This summer I attended one of the editing workshops put on by Adam Epstein who edits all of the film unit productions. It's incredible how fast they write, produce, edit, and turn around these projects. They are literally working from Thursday afternoon until Saturday evening to build these from scratch.
How We Did It: SNL Title Sequence
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#22I get redirected to " http://www.alex-buono.com/how-we-did-it-snl-titles-sequence/... .
Yeah looks like their Wordpress box is having a tough time with the amount of requests HN is sending their way.
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#23Is it just me or is stuff like this way harder to appreciate these days (with the ubiquity of CGI), unless you work in the industry, or see a behind-the-scenes look like this?
This is simply incredible, and yet I don't normally pay the title sequence any attention at all...
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#24Was looking forward to watching the final product, but restricted due to being in Canada =/
That's a dumb rule :( Here, download this https://www.dropbox.com/s/qtwv5cdh2dajt0g/new_snl.mp4?dl=0
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#25this was a really cool effect...but I never found SNL to be funny. I've never even laughed at it once. I don't understand why people laugh...that and jimmy fallon/kimmel
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#26I usually fast-forward through the title sequence. Now I feel bad for doing so. Will take the time to watch it next SNL.
It is linked at the end of their article: http://www.alex-buono.com/portfolio/snl-opening-montage-2014...
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#27Is it just me or is stuff like this way harder to appreciate these days (with the ubiquity of CGI), unless you work in the industry, or see a behind-the-scenes look like this? This is simply incredible, and yet I don't normally pay the title sequence any attention at all...
How many shows have opening credits this long anymore?
You have some shows, like The Good Wife, that use a five-second title card.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rOhzdWZS7E
Some have more elaborate titles, but still only go 15 seconds (e.g. The Mindy Project)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HarfyFwRfhA
Compare with an 80's show like Dallas, where the credits went a whole 1:10! That's like lost real estate for two or three commercials!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iYjgMygIag
And Twin Peaks, which went 2:36:
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#28so what ? and why is it on the home page of HN ?
Perhaps they should have written the title sequence in Haskell.
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#29This is incredible. Normally just one or two of these techniques would represent a pretty impressive feat. This used 3d printing, freelensing, pixelstick lightwriting, and a custom bokeh cutout -- in addition to the cool, but more common helicopter shots, timelapse, tilt-shift, and steady cam work. Being willing to (or maybe having the budget to) use all these techniques AND getting a consistent result is SUPER impre…
> cool, but more common helicopter shots,
I'm glad they pointed out that a similar shot could have been done via drone. I've been told that drones have made cool aerial sequences available to directors who don't have the budget of SNL's 40th though I'd be interested in learning more.
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#30Is it just me or is stuff like this way harder to appreciate these days (with the ubiquity of CGI), unless you work in the industry, or see a behind-the-scenes look like this? This is simply incredible, and yet I don't normally pay the title sequence any attention at all...
How many shows have opening credits this long anymore? You have some shows, like The Good Wife , that use a five-second title card. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rOhzdWZS7E Some have more elaborate titles, but still only go 15 seconds (e.g. The Mindy Project ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HarfyFwRfhA Compare with an 80's show like Dallas , where the credits went a whole 1:10! That's like lost real estate for tw…
Cable shows still have long title sequences. For instance, most of HBO shows.