CaptainDisillusion

...Here in Duckburg.

The hurricane passed, leaving manageable damage. I and every human/animal associated with me are fine. If you were in the path of the storm, hope you're okay too! Here are some aftermath highlights: 2017-09-14 14:04:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Life Is Like a Hurricane...

Dear Patrons,

Due to the largest-hurricane-ever's path projected to travel directly over glamorous Disillusion Studios (aka, my parents' house) this weekend, we have boarded the place up as best we ...

VFXcool Table Design

To set a different mood for the VFX videos, I figured it would be fun to have everything focused around a sci-fi looking table that can project whatever visuals are needed or serve as a surface for ph...

Link Updated

The video link in the early access was briefly down as I re-uploaded a small correction. Sorry for the inconvenience, if you tried to watch during that time.

But good news! It's back up, perfectly v...

New Video Early Access

And now for something completely different.

Tell me what ya'll think...

Final Touches

Well, my workspace is pretty Howard Hughes-y at this point and although I didn't think it was possible, my LEGS are experiencing carpel tunnel from the edge of the chair because I haven't left it much...

The Other Side

Boy, I thought the basketball stuff last month was tough to film, but strangely, I found this month's simple sit-and-talk to be an even more exhausting shoot! It may have something to do with my decis...

New Video Early Access

Okay. Okay. It's... finally done. Sorry it took so long. This was very hard. Very exhausting. But here it is! Please enjoy!

Production Update

The next video is a little more ambitious than average. After filming for 2 days in searing heat and rubbing my temples at the number of VFX shots I have to complete, I can already see that, unfortuna...

NEW TUTORIAL: Seamlessly Looping Background

Hello!

Here's an EXCiting new motion graphics tutorial, which I have decided to release at a lower pledge level just because... I'm still being a bit slow with the behind-the-scenes content.

H...

Answering Anything

So yesterday afternoon I did a Reddit AmA - a sort of open, written Q&A session with Reddit users, talking about my videos. Lots of people asked interesting questions and I tried to answer as many...

'Magic of Will Tsai' Music & SFX Track

This was another densely mixed video, so I thought you might enjoy hearing it without my voice - just the sound design isolated.

I generally use a combination of original music and royalty-free stoc...

Production - Quick D setup

To make life easier for whoever is available to help me film a Quick D video, I set up a little station to the side of the greenscreen. It has a laptop that runs the teleprompter and a remote handle t...

New Video Early Access

I did it. I got this finished. Please enjoy! Before anyone else starts to!

Production Update

So the idea of this month's Quick D episode went from analyzing that card vanish GIF I posted previously (which you guys so swiftly and accurately identified as Will Tsai) -> to deconstructing the ...

Audio Gear Upgrades

I've been using the same audio interface for over 10 years, since way before the first episode of Captain D! Finally, last week, after upgrading to the latest OS, I found out the trusty old M-Audio Fi...

Next Subject Video Crowdsource

Hi all,

I want to base the next Quick D episode on this Reddit post. But I wish I could find the GIF in video form and in slightly better quality.

Are any of you great at finding sources of th...

Mr. Flare's Corporeal Form

As I mentioned, during the Mandela Effect shoot, I accidentally kicked the Mr. Flare Lamp (which has been there since the very first video) really hard, shattering it into pieces. I've searched every ...

New Video Early Access

Hello!

Here's this month's episode before it is unleashed unto the world on the 31st.

Please enjoy and, as always, let me know what you think... or if you spot any terrible typos or visual err...

Production Update

Hey there,

It's been quiet due to the BIBLICAL amount of compositing I've had to do on this month's episode. It will be ~12 minutes long. A good old-fashioned shot-by-shot breakdown of the effects i...

New VFX Tutorial

This one's for eeeeverybodyyy. I figured I'd cover something basic that any user of After Effects could benefit from.

Production Pic - Viewfinder

The monitor I normally use to see myself as I shoot Quick D green screen stuff broke unexpectedly so I had to quickly find something that would work with the SDI output of the camera. I ended up riggi...

New Video [10 Minutes Early] Access

For what it's worth :S

Here are some...

...cats. Because it's 2:00AM and I'm just not able to finish this video for early access. I'm so close though! It will come out at the scheduled time and I'll get you guys something else as an alterna...

Why Did the Captain Cross the Road?

My traffic dodging video by itself. I'll publish this following the release of the new episode on Thursday.

Approximately half the work on the episode was creating this thing. The part where the cam...

New Video Early Access

Please enjoy this brand new Quick D episode! It actually is relatively quick for once.

The Editing Process...

...is all about re-examining the creative choices you've made.

BONUS TUTORIAL: Shader Setup

This portion was edited out of 'Advanced 3D Tracking - Part 3' because it was a bit off topic, but it might be useful as reference.

NEW TUTORIAL: Advanced 3D Tracking, Pt. 3

The exciting* and long overdue conclusion to the tutorial I began a while back as an overview of 3D camera/object tracking in visual effects.

We create some CG elements in Blender and composite them...

Production Art - Holly's Makeup

Ahead of the "Mandaellah Effekt" shoot, I texted Lauren a quick sketch (drawn on phone with finger) of how I imagined the neck makeup would be placed. On the day, she applied the silver herself and th...