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[@andrewtdyer]

Shoutout to Wren for figuring out how to make his crossbow a tax write off.

[@yam83]

It's called HBO Maxing.

[@mr_indie_fan]

Pros find a way to make everything a tax writeoff! Matpat gets to write off films, food and games that he uses for videos/live streams, as well as his house! (Since he works from home)

[@alexjustalexyt1144]

@@mr_indie_fan damn, didn't even think about that, now all his channels make sense

[@Just_A_Dude]

@@alexjustalexyt1144 Fourth channel: Car Theory or Kid Theory?

[@softnekogirl]

@@Just_A_Dude Watch him call it conspiracy theory lmao

[@Legionnaire726]

That shot through the tree was so sick, flew right past those branches!

[@461weavile]

That was amazing. I'm over here smiling like a fool.

[@visualstoryteller1014]

So good, that shot is usually done in cgi. It was a amazing shot

[@derAtze]

It reminded me of the shots that they got in the yes theory documentary about the pyramid in the middle of a jungle. They flew a fpv drone through the canopy, following monkeys as they swing from branch to branch. I've never seen a more impressive Shot in a documentary ever since Edit: typo

[@brandonbacordo1774]

It was immaculate

[@buffnipz]

@@461weavile I wonder if they could attach a baby to an arrow and launch the baby the baby for science

[@bhawesh111]

That shot through the tree was mind blowing.. imagine this type of shot in a movie in slow motion.. I'd love to see how creatively this could be used.

[@jakobleijnegard4621]

i thought about like lord of the rings/ any fantasy movie ever would be so fucking cool with these types of arrows

[@calebdume6557]

@@jakobleijnegard4621 My thoughts exactly man. When it went through the tree I thought of the scene in Mirkwood with Legolas and the dwarfs and how sick it could of looked there.

[@jeremybabajan1811]

Golf movie with realistic trajectories for the balls. Just don’t hit the greens.

[@MrLachapell]

Nah they'd CGI it

[@dhc2]

reminded me of a cod throwing knife kill cam

[@ChokyoDK]

That tree shot has to be one of the coolest shots Wren has been able to create in these videos.

[@odq1680]

I agree

[@patrickma9771]

Thought so too

[@CIubDuck]

I could literally imagine a shot like this being used in like Lord of the Rings or something. Extremely impressive

[@Tyler-yy5ds]

I love how Wren is so proud of himself for using a belt sander to thread that nut, followed immediately by him cutting off 90% of the rod anyway.

[@christianstoneroussesu4584]

Lmao so funny

[@HollyHowl]

NUT not screw 😄 it jived m,e every time he said screw

[@Idolhands360]

@@HollyHowl The correct terminology is a nut being threaded onto a bolt.

[@Nptsl]

😭that what im saying

[@JamMastaJew]

Why was a belt sander what he went for instead of like, just a cordless drill?

[@namboiii6480]

This is honestly the best ad campaign for the durability/longevity of a camera that I've ever seen

[@lp6702sv]

I was surprised to see a dedicated sponsored segment since the entire video is the best ad for one of these cameras.

[@FrostedMike]

Honestly now I want that camera. I have no use for it, but I still want one.

[@Icelandlover]

If you travel you will adore shooting in 360 and enjoying the videos on a VR headset. I had an original 360 One X for 4 years nd upgrated to the X3 for its ease of use with the screen.

[@evolicious]

@@Icelandlover eh, not great in a HMD tho due to the low FPS and the horizon stability. It's best for still pictures in the HMD though.

[@thebrokebuilder]

I always had this crazy idea of a medieval battlefield with an archer shooting an arrow through a crowd of fighters narrowly missing all of them except the target opponent. All from the arrows POV

[@DRAGONFLAIR2008]

Hmm interesting might steal that idea

[@evanbarnes9984]

The view of it falling gives me chills! I'm a paraglider pilot, and watching it fall is like a POV of my worst case scenario

[@cineblazer]

i gotta say this is probably the best advertisement Insta360 could possibly have asked for. A genuinely cool product being used for a genuinely cool usecase while also demonstrating the remarkable durability of the camera. Mad kudos, I would say I'm now about 3x more likely to buy one of these in the future. THIS is how you make a gosh-dang ad!

[@insta360]

20:45 Nick’s subtle headshake of disapproval gets me every time 🤣

[@hotsause911]

😂

[@YayHappens]

🤣 ...traumatized by memories of that drone retrieval.

[@jimtamim1708]

Your product really cool but i don't have enough money to buy it yet

[@ProjectKHI]

How do you feel about your product being launched forwards at high speeds

[@thebeast7590]

@@jimtamim1708 same but insta imo is leagues better than gopro

[@lcasouza]

You should encase the camera into a torpedo-like casing and have it blasting through the water. As the speed increases, the water vortex forming behind and around it would look sick.

[@CyanZone69]

YES

[@Jakeyisdead]

The one thing I hate about corridor is that I sit down and I'm like "okay sick a 20 minute video" and then a minute later it's over 😂

[@niekgroenewold1156]

It would be cool to film a medieval battle like this. Have an archer shoot it and then you get a view of the battlefield. You could even add (in post) that the camera goes inside someone when the arrow hits the target.

[@CodeNeonMC]

Big safety concerns shooting something like this anywhere in the direction that there are people

[@GoetiaTV]

Would be similar to that shootout scene in Three Kings… but could be done for 1/1000th of the $$$$$$

[@tbone121974]

Even so a medieval battle scene would be awesome.

[@txma.]

@@CodeNeonMC most large crowds in modern films are cgi, so it wouldn’t be that much of a concern

[@ovtirc]

Lmao I had the same idea and concern! Didn’t noticed your comment, hope they do it and measure the safety

[@erictzogas2580]

That last shot was unreal. The soaring past the branches the dramatic crash in the dirt. Chefs kiss. For you guys I’d use the arrow shot as a kill shot from the weapons POV. I think it would have to be done and incorporated in such a way as to make the entire sequence better as opposed just being a sick shot in stuck in there. You guys are gonna kill it either way.

[@atlev]

Yes! And you'd see the exit wound as it comes out the other side

[@mr_indie_fan]

I was going to say that to, but as you pointed out: as sick as it would be, the practicality comes to mind.

[@DruNature]

I really enjoyed the straight up one, holy crap It felt like I was really up that high and falling back down, so fun, like Vr!

[@maxximumb]

Shoot the crossbow bolt camera through a fake body's torso. Movies are looking to add more weird ways to ramp up the action. How much more intense would it be to watch the hero have to take out the final boss or monster and to follow the bolt/arrow through the enemy? Looking at the way the camera cuts out part of the arrow it might be worth comping in a CGI arrow so the viewer has a point of reference and can easily tell what they are looking at.

[@erictzogas2580]

Or a flying shot. Felt like superman taking off with the momentum it had.

[@dahlesa]

As a archer, this was terrifying to look when Wren was testing with different bolts. Also, after this that crossbow's lifespan was shorten quite a lot because it basically did dry fire each time when bolt jumped out of the guide groove.

[@92suzukigsx1100g]

I was worried about the limbs of the crossbow exploding in his face. Safety glasses would not have mattered much

[@ANameToGoBy]

Was gonna say, that kinda draw weight at 175 dry firing is a bit lethal to the crossbow. I too was worried about safety, especially when they were shooting in a public open field 😅. Kinda wished they just referred to an expert to be properly safe. Shots were cool, though.

[@MaxBrix]

He destroyed a camera case, tore a sheet, hurt a cactus, damaged a chair, ruined 3 pieces of threaded rod, put holes in grass in a public park, burned 1/2 gallon of gas, shortened the life of 4 car tires, and consumed oxygen, in addition to shortening the life of the crossbow.

[@craftyplayz_]

@@MaxBrix and here you are watching the video anyway

[@PoulouThmout13]

The ricochet on the dirt at 21:23 was really good. You should try really close to the ground shot. Like a star wars fighter chase 🚀

[@alZiiHardstylez]

Bro that was such a good idea.

[@bobbymelehes732]

I'm not sure what's worse. Eating a mouthful of dirt, or immediately washing it out with tons of LA hose water 😂

[@maxsmith8475]

Nah it’s cool LA water is like 20% xanax

[@novauyk]

That's a hard one 🤣

[@RedHair651]

mouthful of dirt any day

[@lokithecat7225]

Unless their dirt is full of Homeless people Piss and Shit, the dirt is probably safer... Given "LA" I'm not sure I'd want to bet on it either way, that courtyard would make a good Homeless encampment.

[@0860888080]

They debunked LA's bad water a few years ago. It's really not that bad.

[@MrMysteryman00]

Love that you guys aren’t only cgi experts but are also great at prop building and creating physical stuff in the workshop

[@MrMysteryman00]

14:36 is actually genius

[@snailwar]

@@A.F.1 not hard

[@KwakWack]

Exceptional joke mate. Wren is so good at creating physical stuff that he almost lost his eyes by breaking a few dozens arrows and camera cases.

[@TKOfromJohn]

The best visual effects artists use a combination of CGI and practical to make amazing effects

[@drsmith1231]

@@MrMysteryman00 Literally IQ over 3000 XD

[@MrLastfrench]

At 14:52 the video cutting to Wren using the dremel to cut the threaded rod after "screwing" the nut in had me rolling on the floor laughing.

[@Naggstek]

Tod from Tod's workshop really needs one of these cameras, totally stable camera shot even while it's flipping through the air! Getting a solid bit of metal for the shaft was the way to go, super stronk.

[@bradmichelbach6442]

The stabilised and remapped 360 footage done in post production is the coolest and most underappreciated element here! Excellent work

[@maxzzzie]

I assume the camera does the stabalising itself. I know the gopro max does it using it's gyroscope and accelerometer data. And the post production is just. Aim the shot. Looks cool but is not so much work.

[@krisptree]

yes the software does it automatically

[@MikkoRantalainen]

@@krisptree I wasn't expecting the gyroscope to be accurate enough with such a high acceleration forces.

[@dingomatic]

This was an excellent ad for Insta360. It was entertaining so I'm game

[@moriskehl5991]

they did it dirty you can see they have no idea how to edit 360

[@Mitch_Knott]

This should definitely be used as an arrow perspective shot during a large battle scene!

[@nzlemming]

Umm, perspective of what? That would have to be simulated anyway.

[@nzlemming]

@@Isa-154 Yes, I know, but what is the literal camera seeing? Not the battle scene, unless you're filming at a Ren Faire. The battle scene will be CGI and an arrow-cam won't see any of it. The camera won't be scanning/recording LIDAR, or have GPS installed (unless you sacrifice an iPhone for the shot) so you can't even use data about the shot to manipulate the CGI. You could use the quarrel-through-the-trees shot, but that won't give you the battle.

[@nzlemming]

@@Isa-154 I really wish this response was the norm on YT. Too often it descends into "UR WRONG LUZER!". Thanks for your response, Isa. Stay well.

[@charleswbullockii4132]

The bullet time shot thought the tree was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! Can't wait for a studio to utilized this method in a movie

[@angelarch5352]

I was so hoping you would shoot it directly through a tree-- and then you did-- so impressed! Looked totally amazing! :D

[@cineblazer]

The crossbow sales guy was super chill and helpful, give that dude a raise!

[@Mukazaki]

Major FAAAACTS

[@elliottjonch]

He let him draw a compound without an arrow, could've dried fired by accident, so nah

[@aliencommander632]

@@elliottjonch what's that? I'm sorry of this is a stupid question but can that hurt you?

[@aliencommander632]

@@HollyriousYT ohh, that sounds like an expensive and possibly dangerous mistake.

[@dadams106]

@@elliottjonch OR hear me out, the guy didn't give a stranger a loaded weapon capable of very much more damage than dry firing a crossbow

[@logix8969]

Only Wren could thread a bolt all the way down the rod and THEN shorten it xD Also the music in this episode was on point!

[@awandererfromys1680]

Order of Operations LOL

[@trevorcarlisle5447]

I'm 69th like, yay!

[@melvin3509]

exactly this is why I came to the comments Wren shortening after screwing xD

[@andrewliberacki2674]

It’s best practice to put a nut onto threaded material before cutting it. That way, backing the nut off afterwards will fix the threading at the end when it inevitably gets messed up from cutting it. Not the biggest deal with all-thread, but important for bolts because if you mess the thread up from cutting it then you can’t get a nut on at all.

[@karigisla]

@@andrewliberacki2674 but thats when you tilt the rod 45 degrees and spin it in circles on your fingertips while letting it kiss the belt that he used to screw on the nut

[@Twilight_Fury]

Offer the director of the House of the Dragon series to shoot such a crazy shot in one of the battles of the second season. It's going to be damn impressive.

[@Kazutoification]

Here are some ideas: Megaman, and it can be a practical shot from his blaster instead of CG. Football, and it can be used to show the different runs and plays of a team. Two crossbows firing at each other and having the arrows collide mid-air would be insane.

[@cudak888]

Wren, if you ever come back to this idea, consider integrating the camera at the back of the arrow to ensure the launching force is applied to the heaviest part of the projectile. Might be interesting to 3D print stabilizing vanes around it, if possible.

[@pixels_per_inch]

Actually, attaching the camera in the centre of the arrow would be the better option. If it's at the back it would cause an imbalance and tilt down.

[@princecharon]

Would be tricky, but it also sounds like something that I'd like to see.

Or use a trebuchet... ;-)

[@princessepingouin]

@ at this point i want to see a camera lauched by a siege engine yes. Do it Corridor

[@nzlemming]

Or...learn how to fletch an unthreaded steel rod. I would have considered pouring resin down the shaft, but I don't think it would have had the rigidity to prevent flexing. But hollow quarrels were never going to survive. There's a reason for streamlining the head...

[@chugisan6847]

The last "through the tree" shot is honestly so cool. There's no other way it could be pulled so well 😄

[@TheNextDecade]

I think a easy but effective shot would be to mesh this with a hero landing, or a character reveal shot. Something about the initial arc shot looked so tuned for something like this. Also, dude, LA hose water? The fruit might have been safer without it ahaha!

[@_B.C_]

Fpv superhero landing would look awesome.

[@mustafagani1816]

For movies: a sick shot of an arrow frying through a narrow hole. Th part of the arrow that is not captured by the camera can be edited in later. The last shot was so amazing (with the sound effects, of course, it's just much better) it looked like something out of a movie. You should use this in a robot hood movie or something

[@theharmonizer2670]

I can picture this being used for some sort of war scene. Imagine people getting fired at with arrows, but it’s in the arrows’ perspective.

[@Ghost_4576]

or a snipe from a distance, killing the army commander

[@Saimeren]

Dude, Nick is the best. I always love seeing him get some screen time. It's few and far between these days, but it's always a treat when he shows up.

[@philipbloom]

I agree, Nick is a gem.

[@jakekayden4061]

@@philipbloom oh, hi!

[@michaelgraham605]

im in love with both the tree shot and the second shot. you could easily see that as a nice shot of an arrow into an army would be beautiful. great job

[@danieldvora3637]

So glad to see another classic Wren engineering, 360 cam, and one wheels!

[@skywardly]

Okay I have an idea. The utility of this build is really, really interesting. I'd love to see it fired through some things that make best use of it--like through fire, or fireworks, or rain. Maybe exploding dry paint as well could be super cool!

[@nzlemming]

Now, that would be epic.

[@AJLikesCats]

Wow, timing and firing a crossbow shot through an exploding firework would be so cool

[@atlas_19]

That's a sick idea.

[@DanielVCOliveira]

Fireworks win the idea competition

[@orderlyhippo1569]

What if you tied a rope to it and the other side to a pole. Then fired the crossbow around the pole while something cool happened in the middle. Multiple perspectives of something happening in the middle

[@hazonku]

Nick's genuine excitement at not having to climb another tree to save a camera. 😂

[@KapyBarra41]

My first thought seeing this after seeing wren in "Titan mode" I could see this in a scene where an archer on a wall was shooting an arrow or bolt at a colossal titan and the titan catches it and throws it right back and and through the archer and then embedding in a wall behind him. Having most of that caught in camera would be awesome and being able to juice it up with a cg shot of the bolt going through the archer would be pretty sweet

[@Michal_Kosakowski]

First Corridor video I ever saw was Wren shooting 360 cam with a bow. About 7-8 years ago. I loved it so much, that you have became my most watched YT channel. Nice to come back full circle to where it all started for me, but with a fresh twist. I think I want a crossbow now. Lol.

[@pekuja]

That’s a pretty amazing endorsement for the durability of the camera. I was fully expecting it to break.

[@SimonClark]

Oh my days that final shot was phenomenal!

[@zeroblackenz344]

it would be awesome if u guys used the shots from this into a video. for example a story about a person who managed to get the super jump abilities of a grasshopper but at the same time that person shrunk.

[@TeaSquiffy2]

Okay, that shot through the tree was beautiful

[@SpaceMachina]

That tree shot (21:15) was awesome! And the sound design was just *chef's kiss*🤌✨

[@MatriarchBritarnya]

I assume Corridor has perhaps hundreds of hours working with live weapons and is so good with weapon safety, but I gotta show Wren appreciation for his trigger discipline with the crossbow around 2:40

[@feffy380]

And then they fire a crossbow in the air in what looks like a public park...

[@XylessBrawl]

@@feffy380 I assume they had another person out in the aimed-at area giving them all-clears before they fire.

[@SpaaacceCore]

@@XylessBrawl Eyeballing an all clear? For a barely tested weapon that's proven to be unpredictable? Yeah...I don't know if that's enough...

[@victorro8760]

Looked to me like he was pointing it at his balls. You could call it a different kind of safety.

[@RiZeNCOBRA]

@@SpaaacceCore It isn't like they had an explosive attached to it. It's a crossbow bolt with a metal rod inside of it and a camera on the end. It isn't like it's going to fly 3 miles in a direction. You can definitely go 100 yards down field and give an ok. Plus if you looked, it didn't appear that there was another person in that park aside from them.

[@The.accurate.angels]

17:59 when you find wren in public

[@ilanmatmon8252]

How fast it can go? Maybe you can have a drag race between a car and the camera.

[@kencoffman7145]

Oh man! Really glad no one got hurt on this one. I've actually been hit by a bent aluminum arrow, luckily I wasn't hurt. Personally I would have gone down in draw weight to keep the arrows intact. ALSO, watch a few videos on arrow accidents, they'll terrify you.

[@astroturd]

I love Corridor but this was reckless. Should've done this including the testing at a gun range or some other place where there's practically zero chance of hitting anything. Crossbows are fucking dangerous, in the same league with firearms. If the camera tip snaps off from the rest of the bolt (as happened during their testing) the rest of the bolt can fly very far and/or in unexpected directions. Not sure about law in the US or California but in my country if you pull something like this off somewhere other than the middle of nowhere you'd likely get arrested.

[@scatdawg1]

Pretty crazy no one here realised these crossbows are literally made to shoot though you...

[@xxsolxx23]

@@astroturd yeah, this wasn't the best thought out video. 175 is way too much, I get the idea is cool, but as you say, it was reckless and frankly dangerous.

[@NihongoWakannai]

@@astroturd for real, It seems like so often you see americans treating anything that isn't a firearm as if it's just a harmless children's toy

[@RisingBboyNeXuS]

I was waiting for something to happen where they shot above the fence/border in the backyard. Just as yourself, as an archer or others with shooting experience, I was worried that something would happen throughout the video.

[@Cortaal]

Genuinely so impressed with that camera surviving those shots and Wren's ingenuity for making it work out, especially after the results of the testing.

[@LilTachanka]

im more immpressed to the fact that this crossbow is more powerfull than a 22lr

[@vovk3763]

Had to rewatch that tree shot like 5 times WOW. Another great video from Wren as always!

[@minecakechase20]

Wren build videos are my favorite on the channel. Here's a bad idea for a cool shot, stand a little ways from some train tracks and fire it parallel to the tracks as the train passes. There should be a couple cool moments as it accelerates and travels farther up the train, and then slows down and the train passes it again

[@Kebab4Sale]

This shot would be awesome implemented in a large scale battle scene. To have a perspective of a cannon ball or a large rock slinged from a catapult

[@cyberwarrior8382]

I guess lord of the ring have some shots like this in a battle for Minas Tirith

[@Cossieuk]

Would love to see this used in a rain of arrows scene. Something like The Battle at Helms Deep when there is the massive rain of arrows. I know that was with bows but still it would look epic seeing all the arrows being fired from the middle the pack

[@kjamlin]

i was gonna say this. they also used it in the battle of the bastards and the battle of winterfell in Game of Thrones

[@brettcrarer]

I love these random videos outside of the norm of what you guys usually do. You have great people on the crew and to me it doesn’t matter what kind of content you put out, I’m gunna watch it. And as a casual viewer who doesn’t do cinematography (which I imagine a lot of your viewers are) I really enjoy these kind of videos. Hoping for more!

[@PissBreakSupervisorOle]

Lol Ren shooting the cans is so fun to see I love crossbows. They did say at the start these were going through armor and they were not exaggerating but there still just as awesome as they were back then

[@edoardoruini199]

This video is both the best advertisement insta360 could hope for, and yet, it never feels like watching an ad. The camera itself was tested in the experiment, so i didn't even realize i was watching the sponsor segment when wren started to describe it. That's how well incorporated it is.

[@superskater5972]

You could use that camera design to make a superhero first person jump. That would be pretty sick.

[@The8merp]

Yup like a Hulk jump all the way across a bridge or some buildings etc

[@jackguest145]

Or their old idea of an arrow flying over a battlefield

[@ZacharyNohea]

Loved the journey of this whole thing, it made the destination of the build even better.

[@FunnyCartoon101]

That last shot was nice

[@BIOSHOCKFOXX]

Through the tree shot was the best, it has that "going through the tunnel" type of thing. Hard to explain it, basically all the nice bright colors you get from the sun and the camera just passes them through, it looks like a dense forest, yet bright with green.

[@VVrendolyn]

These are the videos that introduced me to corridor. I still remember my first video was putting an arrow on a bow. Only thing is why didn't Wren cut the steel thread before putting on the nut. It wouldn't have required the nut tightener lol.

[@seanhampson4126]

Bounce shots off a mini trampoline would be sick!

[@allthingsfilm5171]

that shot through the tree was by far my favorite. It looked like a movie when the camera follows a bullet or in this case an arrow. Sort of reminded me of Avatar. I don't know why.

[@captainswoogety3200]

Started looking up medieval crossbows because of this, wooden crossbows could have had a draw weight of around 400 lbs max and the steel crossbows from the times was up to 1500. I can't say anything for reliability or how practical they were just very interesting that based on pure numbers alone they really outmatched the modern equivalents that are easily available.

[@robking6975]

Modern crossbows are much more efficient at delivering the load to the projectile. Lighter strings and bow arms reduce the inertia to overcome,. allowing more force to be delivered to the bolt.

[@jogadorjnc]

Iirc, they had to have way higher draw forces because they were way less efficient at converting that energy into velocity. So they had heavier draws, but didn't really have that much more power.

[@biggestouf]

Those are made for killing armored soldiers, this consumer crossbow is for boar I assume.

[@VIRTUEL]

@@jogadorjnc true, even with modern crossbow technology, they can only reach about half of the power of a longbow with the same poundage. so in this case, wren's 175 pounds crossbow would equal to about a 90 pound longbow in terms of range and power, mostly because of its shorter power stroke.

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

Now look up Carroballista or Onager ;)

[@McCool117]

Well I'd prefer it if the bow was in a better mood.

[@Beengus]

Elaborate

[@el_es]

@@Beengus It was cross, and it went r/woosh

[@Beengus]

@@el_es very funny redditor but just explain the joke

[@Beengus]

@@DingDingTheKZbinBuddy I have never heard anyone use cross as a word for angry though Thanks for explaining at least

[@aalumaru]

@@Beengus it's a very Bri'ish thing

[@iNotsuoh]

I feel like this would be amazing reference for arrow shots/anything similar for VFX artists working on movies. Being able to shoot an arrow and get perfect references for a battlefield or other practical sets would probably be very helpful.

[@brandonball5063]

Never thought that seeing Titan Wren would be so terrifying!!!

[@aPimpNamedSlickback4484]

As someone who has that exact same crossbow, watching Wren pull it back effortlessly with the pully system blew my mind Wren is a very strong boi, new respect for him

[@SirWrender]

I think it also helps that I'm tall haha! A friend struggled to pull it back because he wasn't tall enough to make it reach as easily as I can.

[@aPimpNamedSlickback4484]

@@SirWrender true, I’m 5,8 and I would basically have to T pose wile pulling the thing back to get it to load lol

[@aPimpNamedSlickback4484]

@@SirWrender oh wait! Now that I have your attention will we ever get to see an animator’s react to chainsaw man?? 🥺

[@thetalantonx]

@@SirWrender You seriously impressed me with not just the strength but the aim this shoot. As for what do to with this, how much foam can you put at the leading end? And how well padded can you make a stuntman's clothing? Is there any way to effectively create a kill cam, without, you know, killing anyone for real?

[@nzlemming]

@@thetalantonx With the weight of the camera, it would not be possible to aim that accurately, I think. Shooting through the tree was easy: start of flight, telescopic sight, minimum deviation. Also, don't shoot things at people, mmkay?

[@cekajstanideces]

The shot that starts from 19:55 is fantastic! It looks like being pulled back from a dimension!

[@rayyanhussain2759]

Like interstellar

[@NotBlaKe.]

@@rayyanhussain2759 you said it!

[@Exploring_With_Sean]

This is one of your best videos yet. I had an ear to ear grin during the entire video 🤣. Best one was through the tree. Now I need to buy an Insta360 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ayussshhh]

I love it when Wren tries out of the world thing and actually make it happen...🔥🔥

[@philipbloom]

That was bloody brilliant and ingenious; plus that last shot was fantastic. Congratulations 🎉 Plus, we need more Nick in videos.

[@justinrose9305]

You tend to see a lot of shots in movies following an arrow or bullet when the shot is extremely difficult or critical to make. You could do something similar practically (e.g., following the arrow the light a beacon, takeout a guard, break a rope, etc.). It would also be interesting to see the practical shot compared to a CGI version (wins, losses, learnings).

[@willyfresh]

This might be my favorite series. Figuring out how to use this practically will be a big challenge. I'm watchin'!

[@DDKolt]

Just the danger of shooting this past someone and having a 3 times slow mo fly by gives me chills. Can you imagine doing that with like a fight scene with the camera flying between two characters standing 15 feet apart?😮😮

[@SupahBurrito2113]

The first idea I had was that you could simulate a POV perspective of a bomb being dropped or a mortar being shot. Top tier content as always, fellas.

[@chadtopia]

that shot thro the tree was amazing

[@thedarkgeneral1783]

i love how like a good chunk of the video is playing with the new crossbow. :)

[@ksceltsfan]

Recreating the Odysseus shot through the 12 axe heads would be pretty sick, or maybe something sports related (ball in a goal, through a basketball hoop, or a quidditch ring, etc.)

[@philosopherofinfinite4558]

That is a MUST. Whatever they make next will be awesome. This could be used for tactical recon.

[@Barlakopofai]

My personal assumption was just that you'd need a crossbow with less power if it keeps snapping the bolts but I'm happy to see that there is an option for just brute forcing the high power one.

[@andrewburston9125]

I would of gone the other way gotten a more powerful crossbow and stuck some lead at the back off the bolt before puting in the all thread

[@ZombieRat8bit]

Reversing that last "through the tree"-shot would make for a sick Evil Dead shot. Evil just launching towards you through the trees!

[@kr1tikalh1t92]

This is why I love going to any hunting shop. You get to see all of the inventions that were constructed from the ground up with maximum precision.

[@devinraine8514]

I think for a way to make this into a production shot, would be to have a medieval crossbowman sieging a castle, and these are all shots of him taking out the defenders on the castle wall while running through a forest dodging archers/arrows/catapults from the castle.

[@RealAndySkibba]

Wrens videos are always awesome.

[@Beengus]

Wren's goated

[@dennissato320]

Amazing guys! That last shoot - The best ever!

[@dragade101]

The aluminium bolt that you tried looks to be thin walled tubing and you want solid rod / near solid tubing instead. If you go down the road of making a custom bolt, just thread a steel shank to an aluminium shank so you can balance the weight better. (One could use titanium but that’s costly and a hard to use material)

[@so1043]

I am sure it has been said before...but this guy's positive energy is infectious.

[@damien412o]

Instantly clicked when I saw another arrow-camera video. I love Wren and his engineering ways Edit: I also come from a hunting background and am well versed with crossbows and I was nervous. A lot could go wrong here lmao

[@willemsruben1]

Wow! The shot trough the trees is amazing!

[@OmarFW]

lol wren's look of bewilderment when it punched straight through the catching blanket like it was paper

[@volga1870]

What might be cool is seeing a "bullet time" sort of shot from the bullets perspective. Like first person from the bullet in the barrel being fired, traveling through obstacles and impacting whatever. Great concept here with the bow. It'll be exciting to see what you all come up with

[@maxximumb]

I like the bullet time idea. How about shooting the crossbow bolt camera through a fake body's torso. Movies are looking to add more weird ways to ramp up the action. How much more intense would it be to watch the hero have to take out the final boss or monster and to follow the bolt/arrow through the enemy? Looking at the way the camera cuts out part of the arrow it might be worth comping in a CGI arrow so the viewer has a point of reference and can easily tell what they are looking at.

[@volga1870]

@@maxximumb My thinking was bullet time is always shown externally, third person, following the bullet through space; what would bullet time look like from the bullets perspective? I like the idea of being able to see it go through objects or obstacles from the "inside" instead of a change of camera position. It would be cool to see an arrow blow through armor and stick in a target behind it

[@annabellathorne8553]

Maybe like Yondu's arrow (from Guardians of the Galaxy) where he is whistling and passing though the bodies or objects in a fight scene.

[@pcvsk8]

A cool idea that came up for an interesting use of this is the bolt POV as it flies all over a battlefield till it finally hits the target. Being a 360° camera you can get both the shooter, the battlefield from above, and the target getting struck all in a single continuous shot.

[@braydodo8197]

11:50 I love how Wren looks like doc brown here.

[@megaspooks3571]

Wren’s videos in 2022 have all been bangers 🙏

[@itzp]

So, it went in the air for 6 seconds : initial velocity is approx. 30 meters per second....max range = 90 meters approx (assuming g = 10) 19:43 to 19:49 used v = u + at range = u^2 sin (2 theta)/g...and for max range, sin 2 theta = 1 ie. theta = 45 deg or pi/4

[@ovtirc]

I’m imagining a medieval/fantasy (maybe lotr themed?) battle scene where the arrow 360 cam goes across the battlefield and we can focus on the intense action around it! If it’s safe enough tho. Hope you guys try this!

[@RoximRox]

This whole video was probably one of the best possible ads for this camera. You have my attention

[@natemorga]

Wrens videos are the only reason i watch this channel doing cool stuff like this.

[@yassinedjebbari4819]

That last shot was SICK !!!!!!! Incredible, so creative and fun !

[@Aragonsdick5170]

So awesome.. satisfying af too !🤯 😎