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by Jarrett Heather

1 year ago

1. Shop Vac

by Jarrett Heather

1 year ago

A kinetic typography music video for Jonathan Coulton's Shop Vac. Created using After Effects, Toon Boom Animate, Illustrator, Photoshop and Premiere.

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Daniel Berkmann
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Christoph Diermann
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Simon Walker 1 year ago

Just fantastic attention to detail Jarrett - nice work!
Samuel Abram 1 year ago

Thanks for making a great vid! You sure put in a lot of effort into it!
Russ Rogers 1 year ago

Perfection. I would love to see a kinetic typography video of "Trapped Inside Your Sofa." I know, I've left this comment several places. I just want to be sure the point has been made.
Joshua Michie 1 year ago

WOW. This is great! solid key-framing and clever use of imagery. Keep it up!
Melting Point Media 1 year ago

Love it!
Robert Dodson 1 year ago

Beautiful. How many hours did this take? And how many total typefaces used?
Jarrett Heather 1 year ago

I put around 500 hours into it, but as it was my first After Effects project, there was a bit of a learning curve. I could certainly do it faster now.

I think there are around 35 unique typefaces. Futura is the star of the show, and has been my go-to typeface since I got into graphic design 13 years ago.
Ian Albinson 1 year ago

Amazing work Jarrett.
RT Norland 10 months ago

I like futura too.
Erik mit k 1 year ago

Awesome! :)
ReCinema 1 year ago

Remarkable work Jarrett! Loved the design thought put into and context used for all the lyrics.
lenscraft 1 year ago

Really, really, really brilliant, this video does justice to Coulton's lyrics.
Alex Godin 1 year ago

WOW just spectacular.
cdima 1 year ago

At @1:58 - awesome animation for the starbucks bit.
Stephen Coles 1 year ago

> At @1:58 - awesome animation for the starbucks bit.

Agreed, though font freaks will note that Google Maps on the iPhone uses Helvetica, not Arial. Otherwise, great work matching type, Jarrett!
Jarrett Heather 1 year ago

It's funny you noticed that. The bridge design was inspired by the Google Maps web interface (which does use Arial), but the iPhone transition idea came much later. In fact, the iPhone was the very last thing I added.
Stephen Coles 1 year ago

Ahh, that makes sense. And again, most won't notice. It's all very well done.
Dirk Weber 1 year ago

futura rocks!
Areus Wade 1 year ago

I can't believe how amazing this is haha.
Pixelfoot 1 year ago

This is the best typography set to music animation I've seen in along time. Well done.
Jesse Stein 1 year ago

Suburbia!
Steve McFarland 1 year ago

Innnncredible artwork. And everything else.
communicatrix 1 year ago

OUTSTANDING. 500 hours very well-spent.
Colin Law 1 year ago

Quite simply the best "kinetic typography" video that's ever been made. You've set the bar incredibly high.
Bob Santoro 1 year ago

I thought the vector animation "The Crisis of Credit" by Jonathan Jarvis was good... but Shop-Vac certainly raises the bar!

Link:
vimeo.com/3261363
Joaquin Sainz 1 year ago

Excelente!!!
Scott Jack 1 year ago

This is absolutely awesome! Everything just fits together so well. Very, very nice.
Felasfa Wodajo 1 year ago

I liked the song but I LOVED the video. Absolutely brilliant, clever, emotional and flawless. Thank you for sharing your gift.
Todd Johnson 1 year ago

I think this might be the best music video of the year. Such a perfect complement to the tone and emotion of the song, and such amazing attention to detail. You've motivated me to start making my own KT videos. Thanks so much for your hard work!
Darrell Moore 1 year ago

Excellent!
TM Surratt 1 year ago

You've done an exceptional job with this my friend.
Randy Murray 1 year ago

Simply brilliant. I've been a Jonathan Coulton fan, but this video really emphasizes the terrific pop song and the not-so-pop message. I love it.

BTW - went right to iTunes to buy the song. Mr Coulton owe you a Coke.
Chilli Chocolate Marketing 1 year ago

That is completely amazing. I've grown tired of lame "me-too" kinetic typo vids in the past couple of years, but this one is on a totally different level. Plus, I love JC.

Awesome.
Bodog Olah 1 year ago

Incredible work. One of the best I've seen.
kakissel 1 year ago

brilliant.
Derrick Rohl 1 year ago

Absolutely incredible.
junior gehring 1 year ago

first After Effects project?! wow, very nice!
Brian Prince 1 year ago

Wow. Great work.
Alexei B. 1 year ago

Wow! One of the best typography videos I've seen, along with the music video for DVNO.
Rob Lifford 1 year ago

Knockout! If that's really your first AfterEffects project, you are going to take over the universe by about your fifth.
Don Barth 1 year ago

sweet, very sweet
Paul Welsh 1 year ago

Really inspiring work - my students loved it too. Where can they go to learn how to do what you do? Humor, imagery and timing is right on. You could single-handedly revitalize karaoke with more videos like this. Thank you.
mikesd 1 year ago

Love this video. Amazing. You nailed AfterEffects your first time out.
Kayle Clements 1 year ago

Love it! I have always loved typography - and am a big fan of JoCo! Thanks.
Klaus Busse 1 year ago

Great stuff! Inspiring!
Peter Knudsen 1 year ago

Nicely Done Sir!
Mark Kieswetter 1 year ago

Really great. Did you do the guitar solo transcription? It's spot on.

Thanks!
Jarrett Heather 1 year ago

I did. Thank you!
Chris Pultz 1 year ago

Coulton nails it with the peppy tragedy of a song, and the animation is pitch perfect. This is modern art.
Ron Carlson 1 year ago

OK, OK already... I'll spend more time with my family.
Jake Williams 1 year ago

Excellent work Jarrett! Echoing the sentiments of many above me, timing, humor, and imagery really make this more than the song was by itself!

Thanks for the hard work! Keep with it!
Matthew Fong 1 year ago

Fantastic work!
ReelDogTV 1 year ago

This is witty and sophisticated. You've kept it fresh--not at all imitative--and done justice to the spirit of the music. Excellent job. Love the tongue-in-cheekiness of the song, as well.
Wheat Williams 1 year ago

Brilliant. Love the guitar solo! Sibelius or Finale?
Jarrett Heather 1 year ago

LilyPond
John Wittig 1 year ago

I love the LOST reference at about 2:30.
Vincent Reynolds 1 year ago

Beautiful, beautiful work. I could not imagine a better fit for the song. And as the soloist, I can affirm that the transcription was spot-on.
Jarrett Heather 1 year ago

Ah, good job on the solo Vince! I'm hoping you have at least a passing resemblance to Mr Coulton, lest people might think the cartoon is dishonest. :)
David Loftus 1 year ago

Loved this! My favorite was the "Best in Show" reference with regard to Starbucks.
Edel Tripp 1 year ago

That was pretty amazing! Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
Nerve Creative 1 year ago

Great work! Wonderful timing
Lukas 1 year ago

I could watch it all day long. Did you do it for free? If yes this is kinda amazing and strange at the same time ;)
Michael Winokur 1 year ago

Great typography. Very cute.
andrew birch 1 year ago

Incredible intuition about motion and typography as character...best I think I've ever seen. Amazing work !
I hope this brings you lots of rewards.
Ray Roman 1 year ago

All 3 minutes and 36 seconds of this was awesome!
jaysinspace 1 year ago

Agreed!
(noou) 1 year ago

congratulations! this is great
Fred Raimondi 1 year ago

Dude....beautiful work. Love the way that you captured the spirit of the logos without actually using them. Nice.
Richard Lainhart 1 year ago

Absolutely gorgeous AE work - congratulations!
boh3m3 1 year ago

This is incredible. I'm so glad you created this.
Zen Images 1 year ago

This is VERY funnny!!!!
CL 1 year ago

Perfect!
Zsombor Nagy 1 year ago

This is the most amazing thing I've seen recently!
Michael VanPutten 1 year ago

Watching this made me smile from ear to ear. Beautiful work and lots of fun surprises with how you presented animations that gave depth to the lyrics.
Char Roberts 1 year ago

This is awesome. If doing this sort of thing isn't your day job, then QUIT it and do some more for us! I smiled so hard I think my grin is frozen in place :-D
Hannes De Block 1 year ago

pretty cool
Digital Spring 1 year ago

Awesome, love it, made me smile!
Charlie Wood 1 year ago

Insanely talented. Truly. Amazing.
Bart van Delft 1 year ago

Truly amazing!
Barrie Murdock 1 year ago

Entertaining… Amazing, thanks for the great content.
Maximilian Scholz 1 year ago

Wow, that was great. 3 minutes well spend. I love how the little things seem nice at the beginning but then everytime the chorus comes in again, get struck with a new meaning.
Very enteraining and, fot what it's worth, inspirational ;)
Ryan Toyota 1 year ago

This is one of the greatest videos I have ever seen. Every time I watch it I'm in awe. I'm so glad you put it on Vimeo so that I could download it in a higher quality. A friend posted it on my Facebook wall a month ago, and it wasn't quite as good quality. Looks even more stunning here.

This is perfection man, perfection.
majd elsherif 1 year ago

love from egypt
Barb K 1 year ago

Amazing video! I enjoyed it so much that I posted it on my Facebook profile.
Chris Rushing 1 year ago

Love this.
jesse 1 year ago

Brilliant!!!!
Vít Zemčík 1 year ago

that's awesome! how much time did it take to create this piece?
Beyond Media 1 year ago

Kinetic typography just doesn't get any better than this. The attention to detail is superb. Fantastic work.
mctoom 1 year ago

Amazing!
Lídia Arrais 1 year ago

brilliant!!
same question as Vít Zemčík... how much time to create the video?
John Nadler 1 year ago

Excellent work! 500 very worthwhile hours!
Laszlo Szabad 11 months ago

So detailed, it almost hurts. Fantastic job!
sanne smits 10 months ago

They should be adding a new button: AWESOME!
Guven Celikkaya 10 months ago

visual communication of the future, simply amazing
Jill Blum 10 months ago

This is fantastic!! I was looking for inspiration for a school project - motion graphics music video with kinetic typography, video, etc. and was absolutely blown away by this. Unbelievable! My spirit has been crushed by the awesomeness (in a good way)!
Nathan Johnson 9 months ago

Awesome stuff! did Toon Boom Animate play a large part in this?
Mark Liebenberg 9 months ago

Great example of quality work - Thanks for being an inspiration.
Tristan Brittaine 6 months ago

Love it. Best Kinetic Type I have seen.
Ladywave Design Inc. 5 months ago

nice work!
tahaniismael 4 months ago

wow.....amazing work.good luck