Corridor Cast EP#242 | We're Invited to PRESENT at the Oscars for VFX.. The VES Awards!!
Feb 27, 2026
They share the hilarious chaos of filming an AI-scam product review. They celebrate being invited to present at the VES Awards and talk about industry nerves. A deep dive into Corridor Key: an AI green-screen keyer, demos, performance, and open-source plans. They also debate practical effects versus CGI and joke about what they will wear.
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Corridor Crew Presenting At The VES Awards
- Corridor Crew were invited to present at the VES Awards, which surprised them because they don't do traditional film/TV VFX work.
- Sam and Griffin describe imposter-syndrome feelings but excitement about meeting VFX artists and handing out three awards including one Stranger Things was nominated for.
Predicting Foreground Color Fixes Green Screen Spill
- Niko built Corridor Key to predict the unmixed foreground color separately from background, solving green spill in semi-transparent edges.
- The neural network predicts the true foreground color so hair, motion blur, and translucent objects keep correct color instead of appearing green-tinted.
Straight Color Output Solves Motion Blur Keys
- Corridor Key outputs a straight color image where transparent pixels are predicted as opaque full-color, then applies the alpha, giving correct color smears for motion blur.
- This straight-color approach makes semi-transparent motion blurs and cloth edges composite correctly without manual color rebuild.