The Correspondents - The Making of Fear and Delight

Mr Bruce interviews director Naren Wilks about his pioneering composite camera technique.
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[@psykov]

you’re trying to tell me that it WASNT 10 identical, perfectly in-sync silly men dancing in one room?

[@RegsaGC]

It's true. Looks like a million-dollar-production, it really does. The shots stay new and interesting throughout the video, and the whole thing is rockin perfectly in sync with itself. It's awesome.

[@RedstoneMiner18]

ikr

[@vinny142]

This proves again that creativity and determination are more important than million dollar budgets. (not that this was cheap to do, obviously) I love the song and the clip is amazing!

[@MunthApollo]

This way of filming is so surreal and genius. I was shocked that CGI wasn't used! So creative...

[@myepicpwnage]

took me a moment to realise how this worked even after watching the bts....wow that is brilliant

[@frank6587]

Correspondents and OK GO are very great at doing visual trickery like this, Salut to the both of you.

[@unknownbeing291]

Just found OK GO thanks to this comment.. Thanks for telling me about them!

[@katmandudawn8417]

I've been an ok go fan for several years but just found these videos. I'm glad I'm not the only one who immediately linked them in my mind for their amazing attention to detail and drive to create visual imagery. They are so creative. I love smart talented people.

[@Kafj302]

imagine if they teamed up.

[@TheDrizzle404]

After watching Fear and Delight multiple times I decided I'd try searching for the making of in hopes someone maybe did a short documentary or something. Imagine my delight when the official channel itself already had it covered.

[@Frister1231]

I want to know more detail about the cameras and the editing behind the video!

[@lforlight]

This could be achieved with any set of identical cameras. They all roll video at the same time. The footage then goes to an editing software which keys out the green, which nowadays is like a press of a button or two. What remains is multiple video tracks of the guy dancing with a transparent background. These tracks can be overlayed over each other, changing the layering order to match the positions in the room (back vs front), and that's most of it. Reveal a track to add a copy, hide it to remove a copy.

[@coconutoil1614]

@@lforlight what editing software should i use when it comes to this kinds of editing? All i know was shitposting but now i am curious as to how they do those amazing editing.

[@lutine2655]

@@coconutoil1614 ​ Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effect are great for editing videos like this c: You can also search for cheaper options, all you need is a software intended to edit videos, for this effect you need mostly software that can key out green. There's an awesome channel called Cinecom.net, where you can learn a lot about movie editing

[@coconutoil1614]

@@lutine2655 thanks sir!

[@BoinglyThe3th]

The Fear and Delight music video is one of, if not, my favorite music videos ever

[@ArtscopeMusic]

So great to see this idea realised, especially after having had several discussions with colleagues about whether or not something like this could ever work. Clearly it does, and kudos to you :)

[@TheSeeker1971]

Very cool concept. I just wish the audio in this clip had been a little easier to understand.

[@jimmysgameclips]

That was one of the most original music videos I've ever seen, crikey

[@MartijnVos]

One of the best music videos ever. And it's simply a delight to see Mr. Bruce's dancing multiplied like that. Absolutely perfect combination.

[@PandamationWT]

I’m absolutely obsessed with cinema and the process of filmmaking. It’s a delight seeing the ins and outs of this masterful music video. I’m incredibly disappointed I’m only just discovering your work.

[@zankar]

this music video is outstanding

[@jemmacox8978]

Had this song stuck in my head for a week solid. Love it and am very much looking forward to the album.

[@boundsuper2974]

I love every thing about this whole thing.

[@GrayShadowOfNight]

I've been wrecking my brain how this worked, I'm so glad they have a behind the scenes

[@rosehess6239]

I've been finding so many amazing musicians, performers, and entertainers lately All so freaking talented The use of dancing with the visual effects really make everything seem so smooth and impressive

[@menameh]

Ever since I watched the music video I have been baffled on how it was made, now I know, and it’s still bloody impressive

[@AlexEzorskyVFX]

This is an amazing music video and an unbelievably cool filming process. I'm however sad to see a lack of explanation as to how you combined the cameras into one shot.

[@markcrummett7831]

Fascinating technique, terrible interview sound.

[@CC-fo7oh]

It doesn't hurt my ears...at least.

[@nehiryalcndag4031]

Why....

[@AzaleaTFG]

it’s just an echo and some background static

[@SynchroScore]

"Dammit man, I'm a photographer, not a recording engineer!"

[@GordoFabulous]

Visually one of the best music videos I've ever seen. Love it.

[@tranced42]

This is so amazingly put together and an INCREDIBLY smart idea. Im in awe right now

[@CargoChuck]

Great stuff! I had an idea how it was done, but it's great to see the amazing effort that went into creating the mechanism that created the wonderful video. Thanks for sharing.

[@tanyacloninger1024]

This is one of my favorite videos learning how it was done is fascinating and it’s so enjoyable to watch !

[@FrankMyonk]

Great and simple. Ground-braking. Handsome. I love it!!!

[@sardonicsardonyx359]

Not really. How can a music video itself be handsome? /s Wait, this was four years ago?! Is this account still active?

[@fellowhuman8830]

@@sardonicsardonyx359 heya fellow internet user! I think op was trying to so say the music video looks good without the use of cgi

[@nongmosalt3140]

@@sardonicsardonyx359 clearly he meant Mr. Bruce is handsome.

[@kathe7086]

I can't believe I thought there was none else in the room but the dancer and the actress, but finding out that there was ONE more person in there, that's amaizing

[@retrolectrovideo]

Really creative in visual effects! Your innovative music deserves such an excellent optical support (-:

[@lena15]

i really love the video to this song, it just made the song even better!

[@MitskulpCh36]

Didn't know this existed, spent way too long Captain Disillusioning the music video myself, very tired at half 2 in the morning, and I'm vert happy to say I was spot on!

[@lanakyle9508]

Amazing and awesome clip 😻 Mr. Bruce perfect for role of Riddler 🥰

[@cyanictempest]

I thought this is how it worked. Absolutely stunning to see it pulled of so well too!

[@nufin1154]

you're saying he didn't have his own set of clones?

[@voltaic-rose]

I was just telling my coworker I would love a 90s style pop-up-video or something about how this was made. Brilliant job on the video and it goes perfectly with the song.

[@gr6e]

I really appreciate the behind the scenes on this. It should honestly be illegal to make a music video this interesting and creative and *not* also release a behind the scenes

[@HundredDaysMusic]

3:30 He has the same screensaver as me!!! Wow that was a strange thing to get worked up about...

[@bellpebber63]

THIS WAS EVEN MORE INCREDICLE THAN I COULD OF CONCEIVED

[@Silver3XDS]

esse videoclipe é uma obra de arte!

[@antondillet466]

Wonderful! Awesome! Astonishing! Marvellous! Beautiful! Grand!

[@darkkristyna]

Never-ending i found this video! Omgosh I love the camera technique! So cool. I wonder what other incredible things one can come up with

[@keanu_]

Ich hab mich schon lange gefragt, wie dieses neue Kunstwerk von Musikvideo entstanden ist. 😁

[@arabellaingham5239]

This is such an incredible music video

[@jarabito001]

This is just mind blowing!

[@Spoiled_Rat]

I still don't get how it works tbh... love it though great job.

[@bratharick702]

respect due GREAT WORK!!! wow 10*

[@lalimarchi7537]

This is awesome!! Such a great production!! Congratulations 👏👏

[@LuqmanNH]

Brilliant work. Simply AMAZING.

[@blarblablarblar]

super dope concept, and execution as well

[@jsloanhpi]

Whoa, how brilliant!

[@shunyaku7759]

Love you guys. Sorry for how things went...

[@the1newcomer]

Thats so cool and its mindblowing that it was all just camera tricks hope to see more in the future

[@PaperHatLad]

That is some very fancy cinematography

[@chellastation]

This music video was amazing to see and hear. Good job :D

[@jorismilleret]

Just... Very impressive. Good job

[@sharkins8696]

I was wondering so much how this was done! thank you. this quickly became my fav song haha

[@felixhatton7234]

Awesome. So happy to see this video man. Looking forward to a catchup.

[@turbomonkey138]

Simple idea well executed. The best things are.

[@oSteReoZx]

yoda ?

[@Known_as_The_Ghost]

@@oSteReoZx This made me laugh.

[@irlrp]

This is a masterpiece, well done my doodies

[@juanlache8751]

This is brilliant, why haven't I found theese guys before???!!?

[@ASSamiYT]

Just masterful.

[@davidyoung8769]

this is the song that inspired me to learn swing dance

[@andreigirich]

you make me happy, thank you!

[@TamsosPadaras]

First I heard the catchy song, then I saw the video and after that question emerged "How did they do that"? And now I found the answer :) Good work, guys!

[@oopsy444]

Just watch F&D for like the 100th time and only now seeing this. I always wondered how they did this. I was way off for my hypothesis

[@AFiendInFelineShape]

Such a clever idea, makes such a fantastic video...

[@heyitsnil5001]

This is quiet amazing 👏 great job!

[@kittyfoofoo417]

very nice. love the work!

[@vendettaverrone7159]

I must say I miss this dapper style of you

[@FallingOranges]

Only came across the music video yesterday and was very curious about how it was filmed. Turns out that I was close in my train of thought as I was imagining a setup similar to how certain scenes were filmed in the Matrix using multiple cameras to get the slow motion pan around effect.

[@kitthekat6844]

Awesome! I was really wondering how you guys made such effect! Really cool! Just unfortunate I couldn't hear half of what y'all said due to the audio :/

[@Crosshill]

ive seen fancy camera trickery where you have a ring of cameras and a person in the middle but id never before thought to have a ring of cameras and a person circling them, thats the only trick in the whole music video that i saw through tho

[@timothypryor7952]

I honestly don't know which is cooler, the video or the making of. I figured you used some sort of weird cgi image filter technique but this manual approach is just amazing. Now I want to see the kaleidoscope video you mentioned.

[@lforlight]

Exactly what I thought it'd be. Simple and effective.

[@olireve]

Great job and I discover a Great song

[@scottishdave]

Very cool, I had assumed some clever CGI was involved. Genius.

[@gabyflores9412]

Finally the answers I seek

[@VarmintLP]

This is more or less how I figured that you guys did it. I was 95% sure you used one camera per singer/dancer and 5% that it was some sort of woodoo magic and 3D. However I also always thought about: But if it's edited, then how did they get all those ankles? It must be cameras.

[@VictorFrost]

I do a youtube series called "Thing of the Day" and I'd like to feature this video for one of the videos. Can I use footage from this video in it to help motivate my audience to check out the whole thing?

[@Lurkipoh]

Did they ever let u do it?

[@VictorFrost]

@@Lurkipoh Fuck, man, I don't even remember. It was six years ago.

[@NotChicoAndPico]

@@VictorFrost Well, it wasn't in your playlist at least, so I assume not.

[@WHITELIONNYC]

Great work!

[@lamakaha1]

brilliant!

[@AbbaHalevi]

Awesome! Who’s here now because of Captain Disillusion?

[@NonisLuck]

Awesome 😊

[@darkwinter6028]

Clever!

[@somepunk2541]

so very cool.

[@hetastic_bro]

this is so cool!!

[@tess4518]

4:43 “Ow”

[@HawkinaBox]

When I saw this, I thought it was some fancy mirror work

[@lady_ebao]

I'm pretty sure they just hired 10 other doppelgangers, but sure.... jk jk this style looks epic! It looks so cool!!!

[@AmbivalentMind]

Imagine how difficult it would be to get 10 people to do the exact same moves and the exact same time in a circular room with the exact distance between each other

[@rateeightx]

I So Want To Try This, Or Something Similar, But I Don't Have Enough Cameras.

[@sunflowers-in-tulips6705]

Thats very interesting and original :D

[@ktor538]

Awesome

[@SebaBertoni]

Master!!!

[@theosilkstone]

Nice!

[@jamesalexanderactor]

brilliant

[@lynnlyle5952]

Brilliant! :)

[@seleuf]

I find it most curious that you used a greenscreen, but then just made it all white. xD

[@featuringTom]

Saw you guys at falls festival in Marion bay - one of the best performances I have ever seen Thankyou

[@jldisme]

WOWSA!

[@DarthCuddlefluff]

I was wondering how it was done.