Wren from Corridor gives VFX advice

[@SirWrender]

I had a great time chatting, Andrew!! Been loving this series and I'm honored to be a part of it :)

[@OZZOZZ]

Hi wren

[@happykiller14]

Dude, amazing insight. I'm a former digi art major now in film major. I totally get what you mean when you say that it helps you learn to learn.

[@thiagounreal]

you're awesome dude!

[@nickmaloche5036]

I would love to see you do some tutorials on random stuff, it could be anything.

[@treazure]

Wren, you rock! Fantastic work in all you do.... But, you really should have fixed up a Peter model to do some talking with Andrew about Blender.

[@_khooman_chronicles_]

Wren: "I don't use blender, the interface is confusing" Andrew: "I'm sure there are **cough** really good tutorials **cough** to learn..."

[@LTRX_]

But in heavy VFX films, Adobe CC and 3DS Max really are the best, also Maya.

[@Tybiti]

@23:59 *cough* *cough*

[@_khooman_chronicles_]

@@Tybiti 😂

[@nswij123]

Wren uses blender now.

[@nightspicer]

@@nswij123 wait what? isn't he using cinema 4d?

[@AustinThomasFilms]

Infinity War is the biggest crossover event in hist-- *Andrew Price interviews Wren Weichman about VFX*

[@joelpaik]

Goshdarn. I was about to make literally the same comment

[@bersK00]

No joke, Infinity war was so disappointing that I find this more interesting and entertaining.

[@emuliusv]

Austin Thomas Films Yeah!

[@lemonmusic316]

Austin Thomas Films EXACTLY.

[@Pinktieproductions1234]

Austin Thomas Films shaboof (totally legit explosion noise)😂

[@RedEyedHolloway]

Dude, Wren's positive aura is unbelievably awe-inspiring and insurmountably contagious. I friggin' LOVE this guy and he's truly shown me that passion rules over any type of physical gain in our industries! At the end of the day, we’re doing what we love, creating what we love, and making enjoyable one-of-a-kind moments that imprints for a lifetime for all types of audiences. Wren is infatuated with what he loves, and it makes me love what I do even more! No matter where it takes us, no matter how much money it makes us, just waking up knowing that we are doing what we dreamt of doing mostly our entire lives….it brings tears to my eyes man. Wren. Keep being you buddy. I aspire to be just like you, and I hope to meet you one day. It'd be an honor. Truly brother.

[@songfulstan1304]

Uhh what he said

[@pasi-272]

@Corby Dinsburger Wren is 30, hardly an overexcitable child you're pretty much saying he is ;) Chris Holloway is totally right. Positive people like Wren are great.

[@iFlarexXx]

You're actually a great interviewer! Let the guy talk for the most part but ask insightful questions for extra depth. Great job!

[@blenderguru]

Thank you! It's a lot harder than I thought to do good interviews, but I tried, so thanks for noticing :)

[@blakeXYZ]

59:00 - 59:08 I can imagine interviewing is tough! But you'll only get better. This time stamp illustrates where you can improve during interview interaction. Not sure if how the video was edited which made it awkward or that's how it actually played out. You didn't really reciprocate and felt like you wanted to get out of there. Perhaps you weren't expecting Wren's exuberant energy. Cheers

[@Mycelium]

@@blakeXYZ Exactly what I thought

[@ciaranpmryan]

bkost Yeah, there is too much awkwardness there. I’m sure Andrew has done his homework, but he seems to be more excited to be there talking to these folks as a fanboy, rather than be there as an interviewer. It’s still a great series, but Andrews ‘Hmm’, ‘Riiight’, and ‘Yeahs’ really makes me cringe.

[@lonelylama5222]

iFlare yeah he is really good! :)

[@matsv201]

"Engineering degree is a degree in Learning" Exactly

[@Osmosium2507]

Also exactly my thought. In my opinion, a good engineer can solve problems. Knowing all the theory is not that important

[@SnipeSniperNEW]

I'm on his same tracks, 2 years to get my Aerospace degree, that I'll probably not use. freelancing Right now in Vfx and waiting to see what the future holds

[@rippspeck]

Good luck, Sniper!

[@mematron]

Every degree is a degree in learning

[@link-kun5974]

@@SnipeSniperNEW Same. I'm 2 years from finishing my mechanical eng degree. My grades are not that good because lecturers are too strict even in non main subjets. I'm still not giving up my degree but I'm now learning blender as a backup plan :')

[@Katsujin2]

I love how he keeps interviewing these industry experts and they always don't use Blender.

[@Skovidesign]

@MythicalSalmon lol what?

[@xalener]

@MythicalSalmon Blender's for whatever you're good at using it at. Other studios are built around the software, which is then further developed to fill in the cracks. There are plenty of big(ish) studios that are on the rise that are built around Blender.

[@Skovidesign]

There's a guy who uses Blender even at Corridor Digital. It's just not Wren.

[@TheEternalEye369]

It makes sense why he wouldn’t use blender to render when he’s doing vfx. Blender has a passable renderer but it’s not at octanes level

[@DavidJonSpem]

They might use Blender. When you start on a project you don't look at what to use you look at what gets the job done! And also how can I/you get the job done! This man in the video most likely used Blender to see what it offers for him. BTW watch from 28:00 he clearly knows a bit about Blender.

[@jinkstacks4830]

Wren just seems like that one guy who everyone loves. He is so nice all the time and seems so genuine.

[@Xiox321]

This guy seems like someone that I could watch in many many vlogs along with a bunch of other people. Idk, just an idea. CMikes a pretty good guy.

[@yokelabductee]

the one interview i've been waiting for

[@ViralKiller]

58:10 The revenant is just amazing, pain staking camera tracking and compositing...If you wanna see amazing compositing, see Jurassic Park 1993...low res 3d dino models made to look photo real

[@bradaskew6704]

Well actually they used a stuntman in a blue foam bear suit with motion capture sensors, which took a month of choreographing, dozens of takes with new makeup for each wound and a lot of research. then applying and manipulating the motion capture data then turning stuntman into a grizzly. I did see footage of the set and there was a laying bear there, which i image they used for making a 3d model and textures and is taxidermic to be movable.

[@WorldToAwesomeness]

WREN!!!!!!!! These guys inspired me a A LOT. So thanks for this Andrew! XD P.S. It's weird seeing their studio without the rest of the crew. XD

[@yofadhli]

14:11 "no way" "really?" "wow" He used all the techniques in the book in one shot. 👏👏👏

[@thedude4039]

He should have also said "bogus dude".

[@EnterpriseKnight]

Wren's happines is unparalleled

[@vishnurk3107]

He's a full mood

[@3dfer383]

"sorry i don't use blender" HERETIC

[@sudd3660]

doing cgi on a budget and dont use blender, this statement dont compute

[@fyce]

+sudd: Actually it does make sense given the context. It would cost them more to have someone use Blender without being able to get help from others when a problem arise than all of them using the same software. Besides, he's right saying that Blender's interface is daunting. It'll be better in 2.8, but it's probably too late for them at this point to learn a whole new program and try to get all the plugins they're used to.

[@More_Row]

Warp I never understand when people say Blender is daunting. It’s not, well I guess it’s subjective but really it’s not.

[@DummiesBelow]

One of their past members Peter was super good at Blender

[@happykiller14]

The person who sits across from him uses blender constantly, they had a whole episode about it

[@Falney]

"We did a video with EA for the Division" I bet Ubisoft loves this.

[@quentinberguet]

he said ''mine'' 4 times

[@TheBcoolGuy]

KeyFrame Stingy said 'mine' 5 times.

[@smithwillnot]

Someone has to call that out to get "pushup punishment"

[@hilmethan]

Isn't it that someone in the game has to make him say it? I'm still not 100% on the rules so I could be wrong

[@realfoodman]

If Wren says "mine" in an empty studio and no one is around to hear it, does it require push-ups?

[@soundninja99]

The game of life is only in video. That may or may not include non-corridor videos. Would be great if someone suddenly pulled this video up to get him to do 50 pushups

[@QuantumNegative]

Just a clarification on the requirements of a degree counting for the industry, specifically for *big budget movies.* I currently intern at *Industrial Light and Magic* and *no, they do not care about your degrees!* We have people from PhD's in physics to expert chefs who worked in big hotels. *Your demo reel is the only thing that matters* and you should know your stuff. The demo reel will get you the interview and from that point on, you should ace the interview, they'll ask you specific question on details on how you made the shot and also have an open mind, you will get questions about your hobbies and other non-vfx related stuffs. *However,* if you're an International applicant, you're gonna need to get some sort of a recognized qualification in order to get a working visa. *P.S* Generalists(E.g: People who do all the "vfx" by themselves) tend to get work in much smaller studios, so, you're gonna want to choose a specific career path if you choose to go in Hollywood.

[@Mrcoolagainbuzy]

Quantum Negative Awesome man! I aspire to be at ILM one day. I am currently learning as much as I can and want to problem solve most of the CG/VFX things but VFX Paint-Compositing is what I want to be good at specifically. Currently I am interning at Prime Focus, India as a paint artist.

[@minhhainguyen2424]

Quantum Negative it is true that they dont give a shit about your degrees, but i believe that college, particularly Art colleges and universities, could enhance your artistic eye to the whole new level. Everyone can learn the programme, but not everyone could use the programme to make fanstastic art. It is your ability that makes you an artist, not the programme you use, btw how could you become an intern at ILM, based on your reel or test or something ?

This guy's attitude brightened my day. What a cool and humble guy !!

[@AbodidSahoo]

I just loved the energy and vibes Wren brought in the interview. This was refreshing and knowledgeable at the same time. Nice to see him explaining the nitty gritty details and the technicalities with such ease. Also, it was fun listening to his engineering college stories and his views on college degree and self-learning.

[@Waffle4569]

Holy shit its Wren!

[@duckcluck123]

I love that wren is almost always smiling I love his positive energy

[@bDwS27]

I love this series! Can't wait for more !

[@ebenezeradams9165]

7:00 Andrew has obviously never handled a gun in his life. It's actually hilarious! No disrespect, Andrew. You're still my favourite 3D artist. You've taught me more than most.

[@jamesscott8962]

I appreciate the candor. No need to apologize or pander. You're on top and your insight is supremely appreciated. An invaluable video interview.

[@CZTachyonsVN]

Cmike is the nicest dude ;)

[@tim5760]

This is heaven on earth. A proper interview of my favorite creator back in the day, Wren!

[@EthukuIthalam]

11:30 sec You touch my heart man I am also mechanical engineer start pursing in vfx and video editing

[@randomjevan9991]

This is perfect my two favourite vfx artists talking to each other

[@mmgbtv]

Wren Weichman is a wise man for his age, great interview.

[@arindamchakraborty5318]

Wren : "Today it's Hard to break through the noise " 14:56 Discouraging yet Honest. Thank You @SirWrender

[@PrincelyWhistle]

"If you don't use it, you lose it" That was an amazing quote.

[@justaviking]

Love your interviews. Glad to see you insert images of what is being talked about during the interviews. When interviewee says something like "I made this effect" or "My first character was really lame," and you show it to us, it is both more visually interesting and more informative. Already looking forward to the next one.

[@charliewagner6387]

"So we did a thing with EA that was called The Division" Wat

[@dikchoco2881]

Ubisoft: Am i a joke to you?

[@X_TheHuntsman_X]

Wren sounds like me... I identified a lot with this, despite not being in VFX. I graduated with a chemical engineering degree, and decided that, career wise, I enjoy CAD modeling, more of a mechanical engineering tool. So I went out of my way to master Creo. Now I do it every day. You hear Wren talking about 14 hour days. Those days are only long if you don't like what you do. If you feel pride in the work you do, those days are more pleasure than pain. They suck, for sure, but the end result is something you're so proud of it is hard to even describe. All worth it. The point is, if you love it enough to get all of the skills required to be a master at it, then no one cares what your background is, they only care about your work and results. So don't waste your time folks, do what you love.

[@Luna-gleam]

wow wren. Your experience of studdiying engineering making you learn how to learn is something I see I need now. I'm trying to learn tech art, and coming from an artistic background, I think its something I missed on art shool, learning to learn, learning how to think and solve problems.

[@CGShortcuts]

Great interview mate! The man is loving his work!

[@BraveSteelDragon]

someone should do an improved compositing plugin for blender and name it "Blender Wrenderer" :P

[@ChrisD__]

BraveSteelDragon No he should get Blender Render back and updated and call it that.

[@ColinTCS]

Really interesting discussion. When Wren said about how he views tutorials more along the workflow than the end result, it struck a chord with me as I had found myself thinking about what tools people were using and how rather than the object being worked on recently when watching tutorials. As others have said, Andrew makes a great interviewer, extremely informative.

[@bijoyp]

Personal request, please interview an animator :') please please!

[@HOBGHOUL]

Chris O' Neill pls

[@adnansamol8464]

The environments you choose for interveiw..is so peaceful to eyes❤

[@CeanHerzfield]

My demo reel has coffee and a doughnut. No one's gonna recognize that. 😁

[@TheUmamkeren]

wkwkwkwkwkwk....." Lol

[@chrismurray9401]

Love this video man! Everything VFX is amazing, seeing the artists behind it make it somehow even more magical!

[@cavemann_]

Great interview. I hope your Wrendering will go smoothly in the future. Thank you.

[@Shah_creates]

underrated comment!

[@SmellyBodega]

i love this dude genuine unadultered energy and passion for this stuff

[@smithwillnot]

Hmmm, wasn't this filmed after Peter "introduced" blender to Corridor Digital? If I remember correctly that set where interview took place was built after Peter's second internship... I'm saying this because I expected Wren to mention that Peter used Blender for a number of Corridor Digital main videos (Such as "Tiny Guns" and "Anime Fidget Spinners"). Not what that think about it this interview may have been filmed just before Peter started 2nd internship...

[@GoogieBuiscut]

Aleksandar Delic well he did show off the card throwing thing and the wall art, so it's before Peter second coming

[@realfoodman]

Wren didn't start using Blender after that, though. He just respects it.

[@bumkis4424]

No Peter's second coming was before that, a couple months before in fact. So I'm pretty sure Wren just didn't mention it. He also mentions the PUBG video which also happened after Peter's second coming.

[@wongsanggar]

What a humble person Wren is! I really love his thought about tutorial. You must realize 'WHY' than 'HOW'. Great Interview!!

[@xyoxus]

3:02 Start (Corridor Digital Tour) 9:20 Interview

[@BrushEm]

I wanna watch it all!

[@Ayeshamusaliar]

The Corridor crew inspired me to learn 3D and VFX. Love their breakdowns and they’re such loveable people. Sam, Niko and Wren. These guys are the best! Great interview. Wren’s passion and sincerity is super endearing and wholesome!

[@agoogleuser3853]

13:32 wow that was really cool

[@NelsonStJames]

Glad someone finally made the distinction between people who want to work "in the industry" and those who want to work freelance or independent; because lots of things will differ depending on which path you choose, and a lot of people seem to think that everybody who works in film ultimately wants to work in Hollywood. They don't.

[@sircosmo21]

wrender!

[@alvinwe8396]

I use the "wrender render" add-on in blender

[@Architector_4]

+TraktorKiropraktor This goes too well with your nickname!

[@lwyrup66]

Great interview!! Thanks for being so honest Wren!

[@Virtual_brain]

Instant like! Best crossover :D

[@hamitokia]

Wren's comment on going through a college degree resonate so much! Most people just say what you learned you'll not use most of it. Yes, but the experience one gone through, the understanding, the thought process learned through that degree sticks.

[@NicolasConnault]

Wren needs to give Blender 2.8 a spin :)

[@weirdernow]

2.83.5 :D

[@suspiciousstuff4999]

i love you guys i am so happy you all guys are here and i look up to you all, i learn a lot form you all and u are my idols

[@tommeier1888]

The wrenderer

[@MNK_Games]

Wren u r great human being.... Man I am following in ur footsteps... A mechanical engineering degree and now in vfx.... But I am doing it in a film school. You have motivated me a lot

[@ATOMVISUAL]

great interview ! really cool! i'm one of the little vfx maker that want to work on youtube :( i'm sad now ! but i don't give up ! :D

[@KittanBachika]

Du coup c'est comment de travailler sur youtbe mnt ^^

[@lorenzoboiko]

You made it!! Good job 👏

[@jordanjenkins6245]

seems to have worked out

[@watchedsmile]

two of my favorite inspirations talking to each other for an hour. can't ask for more!

[@mattisland]

Saw the thumbnail and thought it was a sam and niko vid haha

[@JanTuts]

Cmike is the nicest guy. Wait, this isn't a Sam & Niko video?! :D Also, yay Wren! More Wren is good Wren.

[@amiri7392]

I don't think it is but if you find it link me ok?

[@TiagoWazzup]

hahah he really is the nicest guy

[@LFPAnimations]

I have always loved corridor's content so this was a very interesting watch for me. Thanks so much for making it happen!

[@williamfrederickiversen8518]

2:04 I thought you own poliigon

[@blenderguru]

I do, but Blender Guru and Poliigon are still separate companies. And the revenue from Poliigon helped make this interview series, so that's why it's "sponsored" :)

[@NelsonStJames]

The best kind of sponsor.

[@arnavupadhyay4089]

It feels so epic seeing my 2 favourite youtube channels talking to each other

[@bruh5601]

Me when I see the length of the video “Almost an hour! Jesus” Me when finish watching the video “Wait, it ends already?”

[@bekkayya]

wren is my favorite person and you are my favorite channel idk how it took so long for you to meet but this is great

[@ranikgoyal2282]

Why don't u collaborate with caption disillusion... I really to love to see this😍😍

[@FlashySenap]

That does it. This is now one of my favourite youtube channels!

[@benjaminnebenjamin6033]

I didn’t realize i clicked into an hour long video O__O

[@acadia5898]

You both are so great that 42 minutes felt like it was 15 minutes. Time flew by real quick

[@RamonPatrique]

do you have some advice for haircuts?

[@gunnuterik7314]

This has been one of the most insightful interviews for me

[@mcjk0772]

haiii .. +Blender Guru ...Could u pls make a video about *"How to apply cloth in an animated scene"* (means Character Cloth in scene) ...I searched lot, but no one giving the idea how use cloth in a scene.. Thanks...

[@ricardo.castillo]

15:03 was kind of hard to digest, but it actually motivates me to keep learning more VFX and upload more. I like Wren's approach to learning and problem solving. I'm loving these interviews!

[@fusionresolved]

So wren is just not gonna talk about the prodigy with blender superpower who does the most complicated shots with blender while being the youngest, Lord Peter France?!?!

[@Penguincop24]

I just saw this for the first time and I am so glad I did. I’m a huge fan of VFX and corridor, and wren and I’ve had so many questions on how have had so many questions on how someone like them got into this field.

[@steve00alt70]

I wish i had the motivation to do work. Even tho im passionate about it i just cant complete the work

[@SkillipEvolver]

Optic500 how old are you? Do you have other things going on? In some cases I think it's about really really trying to section up your time. I say that because I know times when I've been more productive than others.

[@yashkaushik6116]

SkillipEvolver Please tell me how to be more productive I want to discipline myself please thank you

[@jayalterEgoz]

Loved every second of this interview, Wren is the maaan

[@aka0989]

he said "these guns are fake" like 4 times, thats suspicious .

[@fakecubed]

He lives in California. He doesn't want their studio to get raided by state police.

[@hyperimus]

Dude, I'm writing in article for university about learning from tutorials and from other people, and you guys just gave me so much material that I needed to intensify certain points of it. Thank you so much!

[@juliusw6007]

Blenderguru and chill.

[@angelozhangS]

I can't believe Andrew actually interviewed almost all my favorite guys

[@vladkostin7557]

Dude... Wren is not even a Blender guy X) Happy to see him here though!

[@henrikwolf672]

great video, thank you very much. I think the thing you learn while studying engineering or physics is something a professor of me called "frustration tolerance". The ability, to archive nothing over a great period of time, or to repeatedly fail at a thing, but to still keep pushing, even if you don't see any progress whatsoever. Especially if you are learning a new program, and can't seem to get anything right. I think this is the most relevant thing to learn... as Wren said... you learn how to learn.

[@ishangoswami7655]

Hi myself Ishan . I am from India. Your videos and tutorials are amzing . I really loved it. Can you plz make a tutorial on - 3d track your camera (13 ways why) by cinecom.net , but i want to do the same editing in #Blender not #After Effects

[@sebastianriveros3046]

Wren is one of the most enthusiatic and humble guys out there. You're great, sir.

[@lg_squirrel321]

Wren where’s 42?

[@j4878]

Flying Squirrle69 shhh

[@OZZOZZ]

He’s actually working on a stand-alone Spider-Man movie & corridor Completely Funded the project completely. If you follow him on IG You can see all the cool shit he does. It’s so cool

[@kandysman86]

This is awesome Mr.Price. and I believe he is correct. I did your doughnut and anvil tut, Then decided to something major on my own. I decided to do a gorilla in the wild animated for about 5 seconds. It's been gruelling, but I've learned so so much already. I have a long way to go, but i feel great about it. I feel like once I get this done, all know enough to push farther and farther. Thank you man, your tuts are amazing. I took about 15 pages of notes from them, and they have served me very well.

[@tianm740]

JUST DO IT -Nike (or Shia LaBeouf)

[@ashrafsahli2869]

nice to see you again, thank you for all you do for us

[@yofadhli]

"no way" "really" "wow" "nice" "thats cool" lmao! xD you should really do a small research on people you're interviewing before hand so you can do follow up questions or comments when they are talking to keep the topic going lols.

[@Senlegio]

Exactly, i thought i was the only one who thinks that

[@theloniuspoon]

your interview series is my favourite part of your channel, im a cinema 4d user but i subscribe to this channel just because of how sick these interviews are. insanely insightful, helpful for younger people to steer their careers, educating us on the realities of these jobs and even helping me decide which path id like to invest more time into. you've done us all a service by going around interviewing all these guys, thank you so much blender guru, these videos give you the title of guru for sure

[@OZZOZZ]

I feel like you were unprepared for this interview.

[@SlideWreckDan]

Guys, both of y'all thank you so much for this video! Just dipping my foot into VFX recently, but having experience in other media experience, Wren you gave me such tremendous insight. There were a lot of things I agreed upon and really reassured me on my process of learning. It's been a great help and Wren, honestly, I think you have a great personality for KZbin. There will be a niche market for the things that you like and all the "quirks" of character you carry. Just looking at Sam and Niko channel comments and seeing how A LOT of it mentions your likable character, there's a lot of supporters out there for you. That said, I just wanted to encourage with that, but continue doing what you feel led to be the best to do for you at this time. Again thank you guys for this amazing collab. This really is gold hidden in KZbin, but for those only who can pull the value of it!

[@L_U-K_E]

who else watched the entire video?

[@jacemnk]

The WRENDER GURU. So damn awesome to have him on here. god am i pumped to watch this.

[@seancollett6]

How did I miss these guys? I’m going to introduce these guys to my students from now on. Thanks Andrew!

[@reezlaw]

I really envy the sheer amount of raw energy Wren has, seriously it's unreal. Also such a nice guy.