VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGi 134

[@halfbee7886]

It is a crime that these movies haven’t got a single oscar for best vfx yet.

[@StewartFletcher]

Proves how irrelevant the Oscars are

[@coletrainhetrick]

​@StewartFletcher well no, Interstellar and bladerunner deserved it, it was just bad timing for the apes films. Hugo is far more debatable but of its times hugo was seen with more prestige.

[@StewartFletcher]

@@coletrainhetrick 2049 is one of my favorite movies ever. But War deserved the win 100%. Interstellar is a little more debatable

[@coletrainhetrick]

@@StewartFletcher this is a full disagree. It would be an upset for war to beat bladerunner.

[@Garoth4582]

Apes blew all of them away in effects.

[@kazghost]

I wonder if apes get that uncanny valley feeling when they watch planet of the apes, the same way we do when we see full cgi humans.

[@doctordisco337]

that’s such an intriguing point

[@TheJosephKnight]

I've heard stories of apes having to get facial surgery, and when they are brought back to the enclosure, other apes will see that something looks off and will attack. They're also known to go crazy if they see people with dwarfism and try to attack.

[@wolfelkan8183]

There is evidence that other animals don't experience the uncanny valley. But I don't know i it applies to apes.

[@BakedCookiesallday]

They won't, we get that due to our pattern recognition kicking in.

[@ctakitimu]

I'm guessing most animals don't notice it. Half of them lose their shit when they see themselves in a mirror and get ready to fight it. Smarter animals...maybe. But if they have no knowledge that fake versions of them even exist, they'll probably assume it's just a f**ked up version of their species. Maybe their uncanny valley lies with other senses, like smell instead of us using sight?

[@tonypang83]

This video reinforces the fact that no matter how advanced technology and AI get, you still need people with artistic vision to drive the process to reach an amazing end product.

[@Im_Coral]

Toby really made Koba the best villain of this movie series

[@leftofpunk]

Koba was so good

[@charlesmaclellan8124]

The "Human.. work..." scene is one of my favorites, where he's pointing at his scars.

[@jackdevanney1193]

Unbelievably good actor

[@guga_dias]

It's incredible how menacing his performance is, even looking at the BTS before the scars and the fucked up eye. It's easy to miss just how intense his mannerisms and physicality are. Andy Serkis is the GOAT, but incredible acting from Kebbel and the rest of the cast.

[@oisinmcgrath6250]

Met him once at a bar. Fawned over him and said "human work" each time I tried to buy him a shot. He left shortly after.

[@Horrormaster13]

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) has one of the most impressive CGI-effects that I have seen in any movie in my entire life. The photorealism on the apes in this movie is on such a high level that during my third rewatch I was asking myself: "Are those apes real?" or "How the hell was this made on a computer?!" - It just incredible. I can't do nothing but praise the digital visual effects and animation company Wētā FX who did the effects on all the three movies in this trilogy.

[@eyespy3001]

For real! Maurice, in particular, is so flawlessly crafted, from his first appearance in Rise to his last appearance in War, that there is not one single frame of him on screen that doesn’t look like a real orangutan.

[@StewartFletcher]

The shot of Bad Ape rising from the hole into the enclosure looks literally PERFECT. It's insane

[@Modernww2fare]

7 years later and it still looks amazing

[@DJHolte]

Having seen the newest Apes installment, Kingdom, while it was good, in my mind War for the Planet of the Apes is still the champ when it comes to believability (and emotional impact) with the CGI on the apes. Just astounding.

[@javalzar]

When I was a kid I’d wake up on Saturdays excited to watch cartoons. As an adult I wake up on Saturdays excited to see corridor crew 😅

[@TomatePasFraiche]

Absolutely no shame in that, we’ve evolved, corridor crew is absolutely elite tier content my dudes 🕺🏻

[@GrantZabriskie]

💯

[@jomess7879]

I refer to this as my Saturday morning cartoons

[@Ravuun]

Absolutely!

[@robertryan8784]

This is the only show I will put aside time to watch as it airs

[@hypermonk33y56]

andy serkis pioneering performing captures that gives us all these great movies. what a legend.

[@cgollimusic]

Man's a living legend of modern cinema at this point

[@markfergerson2145]

He is the modern day Janos Prohaska. That man brought a *rock* to life.

[@PsycHoOone]

@@cgollimusic He really is, so cool to see and must feel awesome to know for him, too :D

[@paulalvarezdelcastillo4117]

That’s me setting up cameras at 6:18 ! Dawn was such a fun movie to work on, and so were War and Kingdom. I just wish I could have worked on Rise, that was the only one in the series that I didn’t work on.

[@c.d.rstudios4691]

Nice!

[@SarcasticPlotRecaps]

What do you do and how did you get into it all?

[@darko11221]

@@SarcasticPlotRecaps He carried water for the actors.

[@MrSiriusAB]

WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY!!!

[@morrownow]

*chimp noises*

[@lilJimmyJim]

(raises both fists in the air) APES TOGETHER STRONG!

[@wizz2681]

WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY !!

[@lilJimmyJim]

APES TOGETHER STRONG!

[@michaeltnk1135]

That felt good

[@Luke101]

One of the most incredible trilogies of films ever made. People thought rebooting the Apes franchise was a terrible idea and we were given masterpieces. Caesar is such an amazing character

[@insaincaldo]

To be fair, they started coming out at a time when people were expecting a new "the same super hero back story" every damn movie.

[@TMV420]

absolutely one of the best trilogies of all time. each one is better than the last, at least for me. War for the Planet of the Apes is a goddamn masterpiece. from the vfx to acting and writing and that incredible score, it's my favorite of the trilogy

[@churblefurbles]

No, no one mentions it outside a sequel year because the premise just doesn't hold up past a single film.

[@Luke101]

@@churblefurbles ???

[@MrJohnnagethebrave]

Caesar is my Michael Corleone. One of my favourite cinematic characters.

[@dozer11]

The tree simulation part blew my mind. Amazing subtle stuff we usually don’t even notice.

[@AustinCDennis]

Same. Simple brilliance. I really appreciated that because I come from a fine art background and drew/painted a landscape here and there and totally relate with figuring out where trees/plants should go.

[@locinolacolino1302]

And now that Unity's bought some of their tech, there's a good chance it could be available for public use in the game engine.

[@ajchann123]

I just finished watching the modern trilogy and thought, "I should look up some BTS on the motion capture and CG used." And once again, Corridor Crew pays out like manna from heaven

[@iloveyouman.amentalhealthp4328]

Same!

[@samuraikitty18]

me too!

[@Nikkiflausch]

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is actually one of my favourite movies these days. It‘s stunningly beautiful, tells a relevant story and it‘s so emotionally captivating. The scale, the power dynamics, the long shots, the drama, and it all gets carried because of the top notch CG work. Top notch job, guys.

[@Luke101]

A theater experience I’ll never forget. Caeser confronting Koba at the end was cathartic for me

[@eyespy3001]

I HIGHLY recommend watching the three video essays by StoryStreet on these three movies. They’ll make you love them even more.

[@cqoui]

Agreed

[@SarcasticPlotRecaps]

Dawn is easily my favourite of the bunch.

[@bananaslin]

i'll never stop mourning the dvd bonus features that used to give us this information but i am so grateful your channel exists so we can still get it in some other way (and tbh in a more in depth way)

[@hazy33]

They are still there if you buy physical.

[@mushrifahmed8107]

It's crazy how soo many talented people have taken VFX almost to the point of science.

[@egretfx]

it is science dude...

[@hanklestank]

Hahaha @egretfx . Science? Algorithms for ever better facial tracking and skin modelling, for muscle and hair simulations, for lighting calculations, or procedural crowd generation? Do those sound like science words? Nah son, those are wizard incantations that run on magical boxes.

[@egretfx]

@@hanklestank

[@StayFractalesque]

vfx artists doin quik mafs

[@MightyManotaur22]

Maurice is maybe the best looking "fake" character I've ever seen in a movie. The eyes and physicality are what does it for me. Incredible artistry by the actress and vfx artists.

[@RobertPodosek]

It's so realistic that while watching I felt like I could reach out and feel the tiny facial hairs bristling across my fingertips. Incredible

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

Love CGI when it's used properly. Kudos to all the guys around the world who give us their mind-bending art. Champions the lot of them.

[@danbelow90]

WETA is just a different beast. Every time I see something new from them, I'm like - huuuuuuuuh?!

[@pyrocore]

You should see our End of Year parties.

[@i-deni-i5138]

Yeah, they really flex it every single time

[@Kantami]

the recent POTA movies prove there should be an Oscar for Motion Capture performances.

[@BakedCookiesallday]

Andy circus would have to build a new house just to keep the Oscars

[@fabienl4979]

​@@BakedCookiesallday Andy Serkis for sure, don't know about A. Circus....

[@scarletspidernz]

It just proves that more areas need to be given awards the list is outdated and skewed.

[@andrewfortunatte7137]

Who tf actually calls this movies POTA.

[@Kantami]

@@andrewfortunatte7137 i do when trying to avoid Autocorrect changing what i'm typing, besides, you knew what i meant, it'd be a different story if i actually called the films POTA in real all the time.

[@pyroslev]

For me, the "we made it" moment was any of the ones with Maurice in War. The details in that face were human. The intelligence in the eyes brought tears to my eyes.

[@locinolacolino1302]

Maurice is the GOOOAT

[@The_Razielim]

I think Wren & Jordan were the best possible members of the team for this. I've said it before, but some of my favorite vids you guys put out are either of Jordan or Wren just *explaining stuff*. They're both so fantastic at explaining technical projects, and also the passion and energy they put into nerding out over stuff is just infectious.

[@mordecaisdump5526]

I must disagree, Jordan lacks in charisma

[@Jesses001]

Everything Weta does kind of melts my brain. They really make my suspension of disbelief rather easy to maintain. I notice a lot of what they do is create systems that make it easier for the artists to work. For example, it is amazing that they built a system to grow trees in a realistic manor, but the end goal is to make it easier for the artist to consitrate on other details.

[@scarletspidernz]

Yeah, If you're repeating tasks then building a system to do it is easier, VFX previously was over 70% of it is repeating similar task across movies. Same with what Unreal is doing on Unreal 5 for the games, movies and tv shows.

[@theteddychannel8529]

I really liked Erik! He seems down to earth and understanding, and at the same time has such deep knowledge of cutting edge VFX. Awesome guy.

[@Fuchs1982]

War for the Planet of the Apes is still hands down the best CGI I have ever seen. I still cannot get over how perfectly real the apes look. Even with the human elements to them blended in. It is incredible How photo-realistic it is.

[@casensitive3695]

As a working artist I really appreciated Jordan's in depth questions about retargeting (for example). That sparked a very interesting conversation from Erik and we usually don't get to get very specific questions to these guest when they're on.

[@3twelve206]

Andy Serkis deserved an Oscar for his performance. Incredible effort and output. Unreal dedication 🏆

[@kereamohau]

I'm gonna be honest. That was the first time I've even sat through a sponsor segment from you guys. Gave me a good chuckle.

[@Jemppu]

*goes back and watches it*

[@Kn0cksy]

Eric may be one of my favorite guests corridor has ever had. He was extremely knowledgable, matter of fact, well-spoken, and great at simplifying things in a quick and easily understood manner. Would love to see him on the show again, as I enjoyed this episode immensely

[@Wheels-of-terror]

Can you guys take a look at Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) and Journey 2: the Mysterious Island? Some of the effects in the first one looked good at the time but a lot of the green screen stuff was pretty obvious, especially in the second movie. Plus if I'm remembering correctly there were a ton of shots that were very clearly meant to be for the 3D release.

[@cjkalandek996]

I very much want Erik and all the talented VFX artists, sculptors, and animators to know how much I appreciate and love the amount of work that went into these newer _Planet of the Apes_ films. You're all truly an inspiration and I thank you.

[@area51pictures]

The gold of gold El Dorado gold standards. This guy is a fucking legend. Weta's work on War is FLAWLESS.

[@PikaPetey]

I love the shout out to all the animators and artists to make this work.

[@Confluera]

Dawn is already loved but it deserves the same discussion as Terminator 2, The Dark Knight, etc as one of the most cinematic blockbuster sequels ever made.

[@SarcasticPlotRecaps]

Defo. Dawn is easily the best of the bunch.

[@eternalstudios4502]

Dawn is my favourite.

[@brandonnelson94]

Honestly the bit about the simulated forest growth was the mind blowing part for me. That is such a clever and useful technology that can be used for many movies/games all sorts of applications

[@kareningram6093]

Very cool episode. I loved learning about the evolution of the performance capture suits throughout the films, and all the stuff about hair, and trees growing, and light. Everything. What you and everybody who works in this field does is just amazing.

[@Filtersreaction_shorts]

There’s a powerful group of magicians in the world. I’m talking about real magic and that’s WetaFX! I can’t imagine the world without these artists making magic!

[@folarinosibodu]

I was with this channel from day 1 of these vfx artist episodes. Now to see that they are vfx supervisors go-to channel to do interviews on is so amazing. To watch that rise. I remember I was new in Canada then, around 2018 or so. Now years in, still watching so interesting.

[@Ravuun]

Back in the late 90's when I was studying computer animation in college, PBS put out a video about fractal geometry. In one part, they showed a rudimentary computer program that created things like trees based on a fractal recursive equation. Watching this video, I feel like I just saw the evolution of that simple program into something that grows realistic trees from scratch. Mind blown!

[@GoFidoGo]

I've been watching you guys create for 13 years and have enjoyed so much. With this series, its becoming more and more clear the ground shiting impact you have in recognizing the genius effort that goes into our favorite movies. i hope yall realize that.

[@arsonleigh]

this was absolutely one of my favourite episodes of the year.... mind blown by some of the explanations!

[@MegaNever2010]

They said they were watching all the Planet of the Apes movies, but i see no Marky Mark. My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.

[@Gnomable]

The fact they can bring real world light into a digital scene with physlight is incredible

[@LilyJohn96]

That is some crazy work ! One of the best we've ever seen in movies.

[@Veyron722skyhook]

I still remember when I first saw Rise, for a long time I used to think Maurice (The Orangutan) was either an actual real one that had been trained, or was an actor in a costume. Goes to show though that's how good the CG was and still is. (In fairness also, a lot of what Maurice does in the first film does seem like things that COULD have been done practically. So that further helped sell the illusion)

[@AlteranKing]

The rain on the war paint in the opening scene of Dawn was my "we made it moment". What a spectacular vfx team.

[@miguelteixeira2250]

Big Respect to all the Artists that worked on all these beautiful movies! Thank you Corridor Crew for an awesome video!

[@harrypugh666]

I've been requesting for you guys to look at the planet of the apes films for years! So excited to finally see this video!!!

[@omeizasanni]

yall getting out of hand with these sponsored ads😂

[@KrazzeeKane]

Watching Andy Serkis covered in mocap dots gently nuzzling James Franco's ear was absolutely top tier behind the scenes comedy footage

[@mightymistermike]

This was one of the most interesting, amazing and informative React episodes yet! Thank you to everyone involved! 🐵

[@jenumba]

Much love to Erik for highlighting the animators who make mocap work, and for contradicting Serkis' 'digital makeup' bullshit.

[@BetweenThePylonsNFL]

Love the ape series so much. The process behind it is incredible

[@Biscuits..]

THE EYES CHICO. The animation of the facial expressions, even in the first movie, were just incredible. It's literally art.

[@MrJuanno42]

This is my favorite trilogy! I’ve been waiting years for this episode

[@The_Swordfish]

Jeeze the praformance all the actors are giving in the mocap suits is crazy and deserves all the praise

[@Raghav_41]

Have you guys checked out the visual effects in the old Telugu movie 'Mayabazar' (1957)? It's a classic Indian film that used some pioneering techniques for its time. Despite being made over six decades ago, the creativity and ingenuity behind its special effects are truly impressive. It would be great to see you react to how they achieved those effects with the limited technology available back then. It’s a fascinating example of early VFX work that holds a special place in Indian cinema history!

[@thekrest]

Those episodes with special guests are my favorites. They are the video equivalent of a Cinefex article. Entertaining and interesting. Love it.

[@stevepokrajac1208]

I’ve been watching you guys (and girls) for so long. This is by far my most favourite episode. Amazing. It’s not like I didn’t have respect for VFX artists before.. but wow, you’re artists. And anyone that wants to delve into this amazing world and art, you have my full respect and love. Thank you. ❤

[@Kevin-rk4qu]

10:00 or in other words, Andy is a great reference point for the artists to create the final character.

[@Juicedupcaterpillar]

I know you guys don't really do music videos but falling in reverse just released their video "Ronald" and there's so much good cgi in that video that I would love for you guys to see

[@marksutter182]

Just watched these three movies this week. One of the greatest trilogies of all time.

[@Kira_Official_]

I actually watched these movies for the first time over the past couple of days, and I floored by how stellar the CGI was. It genuinely captured the emotions the actors were attempting to portray as an ape, and because of that, it made it easier to get invested into the movies and conflict. I'd never seen any of them, but was always confused why we kept getting more of them. I'm very happy to say that not only did it blow away my expectations, but I now say that more people should see them and enjoy them. Because they are genuinely very good, which was something I wasn't expecting to say after seeing them.

[@FureyinHD]

Bad Ape really messed with my brain. I couldn't believe he wasn't really there.

[@diegopansini3152]

A masterpiece trilogy done masterfully by everyone behind it

[@jacobhealey8280]

Great to see you on one of my favorite channels Erik! You were always talented back in high school. I had heard that you went to work at Weta. I have followed your career over the internet. It is great to see you on the couch with the Corridor Crew. Your work on Gollum was amazing as of course was your work on Cesar and the rest of the apes.

[@Tonto151]

Would absolutely love to see you guys talk about the original Planet of the Apes movies as well. Even the Tim Burton one from 2001. It would be cool to hear about the make-up effects from an industry pro. Like a "VFX Make-up Artists React" video series I think could be really fun.

[@alexpritchett5766]

God I love these movies. They’re a masterclass of story and art. Truly exceptional in every way. Great vid guys.

[@skybluepainter]

Always so cool to see how much tech and talent goes into films like this.

[@GoetiaTV]

Last month I finally got around to seeing Dawn and War. They blew my mind. Dawn is almost 10 years old and it still looks amazing. I’m so glad Corridor did this video. So many questions I had were answered and questions I didn’t think of were answered too. I could listen to Erik Winquist talk shop for hours. These recent Planet of the Apes movies are better than I ever thought they would be back when Rise was announced. Hoping to see Kingdom next week.

[@macfanguy]

The improvement in quality is just stellar to see.

[@NovaBlueNova]

I legit had my jaw open for the entirety of Kingdom. Every single shot just floored me

[@Joseph-oo7pp]

A great movie for this show would be Witches of Eastwick. Has a crazy cast with even crazier effects. Absolutely super impressive for the time.

[@jameslacey5474]

Yeah, it's a great movie and cast and is certainly unrated among the genre.

[@parsnipguy2986]

When I was younger I had a whole “ape” phase and these movies were a huge part of it. I’m 19 now but last year I finally got the chance to go to San Francisco where the first movie is set, so I brought my childhood chimp mask and made pictures with the mask at all the landmarks featured in the movie. If you’re reading this, Erik, you for those happy memories!

[@Kytetiger]

10:10 "There's always this beautiful partnership between an animator and the actor to make these characters" 💪

[@wirelesmike73]

Absolutely amazing work on all of those movies. I love the franchise, and can't wait to see the new one. I hope they find a way to keep on going with the story and keep making them. The source material is really extensive. Great episode, as usual.👍

[@zoobyzoob]

12:33 The cut back to them on the couch and Wren's just tryna suppress a laugh from the voice Erik did is so good.

[@matthiasice]

As a mocap animator...thank you for explaining that there is a level of artistic touch between the actor and the character on screen. I never want to take away from what the actors are giving to a performance (I'm the actor sometimes too 🤣), but there's SO MUCH work until it makes it into a movie, game, etc. Even just for human to human retargetting, you very frequently have to account for height/limb differences, clothing, prop interaction, character proximity. Not to mention the parts that weren't always captured (i.e. fingers). Thank god we capture fingers now, but it still needs cleanup.

[@Inframesdigital]

Always amazing to see someone from Weta FX! great episode!

[@sabih-siddiqui]

Just watched the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes today. Mind blowing visuals, great story and an awesome beginning to a new era. Highly recommend it to everyone

[@MaDiViL696]

Thank you for giving so much credit for the facial animators. Because their work - Especially on War - was absolutely mind blowing. The acting was fantastic. But the fact that so many people forgot that the final animation was key animated and not driven by the mocap is just so sad... Especially for hundreds of animators/leads and sups that worked tirelessly to translate these great actors performances into Apes faces. At this point it was their performances just as much as the actual actors!

[@astrorobinson3716]

It’s so fascinating how their entire performance is literally reference. I don’t care how you wanna spin it- the actors are there for reference. And voice actors.

[@kamelpa]

Wren cranking up @12:37 is everything ❤😂

[@cocobean0390]

LOVE this trilogy! So cool to see you guys cover it :) As long as recommendations are still welcome, this will be Day 5 of asking you guys to look at the original 1999 Walking with Dinosaurs TV series from the BBC. Not only does it have a great blend of practical and cg elements, it was also the very first attempt to show dinosaurs as living animals in a documentary rather than as movie monsters. Plus if you can catch them, there are definitely a few shots where the dinosaur models clip through themselves. 😂 Definitely worth a look!

[@thedarkknight2221]

Andy Serkis should’ve gotten an Oscar for these movies!

[@erinrutherford1374]

Erik’s first film was Two Towers? That’s a flex 👏🏻👏🏻

[@isaacalvarado123]

He says that it's wasn't Andy we were seeing on screen but a character that Andy was portraying but we see Andy just as we see an actor playing and live action character. The animation is so good we see Andy's expression and features and therefore see Andy.

[@jacob_90s]

16:14 I never saw this movie but he's right. That orangutan looks perfect. Texture, color, lighting, I don't see a single flaw.

[@abhineshwarrier7023]

There’s a point beyond where art and science not just intermingle but science just takes over. These movies are more of scientific achievement than an artistic one. Love the trilogy and enjoyed the new one too. I don’t lie anywhere near the high end of the dna variance of 2% between chimps and humans but those who do make all the difference. Thanks to the scientists and innovators who help us live the lives we do. Just like all the tiny bits which we don’t notice in this movie, they impact our lives every day!

[@SavageAnimated]

Nice for all (a lot) you guys, but I have to wait for evening time, but ALWAY worth the wait. The stuff that's put out, the guest they have, amazing!! Such a great situation they are in and they are smashing it!!

[@NIKITKOKIS]

Crew together strong!

[@SA12String]

Watching Jordan internalize the technology of an engine that naturally grows digital trees is worth the entire video.

[@RemyLeBleau]

I was watching "3 Body Problem" on Netflix the other day. When I got to the Boat vs. Nano Fibre bit, I genuinely had to double check whether it was made by the corridor folks. Had you guys written all over it

[@unvergebeneid]

What are you talking about? That's a huge sequence with lots of practical effects. No way could these guys pull this off.

[@connorleno4202]

I love Jordan’s very purposeful use of ape not monkey cuz this dude would definitely correct him

[@LithiumProductions]

Bad Ape is the best! And I never realized it was Steve, but now TOTALLY makes sense!

[@ceebee]

I had no idea there was a new Planet of the Apes out, and I also had no idea there were so many of them. The marketing department pulled an Xbox level naming convention for the movies. Really dumb.

[@smigot06]

That description of the trees was amazing

[@hwanito5061]

Greg's dad played Bad Ape. That's crazy.

[@criminalcreedz75]

FINALLY!!!,,, just watched the trilogy and yet to watch the new one and i have always been amazed as to how they make the movies

[@brj_han]

Get Bill Pope on the couch to discuss the minatures, puppetry and VFX of Team America! They you could discuss some other movies of his, like Spiderman, Jungle Book, The Matrix (not the orig), Alita, Antman and the Wasp, Men in Black...

[@zhanezar]

Greatest trilogy really amazing job by the VFX team , hope the next movies are just as good