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I just had a chat with the creator of the Matrix bullet ripple effect on Clubhouse 
I want to share some of the things that @theGilBaron talked about.
We talked about what it was like to work on a film no one cared about in 1997 that went on to become a cultural phenomenon.
I want to share some of the things that @theGilBaron talked about.
We talked about what it was like to work on a film no one cared about in 1997 that went on to become a cultural phenomenon.
The script for the movie had been bouncing around Hollywood for a few years and nearly everyone thought it was a joke.
Eventually someone gave the Wachowski siblings and a relatively unknown visual effects team a chance to make the film.
The studio management didnât meddle.
Eventually someone gave the Wachowski siblings and a relatively unknown visual effects team a chance to make the film.
The studio management didnât meddle.
A rag-tag bunch of artists got together in Alameda and worked like crazy to bring the artistsâ drawings to life.
They were using cutting edge technology from like Maia 1.0, Kodakâs colour translation system & Pixarâs renderman as well as a huge rig of supercomputers to make it.
They were using cutting edge technology from like Maia 1.0, Kodakâs colour translation system & Pixarâs renderman as well as a huge rig of supercomputers to make it.
They had huge amounts of creative freedom because nobody really thought the movie was going to be a huge success.
The initial budget only allows for a few special effects shots and so they had extremely limited resources.
The test screening gave the studio more confidence.
The initial budget only allows for a few special effects shots and so they had extremely limited resources.
The test screening gave the studio more confidence.
This allowed them get more funds and add more visual effects to the film.
They knew they had to make the most of this extra capital to create something truly special.
It was a hardcore 10-month slog where they gave everything to the project & even melted computers due to bugs.
They knew they had to make the most of this extra capital to create something truly special.
It was a hardcore 10-month slog where they gave everything to the project & even melted computers due to bugs.
The famous shot required so much innovation in hardware and software to come together.
It required incredibly complex camera rigs to be constructed. They had build systems for processing all the physical film that was produced.
This was hugely time consuming for the production.
It required incredibly complex camera rigs to be constructed. They had build systems for processing all the physical film that was produced.
This was hugely time consuming for the production.
The software blended together all kinds of tools including a recently-released API from Adobe After Effects.
All of this was pushed out onto Silicon Valley Graphics machines that cooked away on the shots overnight.
Each iteration cycle required an insane amount of effort.
All of this was pushed out onto Silicon Valley Graphics machines that cooked away on the shots overnight.
Each iteration cycle required an insane amount of effort.
Even when the shots were done, they had no idea what the film would be like.
Crews on films rarely get to see the whole thing coming together.
Gil has to be convinced by his friends to come and watch the movie in Hollywood.
It was sold out and the audience went wild.
Crews on films rarely get to see the whole thing coming together.
Gil has to be convinced by his friends to come and watch the movie in Hollywood.
It was sold out and the audience went wild.
This story was all about creativity with constraints. It was about making something amazing using the cutting edge tools that were available at the time.
He shared his thoughts on getting into the flow state, mixing up your rhythm, and why you never put a monitor against a wall.
He shared his thoughts on getting into the flow state, mixing up your rhythm, and why you never put a monitor against a wall.
The Matrix was the ultimate underdog. Keane Reeves was not hot stuff at the time. The Wachowskiâs were an unknown quantity. The script read like someone who had taken too many drugs.
It succeeded because the team behind it had something to prove and could focus on making it.
It succeeded because the team behind it had something to prove and could focus on making it.
This conversation would have never happened if it were not for Clubhouse.
It is a new kind of digital serendipity generator where people feel comfortable talking to each other.
I hope it can continue to facilitate interesting new conversations as it opens up to everyone.
It is a new kind of digital serendipity generator where people feel comfortable talking to each other.
I hope it can continue to facilitate interesting new conversations as it opens up to everyone.
