That Mustafar sequence has aged like fine wine. The lava, the fire, the CGI backdrops, and that burn scene. It all looks phenomenal nearly 20 years later
Unfortunately, that cannot be said from most of the Coruscant Palace / balcony scenes / spaceship corridors. They do show their age. I've never understood why the beautiful scale decor models they used as interiors and the bluescreen / greenscreen live action give that vibe. it's not like they were technically in uncharted territory .
@@the_arcanum I think it's probably easier to get away with some slightly undercooked VFX components in a big, busy and emotional sequence like Mustafar (not to mention I'm sure it had a higher budget). But I'd imagine that in scenes w/ people just chatting in sets (and it can be boring) it can be harder to hide some of the more aged components.
@@the_arcanum the coruscant stuff looks incredible, just the actual sets look bad. I dont know why they didnt build a physical palpatine office and jedi council room instead of doing g reen screen.
The Star Wars sequels made me appreciate the Star Wars prequels. Lucas tried different things instead of copying the old movies storywise and visually.
7:00 When CGI is good, no one notices. When it's bad, everyone talks about it. I rewatched Episode 3 last week, my eyes were all on Ani and Obi-Wan. This CGI still holds up gloriously!
I feel like if they were critiquing that scene without the artist, they'd be all over how bright fire is. How in that silhouette shot the blast of lava should be pretty much blown out white, as they always say on explosion/fire shots in other movies. With the lightsabers blown out white, it makes it even more apparent that the lava is dimmed.
@@JamMastaJew I don't think they would considering the dimmed fire isn't a mistake or poor CGI, it was a creative decision to make sure the lightsabers stand out more. If anything I think they'd praise it.
The MOST impressive part about this guest, Todd Vaziri, is that he credits so many of his colleagues! This is NOT an army of one career and his prepared knowledge of who worked on what and what they contributed is so epic! 👏👏👏👏👏
We need Todd back on the show. He is incredibly humble and not above the crew. Fantastic episode. Love to see the big artists excited to be on the show. Corridor has come so far!
I think they've said (in one of the podcasts I think) that when they bring a guest, they film multiple things in advance over 4-5 hours so they don't bring people back and forth and then they split it between few episodes over time, so there is a good chance there will be at least 1 more episode in the future thay will have him.
I think part of it is that at this point the Corridor team has shown they all *could* be working at these studios if they wanted. There is mutual respect.
It’s also severely important to feature the labor and craftsmanship involved w/ these effects NOW that unionization is fighting for a sustainable industry that learns how to respect the sacrifices, planning, logistics, and human foundations behind the magic studios use to make product
It's crazy how this show went from just the corridor crew guessing how shots were done to the actual experts explaining exactly how the shots were done. I've been watching this show since day 1 and love the whole journey to this point its beyond cool!
The "Tie Fighters at Sunset" shot was gorgeous and grounded, and immediately made me think of WWII films and a flight of Japanese Zeros on their way to attack Pearl Harbor. The peaceful beauty of the sunset with the impending menace of the backlit threat.
The tie fighter sunset scene, when I first saw it, felt like they were helicopters flying over Vietnam. It's such an iconic scene from the movie and hearing the backstory is amazing.
I’ll never forget being a little kid and knowing nothing about Star Wars but being absolutely enthralled when I saw this scene come on the TV, and horrified when I saw what happened to Anakin
@@JOCoStudio1He technically balanced the force pretty well. Went from like 2 Sith and hundreds of Jedi all the to 2 Sith and a handfull of surviving Jedi. Looks pretty damn balanced to me.
I love that he also credited whoever worked on whatever shots. The people behind the scenes deserve being mentioned as much as the actors and actresses.
As someone who's watched you guys from my bedroom while dreaming of working in the industry, to now having been in the industry for a few years, it is just so wild to have watched you guys go from almost being ridiculed by some industry professionals for "not knowing what you're talking about", to now featuring some of the biggest names in our field and being praised by studios around the world. Seriously, huge kudos for keeping it up. I always look forward to another episode of VFX Artists React! And you just know there's some more good stuff lined up now after SIGGRAPH in LA ;)
@@LuisSierra42 I wanted to enjoy the sequels so badly, like new Star Wars?? Fuck yeah! Then they just… didn’t make a plan for all three movies so it was doomed from the start :\. Edit: I’ll also say that I was born in the perfect demo for the prequels. I was 5 and obsessed with star wars when the first prequel came out, and it melted my brain in the best way. I know they objectively have tons of issues, but at least they had a coherent plot and a core message!
For all the goofy and questionable things the prequel had like jar jar binks and CGI that didn't age well, there were some iconic scenes like pod racing and lava fights.
@@aggrogahu Oh for sure! I’ll also argue that Duel Of The Fates (both the music piece and the fight scene) is just as iconic as anything from the original trilogy.
@@iamyetimanYT that’s valid. I think there are some moments in the movie that are sublime, but other moments take me out of it. RotS has a consistency that I appreciate.
In a course my first semester of college, we watched a featurette that showed how much work went into creating a single minute of the Mustafar duel. Mad respect to Todd and the whole team.
I loved watching the joy on Todd’s face as he talked about his and other’s work on these iconic projects. It bought joy to me know how much people love their craft that enriches my life. It makes it that much more special to me.
The Tie Fighter Sunset shot is such a simple but powerful image, with a bunch of power to further a story or add drama. The sequels could have used more of that and less of the complicated plots and contrivances. Simple is sometimes a lot better.
The sequels are bad because pf terrible writing, not because of a lack of simple shots. The sequel movies are still extremely good looking and yet they suck because of the bad writing
Agreed. It seems they have forgotten to let people use their imaginations to build the story. Much better than splashing it all over the screen. Things seem too busy and easily forgotten, IMHO.
10:44 Man this is why this movie is so important even if you don’t like the Kelvin timeline, new fans getting into Star Trek. So hard to have a bad time watching Star Trek 2009.
Paramount figured out that the existing Trek fans would always show up, but there weren't enough of them. They chose to make Trek movies for all the other people who don't like Trek.
It’s just unfortunate that they started sacrificing canon and internal logic, which then tends to put off established Trek fans. For example, building the Enterprise on the surface of the Earth does not make sense, it’s not meant to exist in such a gravity environment. There’s a reason that previously (including in TNG) shipyards were shown in orbit.
@@germansnowman as much as you are objectively correct about ships being built in space being only logical, I’d also argue that technology like artificial gravity and tractor beams kind of make building on the surface of a planet feel moot imo. But still, fair enough! There was definitely liberties taken for style
Hey, Across the Spider Verse is now out on stream. There are so many amazing scenes and designes in it, maybe a good reason for a dedicated episode of animator's react?
Would be cool if you reacted to the opening scene in Revenge Of The Sith aswell, the CGI is really impressive for its time and the opening shot is long as well
Episode 3 is so special to me. I saw it in theaters on opening night for my best friends 10th birthday. Was such a great experience, and it has aged so well.
I was only 1 when it came out in theaters, so I’m incredibly jealous of ya there. I can’t wait for when it eventually gets reruns in theaters like the OT has gotten
This is cool. I never realised how much of this was practical effects. The visuals in this film blew me away as a teenager in 2005. One of my favourite cinema experiences. I still have my ticket stub somewhere.
The "CHARGE " Blender short would be awesome for the VFX series. As well as *Aslan from the Chronicles of Narnia!* where you could do a comparison to the "live action" Lion King. Also at the end of second Chronicles of Narnia movie there's a big water creature, so it might be cool to see what you think about that. Maybe also, Max Schneider's Gibberish music video, the editing kinda breaks my brain there. The *last agni kai fight from ATLA* would be perfect for for the Animators React. It's so stunning! And for stuntmen react It would be cool to see you react to the duel from "Potop", it's really good sword fight
To Todd Vaziri, love your work on Revenge Of The Sith. It has some of the best visual effects I have ever seen, even taking into consideration the almost 20 years that have passed.
Todd's enthusiasm is SO contagious. You an tell he absolutely loves what he does and he's awesome at sharing all the work that goes into it and does so in a way that makes you feel excited about the projects too.
Wow, i’ve never seen a more naturally charismatic or enthusiastic guest on this show - so effortlessly entertaining. Just a joyful, exciting person and i hope y’all have him back one day
Hard to believe they nearly cut that Sunset shot. That was one of the coolest shots in the trailer. Also, amazing work on the iconic Mustafar silhouette shot. Those visuals stuck with me for a long time.
It gives me such joy and pride in the Corridor Crew shining the light on these unsung heroes whose craft has unbeknownst to us, entertained our lives for so long..........finally getting some absolutely deserved due credit❤ You can literally see the joy in their eyes as they explain their work🥹 All the best and love to all such legends and a massive salute to the Corridor crew🫡
Niko, please ask wren to cover the "what will actually happen if superman tries to save an airplane full of people" and settle this debate of homelander being logical or not in his decision.
I lovedddd the behind the scenes on Star Wars episode III on the dvd back then so having one of the ILM guys who worked on it to talk about it is so cool!
I'm surprised they didn't talk about General Grievous in this as well. It is said that AT THE TIME that was one of the most complex things ILM had ever done because of all the different moving parts and such (until the Transformer movies of course which make that look easy now by comparison)
Todd seemed like such a delightful guest. Love seeing people geeking out about the work they're proud of. Also love his Overlook hotel carpet patterned socks.
Seeing love for the Prequels is amazing it’s so much fun seeing fans go back and reevaluate the movies! Now that Disney is in-charge, and with how their movies are being perceived, Prequels are having a resurgence.
If you wait long enough, you'll see the same thing happen for the sequel material. It's just new generations fixating on what their first experience was. Even if the originals are objectively better 😂. JK, just my opinion reflecting my old fart sensibilities.
@@jajssblue I suppose that could be correct but the issue is that the Sequels just have so many problems the prequels even didn’t. Which includes being copies of the originals.
I have watched HOURS of behind the scenes on star wars special effects and i don't think I could ever get tired of it. There's just always so much that goes into every single second of those films. It's always so special to see a new breakdown of how something was done
I don’t know if y’all realize it but you’ve completely changed the culture around VFX. Y’all are a Titian of easily understandable and incredibly entertaining information.
I love Todd! I deactivated my Twitter recently, and one of the biggest things I'll miss are Todd's tweets about the VFX industry and really bad VFX takes.
This was an amazing look at not just the broad skill sets needed to pull off some of these shots but the career risks people will take to get their little piece of “vision” into the group product, along with the personal cost even when they succeed. I really sympathize with all that gray in Todd’s beard and his hairline.
I love that this show has grown so much that it’s the most well respected show amongst big league VFX artists where they get a voice to get technical, just love everything about it and have watched every single one start to finish through the years
Wow, of the many Corridor Crew videos I've seen with "VFX Artists React", this is definitely my favorite. You had one of the titans of the industry describing his process and the phenomenal level of scrutiny that ILM goes through with every shot. It also showed the Corridor Crews deep knowledge of the techniques that ILM used. "Did you use [thing I've never heard of]" "Yes, we used ...." Amazing
So much passion and love for the VFX craftmanship in this episode, this was awesome to see especially that episode 3 behind the scenes footage, amasing stuff!
My first job in the film industry was making lightsaber props on the prequels. I made hundreds of lightsabers and was on set for the last day of the prequels. Good memories. One of the biggest we had on attack of the clones was that the metal rods would bend very easily. So it doubled the workload.
What impresses me the most is that they have been at the top of their game for almost half a century now. They are turning 50 in two years with so many milestones and new standards set to look back on. Incredible company.
@@HyperManic1000 You were not wrong. For years many "hated" the prequels, mainly because fans had sky high expectations for the movies because some elements were known and the fans already had their head canon (ex: the clone war was expected to look like a World War in all its horrors, yet Star Wars isn't this kind of movies). On the other side nobody knew what to expect for the new movies so they didn't have the same wall in front of them, and they still failed (except Rogue One, which is really saved by it's second half).
Revenge of the Sith blew my mind when I saw it at 13. It was my first Star Wars and an incredible theater experience. Now I’m a VFX/Animation/Multimedia Artist at NASA. I probably owe my career in part to this man. Thank you for the inspiration!
Him saying that the shot of the Tie Fighters on the sunset, was discusses to be out of the film and then back again, is kinda insane, cuz I always tought that is some Michael Bay levels of continuity. The next shot is literally a flat looking day, so the shot always feel thrown in. If they use it on the Final Battle, where the sun is being eating, it will make more sense continuity wise
This was such a great episode! You can tell how much Todd Vaziri loves films. By the way he talks about it. Loves the memes of his work. Gives credit to his co-workers. All the way down to his Kubrick sox!!!
It must be SO bizarre for the Crew to go from hoping to get big names on the couch, to the best in the Biz being excited to get on the show 🤯
Well, Jackie Chan still hasn't sat on the couch... but I'll keep my hopes high. That would really be Christmas in August.
@@mestrinimaster3602 I doubt he will 🫤
@@mestrinimaster3602One day !
@@mestrinimaster3602I thought they only got FX ppl on
@@petemeredith806 they also host Stuntmen React
That Mustafar sequence has aged like fine wine. The lava, the fire, the CGI backdrops, and that burn scene. It all looks phenomenal nearly 20 years later
Unfortunately, that cannot be said from most of the Coruscant Palace / balcony scenes / spaceship corridors. They do show their age. I've never understood why the beautiful scale decor models they used as interiors and the bluescreen / greenscreen live action give that vibe. it's not like they were technically in uncharted territory .
@@the_arcanumStill better than most modern crap.
@@the_arcanum I think it's probably easier to get away with some slightly undercooked VFX components in a big, busy and emotional sequence like Mustafar (not to mention I'm sure it had a higher budget). But I'd imagine that in scenes w/ people just chatting in sets (and it can be boring) it can be harder to hide some of the more aged components.
@@the_arcanum the coruscant stuff looks incredible, just the actual sets look bad. I dont know why they didnt build a physical palpatine office and jedi council room instead of doing g reen screen.
@@barkley8285umm, those were real sets tho
I always love how humble and kind the guests are, especially with them being such big shots in the industry
I assume working a thankless job like VFX tends to humble people.
Let's forget about Beeple though
@@JoeSmith-bs1ktFr
@@JoeSmith-bs1ktI totally forgot he was a guest on VFX artist react
The Star Wars sequels made me appreciate the Star Wars prequels. Lucas tried different things instead of copying the old movies storywise and visually.
7:00 When CGI is good, no one notices. When it's bad, everyone talks about it.
I rewatched Episode 3 last week, my eyes were all on Ani and Obi-Wan.
This CGI still holds up gloriously!
Crazy to think it's like 18 yrs old too. And still looks better than movies today
I feel like if they were critiquing that scene without the artist, they'd be all over how bright fire is. How in that silhouette shot the blast of lava should be pretty much blown out white, as they always say on explosion/fire shots in other movies. With the lightsabers blown out white, it makes it even more apparent that the lava is dimmed.
@@JamMastaJew I don't think they would considering the dimmed fire isn't a mistake or poor CGI, it was a creative decision to make sure the lightsabers stand out more. If anything I think they'd praise it.
@JacobGili yeah it's not really the artists fault most of the time, just people above them giving 0 time and breaks
The digital cameras didn't help that much, it's why EP1 still (IMHO) looks the best as George used 100% film.
The MOST impressive part about this guest, Todd Vaziri, is that he credits so many of his colleagues! This is NOT an army of one career and his prepared knowledge of who worked on what and what they contributed is so epic!
👏👏👏👏👏
Actually a lot of their guests do, these guys are humble geniuses that all seem to all have a lot of love and respect for their teams.
When you work as a family with a talented team, you never deny them recognition.
I couldn't agree more.
The longer I watch it, the more I'm convinced that Todd Vaziri looks like Wren from the not-too-distant future.
Next Sunday A.D.?
Uy lodi! Was not expecting a local celeb here. Subscribed! Haha
Also, you may have a point there.
*I definitely don't see it* 😂
Poor Todd.
Nice to know we watch the same things :)
18 minutes felt like 5. That was a great episode and deserves a part 2.
Honestly this might be my favorite episode so far. What a great guest!
Way too short! I wonder how long the episode is on the paid app.
@@Rrusso9230 minutes!
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It would be cool to see a breakdown of the timelapse shot of the Enterprise A being constructed in beyond
Todd's enthusiasm and passion is extremely contagious. This episode flew by so quickly!
Well said. This was one of my favorite episodes and you articulated why!
dude you gotta peep the extended on their website!!
He even brought exclusives for you guys, Todd is a certified class-act.
I Love that Todd Vaziri seems to be a fan of his own fandoms. It's always so much better when the artists love thier source material.
You can tell just how much Niko and Wren were fanboying about having Todd there. A real meet-your-hero moment.
Better than that, it’s a meet the hero you didn’t know you had moment.
and he didn't disappoint
We need Todd back on the show. He is incredibly humble and not above the crew. Fantastic episode. Love to see the big artists excited to be on the show. Corridor has come so far!
I think they've said (in one of the podcasts I think) that when they bring a guest, they film multiple things in advance over 4-5 hours so they don't bring people back and forth and then they split it between few episodes over time, so there is a good chance there will be at least 1 more episode in the future thay will have him.
I think part of it is that at this point the Corridor team has shown they all *could* be working at these studios if they wanted. There is mutual respect.
Love this guests's energy and his expertise. This episode was a delight
One of the best !
It's great to see how excited he gets about these shots
It’s also severely important to feature the labor and craftsmanship involved w/ these effects NOW that unionization is fighting for a sustainable industry that learns how to respect the sacrifices, planning, logistics, and human foundations behind the magic studios use to make product
Aww thanks!
It's crazy how this show went from just the corridor crew guessing how shots were done to the actual experts explaining exactly how the shots were done. I've been watching this show since day 1 and love the whole journey to this point its beyond cool!
The "Tie Fighters at Sunset" shot was gorgeous and grounded, and immediately made me think of WWII films and a flight of Japanese Zeros on their way to attack Pearl Harbor. The peaceful beauty of the sunset with the impending menace of the backlit threat.
Or Apocalypse Now, Robert Duvall's helicopters. Or the intro to China Beach, again with helicopters. Very Vietnam war era iconic shot.
@@irlikingpie It's confirmed inspired by Apocalypse Now. The X-Wings over the water too.
The tie fighter sunset scene, when I first saw it, felt like they were helicopters flying over Vietnam. It's such an iconic scene from the movie and hearing the backstory is amazing.
Crazy to think it was almost cut. To me it was one of the most iconic scenes from the trailer that really set the visual style of the movie.
@@YourMJK Honestly think it's criminal to cut a shot like that. A 4 second establishing shot from the gods.
Apocalypse Now
Favorite part of the week right here people
Right here.
Todd made a fantastic guest, you can really tell he truly enjoys his work and loves to talk about it. What a great episode!
I’ll never forget being a little kid and knowing nothing about Star Wars but being absolutely enthralled when I saw this scene come on the TV, and horrified when I saw what happened to Anakin
Anakin was supposed to destroy the Sith, not join them
@@LuisSierra42 Bring balance to the Force not leave it in darkness!
@@JOCoStudio1He technically balanced the force pretty well.
Went from like 2 Sith and hundreds of Jedi all the to 2 Sith and a handfull of surviving Jedi.
Looks pretty damn balanced to me.
I had to be removed from the theater cause I was crying so hard
I’m surprised they were allowed to go so graphic with it. That shit’s pretty gruesome even for pg13
I love that he also credited whoever worked on whatever shots. The people behind the scenes deserve being mentioned as much as the actors and actresses.
Love this guy. Clearly Todd is massively talented but he also seems like a really nice guy who is still excited by the things he does/gets to do.
100%
Todd was one of the best guests on this show. He brought some phenominal clips
I've literally been waiting years for a full-length reaction to Revenge of the Sith, thanks so much guys! Still the best Star Wars movie imo
Not the prequels though 😊
You would be disappointed... I doubt they'd pretend it was good
Revenge of the Sith is the best Star Wars movie. No debate.
I love the Prequels (and sequels too). Never understood why people give them such a bad rap.
@@isaachaze6321 *best prequel
This guy had an unknown huge impact on my childhood. He and his team are GOATs.
As someone who's watched you guys from my bedroom while dreaming of working in the industry, to now having been in the industry for a few years, it is just so wild to have watched you guys go from almost being ridiculed by some industry professionals for "not knowing what you're talking about", to now featuring some of the biggest names in our field and being praised by studios around the world.
Seriously, huge kudos for keeping it up. I always look forward to another episode of VFX Artists React! And you just know there's some more good stuff lined up now after SIGGRAPH in LA ;)
The most impressive thing in this episode is Todd’s Shining tribute socks! 🎉 Bravo.
Prequel appreciation feels like healing the world lol, I’m here for it
It's because the last movies sucked so hard that people were forced to reevaluate the prequels
@@LuisSierra42 I wanted to enjoy the sequels so badly, like new Star Wars?? Fuck yeah!
Then they just… didn’t make a plan for all three movies so it was doomed from the start :\.
Edit: I’ll also say that I was born in the perfect demo for the prequels. I was 5 and obsessed with star wars when the first prequel came out, and it melted my brain in the best way. I know they objectively have tons of issues, but at least they had a coherent plot and a core message!
For all the goofy and questionable things the prequel had like jar jar binks and CGI that didn't age well, there were some iconic scenes like pod racing and lava fights.
@@aggrogahu Oh for sure! I’ll also argue that Duel Of The Fates (both the music piece and the fight scene) is just as iconic as anything from the original trilogy.
The prequels killed my interest in Star Wars.
Nothing has ever measured up to the lightsabers in RotS. Unparalleled attention to detail. Mad respect
I really liked the lightsaber “duel” on Starkiller base. I think lightsabers looked best there
@@iamyetimanYT that’s valid. I think there are some moments in the movie that are sublime, but other moments take me out of it. RotS has a consistency that I appreciate.
The ep III breakdown was incredible, the lava miniature was mindblowing, merging all those types of elements together for the final shot
What a lovely fella Todd is, and his stuff is bloody amazing. How that sun/tie fighter scene was initially dropped is beyond me, it's iconic.
In a course my first semester of college, we watched a featurette that showed how much work went into creating a single minute of the Mustafar duel. Mad respect to Todd and the whole team.
This episode was so good. So much talent! The joy you see in Todd just talking about his work, you can tell how much he loves it.
Loved seeing Jordan make an unplanned cameo on the stairs. Waiting for her debut on the couch
Casting couch?
@@kitgusto2390 get your mind outta the gutter
Well, it's mosty the VFX guys on the couch, I doubt she will show up unless its for a stunt react
I loved watching the joy on Todd’s face as he talked about his and other’s work on these iconic projects. It bought joy to me know how much people love their craft that enriches my life. It makes it that much more special to me.
The Tie Fighter Sunset shot is such a simple but powerful image, with a bunch of power to further a story or add drama. The sequels could have used more of that and less of the complicated plots and contrivances. Simple is sometimes a lot better.
Nothing could've saved the Disney Trilogy. It was a mistake that shouldn't have been made.
@@RichardHunslet1963this was the cringiest comment I’ve seen in a hoooooot minute
The sequels are bad because pf terrible writing, not because of a lack of simple shots. The sequel movies are still extremely good looking and yet they suck because of the bad writing
@@elpoodoo3099exactly. Bad writing and lack of a plan from beginning to end. No cohesive story just made it a mess.
Agreed. It seems they have forgotten to let people use their imaginations to build the story. Much better than splashing it all over the screen.
Things seem too busy and easily forgotten, IMHO.
Todd Vaziri is such a lovely person. Must be a dream to work with people like him at ILM! Corridor Crew for life! ❤
I agree!
10:44 Man this is why this movie is so important even if you don’t like the Kelvin timeline, new fans getting into Star Trek. So hard to have a bad time watching Star Trek 2009.
Paramount figured out that the existing Trek fans would always show up, but there weren't enough of them. They chose to make Trek movies for all the other people who don't like Trek.
It’s just unfortunate that they started sacrificing canon and internal logic, which then tends to put off established Trek fans. For example, building the Enterprise on the surface of the Earth does not make sense, it’s not meant to exist in such a gravity environment. There’s a reason that previously (including in TNG) shipyards were shown in orbit.
@@germansnowman as much as you are objectively correct about ships being built in space being only logical, I’d also argue that technology like artificial gravity and tractor beams kind of make building on the surface of a planet feel moot imo. But still, fair enough! There was definitely liberties taken for style
Huge respect to Todd. You can see how after years of working in the industry and the way he talks about his work how passionate he is about VFX.
Hey, Across the Spider Verse is now out on stream. There are so many amazing scenes and designes in it, maybe a good reason for a dedicated episode of animator's react?
What a great guy. Humble, generous, funny. Hope he comes back for more.
One of my favorite guests to date, his love and enthusiasm is palpable.
Todd is such a sweet guy, really passionate but also humble, I hope to see him again !
Would be cool if you reacted to the opening scene in Revenge Of The Sith aswell, the CGI is really impressive for its time and the opening shot is long as well
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Impressive for its time? No, it's impressive, period.
It's a CG shot, there's nothing cool about it being long, it's just really pointless because it doesn't tell any story, it's just ILM showing off.
@@Nukle0nwow what a bad take
@@Nukle0nMr Plinkett parrots are always amusing to see
Episode 3 is so special to me. I saw it in theaters on opening night for my best friends 10th birthday. Was such a great experience, and it has aged so well.
I was only 1 when it came out in theaters, so I’m incredibly jealous of ya there. I can’t wait for when it eventually gets reruns in theaters like the OT has gotten
This is cool. I never realised how much of this was practical effects. The visuals in this film blew me away as a teenager in 2005. One of my favourite cinema experiences. I still have my ticket stub somewhere.
12:37 I applauded so hard to this on my sofa. This kind of love for detail has to be awarded!
The "CHARGE " Blender short would be awesome
for the VFX series. As well as *Aslan from the Chronicles of Narnia!* where you could do a comparison to the "live action" Lion King. Also at the end of second Chronicles of Narnia movie there's a big water creature, so it might be cool to see what you think about that.
Maybe also, Max Schneider's Gibberish music video, the editing kinda breaks my brain there.
The *last agni kai fight from ATLA* would be perfect for for the Animators React. It's so stunning!
And for stuntmen react It would be cool to see you react to the duel from "Potop", it's really good sword fight
To Todd Vaziri, love your work on Revenge Of The Sith. It has some of the best visual effects I have ever seen, even taking into consideration the almost 20 years that have passed.
What a world-class guest - and, honestly, what a world-class show.
Todd's enthusiasm is SO contagious. You an tell he absolutely loves what he does and he's awesome at sharing all the work that goes into it and does so in a way that makes you feel excited about the projects too.
Wooow it’s so cool to see Todd here! He really seems like a genuinely kind guy that loves what he’s doing, this is fire! Thanks guys 😄
Wow, i’ve never seen a more naturally charismatic or enthusiastic guest on this show - so effortlessly entertaining. Just a joyful, exciting person and i hope y’all have him back one day
Finally more prequel stuff! I’ve been waiting for a while for Mustafar to be covered. You out done yourselves guys.
Hard to believe they nearly cut that Sunset shot. That was one of the coolest shots in the trailer.
Also, amazing work on the iconic Mustafar silhouette shot. Those visuals stuck with me for a long time.
How humble is this guy who would have all the right to be arrogant as hell. Loved listening to him!
It gives me such joy and pride in the Corridor Crew shining the light on these unsung heroes whose craft has unbeknownst to us, entertained our lives for so long..........finally getting some absolutely deserved due credit❤
You can literally see the joy in their eyes as they explain their work🥹
All the best and love to all such legends and a massive salute to the Corridor crew🫡
Niko, please ask wren to cover the "what will actually happen if superman tries to save an airplane full of people" and settle this debate of homelander being logical or not in his decision.
Every episode of this show is great but Todd was an outstanding incredible guest! Thank you to everbody involved. I really enjoyed it! :)
Best way to start a Saturday, cup of coffee and a VFX artists episode!
From:”maybe we can get some names here”
To: “hey guys, here’s some exclusive footage from arguably the largest franchise of all time”
That’s so cool.
I used to watch the prequel behind the scenes on DVD as a kid, this is such a throwback
The Mustafar scene was indeed very impactful. No one knows this better than I (except for perhaps Anakin).
I lovedddd the behind the scenes on Star Wars episode III on the dvd back then so having one of the ILM guys who worked on it to talk about it is so cool!
How cool for Todd to set a man on fire for particle effects. Truly a nice man not affiliated whit the Dark Side. ❤️❤️
I'm surprised they didn't talk about General Grievous in this as well. It is said that AT THE TIME that was one of the most complex things ILM had ever done because of all the different moving parts and such (until the Transformer movies of course which make that look easy now by comparison)
Todd seemed like such a delightful guest. Love seeing people geeking out about the work they're proud of.
Also love his Overlook hotel carpet patterned socks.
Seeing love for the Prequels is amazing it’s so much fun seeing fans go back and reevaluate the movies! Now that Disney is in-charge, and with how their movies are being perceived, Prequels are having a resurgence.
If you wait long enough, you'll see the same thing happen for the sequel material. It's just new generations fixating on what their first experience was. Even if the originals are objectively better 😂. JK, just my opinion reflecting my old fart sensibilities.
@@jajssblue I suppose that could be correct but the issue is that the Sequels just have so many problems the prequels even didn’t. Which includes being copies of the originals.
say what you want about the sequels, ILM performed magnificently. even when they only had a year to make ep 9 it looks epic
What a great guest! I loved this episode! Please have him back if possible!
I have watched HOURS of behind the scenes on star wars special effects and i don't think I could ever get tired of it. There's just always so much that goes into every single second of those films. It's always so special to see a new breakdown of how something was done
Todd might be one of the coolest guys you’ve have on the couch, get him back for more please
I don’t know if y’all realize it but you’ve completely changed the culture around VFX. Y’all are a Titian of easily understandable and incredibly entertaining information.
I love Todd! I deactivated my Twitter recently, and one of the biggest things I'll miss are Todd's tweets about the VFX industry and really bad VFX takes.
why would you deactivate account?
@@jakubzneba1965 probably because we live in a free capitalist society and we can decide to stop using a product when were disagree with its direction
@@jakubzneba1965cause twitter is toxic af
Please bring this man back! Great guest. So much wisdom.
This was an amazing look at not just the broad skill sets needed to pull off some of these shots but the career risks people will take to get their little piece of “vision” into the group product, along with the personal cost even when they succeed. I really sympathize with all that gray in Todd’s beard and his hairline.
I love that this show has grown so much that it’s the most well respected show amongst big league VFX artists where they get a voice to get technical, just love everything about it and have watched every single one start to finish through the years
Words can't describe how exciting it is to see more Revenge of the Sith content.
Wow, of the many Corridor Crew videos I've seen with "VFX Artists React", this is definitely my favorite.
You had one of the titans of the industry describing his process and the phenomenal level of scrutiny that ILM goes through with every shot.
It also showed the Corridor Crews deep knowledge of the techniques that ILM used. "Did you use [thing I've never heard of]" "Yes, we used ...." Amazing
This guy is so passionate would love to see more videos with him if that's ever possible
Todd was an AMAZING guest!
Definitely need him and his team BACK on the couch!
So much passion and love for the VFX craftmanship in this episode, this was awesome to see especially that episode 3 behind the scenes footage, amasing stuff!
Insane that they were the first to see exclusive shots. This channel is really popping off!
eyyy that transition at 13:37 was slick
So it was L33t 🤔
My first job in the film industry was making lightsaber props on the prequels. I made hundreds of lightsabers and was on set for the last day of the prequels. Good memories. One of the biggest we had on attack of the clones was that the metal rods would bend very easily. So it doubled the workload.
This is officially the first time I appreciate an effects sequence from Episode III. Thank you, Todd and Corridor Crew. This was awesome.
Watched this entirely with a smile on my face. Bring back Todd!
ILM changed the expectations for the virtual effects industry
What impresses me the most is that they have been at the top of their game for almost half a century now. They are turning 50 in two years with so many milestones and new standards set to look back on. Incredible company.
This guy is wonderful to listen to, he' so excited and proud of his work as he should be. Awesome stuff!
Get this man back for more, he's a gem.
Long have I waited...for Todd Vaziri to be on the couch. One of the best visual effects artists to follow on social media.
only these guys can get an exclusive breakdown of one of the biggest scenes in one of the biggest films of all time
This is a 19 minute mni-compositing class. Everyone interested in VFX should watch this. Doesn't hurt that Todd's a great guy.
I love how wholesome the prequel memes and jokes have gotten over the years. I still remember when everyone hated them lol
The only people that hated the PT were Hollywood folk and RedLetterMedia fans. Any fan who watched the Prequels loved them.
@@RichardHunslet1963 Really? I always believed they were generally disliked. Might've been too young ti understand
@@HyperManic1000 You were not wrong. For years many "hated" the prequels, mainly because fans had sky high expectations for the movies because some elements were known and the fans already had their head canon (ex: the clone war was expected to look like a World War in all its horrors, yet Star Wars isn't this kind of movies).
On the other side nobody knew what to expect for the new movies so they didn't have the same wall in front of them, and they still failed (except Rogue One, which is really saved by it's second half).
I could watch this guy for hours. This is the most informative episode I’ve seen in a long time (not that I’ve caught every episode).
Revenge of the Sith blew my mind when I saw it at 13. It was my first Star Wars and an incredible theater experience. Now I’m a VFX/Animation/Multimedia Artist at NASA. I probably owe my career in part to this man. Thank you for the inspiration!
Todd Vaziri was one of the best guests. Have him back. I love his personality and perspective of the shots.
Him saying that the shot of the Tie Fighters on the sunset, was discusses to be out of the film and then back again, is kinda insane, cuz I always tought that is some Michael Bay levels of continuity. The next shot is literally a flat looking day, so the shot always feel thrown in. If they use it on the Final Battle, where the sun is being eating, it will make more sense continuity wise
This was such a great episode! You can tell how much Todd Vaziri loves films. By the way he talks about it. Loves the memes of his work. Gives credit to his co-workers. All the way down to his Kubrick sox!!!
By far my favorite episode. That Mustafar battle is so iconic. I can't believe I got to see how they did a lot of this. Insane.
Thanks for this interview! Todd`s works inspiried me to start my journey in VFX, glad to see some unique stuff about how to achive the shot