonade1]

I just got an ad saying "The future of blending". It was for blenders.

[@franciasii2435]

These people are making movies and I can't even extrude a cube.

[@2009heyhow]

@Katoki Now with 2.8 these buttons are on the screen now. So much more first/one day users will stay now.

[@BrightBlueJim]

NOBODY can extrude a cube. Honestly, I was a one-day user, and it was because none of the shortcuts made any sense at all. Now I realize, all I have to do is make a custom keyboard that can generate all of those shortcuts. There really ought to be a better way.

[@bokocop5725]

to extrude a cube in blender, you first of all boot up the blender software and just shut off your computer and learn easier things

[@teresashinkansen9402]

@Katoki kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZOlmKtmd6qoq6s

[@timparsons3565]

Blender Guru is still recovering from that burn.

[@pranaykumar6648]

Finally someone from blender community in comment section

[@markoalex8819]

yeah that hurt XD

[@rojesh5597]

Cap's presentation skills are unlike anything I have ever seen.

[@arpranmendoza3676]

Can't believe that this is almost 3 years ago. Time really flies.

[@Tymon0000]

Discovered Captain Disillusion and watched it all.

[@grimm850]

same here lol

[@RemiStorms]

Lol, yeah, I can't believe I didn't know this channel. As soon as I found out I watched them all. Now I can't wait for every new video. Thanks, Captn !!!! . You rock !!!

[@movecount]

33:53 "the feeling of enjoying a fresh blender scene" *deletes default cube like every other user out there when they start blender*

[@rowboat10]

heh

Thanks for explaining this joke, I didn't get it!

[@Hyperboid]

...and then adds another one... ...just to delete it again, and the cycle repeats...

[@Nobbie248]

@@Hyperboid 100% is what I do

[@konstantinotrembsky9966]

27:46 OMG. Haven't seen this one.This is hilarious. Sorry for giving you a hard time) I just can't stop laughing))

[@dicarlostrujillo]

ohh, so, can you explain the "error" blue ball?

[@konstantinotrembsky9966]

@@dicarlostrujillo some balls do change color during falling down.) Had to do it, because otherwise they wouldnt be so randomized in the beginning.

[@dicarlostrujillo]

@@konstantinotrembsky9966 Aha! so thats the reason, an honor to have the answer from the source, hoping to one day reach your quality, master!

[@amistrophy]

*racks pistol* you used blender right?

[@57thorns]

Lovely. So the perfect explanation was still not perfect. I suppose a few balls changing colour would be harder to spot than say half of them. Very well done!

[@mariam19554]

Had to watch this again... and again... it's just so creative and unbelievably inspirational to see how presentations and performances can be so much more fun if only people put some effort and care into them.

[@N00B283]

Couldn’t agree more I’ve seen all his presentations more than once now, it’s very aspiring

[@ValiantGarton]

I think I would be right in saying no amount of effort or care could equal this without a great deal of talent thrown in.

[@joaquinspandex7870]

Captain D has an incredible skill set, and he's an excellent entertainer. That's a winning combo.

[@travcollier]

Don't forget his pro-science/skepticism intellectual/ethical core. "Love with your heart, but for everything else use your head." Though, maybe there's connection. The Amazing Randi, Penn and Teller, ect. ect.

[@aldobernaltvbernal8745]

eyy bro

[@w0nrei]

i was like: "i dont gonna watch a 41 min video" 40 minutes later: "WITH BLENDER~"

[@David-zj2xy]

I download that shit so fast after this vid...

[@OLBICHL]

Wow it didn't even feel like 41 minutes... probably because Captain Disillusion added a friction-less condenser for a time-warp in his video... I expect no less from our Captain, but how the hell did he get his hands on a cradmum garnet to use with a high-pressured silicon as base for the conductor... and if you're thinking "Why the hell would you need a conductor? Just connect the condenser to the visual display and you're good to go!" ofc he'll need to protect the fragile electronics from excessive heat... caused from the time difference, you know, the wall of standby, motionless but gathering enormous heat... c'mon that's stuff you learn in the 3rd grade... anyway... so far I know, you won't find any cr-mum around this section of our galaxy, it's really rare... and don't get me started with the whole time-faze issue, like when he doesn't properly calibrate the video progress with the stamps on the condenser, that'll collapse the whole video and turn it into a fuzzy mess... either that or his ship blows up... but obviously he figured all that out already and took precautions, he's Captain Disillusion after all!

[@1987joey1987]

that was 41 minutes? shiit felt like 15 maybe hahah

[@davids7646]

Yeah i seriously didn't notice it was 40 min video until i read your comment. I guess times do fly

[@edugui99999]

I've never seen a guy so passionate about a software program

[@sloppyvic6971]

then you have a lot yet to discover

[@wege8409]

Default cube finally gets some lore

[@EmilMacko]

Legends say that this whole diss at 21:30 was the very thing that sparked the conception of Blender 2.8

[@rebelli65]

Emil Macko that would make sense

[@davidmacko6309]

You have the same last name as me XD

[@GraveUypo]

was it significantly improved? because i made the (what i often think might be a ) mistake of learning 3dsmax instead back in 2010. i mean, it's a great software, but... i can't afford to keep wasting money on a subscription sometimes i go the entire year without using. i just want something that is there whenever i need it, not one that kinda forces me to use it to make the cost worth it. this subscription model ruined every software suite. so fuck them. i want to move to open source.

[@mikeike4738]

@@GraveUypo 2.8 is infinitely easier to use and understand than previous versions. Give it a shot!

[@BlenderhilfeDe]

i dont think so.... because in 2.8 the material-management wasnt changed at all, stíll the same hassle :D :D

[@Versaucey]

I wonder how long it takes for you to make a video, the face paint, the editing, the props, etc. You're a one of a kind content creator and one the best on this platform.

[@FimbusPainting]

face paint?

[@kahil2482]

Versaucey in one of his old talks he said normally takes a month to make each video. From script to final product

[@AspectEXE]

What face paint? You tripping?

[@DrSid42]

Check H3 podcast with Alan, he spills most of Captain D's secrets. Video typically takes about a month to take, and small team.

[@mamupelu565]

you're everywhere

[@1Gengar]

It is an understatement to say that this guy is criminally underrated

[@dwadd7528]

I dont know how many times he rehearsed this speech. this is impressive act.

[@Theaumes]

Hahaha loved the presentation and the song at the end was sick!

[@laurensjvg]

Jij ook hier o/

[@OnionKnight541]

I teared up a bit and I don't even use Blender... CD is a god...

[@duck6872]

Das een lange tijd dat ik deze man voor het laatst zag.

[@nono-fg5iq]

If CD will release a .FLAC (or even .ogg is fine) of the song to patrons - Hell, I'm contributing whatever amount to be in the tier to get the song.

[@abdlhmdx]

You did all this and also made a song just for this conference of 35 people. Now that's dedication!

[@Czeckie]

and as the October's video

[@vidderpogs]

Not just for them, remember that this song is also for 1.1 million subscribers. But I dont question his dedication!

[@irenesantangelo]

It was also livestreamed

[@wo262]

despite being small, the room fits like 200 people

[@RustyyMann]

Was supposed to add this to my watch later and ended up watching the whole thing... What a performer

[@Zoey3013]

Wasn't going to watch this because is so long, accidentally clicked on it and stayed because of the amazing intro. Well done.

[@typin9978]

okay, I'm just gonna sit here and wach the first 5 minutes of this... Oh shit, it's already the end ?

[@Joseph-lg7yf]

Ye i was thinking the same thing

[@groobs]

I've rewatched it a couple times now this time specifically for the song... lol

[@fenixcruzado010]

I.k.r.

[@integza]

Most KZbinrs are awkward out of their room but you are a pro! I say this to everyone I know when I talk about youtube. Captain Disillusion is the best youtuber you'll ever see ! And now I'm beginning to learn that you're also a great performer! Thank you so much!

[@julianavar3836]

so much cringe tho XD worth it

[@wamborambo6308]

I agree with you that he's really good, but I highly recommend the KZbinr Exurb1a to you! His videos are fucking masterpieces every time!

[@dew9103]

This is by far the best presentation I have ever seen!

[@spyro440]

Every second of this guy on stage or in front of a camera is a gift for mankind.

[@clcsqueejy04]

The sarcastic and over-the-top egotism in this was absolutely hilarious. Great presentation!

[@steveoh9025]

I take it you're new here. ;) That's trademark CD style

[@clcsqueejy04]

@@steveoh9025 haha, nah, not new. Was just glad to see it so heavy in live conference presentation. Made for a very entertaining show despite me not knowing much at all about Blender or other digital workstations!

[@SammyFunShow]

All this time I thought you had a TEAM of people helping you. I need to reevaluate my life now.

[@BrightBlueJim]

Step one: put a limit on your KZbin watching time.

[@nahilismail9619]

@@BrightBlueJim ooof easier said than done lol

[@koloth5139]

@@nahilismail9619 It is all a matter of choice and what you want to accomplish in life. If you want to be successful at something you put it before everything else. Don't make it the focus of everything you do or you'll burn out. But if it is something that truly matters to you then it should take up the majority of your free time. And in truth it should be something you enjoy doing anyway. Find your passion then find a way to earn money doing it.

[@nahilismail9619]

@@koloth5139 thank you i needed that

[@hardcoretwm]

well, he got the Alan to do all work for him

[@JordanBeagle]

38:35 "No, I'm from Latvia" 😄

[@welcomestranger]

That's some serious commitment to the bit to get completely suited up as the Captain for just the last couple minutes on stage.

[@hinkadarkin5012]

"You're rushin' " "No,I'm from Latvia" :)))

[@ancillarysword964]

I almost fell from a chair :D

[@tanszism]

when was this?

[@sippy_cup5342]

@@tanszism circa 38:35 during the song

[@Mr.Whiskers]

Our band director uses a slightly different joke, saying "Don't be Russian!"

[@chekoopa]

The funniest part that it's true, he's born in Latvia, being of Armenian and Russian descent. So, I presume that Alan and CD still remember Russian. Я прав, Капитан?

[@forby_]

That curtain/portal work at 37:02 😉👏👏👏

[@Smokecall]

Either the stage has some top tier and responsive lighting setup or that flash was added in afterwards

[@Why_It]

Little disappointing that he didn't crop the top of the curtains though. Illusion broken, I guess portals will never be real. /s

[@andyknapp]

@walllable That was really funny. No wonder why he edited it for his video.

[@forby_]

@@Reelix Yeah, he went to enter the curtain looking for a seam, but ended up walking offstage instead really quick. It was still done well, but this along with the other edits and optimizations just really gave it the CD shine. He's such a pro and it shows.

[@YoutubePizzer]

was there really no editing of the footage?

[@alikingasipapaol921]

I could not believe the video was like 40 mins long it was just so captivating when it came to the end I was like "what?? It ended already??"

[@ScrubsIsee]

Respect for this whole performance - and especially for this Galton board thing. Absolutely brilliant ;-)! Thank you, CD.

[@dinospumoni663]

He's such a brilliant, brilliant performer. So well written and so well rehearsed.

[@DylanODonnell]

You don't do anything by halves do you? So impressive!

[@samlcyo2]

What about his make-up?

[@DylanODonnell]

Samuel Lavigne-Cloutier actually loled 😂

[@samlcyo2]

@@DylanODonnell Just watched the ending, and I gotta say, this was epic.

[@OptimusGPrime]

@@DylanODonnell ​ You 'Laugh-Out-Louded'?🤔

[@ishiharakanzo]

The only Half he did is his face silver painting...

[@lizardconJ]

Man. I can't believe i watched this whole 40 minute video without breaks. That's how captivating this channel is.

[@braedenlocascio9175]

Absolutely incredible, I just watched an entire 40 minute presentation on something and wasnt the least bit bored

[@Everfalling]

i was not expecting that musical number at the end and it was actually really good!

[@hankmmxviii2640]

Everfalling (

[@Cerise4697]

He can SING!!!

[@vrbsn]

"You're rushing!" "No I'm from Latvia!" Legend.

[@mdmimahdi9180]

The talent is spilling everywhere. I take my hat off, Captain! Bravo!!

[@randomrimrock]

I like the clever ways he did to bring Captain D to stage instead of Alan with the limitation of only 1 person at a time.