UNLISTED YOUTUBE VERSION: https://youtu.be/HkuUaJHd_-o
Hi Patrons,
Welcome to a brand new show for $10 Noclip Patrons. On our very first Project Postmortem we explore the work that went into our Returning to Monkey Island documentary, and answer your discord questions about the video.
We want to do these for a lot of documentaries in the future so if you like the format ...
2024-02-10 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/0wcPd25q3ZE
Hey Patrons,
My humble home studio / garage (still in construction) gets its first time on camera as I talk you through all the plans we have for February and into Spring.
0:00 - Intro (aka STORM TALK)
5:02 - The New Podcasts
12:12 - Docs We're Editing Now (Pentiment / Dwarf Fortress / Hyper Li... 2024-02-07 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdWzlDwxBmQ
Hello Patrons!
The first documentary of 2024 is a 95 minute nostalgia trip into the history of Monkey Island and a detailed design breakdown of the recent sequel. In it we talk to series founder Ron Gilbert, writer Dave Grossman and a host of new and returning crew members.
Monkey is one of my favorite games of all time - and the...
2024-02-06 17:38:08 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
We'll have a patron show out next week with a bunch of updates but I wanted to write a quick blog to tell you about our podcast plans for 2024!
As you may already know we're in the process of rebranding the current podcast feed to the Noclip Crewcast as our weekly "what we're playing" scrums are far more about the crew than anything else. This also means that we have room to expand the podcast work we do and after at least a year of soul searching and conversations my...
2024-02-02 00:08:26 +0000 UTC View Post
UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/lpdS5wOKPzE
Hey Patrons,
The Patron Show returns for a new year with a lot of talk about 2024 projects. Some we have started, some we are hoping to start soon. I'm gonna talk a lot more openly about future docs we're targeting from now on and this episodes is a good example of what you can expect from the show this year. Aside from the fact that I filmed it myself, as Jerem...
2024-01-14 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_A5YGz9b30
Hey Early Access Patrons!
The first early access documentary of 2024 is a 95 minute nostalgia trip into the history of Monkey Island and a detailed design breakdown of the recent sequel. In it we talk to series founder Ron Gilbert, writer Dave Grossman and a host of new and returning crew members. 2024-01-13 16:31:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons,
I'll say it right off the bat, this is my annual post where I ask for your feedback on the docs you want to see, the work you want us to focus on, and what you'd like as a patron of Noclip.
But I also wanted an opportunity to talk about my dreams for 2024 and beyond.
To keep a long story short, Noclip is a fantastic position entering 2024. Our commercial work has given us a financial safety net that is going to allow us to do some really cool stu...
2023-12-29 19:07:56 +0000 UTC View Post
0:00 - Getting Into Acting
4:38 - Audition Process
8:33 - Immortality Audition/Becoming "The One"
20:38 - Working With "The Other"
22:56 - Intimacy Scenes
26:08 - Feelings Before and After Release
27:33 - Jacob Geller/Candy Says
29:12 - Pre-Release Anxiety/Post-Release Life
35:34 - Production Stories/Playing Immortality
UNLISTED YOUTUBE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/X5kDufj19ak
0:00 - Background/Training
7:30 - Getting Involved With Immortality
10:43 - Screen Acting vs Theater
12:55 - Preparation For Immortality
15:19 - Intimacy Coordinator
18:47 - Production
29:52 - Post-Release
31:55 - Acting Technique
44:13 - Match Cuts For "The One"
45:53 - BAFTA and The Game Awards
48:04 -...
UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/f4GEEtQxJlU
Mark Lesser is one of the most enjoyable interviews I've conducted in a long time. While clearly and incredibly smart and talented person, Mark is modest about his accomplishments. I hope you enjoy this extended cut of our conversation.
0:00 - Background/Electronic Toys
08:10 - Transition to Video Games
11:20 - Electronic Arts/Madden 93
17:45 - NHL94
UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/MbYqfd2hMlg
Erick has been at Naughty Dog for most of his career, leading art teams on some of Sony's biggest games. In this conversation we talk about the technical and artistic choices the studio made when recreating The Last of Us Part 1.
0:00 - Starting TLOU Part 1
2:58 - Improvements to Shaders & Lighting
8:11 - Rebuilding Assets
12:35 - Character Improv...
For our NHL 94 documentary we rented an ice-rink in Santa Rosa for an hour at 7:30am one Wednesday morning.
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For our NHL 94 documentary we rented an ice-rink in Santa Rosa for an hour at 7:30am one Wednesday. This is the video of me furiously trying to complete all my stand-ups, along with some general b-roll while that clock was...
2023-12-17 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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For our NHL 94 documentary we talked to Michael Brook about so many aspects of the production of the game that much of it landed on the cutting room floor. Until now.
0:00 - Early EA/First Madden Game
5:24 - NHL Hockey
16:21 - Game Design for Hockey
21:37 - Audio Design
25:28 - Innovation/Attention to Detail
30:18 - AI Adapting to Player
32:22 ...
[DO NOT SHARE] Unlisted YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf_lzB4zuwk
Hey Early Access Patrons,
In the first of two final early access videos for you before the year it out, we talk to Nate Purkeypile about the reception to Fallout 76, why he left Bethesda after 14 years of crafting worlds there, and what it's like making a solo o...
2023-12-10 17:36:24 +0000 UTC View Post
UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/F3AdelyS0nw
(you all asked for the YouTube links to return, so there you go!)
Hello Patrons!
It's time say goodbye to 2023 and to our Novato studio as we make way for big changes to Noclip in 2024. In this episode we show off clips from two documentaries coming this month, talk about the year th...
2023-12-03 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Noclip Community,
It's taken me a few months to sort it out but the new Noclip store is finally up and running at https://store.noclip.video/
There's a selection of shirts, hoodies, stickers (finally!), badges, cups, and even insanely cool mouse-pads we've had custom made. One of...
2023-11-27 18:28:05 +0000 UTC View Post
YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRFT3iQx1BY
SPORTS! Love em or hate em, they make some damn good video games, and this is one of the very best. In our documentary on NHL 94 (the 30th Anniversary no less) we dive into early 90s sports game design that largely dictated the next three decades of development.
With insight from the o...
2023-11-24 21:33:50 +0000 UTC View Post
UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9H0AhqvHL8
Happy Thanksgiving!
...to those of you in America. Happy Thursgiving to the rest of you.
With the Secret Tape Half-Life project behind us I thought I'd do a video where I basically just talk about the whole thing. I'm go...
2023-11-23 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK (DON'T SHARE PLEASE): https://youtu.be/8_NWLD5y4cs
Hey Patrons,
SPORTS! Love em or hate em, they make some damn good video games, and this is one of the very best. In our documentary on NHL 94 (the 30th Anniversary no less) we dive into early 90s sports game design that largely dictated the next three decades of development.
With insight from the origi...
2023-11-21 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZ3HzvFEto
Hey Patrons,
This is not official "noclip" business but as you know a few months ago we founded our video production company Secret Tape and it's finally time to show you what we've been working on for the past 7 weeks or ...
2023-11-17 19:04:32 +0000 UTC View Post
YouTube Link [I accidentally uploaded it to both] : https://youtu.be/0NtNDpqiMqE
Hi Patrons!
The Patron Show returns after an unscheduled month off in October so explain what the hell has been going on around here, show off two 99% finished documentaries, talk about what we're filming next month, and another (final?) change of location for the studio.
As ever, timecodes are below:
0:00 - In... 2023-11-15 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxwdY8ICrHg
Hey Patrons,
After many months of research, interviews, gameplay capture and burger eating, we are finally ready to release our documentary on Sneak King, Pocket Bike Racer and Big Bumpin.
As you can probably tell from the video, this was a lot of fun to put together, and it was a real team effort with Frank filming the entire Le...
2023-10-02 18:28:51 +0000 UTC View Post
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Hey Patrons,
After a few months of sizzling we're finally ready to take this one off the grill.
In our Sneak King / Big Bumpin / Pocket Bike Racer documentary we talk to the folks who worked on the game and it's design and development, while Frank visits the man who b...
2023-09-20 15:34:15 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
We've got some clips and announcements on this month's Patron show so jump right in to see the docs landing this month, and learn what our first ever SPORTS GAME documentary is. Here are the timecodes for ya:
0:00 - Intro
1:23 - [CLIP] Return to Monkey Island
3:05 - Return to Monkey Island
6:52 - [CLIP] Burger King Games Doc - New Clip
9:40
2023-09-15 14:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
Let's try something a little different.
Below is a list of games. Some of these are just ideas I have. Some are people we are actively talking to. And others are games that folks have pitched to us over the years. Which one(s) do you think we should pursue...
Hey Patrons,
It was standing-room-only at the Noclip PAX West Panel this past weekend so we were delighted to hear it as also streaming on Twitch. PAX doesn't archive their streams so today I made sure to record a copy of the panel and upload it here for those of you who weren't in attendance.
It was a great show with a terrific audience. We showed off some upcoming documentary scenes, Noclip archive video tapes, took doc suggestions, gave away swag and cram...
2023-09-04 19:13:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons,
We're hard at work on documentaries for Dwarf Fortress, Burger King Games, [Redacted], [Redacted] and much more, but that doesn't mean our tape preservation project is slowing down.
I recently found a cache of tapes that had pretty much all of E3 2010's press conferences in glorious 1080p. I think we're missing Konami is all (yes, that one!) but I'm on the lookout to see if it's in here somewhere. Whi...
2023-08-24 16:10:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons,
On this month's patron show we show off clips from our upcoming Dwarf Fortress and Burger King Games documentaries, chat about our future plans, the progress on the tapes and the (vaguely) about the two projects we're filming in August. Timecodes below!
0:00 - Intro
1:17 - July Docs: Vampire Survivors & Immortality
3:44 - In Production: Dwarf Fortress & Burger King
7:28 - [CLI...
Hey Patrons and Noclip viewers!
As you know we're approaching our 7th birthday and myself and the team are taking that transition into Year 8 very seriously. Noclip has survived and thrived for longer than many though we might. We got through covid and learned a lot by working more outside of our comfort zone. So as we enter the final phase of our first decade we want to make sure we're doing everything right and continuously evolving our work.
A big part of that is getting an und...
2023-08-01 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaWptXzfETo
Hey Patrons!
This month's Patron show will be going live soon but in the meantime I wanted to share a sneak peek at one of the highlights of our tape archive thus far.
In among the HDCAM tapes I managed to find two which contained 1080p recordings of the broadcast feed f...
2023-07-19 21:45:59 +0000 UTC View Post