I just remembered that I captured a time-lapse of the entire 3+ days of "in-studio" shooting for the latest video.
The only parts missing are:
It usually takes me a bunch of tries to get anything right. Here are all the camera takes of the shot where I introduce the screen-used miniature of the ship in the FON video.
We shot it with the jib crane, pulling focus remotely and it took this many attempts to get the move + focus + perf...
2021-05-21 20:11:08 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE: I've swapped out the video for a Vimeo version here, while I prepare the general audience premiere on YouTube. If you are prompted for it:
PASSWORD: 98X92A34
Thank you for, uh, waiting. I'm very proud to bri...
2021-05-16 16:57:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings,
So, there's been no Godzilla attack. And I'm essentially done with the video in that it's finalized visually (barring a few last-minute tweaks I always have to make).
There's just a matter of hundreds of sound effects and dozens of music tracks to lay onto everythi...
2021-04-28 00:56:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi friends,
I write to you from the computer chair with which I have become one. Putting together this video has tested every kind of stamina I have, but the finish line finally seems within reach.
The image shows the completed VFX/animation progress bar (representing all the scenes o...
2021-03-31 21:17:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi friends,
Been a while! I'm stuck in my edit bay fortress, chained to this extremely challenging project and I miss you guys. So let's do a livestream to catch up!
Sunday, Jan 31st, 3PM ET https://youtu.be/sVIdHKCjU94<...
2021-01-30 16:59:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Making the Mr. Flare Explains video in 4 days was a good exercise for me in not being too precious with things. I tried to use as much simple stock pics/footage as possible. Still, a couple of spots required original "assets". 2020-12-27 18:11:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! Here it is!
I think I need a lie-down now.
Once again, this emergency Christmas episode was made from scratch, just in the last 4.5 days because... well, I needed a little break from the *big* video and wanted to give you a little something before the year is out.
Merry C...
2020-12-25 22:25:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey friends,
You haven't heard much from me while I've struggled to slay this colossal dragon of a project. I'm still in progress on it. I wish I could detail for you all the gains and setbacks that have happened, but it will have to wait until the video is actually out, as it stands now, s...
2020-12-21 23:31:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi! As mentioned before, I'm posting this to all levels for now, but will limit visibility just to tutorial folks later.
It's an easy-to-follow, but very detailed walkthrough for creating an authentic-looking film leader countdown from scratch, complete with an adjustable damaged f...
2020-11-07 01:35:15 +0000 UTC View Post
The online version of the Blender Conference took place yesterday. It was a collection of fun 2-minute video vignettes from talented CG artists, developers, and filmmakers around the world. Also for some reason Alan the intern 🤷🏻♂️
Check it out!
A link to the entire set o...
2020-10-31 15:37:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
Well, it seems like many of you are already aware, but the new Discord server I posted about a little while ago is now functional.
If you're my patron of any tier (and have your Discord account connected in Patreon settings) you should automatically see the new "Disillusion Ind...
2020-10-17 23:24:00 +0000 UTC View Post
So... I'm pretty excited, and terrified of, the next video.
Excited because it's a cool topic that I'm very into and because it's a *type* of video many viewers have been asking to see (again) for quite a while. Terrified because, well... the script is currently around 36 pages 2020-10-09 01:02:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey friends!
As you may know, an "Official Captain Disillusion Discord" has existed for a while. It's what's been integrated here with my Patreon, at some pledge levels, though I never quite figured out how to make good use of that integration.
The server was actually started by...
2020-09-10 01:42:51 +0000 UTC View Post
I made this goofy over-the-top high tech CG tablet for a momentary gag in the "CD/Color" video, as a shoutout to the YT channel of a masked (even before it was trendy) Japanese illustrator whose streams I sometimes watch while editing.
It's modeled and rendered in Blender. I also drew the i...
2020-09-04 00:10:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Since many of you patiently watched my stream working on the sound design for this episode, here's the complete mix without my pesky voice getting in the way!
The video is doing unexpectedly well, which I guess wouldn't have happened without putting in tons of time into all the details, whi...
2020-08-19 23:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey friends,
Here is a brand new installment of the oft-requested 'CD /' series!
I enjoyed working on this one, but a few parts were real mind-benders to visualize.
Let me know what you think!
Thank you, as always, for your patience and support.
2020-08-17 19:43:44 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE: Starts in 10 mins!
Hey everybody,
The visuals on the next video are complete! Now I'm working on sound. I haven't tried this before, but I figure it could be interesting to stream my process of spotting sound effects (choosing and placing them) using Pro Tools...
2020-08-09 15:39:12 +0000 UTC View Post
I dunno about you guys, but I found this past month challenging for all sorts of reasons!
Continuing with the theme of not making the same type of episode back-to-back, the next video will be a "CD /". But I've been struggling with the script. The topic is a bit broad and juuuust outside my...
2020-07-01 03:35:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a detailed look at the animation/effects in the Ian Hubert's Lazy Tutorials parody of the most recent episode!
There are some aspects I didn't really go into, like compositing, 'cause the video was getting a bit lon...
2020-06-15 16:08:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi friends,
I made a light-hearted new video to give you momentary respite from, you know, the world.
It guest-stars science writer Phil Plait, whom I've known for many years but never had a chance to properly collaborate with until now.
Please enjoy and tell me what you think.<...
2020-06-01 22:15:24 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE: You can now view the recording of the stream at the link
Hi friends!
I'm close to finishing the motion graphics on the next video, so I thought I'd give myself a productivity push (while simultaneously providing some ~content~) with a livestream.
B...
2020-05-22 04:31:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Now that I've had a few days to recover from the latest video and not think about it every waking moment, I figure it might be fun to do a little live screening, talk about the process, make fun of the imperfections and just do a general Q&A on life, the universe and everything. We need to ca...
2020-04-15 15:01:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Haven't done one of these since way back on the "Amazing Water Trick" episode, but I think it's warranted for the latest video.
It's the entire thing in split-screen - VFX on top, no VFX on bottom.
During the "debunking" segments I try to display the main assets used in the graphics.<...
2020-04-11 21:43:19 +0000 UTC View Post
I was looking over the few pics I managed to grab during this strange project and they make it seem like I wasn't having any fun. But I don't remember being as gloomy as I look! I mean get a load of this guy!
2020-04-09 21:40:42 +0000 UTC
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Well....... here it is.
I hope the extremely long wait hasn't lead you to expect something super mega over-the-top mind-blowing. But it is a slightly more ambitious episode than usual.
I tried my best to overcome the many tech challenges it involved. I hope the idea comes through and ...
2020-04-07 14:10:17 +0000 UTC View Post
My fellow inhabitants of Quarantine Planet 12,
I hope you are all doing okay, staying safe and sane. As you know, I've been practicing self-isolation preemptively, locked away, working on the video. I'm happy to report that the video is now in the sound design stage! That means it's only da...
2020-04-01 16:13:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, friends!
I'm doing something rarely dared: sharing the video of my TEDx Talk exclusively with you, long before it'll be released to the general public. You're literally the only people able to see it, other than the event organizers who produced it.
This is not a final edit, so...
2020-02-25 17:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, friends!
Patreon has made it so the first 140 characters of any post are publicly visible so I'm just gonna run out the limit with this text aaaand... there.
Ok, now that we're alone, I just wanted to let you know the next video is still in post-production. I'm so sorry t...
2020-02-02 18:44:27 +0000 UTC View Post