Comments on: Flip Book Gangnam Style

Flip Book Gangnam Style

josher71 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:26:03 -0800

By: Homeboy Trouble

Homeboy Trouble — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:42:39 -0800

Holy. Shit. That is a lot of effort. And a really good job at getting the exact right level of detail while keeping the image clean. My particular favourite detail is the crotch bulge in the elevator, which appears and disappears with every thrust.

By: Creosote

Creosote — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:44:25 -0800

So I suppose the logical next step will be for someone with way too much time on his/her hands to do a full ASCII animation, a la the classic Star Wars version at www.asciimation.co.nz.

By: the jam

the jam — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:47:40 -0800

I hate when people have talents.

By: mosk

mosk — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:53:46 -0800

Very well done. >So I suppose the logical next step will be for someone with way too much time on his/her hands to do a full ASCII animation Or step further into the past and do a Gangnam Style/Bayeux Tapestry mashup.

By: MartinWisse

MartinWisse — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:53:54 -0800

Obwhoa: Whoa.

By: salishsea

salishsea — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:54:48 -0800

Oh, I love it when artists are decried (even ever so softly) as having "too much time on their hands" while the rest of us get on with far, far more productive and important jobs. This is a beautiful idea and really well executed. And it shows a lot of effort and mastery. Thanks for sharing the link.

By: MuffinMan

MuffinMan — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:55:07 -0800

People are awesome. And HOLY MOTHER OF MARY. The effort!

By: seanmpuckett

seanmpuckett — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:04:04 -0800

I would not be even slightly disappointed to learn that had been digitally rotoscoped in B&W then printed, and finally coloured in by hand.

By: drezdn

drezdn — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:13:45 -0800

Ghostbusters Style

By: drlith

drlith — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:17:32 -0800

Metafilter: my particular favourite detail is the crotch bulge in the elevator

By: gurple

gurple — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:22:21 -0800

I would not be even slightly disappointed to learn that had been digitally rotoscoped in B&W then printed, and finally coloured in by hand. Isn't that interesting? I wouldn't, either, (in fact, that's how I assume it was done) because the alternative is actually kind of horrifying. But, so, this is a brilliant idea and well-executed, but there's sort of a pretense in there that it's a flipbook in the sense of what a flipbook is. In some sense it's really just a nice rotoscoping of the video, with a manual component artificially added to evoke different connotations. And that itself is part of the brilliance of the idea, in that it multiplies a thousandfold the perceived effort involved. I'm not hating -- it's neat.

By: GenjiandProust

GenjiandProust — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:52:01 -0800

a Gangnam Style/Bayeux Tapestry mashup "Heeeeey! Norman Bastard!"

By: Happy Dave

Happy Dave — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:56:26 -0800

WHY the hell would you do such a thing and then record it on a shitty low-res phone camera? WHY?

By: ambrosia

ambrosia — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:08:08 -0800

So mr. ambrosia lurks here. I hear him playing "Gangnam Style" in his home office, and I pop my head in to yank his chain about being so cutting edge with his K-Pop and everything, and then....whoah.

By: jquinby

jquinby — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:37:12 -0800

The elevator bit never gets old.

By: divabat

divabat — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:55:52 -0800

whooooooooooooa! (though my editor brain wants to sync up the music and animation better, which makes me go AT LEAST THEY CAN MAKE THAT WHAT CAN YOU DO)

By: George_Spiggott

George_Spiggott — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:05:58 -0800

WHY the hell would you do such a thing and then record it on a shitty low-res phone camera? WHY? If you have to ask... Because the crude "I did it in my bedroom" aesthetic is what makes it worth watching. And besides, high quality recordings are unkind to low-res content. One of the interesting things about new digital remasters of analogue television shows is how much more detail it shows than expected. Wall notices containing boilerplate nonsense text in the background (because the set builders knew they'd be unreadable on old standard def analog television) are suddenly perfectly readable. In Star Trek TNG you can now see the saw marks on the edges of styrofoam props like shuttlecraft doors. Using a lousy camera makes this guy's drawing look a lot better because your imagination provides the missing detail.

By: Hicksu

Hicksu — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:23:05 -0800

imagination provides the missing detail speaking of good band names.....

By: Wordshore

Wordshore — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:06:02 -0800

The original is now over 1.25 billion views on YouTube.

By: MCMikeNamara

MCMikeNamara — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:44:14 -0800

because the alternative is actually kind of horrifying. No doubt. My hand actually started cramping in sympathy pain just watching it just now.

By: Peevish

Peevish — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:40:35 -0800

This was awesome! Anyone else getting flashbacks that A-Ha video?

By: Riton

Riton — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:24:34 -0800

So, if you'll allow me, I'll ignore what has been said about rotoscoping and printing - I like my jaw agape, please.

By: oulipian

oulipian — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:51:57 -0800

One of the interesting things about new digital remasters of analogue television shows is how much more detail it shows than expected. Wall notices containing boilerplate nonsense text in the background (because the set builders knew they'd be unreadable on old standard def analog television) are suddenly perfectly readable. In Star Trek TNG you can now see the saw marks on the edges of styrofoam props like shuttlecraft doors. Is there a tumblr or something where people post that stuff? That sounds fascinating.

By: Wordshore

Wordshore — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:05:50 -0800

The elevator bit never gets old. They're on Mars, now.