A few fun facts: - I've seen other characters glance at the camera during Talking Heads. Pam. Michael. Dwight. Even Creed. But most of the time, they talk to the producers. - Jim only really starts doing it around Season 2. I think it's an idea that evolved, the more they understood his character. - Even wilder is when Jim and Pam share Talking Heads, he'll look at the camera and she'll look at the producers. (More often than not, anyway.) Thanks for watching!
Another thing I’ve noticed, is that when characters do their talking heads in the conference room, Jim is the only one with his back facing outside. Everyone else’s back faces the office. That is until Pam starts dating Jim in season 4 and then she starts to face the same way as Jim.
@@CantEscapeFlorida Yea it's like he was letting us "in" to his shenanigans, like we're part of the inside joke he's playing, and the situation it causes around the office. Then with the others who are talking, they're talking to the producers, not "us" because they don't know that we're "in" on it. If that makes sense. A good example of this, alot of times is with dweight as well. Whenever he wants "us" in on whatever he's doing, he will look at the camera, or us, when he's out of the loop of the joke Jim is pulling, or doesn't understand what's really going on, he'll look at the producers.
@@Cramblit yes, the show wants to make you think you are relating to jim. Sure. If you find cheating with someone to be relatable. When you realize hes just as a piece of shit as the rest of them hes not relatable.
@Bori i always knew jim looked at us but i never realized the others usually didn’t - i think sometimes dwight would look at us but other than that, idk
'The Office' was genius in that the size of the office space was just confining enough to make one camera catching everything seem plausible. Any larger and it would have been harder. - That's what she said.
@@drizzy6668 that Jim is the only one who looks at the camera when they do a "one on one" headshot, all the others look at the person who is asking them questions and yeah same i never noticed it either till this video
My wife was in an episode of the office. She was in the episode “Goodbye Toby”. She played Angela’s double because Angela was very pregnant and couldn’t stand for long periods of time. She describes it as having to be on a mini Ferris wheel with Ed Helms for 10 hours straight.
@@DanielSann or even a score. Thats the craziest part, to me at least. Music usually plays a huge role on whether or not I like a show/movie. The fact that this is my favorite without it speaks volumes.
amazing video! i always found it creative when the camera was used for a joke, like it falling over when Kevin pushes through the camera man, or when Michael is doing his talking head bit when someone took a dump in his office and he leaves and the camera zooms out revealing even the camera man didn’t wanna be in there. wow, this video is blowing up! it really deserves all the attention
Fat Man or when Todd packer took a sh*t in michaels office and Michael had a talking head in his office. As Michael runs out due to the smell, the camera zooms back to show its actually outside the office showing the camera man couldn’t stand the smell either
Thank goodness for Netflix. I am re-watching the show currently, am on season 6 where Sabre Printers came in. Gonna miss the show when Netflix stops airing it.
I've always felt that the way the camera points or zooms or does anything and the cameraman moves/interacts with the people almost makes it feel like you are a part of the show, like another person in the office watching everything happen. I think it's one of the reasons you're able to get lost in the show while binge watching
Jim is the only one looking directly at the camera because he's the only one completely understanding the significance of the documentary shooting. In the last episode he's the only one genuinely grateful to the documentary on what it has given to him
nope..not a fan...hes unlikeable...he has a ok role in the show but as a person he sucks...not a fan of his romances..hes a foil to people i like ....hes so smug....hes a main character so its hard not to say hes ok cause of all the content hes given and importance but as a fan hes easily one of the people i would hate to be around in real life in that office...he just pranks and slacks off...and steals fiances acting above mike and dwight cause of their lives as if everyone should be like him?...then failing when given the chance to lead cause hes at a failing company which is always on mike's mind and yet he manages somehow...the branch being out of date is something he hates but seems to forget when he becomes manager.......what a pos...wish pam left him for brian or roy...and poor karen...and katy...jim only thinks about himself for 8.5 seasons
Excellent editing on your PART this deserves 500,000x Times the views it has. The youtube algorithm picked it up for me so I hope you got more views coming your way
I always loved when Michael was talking to some executive on the phone and the camera would pan to the phone during an awkward silence as if it was its own character. 😂😂😂
I've seen the Office many times, and never fully appreciated or got what they were doing with cinematography. Very eye-opening and interesting. Though I may never be able to watch it in quite the same way again. ; )
Being a photographer/film maker myself and a passionate fan of The Office, I just wanted to say thank you for this video essay. It is an amazing breakdown of the cinematography and really neat to see how it evolved over the seasons. I appreciated how you talked about the characters at times putting on a front because the cameras are present. It effects how they behave and I have always believed that, certain characters were more aware than others of how they were being perceived and thus behaved differently than they would in real life. For instance, I have thought that Kevin, who appears to be at least somewhat competent in the first few seasons, becomes more and more ridiculous and less intelligent over time on purpose. This was because he knew he would get more screen time doing more ridiculous things and making more mistakes. In the end, he did get more screen time it cost him his job. In the same way, I think Andy goes off the rails, constantly breaking outside of his character, in the last 2 seasons, because he is trying to get his acting career going sees the documentary as his opportunity to lay the ground work for that. Thanks again for this awesome video!
@7:38 everyone gives angry looks at the camera crew EXCEPT KEVIN... A mini joke right there... The Office is loaded with such bits which you discover more you rewatch the series...
At 7:39 they all look at the camera except for kevin. It's these subtle, simple,and not always so easy to catch moments like this is what made me love this show.
This was super great! Even though I've seen the characters change what they were about to do countless times due to them realizing a camera was watching, I've only now realized the implication behind it -- how different would the storylines be if the characters had not have had the looming presence of the cameramen behind them? Would Jan said what she had wanted to Michael? Would Jim have sent the email to Pam? What else would they have done or wouldn't do without the crew there? Would that have lead their relationships on wildly different paths? It's fascinating to think about. Great video!
yeah , its true they dont show footage they capture, and they *wont* edit : ok so i have watched this like ten times but at 7:38 everyone looks at the camera except kevin meaning he never did anything sexual in the office thats sad and funny at the same time
The Office is pure genius. The writing, acting, and camera work. Character arcs. If you look deeper into the show it is a work of art. That's why we can rewatch the series over and over. Underrated in its earlier days but thank god it continued.
I'm writing an essay on how The Office did an iconic and maybe pioneer job at apropriating the mockumentary genre into comedy and your video is absolutely amazing. It covers pretty much all the points I'm talking about in regards of the elements of the genre. Really great job! Congrats
Nice video essay. The camera was a character. The camera work and editing werr just as important to this format. Many copy cats or official remakes miss the camera character completely. They just zoom, pan, dash for no rhyme or reason.
Wow ... this is an amazing video. As someone who only recently "discovered" and binge watched the office in the last couple years, I found myself enamored of how attached I was to the series. Your treatment on this nailed it for me. The camera work induces the audience into feeling like it's a character in the show. Participating in witnessing. The different styles of camera work incorporated were brilliantly executed. Thank you for making this video! So much more newfound appreciation of this series. This is coming from a filmmaker's perspective BTW
The more I rewatch The Office, the more I love it. I pick up on things I’ve never seen and sometimes I’ll forget things, so I get to experience it all over again. I truly feel bad for people who don’t like or just don’t ‘get’ the show.
Thank you. That was one of the best Office “analysis” videos I’ve seen on UA-cam. I can just see how in other videos, the cut to the non existent cameras would be commented with “and now they cut to a camera that wasn’t there 5 seconds ago. Let’s watch it again. There is no camera in the passenger seat, and now it’s filming Dwight. Come on, get it straight” You did it so tastefully, just noting how it’s a feature and not a mistake.
The camera work on The Offce is something that isn't talked about that much but should be. It really makes the show that much funnier even though it's already hilarious. The zooming in on people's facial expressions always gets me lol
Blessed be the algorithm for always exposing me to an amazing underrated channel at least once a month. One of the few remaining good things about UA-cam.
Very interesting video. Would be cool to see you compare the two styles of the original and the US. I’ve always thought that the British was incredibly believable as a documentary, whereas the US is far more polished.
Jeremy I always thought that the UK is far more believable as a documentary. The US uses far more cameras, and cuts between them. It looks far more professional and more like a regular sit com than the UK, which I think looks more raw.
"Hey Boom Guy, when you gonna boom me" - Meredith Palmer. One of the best off the cuff lines in "The Office". The only time Jim didn't look at the camera during an awkward situation was when Toby rubbed Pam's knee. He just looked at Pam's knee, even after Toby decided to climb the fence and "jog home". GOD I LOVE "The Office"!!!
Another great video! Great comment about some of what makes The Office so great. Never would have noticed those little mistakes, very cool. Hope you keep them coming!
Dude I never realised that Jim, unlike the others, always looks at the camera during interviews! This video really gave me a new perspective of my most favourite sitcom❤️
The Office (or maybe Jim) made me feel like I’m one of their co-workers, which made it difficult to leave. Probably why a lot of us repeat the whole show right after the last episode. 😌💗
Just found your channel & I'm obsessed. A lot of videos analyzing the production & writing of the Office on UA-cam, but there are almost none on the camera work (normally just a brief aside) & yours is certainly the best!
You've articulated everything so well here. I'm a massive fan of the office. I think the camera movement is a character in its own right and what makes the show so unique.
The Office is the most best sitcom ever I watched. In fact, Such an epic comedy with emotional touch. Awesome camera movement. Perfect story, I can't even write how much this sitcom is good! Just perfect.
One other brilliant use of this style is when Micheal escapes the cameraman and runs away. When Holly eventually finds him on top of the building it has so much impact because we never saw him while he was gone. We finally found him. It never cut to him because he was alone, no cameraman around.
Yaaaas so glad you showed scenes of the thick of it with the legendary Peter Capaldi. Two of my favourite Comedy Shows You guys should watch the thick of it, if youve watched the office till the end and youre missing it ♥️
A few fun facts:
- I've seen other characters glance at the camera during Talking Heads. Pam. Michael. Dwight. Even Creed. But most of the time, they talk to the producers.
- Jim only really starts doing it around Season 2. I think it's an idea that evolved, the more they understood his character.
- Even wilder is when Jim and Pam share Talking Heads, he'll look at the camera and she'll look at the producers. (More often than not, anyway.)
Thanks for watching!
I'm just commenting before this videp gets 4 millions of views.
Great video :-)
Another thing I’ve noticed, is that when characters do their talking heads in the conference room, Jim is the only one with his back facing outside. Everyone else’s back faces the office. That is until Pam starts dating Jim in season 4 and then she starts to face the same way as Jim.
Good job. A really well done video.
Hope you get some success with this.
I've seen every episode (up to season 7) at least 100 times and I've never noticed that. Good job!
The Office just wouldn't be The Office without it's camera work
Well said Mel Gibson.
Thanks for the opinion Mel Gibson
Hey Mel Gibson
Fuck you
thank the uk office for its low budget causing them to go with the mockumentary idea
Baisel Doop stop living your life so seriously buddy, you’ll have more fun
Jim's camera looks are basically the laugh track
What about my looks?
visual laugh track.
Joey Ndu true
Its kinda disturbing how self aware he is just be looking at our reaction with a ok look.
Jim's camera looks are basically the laugh track
Bob Vance uses the camera as well to repeatedly advertise his company for free. Excellent video.
Yoo mean Bob Vance Refrigeration? Lmao
What like of work is he in again?
It is Bob Vance: Vance Refrigeration
@@ray-wu whats the name of the company
Favorite comment for sure
Jim looking at the characters makes us his buddy. He makes us feel like we're "in". We get the joke and ridiculousness of his office and so does he.
That's like, the PERFECT description of how Jim interacts with the camera!
But, he was also a part of the ridiculousness.
I always viewed a camera glance as an indicator of self awareness
@@CantEscapeFlorida
Yea it's like he was letting us "in" to his shenanigans, like we're part of the inside joke he's playing, and the situation it causes around the office. Then with the others who are talking, they're talking to the producers, not "us" because they don't know that we're "in" on it. If that makes sense.
A good example of this, alot of times is with dweight as well. Whenever he wants "us" in on whatever he's doing, he will look at the camera, or us, when he's out of the loop of the joke Jim is pulling, or doesn't understand what's really going on, he'll look at the producers.
@@Cramblit yes, the show wants to make you think you are relating to jim. Sure. If you find cheating with someone to be relatable. When you realize hes just as a piece of shit as the rest of them hes not relatable.
idk how i never noticed that *Jim looks at us during the interviews* but most people look a bit to the side 🤯🤯🤯
same and i've watched the show multiple times. that's actually such a fine detail
Whhhhaaaaaatttt u never noticed?
@Bori i always knew jim looked at us but i never realized the others usually didn’t - i think sometimes dwight would look at us but other than that, idk
YO ME TOOOOO
They look at the producers who are asking them the question, which is what most people on documentaries do.
'The Office' was genius in that the size of the office space was just confining enough to make one camera catching everything seem plausible. Any larger and it would have been harder. - That's what she said.
“That’s what”
-She
Said
@@nadismolina "That" - She
i can totally feel that u wrote the entire comment just so that u could say thats what she said
@@nadismolina don't you dare
I never noticed that thing with Jim and the talking heads!!!!
Yeah it's so subtle yet so thoughtful
What things?
@@drizzy6668 that Jim is the only one who looks at the camera when they do a "one on one" headshot, all the others look at the person who is asking them questions
and yeah same i never noticed it either till this video
MilkyLyrics ohhh ok I get it , so true
that was a genius observation; ive got to give him a lot of credit for that.
the camera work is the reason why i have such a deep connection to the characters it feels like i'm amongst friends.... truly the best show
Ka1ne i agree it’s not the best show for a lot of reasons but it’s still great
@Ka1ne The office may not be the best show, but it's definitely the best comedy show ever made.
I’ve always liked The Office. This video explains all the things that I missed. The camera is the best character in the entire show
Gay
Why are these replies so rude?
Randomistress why are you crying
Jesus these replies are so unnecessarily rude
Why are these repiles being such immature dicks? I'm sorry dude.
Bob Vance from Vance refrigeration is always plugging his company because he knows he's being filmed and wants free advertising.
I just always assumed his full legal name was Bob Vance- Vance Refrigeration
zeus Rulez I wouldn’t be surprised if it was
Bob Vance, Vance refrigeration.
🤣🤣🤣
soo him marrying phillis, genuine or business move?
My wife was in an episode of the office. She was in the episode “Goodbye Toby”. She played Angela’s double because Angela was very pregnant and couldn’t stand for long periods of time. She describes it as having to be on a mini Ferris wheel with Ed Helms for 10 hours straight.
The Beard Dream liar, your wife is not even married
that’s super cool!
That’s cool
Sign me up for that please.
i just watched that episode lol
The Office is the best show out there, I DO DECLARE!
Prison Mike Michael you can’t say I do declare every time you say something?!?!
I believe that's a quote from your doppelganger Caleb Crawdad.
What'd you do Prison Mike?
Caleb and Prisión Mike... shit ... again the channels mixed up
I du DACLAYA
I still can’t imagine how much worse the office would be if it had a laugh track
Not My Rodrick true
Best sitcoms are the ones without laugh track: Scrubs, Malcolm in the Middle, The Office
@@Becix157 i agree, they are supported by the well written dialogues so they don't need fake laughs to fill the time and emphasize the jokes
@@DanielSann or even a score. Thats the craziest part, to me at least. Music usually plays a huge role on whether or not I like a show/movie. The fact that this is my favorite without it speaks volumes.
@@Becix157 Modern Family
when he called the camera a character, *i felt that*
amazing video! i always found it creative when the camera was used for a joke, like it falling over when Kevin pushes through the camera man, or when Michael is doing his talking head bit when someone took a dump in his office and he leaves and the camera zooms out revealing even the camera man didn’t wanna be in there.
wow, this video is blowing up! it really deserves all the attention
Fat Man or when Todd packer took a sh*t in michaels office and Michael had a talking head in his office. As Michael runs out due to the smell, the camera zooms back to show its actually outside the office showing the camera man couldn’t stand the smell either
Thomas White mhm! exactly what I meant
Drew Gooden fan eh?
Or when the camera man sighed when Jim tricked him and shut the door on him while visiting pam
Broken Wave i just realized I basically said the exact same thing he said 🤦🏻♀️
Dang, I miss The Office so much. It's unique and a treasure to film media.
depression is for the rich what
@@zeusflores7339 OMG WHAT THE BLOODY FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY i'm joking i have no idea why he is so upset.
Thank goodness for Netflix. I am re-watching the show currently, am on season 6 where Sabre Printers came in. Gonna miss the show when Netflix stops airing it.
@SRS Art Productions A very good idea.
Joppix don’t you understand! This link will tell you why ua-cam.com/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/v-deo.html
I've always felt that the way the camera points or zooms or does anything and the cameraman moves/interacts with the people almost makes it feel like you are a part of the show, like another person in the office watching everything happen. I think it's one of the reasons you're able to get lost in the show while binge watching
@depression is for the rich ...? Explain how theres only one way to do anything?
I dunno man, when Michael left he took a part of me with him.
Jim is the only one looking directly at the camera because he's the only one completely understanding the significance of the documentary shooting. In the last episode he's the only one genuinely grateful to the documentary on what it has given to him
Erin felt grateful to
Dre yeah but like you could give erin a penny and she would be just as grateful.
KamiKan after dating Gabe I would be grateful for anything
Very smart
This is a must watch for every office fan. An excellent video
Jim is just the best character. He makes us aware of the cameras and the people behind them. His humor is great.
@Hello World chill
I find Jim incredibly annoying.
nope..not a fan...hes unlikeable...he has a ok role in the show but as a person he sucks...not a fan of his romances..hes a foil to people i like ....hes so smug....hes a main character so its hard not to say hes ok cause of all the content hes given and importance but as a fan hes easily one of the people i would hate to be around in real life in that office...he just pranks and slacks off...and steals fiances acting above mike and dwight cause of their lives as if everyone should be like him?...then failing when given the chance to lead cause hes at a failing company which is always on mike's mind and yet he manages somehow...the branch being out of date is something he hates but seems to forget when he becomes manager.......what a pos...wish pam left him for brian or roy...and poor karen...and katy...jim only thinks about himself for 8.5 seasons
Excellent editing on your PART this deserves 500,000x Times the views it has. The youtube algorithm picked it up for me so I hope you got more views coming your way
I like it, I love it, I need this video to get more views
So 1.2 trillion views?
2:40 Never realized Jim was the only one to constantly stare into the lens during interviews❗️🤯
this whole analysis was GENUINELY brilliant im-
What the hell?
KING OF THE WORLD
I always loved when Michael was talking to some executive on the phone and the camera would pan to the phone during an awkward silence as if it was its own character. 😂😂😂
You could always tell how the person on the phone was feeling based on those sequences LOL
I've seen the Office many times, and never fully appreciated or got what they were doing with cinematography. Very eye-opening and interesting. Though I may never be able to watch it in quite the same way again. ; )
Yeah!
Being a photographer/film maker myself and a passionate fan of The Office, I just wanted to say thank you for this video essay. It is an amazing breakdown of the cinematography and really neat to see how it evolved over the seasons.
I appreciated how you talked about the characters at times putting on a front because the cameras are present. It effects how they behave and I have always believed that, certain characters were more aware than others of how they were being perceived and thus behaved differently than they would in real life. For instance, I have thought that Kevin, who appears to be at least somewhat competent in the first few seasons, becomes more and more ridiculous and less intelligent over time on purpose. This was because he knew he would get more screen time doing more ridiculous things and making more mistakes. In the end, he did get more screen time it cost him his job. In the same way, I think Andy goes off the rails, constantly breaking outside of his character, in the last 2 seasons, because he is trying to get his acting career going sees the documentary as his opportunity to lay the ground work for that.
Thanks again for this awesome video!
Commenting just so the algorithm will give some more traffic your way.
Parker Rose fuck off.
Harry Abbott bruh what
Harry Abbott who hurt you
Not all heroes wear capes
what’d
INCREDIBLE VIDEO. 10/10
I did not expect to find you here, nice find tho!
Omg guys it’s joe
I love u joe. Let’s get food together!
Joe.
Who's joe?
I didn’t understand why so many ppl thought it deserved a lot more views until I saw it has only 4K views, it deserved at least a million view
sltcmatteo haha now it’s 4K till a 100k hahah
ThatGuyCanmanNC till 100k, but soon soon...
sltcmatteo that’s what I meant sorry haha
@7:38 everyone gives angry looks at the camera crew EXCEPT KEVIN...
A mini joke right there... The Office is loaded with such bits which you discover more you rewatch the series...
Why tho I didn't understand the joke 😅
@wsufhe gisuhs no, it because no one has sex with him so he doesn't have anything to hide
P
At 7:39 they all look at the camera except for kevin. It's these subtle, simple,and not always so easy to catch moments like this is what made me love this show.
6:28 Stanley quietly saying hi is the best thing ever
This was super great!
Even though I've seen the characters change what they were about to do countless times due to them realizing a camera was watching, I've only now realized the implication behind it -- how different would the storylines be if the characters had not have had the looming presence of the cameramen behind them? Would Jan said what she had wanted to Michael? Would Jim have sent the email to Pam? What else would they have done or wouldn't do without the crew there? Would that have lead their relationships on wildly different paths?
It's fascinating to think about. Great video!
Erin’s question was never answered...
*”How do cameras work?”*
yeah , its true they dont show footage they capture, and
they *wont*
edit : ok so i have watched this like ten times but at 7:38 everyone looks at the camera except kevin meaning he never did anything sexual in the office thats sad and funny at the same time
@acktually aintaddingup i know a guy that can take 2,000 bucks , i dont know about second part
When Pam gets Michaels old chair then I get her chair, only two to go.
sometimes a guy gotta ride the bull ,am I right?
_later skater_
Creed, your teeth called, your breath stinks. BOOM ROASTED!
I already won the lottery... I was born in the U S of A baby
honestly, ever since i started watching this guy's video, it completely reinvented the way i view movies and tv shows.
Whoa! Never thought about the camera angles topic before.
I mean, it really makes sense and they have done it so beautifully.
This is my favorite show that has ever aired and I didn't even discover it until this year! I can't imagine life without it now.
This analysis is incredibly well done
The Office is pure genius. The writing, acting, and camera work. Character arcs. If you look deeper into the show it is a work of art. That's why we can rewatch the series over and over. Underrated in its earlier days but thank god it continued.
Never underestimate the power of the zoom
unless zuckerberg creates
the Rooms
No, that was Wiseau
That video reminded me of how much I love the office
Gosh. I love The Office. The camera work, writing, casting, *everything* about it is so good.😭💕
Hahaha love the way at 7:39 everybody looks at the camera EXCEPT KEVIN
Great video dude. The Office is a fantastic show. I don't think any show will truly match it's comedic greatness.
Brooklyn 9 9 is pretty close
I feel like Parks and Rec did it better, but we have to remember that without the office US there wouldn’t be so many of these kinds of shows.
@@kidkota3940 And without the UK version, the US one wouldn't exist. So thanks to Ricky Gervais I guess.
Without the U.K Office the U.S Office would not be a thing and with the U.S Office packs and rec would not be a thing
I'm writing an essay on how The Office did an iconic and maybe pioneer job at apropriating the mockumentary genre into comedy and your video is absolutely amazing. It covers pretty much all the points I'm talking about in regards of the elements of the genre. Really great job! Congrats
Never felt more of a connection to a series, ever.
BloodHound Thanks for making my evening :)
For the cinematography and many more things the office will always go down as one of the best shows in history
I remember when I first started watching the office the camera work was so good I couldn't tell that it wasn't a real documentary
I wish I have forgotten every single episode so I could watch it all from the beginning again and again. ;(
I can't believe this doesn't have more views, amazing video dedicated to an amazing show
Nice video essay. The camera was a character. The camera work and editing werr just as important to this format.
Many copy cats or official remakes miss the camera character completely. They just zoom, pan, dash for no rhyme or reason.
Wow ... this is an amazing video. As someone who only recently "discovered" and binge watched the office in the last couple years, I found myself enamored of how attached I was to the series.
Your treatment on this nailed it for me. The camera work induces the audience into feeling like it's a character in the show. Participating in witnessing. The different styles of camera work incorporated were brilliantly executed.
Thank you for making this video! So much more newfound appreciation of this series. This is coming from a filmmaker's perspective BTW
The more I rewatch The Office, the more I love it. I pick up on things I’ve never seen and sometimes I’ll forget things, so I get to experience it all over again. I truly feel bad for people who don’t like or just don’t ‘get’ the show.
I made essay about this couple of weeks ago and have to appreciate Your cinematography
Such a good point about Jim and other characters not looking into the camera in interviews. Crazyyyy
Thank you. That was one of the best Office “analysis” videos I’ve seen on UA-cam.
I can just see how in other videos, the cut to the non existent cameras would be commented with “and now they cut to a camera that wasn’t there 5 seconds ago. Let’s watch it again. There is no camera in the passenger seat, and now it’s filming Dwight. Come on, get it straight”
You did it so tastefully, just noting how it’s a feature and not a mistake.
The office feels so real, that’s why I like it
Great Video, I really loved how you pointed out that most characters really do talk to the camera folks but Jim talks directly to the viewers!
That's probably the best end to a video essay!
The camera work on The Offce is something that isn't talked about that much but should be. It really makes the show that much funnier even though it's already hilarious. The zooming in on people's facial expressions always gets me lol
Blessed be the algorithm for always exposing me to an amazing underrated channel at least once a month. One of the few remaining good things about UA-cam.
Snap. This is going into my Good videos playlist.
The Office is finding it's way into every aspect of my life
7:39 love how everyone looks at the camera except Kevin
The office is ♥️
From characters to camera angles and many more...it's perfect in every factor.
Very interesting video. Would be cool to see you compare the two styles of the original and the US. I’ve always thought that the British was incredibly believable as a documentary, whereas the US is far more polished.
What is the difference between believable and polished?
Jeremy I always thought that the UK is far more believable as a documentary. The US uses far more cameras, and cuts between them. It looks far more professional and more like a regular sit com than the UK, which I think looks more raw.
@@Jeremy-jm3fe the UK office for the most part uses only one camera. There are no impossible cuts like in the bedroom scene in Micheal and Jan's house
This makes me want to watch the office all over again
I'm really surprised this video doesn't have like 100 time more views, excellent work and analysis !
"Hey Boom Guy, when you gonna boom me" - Meredith Palmer. One of the best off the cuff lines in "The Office". The only time Jim didn't look at the camera during an awkward situation was when Toby rubbed Pam's knee. He just looked at Pam's knee, even after Toby decided to climb the fence and "jog home". GOD I LOVE "The Office"!!!
Another great video! Great comment about some of what makes The Office so great. Never would have noticed those little mistakes, very cool. Hope you keep them coming!
This video made me tear up for no reason
Idk why but the sequence at 6:33 i felt oddly emotional because i recently finished the series and its like looking back throughout the seasons.
Dude I never realised that Jim, unlike the others, always looks at the camera during interviews!
This video really gave me a new perspective of my most favourite sitcom❤️
The Office (or maybe Jim) made me feel like I’m one of their co-workers, which made it difficult to leave. Probably why a lot of us repeat the whole show right after the last episode. 😌💗
Just found your channel & I'm obsessed. A lot of videos analyzing the production & writing of the Office on UA-cam, but there are almost none on the camera work (normally just a brief aside) & yours is certainly the best!
Wow you really taught me to enjoy the camerawork, i guess I just never noticed because of the hilarious writing and performances
Incredible video. Very well done.
The office is objectively, the best tv show ever
You've articulated everything so well here. I'm a massive fan of the office. I think the camera movement is a character in its own right and what makes the show so unique.
This made me want to watch The Office again for the hundredth time 😄
thank you for your THE OFFICE videos. I love them all. I'm going to share them with my mom. Please continue. Thanks.
Wow this video is VERY well done, great job! And brings up many many great points! 👍
One of the best The Office Related videos I've seen, Thank you. It makes so much sense, Saludos de Mexico.
I never thought about how the cameras were by itself characters in this show. Awesome video!
The Office is the most best sitcom ever I watched. In fact, Such an epic comedy with emotional touch. Awesome camera movement. Perfect story, I can't even write how much this sitcom is good! Just perfect.
now I can't watch the office without noticing the missing camera shots damn it!
The Office was literally perfect. The characters, the camera work, the writing, everything.
I am so happy that you mentioned The Thick of It!
Props to the camera guy planning on going to Mexico for three months with Andy and Micheal
One other brilliant use of this style is when Micheal escapes the cameraman and runs away.
When Holly eventually finds him on top of the building it has so much impact because we never saw him while he was gone. We finally found him.
It never cut to him because he was alone, no cameraman around.
That was a very good analysis.
The best show ever made! There’s no two ways. *PERIOD*
One of the most amazing shows for so many reasons ... including this. Thank you for this vid!
This is a great video and really opened my mind about the office
now I have to rewatch with all of this in mind
The only reason i like this show .
Because they don't add laughs to know us know when to laugh
Hahahahaha
Yaaaas so glad you showed scenes of the thick of it with the legendary Peter Capaldi. Two of my favourite Comedy Shows
You guys should watch the thick of it, if youve watched the office till the end and youre missing it ♥️