Cory Williams - Daydream Studios, creator of Silly Crocodile (made in Unreal)

This episode of Super Motion gets a generous 'behind the scenes' look at a very successful youtube show produced in Unreal Engine. A master of real time technologies including mocap, Cory has produced award winning short films and garnered billions (with a "B") of views on youtube over a long career as a professional YouTuber (he was, in fact, the first). If you have kids (or are curious to see a show made in Unreal Engine), catch the show here: http://daydreamstudios.com/ Cory on YouTube:    / @mrsafety   Watch other episodes of the Super Motion Podcast on our youtube channel (   / @super_motion  ) Prefer audio? Listen to bonus content and additional interviews on our audio podcast: https://supermotion.transistor.fm/ CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 - Super Motion Intro 00:01:05 - About Cory 00:02:25 - Real time UE environment for the show 00:03:25 - Tour of the show's set 00:04:05 - Controlling characters in real time 00:05:19 - Recording anim with vive tracker 00:06:08 - A look into the UE project files 00:06:21 - Animations 00:07:21 - Rig & physics asset 00:07:52 - Eyes blueprint event graph 00:08:27 - Face 2D Live - Marketplace Asset (Cory's) 00:11:14 - Just for Kids - Cory's YT Channel 00:11:35 - Episode workflow 00:12:42 - Making the AR episode 00:14:27 - Easter episode workflow 00:16:17 - Voice inspiration for the character 00:17:37 - Origin story 00:18:59 - Making films with toys 00:20:57 - Making a UE short film in 48hrs 00:22:50 - Working smarter - Cory's mindset 00:23:37 - A common mistake 00:24:18 - Aiming for quality 00:25:44 - How to be efficient in production 00:29:39 - Cory's audience stats ! 00:30:34 - Getting permission to use 3rd party IP 00:32:25 - Revenue from the channel 00:33:12 - The video that bought a house 00:34:42 - The reality of being a creator 00:36:11 - Just do it! 00:39:04 - Advice for freelancers 00:40:26 - Climbing the mountain, hitting the target 00:43:19 - Value based pricing as a freelancer 00:45:41 - The best creators 00:47:52 - Artist for hire 00:49:10 - Using AI as an artist 00:56:37 - The big plan for the show