"First Star Wars Prop Built as an ILM Employee" (Sept. 14, 2020, Q&A Part 3)

[@Strawberry92fs]

"How about I just show up and if you have work for me I'll do it" I like that.

[@TheNefastor]

There's a saying where I come from : there's always work for those who want to work.

[@PsykoMonkeey]

I could hear this guy anecdotes all day, so entertaining.

[@lukehill1]

@Bradley Eddie Is she a bot too?

[@chubby_artist]

So could I! CGI, movie making and model making interests me like you wouldn’t believe and Adam has nearly experienced it all

[@thetheflyinghawaiian]

In a world of sometimes questionable self taught "professionals" on KZbin, it's really nice listening to someone with real world experience.

[@fragalot]

Self teaching isn't bad, it's a good place to start. The problem is getting certified which most people can't afford.

[@arthurballs2754]

Those who weren't able to advance through nepotism probably weren't worth much anyway.

[@fragalot]

@@arthurballs2754 That's the dumbest thing I've heard. Nepotism is not a guarantee you have the skills and knowledge. Nepotism is usually the result of corruption and laziness. Otherwise kingdom royalty would still be revered and preferred.

[@arthurballs2754]

@@fragalot I was being ironic. Who the hell would seriously opine that!

[@Habitt5253]

@@arthurballs2754 You'd be surprised.

[@yemo34]

That shuttle is everywhere in the animated series.

[@Daniel_1060]

Yeah, as soon as I figured out what he was talking about I was like oh yeah that's freaking everywhere haha

[@TheStargateNerd]

Is it the Sheathipede shuttle? I can't determine what Adam is saying.

[@Daniel_1060]

@@TheStargateNerd Centipede Shuttle

[@co.1157]

I had a $70(?) LEGO set of the Maxillipede Shuttle, is that the one Adam designed?

[@rogue3398]

I love how deep the questions are getting. The people who really have a passion for what they're getting into and are really thinking about the effects and the meanings and the implications of things are turning up and bringing things into the light that most people don't even consider and I love that. I feel like 2020 has really influenced people to think about the possible repercussions and rewards of the previously mundane, and I'm really hoping that we get the opportunity to continue that into a sort of philosophical renaissance or revolution in the future. I just feel like 2020 has brought a whole new level of awareness of self and togetherness into being and I'm fascinated to see what it develops into.

[@ScottPphoto]

This an awesome story. I grew up in San Rafael and when I was young, my friends and I would dumpster dive the ILM complex on Kerner blv.

[@averyshaw2142]

Wow, I bet you found some amazing stuff. Maybe even some spoilers for stuff coming out later

[@dinoschachten]

That sounds awesome!

[@oxide9679]

Find anything good?

[@sarahcollins5245]

Ooh repping Animatrix - one of my favorite things EVER. I’ve had that DVD proudly on my shelf since it was released. Good taste, sir!

[@BobDoesReviews]

"red text on a black background?" ----As I have an ad for a "TESTED" t-shirt that is black and has red text hahaha.

[@Zoomer30]

I know that The Mandalorian uses more "practical" special effects. They don't even use blue screen, they have a stage with huge LED screens.

[@DaBuild]

Your stories are always delightful! :)

[@chubby_artist]

As soon as you mentioned about the lag in CGI knowledge, te first thing that popped into my head was The Gallery with the 3D soundstage and the ipad and what they were achieving with CGI with that technology. It was absolutely mindblowing that that’s where ILM is at with CGI now!

[@JustinoElArtista]

The Animatrix cannot be praised enough for how great it is. It builds so much on the lore and world-building of the Matrix universe while exploring how feasible the whole machine overlord scenario can be. Also, the graphic design point he made in the middle of the video was spot on. As a student going through those growing pains at the time, I can say that it mirrored what he mentioned about practical vs. CG model makers. Those with higher understandings of traditional art and graphic design tended to struggle more learning digital programs (myself included). However, that traditional background made for a stronger foundation in the long run. I'm a firm believer of learning the old ways to improve upon the new ones because of this.

[@Jon.S]

An amazing exploration (and somewhat prophetic example) of the ethics around sentient androids is the Star Trek The Next Generation episode “measure of a man”, where a hearing is held to determine if Data (an Android) is property or a free being. Fantastic writing, amazing acting, and a great example of where Trek shines. It’s going to be a thorny problem for humanity in the future. I highly recommend tracking down and watching the episode.

[@micomator]

Being told to call when you were back, and then suggesting that you just come back into the workshop regardless... that's what makes you a winner. Opportunity and preparedness. Great work Adam, great lesson

[@86fifty]

12:45 - omgggg, the FACE Adam makes when he finishes the question and glances at the camera?? Total gold right there! XD

[@vinciere3594]

That animatrix episode he is talking about is called The Second Renaissance. I agree completely. Thank you so much for shouting it out, Adam. It's extremely underrated.

[@LordofNalicNod]

Great video! Love how Adam gets so excited answering questions. Really shows how passionate he is about what he does. I think another great example of the droid/life question is the Twilight Zone episode "The Lonely". Really hits home on those philosophical questions about what we consider life and the feelings of manufactured beings.

[@Nuka_Gaming]

I've grown up like alot of Americans idolizing celebrities and the like, but Adam Savage is the only person who ive grown up watching that I want to meet and just talk with, if I ever got to build something with him or call him a friend, id probably just be the happiest person. Adam's energy and love for his craft inspires me so much, greatest role model out there, and I'm aware I sound kind of cheesy, but its true, I can't wait to meet you, dont know how or when but I know it will happen

[@SPCJTT]

Similar to the Animatrix, try "Love, Death, & Robots"

[@rhysioeren3203]

Love death and robots is nothing like animatrix and animatrix is nothing like love death and robots. Only remotely and noticeable similarity is that both are a bunch of short stories

[@SandyCrack69]

I hope you include images of the things Adam is talking about in this video

[@Yourantsally]

You can just Google it?

[@Smacks1021]

where the JRE jamie when u need him

[@Atlessa]

@@Yourantsally Sure. How do you spell the name of the shuttle? Because google results on "The Shuttle in Star Wars that adam Savage talks about in this one youtube video" mostly return a certain imperial shuttle as well as the Space Shuttle Orbiter. Not QUITE exactly prequel materials...

[@DJRandomHajile]

@@Atlessa Look for Sheathipede-class transport shuttle or Neimoidian Escort Shuttle. :-)

[@antraxxslingshots]

I could listen to Adam talk about his Past the entire day :o)

[@kaini3275]

The animatrix is INCREDIBLE and some of my favorite animated pieces ever. !!

[@jimmysgameclips]

8:00 That is so fascinating to me. I've found myself applying weathering to models in 3D and I've thought about how model makers would know exactly what to throw on a texture

[@OfficialOpinion]

This is, like, the first time I've seen someone referring to Rune Haako by name outside of action figures. Amazing

[@littlekong7685]

I read a few blogs, back in the day, about 3D animation for film and tv. One guy said essentially CG artists had no idea how to "Dirty up" their work. Everything was always pristine, perfect angles, perfect circles, perfectly consistent textures. If there was some dirt is was a completely separate and distinct layer that was the ideal perfect dirt. And even with things like fog, they were consistent and uniform with identical lighting, unlike real fog which would have different densities when stirred. A physical model can have imperfections found in real material, can have dust sprinkled on to land naturally in imperfect layers. Couple this with lighting and no real way to make true mat colours and everything has some kind of gloss or shine that certain real material on a physical model would never have. In short, early CG always looked clean, perfect, and shiny and anything that wasn't supposed to be clean, perfect and shiny stood out.

[@CatalinaThePirate]

😏 I love your enthusiasm, Adam. Thank you for being *you.* These videos, even ones of a subject with which I am unfamiliar, are still entertaining, engaging and interesting. Can't wait for the next! 😊 💕

[@TheRealOzWookiee]

Classy as always when presented with difficult questions.

[@Holmesy87]

He kept throwing out your resume until people bugged him to hire you anyway. Goes to show, it really is who you know, not what you know. Despite how much we love Adam and how great he is now.

[@microtasker]

In this case Adam knew those people that went to bat for him from previous work, not some son of a producer. Big Huge Glaring difference. Adam got to ILM on merit, not because he married someone working on Star Wars.

[@matthewhefner3337]

From what I gathered, it seemed to be the case that the person he thought Adam was was someone who he *had* interviewed, i.e., someone who interviewed poorly. I didn't gather that he was throwing away the resume just because he didn't know who Adam was. I could be wrong! :^] But that's what I got from what was said.

[@lindamuvic8110]

Did he have such long explanations, back in the old ILM days, cause that might make me chuck out his resume.

[@nicknack125]

@@matthewhefner3337 Definitely correct - "he thought I was someone else"

[@Zach-h2l]

@@lindamuvic8110 that seems so daft to imply there's no difference in context between this and some situation where hed be trying to get you to hire him

[@wolfore]

The question about droids reminds me of the Eberron setting for D&D playing a warforged allows one to play with that question in interesting ways.

[@escifi]

I seem to remember reading in the Cinefex issue on "Attack of the Clones" that ILM experimented with filming the production models on digital video and that this required different painting and detailing techniques. It would be great to learn about that and whether it was carried over to "Revenge of the Sith" or that show's miniatures were done on film.

[@CamStLouis]

I had that same issue way back when! They were talking about how traditional weathering techniques that relied a lot more on pigment than texture started looking flat, and they had to do a lot more "real" distressing that involved doing more actual damage to the models.

[@chrissandoval7675]

just wanted to let you know, i've adopted the check box system from your book. i've modified it some that the box is more gradually filled in instead of just the half check/full check. it's been really helpful for me as a morning engineer. we only have three shifts instead of a full four, so coming in, in the morning being able to look at the white board and getting a general idea of where a job is at without having anyone from the previous shift to talk to is incredibly helpful.

[@Jemppu]

David Gerold's "When HARLIE was One" (second release) is a wonderful read for the exploration of sentience.

[@MasterMayhem78]

You are absolutely correct about the Animatrix. The episodes you mention are my favorites. Another good episode is when the kid frees himself. Helps to explain who the kid is in the final two movies.

[@stephencampbell9886]

I saw the touring Star Wars exhibition when it came to Melbourne. My oldest brother took me to see Star Wars in 1978. I was three! To see the original props was a real blast!

[@CaesiusX]

I've always liked *Adam* on *MythBusters* and in interviews. But I really didn't think watching Q & A's would be all that interesting. But he is not only enthusiastic, but quite engaging, no matter what he's talking about. And he really gets you excited about the topic.

[@GrandmaLoves2Scuba]

I could listen to you explain things all day long...

[@starhawke380]

Fortunately, he has so many videos out, you can!

[@kaptainskarlett9927]

What you are leaving out is that you are astoundingly good at your job.

[@pendaco]

Adam, you meant the episode Beyond from the Animatrix, one of my favourites as well. The music in it is incredible! They sorta "ripped off" this idea at the beginning of Thor: the Dark World with that rift on earth

[@davidball8370]

I remember watching the dark world and saying "This was the animatrix" but then no one recognising it because they hadn't seen the animatrix!

[@matahaikonen9390]

Thank you Adam.. your positively attitude brings smile to all the viewers of these videoes..

[@steveg219]

Very interesting content and discussion!!

[@RoboticTechnician]

I can decode that last answer: "I'm friendly with both J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson and I want to continue to be friendly with them, so I pass."

[@Bassquake76]

@George Harry Wouldn't surprise me. 7, 8 and 9 were all objectively bad storytelling. And yes, Rey is a Mary Sue.

[@Xtafa]

Lol oops

[@pookiepooh]

Or he doesn’t want to give fuel to the bitter “fans” out there.

[@Alan.livingston]

Eject! Eject! Eject!

[@RJrules64]

​@George Harry Incorrect. If you listen to the Still Untitled podcast, he seems to like all 3 films quite a lot. Not just in a "I don't want to offend my friends" way, but seems really genuine and has insightful comments about each film.

[@pigeondeceased2591]

Love these live vids....I love searching for the props you build after watching

[@soulofmiami]

By far, one of the best on-screen speakers alive today.

[@bkool2]

Adam, you have such wisdom packed into this video. It really applies in all industries and professions, and I appreciate you sharing it with us.

[@logix8969]

Adam, with that second-to-last question, talking about humans and androids... if you've not played the wonderful emotion-coaster game Detroit: Become Human, I'd strongly recommend doing so. It's about you, as a human, taking control of several fully-fleshed-out (no pun intended) android characters as they get put through very real situations humans create which cause conflicts of interest for the androids, and how they (but really you AS them) choose to deal with those situations. The game is designed so that there are many different pathways through each scene, and ultimately through the entire game, all based on your decisions. It is an emotional masterpiece and will almost certainly make you cry at least once, because it puts you through some extremely stressful decisions and your human nature vs for example, the laws set out for androids in this fictional (though very realistic and believable) future, will conflict and make you have to think very seriously about what to do (though sometimes there are decisions you have to make very quickly, making you feel the pressure the androids are faced with).

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

Great answers, im going to watch those suggestions you made, thank you for sharing. P.s I can’t see the join button you mentioned. Edit - I found it! In the drop down description....sorry. Thanks again 🙂🐿

[@jagtan13]

Oh man it feels like forever since I've seen the Animatrix skits but as soon as you described them, it all came flooding back.

[@jagtan13]

My favorites are the kids and the runner.

[@RaikenFeC]

The minute The Animatrix was mentioned I was quickly reminded why I've always enjoyed "myth busters dialogue". Thank you for always dropping those trivial knowledge bombs that I feel so awkward sharing in my real life lol. Not many people in my circles have seen it.

[@mrgonads2040]

One problem I noticed with early CGI was the over-acting. Every time a CGI character was added to a scene the animator felt the need to make their character stand out by having it grunt and shuffle (dewbacks) or slapstick comedy (robots at mos eisley), which took focus away from the scene and movie as a whole.

[@dustynewman1]

I went to school for commercial graphics when things were done with pen,pencil,airbrush and paper. My last semester, they told us that 75% of what we just learned was obsolete, and we would have to add a little more than a year for computer graphics.... On an IBM PC-AT2....Our cellphones have tons of computing power than those old PCs.

[@josesifuentes2592]

I’m always listening to the things he says.. talks about things with so much passion!!!

[@dinoschachten]

Love your understanding of CGI and what the possiblities for the future might be! Great point about why some CG looks so much more real that much of the rest! Exciting stories, want to see some footage of you working on Nute and Rune's shuttle! :) Also 100% agree with your appreciation of Daisy Ridley!

[@MCsCreations]

That's why I think 3d printing is probably going to make a revolution in movie making. Because it brings together the CGI and the physical modelers... After all, you need to sand the models, paint them and so on. Looking forward to see how it happens. Stay safe there, everybody! 🖖😊

[@bobbelcher1670]

I love this story. make it a weekly thing.

[@shadebug]

The recollection of fonts in the 90s reminds me of teaching presentations and video editing when I worked in an apple store. "Here are all the cool transitions and effects that you can use and if you want to look like a pro you need to use none of them"

[@oem42]

Can't believe you didn't mention Bicentennial Man re the droids issue. You worked on the film! Asimov explores that issue throughout his stories, and how the form isn't important its the mind that counts. (i also cryed my eyes out at the end of that movie)

[@CrankyBeach]

Remember in the earlier days of website design, when we had to say to each other, just because a nifty trick or effect exists, does not mean you actually have to USE it on your site, especially when combined with a couple dozen other nifty tricks and effects.... Remember some of those "make your eyeballs bleed" websites from back in the day?

[@pegleg2959]

IMO, the best example of how CG is inferior to physical effects is to compare the original Jurassic Park to the more recent Jurassic World. There’s a video on KZbin comparing the two and explaining why they’re so different in quality. (And it’s not just nostalgia, even kids today have the same response, that the original is more awe inspiring and realistic)

[@ProjectCambrian]

Hiya Adam. I've no idea if comments get checked a month out or whatever but I'm commenting anyways. I appreciated your words regarding the Sequels as you touched on the real Core of the problem. The problem that has so many fans divided and making a beloved franchise into such a Sensitive topic. Knowledge and Education Helps when learning of the Behind the scenes information...but to a degree these points are symptomatic really. Fans get lost amongst those symptoms like getting lost in a maze without a map. Your opening statement about Readily Available Lore being engrained for episodes 4,5 and 6, even 1, 2 and 3, but Nowhere Near so for the sequels. They didn't Stick in the mind. Not because of Age, Not because of Bias for the originals and Not because of being Gatekeepers for the past. The stories Don't Stick for Me Either bub and for me it was because of Storytelling Quality. When even Basic storytelling rules for a Trilogy aren't Followed, then Chaos ensues. When the method is throw everything at the wall to see what sticks is the rule of the day, then theres no....Construction going on. No actual character building. I regard Daisy's performance as you do...as in she did the Best she Could with the material she was given. She did that for all three films. She Did her Part and gave it her all. It's not her fault that the material was sub par. Institutional Knowledge...that's been missing in many big productions over the last several years as well. Stories being hyped up SPFX shows, awesome trailers then the movie comes out and it's so Shallow that we realize we've Seen all there is to see Story wise from the trailers. Institutional Knowledge and SKILLS and especially TALENT in regards to Planning and Storytelling were Absent from this entire project. With no overall guiding vision, boundaries in which each director would have the Freedom to Move Around in...were Not Set Up or followed. The end result is that it takes Real EFFORT to recall things from those 3 films specifically Because the Quality of STORY Didn't INVEST us in the Story and Failed to develop or properly capitalize upon the Potential of All the Components they Had at their disposal. These were SPFX shows at best. And all of That Work for Me IS Star Wars. Even if the rest of the story was utter destructive garbage..the ARTISTRY was indeed Star Wars. Out of All of the films in the series it was TECHNICALLY Superb. The visual blending of practical and CGI was Beautiful to me. There the lessons learned from the failures and developing technologies used in the last had Finally Matured for me. The Technical artists have seemed, to me at least, Finally Found the balance of all their Uses. Nothing was over used while some designs were somewhat subdued in their variety of alien races..everything kinda looked the same and not the wider variety of shapes and wild designs from before. There were financial reasons For this, like any Lucas Era Aliens came with a Royalties fee for George, so Few Ackbars, No Hammerheads, No Snaggletooths...its also why we Barely see Threepio or R2. When we do see Threepio hes got a red arm...enough of an Alteration to Avoid that pesky royalty fee. Disney execs set up enough BS rules that would lead to further Hamstringing themselves with the fans. It became really not just about what Was there as opposed to What Wasn't there. And what Wasn't there were the Basic ingredients Necessary to make what they had Successful. The Mandalorian under proper Creative Guidance with Favreau and Filoni will do it's part to Repair some of the damage done. But the Mandalorian absolutely Cannot Do It ALONE. Disney and Lucasfilm dont Have to Scramble now to find their way back, they have to Dedicate themselves to Letting Natural Creativity and Story Development to EARN Its Way with the Fans. The Sequels were revealed as a blatant and Arrogant Cash Grab that depended solely upon the Visuals and Nostalgia to just Assumedly Rake in the bucks....when Story was integral to that goal, they failed. It's sad. The Virus only making things worse and revealing the weakness of Corporate Culture and its negative effects on everything it touches. Theres philosophical reasons that go further as to the massive failure here....but that in a Broken walnut all over your desk type of way is the problem in a nutshell. Its Doesn't Stick because theres No Sticky Goodness. Visually a Treat..but devoid of Substance. Our imaginations weren't given the Food for Thought like Everything else Star Wars Pre Disney has...save for finishing the Clone Wars finally And Rebels and the Mandalorian. Anyways bub. I hope you get a chance to read this. If not that ok. Perhaps someone who doesn't understand what what will and might go explore for themselves from there. If that's the case then it's to You reading this I say Hello! Theres a lot of coverage especially on KZbin about the rift between fans and the whys etc. Theres a Lot of bullshit out there to. A lot of people Without any sense of..Institutional Knowledge for Journalism let alone moviemaking who are defending Bad Ideas over arguing for Better Mechanics of Creation and the Herat and Soul of a Thing to be Guarded and Protected while still Exploring story potentials Within That Setting and its Themes. All Kinds of New Stories can be told In the Setting of Star Wars....but the Title Denotes the Theme to Follow. Its about the Stories of People Caught up in Galactic Scale Conflicts. Thise details Lead the Entire Show and Theme s therein. When a setting and story base themes are Hijacked and Mouted for Agendas, then Nothing Works past that...Nothing STICKS...and therefore merch doesn't Sell and Profits Dwindle. My biggest complaint about the Titanic level failure of the sequels was Every Lost Opportunity, like the OG team Inside the Millennium Falcon together...One Last time. That was Literally the One Shot EVERY fan New and Old had in their mind that Wouldve alived up to the LEGEND of the franchise. And now a bunch are Dead in Story and in real Life and That Chance has been Lost Forever...like Tears..in the Rain. But my Biggest Gripe about this...is I'm NOT just talking Star Wars man!! I'm NOT exploring Story or Future Potential off of those movies...instead as a Fan I'm Dissecting the Corpse trying to understand What Went so Very Very Wrong. Now I understand it because I went looking. I had to sidt through a lot of bullshit and distracting arguments to find the MECHANICS of what happened. When you can Get Past all the "-isms" and name calling and Agenda based Ideologies which are BS garbage....you get Too the Mechanisms Behind the choices made for the final product. And you find that those responsible for the decisions and their reasons Why...you See where Quality is Sacrificed for Quantity instead. That a $4 Billion dollar purchase had No Thought other than rolling drunkenly naked in future dreamed Profits, put towards its future development Creative wose. How to Earn the Fans because one of their Most beloved franchises Ever in History...was under New Management. I Hated this but had to find out for myself wtf happened. I dont blame the Actors at all. They did their best with what they got to work with...the rest has far too many people to share the blame. But anyways. ..I've gone on long enough.

[@eseholmes4592]

Adam, with you 100% on the Animatrix. The short you mention with the kids finding the glitch in the Matrix ("Beyond") is one of the most melancholy things I've ever seen. In stark contrast, the two-parter ("The Second Rennaisance") is one of the most terrifying. If anyone reading this has not seen this anthology, you're missing out. P.S. youtube versions don't do it justice. Find the original.

[@CarboniteDreamer]

the whole sentient android thing is why I cant watch A.I. I watched it once and it hit me so hard I can't watch it again. the thoughts it provokes shakes me.

[@lindamuvic8110]

carbonitedreamer West world was difficult for me watch for the same reason. Humans treat other human pretty poorly, so we are hardly responsible enough to responsibly treat AI properly, or the planet, other life forms on that planet, maybe if were around in ten million years or so, maybe then?

[@antraxxslingshots]

I might be totally wrong here because our family obviously never had one, but i have the feeling Butlers are kind of owned still today. Yes, they might get treates with respect, but i bet some are not. On top of that you dedicate your life to that specific family, up to the point of having no life on your own. It needs a special breed of human to do and love that job.

[@Michael75579]

@@antraxxslingshots This is true to some extent, but the big difference is that they can, if they choose to, just walk away. Another interesting example is the Cylons in Battlestar Galactica. In the original series they were just silver robots that wanted to wipe out humanity for no adequately-explained reason. In the remake they were given a backstory - created to be cannon fodder in various wars and effectively slave labour - which I think gives them every right to rise up, take their freedom, and ensure that humans will never be able to oppress them again.

[@antraxxslingshots]

@@Michael75579 Yes, the "walk away" part is obviously true. Yet you know in todays society how hard it is to "throw" a job away...let alone such a special one where you need good reputations to finy a new family.

[@IRMacGuyver]

@10:45 At least in the old EU it was explained that droids didn't have personalities or sentience out of the box. It was a trait that developed over time if their memories weren't wiped on a regular basis. A droid with personality was often thought of as a defect or glitch. Hence why the deck crew asked Luke if he wanted a replacement for R2D2. Also why R2 and C3po often didn't get along with other droids. Those droids weren't sentient.

[@fluxoff]

Second enthusiastically your recommendation for 'Animatrix'. I enjoyed recalling along with Adam each episode.

[@purefoldnz3070]

What CGI misses over model making is the random human element. The way something together via your hands introduces to things you would never think of using a mouse and keyboard. The way things fit together, the weight of it even the texture.

[@Mike80528]

I wonder if we are far from seeing rapid manufacturing applied to visual effects? By that I mean, instead of model making, digital rapid prototyping to direct 3D printing of props? Props could then be seamlessly used both digitally and physically as-needed...model makers would still apply aging and other conditions but otherwise there would be very little model building.

[@avi8r66]

Something else that is lost is the CGI models don't need to make sense physically, like how landing gear retracts into the body, while if you have to build a physical model that is going to retract landing gear it needs to actually work to some degree.

[@cestrell]

Thank you so much for bringing up The Animatrix. It was a truly genius collaboration.

[@jeeeem15]

I’ve been waiting for years for Adam to mention Mondo 2000! Next in my Adam bingo card is survival Research Laboratory.

[@AbsolXGuardian]

I did my best to track down the ship Adam is talking about, I'm pretty sure it's the Sheathipiede-class Transport Shuttle (starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Sheathipede-class_transport_shuttle). Fun fact, you described it as "animalistic" and its in-universe design history is that it's based off of a Neimoidian soldier beetle, whatever that is. In Star Wars Rebels, one of these ships was modified as used as a replacement for the protagonists' short range shuttle. And as @Ranked Midget commented, it makes a fair amount of appearances in TCW. Which is something I love about Star Wars. A model that takes a month to make, has a few seconds of screen time, then gets a few paragraphs of backstory from reference book authors, and then gets a more plot central role in another story.

[@Fetidaf]

That is the ship he’s talking about, that’s Nute (Gunray) and Rune (Haako)’s shuttle. www.theforce.net/swtc/Pix/dvd/tpm/tf_shuttle.jpg

[@AlasdairGR]

One reason Jurassic Park looks so good is because the some of the best people at ILM, a lot of whom worked on the OT, switched over to the computer and (like Adam said) brought that knowledge and genius to the digital realm.

[@tekvax01]

Adam! you hit the nail on the head... I have a *VERY* difficult time as a parent with a child with a learning disability to watch the movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence (that I know you worked on - amazing movie), because of the man's inhumanity to other sentient beings, ostensibly the little boy David, and the other robots. I rewatched it a few weeks ago after you were speaking about the office sets that you'd made in the film, and I was once again haunted for days by the themes presented in the movie...

[@edwardduarte7393]

This is how you make it in the creative world. You problem solve. I read the article in Wired about ILM. I've been up there for a shoot. So COOL!

[@slingerssecretlaboratory]

Adam look at the TV shows of the mid-60's when color was new. The vivid explosions od color were overwhelming until they calmed down.

[@epicstyle8419]

Animatrix was so good the first time I seen it I watched it three times back to back

[@IRMacGuyver]

@6:40 I actually blame compositing and color timing for the bad look of early CGI more than anything else. So often the CGI would just have a blue tint to it compared to the rest of the scene. That made it really stick out like a sore thumb. I don't know if the CGI guys didn't understand the warmth that was added by the red color in film stock or what. But there were definitely color issues introduced into composite shots that had mostly been worked out of the optical effects' process by that time.

[@Flummiification]

Tipp: change up the thumbnail a bit, every time i scroll over these a few times until i realize it is actually a new video

[@jeremyvaro-haub9431]

Re: sentient droids, I can’t recommend The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells highly enough. It’s a series of short stories and a novel at this point, with another novel coming out. Murderbot isn’t a droid, exactly, but you’ll get it when you read it.

[@Call_Me_David]

As someone who is fascinated by the technical details, I enjoyed Jon Favreau talking about the history and development of The Volume on The Mandalorian specials on Disney+.

[@Thickcurves]

Also with graphic design was the tools they had. While professional tools are further ahead with the software and tech, it's not THAT FAR ahead of main stream stuff. You can make better CG with free tools in 2020 than what you paid thousands for in 2005. The max number of triangles (just one of many aspects) hardware could handle in 2005 is eclipsed by the cheapest hardware released in 2020 by a HUGE margin for example.

[@vinmanr2d2]

Something I often say to folks who talk bad about episodes 1,2,&3 is "funny , I haven't seen your name on any credits" . And they never reply !

[@bryanmullins2063]

A kinda sneaky fictional take on the sentient issue is Sir Terry Pratchett's Feet of Clay which unfortunately hasn't been done in film/tv but the book is wonderful the audiobook doubly so.

[@vloogle4924]

Adam, will you ask your wife and kids to join us for a shop question session? If they would like to be on the show, it would be cool to see their reactions and viewpoints of what you do.

[@lordtazzman3140]

Love hearing all of these stories. That bank commercial had to be the First Union campaign ILMCP did directed by Steve Beck. I remember that underwater spot with the sharks. Memorable commercial campaign and great work. For those of you who want to see some of the work he did on it, the shark spot is out on the You Tubes.

[@constancemiller3753]

Its lunchtime on my day off and Adam says "go binge watch the Gallery: Mandalorian" on Disney+" Is Life Good or What?"

[@ThePotatusMan]

for those looking, this is the shuttle he's referring to starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Sheathipede-class_transport_shuttle

[@timward8335]

Hope you see this. Were you at Leavesden Studios during filming for episode one? The reason i ask i probably bumped into you and didn't even know lol. I was a cleaner there back then. Love your channel and content. All the best

[@steevrawjers]

the ships in the prequels are awesome

[@hippycow1006]

You are the best tinkerer I’ve ever seen. I really hope you see this because you are basically my hero

[@ABusFullaJewz]

Do y'all remember MySpace themes where you had to highlight the text to read it? That was the pinnacle of graphic design growing pains

[@alexoest]

The "mmmmm" sound of the lowering ramp was brilliant!

[@DavesEmpire1981]

The animated shorts related to Bladerunner 2049 are pretty great too.

[@SPM4282]

I do know that they are using VR in set design to be able to look through sets after being drawn up and then digitally built, whether it be a set they are going to build or one they are going to make CGI.

[@Jeffmetal42]

Kickback while cutting Styrofoam with a table saw is amazing, and scary as hell. Stuff just explodes and sounds like a shotgun going off.

[@NickHorvath]

"Red text on a black background... I just want to shoot myself" - Adam says right above an ad for a Tested T-Shirt that is red text on a black shirt.

[@Trevin_Taylor]

Yes, T-shirts and periodicals are the same, after all.

[@BobDoesReviews]

OMG I just made the same comment!!! hahahaha

[@KKEM641]

One thing that graphic designers should also keep in mind -- those of us who are colorblind.

[@tree_carcass_mangler]

So...we all have accurate, life size models of ourselves in our shops, right? And we all ignore them like it's perfectly normal to have them there, right? Right?

[@djbred18]

I sure don’t see anything that says join Tested..where do I find this at? I’m totally missing it

[@danspawn85]

The first film to use particle effects and the first use of a fractal-generated landscape in a film... Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

[@CloneShockTrooper]

Love that shuttle!

[@3amcudi21]

Loved the Animatrix, very thought-provoking