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This tribute to Michael Jackson is not so much a music video as it is a true-life documentary about Josh commuting to work.

When asked why he erupts in such a fury of dance when Michael Jackson hits he simply stated, "Sometimes putting your feet up in the air just isn't enough."

Shot hand-held on the Panasonic GH1 1080/24 & 720/60 (for slow motion) using the kit lens. Edited in FCP.

Filmed and edited in under 24hrs.

Music - Dirty Diana / The King of Pop, Michael Jackson

Enjoy life!
  • great job in filming and editing+a great topic..
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  • j. luis 2 years ago
    juassssssssssss brutal tio
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  • Brentley Willis 2 years ago
    I LOVE IT! Josh you should just start your own mini series...True-Life Documents of your life in the DANCE WORLD hahahaha! YOUR THE GREATEST! That was WICKED & it made my day!
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  • Optikus Prime 2 years ago
    This.is.great
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  • Sarah Dahnke plus 2 years ago
    Fuck yes!

    Backpack.
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  • interpunct 2 years ago
    Un be lievable
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  • Ian-T 2 years ago
    Dude...You have to submit this somewhere...this was absolutely the best thing and most creative piece I've seen this year. I gotta give you props.... I found myself clapping while laughing at the same time. Good stuff!!
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  • John Caballero 2 years ago
    This is freaky! Its like MJ is alive again! His spirit is inside Josh's body. Really nice work guys.
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  • joe_o 2 years ago
    Josh is the new King of Pop... there, I said it.

    ...and spinner belt buckle = Epic win.
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  • vanawesome 2 years ago
    Holy Crap man. THAT was awesome.
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  • ANTHONY JACKSON plus 2 years ago
    Nice work I love it.
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  • vanawesome 2 years ago
    Were they upset when you showed up to work soaking wet?
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  • Divad Dreka 2 years ago
    A++++
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  • Tameside 2 years ago
    Totally brilliant, respect! you could make some money from this, you need to get in on the yube.
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  • Joseph Pole plus 2 years ago
    Brilliant, so many good shots. esp liked shoe/water closeups, the pensive bits @ 2:00 & water @ 1:16 - hilarious! great editing too.
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  • Adrian Frearson 2 years ago
    This is brilliant, beats all the other camera test videos by a country mile.
    The spinning belt buckle shot cracked me up.
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  • Marcelo Reis plus 2 years ago
    funny and really good job!!!
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  • Jonas Gebhardt 2 years ago
    That belt rocks :D
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  • m.t. adler 2 years ago
    Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Brönnimann 2 years ago
    looks like lot of fun by realising it!
    gratulations
    jörg
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  • desmond young 2 years ago
    love it sweet camera work and super clean
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  • Amanda Chang 2 years ago
    hahaha so silly!
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  • Had to watch it again......Makes my day!
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  • David 2 years ago
    Loved it. The Epcot shirt was like a nod to Captain EO.... at least for this fan. Thanks for a great vid.
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  • Dennie Bright plus 2 years ago
    that spinning belt cracks me up haha
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  • OZBIRD 2 years ago
    Great vid !
    M-J, The King of Pop for ever !
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  • Joe Cubicle 2 years ago
    I had fun just watching. I'm always amazed at how much I didn't know how much I liked MJ's music.
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  • Adriana de Barros 2 years ago
    Fantastic video!

    Featured today at Scene 360 magazine (Scene360.com)
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  • Andres Victorero 2 years ago
    amazing job.great tribute to the king Jackson
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  • Blake Whitman staff 2 years ago
    slow mo shots made this for me.
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  • Bauern Bua 2 years ago
    P-e-r-f-e-c-t !!!
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  • Jan van der Meer plus 2 years ago
    We want more! We want more!
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  • Nurdan 2 years ago
    I know how he feels... :) This was wonderful!
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  • mike ambs plus 2 years ago
    Michael Jackson + Chicago + bad ass dancing = amazing ;)

    Love the shot at 1:35 ! and 2:30 was hilarious.
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  • Bill Maslyn 2 years ago
    Great job! And where can I get a belt buckle like that?!?
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  • Boz 2 years ago
    Wow. That was crazy good. Nice job to all involved!
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  • George Pratt 2 years ago
    the king is dead! long live J Riech
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  • Sally Gitson 2 years ago
    umm going under the fountain on your way to work..priceless. lol
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  • FryStudentFilms 2 years ago
    Makes me realize what a great talent Michael was.
    I really like the slo-mos fountain shots you obviously have talent.

    I think you can do better from what I see.... consider sitting down and story boarding it ,do some retakes,spend some more time editing it and then grade the whole thing ...It shows great imagination and potential

    good luck
    Mark
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  • Mark Peamchareon plus 2 years ago
    Damn!! That was awesome!!!
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  • I wish I could give this a million "likes!" Good to see our beautiful city featured in this clever Michael Jackson tribute. I've just begun a new career as a filmmaker/video editor and hope I can learn all of Final Cut's bells and whistles soon - your editing is fantastic!
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  • Oops, my bad... this is a commuting video, not an MJ tribute.
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  • Awesome, i assume you always pack a towel, just for in case?
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  • Eduardo Ruiz 2 years ago
    Amazing! Tks for sharing
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  • Ly Nguyen 2 years ago
    Hahahahahah! Probably the most entertaining video I've seen yet on Vimeo. We need more people like Josh -- folks with big cojones.

    Totally amazed by the GH1! Great shots throughout.
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  • Sven 2 years ago
    i enjoyed watching it! nice job

    Sven
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  • Mike Carson 2 years ago
    amazing! i laughed the entire time. this was well edited too!
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  • Peter Miranda 2 years ago
    ROFL...
    WICKED....

    I thought I was watching Ali G USA Stylez//
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  • See It Productions plus 2 years ago
    A w e s o m e !
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  • Brilliant.
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  • Ralph Lindsen 2 years ago
    hahaha AWESOME! no, AWESOME-O-2000! that was great! especially the part with the jumping fountain. Everybody knows jackson's bombastic shows with fire works n stuff, and now, those small fountains. haha, hilarious, but still very cool looking.
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  • Keith plus 2 years ago
    Well done. Just added your video to videomilitia.com
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  • Graham Ross 2 years ago
    Go Chicago!
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  • Karen Abad plus 2 years ago
    So good!
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  • Wii Yatani plus 2 years ago
    haha this is brilliant! great video and editing
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  • Stuart Atkins plus 2 years ago
    gotta love chicago!!!
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  • Alex Henery plus 2 years ago
    really great, sweeet vid
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  • Andy Schneider plus 2 years ago
    I would favorite this twice if I could, I really love it. 2:28 to 2:38 is absolutely brilliant, so perfect. Way to go on this one.
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  • Phillip Jackson 2 years ago
    CHICAGO! Very well done.
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  • tek2market 2 years ago
    excellent job. good tribute and totally entertaining. I might watch another time. thanks,
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  • Josh Pabst 2 years ago
    hellz yea; a few of my favorite things... Chicago, Michael Jackson... when are we going to shoot something together?
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  • mojo43 2 years ago
    Love the belt!!!
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  • Nel - VillageBoi 2 years ago
    Fantastic, that was just brilliant!
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  • Cielo Blaq 2 years ago
    favorite part 2:35, rock on
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  • Michael Thorner 2 years ago
    Made my day. Great capture and edit. And it reminded me what a great song Dirty Diana is. (I had trouble with the Bad album not so much because of the music, but because I was having such a hard time with what MJ was doing to his nose.) I was 5 when I saw the J5 perform ABC on American Bandstand. Blew me away. R.I.P. Michael. Great tribute man.
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  • Fredrik Limi 1 year ago
    so cool.
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  • silensandcoffee 1 year ago
    looooove the shots at the water feature this thing is super hilarious!!!!!!! looove Chicago! Your work is amazing :D
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  • Erik Fors plus 1 year ago
    love it! especially the water scenes! so good!
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  • Yakoss 1 year ago
    fuckin' great!
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  • Tim Hall 1 year ago
    2:25 to 2:40 is one of the great moments in video history lol :D The fountain foot slide with the kids running past is glorious!
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  • thegoldfi 10 months ago
    where could this guy possibly commute to?

    loved it.
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  • Synes Elischka 8 months ago
    Hey, please submit your film to our festival until tuesday, thanks!
    randomfilmfest.com/submit
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  • erickdecks 7 months ago
    love it from beginning to end! positive and respectful to mj.
    keep them vids comin... :)
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  • Great...!!!
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  • Samuel Smelty 7 months ago
    good vid!
    what is the font at the beginning called?
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  • Valdir Rodrigo 5 months ago
    great!
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