Who is Lasse Gjertsen? Beats me. I don’t know where he’s from, who does his hair, or even how to pronounce his name. But I’m not a Lasse Gjertsen expert...I’m just a fan.
Lasse has put together some quality videos, but before I even try explain the technique behind it, you should just see one for yourself.
Hyperactive by Lasse Gjertsen
Pretty crazy, huh? Just hope you were wearing headphones if you’re at work right now.
What you just saw was not necessarily beat boxing or stop motion animation, but just really good editing. I assume that Lasse filmed himself making all the various noises in one long take. He then (probably) took that video and cut it down into small snippets so that he had a bunch of small audio-visual samples to work with. Then all you need is Final Cut Pro (or other timeline video editor), a few hours of free time, and bunch of talent. The process may be simple, but it is in no way easy to pull off.
Just when hundreds of copycat videos began appearing on YouTube, Lasse pulled a Steve Jobs: When the competition starts to catch up, release something new that blows them out of the water. And I‘d say he did just that:
Amateur by Lasse Gjertsen
If you want to download the audio from this video it can be found on Lasse’s Norwegian Website. (So I guess I DO know where he’s from) Just click “Lytt” to listen and “Last ned” to download.
Hope you’ve enjoyed, and if you have any more Lasse fun facts feel free to share them in the comment board.
