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The Slow Mo Guys
Genre	Comedy Science
Created by	Gavin Free
Starring	Gavin Free Daniel Gruchy
Country of origin	United Kingdom(2010-present) United States (2013-present)
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	122
Production
Production locations	Thame, England, United Kingdom Oxford, England, U.K. Austin, Texas, United States.
Camera setup	Phantom Flex Phantom Flex 4k Phantom HD Gold Canon EOS 7D
Running time	3–10 minutes
Original release
Network	Network Fullscreen; (2013-present) Parent Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC.; (2013-present) Past YouTube; (2010-2013) Green Door Films; (2006-2010)
Release	3 November 2010; 14 years ago (2010-11-03)

The Slow Mo Guys is a science and technology entertainment web series created by Gavin Free, starring himself and Daniel Gruchy and produced by Rooster Teeth Productions. It has been described as the biggest channel for slow motion videos on YouTube.

The series consists of a wide variety of things filmed in extreme slow motion using a range of Vision Research Phantom high-speed cameras, capable of shooting over 170,000 frames per second. The series premiered on 3 November 2010. As of February 2016, their YouTube channel has over 7.4 million subscribers and over 800 million video 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. 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.

The Slow Mo Guys, featuring slow motion footage of various pranks and stunts, has garnered millions of views since it launched in 2010. 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.

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. 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. Two additional videos featuring them demonstrating MEMS and "cold spray" 3D painting technology were also released on the official GE YouTube channel.

The series has been featured as part of YouTube's "Rewind" year-in-review video in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Technology

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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 at 1,000,000 FPS at a 128x32 resolution.

References

Citations

1. ^ Free, Gavin. "The Slow Mo Guys". Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC. Gavin Free. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
2. ^ "About Us". Green Door Films (Archived). Green Door Films. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
3. Exploding Lighters in Slow Motion - The Slow Mo Guys. 3 November 2010 – via YouTube.
4. Stenger, Mike. "What A Burnout, Getting Soaked Looks Like In Super Slow-Mo". Social News Daily. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
5. "CD Shattering at 170,000FPS!". YouTube. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
6. "The Slow Mo Guys - About". YouTube. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
7. RTX 2013 Panel: The Slow Mo Guys. 15 July 2013 – via YouTube.
8. Goodman, William (5 May 2011). "Giant water balloon exploding in super slow-motion". CBS News. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
9. "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.
10. "'Slo mo guys' fast becoming stars | The Sun |News". The Sun. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
11. "USA vs. The World, Part 1". NBC. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
12. Gutelle, Sam. "GE Lets The Slow Mo Guys Play With Its Cool Science Gadgets". Tubefilter. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
13. "Youtube Rewinds 2013, 2014, 2015". Youtube (YouTube Rewind Channel). YouTube Rewind Channel. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

Sources

• Free, Gavin. "The Slow Mo Guys". Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC. Gavin Free. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
• "About Us". Green Door Films (Archived). Green Door Films. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
• "The Slow Mo Guys - About". YouTube. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
• RTX 2013 Panel: The Slow Mo Guys. 15 July 2013 – via YouTube.
• Goodman, William (5 May 2011). "Giant water balloon exploding in super slow-motion". CBS News. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
• "Ouch! Slow-motion film that shows exactly what happens when we take a knock (even if it is only a football) Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1385073/Slow-Mo-Guys-Amazing-slow-motion-film-shows-happens-football-meets-face.html#ixzz419M1Gq2G Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter". Associated Newspapers Ltd. Daily Mail Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2016. {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help); Text "DailyMail on Facebook" ignored (help)
• Staff, Reporter (9 May 2011). "'Slo mo guys' fast becoming stars". News Group Newspapers Limited. The Sun. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
• "About the Slow Mo Guys". Shorty Awards. Shorty Awards. Retrieved 25 February 2016.</ref>
• Gutelle, Sam (6 January 2014). "GE Lets The Slow Mo Guys Play With Its Cool Science Gadgets". Tubefilter. Tubefilter Inc. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
• "Youtube Rewinds 2013, 2014, 2015". Youtube (YouTube Rewind Channel). YouTube Rewind Channel. Retrieved 25 February 2016.Template:Reefend

Footnotes

1. Pre-Slow Mo Guys

External links

• YouTube channel
• Rooster Teeth Page

External links

• YouTube channel

• English comedy duos
• Internet celebrities
• YouTube channels
• Rooster Teeth channels
• British video bloggers
• English video bloggers