VFX Artists React to THE BOYS Bad & Great CGi 3

[@Delmora]

One thing I've always wanted to see you talk to is the people developing the software used by all the people you talk to. Who's actually making these leading edge tools?

[@churibman]

This would be really cool!

[@Delmora]

Here's some advice too. Make sure the things you want to talk about with them aren't under an NDA. Make sure they can talk general techniques. How much are they keeping the artists in mind when developing? I know some of these dudes explanations plus your guys ability to put the actual uses as visuals to them will hit.

[@Gyork_]

I hear you I like programming talks but THe thing is the guy would have to come up with a fully developed presentation for it to be remotely entertaining for the masses, a lot of factorization and functions basically a bunch of math.

[@Delmora]

@@Gyork_ I do recognize it would be difficult but there are some people out there that can talk about it well for a general audience and Corridor has the resources to find them and make it cool.

[@goatpepperherbaltea7895]

The other day I was wondering what it’s like to be a cg artist that gets hired by a place that uses in house software like how do they learn it?

[@ghst3116]

Please have this guy on more episodes. He really knows how to explain things in a simple but very educational way, yet still entertaining.

[@vario6492]

I like to think that guys like this one are pretty busy men

[@cable7152]

This guy a huge part of why the Boy's is so good, he clearly is a pro and never cuts corners, we need more of that in the industry.

[@vario6492]

I love how the show isn't pushed into giving one season each year. No. They're given as much time as they need. This needs to be more common, too. So many projects fail due to time crunches , holiday season releases, etc

[@nothanksfools]

He said he's paid well so we probably won't see more of it

[@MrGamelover23]

Then the industry will make less money because time is money. Unfortunately, infinite growth is more important than quality products.

[@cable7152]

@@MrGamelover23 unfortunately that's how they think, but a higher quality product makes more money

[@MrGamelover23]

@@cable7152 but it also costs more money.

[@Makabert.Abylon]

I would love to see a “practical effects artist” react series! Get some older gentlemen in and talk about how it was done before cgi

[@aleksbiteman5324]

Go check out their vid with Adam Savage. They discuss things like that. They've done a couple others that talk practical.

[@Makabert.Abylon]

@@aleksbiteman5324 yep seen it, very interesting 😄

[@globesurfer122]

Practical effects is a subset of visual effects... and they talk about practical effects all the time lol

[@MadMrMatter]

It's really cool listening to someone who knows what they're doing and has such a grasp on their Craft

[@sam8404]

I'd recommend checking out the other episodes of VFX/stunt reactions, all their guests are that way.

[@brennonbrunet6330]

Mastery is such a wonderful thing to watch

[@christianterrill3503]

This dude is a great teacher as well. Loves his craft and explaining the magic trick. Cool beans!

[@riparianlife97701]

I'm all giddy that he uses the same camera body as me: Sony A7iv.

[@lidla2008]

I know NOTHING about VFX, but I'm subbed because of this exact reason. It's one of the single most fascinating things you can do, listening to someone who is a master talk about what they do for a living.

[@Circaninesix]

This might be the best, most informative episode ever. Stephan Fleet giving his specific tips and secrets to achieving such great effects like they do on The Boys is so interesting to hear about.

[@ipraytovodka]

i respect the couple of legends they had on the show but i too felt like this dude was the most informative guest theyve had so far...i have a feeling this guy will go far and we are yet to see his best work...he just has such an organic grip on the work being done that it feels almost casual...and making something difficult look casual is a sign of greatness

[@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868]

The thing that always gets me with this show is how brutal the laser eyes are. Like, laser eyes are always depicted as a relatively tame power. Useful, yes, but seeing them just absolutely shred people, buildings, planes, is a completely different level. DC or marvel laser eyes would probably leave a mark on the plane, but wouldn't slice clean through like it does here and I kinda love it

[@janpavel1441]

something something Darkseid

[@DollyRanch]

Man of Steel laser beams cut through a kryptonian spaceship's hull and also a Metropolis skyscraper

[@sadchild9478]

@@DollyRanch yeah, I don’t know what this guys talking about lol. We’ve seen stuff like this happen before. Even I’m marvel, when iron man cut through a bunch of robots with lasers on his hands.

[@SigmaEpsilon]

The conversation about focus at the end was really cool and points to the importance of forward thinking because it gives you options.

[@ericfieldman]

Happy to have guessed the answer to that question early. Pretty much always easier to fuzz up something detailed than detail something fuzzed up

[@AngusM8]

The boys is such an amazing show and the cgi and vfx are so beautiful on the show, props to everyone who worked on it

[@Greed97]

Meanwhile prime has better cgi in their series than marvel

[@xxDxxism]

@@Greed97 not wrong lol

[@Marta1Buck]

Gruesome,but beautiful

[@iamnobody9001]

It’s not that great

[@jolane3591]

@@iamnobody9001 idk, its pretty awesome

[@UnwovenSleeve]

I love everything about The Boys so giving us this behind the scenes entertainment is SUPER appreciated

[@Safetyman99]

Such a great show and I'm glad we have the Corridor guys doing these breakdowns with the artists involved in the show.

[@one.2622]

Cringey

[@zelly4914]

I feel like this guy is just really good at what he does. From the planning and visualizing to final product, you can tell he gives 100% and loves it.

[@RaiOkami]

The point made by Niko around 16:10 is a good example of how understanding film is still crucial when doing higher level VFX work. It would have been easy to just comp that and pull the focus down through blurs and be done with it. But those little touches that still try to model what the camera (or our eyes in other cases) would see is what marries everything together. Props to The Boys for committing to the use of both practical and VFX.

[@shauryaawashti9472]

Seeing a horrified Wren never gets old

[@AndrewCheshire]

Wren just has great facial expressions.

[@shauryaawashti9472]

@@AndrewCheshire great personality too

[@allluckyseven]

Only beat by a horrified Clint.

[@Lukasaske]

@@allluckyseven "look at that neck! Heurgh!"

[@returntostrength]

This guy makes the boys so much better. His practices, and methods are perfect. He does everything he can to make the job of the vfx artists easier, and by that better because they have more reference, and time because they don’t have to research on their own

[@Ghost_in_the_Rain]

I love how A-Train killing Blue Hawk was literally just Kabal's fatality from MK11 😂

[@renslo689]

Yeah I wonder if someone plays MK and went let's "borrow" that idea haha

[@MfGreezy]

The way he gets so excited when the guest is explaining technical details. You can tell Wren lives for this stuff

[@Gooman130]

Wow I feel like this guy by far has given the most specific and in depth advice on how to make good visual effects, compose a scene, and direct a set for visual effects. Great episode, love The Boys!

[@CityPlannerPlaysChair]

All the work that goes into these shows aren't noticed....until something looks "off". Huge props to the VFX houses.

[@LiilYogurt]

that's the thing that sucks when people call out "bad cgi". A movie can have a hundred amazing cgi shots, but then as soon as one shot looks slightly bad, which most of the time isn't even the fault of the vfx artists, everyone starts talking about how bad the cgi is, completely ignoring every other shot. Black Panther is always the movie that comes to mind, most of that movie looks great, but there's that one horrible looking fight scene because the vfx artists were rushed, but I never hear people talk about the good cgi, only the one bad shot

[@ams914]

Small detail, but the choice to deliberately overexpose the "chest blast" was brilliant.

[@notforone]

True. I LOVE that scene.

[@JasonKing247]

One of the best VFX artist in this series. So insightful. This is the type of person when on set I'm like "yup, whatever he says"

[@Joe___R]

The Boys is definitely one of the best shows currently.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

You mean ever.

[@haveproblemz545]

@@Nekotaku_TV some parts of the plot is really lacking, especially with how each season ends. The endings is getting kind of repetitive.

[@Ebola-Kun]

@@haveproblemz545 nah disagree. Each seasons ends with you wanting to see more. Only part of the story that lagged a bit for me was when Kimiko’s brother showed up. That little arc was seemingly pointless to me

[@haveproblemz545]

@@Ebola-Kun it always ends with everything returning to the status quo, nothing really gets progressed and there aren’t many real consequences. But yes, the boys have top notch plot.

[@Ebola-Kun]

@@haveproblemz545 no real consequences? Not like the dozens of bodies piling up? ruined reputations? New people in power? Broken relationships? I don’t think anyone at all in the story is where they started mentally or physically

[@stevenbergom3415]

Back in the early 80s there was a show hosted by Leonard Nimoy called "Standby: Lights! Camera! Action!" In some ways your React series (and the other behind-the-scenes stuff you've done recently) is the spiritual successor to that show. I thank you very much for your effort. Which is why I've liked, subscribed and hit the bell :)

[@shoesncheese]

I loved that show and you're right.

[@Redfern42]

Loved that show, both for the subject matter and its host. 😃 Didn't it air on Nickelodeon? It covered a wide variety of subjects, not just optical effects, such as dialogue and accent coaching. Just as Corridor Crew is a spiritual successor to Lights! Camera! Action!, that show probably got made due to the interest in the various "behind the scene" specials that aired on network TV that covered the Star Wars films, ET, and other effects enhanced blockbusters.

[@kalexander9225]

There were also several Hollywood Stunts shows that this show gets their clips straight from - it’s genius really.

[@spinosaurusaegypticus8341]

rip leonard neemoy the goat

[@rycub3d]

man, the boys is so damn good. makes sense that such a well-spoken, intelligent artist is behind some of these effects. great episode, i'm never disappointed by corridor!

[@iankelsall25]

whether you like the boys or not, what you have to respect is the quality of the effects, and the obvious hard work that goes into them, they are movie quality and above.

[@Jokin_Jake]

My one problem with the A-Train scene is the physics of him stopping. The body A-Train is dragging should keep its momentum when he stops. Everything else in the shot is amazing tho 👍

[@Jokin_Jake]

@@OldManYellsAtClouds true It could be better for pacing.

[@timhorton8085]

Its part of A-Train's super power, he violates conservation of energy and momentum constantly. Its reasonable to assume that would carry over to things he's using his power on.

[@aviralmishra4090]

Speedsters fuck with inertia all the time

[@teodellorcio4590]

Since he was flipped on his back I assumed he flipped and slammed him and that killed the momentum’s

[@stupidmonkey089]

@@aviralmishra4090 Yeah, i was going to say this. There isn't a single speedster character that doesn't have magic momentum/inertia/force cancelling

[@saywotnow7597]

Interview With the Vampire - when Claudia cuts Letstat's cheeks is another great example of face cutting effect. It had some pretty cool effects in general for it's time

[@jmalmsten]

That cheek-cut made me remember an old lesson I learned from the behind the scenes materials of Paul Verhoeven's sci fi movies. I think it was the nail color change shot in Total Recall in particular. The lesson was that if you have the choice of adding an effect in shot or removing it from the start of the shot... Always opt for the latter. Because if you start with something painted out and then reveal the real footage with animatronics and prosthetics and practical effects during the shot, the audience won't be looking for the telltale signs of CGI until the CGI is already gone. Not entirely applicable to the cheek wound, as they did end up replacing the makeup wound anyways. But it is still one of my go to rules with CGI and compositing.

[@romanpivec7346]

Sheer amount of skill coming out of this mans mouth is breathtaking. One of my favourite guests ever!

[@BigManBojangles]

I’d like to see them react to the VFX from “The Orville”

[@garnth]

I would love this. The Orville has some amazing stuff, but I would also like to get their opinion on scale. For instance, the shots when the small run-abouts re-enter the ship, I always get the impression that the scale is way off ... it seems to make The Orville look much smaller in comparison to the size of the run-about.

[@BigManBojangles]

@@garnth Also. The new third season has definitely increased production value and I think the VFX are looking better than ever.

[@JasonKing247]

haha yes! It's so cheesy yet good! That show just runs at loose and fast speed. It really feels like old school Star Trek. Also, sup with Morpheus!?

[@robwhelehan]

Great mix of Bad and Great in the show

[@BigManBojangles]

@@robwhelehan yeah it definitely has its ups and downs.

[@christianterrill3503]

This dude was by far the best at explaining what he does. I'm legit learning things and bringing all these concepts together like I never have. Even after watching this for around 2 years. Cool beans!

[@KingKiloOfficial]

I love how at 15:19 , Wren asks a question and then after, at 15:25 he immediately focuses on the voices in his head or something. Aside from that, great vid'. The Boys is truly a masterpiece.

[@KillerTacos54]

I'm so glad you guys are doing more videos on this brilliant show! I am always beyond impressed by not only Stephan's breadth of knowledge about VFX, but also his ability to perfectly articulate everything into words. It really does take very special skill, passion and talent

[@maks886]

It took me far too long to notice that there is an actual train sound when A-train runs.

[@boredguy6970]

Man, I’d love to see how all the pre-vis for the show look like. Especially for that fight at Herogasm.

[@CIoneOutcast]

Stephan's explanations are so well and I would have no idea so much went in to some of these shots. His attention to detail is amazing and I'm glad you guys asked him so many questions.

[@L33tSkE3t]

I actually love when Nick is in videos, he seems super chill and reminds me of one of buddies.

[@MoeFokah]

Yea. I said just that.

[@Temporary_Name]

"Keep it grounded" In terms of how CGI and practical effects are used, right? Not the effect itself? Because I still have nightmares about that guy that can shrink himself. He was grounded TOO DEEP imo 😆

[@Mandogamez66]

I understood that reference

[@TheAkdzyn]

The comic is insane and the show did an amazing job of adapting it for TV. In my opinion, the CGi is actually better than most movies I've seen. Great show!

[@gjhoward]

Thank you Stephan for your stunning work on The Boys. This show is brutally awesome! You are truly a master of your craft.

[@The_Razielim]

Man, Stephan always does such an amazing job describing the planning steps he and his team go through to get these shots to work. It's just insane the amount of foresight necessary to pull some of this off.

[@dampierre99]

A-train dragging the body scene was so good, too bad it was a bit weird when he stops running and all that momentum just stops all of a sudden

[@lucaspsm125]

Yeah I agree that ended up taking me out of the moment in the end

[@blazenfate]

Well helps if u think about it as if, he's strong enough to stop all that momentum as well.. doesn't explain blue falcon stopping, o well it's magic lol

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

The way he accelerates, corners and brakes suggests it's the old "personal forcefield" going on. The same one that allows bricks to lift cars by the fenders, throw busses and all kinds of feats without tearing things apart or crunching them up when accelerating them. It's an old trope in the super comics and would explain how this speedster is able to do all these stunts.

[@wojakc7745]

@@blazenfate Ye Blue Falcons body is suped up but it would still go flying forward

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Yeah that was dumb.

[@1SueU]

Stephen Fleet is always such a treat, his breakdowns are so juicy!

[@iamsuraj5617]

Exactly...we need an episode like this

[@IantheDugan]

Man, The Boys VFX crew are simply just the best in the business

[@techsiastic]

You know it's a good day when Corridor Crew uploads a video....

[@sam8404]

For the most part they follow a schedule for their uploads (react episodes are uploaded every Saturday), that way you know which days are good or bad ahead of time.

[@Android480]

The whole show is just a class act. Love this guy.

[@TyStevens]

The transition from Wren rolling the dice to the title card *Chef's Kiss*

[@MagicScorpio]

Stephan explained everything so f’n well. One of the best VFX breakdowns IMO!

[@eezygange4kE]

didn't know this is what went in to making this scene really eye-opening and informative

[@lonewolf01gd54]

Keep up the good work guys!! I’ve learn a lot from you guys.

[@darviniusb]

All my respect for everyone involved in The Boys. It is inclusive, open minded, has everything in it, and is awesome written. This is how you make a modern show, for the aholes at Disney!

[@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868]

The political commentary is probably more intelligently written than the majority of the country can comprehend. Like it's so genius how it parodies political figures, strategies, and just the political landscape of today

[@GabeStrenke]

From watching these episodes with Stephan, I can definitely tell he's a huge part about why The Boys is so good. Also, 14:30 that'd be so much fun to be any of those guys doing the stunt.

[@winterfeld2458]

I would really enjoy an episode on the netflix show sandman. There are such cool particle sims and vfx to fit the dream like theme of the show.

[@KABOBkabob]

this is one of my favorite episodes ever. that explosion comp was so fuckin sick. blew my mind that there was wire work involved

[@Ervin-1190]

Such a good episode. He is so knowledgeable and gives such clear explanations.

[@itsmazyar3163]

what a great video. i love this because i learn something new everytime

[@conwarlock3537]

I'd love for you guys to have a look at the Prey movie from this year. It even has a scene of the Predator interacting with water, and I know how much you guys love water...

[@gie3973]

Hands down the boys has some of the best CGI on any TV show

[@ebtea1229]

i love watching these please don’t stop this one

[@christoffera.g.nielsen745]

Stephan and the boys are amazing. Hope you make more of these❤

[@crumblebee6728]

Thanks for recommending light and magic on Disney+ niko! Really great doc - speaking of Disney+ would love to see a break down of the new pinnochio! It’s fascinating

[@darkwizardmovies12]

I’d really like to see you guys take a look at the last fight in The Man From Nowhere. It has pretty awesome action and is a movie that needs more recognition

[@joeydienes5402]

Love love love the final trio of boys fight scene with the slightly increased speed of punches, all I ever wanted in supe films. Would be thrilled in Stephan & you boys talked about it.

[@IanMcCausland]

this was a great episode with real world practical advice for shooting and building VFX! AWESOME!

[@TTRPG-Baker-Family]

its very cool i love how we get to see into how stuff like this is made. the only problem i saw is the bullet looks to be a hollow point so it would have shattered on the first impact of the cement pillar. Ps im kinda a gun fanboy so i know how certain bullets would react to certain impacts

[@ChristianSandviknes]

I'd say some of the important things when it came to energy blasts in this case was momentum and mass

[@stawmp]

I want to spend a day with Wren so bad. Literally the coolest dude.

[@pirovanomg]

I learned so much, this was awesome!

[@mkamara6758]

You guys make learning so fun!!!! I didn’t know I’d love this channel as much as I do now😂 truly appreciate and love you guys Oh and one more thing: Mariama Kamara will be on this show one day!

[@ozonius_6859]

The boys has a really good balance of practical and VFX, and for a super hero show it's really up there competing against these super VFX rich shows and films

[@vario6492]

The CGI looks better than most MCU stuff lately, and it's embarrassing

[@LosOnAir]

The ending to Elvis! Transition from the actor to the real elvis performance was amazing

[@gregdavidl647]

Love that comp shot breakdown. I love the show and that scene was flawless

[@helsbergstudios831]

I'd love to see you react to actors trying to act like they were playing music instruments. I mean, it sometimes really looks quite janky 😀

[@bikashmagar7689]

Homelander makes me scared af. This guy is great actor

[@user-ik8vy1rg8f]

All around well made video. Nice job Corridor Crew!

[@justinquan9963]

This guy is awesome bring him back more often

[@atharvadubey8212]

Please react to " Brahmastra part 1 : Shiva " a bollywood movie with really good VFX

[@CloakedJ24]

As a gun lover and a lover of this show, the part that triggered me the most was that the bullet kept perfect shape after tumbling into numerous concrete pillars. I can wave to the side when guns shoot more bullets than they can hold but the whole slow mo scene drove me nuts lol, but awesome show overall!

[@ThatPurpleGirl81]

"I planned the crap out of this" = the key behind every great accomplishment, especially in the filmmaking industry 👍💜

[@jqpublic3104]

That explosion scene breakdown was amazing!

[@Deadmatter1]

Please React to Brahmastra part 1:Shiva 🙏🙏

[@TammyBundleballs]

I haven't seen The Boys so I'll have to skip this one. But you guys came to mind as I was watching Jack Frost currently free on YT. I was wondering what you guys thought of the practical and VFX in that movie. The Michael Keaton family film, that is.

[@Tyler-we6jv]

You gotta watch it man, it's super R rated for ruperheroes and so funny. NOthing like shitty marvel or disney or DC

[@sam8404]

@@Tyler-we6jv Marvel is great but I agree about DC.

[@TammyBundleballs]

@@Tyler-we6jv For sure, I'd love to. It looks great. I just don't care to pay for a streaming services that only has one show I would care to see.

[@NoCoArts]

Favorite episode yet honestly

[@killroy2221]

love this guy as a guest. great insight and interesting

[@theindianking7352]

Could we please get another vfx artists react to Bollywood please? 🥺

[@raghavranga9170]

please react on BHRAMASTRA movie vfx

[@oasntet]

What's extra killer about this one is that it's not just about the techniques that go into the VFX; Fleet walking us through the day of the comp sandwich shot really puts a lot of things into perspective. Sure, it's a ton of work, but there's a process for making that day go smoothly, and a good VES knows just as much about directing the people working on the project as they do about making the effects themselves.

[@dannylC98]

Dear god this man is so smart and the most excellent vfx guest

[@downpp2255]

These shows gets more and more interesting, but i really miss the bad cgi parts :(

[@monulaskar6517]

Bramastra vfx react plessss

[@brickcitybalapaulie]

I love that Gunpowder was played by Sean Patrick Flanery. It was fitting seeing a Boondock Saint playing a Supe with the power of gun.

[@lukebender7526]

This dude is awesome, for his work and his total love for making it

[@hrishijain3813]

React to Brahmastra VFX (it’s bollywood)

[@lightingrodarts1272]

I want you guys to react on a Bollywood movie brahmastra's VFX.. Plz react on it 😊

[@mitchmedmedia5386]

What a great episode. I love this show and it’s awesome to that the guy behind it is so cool. I learned a lot, thanks!

[@estranged6466]

Lots of great tips in this one

[@jackychang9148]

Attempt 54 Chronicle Telekinesis Scenes.

[@aryatistic303]

Please guy Brahmastra. Do a Bollywood reaction video on Brahmastar 🙏

[@jenandjocamacho2113]

Definitely sharing it out

[@JonOfTheDead23]

Still one of the best shows on TV. The Boys is amazing. They really do nail the gore effects and making things look more realistic than they should. When swatter got hit with the missile and that smoke blew away it was perfect