Violent penguins and visual effects attention whores are no match for Captain Disillusion.
Captain Disillusion puts Japan under the vectorscope.
Even heroes get angry sometimes.
Captain Disillusion recounts an epic online hoax.
Captain Disillusion details the techniques used in "Guy Catches Glasses With Face" by Never Hide Films.
Captain Disillusion gets upstaged by Mr. Flare.
Captain Disillusion takes up news editing.
Captain Disillusion teaches a little of his craft.
Captain Disillusion wags a finger at the British press...
Captain Disillusion takes a poke at an old Hollywood urban legend.
CD tackles an oldie.
Captain Disillusion recounts The Amazing Meeting 6 and tackles a most requested video.
Captain Disillusion receives an unexpected visitor, then takes on a marine mystery.
Captain Disillusion... makes contact.
Sometimes it takes a second look to get things just right. Mr. Flare forces Captain Disillusion take that second look.
Captain Disillusion's journey continues when he finds himself in Las Vegas. Or what's left of it. Then he and Mr. Flare take up "riffing".
Captain Disillusion makes a splash at The Amazing Meeting and witnesses a live Million Dollar Challenge. Also... a tragedy.
Captain Disillusion relives the funnies and the wildest parts of The Amazing Meeting 7. And still survives.
Captain Disillusion opens a Pandora's box that is "skepticism in magic".
Captain Disillusion explains it all.
Here's something a tad new. Shorter, crisper "debunks" that will be posted more frequently than regular episodes (which will still continue as well). This time: the menace of "screamer" videos.
A closer look at the "Amazing Fire Animation" viral video.
In 2011, Captain Disillusion abruptly stopped production of a new episode and went on a long hiatus. The footage of that unfinished episode has now been recovered and is presented here.
Captain Disillusion focuses on a blurry mystery.
Captain Disillusion makes a glowing point.
Captain Disillusion analyzes a relatively *current* viral video for a change.
Captain Disillusion channels his inner Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
Captain Disillusion deconstructs the viral dashboard camera video showing a "ghost car" appear on the streets of Russia.
Captain Disillusion explains the video compression artifact behind the reptilian alien conspiracy beliefs.
While Captain Disillusion was away, Mr. Flare took it upon himself to explain what could possibly be the most idiotic viral mystery in the history of social communication of our species.
Something is a bit off... as Captain Disillusion and Mr. Flare host a morning show and explore the visual effects secrets behind the "Rush Hour" viral video.
Captain Disillusion is visited by a legendary icon as he attempts a thorough explanation of the viral Disneyland Ghost surveillance video mystery.
Captain Disillusion conducts a post mortem on the Charlie Charlie Challenge phenomenon... in rhyme scheme.
Captain Disillusion breaks down the optical illusion behind a popular Vine clip.
As Captain Disillusion attempts to deconstruct a classic viral video by Dan DeEntremont, he is visited by... an old flame.
Captain Disillusion compares two strange videos, the effects used to make them and the inexplicable gap in the levels of their popularity.
Happy Back to the Future Day!
Captain Disillusion soars above the rest with a thorough explanation, deconstruction and recreation of the 'Mysterious Floating City Over China' video.
Captain Disillusion outsources the task of debunking a new UFO video to a tape of an old TV show.
A close look at a rudimentary visual effects trick and how it's often used by Vine filmmaker Zach King.
Captain Disillusion pulls a double shift and deconstructs two similar hoax videos featuring close encounters with lightning.
Captain Disillusion deconstructs the Russian viral video of the flying girl in the woods.
Captain Disillusion explains the visual effects behind the puzzling "Mirror Ball" video by animator Kevin Parry.
Captain Disillusion teams up with Beakman of 'Beakman's World' to examine some free energy claims on YouTube, in the most '90s way possible.
Captain Disillusion discovers that skepticism to an extreme is not skepticism at all.
Captain Disillusion gives a detailed breakdown of Kokichi Sugihara's Ambiguous Cylinder illusion. AND HE DOES IT BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE, EVER, PERIOD.
Captain Disillusion considers the goods and bads of featuring kids in viral videos.
Captain Disillusion examines the concept, design, execution and fundraising of the Cicret Bracelet while trying to develop his own revolutionary invention. The views expressed in this video are personal opinions, based on information publicly available at the time of posting.
In this double feature Quick D, Captain Disillusion takes a look at two completely unrelated videos.
Captain Disillusion investigates the sophisticated visual effects behind a Japanese ad campaign while thinking about something completely unrelated.
Captain Disillusion reports on the latest developments of the fabled Cicret Bracelet, the development of which he continues to very generously sponsor with his very own money.
Captain Disillusion channels a popular After Effects tutorial guru to explain and recreate another viral UFO video.
Captain Disillusion discusses the Mandela effect while, in a completely different universe, Holly does the same.
Captain Disillusion examines a common VFX hoax trope involving cars, roads, humans and running.
Captain Disillusion explores the merits and shortfalls of an exciting new robotic exoskeleton.
Captain Disillusion answers a viewer request and gets slightly carried away.
Captain Disillusion ponders the very concept of magic by taking a close look at the work of one particular illusionist.
Captain Disillusion makes an unauthorized landing and explores the genre of trick shot viral videos.
Time to step away from viral videos and discuss some historically epic VFX work. In this episode, Captain Disillusion dives into the tech Industrial Light & Magic used to create the diverse visuals of the Back to the Future trilogy.
While Captain Disillusion deals with a spatial anomaly, Mr. Flare steps in to examine a viral video that's made a recent comeback.
Captain Disillusion deconstructs the portal video and explains the concept known (only to himself) as the "piecemeal paranormal".
Captain Disillusion gets on the last train out of meme town and performs his own version of the invisible box challenge.
The Captain attempts to rebrand himself... with mixed results.
Captain Disillusion takes a close look at a piece of Art.
Captain Disillusion deconstructs an aeronautical viral video, with a little help.
Holly visits Captain Disillusion with a special request.
Captain Disillusion climbs to the heights of absurdity.
Captain Disillusion puts a classic visual effect into perspective.
Captain Disillusion joins forces with Mark Rober to examine a questionable invention.
While Captain Disillusion recovered from world travels, Mr. Flare took it upon himself to thoroughly deconstruct a video on his own.
Captain Disillusion gets his hands wet with some experiments, and lets you watch.
Captain Disillusion gets pedantic about the description of a common camera effect.
Captain Disillusion takes us on a ride of a lifetime.
Captain Disillusion faces the scariest of all nemeses.
Captain Disillusion conducts a thorough analysis of tiny dots orbiting a big ball.
Captain Disillusion leaves Alan in charge of an episode and things get rapidly nostalgic.
Captain Disillusion investigates a case of trademark-based VFX shenanigans.
Captain Disillusion is visited by a quirky quartet of Japanese students for a series of fun visual effects experiments.
A brief but thorough analysis of viewer comments on Captain Disillusion's most recent Shorts. By Alan. The intern. (Unpaid)
CC IMAGE CREDITS: • Panavision camera photo by Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) (CC BY-SA 4.0) (a "do not touch" sign removed from camera body for the video) • CMOS image sensor photo by Bengt Nyman (CC BY 2.0) • NASA JPL sign photo by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) • The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory from the Sam Merrill Trail" photo by Marty B (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Captain Disillusion encounters an old viral video hoax that got away.
This was a trailer for the DVD premiere at TAM9 in Las Vegas.
A detailed look at one of the visual effects in the previous episode.
A video a month! Plus, I've joined Patreon and I hope you'll support me in exchange for fun bonus content.
A meta video about the previous video.
A compilation of endings from each episode of Captain Disillusion (not counting "Quick D") published in 2015. The year went by so fast! Thanks to everyone who watches, subscribes and supports my work.
Thank you.
Self-proclaimed superhero Captain Disillusion reveals his cutting-edge techniques for analyzing viral video hoaxes and explaining them to viewers with tragically short attention spans. What visual effects tricks are commonly used by fakers? How can I make my own skeptical YouTube videos a little less terrible? Answers to these questions and more in the Captain’s award-pending talk.
...To illustrate some VFX techniques.
Bloopers and outtakes from my episode with the one... the only... the Beakman.
Captain Disillusion creator Alan Melikdjanian frantically lectures a skeptical audience on how to never make any mistakes as a YouTuber.
This video was originally a reward for my supporters on Patreon.
Recorded at De Balie in Amsterdam on October 25th, 2018. In this format-bending presentation, intergalactic VFX explainer Captain Disillusion recounts his journey from humble amateur superhero to best Blender artist of all time*. It's a case study in using Blender as a versatile production tool in a comedy web series and a love letter to the Blender community. At the very least, it's an entertaining way to spend the better part of an hour. *Allegedly.
I'm stoked to be a guest on Vsauce3's 'Could You Survive the Movies'! But my raw power, skills and charisma proved too much for one episode and my segment was slightly edited down. So here is the full, uncensored Director's Cut version. Enjoy!
Filming the Pantry Ghost episode at the Isaac Asimov Library in the former quarters of the JREF in 2009.
