You imagine having your boss snap his fingers at you all day while he yelled numbers at you too? You would probably have flashbacks when you were in the retirement home later in life playing Bingo and just start punching people.

@Thek0easy

8 жыл бұрын

+footytang The "boss" is just passionate

Anybody else directed here by Matt and Tom?

@benjaminconsterdine2077

8 жыл бұрын

+Peter Smyth Yep

@mrtommygunwhite

8 жыл бұрын

+Peter Smyth the back flip was quite obvious

@EddieTheLiar

8 жыл бұрын

+Peter Smyth I was produced here by them

@Friek555

8 жыл бұрын

+Peter Smyth I see what you did there!

@chronosthevnwierdo6461

8 жыл бұрын

+Peter Smyth Yep! That was interesting.

Live event directors are pretty much the craziest people in the industry.

@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624

5 жыл бұрын

Agree! 👍🏿😀😀

"What a fucking opening!"

@chrisbrown2211

8 жыл бұрын

+The_Communist_ Texan how can it be the opening for best supporting actor

@scotttowers1759

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbrown2211 it clearly was the opening, did you even watch the video?

@chrisbrown2211

3 жыл бұрын

@@scotttowers1759 I even did 🤦🏻‍♂️

@scotttowers1759

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbrown2211 well you clearly didn't pay much attention through the opening sequence.

@Jubylee

2 жыл бұрын

@Chris Brown This award is usually the first one to be awarded in the show. Hence, "the opening".

He must have endless energy to keep that up for a whole show!

@TheAussieSavage

10 жыл бұрын

You're just hanging out on /r/videos, aren't you :P Love your videos btw.

@TheASMRAngel

10 жыл бұрын

Lord Pantaloons Best place for cool videos :-D

@racewiththefalcons1

10 жыл бұрын

Live TV is like that. High-intensity that has no comparison. It's the most fun job in the world.

@StringerNews1

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that guy's 30 years old too. ;)

@wh023

4 жыл бұрын

It's pure adrenaline!

Now if the Oscars want more viewers they should have a split screen stream of the directors booth. I’d watch that performance for 3+ hours!

That was quite the fucking opening

I couldn't imagine having the energy to do this for an entire show. It's amazing how they have to be in charge of so many aspects of the show and one misstep can change the entire at home experience. You can also see the love he has for his job by his final reaction.

He loves his job more than anything, simple.

@spyone4828

8 жыл бұрын

+Saurabh Banerjee There is nothing else in this world that is like the feeling of being good at a difficult job. And nothing beats the rush of those times when it all comes together just right, so not only are you good at a difficult job, you did an exceptionally good job and made something beautiful.

@itsmylife8639

8 жыл бұрын

SpyOne True, I agree.

@jonahlevy674

3 жыл бұрын

@@spyone4828 this is a beautiful statement

give this man an oscar

@irvincontreras8984

10 жыл бұрын

He won a couple of Emmys for directing the Oscars.

@Kanibulus

9 жыл бұрын

Irvin Contreras Eminems?

@Alex_1729

9 жыл бұрын

Kanibulus Emicars.

@Friek555

8 жыл бұрын

+MrSirBossmanChief But who would direct his show then?

@Riloman17

7 жыл бұрын

You mean an Emmy.

this is my favourite youtube video of all time. i always come back to watch it.

Almost perfect. He missed the jump shot after screaming to get Ali and Foreman.

@dlh7989

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but I love the reaction on George Foreman's face before it cuts to Cuba in the air, that's sort of perfect in its own way

The director is named Louis J. Horvitz, and he is still working and directing major shows.

@donaloflynn

6 жыл бұрын

The Grim Corsair is this a clip from a longer show? If so what's that show called and is there anywhere I can see it in full?

@scotttowers1759

3 жыл бұрын

@@donaloflynn are you serious?

@donaloflynn

3 жыл бұрын

@@scotttowers1759 Sure I’m serious, I don’t see what would make you think I’m not.

@scotttowers1759

3 жыл бұрын

@@donaloflynn the name of the show is literally in the title..... The Oscars!

@donaloflynn

3 жыл бұрын

@@scotttowers1759 How can you be this stupid? I obviously know it’s The Oscars. I want to know what programme this behind the scenes footage from The Oscars was featured in.

This looks absolutely stressful, I couldn’t imagine executing this myself. This man needs an award!

@senigalliaprod

Жыл бұрын

I was terrified my first time directing live TV. But like anything, you get experience and then a major portion of it becomes second nature. Once that happens, it becomes a lot of fun. At that point, I didn't feel pressure, just lot's of excitement and fun. The real thrill comes when things go wrong and you're the one that has to figure out how to fix it. Many a time, there is things going wrong in the control room, but everything looks great on TV because people figure out how to handle it on the fly. It's a blast.

So much energy and excitement! Makes me miss my control room days :)

This guy's energy is infectious!

Worked with Louis back in my KingWorld days in the 90's... he is one of the all time best along with Director Ron de Moraes two greatly talented men that I have been lucky to know.

@jonahlevy674

3 жыл бұрын

Very cool! What made Louis the best? Obviously we can see here that he is just amazing, but how did it go for you during your time working with him? Sure you got lots of stories about the most recent golden age of Hollywood, the 90’s.

What a fuckin opening, man!

The directors of these awards deserve major props.

I wish I had as much fun at work.

@peterbonsignore8598

10 жыл бұрын

Its only because they know they knocked that opening out of the park. They were proud that everything went PERFECT for them. Fun isn't what they had, excitement from doing an amazing job at their job is what it was. They were happy. Not having fun. Sorry to be the ball buster =(

@CDRaff

10 жыл бұрын

Peter Bonsignore You didn't burst any ball because you are wrong. No one gets excited by doing something they don't like, and are not having fun at. Go work at a slaughter house and get that PERFECT kill on that steer be proud and cheer like that. Maybe your mechanic cheers when he puts on a fan belt perfect, mine just hands me my keys and asks to be paid. What about the McD's employees in your neighborhood? They do a lot of cheering in the back there?

@ArcticCenter3773

10 жыл бұрын

Peter Bonsignore Why not have both!

@peterbonsignore8598

10 жыл бұрын

Christopher Raff You're right sorry. Clearly hes just having fun with his job. If he messes up, its ok, a whole nation doesnt see his mistake, its just pure fun. Thats why he's coordinating so hard, because its fun, not because its his JOB or anything.

@CDRaff

10 жыл бұрын

Watch the whole video the way he talks about his work at the beginning he might as well be talking about his soul mate. Getting to the position of working at the Oscars you are beyond worrying about making a mistake, you are a master of your craft at that point. Ellen didn't worry if she was going to flub a line. Anyone who has endeavored in any artistic venture will tell you that when you worry about making mistakes is exactly when you make them. We are talking about masters of their crafts; you can not become a master at something that you do not love and think is fun at some level, and the fruits of the labor and love you put in as a novice are paid off in the fun you have as a master. This has been a fact since Musashi wrote it in the 17th century and it is still true today. It is what sets aside every day mechanics from Nascar pit crews; a girl who works at a beauty parlor from Robin Matthews; and a local news producer from this guy.

I have a lot of admiration for the entire camera crew and the people who work behind the scenes to make this event enjoyable for both the audience and the actors. Amazing work!

This seems very stressful but the behind the scenes is way more interesting than the actual show they put on!

This guy backstage is the coolest dude at the Oscars hands down.

I'd like to watch a behind the scene of this video

I had to go look at the date based on Cuba Gooding, Jr. winning his Oscar for "Jerry Maguire". This is from 1996. I figured it had to be because the equipment is ancient! It's cool to see the director so fired up.

Not sure if Oscars or Nasa.

@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624

5 жыл бұрын

myndwork it’s Oscars 1997. 👍🏿😀

@scotttowers1759

3 жыл бұрын

@@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624 well that one went straight over your head.

@jerrygil1965

2 жыл бұрын

Uhaha

They blew it when they missed Cuba's backflip on stage

Now that is someone who loves his job!

"What a fucking opening"

This really captures the true chaos that goes on behind scenes. It’s pretty magical to see how it all works.

Working as a tv news producer right now -- this is inspiring.

Watching this thanks to Ramit Sethi.... It is a piece of art!!

@chrisbrown2211

6 жыл бұрын

He's in the flow for sure!

This was in 1997 - so Louis Horvitz was 51 years old. What a longtime-career, what an amazing person. Good luck to him!

I heard Cuba did a flip and they missed it around 4:00

Here from Bill Wurtz

He has so much energy which shows he likes to do his job great. I couldn't imagine how stressful it must be to make sure everything is going as planned and making sure there is no mistakes while directing, recording.

Beautiful piece -- and a testimony to the excitement of LIVE television!

some great stuff, I love live TV production 30 year plus audio engineer

4:22 first commercial "brake" WTF

@IzichiUchiha

6 жыл бұрын

GobBluth1 😂😂😂

@mattguerra6749

4 жыл бұрын

If that's what you got out of this video I feel sorry for you.

I think it’s really cool and interesting how much work you need to put in to make it look fancy. I think having to do this will make me feel very awkward

Simply wonderful!

lets take a shot every time the director snaps his fingers.

@TheFREAKYfranchi

10 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome getting a live feed to that room during the oscars and playing that drinking game.

@superstar2559

10 жыл бұрын

The finger snaps is to indicate to the vision switcher when to cut. So really you could play along at home by taking a shot every time you see an edit.

@TheFREAKYfranchi

10 жыл бұрын

I like your thinking

MY GOD! I'm sitting there trying to make a video for an hour on what to cut where and edit pieces. This dude is BAM BAM BAM!

Can't believe they missed the opportunity to show Morgan Freeman when Cuba was thanking God.

@Trexknifefight

8 жыл бұрын

By the looks of it this is from the 90's. before Bruce Almighty came out.

@Ramblingroundys

7 жыл бұрын

you mean alanis morisette

"Keep it play, keep it play!"

This man is awesome at his job.

That was art, pure and undisputable art!

So cool! What a rush that must be. Much respect.

another live control room - hammers home the energy and importance of video switching insight and timing ..

Me emocione como nunca!!!! exelente!!!!!!

Man, this is really cool to see

The 69th Academy Awards was the first Oscar ceremony that Lou Horvitz directed, and I think if you look closely in some shots, you can see Gil Cates, the producer (his sixth time producing the show), behind him.

great video thx for uploading phenomenal, man : )

thanks bill

First commercial brake

So much respect 🙌🏻🙏🏻👌🏻

WHO'S HE TALKIN ABOUT? WHO'S HE TALKIN' ABOUT?

Twitter sent me here :-)

And that’s only the first few minutes!

I would have loved to see a PIP of the live production over the footage of the director calling the show just to see how close the cues were.

Thanks Cuba

man that waas crazy and funny as hell!!!

This is from the year 1997, when the 69th Academy Awards have taken place. BTW, I wasn't born in the year 1997, only in the year 1998.

This guy has skills.

What a fucking opening!

Dance my puppets... DANCE!!!

sterling opening there old chap.

That stressed me out, live show directing is a different animal altogether. great job.

Amazing, I'm inspired

bill wurtz sent me

@markkusvibrittanica3513

5 жыл бұрын

Jesus where in Bill Wurtz did you find this?

Any video of THE 2017 Oscars moment~???

Stressfully artistic

hey that was Will Smith!

Apparently they missed Cuba’s somersault on stage while flying through the different camera feeds

WHAT A FUCKING OPENING !

That is beautiful! His fingers must ache like buggery by the end of the 4 hours....

What an amazing look BTS of the Oscars!

what a FUCKIN openin man

Wow, he must be completely exhausted by the end of the show.

Wow that's crazy and fast Amazing

that was fucking unbelievable.

amazing

This rules.

Whatta fuckin opening

Yeah!!!

LOL that was awesome

what a boss. his arm has got to be killing him

What a dope job it seems like

Anyone know what is the name of the music played?

Screen text at end, "First Commercial Brake", should be "Break".

@hw6420

Жыл бұрын

Correct…if you can find the producers of this 30 year old documentary, you can ask them to update the graphics ;)

Who was directing these cut scenes then? must have been even more frantic.

He was so proud of getting the person right. This man needs a raise!

How come he doesn't switch a camera to God when they mention him? :)

@LightningToilet

7 жыл бұрын

because God isn't real

my thumbs hurt after all that snapping.

Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington make this look much easier.

What the hell is Dennis Rodman doing there?

@Joker-fj8hg

5 жыл бұрын

He was Madonna's boyfriend at one point.

Where can I watch the documentary whole?

@hw6420

5 жыл бұрын

It aired on A&E in the 90s, so sadly it's probably not widely available nowadays, if at all.

FOREMAN AND ALI !!!

WHAT A FUCKIN OPENING!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

That shit was hot!