Captain Disillusion: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Captain Disillusion: World's Greatest Blenderer - Live at the Blender Conference 2018", hN recommends it as an entertaining and inspiring Blender talk, and often links it in threads about learning Blender.
- 4 HN recommenders 5 months 2019–2022talkHN recommends it as an entertaining and inspiring Blender talk, and often links it in threads about learning Blender.
- 4 HN recommenders 4 months 2021–2025explainerHN recommends it as an entertaining explanation of chroma keying, green screens and how cameras process color.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2020–2021explainerCommenters recommend it as a dense but entertaining primer on color theory and color in video systems.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2021–2025documentaryStrongly recommended as a detailed, entertaining history of 1980s CGI and film techniques, including the role of the Foonly F1.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2018–2024explainerRecommended as a succinct documentary on motion control and practical-effects ingenuity.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2016–2024commentaryHN uses the Cicret Bracelet as shorthand for vaporware, applied to products like the Humane AI Pin, and praises Captain Disillusion's production values.
Questions
Which Captain Disillusion video does Hacker News recommend most?
Captain Disillusion: World's Greatest Blenderer - Live at the Blender Conference 2018: recommended in 5 different months by 4 HN users between 2019 and 2022.
Is this every Captain Disillusion video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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