Comedy Master Class: Dan Harmon, Creator of Community

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  • Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
  • June 11th, 2014
    In this unique and exciting Master Class, hear from Dan Harmon, the creator of the much beloved comedy, Community. Dan's Master Class showcases his one-of-a-kind storytelling skills, as he chronicles the development of one of TV's most unique comedies and speaks about the current climate of the TV business.
    Note: Mild Language. Viewer Discretion is Advised.

Комментарии • 239

  • @KidHellacious
    @KidHellacious 7 лет назад +454

    "Okay, Phil. We got a very important master class video that needs cuts and editing. We expect it to inspire thousands with his words of genuine creativity."
    "Anything special you want me to do with it?"
    "Just make sure to lower the master volume and pan EVERYTHING left."

    • @TheSoulCollector13
      @TheSoulCollector13 7 лет назад +30

      Dakota Hayes "Hey Phil if you can also pan to those focus shots on the asian chick, WE WOULD LOVE THAT"

    • @BBAACKE
      @BBAACKE 4 года назад +7

      “Including the audio?”
      “Go nuts.”

    • @Jamesharveycomics
      @Jamesharveycomics 4 года назад +26

      "Also, make sure we almost never show the slides Dan is referring to. Powerpoint is a theatre of the mind!"

    • @dizzyi6214
      @dizzyi6214 4 года назад +7

      "Also, just in case the audience forget who they are watching, put on the name card for the only two people talking in 53min EVERY time you cut to the other one"

  • @joseserrano390
    @joseserrano390 4 года назад +205

    You came here for a Comedy Master Class and you left thinking about the importance of good editing.

    • @JBloise
      @JBloise 4 года назад +4

      That's still part of a comedy master class, everything has to do with everything, specially in the audiovisual stuffs, you may think editing as a tool just for video, but you can "edit" your stand up set by knowing how to get a better pace and how to tell a story for example

    • @TheXAsama
      @TheXAsama 3 года назад

      This video is more about visual comedy, because essentially hes a producer/writer. Not a stand up comedian

    • @Doffu
      @Doffu 3 года назад +1

      So what you're saying is not only did we learn comedy but also how to edit.

    • @HorribleHomeVideo
      @HorribleHomeVideo Год назад

      for fucking real

    • @michaelpacinus242
      @michaelpacinus242 10 месяцев назад

      Dan Harmon has a penis BITCH

  • @CeruleanFawkes
    @CeruleanFawkes 8 лет назад +294

    I love the content and insight from Dan, but the technical issues really bring me down on this.
    How does a world media festival publish a video with audio only working on one mono channel, with editing and camera work that cuts away from the relevant subject?

    • @abigword
      @abigword 8 лет назад +36

      9:06 This feels creepy too.

    • @jordanwharton5286
      @jordanwharton5286 8 лет назад +3

      I had the same feelings. Still a great presentation tho.

    • @TaylorjAdams
      @TaylorjAdams 7 лет назад +6

      This happens with most panels like this and whilst I don't know enough to be sure about it I think it's because recording the panel isn't the main job of whoever is doing it. Basically they're manning the sound booth and once in a while go 'oh yeah I'm supposed to do that too'

    • @StevenKilpatrick
      @StevenKilpatrick 7 лет назад +11

      I didn't want to be the first one to mention the weird "Cameraman has a crush" segment of the video--but I'm glad I didn't have to go too far to find it.
      I do not understand what's happening here unless Dan specifically said, "It would be funny to zoom in on someone for no reason, just to see the youtube comments."
      I guess it was technically a kind of pica-boo...

    • @Ian_Milne
      @Ian_Milne 7 лет назад

      Canadian....

  • @matthewsawczyn6592
    @matthewsawczyn6592 6 лет назад +71

    "Cultural revolution and progress always follow the laughter, never the scowls." Wow, that was deep

    • @xx-ct5yh
      @xx-ct5yh 5 лет назад

      Matthew Sawczyn True inspiration!

    • @Fartagnon
      @Fartagnon 3 года назад

      So true, I've always quoted Rushs Closer To The Heart to convey that, "the blacksmiths and the artists must reflect it in their art, to forge a new mentality, closer to the heart"

    • @welfaiewfb8802
      @welfaiewfb8802 9 месяцев назад

      good thing trump is funny!

  • @arseniosagisilaou
    @arseniosagisilaou 7 лет назад +63

    Great audio! Great Editing!

    • @talytasbarcelos
      @talytasbarcelos 4 года назад +13

      Great sarcasm

    • @WYalmicW
      @WYalmicW 4 года назад +10

      @@talytasbarcelos great meta comment

    • @ProjectileGrommet
      @ProjectileGrommet 3 года назад +5

      @@WYalmicW I love a good meta comment until someone does something they’d never do on meta comments like mentioning it’s a meta comment

    • @fakedracula9849
      @fakedracula9849 3 года назад +7

      There, it's gone

  • @TheZalpha
    @TheZalpha 10 лет назад +36

    He is fantastic, he knows the business and were it is going. He is a writer, you can see it in how he is on stage. I feel I learned a lot from.

  • @Dreams-
    @Dreams- 4 года назад +11

    just in case this might help someone watch this video
    windows key -> type "settings" -> press enter
    press "ease of access"
    press "Audio" on the left menu
    Turn on mono audio
    Remember to turn it back off after you've watched the video

  • @antony9025
    @antony9025 4 года назад +34

    9:30
    me: I wonder if we can see that girl closer
    cameraperson: yes

    • @okaycase
      @okaycase 3 года назад +3

      Totally missed Dan playing peek-a-boo too

    • @alexanderzeab1797
      @alexanderzeab1797 3 года назад

      Love Actually vibes

  • @MedinaRegal
    @MedinaRegal 10 лет назад +81

    At around 9:50 the camera becomes fixated upon the girl for a while.

    • @EoinStidster
      @EoinStidster 10 лет назад +37

      Camera guy's ex girlfriend.

    • @boreddude90
      @boreddude90 6 лет назад +14

      right??? i was like 'who is this woman? is she supposed to be important? what's going on?'

    • @aloe-aurora
      @aloe-aurora 6 лет назад +5

      Blame the editor for holding on her for so long.

    • @knorieworiebobsnor
      @knorieworiebobsnor 6 лет назад +11

      Kyle Aman 'as it should' lmao creep

    • @rain4497
      @rain4497 5 лет назад +15

      that was very uncomfortable

  • @svenhoek8635
    @svenhoek8635 9 лет назад +51

    God damn would it have been perfect if instead of the generic suit guy, he had a picture of Jeff Davis instead.

  • @TheXAsama
    @TheXAsama 4 года назад +21

    The girl interviewing him was his girlfriend at the time who he married that year and then divorced the year after

    • @duncandl910
      @duncandl910 3 года назад +2

      I might be reaching but the "don't do that" kind of made me expect such a situation

    • @detectiveMM
      @detectiveMM 2 года назад

      @@duncandl910 when did they say that?

    • @chronicbrightside8757
      @chronicbrightside8757 Месяц назад

      The tremendously funny Erin McGathy.

  • @GlowingAlien
    @GlowingAlien 10 лет назад +11

    Awesome stuff! Dan Harmon is fantastic.

  • @GabeIsko
    @GabeIsko 9 лет назад +112

    Who edited this footage, it's awful. Great workshop, but they cut away from a bunch of stuff you want to see.

    • @Fnargl99
      @Fnargl99 9 лет назад +2

      +Gabe Isko they got the awards show guy. its funny they actually cut a funny lecture to make it less funny.

    • @Orf
      @Orf 9 лет назад +5

      And the sound is way too low

    • @Lucitaur
      @Lucitaur 8 лет назад +5

      +Matt Orfalea And mono.

    • @Cypeq
      @Cypeq 7 лет назад

      lol crank it up then? volume is not terribly low...

    • @FungusMossGnosis
      @FungusMossGnosis 6 лет назад

      Completely agree. For that bad editing, and the reason of it only being uploaded in the left channel stereo, I had to downvote. Big missed opportunity. Such carelessness some of these organizations have in uploading videos.

  • @tonymines01
    @tonymines01 5 лет назад +12

    Man, parts of this talk really land differently listening in 2019, now that we know what we know about Mr Ed.

  • @DroseraNara
    @DroseraNara 4 года назад +2

    "Yeah? Eh.. Alright" Is exactly how I'd respond onstage to praise by a peer.

  • @Dreadnaught1985
    @Dreadnaught1985 8 лет назад +21

    Mono audio? Why only coming through the left headphone?

  • @XkidXuglyX
    @XkidXuglyX 4 года назад +9

    maybe someone should take a Master Class on video editing

  • @Nnoo1987
    @Nnoo1987 7 лет назад +10

    oh jeez this is such a good talk

  • @vivienthecreator917
    @vivienthecreator917 3 года назад +2

    You know, it's weird, sometimes answers come to you in the strangest form... thank you for touching on so many topics I am handling as a creative person.

  • @bennyjones1655
    @bennyjones1655 9 лет назад +7

    I wish we could actually see the slides as well. But nonetheless, fantastic speech. Good on the guy for being funny.
    Edit: oh wait, never mind, we do end up seeing the slides. i spoke prematurely.

  • @chronicbrightside8757
    @chronicbrightside8757 Месяц назад

    Gives a masterclass on comedy and its place within a larger societal framework. Q & A is mostly questions from Community fans asking about Community
    Also, so funny that most of the comments are jokes about the awful editing. It actually created a wave of comedy, entirely by accident.

  • @joshualarue1624
    @joshualarue1624 5 лет назад +2

    Dan Harmon was successfully Incepted! "Elephants" (if I remember correctly) was exactly the same example JGL character uses to define "Inception" to Saito at the beginning of Inception...if memory serves.
    And Yes, pun intended.

  • @Prajwal____
    @Prajwal____ 4 года назад +3

    I literally thought that something happened to my right earphone but tyen the commment section saved me

  • @ryanharrison5904
    @ryanharrison5904 8 лет назад +19

    Whats with the creepy camera man from 9:05-10:05?

    • @louisuniverse
      @louisuniverse 8 лет назад

      +Ryan Harrison it's interlacing, a video artifact produced by the compression of a video. Instead of a progressive frame rate (one image at a time) the images are interlaced (one line at a time). It's disgusting. I hate it too.

    • @louisuniverse
      @louisuniverse 8 лет назад

      +louisaahh notice it's only really visible when the camera pans

    • @Luka1180
      @Luka1180 7 лет назад +1

      Oh... at first I thought you meant that he lingered way too much with the camcorder on the strangers in the audience, not that you were talking about the guy snapping photos. What is "creepy" about that though?

    • @ElenaRevely
      @ElenaRevely 7 лет назад +1

      HAHAHA

  • @sidarthur8706
    @sidarthur8706 4 года назад +6

    your earphones are fine

  • @coopercarlisle9278
    @coopercarlisle9278 7 лет назад +10

    I wonder if the guy who edited this video cared about his work

  • @zackklein2225
    @zackklein2225 9 лет назад +23

    I Love this man. Let Community last longer than f.r.i.e.n.d.s

    • @godsofgaming2341
      @godsofgaming2341 7 лет назад +5

      Zack Klein so sad that it ended... #SixSeasonsAndAMovie

    • @blazehaze233
      @blazehaze233 4 года назад

      six seasons and a movie

    • @SizzleD61
      @SizzleD61 3 года назад +1

      Six Volumes and a Special

  • @banditodwardo4028
    @banditodwardo4028 2 года назад +2

    I can't help but hang off of every word that he says; Im not hooked on community or rick and morty, but i seemed to be hooked on this character known as Dan Harmon himself.

    • @mr.greasy6483
      @mr.greasy6483 Год назад

      He’s gotten a little narcissistic and obsessed with meta humor lately but he does know his stuff

  • @Vinlyguyx420x
    @Vinlyguyx420x 5 лет назад +1

    I’ve been living less than a hour away from this festival wtf!

  • @alZiiHardstylez
    @alZiiHardstylez 4 года назад +8

    9:07 - Dude, chill.

  • @omurray4231
    @omurray4231 7 лет назад +5

    I saw someone taking notes.

  • @joelou
    @joelou 9 лет назад +29

    Audio is in Mono (left speaker)
    :(

    • @Kheten_
      @Kheten_ 8 лет назад +4

      +Joe-Lou That's not what mono means. It's actually in stereo with the right channel completely fucked.

    • @myQwil
      @myQwil 8 лет назад +9

      Open VLC -> Open Network Stream
      Audio -> Stereo Mode -> Left

    • @davidhewitson7360
      @davidhewitson7360 8 лет назад +1

      +myQuil you're a hero

    • @Yorokobi224
      @Yorokobi224 8 лет назад +2

      thought my earphones were broken

    • @johnnykayy
      @johnnykayy 6 лет назад

      Thought my gd head phones were broken til I saw this comment

  • @anthonyryan9357
    @anthonyryan9357 2 года назад +3

    if youre wondering why its not perfectly curated to your viewing needs thats because we are lucky they even filmed it. this wasnt for us it was for a very serious and ambitious group of professionals.

  • @Sol-rd9oj
    @Sol-rd9oj 7 лет назад +9

    For a media festival this audio is pretty bad.

  • @mortystraphouse5077
    @mortystraphouse5077 8 лет назад +15

    why is my life a tragedy? who stole all my stuff before I was born? im obsessed with harmon, louis ck, tarantino and jordan peele

  • @mannypdesign
    @mannypdesign 6 лет назад +1

    9:45 I'm willing to bet the camera operator and director/board operator are talking about the girl in the middle of the frame. What other explanation can there be for such a long moment spent on some random in the crowd while the keynote speaker is in the middle of a joke that clearly has a visual component to it.

    • @late_blue
      @late_blue 4 года назад +1

      Manny Peters I think they wanted a shot of someone laughing as a secondary “cut to” splice in. But then for some reason, used their coverage shot for way too long.

  • @stuv1996
    @stuv1996 6 лет назад

    Love Dan awkwardly denying that handshake at the beginning.

  • @TheJoeMiller88
    @TheJoeMiller88 8 лет назад +50

    Anyone else getting Slavoj Žižek vibes?

    • @qotsa007
      @qotsa007 8 лет назад +8

      *snif*

    • @tray5250
      @tray5250 7 лет назад +4

      I'm not the only one!

    • @ktkatte6791
      @ktkatte6791 7 лет назад +1

      when your mind is operating in 5 dimensions you sometimes forget at any given moment if you look like shit and to remember to wonder if you should care has thirteen pre-requisite considerations. so they both are slovenly fats

  • @atilla718
    @atilla718 6 лет назад +5

    I just don't understand dislikes anymore

  • @llr6449
    @llr6449 4 года назад +1

    The Camera Work is ironically comical!

  • @leninmckay3144
    @leninmckay3144 4 года назад +3

    9:40 is s creepy, the camera just gets locked onto to her for like 5 minutes 😂

  • @justincruz5720
    @justincruz5720 4 года назад +3

    Moderator: Alright, now let’s open it up to questions.
    First Question: Okay. So, your show’s cancelled now.........
    Me: Great start.

  • @AVarStunts
    @AVarStunts 10 лет назад +6

    Community needs a Die Hard episode!

    • @AVarStunts
      @AVarStunts 10 лет назад

      ***** ??? Wait do you think the paintball episode counts as a Die Hard episode?

    • @AVarStunts
      @AVarStunts 10 лет назад

      ***** As a huge fan of the Die Hard franchise, I say nay to that classification

    • @TJMac93
      @TJMac93 10 лет назад +3

      Aaron VargasNV Jeff visiting the Dean in paintball 1 was pretty much shot for shot the final showdown with Hans

    • @AVarStunts
      @AVarStunts 10 лет назад +2

      ***** Have any of you guys seen Die Hard? Just curious

  • @somethingtojenga
    @somethingtojenga 2 года назад +1

    You can totally tell all the straight-faced people in the room are 'suits.'

  • @ajlbeer
    @ajlbeer 4 года назад +1

    Great stuff. The camera work at the start is a bit ... well... :P

  • @rain4497
    @rain4497 5 лет назад +2

    That Rosanne and Cosby references at 13:20 didn't aged well

  • @zero0ne101
    @zero0ne101 9 лет назад +3

    8:59 Darn Harmon; genius. =]

  • @ronniedarko8830
    @ronniedarko8830 5 лет назад +3

    almost great job filming this, don't give up

  • @markswan5374
    @markswan5374 5 месяцев назад

    The Banff World MEDIA Festival really skimped on the cam ops, TD, and audio, huh?

  • @5ilver42
    @5ilver42 6 лет назад +1

    why is this sooooo quiet? volume at 100% and it's sooooo quiet.

  • @coldguy420ohokay2
    @coldguy420ohokay2 6 лет назад +1

    The shoddy camera is all part of the bit, it's pretty funny when he/she/it is checkin out that girl.... COMEDYYYY!

  • @dirtykeyz
    @dirtykeyz 7 лет назад +7

    Obligatory "my left ear enjoyed this" comment

  • @trevorwilliams6362
    @trevorwilliams6362 7 лет назад +2

    My left ear loved this.

  • @Rhinosaurjr
    @Rhinosaurjr 8 лет назад +1

    The sound is SOOO low!!

  • @Ruthie888
    @Ruthie888 3 года назад +1

    I love that you had 50% women on your staff

  • @tophersouth3980
    @tophersouth3980 4 года назад +1

    I have the exact sweater he's wearing in this. This isn't important. But It's interesting to me.

  • @piggy201
    @piggy201 7 лет назад

    When the camer doesnt show anything, make sure your audio is not in left channel only pls.

  • @EmilDellgren
    @EmilDellgren 4 года назад +4

    9:34 why is he zooming in on that girl lmao

  • @HorribleHomeVideo
    @HorribleHomeVideo Год назад

    my left ear enjoys the audio

  • @AAllen-br8it
    @AAllen-br8it 7 лет назад +1

    I got to the first 11 minutes when I remembered just how fucking amazing a character the Joker is.

  • @xx-ct5yh
    @xx-ct5yh 5 лет назад +2

    That guy was great! Every thing he said was damn harmonizing with me...what was his name?

  • @frankwagner3659
    @frankwagner3659 5 лет назад

    VOLUME CHECK! WHY YOU NO FIX AUDIO?

  • @kickpuncher62
    @kickpuncher62 7 лет назад

    What is the title of the Syd Fields book he's talking about?

  • @feldinho
    @feldinho 7 лет назад +2

    My right ear is feeling so lonely right now… :(

  • @j_wah3084
    @j_wah3084 3 года назад +2

    He's the first person I've ever seen wearing a Wolverine t-shirt. Fucking legend.

  • @csebastian3
    @csebastian3 7 лет назад

    Great interview questions!

  • @knorieworiebobsnor
    @knorieworiebobsnor 6 лет назад +1

    I feel Dan on Syd Field. It's an intensely badly written book, but at least it's something that gets you somewhere.

  • @mikemikey8033
    @mikemikey8033 4 года назад +2

    Im afraid only the left side of my brain is learning comedy

  • @dareolson
    @dareolson 6 лет назад

    Are my headphones broken? Two tracks of audio bro.

  • @focusgents
    @focusgents 10 лет назад +1

    The sound seems to be inactive.

  • @thrillho86
    @thrillho86 7 лет назад

    Was the person manning the camera even looking at what they were shooting?

  • @namnam2701
    @namnam2701 8 лет назад

    Can someone tell me the name of the book he's talking about at 18:33 ? It's not my native language

  • @Yellowshirtmann
    @Yellowshirtmann 5 лет назад +2

    "Saw game premise material"
    I wrote this awhile ago and found it
    jigsaw instead shows his captured victims him doing stand up on stage, and he would start with something like I want to tell a joke...I was in my wheelchair and my wife was next to me some asshole ran into the building while we were leaving and slammed the door into her pregnant self causing a miscarriage *stares into camera intensely* you have 60 seconds.
    victims are freaking out trying to break out and are mostly like wtf was that do you know him I don't even think he's on Netflix why did we watch that we have to break out.
    this happens over and over with jigsaw doing more sets of open mics and the only people that survive are the ones who laugh. they have a mechanism attached to their diaphram chained their limbs to the walls and if the machine detects laughter from shaking and has to hear the sound of it they will be let go and become jigsaw's opener

  • @codyxvasco592
    @codyxvasco592 7 лет назад +1

    Is the PowerPoint dlc?

  • @TonyMacroni633
    @TonyMacroni633 4 года назад

    Fix the audio!

  • @Cypeq
    @Cypeq 7 лет назад

    It's kinda scarry wheren there's no Rick around to keep Bird Person lecturing at bay.

  • @Remyinthesystem
    @Remyinthesystem 7 лет назад

    On cell: mono audio in accessibility menu.

  • @ProjectileGrommet
    @ProjectileGrommet 3 года назад +1

    You could tell he has no confidence Rick and morty will succeed

  • @ernststravoblofeld
    @ernststravoblofeld 4 года назад +1

    Weird, how many commenters seem to have never seen a taped conference talk. What moron is running around telling people RUclips is a place for studio quality cinematic presentation? The sound sucks and the edit is rough. You'll survive. We'll get through this tragedy together.

  • @ThejasMirle
    @ThejasMirle 3 года назад +2

    For those of you who are extremely annoyed by the audio, if you download the video onto your computer and drop the audio into an audio editing program, all you have to do is convert the audio from stereo to mono and it will fix it. Enjoy!

  • @TheBlackDoor
    @TheBlackDoor 7 лет назад

    it has no sound or is just me?

  • @HorribleHomeVideo
    @HorribleHomeVideo Год назад

    @16:40 why is she being a control freak?

  • @rithicadevireddy
    @rithicadevireddy 4 года назад +1

    Pick a side. That was a wake up call.

  • @jjjjjj192
    @jjjjjj192 3 года назад +2

    This guy does a lot of self-praising events from his Harmontown doc to these type of things.

  • @miskatonic3197
    @miskatonic3197 Год назад

    Is it a frying voice contest?

  • @itscomingoutofbothends8385
    @itscomingoutofbothends8385 7 лет назад

    Does Dan ever wear laces in his shoes?

  • @BadMedicineDC
    @BadMedicineDC 4 года назад

    Diversity requires more effort on the part of leadership which is why buy in at the top is so important. You want a diverse writers room then you need to work harder to get it. Period. That's how the system is currently setup.

  • @naruto00nix
    @naruto00nix 7 лет назад

    amazing presentation that is interesting to many more people than those that are looking for a career in comedy. however it seems like everyone who was part of the production of this video (except harmon ofc) needs to get a fucking clue lol...
    what the fuck is up with the camera work??? why the fuck is the audio only on one mono channel??? i mean the Banff is not exactly a small organization XD

  • @shimlaDnB
    @shimlaDnB 3 года назад +1

    someone needs an master class in interlacing video

  • @lukealexander6680
    @lukealexander6680 6 лет назад

    9:18 when they leave the camera on the audience for a bit for no reason

  • @thisisfyne
    @thisisfyne 7 лет назад

    Funny watching this now that Rick & Morty has achieved legendary status

  • @EmbodyGolf
    @EmbodyGolf 6 лет назад

    What kind of master class deserves left channel only?

  • @williamepperson3443
    @williamepperson3443 7 лет назад +1

    who else is madly in love with Erin?

  • @Teebiscuit12345
    @Teebiscuit12345 4 года назад

    The mic was on his left side. Blame Dan.

  • @jada90
    @jada90 4 года назад +1

    wtf is wrong with this camera man. It's bad from the outset, but what the hell happens at 9:10? Focusing on a table for a minute then zooming in on a single woman. I seriously think this guy is stalking her

  • @John-gc6yb
    @John-gc6yb 6 лет назад

    This was clearly made before Mr. Ed's sexual misconduct allegations.

  • @DadBodSwagGod
    @DadBodSwagGod 26 дней назад

    He should definitely be canceled for not predicting that Cosby and Roseanne comparisons wouldn't age well

  • @georgevanderriet2474
    @georgevanderriet2474 7 лет назад

    Ya'll done goofed and fucked up the audio, how even, I dunno, but it's annoying. Thanks for the upload despite that :)

  • @TheNjordy
    @TheNjordy 5 лет назад

    You know what whould be funny? To blindfold an editor! :)

  • @oliverpope4915
    @oliverpope4915 3 года назад

    As much as the camera should have been on Dan, I'm at least glad it was her and not some other random person in the audience. She was laughing all the time and seemed engaged. A1 audience member.