VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGi 126 (ft. Gareth Edwards)

Sam and Wren are joined by Director Gareth Edwards to break down his most recent blockbuster film, The Creator, which is nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects!

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00:00 Welcome to VFX Artists React
00:51 Inspiration
02:10 Unconventional Approach
03:46 Designing the Robots
05:27 World Building
07:03 Squarespace
09:11 Making it Look Real
10:04 Movie Magic
11:35 Bomb Boys
13:27 Saving Money on Production
15:24 Nomad Spaceship
18:19 Changing the Industry

[vincible]

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

[Kjleed]

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.

[The_Ostrich]

Damn, my boys really got some top tier celebs on the show these days. When's George Lucas and Steven Spielberg gonna come?

[EChacon]

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

[EnzoDraws]

Seeing Wren and Gareth BOTH trying to figure out how they made a VFX element of a shot is such a delight.

[HaloVFX]

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 :)

[MarkArandjus]

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!"

[ValcryeTheSecond]

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

[darkshoxx]

11:20 Sam's mixture of anger and admiration at cleverness makes me really happy 😊

[ryanhamstra]

I love how it jumps back and forth from “we have ILM” to “we got a home theater projector, stock footage and a hose”

[The_Razielim]

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.

[peanutismint]

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!! 🤞

[LotusEater]

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.

[erikdoer]

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

[wilftheman]

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.

[T_theTrain]

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.

[hjewkes]

The rain on the window really makes the rear projection play so well

[SkyHammackDrones]

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.

[refugeeofvietnam]

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!

[starrynayt]

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.