Brandon is one of my favorite people. On the surface he seems goofy, but he's incredibly intelligent and insightful. His creativity and drive is really inspiring.
@@Autotunethyeveryday yeah, i only watched node because i started with brandon and freddie. But Brandon kept me into node while they played lan games together. Freddie is good at what he does, but his content never really spoke to me after their departure.
People act like Brandon and Freddie no longer talk to one another but even after Brandon left, Freddie has still appeared as a guest on Node and many people from Node have appeared on Anime Crime Division with cameos.
I can't thank Brandon enough for starting his 3Ds Max series on TH-cam. I was there, following it, eager for every new episode back in the day. Following all the steps, rewinding over and over, every step of progress I made on my parents "best buy home computer", was like magic to me lol. He was the pioneer, one of the first to do full pipeline rendering tutorials on TH-cam, from creating a sphere, all the way to compositing your own images. Now I'm a Houdini Fx Artist with 2 years of experience in the industry, working on movies and tv shows because Brandon was so generous enough to share his knowledge to the internet and get young minds inspired :) I can't thank you enough Brandon!
Wish you all the success man. Even the reason for me getting to learn VFX filmmaking in general were these guys. I am a Paint/Comp artist with 1 year experience. I wish they were same like before creating intriguing creative vfx vids.
Brandon was so much of the fun and spirit of FreddieW and remains a huge inspiration to me. I still have nostalgia for the old TH-cam days, but I'm glad he's doing what energizes him.
I had a similar transitional period with Freddie. After VGHS wrapped up, I noticed a change in the channel and the way it was running. I relate to Brandon’s “stick to the man” kind of attitude (being a psych/sociology student as well). Corridor are the guys who are still living the Dream I had when I was a kid. Making creative/cool videos with your friends. In some ways Corridor are the last “free” ones, you know? There is a business side of things yeah but they seem to be able to... well do what they want I guess. Regardless, it’s good to see Brandon doing what he loves. He was a staple in my childhood and is still around now.
I don't think Clint was ever part of RocketJump. He was known as "pwnisher" at the time and had a hit video "cardboard warfare" Pretty sure Freddie knew him because of that or possibly before that.
He worked with them for a while but He worked with everyone, even doing shorts with Corridor while working for RJ, so it's likely that it was a job better suited to his life style than, as Brandon suggests, the 9 to 5 aspects that were creeping into working for Rocket Jump.
@@baelm Not impossible, but very unlikely. There have been times when we've seen Freddie visit the studio to hang out on a few Corridor Crew videos, and he did a cameo in their TactiCOOL Reloads video from 6 months ago, but Freddie is just too busy to be around for an epic reunion like that to happen again. At least we know they're still good friends.
To me, after Brandon left and VGHS ended, Rocket Jump and Freddiew felt like it was hit by a freight train head on while they were driving a car at 100 mph. They stopped immediately and never started again.
brandon's laughter is magic. i attribute all of node's success to his laughing at everything. freddie's facerocker podcast kind of ended for me when brandon left.
Same here... once in a very rare while they'll drop something funny with freddie just being silly, (like "freddie's v-log") but mostly i didn't care for vghs or 90% of what followed.
This is great, I’m glad you’ve guys have made a channel like this solely devoted (so far) to doing these kinds of talks. It brings a more professional vibe and shows some background story about the people you interview 👌🏻
I actually stopped watching FreddieW, I used to love the shorts they did just like Corridor still does but then it started to appear way too professional, changed to rocket jump, everything looked like it was made with a bunch of people. I guess that's why Clint left and came to Corridor.
Yeah and tbh i feel that the quirky "rocketjump" humour (you know what im talking about) used to be the little side thing which made their videos stand out more but now it just feels like the quirkiness was the point and for me that just took all the fun out of the rocketjump videos.
Agreed, I loved freddiew videos, right up until VGHS, then I stopped as I simply didn’t enjoy their new direction. The don’t touch my ice cream short is still one of the most memorable video I’ve enjoyed since watching TH-cam
This. As soon as they hopped to "Rocket Jump", it just felt so corporate. Like it was less about the passion of making videos, and more about "how can we maximize profit".
Not gonna lie FreddieW was the channel that inspired me the most to pursue film professionally but it was Corridor Digital and the crew here that made me more passionate about the craft of it and fueled the passion in my opinion much healthier ways as artists. I'm still so impressed with what Freddie had accomplished. He was seriously way ahead of the curve. But just as Brandon said it's just not the kind of beast I want to tackle.
Same here. FreddieW was the channel that inspired me into film making. The good old days with crappy 60d camera with airsoft gun can produce more 'magic' than all those hollywood stuff in RJ now
I think both parties were right here. Freddie Wong wanted to make more traditional media using new media as a platform, when he got the chance he ran with him. Who are we to say he was wrong? I am no longer subscribed as I do not enjoy the content but he owes me nothing, he does owe himself and his vision though. And that exact argument applies to Brandon also, he left an established company that he helped build because it didn't line up with what he wanted Todo. He clearly enjoyed making new media content. When he left he did a lot of stuff with gaming on Node and he found a new passion (or reignited a pre-existing passion) for game creation. Both are doing what they want Todo despite there being viable arguments for why both shouldn't have gone that route. They are doing what they want Todo and all we can do is applaud them. Do I miss the short clips with Brandon in his iconic red and black striped T? Yes of course, but I as a fan have no right to dictate where their respective careers goes
I would love to hear if Brandon and Freddie are still friends, and if they even were friends or just business partners as time moved on. It always seemed like they were a great team but after Brandon left it felt like they didn't like each other anymore... :/ Btw, in the description it says "we" instead of "he".
People say they're "just" parting ways and I don't believe that. I believe it's a good "break up" situation. Yes it's a good break up, but it's still break up. Brandon actually tweeted that he had problems with rocketjumps' lawyers before, which is why his Minecraft movie he proposed never got made. So yes, they don't hate each other, but I believe they're not in speaking term either. It sucks
@It's Dre The way you portray yourself in videos doesn't have to correlate with your actual personality. Talking yourself up as the greatest thing ever is a really common act for people to adopt because it's simple and funny.
@It's Dre Wait seriously? Freddie is one of the chilliest, least self-aggrandizing guys in every shoot. He's obviously still the boss, but he's never come off as actually cocky and arrogant about himself. You're talking glibly about companies you don't understand (and, indeed, most of us in these comments don't understand). You can blame Freddie for going corporate, or you can applaud him for finding ways to sustain and pay a bunch of really talented people who are doing good work. Now certainly, not all of that work hits to the degree it used to, but that's also a reflection of how far TH-cam and general content creation has come in the years since they started. As Brandon says, you can't be at the top of the game forever - and it's clear that Freddie, just like Brandon, wasn't interested in chasing that dragon anymore. It's perhaps ironic that they were the ones who spawned some of that movement in the first place. But it's not bad. Again, RocketJump is a company that still maintains a decent-sized core staff to do work in and beyond TH-cam. I would not call that crumbling.
Brandons like that one friend every group has. The one gets along with every one and if some one does something mean to them, the nicest people flip their shit to defend him. I wish Brandon was in my friend group lol.
People keep trying to make his leaving more than it is, it's not like they never talked about it for years like with the Game Grumps and Jon Tron split which caused wild speculation. They had a different opinion on making things and honestly with the way RJ has kinda rolled back a bit to it's old ways in some regards (ACD on Crunchyroll is long form content which reminds me of the early VGHS days, but it's not as ambitious as the Hulu Series) it feels like Brandon was right to find a new passion for himself. Sometimes you just don't like your job and want a different one.
Yeah its bittersweet hut life moves on.. I will never forget the love I had for all the rocketjump videos and even the Behind the scenes.. stress level zero was amazing and informative.. showed it took just a good idea to make a great video.. it was just two best friends doing great things with their other great camera man friends... sigh best youtube channel ever at the time especially💛
That man has a phobia for on-set, actor, movie trailers; also known as: Thespianautomaxaphobia. It's more common then you think people! OMG, it's a trailer! Run away, run away, run away. I do think he explained with such a soothing, calm voice, it almost made it relatable. He will be very successful.
Yes, thespianautomaxaphobia often manifests in those who express anarchist opinions against "the man" or any other traditional, socially entrenched communities such as close minded business people of Hollywood. When will Hollywood every become progressive?
I guess Brandon got us in the divorce. I haven't really been impressed with what RJ put out after VGHS, not that they were able to output that many vids in the first place. Anime Crimes Division was prolly the only notable work post-VGHS, and even that was basically just tried and true network drama formula with creative anime references sprinkled throughout a series that constantly metas itself so we'd be laughing with it, not at it. Granted, it was very well-executed (just like all of Freddie's works, past and present), but I was shocked that Freddie/RJ had that much trouble coming up with creative ideas after Brandon jumped ship. I was always under the impression that they split their creative workloads just like they split camera duties. But clearly that was not the case.
It's really interesting hearing Brandon talking about the TH-cam burn out. I've never thought about it before but you do see it happen all the time. A lot of big TH-camrs get their success and it's almost like they don't know where to go from there. They need bigger projects. Very insightful of him, and I definitely miss the old Freddie W channel when Brandon was there :'(
It seems like the life of a medium YT is constant increasing grind for a slowly diminishing return. I can see why Brandon checked out of that and Freddie W shifted to the production company grind instead. It was great while it lasted but the change in YT pay outs really crushed the viability anything like their early high effort short length videos.
Hey if you guys at corridor are reading this you guys rock, iv been watching for most of my life and you have seriously inspired me. Hope to work with you guys someday!
Honestly hearing this kinda makes me a little sad FreddieW used to just be a bunch of mates pissing around and making mid-quality shorts that were enjoyable, it wasn't professional, and even VGHS was just mates all collaborating to make a series like how RvB first started out It's great they're going more professional money wise sure, but imo it kinda takes away how it used to feel watching it, knowing that you and your mates could do all the stuff they did in the videos too, just with a camera and computer, and all of it would be affordable, same with RvB, theater mode and some button binds and there you go, off you were making machinimas, stopped watching RvB as soon as they started going toward motion capture more.
They were never pissing around. It was always their career and it was always meant to lead to more. RJ was always Freddie's goal. Freddie, Matt, Brandon, and Dez worked together on that channel for years because it was literally their jobs.
Meh, I still love RvB, it's still pretty hilarious, unlike most people that watch it today (people who came from RWBY), I don't think the first 5 season are a slog, I love them, I memorized every line from episode 1. But, I must admit that season 6 through 10 is very good, and the Chorus trilogy is also very enjoyable.
I can understand that, but the thing is that most filmmakers start something to push towards evolving and being more professional. Not too many want to just make the same type of stuff all the time.
I used to watch RvB until Season 15, where the director/writers were excessively obsessed with stupid cliffhangers, and they kept yanking that damn chain that the original Church was going to return as a main character since being killed off in 9 years previously. I wish RvB well, but it's just not what it once was: A shadow of its former self
Haven't watched anything by Freddie and crew for a while, thought something bad might be happening. Rocket Jump is just "going big" and Brandon wants to keep things small and light, it's all good.
This is great, right from the man. A lot of people don't like to talk about splits, but this was 100% creative differences. Honestly it would have been better if the Rocket Jump crew never created those series.
The irony is Node did the exact same thing to Brandon and D with the VFX react series and shit. They made it all about the money, just like Hollywood. You either die a hero...
I remember Freddie dropping a video which titled everything as "Phase 1" or something, that felt like the end of what the channel was at the time as it leaned into VGHS more. Which I don't mind, I like VGHS and what it meant for creators taking the risk in creating longer formed content like that at the time, but it isn't the same as it was. The platform changed, the people changed, the times changed. But I am happy to see Brandon doing well, I remember his incite with video creation, the game he created, etc.
This was much needed, ever since the split some things were clear but most was a bit of an assumption, for me specifically. As neither of the 2 wanted to really go deeper into it. Thank you
Damn never knew he even left I discovered Freddies channel when I was around 9 ever since I was a fan and slowly went to Corridor around 2013 due to corridor making more action videos which is why I liked Freddies channel. Their videos made me want to meet all of them and just hope I could be in the action videos as an extra or something.
D was a P.A. on the army of two freddiew video (he was a PA for others but that was the first time the yh all met), he became friends with freddie amd thats how they all met D
When I was introduced to node, I honestly thought D was Freddie after losing weight. I was a fan of FreddieW but stopped watching when it switched to Rocket jump. When a friend showed me node, I recognized Brandon and thought it was the same crew. D being Asain and Freddie not being there, the only conclusion I came to was they are the same people.
When Freddiew and Corridor Digital were still in their early days I remember being far more interested in Corridor Digitals content. A shame to see Freddiew (Now RocketJump) slowly degrade into a more commercial channel. Im very happy to see how Corridor developed and grew and am excited for their future.
They aren't a channel, they're a company producing content with regular jobs. They have their own original content like VGHS, D404, and ACD, as well as a bunch of stuff that they've produced on contract for other companies. Their lives don't revolve around YT and frankly, that's perfectly okay. Corridor has probably taken up some contracts as well considering how long they've gone between main channel uploads.
The Conquering Enigma Yea thats what I meant. Apart from being hired for commercials and other companies to produce content; Corridor Digital is still in charge of their original content and is constantly developing new projects for themselves unlike RocketJump as seen in their behind the scenes channel. RocketJump ditched that “homemade” style content unlike Corridor which continues to produce new videos when they arent working on larger productions.
Okay but like how does have actor trailers affect the creative side of VGHS? How does it affect anything for that matter? That’s what happens when you do something big and important. I guess he’s saying it wasn’t Indy enough or something but that’s really weird
Having recently rewatched the VGHS season 1 behind the scenes videos, I noticed Brandon was in them a lot more than Freddie. I wonder if that was due to Brandon deliberately taking a backseat and therefore being more available for the BTS stuff; or if it's because Matt Arnold was also a director, meaning there were 3 directors, and Brandon was left with little to do. Because three directors for a webseries is kind of ridiculous.
It's not *that* bad if you can manage to split up the episodes between the three. Unfortunately, I don't think they did that, and that's where it ultimately hurt them stress wise. If they had one doing three episodes, then it probably would have made it a bit easier and would have fixed that problem
Great content, but for the love of god please put a strong compressor/limiter with on the audio and turn up the gain so that the average volume is just below 0db on the meter in whatever you're using to edit these.
1:44 I just noticed that if you look at the Corridor "C" logo from bottom-left to top-right it shapes a straight corridor with doors to the side. (on the chalk/brainstorm board) Edit: Also a frown face
around VGHS is when i stopped watching freddiew. it was basically freddiew but with a really bad drama added to it. honestly i thought sync was bad too but the concept and idea was pretty cool and it was still cool to see the move forward. overall it was cool to see freddiew grow but at the end of the day VGHS just wasn't good. the focus needs to be a moving and compelling story if you're trying to go long narrative route, not trying to make a bunch of cool shots.
I could see how computer work is much more satisfying than the set life. Super awesome you start with computers, you can do either VFX for irl or in games. Computers FTW.
tbh when VGHS came out, that was also about the time that I realized that I was going to unsubscribe from Freddie's channel. I respect his vision, but it just wasn't why I started following him all those years ago.
yo corridor crew, a little tip, crank up the volume levels, you're videos are usually coming through WAY lower then most other things, so when im listening to your podcast it's hard to hear over whatever else i'm doing (usually playing games)
I seem to remember that freddiew/rocketjump had a video where they said the don't follow all the standard Hollywood rules and jargon. Boy did that change
Am I the only one who loved the more "done at home" style films they made instead of the hella professional ones? Big reason I stopped watching after Brandon left
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This man has not aged since I started watching his behind the scenes in like 2009.
I KNOW! MOFO LOOKS THE SAME AND IM GETTING OLD AS FCUK AND IM BLACK, ITS SUPPOSED TO BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
It's cause his stress level is 0
@@XfarglesX underrated reference
I thought only black didnt crack but apparently, neither does nerdy...
@@Not2Creativeman u beautiful soul
Brandon is one of my favorite people. On the surface he seems goofy, but he's incredibly intelligent and insightful. His creativity and drive is really inspiring.
That formula Is what got me into node specifically.
Actually he seems really witty with a sharp sense of humor
@@Autotunethyeveryday yeah, i only watched node because i started with brandon and freddie. But Brandon kept me into node while they played lan games together. Freddie is good at what he does, but his content never really spoke to me after their departure.
he created vr bonelabs
You don't even really know him, you just watch things he made and you idolize him. That is gross.
damn middle school me finally gets closure years later
this is so accurate my god
haha for real, finally
Well I wasn't in middle school a decade ago but it feels good to hear the reason why bjl left freddiew... I will sleep well tonight for real
now we just have to wait for the full scoop on the Game Grumps debacle
dheonix right!!!!
People act like Brandon and Freddie no longer talk to one another but even after Brandon left, Freddie has still appeared as a guest on Node and many people from Node have appeared on Anime Crime Division with cameos.
but have they ever appeared in a video together? * dun, dun, duuuuuuun *
@@SiopaoSauc3 they have actually. i forget which ones its been so long but there were several
As i recall there have been 2 videos where they actually directly interacted with each other. In the others it was alwsys just one in the background.
Soul Warfare42 corridor just released a video with Freddie
@@oilman5578 There's one where they're all at a convention and sitting down together.
I can't thank Brandon enough for starting his 3Ds Max series on TH-cam. I was there, following it, eager for every new episode back in the day. Following all the steps, rewinding over and over, every step of progress I made on my parents "best buy home computer", was like magic to me lol. He was the pioneer, one of the first to do full pipeline rendering tutorials on TH-cam, from creating a sphere, all the way to compositing your own images.
Now I'm a Houdini Fx Artist with 2 years of experience in the industry, working on movies and tv shows because Brandon was so generous enough to share his knowledge to the internet and get young minds inspired :) I can't thank you enough Brandon!
Wish you all the success man. Even the reason for me getting to learn VFX filmmaking in general were these guys. I am a Paint/Comp artist with 1 year experience. I wish they were same like before creating intriguing creative vfx vids.
That's so cool. Very inspiring ☺️
Great perspective on creative projects
Brandon was so much of the fun and spirit of FreddieW and remains a huge inspiration to me. I still have nostalgia for the old TH-cam days, but I'm glad he's doing what energizes him.
I had a similar transitional period with Freddie. After VGHS wrapped up, I noticed a change in the channel and the way it was running.
I relate to Brandon’s “stick to the man” kind of attitude (being a psych/sociology student as well).
Corridor are the guys who are still living the Dream I had when I was a kid. Making creative/cool videos with your friends.
In some ways Corridor are the last “free” ones, you know? There is a business side of things yeah but they seem to be able to... well do what they want I guess.
Regardless, it’s good to see Brandon doing what he loves. He was a staple in my childhood and is still around now.
Would love to see "Why Clint left Rocket Jump"
Oh did he?
I don't think Clint was ever part of RocketJump. He was known as "pwnisher" at the time and had a hit video "cardboard warfare"
Pretty sure Freddie knew him because of that or possibly before that.
@@TeamWnJ Clint was on the shorts team for RocketJump for a few months.
He worked with them for a while but He worked with everyone, even doing shorts with Corridor while working for RJ, so it's likely that it was a job better suited to his life style than, as Brandon suggests, the 9 to 5 aspects that were creeping into working for Rocket Jump.
@@TheRealAlpha2 Yea that sounds about right, there ya go
Goddamn Brandons voice is so mellow
Consider how good boneworks is, he made the right choice.
Brandon and Freddie should reunite and make a corridor video.
It should be like in predator when dutch and dillion meet again. The dynamic duo. Ready for one last huzzah.
@@leopoldbriggs7139 never gonna happen. neither of them are even a part of Corridor
They have; tonnes :)
@@baelm Not impossible, but very unlikely. There have been times when we've seen Freddie visit the studio to hang out on a few Corridor Crew videos, and he did a cameo in their TactiCOOL Reloads video from 6 months ago, but Freddie is just too busy to be around for an epic reunion like that to happen again. At least we know they're still good friends.
Sure I saw him in the laser video? Might be remembering wrong though 😅
To me, after Brandon left and VGHS ended, Rocket Jump and Freddiew felt like it was hit by a freight train head on while they were driving a car at 100 mph. They stopped immediately and never started again.
They've been making content consistently, they just don't use YT as their home platform. 3/4 of the creative minds behind FreddieW are in RJ.
@@theconqueringenigma what platform do they use? is it on their site rocket jump?
Just now I'm realising that VGHS was actually the point shortly after which I stopped watching Rocket Jump.
One of the most interesting characters ever
brandon's laughter is magic. i attribute all of node's success to his laughing at everything. freddie's facerocker podcast kind of ended for me when brandon left.
Ever since Brandon left I stopped watching FreddieW. Just ain't the same vibe anymore
I tried to watch it but your right the vibe of what it was just changed too much
He left when it wasn't the same vibe anymore so that would make sense.
Same here... once in a very rare while they'll drop something funny with freddie just being silly, (like "freddie's v-log") but mostly i didn't care for vghs or 90% of what followed.
ikr
VGHS season 3 was really good
An absolute legend, and Freddie too. Sad they aren’t working together and making the videos that we all love, but happy that they’re still buddies!
Everything changes so fast in just 6 years on being on TH-cam..
For real. I grew up watching these guys back when it was just Corridor and FreddieW. It's really cool to see how far all of them have come.
This is great, I’m glad you’ve guys have made a channel like this solely devoted (so far) to doing these kinds of talks. It brings a more professional vibe and shows some background story about the people you interview 👌🏻
I actually stopped watching FreddieW, I used to love the shorts they did just like Corridor still does but then it started to appear way too professional, changed to rocket jump, everything looked like it was made with a bunch of people. I guess that's why Clint left and came to Corridor.
Yeah and tbh i feel that the quirky "rocketjump" humour (you know what im talking about) used to be the little side thing which made their videos stand out more but now it just feels like the quirkiness was the point and for me that just took all the fun out of the rocketjump videos.
I wouldn't say the "professional" part is the problem. It's more like "total cringefest with higher production value"
Agreed, I loved freddiew videos, right up until VGHS, then I stopped as I simply didn’t enjoy their new direction. The don’t touch my ice cream short is still one of the most memorable video I’ve enjoyed since watching TH-cam
This. As soon as they hopped to "Rocket Jump", it just felt so corporate. Like it was less about the passion of making videos, and more about "how can we maximize profit".
@@_kijetesantakalu What's wrong about wanting to make a living with something you're passionate about?
I miss 2010 freddiew content :(
Those were the good ol' days!
Not gonna lie FreddieW was the channel that inspired me the most to pursue film professionally but it was Corridor Digital and the crew here that made me more passionate about the craft of it and fueled the passion in my opinion much healthier ways as artists. I'm still so impressed with what Freddie had accomplished. He was seriously way ahead of the curve. But just as Brandon said it's just not the kind of beast I want to tackle.
Same here. FreddieW was the channel that inspired me into film making. The good old days with crappy 60d camera with airsoft gun can produce more 'magic' than all those hollywood stuff in RJ now
I think both parties were right here. Freddie Wong wanted to make more traditional media using new media as a platform, when he got the chance he ran with him. Who are we to say he was wrong? I am no longer subscribed as I do not enjoy the content but he owes me nothing, he does owe himself and his vision though.
And that exact argument applies to Brandon also, he left an established company that he helped build because it didn't line up with what he wanted Todo. He clearly enjoyed making new media content. When he left he did a lot of stuff with gaming on Node and he found a new passion (or reignited a pre-existing passion) for game creation.
Both are doing what they want Todo despite there being viable arguments for why both shouldn't have gone that route. They are doing what they want Todo and all we can do is applaud them.
Do I miss the short clips with Brandon in his iconic red and black striped T? Yes of course, but I as a fan have no right to dictate where their respective careers goes
Freddie might not have been wrong, but he sure is Wong.
I'm perplexed as to why you spelled "to do" as todo lol
Interview D please!
Why am I already nostalgic for things that happened less than a decade ago
I would love to hear if Brandon and Freddie are still friends, and if they even were friends or just business partners as time moved on. It always seemed like they were a great team but after Brandon left it felt like they didn't like each other anymore... :/
Btw, in the description it says "we" instead of "he".
People say they're "just" parting ways and I don't believe that. I believe it's a good "break up" situation. Yes it's a good break up, but it's still break up. Brandon actually tweeted that he had problems with rocketjumps' lawyers before, which is why his Minecraft movie he proposed never got made. So yes, they don't hate each other, but I believe they're not in speaking term either. It sucks
@It's Dre The way you portray yourself in videos doesn't have to correlate with your actual personality. Talking yourself up as the greatest thing ever is a really common act for people to adopt because it's simple and funny.
they are friends, they make videos together.. but they did have issues during the breakup @@stefanwu185
@It's Dre Wait seriously? Freddie is one of the chilliest, least self-aggrandizing guys in every shoot. He's obviously still the boss, but he's never come off as actually cocky and arrogant about himself. You're talking glibly about companies you don't understand (and, indeed, most of us in these comments don't understand). You can blame Freddie for going corporate, or you can applaud him for finding ways to sustain and pay a bunch of really talented people who are doing good work.
Now certainly, not all of that work hits to the degree it used to, but that's also a reflection of how far TH-cam and general content creation has come in the years since they started. As Brandon says, you can't be at the top of the game forever - and it's clear that Freddie, just like Brandon, wasn't interested in chasing that dragon anymore. It's perhaps ironic that they were the ones who spawned some of that movement in the first place. But it's not bad.
Again, RocketJump is a company that still maintains a decent-sized core staff to do work in and beyond TH-cam. I would not call that crumbling.
Brandons like that one friend every group has. The one gets along with every one and if some one does something mean to them, the nicest people flip their shit to defend him. I wish Brandon was in my friend group lol.
Brandon's work has inspired myself and many others. His work influenced me to start pursuing filmmaking and TH-cam. Thank you for all of it Brandon!
I feel like ive been waiting to head this story for years
People keep trying to make his leaving more than it is, it's not like they never talked about it for years like with the Game Grumps and Jon Tron split which caused wild speculation. They had a different opinion on making things and honestly with the way RJ has kinda rolled back a bit to it's old ways in some regards (ACD on Crunchyroll is long form content which reminds me of the early VGHS days, but it's not as ambitious as the Hulu Series) it feels like Brandon was right to find a new passion for himself. Sometimes you just don't like your job and want a different one.
Yeah its bittersweet hut life moves on.. I will never forget the love I had for all the rocketjump videos and even the Behind the scenes.. stress level zero was amazing and informative.. showed it took just a good idea to make a great video.. it was just two best friends doing great things with their other great camera man friends... sigh best youtube channel ever at the time especially💛
Whoever of you guys made that podcast Idea thank you! Loving this channel
Loved the work done by Rocketjump. Thank you for all the entertainment and fun. We laughed so hard and loved the short films.
I've wanted this video for years. Thanks CC!
I miss Freddie and Brandon :'(
Me too JJ :(
The same goes for node and all of the lan party videos.. the synergy between all of them was REAL. Them playing the Wii u or in gmod.. just bliss
That man has a phobia for on-set, actor, movie trailers; also known as: Thespianautomaxaphobia. It's more common then you think people!
OMG, it's a trailer! Run away, run away, run away. I do think he explained with such a soothing, calm voice, it almost made it relatable. He will be very successful.
Yes, thespianautomaxaphobia often manifests in those who express anarchist opinions against "the man" or any other traditional, socially entrenched communities such as close minded business people of Hollywood. When will Hollywood every become progressive?
I don't get it.......
I heard Marlon Brando had the same phobia.
I guess Brandon got us in the divorce. I haven't really been impressed with what RJ put out after VGHS, not that they were able to output that many vids in the first place. Anime Crimes Division was prolly the only notable work post-VGHS, and even that was basically just tried and true network drama formula with creative anime references sprinkled throughout a series that constantly metas itself so we'd be laughing with it, not at it.
Granted, it was very well-executed (just like all of Freddie's works, past and present), but I was shocked that Freddie/RJ had that much trouble coming up with creative ideas after Brandon jumped ship. I was always under the impression that they split their creative workloads just like they split camera duties. But clearly that was not the case.
Michael Hwang um dimension 404?
I don't know what Freddie is doing right now, but with Brandon's success in the gaming industry, it's clear to see just how talented he is.
It's really interesting hearing Brandon talking about the TH-cam burn out. I've never thought about it before but you do see it happen all the time. A lot of big TH-camrs get their success and it's almost like they don't know where to go from there. They need bigger projects. Very insightful of him, and I definitely miss the old Freddie W channel when Brandon was there :'(
It seems like the life of a medium YT is constant increasing grind for a slowly diminishing return. I can see why Brandon checked out of that and Freddie W shifted to the production company grind instead. It was great while it lasted but the change in YT pay outs really crushed the viability anything like their early high effort short length videos.
Ah damnnnn it's so cool to see this conversation
Freddie: I'm off to make VGHS.
Brandon: I'm off to make a Minecraft movie.
Mojang: No
Hey if you guys at corridor are reading this you guys rock, iv been watching for most of my life and you have seriously inspired me. Hope to work with you guys someday!
nice audio. This is way more relaxed than other podcasts i listen to. Might just be the topic and Brandon seeming pretty chill :)
Honestly hearing this kinda makes me a little sad
FreddieW used to just be a bunch of mates pissing around and making mid-quality shorts that were enjoyable, it wasn't professional, and even VGHS was just mates all collaborating to make a series like how RvB first started out
It's great they're going more professional money wise sure, but imo it kinda takes away how it used to feel watching it, knowing that you and your mates could do all the stuff they did in the videos too, just with a camera and computer, and all of it would be affordable, same with RvB, theater mode and some button binds and there you go, off you were making machinimas, stopped watching RvB as soon as they started going toward motion capture more.
They were never pissing around. It was always their career and it was always meant to lead to more. RJ was always Freddie's goal. Freddie, Matt, Brandon, and Dez worked together on that channel for years because it was literally their jobs.
Meh, I still love RvB, it's still pretty hilarious, unlike most people that watch it today (people who came from RWBY), I don't think the first 5 season are a slog, I love them, I memorized every line from episode 1. But, I must admit that season 6 through 10 is very good, and the Chorus trilogy is also very enjoyable.
I can understand that, but the thing is that most filmmakers start something to push towards evolving and being more professional. Not too many want to just make the same type of stuff all the time.
I used to watch RvB until Season 15, where the director/writers were excessively obsessed with stupid cliffhangers, and they kept yanking that damn chain that the original Church was going to return as a main character since being killed off in 9 years previously. I wish RvB well, but it's just not what it once was: A shadow of its former self
Very cool, I think that plateau happens to a lot of TH-camrs. Great insight, fantastic to see him find joy
Haven't watched anything by Freddie and crew for a while, thought something bad might be happening. Rocket Jump is just "going big" and Brandon wants to keep things small and light, it's all good.
I miss the old stuff so much... i stopped watching all together a few years ago i guess after he left and I never realized it.
This is great, right from the man. A lot of people don't like to talk about splits, but this was 100% creative differences. Honestly it would have been better if the Rocket Jump crew never created those series.
A looot of memories hit me from seeing him. I forgot I even had them
Damn you can hear the passion in his voice when he talks about boneworks.
He fuckin delivered.
Next up Brandon Laatsch on Leaving Node
still remember looking at his 3ds max tutorials, now I got to work on aaa movies vfx jobs
The irony is Node did the exact same thing to Brandon and D with the VFX react series and shit. They made it all about the money, just like Hollywood.
You either die a hero...
Or live long enough to see yourself to become the villain
Neither Freddie nor Brandon are better than one another. They're just different, and that's *okay.*
Clint is so interesting, would love to see him on the pod
I remember Freddie dropping a video which titled everything as "Phase 1" or something, that felt like the end of what the channel was at the time as it leaned into VGHS more. Which I don't mind, I like VGHS and what it meant for creators taking the risk in creating longer formed content like that at the time, but it isn't the same as it was. The platform changed, the people changed, the times changed. But I am happy to see Brandon doing well, I remember his incite with video creation, the game he created, etc.
It's about time he talked about it
I never really stopped watching them, they just kind of slowed down uploading.
Forgot about this channel. Miss those youtube days.
This was much needed, ever since the split some things were clear but most was a bit of an assumption, for me specifically. As neither of the 2 wanted to really go deeper into it. Thank you
Damn never knew he even left I discovered Freddies channel when I was around 9 ever since I was a fan and slowly went to Corridor around 2013 due to corridor making more action videos which is why I liked Freddies channel. Their videos made me want to meet all of them and just hope I could be in the action videos as an extra or something.
Woah. Had no idea he was involved with Boneworks! Very cool that he’s not only still around but creating cutting edge tech.
Legend
VGHS is the best thing that happened to rocket jump. I for one enjoyed the longer episodes after season 1.
At least someone agrees, what was the channel supposed to do? Not grow and become a bigger entity?
I'm here from the future a year after this was uploaded, Boneworks turned out awesome.
Brandon is the coolest, can't wait to watch the whole thing when I have the time
Brandon and Freddie inspired so many to pick up a camera and just make something epic beyond just skate videos.
I would love to see what all the relationships between you and rocket jump and node are. Most of all I don’t know how D fits into it all.
D was a P.A. on the army of two freddiew video (he was a PA for others but that was the first time the yh all met), he became friends with freddie amd thats how they all met D
Well right now D edits mode videos.
D is the showrunner for Node.
When I was introduced to node, I honestly thought D was Freddie after losing weight.
I was a fan of FreddieW but stopped watching when it switched to Rocket jump. When a friend showed me node, I recognized Brandon and thought it was the same crew. D being Asain and Freddie not being there, the only conclusion I came to was they are the same people.
respect man, he cares about the art not the status
When Freddiew and Corridor Digital were still in their early days I remember being far more interested in Corridor Digitals content. A shame to see Freddiew (Now RocketJump) slowly degrade into a more commercial channel. Im very happy to see how Corridor developed and grew and am excited for their future.
They aren't a channel, they're a company producing content with regular jobs. They have their own original content like VGHS, D404, and ACD, as well as a bunch of stuff that they've produced on contract for other companies. Their lives don't revolve around YT and frankly, that's perfectly okay. Corridor has probably taken up some contracts as well considering how long they've gone between main channel uploads.
The Conquering Enigma Yea thats what I meant. Apart from being hired for commercials and other companies to produce content; Corridor Digital is still in charge of their original content and is constantly developing new projects for themselves unlike RocketJump as seen in their behind the scenes channel. RocketJump ditched that “homemade” style content unlike Corridor which continues to produce new videos when they arent working on larger productions.
@@cinezurdo moron
Glad I came across this podcast. Also, people have creative differences and can have a respectful relationship 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I liked VGHS because of the production value
Stress level: still zero
Man, I fucking love Brandon. Bless him!
Okay but like how does have actor trailers affect the creative side of VGHS? How does it affect anything for that matter? That’s what happens when you do something big and important. I guess he’s saying it wasn’t Indy enough or something but that’s really weird
Brandon has such a soothing voice
Having recently rewatched the VGHS season 1 behind the scenes videos, I noticed Brandon was in them a lot more than Freddie. I wonder if that was due to Brandon deliberately taking a backseat and therefore being more available for the BTS stuff; or if it's because Matt Arnold was also a director, meaning there were 3 directors, and Brandon was left with little to do. Because three directors for a webseries is kind of ridiculous.
It's not *that* bad if you can manage to split up the episodes between the three. Unfortunately, I don't think they did that, and that's where it ultimately hurt them stress wise. If they had one doing three episodes, then it probably would have made it a bit easier and would have fixed that problem
Great content, but for the love of god please put a strong compressor/limiter with on the audio and turn up the gain so that the average volume is just below 0db on the meter in whatever you're using to edit these.
Rip bruh 😪
Do a part two with Brandon pls
Would be interesting to bring Freddie Wong in this podcast.
1:44 I just noticed that if you look at the Corridor "C" logo from bottom-left to top-right it shapes a straight corridor with doors to the side. (on the chalk/brainstorm board)
Edit: Also a frown face
How did you catch that? Anyways nice find
Brandon is such a smart guy
around VGHS is when i stopped watching freddiew. it was basically freddiew but with a really bad drama added to it. honestly i thought sync was bad too but the concept and idea was pretty cool and it was still cool to see the move forward. overall it was cool to see freddiew grow but at the end of the day VGHS just wasn't good. the focus needs to be a moving and compelling story if you're trying to go long narrative route, not trying to make a bunch of cool shots.
I made the switch from FreddieW to Corridor around the time Brandon left. STESSLVL0!!!
I could see how computer work is much more satisfying than the set life. Super awesome you start with computers, you can do either VFX for irl or in games. Computers FTW.
I like that they got niko and Sam to do another podcast it feels empty without them
youtubers are about the youtuber: people care about the person.
in a long form narrative feature film: people care about the story.
Miss the good ol days
Amazing character!
holy crap his voice is smooth
no offense to corridor digital, always loved em, but crazy that freddie w is dead and corridor digital is still going
tbh when VGHS came out, that was also about the time that I realized that I was going to unsubscribe from Freddie's channel. I respect his vision, but it just wasn't why I started following him all those years ago.
yo corridor crew, a little tip, crank up the volume levels, you're videos are usually coming through WAY lower then most other things, so when im listening to your podcast it's hard to hear over whatever else i'm doing (usually playing games)
Funny thing is that Freddie's Brother is starred in Bonelab and Dead FM
Interview Captain Dis maybe with wren and have them talk about vfx and either their hardest shots and how/why or they can talk for a bit about vfx.
I seem to remember that freddiew/rocketjump had a video where they said the don't follow all the standard Hollywood rules and jargon. Boy did that change
Am I the only one who loved the more "done at home" style films they made instead of the hella professional ones? Big reason I stopped watching after Brandon left
FreddieW just wasn't the same after Brandon left