I was completely stunned when I found out this mall was all cgi. It is so perfectly rendered down to the last detail. One of my favorite artists on youtube! Thank you!
Agreed! I'm trying to learn Blender and dabbling in animation, and seeing videos of artists' processes is very inspiring. Plus this guy is just super talented and that whole video was so beautifully rendered! It's fun to see how it came together.
@@infinite_jess Good point. It was mostly a suggestion, but I totally understand. Between this series and that Backrooms movie, he already has a lot on his plate.
Whoever made the shopping mall music did a phenomenal job at capturing that feeling of browsing and wandering around in a mall. In fact, you could play this in an actual mall and no one would notice the difference because it fits so well. Again, one of the many reasons why I love this genre of music.
Gotta love when the jumpscare has literally no sound, and because of this it's a billion times more effective Love your work Kane, thanks for being you and so dedicated o/
@@Zynet_Eseled my dad was once playing a horror game with my brothers watching; when he got hit with a jumpscare, it was my brothers' screams that scared him, not the monster 🤣
most people peak at one viral success and milk it dry until it doesnt even have a soul anymore. coming up with an equally interesting story with even more polish than the last one is absolutely fantastic. i like this series more than the backrooms now. im glad you're making this movie but honestly im more captivated by oldest view.
Wow - The '90s mall muzak' was spot on, and I STILL have a hard time believing that the whole mall was CGI - even in these rough cuts it looks so freaking good. Cannot wait to see what your backroom movie is like... Just don't burn out on us or turn into a secret creep or anything like that, because you've got an amazing career ahead and a lot of fans who are happy to be along for the ride!!
I spent so long not sure if the mall was CG or not because of the specificity of which mall it was that the third act reveal where the mall is overgrown hit me like a train It’s almost, like, a weaponization of Suspension of Disbelief or something; where you get the viewer to convince themselves what they’re seeing is the ordinary as a low-budget stand in for the fantastic and accept that premise to hide the fact that it’s a deliberate construction the whole time
The only thing that was a giveaway was the main character having no reflection of the mall surfaces. It's basically unnoticeable most of the time, however.
He even rendered them from the actual mall's blueprints, too! I don't remember how he said he got a hold of those, but he had pictures of the original Mall blueprints to work from, so it's dead accurate!!
As a 3D artist myself I can recognize how much effort you’ve put into your content and it’s honestly applaudable! Keep up the good work and post more behind the scenes content like this!
The oldest view is hands down one of the scariest shit I've seen all year, and now this making of… My jaw is on the floor. I was 100% certain the only CG shots were the ones in the tunnel; took me a while to spot the tiniest bit of texture mirroring but I was seriously starting to think everything was real, and then you casually show the WHOLE MALL IS CG?! This is INSANE. You're really, really, really talented. Great job, cheers from Italy!
honestly i could tell it was cg, it was pretty convincing but some of the reflections were off, the legs or arms were never shown, and the paper had its subsurface scattering or something a bit off
I still struggle wrapping my head around the fact that this is all made with 3D software. The precision in the details is what makes the experience of watching feel genuine. True masterpiece, technically and story wise. 👌
I honestly thought you had filmed this before the mall was closed and demolished. Watching exploration videos of the mall, it was never this clean after closure. This blows my mind
3:21 was an unnecessary jumpscare lol otherwise, I'd really like to see more videos like this as I always wondered the process of "how" you create your work!
I used to think people making renders of the Titanic in software was crazy, you’ve found a way to make a very obscure mall down to almost every last detail, I’m impressed.
Not ashamed to admit it took me to about 40 minutes in to even consider this wasn't filmed at a real location with some fancy editing around it. Amazing work here this was arguably my pick for the best rendition of found footage horror since the birth of the genre.
Holy crap! I didn’t know the mall was CGI! I have been to the REAL Valley View mall many many years ago and literally couldn’t tell the difference, I thought you just made arrangements to film in the mall before it was destroyed. WOW! Impressive!
As a fellow blender created and filmmaker , I have so much respect for what you do. Making realistic environments and mind bending, lore filled stories in a short period of time is incredible. Keep up the good work.
I actually really love how this video for the most part feels like an actual recording of the chronological development of building a retro mall. Like this feels like some architectural filing of how a certain mall was built in the past.
Its much easier to hide rendering flaws behind the rough VHS look of your Backrooms series, but something as crystal clear as this shows your immense progress. This hops, skips and jumps right over the uncanny valley...and you put all that hard work out here for free. We shall watch your career with great interest.
I’m curious how you were able to get the camera motion to sync up so perfectly with the sounds wyatt made as he moved the camera. The camera motion looks so natural and it just FEELS like an old found footage reel. I think that’s honestly what sells it when it comes to believing the mall is real. The actual mall itself looks amazing! It’s only heightened by the camera’s constant movement as though it’s held by an unsteady hand by a person who isn’t necessarily always looking the same direction the camera is pointing.
I cannot even fathom the amount of effort and hours of lost sleep spent creating this. And it has paid off brilliantly. You and your team have created something truly spectacular here. I speak for many when I say that you have inspired me to go above and beyond. Now please, get some rest!! You deserve it.
I have lived in Dallas my whole life. When i first saw Valley View Mall and the giant tree thing i was stunned. me and all my friends would go until the place shut down. Great tribute Kane, thanks :)
You did such a beautiful job man. It feels just like I remembered it as a kid. It's like you put some love into that. It looks like the last time I walked through it to go to the AMC theater. You did an absolutely phenomenal job.
If none of us knew this was made with Blender this could pass off as real. Kane you do such a phenomenal job at these. I always get so excited whenever there is a new upload.
Okay this is actually insane. When my friend and I were watching this we were discussing whether this was filmed in a real mall or cgi. This is mindblowing Kane, you're actually insane at what you do.
You did a great job with Valley View! I was able to recognize it right off the bat. The last time I was there though it looked pretty rough with buckets everywhere cause the roof was leaking. It is quite eerie walking through an empty mall. They kept the AMC open for a bit and since the theatre was on the second floor you still had to walk through a small portion of the mall to go see movies and ride right on up that escalator. Great job! As scary as this was it was also nostalgic and brought back some good memories.
0:26 Bro, that actually startled me.😮😂 But seriously this music is killer, it evokes all the feelings of being in a place you shouldn't be and liminalness and perilousness. Like being lost in a video game home screen. Remarkable work. 👍
as somebody who considers themself a connoisseur of genuine classic MUZAK tracks, whomever did the music for the Oldest Views background absolutely nailed it, it sounds almost exactly the same as the "late era" of the company, 1990s to 2000s (though IRL most of the tracks at that time were just covers of existing popular music) right down to the instruments (especially the guitar and the way it was tuned)
@rabelaisian-crow he usually does, but not this time. He does, however, credit the artist who made the music in this video and the original TOV uploads.
I'm still fucking amazed by this. Jesus christ. In terms of like, early filmmaker success, you're straight up surpassing Sam Raimi rn if that makes any sense. This is insanely impressive.
This is really really inspiring, seeing the rough bits makes the final project seem less like a perfect untouchable thing and more like a sculpture that had to be built up. It makes me think I can make my own sculpture. I might make my own rolling giant for fun, I love huge puppets
This was a great effort on your part - more impressive than a lot of mainstream cinema these days. Nicely done. As a matter on interest, at 3:00 the location of the giant puppet is right where the Dallas Puppet Theater was located from about 1995 until 1998, when they moved downstairs near the entrance between Foley's and Penney's.
Kane, you do incredible work brother. You're so damn young too. You have a bright future ahead of yourself. Never grow stagnant, never stop learning, never grow complacent. I did those things when I was good at art at a young age and I've lost it now. Don't ever lose your creativity man. You have a gift. Side note, what happens if the giant catches you? 😮
If you're willing to answer, how do you get running shake? Are you somehow recording cell phone telemetry data and importing that as a path, or is it a plug-in that provides just enough randomness in the bounce of the jog? Either way, it's pretty convincing and the whole piece was excellent!
As someone just starting out blender tutorials and then looking at your mall render..I tip my hat, sir you are a beast. LOVE all the work! p.s Tench got out!! woo!
The quality of the rendered set is absolutely astounding. It really does look like it was actually filmed on-location at the mall. If I hadn't already known that it's a computer-generated environment, I'm sure I would have thought it was filmed in the real world. Incredible job!
It's completely mindblowing that none of the mall was live action. Just stunning. This was your best work yet, and I'm hype to see what you dream up next! ❤
I am actually furious at how incredibly good you are at this omg. This is IMPOSSIBLY good, I'd been wondering just exactly how much was 'real' and now.. well now I know. O_O
This is AMAZING! I can't even imagine how long this took you to build from scratch. The rolling giant is definitely your best work yet, thank you for showing us the behind the scenes!
I used to shop at Valley View mall here in Dallas when it was in its prime. This is so well done, I didn't believe it was CG/Blender until I found this video. Well done well done sir!!
I want a rough percentage figure for how much time you spent building models in Blender, versus how much time you spent thinking "I must be crazy to do this in Blender; why didn't I just build Julien irl and find an actual mall to film in"
Your best work yet! I love that we're getting a behind the scenes. The music in this series really stood out to me, so it's cool that you added unnamed shopping muzak to your channel. I'm curious though, what is the song that starts playing at 2:15 in this video? Will you upload that to your channel as well?
Not only is the modeling stunning, but the way you did motion tracking AND sound design is incredibly impressive and adds so much to the whole experience. I cannot wait to see what else you do with this and whatever else you make down the line!
