VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGi 145

Niko, Wren and Jordan Allen break down some of the best (and worst) visual effects in some of your favorite Hollywood films!

This episode was Directed by Nick Laurant, Produced by Christian Fergerstrom, Edited by Matt Cairns

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0:00 Welcome to VFX Artist React
0:24 Godzilla Minus One
4:28 Manscaping the Family Jewels
6:47 More Godzilla Minus One
9:17 BARRY Stumps Us
11:20 Fury Road vs. Furosa (Mad Max Saga)

[treschlet]

"if your film has 2, 000 effects shots and you say 'well I'm not an effects guy' well, then you're not the director" is such a throw down

[kirkbrackmann]

Would love to see a comparison of Twister and Twisters and the advancements in tech / animation over the near 30 years.

[alpinehouse]

Wren & Niko: Let us know if you worked on the shot! 😊
Jordan: Break the NDA 😈

[rafaellaury]

“Movies are changing every year with the technology, and music is changing every year with technology…but I’m glad books are still keeping it real” accurate vibecheck by Nico, most perfect ending to a video haha

[elilevine]

One VFX shot that blew my mind was a scene in Under the Skin (2013) where a man dies in an alien void and deflates like a skin balloon. It looks unlike anything I've seen before and definitely deserves a deep dive.

[josephskelton]

For quick shots that caught me off guard: In Supernatural S1E9 there's a shot of invisible person on fire that then transitions to a real actor. While not a crazy shot, it was 2005 and a CW tv show.

[ccznen]

Here's an old visual effect worth looking at:

About 2/3 of the way through the film Yankee Doodle Dandy, there's a 2-3 minute montage that's entirely a one-take visual effects shot. Fantastically well done for the 1940s.

[funxX]

Barry stealthily had some of the most beautifully designed shots I’ve ever seen in a series, what a great show.

[jolank]

There were a few really stupid CGI mistakes that made the film look like it's breaking physics. To name a couple:
1. When Furiosa rides a motorbike with her mother and a gas tank explodes on her back. It feels like the explosion is not even there. They are completely unaffected by it.
2. When Dementus crashes Furiosa and Praetorian Jack on their escape, he literally stops his 6x6 going from full speed to zero on like 2 car lengths... and his suspension doesn't even budge. Not even an inch. Felt so unnatural.

[jcmorehead]

16:40 Correction: Rockstar uses the "Euphoria" engine for ragdolls in GTA. However, both Endorphin and Euphoria are developed by NaturalMotion.

[snarf]

BARRY rules. The motorbike sequence is sublime. The feral karate child is crazy and hilarious. Just such a great show.

[polishedpebble]

Reporters in a monster movie are musicians on the titanic.

[yomommacello]

The thing I love about VFX artists reacts is I get to deeply appreciate movies I already love. It’s like examining a diamond and discovering a different unique facet of it.

[ayodejihamilton]

I also appreciate you Guys. Im from Ghana and a motion graphics artist and really learning a lot from your discussions.

[culpritdesign]

"Break the NDA" made me laugh out loud, thank you

[aksharaghav]

BARRY 's title reveal never gets old!

[WooWooPete]

I think a really cool premise could be an episode focused on body doubling. There’s so much to pull from, the classics being Eddie Murphy’s Nutty Professor/Norbit, but there’s also the recent Paul Rudd vehicle Living With Yourself, or even The Boys S4 with Starlight! It could be really interesting to see the different approaches to double casting your actor.

[zacharyo_connor]

Barry is SUCH a good show. Bill Hader is an encyclopedia of film history and directing techniques and he pulls out all the artsy stops. So happy you took a look at that shot.

[beergnomedc]

One of the biggest issues I noticed in Furiosa was speed ramping.
There's of unnatural looking speed ramping.
The drop crane scene at the citadel when the horde first arrives, at the bullet farm fight, the first big war rig fight, and a whole lot more.
I think yall should do a full episode review of Furiosa.
It's a fantastic film and I absolutely love it, but it does have a fair amount of glaring CGI flaws.

[AndyGilleand]

"Comp implying footage that's been comp'd in"

good job, wren