I honestly think John Berton is my favourite guest out of everyone you've had on, he's wonderful!

He's got some stiff competition, but, I think, that I agree.

Totally agree. This guy rules.

I agree!

Superstore chill

They all have great and interesting experiences/etc but yea, I think John is my favorite.

This is hands down the BEST guest we’ve seen on this show. His experience tied with how amazing his speaking is…such a good episode. Real passion about what they do!! Respects

100% agree

I love John so much, you can so clearly tell he’s so passionate and loves what he’s talking about and he seems like such a fun and kind guy!

As much as I enjoy the cgi stuff, I *love* when you dissect some old effects. It’s just so impressive.

John looks like he’s been drawn by Felix Colgrave, who incidentally would make a great guest on animator reacts. If you manage to lure him out of his cave

Some Felix Colgrave animations would also be great CONTENT to react to on one of those episodes.

@Gurren Rodan that’s exactly why I want him on the show

not only luring him out of his cave, but paying for his flight out to the United States

First time I've seen Felix colgrave mentioned in the wild! His art is my favorite thing to binge every few weeks and is some of the best .. well... ART I've ever seen

I will never cease to be amazed at how good some visual effects were before CGI. That handshake is insane.

John is such a cool guy, super genuine and is really passionate about what he talks about!

And knows his stuff. What makes a movie look good.

He was such a trooper when they talked about the scorpion king. It was kind of nice to at least give him a platform to provide an explanation for that on top of all the other amazing things he’s worked on.

The episodes with him on are very insightful

The man is a legend. Simple as that.

He's probably one of my all time favorite guests!

I love John Berton. His wisdom and experience are unparalleled.

This is honestly one of the best long running series on YouTube, I've learnt so much and appreciate films so much more thanks to this show and the understanding it gives me

The knowledge and expertise this guy brings is awesome, but what I really appreciate is his sense of humor

This isnt reaction content, this is straight up educational content. I'm fascinated!

I KNEW I had seen him in Men in Black somewhere!! He definitively does have the alien vibe… awesome. Great guy, very insightful!

I recognized him in the first episode and thought Corridor guys already knew he had a scene in the MIB, his face is pretty recognizable haha

Gotta be honest, since the first time I watched it 20 years ago to now, I genuinely thought John's character in the post office was an animatronic made specifically to look like a "weird" human...

His look is so unique. He reminded me of that famous Neanderthal man model that was all over the news years ago. His large ears, blue eyes and thin red hair--he could be one walking among us. (Not an insult!)

John is just amazing. I could just just watch him geek out VFX all day.

John is one of the best guests ever, please have him back as much as you can, he is a genuine wealth of knowledge and is just a really sweet cool guy.

I love that this unsung hero is getting recognition on here, there are so many people like him that have impacted the industry in huge ways that no one has ever heard of... love what you guys are doing. Keep it up Corridor!

Something else I noticed with the transition to puppets at 4:45 is that they're both tired and she's hanging off of him. That makes the change to stop-motion jutteriness look more like fatigue than animation limitations.

John is just fantastic, sweet, funny and such a knowledgeable legend. The guy's a keeper. And it's so nice to see so much respect paid to the veterans, kudos guys.

John rocks! He is a great guest on this show. Very good at explaining shots. He just seems like the nicest guy. He didn’t even say anything about him being in the movie. Super smart and probably great to work with on projects. Calm, collected and capable. I see he has a ring on. I hope he has a happy family life and wish him the best. He’s done a lot and I hope he does a lot more and comes back to tell us all about it. ☺️

John is the man. So warm and upbeat but still so technically wise with a huge wealth of experience.

John burton is pretty good too

Loved seeing John on! I've noticed a trend with a lot of these experts in their craft. First, they understand how their job fits into the whole. They don't focus purely on the technical details, but they understand that the purpose of VFK is to help tell the story. E.g. John loved that Will Smith would improv and they accounted for that in how they shot his scenes, rather than him being annoyed that he has to adjust the plan. Second, these experts recognize there is no cookie-cutter way to do anything. You'll often hear "it depends", it's a bit of a meme but experts understand exactly what should guide the use of one technique vs another and you can only get that with experience.

It's always awesome to see the people, who have brought the movies come to live, that i have watched 10-20 years ago. And seeing how passionate these people are, especially john just makes those movies even more awesome. I love to see them just geek out over this stuff

I love when different types of effects people do such great work together. Rick Baker is legendary. He's done such amazing work. When Berton makes something that balances and augments it, it's truly a melding of different art.

This was amazing. Those early VFX pioneers really were geniuses. I love seeing these early films still blowing peoples minds with their techniques and solutions to the ideas they had.

I am so glad we get to see a lot more of the tricks and smoke and mirrors they had to pull off in older movies, amazing

John should teach visual effects classes, if he isn't already. He has that calm, and clear, yet passionate way of explaining what is going on.

He should be in of those Masterclass courses!!

Super relaxed chill person combined with tons of knowledge and insight makes for such a great guest. Loved it!!

Men in Black's effects are so incredibly well done. Not many of the 90s effect movies hold up so well. Which is doubly impressive when considering that these kinds of CG effects were so new in that time.

I think Wren is a great interviewer. His excitement feels genuine and you can tell it is contagious with the guest. It seems to lead the guest to be more open and want to talk about what they love doing.

John is an absolute gem of a person with such great knowledge. That ending sentence resonated with me, having watched Prey (the new Predator installment) yesterday, that comment thicked all the boxes. In my opinion that movied did just that. Also a good movie to scrutinize the VFX and practical effects.

I honestly feel John is one of the best guests you've ever had. His passion for the craft, depth of knowledge and wealth of experience make him an invaluable source to draw upon, and it's wonderful to see him devoting the time to come and share what he has accumulated with the rest of us.

this is by far the best, most genuine guest you've had on the show. Hope to see John back!

Love to see a series where the crew tries to recreate these early in-camera effects

John is one the best guest you bring in the show... This episode is Wholesome ❤

One of the best guests you guys have had on the show. So glad you had him on again

John Berton is by far a seminar/master class guest here! There's so much wisdom and passion in his words!!! Man! I felt compelled to produce and create just by watching this video! Great work guys! Amazing work!!! John you are a master!!!!

Y'all should react to the evolution of Godzilla movies over the decades. It's a great example of the progression of VFX over time.

That's a really good idea. Over the course of generations, we see the upgrades of the suitmation and the blending of environments. As well as the different energy attacks on the actors and buildings.

The VFX in Shin Godzilla are really impressive. I honestly thought they used some kind of puppet in at least some of the shots, but no, iirc it was all CGI.

good idea

Comparing the original Gojira, The Return of Gojira (1984) and Shin Gojira would be an excellent episode. They're three distinct films from three distinct periods. Gojira is the grandfather of such effects, 1984 was a turning point for their ability to articulate and Shin Gojira was the first film to be truly modern (not counting the American Godzilla films, but those were big-budget CGI fests so not as interesting to delve into how they did it).

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Passionnate people are always a blast to talk to. John is really a cool guest. Hope we'll see him someday. As always looking back to old visual / practical effects is really a treat. I wish you could do it more often.

On reflection, the amount of quality VFX that the Corridor Crew achieve on their very limited budget is incredible. Just picture the scale of stuff they could do if they had a blockbuster budget. Just millions and millions thrown at them to kick out the best stuff it’d be mind blowing, they’d blow it out the water🤯

Out of all the guest, John Berton is my favorite. He looks and sounds like such a down to earth guy.

I am not in any shape or form a VFX artist or even involved in movie making. But these videos really let me appreciate what goes into making a good scene and even a bad scene that has a ton of work in it. I love these segments! Informative, creative and at its core, problem solving on the hoof. There is so much more happening behind the scenes than the camera ever tells you when finished for the final cut. Keep up the amazing work and the amazing guests.

THIS WAS EXCELLENCE. More of John, and i mean overall, the quality of the guests and these series are unparalleled online anywhere.

Everything, Everywhere, All At Once should be reacted to definitely. For having a low budget compared to many other movies, it was able to achieve so much with their combination of computer and practical effects. Also, LEGEND - A DRAGON BALL TALE is an amazing fan animation that can show what can be created by dedicated fans for animators react.

This, but also a stuntman react to EEAAO.

@Dashkatae Y instant demonetization lol

Completely agree. Honestly they could probably do a whole episode on both the visual effects and stunts. Would love to see it!

I came here to say this

This… so much this everything everywhere all at once would be such a fun react!

John Berton would be a joy for you to bring back. His episodes so far were both fun and insightful. He knows what he's talking about, he explains the details very well, has great chemistry with Niko and Wren, and is entertaining as he does it.

I really enjoyed this! I’m obsessed with VFX and cgi but especially practical effects done super well. His obvious passion and talent just came through so clearly it just made this video extra enjoyable. Listening to people talk passionately about things they love is just the best

john is a brilliant guest. an absolute pro, full of great information & a really nice guy. really hope to see him on again. keep up the great work!

This was one of my fave videos in this series. The info about King Kong was amazing, and I loved the look behind the MIB movies. I thought John looked familiar- what a funny story. Great job guys.

This was probably my favourite VFX Artists React to date. What a generous guest Berton was.

I'd love to see you guys react to: -Fight Club. This film has some impressive CGI shots. I especially love the intro! - Spiderman 1 (2002) -Spiderman 3 (2007) - the sandman and venom effects. It'd be interesting to compare it to Venom from 2018 and 2021. - Silent Hill (2006) - the otherworld transitions, the monsters designs are impressive, and the part where Dark Alessa "Integrates" herself into Rose is also very cool. -Stranger Things - they have such great vfx shots! especially in season 4. Also, in Season 4, they have a very impressive one shot shooting scene. It'd be cool to see you analyze it.

Did Venom even have an effect in Spiderman 3? They just used the actors face, didn't they?

@tadeas burger The shots where the vines move and make up venom's face/reveal eddie's face are kinda cool, plus the shots where peter rips it off and then it goes to eddy. The whole "goo" effects look impressive for 2007 imo.

yes Venom had that *chaplyakk-chaplyakk* effect -- Visual and in Sound

Raimi trilogy has awful cgi

I've seen Berton in so many Behind the Scenes feature on DVDs and it's amazing that you have him on your show. There is a lot we can learn from him and he seems like he'd be a perfect teacher.

More of the classic movie effects please! It really shows the creativity needed before CGI.

Every person that comes on this show is so fascinating to learn from. Any time I see John on Gui on this show it makes me so happy.

Best episode in a while! John was so relaxing and interesting to listen to :)

John is amazing. I really hope you have more content with him recorded and/or planned.

12:08 this has become one of my favorite behind the scenes stories. Basically, we don't want you to use visual effects, we need you to be a visual effect

And then they go and do it without any visual effects

I love this guest. He is a treasure. I hope we will see him in many more videos. It would be great if he could "VFX Supervise" one of Corridor's projects sometime. I'd love to see how he works. Really I would just love to see MORE of anything involving this guy.

John is easily the most charming guest and definitely the guy you want as a teacher in a course on fx.

John Berton is such an awesome guest - thanks for getting him back!!!

This has been some of the absolute best VFX Reacts videos. Great job!

This guy is a lengend and speaks legend every time he does. I'm relly happy you guys bring the artists who shaped cinema and give them the love they deserve.

Another small detail I love about Mikey in Men In Black: when he roars into the camera, the background plate adjusts focus as if that CGI model is a real thing and the camera guy has to keep it's face in focus.

Reminds me of my favorite tiny detail in Jurassic Park, when the T-rex first breaks out of the paddock and steps out in a full CGI shot that shows the entire dinosaur for the first time. As the T-Rex steps up and out where the fence is broken, it rears up a little "too far" and the camera has to subtly tilt up to follow it and keep it in frame, as if an actual animal did something unexpected and the cameraman had to adjust in response. Of course the reality is that things had to be planned in the opposite sequence of events, but it goes such a long way in subconsciously convincing your brain that the character is "real" regardless of how rendering and shaders and "detail" has improved in the years since it was released.

Really cool detail, little things like that go such a long way in adding realism to the composition

holy crap I love this guy! Not only are the 2 MIB films absolute classics and some of my favourite in terms of artistic direction and the VFX -- it all just works, there are no real rough moments and it holds up even 20 years on. Same with iRobot, actually. But he also seems like a super cool dude, really passionate and really seems to approach things as part artist an part engineer/technician. Like he has such a strong '90's ILM' vibe, when they were the absolute kings of VFX so good you didn't question what was real and what wasn't but not chasing hyperrealism like we have now so they let all the art come through. Definitely strong similarities to Adam Savage honestly. And I love the stories about the CGI Supervisor ending up running around a set in an alien costume for reference footage, or being "volunteered" to be the alien in MIIB even as the VFX supervisor

John having the insight and vibe to match. Good bloke to have on the show.

I consider these movies part of my childhood and that mailroom scene is buried deep in my memory. I say this because I recognized that dude immediately. No matter how short that shot is (they even mention it was only a few seconds in the video) Johns admittedly odd alien looking appearance was burned into my 8 year old mind I guess lol. Thank you John for your work.

I love it when you guys break down older, predigital, effects. I think that 'Prisoner of Zenda' split was actually around the turtle neck collar as a rigid brace could have been connected to the tree trunk allowing the actor and his stand-in to have the exact matching neck position in each shot.

John is a treasure and you guys always make my Saturday 💜

John is awesome, and I love when you guys go over old pre-CGI effects. So awesome to see the creativity and craftsmanship that went into these amazing shots.

I've been thinking forever they should have a series or episodes dedicated to practical effects and animatronics. It is truly a lost artform. Some of the most magical and mind blowing effects were animatronic or makeup fx predating CGI.

I love seeing the episodes with some of the OG's of CGI based VFX. Sure, things have changed a lot since Terminator 2 but these guys had such primative software in comparison to the suite we have now and they made it look so good. John is such a cool guy to listen to.

John's explanations are just as solid and clear as the regulars'. You should make him an honorary member of the Crew, I'd listen to him explain VFX for hours.

The King Kong stuff is so fascinating. A whole episode dedicated to that would be amazing.

Love John, so patient and great at explaining. Keep him on permanently?

12:15 - I knew I recognised this guy!!!! Absolutely amazing insights. Hopefully can hear more from him soon!

I was wondering last episode why he looked so familiar, now I know!

@KnightOwl same! It’s been in the back of my mind since then. One less thing I’m confused about… 😂

Same! He looked SO familiar to me, but I couldn't place him.

He must have a super memorable look because I thought the exact same thing last episode.

Same. I knew i'd seen him before somewhere

John is amazing. Definitely my favorite guest of all time!

I have really enjoyed these episodes with John. Such a cool guy

God I love John’s passion and knowledge. What a guy

You guys have such a talent for finding guests that are so passionate about their field. Even if John is very soft spoken, you can tell how much he cares about his job, and it makes everything he says so interesting.

Normally I don't laugh out loud in the room when I sit and watch YT. But this episode 😂 I love it! At the same time as it's fun, you get great insights 👍🏽

John is a real treat to have on the show! Thanks for the amazing breakdowns and insights!

I cannot get enough of these legendary artists being so genuinely excited to be on this show and show off their passion

I feel like they need to do a super episode, have John on, Adam, etc just pull in a ton of hosts and have a video of them reviewing stuff.

My favorite thing about the guests on this series is meeting the people who brought my childhood imagination to life. I realize it’s a big pull, but getting Rick Baker on the show would be absolutely kick-ass.

Definitely my MOST favorite couch guest of them all. So chill, so full of wisdom. More of him as the guest please! his voice and delivery is therapeutic.

I would listen to John on a podcast talk about vfx for hours, his enthusiasm is infectious

So glad that John is back, he was one of my favorite guests you've had on the couch. Great insights!

Great video as usual! Highly informative! I love in the King Kong segment, how the replacement of the actors at points with stop motion puppets feels like the early days of replacing actors with CGI at points in modern films

He's such an amazing guest. What a wealth of knowledge

I love these videos. Getting to hear from people who might not have been heard otherwise. It is so awesome to see how some of my favorite movies were made.

Sometimes while watching these videos, I forget that they have legends sitting there on the couch. I think this is because it is super well done and full of passionate stories. You are in it focused on the footage and the explanation of the effects, cg or not.

John's insight is incredible, no doubt. But I have to admit that the first time they had him on and I saw the thumbnail my FIRST thought was "that's the guy from Men in Black 2!!!" And that's saying something because I've watched that movie exactly one time haha

John is absolutely incredible. One of my favorite guests by far. Also, we need to get some bad VFX again! Y'all need to check out the SciFi Earthsea miniseries.

I absolutely love these breakdowns of older movies

Really enjoying this series. Two things I'd love to see you guys react to: - Prehistoric Planet (any part really, but the Velociraptor, Mononykus, Deinocheirus, Corythoraptor, the Mosasaurus getting cleaned, and the glowing ammonites really made me go, "I hope they react to this because it's stunning") - A comparison of the CGI clone troopers from Episodes 2-3 & book of boba fett and the live-action one's from Obi-Wan and just seeing how both hold up, what each does better, and just how the clone CGI has aged.

I love MiB 2, such a fun movie, and ILM (as usual) did a wonderful job with it.

It’s literally beautiful to see how these effects were created. Tribute to the genius behind the scenes

John is the perfect guest! You should bring him back again as soon as possible

John still getting geeked and excited to talk about his craft is an absolute pleasure. Honestly, looking at some of these clips makes me think that CGI in some ways isn't as good as it once was when more practical had to be infused with CG. I'm amazed with how good some of those MIB shots look.

The lighting on the reactors is looking pretty good. You should use this set lighting from now on its very relaxing to the eye

I love when the guests are able to match the energy and passion you guys have. Good wholesome stuff.

"You can not act a shock wave" so profound. Great video again guys.

That shit was so cringy

Can't get enough of the episodes with such guests! 🔥

Notice how all older effects artists always just never stop reiterating using practical to fill in cgi shots. Iron bar, net and so forth to sell the scene and minimize The Jank. Yes you guys gotta have him back!