Adam Savage and Fon Davis Discuss Working on Matrix
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.ค. 2021
- During their tenure at ILM, Adam and Fon Davis worked as model supervisors on the Matrix sequels. What was that like? Adam and Fon reminisce about the challenges and good times they experienced during that job -- and let's just say, laser cutting in 2002 was NOT what it is today!
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It is just so fun to see Adam get excited when Davis mentions making a whole prop with a single machine.
Efficiency feels so good.
These videos could be an hour long and I would never get tired of them, Special effects from a more civilized age...
hear hear! Tested please make more of these!
I agree with the first part of the comment but "a more civilised age" I take a bit of umbridge with, mordern special effects do some absolutely astonishing work and you never notice it's there. It's the inccorect use of it that gives it a bad name, Freddie W pointed this out 6 years ago th-cam.com/video/bL6hp8BKB24/w-d-xo.html
@@dan2124 its just a star wars reference....
I could literally listen to these 2 just talk about old times for hours and hours
LOVE seeing Fon Davis! You guys rock when you're together. I could listen to both for hours!
As could I of what a true pair of legends.
Me as well. I LOVE these sessions between them.
Don't sweat it; they're all good memories & solid fan movies for those of us growing up with them.
"it should be a sport!" - it is, we call them combat events. We make cheap foamboard wings etc. just to smash them up.
i immediately started to imagine an aerial version of battle bots
There's some gorgeous footage of an event and I can't remember where it is or what channel ran it, but it was huge hundreds of little craft and they ran a special stealth bomber style bigger plane... ugh... so good.
@@tauIrrydah That would probably be FliteFest, the annual FliteTest Community gathering. They always have a huge battle and have set records for most rcplanes in the air simultaneously. th-cam.com/video/jdeJUu6um0I/w-d-xo.html
@@tauIrrydah Probably Flite Test. They would build a huge and redonkulous plane and dare the attendees to hit it.
Yep. A friend of mine used to do that in the Philly area. He was very good at it. Other pilots hated him.
The Matrix goes up there as one of my all time favorite movie franchises ever made. I really like the first and the last one though. Lol
The second one holds a fond place in my memories as me and lots of my friends went to see it.
Damn, those good ol days...
@@russfoulkes5490 Reloaded was good but not as awesome as the first movie or Revolutions. Lol
Matrix is a trans allegory
How special to see amazing guys at the top of their game so happy and excited going over memories together, I've heard you speak of Fon many times on your videos Adam to see you both together chatting is a real treat!
I have Huge respect for both of you.
love these videos, I as a tested fan really enjoy Adam's in-depth experience in entertainment and these videos give us another side to that in a great way
What an absolute gem of a treasure trove these dives are. Please, keep them coming
For a moment I thought the title was with "Don Davis", the composer of the films! Fon Davis did incredible work, wonderful video!
That has to be one of the best clips I have seen here for a long time.
So many memories cascading from what most would look at and think it is a board with plastic stuck to it.
Thank you for sharing.
The stuff with Fon should be made into Podcasts, I could listen for hours to these 2 guys tell their stories!
I wish there was a Matrix APU model kit. I would love to have one of those on my shelf.
If you have a 3D printer there is a free version if you search on yeggi. It's a lot of pieces to print.
The little figurines they made are awesome
So happy to have given this video it's 5000th like! Fon is awesome! I wish I worked at ILM back in the heyday because I can't imagine how much fun you were having and how many great movies you were a part of.
I remeber seeing Adam Savage in the bonus content for revelations years after it came out. I remeber thinking "hey that is Adam from mythbusters" haha
So you were the true "architects" of the Matrix?! o.O
Well, I mean, Adam is looking a bit like The Architect, non?
@@canadademon while Fon could pass for a woman if he shaved? 😵
thank you! So interesting! I could listen to these two talk for DAYS!
I absolutely adore listening to the two of you talk. I work in local market television and your war stories are surprisingly similar, at least in tone, to what me and my coworkers talk about when we reminisce about past live shots and events.
The videos with these two have been fantastic so far! I hope we get to see more videos like this where Adam meets up with other industry friends to talk about the work they did together.
Fun fact: here in Germany there are official contests which include potentially bringing down other plans to win. I didn’t find the exact names for them but i got told wild stories. Btw some build big planes with multiple motors for those events.
so was
This was honestly the most interesting conversation to be a part of. This video is awesome ❤️
This was so much fun to watch. I say we need a full podcast with these kinds of interviews!
omg, this is my favorite Adam Savage Tested industry interview. By far. Would have enjoyed hearing this conversation go on longer.
You have mentioned Fon quite a bit over the years. It’s been fun watching you two reminiscing. All the best.
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Great conversation!
Been really enjoying these videos and learning a lot, not to mention laughing along with you all over the finer details (aka nerding out) of making. I'm a maker of a few years and a long-time Battle Bots fan from the 90's. Thanks for some much needed laughs and smiles!
These are some of my favorite
Ok maybe this is the best show ever. We need more hours of this two talking about things. Thanks
I love these and I imagine there's years of content you guys can cover. Please do.
Fon is delightful! more stories from you, sir!
Great video, the best one with Fon, so far 👍
I was on the digital side making hovercrafts :)
I remember the day you guys blew the Zion gate for the Mjolnir crash. Lucky to have witnessed that!
These videos with Adam & Fon are great. Those models are SO cool.
You can tell that these two guys are wizards. Their McFarlane Toys‘ Matrix APU‘s shoulders are not broken.
the real wizardy is it being relatively dust free, mine looks like its been in a dust storm. its a pain to clean even with compressed air, so many surfaces and recesses.
Mines been collecting dust uncleaned for a while, but i have one unopened also 🎉
what wonderful enthusiasm from these two great model makers
What a wonderful show .. priceless fun memories shared with us
These are interesting vids with Adam and Fon. Fun to hear the behind the scenes movie magic and creativity. thanks
Fun video. keep them coming Adam!
yeah!
joy of making!
Oh this is so cool. I love all of this stuff. Especially the sentinel and the APU.
yes yes enjoyed this too
may we have another please
that was so cool! the pure joy of those two just remembering the things they did.
They are truly a joy to be around, too. Stay tuned for more!
I need more Fon & Adam.
I know that Star Wars is really high on Adams movie love list. But for me The Matrix always holds that spot. I refuse to call the 2nd and 3rd movie failures purely on the art design and special effects work of the Zion hangers. When I first saw the hangers on the screen my Jaw dropped in appreciation of the detail and work that went into them.
Star Wars requires you to think like a kid, the Matrix let's you appreciate it as an adult.
The matrix spoke to time i was at in my life too, I was 15. But it was a huge inspiration on many levels.
Please do more of these types of videos.
Don't you ever apologize for the Matrix Reloaded or The prequels, they're still great and part of that was your artistic input my man.
I never want this series with Fon to end
RC Combat takes a leap to the next level when you introduce FPV. SO MUCH FUN!!!
This is the kind of work I’d love to do. Something where years later, talking about it still excites me.
And you both are also rc pilots... how cool is that! amazing.... Adam, you should totally do a video about your rc career. I've always noticed the extra or cap (I think) hanging from your cave... My cave started as an rc shop, I've always scratch built everything from small peaces of balsa wood.... so fun!
Love this!
Fon is a true legend and Gentleman, especially when he was competing in Battle Bots with Mouser Mecha Catbot. I will not ever forget Fon continually allowing kids to progress to the next round, unlike other competitors, even if his robot was better on the day. Since seeing his generosity for the first time, thence in continuity, Mouser Mecha Catbot has been my all time favourite Battle Bot regardless. Fon, you're a Gentleman and a Scholar.
Another awesome episode!
Such a cool video. Love to see you interact with colleagues.
Thanks for sharing!
The APC is one of my all time favorite mechs!!! I'm so glad you had a dabble in it
Hey - The Mummy Returns was great!
Same. I also thought it was fine.
Happy Birthday Adam! 🎁🎉🎊
It oughta be a crime that we weren't able to get a half-hour at least of these two reminiscing over their previous experience working on projects together. So enjoyable.
I remember seeing that hangar crash scene in the behind the scenes from the DVD 😎
I can only think the 14 dislikes are fans that didn’t like the film. Thank you for sharing this story. While the final product might not be the best, the work model makers do on films like this is amazing. I wish we had the cameras and archiving thoughts like we do now.
I actually applauded for this. Great stuff.😍
Really enjoying these! Please get these guys doing a One Day Build !
Oh please do more of these
We have a few more, and hope to return to Fonco soon!
Has two incredibly fascinating models seeing on the desk and they talk about a piece of cardboard the whole time.
As a figure collector, I am absolutely drooling over that Sentinel and APU
Those are toys released by McFarlane Toys. I have the Sentinel somewhere, but never bought the APU.
Happy Birthday Adam!
Happy Birthday Adam!!!
Wow behind the scenes on the Matrix movies and a story about how you guys got into RC Arial combat, way too good. Love to see Adam take a crack at the modern RC stuff, especially the cheap foam core planes.
We were 10 years late...our makerspace ran into exactly this - we inherited a laser cutter and trying to learn all the things you can do, and shouldn't do...and ways you can abuse the machine to get exactly what you want is an art in itself.
More fon!!!
just great. more more more.
I have left notes like that on a drawing to remind myself what the hue/saturation/etc change is to get from one thing to another
more please
Weird coincidence, the composer for the Matrix is Don Davis
OMG Aerial demolition derby sounds amazing
I got to be a location pa for matrix 4 when they were shooting in SF pre pandemic!
Were they nice?
Talk about building those wonderful models on the table!
Yes YES that needs to be a sport
Good one boys.
As a fan of The Matrix it would be really cool to see the raw footage of the model and the hovercraft smashing through the gate. Adam, could you get that footage to show on your show?
Love how creators of props for the movies take pride even when the movies they worked on, aren't as good as the original!
The cone technique is genius!
You can have dog fights with remote control planes using onboard cameras giving a pilots eye view while wearing goggles, Lazer guns and targets can be fitted to make the plane react when hit. Fpv first person view planes should find some on YT.
You found the proper solution to the facet of the curve issue. The only option is to make many small facets to appear as a curve. The reason is because it uses 3D models to cut, which are actually made of faceted triangles, even though a curve may appear smooth mathematically, in reality, it will always be faceted.
interesting, i've been using CO2 lasers for nearly 20 years, liked hearing what issues you had back then, I never did, had a knack for just guessing the right power settings
Great chat!
Would be interested to see a conversation between Adam and Adam Jones from Tool.
I may have to go back to the sequels this weekend
This weekend there is a community of RC aircraft pilots that do a huge weekend of flying planes and home built aircraft. The channel is Flight Test, and at the end of it all they have a huge dogfight! You can watch the videos on their TH-cam channel.
A 36 feet long Hammer crashing though a 16 feet high Zion gate? WE NEED THAT BTS FOOTAGE!!!
I went to see Jurassic Park 3 in theaters. The projector projected the film burning up in its roll onto the screen during the opening credits, lol. It was very accurate to what I saw when they finally ushered us into another theater with film that was still in one piece...
you talk bad about those sequels and prequels, but I truly enjoyed them when they came out and still like to watch them sometimes to this day.
Those flying demo derbies sound hilarious! 👍
I spent a few years using a CMM. A 3 dimensional measuring.machine, not unlike a laser cutter, but had a volume inside of which you could measure ANY dimension on a 3d part. It was insanely accurate (up to .001mm). Held in a climate controlled room, with a ruby tipped probe, with a 1000 lb granite base. (Respect if you know why those features were important).
Point is, in 2009, I still feel Adam's assessment that the software was our limitation. It was so niche that our options for the scale of our hardware were almost none. I think our software provider was out of Germany, so support was a mess.
I remember watching the credits and seeing the APU's were made by 'Giant Killer Robots'.
In movies, some of my favorite 'characters' are machines. The 'Landmaster' APC from Damnnation Alley, the Colonial Marines M577 APC from 'Aliens', the Delorean Time Machine from BTTF, ED-209 from Robocop, proton packs from Ghostbusters, the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars.
I now have two more goals in life. 1) I want an APU model, and 2) I really want to see the behind the scenes footage of that crash scene. A 36' "model" blasting through a 30' wide door? If they released a cinematic of that it would gross higher than M3.
Dude! I so rather watch all the behind the scenes of those miniatures than the actual movie :D
As someone who has been fustrated by simple by-pedal mechs since the early 90's I always thought that those style of mechs in the matrix were extremely well done.