

Corridor Cast
Corridor Digital LLC
The official podcast of YouTube's Corridor Crew.
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May 16, 2022 • 1h 4min
EP#138 | Decades of Adobe's Technical Debt (and our Next Software)
Wren joins the conversation to further explain his frustrations with Adobe and discusses what they could do better, what software we'll be moving on to, and why.
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CHAPTERS;
0:00 - Intro
1:14 - Wren's Adobe Rant
8:25 - Where we started with VFX
13:00 - Why we're choosing Davinci Resolve
18:48 - The People Agree
25:50 - Story Time with Wren
32:42 - Technical Debt
42:28 - Adjust the Mindset
48:07 - Programs we suggest to get started
58:00 - How to Fix Adobe

May 9, 2022 • 58min
EP#137 | After Effects needs to be Rewritten or We're NOT Using this F*ing Program
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Premiere? After Effects? Are they on their way out? Let's talk about it.
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CHAPTERS;
0:00 Intro Song
1:10 Adobe vs. Black Magic
6:23 A Message to the CEO of Adobe & Qualms
20:12 Listen Up Future Creators!
26:53 What Can They Do From Here?
30:50 The Nuke Pipeline
33:53 Adobe Feedback
38:37 Intentional Growth
44:04 Corridor Culture
54:28 Dunkathon Outro

May 2, 2022 • 1h 7min
EP#136 | How to be Slightly Offensive (with Bowling Alley Animations)
Niko, Jordan Allen, Fenner, and Dean sit down and discuss how to ride the line between slightly and straight-up offensive, as well as take a deep dive into the history of the Batman franchise.
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CHAPTERS;
0:00 - British Accents
2:47 - Niko Broke His Collarbone
8:00 - How to be Slightly Offensive
27:43 - The BatWest Success / History of Batman
47:50 - DC vs MARVEL
49:55 - Avatar 2?
51:08 - Ben Hurr 2016 / Directorial Choices
53:26 - Suspension of Disbelief

Apr 25, 2022 • 1h 18min
EP#135 | Misguiding "The Youths" and other Discordant Approaches to VFX
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Jake, Nick, Jordan Allen, and Fenner sit down to give you studio project updates as well as their best tips for learning VFX and navigating the VFX Industry.
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CHAPTERS;
0:00 Sync Claps, Intros, and Jams
2:52 Xierra_Vega Update / She got a jetski
9:10 The Influencer Life Cycle
18:23 Jake Hides / The Batman Update
21:12 On-Camera Personas
25:52 Take the Time to do Things Right
28:52 Nick's Movie Update
31:59 VFX Language / Knowledge
50:12 The Batman / Stormtroopers Update
59:50 Learn How to use the Right Tool for the Job
1:04:44 10 Creative Commandments

Apr 18, 2022 • 59min
EP#134 | He was Surrounded by Mountain Lions in Joshua Tree! (we think)
Jake, Nick, Matt, and Jordan C. sit down to swap scary stories, Joshua Tree facts, celebrity culture, studio updates, and more!
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CHAPTERS;
0:00 - Junebug Intro
1:10 - Inflation Update / Currency
11:17 - Matt's Spooky Joshua Tree Story
18:53 - Joshua Tree Facts
28:58 - Survey Junky Income
31:41 - Free Shit for the Rich
32:13 - Influence Inflation / Marketing
38:08 - The Shame of Being an Actor / Ancient Rome
42:17 - Ad Sales / "Inventory"
49:27 - Greenscreen Update
56:37 - Last Minute Facts / Josh Tree Song

Apr 11, 2022 • 1h 12min
EP#133 | We Are Living in the Future and it's Kinda Boring
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Welcome Jonah, one of the creators on our http://corridordigital.com series, Crew Cuts, as he discusses with Jake, Fenner, & Matt about his background at Boston Dynamics and the current state of our future.
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CHAPTERS;
0:00 Meet Jonah
1:12 Jonah Worked at the Real Boston Dynamics
7:50 Commercial Airline Industry
10:16 Does Tech Create Fear
12:16 Applications of Boston Dynamics
18:54 Greenscreen Updates / Jordan Coleman Appreciation
22:27 The Batman Remastered
29:00 The Eras of Cinema
37:16 Passive Listening/Watching
39:50 Streaming / Cinematic Universe Era
50:30 corridordigital.com Update
56:10 Xierra Vega Update / Comment Reactions

Apr 4, 2022 • 1h 7min
EP#132 | Hey Siri! Are Our Devices Always Listening?
VFX Iron Chef Feedback, A.i Influencer Update, Are Our Devices Always Listening, How Can He Slap?! Sam, Niko, Jake, and Nick sit down to discuss it all!
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CHAPTERS;
00:00 Tech Difficulties / VFX Iron Chef
3:48 A.i. Influencer Update
12:09 How to Google / Niko's Cat Fight
18:00 Problem Solving / Reddit
21:57 IRL Publicity
30:52 Are Phones/Devices Always Listening?
41:57 Is Slapping An Appropriate Response?
58:06 Shift / Jared Leto Ruins Everything
1:02:04 A.i. Voice Update / Re-Speecher Project

Mar 28, 2022 • 1h 13min
EP#131 | Our Newest VFX Artist! (learned CGi on a Salmon Boat)
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Our newest hire, Fenner, joins Corridor from the one and only VFX House Weta FX and joins Jake, Sam, and Jordan Allen to discuss his journey to get here!
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CHAPTERS;
0:00 Chinese Proverbs Intro
2:21 Welcome Fenner!
3:35 Fenner's Background
9:55 Crossing the Canadian Border / Immigration Laws
21:14 Covid / WFH / Fenner's Weta Experience
27:24 VFX Nerd Out Session
37:12 British Accents / Accents
41:24 Commercial Salmon Fishing
1:00:24 Whales / Sharks / Bubble Feeding
1:11:05 Sea Shanti / Outro

Mar 14, 2022 • 1h 18min
EP#130 | A.i. Consent and the Trial of Sam Gorski
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After the response to our recent A.i. Voice video on the Crew channel, Sam & Jake sit down with the creative leads of that video, Dean and Nick, to clear the air and clarify some things.
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CHAPTERS;
0:00 What is Consent?
1:25 How Did We Get Here?
14:56 The Moral / Legal Lines
18:36 The Word Consent / Core of the Story
23:34 Corridor's Narrative Process
24:47 Beeple vs. Peter / Corridor's Video Consent Policy
28:10 Blends Between Characters & Real Life
30:44 Definition of Fraud
33:15 Legal Ramifications
35:15 Comment Reactions
38:00 Awareness of A.i. / How It Works
54:08 Using A.i. to Detect A.i.
55:03 Putin Deepfake Requests / Real-World Consequences
59:27 Common Use of A.i. in News Articles
1:03:30 Bosstown Dynamics 2
1:03:18 Birth of an A.i. Influencer
1:14:46 Moral / Ethical Considerations in A.i.

Mar 7, 2022 • 54min
EP#129 | When Big Tech Intersects with Geopolitics (and our Lost Snap Chat Series)
Jake, Niko, and Sam discuss our old Snapchat Series, Snapper Hero, and well as discuss the cross-over between Big Tech and Geopolitics.
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CHAPTERS;
0:00 Intro / Project Updates
5:45 Autonomous Vehicles
10:35 Human Iterations and Refinement
13:40 Corridor's Batphones
18:55 Snapper Hero
24:00 Selling Products Online / Online Ecosystem
29:53 The Reapers of Data
31:13 Geo Politics / Russia - The Segway
42:24 Circling Back to the 1st Amendment
45:26 The Nuance between Morals/Law
46:28 - Punch 4 Punch Update / Imposter Syndrome