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[@thetruthwillout9094]

Please review Luke Skywalker in Episode 6 of The book of Boba Fett. I know you reviewed his appearance at the end of The Mandalorian season 2. Love hear your your views on this

[@atlantamx3]

PLease have this guy on more often. This was an INCREDIBLE episode.

[@henryd.h.7725]

I totally agree!! Joe Farrell has so much knowledge to give and an overall awesome guest!

[@LazyBoarding]

Yea, that Clint guy sure was cool!!!

[@SentinalSlice]

Yeah. I hope they bring Clint back more often.

[@Lance_Tonkin98]

Agreed

[@brunobarbosa9728]

Agreed

[@ThemisMorze]

The way they did the shot for "The Expanse" is they had a helicopter fly over the water and a bit of the city, and then they do a camera handoff from the helicopter to a crane, which lowers the camera down, and then gets passed off to the camera guy who then takes the shot home to Amos. Wes Chatham explains this process in the aftershow for 502 over on the Amazon channel, and the director of the episode confirmed that's exactly what they did.

[@LoganLeGrand]

Yep, they need to check out that episode! And do more Expanse breakdowns!

[@DeathBringer769]

How do you smoothly handoff a camera from a helicopter to a crane? That alone is impressive, lol.

[@BigJackGameplays]

@@DeathBringer769 I think there's a hidden cut in between the heli shot, and the crane shot.

[@markburke1396]

@@BigJackGameplays I don't see how this would be a hidden cut, there is nothing to hide it.

[@BloodyFourSquad]

@@BigJackGameplays they didn't use any cuts though

[@justanothervoice2538]

You haven’t talked about the bad in “Bad and Great CGI” much lately. I’d like to see some more jenky effects.

[@EthanRom]

I think cause they're now attracting actual vfx artists in the industry. You don't wanna accidentally shit on someone's work and risk not having them want to show up.

[@jamiegagnon6390]

@@EthanRom All they are doing now is advertising for Hollywood. Absolute sellouts.

[@EthanRom]

@@jamiegagnon6390 i mean to be fair those are great vfx shots they're showing so it's not like they're telling us crap shots are good

[@jdrummerdd]

@@jamiegagnon6390 The point was never to actually critique visual fx, it was to educate, and they DO talk about why things don't look bad. them having artists on is not selling out

[@gurrenrodan3801]

They did have some choice words for the last Matrix movie a couple of episodes ago.

[@exaulted2331]

I would love to see a whole episode dedicated to the 6 Transformers films to go more in depth with the rigging, animation, rendering, and compositing. Aside from some janky compositing in the 4th one (I specifically remember a shot of Galvatron in the highway fight scene where it looks like he was just pasted on top of the footage), the vfx in those movies are some of my absolute favorites.

[@thirdeyenz]

I worked on a Transformers game and we received some of the Maya models from the movie (Revenge of the Fallen) and they were intense. They'd take forever to load and then you could look at something like an eye and pull it apart and there would just be layer upon layer upon layer of complex parts making up one eye. Craziest thing I ever saw. No rigs were included though sadly but I believe they had a layered system where you could basically move and rotate any part you wanted. And of course the transformations were all smoke and mirrors sadly.

[@exaulted2331]

​@@thirdeyenz That's awesome! Yeah I've read in several places that the transformations weren't "real" in terms of every panel in robot mode is 1:1 with a panel in vehicle mode. That doesn't diminish how cool the animations looked at all in my book tho. I heard them described as "lovecraftian" in a video and I think that sums it up pretty well. Oh and speaking of the games, I'd kill for a new 3rd person hero shooter based in the Bayverse. The ROTF and DOTM games were both awesome and I think combining the best aspects of both would make for an incredible game.

[@colinjones5379]

The answer to the shot from the Expanse: y'all were close. They took a camera into a helicopter, handed it off onto a crane, and then handed it off to a person on the ground. There is no hidden cut. The actor in this shot talks about this with one of the writers in their podcast, Ty and That Guy (which is about the show).

[@WraithzulaUnited]

Show? I thought, Ty and That Guy was about the perfection of Die Hard.

[@DasWandbild]

@@WraithzulaUnited And occasionally, Tremors.

[@burritodog3634]

and why should i believe you random guy

[@tyresebukenya]

@@burritodog3634 you do not have to but you can research it yourself maybe he is right

[@leilamoore3878]

I watch Ty and That Guy. I can say that this is true. I believe Corridor Crew should look over some of the zero-gravity shots in this show because they have many more cool shots other than the one in this episode.

[@MarvinMoncada97]

One of the greatest guests! He is so chill, humble and knowledgeable.

[@masterimbecile]

Yet he doesn’t lose his child-like energy whenever something exciting happens.

[@LazyBoarding]

Yea I love Clint as well

[@tvk270]

I agree. Watching them try to figure out the Expanse shot was great. Love seeing smart people do thinkin lmao

[@qwertyboo]

agree, learned a lot

[@jedironin380]

Thanks again, Joe! Always great to hear from you! Good to see Clint back again, too. :)

[@dionemoolman]

I’m so glad we finally got The Expanse included. I’d really love to see more VFX breakdowns, especially the space scenes.

[@campbell9825]

This show is so slept on and I want people to watch it so we can get books 7, 8 and 9 adapted

[@eccod]

All of the amazing space battles in seasons 5 and 6, and they choose the shot on Earth. More of The Expanse, please!

[@Hudson316]

Clearly you guys are gonna have to get Ty Franck on to talk about The Expanse, I'm sure he'd be able to talk one of the vfx folk to give him the secrets

[@reezlaw]

They should get Krista Allain, Bob Munroe or Bret Culp

[@nyssfairchild2244]

They talked about what that shot was and these guys were right on with how it was done. Chopper to a crane to a steadycam or something along those lines.

[@FranklyBuilt]

I’d love to see more about just the visuals and transformation sequences in the Transformer movies. Possibly weird mistakes no one else would notice

[@araknidude]

I feel like there’s a lot more to it all the time than they give it credit for whenever they discuss it

[@Aegis_Mind]

@@araknidude yeah like I went through a bachelors in animation, spent thousands of hours in Maya over the last 10 years and I still scratch my head at those transformations. Like where do you begin for those character rigs that are literally bipeds but also cars? There’s gotta be a frame where it switches from one rig to another i swear. Tons of in house proprietary tools and plugins I bet as well.

[@CorndogNinja]

I remember reading that their goal was to not "cheat" the sizes, so that the Transformers wouldn't grow or shrink changing between robot and vehicle forms.

[@DarthBiomech]

The first Transformers scenes are so hacky and cheaty, if you watch them frame by frame, which I had to when I got my own assignment "we need a robot just like those transformer things". Lots of stuff sliding through each other or dissapearing, or just flat out rigged incorrectly.

[@DarthBiomech]

@@Aegis_Mind Well it helps immensely that car barely has any moving parts. My robot was just folding on itself to become vaguely car-shaped, while all the polygon details on it played their own baked-out animation of sliding between two poses they need to have on either the car or on the robot. If the animation of the details played without the animation of the robot body folding up, the end result was very mangled up.

[@Geographus666]

Tells you a lot of how impressive that opening shot from Blade Runner was, if so many of the guys working in the industry cite it as their most favorite shot.

[@wookiebush7449]

maybe I'm just really dumb when it comes to visual effects but that shot doesnt look good to me. Its a cool model, but it's looks so hazy and static-y and the fog flickering in and out around certain buildings really puts me off.

[@aaronsmith7143]

@@wookiebush7449 Bruh, it's a 40 year old shot lol. The fact that it's as impressive as it is for a shot from 1982 is what makes it impressive.

[@schmokehng]

@@wookiebush7449 it paved the way

[@SirBigWater]

@@wookiebush7449 It's impressive since it took so much time and effort to pull off. Not just in making the miniature set, but just shooting it too. Everything is practical in that. Now it takes no time at all to do that, and would probably be done in CG.

[@WhiskyCanuck]

@@SirBigWater Yup. Everything is practical and in-camera - no compositing in post, it's multiple exposures with the same reel of film, which is why the flames fit in so well, because they were casting ambient light correctly on to the rest of model.

[@KDHalliday]

I’d love to see Wren react to the realistic portrayal of space flight/physics in The Expanse! That definitely seems like something that’d be up his alley.

[@rhov-anion]

One of the few shows to use real science to determine the effects.

[@w0tch]

The gravity inside the spaceships is not realistic though 😂

[@WayStedYou]

@@w0tch astrophysicists disagree with you.

[@thursdaythought7201]

@@w0tch How is that? Engine On = gravity, Engine Off - 0g.

[@w0tch]

@@thursdaythought7201 No, they are almost always in 0g but with their magnetic boots they can stick to the ground of the spaceship and act like if their whole body was in gravity lol. Also on the moon and mars they just walk and live normally. But it would be very difficult to do otherwise, it’s a good compromise

[@stevencramsie9172]

The second full trailer for Star Trek (2009), the one he refers to, is probably one of the best movie trailers ever made. I remember it crashed numerous sites because of how many people were trying to watch it.

[@josephkrengel]

Thrilled to finally see The Expanse get some love. The people working on that show are unmatched in getting seemless, story-driven VFX shots done on a TV budget. I'd love to get your thoughts of the shot at the 42:00 mark of Season 3, episode 7. I don't think there's anything groundbreaking in how they do it, but the technique is as good as I've ever seen on television, and it just looks so amazingly clean.

[@Grif91]

I agree with this. The Expanse could EASILY have a whole episode, probably 2, of VFX artists react. It's one of my favorite shows ever, and NEEDS some love in the form of a breakdown.

[@pastormolez8235]

That and the fight between the Roci and Pella in the latest season! Or any space fight

[@HailHydrate2]

If they do anything with the Expanse, it has to be the next time they have Adam savage on

[@ortor]

Yes! Expanse VFX are craaaazy good. Also the story and action and characters and really everything.

[@Kyle-ue1hq]

im trying to get into the show but the first season is a bit hard to watch so far. the vfx are really noticeable and the sets are really small but I hear they change studios or something after like season 2 or and it improves but I guess i just have to hold on till then.

[@youngstar312]

The Expanse shot has a behind the scenes video on twitter from the episode director Breck Eisner(October 26, 2019). It's a crane lowering the camera and then the operator walks with it.

[@henok8191]

My brain read that as "Brock Lesnar" and I felt like I was having an out-of-body experience for a few seconds

[@tallAldiProduction]

ty frank one of the producers adn authors also talked about it in the aftershow or in the ty and that guy podcast.

[@wardianz]

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[@qwertyboo]

bump

[@Jackomack]

@@henok8191 laying the smackdown on visual effects, Brock Lesnar is here

[@eye_wander]

Considering the Oscar nominations were announced recently, I’d love to see you guys make a discussion video about the nominations for the Best VFX award, in regards to which film you will think will win (and which one you want to win), and which film (or two) you would take out of that group to be replaced by a film you think should have been nominated.

[@MerelvandenHurk]

That sounds like a very fascinating episode! Great suggestion, I'd love to watch that!

[@amadou4835]

@@MerelvandenHurk yh I agree. Rlly good idea.

[@MrAshleyR]

Good to see the Expanse get some love. You guys should totally do the whole damned show - it was a treat by the end

[@Jackomack]

If y'all did a full episode on shots from The Expanse, I'd be soo happy.

[@not_imy]

SAME!

[@TheXshot]

Me too!

[@FelixIakhos]

Yes, bossmang!

[@Azzzoth]

AGREED!

[@Jackomack]

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[@moshmachine]

YESSSS, PLEASE TALK MORE ABOUT THE AMAZING VFX IN THE EXPANSE. It deserves way more love and hype.

[@princevegeta6236]

Exactly. Those scenes in space are a thing of beauty. Whole series is worth reacting to.

[@ThaBeatConductor]

Any shot from any space thing in that show could be a vfx breakdown.

[@MentalEdge]

Please please please more shots from the expanse!!!

[@Shroty075]

YES! Yes! Yes! More Expanse, please. So many beautiful VFX shots and best space combat... like ever.

[@NautilusGuitars]

Agreed! The Expanse is criminally underappreciated.

[@Tom-ef1mz]

"I, robot" is still one of my favorite movies to watch, just because the FX are both clearly dated, and still satisfying at the same time.

[@MerelvandenHurk]

Yeah it's like right before the uncanny valley set in. After that, VFX started to become so good that they came too close to being real and therefore stood out like a sore thumb because they obviously weren't. But something like I, Robot was so obviously CG that our brains didn't even stop to analyze whether or not it could be real, it just didn't engage that part of our brain and therefore it didn't stand out as unsatisfying or jarring. Which makes for a more enjoyable watch.

[@Visethelegend]

I just watched I robot a couple of weeks ago and I was afraid that it didn’t looked as I remember, and I can’t believe how amazing it still is

[@soulance8342]

Yo Christian!! 1st off, it's great to see you in the video. 2nd, you look great! That hard work is VISIBLE! 3rd, I actually watched your entire sponsor segment instead of skipping it. I really appreciate you taking the time to share your success with us. Keep up the great work man!

[@ChristianFergerstrom]

wow. thanks so much! Comments like this keep me going!

[@soulance8342]

@@ChristianFergerstrom bro, Thank YOU so much! We all know you're the oil of the Corridor Machine, keeping it going smoothly. I'm glad I could help you, even in a small way.

[@hazel-vf7on]

As the other hundreds of comments suggest; PLEASE do more Expanse shots. It is by far my favourite series ever as a whole and I've spent hundreds of hours rewatching episodes. That one progressive shot was surprisingly relaxing but also looked cool as heck!

[@tobins6800]

Agreed. Over the 6 seasons, there was a lot of great cgi, some absolute horrible. I would like to see the compare contrast. Some does look like they had me model stuff (potato), some looks like it was rendered on my potato of a laptop. But out of all that, the glue that held the great and bad was a solid story, and even better story telling.

[@galacticgamer1752]

I know, the one time they look at the expanse it’s a drone shot over a city

[@SirFapsAlot]

I hope you've read the books. At least try the audiobooks. They're amazing! Jefferson Mays is possibly in the top 5 greatest narrators. At the least he destroyed The Expanse audiobooks. There will never be anyone that does a better job. Actually, he ruins other audiobooks after you hear it. Plz do yourself a favor

[@bobthemonitor9697]

I love how the guys finally talk about The Expanse, and it's to cover footage of the comparably "mundane" Baltimore setting instead of all the crazy space stuff. It just goes to show you just how much crazy artistry goes into every single second of filmmaking, even the stuff you wouldn't normally think about.

[@bryanwoods3373]

It's similar to rocket jumps video essay about how you don't notice CGI, just bad CGI. As much as people claim that CGI should be rarely used, it helps in a lot of little ways. Instead of shutting down several blocks of a road because your shot needs to look down it, you can just cap it off with a green screen wall. Perfect building exterior but can't film walking inside? Recreate the entrance as a facade with green screens extending off, and you can composite the shots. Even fixing reflections and crew standing in the shot.

[@romansparta1454]

I’d love to see more shots from the expanse, it’s got some visually very impressive shots, like the gravitational slingshotting scenes

[@lovleen]

I love hearing Joe talk about it and break it down, yall got to bring him back for more episodes

[@iout]

I love that they finally reacted to The Expanse and it was perhaps one of the most mundane scenes. It was still interesting and their insight was entertaining, but you've got space battles and protomolecule, but today we're going to look at a flyover shot of the Earth city of Baltimore. It just goes to show that VFX isn't always about the big, flashy stuff.

[@josephkrengel]

In all fairness, it was filmed in Regent Park in Toronto, away from the lake, so there is a LOT of work that went into that shot.

[@ThaBeatConductor]

I was personally amazed at that shot when I first saw it. Very much a "how did they do that" moment.

[@MDMZ]

Can't believe you guys used my video as a reference at 2:50 I can stop making videos and die in peace now !! ❤😍

[@reezlaw]

Hey congrats :D

[@maxhydekyle2425]

I'm really hoping you guys will cover the newest episode of Boba Fett where we SPOILERS Get to see Luke again. The new effects they did to make Luke look good were incredible. I genuinely couldn't see a single flaw. They even got Shamook, the KZbinr who made the Luke deepfakes last year, to work on it and it was stellar!

[@jedisaki730]

Can we appreciate Christian's segment. Dude has come a long way and the fact he's talkin about his own weight loss journey is a big deal. Well done Christian and the rest of you guys at Corridor for producing such awesome videos!

[@ChristianFergerstrom]

thank you!

[@Yea___]

@@ChristianFergerstrom good on you mate, really inspiring and good advertising for Noom

[@nelsonbassett5719]

The Expanse has been one of the best shows in recent history. Their VFX shots are always solid. I would love to see a whole episode talking aboout The Expanse! Please do more of The Expanse!

[@joshgseyi]

Agree.

[@tim_goll]

seconded. I would really enjoy an expanse special

[@Stig69]

The stunts are great, too. The whole crew seems like they put alot of passion into it.

[@reezlaw]

VFX Artists React to Great & Even Better CGI From The Expanse

[@GeneralOsik]

You really should get Ty Franck on, or maybe The Expanse's VFX supervisor, to talk about that show. It's been incredible!

[@JonOfTheDead23]

Clip suggestion. Pirates of the Caribbean curse of the black pearl. There is a moment around 2/3 into the movie where the cursed crew walk underwater, beneath a British vessel and they change from undead to human form several times. Everytime they hit moonlight they change forms. Honestly, any of the human to undead changes are really awesome in this movie.

[@wbfaulk]

Wes Craven talked about a shot he did in one of the Scream movies (maybe the first one?) that is similar to the end of the Expanse shot here. He said that it was a crane shot, but that instead of the crane just holding the camera, it held a camera operator with a steadicam, who just walked off of the platform when it got to the ground. Edit: Looks like that's a pretty common technique now: "steadicam crane walk-off".

[@SomeoneNamedTygget]

You guys gotta do more stuff on the Expanse. So many seamless transitions, amazing CGI shots, real physics, set extensions, and all sorts of other crazy stuff. The last episode of season 2 even has Adam Savage asphyxiating in Venus' atmosphere!

[@Levi_Skardsen]

The Expanse deserves an entire episode all to itself. There's plenty to choose from, but the space combat scenes or the asteroid impact on Earth really stand out.

[@Lockheed7]

Yes, please!

[@TheLovestwospooge]

Definitely!

[@existentialselkath1264]

The expanse probably has the coolest space battles I've seen. Because it's so grounded in reality they can't just miraculously come up with some bs idea to get out of a bad situation, it all just makes sense intuitively. Idk what episode it was in but the one where the belters end up taking each other out to save the roci was great. I just wish we got some more battles like that before the series ended

[@FlagCutie]

Oh that would be so cool! The shots of liquids interaction in lower G environments, the battles, just everything really!

[@alexreynozo1267]

So awesome!! I am a huge fan of learning how older special effects were created!! I literally watch the Corridor Crew more than anything on KZbin, because you guys make everything so fun. It would be easy to look up how people in the movie industry do these things, but you guys bring a whole new angle on it. By guessing and literally showing the layers of effects. Thank you!!

[@prestonhoffman811]

This guy pulled on and taught these guys way more than I think even they expected they could learn in one day. That was amazing!!

[@NautilusGuitars]

More Expanse, please! Seriously, this show is criminally underappreciated. There could be a whole series on the vfx alone.

[@klausklausensen5042]

Last Season sucks ass but 1-5 are just epic. Missed Miller so hard.

[@Mynetrix]

@@klausklausensen5042 what's bad about latest season

[@tim_goll]

@@Mynetrix I agree with you. Season 6 was really good. And from a VFX standpoint also really impressive

[@reezlaw]

@@klausklausensen5042 mate what? Last season was amazing

[@reezlaw]

Season 4 is the weakest one IMHO

[@nostrix6246]

Glad to see you reacting to some of The Expanse, it would be great if you could do more of it! There's plenty of mind blowing space vfx in the series!

[@AdmiralSym]

Seriously!

[@ankitsherke9993]

I second that.

[@scaryghost5721]

Agree. The Expanse had one of the most amazing VFX.

[@kanski9]

Yes, please a space combat scene!

[@greatvigor]

Honestly, best part of this episode was the seeing Christian lookin so good! So proud of you, man!

[@Maribro4]

I’m glad this series exists because I now have a much larger appreciation for special effects in movies and am blown away by things I once took for granted

[@MerelvandenHurk]

Right? That's why I probably wouldn't be a good fit for working in VFX, because the better you do your job, the less recognition you get for it from the general public (because they won't even notice that it's VFX and won't realize how much work went into it). And that just sounds frustrating to me. VFX artists deserve more love!

[@brutalbubbles]

The Expanse is a MASSIVE yes! Please do more from that show. One of the best pieces of Sci Fi on television!

[@reezlaw]

I totally agree! In realised that to me it's 100% the best

[@arturofernandez4058]

Yeah, they finally do The Expanse and what they show is... A simple tracking shot on Earth.

[@Outland9000]

@@arturofernandez4058 It wasn't that simple.

[@arturofernandez4058]

@@Outland9000 I know, but out of everything that The Expanse achieves in the vfx department this isn't it. It is a complex shot in a technical sense, but not representative of the show or interesting. No low gravity, none of the complex space combat, protomolecule tech... It's just an establishing shot. It could be from any other show

[@jdrummerdd]

Clints eyes lighting up when learning a new technique is SO cool, thats why i love this series.

[@FrankEGee88]

Great episode, but I gotta say: Christian, you are KILLING IT my guy. Much love and respect. Keep it up!

[@ChristianFergerstrom]

thank you!

[@louiscookson7811]

Agreed. The only sponsored segments I don't skip.

[@visionentertainment5939]

I would love a full I-Robot episode. I was rewatching, and for 2004, I -Robot still holds up today in my opinion

[@AronBagel]

The Expanse never gets enough love. That show always managed to sell me on the VFX, even at its wonkiest, and by the end it was just so, so good. Please do a full episode on it!

[@StillIt]

Always love this series. But this one was over the top!

[@jmcd3099]

Did you watch the last one! It was incredible also!

[@83ForceTE]

Great episode! Honestly some of my favorite KZbin VFX have come from Olan Rogers New Prime and Pop Rocket videos. For the resources he had available he really maximized the storytelling potential.

[@Smore22]

Christian, that ad placement really hit home for me buddy, I just want you to know that we all love you and appreciate everything you do. I'm glad that I am not alone in this undertaking of getting healthier in 2022! Thanks for the encouragement, bud! We all love you and want to see more of you! (Not in the ad sponsor though)

[@isaacsnediker-morscheck3382]

Some of the actors and production crew of the Expanse talk about how the Baltimore shot was done in an after show video on amazon's youtube channel. The whole shot is a single take, starting on a helicopter for the city flyover, which then hands the camera off to a crane, which lowers down to hand it off to a guy on the ground for the walking segment.

[@mykytaraskazov2630]

Yes, we definitely need more shots from the Expanse! And Adam Savage is a perfect guest for this one!

[@TylerKidd]

I cant say enough how much I enjoy your channel. I save new episodes for bad days like a good tv show. Thank you Corridor 💕

[@brandonjames_]

way to go christian we’re proud of you, keep up the good work!!!

[@ChristianFergerstrom]

you guys keep me motivated!

[@bostonfan24]

@@ChristianFergerstrom That was the most genuine, heartfelt segment I've seen on this channel. Keep up the great work man!

[@JasonMorehead]

Thanks for featuring “The Expanse.” That show is incredible. I’d love to see you break down some of its space battles.

[@melancholymelon4413]

I have heard good things but I could never get into it

[@STartist.]

@@melancholymelon4413 I assume it's because of the first season? It was hard to get into for me as well. Season 2 is where it got me hooked. If you can get through season 1 it gets so much better.

[@nybcp]

I'd love to see more breakdowns on THE EXPANSE .... it's an underrated show that looks (for most bits) better than a lot SciFi movies!

[@SparkMyke]

Man, I can't believe they cancelled the show.

[@tim_goll]

@@SparkMyke They cancelled it twice alreay. Maybe it gets another chancen for a third cancellation.

[@reezlaw]

The last one was not a proper cancellation, they decided to end it there. But yeah, one of the reasons was that it was too expensive and, for reasons that escape me faster than air from lungs in space, not profitable

[@researchandbuild1751]

Um its not underrated

[@reezlaw]

@@researchandbuild1751 it depends on your definition of "underrated". On Rotten Tomatoes it certainly isn't, but the performance on Syfy and Prime was never what it should have been, probably because of inadequate marketing. The show is not as well-known as it deserves to be, otherwise it would still be going

[@5alpha23]

On a different note: I'd love to see a special from you guys about "analogue horror" with a breakdown of those VHS and camcorder effects. If it provides enough content for a video that is of course.

[@joeschmoe6516]

I really like how much respect the guy gets during this episode. They didn't talk over him or each other at all during the episode because they're all just geekin' out lol

[@AtlasPro1]

As far as KZbin visual effects, you guys need to talk about melodysheep

[@LoLFilmStudios]

Gonna check it out.

[@swanbones]

Oh yes PLEASEE He makes all his shots PLUS all the music, its insANE

[@cattprince]

yesss!! they need to react to them. one of the best quality channels out there right now

[@braunarsch]

agreed.... melodysheep is epic

[@boccci]

melodysheep has to be the highest production value of any youtube channel on the platform rn

[@blanket1388]

Please, do more of the Expanse, it has a lot of VFX that are surprisingly good for a TV show

[@skycat04]

There is no such thing anymore as "surprisingly good for a TV show". They are literally using the same VFX companies, the same people and they are paying them the same amount of money for all of this. Game of Thrones was the real game-changer, season by season they pushed the boundaries.

[@barrykennedy3777]

Love you Clint. Always puts a smile on my face seeing you back on the Corridor couch

[@jackbj]

y’all should react to the cgi in Superman and Lois, it’s miles above what the rest of the CW are doing, and their budget is the same as every other show as it’s not funded by HBO Max (a rumor that it was has been recently debunked). I think you guys would be very impressed considering it’s a spin-off of Supergirl and that show didn’t have the best cgi as you saw. love your videos!

[@existentialselkath1264]

I'm so happy to see the expanse on this episode. It's such a good series. Best scifi show I've ever seen and the science makes perfect sense but they don't overexplain anything. The vfx is great too, I hope you guys end up covering some of the crazier effects shots

[@iangauthier1594]

One of my favorite books too, was excited when they announced the show and relieved to see they did a great job when i watched it

[@Nexen4Games]

The Expanse ruined other sci-fi shows for me! It's very rare to see such hard sci-fi, with attention to detail in regards to realism. Besides Expanse, the only show I can think of that comes close would be For All Mankind, but I've enjoyed that show far less.

[@skepticalbadger]

Except for the stupid sound in space thing. I don't know why they did that.

[@ricolynnII]

@@skepticalbadger they show that the characters can’t hear one another in vacuum multimle times, so its just for the camera.

[@iangauthier1594]

@@skepticalbadger that i can forgive cuz boy would it be boring sometimes if it was complete silence

[@chriswerth1575]

Can't believe this is the first time I'm seeing the Expanse on this show. You guys really should do a full Expanse episode (or maybe multiple episodes? Please?)

[@afromaximus]

Get Ty Frank on already!!

[@tim_goll]

@@afromaximus yes a 60 minute special with Ty Frank would be awesome

[@Janzer_]

its great having these industry people showing us their take on things. love it!

[@cockeversteen4360]

Joe was awesome for his insight and time spent in the industry, man has GOT to have way more to enlighten us on.

[@ThaBeatConductor]

I'd like to see a VFX breakdown of the Ring Station battle from Season 2 of The Expanse.

[@ishaan863]

You guys need to have a whole series dedicated just to The Expanse. I have no idea how I haven't seen a clip from it before on here.

[@Jackass5892]

This ones for Christian. Congrats on your journey my dude!!! For the couch crew.. this was one of the few VFX interviews that took me to a whole new level of understanding the complexity of these shots.

[@andrewjolly319]

Glad you took a quick look at the Expanse - I'd love to see you do some more. I reckon it has pretty great VFX for a TV show.

[@akhilnair1137]

The expanse deserves so much love, especially now more than ever, since it's a great example of high quality TV, that no one seems to be talking about. It's also the reason why the show got canceled on Amazon prime.

[@BoobsIndeed]

Glad to see the Expanse get some love. There's so much in that show that could be talked about. On a different note, you guys really need to talk about Eagly from Peacemaker. I think it might possibly be the best CG animal I've ever seen.

[@amunra4256]

I'm learning so much from these videos. Truly eye-opening

[@captaindoubleday]

Would love to see more breakdowns of the Expanse. One of my favorite shows of all time with some great instances of VFX.

[@Antares-dw9iv]

The shot from the Expanse is really well executed, but it's kinda weird to think about how much effort and craftsmanship went into what is ultimately a fairly unremarkable shot in the end product.

[@peacemaster8117]

I think it was afforded extra effort to give the moment gravitas, likely because 1. It was an establishing shot for a location they were going to use over several episodes 2. It was our first time seeing that side of life on Earth

[@RyoMassaki]

You think it is an unremarkable shot, but it is just one of many high quality shots that the show-makers deliberately created for the series. There are a number of these kind of environmental shots in the series that are longer than they need to be - from an financial and logistical perspective, but they absolutely serve an artistic purpose, but it is one that isn't obvious and which is kinda subtle. In movies and shows it is usual to hold an establishing shot of an new location for at least 2 maybe 4 seconds. This is the average amount of time the viewer needs to get locked mentally into the new location. But if you do it like this all the time - especially with an repeating similar shot from a similar perspective and you only use the same one to introduce an location, the viewer might get the impression (subconsciously) that it is all just an movie set, something like an potemkin village that only works visually from on perspective. This is especially true in SciFi and Fantasy settings, when the long distance establishing shot shows an sprawling and dense space, but then the actual location with the actors is kinda small and less dense. Having a long seamless establishing shot, that moves from aerial perspective to ground level gives a seamless impression of an large and real space and that makes the world bigger. The bigger and grander the mental map is that the viewer is able to build in his mind while watching, the better the immersion is, especially if the viewer know how these spaces connect and relate to each other. There are many shots in the series that do exactly that and from an movie making perspective - they are pure luxury. But from an artistic perspective they are like an very expensive glue that makes the world(s) stick together better.

[@Hudson316]

@@peacemaster8117 Also 3. Because we were about to see what it'd look like a few days later

[@Antares-dw9iv]

​@@RyoMassaki Generally speaking I get that rationale, the thing is it's just a really unremarkable city, it wouldn't even need any establishing shots, let alone a complex hero shot like this. If it was for example a shot of mars, a Belter station or let's say the opening of Blade Runner it would be one thing. The shot in Blade Runner immediately draws you in and tells you a lot about that world. But all this establishing shot tells me is that, oh he is in a random city I guess. Which I find is especially jarring considering how atmospheric and dense everything looks the second you get closer to the ground. Once you see the square where he is in, they do a fantastic job of visual storytelling and you immediately learn a lot about the location. You actually get to take in the detail and get a feel for it. You could have just spent the time having a camera following him while he walks through the street and it would have given you a much better impression of the location. So bottom line you have just spent a lot of time and money planning and executing a shot that not only doesn't tell me anything, it arguably detracts from the shot that comes after it.

[@RyoMassaki]

@@Antares-dw9iv It didn't felt detracting to me, quite the opposite and it was not only the establishing shot for the location but also for the character Amos, which we haven't seen for a while and it also was the first time the show took some time to show the situation on the ground (on earth). They also already did these exact kind of long establishing shots in a Belter Station and on Mars before. The whole show started with a 1-2 minute long seamless establishing shot through one of the stations. None of these shots was a necessity to tell the story, they indulged in that luxury because they wanted to for that little-bit of extra atmosphere and I agree with that artistic choice. I would have done the same. I can however totally understand how you feel that it is wasted on you.

[@c187rocks]

I think they talked about that Expanse shot on 'Ty & that Guy' or in one of the season five 'X-Ray' features. Ty & that Guy is hosted by Ty Frank, one of the co-authors of the books, and by Wes Chatham, the actor playing Amos Burton in that shot. Y'all might want to reach out to them or to Naren Shankar (co-showrunner) about joining you guys on the couch.

[@reezlaw]

That would be amazing

[@noirangel6416]

*I truely hope you guys review more of the Vfx from "The Expanse"!*

[@cosmotect]

I am slowly getting deeper into the game industry, but every episode of VFX artists react makes me me want to startup houdini and do some cool shots! Love it

[@stevensop7182]

You got the expanse shot. They talked about it on one of the ty and that guy podcast. Crane to a hand off steady cam. Very cool to see the video of it happening

[@leocordeiro81]

You guys need to do more The Expanse, that was a great show.

[@AleksandarIvanov69]

The all time great girl runs towards the mirror scene from Contact. Just the pure genius of engineering that shot blows my mind every time I see it.

[@donalodomhnaill]

So great to see Clint back in the studio again! Great video as usual.

[@osrichitt5269]

Can’t wait to see your Stunt Man breakdown of The Last Duel fight scenes. Should probably just be a whole episode

[@werdle92]

Oh snap. thanks for reminding me to watch that.

[@Mrs_Puffington]

That one was sick. I highly recommend watching the making-of on the blu-ray. One of the very few that don’t self promote the grandiosity of their production, but approach the process in a human, fun, and engaging way, while also being educational. It’s short, but worth it.

[@PhillipsLacy]

The Expanse has amazing effects. I'd love to see you guys do a breakdown of some of the zero G and space battle effects.

[@allenqueen]

If I had discovered this channel back in the day, I too would have taken VFX as a career path. Thank you for inspiring the newer generations

[@Cosmo-Cosmost]

I got so excited to see you guys talking about The Expanse! I love that show and I always get so hyped up about the cgi/vfx in it!

[@dobbear]

The Expanse scene, I think there was a cheeky transition as the guy in the light grey jacket walks past.

[@J.D....]

So excited for some Expanse! The VFX in that show is amazing. Please do more!

[@russ7868]

Please do MORE VFX Artists React!!! The longer, the better! I LOVE this series!

[@VolkerAlmighty]

I love this humble man please have him on more!

[@117Inqui]

The Expanse has so many amazing CGI and VFX scenes, it would be amazing if you guys explored more of it! There are many moments in the series with shots like the one you guys watched in this episode. During the combat sequences, a lot of detail goes into each moment, and there is even lots of easter eggs I think even you guys would enjoy!

[@th0kfan]

The Expanse has alot of great shots! Amazing series overall - just as this channel!

[@BeardlessKoala]

I just watched your Reign Of Fire video and it reminded me of one of my favourite fantasy films. Dragonslayer 1981. The effects in that film are absolutely class for the time. The dragon terrified me as a child. Worth checking out.

[@Jesus_Broski]

Not only are this react videos amazing, but the editing of these videos are like a movie in themselves!!

[@ivanessa_schnitzel]

Love it! More talk about The Expanse, please! That show broke Si-Fi TV forever, methinks.

[@reezlaw]

So true, everything else seems silly now

[@RiversInTheSky.]

Won't lie: that advertisement was very well done and worth listening to! Proud of you Christian

[@EricHamm]

Anytime it is not Jake I cheer. Jake should retire from ads.

[@Cypher7765]

It’s great to see you guys supporting Clint. This episode was great.

[@Lohanujuan]

Effing AMAZING guest, loved all the insight

[@maximilianscheiber8745]

Greetings to the whole Corridor Crew! I‘m very happy to watch your videos and I have a little proposition for the nect VFX Artists react: Take a look at the CGI Luke from the Book of Boba Fett. They really improved him very much!

[@jasonblalock4429]

I'm SURE they'll be looking at that one soon. And yeah, it was much improved, but it was still a little off. I'm curious if they can pin down what's still not quite 'there' yet.

[@maximilianscheiber8745]

@@jasonblalock4429 yeah I think so too

[@ElvisKremmen]

Was thinking about this when I watched boba the other day, considering they did their own take on it in a previous ep I would love to hear their feedback on it too.

[@corey2232]

*THE EXPANSE!* All I can say is it's about time! 😁 There's a ton of fantastic VFX shots you can pull from that show. Here's hoping for many more! Edit: And of all shots, you guys picked one that's compelling from a technical standpoint, but far from one of the most visually spectacular lol

[@SamYoder610]

Giant fan of the series but I also want to say that the Noom ad read was really great, thank you for talking about your journey