I was a pre-viz/layout artist and supervisor for 10 years, so it's really nice to see a different part of the pipeline get featured on the channel. The jobs aren't all sexy final renders and comp!

One thing I noticed when they were showing pre-viz, post-viz and final is that each pass was getting *darker* than the previous one. Perhaps you could do an episode with a colorist / color grader and discuss how color is applied in film?

I was the matte painter on Movie Prey and worked on those shots which were shown in the start. And I really enjoy watching the videos on the Corridor Crew Channel, very educational and entertaining.

I would love to see you guys do the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode 'Trials and Tribblations' - it's from 1996, and it's a fantastic example of inserting modern-day actors into scenes shot in the 1960s. This was also the first time any scenes from the original series had been remastered from their original negatives, so Shatner, Nimoy and company look fantastic.

Fun fact: when streaming studios give early access screeners to critics, some times there's scenes that are still pre-viz because they're still working on the CGI. Happens a lot with later episodes when they give out full seasons for a weekly show

Thank you for asking "how do you get in to pre-viz"! As much as I love seeing every step of the digital production process, the "initial sketch & refinement process prior to doing a final piece art" that is pre-viz has always interested me.

Story boards and pre viz are def the bones, heart, and soul of a great sequence.

This was the coolest behind the process video. Loved hearing all the steps in it

As a Artist whose done some storyboarding for film, this was a particularly awesome episode to see how the big wigs pre-vis these projects.

I think this might be one of my favorite episodes of VFX artists reacts. Very interesting to see the this deep into the process. Thank you James!

Monty Oum's work would be cool to check out. He's no longer with us but the man was a savant of fight choreography. The Dead Fantasy series is unbelievable and of course the first two seasons of RWBY and the 4 proof of concept trailers he made for the series when he was pitching the idea.

Spectacular guest. Wish the episode had been longer. Now I want even more Viz content at all stages.

Woaw, James was awesome to have on the couch. The hidden hero of the hidden heroes! Great insight on the workflow of big projets.

Please don’t stop sharing about VFX advancement. It is so inspiring to see, hear how people are doing, discovering ways to continue making amazing artwork!

Duuuuude! Finally they got a pre viz guy on the couch hell yes. The “I promise it’s gonna look amazing” people who make it possible for it to indeed look amazing in the final product. So awesome.

i had no idea they did this for live action films. i guess it makes sense when thinking about it, as it's the easiest way to choreograph action scenes, but yeah. learnt something new!

Yo guys I think y'all should definitely start doing video game graphics with how damn good they been getting

This was so cool! Watching the different visual steps to the final product was amazing! Please show more like this.

Wow never realised so much went into pre-viz and how much camera, shots and storytelling went into it. Great episode.

Could you guys do one about how they did The Muppets (2011) it’s genuinely a very impressive film and i was watching it last night and they have a scene after Walter hears the bad guys’ plot he runs out of Kermit’s office and for him running they use a Snoricam and i’m so curious as to how they achieved it

Wren is a Mistborn fan?! I want to meet this crew so bad. You guys ask seem chill and I'd learn a lot from being around you all.

Man this channel always continues to impress with its informative and funny approach. I bloody love these guys!!

The visuals in Prey were good. I didn't even catch some of the uses of CGI until I watched it a second time

It's so great to see you guys looking at pre-vis! I'm a pre-vis artist for a well known games company (coming on ten years now!) and It's so great to see love for the guys who are considered integral, yet invisible!

They should check out Fincher's new movie The Killer. There is a big fight scene and it looks like they use full digital doubles in parts of it. which seems strange since it's such a grounded fight scene.

Would love to see more videos taking about tech-vis process, especially with big blockbusters that spends millions on building sets with large action sequences.

dude this is great knowledge, as to how the previs-post vis-tech vis-etc helps make movies....I love it so much.

No One Will Save You was my favorite film of the year, glad to see it on here

Damn this may have been the most interesting episode to date, so interesting man. And the dude is such an experienced professional, man.

This might be one of my favorite episodes of this show! So much stuff learned and such a cool new side of vfx (and viz 😂)

This was such a fun episode, but i really like how it shows how it takes alot of people doing different things to create this magic we see on screen.

as VFX related artist - this episode need max expose for normal everyday movie goers just to get grasp and understand how their epic movie on big screen was before any principal photography and all that sweet magic of post - be it green screen mocap real world set et cetera - PRE-VIZ is almost actually on top of list for what it comes to make that movie flow epic after all - and be done in budget and in time - thx CC for another reminder about facts how it works 🤟🤟🤟

I still gotta scream out 1998's the Faculty! Incredibly good and funny and weird late 90's CGI.that movie has so many vfx gems!

Where are you guys... no video in this week. Waiting eagerly 😊😊

This was an awesome episode seeing this part of the process!

Never really thought about pre-vis that much but those folks are so important to the whole process it seems. Great work!

Such a informational episode, what a great guest James was.

This guy and his job is so cool, such a interesting part of the craft of the vfx industry

Thanks for giving us a great insight into pre-viz!

This was an awesome guest, so cool to see all the vizzes

These shows are always interesting and informative but it was really cool to get some insight and behind these scenes for a part of film and TV production that usually gets overlooked or undervalued by the general public.

Not exactly pre-viz but I did manage to do all the animation by myself on my recent Zelda video 😅😄

This was really fascinating to learn about. Thanks, James!

That was a very cool episode! Thanks!

Would love another episode with James Willingham. That was super fun to watch :D

As a pretty fresh freelance vfx artist, I’ve tried showing post-vis previews to clients, but and found it pretty difficult to help the clients put on their “cg goggles.” I can already see this video being a great resource to help clients understand the importance of this, and also just the importance of not rushing straight to the final comp, even if it’s just going to help me more articulate! Thanks dudes, you guys rock!

This was a really great episode, BRAVO.....

Happy holidays guys thank you for putting out so much great content this year! I love this channel!

this episode is SUCH a good resource for those hoping to work in film. knowing the steps and things necessary to make great, well planned and thought of VFX. I love it!

Hell yea! Was with TTF for 8 years! Good times traveling for movies and making magic get Greenlit ✌️⚡️

oh my gosh yes they finally did the hobbit I allways wanted to see this moment broken down

This was a really interesting video and I learned a ton of stuff from it. Thanks for showing a different side of CGI!

Weird, 123 is on KZfaq but not the Corridor website? Did someone forget to flip the switch? edit - 01:55 EST the extended version is on Corridor

Such an informative video, loved this!

dang these videos are always so interesting... Massive thanks to corridor and all the guests for so much great entertainment and info!!! looking forward to more in 2024 !! Merry Xmas and Happy New Year everyone!

One of the best episodes! Awesome new and interesting content!

From pre watch to watch to post watch I loved this video! As a DP who has been using C4D and CT to pre viz my work its so cool to hear a pro at their craft :)

Why this not on corridor website first 🤔 i want extended version! 😄

Nice work James and CC! James and I have worked on many shows together. He’s the best.

Sounds awesome Niko hope people submit their previz stories would be a great way to introduce new people to audiences that want to be in film and media in the future 💯👍😎

I wonder where the extended cut on the site is? Cant see it anywhere. The youtube version will have to do for now!

Why is this not on the app/website? I thought you just had taken Christmas break? I am pretty confused, but, nice to see an upload, but i will wait for the extended react.

So cool to see how many different elements go into making a shot.

That was incredible! Thank you for such a dive

Prey is one of the best Predator movies we have, right up there with the original Predator, and you can definitely appreciate it so much more watching these behind the scenes stuff and seeing how much passion and heart everyone put into it

Me thinking my screen had a dead pixel and tapping it to fix it, but it's just the camera for the full couch shot (Niko's left shoulder)

So cool to see another pov on the vfx/production process

Amazing! Please more episodes like this!!

Where is this week's video?

Good to see various parts of the pipeline getting featured as a producer in the industry id love to a producer on the couch 🛋

I loved this new type of content of another part of the proces, I hope you do more like this sometimes

i'm only 5 min in, but this episode is extra special, I had no idea all this was going on when filming a movie nowadays, thanks

I can finally watch these after catching up after months of watching

It’s time for new react video. Where is it, guys?

The last thing I knew about were storyboards, so it seems that planning got very technical. Such a work that we didn't not only see but appreciate, till now, thanks.

This was fascinating! Had no idea its THAT MUCH work!

House of the dragon is a masterpiece I can't wait to see s2

You guys should do some videos where you look at CGI in music videos. There is some wild stuff out there but also some really good stuff! Eiffel 65 - Blue, O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei (Some wild ones). a-ha - take on me, has some really good CGI that would be interesting to see what you guys think. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you all :)

Same as game dev, it's a lot of listening to great ideas from every corner of dev team. With a director combining the best pieces, yet everyone doing their utmost best. Cool to see more of the process on film.

Bless this man and all the great work he and his colleagues have done.

you guys should do more of this before and after cgi reacts

Please look at “Death Becomes her”, there’s a lot of body manipulation effects in the latter half of the movie. Specifically when Goldie Hawn’s character gets a hole in her stomach and is used in a number of shots where they look through and interact with the hole, like throwing a spear through it and sitting down while a spear protrudes from it. Also a few practical shots of Meryl Streep readjusting her head

Think this is the earliest i've ever caught an upload!

This is very helpful! More talks on direction will be really appreciated guys.

Wow, so Dan Trachtenberg directed Prey? Now I have to finally watch it. Really miss the days of The Totally Rad Show.

Perhaps eventually, they could check out ABBA Voyage for a special episode featuring some select moments as the technology behind it is really impressive.

This was soo informative.. seriously.. kudos guys!

Amazing episode, love the work of James.

We need your take on Godzilla Minus One!!

SOLSTICE - 5 by Paul Chadeisson is something you guys should check out. Just came out a couple of weeks ago but the effects look awesome.

Thanks guys. Great episode again.

One of the best episodes I've seen. More of this content pleases!

Is there a reason this isnt on the site? I hav3 been refreshing since yesterday haha. 😅

Worst VFX, worst physics sims, worst stunts ever in a movie. Torque (2004)

Oh man, I JUST bought the Prey bluray last night. Watching it tonight and I'm so excited!!

These deep dives are really amazing

What happened to CC?

Don't forget to smash that SubViz button! =D

This was fascinating, great choice to go into this side of movie making! Also love wrens mistborn shirt!

I'm just always stoked seeing Wren in his mistborn/bridge 4 shirts and representing the cosmere for us hahah, it hasn't been made live action yet so we can nerd out about it before it's a mainstream thing A few years ago he even got Sanderson himself thanking him on Reddit