24 Hours of Happy (2PM)
The video starts off very strong, with Pharrell Williams in the subways of Los Angeles, dancing underground with crowds of train passengers following him down the corridor. It's probably the most epic shot in all his videos so far, as seeing the glee and excitement in the faces of what may be some fans brings a smile to your face.
The cinematographers play this one smart. They never stay within the same space for too long, constantly moving to different parts of the train station in order to avoid repetition. This is probably their smartest use of indoor space, going into different areas, including brief spurts of the outdoors, but lingering in areas with other people which provide backdrop and spontaneity, rather than being inside empty buildings. Not that there's anything wrong with empty buildings, but there were several of them during the 12AM - 3AM hours, and we didn't get anything indoors with people until 10AM at the Amtrak station.
The dancers have all been fun, busting out their individual moves. However, my absolute favorite dancers, possibly for the entire 24 hours, were two guys who were either tapping or swinging together in suits. Their routine was so intense, focused, and lively, it was hard not to fall in love with them! I can't believe this hour has one of the lowest view counts on YouTube!
There was also our fourth trio, with three older gentlemen just boogying on down. They seemed a little odd, but only because everyone in the video so far has been very young and nimble this hour, with little variety in terms of age range. One girl was probably a teenager. That added to a sort of sameness in terms of age, unlike the crazy variety from 11AM - 1PM.
However, the two tuxedo dancers sold this hour! Wish I could learn more about them.
As always, the last dancer dictates the next location, and it seems like we're in a church....
PS - Minion siting: one of the dancers is wearing a T-Shirt with a picture of a minion. ^_^
The cinematographers play this one smart. They never stay within the same space for too long, constantly moving to different parts of the train station in order to avoid repetition. This is probably their smartest use of indoor space, going into different areas, including brief spurts of the outdoors, but lingering in areas with other people which provide backdrop and spontaneity, rather than being inside empty buildings. Not that there's anything wrong with empty buildings, but there were several of them during the 12AM - 3AM hours, and we didn't get anything indoors with people until 10AM at the Amtrak station.
The dancers have all been fun, busting out their individual moves. However, my absolute favorite dancers, possibly for the entire 24 hours, were two guys who were either tapping or swinging together in suits. Their routine was so intense, focused, and lively, it was hard not to fall in love with them! I can't believe this hour has one of the lowest view counts on YouTube!
There was also our fourth trio, with three older gentlemen just boogying on down. They seemed a little odd, but only because everyone in the video so far has been very young and nimble this hour, with little variety in terms of age range. One girl was probably a teenager. That added to a sort of sameness in terms of age, unlike the crazy variety from 11AM - 1PM.
However, the two tuxedo dancers sold this hour! Wish I could learn more about them.
As always, the last dancer dictates the next location, and it seems like we're in a church....
PS - Minion siting: one of the dancers is wearing a T-Shirt with a picture of a minion. ^_^