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Free software becomes Corridor Crew's professional art challenge

Sam, Wren, Dean and Griffin work with free tools, while Hal Hickel brings a Pirates of the Caribbean retrospective.

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Corridor Crew Story of October 16, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Forcing Pro VFX Artists to use ONLY FREE Software!

Corridor Crew gave Sam, Wren, Dean and Griffin a constraint that leaves plenty of room for argument: make the best art they can without paying for the software. "Forcing Pro VFX Artists to use ONLY FREE Software!" was the biggest of three new uploads, reaching about 1.3 million views.

The comments offer a useful companion conversation. Viewers discuss Blender's crash-recovery features, ask to see Dean's finished piece and pick up on the appearance of filmmaker and Blender artist Ian Hubert. Others point out that software being free to use doesn't mean it took no work to build. And there is the unavoidable joke: subscription prices can no longer take the blame for unfinished artistic ambitions.

The week's other substantial visit was back to Industrial Light & Magic for "VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGi 246 ft. Hal Hickel". Its itinerary stretches from the stop-motion California Raisins through Toy Story and Jurassic Park: The Lost World to Pirates of the Caribbean. Hickel gives the Davy Jones discussion a particularly direct connection: he was animation supervisor on Dead Man's Chest. That episode has passed a million views.

The freshest upload, "You won't know what's real anymore!", turns to Framestore and Prehistoric Planet. It currently has the strongest daily viewing momentum, followed by the free-software challenge. The older "They used REAL electricity in their SWORDS?" also remains busy, keeping practical movie trickery alongside the digital work.

Subscribers held steady, while daily views are running above their usual level. Across the week, Corridor Crew drew roughly six million views, more than The Film Theorists and fewer than Dead Meat among its movie-and-TV neighbors.

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What viewers say

The software is free. Unfortunately, I can no longer blame the subscription price for my lack of talent.
@westeros9175See it on YouTube
I really wanna see Dean's finished piece because his single pass is still incredible
@pepperfacedSee it on YouTube
Calling Ian Hubert for a blender tutorial is a crazy flex!
@fortran31See it on YouTube

2 more comments

That CorridorKey 2.0 flex was craaaaaazy. I hope y’all are proud of yourselves
@MikeKane848See it on YouTube
Considering that the original Backrooms shorts were made in Blender, “free” is obviously not a bad thing if you have the time and creativity.
@Clak_01See it on YouTube

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