#44: Creating Viral Tutorials, w/ Polyfjord

In this podcast we talk to Asbjørn the creator of the Youtube channel, Polyfjord. We talk about how he got into Blender, his opinions on color science,creating YouTube tutorials for Blender, and many more topics of interest in the 3D space. Polyfjord Links: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Polyfjord Twitter: https://twitter.com/polyfjord Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polyfjord/ My Blender Simulations in HDR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU6PF8vuEBk Episode Links: Blacktail Studio: https://www.youtube.com/@BlacktailStudio Wonder Dynamics: https://wonderdynamics.com/ Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:42 How Asbjørn got started in Blender 00:07:38 Asbjørn's first creations in Blender 00:09:19 Asbjørn's workflow & breakup with Adobe 00:12:26 What Asbjørn wishes Blender had 00:14:24 How Asbjørn got good in audio 00:17:36 Making successful tutorials 00:37:23 Complexities and potential of geometry nodes 00:47:12 Why frame rates are so weird? 00:49:56 Is HDR a gimmick? 00:57:37 EXR to PNG Workflow 00:58:59 Poliigon Ad 00:59:54 Color Science and TV corruption 01:09:52 The advantages of Material X 01:14:12 What is Asbjørn currently working on 01:16:01 Blender's issues with simulations 01:19:00 Pros and Cons of Wonder Dynamics 01:23:17 Making what you enjoy vs making for an audience 01:31:06 How passion is important to making Youtube videos 01:36:36 Andrew and Asbjørn talk about their workspaces 01:38:49 What Andrew has in the works 01:40:40 Asbjørn's thoughts on AI 01:55:22 Working with video editors Send in your video question: https://www.blenderguru.com/podcastquestion Listen to The Andrew Price Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iQrZmxF18bDcou2ZpN0R9 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-andrew-price-podcast/id1543110518 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zYTk2NDM3OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Anchor: https://anchor.fm/andrew-price-podcast Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-andrew-price-podcast Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/g63tah31 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-andrew-price-podcast-8QQnak ----------------------------------------------- Follow me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpprice Instagram: http://instagram.com/andrewpprice Facebook: http://facebook.com/blenderguru ArtStation: http://artstation.com/artist/andrewprice Blender Guru: http://www.blenderguru.com Poliigon: http://www.poliigon.com