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by bertiewhykovich 3492 days ago
The Pharcyde's video for "The Drop" was filmed entirely in reverse. They apparently worked with a linguist to work out mouth movements that would sync to the lyrics when played backwards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co3qMdkucM0

It's a really cool effect -- except for a few bits where objects fall upwards and the like, there's nothing too strikingly "off" about the motion in the video, but you can tell that something's up. It doesn't form an uncanny valley, though -- there's still an overarching "organic" feeling to the thing.

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I was pretty impressed by «2 guys 600 pillows»: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=01TL9bUWr6I
It reminds me of this old french show, they once played a scene (live) backwards. So funny and amazing : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Noy0DdjG3FI
Filmed both normal and in reverse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN9auBn6Jys
That's delightful.
Avatar did the same sort of thing for their music video for Torn Apart as well. They had a bunch of 'pro' wrestlers put on an over the top bar brawl while they did the song backwards, then reversed the footage for the video.

mildly nsfw - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apZlp-ZKe9g