I will die on this hill, Gareth Edward’s made an 80 million dollar movie feel like it was made with $250 million dollar movie. He ABSOLUTELY deserves the Oscar for VFX
Ikr. Seeing the other nominations, come on... i was at the movies, half empty room, thinking it was a shame a high budget movie had such a poor reception but if it was 80 M... wow
There's a similar narrative with Godzilla Minus One, but I agree. I think this is probably more impressive considering the amount of people involved in this project alongside the sheer variety of locations
It shouldn't cost no where near that kind of money to make a film, yea there's thousands of people involved but between inflation and greed people will invest a quarter billion into a comic book film but not the homeless
It’s what I realized recently that most of my favorite movies has those little tiny details and nuances of life that we do everyday. It might not be a huge important detail but it does help us connect with the characters or the world/story more.
The fact you got THE Gareth Edwards who did _Godzilla, Rogue One,_ and _The Creator_ for this week’s VFX episode was literally a "someone pinch me I must be dreaming" moment
Yeah no kidding. Gareth is my hero to me he is the nirvana of movies. He makes this little diy indie movie, and then directs two movies of my favorite biggest franchises is such a true dream come true thing. Like he seems real a real artist not a mindless Hollywood manufacturer. He now has total freedom. What I love is he has such an eye for lighting, effects, texture, tone. And as a musician i admit I care more about using a bunch of pedals, flanges, delays, reverb making guitars not sound like guitars and the tone and feelings always matters more to me than the overall song structure. Which again my talent has always been creating atmosphere, and depending on my band mates to help create the structure and melodies.
Star Wars in order of story+cinematic: 1) Empire Strikes Back 2) Rogue One 3) A New Hope 4) Phantom Menace (Jar Jar wasn't so bad geez!) 5) Return of the Jedi (despite the Ewoks dance party)
I mean, to be fair, you watch ILM behind the scene footage and its alot of "yeah i just took a picture of my kid's beat up toy car to used it as the texture for this" or "we didn't really design this space ship, we just took a bunch of model kits and kept gluing parts together till it looked cool". lol
Spielberg sure..Lucas? Ehhh hahaha. The dude literally made the first star wars, that was saved in the editing room, didn't make empire or Jedi..then the prequels. Which are directed and edited in the most boring way, 90% shot reverse shot. Then produced red tails, one of the cringiest movies ever. Don't get me wrong, I grew up on the prequels too but from a filmmaking standpoint the plinkett reviews are spot on.
Working on this film with Gareth and seeing how he approaches it and gives notes shows how hes so in-tune with VFX work. He was amazing and i love working on his films. Worked on Rogue one and The Creator and they were both amazing to work on :)
I also was the one who animated the bomb robot running across the bridge :) Was super hard to get right from the front angle due to the design like Gareth said as it's essentially a big bin with legs but side on was very forgiving :)
That bomb boi was terrifying, and you did an amazing job! It really did have a feeling of great physical weight in that cylinder body as it propelled itself... I got shivers. Rogue One is one of my favorite movies for VFX too, The Creator looks just as beautiful and interesting!
It’s gotta be so amazing to be on the bleeding edge of these creative arts. Both of those films will be studied by future generations as part of cinematic history.
The VFX in rogue one and the creator blow me away, it really just feels so believable and natural. Neil Blomkamp and Gareth Edwards are just on such a high level of seamlessly blending futuristic elements in without disturbing the scene
Yeah. And Neil has the same background as Gareth, starting in VFX then breaking into the industry with an independent work (but Neil's was a short film, which then became the basis for District 9). They need Neil to appear on the show. I hope they can convince him, too, of finally giving in and making District 10 :P The script is supposedly alread done!
Gareth Edwards was a lowly VFX dude working from his bedroom who clawed his way to being a director and has directed probably the best Disney Star Wars film as well as one of the most visually creative original sci-fi films in recent years. Man is a hero to dorks like us. "He is the one true Morty!"
So everyone knows- Gareth did a VFX course for FXphd called "After Effects for Guerilla Filmmakers". It will teach you the core concepts of this approach and how to do it quickly in AE. It's out there. Highly recommend.
Not exactly- he worked on vfx for 10 years and I think won an award for it earlier first. But yes he did what he did on his film himself, and that was his break. An inspirational story for sure.
I think there's something very powerful and understated by the fact of how many times he said "You know, I'm just guessing I have no idea how they actually did all this." Coming from a VFX guy turned Director, I think it speaks to the level of trust he had in the VFX supervisor and the rest of that team that the approach just seemed to be "I trust your expertise, do what you're going to do." and not need to micromanage or get hyper-involved in the process, and just let the results speak for themselves.
He’s the epitome of DIY VFX. Been a fan ever since hearing he did all the shots for his debut film Monsters on his bedroom iMac over like 9 months or something. Excited to hear he’s going to be helming the next Jurassic movie; hopefully he can get things back on track!! 🤞
Big fan of his and same, I saw a thing about him doing the vfx in a hotel room for months and was blown away as to how good the movie monsters looks and feels for almost zero budget.
Seriously this is a top tier guest haha, having the big VFX guys was already big but this is a AAA director. Id love it if they got Adam wingard or Robert eggers haha, but I guess they aren't super vfx focused Maybe the guy who did Kung fury
Gareth is such a VFX heavyweight, the dude is unreal. Reading into the background of Monsters and that he did all of the shots himself blew my mind the first time I heard it
This episode was EXTRA fascinating. I enjoyed watching The Creator but had NO idea this was how it got made, gonna rewatch now with my jaw on the floor.
ILM showed that for the blue laser in the water, they used the flashlights on the guns for the reference. This is one of the best episodes ever. So glad you're able to get such wonderful people on here.
When I watched The Creator, I assumed they went with the approach of mixing practical makeup and CGI to make the robots look as good as they did. But the fact they didn't do any of that (not even tracking markers) and made it look that good is insane.
I was surprised that I was able to guess it at the last moment before Gareth Edwards revealed how it was done and Sam and Wren didn't, though I think they were probably just distracted because they were talking to him at the same time while I was just watching, haha.
One of the few directors that can manage to give me chills when watching his movies. Especially in the theater. Godzilla's first roar, and first breath. Rogue One's hallway scene. He knows how to buildup and surprise.
Gareth Edwards and the Corridor Crew, the perfect combination. brilliant episode. They guy can make very little money look like A TON of money. love his work, and he made the BEST Star Wars prequel.
Basically every project that Gareth is attached to has been a pleasure to view so far. Visually he has that special touch that not many have, the movies always feel grounded and real, which is something so important in Science Fiction.
@@Mike_Oxard It's money, I guess. They started off as nobodies, really, now they have all these special guests from all over the industry, which of course, gives cool insights, but you can't really critique these guys, otherwise nobody'll come by anymore... or will give you work. It's the age-old "if you get big, you're losing your moral compass, you have to".
So cool to see some of our work in this video. Me and my team tackled a variety of robots / simulants /vehicules shots in the floating village and in the farmer house and we all loved the end result. Big props to match move and clean-up/roto people for the insane quality of tracking and clean plates we got to use.
While personally the story for The Creator wasn't as fulfilling as other films by Gareth Edwards like Rogue One, I was in love with the Visuals of the film and how beautiful and detailed it was from beginning to end. And I was amazed to hear that Edwards had a lot of inspiration for this film from other films I truly love and now after re-watching the film for a second time the bits of detail I missed from watching it in theaters, I truly appreciate the work and time the VFX and CGI team did to make this film feel so real. Thank you Gareth Edwards and I hope that you win the well deserved award at the Oscars!
THIS GUY!!!!! Mr Edwards is one of my fave directors. Rogue One was an absolute masterpiece! Leaps and bounds ahead of any other Star Wars movie. And the first legendary Godzilla, while a little light on the monsters with big only having 12 mins of screen time in the entire movie... Was still an exceptional 12 mins! I'm gutted to see how the subsequent directors have wrecked legendary Godzilla in the sequels.
This guy gets it! Thank you for bringing him on. He is a master visual story teller. I love his rational for shooting on location, which is almost always better, as people can relate more to actual locations even if they’ve never been there. Also, when talking about the beach scene on how he includes something because it looks awesome and would give him goosebumps watching. Watching Rogue one and Godzilla gave me that feeling so many times. We need more filmmakers like him.
Funny enough, in the middle of this episode i got an ad for the upcoming Godzilla x Kong film and the difference between Gareth's style of filmmaking and what has become of the western godzilla movies..oh boy. I'm very glad he's back as a director.
I'm such a fan of Gareth, he's movies make you feel like you're there experiencing it. Monsters and Godzilla (2014) are incredible. He really feels like a common person from amongst us was given a shot at making stories come to life because he is so creative and super-freaking talented. Now after this video, he's so affable and nice to talk to.
@@Shaft0I'm assuming you're talking about Monsters, I admit its a bit slow, but what I like is the director looks at looks at behemoths and spectacles as awe-inducing scenes. That's why 2014 Godzilla head and shoulders above anything else made after. But that's fine you can say the movie not your taste.
I wish you could bring back Gareth and talk about the space battle scenes in Rogue One (maybe for a May 4th episode??). I am obsessed with how he makes the visuals look so authentic and close to the original trilogy films, especially on where other directors (JJ and Jonson) execute differently. How/what are the secret is that Gareth doing that makes the scenes look in my opinion “just so damn right” is something I really really want to see you guys discuss. Please make it happen!
This was so nerdy. I love it. Gareth has been one of my favorite directors over the last few years and it feels like so much of his output has been things ive always wanted to see and didnt know it. There was a particular scifi art movement in the early to mid 2010s i loved and the Creator captured those vibes so well.
I was kind of hoping you were going to ask Gareth how the beirut explotion shot ended up in the trailers and see more of how much control a director has over movie trailers.
While it may have been worth asking, I very much doubt that the director is involved with the trailers. From what I’ve heard it’s usually a different team that just pulls together what they’ve got from the production so far (which is why you sometimes have shitty trailers that don’t understand what the film/game is about). Saying that, it’s also possible it was stock footage they found.
the fact that he used the big budget on the VFX and used alot of indie film making techniques is really smart, keeping the film making part cheap so all the budget went to vfx and it paid off, this has to be one of the visually impressive movies ever
I think my favorite thing about the Nomad station's laser was the instant-ness of it. Like, lasers in Star Wars or Terminator, phasers in Trek, etc... they all are beams of light that visually move from the source to the target. But, light doesn't behave that way-at least, not at timescales we mere humans can observe with our eyes. Light's frikkin' fast! So the instant changing of the Nomad laser's shape and whatnot was really neat to see, in part because nobody had ever really depicted laser beams like that before (except perhaps Joss Whedon in Firefly's episode 13 - Heart of Gold... Rance Burgess' laser gun's beam was pretty instant when it was slicing across the house).
The Creator was by far my favorite movie of 2023 and hearing about how it was made makes me appreciate it even more. I'm getting a lot of District 9 vibes... Also having Neill Blomkamp on the show would be absolutely amazing!
Gareth is SO UNDERRATED. His work on Rogue One was STELLAR and he did it again with The Creator. I cannot wait to see more work from him. And I LOVE how humble he is. The man RULES
I watch older movies (before 2010), and they feel so much more alive and fun to invest my thoughts and emotions into. They're better written, but I think what really does it is those worldbuilding moments. Everything made nowadays just feels like, "this happened, and then this happened, and then this happened". You can feel the committee of executives on the other side gutting the thing of soul. Those little, slow, quiet moments are important.
I like how when they're talking about humanizing the robot concepts and having the front strip of the throat, at 5:00 , he says, "If you remove it. It feels like they're a zombie. Like it's a lifeline." Which is exactly what it is. The front of the neck represents the windpipe, along with other important blood vessels. If you were to see an cg character without that, your brain would instinctively scream it doesn't/can't breathe and would repulse you from it, because not breathing means dead/dying, however the cg is actively moving
This dude seriously laid out to all of us how ANYBODY with a brilliant idea, some serious organization, and some talented people can make amazing things happen nowadays. Nothing is stopping anybody any more.
It's inspiring to learn how they brought to life the visuals using a specific camera and utilized real-world locations instead of heavily relying on CGI. The combination of innovation and world building in this film is truly remarkable.
The Creator is a very special movie for me because I have done what Gareth has done. I have traveled to Thailand and Cambodia and Nepal... and I have recorded those amazing places cinmatically inspired by movies like Apocalypse Now or Baraka.
Great insight! But a bit disappointed to not see any mention of the controversial usage of the Beirut explosion footage, especially cause it's something you guys have mentioned in prior episodes.
Was kinda hoping they would talk a little about the use of the Beirut explosion the used in the trailer. Do they talk about it in the full website video or did they just not talk about it at all?
Didn’t you guys diss’ the creator? This was when the trailer used a bit of real life explosion footage where people died and you did a whole feature on it.
Where are the important questions? We all remember when the trailer came out and on this channel they talked about how they had used the Bairut explosion, how they had taken advantage of a tragedy and then used it in the film. What a disappointment.
I actually saw this at the cinema and it was the first film in a while that felt real and it definitely helped me get invested into the story along with the quality acting of course. This film really seemed to pull every element together so much better than a lot of other modern films manage. Very impressed and interesting to see how it was made!
Wow! It was fascinating to get a peek behind the scenes. I loved the visual style of this movie. Gareth is a genius. I can’t wait to see what he does next []-)
This is my new favourite episode. I absolutely love that Gareth took movie making back to the great days , when movie makers had to think outside the box to get a shot and didn’t rely on a huge budget . The canyon shot blew my mind 👏👏👏
I discovered Gareth with Monsters and it was an amazing performance knowing how the movie was created. I am so grateful to see that he, indeed, become an amazing director with so many great movies.
Lol @13:25. Did anyone else notice that the entire flat plate of his head goes down before he detonates. It's like his head is plunger on a detonator. Love those tiny details
I adored the creator and how stylish it was. I was convinced it was going to make a bigger slash at the box office. Still doesn’t change the fact that it’s a great movie lovingly crafted.
I really like the fact that Gareth Edwards didn't bother to explain the tech much at all in the movie. Things just were. Oh yeah, and in the next Stuntmen Reacts, please cover Baby Assassins.
Guys! Gareth was on your couch! How cool is that?! I loved this movie. The high tech mixed with real life locations is what made this movie epic for me. Kind of like what the original Star Wars did in 1977.
I LOVE Rouge One and was so excited for this movie. Went to see it in theater, mindblown. I really enjoy the world and the story he decided to portray.
I will definitely see this movie, especially for its VFX. Gareth Edwards is an excellent example of WORKING SMART and the fact he has firsthand experience with computer graphics makes the whole experience smoother. Sometimes, practical effects yields greater results
I loved The Creator and was real glad that I went to the theater to see it because ever since I learned about the movie knowing Gareth was behind it I made sure of it. It wasn't what I quite expected and loved it for that reason alone. To me similarly to Godzilla Minus One there are lessons to be learned from it. There was so many great moments that put me in horror and awe that I've learned Gareth knows how to do well and has a genuine love for VFX that's to be admired.
sci-fi but day to day, i didn't really had the word at the time but i think that was what made Ian hubert's art so special. It's so mundane yet so fantastical, practical but also whimsical
Am I the only one who enjoyed the creativity of the ad bit leading to the mentioning of square space? Like I had an idea where it was going but I was still interested in how Jake would get there.😂
I watched this movie in singapore airlines ( sgp to seoul) the view outside blended so well the artistry of this movie . I think his movie is one the most soothing to eyes FX movie ever made . So beautiful
The creator was one of the best movies I have seen in such a long time. Cinematic masterpiece especially the amount of creative and hard work that went into making it feel so much larger. I even saw it in theaters twice. great film hands down
Gareth Edwards is certainly in my top 3 favourite directors. He knows special effects like few other directors out there and his dedication to world building is what makes his films so great but the big corporations only really want bang bang movies with no rhyme or reason to them.
I will die on this hill, Gareth Edward’s made an 80 million dollar movie feel like it was made with $250 million dollar movie. He ABSOLUTELY deserves the Oscar for VFX
Ikr. Seeing the other nominations, come on... i was at the movies, half empty room, thinking it was a shame a high budget movie had such a poor reception but if it was 80 M... wow
There's a similar narrative with Godzilla Minus One, but I agree. I think this is probably more impressive considering the amount of people involved in this project alongside the sheer variety of locations
@@Bruesterв Годзиллы минус один 20 миллионов долларов. Так что Голливуд курить в сторонке. Дорогу японцам
Academy Awards are jewish
It shouldn't cost no where near that kind of money to make a film, yea there's thousands of people involved but between inflation and greed people will invest a quarter billion into a comic book film but not the homeless
This dude is the most “Corridor” guest you’ve ever had. He epitomises your Indy beginnings and way of working. Great stuff!
I love the sort of Studio Ghibli approach to the characters. They’re doing mundane actions we do every day but it really helps us connect to them.
Movies definitely need more of that.
Texture.
And not the kind with a million particles flying everywhere 😅
It’s what I realized recently that most of my favorite movies has those little tiny details and nuances of life that we do everyday. It might not be a huge important detail but it does help us connect with the characters or the world/story more.
Yesssss
The movie gave me 90s distopian animes. The scifi vietnam era equipment just fit
The fact you got THE Gareth Edwards who did _Godzilla, Rogue One,_ and _The Creator_ for this week’s VFX episode was literally a "someone pinch me I must be dreaming" moment
I know I think he could improve as a storyteller but i think he’s got a great visual sense
Yeah no kidding. Gareth is my hero to me he is the nirvana of movies. He makes this little diy indie movie, and then directs two movies of my favorite biggest franchises is such a true dream come true thing. Like he seems real a real artist not a mindless Hollywood manufacturer. He now has total freedom. What I love is he has such an eye for lighting, effects, texture, tone. And as a musician i admit I care more about using a bunch of pedals, flanges, delays, reverb making guitars not sound like guitars and the tone and feelings always matters more to me than the overall song structure. Which again my talent has always been creating atmosphere, and depending on my band mates to help create the structure and melodies.
Star Wars in order of story+cinematic:
1) Empire Strikes Back 2) Rogue One 3) A New Hope 4) Phantom Menace (Jar Jar wasn't so bad geez!) 5) Return of the Jedi (despite the Ewoks dance party)
@@dbeasleyphxNo. Jar Jar *was* that bad. Peak stupid and annoying. Literally only there to sell toys.
@@pacmon5285 no, Jar Jar was there for the kids. My 10yr old thought Jar Jar was funny.
I love how it jumps back and forth from “we have ILM” to “we got a home theater projector, stock footage and a hose”
I mean, to be fair, you watch ILM behind the scene footage and its alot of "yeah i just took a picture of my kid's beat up toy car to used it as the texture for this" or "we didn't really design this space ship, we just took a bunch of model kits and kept gluing parts together till it looked cool". lol
Damn, my boys really got some top tier celebs on the show these days. When's George Lucas and Steven Spielberg gonna come?
Spielberg sure..Lucas? Ehhh hahaha. The dude literally made the first star wars, that was saved in the editing room, didn't make empire or Jedi..then the prequels. Which are directed and edited in the most boring way, 90% shot reverse shot. Then produced red tails, one of the cringiest movies ever.
Don't get me wrong, I grew up on the prequels too but from a filmmaking standpoint the plinkett reviews are spot on.
I feel like George Lucas would be so down.
Never. I guarantee you.
@@KaladinVegapunkhe did an incredible job with a new hope
James Cameron is a must
Working on this film with Gareth and seeing how he approaches it and gives notes shows how hes so in-tune with VFX work. He was amazing and i love working on his films. Worked on Rogue one and The Creator and they were both amazing to work on :)
I also was the one who animated the bomb robot running across the bridge :) Was super hard to get right from the front angle due to the design like Gareth said as it's essentially a big bin with legs but side on was very forgiving :)
Amazing work!!
That bomb boi was terrifying, and you did an amazing job! It really did have a feeling of great physical weight in that cylinder body as it propelled itself... I got shivers. Rogue One is one of my favorite movies for VFX too, The Creator looks just as beautiful and interesting!
It’s gotta be so amazing to be on the bleeding edge of these creative arts. Both of those films will be studied by future generations as part of cinematic history.
Nice work!
The VFX in rogue one and the creator blow me away, it really just feels so believable and natural. Neil Blomkamp and Gareth Edwards are just on such a high level of seamlessly blending futuristic elements in without disturbing the scene
Yeah. And Neil has the same background as Gareth, starting in VFX then breaking into the industry with an independent work (but Neil's was a short film, which then became the basis for District 9). They need Neil to appear on the show. I hope they can convince him, too, of finally giving in and making District 10 :P The script is supposedly alread done!
Mann i love of both of them when approach this genre 🥹
Totally agree with 2 names u took .
I would add matt reeves and Denis Villanueva to that list.
💯💯💯
Seeing Wren and Gareth BOTH trying to figure out how they made a VFX element of a shot is such a delight.
11:20 Sam's mixture of anger and admiration at cleverness makes me really happy 😊
Just posted the same thing
Gareth Edwards was a lowly VFX dude working from his bedroom who clawed his way to being a director and has directed probably the best Disney Star Wars film as well as one of the most visually creative original sci-fi films in recent years. Man is a hero to dorks like us.
"He is the one true Morty!"
with his mindset, his future, and our viewing experiences, should be pretty darn good.
So everyone knows- Gareth did a VFX course for FXphd called "After Effects for Guerilla Filmmakers". It will teach you the core concepts of this approach and how to do it quickly in AE. It's out there. Highly recommend.
Not exactly- he worked on vfx for 10 years and I think won an award for it earlier first. But yes he did what he did on his film himself, and that was his break. An inspirational story for sure.
And now Gareth is directing the new Jurassic World movie coming out next year
Love this guy. He made me fall in love with Godzilla movies back in 2014.
I think there's something very powerful and understated by the fact of how many times he said "You know, I'm just guessing I have no idea how they actually did all this." Coming from a VFX guy turned Director, I think it speaks to the level of trust he had in the VFX supervisor and the rest of that team that the approach just seemed to be "I trust your expertise, do what you're going to do." and not need to micromanage or get hyper-involved in the process, and just let the results speak for themselves.
He’s the epitome of DIY VFX. Been a fan ever since hearing he did all the shots for his debut film Monsters on his bedroom iMac over like 9 months or something. Excited to hear he’s going to be helming the next Jurassic movie; hopefully he can get things back on track!! 🤞
Idk I think that Neill Blomkamp has him beat on that. Just look at District 9 and Elysium.
I didn't know that! That is very good to hear. Let's hope the studio lets gives him enough creative control.
Big fan of his and same, I saw a thing about him doing the vfx in a hotel room for months and was blown away as to how good the movie monsters looks and feels for almost zero budget.
DIY? Hearing him talk, it kinda sounded like he just filmed stuff and said "the effects guys will figure it out later."
Seriously this is a top tier guest haha, having the big VFX guys was already big but this is a AAA director. Id love it if they got Adam wingard or Robert eggers haha, but I guess they aren't super vfx focused
Maybe the guy who did Kung fury
Gareth is such a VFX heavyweight, the dude is unreal. Reading into the background of Monsters and that he did all of the shots himself blew my mind the first time I heard it
Be careful, he might use the footage when he 'blew' your mind! 🤯
This episode was EXTRA fascinating. I enjoyed watching The Creator but had NO idea this was how it got made, gonna rewatch now with my jaw on the floor.
ILM showed that for the blue laser in the water, they used the flashlights on the guns for the reference.
This is one of the best episodes ever. So glad you're able to get such wonderful people on here.
lmao is this the first episode you watched?
When I watched The Creator, I assumed they went with the approach of mixing practical makeup and CGI to make the robots look as good as they did. But the fact they didn't do any of that (not even tracking markers) and made it look that good is insane.
The rain on the window really makes the rear projection play so well
I love Sam and Wren being blown away at 10:27. Them having a keen eye on what's CGI or not still being amazed and blindsided by Gareth's genius.
I was amazed they didnt spot it yet the shot still looks amazing!
I was surprised that I was able to guess it at the last moment before Gareth Edwards revealed how it was done and Sam and Wren didn't, though I think they were probably just distracted because they were talking to him at the same time while I was just watching, haha.
He was so angry lmao
I couldn’t see shit! Too dark man Im so frustrated I want to see
I've been a fan of Gareth Edwards and rooted for him ever since seeing Monsters in 2010. Very happy you guys got to speak with him about The Creator.
One of the few directors that can manage to give me chills when watching his movies. Especially in the theater. Godzilla's first roar, and first breath. Rogue One's hallway scene. He knows how to buildup and surprise.
Gareth Edwards and the Corridor Crew, the perfect combination. brilliant episode. They guy can make very little money look like A TON of money. love his work, and he made the BEST Star Wars prequel.
Basically every project that Gareth is attached to has been a pleasure to view so far. Visually he has that special touch that not many have, the movies always feel grounded and real, which is something so important in Science Fiction.
Ikr. This movie alongside Rogue One and Godzila are so good to watch. They're visually stunning.
I’m surprised they didn’t ask about the Beirut explosion footage being used.
That might be *gasp* controversial.
They bitched out hard on this one
@@OompaLoompaFu as they seem to increasingly do. I think when they started doing things with AI, they permanently corrupted their moral compasses.
Can't have such controversial topics here.
@@Mike_Oxard It's money, I guess. They started off as nobodies, really, now they have all these special guests from all over the industry, which of course, gives cool insights, but you can't really critique these guys, otherwise nobody'll come by anymore... or will give you work. It's the age-old "if you get big, you're losing your moral compass, you have to".
So cool to see some of our work in this video. Me and my team tackled a variety of robots / simulants /vehicules shots in the floating village and in the farmer house and we all loved the end result. Big props to match move and clean-up/roto people for the insane quality of tracking and clean plates we got to use.
Too bad the story was steve seagal level of nonsense
@@Shaft0 we get it you re jealous, no need to bother the person working in this industry
The fact that he is going to direct Jurassic world 4 is so exciting
Is this confirmed???
Chat, Is this real?!
its true according to the Hollywood Reporter
All of a sudden I'm actually excited for a new JW movie
@@TahaMedyaTV Apparently so. Multiple outlets seem to make that claim.
While personally the story for The Creator wasn't as fulfilling as other films by Gareth Edwards like Rogue One, I was in love with the Visuals of the film and how beautiful and detailed it was from beginning to end. And I was amazed to hear that Edwards had a lot of inspiration for this film from other films I truly love and now after re-watching the film for a second time the bits of detail I missed from watching it in theaters, I truly appreciate the work and time the VFX and CGI team did to make this film feel so real. Thank you Gareth Edwards and I hope that you win the well deserved award at the Oscars!
THIS GUY!!!!! Mr Edwards is one of my fave directors. Rogue One was an absolute masterpiece! Leaps and bounds ahead of any other Star Wars movie. And the first legendary Godzilla, while a little light on the monsters with big only having 12 mins of screen time in the entire movie... Was still an exceptional 12 mins! I'm gutted to see how the subsequent directors have wrecked legendary Godzilla in the sequels.
Man... Edwards is one of my favorite directors working. Godzilla and Rogue One (the best SW film since the OG trilogy) are absolute masterpieces.
This guy gets it! Thank you for bringing him on. He is a master visual story teller. I love his rational for shooting on location, which is almost always better, as people can relate more to actual locations even if they’ve never been there. Also, when talking about the beach scene on how he includes something because it looks awesome and would give him goosebumps watching. Watching Rogue one and Godzilla gave me that feeling so many times. We need more filmmakers like him.
This movie was cancer.
@@Shaft0why??
No questioning of the inclusion of the Beirut footage? The man is sitting right there! 😂
Yeah I really thought they'd address that
That footage is not in the movie, maybe they have removed it and it is good that they realized their mistake and cut it out
I don't think that footage is in the movie, they have removed it and it's good that they realized their mistake and cut it out
Funny enough, in the middle of this episode i got an ad for the upcoming Godzilla x Kong film and the difference between Gareth's style of filmmaking and what has become of the western godzilla movies..oh boy. I'm very glad he's back as a director.
I'm such a fan of Gareth, he's movies make you feel like you're there experiencing it. Monsters and Godzilla (2014) are incredible. He really feels like a common person from amongst us was given a shot at making stories come to life because he is so creative and super-freaking talented.
Now after this video, he's so affable and nice to talk to.
This movie made no sense. Get real
@@Shaft0Lol, you must be one those fandom haters could not tolerate.
@@Shaft0I'm assuming you're talking about Monsters, I admit its a bit slow, but what I like is the director looks at looks at behemoths and spectacles as awe-inducing scenes. That's why 2014 Godzilla head and shoulders above anything else made after.
But that's fine you can say the movie not your taste.
I wish you could bring back Gareth and talk about the space battle scenes in Rogue One (maybe for a May 4th episode??). I am obsessed with how he makes the visuals look so authentic and close to the original trilogy films, especially on where other directors (JJ and Jonson) execute differently. How/what are the secret is that Gareth doing that makes the scenes look in my opinion “just so damn right” is something I really really want to see you guys discuss.
Please make it happen!
This was so nerdy. I love it. Gareth has been one of my favorite directors over the last few years and it feels like so much of his output has been things ive always wanted to see and didnt know it. There was a particular scifi art movement in the early to mid 2010s i loved and the Creator captured those vibes so well.
Same, can't wait for his Jurassic movie!
What a genius and visionary. He can see things that most people don't and comes up with really simple but incredibly effective solutions. Incredible.
I was kind of hoping you were going to ask Gareth how the beirut explotion shot ended up in the trailers and see more of how much control a director has over movie trailers.
Nope. Optics before truth.
While it may have been worth asking, I very much doubt that the director is involved with the trailers. From what I’ve heard it’s usually a different team that just pulls together what they’ve got from the production so far (which is why you sometimes have shitty trailers that don’t understand what the film/game is about). Saying that, it’s also possible it was stock footage they found.
He addressed in in a Reddit AMA about 5 months ago. Said it was only supposed to be used as reference.
Gareth Edwards is an amazing filmaker and completely underrated. Thank you for having him. I hope Hollywood keeps letting him create masterpieces.
the fact that he used the big budget on the VFX and used alot of indie film making techniques is really smart, keeping the film making part cheap so all the budget went to vfx and it paid off, this has to be one of the visually impressive movies ever
Also wrote the script with chatgpt. $$$
@@Shaft0 someone’s jealous
I think my favorite thing about the Nomad station's laser was the instant-ness of it. Like, lasers in Star Wars or Terminator, phasers in Trek, etc... they all are beams of light that visually move from the source to the target. But, light doesn't behave that way-at least, not at timescales we mere humans can observe with our eyes. Light's frikkin' fast! So the instant changing of the Nomad laser's shape and whatnot was really neat to see, in part because nobody had ever really depicted laser beams like that before (except perhaps Joss Whedon in Firefly's episode 13 - Heart of Gold... Rance Burgess' laser gun's beam was pretty instant when it was slicing across the house).
*Dude is singlehandedly changing how big budget movies can be made*
*Ironically with lower budgets*
Minus One? less than $12m for that movie and it's incredible
The Creator was by far my favorite movie of 2023 and hearing about how it was made makes me appreciate it even more. I'm getting a lot of District 9 vibes... Also having Neill Blomkamp on the show would be absolutely amazing!
That sponsored segment transition was masterful. I knew something was up because Jake was on screen but you got me. Well done.
Hmm.. I was expecting them to review a certain shot.. I guess they weren't allowed to ask that
Gareth is SO UNDERRATED. His work on Rogue One was STELLAR and he did it again with The Creator. I cannot wait to see more work from him. And I LOVE how humble he is. The man RULES
So, we just going to ignore the fact that Niko talked shit about this director a few weeks earlier. 🤣
when ?
I watch older movies (before 2010), and they feel so much more alive and fun to invest my thoughts and emotions into. They're better written, but I think what really does it is those worldbuilding moments. Everything made nowadays just feels like, "this happened, and then this happened, and then this happened". You can feel the committee of executives on the other side gutting the thing of soul. Those little, slow, quiet moments are important.
So many writers now only think in action scenes, they don't know how to write the inbetweens.
Did you ask about the explosion from the trailer?
It's amazing to see someone actually live your dream. It's possible.
I like how when they're talking about humanizing the robot concepts and having the front strip of the throat, at 5:00 , he says, "If you remove it. It feels like they're a zombie. Like it's a lifeline." Which is exactly what it is. The front of the neck represents the windpipe, along with other important blood vessels. If you were to see an cg character without that, your brain would instinctively scream it doesn't/can't breathe and would repulse you from it, because not breathing means dead/dying, however the cg is actively moving
BRAVO JAKE! I actually sat thru the ad after that amazing segway 🤣🤣🤣
How come no one asked about the footage "used" from the Lebanon port explosion?!
We didnt ask about the Beirut explosion? Was kinda waiting for it to come up.
Need to stay in character
Well… its not the in movie, so that speaks for itself
This dude seriously laid out to all of us how ANYBODY with a brilliant idea, some serious organization, and some talented people can make amazing things happen nowadays. Nothing is stopping anybody any more.
It's inspiring to learn how they brought to life the visuals using a specific camera and utilized real-world locations instead of heavily relying on CGI. The combination of innovation and world building in this film is truly remarkable.
You can tell Gareth is holding a lot back because The Creator wasn't received well despite all this work
Too bad you did not ask about the Lebanon explosion footage they used in the movie
Isn't this the guy who used the same frames from the Beirut explosion?
The Creator is a very special movie for me because I have done what Gareth has done. I have traveled to Thailand and Cambodia and Nepal... and I have recorded those amazing places cinmatically inspired by movies like Apocalypse Now or Baraka.
Best sponsor segmento I've ever seen. Normally I skip it ahead but this time made logic sense somehow. It was nice experience!
Great insight! But a bit disappointed to not see any mention of the controversial usage of the Beirut explosion footage, especially cause it's something you guys have mentioned in prior episodes.
Integrity runs second to $$$ with these guys it seems
I'm surprised they didn't mention the trailer shot that was pulled from real footage of the Beirut explosion
yup quite disappointed they didnt say anything at all about it
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What about the Beirut Moment in the first trailer ???????????????
Seriously one of my favorite movies in a long time… so psyched to see Gareth on the couch this week!!!
The little closing speech Gareth gives in this is truly inspiring! Awesome awesome episode.
Was kinda hoping they would talk a little about the use of the Beirut explosion the used in the trailer. Do they talk about it in the full website video or did they just not talk about it at all?
These guys never talk about controversy.
@@armorclasshero2103 Its seems like they like to talk about it until the person accountable is actually there. Just feels a bit brown nosing
Didn’t you guys diss’ the creator? This was when the trailer used a bit of real life explosion footage where people died and you did a whole feature on it.
Don’t really know how I feel watching y’all promote this movie after slamming it for using the Beirut explosion in its trailer.
It's called $ and being sycophants.
I would have never know about this if this channel didn't exist. The movie captures so much of the flavor of 90's anime.
For a guy to come in decades after and make my third favorite Star Wars film is top tier in my book. I’ll watch anything this genius creates.
Where are the important questions? We all remember when the trailer came out and on this channel they talked about how they had used the Bairut explosion, how they had taken advantage of a tragedy and then used it in the film. What a disappointment.
OMG this is so cool! Gareth is from Nuneaton in the UK which is where I live.
This says a lot about you guys that this awesome director come and sat on your couch with you.
This IS filmmaking. In the dirt, improvising with the world and what you have on the day. So much Respect to gareth
The blend of complex cgi and much simpler "film some rocks to mimic a canyon" effects are done so flawless
I actually saw this at the cinema and it was the first film in a while that felt real and it definitely helped me get invested into the story along with the quality acting of course. This film really seemed to pull every element together so much better than a lot of other modern films manage. Very impressed and interesting to see how it was made!
Wow! It was fascinating to get a peek behind the scenes. I loved the visual style of this movie. Gareth is a genius. I can’t wait to see what he does next []-)
Thought for sure they’d ask him about using that real world bomb footage..
when the channel goes full circle. wow.
NGL, that was the best segway into a SquareSpace sponser spot I've ever seen and probably will ever see.
This is my new favourite episode. I absolutely love that Gareth took movie making back to the great days , when movie makers had to think outside the box to get a shot and didn’t rely on a huge budget . The canyon shot blew my mind 👏👏👏
I discovered Gareth with Monsters and it was an amazing performance knowing how the movie was created. I am so grateful to see that he, indeed, become an amazing director with so many great movies.
Lol @13:25. Did anyone else notice that the entire flat plate of his head goes down before he detonates. It's like his head is plunger on a detonator. Love those tiny details
Gareth and Wren just geeking out at the end was so awesome. You can tell that Gareth just loves VFX and really appreciates what it's capable of
I adored the creator and how stylish it was. I was convinced it was going to make a bigger slash at the box office. Still doesn’t change the fact that it’s a great movie lovingly crafted.
I really like the fact that Gareth Edwards didn't bother to explain the tech much at all in the movie. Things just were.
Oh yeah, and in the next Stuntmen Reacts, please cover Baby Assassins.
15:26 is my favorite part of this video plus I like your description of the Nomad beginning at 15:33
Guys! Gareth was on your couch! How cool is that?! I loved this movie. The high tech mixed with real life locations is what made this movie epic for me. Kind of like what the original Star Wars did in 1977.
I LOVE Rouge One and was so excited for this movie. Went to see it in theater, mindblown. I really enjoy the world and the story he decided to portray.
Gareth is the actual reference for science fiction these days. Great movie and great episode guys!
This makes me SO FREAKING excited about his jurassic park. Please make it official and let's get a down and dirty dinosaur movie of our dreams.
i love the naturalistic approach on how the robots are move and interact, it is also reminds me of Ian Hubert the way he films and create scenes.
I will definitely see this movie, especially for its VFX. Gareth Edwards is an excellent example of WORKING SMART and the fact he has firsthand experience with computer graphics makes the whole experience smoother. Sometimes, practical effects yields greater results
I loved The Creator and was real glad that I went to the theater to see it because ever since I learned about the movie knowing Gareth was behind it I made sure of it. It wasn't what I quite expected and loved it for that reason alone. To me similarly to Godzilla Minus One there are lessons to be learned from it. There was so many great moments that put me in horror and awe that I've learned Gareth knows how to do well and has a genuine love for VFX that's to be admired.
sci-fi but day to day, i didn't really had the word at the time but i think that was what made Ian hubert's art so special. It's so mundane yet so fantastical, practical but also whimsical
Am I the only one who enjoyed the creativity of the ad bit leading to the mentioning of square space? Like I had an idea where it was going but I was still interested in how Jake would get there.😂
I watched this movie in singapore airlines ( sgp to seoul) the view outside blended so well the artistry of this movie . I think his movie is one the most soothing to eyes FX movie ever made . So beautiful
Man, Gareth Edwards is such an inspiration. As an up and coming VFX artist, I hope that I'll have the honor of working on one of his films someday.
The creator was one of the best movies I have seen in such a long time. Cinematic masterpiece especially the amount of creative and hard work that went into making it feel so much larger. I even saw it in theaters twice. great film hands down
Gareth Edwards is certainly in my top 3 favourite directors. He knows special effects like few other directors out there and his dedication to world building is what makes his films so great but the big corporations only really want bang bang movies with no rhyme or reason to them.