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Brian: He's gonna kill it.
Marisha: He always does.
– 
referring to Max's mad edits rather than his monster slaying.[2]
[!h]

Max Schapiro is a post-production editor and animator specializing in motion graphics and VFX work for Critical Role's main campaigns[3] and 4-Sided Dive. Formerly, he worked on Talks Machina and Handbooker Helper for Critical Role Productions.[1] He was known for his creative editing of the Talks Machina $100 gift certificates presented by Brian Wayne Foster, the "SUBMIT" and "SLASH" gags, and providing visuals for forgotten merch items.[4] He has been called out on multiple occasions for his colorful contributions to various programs.[5][6][7][8]

He did the animation for "Exandria: An Intimate History" (Sx61),[9] Unend, and the music video for Twelve Days of Grogmas.[10]

Max also did the visual effects for Moonward.

Description[]

Max was described by Brian as wearing Hawaiian shorts, button up dad shirts, and a baseball cap, and putting his hair back in a "tiny ponytail" when he gets to work.[11]

He describes himself as "being physically and emotionally incapable of taking absolutely anything even remotely seriously, including professional self-bio writing. His interests include Nintendo games and complaining about them to a Twitter following of tens, basing his entire self-worth off the year-to-year performance of the New England Patriots professional football team, flooding the official Critical Role work chat with niche memes, the occasional re-watch of the 2014 film Whiplash, and probably nothing else."[1]

Appearances[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 See Max's page on CritRole.com.
  2. See "Talks Machina #148: Discussing up to 'New Homes and Old Friends'" (TMx148) at 1:03:53.
  3. See "The Nein Hells" (3x111) at 0:03:59.
  4. See "A Taste of Tal'Dorei" (3x25) at 0:07:01.
  5. See "Talks Machina #148: Discussing up to 'New Homes and Old Friends'" (TMx148) at 1:03:18.
  6. See "Talks Machina #151: Discussing Up to C2E119 - Malice and Mystery Below" (TMx151) at 1:03:49.
  7. See "Talks Machina #147: Discussing Up to 'New Homes and Old Friends'" (TMx147) at 1:12:37.
  8. See "A Taste of Tal'Dorei" (3x25) at 0:07:24.
  9. Dani Carr (@ItsDaniCarr) on Twitter: "Such an absolute pleasure to work on. This video came out beautifully, thanks to the fantastic artists who contributed their incredible work, the amazing animation of @JewOnYourFloor, the brilliant guiding hand of @KyleShire, and of course - the mind and magic of @matthewmercer." (2021-10-13).
  10. Max Schapiro (@jewonyourfloor) on Twitter: "this is a project I've been putting my heart and soul into for the last few months - got me through a lot of election stress, sleepless nights (while also causing a few lol), totaling my car... Far and away the project I think I'm proudest of. I hope it makes you laugh <3" (2024-12-3).
  11. See "Talks Machina #148: Discussing up to 'New Homes and Old Friends'" (TMx148) at 1:03:18.
  12. See "4-Sided Dive: To Be Continued!" (4SDx10) at 1:13:46Sam Riegel failed to correctly identify him.
  13. See "4-Sided Dive: Suddenly Samuel" (4SDx25) at 01:45.  Max is shooting one of the confetti guns at Sam. See also in the gaming aftershow at 19:00.
  14. See "4-Sided Dive: What Bits May Come" (4SDx30) at 2:28:03.  Max appears with other producers during the end credits.

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