OK Go: An NPR Tiny Desk Concert In 223 Takes
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- The Tiny Desk has moved, and OK Go has helped make it so.
Earlier this year, we needed to figure out the best possible way to move my Tiny Desk from NPR's old headquarters to our new facility just north of the U.S. Capitol. We wanted to go out with a bang and arrive at our new space in style, so our thoughts naturally turned to a catchy pop band we love: OK Go, whose unforgettable videos have been viewed tens of millions of times on RUclips.
Bandleader Damian Kulash used to be an engineer at an NPR member station in Chicago, so we figured he'd be up for helping us execute a simple idea: Have OK Go start performing a Tiny Desk Concert at our old location, continue playing the same song while the furniture and shelving is loaded onto a truck, and finish the performance at our new home. In addition to cameos by many of our NPR colleagues - Ari Shapiro, Audie Cornish, David Greene, Guy Raz, Scott Simon, Alix Spiegel, Susan Stamberg and more - this required a few ingredients:
Number of video takes: 223
Percent used in final version: 50
Number of raw audio channels: 2,007
Percent used in final version: 50
Number of microphones: 5
Number of hard-boiled eggs consumed: 8, mostly by bassist Tim Nordwind
Number of seconds Carl Kasell spent in the elevator with OK Go: 98
Number of times Ari Shapiro played the tubular bells: 15
Number of pounds the tubular bells weighed: 300
Number of times the shelves were taken down and put back up: 6
Number of days it took to shoot: 2
Number of cameras: 1
OK Go played "All Is Not Lost" from Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, with words tweaked by the All Songs Considered team. And so begins a new era for the Tiny Desk, after 277 concerts (counting this one) in our old home. -- BOB BOILEN
FEATURING
Dan Konopka, Damian Kulash, Tim Nordwind, Andy Ross
CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Mito Habe-Evans
Directors: Mito Habe-Evans, Todd Sullivan
Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait
Assistant Producer: Denise DeBelius
Camera Operator: Gabriella Garcia-Pardo
Supervising Producer: Jessica Goldstein
Editor: Mito Habe-Evans
Assistant Editor: Gabriella Garcia-Pardo
Production Assistants: Lorie Liebig, Lizzie Chen, Gabriella Demczuk, Marie McGrory, Andrew Prince
Executive Producers: Anya Grundmann, Keith Jenkins
Special Thanks: OK Go and our cast and crew of volunteers.
That is truly a moving song.
How is this comment not getting more likes. 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👌👌👌👌👌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
If I watch this 223 times I'll still laugh at Grumpy Elevator Guy.
I think that was actually Carl Kasell!
Right? Bahaha
"Number of seconds Carl Kasell spent in the elevator with OK Go: 98" yup!
So Hilarious 😂
The "masters" of the one-take video, take it to the other extreme.
lol
Ok. You guys need to understand what cinema is. "One take" is NOT "one take" but a *sequence plan*. It's one *plan*, but *hundreds* of takes. Just like recording music live : *one* performance, *lots of takes*.
Not that we dont know. But still, to achieve a one take effect, you have to minimize scene transitition as much as possible, and each take is much longer than a normal movie/video. Takes a lot of efforts and stress to make sure things are right in a long take, and take a lot of efforts to edit scenes together in post. This is why Birdman is so revered, because not everyone would just do a six minutes long take over and over.
Haha yeah, it seems they either do all one take or a billion!
How have I never seen this before now? Love these lads and their wild ideas and smashing tunes.
Yes, I'm wondering the same thing.
Same! I'm impressed that this hid from me for 10 years!!!
Damian falling over backward and getting smacked in the head by the tree were the greatest things ever. I love this band so much
I love how dan, in almost all of these videos, is like, "God... I gotta put up with this shit again..."
I love how they had a separate mic for the echo effect and how it looked like he (singer) was being interviewed while walking along. Not sure if this (the interview effect) was intentional but it was just awesome.
And I like how at the end of the echo section at the beginning, it's "okay, done with the mic for now, let's just pocket it".
Easily the most entertaining tiny desk video! First time hearing "OK Go" as well. Great band!
This song & video is EXACTLY what we all NEED in this crazy world today! Because as Damian BELTS... ALL is NOT...LOST at all!!!
I love how Andy stares and look down when they are inside the elevator.cute!
Carl Kassel! What a guy!
Thank you, OK GO,😉👋🏼!
I watched very closely at the pan around at the end, and "angry elevator guy" wasn't there. Was he REALLY that grumpy and not part of the bit? If so, he is the second most famous rando to wonder onto an okgo video. Maria (Mario) the goose being #1 of course.
Nope. That's the late, great, Carl Kasell, who was definitely not a grumpy old man.
Brilliant idea, brilliant execution. I didn't know what Carl Kassell looked like but somehow the minute he stepped into the elevator I knew it was him.
Brilliant editing & concept! Loved the audio at 2:18 where the sound guy opens the door and you can hear the effect on the mic. Good stuff!
This is exactly how I wanted one of their videos to be. They're always so creative!
Damian falling into the pipes on the bus was my favorite until the elevator. That was classic.
2:26 i LOVE how he press the button repeatly XD
Me, every time watching an OK GO video: "Could you make me love you guys more?!?!"
OK GO, every time the create a video: "We can"
OK Go would be able to get away with something like this xD
Dude, NPR. Brilliant friggin idea.
They ARE awesome live! They talk to the crowd, they sometimes come OUT into the crowd, they are so funny and talented--you should see them live!
This was a fantastic way to move NPR! Perfect band, song, setting, video...Great Job NPR and OK Go!!!
To be a good sport: one of the greatest of human qualities.
Classic OkGo making things harder on everyone for an amazing video XD
My favorite is the NPR suit guy face bombing the video for a moment. He's so proud that he got to hit those pipes..
That grin :D
Is that really Ari Shapiro?
Best Tiny Desk performance ever!!💙💗🎐🔹
Absolutely brilliant!!! ❤🤗
wow, job well done.
Nice new office.
I can never get over how much better OK Go come off in videos than on records. Maybe they'd be awesome live.
So how many outtakes do you think have Andy getting smacked in the face by Damian's guitar?
neac99 a crapton.
may be not the best band, but the most creative thinking one :)
great thanks to NPR as well
i picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue. this is great.
still my fav version after all these years!!
Bring them back for their new release; please. These dudes are such amazing musicians. Seen few so accurate to their recordings live.
Carl Kasell is the greatest voice that ever limericked.
wait, wait. Don't tell me . . .
At least William is a great fill in.
This was lovely.
Lol the song stopping after the grumpy old guy gets in the elevator and reprising immediately after he walks out 😂
3:21
And here is Andy,being as awkward as ever,really.
hes honest to god my favorite
LEAVE HIM ALONE HE'S DOING HIS BEST
I love this video so much! It makes me smile a lot.
love the smiley guy at 3:10 in the back
The perfect band for the job.
Car Kassel in the elevator is priceless!!!
When is OKGo NOT doing something completely off-the-chain-awesome?!
Absolutely wonderful! Would have killed to hear Carl Kasell say something curmudgeonly to the band on his way out!
Always love OK GO's creative idea!
The most interesting, inventive, funny, crazy clips. I always watch with interest, as if for the first time. Thanks a lot for your creativity.
Love you guys on multiple levels. Thank you.
stepping up the tiny concert desk game, like always! legends!!
So much fun to watch and try to anticipate the next location.
This seems actually a very OK Go-ish thing to do, I believe. :)
This video should have millions of views like OK Go's other videos. Great video editing.
You guys always make me smile. Thank you.
Ari Shapiro was so proud of himself at 3:09 hahaha
Perfect idea for this.
Great music,Creative movie. AGAIN!
hobo Johnson: "what happens when you mess up?"
bob: "just restart, it goes the whole time"
okgo: HOLD MY BEER.
I seriously couldn't imagine them doing it any other way. Always one for the dramatics. I'm obsessed.
omg ok go you are to adorible!!!
Absolutely enjoyed the hell out of this!🤗
Just saw this. Timeless, awesome.
This deserves more views!
As always, they're fantastic.
They're just something else
Every moment on that truck I was terrified things were going to fall over!
10/10 would watch again
This is exactly why I love Ok go! Me gusta! Smart, funny, talented and great music. Nice concept and they pulled it off. Lovely.
Awesome execution of the video and the song! Love the idea!
That boom operator
they never fail to make cool music videos
this was fun to watch. your playtime (i mean hard work!) at the TinyDesk is appreciated. good job yall.
AWESOME! Love the idea and the edit. Very kool to watch. Plus, I love NPR. :D
It's different video and different audio takes. All of the audio was recorded wherever the band played, i.e. on the truck, etc. They used 5 mics and a total of 2007 audio tracks.
that was great. Ari Shapiro looked so happy to be a part of it lol
I am too, Carmen! I'm a mother of four and can't get enough of Ok Go!
The unimaginable imagined.
these guys inspire me so much
This is why OK Go is so freakin brilliant.
Was that Carl Kassel in the elevator.?!?! Heart heart heart
ASOMBROSO!!!! O_O …good job guys is amazing, love it !!! from Mex.
This is everything!
"Number of hard-boiled eggs consumed: 8, mostly by bassist Tim Nordwind,"
Of course.
That was fucking awesome.
The thing that makes me the happiest about this video is Ari Shapiro big goofy grin twice.
This was wild and amazing.
Congrats, Tiny Desk on the new SPACE!!! Ok. GO!!!!!
Bloody fantastic
The way this was shot reminds me a bit of a local indie band here in Baltimore called The Oranges Band. They did a video for a song called OK Apartment, the whole band was in the back of a truck, but stationary, and where they were changed throughout the song. In the bridge, they set up a ping pong table and the other side of the table is always a different backdrop.
Me too :) Definitely saw them filming early one Saturday while heading to teach Saturday School so that's highlight times two.
Fantastic!
It could not be otherwise in the case of Ok Go.
I love it so much, can’t even :3 thank you
Because of who they are and because of who they're doing it for
They could honestly sing a song about putting kittens in a meatgrinder, and noone would notice.
Respect for your elders. Nice.
Need the old grumpy guy from the elevator in the closing shot. Oops, found out it was Carl Kassel. Well played.
You guys have the best job ever! I wanna work with you!
Yea, you should definitely get yourself a desk job!
You made me smile. Even bigger when the grumpy old guy shooshed you on the elevator.
THAT!...was awesome!!
This seems like while a simple concept, it was one of the harder ones to pull off. Especially trying to do it in a moving truck standing up. I am sure that part was pre-recorded in a studio like most if not almost all of it.
That was awesome folks!
I cannot stop laughing at Dan's little giggle at 3:21.