The Making of Sledgehammer

[@timothy790110]

I wonder what kids today think of this amazing feat of direction and creativity, when they are so used to seeing fantastical things made with cgi.

[@rpraelsporcupine3112]

I think it is still a wonderful and fun video to watch, even with all the advances in technology.

[@CactusJackSlade]

This video is what got me to experiment with stop motion photography. One of the best animated music videos out there. Most excellent, your hard work paid off!

[@rpraelsporcupine3112]

It’s a brilliant video, yes!

[@rsuman]

Thanks for this, so happy to get a glimpse of the admirable achievement it was to bring this music video to life . I love your uploads by the way.🤩 Peter Gabriel pushed forward the boundaries of artistic capabilities, always challenging himself as a musician♥

[@rpraelsporcupine3112]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoy my uploads. I agree with you completely, Peter's always been such a huge innovator! I wish I had more footage of this behind the cameras, but that's all I've been able to find, unfortunately.

[@AndrewHurley69]

I heard that the video took just 7 days to make and they worked for up to 16 hours a day. The only other music video to completely blow me away like this one, was Take on Me.

[@rpraelsporcupine3112]

It’s a fabulous video!

[@shutterbug_713]

2:08 I read the "Seats 4 the Ladies" wuz ad libbed, based on when they started to complain from having 2 stand a LONG time in order 2 achieve the frame by frame technique.

[@rpraelsporcupine3112]

Really? That’s a cool bit of information, thank you for sharing it! 😃

[@shutterbug_713]

@@rpraelsporcupine3112 you're welcome! Discovered it in the IMDb.

[@rpraelsporcupine3112]

@@shutterbug_713 Really? Cool!! 😃

[@danielwilliamson6180]

I love the song. Groundbreaking music video.

[@rpraelsporcupine3112]

Absolutely!!! ❤️

[@MS-ot2cz]

This is so cool

[@rpraelsporcupine3112]

I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@timsmith395]

Vaseline? Why not use a fan??

[@rpraelsporcupine3112]

I don’t know… maybe it has to do with the fact that Peter was lying down on the floor to shoot some of these scenes…? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@timsmith395]

@@rpraelsporcupine3112 think I would have done anything but vaseline 🤣

[@rpraelsporcupine3112]

@@timsmith395 Ha!! Well, the director of the video was amazed at how patient Peter was! 😁

[@shutterbug_713]

Because Vaseline doesn't harden like gel, and it wuz in order 2 achieve the frame by frame technique.

[@rpraelsporcupine3112]

@@shutterbug_713 Thanks for the info! 😊

[@clairefangloria]

where is this excerpt from?

[@rpraelsporcupine3112]

I’m not sure, I only found this bit, and it didn’t have any info on where it came from.

[@clairefangloria]

@@rpraelsporcupine3112 tried to see if it was from a tv broadcast or something but couldn't find anything :( thx for the reply tho

[@rpraelsporcupine3112]

@@clairefangloriaYeah, I would really love to know too. I’d love to watch it in full.

[@clairefangloria]

​@@rpraelsporcupine3112 i did a bit more digging and from what i can tell it's probably from the second part of a Channel 5 documentary series called Greatest Hits of The 80s, it is only available in the UK

[@rpraelsporcupine3112]

@@clairefangloria​​⁠Oh, wow!! Thank you! I’m not in the UK, but it’s very useful to know where it is from in order to start looking for it! 😃