The Slow Mo Guys

The Slow Mo Guys
Genre Comedy
Science
Created by Gavin Free
Starring Gavin Free
Daniel Gruchy
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 94
Production
Location(s) Thame, England, United Kingdom
Oxford, England, U.K.
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Running time 4-10 minutes average
Distributor YouTube (2010–present)
Rooster Teeth (2013–present)
Broadcast
Original run 3 November 2010 – present
External links
Website
Production website

The Slow Mo Guys is a web-based series created by Gavin Free and starring Gavin Free and Daniel Gruchy. It has been described as the biggest channel for slow motion videos on YouTube.[1][2]

The series consists of many different things filmed in extreme slow motion using a range of Vision Research Phantom high-speed cameras, capable of shooting over 10,000 frames per second. The series premiered 3 November 2010. As of March 2015, their YouTube channel has over 5 million subscribers and over 500 million views.

History

In 2006, Gavin Free joined Green Door Films, the first production house in Europe to utilize Phantom digital high-speed cameras as a source of slow motion, working as a Data Technician and Camera Operator.[3] He began working on adverts, music videos, and films such as Hot Fuzz. In 2008, he was hired to direct the seventh season of the Rooster Teeth machinima series Red vs. Blue. Afterwards, he had decided to make a move to Austin, Texas and work full-time for Rooster Teeth. He then created The Slow Mo Guys along with friend Daniel Gruchy in order to get a work visa.[4]

The Slow Mo Guys, features slow motion footage of various pranks and stunts, garnering millions of views since it launched in 2010.[5][6][7] In April 2011 the channel was voted the winner of YouTube's On The Rise program which highlights up-and-coming YouTube partners on the homepage. In September 2012, their episode involving crushing watermelons was featured on The Tonight Show.[8]

On 20 February 2013, Free confirmed that the series had been picked up by Rooster Teeth and that further episodes of the series would be released on Rooster Teeth's website, as well as the series' existing YouTube channel.[9]

A best of compilation was released by Rooster Teeth Productions for home video on 10 September 2013.

In January 2014, in collaboration with GE Global Research, the R&D division of General Electric, they released a video showcasing the company's latest innovations, including superhydrophobic surfaces and how magnetic nanoparticles behave like liquid magnets.[10] Two additional videos featuring them demonstrating MEMS and "cold spray" 3D painting technology were also released on the official GE YouTube channel. The series was featured as part of YouTube's 2013 "Rewind" year-in-review video.

Technology

The cameras used by the Slow Mo Guys are all produced by Vision Research Phantom. The first few videos were produced using a Phantom HD Gold high speed camera. The majority of the Slow Mo Guys videos were produced using a Phantom Flex camera, capable of filming 2500 frames per second (fps) at 1080p video resolution, 5000 fps at 720p, and 10000 fps at 480p. Finally, a Phantom V1610 was used to produce the fastest videos in the series, filming 18000 fps at 720p and even higher speeds at lower resolutions. The 'slow motion' effect arises when events filmed at such high frame-rates are played back at conventional playback speeds (usually 25 or 30 fps). For example, a video filmed at 2500 fps and played back at 25 fps lasts 100 times longer than the original event, and is hence perceived as 100 times slower. Lately they have acquired a new camera called the Phantom V2511 which is capable of shooting 30,000 fps at 720p resolution but is capable of shooting a wooing 1 Million fps at 128x16 resolution.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5VHaVplbas
  2. ↑ Stenger, Mike. "What A Burnout, Getting Soaked Looks Like In Super Slow-Mo". Social News Daily. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Green Door Films. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm7je7zsJ9c&t=13m57s
  5. ↑ "Giant water balloon exploding in super slow-motion – The Feed Blog". CBS News. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  6. ↑ "Slow Mo Guys: Amazing slow-motion film shows what happens when football meets face | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  7. ↑ "'Slo mo guys' fast becoming stars | The Sun |News". The Sun. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  8. ↑ "USA vs. The World, Part 1". NBC. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  9. ↑ http://roosterteeth.com/members/journal/entry.php?id=2990299
  10. ↑ Gutelle, Sam. "GE Lets The Slow Mo Guys Play With Its Cool Science Gadgets". Tubefilter. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

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