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It's pretty amusing how a bunch of teams are posting videos on how they built a specific, bespoke hardware/software component or two of MrBeast videos. This one

It's pretty amusing how a bunch of teams are posting videos on how they built a specific, bespoke hardware/software component or two of MrBeast videos. This one was about the ~100 hardware button sets and LED strips required for the video. And here is another one [1] that is on how another team build 456 "detonator units" for the Squid Game video: also finished in the nick of time. It seems clever for MrBeast to hire DIY YouTubers to do these bespoke jobs: it's a win-win even after the video, as they teams create their own "how we built this" video. It also gave me an appreciation for both how much work these massive videos are (we only saw one smaller part of the video, a hardware put together) and how chaotic it can all feel! [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdt18p-VMmQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdt18p-VMmQ

GaggiX 3y ago
Unfortunately we are not going to see the behind the scene of the VFX of the recent videos, I saw the video about the train and the big hole, it's full of VFX but many people argue that the video is genuine so revealing the use of VFX would kinda ruin the video for many people. This wasn't true for the squid game video because the fun were the players challenging themselves, or at least I hope the viewers were not actually thinking that the players were doing tug of war on a 100m high cliff.
- new_user_final 3y ago
  At least I was surprised that they were doing tug of war on a 100m high cliff. I was thinking why they are taking the risk.
pr0zac 3y ago
I agreed after watching Will Osman's video last year since Mr Beast was in it a few times, but watching this one Mr Beast didn't meet with the dude once even to say thank you? I have to imagine he didn't get paid other than "exposure" (which is admittedly probably worth something from Mr Beast) so it feels a little scummy for the person who's getting rich to not give at least a little in person acknowledgement to the folks doing all the work behind the scenes.
- photoGrant 3y ago
  You imagine the terms and then conclude scum! Nay so quick.
- geerlingguy 3y ago
  I'm happy with the way things turned out. Obviously can't disclose detail on our arrangement, but I'll say there was nothing scummy here. I just hope the MrBeast org can get to a phase where they have more time for planning out any video requiring technical integration.
  - photoGrant 3y ago
    The 'struggle' and the lack of time is implicit in the entertainment value of watching what unfolds. I'd argue most of this type of content is specifically geared towards dramatising what should otherwise just be planned accordingly with a decent producer. These folks are smarter than smart when it comes to gamifying the human psyche.

GaggiX 3y ago

Unfortunately we are not going to see the behind the scene of the VFX of the recent videos, I saw the video about the train and the big hole, it's full of VFX but many people argue that the video is genuine so revealing the use of VFX would kinda ruin the video for many people. This wasn't true for the squid game video because the fun were the players challenging themselves, or at least I hope the viewers were not actually thinking that the players were doing tug of war on a 100m high cliff.

new_user_final 3y ago
At least I was surprised that they were doing tug of war on a 100m high cliff. I was thinking why they are taking the risk.

pr0zac 3y ago

I agreed after watching Will Osman's video last year since Mr Beast was in it a few times, but watching this one Mr Beast didn't meet with the dude once even to say thank you? I have to imagine he didn't get paid other than "exposure" (which is admittedly probably worth something from Mr Beast) so it feels a little scummy for the person who's getting rich to not give at least a little in person acknowledgement to the folks doing all the work behind the scenes.

photoGrant 3y ago
You imagine the terms and then conclude scum! Nay so quick.
geerlingguy 3y ago
I'm happy with the way things turned out. Obviously can't disclose detail on our arrangement, but I'll say there was nothing scummy here. I just hope the MrBeast org can get to a phase where they have more time for planning out any video requiring technical integration.
- photoGrant 3y ago
  The 'struggle' and the lack of time is implicit in the entertainment value of watching what unfolds. I'd argue most of this type of content is specifically geared towards dramatising what should otherwise just be planned accordingly with a decent producer. These folks are smarter than smart when it comes to gamifying the human psyche.