"A Witcher may forget to eat to drink to breathe even, but a Witcher never forgets to care for his sword". Especially as Tod made such a beauty. Edited to the correct quote
@@tods_workshop About the backscabbard, Tod... have you seen already seen Shad's backscabbard? What do you think of it? ruclips.net/video/0EWi2DnDoaI/видео.html
@@mariobenedicto3582 You could probably make Geralt's back scabbard more functional (for the steel sword at least), if you stole the magnet idea from Shad's design. If it's strong enough you'd also avoid the need for the band it has, which would make it easier to sheathe into.
It's always nice to hear people explicitly say without any prompting that a bigshot actor like Henry is a polite person. It's just heartwarming to know a person who could very easily be a scumbag is actually a sweetheart.
@@thomastheisman1751 the good old school of fame, be polite, careful and unintrusive, you're an actor not an omniscient being around which world revolves with a mission to fix everything and everyone. It's a real shame that nowadays this approach is so rare, that we feel the need to endlessly praise people who represent it
@@tods_workshop Have seen when it came out, subscribed since your 1000lbs crossbow-vids. I had worked in in a (big) theater, at a short film projekt and also done some medival/viking-reenactment as hobby, so there is a lot i can relate.
I really liked how realistic the swords were in Witcher, makes sense now that i know you made them. I hope more movies and shows start using realistic swords like this.
Now, I fully understand what they mean when they say “the real sword” or “the real chain” (being opposed to the rubber versions), but each time they said it, I had to stifle the thought, ‘oh! that’s the *real* chain that the *real* Geralt of Rivia used!’ Like I’m watching Forgotten Weapons or something.
I didn't know Tod made the swords for the Witcher, that is so cool. and did I hear that season two is being filmed! You can clearly see the difference with the silver, Tod you almost blinded us there :P
@@tods_workshop the detail on the swords is amazing. And I whole heatedly agree with using actual silver plating for the silver sword. Some people may look at it as an unnecessary expense but for show with as much CGI as the witcher has in it. Having a legitimate prop to properly do light reflection and color tones is a godsend for any visual effects artist. You're helping those poor overworked souls more than you'll ever know I guarantee!
There's certainly a match there. Other than Henry's most likely overloaded agenda getting in the way, we'd have two (three) extremely talented and humble-hearted fellows here.
This seems like a really good scabbard for pulling out the blade thanks to the hinge mechanism, but awful at putting it back, which is probably why we didn't see it in a show.
@@SneakyBadAssOG yeah. Whilst it is doable it would look incredibly clumsy, which is fine from a practical point but not a production point - you don't really care how long it can take to put your weapon away as you're probably safe when doing it.
@@stephen9894 i guess even if you were in safe situation, like anything that takes a long time to do; putting it away in real life would eventually become a pain in the arse. I expect eventually once the novelty had worn off you would be thinking why am I bothering when I could just use a normal one.
@@Straightfromthehorsesmouth Oh yeah. I just mean if it takes like 20 seconds to do instead of the regular 5 but the rest of it is more convenient then you would consider it. If it is taking around 5 minutes to put your sword away then you're just not going to carry it like that except on rare occasions.
Nick was really interesting, to hear another side of how weapons are deployed in film making opened my eyes to how much thought and skill goes into a convincing chop chop. Many thanks guys
Nick Jeffries: If you chop enough pieces off I'm sure it will get close to killing it. King Arthur: Who are you, who are so knowledge in the ways of science?
As someone who studied Theatre Design at uni, I truly appreciate the level of effort you have put into balancing all requirements of realism and the practical needs of filming, staging, and safety. I think I will watch the series now, just because of this video. Knowing the amount of care that went into the production makes the show much more interesting to me.
About the weapons being similar, I imagine it would be the case in real life too: you would probably always want to have your next weapon as similar as possible in balance and profile to the old one. A very interesting point.
Wonderful stuff, Tod! Tremendously interesting to hear the what and why explained behind film props, and the masses of research that go into this. It's very easy for the public to criticize the look of a prop, but it isn't at all easy for a prop to fit the bill on all accounts. Excellent work!
@@tods_workshop Well, doesn't this mean this design is not functionally practical? If it's not usable after a few uses by actors with rubber and blunt swords how short would it serve a soldier let alone a witcher?
you can really tell how much these guys where dedicated to making the props both as high quality as possible but in making them as workable for film as possible.
It was really clear that they gave a good second thought to all the props and damn it payed of. The Aesthetic was great, the only thing to question was the casting but who cares really, great outfits and swords are a big +
@@yarugatyger1603 Betcha a surprise, that Geralt's name is inspired by a Soviet-era translation of an Irish legend about Gearóid Iarla (Earl Gerald mac Geralt).
Great video, wonderful creations. I love the philosophy of making them real weapons. just like your other reproductions. "This is just from a history that never existed" Brilliant.
The Nilfgaard armour has started to make a modicum of sense to me seeing it up close the second time around. It looks like leather was hastily wrapped over ¿steel? armour (probably as to make the armour black, not for armour value). With how rapidly Nilfgaard's army is expanding during the show, this would make sense. *Except for how much leather is needed for such an endeavour.* A bit of pre-industrial mass production.
@@HellYeahCorp The leather armor sort of exists in history. The crumpled ridges provide extra protection. The amount of leather wasn't a problem. Armies need to eat and armies would often travel with live stock since live stock can make food out of grass and a living cow doesn't spoil... Eat the cow, make armor from the skin. The armor looked bad though and really didn't make all that sense given the context, so I'm glad it's gone in season 2.
Even just within the world of the Witcher, it makes perfect sense to have your two swords as physically similar as possible to make your technique consistent with both. A nice and very logical touch.
Holy sh*t i had no idea! Lets watch Edit: yea, I just watched it and I must say that the backscabbard design is pretty genius with this hinge attached to it. Great work gentlemen
Geralt only kills monsters with his swords, it's just that some of them come in human form. Also, kinda surprised that Tod did the show's swords. Pleasantly so.
The collapsible rod method is good for another reason, it gives resistance and feed back to the actor doing the stabbing. The less the actor has to work on imagining the physical aspects of their work, the more they can concentrate on character work. Todd any chance you can get them to stop cutting through plate like it was cheese? (I kid) Glad to see more of the world is seeing the quality in your work we've all come to enjoy.
What are your (and his) opinions about the Nilfguard armor? Among all the realistic weaponry and incredible detailing in props and set design, those guys look like power ranger villains.
actually you'll notice in the show that Geralt carries his swords in a baldric, which it is possible to draw from the back since it only actually covers the end of the blade
Henry hosts a video where he goes through the choreography of the fight scene in episode one. In it he talks about the "half sword" prop and how the blade is CGI. Cool to see the actual item. Also quite brilliant to have the two swords have the same profile and balance. Future proofing at it's finest.
You know, that bit about the silver being worn off in the lake and rust lines from the water showing through would have been a great bit to add to the show. Showing Geraldt having to actually repair and maintain his weapon after an intense fight like that would have been a great bit of realism to have there and was a real opportunity for Henry Cavil to flex his grumpy muscles. "Godman wizard sends me off to the swamp to hunt monsters and all I have to show for it is a rusty sword"!
This is a really fantastic overview of some of the challenges of prop design, and how you work within them to make something that looks both good and functional. Thanks for showing it to us.
Tod, I have been watching for sometime and was always a major fan of The Witcher series. To find out those two things have been connected all of the sudden was such a great surprise, no wonder all the weaponry in the show was so practical and realistic.
When I noticed that the blades in the witcher series looked more grounded in reality (and had neat unmentioned world building like the amulet from blaviken being worked into the crossguard) I wondered if Tod had something to do with it
Seeing the backscabbard i always think about shadversitys design. If you make the "slide in slot" smaller then he did would look sick. Was that kind of design ever on the table?
I love these insights into the movie-making and weapon-making process. My wife, on the other hand, feels that this takes away a little of the “magic” of the film.
I think this is possibly one of my favourite videos in the genre of "discussion of fantasy weapons". Because there's simply no "scoffing at the designs". I know in part it's because you designed them, but it's also the line (that I'll have to paraphrase) "these are designs from a different history". The effort put in to make these weapons feel realistic or at least fitting within a setting is admirable. Fantastic video, thank you!
Inherited an antique sterling silver flatware set where even the knife blades were silver. Never tried to cut anything with them, looked dull and didn't know if they'd bend - but the tines of the forks looked like miniature stiletto daggers
Bravo Tod!! Take a (lockdown) bow for the work. Now I am inspired to go back and re-watch the show knowing you created Geralt's tools of the trade. Thanks also to Nick for his insights into the movie making world.
After watching several of Tod's videos, as you guys surely have as well, where it doesn't happen, I'm positive that in this case it was done on purpose. Helps with a couple different types of issues: with Tod on the left and Nick on the right, you don't have any doubts about who's talking when the camera shows the table or a particular prop. Cheers gents, may you have a great day!
It's muffled too and I've come to acknowledge that is the way things are being produced for now, like it's a style of audio. I hate it but even vloggers showing how to edit sound with a DAW will many times have crap sound.
This channel continues to be pretty much the first thing I will click on whenever anything new is up. *checks date* Or whenever the algorithm gets around to it. Regardless, always something interesting to see.
Why is on a DVD/BR, in the behind the scenes section, only blah blah about "it was so nice working with this director/actor/..." and never interesting stuff like that?
IKR...I feel like this video is the kind of content you would expect on the 2nd disc of a special limited edition box set, director's cut, or something. And we get to see it for free on youtube.
That's cool that you helped make the Witcher swords! It's actually not too especially hard to make a functional back scabbard, though; Shadiversity made a much nicer one in his backyard 😉. That being said, it was interesting to see how much ingenuity went into yours! I'd just love to see a full scabbard covering the whole sword with the slit in the side like Shad's 😉. Well, covered in leather, of course 😅.
Of course they had such a talented artist like yourself on such a great show. Thank you for these videos but also on the work you do on all these great shows
Thanks and often from a historical aspect we may only know 10% like the Gribshunden crossbow I made. In this case we know 0%- that’s not very different, so you still need to apply thought and consideration
NO WAY I did not realize you made that equipment, I actually just watched series 1 last month!!! I'm listening through the 105 hours of audio books right now too.
Btw, now totally think you're right about that color blind thing with the wires. Color blindness was probably much more common back in the day (it's more useful for hunting I believe) and it would also explain all the homeric "blue wine" references too.
I mean it's all great! Awesome explanations and presentation. However, please, can someone explain the scrotum armors for Nilfgaard? All of this work and thought coming into Geralt's kit only makes the atrocious Nilfgaard armor design stand out more.
Great designed swords! Loved it! I loved the fact that you addressed the reason behind the sword tips and length. It makes so much sense. My only complaint is that the scabbards function and look (with the fact that there is only 1 scabbard hanging from his back). At the end of the scabbard I can see a belt attachment to hold it in place. That is the thing I don’t like. I remember there is a scene where Geralt get down on his knee and we can see the scabbard bends with his arch and exposes the swords blade. It looks not good. There is a functional backscabbard design which Shadiversity came up with and I think that can be appliabled effectively for Geralts iconic TWO SWORDS ON HIS BACK look. Also based on that idea maybe there is a functional design for not one but two scabbards together. (I just think that one scabbard can be used to guide the sword to the other scabbard. Maybe?) Sorry for the long comment. Again I loved the designs.
I've just watched this for the second time and I hope that should you return to this you will include Cavill for his perspective as the actual user of the items.
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I actually didn't know Tod did the witcher swords. Awesome show and tell.
He did say it once in a earlier video
Me neither 🤯
Yeah same here- I love the witcher series though- games and the show. it's all great. and I think they have done a great job on the show
Ya, I was this old when I found out
The Netflix tv-series is absolutely terrible in general but at least some of the fighting scenes are really good.
There better be a Tod Cameo in the next witcher. Working a forge in the background or something like that
Some crossbow man in the Background XD or a smith in the rear of a scene doing his business.
@@Trollvolk credit him as a longbowman, but he has a cross bow
Someone should write a mail to cdpr
With a lockdown longbow!
@@RaphYkun Brilliant! :D
"A Witcher may forget to eat to drink to breathe even, but a Witcher never forgets to care for his sword". Especially as Tod made such a beauty. Edited to the correct quote
Amazing work! I am hoping for a Shad response to the back scabbard.
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing.
In what context?
Thanks Matt; appreciated and hopefully more to come
Always great to get an inside view into what happens behind the scene's.
Also, love your work Matt!
@@tods_workshop About the backscabbard, Tod... have you seen already seen Shad's backscabbard? What do you think of it?
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@@mariobenedicto3582 You could probably make Geralt's back scabbard more functional (for the steel sword at least), if you stole the magnet idea from Shad's design. If it's strong enough you'd also avoid the need for the band it has, which would make it easier to sheathe into.
It's always nice to hear people explicitly say without any prompting that a bigshot actor like Henry is a polite person. It's just heartwarming to know a person who could very easily be a scumbag is actually a sweetheart.
Based off everything I've seen of him, Henry Cavil just seems like a nice, down to earth guy.
I've never seen anything bad about him.
Being a sweetheart and being polite are two different things, you can be very rude sweetheart and a polite peace of shit ;)
@@thomastheisman1751 the good old school of fame, be polite, careful and unintrusive, you're an actor not an omniscient being around which world revolves with a mission to fix everything and everyone. It's a real shame that nowadays this approach is so rare, that we feel the need to endlessly praise people who represent it
I don't doubt them, but if you want future gigs, it's pretty much the only way forward.
As an interrested person in cinema and history. this is the 'behind the scene' content i want to watch.
Awesome work and thanks for sharing this!
Thanks and check this out as well ruclips.net/video/mF1VFlCnLQ4/видео.html
@@tods_workshop Have seen when it came out, subscribed since your 1000lbs crossbow-vids.
I had worked in in a (big) theater, at a short film projekt and also done some medival/viking-reenactment as hobby, so there is a lot i can relate.
I had a suspicion Tod made these props as I'm pretty sure I saw one of his folding knives in the show
You did
What episode?
I'll be damned props for recognising
@@Visitingwombat lol...props
I really liked how realistic the swords were in Witcher, makes sense now that i know you made them. I hope more movies and shows start using realistic swords like this.
Thanks and so do I - its good for business
Now, I fully understand what they mean when they say “the real sword” or “the real chain” (being opposed to the rubber versions), but each time they said it, I had to stifle the thought, ‘oh! that’s the *real* chain that the *real* Geralt of Rivia used!’ Like I’m watching Forgotten Weapons or something.
Absolutely Amazing, Tod!
I really want to see Tod in a bit part as a village smith....
Thanks and that would be fun, but no one knocking down my door yet
Hey, if there was a petition to put Ian McCallum in a bond movie I'm sure we can do one to put Tod in the witcher :)
@@raics101 it was about Ian in a Wick movie
@@Seelenschmiede So it was, thanks.
I didn't know Tod made the swords for the Witcher, that is so cool. and did I hear that season two is being filmed!
You can clearly see the difference with the silver, Tod you almost blinded us there :P
Yes Tod accidentally slipped and told us some time ago that he was making the weapons for season 2 before season 2 had been announced.
Actually I thought I had and had to check, but the news was already out there but it had me worried for a moment
@@tods_workshop the detail on the swords is amazing. And I whole heatedly agree with using actual silver plating for the silver sword. Some people may look at it as an unnecessary expense but for show with as much CGI as the witcher has in it. Having a legitimate prop to properly do light reflection and color tones is a godsend for any visual effects artist. You're helping those poor overworked souls more than you'll ever know I guarantee!
This guy has a fantastic accent to be talking about witcher-ing with.
witchow worwd
I thought the title meant you recreated swords from the Witcher, I didn’t know you were the guy who actually did them. Congrats and well done!
I saw the daggers, I instantly thought *bottle opener*
Blade stopper at day, bottle opener at night! It is daggerman!
"The Youth of Rivia"
I can't help but imagine an early 90s tv show in the vein of Beverly Hills, 92010. :))
I would really like a "collab" with you and Henry Cavill, I would not be surprised if he does that.
There's certainly a match there. Other than Henry's most likely overloaded agenda getting in the way, we'd have two (three) extremely talented and humble-hearted fellows here.
Waiting for Shad to compare this back scabbard design to his own ...
Ya, that would be cool to see!
This seems like a really good scabbard for pulling out the blade thanks to the hinge mechanism, but awful at putting it back, which is probably why we didn't see it in a show.
@@SneakyBadAssOG yeah. Whilst it is doable it would look incredibly clumsy, which is fine from a practical point but not a production point - you don't really care how long it can take to put your weapon away as you're probably safe when doing it.
@@stephen9894 i guess even if you were in safe situation, like anything that takes a long time to do; putting it away in real life would eventually become a pain in the arse. I expect eventually once the novelty had worn off you would be thinking why am I bothering when I could just use a normal one.
@@Straightfromthehorsesmouth Oh yeah. I just mean if it takes like 20 seconds to do instead of the regular 5 but the rest of it is more convenient then you would consider it. If it is taking around 5 minutes to put your sword away then you're just not going to carry it like that except on rare occasions.
I‘ll be honest this kind of blew my mind
Nick was really interesting, to hear another side of how weapons are deployed in film making opened my eyes to how much thought and skill goes into a convincing chop chop. Many thanks guys
I had no idea you were the smith that made those swords Tod, fantastic work as always.
I would very much like to see more of this behind the scenes prop talk. Please keep going, very interesting!
There may be more coming.....
Nick Jeffries: If you chop enough pieces off I'm sure it will get close to killing it.
King Arthur: Who are you, who are so knowledge in the ways of science?
As someone who studied Theatre Design at uni, I truly appreciate the level of effort you have put into balancing all requirements of realism and the practical needs of filming, staging, and safety. I think I will watch the series now, just because of this video. Knowing the amount of care that went into the production makes the show much more interesting to me.
Thanks and I hope you enjoy it - stick with it, it can be construing to get into but once you are at about episode 4 it all starts to fall into place
About the weapons being similar, I imagine it would be the case in real life too: you would probably always want to have your next weapon as similar as possible in balance and profile to the old one. A very interesting point.
Wonderful stuff, Tod! Tremendously interesting to hear the what and why explained behind film props, and the masses of research that go into this. It's very easy for the public to criticize the look of a prop, but it isn't at all easy for a prop to fit the bill on all accounts. Excellent work!
Thank you and very well said.
Awesome insight! Would have liked to see the backscabbard in action though...
Yes please!
That one was too beaten up and not sure any of them survived season 1 intact , but we will try
@@tods_workshop Demo with the man himself? Henry would probably make a few of your followers faint just by showing up. Would be amazing!
@@arthanor9631 let's take it slowly at first. What happens on this channel is a revolution and she is unfolding just right.
@@tods_workshop Well, doesn't this mean this design is not functionally practical? If it's not usable after a few uses by actors with rubber and blunt swords how short would it serve a soldier let alone a witcher?
you can really tell how much these guys where dedicated to making the props both as high quality as possible but in making them as workable for film as possible.
These swords are masterpieces Tod as always, you can definitely see why they look so perfect in the show!
So, when are we getting Henry on the show?
I KNEW IT! I had a hunch you had a hand in those pieces.
Fabián Riquelme liar, liar pants on fire! How could you just "know", eh?
It was really clear that they gave a good second thought to all the props and damn it payed of. The Aesthetic was great, the only thing to question was the casting but who cares really, great outfits and swords are a big +
Well this answers a few things that Shadiversity brought up in his Witcher armor/weapon review. Can’t wait to see more!
Its nice to hear Henry treats the crew well. He seems like a pleasant man but you never really know.
Very cool that Tod is part of this very good production. Looking forward to see more of his work on the show.
Tod has the permission to say Jerald's name any way he likes.
RyanRyzzo lol
Geralt is correct as he says it. You have been saying it wrongly, the setting of this show is like Eastern European, and that's how we say it.
He pronounces it correctly, it's just not as you'd say it in English but it's pretty accurate for the region that Geralt actually comes from.
@@yarugatyger1603 Betcha a surprise, that Geralt's name is inspired by a Soviet-era translation of an Irish legend about Gearóid Iarla (Earl Gerald mac Geralt).
His friends call him Geraldo.
Behind his back.
Quietly.
When he's a long way away.
Great video, wonderful creations. I love the philosophy of making them real weapons. just like your other reproductions. "This is just from a history that never existed" Brilliant.
Thank you and that is genuinely what we try on do.
Both swords are for monsters
The silver and the steel
Mr. Panthro, you're my favourite Thundercat already, but now my admiration increases by knowing you created the Witcher's weapons.
If only they had also put you to work on the nilfgaard armors
what you dont think recycled tires make good armor?
The Nilfgaard armour has started to make a modicum of sense to me seeing it up close the second time around. It looks like leather was hastily wrapped over ¿steel? armour (probably as to make the armour black, not for armour value). With how rapidly Nilfgaard's army is expanding during the show, this would make sense. *Except for how much leather is needed for such an endeavour.* A bit of pre-industrial mass production.
@@HellYeahCorp And it looks like a p*nis...
@@janmikule582 That's pareidolia.
@@HellYeahCorp The leather armor sort of exists in history. The crumpled ridges provide extra protection. The amount of leather wasn't a problem. Armies need to eat and armies would often travel with live stock since live stock can make food out of grass and a living cow doesn't spoil... Eat the cow, make armor from the skin.
The armor looked bad though and really didn't make all that sense given the context, so I'm glad it's gone in season 2.
Great video! Also got my Dirk I ordered from you today and it is spectacular! Keep it up
Thank you
Fantastic work ....no wonder why the swords in the show look so good.
Oh hell yes! this is absolutely amazing. And damn that dudes voice
The witcher is gonna visit Tod's workshop to buy a sword in season 2 episode 3
Even just within the world of the Witcher, it makes perfect sense to have your two swords as physically similar as possible to make your technique consistent with both. A nice and very logical touch.
Holy sh*t i had no idea! Lets watch
Edit: yea, I just watched it and I must say that the backscabbard design is pretty genius with this hinge attached to it. Great work gentlemen
I like the bit about the chopped off swords, and how they are used. Quite clever. Very sensible.
Geralt only kills monsters with his swords, it's just that some of them come in human form.
Also, kinda surprised that Tod did the show's swords. Pleasantly so.
The collapsible rod method is good for another reason, it gives resistance and feed back to the actor doing the stabbing. The less the actor has to work on imagining the physical aspects of their work, the more they can concentrate on character work.
Todd any chance you can get them to stop cutting through plate like it was cheese? (I kid)
Glad to see more of the world is seeing the quality in your work we've all come to enjoy.
Thanks for the comment and yes that is another reason
I really like the discussion going on here. You can hear the passion in their work.
Anytime a RUclipsr unjustly complains about movie swords I will link this video
And this one ruclips.net/video/mF1VFlCnLQ4/видео.html
Cheers tod, really enjoyed that, very interesting to learn how things are done on sets, and how problems are solved
Thanks
What are your (and his) opinions about the Nilfguard armor? Among all the realistic weaponry and incredible detailing in props and set design, those guys look like power ranger villains.
have you seen costume designer for the series? Have a look, listen to his musing on "playing with textures" and try not to get angry :)
The best Geralt's power is putting out a sword from a back scabbard.
actually you'll notice in the show that Geralt carries his swords in a baldric, which it is possible to draw from the back since it only actually covers the end of the blade
I’m so glad that in real lift Henry is a great guy, it just makes me appreciate the series more.
I’m sure I saw some Tod Cutler daggers in the Witcher as well
I am genuinely surprised and simultaneously proud as the effort had clearly paid off!
Henry hosts a video where he goes through the choreography of the fight scene in episode one. In it he talks about the "half sword" prop and how the blade is CGI. Cool to see the actual item.
Also quite brilliant to have the two swords have the same profile and balance. Future proofing at it's finest.
funnily enough, the books mention the measurements and proportionately they do have very long handles 12” relative to blades 28” so that’s spot on
You know, that bit about the silver being worn off in the lake and rust lines from the water showing through would have been a great bit to add to the show. Showing Geraldt having to actually repair and maintain his weapon after an intense fight like that would have been a great bit of realism to have there and was a real opportunity for Henry Cavil to flex his grumpy muscles. "Godman wizard sends me off to the swamp to hunt monsters and all I have to show for it is a rusty sword"!
This is a really fantastic overview of some of the challenges of prop design, and how you work within them to make something that looks both good and functional. Thanks for showing it to us.
Mad respect that they got Tod to make the blades, and mad respect to Tod for making them as he does.
Tod, I have been watching for sometime and was always a major fan of The Witcher series. To find out those two things have been connected all of the sudden was such a great surprise, no wonder all the weaponry in the show was so practical and realistic.
When I noticed that the blades in the witcher series looked more grounded in reality (and had neat unmentioned world building like the amulet from blaviken being worked into the crossguard) I wondered if Tod had something to do with it
Seeing the backscabbard i always think about shadversitys design.
If you make the "slide in slot" smaller then he did would look sick.
Was that kind of design ever on the table?
Functionally great but it’s a big thing to look at on your hero’s back....
This is really cool! Didn't know Tod made all that! I gotta say though, whenever someone mentions back scabbards, I just think of Shad's design :)
Tod looked so excited taking about this. Very good. Ty
I love these insights into the movie-making and weapon-making process. My wife, on the other hand, feels that this takes away a little of the “magic” of the film.
I think this is possibly one of my favourite videos in the genre of "discussion of fantasy weapons". Because there's simply no "scoffing at the designs". I know in part it's because you designed them, but it's also the line (that I'll have to paraphrase) "these are designs from a different history". The effort put in to make these weapons feel realistic or at least fitting within a setting is admirable. Fantastic video, thank you!
Thank you and that is very kind and I really do feel that to be 'real' they need to be considered as real items and then something good comes out
@@tods_workshop I agree with that wholeheartedly
(talking about the back scabbard) "They're very hard to make functional."
Shadiversitiy: *mad australian laughter*
Inherited an antique sterling silver flatware set where even the knife blades were silver. Never tried to cut anything with them, looked dull and didn't know if they'd bend - but the tines of the forks looked like miniature stiletto daggers
WOW.... Love this inside look into what goes on behind the scenes in a major production like the Witcher series.. I am a HUGE Witcher fan!..
Damn, I didn't know that Todd actually worked for the serie, that's awesome !
This is the best Witcher adverticement I've seen so far. Great stuff!
I think that The Witcher - series in Netflix is absolutely brilliant, and with Tod as the weaponsmith, could it be anything but awesome.
Toss a coin to your Witcher sword maker
Bravo Tod!! Take a (lockdown) bow for the work. Now I am inspired to go back and re-watch the show knowing you created Geralt's tools of the trade. Thanks also to Nick for his insights into the movie making world.
Shad from Shadiversity is going to have a fit over this video....
Like why the longsword handle on an arming sword blade
The audio is really strongly divided to the left and right ears, but that's just a minor complaint from me. Great video otherwise.
Yes. Had only 1 earphone on ear and it made video really hard to understand. Had to crank up audio really high and it was uncomfortable.
After watching several of Tod's videos, as you guys surely have as well, where it doesn't happen, I'm positive that in this case it was done on purpose. Helps with a couple different types of issues: with Tod on the left and Nick on the right, you don't have any doubts about who's talking when the camera shows the table or a particular prop. Cheers gents, may you have a great day!
It's muffled too and I've come to acknowledge that is the way things are being produced for now, like it's a style of audio. I hate it but even vloggers showing how to edit sound with a DAW will many times have crap sound.
I don't watch the series, and this was STILL fascinating.
This channel continues to be pretty much the first thing I will click on whenever anything new is up.
*checks date*
Or whenever the algorithm gets around to it. Regardless, always something interesting to see.
Didn't know Tod was involved in the Witcher, so cool.👍 I like his passion and dedication to his craft, they are lucky to have him on board.
I LOVE the "silver" sword with the white grip, i would be so happy to find one in good steel, my ideal sword
Why is on a DVD/BR, in the behind the scenes section, only blah blah about "it was so nice working with this director/actor/..." and never interesting stuff like that?
IKR...I feel like this video is the kind of content you would expect on the 2nd disc of a special limited edition box set, director's cut, or something. And we get to see it for free on youtube.
Watch LOTR Extended Edition making-of documentaries for a fantastic insight into a big budget fantasy production. I really can´t recomnd those enough.
That's cool that you helped make the Witcher swords! It's actually not too especially hard to make a functional back scabbard, though; Shadiversity made a much nicer one in his backyard 😉. That being said, it was interesting to see how much ingenuity went into yours! I'd just love to see a full scabbard covering the whole sword with the slit in the side like Shad's 😉. Well, covered in leather, of course 😅.
An instant Tod's workshop classic, awesome!
Of course they had such a talented artist like yourself on such a great show. Thank you for these videos but also on the work you do on all these great shows
I have not seen the witcher, but knowing Tod made the swords makes me want to.
I love that Tod handles fictional history and real-world history equally well.
Thanks and often from a historical aspect we may only know 10% like the Gribshunden crossbow I made. In this case we know 0%- that’s not very different, so you still need to apply thought and consideration
Late to catching this, amazed at the amount of work behind scenes. Fascinating.
NO WAY I did not realize you made that equipment, I actually just watched series 1 last month!!! I'm listening through the 105 hours of audio books right now too.
Loving the left-right audio mix!
That explains why I loved the weapons so much. They're made by one of my favorite makers!!
As a blacksmith and filmmaker this is the type of content I want to see more often
Btw, now totally think you're right about that color blind thing with the wires. Color blindness was probably much more common back in the day (it's more useful for hunting I believe) and it would also explain all the homeric "blue wine" references too.
I hope you also get to work on series 2 as well Tod.
Currently am thanks
I have a new appreciation for the hardware on the Witcher, and I really enjoy all of your demos. Thanks for the distraction during these odd times
I mean it's all great! Awesome explanations and presentation. However, please, can someone explain the scrotum armors for Nilfgaard? All of this work and thought coming into Geralt's kit only makes the atrocious Nilfgaard armor design stand out more.
Shad from Shadiversity has a fairly neat back scabbard that works pretty well. Worth checking it out.
Great designed swords! Loved it!
I loved the fact that you addressed the reason behind the sword tips and length. It makes so much sense.
My only complaint is that the scabbards function and look (with the fact that there is only 1 scabbard hanging from his back). At the end of the scabbard I can see a belt attachment to hold it in place. That is the thing I don’t like.
I remember there is a scene where Geralt get down on his knee and we can see the scabbard bends with his arch and exposes the swords blade. It looks not good.
There is a functional backscabbard design which Shadiversity came up with and I think that can be appliabled effectively for Geralts iconic TWO SWORDS ON HIS BACK look.
Also based on that idea maybe there is a functional design for not one but two scabbards together. (I just think that one scabbard can be used to guide the sword to the other scabbard. Maybe?)
Sorry for the long comment. Again I loved the designs.
The people doing The Wheel Of Time put out a bunch of tweets on their work. It makes me happy that there are better bit's like Tod's out there.
Fantasic work (and video)! I can't wait to see more of your creations in Season 2!!
I've just watched this for the second time and I hope that should you return to this you will include Cavill for his perspective as the actual user of the items.