Playing With 'Playing With Time' | Quick D

[@MacroRoom]

Massive respect captain D! After years of watching your videos it’s a nice feeling being featured :) Great breakdown as always!

[@sandeepnair6124]

Good job @Macro Room

[@krysidian]

You did a fantastic job!

[@zeiphon]

BUSTED

[@adelsahibul871]

I think he will get pinned

[@sankang9425]

Nice job!

[@theslowmoguys]

Captain goblin king was a personal highlight. - a British boy with a ridiculously expensive phantom.

[@zinxlo]

Aren't we all

[@SoulThunder]

Heh gotch u

[@kakyoindonut3213]

heeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy whaaaaaaaaattttsssssssuuuuuuuuuupppppppppppppppp

[@bleepbloopblahp]

Even had a helper behind doing the juggling for him just like the original. Bravo!

[@XavierTheNeonTiger]

@@bleepbloopblahp Jeeze i didnt even catch that. I love the captain but I gotta think the guy handling Bowie's balls got the better deal

[@raddaks2039]

Guy on internet: Makes visual effect CD: NO YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG, THAT'S SO MUCH HARDER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE Also CD: Rotoscopes himself in the same scene behind shards of falling glass

[@bmorenelson9262]

He even took the effort of putting his reflection into the shards of glass that hit him....that's seriously insane attention to detail!

[@kubaantonin5694]

@@bmorenelson9262 My guess is that he just did that in blender-that way you get it basically included

[@lgab]

Weren't you paying attention? The whole setup with the black background makes luma keying possible.

[@Bergooooo]

@@bmorenelson9262 Hey, that's his thing "having insane attention to details" 😉

[@K40L4]

@@bmorenelson9262 And that was the 'easiest to edit' part of this video. This guy probably struggles with cuts in Premiere while does special effects with After Effects in less than 5 minutes.

[@jacksfilms]

Beyond impressive!! O Captain my Captain

[@AMalas]

Jack we need a CD parody, bring the shamwow jack back Or maybe a song, aa a peace offering so that you dont get rotoscoped out of the world

[@AxxLAfriku]

HELLO!!! I want to spend time with celebrities. Just kidding. GAGAGAGAGA! I only want to spend time with my two girlfriends and record videos for KZbin with the 3 of us. OH YEAH. Don't hate me for living the best life, dear jack

[@ilexdiapason]

what the hell is that second guy talking about

[@YahirGarciaChannel]

*fog horn sound*

[@adecentname56]

#YIAYfur wolverine as a wolverine.

[@gnpar]

I love how CD makes the explanation look like he had access to the raw footage 🤯

[@MertBert]

It takes so much more effort to create the RAW after it's post :' D

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Nice breakdown. I’m always amazed by the amount of work you put into these videos… both the analysis and presentation of findings. I can’t get enough of them. 👍

[@carloschaparro07]

Hi Captain Hands! eh, I mean, LockPickingLawyer!

[@roboCL0WN]

Ditto

[@MatthewJones555]

It's cool to see huge KZbinrs casually sliding into the replies on Captain D's videos. It's nice to see KZbinrs enjoy each other's content.

[@FriedMonkey362]

Amazeballs

[@light-gray]

LPL, can you pick a nose?

[@MedlifeCrisis]

Just reading all the top comments...Captain D truly is the KZbinr's KZbinr. A Bowie-impersonating god amongst men.

[@marmalitemayo2978]

Even you're here man. Truly Captain D is everyone's youtuber.

[@Max_Jacoby]

I see you everywhere. Are you trying to beat Justin Y.?

[@Liquidglitch]

CD really is the pinnacle of KZbin craftwork. We are lucky to have him.

[@cognitiveconsonancescience2937]

Captain Disillusion is on another level. Recently edited and posted my first video and wow I severely underestimated how long even the simplest of edits take. I can't imagine how long his videos take to edit, especially with the perfect time he has. Master of the craft!

[@jenelaina5665]

@@cognitiveconsonancescience2937 I think it takes a month, give or take.

[@mads_in_zero]

I just noticed that in the scene at 2:44, there's a guy behind the Captain who's actually doing the glass ball juggling. There's doing a brief Labarynth homage, and then there's also homaging the way the original movie did the same thing! (David Bowie couldn't juggle like that, it's a guy behind him stickin' his arm through).

[@TemmiePlays]

lookin for this comment haha

[@Merlincat007]

It's Alan the intern! You can see him wearing the same shirt at 12:15

[@illitero]

I didn't know this bit of trivia, but it makes sense how the waving of the arm always felt suspect to me, like it felt disjointed from the body as it wasn't at all reflecting the inertial changes or whatever.

[@VoltisArt]

Very nice catch and shows how slight of hand works. We perceive wide views, but our focus is actually a tiny point that makes everything outside it less obvious. I don't think our brains could handle it if our eyes did focus clearly on everything we see.

[@Spoinzy]

Holy crap, never noticed this, good catch. Captain D puts so much more than we deserve into every video, they’re all works of art.

[@100Peterll]

Some guy: spends a whole lot of time and work to make some pretty nice VFX shots. CD: recreates each and every shot, the original footage, the guy's set, adds even more stuff and visuals that need precise rotoscoping/masking while providing a detailed analysis and breakdown of everything. It's insane how much work CD puts into these, seriously, there's nothing quite like it.

[@cyberseai9305]

Yeah and then some people would just react to this video and say its awesome and then get some money from literally doing nothing

[@Ruler0fWorlds]

@@cyberseai9305 The youtube foodchain

[@K40L4]

And the make-up takes longer to make.

[@AmiYamato]

A new CD video! It's about time.

[@fidgetASMR]

I see what you did there. Clever!

[@Kailtro]

hi verified human

[@xanelled6810]

Ah yes, puns.

[@D.Jay.]

Says the pot to the kettle.

[@blurob1326]

hehe time

[@veritasium]

HOW DID YOU KNOW MY NEXT VIDEO CAPTAIN?!

[@OlivierGomis]

Your next video was 23 years ago ?

[@8bitpixelbreakin]

It's because balloons, it makes sense.

[@JustcallmeJayrot]

Incredible

[@vanceoz4080]

Why so many verified channels?

[@tanvirapu885]

@@vanceoz4080 coz, Cap D is every KZbinrs favourite

[@HarmonicVector]

> Quick D > Runtime: 12 minutes, 57 seconds Ah yes, the Alan Becker scale of Quick. Though I won't lie, I love a bigger helping of Captain D. As always, great breakdown of VFX and hilarious commentary.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

Your thoroughness and attention to detail is truly beyond normal human capacity. It's like watching you take apart a crime scene and recreating the events in real time. Great Video.

[@kekyoin1261]

whats up checkmark

[@kayagorzan]

Yes indeed

[@cho4d]

@@vanceoz4080 think it just moves high rated comments up and people with a following get high rated

[@cord420247]

@@vanceoz4080 Every social media platform does it

[@dumbtex6107]

And every single second of his video has so many little details animations and editing done to it. I wonder how long each minute takes him to make.

[@JonkariP]

The day CD uploads it automatically gets better

[@Kailtro]

hi verified person

[@thewatcher8657]

The time verified person comments the likes automatically gets increased

[@asdcastillo256]

Indeed

[@pastacat69]

Barely, I just split up with my girlfriend

[@kingpotato1387]

Yea

[@TimeBucks]

can’t even imagine how much work goes into each video

[@dead_channel_zero]

@@vanceoz4080 because his content is fire

[@kekyoin1261]

whats up checkmark

[@Grim_Beard]

@@vanceoz4080 Why keep spamming this pointless comment?

[@LostLargeCats]

@@Grim_Beard ikr

[@NitroParkour]

This is some insane work. We can’t imagine how much time was put into it. Very inspiring!

[@toast6375]

Lmao 2.5 million subscribers and no comments, I find that funny

[@sams_3d_stuff]

Lol

[@ArtThingies]

I appreciate how, in order to show the "unedited" takes, Captain had to edit the edited takes so the edit looks like the unedited take, giving us a double-edited re-edit de-edit using different editing techniques to reverse the original editing techniques used in the original edit. You could even re-analyze his analysis to determine how he re-edits the edits to de-edit them! For example, in order to show the dropped watch in "real time," Captain possibly had to take the edited footage, manually matted the pocket watch from the slowed video and re-time it with the full-speed background to digitally replicate the original footage from before it was digitally altered, possibly even doing it frame-by-frame. Of course, the table was still in sync relative to the watch, so it was still home-free. Not to mention all the times Captain has to edit out the backgrounds of things, including the similar-coloured shirt to the pocket watch, which still couldn't be lumi-keyed. The value in these videos is more than just the masterful analysis, there is also the masterful re-edit de-editing that he has to do each time to expose the hidden secrets! Any obsessive hobbyist can spot tricks, but only a master knows what tricks it takes to undo the tricks used initially.

[@raservesthedinner7620]

Say edit again.

[@alivateRocket]

This should be the top comment. He probably had to do 10x of the Editing/VFX work to do the analysis. I'm sure the de-editing helps him do the super-human analysis though.

[@arrrrrrrr6593]

I like your funny paragraphs, VFX man

[@MMT--Games]

Challenge: drink a shot every time he says "edit"

[@pauldzim]

Nah, I bet he just asked Ben for the original footage

[@finntodoroki]

He doesnt just do analysis, he straights up replicates what is shown, and that is truly amazing

[@mathportillo]

he creates the real version from the edited version, and we dont even notice if we dont try. its amazing!

[@pcfllms]

@@mathportillo that’s what I was going to say! It’s awesome!

[@fripptricky5099]

Captain's reflection in the table at 11:36 is almost just mean by this point.

[@gicknardner]

wow good catch

[@AntiVectorTV]

I'll never understand why people say science _removes_ beauty. Isn't this whole thing so much more interesting than "it's magic"?

[@lilkuzee]

Magic is the same but without editing I guess

[@hero303-gameplayindonesia8]

@James Cooper i would want to be really good at vfx rather than having superpowers, since life's gonna be boring with superpowers.

[@ericscott3581]

🛸

[@AntiVectorTV]

@James Cooper I'll take the one that exists lol

[@SophiaNope]

Personally I feel it is just as fun and interesting. Half and Half.

[@SoCloseToToast]

When the video is done, I just sit here and think about what I just watched. What a magician

[@ssdd28561]

And since he doesn't have access to the original footage, just "re-creating" backwards those scenes takes at least 2-5 times longer than the original creator has spent. Just think about the block tower, for example. For 24 frames of tower falling you have to create a CGI tower that looks the same and then animate it - that's really hours of work for 1 second of footage. I usually watch CD videos to the end and then try **really** hard not to think how much time it takes to make them.

[@LostLargeCats]

@@vanceoz4080 Stop spamming for attention.

[@Hysteria98]

I imagine he took from one of the greatest Magicians and Sceptics of our time, James Randi, seeing as they filmed an episode together.

[@VideoGameAnimationStudy]

11:36 - I _love_ that Cap added in his own reflection to the table. Utter genius!

[@MrBLAA]

Plus the amount of time he spent rotoscoping the watch chain, and glass, in the forefront of his image

[@The-NSA]

No wonder he is a KZbinrs’ KZbinr.

[@verdigo1]

I nerded out hard when I caught that.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

The fun is in the specifics.

[@traylor2502]

He also added flashing lights to his face from the left and the right when the bulbs exploded. Edit: This is the top of the cake. These two effects can be seen only for 2-3 video frames. Pause the video when he comes up from behind the table and use "," and "." to step frame-by-frame. Watch the lightbulbs exploding and the light changing on his hair and face at the same time. Unbelievable.

[@homeboi808]

I think some people forget these aren’t actual behind the scenes, CD has to make it all. Utterly insane.

[@Hellsong89]

Yeah been thinking how the hell he manages to get back to unedited footage, but guess he sources all the materials and reshoots same scenes, its damn impressive, specially since i know how much effort goes to just basic editing.

[@voidling2632]

@Miles Doyle what?

[@Joseh-le4yl]

@Miles Doyle Eh?

[@nitehawk86]

@@voidling2632 All preaching is spam.

[@21centdregs]

@Miles Doyle lord satan texted unto me on my iphone in my bathtub, right after i had been thinking that i oughta have a talk with him about my leaky bathtub, and he said "your bathtub dost leaketh, go thee to thine plumber" i was shook.

[@CapnSlipp]

2:50 I like where the CD-explaining-luminance-keying part isn’t shot with luminance-keying; CD’s using standard blue/green-screen (evidenced by the slight haloing on his hands when he moves them quickly). Very nice, well done.

[@amaice]

I was wondering why the green screen wasn't perfect in that scene!

[@mrsundaymovies]

God damn your videos are good

[@alexkidd3d]

Get him as a guest already

[@zhesion7036]

This some Goat on GOAT action here

[@brayancatano136]

James thinks the fox maiden from robin hood is hot

[@errormatch7203]

How are you not verified

[@roboCL0WN]

Satan darn your videos are ok, keep up the ok work. Can't wait for the matrix rev vid.

[@Zebo12345678]

The captain doesn't really push his patreon on his viewers all that much, so I'll take it upon myself to inform anyone who reads this that he's only a mere $20 off from his patreon goal! The reward tiers have some really nice looking benefits too, so if you're at all interested in supporting the channel monetarily, it's worth checking out!

[@BM_brb]

Im broke man, here take my like. And oh, I pressed it 2 times just to be sure.

[@Ashish.1.1]

@@BM_brb why are you saying like that? op just asked nicely

[@BM_brb]

@@Ashish.1.1 just joking.

[@overwerk]

Only Captain Disillusion can achieve this magic dance of entertainment. Thanks for the educational labyrinth, with jokes and knowledge at every turn.

[@cognitiveconsonancescience2937]

The attention to detail, in all his videos, is just divine. French chef's kiss.

[@DeltaNovum]

Love your music. Canon is still my favourite album.

[@frenzioalberto1114]

nice *NOW PLEASE RELEASE A NEW TRACK BACK ON MONSTERCAT*

[@rodh1404]

Honestly, most of this goes over my head. But it's extremely clear to me that CD really knows his stuff. I'm in awe every time I watch his videos.

[@r3stl3ss]

HOLY SHIT OVERWERK

[@cascor770]

"But anyone can generalize" i actual love this joke i almost didnt notice it the first time

[@NathanRichHotpot]

03:02 "Anyone can generalize." Under-rated writer, that Captain.

[@themelleryeller]

A nice literal “smash cut” to go with it as well, two jokes for the price of one

[@iyankku]

You also see it in little details like complimenting the sound quality while "debunking" the video. Not a lot of people remember that sort of thing when they're all caught up in their grand new script but dude's a decent person first and foremost and I appreciate that, it shows.

[@BichaelStevens]

Heyyy it's Nathan Rich the China's b-[demonetized]

[@kimilsung2608]

@@BichaelStevens Nathan Rich is cool 😎

[@Vondruke]

LOL

[@Jogwheel]

I absolutely love that your "Quick D" series is anything but "quick" - but the result of at least 200+ hours (more?) of painstaking work and a meticulous attention to detail. I feel like I'm watching an early Simpsons episode here - there are gags, visuals, and references crammed into every other second. I love it! Bravo, CD - another fantastic video as usual :-)

[@loriswit]

This Quick D is actually longer than the last regular debunking episode.

[@VitorMiguell]

I had a great time watching this video, but I wonder if other people know WTF is going on. he's "machine gunning" people with information.

[@urenzal3902]

I know, his channel is so underrated!

[@justuslm]

One of the most amazing things to me is the recreation of the original shots, which is often harder to do than the VFX explained in the video, and CD actually does it better, too, with less visible artifacts. For example, look at the segment starting at 7:51 again and keep in mind that CD did not have access to the footage without sprinkles in the jar.

[@nstern2]

I'm pretty sure the "I'm missing it" gag @2:14 is actually taken from the chili cook off episode of The Simpsons, aka The Mysterious Voyage of Homer.

[@InfernoPlus]

Every time you upload it's a good day.

[@adrianopairetti3417]

good enough day to upload a video? please man

[@SunnySidhu_TinyTauTsss]

Yeah inferno 😁

[@michaelwesten4624]

did you know he uploaded on 9/11. was that a good day? no. so...

[@berendharmsen]

@@michaelwesten4624 What happened on the ninth of november?

[@franklinhuang]

Indeed.

[@briankalet1]

This guy is smart, resourceful, has an incredible attention to detail and hilarious!! 😂

[@TheRealSullyG]

The amount of effort in these videos is always breathtaking. Amazing work, Captain!

[@Lu14355]

Now we need an otamatone captain disillusion

[@letsgetiton99]

WAH!

[@Vondruke]

We don't deserve the Capt.

[@randömfiish]

Soon he will prove you are made out of VFX, Sully! No real man can play the otamatone so well!

[@cheeseburger9745]

Wah wah wah wah?

[@Power0fM]

Captain D showing the "behind the scenes" on someone else's footage is endlessly impressive and satisfying.

[@Axel_Andersen]

Gotta watch this several times to see all the carefully crafted details ... OMG the work CD puts into these!

[@duckrinium]

your pfp... tricked me?

[@bradameerbeg2154]

Probably why it’s been like a year since the last one….

[@MrAsystole]

Him and his epic team

[@SplattyPB]

How have you commented 21 hours ago?

[@duckrinium]

@@SplattyPB same question

[@Doodle128]

I love the quiet squishing sounds when he penetrates the books

[@greythreat]

Such a shame CD doesn't get all the hits. I absolutely loved the Flight of the Navigator video. It was timed perfectly to share with my family as well, but I guess I should assume they didn't watch it, from his view count haha.

[@Lu14355]

It's a pretty long video with less humour, so I get why people didn't watch it so much. In fact, I only watched it once myself 😅 Maybe I should do it again in a while

[@Jesse__H]

Yeah that Flight of the Navigator video was a damn masterpiece!

[@raddaks2039]

Dude, same. I told my parents about it so... they watched the actual flight of the navigator movie instead. Rip.

[@OlivierCaron]

I think KZbin algorithms reward more frequent content over quality content, which is quite unfortunate.

[@Nueztoy]

That video is one of the best produced, edited amazing videos in the history of KZbin.

[@carykh]

these videos are amazing! Every time you say "caught in the reflection of the glasses" i'm like "OHHHHHH" 😱

[@vanceoz4080]

Why so many verified channels?

[@fergochan]

@@vanceoz4080 Captain D is like the Neutral Milk Hotel of VFX. Only mildly popular with normies but incredibly popular with people in the industry.

[@nurfajarfadzlulkarim8983]

@@fergochan yes the accuracy

[@Gnenguin]

@@vanceoz4080 They're advertising themselves obviously

[@dubayyuae8696]

there was an adult film where its edited, and the reflection on the condom gave away the edit. Would love to see him review that (joking)

[@hjalfi]

I would just like to reassure Alan the Unpaid Intern that his Flight of The Navigator video was completely epic. This is why he doesn't earn the big bucks.

[@StraveTube]

Barely people, somehow legal

[@MogChef]

@@StraveTube nice ref

[@DenisShiryaev]

Ancient gods of KZbin has spoken their word… Amazing as usual, thank you

[@dynamicgecko1213]

5:25 that "Why are balloons?" and the "No" in the thumbnail was spot on and made me laugh more than it should have.

[@euden_yt]

"23 years ago" lmao

[@Fallout0SC]

8:45 "What's that thing?" gets me. So dry >XD

[@lmuratl]

+1

[@pushkarc28]

Is it a real video?

[@ramiztudio3208]

@@pushkarc28 sadly no

[@realroyalpandas]

"Remember kids, love with your hearts use your head for everything else" -Captain Disillusion

[@blacklupus]

Don't tell me what to do.

[@SyzygyNoon]

@@blacklupus Okay, then, do whatever you want!

[@blacklupus]

No, I won't!

[@SyzygyNoon]

@@blacklupus We have come to terms.

[@BoWSkittlez]

You’d almost think he had access to the original clean plate files with how amazingly well this was put together. Great work!

[@RobinCafolla]

Most vfx artists, even with the clean plates, couldn't pull it off.

[@DannyPorsche]

The only channel watched by the big guys on KZbin with millions of subs. Which makes Captain the best KZbinr

[@Harry101UK]

Good god, your recreations and breakdowns are spectacular. Amazing as always! That was a nice CG stopwatch double at 10:48!

[@unrealcrafter2671]

Hey it's the really good portal animator guy!

[@offjoardlol255]

@@unrealcrafter2671 isn't he the sound director?

[@peterdagrape]

Oh hi there, I love ur portal vids btw keep them up

[@cognitiveconsonancescience2937]

Also, he is so smooth in his delivery! I could never achieve those levels...

[@restlessryan809]

I actually saw the "Flight of the Navigator" video before this one. All 41 minutes and 21 seconds of it. You really did put your heart into it (loved how you went to the locations and saw the actual spaceship painted over). You're doing great Captain keep it up!

[@GearType2]

Yea it was easily one of my favorite videos along with his breakdown of back to the future

[@ltlbuddha]

Yeah, I dug that one too

[@niiiiiiiiiiiia]

+1, the ”Flight of the Navigator" video is very good, it was incredibly interesting to watch a BTS of the film that I - not only did not watch, but even never _heard_ of - and still I was engaged for entire 45mins of it. And I was left a very warm feeling for people dedicated to their job for so much (CD being such a person, too).

[@AlunBridges]

Don't give up Alan the intern, we believe in you!

[@redotix9952]

the fact that you can recreate the original "raw" image with 3D modeling and simulation is so insanely impressive to me. You are a huge inspiration to me, thank you for making these amazing videos.

[@youssefelkamili1891]

Wait are you saying the "real" footage are not some bloopers of the original creator ?

[@redotix9952]

@@youssefelkamili1891 to my knowledge no. All the "unedited" scenes are made by him using cgi.

[@michagabo8819]

When things were at their very worst: 2 Suns, Cross in the sky, 2 comets will collide = don`t be afraid - repent, accept Lord`s Hand of Mercy. Scientists will say it was a global illusion. Beware - Jesus will never walk in flesh again. After WW3 - rise of the “ man of peace“ from the East = Antichrist - the most powerful, popular, charismatic and influential leader of all time. Many miracles will be attributed to him. He will imitate Jesus in every conceivable way. Don`t trust „pope“ Francis = the False Prophet - will seem to rise from the dead - will unite all Christian Churches and all Religions as one. One World Religion = the seat of the Antichrist. Benedict XVI is the last true pope - will be accused of a crime of which he is totally innocent. "Many events, including ecological upheavals, wars, the schism in My Church on Earth, the dictatorships in each of your nations - bound as one, at its very core - will all take place at the same time." "Arab uprising will spark global unrest - Italy will trigger fall out" The Book of Truth

[@redotix9952]

@@michagabo8819 what are you on about?

[@TheMimzez]

after seeing your appearence on vfx artists react, I've been binging your whole channel. I can't believe I've never seen it before, this is exactly the stuff I love watching, you're amazing! writing a funny and script, showing how videos are made while also doing your own vfx on top of that, and *also* having genuine educational moments? what you're doing is so cool! watching you has made me really miss messing around in after-effects also not to be thirsty but the captain is kinda hot ngl

[@KingHarkinianMah21]

When did he appear on VFX Artists React? I don’t remember that

[@ahmed4363]

@@KingHarkinianMah21 vfx artists react 50 something. ft captain disillusion

[@zalanmarkus4939]

@@ahmed4363 I'm ptetty sure that was actually Alan the intern because the Captain was probably busy doing Captain Dissolution stuff

[@Cyranek]

babe wake up captain disillusion uploaded

[@jacobnussbaum2309]

No Babe, the captain disillusion video stays ON during sex

[@lucbloom]

Now we need a “making of” this video. Some skill required to UN-ROTOSCOPE something like this. Oh Captain, you deserve so much more than the algorithm is giving you!

[@shoam2103]

Playing with 'Playing with 'Playing with time'''?

[@mandzph]

That subtle rotoscoping flex at 11:32, entering the frame himself before the locket finishes animating. The explosion of the bulbs even lit him up while he was there!

[@ArsenicDrone]

Even better, his own subtle reflection on the table. Now that's attention to detail.

[@JD.Knight]

He does have a solid black Tee on so probably not as tough.

[@busteraycan]

@@JD.Knight That's not how that works really. But the original video still has black background there so youre half-right.

[@demivideos8887]

@@JD.Knight ?? that doesn’t matter. What matters is the original black background, it was an easy luminance key, the glass shards in his face is more impressive

[@1ericedwards]

OMG! I didn't notice! Very well done!

[@limzu_lament]

After reviewing the footage I can finally say that they swung something at the milk jar

[@Sharivari]

The David Bowie labyrinth costume hit me really hard 🤣

[@cly_]

Ok checkmark

[@OfficialCharles]

@Miles Doyle Maybe don't rant on youtube where no one really cares. I also doubt anyone is going to read your entire comment.

[@xandercraw]

praise jeebus

[@ryanespinoza7297]

Does he have someone behind him doing all the ball tricks just like how they did it in labyrinth?

[@yoshi1.067]

@Miles Doyle you have no power over me

[@OfficialMaxBox]

Unbelievable as always. Made believable. idk where I'm going with this but it nice video with nonstop funnies

[@wowdevon1893]

You're good. Were just trying to mutually benefit

[@typodoeseverything]

Oh hey max is spot the hacker coming back

[@vanceoz4080]

Why so many verified channels?

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

The poduction value in your videos is always really good but I feel with this video you added extra spice. I like the bit with the glass hitting your face. .... that sounds weird when I put it into words

[@cognitiveconsonancescience2937]

Yeah, there is so much "spice" add in just the right ways. All the little sound effects really accentuate the elements in the video.

[@stilpa1]

play mgi27

[@BenthiccBiomancer]

It's not even the spice that blows my mind, it's that they went through and fabricated all of the pre-VFX shots by working backwards from the final video. I didn't even notice at first, until I clicked halfway through that they wouldn't have had access to any of those raw shots. They were all fabricated just to make it look like a regular behind-the-scenes VFX breakdown...

[@LGSweets]

Agreed

[@vanceoz4080]

Why so many verified channels?

[@a.alexsmith3342]

aww, poor Alan. That edition of VFXcool does deserve props (as well as the Back to the Future vids). Hopefully it's getting shown in film school courses where that content can be seriously appreciated - quality over quantity of views.

[@Dr.HooWho]

Why poor alan?

[@RocketRoosterFilms]

@@Dr.HooWho Because he did all the work and only got a middling reward from KZbin for the effort.

[@DeepfriedBeans4492]

Every time I see your videos I take the "behind the scenes" scenes for granted, but then I'm like wait a sec, he doesn't have the actual footage, he “reversed” the editing. Really impressive stuff.

[@NightShadowReal]

right?? we need a behind the scenes of his behind the scenes! how did he replace the sprinkles bottle with an empty sprinkles bottle

[@BetaDude40]

Captain D does a lot of research and actually attempts to contact original creators to see if they're willing to help educate on certain topics. MacroRoom seems to be really chill and likes Captain D's content, so it's definitely possible he just handed the unedited footage to Captain D to use as reference material (maybe even helping his explanation too).

[@tristanrowan5105]

@@BetaDude40 I keep rewatching those parts of the video to try and figure out if that's the case and it's hard to tell. There'd have to be a lot of cloning but captain's very good at that so it's hard to say for sure. The scene with the normal speed stopwatch falling seems like it has some rotoscoping artefacts but then again it would be surprisingly hard to reverse the speed ramping on the original stopwatch to make the fall look natural without the original footage. I reckon you're probably right

[@RammusTheArmordillo]

The part where he shows simulated sprinkles?? Well he simulated them himself. For a half second shot he barely even mentions

[@SeanGonzalezMDHEXT]

​@@BetaDude40IDK, he also did the same reverse editing for the superhuman tape measuring video. I think he actually painstakingly restored the footage to a close approximation of the raw footage.

[@TopSpot123]

For what it's worth, I've watched VFXcool: Fight of the Navigator more than once. Well, I watch most Captain D videos more than once, really.

[@jehanr]

Omg the flight of the navigator views definitely need to be higher

[@BloodyHaemorrhoids83]

I’ve watched it like 3 times it’s so good. How is it so low?!

[@jamesahibbard]

I see all these other big channels responding, but I see you jehanr, I remember your quality videos. Cricket pickup lines still a good one.

[@tripolarmdisorder7696]

@@BloodyHaemorrhoids83 longer video, but shorter attention spans...

[@jehanr]

@@jamesahibbard ahhaha amazing. Ill.have to fix a match with you

[@chrismofer]

it's his best video yet, wish it got the recognition it deserves.

[@IgnaceAleya1]

Well that's an experience, awesome video!

[@AusSkiller]

It is criminal that the flight of the navigator video didn't do better, that was an amazing video!

[@bookyle21]

I couldn't believe it. I thought it was so good I watched the whole thing twice

[@maskrlzxw6823]

@@bookyle21 me2

[@chaoswraith]

I had never heard of/seen it before. i only watched because it was captain D

[@5MadMovieMakers]

Wow that was some neat specialdigivisualVFX

[@user-ew5vj1sl1u]

Hello

[@coasterbot]

I couldn't agree more

[@5MadMovieMakers]

@@coasterbot well I CAN agree more

[@iCatchLupin]

I can't imagine how much effort it took to reverse-engineer all of this and place yourself within it. Great work!

[@pandakilla4757]

Ok

[@Urserker]

God this channel is so unbelievably underrated. The quality all across the board is so good. I wish content like this would see the success it deserves.

[@jimmeyer7541]

It should be mentioned: When Alan works in frame-by-frame mode to check his hunches on these analysis videos, his wit really shines: The embedded gags fly by, keeping this viewer smiling at the side jokes. Also, this playfully acerbic humor is quite unique to CD, and reminds me of an Eastern European sense of humor - a tinge of sad and angry, but always in good fun. Thanks for the work on this!

[@ansissprugevics375]

Fun fact - CD was born in an Eastern European country - Latvia. That could explain it. :)

[@OptimusGPrime]

@@ansissprugevics375 I think you mean Alan. Last time I checked, CD is not of this Earth.

[@esotericpince]

@@OptimusGPrime thats actually a common misconception. While CD isn't of this earth, he is from space Latvia, it's a pretty similar country culture wise, but in space

[@ansissprugevics375]

@@OptimusGPrime Sorry, my mistake!

[@punishedprops]

This is SO GOOD.

[@ThatPianoNoob]

Pretty close to perfect which is why I'm kinda confused he didn't play the segments in normal speed before explaining each of them. I've never seen the original video and it was hard to follow at times.

[@kbsanders]

@@ThatPianoNoob Not worth the copyright strike I suppose?

[@JayLikesLasers]

so soo good.

[@hotdog2130]

@@ThatPianoNoob the reason he does that is so you HAVE to watch the original video because he wants to give the original creator more credit

[@Shiradrenaline]

Even though this is ostensibly a 'Quick D', the detail, educational breakdown, and production value in this one are some of the best yet.

[@hopegold883]

During the video, I actually thought I must have misread the title.

[@Axel_Andersen]

I just keep re-watching CD episodes ... the amount of detail work in them is mindblowing and the humour is bang on.

[@Playfool]

Cannot get enough of your videos! Your sense of pacing and flow is a true inspiration!

[@kekyoin1261]

whats up checkmark

[@ItsKierancraft]

Hi

[@illford]

@@kekyoin1261 this response has become the new "r/whoosh"

[@TalynWuff]

Gotta admit his VFX skills are the closest to perfect one can get. Having the eyes from old-school VFX and knowing what to look for makes it that much better. I hope he's commissioning his VFX skills to other creators, he'd make bank.

[@SirZeck]

I would say, Don't accept anything less than triple A movies!.

[@alexdalhafi9434]

The Veritasium "Why are Balloons?" got me good. The level of joke depth and editing work for these videos always baffles me - great video as always! Looking forward to the next one in 4-6 months

[@matthenekk]

Dude I literally started dying laughing because I saw 23 years and I knew right away that wasn’t a mistake, it was a meme.

[@elton8135]

my dumbass wanted to know about balloons and searched baloons at veritasium, as i didn't find the video, i went back to see the thumbnail and saw the 23 years ago, i'm ashamed i didn't look at the details in a video that understands and deconstructs through watching the details

[@gokaytaspnar1355]

@@matthenekk lol same

[@ZacharySkan]

Captain D is the only person who can upload twice a year and still gain subscribers

[@Dudukina]

The main thing is, our contenteer Alan is happy.

[@iyankku]

So much this

[@aniksamiurrahman6365]

wu hu hu hu hu 😢

[@krysidian]

The way you reconstruct the "behind the scenes" as if it were the source footage is insane!

[@nixel1324]

"Anyone can generalize" is a brilliant line.

[@1224chrisng]

ask a mathematician then

[@TheRampax]

I've spent most of the afternoon watching these explainers. Massive attention to detail. There are lots of little gem gags in there for the observant. These films must take ages to make. Respect!

[@UpLateGeek]

The real "playing with time" is how you manage to explain the making of these videos so quickly and effortlessly! Meanwhile you basically have to reverse-engineer and reconstruct how they were made using only the end product, with no access to the original source material, which I imagine would require more work than actually making the videos in the first place.

[@dumbleking5172]

Shirt: _Wrinkles slightly_ CD: Gentleman, we got 'em.

[@Datalore2371]

There are so many incredible details and jokes in every single frame that I'm going to end up rewatching this dozens and dozens of times. Absolutely astonishing work!

[@chandranshudharmik9518]

20 hours ago?

[@JanStrojil]

@@chandranshudharmik9518 Patreon.

[@elmacholoro]

Man this is the best channel in KZbin, Period.

[@mankeez5892]

Alan, I have to be honest, I wasn’t interested in the Flight of the Navigator vido when I first saw it in my recommended, but when I finally got around to watching it, I absolutely loved it. It reminded me to the VFXcool series you did about Back to the Future. So don’t let the numbers dupe you into believing that some videos are better or worse. It also may have to do with the fact that the videos you compared it to have been up for at least a year, and therefore have more time to garner views. I don’t know, I just know that you’re amazing and that these videos are criminally underrated even today. Keep going just as strong. We love ya.

[@Beeks81]

I absolutely love the Big D energy move of putting yourself into someone else's video and being more convincing than the objects they put in their own clip. Such a (pana)flex.

[@PabloMontenegro]

Dude you're NEXT LEVEL seriously. Just the hero of our time

[@thomashartwell4335]

The Labyrinth costume during the explanation of the black background is such a clever reference, given that film's prominent use of black backgrounds to hide the puppeteers during the film.

[@halberd-3291]

“Quick D” *Twelve minutes long.* Thank you for the commitment and attention to quality, Captain. Watching this video it’s clear how much thought and effort went into it, from the recreations of the special effects used in the original analyzed videos, the cutaway jokes, etc. thank you for giving us quality content for free.

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

I love a long Quick D.

[@Vondruke]

In comparison to his last video sure.. this is not "quick".

[@Antifrost]

I think I've gotten past being disillusioned when these effects are explained to me and now I can appreciate how much effort it must've taken to plan and edit these shots to make them look convincing enough to people who're probably not planning on examining the video close enough to find its flaws.

[@ligius3]

That Veritasium bit was pure genius, all the essence captured in a single screenshot.

[@wabznasm9660]

Using the sound from the end of Veritasium’s videos is a great subtle touch too, I only noticed it because your comment made me rewatch. “81M views . 23 years ago” 😂

[@joelweikguitar]

@@wabznasm9660 “NO” 😂

[@vix3153]

Geez! Videos like this remind me how beautiful the science and creativity of video-editing can be… just like magic

[@KeithBallardA]

I come away from your videos feeling like you put more work into them than I did my entire life and you'll title it like "lol this is just a quick throwaway vid nbd"

[@eXponentia]

Huh, worlds colliding. I just finished binge watching your entire Witness series and I'm now onto Ori and Hollow Knight, and here you are. Love your stuff and you got a new sub from me.

[@Orangeflava]

What is nbd? Is that an acronym?

[@eXponentia]

@@Orangeflava no big deal

[@Orangeflava]

@@eXponentia ah thanks. I hate acronyms. Why not just type the words? Doesnt take much more effort.

[@ActionScripter]

@@Orangeflava idk, personally I think it's nbd

[@Real28]

"Take it up with Veritasium!" LOL Captain D does it again. What a phenomenal video.

[@AMalas]

That moment earned this video a like

[@Siska0Robert]

"Why are Ballons?" "No."

[@pesterenan]

The way Captain Disillusion inserts himself in the video while explaining it is the real magic. And of course, the main reason these videos takes so long to complete, but the result is fenomenal! You're incredible Captain D!

[@sirdiealot53]

Phenomenal*. And I agree.

[@thatanimeweirdo]

I love how he even inserted himself properly, with reflections and all... Really shows how dedicated he is and "perfect" he wants his videos to be!

[@Spoinzy]

The Captain puts so much more than we deserve into every video, they’re works of art.

[@chefar]

imagine someone in youtube still putting effort into staging, video editing and acting... well, this guy does, mad respect to him.

[@smilingpolitely8294]

Captain D is one of the best things KZbin has to offer. The flight of the navigator video doing poorly is criminal! As someone who hardly ever comments, I’ve gotta say... MOAR ENGAGEMENT!

[@creamysmooth79]

I agree, it was that video that blew me away, as a fan of both Flight of the navigator and special effects in general. The production values, attention to detail, humour and talent impressed me so much that I had to check out his other videos, and after bingeing through them with joy I honestly can't believe that the channel isn't bigger.

[@stylis666]

@@creamysmooth79 As someone who has never heard of the movie before that video and who does have a slight fondness of special effects because of a love for horror movies but never thinks much about it, I have to still agree that that video blew me away as well. I was so overwhelmed that I had to pause the video to do something else and come back later that day to watch the rest. I am never left feeling disillusioned by the disillusions, but only more amazed at the craftsmanship and creativity of people to make the impossible seem possible, not to mention the craftsmanship and creativity of the Captain himself.

[@daydreamed]

Yes CD is back. The real-time versions are just impressive. As if CD had the original footage

[@SpaceDave3000]

My god, the work you put into these videos. Not a lot of people can appreciate the hours that went into the undoing of the done work, but by god, I do.

[@sneakyzebra]

Is it weird to gesture a chef kiss every time after watching a new CD video? Another fantastic vid

[@kekyoin1261]

whats up checkmark

[@funnyguy6110]

whats up checkmark

[@Ultracity6060]

😗👌

[@shia_labeouf]

I love how, when I watch a Captain D breakdown I'm like "duh, missed the shadow, left a reflection, wobbly compositing" etc but in reality I would never have spotted any of that without him.

[@ICVRXS]

The fact that you do things like 10:46 where you edited the video to play out as it naturally would have before being edited for the original upload, only for a whole ~1.5 second shot... You are seriously one of the most impressive and dedicated producers on this website. Every video you make is such a joy and your immense effort does not go unnoticed.

[@chilelekochileya5676]

Was just thinking about that lol, it comes off so seamlessly how he edits in the original process, that I didn't even think about it until the Jenga but, nearly like he has the original footage himself and it happens so many times but it's his reconstruction, crazy

[@picklejho69]

"...and just when the world needed him most, he returned."