VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGi 126 (ft. Gareth Edwards)

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Sam and Wren are joined by Director Gareth Edwards to break down his most recent blockbuster film, The Creator, which is nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects!
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Chapters ►
00:00 Welcome to VFX Artists React
00:51 Inspiration
02:10 Unconventional Approach
03:46 Designing the Robots
05:27 World Building
07:03 Squarespace
09:11 Making it Look Real
10:04 Movie Magic
11:35 Bomb Boys
13:27 Saving Money on Production
15:24 Nomad Spaceship
18:19 Changing the Industry

[@The_Ostrich]

Damn, my boys really got some top tier celebs on the show these days. When's George Lucas and Steven Spielberg gonna come?

[@KaladinVegapunk]

Spielberg sure..Lucas? Ehhh hahaha. The dude literally made the first star wars, that was saved in the editing room, didn't make empire or Jedi..then the prequels. Which are directed and edited in the most boring way, 90% shot reverse shot. Then produced red tails, one of the cringiest movies ever. Don't get me wrong, I grew up on the prequels too but from a filmmaking standpoint the plinkett reviews are spot on.

[@ScradleyCS]

I feel like George Lucas would be so down.

[@lilmilontiktok]

Never. I guarantee you.

[@lilmilontiktok]

@@KaladinVegapunkhe did an incredible job with a new hope

[@jamerstime]

James Cameron is a must

[@EChacon]

The fact you got THE Gareth Edwards who did _Godzilla, Rogue One,_ and _The Creator_ for this week’s VFX episode was literally a "someone pinch me I must be dreaming" moment

[@samrogers5090]

I know I think he could improve as a storyteller but i think he’s got a great visual sense

[@aspie-anarchist9854]

Yeah no kidding. Gareth is my hero to me he is the nirvana of movies. He makes this little diy indie movie, and then directs two movies of my favorite biggest franchises is such a true dream come true thing. Like he seems real a real artist not a mindless Hollywood manufacturer. He now has total freedom. What I love is he has such an eye for lighting, effects, texture, tone. And as a musician i admit I care more about using a bunch of pedals, flanges, delays, reverb making guitars not sound like guitars and the tone and feelings always matters more to me than the overall song structure. Which again my talent has always been creating atmosphere, and depending on my band mates to help create the structure and melodies.

[@dbeasleyphx]

Star Wars in order of story+cinematic: 1) Empire Strikes Back 2) Rogue One 3) A New Hope 4) Phantom Menace (Jar Jar wasn't so bad geez!) 5) Return of the Jedi (despite the Ewoks dance party)

[@pacmon5285]

​@@dbeasleyphxNo. Jar Jar *was* that bad. Peak stupid and annoying. Literally only there to sell toys.

[@dbeasleyphx]

@@pacmon5285 no, Jar Jar was there for the kids. My 10yr old thought Jar Jar was funny.

[@stewartstewartstewart]

This dude is the most “Corridor” guest you’ve ever had. He epitomises your Indy beginnings and way of working. Great stuff!

[@EnzoDraws]

Seeing Wren and Gareth BOTH trying to figure out how they made a VFX element of a shot is such a delight.

[@HaloVFX]

Working on this film with Gareth and seeing how he approaches it and gives notes shows how hes so in-tune with VFX work. He was amazing and i love working on his films. Worked on Rogue one and The Creator and they were both amazing to work on :)

[@HaloVFX]

I also was the one who animated the bomb robot running across the bridge :) Was super hard to get right from the front angle due to the design like Gareth said as it's essentially a big bin with legs but side on was very forgiving :)

[@CorridorCrew]

Amazing work!!

[@DoctorX17]

That bomb boi was terrifying, and you did an amazing job! It really did have a feeling of great physical weight in that cylinder body as it propelled itself... I got shivers. Rogue One is one of my favorite movies for VFX too, The Creator looks just as beautiful and interesting!

[@ericonsocial]

It’s gotta be so amazing to be on the bleeding edge of these creative arts. Both of those films will be studied by future generations as part of cinematic history.

[@optiphonic_]

Nice work!

[@ValcryeTheSecond]

The VFX in rogue one and the creator blow me away, it really just feels so believable and natural. Neil Blomkamp and Gareth Edwards are just on such a high level of seamlessly blending futuristic elements in without disturbing the scene

[@Luka1180]

Yeah. And Neil has the same background as Gareth, starting in VFX then breaking into the industry with an independent work (but Neil's was a short film, which then became the basis for District 9). They need Neil to appear on the show. I hope they can convince him, too, of finally giving in and making District 10 :P The script is supposedly alread done!

[@Salty010]

Mann i love of both of them when approach this genre 🥹

[@muneetster]

Totally agree with 2 names u took .

[@prathapkutty7407]

I would add matt reeves and Denis Villanueva to that list.

[@foolsAmongstGhouls]

💯💯💯

[@ryanhamstra49]

I love how it jumps back and forth from “we have ILM” to “we got a home theater projector, stock footage and a hose”

[@RaptorNX01]

I mean, to be fair, you watch ILM behind the scene footage and its alot of "yeah i just took a picture of my kid's beat up toy car to used it as the texture for this" or "we didn't really design this space ship, we just took a bunch of model kits and kept gluing parts together till it looked cool". lol

[@EriksPlace]

Gareth is such a VFX heavyweight, the dude is unreal. Reading into the background of Monsters and that he did all of the shots himself blew my mind the first time I heard it

[@junfon7097]

Be careful, he might use the footage when he 'blew' your mind! 🤯

[@peanutismint]

He’s the epitome of DIY VFX. Been a fan ever since hearing he did all the shots for his debut film Monsters on his bedroom iMac over like 9 months or something. Excited to hear he’s going to be helming the next Jurassic movie; hopefully he can get things back on track!! 🤞

[@matthewlewin5536]

Idk I think that Neill Blomkamp has him beat on that. Just look at District 9 and Elysium.

[@dannywoods17]

I didn't know that! That is very good to hear. Let's hope the studio lets gives him enough creative control.

[@JeremysPointOfView]

Big fan of his and same, I saw a thing about him doing the vfx in a hotel room for months and was blown away as to how good the movie monsters looks and feels for almost zero budget.

[@NowaboMusic]

DIY? Hearing him talk, it kinda sounded like he just filmed stuff and said "the effects guys will figure it out later."

[@KaladinVegapunk]

Seriously this is a top tier guest haha, having the big VFX guys was already big but this is a AAA director. Id love it if they got Adam wingard or Robert eggers haha, but I guess they aren't super vfx focused Maybe the guy who did Kung fury

[@darkshoxx]

11:20 Sam's mixture of anger and admiration at cleverness makes me really happy 😊

[@Zenniverse]

I’m surprised they didn’t ask about the Beirut explosion footage being used.

[@armorclasshero2103]

That might be *gasp* controversial.

[@OompaLoompaFu]

They bitched out hard on this one

[@Mike_Oxard]

@@OompaLoompaFu as they seem to increasingly do. I think when they started doing things with AI, they permanently corrupted their moral compasses.

[@SkyHammackDrones]

One of the few directors that can manage to give me chills when watching his movies. Especially in the theater. Godzilla's first roar, and first breath. Rogue One's hallway scene. He knows how to buildup and surprise.

[@JamsieYT]

Gareth Edwards and the Corridor Crew, the perfect combination. brilliant episode. They guy can make very little money look like A TON of money. love his work, and he made the BEST Star Wars prequel.

[@starrynayt]

I love Sam and Wren being blown away at 10:27. Them having a keen eye on what's CGI or not still being amazed and blindsided by Gareth's genius.

[@godgige]

I was amazed they didnt spot it yet the shot still looks amazing!

[@AbhijeetMishra]

I was surprised that I was able to guess it at the last moment before Gareth Edwards revealed how it was done and Sam and Wren didn't, though I think they were probably just distracted because they were talking to him at the same time while I was just watching, haha.

[@srgtKrud]

He was so angry lmao

[@LoveBystroem]

I couldn’t see shit! Too dark man Im so frustrated I want to see

[@hylgariss]

So cool to see some of our work in this video. Me and my team tackled a variety of robots / simulants /vehicules shots in the floating village and in the farmer house and we all loved the end result. Big props to match move and clean-up/roto people for the insane quality of tracking and clean plates we got to use.

[@Shaft0]

Too bad the story was steve seagal level of nonsense

[@fabienl4979]

@@Shaft0 we get it you re jealous, no need to bother the person working in this industry

[@wilftheman]

This episode was EXTRA fascinating. I enjoyed watching The Creator but had NO idea this was how it got made, gonna rewatch now with my jaw on the floor.

[@HungryTacoBoy]

I've been a fan of Gareth Edwards and rooted for him ever since seeing Monsters in 2010. Very happy you guys got to speak with him about The Creator.

[@refugeeofvietnam7400]

While personally the story for The Creator wasn't as fulfilling as other films by Gareth Edwards like Rogue One, I was in love with the Visuals of the film and how beautiful and detailed it was from beginning to end. And I was amazed to hear that Edwards had a lot of inspiration for this film from other films I truly love and now after re-watching the film for a second time the bits of detail I missed from watching it in theaters, I truly appreciate the work and time the VFX and CGI team did to make this film feel so real. Thank you Gareth Edwards and I hope that you win the well deserved award at the Oscars!

[@creeper5191]

No questioning of the inclusion of the Beirut footage? The man is sitting right there! 😂

[@erikbaxstrom551]

This guy gets it! Thank you for bringing him on. He is a master visual story teller. I love his rational for shooting on location, which is almost always better, as people can relate more to actual locations even if they’ve never been there. Also, when talking about the beach scene on how he includes something because it looks awesome and would give him goosebumps watching. Watching Rogue one and Godzilla gave me that feeling so many times. We need more filmmakers like him.

[@Shaft0]

This movie was cancer.

[@ohmsspark7711]

​@@Shaft0why??

[@tommakotoyork1561]

I wish you could bring back Gareth and talk about the space battle scenes in Rogue One (maybe for a May 4th episode??). I am obsessed with how he makes the visuals look so authentic and close to the original trilogy films, especially on where other directors (JJ and Jonson) execute differently. How/what are the secret is that Gareth doing that makes the scenes look in my opinion “just so damn right” is something I really really want to see you guys discuss. Please make it happen!

[@alphapresents]

Funny enough, in the middle of this episode i got an ad for the upcoming Godzilla x Kong film and the difference between Gareth's style of filmmaking and what has become of the western godzilla movies..oh boy. I'm very glad he's back as a director.

[@TheDeconstructivist]

Man... Edwards is one of my favorite directors working. Godzilla and Rogue One (the best SW film since the OG trilogy) are absolute masterpieces.

[@jitishchavan27]

I'm such a fan of Gareth, he's movies make you feel like you're there experiencing it. Monsters and Godzilla (2014) are incredible. He really feels like a common person from amongst us was given a shot at making stories come to life because he is so creative and super-freaking talented. Now after this video, he's so affable and nice to talk to.

[@Shaft0]

This movie made no sense. Get real

[@azagorod8479]

​@@Shaft0Lol, you must be one those fandom haters could not tolerate.

[@jitishchavan27]

​@@Shaft0I'm assuming you're talking about Monsters, I admit its a bit slow, but what I like is the director looks at looks at behemoths and spectacles as awe-inducing scenes. That's why 2014 Godzilla head and shoulders above anything else made after. But that's fine you can say the movie not your taste.

[@graefx]

This was so nerdy. I love it. Gareth has been one of my favorite directors over the last few years and it feels like so much of his output has been things ive always wanted to see and didnt know it. There was a particular scifi art movement in the early to mid 2010s i loved and the Creator captured those vibes so well.

[@RSG_TheMonster]

Same, can't wait for his Jurassic movie!

[@neliskrelis6453]

I was kind of hoping you were going to ask Gareth how the beirut explotion shot ended up in the trailers and see more of how much control a director has over movie trailers.

[@Shaft0]

Nope. Optics before truth.

[@KleioChronicles]

While it may have been worth asking, I very much doubt that the director is involved with the trailers. From what I’ve heard it’s usually a different team that just pulls together what they’ve got from the production so far (which is why you sometimes have shitty trailers that don’t understand what the film/game is about). Saying that, it’s also possible it was stock footage they found.

[@thephoenix3000]

He addressed in in a Reddit AMA about 5 months ago. Said it was only supposed to be used as reference.

[@rocketgroot4311]

*Dude is singlehandedly changing how big budget movies can be made* *Ironically with lower budgets*

[@bellatrix8247]

Minus One? less than $12m for that movie and it's incredible

[@OrionPage]

So, we just going to ignore the fact that Niko talked shit about this director a few weeks earlier. 🤣

[@gauravkamat420]

when ?

[@PunishedTerry]

the fact that he used the big budget on the VFX and used alot of indie film making techniques is really smart, keeping the film making part cheap so all the budget went to vfx and it paid off, this has to be one of the visually impressive movies ever

[@Shaft0]

Also wrote the script with chatgpt. $$$

[@jackdonohue7893]

@@Shaft0 someone’s jealous

[@DavidAWA]

What a genius and visionary. He can see things that most people don't and comes up with really simple but incredibly effective solutions. Incredible.

[@MST3KNJ]

Gareth Edwards is an amazing filmaker and completely underrated. Thank you for having him. I hope Hollywood keeps letting him create masterpieces.

[@sandwiched]

I think my favorite thing about the Nomad station's laser was the instant-ness of it. Like, lasers in Star Wars or Terminator, phasers in Trek, etc... they all are beams of light that visually move from the source to the target. But, light doesn't behave that way-at least, not at timescales we mere humans can observe with our eyes. Light's frikkin' fast! So the instant changing of the Nomad laser's shape and whatnot was really neat to see, in part because nobody had ever really depicted laser beams like that before (except perhaps Joss Whedon in Firefly's episode 13 - Heart of Gold... Rance Burgess' laser gun's beam was pretty instant when it was slicing across the house).

[@rananscash]

That sponsored segment transition was masterful. I knew something was up because Jake was on screen but you got me. Well done.

[@joeyhochgesang1391]

Did you ask about the explosion from the trailer?

[@chrisloizeaux]

Seriously one of my favorite movies in a long time… so psyched to see Gareth on the couch this week!!!

[@andrewrb91]

The little closing speech Gareth gives in this is truly inspiring! Awesome awesome episode.

[@BillSkatez]

BRAVO JAKE! I actually sat thru the ad after that amazing segway 🤣🤣🤣

[@dsp4392]

The Creator was by far my favorite movie of 2023 and hearing about how it was made makes me appreciate it even more. I'm getting a lot of District 9 vibes... Also having Neill Blomkamp on the show would be absolutely amazing!

[@00Mindi00]

Gareth is SO UNDERRATED. His work on Rogue One was STELLAR and he did it again with The Creator. I cannot wait to see more work from him. And I LOVE how humble he is. The man RULES

[@daniels1485]

Very cool to see Gareth on here. I just rewatched "Monsters" a couple weeks ago and it was as good as I remembered.

[@haniipc4151]

How come no one asked about the footage "used" from the Lebanon port explosion?!

[@mastequila90prof]

Loved this format. One film breakdown. I’d love to see more like this! 👏🏽

So great episode, thank you so much guys !!! Old style vfx approach are better than new one, more life inside, I like this way of doing.

[@leonardogomezpose6274]

Best sponsor segmento I've ever seen. Normally I skip it ahead but this time made logic sense somehow. It was nice experience!

[@xitheris1758]

I watch older movies (before 2010), and they feel so much more alive and fun to invest my thoughts and emotions into. They're better written, but I think what really does it is those worldbuilding moments. Everything made nowadays just feels like, "this happened, and then this happened, and then this happened". You can feel the committee of executives on the other side gutting the thing of soul. Those little, slow, quiet moments are important.

[@armorclasshero2103]

So many writers now only think in action scenes, they don't know how to write the inbetweens.

[@TenaciousP45]

Isn't this the guy who used the same frames from the Beirut explosion?

[@skyepaul261]

This was amazing. Thank you Gareth!

[@michaelcain2174]

This is my new favourite episode. I absolutely love that Gareth took movie making back to the great days , when movie makers had to think outside the box to get a shot and didn’t rely on a huge budget . The canyon shot blew my mind 👏👏👏

[@Paragon-su8jt]

You can tell Gareth is holding a lot back because The Creator wasn't received well despite all this work

[@ajvoce]

Was kinda hoping they would talk a little about the use of the Beirut explosion the used in the trailer. Do they talk about it in the full website video or did they just not talk about it at all?

[@armorclasshero2103]

These guys never talk about controversy.

[@ajvoce]

@@armorclasshero2103 Its seems like they like to talk about it until the person accountable is actually there. Just feels a bit brown nosing

[@Thijs.]

Really cool that he is on the couch! Best episode so far and the extended version is even better

[@jonnyclay]

This is EASILY a top 3 episode - learned so much, mad inspiring!

[@kjduncan1]

Great insight! But a bit disappointed to not see any mention of the controversial usage of the Beirut explosion footage, especially cause it's something you guys have mentioned in prior episodes.

[@armorclasshero2103]

Integrity runs second to $$$ with these guys it seems

[@JohnnyBoy-mt1lj]

Too bad you did not ask about the Lebanon explosion footage they used in the movie

[@TomNethersole]

this was such an incredible episode omg. i loved this

[@changeforsound]

This has been my favourite episode yet! An amazing guest, and an incredible film! I haven't felt that way in a cinema since Blade Runner 2049

[@foofighter66625]

We didnt ask about the Beirut explosion? Was kinda waiting for it to come up.

[@Shaft0]

Need to stay in character

[@GameplayRunner]

Well… its not the in movie, so that speaks for itself

[@demontempest2017]

What about the Beirut Moment in the first trailer ???????????????

[@VirtualRealityOasis]

Wow! It was fascinating to get a peek behind the scenes. I loved the visual style of this movie. Gareth is a genius. I can’t wait to see what he does next []-)

[@Scouts_Honor]

What a genius! Love Creator, the effects blew my mind! Hearing from the man behind them is so cool. Thanks guys!

[@hellohis9]

I'm surprised they didn't mention the trailer shot that was pulled from real footage of the Beirut explosion

[@looneyknight21]

yup quite disappointed they didnt say anything at all about it

[@Shaft0]

$$$

[@onesix5713]

Didn’t you guys diss’ the creator? This was when the trailer used a bit of real life explosion footage where people died and you did a whole feature on it.

[@blizzardjesus]

I would have never know about this if this channel didn't exist. The movie captures so much of the flavor of 90's anime.

[@zikarisg9025]

Excellent Episode, such a pleasure to listen to Gareth

[@ajcarter2337]

Don’t really know how I feel watching y’all promote this movie after slamming it for using the Beirut explosion in its trailer.

[@armorclasshero2103]

It's called $ and being sycophants.

[@FreemanUY]

Where are the important questions? We all remember when the trailer came out and on this channel they talked about how they had used the Bairut explosion, how they had taken advantage of a tragedy and then used it in the film. What a disappointment.

[@lemuelmagbitang9000]

i love the naturalistic approach on how the robots are move and interact, it is also reminds me of Ian Hubert the way he films and create scenes.

[@creepyhero84]

OMG this is so cool! Gareth is from Nuneaton in the UK which is where I live.

[@NewZeroland]

I loved this movie so much. I've seen it twice and cried both times. It was so perfect. Bravo, Gareth, and thanks Corridor for sharing this!

[@Shaft0]

Its mind numbingly incoherent and shallow

[@NewZeroland]

@@Shaft0 that comment was 😂

[@fazums]

GA is such a amazing dude. I love his work. I wish I could watch his full vision on SW rogue one

[@yaboiblue]

Cant wait for more of his stuff. Fell in love with his style the second i saw godzilla

[@benstutley2904]

It was a Server Pleazhing you is going in the vocab, another great episode, thanks! :)

[@lisettekuling9151]

Amazing movie! I cried so hard at the end. Thank you!!

[@DavidArriola]

The Creator is a very special movie for me because I have done what Gareth has done. I have traveled to Thailand and Cambodia and Nepal... and I have recorded those amazing places cinmatically inspired by movies like Apocalypse Now or Baraka.

[@hbot404]

cool insight into a great movie. like how humble and chill he is

[@simonbartram9231]

I adored the creator and how stylish it was. I was convinced it was going to make a bigger slash at the box office. Still doesn’t change the fact that it’s a great movie lovingly crafted.

[@JamesR5D4]

Gareth 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 master of creation, imagination and simplicity!! Eg: The river bed shot 😮💪🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@lonelylama5222]

Loved this react episode. It felt very down to earth.

[@fmotion1723]

This is the second time I watched this, I love Gareth's style of film making, it makes me believe that I can do it! I'm shooting my first proper short in April! Thanks Corridor and Gareth! x

[@TheCanadian0495]

Gareth and Wren just geeking out at the end was so awesome. You can tell that Gareth just loves VFX and really appreciates what it's capable of

[@flomasteraran1340]

I discovered Gareth with Monsters and it was an amazing performance knowing how the movie was created. I am so grateful to see that he, indeed, become an amazing director with so many great movies.

[@geoffreymaher7169]

I just watched this movie yesterday, and the whole time I was thinking Corridor Crew needs to get into it. Lo and behold, my wish was granted, with the director himself! Great video.

[@Socksyhyenaboii]

It’s so cool to see Gareth on here, I love his movies especially The Creator

[@cg.man_aka_kevin]

On 16:27, reminds me one of the Red Giant plugin called VFX Suite that one effect can make a reflection even on the surface of water to put CG things with displacement map from the water.

[@muneetster]

I watched this movie in singapore airlines ( sgp to seoul) the view outside blended so well the artistry of this movie . I think his movie is one the most soothing to eyes FX movie ever made . So beautiful

[@andrewchav]

Outstanding episode... like usual

[@anasshahid224]

This video was a treat to watch! Gareth Edwards is an amazing director, love the way he shoots his movies, they have a real tangible, realistic feel which most other movies do not have, even the visual effects are so well done, super realistic, Rogue One and The Creator are two of the most unique and well directed movies I have seen in a long time, the visuals, cinematography are are all top notch, excited for the next Gareth Edwards movie.

[@ivanvillacob2365]

What an episode gentlemen!!! Congrats!!!

[@NyimaWongchuk]

The best movie and the best episode of VFX Artists React! I might have to go get the subscription for the extended cut!

[@TheOthersparktank]

I need to watch Monsters again. I remember stumbling on that movie and then buying the bluray right away to watch the special features. I really love how far Gareth Edwards has come.

[@moondogg_monte]

Great Episode! So much more respect for this movie now!

[@AntJD1991]

I actually saw this at the cinema and it was the first film in a while that felt real and it definitely helped me get invested into the story along with the quality acting of course. This film really seemed to pull every element together so much better than a lot of other modern films manage. Very impressed and interesting to see how it was made!

[@chuckshul560]

i was thinking like this guy is the scifi terrence mallick and right after that he said "a hybrid of terrence mallick and james cameron". awesome. you're awesome man.

[@ReeceSpencer]

Amazing to see Gareth on the show. I've been hoping you'd cover Monsters for a while now because of how good it looks on such a small budget so to actually get Gareth on, amazing. I'd love to see him back, he's got such a good eye for what works and what doesn't in the world of CG.

[@Zack-pl9np]

I loved watching this movie in the theater shot so beautifully

[@Rad0905]

This IS filmmaking. In the dirt, improvising with the world and what you have on the day. So much Respect to gareth

[@Lumibear.]

That was an amazing episode, and the best ad I’ve ever watched, hahaha!

[@DumbDrum]

Amazing episode! Gareth is awesome.

[@octo925]

I really like the fact that Gareth Edwards didn't bother to explain the tech much at all in the movie. Things just were. Oh yeah, and in the next Stuntmen Reacts, please cover Baby Assassins.

[@JYD2020]

The blend of complex cgi and much simpler "film some rocks to mimic a canyon" effects are done so flawless