The Corridor Crew have been talking about this and trying to find a modern example for years. From what I understand, this is actually a pretty big deal to be able to re-create a technique that was lost to time.
On a related note, I think this is the sort of channel that we should be encouraging and rewarding more. They do their best to make original and original content, while fairly regularly experimenting with and even pioneering new film making techniques (e.g. Anime Rock Paper Scissors). Sure they play the algorithm game, but they're not the worst offenders by any means.
I don't know, when Nico gets excited about a project, I suspect it's genuine. It's part of why I watch the channel.
His employees, (Wren especially), give off a silly fake enthusiasm vibe (or maybe he's just like that, and that's why he got hired, I don't know) but Nico only really shows up in the videos he wants to make. Guy seems like he's getting to live out his dream. The videos he spearheads are both technically impressive and time-consuming, such as Anime Rock Paper Scissors, which was a groundbreaking use of AI diffusion models a year ago, or this one.
I've been watching these guys for so long — when Wren's speaking to camera in his solo videos he overdoes it but I think he's naturally pretty excitable. Niko is my favorite though.
Although I hold a similar view about "youtubers", please give these guys a chance; it's at best ignorant to type that instead of supporting one of the few teams/channels that are visibly passionate, hard working, and constantly putting out fantastic content.
