[24] He describes his work with James Randi, Randi calling him to participate in The Amaz!ng Meeting and his video work with Randi in a later project. NETWORKING, BABY. iheartaegislash65 karma2017-07-03 18:23:25 UTC. Goals. FlareAtarashii Gakko! And it's about to premiere live on YT! The Captain claims that there never was any love between him and Holly, but despite this, Junior resembles the Captain in a very close, almost identical . Alan is often put under pressure by the Captain and has an unhealthy relationship, lacking praise and approval for his hard work. His skin is silver chrome with dark hair and the upper half of his face except for his ears is disguised with a mask/make-up for it to appear as human flesh. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The main place for Captain Disillusion fans to get together | 5,756 members. 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Did you learn all of your film tricks in your now non existent school or did you learn your skills afterwards? I like to think most people who make stuff for public consumption understand that it may be praised, criticized or adopted into other derivative creative works. A video a month! I have worked as a freelance camera operator, editor and visual effects artist. I think there are a few ways to do that. Thirdly, he reviews the footage, utilizing his expertise in digital editing, to break down the video and show how the result was accomplished. My totally not-photoshopped proof: https://twitter.com/CDisillusion/status/881705776905105408. Cosmic Godess 5,756 Members. Let's see. When I make my videos, I tend to put them through a mental checklist, something like: Do I like this? Captain Disillusion creator Alan Melikdjanian frantically lectures a skeptical audience on how to never make any mistakes as a YouTuber. Just, thanks SO, so much. Captain Disillusion investigates the sophisticated visual effects behind a Japanese ad campaign while thinking about something completely unrelated. Captain Disillusion takes up news editing. While Captain Disillusion deals with a spatial anomaly, Mr. Flare steps in to examine a viral video that's made a recent comeback. It was like shooting fish in a barrel, but these days, people are just really asking me 'is this fake? If you want to help out or are interested in getting a behind-the-scenes peek at the process, consider patronizing here: http://www.patreon.com/CaptainDisillusion, Also, someone has made a Captain D subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/CaptainDisillusion/. https://www.youtube.com/h3podcast Watch live every Tuesday and Friday.. I did a quick google search and apparently, jacksfilms enjoys your content, but you already know that. Or what's left of it. Most of the time it's just me trying to get a cohesive sentence out over the course of 12 takes, so the atmosphere is pretty boring. 4 . Jun 18, 2020 27:25. He has also received thanks from people for debunking videos they had shared. Privacy Policy. He also likes to recreate effects from the videos he debunks, often incorporating this into episodes. Nowadays people will believe anything they see on the internet, and your sceptic's approach to it all is so logically and helpfully informative. Holly is CD's love interest. You may know her from the camera being pointed at me in most videos. The Captain is a galactic superhero fighting against hoaxes and elaborate fakes in the style of a kids TV show, despite the occasional adult humor. His videos promote critical thinking and are mainly debunkings of viral hoax videos that claim to be video proof of the paranormal, UFOs, and other fantastic claims. Also, I film at my parents' house and I think their patience is wearing thin. The main place for Captain Disillusion fans to get together | 5,756 members. There are many YouTube channels (and YouTube EMPIRES) I like where charming people casually chat on camera about interesting stuff. CD shows anger at Zeitgeist's manipulation, and is willing to fight him for the good of his fans and the world. Following the Past. Mr. Flare is eventually killed by CD when the latter trips over him. The nervousness was an act, but I am informed daily that I did it TOO well and for too long. He originally wanted to paint his entire face chrome, but it took too much effort so he settled with only painting the bottom half. Numbers are not the most important thing in the world, however you provide quality content deserving of a larger audience. Do you agree with that assessment? I could never have achieved any of this without him. Beakman is a scientist who performs experiments in a comical manner with his sister Jax (comics exclusively) and many assistants including Josie, Liza, Phoebe and Ellie. Recently, Patreon has made it possible for me to turn the production of Captain D into a full-time job. Enjoy! Whenever I do, I always assume he won't remember me, but he raises his hand in a mock salute and says, "Captain.". Melikdjanian has been active in the founding of video-sharing sites Openfilm and Filmnet.com, and is the creator of the webseries Captain Disillusion, which focuses on critical analysis of visual effects and video editing while promoting critical thinking and skepticism. Captain Disillusion (former love interest)Junior (son) After Effects for the vast majority of it. Some of the very early videos kind of make me cringe. Some of the good folks at /r/magic are currently having a debate on a thread about the America's got talent video that you tore apart. They don't even flip or distort the allegedly projected image. 4. I think we should bring simple old MORPHS back. His councilor places him in a small special class for Read allIntroverted high school student Byron Beauchamp worries his teachers because he likes to write short stories full of violence and gore. According to my calculations, this pledge total would allow me to rent a full-time studio space and pay a . Also a tragedy. Captain-Disillusion95 karma2017-07-03 21:15:31 UTC. cabooseblueteam2761 karma2017-07-03 18:01:57 UTC. And really, because it's supposed to be a superhero, what haven't we seen before? Your channel is spectacular. I made up the format and the crazy look both to stand out on YouTube, but ALSO because it jolts me into being creative and interesting and feeling like I know what I'm doing. Notes before and reviews once things start airing. But I don't think I don't think I'm capable of doing that genre well myself. Sometimes it saddens me not being able to share your work with more people because of the language barrier. Holly is a cosmic godess and the former love interest of the main character of the series, Captain Disillusion. It works out in terms of illusion revealing reality, and which one's the reality? Captain-Disillusion4299 karma2017-07-03 18:09:05 UTC. Hmm, hard to pin down to a single movie. Otherwise, what is your profession? Captain-Disillusion102 karma2017-07-03 21:20:47 UTC. You have depressed me :). Have you been "threatened" by any producers etc for any of your work? Filming usually takes half a day, sometimes a full day, occasionally a couple of days. Physical description I grew up obsessed with all films of Robert Zemeckis. But I would say most of the skills I use for Captain Disillusion I learned subsequently over the years. I got the silver makeup prior to that, not knowing how I would use it. The Unbearable Loneliness of Being Right on the Internet - Live at Skepticon Australia 2017, TUTORIAL: Rigging the Ambiguous Cylinder for Animation, Captain Disillusion: World's Greatest Blenderer - Live at the Blender Conference 2018, EXTENDED CUT - Captain D's 'Could You Survive GHOSTBUSTERS' Segment. Captain Disillusion deconstructs the Russian viral video of the flying girl in the woods. HISSSSSS! The phone outputs around 30lm at most. I guess that's good for me because I get to explain lots of stuff but I wish people could finally strike that balance where they're not too credulous but they also know not to just dismiss everything out of hand. By what name was Captain Disillusion (2007) officially released in Canada in English? ", jackofallspades98391 karma2017-07-03 17:58:43 UTC. It's a case study in using Blender as a versatile production tool in a comedy web series and a love letter to the Blender community. And that's great! 2018 Add photos, demo reels Add to list More at IMDbPro Contact info Captain Disillusion is visited by a quirky quartet of Japanese students for a series of fun visual effects experiments. But I'm hoping he'll be back one of these days. Captain Disillusion takes a close look at a piece of Art. lol, maybe the size of a postage stamp in a pitch black room. I've been watching your videos since the ping pong one! Never. It contains the first 16 episodes remastered with optional commentary and additional bonus features. It was quite and experience! Or it's just baiting to get engagement like a lot of these "DIY" accounts do. Captain-Disillusion587 karma2017-07-03 19:24:36 UTC, Thanks. The views expressed in this video are personal opinions, based on information publicly available at the time of posting. From breaking down the famous video of a penguin slapping another penguin to busting down the magic behind seemingly perfect trick shots, Captain Disillusion never fails to explain how these videos can be made with clever editing and photo-realistic visual effects. proffesordaddy25 karma2017-07-03 18:06:09 UTC. She has worked as an actress, television anchor and radio host and is [mostly] a pleasure to work with :P Ellie is played by an up-and-coming actress and singer Crystal Shannon with whom I worked for several years as a supervising editor on a kids' web series called HitStreak. Captain Disillusion analyzes a relatively *current* viral video for a change. As Captain Disillusion attempts to deconstruct a classic viral video by Dan DeEntremont, he is visited by an old flame. purpleveyron49 karma2017-07-03 18:15:31 UTC. No, it's great, of course. Greetings from Venezuela, been following you since the beginning and I love your stuff. Mr. Flare is very temperamental, so it's hard to book him. Not yet, anyway. Yeah I dunno if you know this but anyone with eyes just saw that happen in the video. You will receive a sleek physical package containing: A personal letter of commendation [It may be humorous.] I'd like to bring it closer to 50/50. 1. D! Has anyone ever NOT thought of having their own show on TV or Netflix? A reply thread under a political Tweet is only 3 posts away from creating a logical fallacy singularity. Captain Disillusion investigates a case of trademark-based VFX shenanigans. The goal is to provide higher quality product and a group of serious content creators. bag_of_oatmeal50 karma2017-07-03 18:19:48 UTC. The Captain claims that there was never any love between them. She used to attach her head onto corpses but later learned to create an artificial body to use instead. I just had such fun details to explain! 2015 (DVD) Co-written with father Vilen. The Captain is a galactic superhero fighting against hoaxes and elaborate fakes in the style of a kids TV show, despite the occasional adult humor. I do not meet him often. soulruler1288 karma2017-07-03 17:59:44 UTC. I first thought "Why is it there? Captain Disillusion discovers that skepticism to an extreme is not skepticism at all. The script of the very first episode was originally a sarcastic blog post on MySpace and that's how I ended the post. If so, how many people stand behind Captain Disillusion? Captain-Disillusion315 karma2017-07-03 20:22:51 UTC. In terms of just a technical breakdown of VFX, I kind of like 'Miss Ping Debunk' and 'Brusspup Outgeeked'. Race_Bannon_Prime49 karma2017-07-03 18:20:35 UTC. Here's something a tad new. I'm flabbergasted by how much I didn't know on all those viral videos I see shared. The footage of that unfinished episode has now been recovered and is presented here. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. There are many people who believe that your channel would be even more popular if you abandoned the Captain D character, but left literally every other aspect of your videos exactly the same. All episodes are fun, well planned and have useful info about video technology. How do you feel that given you've been doing this for years, that people just recently started to start recognize your work? I've always liked visual effects ever since I was able to understand what they are. This was pointedly addressed in two different videos you must watch even more! TheyveTakenMyWheezy169 karma2017-07-03 18:21:06 UTC. Captain Disillusion's journey continues when he finds himself in Las Vegas. My questions are: What is your process for choosing a video to do a video on? ', and half the stuff they show me is just, you know, a juggler juggling a lot of balls. Captain Disillusion Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Love your content! CD then transports Mr. Flare into a digital setting, keeping him somewhat alive. She is played by Lauren Hardie. Dr. Disenchantment is a rival of the Captain. He was probably disposed of later, off-screen. It inspires me to make better stuff. Then one day James Randi CALLED ME ON THE PHONE and said he likes my videos. That being said, are you made of flesh and encase your lower face in metal, or are you made of metal and cover the top half of your head in flesh? Or in secret . Our captain has made that movie and I just got to know about it. Hey Captain D! Captain-Disillusion310 karma2017-07-03 21:11:53 UTC, I think my experience is typical of most YouTubers in that my parents were cool with what I was doing, helped any way they could, but also continuously told me that I'm wasting my time :). I always liked filmmaking. How do you achieved your colab with Beakman? Time to step away from viral videos and discuss some historically epic VFX work. I'm sure that can be done with many other fields in different ways. Captain Disillusion Junior also known as Junior or just Jr. is a brief supporting character in the webseries Captain Disillusion played by the son of Alan Melikdjanian's Girlfriend's co-worker. I think I found it was too complicated to make all of me silver so just settled on the bottom half of face. What video were you surprised to learn was actually real? The series is aimed at 90s kids, who might get a nostalgic feel from the way the episodes are being presented. Hey Cap! It is not his intent to spoil legitimate entertainment or a current performer's work. Charged with such an elaborate animation task, I would of course build the scene in an efficient way that allows pre-rigged models of ducks OR horses to be swapped out as needed and their sizes adjusted with a single control. TheOsttle182 karma2017-07-03 17:59:56 UTC. 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