Behind the scenes of a single-take montage – done completely in-camera.

Director Michel Gondry is a king of conceiving practical effects and in-camera magic. His Showtime series Kidding (2018-2020), a re-pairing with his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) star Jim Carrey, features occasional opportunities for his trademark mind-bending, surrealist set pieces – but some are less noticeable than others:

Prop resetting, lighting cues, body doubles, meticulous choreography and rigorous rehearsal: all come together to create a fluid “time-lapse” (though no time actually lapses) “montage” (though it’s a single, unedited take) – and we get an amazing peek behind-the-scenes, in real time, of how it’s done and of the crew and work involved (via Showtime):

As commenters in the thread observe, technical crews rarely (if ever) get credit for their crucial role in the creation of the televisual:

this is why not airing the technical awards would be such a slap in the face—films don’t happen with just directors and actors https://t.co/5rmBuwaO80

— 🫗 (@lovequinne) October 6, 2018

Further Viewing

Gondry’s show-and-tell about production design – in which he creates Kidding‘s titles, by hand (via Deadline):

Watch the full-length documentary about the director and his mind-bending work:

Film School: Michel Gondry ‘I’ve Been Twelve Forever’ (2004)