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.
- talk recommended in 5 different months by 4 HN users, 2019–2022HN recommends it as an entertaining and inspiring Blender talk, and often links it in threads about learning Blender.
- explainer recommended in 4 different months by 4 HN users, 2021–2025HN recommends it as an entertaining explanation of chroma keying, green screens and how cameras process color.
- explainer recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users, 2020–2021Commenters recommend it as a dense but entertaining primer on color theory and color in video systems.
- documentary recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users, 2021–2025Strongly recommended as a detailed, entertaining history of 1980s CGI and film techniques, including the role of the Foonly F1.
- explainer recommended in 2 different months by 2 HN users, 2018–2024Recommended as a succinct documentary on motion control and practical-effects ingenuity.
- commentary recommended in 1 different month by 1 HN user, 2016–2024HN 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.