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Incredible drum and piano stop motion video watch!

zappinternet.com — I've seen lots of impressive stop motion videos, but this drum + piano video is the best so far!

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  • tysonkad, on 10/12/2007, -3/+36This is really cool and well done! I love the odd throwing of the drum stick. When he gets going fast one finger on the piano...make sure you're watching the piano side.
  • SubWolf, on 10/12/2007, -2/+46Lasse Gjertsen's great, check out his previous production which inspired this one - http://youtube.com/watch?v=o9698TqtY4A
  • theorymaster, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18Absolutely amazing. Must have taken lot of effort
  • gregmo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6I really wonder how long this took to make. Really an extraordinary video
    • Oriqui, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I like how is says at the end "I can neither play the piano nor the drums." Awesome.
  • exsst, on 10/12/2007, -22/+43It's pretty easy.. once you record the sounds + video, you can literally map a bunch of pre-assigned mini note patterns on the sequencer and render out the result.

    What is hard, is the actual melody and drum patterns.. Now, as I said before you can get midi - melodies from the net, as you can with complex drum patterns...

    Weather or not he personally made the melody or drum pattern is another story.

    If he really did, then he indeed has skill and what he states that he "cannot play drums nor piano" would be a bit of a joke since he's at least using some chord progression with apparent knowledge within the time structure to make the drums go beyond 1/16th timing.
    • Crid, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15Exactly. There's some pen-on-paper composition happening here, even if he didn't use ink and ain't symphonic.
    • sokz, on 10/12/2007, -6/+4Now why is exsst being dug down? He's right, it's an impressive video but the tunes may just be lifted.
    • ToxicGas, on 08/11/2008, -0/+5he forgot to say how 'great' and 'amazing' the guy is
    • idonthack, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2There was some software released earlier this year IIRC that would automatically reconstruct a song you gave it out of video clips that have similar sound. I would link to it but I'm lazy.
    • cryonix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2watch his self portrait video. in the information spot he says in regards to the music in the self portrait video:
      "The music is me, played guitar and harmonica myself (two instruments I actually can't master) but it sounds ok enough. Music edited together in FL Studio."
    • psych0fish, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1In one of his other videos he played the guitar and harmonica so I'm guessing he has some musical knowlege. He probably composed all of that stuff himself. Very impressive I would say.
    • noumuon, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1playing an instrument and understanding musical theory are completely different things. i originally started my musical endeavors by using a tracker and then subsequently taught myself music theory by obtaining text books about it. from this knowledge of music theory i went on to teach myself how to play the piano. i can say, hands down, the theory is far easier than putting it into practice. i am, however, a mathematician by nature so this could potentially be why i find the theory easy. you cannot, however, conclude anything about someone's ability at playing an instrument based on their knowledge of musical structure or vice versa.
  • thepolkapunk, on 10/12/2007, -22/+4It's not stop motion, it's just remixed video into a song. Big difference.

    I think this is the same guy that did that incredibly annoying "beatbox remix" thing.
    • ahawks, on 10/12/2007, -17/+1I don't know if you're right or not, but I think you are. Sad that you're the only person here getting burried, cuz that video sucked ass. I don't get what everyone liked about it so much.
    • MikeMcG, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Yeah, it's not stop motion, but it's still a really cool video. =P
  • Thezeppelin62, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1thats cool
  • bede, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Anyone remember Godley and Creme's 'Mondo Video'?
  • Mistaxe, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Very Nice!

    This is going out to the coworkers.
  • JuyLe, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Woow, I'll try this so I would be able to play piano and drum !
  • dracomalfoy724, on 10/12/2007, -13/+0That's actually a really good song too. I would be interested in hearing that without the video.
    • gaijin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+28Why don't you just listen with your eyes closed... look away from the monitor...turn the monitor off? Do you see where I'm going with this?
    • dzer0, on 10/12/2007, -12/+0@gaijin

      There's a TINY little thing called "sound quality."
      There's also a word that can describe YouTube's (or any flash video site except Stage6 for that matter) sound quality. "*****."
    • gaijin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7@dzer0

      Jeez, dude, it's just a joke. You might want to think about restricting that coffee intake just a touch.
  • sphinx13, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10That the same guy that did the Beatbox remix. It would take an incredible amount of time to edit that.
  • redrighthand, on 10/12/2007, -1/+29Interesting concept. Since it's still him playing the intsruments with some clever editing then he has turned himself into an actual muscian even without any musical talent.

    Just like britney spears...
    • HelloNavi, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5The key difference is he has editing talents, britney spears just has no talent, but hey, at least she has K-FED.
    • tizz66, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11*had
    • acff, on 10/12/2007, -1/+30his name isnt kfed anymore, its fed ex
  • Burmask, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3That little didde begs for a guitar piece.
  • TheKingInYellow, on 10/12/2007, -26/+8first of all, this is not true stop motion...it's not stop motion at all. this video is just plain old edited video.

    second thing...it's incredibly easy to do. if you're using after effects you can make a comp that has your entire video laid out. set markers where you want your beats to start (this is so you get an accurate time code). drop this into a new comp and set it to "time remap" then you can make a series of keyframes that are associated to the beats (time code of embedded comp).

    regardless of how easy it is to make or how apparently no one knows what stop motion is...this video is impressive to look at; unless you know how to do it and then it just becomes more of a technique and not art.
    • stukdog, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17" second thing...it's incredibly easy to do. "

      Prove it.
      • noumuon, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1actually, it is pretty easy if you're familiar with using programs with the same layout as something like flash. it's just sequencing things on a time line.
    • jeffness, on 10/12/2007, -11/+3dang it, i was going to point that out too :)

      well the stop-motion thing. stop motion is animation like wallace and grommit, or the noid. this is just video/audio editing.
    • Loonacy, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8I don't know where you're from, but where I come from we consider music to be a form of art.
    • ctabone, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8It seems that for every digg story where some kind of talent or effort is displayed on a video or through photographs...there's always "that guy" who has to post a comment about the lack of both talent and/or effort required to produce said video.

      ...and then there 's always "that guy" who has to comment about it. I guess that's me in this case.
    • dmorel, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Can you explain that a bit further for those of us who don't have a history with video editing?

      From what I gather you're saying that he basically records all the various sounds he's going to use. Cuts each piece of video up into what basically amounts to a note, giving them some sort of reference name. Then he basically composes the entire piece on a timeline, which in this case amounts to basically writing sheet music, where the notes are the above mentioned pieces of video. Hits a button and after affects imports the whole thing and away you go?

      I don't want to start a flame war or speculate on anything, I'm just trying to get a grasp on how he did it. It certainly is cool regardless. If my above understanding of your first comment is correct, that doesn't sound simple to me, but like I said, I have no experience with editing video...
    • TheKingInYellow, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@dmorel
      if you are using after effects this is one way it can be done.

      first: lock down your camera, shoot your subject hitting things and making noise. having everything timed to begin with would be helpful when you go to post. like maybe every 5 or 10 seconds you could make a note or sound or action.

      second: capture your footage. import it into after effects. place it into a comp (call it comp "raw"). if you twirl open your audio section you can see a wavelength for the audio. this will show you about where the beats start. make markers on your timeline. making markers will allow you to easily choose certain beats. it would also help if you wrote them down: timecode corresponding to description of sound.

      third: make a new comp (call it comp "edit") and embed comp "raw". apply "time remapping" to comp "raw". this will allow you to easily edit your time (it's also a really easy way to make guy ritchie speed effects).

      fourth: using stop frames where you want a beat you can type in the corresponding time code (which you should have written from step 2) and it will jump to that time.
    • TheKingInYellow, on 10/12/2007, -9/+2@stukdog
      i don't have to prove anything. i have a college degree and am working in a professional environment doing what i enjoy.
    • donjaime, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9@theking

      Thats like saying "I know how to use use a camera and edit the footage. So making a great movie is easy!"

      It took ALOT more than just knowing how to use video editing software to make that video.
      • noumuon, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1it takes a sense of rhythm. which i can say is far, far more common than the ability to produce rhythmical movements. for most people it would be easier to do what this guy did than to actually play the drums. i'm not saying this isn't a sweet video (despite the fact you can hear the high hat without seeing it move), but this is still a pretty simple thing to do.
  • varish, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7what ever kind of animation/editing it is, i love it :D
  • jasmin888, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Great!!!
  • dgh1973, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1That's amazing stuff, his other videos are impressive to. This kid has talent!
  • 1town, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Someone need to look up "Stop Motion" in the dictionary.

    Cool video, tho
  • systemghost, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Yeah, that kid has another video of himself out I've seen where he's beatboxing. He's definitely found a creative niche. It's simple, clever and therefore damned entertaining.
  • nodnodwinkwink, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1Looks like all those piano... er, I mean drum... er, I mean video editing lessons as a kid are finally paying off ;)
  • ToxicGas, on 08/11/2008, -7/+0ever heard of a "noise gate" processor for guitar ? seems almost like he's using one somehow ... when there's a sound it triggers "ON" to record a snapshot.

    just a thought ??
  • ToxicGas, on 08/11/2008, -5/+0 ?
  • omgzrob, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3anyone know if the piano piece has a name or anything?
    • eatMorChikin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I was wondering the same thing. I couldn't find it mentioned anywhere.
    • strictlybogart, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1i feel i've heard it somewhere before..
  • nixfu, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1
    Looks like MIDI with video to me.... kind of just taking the same concept as a sampler and extending that idea to be both video AND audio clips.

  • ArveeOnFire, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16Did anyone else notice he switched the "ideal" clothes for each piece?

    He wore formal clothes for the drumming and grungy clothes for the piano. That's a pretty nice detail.
    • aks123, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3That's cool, but it would've been cooler (although more tedious) if he used a different shirt for each piano note.
  • TheKingInYellow, on 10/12/2007, -9/+4disregard
  • W00DR0W, on 10/12/2007, -10/+2Saw this 2 years ago
  • whoreman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3This video reminds me of an Aphex Twin video called Monkey Drummer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB08leFMRnM
  • MrBungl3, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2Genialt! Lasse er kongen:p
  • grinin, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13 cheers for the modern digital artist :D

    "I can't play the piano or the drums"
  • dimension89, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0this is... pretty darn cool. Even if he doesn't know how to play piano or the drums, he's still musically inclined, but the editing is amazing
  • chrisdrums2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i take it no one here has seen the aphex twin video by chris cunningham then?
  • SeraphsWitness, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This is not stop motion. It's cool as hell, but it's not stop motion.

    Good job, though.
  • andritchie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Wow, what a clever idea.
    Nice.
  • jim1977, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1it's not stop motion--do any submitters here know their elbow from their arse?

    good video, though. pity it's on every other site.

    and whilst i'm here, can people please link to the actual youtube video in future? i don't give a ***** how much of an ego boost you get by digging your stupid blog.
  • romman00, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2sorry...i thought it was kinda lame. it really doesnt look that hard to do.
  • lessthan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Isn't this the same guy that did the stop motion beat boxing video?
    • TheKingInYellow, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1how about you and everybody else who is calling this "stop motion" either go to art school and take some video production classes and/or go look up the definition of "stop motion".

      i thought digg was comprised of relatively knowledgeable people. do some research, be somewhat aware and think about what you're about to say before you say it.
    • mhaluza, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3How about you stop interrogating everyone about their level of intelligence. Is it not ignorant of you to infer someone's knowledge based on one sentence?
      So it's not stop motion we get it. Have a cookie genius.

      p.s. I would give you 500 US dollars to recreate this in some fashion, because I am confident you do not have the creativity or skill to pull it off. I'll sign that statement in paper!
  • noskkilz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I basically Became a Digg user, just so i can digg this video.... well, sort of... Amazing video nonetheless......
  • Travisrd, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1simply amazing
  • IBadassI, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1I know I'll probably get dugg down for this, but (to give the guy his due) I have to say this:
    That's was amazing!

    Wish I could do that.
  • BoboTheGeek, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1sweet..... I'd love to hear some more like it.
  • berfmurret, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1sure chopping waveforms/video is easy to do. but doing it well is not. this took more than just a few afternoons of mucking around for sure. im a big fan of this guy's editing skills. he should make about 20 more and release a dvd.
  • fiver22, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"I can neither play the drums nor the piano" -that is hard to believe -*really, really* hard to believe. -If it is true then the guy should learn because he can obviously write.
  • Gamblor24, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1This kid is smart. He can make some big bucks doing what he's doing. Keep up the good work and PLEASE MAKE ANOTHER BEATBOX VIDEO. Not only was it a good beatbox but very entertaining and made me laugh.
  • nysus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1This guy is the Charlie Chaplin of short, digital films. He's a true artist. Stunning.
  • godmode, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1amazing video, very well edited.
    btw its not stop motion, its time-lapse
  • nibus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I play drums and can say that he had some really creative rythms going there, regarless of him having no ability to play the drums.
  • dimsum05, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0T_T
    ........
    Genius!!!
  • wayiming, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1haha, my 1st digg
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