VFX Artists React to LORD OF THE RINGS Bad & Great CGi 2
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This Episode ► Niko, Clint, and Wren sit down to react to some of the zestiest CGi moments from Peter Jackson's "The Lord of The Rings" Trilogy: What makes a visual effect bad? What makes one great?
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Where’s the Hobbit VFX Reacts follow up? 😭
How does this pinned comment from Corridor Crew itself only have 6 likes 😂😂🤦
Did you notice that the shock wave, for just a moment, is actually the sentence written on the ring?
Honestly the KEY factor for why LoTR worked so well..was the 3 years of pre production and storyboarding haha. No producers rushing it, no crunch, no scrambling to change a shot two weeks before the end like you see so much nowadays
And why the Hobbit lacked so much polish & has way more jank, production was shambles, Del Toro got axed and they scrambled and threw Jackson back on last minute and so almost everything was thrown together last minute, barely any planning or preproduction
Whenever they mention how old the technology is, I don't realize how archaic it is until you see the actual computers they used lol
Exactly.
Ya this was last century, over 20 years ago. I remember getting a 256mb ram stick around that time as a kid.
@@chrisrichfield8906 wow, 256mb, now there are computers with over 1 terabytes of ram
Yup, it was all made in 1998-2001...
@@carso1500 not really normal pc can have at the most 128 GB ddr4 ram.
I’m sorry, this should have been 1 hour long
Oh yeah but UA-cam is a shitty corporate bureaucracy now, where strict copyright and content rules disable monetization or just takedown the whole video at the slightest misstep. #fucksusanwojcicki
i'm expecting the director's cut of this video... 4 hours long
John Doe I’m sorry who tf ask jp
i agree 100%
6 episodes. 3 hours each. In keeping with tradition.
I feel you missed one of the best effects. The scene where Gandalf rids Theodin of Sarumans influence. That face change was beautifully done.
Yes! I remember being so blown away in the theater when I first saw it
Saw it again two days ago, and it’s still mind blowing!
Me and my girlfriend are working in VFX, and we were theorising all evening long!
X Highly possible, that would be my first go to, it’s just that everything is matching so well, from the lighting to the position of every facial features that I was almost wondering if they hadn’t added some other digital effects or if it was even something different.
But yeah, it’s most likely à manually animated cross fade with matching performances, just like they did on Michael Jackson’s “Black or white”
ABSOLUTELY
Came here to say this! It may not be too technical as someone else said but it is masterfully done.
The Balrog's roar is the most brutal sound of all time.
Jet engine in full afterburner
If I remember correctly it's a breezeblock being dragged over concrete in a very echoey tunnel
@@dominicjames4848 indeed :)
jurassic park t rex roar
@@jonathanraecrisanto5912 Nebelwerfer
The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy, these videos should be a trilogy...
Funnily enough, that's exactly what happened with the movies themselves. Peter Jackson originally pitched LOTR as a two-parter to Miramax (Harvey and Bob Weinstein's company). They started pre-production but the budget soon spiraled and Bob Weinstein demanded that the movie be condensed into a single film. Peter Jackson wasn't happy about cutting out "half the good stuff", so Miramax told him they would look for a new director. They agreed to give Jackson a month to find another studio to take over the project, otherwise, he would be off the movie and it would be released as a single film.
Every studio that met with Jackson turned him down. They all wanted to make a single movie. A few of them agreed to a double feature, but they wanted most of the expensive scenes cut out, which Jackson found unacceptable. Jackson's last meeting was with Bob Shaye (the head of New Line Cinema at the time). He said, "Why would you do two films when there's three books? Why wouldn't you do three films?". Jackson immediately signed a contract with New Line and the rest is history.
DECODED thanks for the info!
@@DECODEDVFX that was a cool tidbit!
@DECODED Reminds me of George Lucas' struggle to get a studio to sign on for Star Wars. Thanks for the cool info!
@@DECODEDVFX this might be the first paragraph comment I've read to the end, anyway thanks for the info
that guy who modelled during christmas eve deserve a medal
edit : i think i've just created a skirmish in the responds
that that is a person who LOVES what hes working on and working with that dude would only done that if he was 100% happy with what hes doing and working with.
Lord Manhammer where did u find that? I can’t find that story anywhere
He is a national treasure and therefore must be protected
@@jarhead3736 He made it up lmfao
Fun fact, technically sauron was never supposed to be a flaming eye, his SYMBOL was the flaming eye but he was actually meant to be a physical body. But peter decided to do that. So imagine.... We could have almost not gotten that seen if it had been more accurate.
just saying that they never added the "The Hobbit" episode
I'm came down to look for this comment
Cos Lord of the Rings was better
@@tonigregory3240 dude in this video they said they were going to do a "the hobbit" video.
Ya, I'm looking for that. I hope that there was not a copyright claim.
@@ResisterOfEvil They may not have created a Hobbit dedicated episode but I do remember them analysing the White Orc. Couldn't find it after a quick search, maybe it has been taken down.
20+ years later and I still can't believe these movies happened. Humanity is still in debt to PJ, weta, new Zealand, and the whole cast and crew for making these absolutely incredible films.
Nowadays they would made half of characters black.
@docsamson8314Yes cause what would be more empowering to minorities than giving them white people’s tablescraps cause you’re too lazy to give them compelling characters of their own?
I’m upset that Clint wasn’t called out for saying the Mines of Moria. He owes us 10 push ups.
lmao you're right
Dude yes!
@Logikure They used to play a game called the 'Game of Life' where when a person said 'mine', they would have to do 10 push ups on the spot.
@Logikure It's called Game of Life because the rule follows you for life.
Niko's not in the game, and Wren was too stoked about LotR to think about the Game of Life.
*"I refuse to believe that there's a vfx error in lord of the rings!!"*
It's just a happy little accident
I do not believe it! I will not!
Harry potter movies!
Idea for the second tattoo 😂
I second this
THANK YOU guys!!! I was proud Weta Workshop supervisor on the "Complete circle" Isengard bigiature. We filmed it half-buried in a vacant lot just a few door up the road from the workshop over 6 months in early 2001. Many nights the with wind over 30 knots, we'd have to stop or have harry's MoCon crane wobble, a LOT! ...Soooo... our crew's wind and wet-weather cover was usually indoors across the road filming propane sprite elements of the Balrog!
Little-known fact: Up until 9:11 I was creating dozens of Barad-Dur closeup destruction chunks out of 'black foamed-glass'. These worked great in tests using sequenced shotguns to disintegrate them. The day after 9:11 our producer was like, 'we can't do this scene now'. So it had to wait a while till it was resurrected as a scene.
Eru Illuvatar bless you
Thank you for your service to fantasy fans, truly.
Thanks for making generations of nerds
All that hard work shows. It really does.
Wow I know this is an old comment and all, but I just wanted to say that you and the entire LOTR team are responsible for probably the greatest trilogy in movie history. The hard work, no the RIDICULOUS amount of work you guys put into these movies just really really shows. Genius planning and execution, incredible imagination, pure love for the lore, and going above and beyond to create this, it's no question at all. It might sound a little selfish, but I hope they don't remake these movies ever. I feel like Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King are by definition, perfect, the way they are.
I remember when I watched Fellowship of the Ring as a kid, it was something like:
The Nazgul appear: Woow they look cool
Rivendel is shown: Wooow that place looks reeeaaaly cool
The cave troll appears: Wooooow that Troll looks awesome!!!!
The Balrog appears: HOLY SWEET HONEYED ICED TEA!!!!
Yeah, the build up on the Balrog was so strong I hid my face in my fathers arm as a kid. then, like a minute later, right after it had shown up, I got curious and tried to free myself to see. My dad thought I was freaking out and held me harder. I missed the whole Balrog first time in theaters. Was rather mad about that.
props to the guy who did the tower model during his christmas break
a true hero of the lord of the rings
Plot twist: He was Muslim.
@@MahatmaAndhi Plot twist: you're an incel
Andi Springthorpe Why does that matter? Working through a work break doesn’t have much to do with religion
@@mattagor2460 It was a joke. People that don't celebrate Christmas don't care as much. Such as myself. I happily work it because it's quiet and I get paid to do not much.
@@buffnipz Plot twist: I'm married, you imbecile.
There’s so much more to talk about in LOTR. We need at least one more
Agreed
A trilogy, if you would, about the trilogy
They could go into as much depth as they’d like and make it 20 episodes and I’d love it.
Yeah I was hoping for some of the VFX funkiness, like the trees of Fangorn forest, or the army of ghosts.
This
best trilogy ever to me. ride of the rohirrim still gives me the goosebumps till this day no matter how many times i watch it.
Same
As films, they are very consistent, but it still disappoints me that each film strayed further and further from the source material. "Fellowship of the Ring" will always be my favorite of the three simply because it sticks closest to Tolkien's books.
@@Durwood71 Its a function of variance. The Variance introduced in the first film rippled out requiring more variance as they went on. It's actually amazing that they kept as much as they did. The Extended editions bring the other two closer to the books in my opinion. There are really only a couple changes I really wish they hadn't made. They turned the battle for Minas Tirith into a deus ex machina, and they severely maligned the character of Faramir. Though I can forgive them Faramir's indecision because they really rescued Boromir's character.
ARISE,ARISE RIDERS OF ROHAN
@@ActionNerdGo You gotta make a movie man. With a book you have all the time you need to explain stuff, with a movie you only have a certain amount. You need to keep the audience engaged.
The tower falling is honestly one of the most emotional and cathartic scenes ever. Everything single thing had been leading to that exact moment. It is the embodiment of relief.
What sells it for me is the slight change of the LOTR music motif as the tower falls, subtle and suddenly with a positive inflection. Made me cry in the cinema…
It's "eucatastrophe". Tolkien invented the term himself.
Too short. You guys should have done this as a trilogy, one for each movie.
Each one feature length
100%
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the black pearl, the skeleton VFX
All of them. That Davy Jones is some pirate perfection.
@@zephyr887 totally agree but theyve already done Dead Mans Chest
@@HellsBeastProductions True but it's totally worth doing again xD
Definitely
Yes
This should be called good and great cgi.
Also, the reason the effects in LOTR are so great is that they used cgi to supplement rather than to replace traditional effects. Whenever it was possible to use traditional effects they would, because they seem to have understood the limits of cgi (especially in the early 00s). Now, unfortunately, too many filmakers use cgi as a crutch to be used in 100% of effects shots.
Exactly why Lord of the Rings mostly looks better than the Hobbit films
And even when they didn't need CGI, like a gun in Spiderman: Far from Home.
@Joshua Yeah, I agree! Imagine if they made a new Star Wars video with the same techniques they did back with the original triology? Would be awesome.
@@st.michaelthearchangel7774 Fact is, the _Star Wars_ prequels, despite being derided as CGI spectacles, actually use tons of models and practical effects. Most people aren't aware that each prequel film had more models and practical effects than the entire original trilogy combined.
@Joshua Davidson Not only that, but there are problems with the current state of cgi in movies. Problems such as a single production using a ridiculous number of studios doing different things, visual effects staff being overworked and underpaid, and deadlines that prohibit the teams from polishing the finished product. You look at a blockbuster movie like black panther, and wonder how the final battle can look that bad from a studio that prints money. It's just a shame that some higher ups can look at that and go "good enough." That kind of passion for excellence in visual effects is lacking, but luckily we still have people like James Cameron that are pushing the envelope.
“We’ll talk about that in next week’s video, about the Hobbit.”
Spongebob Narrator: 4 MoNtHs LaYtEr
8 MoNtHs LaYtEr...
yeah where is it
@@Ericbuddysquishytoad not surprising at all that they would just skip the Hobbit movies. They are the biggest example of VFX taken way to far. with Ian Mckellen saying how miserable he was acting on a greenscreen for the entire movie. To the point that he literally burst into tears and yelled "this is not why I became an actor" during one of the many scenes where he is acting on his own while the dwarfs are edited in. for the size difference.
To the CGI orcs looking far worst than they did in LOTR. They felt real and grounded making them far more intimidating. the real orcs in the LOTR were capable enough to fool you into thinking you are looking at an orc but the CGI ones only reminded you you are looking at a computered generated orc.
@@jimmystevenson3178 all the more reason to do it. To highlight the issues while also showing the great effects that were eclipsed by the bad.
WHERE IS IT?? I NEED THIS!!!!
Lord of the Rings part 3. Y'all didn't go over enough scenes.
ikr
Ya y’all gotta talk about the close up shot of the goblin puppet in the Moria chase scene
More please!!
Seriously! ROTK had as many VFX shots as the other two films combined yet we only get a taste of it???? Skip the The Hobbit video, we all know it was bad and should feel bad.
they didn't talk about the mumakils
honestly, they can do a whole 'lets watch' stream where they just watch the entire trilogy, and talk about every VFX shot that they find interesting. I would pay to watch that
An unofficial "commentary track" by Corridor for one of the best movie trilogies ever made would be a great way to kick off 2020!
EDIT: trilogies, not theologies. Stupid autocorrect!
Extended version, please
fr
"They didn't have a CG model [of Barad-Dur], they just had the 25 foot physical miniature" *shows picture of Orthanc*
Damn Lews Therin, you are good observant for a mad man!
I can’t stop laughing! Thank you, fellow nerdiest of nerds.
I love how every profession within the movie industry can fangirl over LotR. From musicians, writers, VFX artists, make-up artists, set designers - it truly is a masterpiece.
When they have the ghost king on the thumbnail and don’t talk about it...
Right! And they're a weird effect. Cool but sorta funky too. There is some real dodgy looking stuff in Return of the King but they didn't really touch on it.
@@andrewt9128 what dodgy stuff?
@@TheWartechgaming Legolas climbing the oliphaunt looks pretty bad by today's standards. The Army of the Dead don't look great either in the battle.
@@shayposting really? Thought the oliphant itself as a cg character holds up quite well, the legolas climbing part does look a little bit iffy
@@shayposting they talked about that in one of the first videos.
Apparently The Lord of the Rings are the only movies Clint has ever seen.
Lmao
I mean if there’s a single set or movies you should see in life, it’s lord of the rings.
TheGreatVakama112 what about star wars harry potter and the godfather?
@@Doctor_Straing_Strange harry Potter is mediocre.
@@Doctor_Straing_Strange Harry Potter? 😂😂😂
Theodin being released of Saruman's influence still feels like one of the smoothest animations I've ever seen
The LotR films are so much of an accomplishment that most people will never understand just how ground breaking it is and was at the time. It is literally mind breaking and industry changing stuff that is nearly indescribable. What a feat to accomplish and create these movies
It's a very special episode.
It's a film Clint's actually seen.
He may have only watched LOTR, but heck it is almost enough.
rise of the skywalker was better
@@user-zu6ts5fb6g Cats was better.
@Cyberdemon Mike Nothing waa better than that
@@rafaelalodio5116 not almost. It IS enough.
The LOTR special features are almost as thrilling as the movies themselves
They are quite enjoyable to watch, just the scale and amount of some of the elements they had to do, like with the chainmail, where if I recall well, they were 3 or 4 persons working by themselves and they made something like 2km worth or chainmail xD it's rather impressive.
The models are something to see as well, would recommend any fans of LotR and VFX to go watch these documentaries/behind the scenes.
I've not even seen LOTR but I'm here
@@swertyque480 Go watch it. Right now.
@@swertyque480 It's a masterpiece trilogy. Watch it.
Hobbit it optional. It's not that great. But LOTR is unforgettable.
The movies and the special features are the best way to spend a month, watching everything in one go. 😂🤘
I would like to see a spot for Narnia, Why:
The good & interesting:
Aslan (Still holds up really well IMHO)
Also makes use of MASSIVE
For the practical effects they used RC controlled elements quite a bit (also, aslan lying on the stone table is actually a animatronic)
The ugly:
Poorly aged greenscreen shots (Bad lighting maybe?)
Some cgi characters didn't age well
I agree with this
That Balrog roar scene...
You don't usually hear bass in a fire sound.
No need to mention visuals
Best boss design ever
"would you give up your christmas break for this shot?"
thats a career making decision.
Buddy probably got a huge bonus and paid time off for that.
@@jayrymer2097 Probably didn't though. Life of a VFX artist... Underappreciated and underpaid.
@@srennowakowski3090 Ugh that would be heartbreaking...Peter Jackson seems like an ok guy, I'm sure he'd recognize the hard work in some way.
Aw man. I hope he got a bonus. All 3 LOTRs were nominated for Oscars and this one took the big one home. He deserves a raise!
Guess I'll never unsee Sam ice skating into Mount Doom...
Exactly! I'm like fuck, I'll always remember that when I rewatch the movie 🤣
Where is the Hobbit video? I've been keeping an eye out for a while
Yeah I cant find it either :/
Yes this!!
Came here to ask the same question :(
Still nothing 😥
me too!!!!!!
“Those are probably CG birds.”
Given the titanic work put into these films, I would not be surprised if Peter Jackson had Weta create miniature birds for that sequence.
The Balrog’s been giving me nerd chills since i was 6
I was kind of hoping they would talk about the Ents !
It would take them to long to say anything worth saying
Nobody cares for the woods anymore
The Lord of the Rings is a massive achievement. One that even the academy recognized when they gave Peter Jackson the Best Directing Oscar. While it's true that some of the VFX look dated, the trilogy is still one of the best ever made
I can imagine these guys in a movie theater
Kinda wish these vids were longer cuz they’re so interesting
it feels like something is left unsaid
Highly recommend to watch extra videos for Extended Editions of LOTR trilogy
"Peter Jackson has a cameo in every movie he's done."
Shows a clip from Hot Fuzz.
That guy who puts a knife in simon Pegg in peter jackson
The point was PJ didn't make HF, he only had a cameo in it
Yeah, Frighteners or Bad Taste would have been acceptable 🤮🥣 🧟
for a second i was like, Peter Jackson directed Hot Fuzz?😱 good movie though
The Lord of the Rings movies are like a gold mine for any kind of artists. So inspirational.
I think the thing that got me most about the Balrog the first time I saw it was the roar. Not blowing or spewing flames as one might expect, but just breathing out terrific heat, like a forge or huge furnace. I'd never seen anything like that. It just solidified the "realness" of the effects. The whole creature was just mind boggling at the time.
You guys actually missed out on one of the coolest things about Massive: These characters had a premature form of AI... causing a few of them to actually run away from the battle at Helms Deep near the end when Gandalf appears.
They mention this in the bonus material
They had to tweak the Rohan ai to not run away because they were so horrifically outnumbered
Well, AI is not new. It's just recently popular. Most stuff you learn in undergrad today was techniques developed during the time of filming or earlier.
I'll never forget how Weta thought they made a self aware AI because they saw a few of them far off in the hills. An AI SO smart, that it saw the opponent army and thought "Bugger this, I'm outta here", when it was just a model that didn't collide with any of the opponents.
@@starllama2149 I don't believe it's machine learning if you mean it by undergrad techniques. At the time ML was pretty weak due to computing power and learning such stuff would be overkill (e.g. deep learning networks become viable around 2012). It was probably some rules made by engine authors (heuristics). But it's just my opinion.
J P it’s fuzzy logic, which is not ML, since there’s no learning aspect but it can give the illusion of intelligent decision making.
I never noticed that Sam slide going into the mountian
Neither did I! But now I have the feeling I won't ever be able to unsee it.
me either and i've watched the films far to many times lol
Edit: never mind, I got it mixed up
@@Rhonu No, it's Sam.
@@UKBxnzh Yeah you're right. I saw the movie last week but somehow I had it in my head that that was Frodo
Would’ve liked to see a breakdown of the Balrog and Gandalf fighting while falling. Love the shot right before they come out of the hole in the roof into the lake.
My favorite thing about the balrog is went it blows fire out of its mouth, it creates a mirage type heat effect on its mandible where it visually waves due to the intense heat.
I'm down for another episode of LOTR to be honest? I feel like there's still tons more to talk about.
This was two parts and yet it feels like there was still so much left to be discussed or shown
Yeah should've been one part per movie. The ents, the ringwraiths' flying steeds, the army of the dead (which are IN the thumbnail). Oliphaunts, horses, and the wargs. And Gandalf's fireworks!
Let's go old-school: The Ten Commandments.
These movies are so incredible...The Writing, Acting, Cinematography, Action Sequences, VFX, the Music!!!! It’s all soooo good!!!!!!!!!
The guy who gave up his Christmas break to make the collapsing tower of Mordor better have gotten a raise.
a raise for a raze
Careful, hes a hero
He’s an absolute madlad.
These could be thirty minutes long and I'd happily watch
The Balrog is still probably my all time favorite all CGI monster ever in film. those effects havent aged a day
They just don't make em like this anymore. models always look so good when done well.
So you're telling me that LOTR did a night battle way better and memorable than GOT using outdated technology?
Bro, that whole battle did not even make any sense :l
GoT focused heavily on cgi. Whereas Peter Jackson utilized both practical effects and cgi.
I mean, there's also the fact that the Two Towers had a budget of 94 million dollars, which would be the equivalent of around 140 million today. In comparison to the Blackwater episode, which had a budget of 8 million. It's also important to point out that the Lord of the Rings movies were filmed and edited over around 4-5 years. All in all each season of Game of Thrones, excluding the final season, had only a year to complete an entire season, which was often longer than the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy in runtime.
I have many gripes with Game of Thrones, and the final season was an unfortunate disaster, but we should also be fair to the hard working people who tried their best to bring us something amazing - and for the most part they did.
@@peterbabicki8252 no, got was all about money, they don’t know how to make the audience happy and they don’t care
@@melvinrosendaal9795 then why waste millions of dollars? At the start it was a fantastic show since it followed the books until they reached where they had NO book to use and so had to make it all original. That's the issue GoT has with the finale season or 2 (I forgot if if it was last season or last 2 seasons). Even so, we shouldn't just disrespect the artists, animators, those work on custumes that the show became bad due to the director's and corporate stuff. Like for example, you were hired to be one of the developers of a movie (doing modelling of stuff), how would you feel if they said same thing you said to them, you did not do it cause ya love but for the money. You be pretty heartbroken that people think you don't care but you do.
CMike: “and where was that quote said?”
Wren: “in the MINEs of Moria...”
Riley Martin dont you dare speak that name in this comment section
@@Beans420MoreBeans But he's the nicest dude, dude
Remember the game of life? :V
WingMaster562 do they still play that?
@@brandonanimations2915 Nope, not since CMike left as the editor/cameraman.
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Also, it seems like the game is only on when CMike is rolling the camera, that's maybe the second and unspoken rule. The first rule being when you're in, you're in for life.
Who needs to spend time off on Christmas when you can follow your passion and model Barad-dûr?
“They couldn’t do that back then.” I didn’t even realize just how long ago the first one came out. It seems like it was so recent.
Yeah, people were born after Fellowship came out who can now vote.
@@smaakjeks I remember going to cinema to watch these movies with my parents. I was 12 to 15 back then. Damn, I feel old. To be honest, about a year ago we gave a watch to all LotR movies in their director's cut versions. Almost 12 hours of high fantasy and great, truly epic story.
@@smaakjeks God damnit why did you have to say that?
@@MiaogisTeas I am the keeper of the eternal grandfather clock. Its bell eventually tolls for all, and your time approaches with every swing of the pendulum. Live while you can, hapless mortal. Rage against the dying of the light.
Smaakjeks I feel old.
This needs to go into way more detail, I don't care if it has to be half an hour long
I could eat up 2 hours of them talking about this trilogy
Gabriel Hornbrook yes please
I will pay for more Lord of the Ring and Star Wars reactions
They're just winging it these days.
they need to make an extended edition of this vfx react. I could watch this for 12 hours, divided in videos of 4 hour.
The balrog is still my favorite CGI monster/creation ever. It just looks so damn badass and real, especially when you look at the year it was made in. Incredible.
The analysis is good, but these guys have real chemistry and are fun as heck to watch. Easily my favorite channel on YT atm.
Shoutout to the dude that gave up his Christmas break for us to have a perfect Tower of Mordor explosion.
Yes
Barad-Dur, please ;)
Just seeing how all the special effects and miniatures were done just makes me love lord of the rings even more.
WHY DOES IT HURT SO MUCH
So true. It's a masterpiece by any stretch of the word.
The roar of the Belrog being crackling flames is still one of the best sound choices when it comes to monster design
You guys make me realize how truly inventive, talented, creative and amazing people can be at what they do. I love these movies now more than ever.
React to Ready Player One, namely the fact that virtually nothing in most scenes is live action
I second this
Guess I fourth this
I fifth this
DO IT!!!
I number this
"Behold, Helms Deep!"
"It's only a model."
"Shh!"
😂😂😂
What is this?... A Helms Deep for ants!!!
Ahh Monty Python. It never ages
I remember when these movies came out. Visually, they completely blew every other movie out of the water. People's minds were completely blown, and it set a new standard for visual effects. It's one of the many reasons why you can watch these movies today and they don't look dated at all. Never underestimate the power of those who create and are truly passionate and hardworking regarding their craft. The LOTR team took every challenge in stride by using sheer willpower at times to make seemingly impossible tasks possible.
Great job guys! You've convinced me to watch the LotR trilogy for the 1st time. I always thought I missed out, because the VFX wouldn't age well.
I’d like to see you guys talk about district 9’s vfx
Yes!, the CGI in District 9 looked incredibly photo-realistic.
I rewatched that movie recently and WOW it still looks fantastic
Weta are the kings of CGI.
I actually think they have allready. I've seen it. But now I'm not sure if it was corridor or another channel that did the analyze. Pretty sure I saw it on this channel tho. But it's 3pm here, so don't take my word for it.
District 9 is still one of the standout VFX films for me. The photorealism is simply stunning. Perfectly composited with the life action footage. Amazing.
Talk about The Witcher or Mandalorian, feel like that should be pretty relevant now
Some of the Witcher cgi is laughably bad
@@AsylumSaint if you got a xbox download free movies HD watched the mandalorian and witcher it's good quality and is oddly reliable for a movie app
Mandalorian apparently still isn't out in some places, so maybe not for a bit.
@@747lch Yeah, gotta be honest, the very first beast you see has some really... puppet like movements.
@@747lch "Bad and Great CGI"
Isengard blew my mind. I’m a fine arts graduate and I honestly am still inspired to this day 12 years after seeing the trilogy and when I see this sort of stuff it makes me want to push my own work so much harder
Holy shit. The movie just became even more impressive.
LOTR is now old enough to be put in the 'back then' catagory..
20 years.
"There and back again" and again and again and again. I have seen these movies maybe 50 times.
It's still just so alive
LOTR is now almost old enough to drink
King Arthur: Legend of the sword
All the yes
It's been 3 weeks and the hobbit video hasn't come out. OOF size large
Finally you called them "bigatures" I was about to point that out cause in the bonus features/appendices in the extended edition that's what they called the big miniatures . Also missed opportunity to make 3 parts for a trilogy 😣 still this was awesome . Kind of wished you described the Pellenor Fields and Shelobs Lair scene too . And the Nazgul as well and maybe even the watcher in the water. I know there was so many epic scenes to choose in a short video but at least you good ones down for the really cool effects they did .
Bilbo's face has haunted my nightmares since I was a young teenager.
Here's some VFX that haven't aged well: the Spy kids films
TBH those effect shots were outdated the day after they were finished.
Shark Boy and Lava Girl^ 👌🏼
Or Speed Racer which I actually find awesome!
They never looked convincing. Though they got worse as the films went on, I think. I’m pretty sure the director wanted them to look cartoony and out of place.
Picking on the Spy Kids films is pretty low. They did the job.
Its amazing how much more these videos make me appreciate the movies, I've seen Sauron's tower fall and explode so many times but suspension of disbelief just had me accepting that it was a quick job without considering the effort of all the staff involved. Definatley due a trilogy marathon this weekend
I´m so happy that I saw all Lord of the rings movies when they came out, this is one of my childhood movies, truly a work of art, great video guys.
Was expecting a breakdown of the scene where King Theoden goes from old dude to young dude in one shot. Disappointed.
that actually was basically just a combination of a number of shots they did with bernard hill in different makeup
watch the behind the scenes documentaries dude, most of them are on UA-cam and they are some of the most relaxing and fun videos there are if you're a Tolkien fan.
They said there's gonna be 3 parts. Any shot from Minas Tirith and Pellenor Battle has been shown yet either. 😉
Watch their first video on LOTR. This is part 2.
What do i think it is Morph tho i dont know how old is this soft
I've commented this so many times already, but the most recent the Planet of the Apes trilogy is worth a look. It had _unbelievably_ good CG and mo-cap.
I think they are very well aware of this trilogy since it's the highest standard of motion capture today.
Probably coming sometime.
Honestly even after knowing all the small errors i will still enjoy rewatching as much as before
Guys, I'm loving these new videos. They are way more informative than the first few videos you uploaded of this series. Please continue doing stuff like this! Explaining us how it was done, while you add your own opinions on the matter.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No tales - the smoke coming off "Salazar" and his crew.
Also their hair floating around like it's underwater, and the crew members with holes you can see through
Just all Pirates of the Caribbean would be a good vid.
Lez did not look good compared to POTC: Dead Mans Chest Davy Jones.
The first one was very impressive for its time. The second one blows everything out of the water though.
Have they done the original Pirates yet?
Most people: “No way, dude. It’s one shot, I would never give up my Christmas break.”
Clint: “Would I? WOULD I?? I WOULD THROW MYSELF AT THAT COMPUTER FOR THAT SHOT.”
It's emblematic of what made LotR so great - everyone working on it wanted to DO IT RIGHT. There isn't any one shot where you can't feel the effort and attention to detail just flowing out of it.
the work they put into making these movies is just incredible, i dont think we will something like this ever again! unique craftsmanship
This deserves a part 3
Lord of the rings, the only movies Clint has actually seen.
That's all he watches, He goes home and sits in his LOTR upholstered couch and just does marathon after marathon of all the movies.
@@MrNewElvis The right way to live.
Well if I could only watch one movie series it would be Lotr
when they talked about the Balrog coming, I expected a Jake sponsor spot.
Gah I love you guys so much now. I just found you guys. The Lord of the Rings are my favorite movies of all time. I love so friggin much the design for the Balrog. I have a Funko Pop of him. And seeing you guys analyze the movies just makes me so happy and makes me appreciate the movies so much more. It's so fascinating how they made these movies. And I act myself and I love these movies and I love learning more and more about how the movies are made as an actor. These movies are perfect examples of a perfect balance of CGI and practical effects. It's fascinating.
You three guys are rock stars. Such talent. I can't get enough of these videos.
Best thing about the Balrog: it's not a Gray CGI Monster like all the thousands we've had since.
right, it's a black cgi monster.
The miniatures in the matrix, they called it “bigatures”
And you can catch Adam Savage working on them in the extras 😏
Gateaux Q really?? I didn’t notice 😮
pikachus?
same with the LOTR, they say so in the special features
Oof! The Nebuchadnezzar scene where it blasts through those giant doors...!
“This one dude, I don’t need a Christmas break!” 😂🤣😂🤣lol sooooo good!
I'm learning a lot with these videos' series, thanks guys.