I know this video's a bit personal; it's not the sort of thing I normally do. But it seemed like a good story to tell for Christmas.

@SK_3PT1

3 жыл бұрын

@@brynx_ g

@oceangrunge7139

3 жыл бұрын

2 weeks ago?!?!

@ImJustABacon69420hahafuni

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm 3 weeks ago

@ayushchaudhary4360

3 жыл бұрын

@@brynx_ g

@Alexandarrr

3 жыл бұрын

another time travel ?

From now on, I'm going to call it "spinning the compass" when someone goes the extra mile

@krashd

3 жыл бұрын

We had jumping the shark and growing the beard and now we have spinning the compass. I like it!

@Geekman16

3 жыл бұрын

+

@peNdantry

3 жыл бұрын

Wind the frog! :D

@apec8753

3 жыл бұрын

r/extramile ?!? I'm so confused

@bubbersoop

3 жыл бұрын

There is a very similar phrase of “bumping the lamp” from the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. One scene had real swinging lamp as a light source and the animators went the extra mile to make sure the lighting on the animated Roger Rabbit character was perfect in every frame. Quite time consuming back in the 1980s.

Hi Tom. The whole thing was a pain in the arse but was also great fun to do. Thank you for noticing the ‘craft’ involved in producing these sequences. I was the designer responsible from No.4 through to 21 years of Alright on the Night and it was always a challenge to produce a new title for each of the shows. I am grateful to Denis Norden and the producer Paul Lewis who supported me even if they didn’t notice the compass!

@sonickrnd

3 жыл бұрын

WOOOOOW

@RodneyAndMeVideos

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you for your work! It is truly appreciated

@scottkirby4304

3 жыл бұрын

omg please tell me this is true!! Its a christmas miracle.

@pyrobeav2005

3 жыл бұрын

If you please, how did you do the map? That was super cool!

@graethom

3 жыл бұрын

Legend!

“They bothered to make the compass spin”. This reminds me of a story I heard about the original Lord of the Rings trilogy. The armourers and leatherworkers were so enthusiastic that they engraved the different cultural motifs/insignia on the inner areas of garments/equipment despite knowing it would not be visible on the screen. I think that kind of passion bleeds over into the visible work, and the audience appreciated the authenticity. PS - I only discovered Tom 24 hours ago, and this content is lovely.

@Logarithm906

2 жыл бұрын

you're in for a treat, Tom has years of videos about the weird, interesting, and insightful. He's well into my list of top 10 youtubers.

@WMfin

2 жыл бұрын

I can't remember which director said it but "one single detail won't matter much but thousand will pave a way"

@danielvanrooyen2785

Жыл бұрын

@@Logarithm906 Very much agree!

@tolkienfan1972

Жыл бұрын

When WETA switched to 8k, they didn't have any extra details to add. Fantastic work

@madcyclist58

Жыл бұрын

@Robert Martin, Bernard Hill (King Theoden) spoke about this during an interview and said how it had helped him to immerse himself in the character.

Tom: *talks about how important is the work of those who work behind the camera* The camera guy: *literally walking uphill backwards*

@erikakerboom2101

3 жыл бұрын

Could be a drone

@rotor7135

3 жыл бұрын

He’s most likely walking forwards, it’s a 360 degree camera

@sendmorerum8241

2 жыл бұрын

@@rotor7135 watch 17:42 , not a 360 degree camera

@markpenrice6253

2 жыл бұрын

you watched to the end, right?

@whyyoulidl

2 жыл бұрын

Same here!

I hope whoever had the idea of making that compass spin watches this video

@stuffandnonsense8528

3 жыл бұрын

I was just about to make a very similar comment. The whole team should watch this.

@robertelliston739

3 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling they will

@Tacospaceman

3 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@stephhhie17

3 жыл бұрын

It was... Magneto

@mz5388

3 жыл бұрын

it was me. i compas sman

Can we just appreciate the dude filming this climbing a steep hill BACKWARDS whilst holding a camera and keeping Tom steady in centre shot

@kayakr17

3 жыл бұрын

I've always assumed with no evidence whatsoever that Matt does a lot of the filming.

@spartan8705

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely sounded like him in the cockup at the end

@juzoli

3 жыл бұрын

Consumer drones are capable of this.

@Gulliolm

3 жыл бұрын

@@spartan8705 Description says otherwise

@mukrifachri

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not entirely convinced that it's Matt. Wouldn't his radio workplace have more going-ons as Christmas comes near ? Also if it was I'm sure he'd be credited...

So Tom (and cameraman!) walked that entire distance for a full 18 minutes, did it in one take (even if there were multiple attempts), and arrived at the exact correct point just as the dialogue concluded. That's great work.

@peachierose3356

2 жыл бұрын

and cameraman walked backwards!

@paarthsstudio

2 жыл бұрын

it's maybe a drone

@loreleihillard5078

2 жыл бұрын

@@paarthsstudio you can see from the outtake at the end that it's a cameraman

@grqfes

Жыл бұрын

really one take? so when that cockup happened they just went back down and did it again? thats amazing

@MartinFinnerup

Жыл бұрын

@@grqfes I can't say I checked for any cutaways, but Tom often does one-take videos, so I wouldn't be surprised.

Having just watched the "Last" video, I want to say that this is my favorite. On lots of levels. Well done and congratulations.

@przemekdude

3 ай бұрын

This one was always special

@18greens18fairways

2 ай бұрын

I came back to watch this too after his goodbye video. I have to agree with you as it is also my favorite Tom Scott video. I'm amazed by how amazed Tom is with this title sequence. What a pro!

Final thought...I guess if I were to do it all again the OS map would be replaced with an iPad with google maps, the laser with a transitional glitch, I would have used a drone with a lidar scanner to create a point cloud for the terrain using MR for the scene. Denis would be a digital avatar using body and facial capture generated live from a MoCap studio. If Star Wars can do it then it’s only a matter of time…

@moonlightblue9196

3 жыл бұрын

👏

@roblamb8327

3 жыл бұрын

@Chris Hart.…. Now THAT I'd like to see... "It'll be OK on YT"?

@albertjackinson

3 жыл бұрын

But why an iPad, though? An Android/Windows tablet (a Surface Pro, for example) would be more appropriate, since obviously Android is a Google thing, and Microsoft and Google have a better relationship than Google and Apple do. Though, I get your point. IPads have become the default brand for tablets, just like Kleenex.

@drantsplants

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris! That's so wonderful that you got to see your work appreciated. How did you make the Compass spin??????

@drantsplants

3 жыл бұрын

@Gazza Boo Cheers. Great points - it's probably something as simple as that. Amazing video, this was one of Tom's best. Cool how a title sequence from all those years ago has made us appreciate the work of these people.

More thoughts...When making these sequences I know, that at best, they will only be seen a couple of times, so it’s surprise to discover a young boy would remember them and make a film about one in particular.

@stevenoliver1326

3 жыл бұрын

IIRC, Cockup Trip aired a total of five times. Original TX was 12/10/1996, then repeated 21/9/1997, 9/5/1998, 31/7/1999 and 6/5/2000.

@fghsgh

3 жыл бұрын

How is your other comment so big and this one not at all? Here have a comment to boost the rankings.

@moonlightblue9196

3 жыл бұрын

this is absolutely amazing

@lawrencecalablaster568

3 жыл бұрын

Well done, sir :)

@irgendwieanders2121

3 жыл бұрын

Real life: Throwing pebbles, not really knowing where they will land and sometimes, sometimes being allowed to see a ripple in the river of time you just know was caused by one of yours...

I grew up through the 90s and 00s, I loved the fact that every single person watched that same episode at the exact same time and then going to school the next day and everyone was talking about that particular episode.

@lewisner

Жыл бұрын

I grew up in the 70s and at school we talked about what was on Monty Python last night.

@kiwi319

Жыл бұрын

Omg yes I really miss that! Right now I feel so overwhelmed by all the different series everyone is watching. Its just impossible to keep up

@HalfDayHero

3 ай бұрын

Yes! This is why boxset releases SUCK. It's so antisocial.

I love how this video made me nostalgic for something I never knew existed.

@nezzled

8 ай бұрын

Anemoia

"...right after the break" *ad starts* I like that. It's a little nostalgic.

@randomchick1234

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the heads up that an ad is coming instead of being blindsided by some rando yelling at me

@ca-ke9493

3 жыл бұрын

Im so used to the youtube model that I fully expected this video to be uploaded in parts, not that Tom was pulling a old school TV ad break.

@czemacleod

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved the inclusion of the rotdot for the ad break.

@FerventRebutter

3 жыл бұрын

@@czemacleod I've never heard the cue dot referred to as a rotdot. I like it! Nice surname, by the way :)

@czemacleod

3 жыл бұрын

@@FerventRebutter it was always reffered to as a rotdot where I was from as it looks like it is spinning (ROTating) (sort of). Mind that this was before the days when you could just look up what it was called on the Internet.

Here's hoping the guy who moved the compass needle sees this.

@fenhen

3 жыл бұрын

Didn’t you watch the video? It wasn’t a person, it was a magic laser beam.

@arsinclair

3 жыл бұрын

I'd think they put some kind of electric magnet underneath the table to do it.

@droidtigger

3 жыл бұрын

No. Lasers.

@Anton-cv2ti

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a professional youtube commenter and I can confirm it was definitely lasers

@Woodledude

3 жыл бұрын

I really hope the magic laser sees this video. It's really hard to get ablative propulsion off a piece of paper without any discharge being visible or without significant damage to the paper. That must have been a lot of effort.

I was working in CG in 1996. That title sequence was the subject of coffee break conversations. The thing about VFX is that most of the time we were trying to go unnoticed. We even had a saying, "For 99% of the time, if you can see that we did something its because we did it wrong." It was, and mainly still is, all about selling the shot, making the audience not even think to question what they see. So being able to show-off a bit is a cool gig for an effects artist.

I love how this guy clearly loves what he does, entertaining and educating people.

@gupadre8255

Жыл бұрын

Reporting

I have never seen a transition as clean as that 7 to the studio floor.

@Leksaboi

3 жыл бұрын

When?

@ALifeOfWine

3 жыл бұрын

@@Leksaboi 6:04

@faizalf119

3 жыл бұрын

I guess you're floored with their handiwork eh

@TheAlps36

3 жыл бұрын

@@faizalf119 i see what you did there ;)

@micah_lee

3 жыл бұрын

@@brycechristensen2296 That was true 6+ years ago, but with big budgets, you can make it look exactly the same as a set, because everything on a set is controlled. Even if it isn’t a set it is easy enough to do if you are creative with it.

Walking for 20 minutes uphill while delivering dialog is a magnificent skill. Props to the camera person too :D Keeping you in frame while walking up hill, mabey even backwards.

@KiwiBirdYes

3 жыл бұрын

The kiwi approves.

@yatokami7907

3 жыл бұрын

G'day Haigs

@infernox1099

3 жыл бұрын

Good old matt gray doing the quite literal heavy lifting of the camera

@garrold7123

3 жыл бұрын

cameras can easily keep a persons face in the center of the vid. Like the DJI action

@josefkun7466

3 жыл бұрын

narration*

Not a title sequence but James Burke walking along and then pointing to a rocket just as it launched (Connections) was brilliant timing.

This was amazing. Tears in my eyes at the End.

@wolf1066

2 жыл бұрын

Likewise.

@OldUKAds

2 жыл бұрын

I felt tearful and I couldn't work out why! I think it's the shared nostalgia, and recognising excellence in unexpected places and the sheer exuberance of Tom. I love this video so very much (and on my second watch just saw the ads indicator top right!)

@ethanfishell1930

Жыл бұрын

@@OldUKAds I'm from the US. I'd never heard of ad indicators until just now.

@hollowknightenjoyer

Жыл бұрын

...From what?

The motion graphics director sure picked that hill to die on.

@AVeryRandomPerson

3 жыл бұрын

So did the Cameraman

@shingshongshamalama

3 жыл бұрын

Take your upvote and get out.

@auxencefromont1989

3 жыл бұрын

Badum pshhhh

@JJRicks

3 жыл бұрын

@@AVeryRandomPerson railfan?

@jamesiyer4937

3 жыл бұрын

You can see yourself out.

So the cameraman had to climb up the hill, backwards, filming Tom, deploy a drone, climb down the hill to be out of the shot, and fly the drone for that ending. I feel like thats exactly what Tom was talking about in this video

@sween187

3 жыл бұрын

Wait till the end, 360 camera used, can mount them to a back back and give them a focus point and they will keep it.

@benbauer3426

3 жыл бұрын

The cut certainly helped the transition.

@ChristineSK

3 жыл бұрын

It was not a drone, it was a helicopter. Check the credits.

This is the EXACT reason why there is a difference between a content creator, and an artist. You, Tom, are an artist.

Some of Toms videos are genuinely rewatchable like episodes of your favourite TV program

@MargaretUK

Жыл бұрын

That's so true, as I have just watched this for the third time!

“They bothered to make the compass spin” should be a phrase that’s used to describe the type of dedication someone puts in for something that arguably isn’t worth it

@elle9390

3 жыл бұрын

Very much agreed.

@rickascii

3 жыл бұрын

"Bumping the lamp" is already a phrase for that kind of thing, though I guess it's slightly different.

@phoule76

3 жыл бұрын

"Dotting your I's" / "Crossing your T's" ("They thought of everything!")

@rickascii

3 жыл бұрын

@@phoule76 this is different though. To have unsorted i's and uncrossed t's is understandable but incorrect. Had they not spun the compass it would still be as correct as it is, but less good.

@BBBrasil

3 жыл бұрын

It's also the subconscious value we attribute, not knowing exactly why we liked this or that so much, we just get the overall feeling how amazing it was until someone points out, did you notice the compass, and the lighting, the whooshing effects? You kind of noticed them, but it was like trying to drink from a firehose. There were no metrics for the brilliancy of the performance.

Tom, we dont care if your videos are personal or not, as long as they're interesting (they always are). So feel free to make any content you like!

@ERWlN_SMITH

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Yes Yes Yes

@TheLegoPerson

3 жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely! Please continue to make things that interest you!

@StephenMortimer

3 жыл бұрын

Nicely put !!

@varunn104

3 жыл бұрын

agreed

@spidernh

3 жыл бұрын

100% yes

Every once in a while I come back to this video and just smile. I don't know why, I have never seen the show and I am not a Brit, but the video just makes me smile. Cheers to you Tom.

@mangaprofilepicture5820

Жыл бұрын

The video does an incredible job at paying tribute to the people working behind the scenes of any production. Theres always somebody painstakingly adding dust particles to falling debris, or designing realistically accurate VFX, or making a compass spin for a few short seconds. Great stuff all around

@rufushale8612

Жыл бұрын

Just what I was thinking, been almost 2 years now and I was just coming back to it because of how cheerful this video makes me

You kept me for 18 min on a show I've not seen or heard of before. That's how good it was. Thank you for putting this tribute together and expanding my horizons a bit

Wow. I never expected to be watching an 18 minute video of some stranger walking up a hill talking about the title sequence of a show I'd never heard of, and yet here I am -- and it was worthwhile! I share your appreciation of creative individuals who go above and beyond to make something special. I hope that whoever created that title sequence is still around, and that they get to see this video.

@ironymatt

3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully put, this was a lovely homage to a cultural era in which craftsmanship was king. My only lament, miniscule in scale mind you, is there once was a time one didn't have to point out unironic intent of one's homage.

@eternalfizzer

3 жыл бұрын

natch :-)

@mattcolver1

3 жыл бұрын

I had the same thoughts

@Scarletraven87

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the Tom Scott channel then, I presume. Place of discovery of the most obscure curiosities around the world.

@mikkolukas

3 жыл бұрын

Soon, Tom Scott will not be a stranger to you anymore :)

I'm more impressed that Tom's walking up a fairly steep hill not even getting out of breath while delivering his monologue. Thanks to working from home I can't get off the sofa without breaking a sweat

@IndigoGollum

3 жыл бұрын

Consider what the cameraperson had to do for this.

@tomm.ymacleod9347

3 жыл бұрын

I legit commented this and then scrolled down and was like. “Oh.”

@BeefRomanov

3 жыл бұрын

My dude you gotta do some light exercise or something. You'll feel a lot better.

@zaicol850

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomm.ymacleod9347 copied /s

@Anankin12

3 жыл бұрын

Not that steep at all, still not an easy feat

Okay, confession time, when Tom mentioned hiding easter eggs in the background, I was kindof expecting an easter egg to be present in maybe the foliage of the hill in the background, or maybe a plane with a flag to fly by or something. Maybe I was actually missing something, or maybe I was just looking for something that wasn't there, but either way, I'm amazed by how easily I was set into a "gotta find the hidden stuff" mindset by just the mention of easter eggs.

@qwertyTRiG

2 жыл бұрын

This video had the "upcoming ad" ticker in the top right corner at the end of part 1. I think that's the only Easter egg.

@thexbigxgreen

Жыл бұрын

The Easter Egg was up his keister the whole time

@TerryLawrence001

Жыл бұрын

He also added End of Part One - Part Two which was used to mark where the ads go on old analogue TV.

@iamaparanoidandroid1

Жыл бұрын

@@qwertyTRiG glad someone else noticed.

@johndododoe1411

Жыл бұрын

@@TerryLawrence001 And then he forgot to make it a YT ad break. Which is sad given how many malplaced ads I've had to skip recently.

"I didn't need to ... but I did." Your joy in these memories and this discussion is obvious and infectious. Even to those of us who had never even heard of the original show.

Of all the incredible videos you've masterfully produced Tom, I have to say this has been my favourite. You've captured the essence of what makes creativity so rewarding and vindicated artists, creators and compass animators the world over, who've ever wondered "Will anybody appreciate the attention to detail if I go the extra mile?"

@stanley5312

3 жыл бұрын

Oh hi Dave

@waedtttret

3 жыл бұрын

Oh hi there! Happy kfc Christmas 🎄

@gabehere

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, Chris! Merry Christmas and I hope you know I do notice the extra care YOU put in your videos, amd I love all of them. Congratulations on seeing mount Fuji, and I hope to see you going on your next adventures.

@whyamiwastingmytimeonthis

3 жыл бұрын

Hello! Are you KZreadr?

@cabbage_cat

3 жыл бұрын

I also adore the extra effort you put editing mount fuji in :D

When I saw the "advert break incoming" symbol I was half way to the kitchen to make a cup of tea before I stopped myself. Old habits die hard.

@natheniel

3 жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes

@Vlad-kf7hw

3 жыл бұрын

I wondered what that black an white thing in the corner was, thanks xD Maybe it could be a thing to sync the parts of the show too, because of the recording technics or something, i don't know ^^"

@janpokorny2454

3 жыл бұрын

@@Vlad-kf7hw IIRC this sort of symbol in a corner was used to mark the ending of a tape, so the technician knows when to switch to the next one. But that applies to cinema, maybe this is a TV-specific thing

@benjaminsmith3625

3 жыл бұрын

@@janpokorny2454 My understanding is it was used by regional techs to play out the ad tape for their region at the right time, on top of the broadcast coming in centrally.

@marbballz

3 жыл бұрын

@@Vlad-kf7hw as a kid in Britain in the 90s, it meant "put the kettle on son"

"It's also a warning how youtube won't last forever" I'll be honest, i can't imagine life without youtube. So many youtubers make me howl with laughter, amaze me with their musical skills, or damn good video's. I know it won't last forever, but... would it end within our lifetime? I think not to be fair

@mermaidismyname

2 жыл бұрын

People's creativity and passion will last much longer than KZread. Mediums can end but humans will never stop creating

@peachierose3356

2 жыл бұрын

without youtube, there will be another platform, tiktok or whatever, where creators make you laugh.

@fthurman

2 жыл бұрын

to be fair, it very nearly did not all that long ago. it's definitely plausible.

@shrimpflea

Жыл бұрын

It will be replaced by something else you can't imagine living without.

@mikesrandomchannel

Жыл бұрын

Very true. For me, saying "I don't watch television, I watch KZread" is perfectly accurate. It was the linear aspect that always got me and as soon as I could free myself and my schedule from that, I did.

Absolutely love how in most- non location based videos you’re just kinda going for a hike. Makes it feel like I’m hearing facts from a buddy while we go on a walk!

Who else loved the small detail of the spinning black and white bars just before the break

@CraigPaulWilson

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@CED99

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@blobbem

3 жыл бұрын

The spinning black and white bars are a god send for anyone who were waiting for a break so they could go make a cuppa or quickly sit on the bog.

@worldcomicsreview354

3 жыл бұрын

Anybody remember when they showed films, they'd cut to a silent montage picture just before and after the ads?

@yukimoe

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not British either but I knew what it was because of other British KZreadrs... was it Jay Foreman?

I like to imagine that the cameraman was just some dude trying to enjoy nature, when Tom Scott suddenly approached him and started talking, to which the cameraman carefully stepped backwards while always maintaining eye contact for 20 minutes. Edit: Wow this blew up!

@vincehoppel5594

3 жыл бұрын

this activated my fight or flight

@dieblauebedrohung

3 жыл бұрын

I can't unsee it now and it's brilliant!

@focalpoint._

3 жыл бұрын

Matt likes nature shots?

@goose300183

3 жыл бұрын

"Hi, can I help you? .... keep your distance please" "Not gonna hurt you" "..." "You heard of It'll be Alright on the Night?"

@ausernameiguess7058

3 жыл бұрын

thank you for making my Tom Scott watching experience infinitely more enjoyable

Thanks for your historic recognition of the thousands of people who worked on the title sequences in the 90s I was one of those unsung heroes. Lots of technical skills have been lost. It was nice to see at least one person noticed

Adding the “cue marker” before a mid roll Ad kicked it was a great little bit of nostalgia and a great Easter egg ! As soon as I heard the words “Alright on the night” I heard the theme tune in my head, I had no idea it was still going passed the 90s !

Some people say Tom Scott is still walking to this day.

@robezy0

3 жыл бұрын

I would be concerned if he's not tho

@EchtEenMilan

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@_comment

3 жыл бұрын

Some say that every 800 years Tom Scott's and Evan Hadfield's paths cross while both walking towards the camera. (As with the 800 year myth about Jupiter and Saturn, they're wrong, it's more frequent than that.)

@ankandatta6683

3 жыл бұрын

wait a sec, this comment was posted 26 min ago, but the video was posted 21 min ago!!

@KiwiBirdYes

3 жыл бұрын

The kiwi approves.

I had a dream the other night where Tom Scott, I can only assume snapped, and uploaded a KZread video that began "I'm sitting here in this empty train car, and I'm going to yell profanity at these seagulls outside" and did just that.

@l.n.4929

3 жыл бұрын

I would watch it. And I assume i would learn something from his profanities.

@dullasparagus6369

3 жыл бұрын

F YOU, SEAGULLS!!

@clockworkkirlia7475

3 жыл бұрын

He'd somehow make it educational and/or poignant. Unless TechDiff were there, in which case it'd just be delightful chaos.

@bobwagemakers5055

3 жыл бұрын

you thought it was funny in your dream or?

@Game_Hero

3 жыл бұрын

I'd love Tom Scott to be Yoda for a second and yell at those coconut-poking seagulls.

This made me cry openly -- which is probably a weird thing to read, but there's a subtle distinction that needs to be made: I could have cried because TV really has passed its peak (and with it, surely, so have I), and I could have cried because Tom did such a lovely job of celebrating everything he celebrates in this video, comme d'habitude. But what made me cry is the realization of something much more specific and, in its way, much more personal: When he was a child, Tom Scott saw that episode and -- by the kind of cosmic chance that these things always have to be -- he JUST. HAPPENED. TO. BE. LOOKING. AT. THAT. COMPASS. And it quite literally changed his entire life. Let that sink in for a moment. Had someone said something at that same instant -- had the family dog walked into the living room and nudged his shoulder, had a car horn blared outside, had someone so much as sneezed -- he would have missed that compass, just as we all did. Instead he saw it. He was looking right at it. And in that one frozen eye-blink of his life, his life was changed. Would he have gone on to be a KZreadr? Eh, maybe. But would he have gone on to be Tom Scott? Not a chance. Love the tiny moments that happen to you like this. Don't just "savor" and "appreciate" them, the way people tell you to -- that part's so easy as to almost count as just the opposite. No. LOVE those moments. Nurture them like children, trust them like brothers and sisters, listen to them like mothers and fathers, follow them like whispers from the Gods. Because that's exactly what they are.

@chrislambert505

Жыл бұрын

@CinemaDemocratica Actually he did say he didn’t notice any of the fine details at the time he originally watched it

@ender5312

4 ай бұрын

--

Hey Tom, I think at 6:27 you can see the transition from CG to film set you said you were looking for! I believe that the red circle with the 7 is CG all the way until around 6:27, then you can see the tip of the 7 suddenly shift and seemingly move to the actual position.

@kaitlyn__L

Жыл бұрын

I think you’re right! The distortion factor of the lens isn’t matched quite the same, and the reflections on the chrome parts of the 7 change quite significantly too. It was clever of them doing it after the spin, so that the studio camera would be stationary to match against, because most of the audience will be scrutinising most heavily when the title disappears and the studio background lighting appears (just like Tom called out).

@killsars

Жыл бұрын

The transition happens exactly when he says the word "...transition...", hmm...

@naota3k

Жыл бұрын

Nice spot!

@AlexRutiaga

7 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing, looks like the intro from BBC News from around that era that mixed camera movements and CGI moving at the same time. Fun fact, the superimposed grpahics on the News were played on a re-recordable version of the Laserdisc completly live during the intro as it was easy to access and had seamless playback were you could match the camera robot with the digital counter contrary to Betacam SP, this is probably the same system

Tom: 'Let's go for a hike up cockup hill.' Tom's mate: 'Cool let's go' Tom: 'You'll be walking backwards carrying a camera.' Tom's mate: !?!?

@jmz1736

3 жыл бұрын

Tom: and every time I flub the words we're going to start over.

@vedvod

3 жыл бұрын

His mate is Matt Grey

@user-sc8fq2yz5h

3 жыл бұрын

it was drone-cam i suppose

@zahmbiend6575

3 жыл бұрын

@@vedvod actually, it's Simon Clark from Skylark Aerial Photography, as mentioned in the description and at 17:23.

@vedvod

3 жыл бұрын

@@zahmbiend6575 that was the aerial photography at the end, wasn’t it?

Gotta love that heavy on the sax, generic, 90's music that they still play at Chinese buffet near you.....

@Austin_Boath

3 жыл бұрын

What time stamp?

@ungefeiert

3 жыл бұрын

@@Austin_Boath About near the end. Outromusic.

@boranblok

3 жыл бұрын

watch with captions on, its even funnier.

@myriaddsystems

3 жыл бұрын

Er, no

@WillyJunior

3 жыл бұрын

@@myriaddsystems Er, I think most people would argue, yes.

I think this might be your best video ever Tom. It has such personal importance while showing the impermanence, as well as the value of the medium you use. Even though it is only just shy of 18 minutes, it feels like an odyssey, even in a landscape of excessively long youtube videos. Thank you very much for this, and here's to 10 years of Tom Scott expedition videos.

This is probably the greatest and most genuine tribute to anything I’ve ever seen, and it still matches the rest of your content while honoring the show and being something you personally enjoyed. Love to see it Tim.

You know the year is almost over when tom wears his grey hoodie instead of his red shirt

@LionHeartSamy

3 жыл бұрын

Red shirt still underneath though!

@josh2.623

3 жыл бұрын

Tom Scott: Endgame

As someone who was lucky enough to work through some of those golden years of TV, I salute you Sir. This isn't just personal, you nailed it... Thank you. 👍 (just sorry it took so long to find your work)

I was about 14 minutes in when I realized why he was walking and where he was and it put the biggest smile on my face. What a great payoff!

The compass anecdote reminds me of "Bumping the Lamp", a term in the VFX/Animation industry for "Going above and beyond expectations". It refers to the scene in Roger Rabbit where Roger and Eddie are cuffed, hiding in the Speakeasy's old smuggling room, and one of the characters bumps the overhead lamp. This causes it to swing, meaning every single frame of Roger's animation needed to have the painted shadows move to a unique position relative to the lamp's constantly changing angles, a ridiculously difficult task that technically contributes nothing to the story and most people won't even notice, but was done anyway because -Richard Williams is a madman- the animators were just that dedicated.

@R1ckr011

3 жыл бұрын

This comment, your name, and your profile picture. Hat trick. Well done.

@Scripture-Man

3 жыл бұрын

Roger Rabbit had a lot of impressive touches like this. Like for the penguin waiters in the nightclub, instead of just dangling their trays with wire, they built the entire set higher up so that stagehands could walk around under the set with rods going up to the trays, like this entire network of stagehands walking around under the set while shooting was going on. This can't be referred to as "bumping the lamp" because it occurred in an earlier scene, before the phrase was coined :D

@tompw3141

3 жыл бұрын

Roger Rabbit was a technical masterpiece

@SeeWildlife

3 жыл бұрын

When Jessica flies out of the car was my favourite moment.

@amjan

3 жыл бұрын

Great anecdote!

This brings to mind how Pixar actually rendered a blooper reel for Monster Inc.

@DreamsAreMakeBelieve

3 жыл бұрын

Barbie movies did that, I specifically remember Ken's phone going off in the bloopers for Princess and the Pauper

@the.invincible.9542

3 жыл бұрын

And the Toy Story movies.

@neeha9449

3 жыл бұрын

I loved how far they did that. It was very entertaining back when I was little and looking back, I still do too

@TheRiskyBrothers

3 жыл бұрын

@@the.invincible.9542 The Toy Story 2 blooper reel is especially impressive given that production on it was only 9 months. 9 MONTHS. FOR A FULLY ANIMATED MOVIE IN 1999.

@ahreuwu

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRiskyBrothers wasn't toy story 2 the one that got deleted and recovered from a single pc? absolutely amazing

That I can only 'like' this once is a travesty. So many layers to take inspiration from, not least the great comments. Of all your great videos, this has left me most emotional.

Mother of everything unholy, this video was a blast to watch. As someone being born quite abit later than you (and not being british) I have had no idea this show ever existed to begin with, but the inspiration you've drawn out of it is amazing and the homage you're paying with the ending actually made me shed a tear of joy. After binge-watching your videos for 3 or 4 days now, I am convinced that having subscribed to your channel is atleast 10x more benefiting for me than it is for you, cause you actually made this week so much better for me. Thank you very much and for the love of whatever you may believe in, please keep it coming.

The only reason this had two parts is the fact that Tom needed to BREATHE at some point!

I swear Tom Scott has been saying that youtube won't last forever for forever.

@oxybrightdark8765

3 жыл бұрын

Remember MySpace?

@bruhbruh6389

3 жыл бұрын

Probably at some point youtube gonna die.But we just need to wait

@emilebichelberger7590

3 жыл бұрын

Rumble is the next KZread

@JBLewis

3 жыл бұрын

@@bruhbruh6389 I think the thing that KZread has going for it, is that the creators are always free to move that production expense/profit slider any way they want, and as long as they are making compelling content (no matter how niche it is), there's very likely to be sufficient audience to make it worthwhile.

@cjxgraphics

3 жыл бұрын

Only a little over a decade ago people would have laughed you out of town for saying Sears and K Mart would die. Or that Blockbuster would fall to Netflix.

We got _It'll Be All Right On The Night_ televised here in New Zealand when I was growing up, I loved watching them. This is an awesome tribute.

I love it when you can tell someone had fun making something. You can tell that those intros were someone’s passion project, someone’s baby that they slaved over, dedicated to making it good. Humans are great sometimes.

Saying "Merry Christmas, Denis Norden" is like how people who blew a take in a Tarantino film said "Hi, Sally!" to his late editor.

@sixstringedthing

3 жыл бұрын

Neat bit of trivia, cheers.

@northernanorak

3 жыл бұрын

There was also "Merry Christmas VT" in common use at the BBC when people screwed up and knew it would end up in the Christmas Tape Tom referenced

Unironically, one of the best videos I’ve seen this year. Thank you Tom and the team for making these high quality education videos. And of course, Merry Christmas :)

@hemicar92

3 жыл бұрын

Procrastinating on Tom Scotts video, instead of making your own? Classic Dumbs 😁

@yourwifi177

3 жыл бұрын

Dumbs more like video once a year

@jadenyuki5647

3 жыл бұрын

This isn’t a place I was expecting you to be. Love your vids as well tho, when you are editing, you know how painful some scenes can be, just for 2 seconds on screen and that is what makes it even better

@sicccunt1768

3 жыл бұрын

Dumbs? More like uploads once a year, stop watching youtube and make some more videos that give me another reason to die

@billbauer9795

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. That was good!

You can hear him get more and more out of breathe as the video goes on. After watching a few of your videos I'm sure that there will always be people willing to go above and beyond even if only a few people will really appreciate it.

I’ve watched this several times now and this vid is just an absolute masterpiece and one of your best, Tom. Thank you for being as much of a nerd as I am.

As an actor, I noticed. You learned your lines rather damn well.

@CreativeCache101

3 жыл бұрын

insane monologue skills!

@markpenrice6253

2 жыл бұрын

Also very good cutting / editing, as there would have been at least one break in the continuous shot for Simon falling over... and possibly more flubs than we're actually privy to, even with the clip at the end.

@mikedrop4421

2 жыл бұрын

I literally just watched your latest upload before watching this

The black and white ticker before the ad break really took me back to sitting in front of an old CRT screen on a Sunday night!

@CheshireTomcat68

3 жыл бұрын

This is the comment I looked for!

@thekavalry100

3 жыл бұрын

@@CheshireTomcat68 glad you found it! 😁

@upstagedbyadog

3 жыл бұрын

... that was something else that Tom didn't *have* to do, but did!

@alexcrawford6162

3 жыл бұрын

And suddenly I’m back watching Saturday night telly with my grandparents...

@Ironizer

3 жыл бұрын

Is that a UK thing?

Cue dot! Love your work Tom, you painted a very personal picture on how art and attention to details mean something and can change a person. Inspiring.

In tribute to this homage, Tom you finally earned my subscription. It's a long time coming any way but it feels right to do on this video. Wonderful way to reflect and say all the right things to tell someone how much you appreciate their work.

The ad break might have been the best Tom Scott easter egg so far, and I'm not using that statement lightly.

@TA-hm1of

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly that was so good I wasnt even pissed at the 20 second unskippable ad

@jpe1

3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you pointed it out, I didn’t get the joke, I was wondering why there was a random “part one” “part two” in the middle of the video.

@jamesgrad

3 жыл бұрын

The best bit was the ad countdown marker in the gtop right corner...

@John_B55

3 жыл бұрын

The indicator flash in the top corner just before the break was another little touch of class. Tom, I love your attention to detail.

@1one2two3threetwoone

3 жыл бұрын

Countdown bars at the top right are pure nostalgia and only a few people will get it

THIS is the internet. I've never even heard about the programme (on account of being a swede), but Tom reminiscing about technical details that no-one else noticed at the time is kind of what the internet has always been: a document of the past and present, with as many nuances as there are uploaders and commentators. Even the latest tech-vids next year are going to be someone's nostalgia in the future. Superb storytelling Tom! This one was golden.

@JonatasAdoM

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing user name!!!

@nickthelick

2 жыл бұрын

Like your Layne Staley pic...

@mytube001

Жыл бұрын

It was shown on Swedish TV in the 80s and 90s. I particularly remember the 1987 episode.

@seBcopTer

Жыл бұрын

Legitimately. Man's just churnings out masterpieces over here. One of the best KZreadrs ever

@ChrisPoindexter98

Жыл бұрын

Put bloody brilliantly.

This is one of the best KZread videos I have ever seen, and hearing you talk about something you are so passionate about cheered me up, it felt like I was genuinely hearing a story from a friend

This was genuinely inspiring. Thank you. And thank you for going the extra mile in all of your videos.

[legally-distinct theme tune] I'm glad the subtitles made that clear.

I don't quite know why but this made me emotional. I'm too young for TV's golden age, but there's a lot of weird and wonderful internet content that has inspired me in a similar way, and that includes your videos, Tom.

@evrlstMUSIC

3 жыл бұрын

Its quite amazing, is it not?

@pingozingo

3 жыл бұрын

And one day we’ll be alive to see it’s final mourning.

I always love it when someone or something in the foreground obscures the on-screen text. Sure, if I knew anything about digital video-making I might think "oh hah, that trick" but seriously every time I see I just really like it. For me, it always adds a nice feeling to the vid.

Nine months on and I am on watch four. This is just well done on every level and helps me center myself and decide on who I choose to be.

This video gave me chills! Brilliant work, Tom.

@EmmaVB82

3 жыл бұрын

I got goosebumps and actual tears in my eyes! Maybe this old humbug has been hit by a spot of Christmas sentimentality after all 😏

@MsTen999

3 жыл бұрын

You know your video is amazing when Matt D'Avella says it's brilliant

@nat2057

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt, congrats on your Netflix show!

@captaincloudsuperhero6869

3 жыл бұрын

Did you come here after Jake Ropers video too? 😄

@winnl6994

3 жыл бұрын

100%, just incredible.

I had a similar experience back when Pixar was still jaw-dropping amazing and at the end of "A Bug's Life" there was the "blooper reel" with the credits [a la Canonball Run] and I sat there amazed that the entire crew, from writers to animators and editors and actors created _intentional mistakes_ to tack onto the end of the movie to entertain people watching the credits while filing out of the theater. and since these clips required just as much effort n resources to create as the running movie, the producers paid for people to make these mistakes and then paid for the computing power [bleeding edge expensive] to render it all.

@gabehere

3 жыл бұрын

I think they actually animated some dubbing mistakes, then went the extra mile to add some more in there, as to mix it up with fale mistakes and make it all look like actual movie bloopers. The same happens in Monsters Inc. and Toy Story.

@ZEK.0

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, I love effort

@ungodlygrace3216

3 жыл бұрын

this and the old-school Barbie movies outtakes always made me enjoy these animations so much more as a kid

I'm currently taking a video production class and I have definitely gained an appreciation for video producers like the ones you mentioned. Those small and almost insignificant details mostly go unnoticed but when they're finally seen you just have to appreciate the time and effort that went into working out how that effect/transition/etc. should play out.

I come back and watch this every so often and it makes me all nostalgic and emotional Thanks for everything Tom x

Loved that black and white flashing "the adverts are coming" thing on the top right. Nice touch. I've not seen one of those in decades.

@local9

3 жыл бұрын

Felt nostaligc myself, haven't watched typical TV for a good long while.

@MrATimm

3 жыл бұрын

The only other person that I know does it is Jay Foreman

@mirzaahmed6589

3 жыл бұрын

I guess paying for YT Premium has its drawbacks.

@alekz112

3 жыл бұрын

@@mirzaahmed6589 Oh yes, same goes for Spotify to an extent. I sometimes hold off on renewing my subscription just for the nostalgia of adverts. Wish all these premium services would let you opt-in to ads even after paying for them. Really not a big ask considering all the data they mine from us regardless of what we pay :P

@Teverell

3 жыл бұрын

I noticed that, too. Absolutely in keeping with talking about a TV show on ITV back in the Nineties.

Gosh, this was so sincere I got choked up at the end. I've never even heard of the show, but Tom's delivery and narration was so engaging, and even touching, I started to feel nostalgic for it. Merry Christmas Tom, and merry Christmas Denis Norden. 💜

@PeterAuto1

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same

@mrcassette

3 жыл бұрын

I got to feel old watching this and loved it. Forgotten how much that was a part of my childhood watching it with my parents.

@anch95

3 жыл бұрын

The presentation is impeccable.

What an amazing video. For everyone out there behind the scenes going the extra mile... You're awesome, and an inspiration.

Love your passion and attention to detail. As someone who was writing for TV in the 90s I totally appreciate how much craft went into this.

The moment you said "becasue 25 years ago someone bothered to make a compass needle spin" made me tear up a bit. I can't describe why, but I thought I'd share.

@ntlespino

2 жыл бұрын

"What we do in life echoes in eternity" - Marcus Aurelius (dubious?)/Maximus from the film "Gladiator"

@grqfes

Жыл бұрын

bro honestly that was kinda emotional especially considering the passing of Dennis being mentioned just shortly before. what a tribute this video is, eh?

@catz_circus

Жыл бұрын

Same, I don’t get it but it just made me tear up.

As a student in archival science, your comment thanking archivists whether they are official or private, made me smile. My interest lies in the preservation of video games and video game culture, which is something that is also handled mostly by private persons rather than official archives. Really, one should never forget the importance that normal people have of saving parts of our culture for future generations.

@crazyfool4325

3 жыл бұрын

How do you go about doing this? I was thinking about it the other day.

@martinzwaan2721

3 жыл бұрын

Given the sheer volume of stuff to archive in modern culture, even or especially video games, I'm a little in awe that you (or anyone) decided to take it on. It must be a challenge to figure out what go where, and even how it should be prioritised. Hats off to you.

@Elora445

3 жыл бұрын

@@martinzwaan2721 Thank you, especially when thinking about those I know that have spent years in this kind of business. It is quite challenging every now and then, yes, but most countries have evolved a lot of regulations around what should and should not be preserved for generations to come. Luckily they do help. Most of the time. :)

@Elora445

3 жыл бұрын

@@crazyfool4325 I honestly don't know about other countries, but in Sweden, some of the universities have classes in archival science. With a bachelor degree in that, it's quite easy to get a job in that kind of business, since few young people want to work with it (medium age seems to lie somewhere around late thirties to mid forties). I felt young during my trainee period - and I was 38.

@AlexandrKovalenko

3 жыл бұрын

I hope Nintendo will die. They ruined hundreds of people's effort to archive old games (technically - abandonware), many of which even Nintendo does not have anymore.

This is consistently one of those videos I watch over and over again. It's a near perfect example of superb storytelling. The intro of the video to the meat and potatoes and the follow through of the endinging, genuinely impressed with the who programme. Merry Christmas Tom Scott!

The more times I watch this, the more I tear up. I am too young to ever have watched television seriously, but you just bring across the emotions so well.

Okay I massively enjoyed the “adverts coming up” marker in the corner and “I’ll tell you after the break” and then actually having adverts there!!!

@MateusSFigueiredo

3 жыл бұрын

oh i guess my adblock was a bad thing just this time

@mirzaahmed6589

3 жыл бұрын

The things I miss by paying for KZread Premium.

@TestarossaF110

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm... I dont block any ads on youtube on my phone but I only got an outro ad, not when the end of part 1 came up.

@Kyle-gw6qp

3 жыл бұрын

@@MateusSFigueiredo ad block is always a bad thing. Creators deserve to get paid.

@EbonySaints

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kyle-gw6qp They do, but there are much more productive ways of supporting creators than through ad revenue, especially through KZread and other major streaming sites. Giving them money via Patreon or whatever other services they use, buying their merchandise, supporting them on smaller streaming services or even joining up with those sometimes annoying sponsored offers probably nets all but the largest creators more money per view than ad revenue can hope to match. It also doesn't help that ads these days on many sites actively engage in particularly unsavory tracking and data collection tactics. Tom just did a video on that exact topic about a month ago. I personally wish that more sites and ad companies would engage in honest straightforward methods that wouldn't have me and others decide whether we value privacy and security over the livelihoods of others.

I'm a motion graphics designer working on a big television network. This video brought tears to my eyes. It's so hard to do things for yourself when you're working around tight deadlines and the will of people who don't know what they're. The spinning compass is hard to pull off. We all want it, most of us need it to just keep getting out of our beds, but we just don't have the time and most of the time, the energy to do so. Knowing it'll be cut out or "someone might not like it" just drains you, if you work with creativity.

@wallybloc1415

3 жыл бұрын

I’m a young editor but I feel similarly to you, it’s feels good to have the little things be appreciated.

@anarmedillo8431

2 жыл бұрын

Deus te abençoe irmão

I've watched this video multiple times and I got to say that this is one of the best videos ever from this channel and maybe even the entire platform. And it's mostly just about a title sequence for a show I had no knowledge about or connection to as I'm not from the UK. Still the 18-minute long video does not feel boring at any moment. Everything starts by talking about a very obscure subject and in the end it's something much bigger. It's just fantastic.

What a genuinely, genuinely lovely video. Thanks for going above and beyond, Tom Scott.

It was shows like "It'll be alright on the night" and seeing backstages of theatres that made me realise all the huge amounts of effort going on behind the scene. Not only did it not "ruin the magic" it made it better, there was now this secret world and huge groups of people pulling those strings and making creativity a reality. I knew it would be my job of choice when I grew up. This year has been extremely hard for so many of the people behind the scene's, myself included, so spare a thought to those who make events happen, this time we need your support.

@hengineer

3 жыл бұрын

Hah my company provides virtual training. There's a decent amount of effort making virtual training pull off smoothly

I love that you rendered this video in 50fps, to match the original broadcasts' framerates.

@cameramao2716

3 жыл бұрын

very tom

@captaingastronomicon8974

3 жыл бұрын

its probably not an intentional nod, in europe we do that simply because it means our lights dont flicker on camera

@AVeryRandomPerson

3 жыл бұрын

It has to do with Europes Electrical grid. It runs on 25Hz, but the US one is on 30Hz

@srpacific

3 жыл бұрын

@@AVeryRandomPerson double those numbers and you’re correct :)

@happysmash27

3 жыл бұрын

@@AVeryRandomPerson Err, that's only half of the frequency they run on. EU runs at 50Hz, while US runs at 60Hz.

Ahhh I watched this last year and to return it instills me with the same warmth... Tom the dedication and love you show for the intro to a TV show like this is no short of inspirational to hold that love of the little things, you're lovely outros that wrap everything up are always brilliant, always keep up the good work!

Just found this and as a presenter I'm full of respect for how you delivered that Tom, and also I love details so thank you for taking the time to explain everything so well and give credit where its due to some incredible production staff. The compass needle is the sort of thing hardly anyone would think of, even fewer would agree to it, it can only be done by a rare few who go to the extreme effort and time because they have true passion for what they do

Climbing a hill to talk about television production minutiae: peak Tom Scott ;)

@countvlad4162

3 жыл бұрын

Tom Scott on a peak!

@EdwardCree

3 жыл бұрын

@@countvlad4162 thatsthejoke.jpg

@neeharika422

3 жыл бұрын

@@EdwardCree I use .png

@astral2048

3 жыл бұрын

@@neeharika422 I use .bmp

@LiveFreeOrDieDH

3 жыл бұрын

@@astral2048 discussions get more animated with .gif - especially when it turns heated over the pronunciation

WHY am I crying if I didn't even knew anything mentioned in the video before seen it. I'm a 25 y/o mexican, who has no relationship whatsoever with the UK or anything related to it, but this made me emotional, so, thank you, Tom. Great homage.

@sakyyk

3 жыл бұрын

Awhhh

@CatBarefield

3 жыл бұрын

Same hahaha it was weirdly touching!

@pariscarbo

3 жыл бұрын

Literally same!, it was beautifully done and crafted! From Ecuador, I had no connection either, and still cried for this tribute

For some obscure reason Tom, this is possibly the best of your videos I've seen to date. Keep up the excellent work.

Never thought a video about a 90’s tv title sequence could make me emotional. This is a great video. Thank you 🙌