A 100ft reel of 16mm film was harmed in the making of this video.

@aashuthoshsharma715

3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P

@aashuthoshsharma715

3 жыл бұрын

that's so sad

@aashuthoshsharma715

3 жыл бұрын

I feel famous.

@jackielinde7568

3 жыл бұрын

It's sacrifice will be remembered and honored, Gav.

@user-zakee

3 жыл бұрын

5th

Gotta say, this was one of the finest pieces of old-school engineering analysis I've seen in a hot minute. Well done Gav.

@cozydesignz8921

3 жыл бұрын

Facts. Kept me interested the whole way.

@Chaos77777

3 жыл бұрын

As a soon graduating ME, it still boggles my mind how people figured some of this stuff out. Like the concept seems easy: have a mirror with gaps timed properly with the frame rate and use a piston in reverse to move the film. But then you get into the details and see how much more complicated it is, like the consideration of using helical gears, and getting the disk to always stop in a position that prevents further exposure. Always gotta respect the effort older generations put into figuring out difficult problems

@pieterjoubert4346

3 жыл бұрын

Go check out the video on a film projector from Engineerguy

@Mas1337

3 жыл бұрын

This

@franktothemax

2 жыл бұрын

Very well said. This was amazing to watch, as a videographer

This is awesome. Love watching the mechanics

@hopegold883

3 жыл бұрын

Even better than I was expecting from the thumbnail.

@jchrizzy6995

2 жыл бұрын

Bro there’s two comment on your channel and they’re both slomo guys, who knew corporate America was a slomo guys fan

@Dontcallmemurder

2 жыл бұрын

Leave me alone!

I've been an analogue motion film camera technician for over 35 years now and this is by far the best explanation of how an analogue motion picture camera works. My hats off to Gav in not only his spot-on understanding of the machanics of it all but for so perfectly using his digital and optical tools and skills to capture, edit and deliver that explanation!

Seeing undeveloped film is deeply disturbing. I need to have a rest to recover from this. Around 6:08 I had an unstoppable urge to subscribe to this channel. Which was odd because I've been subscribed for ages.

@pecosbill3336

3 жыл бұрын

Rule 34

@RubberSideDown2

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I didn't even read what was being scrolled until you pointed it out

@retrotechandmore8899

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I'm 14 and I grew up with it hahaha

That "pulling mechanism" looked insane! The timing of that pull is so exact, that I had so start laughing for a second 👍

@Tundra1428

3 жыл бұрын

That's the beauty of engineering, and a particularly good understanding of math.

@jcalerre

3 жыл бұрын

Its all tied to together mechanically (the gears that control shutter also control the arm) so it has to be exact

What I find most fascinating is that claw pulling the film down and how it doesn't just rip through the material of the film while moving that fast

@michaelbushee3968

3 жыл бұрын

There's a couple things going on here though: the first is that the claw may be moving fast, but without much torque. If the film jams, the claw can't move, so it can't really cause damage. The second is the really amazing timing systems and brakes film cameras use. Basically, when the film isn't moving, it's clamped in place and can't be advanced. When the claw grabs the sprocket hole, the clamps release, and the film gets dragged easily through the system, so nothing is resisting the claw as it drags. These things are fantastic bits of analogue engineering.

@hughanthony2001

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelbushee3968 Thanks for the very nice explanation.

@InssiAjaton

2 жыл бұрын

In the fast camera that I used "once upon time" there were no claws. The film and the octal mirror were synchronized. That means the image was tracking the film movement which was smooth, just accelerating. Depending on the target speed, the acceleration could go on until the end of the film in less than two seconds...

The demonstration where Gav overlaid the two shots to show the movement of film behind the disc was masterful.

The way that Gav cut off the "Here's me using a camera..." bit was hilarious

@bgood2010

3 жыл бұрын

I suspect he's been watching ThIs Old Tony. 😊

@DjAudioDog

3 жыл бұрын

@@bgood2010 TOT & SMG collab when?

@calholli

3 жыл бұрын

@@bgood2010 this old tony or pay money wubby

@Tundra1428

3 жыл бұрын

Each and every step was necessary.

@SivertAlmvik

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tundra1428 * Inception horn *

*on Gavs security camera later that day* "Heres me on camera taking a picture on a camera of me using a camera...."

@katherinepollock

3 жыл бұрын

That's funny 😂

@uninfamous

3 жыл бұрын

Mario G I almost fell off my seat from his joke.

@BrandiCouch

3 жыл бұрын

With all the cameras Gav owns, I wonder just how far he could take that gag

@coder0xff

3 жыл бұрын

Well of course he has to make a reaction video. You know what that means.

@mogul1

3 жыл бұрын

And of course he would use another camera to show us the security camera

This just made me love film so much more

@sacrifice2181

2 жыл бұрын

YO STEEZY SUP

Why yes, I did in fact know that there are analogue slow mo cameras! However I only discovered this by stumbling upon ultra slow motion footage of early 50s nuclear testing and realising "hey, if I can see this plasma ball, it must be being recorded *incredibly* slowly, how'd that happen in the 50s?" This then lead me down an *hours* long rabbit hole. 10/10 would recommend

there is just something so mystical about a bunch of gears moving in perfect synergy

Jesus Christ, Gavin, your editing skills and thought process is amazing.

@snjert8406

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@TMerrill7

3 жыл бұрын

Was about to comment the same. Somehow still improving with every video!

@williamshaw3rd

3 жыл бұрын

2:17 gave me a little high. Especially with the hard cut silently saying "shut it!"

"here's me taking a selfie of me taking a picture of a pic-" Even gav can have too much of gav sometimes.

@Launchy666

3 жыл бұрын

The cutting at the end made it laughing material

@jonasgrill1155

3 жыл бұрын

"Here's a selfie I took on a camera of me using a camera to film me using-"

@blenderbachcgi

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonasgrill1155 I'll finish it for him. "Here's a selfie I took on a camera of me using a camera to film me using a camera, to film a camera"

This tech may be “old” school but the engineering is definitely still incredible.

Next episode: "How a Phantom Camera works in Slow Motion"

@Cterrey12

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same as a normal camera. Only difference will be if it’s global shutter or rolling.

@TheREAPERBlog

3 жыл бұрын

there are no moving parts

@Cterrey12

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheREAPERBlog their would be with a rolling shutter. You can get both rolling and global all shutter phantoms.

@peterjames808

3 жыл бұрын

Filmed on 16mm

@alekbaker931

3 жыл бұрын

A phantom filming a phantom 🤯

I feel like this is something Gavin wanted to do for years but never had a slow year for filming

@jcalerre

3 жыл бұрын

Every years a slow year for the Slo Mo Guys

The tracking shot through the inside of the camera in macro slow mo was pretty amazing.

This is far better than the "film" class I took in high school

HOLD UP. Can we talk about that wrap-around shot from 2:41 - 2:55? Because that was sick.

@WilliamSteppan

3 жыл бұрын

Right?! At first I thought I was looking at a generic camera flyby, then I saw it was the same model. Then I though it was B-stock from the manufacturer, then I remembered...that wouldn't exist.

@Raraoolala

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah about that... Did Gav get a robotic motion capture arm? Because that sure looks like an choreographed movement.

@Moxtrox

3 жыл бұрын

MKBHD on a budget :D Seriously though, they should team up (when all the pandemic nonsense is over) and shoot some cool robo-assisted slow mo.

@thefooleryoftom

3 жыл бұрын

it was absolutely beautiful. We NEED a behind the scenes look at that

@tkhcheng

3 жыл бұрын

Macro lens on the capture camera (a DSLR maybe?) and moving it on a gimble? Well done shot regardless. Gives the sensation of flying around the camera closeup.

I can't stop thinking about the sound design of this video!

@K4RN4GE911

3 жыл бұрын

Now that I know that it's all "faked" in editing, it really draws my attention to it in the best way possible. It's fascinating!

@filipponegrini4528

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, felt the same

"Hobbity-looking footage." Gavin, that made my day. I only got to see The Hobbit in 48fps once, but it was definitely something unique.

@snjert8406

3 жыл бұрын

What did it look like? Was it just smoother or was there something else?

@stephen-boddy

3 жыл бұрын

@@snjert8406 I saw it in 48 fps too. It was weird. It was too clear, too sharp, too "real", and it just lost something. It was extremely distracting and would drag you out of the action pieces constantly. Our brains are programmed over decades for that 24fps slightly blurred effect in movies, and when it's missing, it's a problem. Perhaps if every film from then on had been 48fps we would eventually acclimatise, but I think the negativity around HFR in The Hobbit killed it. It didn't help that the story was an over-blown, tissue-thin, money-grab that was basically non-stop over-the-top action pieces consisting of running from location A to B... for three looooong films!

@Wabajak13

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephen-boddy I wonder if it has more to do with our brain's perception of movement on a flat surface as opposed to just being learned through films. I realize this makes no sense. Experiments must be made.

@DavesRabbitHole

2 жыл бұрын

@@snjert8406 I saw it in the cinema, It didn't look like a "movie", it looked too real, like a bunch of actors running about on stage. The irony of it looking too real was that the sets and set design then looked fake, because they looked like what they were (sets) and not what they were supposed to be (real) if that makes any sense. definite uncanny valley vibes, or something like that.

I think that “Subscribe

@snjert8406

3 жыл бұрын

Right? I came to the comments to see if anyone is talking about it :D

@StraveTube

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta get those subliminal subscriptions every way you can.

@mrkesu

3 жыл бұрын

I can't find what you're talking about 😭

@StraveTube

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrkesu Starting around 6:06, watch the letters passing by on the film as it gets pulled down.

@astitva1995

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, you noticed that detail. Yes it is really the most imaginative way. 😲

The close-ups would be perfect for a screensaver or even just as a background image

2:17 Gav realizing that the entire universe is nothing but cameras within cameras within cameras.

@njwebwiz

3 жыл бұрын

It's cameras all the way down.

@earlpettey

3 жыл бұрын

@@njwebwiz *click* always has been.

This was absolutely fascinating. Please make more videos like this, as a film nerd and engineer I enjoyed your explanation thoroughly. The humor is great too

This is the geeky content I love. Turning circular motion into linear motion into stationary images is a dark and gorgeous alchemy to watch.

Can I just say I think the editing at 5:40 is so cool? I don’t even know how you would do that.

@theslowmoguys

3 жыл бұрын

I filmed it twice. One with the shutter on and one with it off. Then I basically cut a hole in the footage of the shutter on and placed the shutter off footage underneath so it’s visible through the hole.

@therealpanse

3 жыл бұрын

if you want to know more, it's called "masking". You can find tutorials on yt, that might show you how it's done. with today's software it's easy to do, back in the day (from when the term comes from) you had to "mask" things out by hand with paint on glass or other techniques, while playing the original footage and filming it with a new strip of film. Very interesting and confusing at first, but very old tech tbh.

@snjert8406

3 жыл бұрын

@@therealpanse it's so cool how old techniques have found their way into the digital world!

@therealpanse

3 жыл бұрын

@@snjert8406 that's just how things go. If it works, you keep doing it until you find something that works better. That's why we're still burning fossil fuels almost 150 years after the invention of the internal combustion engine...

The way that Claw pulls down the film at the exact moment needed is the most satisfying part of the video!

Sound editing on this episode is next level

I love that there's no fluff in your videos. It's all simple, shot to shot, quick action for a such a slow channel. Unfortunately, I'm always watching youtube on my second monitor and only half paying attention, so I miss a lot and have to rewind.

The fun part of doing high speed film is playing “Guess whether or not the film got shredded to bits.”

Really impressive engineering, it's wonderful that it still works.

As a photographer and videomaker, this brings tears to my eyes :') thanks for this.

There would be so much more to discover in the mechanisms of this camera, like how they made it so the spring, which does not deliver a constant force on its own, still poweres the camera so it runs at a constant speed. Probably with a centrifugal switch or so. Fascinating.

00:12 идеально👌

@AxxLAfriku

3 жыл бұрын

I am the funniest KZreadr of all time I watched my latest video and laughed for 69 minutes straight I am extremely funny I am dangerously funny and I have two girlfriends who think I am extremely dangerously funny and they watch all of my videos thanks for listening dear zo

@angrypotato_fz

3 жыл бұрын

Pronounciation is a bit off ;)

@graystar9999

3 жыл бұрын

Пёрфект типа

@net_blyat_koshka

3 жыл бұрын

Даже)

@somestuff7876

3 жыл бұрын

Well, stress is on the wrong syllable (краснОгорск) instead of (красногОрск) BUT it still amazing when foreigners give it a try. p.s. before he pronounce it I was sure he would just call it Zenit (Зенит)

New camera films old camera, its like a young person taking a picture of an old person

@akbar_khalid

3 жыл бұрын

Hehehe 🤣

@damonmackwood5701

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, more like a young person watching an old person

@Shadow81989

3 жыл бұрын

@@damonmackwood5701 Or maybe a young person drawing an old person - after all, the result is stored for others to watch later on, right?

@damonmackwood5701

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shadow81989 yeah that works

Gavin, you are so skilled and intelligent. Thank you for being awesome, and for not always playing the fool like you have during LP recordings. You are truly a benefit to not just the entertainment industry, but to humanity as a whole.

@maksphoto78

2 жыл бұрын

Spot the new kind of spam bot comments :( They copy-paste genuine comments, while their channel name invites you to some dodgy content.

The very last second of this video was a small touch but it really makes a difference. Simply lovely.

This is what I went to school for. There is something magic about shooting on film.

The close up shots of the pull down claw are amazing. The mechanics are fascinating to watch of course but the aesthetics of the shots is incredible

That sprocket hole "claw" footage was unbelievably satisfying to watch .

That was awesome! Film doesn't seem to get a lot of appreciation these days, I wish more people were aware of the wonders it could achieve

Congrats on 14 million, you've come a long way.

@LandonHasbrouck

3 жыл бұрын

Hey hope the people who see this comment is having an amazing day or night, depending on where you are in the world and please stay safe out there in the world and just remember you are loved by anyone so be positive about yourself. Btw Small KZreadr looking for your support. I hope to inspire people.

@semihdyngyldai4503

3 жыл бұрын

@@LandonHasbrouck no.

When recommended is faster than notifications

@Wat3va

3 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@user-ki2ares

3 жыл бұрын

mee too.:)

*2:19** the perfect comedic cut.* 😂👌

by far one of the coolest videos i have seen on this channel. truly awesome stuff

even without a haircut in a year he still uploads. What a guy

Over the last year this channel has turned into Slo Mo *Guy*

8 years later and still making great content! love it!

Paper was used for storing data for many centuries but only during my lifetime there was several breakthrough in storing data: 1. vinyl (storing data in grooves); 2. tape, HDD (magnetic storage); 3. film, CD (optical storage); 4. SSD (electronic storage); 5. Optane (resistance storage); What a time to be alive!

I wish we could have seen the actual recordings on the old camera, or at least a comparison of a 24 fps movie and a 48 fps movie shot on that camera. I love vintage tech.

@cannibalbananas

3 жыл бұрын

I was hoping for the same thing. Also, to know why 24 fps is the standard

@CalinBocian

3 жыл бұрын

@@cannibalbananas 24 coz it used the least amount of film for a decently smooth feel. It also had to provide enough surface for the opticaly printed audio track

@lobsterbark

3 жыл бұрын

@@cannibalbananas The actual reason why is when they first invented movies, they figured out about 48 fps was the minimum to get convincing motion that wasn't jerky or blurry. Film is expensive when you are using it up as fast as a movie camera does, so to save money they just ran the cameras at half speed. People got used to the low framerate, and as a bonus it helps cover up things you may want to hide like crappy props or practical effects.

@cannibalbananas

3 жыл бұрын

@@lobsterbark Cool. Thanks. I like learning and this fascinating to me 😁👍

This gonna be in every first year film lecture for the next 100 years 😂

Incredible engineering. The way that claw enters the holes in the film so perfectly at such high speeds..genius!

@Trip_Ts

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, I didn't know it stop and go like that. kinda think of it that explain the noise it make now.

I've watched this video four times now and each time I'm so impressed by how well you explained a process which is mechanically not very complicated but is quite difficult to conceptualise. Amazing video! :D

God I miss Dan, 😢 this pandemic is so unpleasant to exist in..

@tombertael8790

3 жыл бұрын

What happend to him ?

@teeambird2079

3 жыл бұрын

@@tombertael8790 he's in the UK and Gav is in texas so there's travel bans still in place

@kasper0814

3 жыл бұрын

Dan brings a level of energy and comedy that Ive really missed the past few videos. The intro just doesnt sound right without him

Finally youtube notified me within 15 seconds rather than hours!

@tiddiesprinkles

3 жыл бұрын

Right lol

@arianvixal7143

3 жыл бұрын

I still haven’t gotten mine-

@LukeSlowMo

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. Fantastic! KZread must be broken :D

@NihilistEmier

3 жыл бұрын

Dude now your comment will hit more than 1k likes

@LandonHasbrouck

3 жыл бұрын

Hey hope the people who see this comment is having an amazing day or night, depending on where you are in the world and please stay safe out there in the world and just remember you are loved by anyone so be positive about yourself. Btw Small KZreadr looking for your support. I hope to inspire people.

As a filmmaker, id love to use your shots as overlays. its so unique and aesthetically pleasing to the eye

Everytime i see anything on this channel i go speechless... It's literally something beyond and magical, the technology to carry out such tasks are exceptional 💯

This was absolutely incredible - looking forward to more like this!

We need to get Dan back in the videos, Gavin is going insane.

This was some incredibly interesting stuff right here. I am a film fanatic, and my curiosity has been directing itself towards analog film for the last five months or so, and to see it explained in such a comprehensible way, all the while there is a perfect balance between technicality, detail, and explanation, really made this a standout video. Thanks for sharing, Gav.

That shot at 2:41 was amazing

I never knew what those little square holes in film were for until now, this was fascinating!

Sometimes I forget that this Gavin is the same Gavin that thought it was a good idea to tell Jeremy to axe kick his already half broken and fragile desk while still having expensive equipment on it.

It's rare I see something like this that I really always in my mind took for granted how it worked and was just blown away by the intricacy of when I see how it's really done. Amazing stuff!

A friend of mine has a 16mm camera that can run up to 10,000fps. It was an impressive piece of machinery. I just have a K3 myself and you captured its fascinating feat of mechanical engineering quite well. Thank you.

Analog is one of my favorite things. I was lucky that my great grandparents left to my parents the house they built & all the cool things in it, including a counterweighted hatch door for the stairwell.

Обзор наших девайсов зарубежными блогерами всегда радует!

underrated video. How this has less than a million views, I have no idea.

This is something. So retro and cool. Loved. Always wanted to see them. Amazing the speed at 48fps

That was incredible, I’d love to see more mechanisms up close with the scope lense

"yo, dawg. we heard you like cameras, so we put you on camera using a camera so you can camera while you camera"

@johnnyreb4200304

3 жыл бұрын

While in a camero

@claytonbyrd6134

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyreb4200304 Camaro*

@johnnyreb4200304

3 жыл бұрын

@@claytonbyrd6134 camaro**

many thanks! I'd been looking for such a comprehensive explanation of how an image can be exposed and seen in a viewfinder simultaneously, but couldn't find none. your video is just what I needed

I love how much awesome use you get out of the Laowa probe lens! Its use cases are pretty specific, but when is the right tool for the job, it’s just fantastic.

The last time I was so early ,Dan still had a clean coat...

@satakrionkryptomortis

3 жыл бұрын

wait...what?

@derealgod

3 жыл бұрын

this is the only comment about being early that i like

@katherinepollock

3 жыл бұрын

@@derealgod Right? Most of them are really annoying and so unoriginal

Also, I am currently seeing you through a bio camera, using a camera to film yourself shooting a video through a camera in which you are shooting a camera through a camera...😅

Guys thank you for letting us into slow mo. Just amazing how things look in slow motion. Just absolutely addictive to watch. ❤️

I love this so much. It's amazing how the film just BARELY stops moving by the time the shutter exposes it again. And that probe lens! I've been wanting one for a while but can't justify the purchase yet. Someday!

This is so cool, and I feel smarter just from watching this.

This has to be one of my favorites! I'd love more slo-mo of more mechanical or industrial objects on this channel.

This video should be shown in filmmaking classes. I love the fact that I finally got to see how the film rolled in slow mo. This video goes to my top 10 must watch from your channel.

Video Idea: How to get Dan back to the US in Slow Motion

@RyoHazuki224

3 жыл бұрын

Little did you know, Dan IS on his way back to the US... in slow motion. It's just taking months!!

@gaijinbonsai3975

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO

Привет из России и г. Красногорска!

Thanks for posting this. I wouldn’t have guessed that the film stops for each exposure. I definitely learned something. Very cool indeed.

As you say- these were marvels of engineering and manufacturing! I had the privilege of using a mitchell high speed 35mm camera, which has 4 pin registration (Panavision later bought the patent and incorporated the tech) It was used to shoot Optical titles & VFX plates or repeatable motion control, and the 4 pin registration was essential to prevent any interframe wobble at all of the film plane. So it was an additional layer of mechanics than pictured here, that could function at several hundred frames per second :/ PS thanks for another RAD SlowMo Guys video!

you deserve a like just for the "Here's a picture I took with a camera of me filming a camera filming -" bit

When the pandemic is over, and you inevitably get your hair cut/shaved, can we get a slow mo of it? Especially shaved, would be cool to see the trimmers cutting through hair, cooler knowing it's yours. and maybe some closeups of your tears streaking from your eyes as the beautiful long locks are removed from your life lol.

@statementleaver8095

3 жыл бұрын

Pandemic!!! Bout time you turned that TV off isn't it.... Too many hours watching the BBC!!! Can't be in England m8 we have Footballers and Rugby players running around a field hugging,kissing and spitting everywhere!!! EDIT Key workers??

@Holmesy87

3 жыл бұрын

@@statementleaver8095 triggered.jpg

@alexmccall1736

3 жыл бұрын

@@statementleaver8095 wtf are you on?

@MattH-wg7ou

3 жыл бұрын

Thats cute you think they're ever going to let it end.

@statementleaver8095

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexmccall1736 wtf am I on?!?! Obviously I should be on a Glue Sniffers level!!! But no..... I'm on to the double standards spotting level!!!! Allowing myself to be one of the rare people who actually is walking around with my eyes open to the BS of the nation!!!! So what about you????? Plumber working whilst claiming Furlough?!?!

The way this was designed was so impressive to me. And the way you showed how it works is even more impressive. Thanks Gav

Gav must be so proud of that shot at 2:40 it looks like a CGI pan you would see in a documentary it's so smooth

Привет из России- hello from Russia)

Next Episode: "How Slow Motion works in Slow Motion"

I hope this one was on your list of favorite to get sound design for. The mechanical noises was pretty spectacular.

This is so satisfying to watch, Slo mo just makes everything cooler.

I love how he's filming a camera filming a camera with a camera

Ну, кажется вот и настало время для русского комментария

@obscure__

3 жыл бұрын

Может тогда сразу и расскажешь, о чем выпуск?

@Lunathris

3 жыл бұрын

листал вниз, чтобы найти его!

What's even more fascinating is how a projector for film with a soundtrack works. Just as when exposing the film, each frame must be stationary when being projected on the screen, so the film is constantly starting and stopping. However, the audio track must move continuously past the read head, or the audio would be "choppy."

I enjoy all of your uploads but this, the SLR one and the LCD telly videos are blessed. Thank you.

It's interesting how everything mechanical eventually turns into electronical or solid state versions, such as hard drives turning into SSDs, cameras going from film to digital, cars going from gasoline to electric.