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Get the song: blumpy.org/misc/It%20Gets%20Better.mp3

This was a lo-fi experiment I wanted to do. We shot three songs; this was the third take. Reggie usually warms up; the third song is almost always the most creative and otherwise "best".

The next one might be with three HD cameras. Three is enough angles if we want to boil down the idea.

When I first envisioned the editing, I thought it would cut regularly on the beat. When I got into Final Cut and played with that, it felt wrong. It was as if the editing were calling attention to itself. It felt forced. So instead I went for a more organic feel. I was trying to make the editing subtle so that it disappeared.

I really like how the end has me, Zach, and Jonathan in the background. I like that I don't appear until the end - that was not intentional.

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  • ryanpederson 2 years ago
    That was REALLY good.

    Which park was this?
  • Jake Lodwick 2 years ago
    thanks! I forget the name. if you take the stairway out of the Brooklyn Bridge (in Brooklyn), and make a right, it's a 30-second walk.
  • ryanpederson 2 years ago
    gotcha. i've been meaning to catch reggie live - i see him listed all over the city, including at Union Hall, which is close to where i live. must do so soon.
  • dalas verdugo staff 2 years ago
    Cadman Plaza.
  • Alex Itin plus 2 years ago
    where the war memorial is?
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  • cameron 2 years ago
    How did you direct this? Was it pre-planned, or on the fly?
  • Jake Lodwick 2 years ago
    I had the rough idea in my head. When Reggie pointed to me, I would do something, and everyone would follow me. So, stepping forward twice, then spinning. It was a simple setup.
  • Simple.. But really nice :)
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  • Clintus McGintus plus 2 years ago
    Bravo. Great editing job, even if you did try and hide it. Must have taken some time putting all those clips together.
  • Jake Lodwick 2 years ago
    it actually didn't take too long. I knew what the ending shot had to be, so I just worked backwards from there. I think this was the first video I've edited like that.
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  • simon frankson 2 years ago
    wicked. I likes me some reggie
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  • goldentouchfarm plus 2 years ago
    hi fives all around, very nice.
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  • islebehere plus 2 years ago
    the constant panning... very cool!
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  • leeb 2 years ago
    Reggie! Reggie! Reggie!

    Can the fuck/shit stack song be next?
  • Reggie Watts plus 2 years ago
    Working on it.
  • leeb 2 years ago
    Sweet! Can't wait.
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  • Erick C. 2 years ago
    shit will undoubtedly get better. for instance in the future when we're able to do a sort of time travel we will go back in time and show our younger selves this video on this site and we will think that we have evolved into some way out other shit. that's going to be a truly satisfying day. :)
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  • Auxerrois 2 years ago
    That was a pleasure to watch. Neat song, neat images, neat lo-fi feel. I also like how it really took collective action to make it happen.
  • sherski 2 years ago
    I agree with Auxerrois! Cool song, nice, lo-fi feel. Great job--plus it shows how nice and grassy NYC can be, too!
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  • Mary 2 years ago
    Really really great! Is it just me or is the grass two different colors?
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  • Ian Broyles 2 years ago
    wonderful job everyone. i really like "go figure" line.
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  • mobtown 2 years ago
    Nice one, Jake.
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  • brandon schaaf 2 years ago
    with some of the v5 confusion, I was kind of getting discouraged with learning new buttons and set ups and this video was strangely and happily relieving. like a pillow from your very own bed at a stranger's sleepover party.
  • Jakob Davis 2 years ago
    strangely this makes sense.
  • brandon schaaf 2 years ago
    I know, its weird isn't it?
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  • Jakob Davis 2 years ago
    "that's the problem with these motherfuckers, always fucking their mothers. go figure."

    hahahahhahaha
    oh my god, that made my day.
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  • Blake Whitman staff 2 years ago
    I like how its doesn't seem like everyone can be filming him because you guys all have small little cameras, but then it keeps cutting around... and it being in public also kinda adds to the voyeur feel i got.

    really cool idea. nicely edited Jacob.
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  • Ted Roden plus 2 years ago
    This is awesome. Sorry I missed it. Next time do it when I'm in town!
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  • archie 2 years ago
    AWESOME idea. Will have to try it soon. Good job, cast!
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  • Joel Curran plus 2 years ago
    I was thinking it would have been cool to editing between each shot on the beats, but I get what you mean about it feeling wrong. Because you already had the camera movement it didnt need it! Awesome job!
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  • CTD3 2 years ago
    Great concept and powerful edits and Reggie is amazing on the mic. Real strong mode to expand on/
    (Somehow my other comment hopped to a odd place)
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  • Ben Millett 2 years ago
    I liked the spinning at the end. Cool effect using all the cameras.
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  • eric cwiertny 2 years ago
    Very interesting concept...very nicely done.
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  • nshack 2 years ago
    Great experiment that you took on! Turned out very cool!
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  • Ultimate 2 years ago
    is creatfuckingrazy a word?
    will this post be read with all these others?
    will vimeo ever stop being awesome?
    will this growth...nevermind

    nice work
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  • binjam 2 years ago
    j'adore! that's reggie styl ^.^
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  • Justin Ouellette plus 2 years ago
    "and __ __ __ ___ _ __ _ _ __, so that's up to you"
  • Nick Douglas 2 years ago
    Yeah, I feel the same as when I listened to the monologue during Moxy Fruvous's "Video Bargainville." What excellent phrases were said unheard?
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  • Chelsa 2 years ago
    nicely done. brilliant.
  • Chelsa 2 years ago
    i heart Reggie's talent.
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  • Nick Gray 2 years ago
    What a complicated editing job! All of those different tracks... Nice work Jake.
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  • Wavewash 2 years ago
    That's a sweet tune.

    "I hope things get better"
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  • Thommy Browne plus 2 years ago
    I kept waiting for Zach or Jessica to trip and fall over, thus making everyone else fall and shooting from the ground up.
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  • JigsawJames 2 years ago
    This was really good to watch and made me feel like it's all going to be ok.

    A different take on the freeze frame and spin effect from the Matrix etc. More natural.

    Nice
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  • ben dickinson 2 years ago
    this fucking rules
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  • Christopher Ford 2 years ago
    it is simple and classy. as you watch it you sort of realize what is happening, the concept building in your mind as Reggie builds the song.

    it all works together so well. i am usually bored stupid by music videos, man.
  • Reggie Watts plus 2 years ago
    :)
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  • TheThinBuddha 2 years ago
    That was Sublime... .I loved it
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  • JohnPendolton 2 years ago
    it bothered me at first that you could see all the cameramen - like it was calling too much attention to your process and taking away from the performer - but i got over it
  • isaacwayton 2 years ago
    I felt the same way at first, thinking about ways to avoid seeing the other cameras, but as the video progressed, it became part of the background and I just got lost in the song and the movement. That's a strong testament to the editing. Nice job, Jakob!
  • LP 2 years ago
    hmmm i feel differently, but reggie's performances make everything look good, so i guess i didn't care either by the end of the video. he is absolutely amazing.
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  • keith 2 years ago
    Neat idea. I'm actually in the process of storyboarding a music video for a friend of mine. For one of the shots I I've been thinking of building a homemade dolly for a 360 or 180 rotation effect around him. I've looked around at some other people's creations and it seems fairly simple to do. I just need a workspace.
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  • Si plus 2 years ago
    Oh man, that was sweet! I'm in an internet cafe, and I accidentally did a big fart while I was watching this, but because I have headphones on I don't know if it was loud enough for everyone else to hear or not. I laughed it off, so hopefully they did too.
  • Joe Worters 2 years ago
    hahahahahaha......ahhhhh man, i wish i was there for that.
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  • uhhhhoh 2 years ago
    i really like the way this was shot
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  • keauxgeigh 2 years ago
    that was the most amazing thing I've seen since the carwash fanvid of broken social scene's 7/4 shoreline
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  • Joe Worters 2 years ago
    Fuck Yeah!! That was sweet. I loved that you could see everyone in this, all the cast and crew. Nice!
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  • Kannakko 2 years ago
    definitely awesome
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  • MisaGarcia 2 years ago
    That was awesome!
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  • Austin Charles 2 years ago
    What a cool concept! Just taking the still cameras and using them to record and make a video -- has a cool look and feel. Having the other camera operators in the shot adds to the whole emergence of being in a park. Looks very attracting from afar, say if I were in the park jogging. (Not like that would ever be the case, though.)
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  • isaacwayton 2 years ago
    I think it's a neat concept to work backwards (in regards to the editing) because sometimes you just have to let the editing process take on a mind of its own. It forces you to make cuts that you otherwise wouldn't have thought to do, and in this instance, can really add to the organic feel of the piece. Bravo!
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  • Marcialee 2 years ago
    that was sooo cool!
  • Adam C. 2 years ago
    seconded
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  • Yowda 2 years ago
    Bien vu
  • Reggie Watts plus 2 years ago
    Merci
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  • brian lukrich 2 years ago
    reggie's hair is awesome
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  • Casey Donahue staff 2 years ago
    I don't know about doing this with HD cameras, i think the fact that its all shot on everyones point & shoots gives it a different feel...a better feel, i don't know how to explain it with words
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  • really cool. reggie - we must make music.

    it gave me chills.
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  • Peter Pas 2 years ago
    just great!
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  • Davey 2 years ago
    could someone give me a very brief explanation of the whole process here...:)
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  • MisaGarcia 2 years ago
    great video..
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  • Eva 2 years ago
    There's a German band called Tomte who did the same. Watch their video, it is in the sidebar of their homepage: tomte.de.
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  • Sean Beier 1 year ago
    I can't stop watching this. The video is great and the song is stuck in my head!

    Tell Reggie he has a new fan!
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  • Sean Beier 1 year ago
    btw, where can I get the .mp3? the link no worky! thanks! :)
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  • Sean Beier 7 months ago
    so.. how about that MP3?
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