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I loved these so much. They did a truly incredible job of doing everything in one take.
Watching it now, the most impressive thing really is the technical filmmaking.
I couldn’t help but think about how they had to do the levitating scene. Between that and not breaking character with Fake Blaine making those faces and dude yelling “CHEESE ITS” just blows me away
My hypothesis is he is on some kind of platform when he first starts "levitating." He is out of frame for a second, then you see his feet. I don't think those are his real feet. They are fake ones dangled in front of the camera. Meanwhile he runs behind the camera and climbs on top of the garage. That is my guess at least.
What a terrible hypothesis.
My hypothesis is he levitated. See how much simpler that is? Orphan's raisin or whatever it's called.
That's what I thought too, but that is still a crazy short time window to get on the roof. Maybe a fourth guy brings a ladder and takes it away?
The most impressive part is how he got off, just nonchalently jumps off
Wait, that isn’t David Blaine?
They hired the real David Blaine, but before filming David pulled the face off a bystander, attached it to his face, and drew the facial hair with marker.
Big whoop.
What the eff!
How did they not crack a single fucking smile????
this is the only david blaine i've ever seen so as far as im concerned he's the real david blaine
Weird, I've seen this a hundred times and this is the first time I noticed that.
Edit: I think that over the last few years the concept of the one shot take has become a lot more popular among people who are interested in media, so while I've seen this many times, might be a few years since the last time and maybe my conception of media has changed. Kinda cool, since I'm more than 40 now.
I wonder that is? I noticed the exact same thing. All one take. I must've watched it a dozen times in the past.
It's kinda the point of one take - to make everything seamless. You not noticing means they did a great job
I LOVE ONE SHOT TAKES. Fuck I love it so much ina action movie. If you haven’t seen Extraction 1 and 2 with Chris helmsworth you have to. They use this cinematography to create multiple on shot takes that span like 5 minutes total. It’s a masterpiece to me
While it still looks as cool, those shots are still stitched. Its still technically impressive though. At least the 21 minute oner in Extraction 2 is stitched. Not sure about Extraction 1. You are underselling Extraction 2's shot cause it's much longer than 5 minutes and is visually impressive.
Holy shit that's Mikey Day and the other guy is the waiter from always sunny lol
I'm to remember every man I've seen fall into a plate of spaghetti?
I have never seen this man before in my life.
I've never seen that man in my life.
He also hires them for the mail room gig, straight up government salary.
Well.... I have to pay you something. Let's say...minimum wage?
Their comedy troupe also had Uncle Jack from Always Sunny
There's not a cut when he gets on the roof?
Nope.
Different legs, he runs around to the back
Great practical effects. Now we have AI music videos, who's going to take the time for this stuff in the future?
People with a love for practical affects and film making will. They're not the type of people to use ai because it's easier, human-made art will always exist
Practical effects age WAY better than computer-generated.
On the other hand we get this.
What the EFF ?!
Still one of my most used references to date
Ooh? Big Whoop!
This video has ruined the word “roof” for me.
I think you mean ruff
I still can't pick up a box of cheez-its without repeating the name at least 5 times with increasing intensity.
Big whoop
YOU'RE A DEMON
CHEESE-ITZ!
Chris Angel did it better, you BITCH!
CHEEZ ITS
CAW-MILLIONAIRE
He put me on the ruff
5 foot ace of spades WHAT THE EFF
This all one take right?
I get that they're doing stuff off camera but how the fuck does he get on the roof so fast???
I counted that he had 9 seconds(keep in mind that the feet you see floating are likely not him). I feel like with practice, you could easily get up a ladder to the roof in 9 seconds. It's truly a masterpiece of a skit.
My guess is he climbs up a ladder when he's 'levitating,' then climbs off it, someone else holds a prop shoes/jeans while the guy runs behind the camera and climbs another ladder (hidden by the fence gate) up to the roof. Damned impressive.
Now imagine pulling that off and not cracking up and breaking character with someone shouting CHEEZ ITS. It would take me a thousand takes
CHEEZ ITS
And David Blaine not breaking his stare. My mans was robbed of an Oscar.
You can hear some clicking noises, so they’re probably using some sort of jack/hoist
They used a lift, if I recall correctly.
When I was in college, they brought in one of the guys who helped create this video (either the director or producer, I can’t remember) and he walked us through how they shot this video.
So when the one guy starts to levitate, you can’t see his shoes ‘cause he’s standing on the lift. The camera moves away for a second, and you see his feet dangling as he’s hanging onto the lift. Then they move the camera right, swing the dude hanging on the lift left, and drop him on the roof.
And there you go, magic.
I was guessing they were using a lift (forklift?) to have him float, but it felt too smooth and too quiet since it seemed like they didn't do any audio editing. But I'm not a lift expert in any sense, so what do I know?
Not a forklift, but probably something akin to one of these camera cranes:
https://www.chapman-leonard.com/product/lenny-mini/
You’d add weights to match the actor, and a few extra hands to lift him up and swing him over the camera to the roof. Then unlock the wheels and move it back while they move into the apartments. If you listen carefully, as the sweater guy starts to levitate, there’s a slight creak of metal, as the crane is maneuvered into position do drop off the actor.
This is what I remembered when the producer came and talked to us back in the late 2000’s.
Boom lift makes more sense to me.
HE'S A DEMON
Yea low key one of the most Imoressive parts of these videos is it’s one take
Ruuf
Fun fact: The guy with the drink is Mikey Day from SNL. And the other guy is a waiter at Guigino's who once fell into a plate of spaghetti when some patrons tied his shoe laces together.
Am I to remember every man I've seen fall into a plate of spaghetti?
This is such a wild line. He says it with such confidence.
Anyone who doesn't appreciate this is a SAVAGE AND AN IDIOT
The hug and smile he gives the girl he's Dennis-ing is incredible. Peak performances by Glenn.
LITTLE IDIOTS!!
Foppish, exasperated sociopath Dennis is the best Dennis. You can just imagine him strangling high society prostitutes in East Egg
Michael Naughton first showed up in Always Sunny as the interviewer. But the outtakes from his scene are some of the funniest. Really shows his comedic chops as Rob and Charlie can't get through his improv without laughing.
The fact that he can't seem to get away from them is one of my favorite running gags in the show.
Hiring manager, there they are
Waiter at Guigino's, they have a Groupon
I know, I'll get a job as a flight attendant! I mean what are the odds that they'll be on my flight, they never leave Philly! Look who got the isle seat
Fine I'll just move to the mid-west! EAGLES WIN THE SUPERBOWL!
Thanks for the link. When he says, "two years" - absolute gold. SO FAST.
The quick little "and there" under his breath at the end is also masterful.
I’ve never seen this bozo before
Just get me the snapper!
But it says fresh fish daily right here
Are you serious, I just explained it to you??
Fun fact about that actor in Always Sunny, while he recurs as the server, he actually first appeared as a different character in an earlier episode of Always Sunny where he interviewed Charlie and Mac for the mailroom position (and that scene happens to have some of my favorite outtakes for that series, which is saying a lot because, all the outtakes for that series are fucking hilarious).
Are you sure? I’ve never seen that man before in my life
i've seen him before... here and there.
But mostly here