@@majingamer6109 You must know more than their Director of Photography. They filmed in December in NYC; there's a high chance that someone will be dressed like that.
@@majingamer6109 to be fair when there's multiple people in the frame you are not as legally liable to two laws that protect artists that's why you can take pictures of strangers as long as there's a large crowd.... it's a certain type of Photography!!!! You want to look at each state law involving this photography though because some of them have a minimum number of people that need to be in frame!!!!
@@jeffhallel8211 How's your *punctuation*? "I dig it is dated," is incomprehensible without proper punctuation. "I dig it," is dated. The above makes far more sense. The addition of inverted commas makes it clear the noun in this case is the phrase "I dig it". Btw, their username is VaderxG not "Vardo". Maybe work on your own reading comprehension before questioning others?
This is one of those movies that defines "it grew on me". I didn't hate it at first but I didn't love it either. Nowadays, I can't imagine the Christmas season without watching it at least once.
That’s funny. I felt the same way! My husband and I watched it and didn’t think much of it. Then we started referring back to a scene here and there, laughing more and more each time and before we knew it we watched it again and again! Now it’s not Christmas without watching it!!!
So basically there's a bunch of random people who were totally called liars when they went up to their bros and were like "oh my god dude you won't believe this but Will Ferrell just yelled at me in an elf costume." 😂😂
The old guy in the red jogging suit reacted like he didn’t know that was Will Ferrell. To which I can just imagine this guy or someone in his family went and saw this movie and were just shocked to find him in that one scene.
@@JWex-jy7sk He wasn’t that well known before Elf... Elf really brought out his movie fame. If someone currently from SNL came up to me and did something weird I’d probably have the same reaction 😂
And then the law suits begin with every "not real actors/actual people" sued the production team demanding their share from the profits after seeing themselves in the movie years later. 😉
yeah this completely made the movie? Everyone knows they laughed at his travel in nyc and to think we owe it not to the directors entirely, but to the great comedian, Will Ferrell! I can't live this down XD
They made the right decision going practical rather than cgi, it’s why the movie still holds up today. A true Christmas classic! Bravo to all those involved!
Forced Perspective is used in tons of movies like LOTR , Harry Potter, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, Avatar, even Big Fish which came out 2 years before Elf and the list goes on. Why did they think they were the only ones that have done it in 50 years lol
The scene where Buddy decorates the mall is one of the best scenes in the movie, and doesn’t miss a beat. Looks better than entire decorated neighborhoods.
@@SeraphsWitness Elf began filming a year after Fellowship was released. It's not a coincidence -- what are the chances that Favreau thought of this by himself instead of just seeing Fellowship in theater? Or at most hearing about it from New Line -- same studio.
@@gershonklapper5916 "thought of this"? It's not revolutionary technology. It's just forced perspective dude. We learned about it in Year-1 of film school. Jon favreau didn't learn about it from Lord of the rings. How silly.
@@jetrocket3140 i already left one before i scrolled more XD it *was* "LOL "none of this has been done for fifty-sixty years" LOTR that finished filming two years prior *The Rock eyebrow raise* "
@@Wakish0069 HOLY SHIT LOL YEAH! I'd love to know who he thought was a better Daredevil - the one he knew when he was foggy, or the one he knew when he was happy... .... Mood?
You guys should all be PROUD I've seen the movie and now understand the work and talent that went into making it so great. We need more feel-good movies like this, almost the best I've seen in my 75 years.
Hay you, yeah you can we do that again just put a little for emphasis of the jabbing of the knife. Oh yeah thats it, let's just do it 1 more time now, and cut
I love how convoluted and different this whole project was compared to so many other movies and yet it’s easily one of my favourite Christmas movies of all time
I am so glad someone else feels the same way as me. I love this movie and I would love to know the behind the scenes, but omg the narration is so intrusive and obnoxious
Disney is another example of mastering forced perspective. On Main Street USA at Disneyland, for example, the first floors of the buildings are normal (9/10th scale). But the second floors are slightly shorter at 5/8, and the third floors at 1/2. Because we are used to what buildings are supposed to look like, we think there's nothing wrong and just move on. And we just assume the third floor looks smaller because it is farther away from us
Honestly Jon Favreau is one of the most important film directors of the modern day. Elf for many is considered one of the best Christmas movies. He single handedly kickstarted the avengers franchise with Iron Man. Created baby Yoda. Managed to actually make a great live action adaptation of a Disney movie (lion king). And his movie Chef is easily one of the best food movies of all time!
Exactly what I was thinking... and those movies were also made by New Line Cinema. She made it sound like they’d never even heard of it, when this same studio had already done this kind of work.
My mom was actually driving through the Lincoln tunnel when elf was being filmed and she called me like, “Kate so I was driving through the Lincoln tunnel... and a guy in an elf costume walked past my car with a cameraman. I think I am going to be in a movie.” of course I thought she was joking. and then elf came out... Lol Okay so for all the people replying to this My mom, who lived in New York at the time, was driving through the Lincoln tunnel and called me to tell me that a grown man in an elf costume was walking through the tunnel. She must have called me later because She never called people while she was driving. I replied that I thought she was pulling my leg (or something to that effect) and we laughed about it and then never discussed it again. I would ask her more about it but I doubt she remembers this as she currently lives in a nursing home. It was a silly story that I thought related to this but just to explain further I thought I might as well tell the whole story. This is all I remember as I was not there and as you guys were mentioning this was 2002 which was quite a long time ago. Even if you don’t believe me thousands of people saw elf being filmed and there are probably many other people with stories just like mine. So cheers, and merry early Christmas!
These guys must have forgotten Peter Jackson, 20 months earlier, had just released the first movie, of one of the biggest trilogies ever. Not only did they use forced perspective, they pioneered new methods of filming, so they could move the camera without breaking the illusion.
I watch 3 Christmas movies every season, miracle on 34th (new version), the grinch and ELF literally created a timeless classic! It’s what my kids will watch!
you know when assignments in elementary and middle school would be a textbook paragraph with fill-in-the-blanks and you would have to fill in the right words? that’s how this editing feels
Isnt it amazing how something you watch and enjoy so much like Elf, the amount of effort, genius and passion really goes into behind the scenes. I genuinely wouldn't have thought how technically complicated this movie clearly was to make. I'm just really impressed. Looking forward now to watching Elf with my Girlfriend over Xmas this year as she hasn't seen it. So impressed by this.
@@Katielovegood44 Me too! Jim Carrey has his pizzazz with The Mask, Dumb and Dumber with his signature hilariousness, but Will Ferell has a different level of funny. He can make straight face and we’d all be on the floor with laughter. Casting directors do for a reason and I’m glad they made the choice that they did. My kiddos love The Elf.
After seeing this I wonder if a scene like that was even planned to begin with, or if they just quickly decided on the spot, "Hey let's have the Elf run up to him thinking he's Santa"
My friend was one of the guys right next to Will Ferrell when he was walking in that crowd of people. He said he didn’t realize what was going on at the time
Took me years to finally watch this movie. Years. I ignored it largely due to not being a fan of the whole look and style. But damn, this was a treasure after I finally got around to it.
That was my thought too! I mean they must have disinfected that rail and stuck on gum pieces pre-chewed by Will Ferrell to then stick in his mouth...... right? If not, I am forever mortified.😂
imagine just walking through NYC in red with a beard and next thing you know you’re part of an iconic movie scene and seen by millions of people from all over the world
But don't they have to get permission from the people to show their faces in the movie? Did they have to track ALL of them down and have them sign a paper?
Good point. Some people aren't comfortable in being in the spotlight and put out for public scrutiny. It's quite an invasion of privacy. I wonder if they received any lawsuits because of it...?
The way its done: a sign is put up stating a film is being made and by walking or driving down that street you are giving your permission to appear in the production
I seriously hope Neflix covers more holiday movies with this show, it's is a wonderful premise, and I'd love to take a deeper look at the making of other holiday classics!
I watched Elf for the first time (the whole way through) this year. my first comment was "it reminds me of the old christmas claymation movies". the fact that they literally list those movies as inspiration totally makes sense now!
If I saw Will Ferrell dressed in an elf costume picking gum off the handrail, I probably wouldn’t even think there was a movie shoot going on: I’d just assume that’s Will Ferrell being normal Will Ferrell 😂
@@delusionalmilkshake The Lord of the Rings was a"relatively unknown movie"? I was mistaken about the year Elf came out (2003). Its possible that when the "making of" Elf was being made LOTR had not been released. That would explain the inconsistency.
@@35Danconn yeah, the lord of the rings is not that known movie, where i live(it is not usa) movie is not that known or seen by that many people, along with star wars
@@delusionalmilkshake ok. But the producers of Elf (Warner Bros.) and the producers of LOTR (New Line) are both American companies. Meaning that the people involved in the production of Elf would have know of LOTR. If Elf was an "indie" film produced outside of the us you would have a point. Your knowledge or lack there of isn't the point. However, I do give some credit to your point about their respective release dates in my previous comment.
@@delusionalmilkshake Also, Fellowship made almost $900,000,000.00 worldwide. While not making it a "good" movie necessarily (I think it was) it does seem to imply that it was a popular movie. Again, worldwide.
wow i would never thought the red jogger guy was not an extra...what impeccable timing to be just passing by there! Love this movie
Yeah I'm not going to believe that one
@@majingamer6109 You must know more than their Director of Photography. They filmed in December in NYC; there's a high chance that someone will be dressed like that.
@@jaketyler7088 lol idk why that is so funny
That’s New York for ya
@@majingamer6109 to be fair when there's multiple people in the frame you are not as legally liable to two laws that protect artists that's why you can take pictures of strangers as long as there's a large crowd.... it's a certain type of Photography!!!! You want to look at each state law involving this photography though because some of them have a minimum number of people that need to be in frame!!!!
This makes this movie 100% even better knowing that those people weren’t even actors
@brie larson Your just mad because no one really liked your “ Captain Marvel” movie Brie Larson. Smh
@brie larson lucky not lazy
@brie larson it’s amazing film making.
How?
@brie larson How am I racist? I just said a joke with your name bc you have the same name as the actress who played captain marvel...
The fact that John Favreau didn’t want to used digital effects because he didn’t want them to look dated, just shows how mindful he is. I dig that.
I dig it is dated.
@VaderxG That is not what I said Vardo. The expression" I dig that" is dated. Do you know Maynard Krebs? How is your reading comprehension?
it works, as a kid i thought the movie was actually a new movie the first time i saw it at least 10 years after release
@@jeffhallel8211 How's your *punctuation*? "I dig it is dated," is incomprehensible without proper punctuation.
"I dig it," is dated.
The above makes far more sense. The addition of inverted commas makes it clear the noun in this case is the phrase "I dig it". Btw, their username is VaderxG not "Vardo". Maybe work on your own reading comprehension before questioning others?
@@sigheyeroll thank you so much Mr. Professor!
This is one of those movies that defines "it grew on me". I didn't hate it at first but I didn't love it either. Nowadays, I can't imagine the Christmas season without watching it at least once.
That’s funny. I felt the same way! My husband and I watched it and didn’t think much of it. Then we started referring back to a scene here and there, laughing more and more each time and before we knew it we watched it again and again! Now it’s not Christmas without watching it!!!
Agreed
You must not have been a kid. This movie was Hella lit when I was a kid lmaooo
@@deadinsidethough I was married with a few children when it came out!!
@@deadinsidethough haha, nailed it. I was definitely an adult by the time I saw it for the first time.
So basically there's a bunch of random people who were totally called liars when they went up to their bros and were like "oh my god dude you won't believe this but Will Ferrell just yelled at me in an elf costume." 😂😂
and then they watched elf years later and realized they were in the background
The old guy in the red jogging suit reacted like he didn’t know that was Will Ferrell.
To which I can just imagine this guy or someone in his family went and saw this movie and were just shocked to find him in that one scene.
@@JWex-jy7sk He wasn’t that well known before Elf... Elf really brought out his movie fame. If someone currently from SNL came up to me and did something weird I’d probably have the same reaction 😂
And then the law suits begin with every "not real actors/actual people" sued the production team demanding their share from the profits after seeing themselves in the movie years later. 😉
Wish I could tell that story.. Will♥
The fact that the red jogger guy wasn’t an extra is outstanding
Fr 💯
I wonder where red jogger guy is today...
how do they get the rights to film the public? can you just be wandering around, be filmed, and end up in a movie without being asked for permission??
@@dreama256 it's actually perfectly legal to film in public if you didn't know
@@meanyapickles 6 feet under
The fact that, that one guy who just was coincidentally walking by with a santa outfit on wasn't an actor just makes this movie perfect
Thank god his reaction was as chill as he was
@Enthusiastic Aizawa whatever. This comment still speaks facts
DOESNT HIM BEING IN THIS MOVIE MAKE HIM AN ACTOR LIKE IF HE GO FUCK HIS MOM DOES THAT MAKE HIM A MOTHER 'FER
One of the greatest Christmas movies ever made
Nah, THE greatest Christmas movie ever made
I'll go with........
A Muppet Christmas Carol
They should of made a number two
Cool
The fact some old guy that looked like santa and happen to were all red was just walking during their filming is the best thing ive ever seen
yeah this completely made the movie? Everyone knows they laughed at his travel in nyc and to think we owe it not to the directors entirely, but to the great comedian, Will Ferrell! I can't live this down XD
When you cant spell "wear" 🤡🤡
chris son dam u right lemme fix it
@T K yes it is if he cant spell "wear" when he tries 2 times then he wont excell in life
@T K ya nice try it isnt needed
They made the right decision going practical rather than cgi, it’s why the movie still holds up today. A true Christmas classic! Bravo to all those involved!
4:36 is absolutely amazing.
Omg. Netflix literally replied to you
Yep!!
woah y’all said that 17-23 mins ago
@@stillwatchingnetflix I was so confused by the face
Plot twist
The guy in a red joggers is actually santa
Can you subscribe me on TH-cam please
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@@Isaiahzyn_YT no
@@Isaiahzyn_YT no
@@dorrieclarke1520 Why not
Forced Perspective is used in tons of movies like LOTR , Harry Potter, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, Avatar, even Big Fish which came out 2 years before Elf and the list goes on. Why did they think they were the only ones that have done it in 50 years lol
I was wondering at their comment too. The first movie that came to mind was LOTR for me.
LOTR even improved on it by making rotating sets so the forced perspective would stay even while the cameras rotated around the actors
LOTR was so bad at it. They could have hired actual midgets for the hobbits.
@@rycor9117your insane if you think lotr did a bad job at it
They forgot to add that Jennifer Lawrence was the first female action star in a movie
I love how they don’t even have this movie on Netflix....
Right? And they just raised the payment to $17.99 per month! Bullsh*t man
It’s on TH-cam with real good quality suprisenly, I watched it the other day
Woops I just checked and it’s off now that’s a bummer
It was over the summer but not now.. 🤦🏾♀️
I watched it about 3 days ago on Netflix SA...was it removed?
I would have never guessed this movie was on a budget except for the parts with the clay animals
The scene where Buddy decorates the mall is one of the best scenes in the movie, and doesn’t miss a beat. Looks better than entire decorated neighborhoods.
I think those were more expensive. The stop motion animation was all done in one day, that’s all the budget allotted
@Daniel Chang Besides "apartment"
Yup
I figured they were clay because of Rudolph and the studio that made it being claymation
"It [forced perspective] hasn't been done for 50 or 60 years"
LOTR - "Am I a joke to you?"
I mean, this movie came out the same year are Return of the King. So really they're contemporaries. But yea, point taken.
@@SeraphsWitness Elf began filming a year after Fellowship was released. It's not a coincidence -- what are the chances that Favreau thought of this by himself instead of just seeing Fellowship in theater? Or at most hearing about it from New Line -- same studio.
@@gershonklapper5916 "thought of this"? It's not revolutionary technology. It's just forced perspective dude. We learned about it in Year-1 of film school. Jon favreau didn't learn about it from Lord of the rings. How silly.
Come to the comments for this...
@@jetrocket3140 i already left one before i scrolled more XD it *was* "LOL "none of this has been done for fifty-sixty years" LOTR that finished filming two years prior *The Rock eyebrow raise* "
The moment you realize the gum he ate probably wasn’t a prop...
I thought the same thing!🤣🙈
They put it there before lol, still not clean but at least it’s not a strangers I guess
@@elizabethpicazo5844 That's still pretty damn disgusting. Hilarious for sure, but disgusting. I'm surprised Farrell didn't get sick.
@Sewwfffyhjijui Did he have sex with the gum? Was that an extra scene they cut out?
That was disgusting! At first I thought it was bird poop.
imagine some elf guy yelling at u on the street one day and then u see urself in one of the most famous christmas movies of all time
Ikr
Imagine the guy in the red suit
These days everyone would automatically assume there was a hidden camera somewhere and they would end up on TH-cam
@@lillou6509 it was more than that, it wasn’t a prank necessarily, they are in a movie!
So, Buddy the Elf was the original Billy On The Street
You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf,
Now get ready for Billeet on the Street!!!
Buddy on the street
Willy On the Street
No, the original impractical joker
I was thinking the same thing!
From "Elf" to "The Mandalorian" to "Iron Man", Jon Favreau is an AMAZING director
From sitting at a table with Daredevil in 2003 to sitting at a table with Daredevil in 2021
@@Wakish0069 HOLY SHIT LOL YEAH! I'd love to know who he thought was a better Daredevil - the one he knew when he was foggy, or the one he knew when he was happy...
.... Mood?
Don't forget he wrote and starred in Swingers, too... This guy has a great track record. I really enjoy his movies.
i think he also made Spider man no way home
wow a slew of mediocre studio trash
You guys should all be PROUD I've seen the movie and now understand the work and talent that went into making it so great.
We need more feel-good movies like this, almost the best I've seen in my 75 years.
Everybody gangsta until will Ferrell touches someone and gets stabbed mid recording
100 likes in one day 👏🏾 👏🏾
Proud to be the 100th like
@@uglypotato7528 lmao yeah
Hay you, yeah you can we do that again just put a little for emphasis of the jabbing of the knife. Oh yeah thats it, let's just do it 1 more time now, and cut
@@anchovyanimations8930 lol
600 likes in 2 days lmao
I love how convoluted and different this whole project was compared to so many other movies and yet it’s easily one of my favourite Christmas movies of all time
Elf is a timeless classic. I actually have it purchased bc I watch it like four times during December.
Best Christmas movie of all time
One of the best. Still can't beat Die Hard
@@ADifferentVibe Die Hard isn't a christmas movie
I love this movie, but I prefer A Christmas Story. The actor who played young Ralphie in that movie is Ming Ming in Elf.😃🎄
National Lampoon's????
That’s Die Hard
Imagine that red jogger guy watching this movie...
Dude why yall liking this comment go somewhere else
@@localGoober haha
he cant watch the movie he is jogging
@@user-fo7zb6fe8z I think he meant when he is done.
@@wolfiesharkytplayz5732red jogger guy is never done jogging
"None of this had been done for 50-60 years."
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Am I a joke to you?
Yeah I was thinking the same thing.
Didn't the dude who played the wizard had a mental breakdown doing all those shots
@@themachoechidnaugandarandy7583 That was during the hobbit, not the Lord of the rings
Wait what happened with the lord of the rings?
@@ShadowDemon2228 I think they're talking about forced perspective shots, where the Hobbits looked 3-4 feet shorter than everyone else.
The fact he just sat on a kid 😂
Random dude: Is that Will Ferral, in an elf outfit chewing random gum on a rail?
wouldn’t you like to know fed boy
@@sweetdickwillis2517 "where are your parents"
Is that how it goes or did I mess up, sorry if I did
@@bloodyvalentine8350 nah you got it perfect, i heard it in my head lol
@@simonpolle6126 yay
@@sweetdickwillis2517 i think the equivalent to weather boy for a law enforcer would be meter maid/man
Plot twist: the main characters weren’t actors either
AYOOOO???
WAHAHSHHDA
I-
Will ferrel already is an insane man-child, they just told him to dress as an elf
That's the biggest plot twist
I love the idea of Will Ferrell just walking up to some random bloke in red clothes saying "Santa?" and then acting surprised and walking away.
I can just imagine the red jogger guy watching Elf and seeing himself 🤣
Jesus christ this video is cut like the editor only has one hour left to live
Hey you never know, he probably did 🤷
I am so glad someone else feels the same way as me. I love this movie and I would love to know the behind the scenes, but omg the narration is so intrusive and obnoxious
Why did they keep the claps for the brothers lolol
This should be a full documentary like other movies that has been done!
@@dianeschmidt17 Exactly!
Imagine the red jogger guy now sees the movie
Him: When was I ever in a movie
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Disney is another example of mastering forced perspective.
On Main Street USA at Disneyland, for example, the first floors of the buildings are normal (9/10th scale). But the second floors are slightly shorter at 5/8, and the third floors at 1/2. Because we are used to what buildings are supposed to look like, we think there's nothing wrong and just move on. And we just assume the third floor looks smaller because it is farther away from us
Honestly Jon Favreau is one of the most important film directors of the modern day. Elf for many is considered one of the best Christmas movies. He single handedly kickstarted the avengers franchise with Iron Man. Created baby Yoda. Managed to actually make a great live action adaptation of a Disney movie (lion king). And his movie Chef is easily one of the best food movies of all time!
"Forced perspective hasn't been done for 50 or 60 years."
Lord Of The Rings: "Ahem..."
Literally my thoughts 😂
Exactly what I was thinking
Exactly what I was thinking... and those movies were also made by New Line Cinema. She made it sound like they’d never even heard of it, when this same studio had already done this kind of work.
Just posted a similar comment... I'll go delete it now.
Came here to say this.
"Going up to people and touching them" is a real pre-2020 concept.
💯
Yuuuup
@Martin Does Gaming ASMR so you think we just doing this for fun or something 💀
I kind of throws me off a bit watching movies and seeing people not ware masks
@Martin Does Gaming ASMR how
I feel like they should pay the people who were not actors but were actually in the movie like the red jogger
Yeah right? Or get permission to have themselves filmed and be on a film. Guessing they had to talk to them after?
@@evulclown yeah they probably tell them after or something or at least they should
This is insane. I've watched this movie every christmas for I don't even know how many years and I never knew it was all real.
"I was afraid for Will because he went into the tunnel with the camera guy."
So, you didn't care about the camera guy? 😆
The camera guy is always safe.
camera man never dies bro
@@jaeger9669 wrong
@@Equizmaa wrong
@@davegnarlsson4344 then why does the title of the video say that
I can’t believe I never knew......
*Elf was a documentary*
Underrated
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
111th
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love how funny ELF was. It is such a funny Christmas movie that you can watch it over and over again and STILL laugh!!! 😂😂😂
1:15 Normal person: cool city
Flash fans: STAR LABS IN CENTRAL CITY
🤣😂 I live in Canada and I call it star labs
My mom was actually driving through the Lincoln tunnel when elf was being filmed and she called me like, “Kate so I was driving through the Lincoln tunnel... and a guy in an elf costume walked past my car with a cameraman. I think I am going to be in a movie.” of course I thought she was joking.
and then elf came out... Lol
Okay so for all the people replying to this My mom, who lived in New York at the time, was driving through the Lincoln tunnel and called me to tell me that a grown man in an elf costume was walking through the tunnel. She must have called me later because She never called people while she was driving. I replied that I thought she was pulling my leg (or something to that effect) and we laughed about it and then never discussed it again. I would ask her more about it but I doubt she remembers this as she currently lives in a nursing home. It was a silly story that I thought related to this but just to explain further I thought I might as well tell the whole story. This is all I remember as I was not there and as you guys were mentioning this was 2002 which was quite a long time ago. Even if you don’t believe me thousands of people saw elf being filmed and there are probably many other people with stories just like mine. So cheers, and merry early Christmas!
Omg lol
omg 😂
2002?
she called me, It was really late when I was writing this. Lol.
@@heyitslily3737 she called me, It was really late when I was writing this. Lol.
How to be a good director:
“He was just there”
Love your profile pic! 🦙🦙
@@abbs8437 I just subscribed to you, can you subscribe to my channel on TH-cam please
So all I have to do is pray that I bump into someone and their crew to be in a movie?Sign me up then
So does this man the taxi drivers weren’t extras too...
Hi, I just subscribed to you, can you subscribe to me next, since I subscribed to you already, Thank You😁
These guys must have forgotten Peter Jackson, 20 months earlier, had just released the first movie, of one of the biggest trilogies ever. Not only did they use forced perspective, they pioneered new methods of filming, so they could move the camera without breaking the illusion.
What movei
@@genesisrodriguez3051 the lotr trilogy
Yeah, but LotR had just came out when they were beginning shooting, so they most likely had no idea. It hadn't become a phenomena yet.
I was watching that part like ….reinvented the wheel my ass lmao
@@Chris-js6oz Both were produced by New Line Cinema. They already knew about forced perspective.
So if they were real people, did he ACTUALLY get hit by a taxi?-
0-0
*the yellow ones don’t stop*
0o0........
I wondered that too.
Obviously not
Someone compensate the “Santa” guy in the higher suit. He really made that scene! 😂
I watch 3 Christmas movies every season, miracle on 34th (new version), the grinch and ELF literally created a timeless classic! It’s what my kids will watch!
The guy jogging not being an actor is one of the greatest behind the scenes reveals I’ve ever heard.
The fact that they had not much money or time to do this movie and it still came out great is incredible
you know when assignments in elementary and middle school would be a textbook paragraph with fill-in-the-blanks and you would have to fill in the right words? that’s how this editing feels
2:31
“..forced perspective..”
Brain: Frodo + Gandalf 😌
Imagine if the red jogger never watched this movie and never knew he was in a movie 😂
Imagine those people seeing themselves in the movie when they are watching it.
@@mightypurplelicious3209 lol XD
That random kid: I was in Elf!
Literally anyone: Oh, cool! Who did you play?
Random kid:
*Papa Elf’s feet.*
Lmao
Or the four year old who played his hands
*theres just a group of children out there who played various parts of papa elf’s body*
@@surzeekanimations Facts. They’re out there, and I want to meet them
I'm laughing so hard xD
@@whinkx glad to have made you smile lol
Isnt it amazing how something you watch and enjoy so much like Elf, the amount of effort, genius and passion really goes into behind the scenes. I genuinely wouldn't have thought how technically complicated this movie clearly was to make. I'm just really impressed.
Looking forward now to watching Elf with my Girlfriend over Xmas this year as she hasn't seen it.
So impressed by this.
This makes Elf ever more charming. How awesome!
This is one of my favourite holiday movies, and Will Ferrell was the absolute best choice to play the loveable, hyperactive Buddy! 🎄🎁🎊
I heard it was between him and him carry ... so glad they went with will!
@@Katielovegood44 Me too! Jim Carrey has his pizzazz with The Mask, Dumb and Dumber with his signature hilariousness, but Will Ferell has a different level of funny. He can make straight face and we’d all be on the floor with laughter. Casting directors do for a reason and I’m glad they made the choice that they did. My kiddos love The Elf.
wait WHAT
they were so lucky to find that bearded guy in the red suit l.mfao
Ikr what a coincidence
After seeing this I wonder if a scene like that was even planned to begin with, or if they just quickly decided on the spot, "Hey let's have the Elf run up to him thinking he's Santa"
@@evannagy9699 I wonder!
What an amazing party fact to be able to say "I played the part of Bob Newhart's hands when I was 4"
My friend was one of the guys right next to Will Ferrell when he was walking in that crowd of people. He said he didn’t realize what was going on at the time
On forced perspective "None of this had been done for 50/6 years".
The Lord of the Rings would like to know your location. . .
just came here to say the same thing....
Was about to comment the same ahaha
Yup. And arguably more complicated. Though that tricycle scene is inspired.
This is exactly why I came to the comments, lol
And it was the same studio too so not sure why New LIne was so nervous.
they also had one of the best actors literally ever tbh
Took me years to finally watch this movie. Years. I ignored it largely due to not being a fan of the whole look and style. But damn, this was a treasure after I finally got around to it.
Imagine watching the popular film to realise you were in it.
This is why it turned out so good most people weren't actors so they were really confused
I feel like Home Alone and Elf are iconic Christmas movies!
I agree!
And the Grinch!
@@finallyanaccount yeah, and the grinch!
So is Die Hard
Ooh, also Gremlins!
@@timssa886 Yes, thank you!
This makes the movie even better.
THE RED SUIT GUY MUST HAVE FREAKED WHEN HE SAW THE MOVIE
So did he actually eat gum off the street then ?! 😝
That was my thought too! I mean they must have disinfected that rail and stuck on gum pieces pre-chewed by Will Ferrell to then stick in his mouth...... right? If not, I am forever mortified.😂
@@mariateresarossi5456 same
@@mariateresarossi5456 You are forever mortified. They did not use stunt gum.
I am very certain Will Ferrell said that scene was completely sanitary in the commentary of the movie.
they took off all the previous gum and put a thin layer of plastic wrap on it, and all the gum *he* chewed
"You sit on a Throne Of LIES..." lol I want to imagine he just ran into that department store Santa and started bugging him.
My family watches Elf and Christmas Vacation EVERY year Thanksgiving night. It’s how we start off the Christmas season…
So this movie is basically just Christmas Borat? Amazing lol
imagine just walking through NYC in red with a beard and next thing you know you’re part of an iconic movie scene and seen by millions of people from all over the world
But don't they have to get permission from the people to show their faces in the movie? Did they have to track ALL of them down and have them sign a paper?
jimbolen been was gonna ask the same thing, I’m really curious 🤷♀️ saves money on a low budget film to not have to pay all those extras 🤨
Jeez why you such a karen
Good point. Some people aren't comfortable in being in the spotlight and put out for public scrutiny. It's quite an invasion of privacy. I wonder if they received any lawsuits because of it...?
@@heyboo9943 it’s not like people are going to track them down and stalk them.
The way its done: a sign is put up stating a film is being made and by walking or driving down that street you are giving your permission to appear in the production
I seriously hope Neflix covers more holiday movies with this show, it's is a wonderful premise, and I'd love to take a deeper look at the making of other holiday classics!
The chip to brothers really do bring something special to the table…three identical voices
It’s crazy how that guy is the red outfit was just 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 😂😂😂
PLEASE.....bring ELF back to Netflix. How could you not?
Elf is on STARZ right now, can’t be on Netflix too
I heard that certain things are on Netflix depending on what country you're in
will farell is the funnist and best actor of all time. and when he was touching and inteacting with all these random people is just his personalaty.
I just wanna know if the taxi driver weren’t extras...
Me too🤣🤣
Nah they were extras
Kid: "grandpa, what did you do today?"
Grandpa: "I was just walking over a road, and now I´m in one of the best Christmas movies ever made"
*Walking idiot
@@nonso1078 what
@@nonso1078 either A. You are the 'idiot' that can't read or B. You are blind. I am not sure which
@@nonso1078 they didn't spell it wrong?? I think your the idiot.
" Bye Buddy, hope you find your dad!" "THANKS MR. NARWHAL!!" I just love that quote and I don't even know why
When elf has raised and cared for you more then your parents ever will.
imagine having will ferrell coming up to you in an elf costume and tugging on your arm, asking "santa?" on a random street in ny
Imagine being that one kid who's like
"I was in Elf!"
"I was the legs!"
I dunno... Seems like a reposted comment made 5 days.
Forced perspective wasn't done in 50 years? except lord of the rings was doing it in 1999
Exactly. And both Elf and Lord of The Rings were made by New Line Cinema, so I don’t know what they’re talking about here. 😂
I watched Elf for the first time (the whole way through) this year. my first comment was "it reminds me of the old christmas claymation movies". the fact that they literally list those movies as inspiration totally makes sense now!
'Forced perspective hadn't been done in 50 to 60 years" 2:55
LoTR wants to talk.
"That guy was just.. THERE." - mood
This makes Elf 1000 times better
I love it when a plan comes together.
If I saw Will Ferrell dressed in an elf costume picking gum off the handrail, I probably wouldn’t even think there was a movie shoot going on: I’d just assume that’s Will Ferrell being normal Will Ferrell 😂
Great to see how my favorite documentary was made
*smooth*
@@stillwatchingnetflix.
I love how Netflix makes a video about the making of a movie but doesn’t even have the film on their website!🤣
Ikr
CaroLiNe Duffy... do you LiKe Scottish poetry¿
It’s a uk post they have it but it sucks it not on Canadian Netflix
It's available depending on what country you're in, from what I've heard
2:42 Nevermind Lord of the rings, eh? No one's done this in 50 years!
This is amazing how they pulled all of this off.
Hollywood does some really amazing stuff.
I want in.
I’d do unforgivable things.
JS
Forced perspective hasn't been done for 50 or 60 years... except for Lord of the Rings which just used it 7 years before this.
It wasn't 7 years before this but only a year and it relatively unknown movie back then
@@delusionalmilkshake The Lord of the Rings was a"relatively unknown movie"? I was mistaken about the year Elf came out (2003). Its possible that when the "making of" Elf was being made LOTR had not been released. That would explain the inconsistency.
@@35Danconn yeah, the lord of the rings is not that known movie, where i live(it is not usa) movie is not that known or seen by that many people, along with star wars
@@delusionalmilkshake ok. But the producers of Elf (Warner Bros.) and the producers of LOTR (New Line) are both American companies. Meaning that the people involved in the production of Elf would have know of LOTR. If Elf was an "indie" film produced outside of the us you would have a point. Your knowledge or lack there of isn't the point. However, I do give some credit to your point about their respective release dates in my previous comment.
@@delusionalmilkshake Also, Fellowship made almost $900,000,000.00 worldwide. While not making it a "good" movie necessarily (I think it was) it does seem to imply that it was a popular movie. Again, worldwide.