VFX Artists React 103: Dungeons & Dragons, Thor: Love & Thunder

I was genuinely surprised by the dnd movie. I went in with no expectations and really loved it. It felt like the writers just recorded their own campaign

I was a sound editor on Zohan. Based on the raw footage I saw before vfx work was completed, you pretty much nailed it. I think I have a screenshot of it somewhere. There were a lot of really great wire work shots in the first reel of the film.

I was actually really impressed by the practical effects in the movie. They definitely didn't have to use as many puppets and such as they did, but it gave the movie such a grounded feel.

10:10 wow it's not often you get to see a mistake (however minor) in a corridor video :) love sourcename's work on Thor: Love and Thunder!

The DnD movie followed the "Rule of Cool" several times, deciding that some of the stringent rules in the actual game could be bent to make a more enjoyable experience. That's why the Druid "Doric" could wild shape through different forms back to back, and also why she could turn into an Owl Bear, which is an abomination and not an actual creature a Druid can become. And the movie was right, as it was damn cool.

Corridor Crew is at a level where they speculate a VFX shot in a major motion picture, then get the VFX supervisor on the next episode to reveal the magic. 👏🏼

As a kid watching the Ten Commandments, I was blown away by the pillar of fire in front of Pharaoh's chariot and writing the Ten Commandments on stone. As an adult, I'm amazed by the costumes, massive sets, huge number of extras, and elaborate props. The snake Moses picks up is an awesome prop and the way they turned the water to blood was also really cool despite being pretty straightforward.

I really want them to go in more depth with the D&D movie. There is so much there. I would love to know how they did the dragon chase scene

The dungeons and dragons movie was such a great watch,the cgi was absolutely amazing

On the Thor lighting: 1917 did something similar with the flare scene and I felt that worked very well artistically, going from almost pitch-black darkness to almost daylight brigthness. And the moving shadows added a kind of surreal feel as if time was moving differently.

Glad you featured Zohan! Such a gem and totally funny!

The Ten Commandments is one of my all time favorite films. Nice to see it represented. You also check out the even older version from the 1920's by the same director. The parting of the Red Sea in that one was accomplished with JELLO and heat lamps.

D&D movie was nice, I think they really nailed the balance between VFX and character and story writing.

I love when the guys watch movies from the older days. It shows that even with the available technology back then, it can still get a great reaction!

I love looking at old movie effects. It is so interesting how someone has to think up how to make an effect.

For the ten commandments shot way at the end (18:15); I'm pretty sure the "bunch of people behind them"' (layer 2 from the back) are also a matte painting.

I would love to see the crew tackle doing recreations of the Moses parting the sea scene with modern tools, maybe as like a time limit race or something

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For decades the parting of the Red Sea scene was a subject of debate and wonder among movie goes, I saw the movie as a child and no other word than purely "awesome" could describe it back then. I heard years later that gelatin was used in the creation of that scene. I don't know to what extent but I have always been curious as how it would have been used. Your explanations are so more plausible I thankyou for your descriptions.

I was a swimmer for a long time so I can shed some light on the adam sandler stunt. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you found everything to the shot. Butterfly is typically a hard stroke to keep up but it's also probably the most fluid when done right and becomes more so as you go faster. The downside of course is this takes a LOT of effort to maintain for a whole race. Now, take away that effort and put it on a boat, and make yourself way way lighter by having someone grab your hips at JUST the right time in the stroke this would likely become nearly effortless especially if you have proper technique, which in this case he does.