I will die on this hill, Gareth Edward’s made an 80 million dollar movie feel like it was made with $250 million dollar movie. He ABSOLUTELY deserves the Oscar for VFX
Ikr. Seeing the other nominations, come on... i was at the movies, half empty room, thinking it was a shame a high budget movie had such a poor reception but if it was 80 M... wow
There's a similar narrative with Godzilla Minus One, but I agree. I think this is probably more impressive considering the amount of people involved in this project alongside the sheer variety of locations
It shouldn't cost no where near that kind of money to make a film, yea there's thousands of people involved but between inflation and greed people will invest a quarter billion into a comic book film but not the homeless
It’s what I realized recently that most of my favorite movies has those little tiny details and nuances of life that we do everyday. It might not be a huge important detail but it does help us connect with the characters or the world/story more.
The fact you got THE Gareth Edwards who did _Godzilla, Rogue One,_ and _The Creator_ for this week’s VFX episode was literally a "someone pinch me I must be dreaming" moment
Yeah no kidding. Gareth is my hero to me he is the nirvana of movies. He makes this little diy indie movie, and then directs two movies of my favorite biggest franchises is such a true dream come true thing. Like he seems real a real artist not a mindless Hollywood manufacturer. He now has total freedom. What I love is he has such an eye for lighting, effects, texture, tone. And as a musician i admit I care more about using a bunch of pedals, flanges, delays, reverb making guitars not sound like guitars and the tone and feelings always matters more to me than the overall song structure. Which again my talent has always been creating atmosphere, and depending on my band mates to help create the structure and melodies.
Star Wars in order of story+cinematic: 1) Empire Strikes Back 2) Rogue One 3) A New Hope 4) Phantom Menace (Jar Jar wasn't so bad geez!) 5) Return of the Jedi (despite the Ewoks dance party)
I mean, to be fair, you watch ILM behind the scene footage and its alot of "yeah i just took a picture of my kid's beat up toy car to used it as the texture for this" or "we didn't really design this space ship, we just took a bunch of model kits and kept gluing parts together till it looked cool". lol
Working on this film with Gareth and seeing how he approaches it and gives notes shows how hes so in-tune with VFX work. He was amazing and i love working on his films. Worked on Rogue one and The Creator and they were both amazing to work on :)
I also was the one who animated the bomb robot running across the bridge :) Was super hard to get right from the front angle due to the design like Gareth said as it's essentially a big bin with legs but side on was very forgiving :)
That bomb boi was terrifying, and you did an amazing job! It really did have a feeling of great physical weight in that cylinder body as it propelled itself... I got shivers. Rogue One is one of my favorite movies for VFX too, The Creator looks just as beautiful and interesting!
It’s gotta be so amazing to be on the bleeding edge of these creative arts. Both of those films will be studied by future generations as part of cinematic history.
Gareth Edwards was a lowly VFX dude working from his bedroom who clawed his way to being a director and has directed probably the best Disney Star Wars film as well as one of the most visually creative original sci-fi films in recent years. Man is a hero to dorks like us. "He is the one true Morty!"
So everyone knows- Gareth did a VFX course for FXphd called "After Effects for Guerilla Filmmakers". It will teach you the core concepts of this approach and how to do it quickly in AE. It's out there. Highly recommend.
Not exactly- he worked on vfx for 10 years and I think won an award for it earlier first. But yes he did what he did on his film himself, and that was his break. An inspirational story for sure.
Gareth is such a VFX heavyweight, the dude is unreal. Reading into the background of Monsters and that he did all of the shots himself blew my mind the first time I heard it
Spielberg sure..Lucas? Ehhh hahaha. The dude literally made the first star wars, that was saved in the editing room, didn't make empire or Jedi..then the prequels. Which are directed and edited in the most boring way, 90% shot reverse shot. Then produced red tails, one of the cringiest movies ever. Don't get me wrong, I grew up on the prequels too but from a filmmaking standpoint the plinkett reviews are spot on.
The VFX in rogue one and the creator blow me away, it really just feels so believable and natural. Neil Blomkamp and Gareth Edwards are just on such a high level of seamlessly blending futuristic elements in without disturbing the scene
Yeah. And Neil has the same background as Gareth, starting in VFX then breaking into the industry with an independent work (but Neil's was a short film, which then became the basis for District 9). They need Neil to appear on the show. I hope they can convince him, too, of finally giving in and making District 10 :P The script is supposedly alread done!
He’s the epitome of DIY VFX. Been a fan ever since hearing he did all the shots for his debut film Monsters on his bedroom iMac over like 9 months or something. Excited to hear he’s going to be helming the next Jurassic movie; hopefully he can get things back on track!! 🤞
Big fan of his and same, I saw a thing about him doing the vfx in a hotel room for months and was blown away as to how good the movie monsters looks and feels for almost zero budget.
Seriously this is a top tier guest haha, having the big VFX guys was already big but this is a AAA director. Id love it if they got Adam wingard or Robert eggers haha, but I guess they aren't super vfx focused Maybe the guy who did Kung fury
This episode was EXTRA fascinating. I enjoyed watching The Creator but had NO idea this was how it got made, gonna rewatch now with my jaw on the floor.
I think there's something very powerful and understated by the fact of how many times he said "You know, I'm just guessing I have no idea how they actually did all this." Coming from a VFX guy turned Director, I think it speaks to the level of trust he had in the VFX supervisor and the rest of that team that the approach just seemed to be "I trust your expertise, do what you're going to do." and not need to micromanage or get hyper-involved in the process, and just let the results speak for themselves.
But it IS also dangerous, if one doesn't "penny pinch" this effectively to have enough cash to actually "fix it in post". A similar mindset can yield catastrophic results with bloated budgets if that kind "ignorance" (I don't mean it that strongly..) is coupled with unrealistic expectations in terms of time, budget and realistic expectation of effect towards VFX studios. And "actually handing of principal material TO VFX that they can work with" is something that needs to be constant concern, rather than thinking it doesn't matter "the wizards will fix this anyway". So it kind of would have been more perfect if !in hindsight! he knew, if only to be even better at working into their hands in future projects (which the bad kind of "don't know don't care" will never do anyway)
ILM showed that for the blue laser in the water, they used the flashlights on the guns for the reference. This is one of the best episodes ever. So glad you're able to get such wonderful people on here.
Great coverage of some of the VFX for Creator. I worked on a lot of shots for this at MARZ since a lot of companies took over a lot of FX shots since ILM had so many. I am very proud and had a great time on this!! Thanx guys and thank you Gareth!
Why do you rate the experience so much? As far as I understand, all the shots are coming to you without any help e.g. tracking dots etc. Didn't this make it super difficult to do? Not trying to be ignorant, I just don't know.
@@LowlySalamanderBecause he was super easy to work with. The team at MARZ was super talented so he just allow them to shine. We got approvals super fast because of this trust from the director on our team capacity. And this makes it super fun to work on such project. Also … because he is from VFX he knows what will work and where you eye focus. So he won’t nitpick a trashcan at the background that he knows will be obscure with action or elements. He is just smart and have a clear picture on how to make a shot work.
So cool to see some of our work in this video. Me and my team tackled a variety of robots / simulants /vehicules shots in the floating village and in the farmer house and we all loved the end result. Big props to match move and clean-up/roto people for the insane quality of tracking and clean plates we got to use.
When I watched The Creator, I assumed they went with the approach of mixing practical makeup and CGI to make the robots look as good as they did. But the fact they didn't do any of that (not even tracking markers) and made it look that good is insane.
One of the few directors that can manage to give me chills when watching his movies. Especially in the theater. Godzilla's first roar, and first breath. Rogue One's hallway scene. He knows how to buildup and surprise.
While personally the story for The Creator wasn't as fulfilling as other films by Gareth Edwards like Rogue One, I was in love with the Visuals of the film and how beautiful and detailed it was from beginning to end. And I was amazed to hear that Edwards had a lot of inspiration for this film from other films I truly love and now after re-watching the film for a second time the bits of detail I missed from watching it in theaters, I truly appreciate the work and time the VFX and CGI team did to make this film feel so real. Thank you Gareth Edwards and I hope that you win the well deserved award at the Oscars!
This guy gets it! Thank you for bringing him on. He is a master visual story teller. I love his rational for shooting on location, which is almost always better, as people can relate more to actual locations even if they’ve never been there. Also, when talking about the beach scene on how he includes something because it looks awesome and would give him goosebumps watching. Watching Rogue one and Godzilla gave me that feeling so many times. We need more filmmakers like him.
Basically every project that Gareth is attached to has been a pleasure to view so far. Visually he has that special touch that not many have, the movies always feel grounded and real, which is something so important in Science Fiction.
Gareth Edwards and the Corridor Crew, the perfect combination. brilliant episode. They guy can make very little money look like A TON of money. love his work, and he made the BEST Star Wars prequel.
Funny enough, in the middle of this episode i got an ad for the upcoming Godzilla x Kong film and the difference between Gareth's style of filmmaking and what has become of the western godzilla movies..oh boy. I'm very glad he's back as a director.
This was so nerdy. I love it. Gareth has been one of my favorite directors over the last few years and it feels like so much of his output has been things ive always wanted to see and didnt know it. There was a particular scifi art movement in the early to mid 2010s i loved and the Creator captured those vibes so well.
THIS GUY!!!!! Mr Edwards is one of my fave directors. Rogue One was an absolute masterpiece! Leaps and bounds ahead of any other Star Wars movie. And the first legendary Godzilla, while a little light on the monsters with big only having 12 mins of screen time in the entire movie... Was still an exceptional 12 mins! I'm gutted to see how the subsequent directors have wrecked legendary Godzilla in the sequels.
I remember the first time you guys mentioned this movie, you were talking about the filmmakers reusing the Beirut explosion footage and the ethics behind it. I wonder why you didn't ask Gareth his thoughts on this
@@JetPackFlame 12 Strong is a movie that's about the aftermath of 9/11. This isn't a movie about the Beirut disaster. And whether the footage was in the final film or not (wouldn't know. Don't enjoy scifi), it's unethical to promote your movie with unrelated disaster footage for profit.
I'm such a fan of Gareth, he's movies make you feel like you're there experiencing it. Monsters and Godzilla (2014) are incredible. He really feels like a common person from amongst us was given a shot at making stories come to life because he is so creative and super-freaking talented. Now after this video, he's so affable and nice to talk to.
@@Shaft0I'm assuming you're talking about Monsters, I admit its a bit slow, but what I like is the director looks at looks at behemoths and spectacles as awe-inducing scenes. That's why 2014 Godzilla head and shoulders above anything else made after. But that's fine you can say the movie not your taste.
@@Mike_Oxard It's money, I guess. They started off as nobodies, really, now they have all these special guests from all over the industry, which of course, gives cool insights, but you can't really critique these guys, otherwise nobody'll come by anymore... or will give you work. It's the age-old "if you get big, you're losing your moral compass, you have to".
I wish you could bring back Gareth and talk about the space battle scenes in Rogue One (maybe for a May 4th episode??). I am obsessed with how he makes the visuals look so authentic and close to the original trilogy films, especially on where other directors (JJ and Jonson) execute differently. How/what are the secret is that Gareth doing that makes the scenes look in my opinion “just so damn right” is something I really really want to see you guys discuss. Please make it happen!
I have just discovered The Creator on this channel. Thank you guys and I am so pumped. I have not seen this movie yet and can not wait. A big part of why I love this channel is for these discoveries. Gareth Edwards is brilliant and when he speaks of that magical shot of the old lady giving the baby a candy bar, I must say what makes it so great is the baby accepting the candy bar so genuinely naturally because it is grandma, yet the viewer sees the robot. Brilliant idea and brilliant work Gareth!
I was kind of hoping you were going to ask Gareth how the beirut explotion shot ended up in the trailers and see more of how much control a director has over movie trailers.
While it may have been worth asking, I very much doubt that the director is involved with the trailers. From what I’ve heard it’s usually a different team that just pulls together what they’ve got from the production so far (which is why you sometimes have shitty trailers that don’t understand what the film/game is about). Saying that, it’s also possible it was stock footage they found.
the fact that he used the big budget on the VFX and used alot of indie film making techniques is really smart, keeping the film making part cheap so all the budget went to vfx and it paid off, this has to be one of the visually impressive movies ever
On September 15, 2023, during a Reddit AMA with Gareth Edwards, he revealed that the footage was never meant to be included in the trailer in the first place, and that it is typical in filmmaking that archival footage be used as placeholders for VFX shots, while revealing that the shot is not in the film itself.
it pretty make sens when it’s really archival footage. Footage of a disaster from m’ont weeks, months ago ain’t anymore « archive » and with this dramatic event is just to recent to even use it for tests. Imagine 9 1 1 footages use in a trailer just one year after… the movie would have been just canceled. So a bit sad. there’s enough actual footage of atomic bomb test old enough to be used instead.
The Creator was by far my favorite movie of 2023 and hearing about how it was made makes me appreciate it even more. I'm getting a lot of District 9 vibes... Also having Neill Blomkamp on the show would be absolutely amazing!
Just watched this last night on 4K UHD disc and I was blown away, the VFX felt grounded, very authentic, not fake or artificial looking like a lot of Multi hundred million Hollywood movies, it was a breath of fresh air from what the movie industry delivers, very innovative.
@@Spealer Yes definitely, both are truly Auteur filmmakers, every time I watch their movies there is real a sense of their movies being grounded, a realism to them and very authentic, not fake and artificial like a lot of movies today that use VFX, these filmmakers know how to sell the world they're building for the audience.
@@hulkhatepunybanner The plot and characters were very memorable too and top notch and are still in my mind a long with the stunning VFX, if it was all just about the VFX sure they would be still impressive but the movie wouldn't have had such an impact the way it did.
I watch older movies (before 2010), and they feel so much more alive and fun to invest my thoughts and emotions into. They're better written, but I think what really does it is those worldbuilding moments. Everything made nowadays just feels like, "this happened, and then this happened, and then this happened". You can feel the committee of executives on the other side gutting the thing of soul. Those little, slow, quiet moments are important.
I like how when they're talking about humanizing the robot concepts and having the front strip of the throat, at 5:00 , he says, "If you remove it. It feels like they're a zombie. Like it's a lifeline." Which is exactly what it is. The front of the neck represents the windpipe, along with other important blood vessels. If you were to see an cg character without that, your brain would instinctively scream it doesn't/can't breathe and would repulse you from it, because not breathing means dead/dying, however the cg is actively moving
Wow! It was fascinating to get a peek behind the scenes. I loved the visual style of this movie. Gareth is a genius. I can’t wait to see what he does next []-)
Gareth is SO UNDERRATED. His work on Rogue One was STELLAR and he did it again with The Creator. I cannot wait to see more work from him. And I LOVE how humble he is. The man RULES
It's inspiring to learn how they brought to life the visuals using a specific camera and utilized real-world locations instead of heavily relying on CGI. The combination of innovation and world building in this film is truly remarkable.
Great insight! But a bit disappointed to not see any mention of the controversial usage of the Beirut explosion footage, especially cause it's something you guys have mentioned in prior episodes.
I think my favorite thing about the Nomad station's laser was the instant-ness of it. Like, lasers in Star Wars or Terminator, phasers in Trek, etc... they all are beams of light that visually move from the source to the target. But, light doesn't behave that way-at least, not at timescales we mere humans can observe with our eyes. Light's frikkin' fast! So the instant changing of the Nomad laser's shape and whatnot was really neat to see, in part because nobody had ever really depicted laser beams like that before (except perhaps Joss Whedon in Firefly's episode 13 - Heart of Gold... Rance Burgess' laser gun's beam was pretty instant when it was slicing across the house).
The Man of Scale: Gareth knows this, has mastered this, and all should take note I really have misgivings about “Jurassic 7: The Quest for that Shaving Cream Can”, but maybe if the jagoff suits at universal were able to wrangle Gareth, there might be something worth watching
You already know if they attach someone as small as Gareth, they will just prey on his designs and wrestle everything away from him to oblige focus groups. (But ideally yes, he is THE GUY to do Dinosaurs)
@@hellfish2309 *You said that Mr. Edwards (I'm not on a first name basis with him like you are) has mastered something. But there's nothing to show this.* (ILM did the FX.) He's done a few movies that have barely touched the zeitgeist. Christopher Nolan's first 4 [non-Batman] films are recognized and quoted. If Edwards is a master, Nolan must be a... god. (Even Nolan will tell you there are bigger directors than him.) SEE MORE MOVIES.
Was kinda hoping they would talk a little about the use of the Beirut explosion the used in the trailer. Do they talk about it in the full website video or did they just not talk about it at all?
This dude seriously laid out to all of us how ANYBODY with a brilliant idea, some serious organization, and some talented people can make amazing things happen nowadays. Nothing is stopping anybody any more.
Didn’t you guys diss’ the creator? This was when the trailer used a bit of real life explosion footage where people died and you did a whole feature on it.
Where are the important questions? We all remember when the trailer came out and on this channel they talked about how they had used the Bairut explosion, how they had taken advantage of a tragedy and then used it in the film. What a disappointment.
Guys! Gareth was on your couch! How cool is that?! I loved this movie. The high tech mixed with real life locations is what made this movie epic for me. Kind of like what the original Star Wars did in 1977.
This is my new favourite episode. I absolutely love that Gareth took movie making back to the great days , when movie makers had to think outside the box to get a shot and didn’t rely on a huge budget . The canyon shot blew my mind 👏👏👏
This is the second time I watched this, I love Gareth's style of film making, it makes me believe that I can do it! I'm shooting my first proper short in April! Thanks Corridor and Gareth! x
I discovered Gareth with Monsters and it was an amazing performance knowing how the movie was created. I am so grateful to see that he, indeed, become an amazing director with so many great movies.
I adored the creator and how stylish it was. I was convinced it was going to make a bigger slash at the box office. Still doesn’t change the fact that it’s a great movie lovingly crafted.
I will die on this hill, Gareth Edward’s made an 80 million dollar movie feel like it was made with $250 million dollar movie. He ABSOLUTELY deserves the Oscar for VFX
Ikr. Seeing the other nominations, come on... i was at the movies, half empty room, thinking it was a shame a high budget movie had such a poor reception but if it was 80 M... wow
There's a similar narrative with Godzilla Minus One, but I agree. I think this is probably more impressive considering the amount of people involved in this project alongside the sheer variety of locations
@@Bruesterв Годзиллы минус один 20 миллионов долларов. Так что Голливуд курить в сторонке. Дорогу японцам
Academy Awards are jewish
It shouldn't cost no where near that kind of money to make a film, yea there's thousands of people involved but between inflation and greed people will invest a quarter billion into a comic book film but not the homeless
I love the sort of Studio Ghibli approach to the characters. They’re doing mundane actions we do every day but it really helps us connect to them.
Movies definitely need more of that.
Texture.
And not the kind with a million particles flying everywhere 😅
It’s what I realized recently that most of my favorite movies has those little tiny details and nuances of life that we do everyday. It might not be a huge important detail but it does help us connect with the characters or the world/story more.
Yesssss
The movie gave me 90s distopian animes. The scifi vietnam era equipment just fit
The fact you got THE Gareth Edwards who did _Godzilla, Rogue One,_ and _The Creator_ for this week’s VFX episode was literally a "someone pinch me I must be dreaming" moment
I know I think he could improve as a storyteller but i think he’s got a great visual sense
Yeah no kidding. Gareth is my hero to me he is the nirvana of movies. He makes this little diy indie movie, and then directs two movies of my favorite biggest franchises is such a true dream come true thing. Like he seems real a real artist not a mindless Hollywood manufacturer. He now has total freedom. What I love is he has such an eye for lighting, effects, texture, tone. And as a musician i admit I care more about using a bunch of pedals, flanges, delays, reverb making guitars not sound like guitars and the tone and feelings always matters more to me than the overall song structure. Which again my talent has always been creating atmosphere, and depending on my band mates to help create the structure and melodies.
Star Wars in order of story+cinematic:
1) Empire Strikes Back 2) Rogue One 3) A New Hope 4) Phantom Menace (Jar Jar wasn't so bad geez!) 5) Return of the Jedi (despite the Ewoks dance party)
@@dbeasleyphxNo. Jar Jar *was* that bad. Peak stupid and annoying. Literally only there to sell toys.
@@pacmon5285 no, Jar Jar was there for the kids. My 10yr old thought Jar Jar was funny.
I love how it jumps back and forth from “we have ILM” to “we got a home theater projector, stock footage and a hose”
I mean, to be fair, you watch ILM behind the scene footage and its alot of "yeah i just took a picture of my kid's beat up toy car to used it as the texture for this" or "we didn't really design this space ship, we just took a bunch of model kits and kept gluing parts together till it looked cool". lol
Seeing Wren and Gareth BOTH trying to figure out how they made a VFX element of a shot is such a delight.
Working on this film with Gareth and seeing how he approaches it and gives notes shows how hes so in-tune with VFX work. He was amazing and i love working on his films. Worked on Rogue one and The Creator and they were both amazing to work on :)
I also was the one who animated the bomb robot running across the bridge :) Was super hard to get right from the front angle due to the design like Gareth said as it's essentially a big bin with legs but side on was very forgiving :)
Amazing work!!
That bomb boi was terrifying, and you did an amazing job! It really did have a feeling of great physical weight in that cylinder body as it propelled itself... I got shivers. Rogue One is one of my favorite movies for VFX too, The Creator looks just as beautiful and interesting!
It’s gotta be so amazing to be on the bleeding edge of these creative arts. Both of those films will be studied by future generations as part of cinematic history.
Nice work!
Gareth Edwards was a lowly VFX dude working from his bedroom who clawed his way to being a director and has directed probably the best Disney Star Wars film as well as one of the most visually creative original sci-fi films in recent years. Man is a hero to dorks like us.
"He is the one true Morty!"
with his mindset, his future, and our viewing experiences, should be pretty darn good.
So everyone knows- Gareth did a VFX course for FXphd called "After Effects for Guerilla Filmmakers". It will teach you the core concepts of this approach and how to do it quickly in AE. It's out there. Highly recommend.
Not exactly- he worked on vfx for 10 years and I think won an award for it earlier first. But yes he did what he did on his film himself, and that was his break. An inspirational story for sure.
And now Gareth is directing the new Jurassic World movie coming out next year
Love this guy. He made me fall in love with Godzilla movies back in 2014.
I worked on this movie. It was one of my favorite experiences working on something. Gareth Edwards was super nice.
11:20 Sam's mixture of anger and admiration at cleverness makes me really happy 😊
Just posted the same thing
Gareth is such a VFX heavyweight, the dude is unreal. Reading into the background of Monsters and that he did all of the shots himself blew my mind the first time I heard it
Be careful, he might use the footage when he 'blew' your mind! 🤯
Damn, my boys really got some top tier celebs on the show these days. When's George Lucas and Steven Spielberg gonna come?
Spielberg sure..Lucas? Ehhh hahaha. The dude literally made the first star wars, that was saved in the editing room, didn't make empire or Jedi..then the prequels. Which are directed and edited in the most boring way, 90% shot reverse shot. Then produced red tails, one of the cringiest movies ever.
Don't get me wrong, I grew up on the prequels too but from a filmmaking standpoint the plinkett reviews are spot on.
I feel like George Lucas would be so down.
Never. I guarantee you.
@@KaladinVegapunkhe did an incredible job with a new hope
James Cameron is a must
The VFX in rogue one and the creator blow me away, it really just feels so believable and natural. Neil Blomkamp and Gareth Edwards are just on such a high level of seamlessly blending futuristic elements in without disturbing the scene
Yeah. And Neil has the same background as Gareth, starting in VFX then breaking into the industry with an independent work (but Neil's was a short film, which then became the basis for District 9). They need Neil to appear on the show. I hope they can convince him, too, of finally giving in and making District 10 :P The script is supposedly alread done!
Mann i love of both of them when approach this genre 🥹
Totally agree with 2 names u took .
I would add matt reeves and Denis Villanueva to that list.
💯💯💯
He’s the epitome of DIY VFX. Been a fan ever since hearing he did all the shots for his debut film Monsters on his bedroom iMac over like 9 months or something. Excited to hear he’s going to be helming the next Jurassic movie; hopefully he can get things back on track!! 🤞
Idk I think that Neill Blomkamp has him beat on that. Just look at District 9 and Elysium.
I didn't know that! That is very good to hear. Let's hope the studio lets gives him enough creative control.
Big fan of his and same, I saw a thing about him doing the vfx in a hotel room for months and was blown away as to how good the movie monsters looks and feels for almost zero budget.
DIY? Hearing him talk, it kinda sounded like he just filmed stuff and said "the effects guys will figure it out later."
Seriously this is a top tier guest haha, having the big VFX guys was already big but this is a AAA director. Id love it if they got Adam wingard or Robert eggers haha, but I guess they aren't super vfx focused
Maybe the guy who did Kung fury
I love Sam and Wren being blown away at 10:27. Them having a keen eye on what's CGI or not still being amazed and blindsided by Gareth's genius.
I was amazed they didnt spot it yet the shot still looks amazing!
He was so angry lmao
I couldn’t see shit! Too dark man Im so frustrated I want to see
This episode was EXTRA fascinating. I enjoyed watching The Creator but had NO idea this was how it got made, gonna rewatch now with my jaw on the floor.
I think there's something very powerful and understated by the fact of how many times he said "You know, I'm just guessing I have no idea how they actually did all this." Coming from a VFX guy turned Director, I think it speaks to the level of trust he had in the VFX supervisor and the rest of that team that the approach just seemed to be "I trust your expertise, do what you're going to do." and not need to micromanage or get hyper-involved in the process, and just let the results speak for themselves.
But it IS also dangerous, if one doesn't "penny pinch" this effectively to have enough cash to actually "fix it in post". A similar mindset can yield catastrophic results with bloated budgets if that kind "ignorance" (I don't mean it that strongly..) is coupled with unrealistic expectations in terms of time, budget and realistic expectation of effect towards VFX studios. And "actually handing of principal material TO VFX that they can work with" is something that needs to be constant concern, rather than thinking it doesn't matter "the wizards will fix this anyway". So it kind of would have been more perfect if !in hindsight! he knew, if only to be even better at working into their hands in future projects (which the bad kind of "don't know don't care" will never do anyway)
ILM showed that for the blue laser in the water, they used the flashlights on the guns for the reference.
This is one of the best episodes ever. So glad you're able to get such wonderful people on here.
lmao is this the first episode you watched?
Great coverage of some of the VFX for Creator. I worked on a lot of shots for this at MARZ since a lot of companies took over a lot of FX shots since ILM had so many. I am very proud and had a great time on this!! Thanx guys and thank you Gareth!
Amazing work!
Why do you rate the experience so much? As far as I understand, all the shots are coming to you without any help e.g. tracking dots etc. Didn't this make it super difficult to do? Not trying to be ignorant, I just don't know.
@@LowlySalamanderI think it's not about the difficulty of shots but about the end result and project value
@@LowlySalamander because he doesn't sound like someone who complains when things are tough
@@LowlySalamanderBecause he was super easy to work with. The team at MARZ was super talented so he just allow them to shine. We got approvals super fast because of this trust from the director on our team capacity.
And this makes it super fun to work on such project. Also … because he is from VFX he knows what will work and where you eye focus. So he won’t nitpick a trashcan at the background that he knows will be obscure with action or elements. He is just smart and have a clear picture on how to make a shot work.
I've been a fan of Gareth Edwards and rooted for him ever since seeing Monsters in 2010. Very happy you guys got to speak with him about The Creator.
So cool to see some of our work in this video. Me and my team tackled a variety of robots / simulants /vehicules shots in the floating village and in the farmer house and we all loved the end result. Big props to match move and clean-up/roto people for the insane quality of tracking and clean plates we got to use.
Too bad the story was steve seagal level of nonsense
@@Shaft0 we get it you re jealous, no need to bother the person working in this industry
When I watched The Creator, I assumed they went with the approach of mixing practical makeup and CGI to make the robots look as good as they did. But the fact they didn't do any of that (not even tracking markers) and made it look that good is insane.
One of the few directors that can manage to give me chills when watching his movies. Especially in the theater. Godzilla's first roar, and first breath. Rogue One's hallway scene. He knows how to buildup and surprise.
The rain on the window really makes the rear projection play so well
While personally the story for The Creator wasn't as fulfilling as other films by Gareth Edwards like Rogue One, I was in love with the Visuals of the film and how beautiful and detailed it was from beginning to end. And I was amazed to hear that Edwards had a lot of inspiration for this film from other films I truly love and now after re-watching the film for a second time the bits of detail I missed from watching it in theaters, I truly appreciate the work and time the VFX and CGI team did to make this film feel so real. Thank you Gareth Edwards and I hope that you win the well deserved award at the Oscars!
This guy gets it! Thank you for bringing him on. He is a master visual story teller. I love his rational for shooting on location, which is almost always better, as people can relate more to actual locations even if they’ve never been there. Also, when talking about the beach scene on how he includes something because it looks awesome and would give him goosebumps watching. Watching Rogue one and Godzilla gave me that feeling so many times. We need more filmmakers like him.
This movie was cancer.
@@Shaft0why??
Basically every project that Gareth is attached to has been a pleasure to view so far. Visually he has that special touch that not many have, the movies always feel grounded and real, which is something so important in Science Fiction.
Ikr. This movie alongside Rogue One and Godzila are so good to watch. They're visually stunning.
Gareth Edwards and the Corridor Crew, the perfect combination. brilliant episode. They guy can make very little money look like A TON of money. love his work, and he made the BEST Star Wars prequel.
The fact that he is going to direct Jurassic world 4 is so exciting
Is this confirmed???
Chat, Is this real?!
its true according to the Hollywood Reporter
All of a sudden I'm actually excited for a new JW movie
@@TahaMedyaTV Apparently so. Multiple outlets seem to make that claim.
Funny enough, in the middle of this episode i got an ad for the upcoming Godzilla x Kong film and the difference between Gareth's style of filmmaking and what has become of the western godzilla movies..oh boy. I'm very glad he's back as a director.
This was so nerdy. I love it. Gareth has been one of my favorite directors over the last few years and it feels like so much of his output has been things ive always wanted to see and didnt know it. There was a particular scifi art movement in the early to mid 2010s i loved and the Creator captured those vibes so well.
Same, can't wait for his Jurassic movie!
THIS GUY!!!!! Mr Edwards is one of my fave directors. Rogue One was an absolute masterpiece! Leaps and bounds ahead of any other Star Wars movie. And the first legendary Godzilla, while a little light on the monsters with big only having 12 mins of screen time in the entire movie... Was still an exceptional 12 mins! I'm gutted to see how the subsequent directors have wrecked legendary Godzilla in the sequels.
Man... Edwards is one of my favorite directors working. Godzilla and Rogue One (the best SW film since the OG trilogy) are absolute masterpieces.
I remember the first time you guys mentioned this movie, you were talking about the filmmakers reusing the Beirut explosion footage and the ethics behind it. I wonder why you didn't ask Gareth his thoughts on this
Like the saying goes .. you don't take a stinking poo on your source of vid contents. 😂
Scrolled through comments to see if anybody asked this question before I did. Doubt we'll get an answer though
Came here looking for this comment as well. Not addressing it after specifically talking at length about the ethics seems like a bad move.
@@JetPackFlame big difference between creating 911-styled CGI vs using exact footage of the Beirut explosion in your profit driven venture
@@JetPackFlame 12 Strong is a movie that's about the aftermath of 9/11. This isn't a movie about the Beirut disaster.
And whether the footage was in the final film or not (wouldn't know. Don't enjoy scifi), it's unethical to promote your movie with unrelated disaster footage for profit.
I'm such a fan of Gareth, he's movies make you feel like you're there experiencing it. Monsters and Godzilla (2014) are incredible. He really feels like a common person from amongst us was given a shot at making stories come to life because he is so creative and super-freaking talented.
Now after this video, he's so affable and nice to talk to.
This movie made no sense. Get real
@@Shaft0Lol, you must be one those fandom haters could not tolerate.
@@Shaft0I'm assuming you're talking about Monsters, I admit its a bit slow, but what I like is the director looks at looks at behemoths and spectacles as awe-inducing scenes. That's why 2014 Godzilla head and shoulders above anything else made after.
But that's fine you can say the movie not your taste.
I’m surprised they didn’t ask about the Beirut explosion footage being used.
That might be *gasp* controversial.
They bitched out hard on this one
@@OompaLoompaFu as they seem to increasingly do. I think when they started doing things with AI, they permanently corrupted their moral compasses.
Can't have such controversial topics here.
@@Mike_Oxard It's money, I guess. They started off as nobodies, really, now they have all these special guests from all over the industry, which of course, gives cool insights, but you can't really critique these guys, otherwise nobody'll come by anymore... or will give you work. It's the age-old "if you get big, you're losing your moral compass, you have to".
I wish you could bring back Gareth and talk about the space battle scenes in Rogue One (maybe for a May 4th episode??). I am obsessed with how he makes the visuals look so authentic and close to the original trilogy films, especially on where other directors (JJ and Jonson) execute differently. How/what are the secret is that Gareth doing that makes the scenes look in my opinion “just so damn right” is something I really really want to see you guys discuss.
Please make it happen!
What a genius and visionary. He can see things that most people don't and comes up with really simple but incredibly effective solutions. Incredible.
Gareth Edwards is an amazing filmaker and completely underrated. Thank you for having him. I hope Hollywood keeps letting him create masterpieces.
I have just discovered The Creator on this channel. Thank you guys and I am so pumped. I have not seen this movie yet and can not wait. A big part of why I love this channel is for these discoveries. Gareth Edwards is brilliant and when he speaks of that magical shot of the old lady giving the baby a candy bar, I must say what makes it so great is the baby accepting the candy bar so genuinely naturally because it is grandma, yet the viewer sees the robot. Brilliant idea and brilliant work Gareth!
That sponsored segment transition was masterful. I knew something was up because Jake was on screen but you got me. Well done.
No questioning of the inclusion of the Beirut footage? The man is sitting right there! 😂
Yeah I really thought they'd address that
That footage is not in the movie, maybe they have removed it and it is good that they realized their mistake and cut it out
I don't think that footage is in the movie, they have removed it and it's good that they realized their mistake and cut it out
I was kind of hoping you were going to ask Gareth how the beirut explotion shot ended up in the trailers and see more of how much control a director has over movie trailers.
Nope. Optics before truth.
While it may have been worth asking, I very much doubt that the director is involved with the trailers. From what I’ve heard it’s usually a different team that just pulls together what they’ve got from the production so far (which is why you sometimes have shitty trailers that don’t understand what the film/game is about). Saying that, it’s also possible it was stock footage they found.
He addressed in in a Reddit AMA about 5 months ago. Said it was only supposed to be used as reference.
the fact that he used the big budget on the VFX and used alot of indie film making techniques is really smart, keeping the film making part cheap so all the budget went to vfx and it paid off, this has to be one of the visually impressive movies ever
Also wrote the script with chatgpt. $$$
@@Shaft0 someone’s jealous
Seriously one of my favorite movies in a long time… so psyched to see Gareth on the couch this week!!!
Best sponsor segmento I've ever seen. Normally I skip it ahead but this time made logic sense somehow. It was nice experience!
BRAVO JAKE! I actually sat thru the ad after that amazing segway 🤣🤣🤣
On September 15, 2023, during a Reddit AMA with Gareth Edwards, he revealed that the footage was never meant to be included in the trailer in the first place, and that it is typical in filmmaking that archival footage be used as placeholders for VFX shots, while revealing that the shot is not in the film itself.
Thanks this was the answer I was looking for in the vid, but it seems like they maybe mentioned in the extended vid on their site
it pretty make sens when it’s really archival footage. Footage of a disaster from m’ont weeks, months ago ain’t anymore « archive » and with this dramatic event is just to recent to even use it for tests. Imagine 9 1 1 footages use in a trailer just one year after… the movie would have been just canceled. So a bit sad. there’s enough actual footage of atomic bomb test old enough to be used instead.
The Creator was by far my favorite movie of 2023 and hearing about how it was made makes me appreciate it even more. I'm getting a lot of District 9 vibes... Also having Neill Blomkamp on the show would be absolutely amazing!
The little closing speech Gareth gives in this is truly inspiring! Awesome awesome episode.
I would have never know about this if this channel didn't exist. The movie captures so much of the flavor of 90's anime.
Did you ask about the explosion from the trailer?
Just watched this last night on 4K UHD disc and I was blown away, the VFX felt grounded, very authentic, not fake or artificial looking like a lot of Multi hundred million Hollywood movies, it was a breath of fresh air from what the movie industry delivers, very innovative.
Felt very similar to how Denis Villeneuve movies do VFX. Extremely grounded and extremely realistic
@@Spealer Yes definitely, both are truly Auteur filmmakers, every time I watch their movies there is real a sense of their movies being grounded, a realism to them and very authentic, not fake and artificial like a lot of movies today that use VFX, these filmmakers know how to sell the world they're building for the audience.
*But what do you remember of the story, plot, dialogue, and characters?*
@@hulkhatepunybanner The plot and characters were very memorable too and top notch and are still in my mind a long with the stunning VFX, if it was all just about the VFX sure they would be still impressive but the movie wouldn't have had such an impact the way it did.
@@hulkhatepunybannerstill haunts me months later.
I watch older movies (before 2010), and they feel so much more alive and fun to invest my thoughts and emotions into. They're better written, but I think what really does it is those worldbuilding moments. Everything made nowadays just feels like, "this happened, and then this happened, and then this happened". You can feel the committee of executives on the other side gutting the thing of soul. Those little, slow, quiet moments are important.
So many writers now only think in action scenes, they don't know how to write the inbetweens.
I like how when they're talking about humanizing the robot concepts and having the front strip of the throat, at 5:00 , he says, "If you remove it. It feels like they're a zombie. Like it's a lifeline." Which is exactly what it is. The front of the neck represents the windpipe, along with other important blood vessels. If you were to see an cg character without that, your brain would instinctively scream it doesn't/can't breathe and would repulse you from it, because not breathing means dead/dying, however the cg is actively moving
Wow! It was fascinating to get a peek behind the scenes. I loved the visual style of this movie. Gareth is a genius. I can’t wait to see what he does next []-)
11:42 It was a server pleasing with you 😂
You can tell Gareth is holding a lot back because The Creator wasn't received well despite all this work
How come no one asked about the footage "used" from the Lebanon port explosion?!
Gareth is SO UNDERRATED. His work on Rogue One was STELLAR and he did it again with The Creator. I cannot wait to see more work from him. And I LOVE how humble he is. The man RULES
It's inspiring to learn how they brought to life the visuals using a specific camera and utilized real-world locations instead of heavily relying on CGI. The combination of innovation and world building in this film is truly remarkable.
Isn't this the guy who used the same frames from the Beirut explosion?
So, we just going to ignore the fact that Niko talked shit about this director a few weeks earlier. 🤣
when ?
Great insight! But a bit disappointed to not see any mention of the controversial usage of the Beirut explosion footage, especially cause it's something you guys have mentioned in prior episodes.
Integrity runs second to $$$ with these guys it seems
I think my favorite thing about the Nomad station's laser was the instant-ness of it. Like, lasers in Star Wars or Terminator, phasers in Trek, etc... they all are beams of light that visually move from the source to the target. But, light doesn't behave that way-at least, not at timescales we mere humans can observe with our eyes. Light's frikkin' fast! So the instant changing of the Nomad laser's shape and whatnot was really neat to see, in part because nobody had ever really depicted laser beams like that before (except perhaps Joss Whedon in Firefly's episode 13 - Heart of Gold... Rance Burgess' laser gun's beam was pretty instant when it was slicing across the house).
Gareth was such a pleasure to have. Other directors should be taking note of his vision.
The Man of Scale: Gareth knows this, has mastered this, and all should take note
I really have misgivings about “Jurassic 7: The Quest for that Shaving Cream Can”, but maybe if the jagoff suits at universal were able to wrangle Gareth, there might be something worth watching
You already know if they attach someone as small as Gareth, they will just prey on his designs and wrestle everything away from him to oblige focus groups.
(But ideally yes, he is THE GUY to do Dinosaurs)
*You should start looking at other filmmakers, dude.* This guy's only done 4 films and they're not great. (ILM did the CG.)
@@hulkhatepunybanner you should start addressing people from assumptions that aren’t faulty
@@hellfish2309 *You said that Mr. Edwards (I'm not on a first name basis with him like you are) has mastered something. But there's nothing to show this.* (ILM did the FX.) He's done a few movies that have barely touched the zeitgeist. Christopher Nolan's first 4 [non-Batman] films are recognized and quoted. If Edwards is a master, Nolan must be a... god. (Even Nolan will tell you there are bigger directors than him.) SEE MORE MOVIES.
Was kinda hoping they would talk a little about the use of the Beirut explosion the used in the trailer. Do they talk about it in the full website video or did they just not talk about it at all?
These guys never talk about controversy.
@@armorclasshero2103 Its seems like they like to talk about it until the person accountable is actually there. Just feels a bit brown nosing
We didnt ask about the Beirut explosion? Was kinda waiting for it to come up.
Need to stay in character
Well… its not the in movie, so that speaks for itself
Gareth and Wren just geeking out at the end was so awesome. You can tell that Gareth just loves VFX and really appreciates what it's capable of
Thought for sure they’d ask him about using that real world bomb footage..
Too bad you did not ask about the Lebanon explosion footage they used in the movie
I'm surprised they didn't mention the trailer shot that was pulled from real footage of the Beirut explosion
yup quite disappointed they didnt say anything at all about it
$$$
What about the Beirut Moment in the first trailer ???????????????
This dude seriously laid out to all of us how ANYBODY with a brilliant idea, some serious organization, and some talented people can make amazing things happen nowadays. Nothing is stopping anybody any more.
The blend of complex cgi and much simpler "film some rocks to mimic a canyon" effects are done so flawless
Don’t really know how I feel watching y’all promote this movie after slamming it for using the Beirut explosion in its trailer.
It's called $ and being sycophants.
Didn’t you guys diss’ the creator? This was when the trailer used a bit of real life explosion footage where people died and you did a whole feature on it.
Where are the important questions? We all remember when the trailer came out and on this channel they talked about how they had used the Bairut explosion, how they had taken advantage of a tragedy and then used it in the film. What a disappointment.
This IS filmmaking. In the dirt, improvising with the world and what you have on the day. So much Respect to gareth
It's amazing to see someone actually live your dream. It's possible.
This says a lot about you guys that this awesome director come and sat on your couch with you.
Guys! Gareth was on your couch! How cool is that?! I loved this movie. The high tech mixed with real life locations is what made this movie epic for me. Kind of like what the original Star Wars did in 1977.
OMG this is so cool! Gareth is from Nuneaton in the UK which is where I live.
This is my new favourite episode. I absolutely love that Gareth took movie making back to the great days , when movie makers had to think outside the box to get a shot and didn’t rely on a huge budget . The canyon shot blew my mind 👏👏👏
Really cool that he is on the couch! Best episode so far and the extended version is even better
this was such an incredible episode omg. i loved this
What a genius! Love Creator, the effects blew my mind! Hearing from the man behind them is so cool. Thanks guys!
Very cool to see Gareth on here. I just rewatched "Monsters" a couple weeks ago and it was as good as I remembered.
This is the second time I watched this, I love Gareth's style of film making, it makes me believe that I can do it! I'm shooting my first proper short in April! Thanks Corridor and Gareth! x
I loved this movie so much. I've seen it twice and cried both times. It was so perfect. Bravo, Gareth, and thanks Corridor for sharing this!
Its mind numbingly incoherent and shallow
@@Shaft0 that comment was 😂
I discovered Gareth with Monsters and it was an amazing performance knowing how the movie was created. I am so grateful to see that he, indeed, become an amazing director with so many great movies.
GA is such a amazing dude. I love his work. I wish I could watch his full vision on SW rogue one
Cant wait for more of his stuff. Fell in love with his style the second i saw godzilla
For a guy to come in decades after and make my third favorite Star Wars film is top tier in my book. I’ll watch anything this genius creates.
This is the perfect example of using old school movie magic with new school technology.
This has been my favourite episode yet! An amazing guest, and an incredible film! I haven't felt that way in a cinema since Blade Runner 2049
So great episode, thank you so much guys !!! Old style vfx approach are better than new one, more life inside, I like this way of doing.
i love the naturalistic approach on how the robots are move and interact, it is also reminds me of Ian Hubert the way he films and create scenes.
It’s so cool to see Gareth on here, I love his movies especially The Creator
I adored the creator and how stylish it was. I was convinced it was going to make a bigger slash at the box office. Still doesn’t change the fact that it’s a great movie lovingly crafted.