The Slow Mo Guys | |
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Genre |
Comedy Science |
Created by | Gavin Free |
Starring | Gavin Free Daniel Gruchy |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 139 |
Production | |
Location(s) |
Thame, England, United Kingdom Oxford, England, U.K. Austin, Texas, United States. |
Camera setup | Phantom Flex Phantom Flex 4k Phantom HD Gold Canon EOS 7D |
Running time | 3–10 minutes |
Distributor |
YouTube (2010–2013) YouTube Via. Rooster Teeth (2013–present) |
Release | |
Original network |
Network YouTube; (2010-2013) Green Door Films; (2006-2010) |
Picture format |
1080p 4K |
Audio format |
126 kbps AAC; 155-165 kbps Opus WebM |
First shown in | Thame, England, United Kingdom |
Original release | 3 November 2010 |
Network
Fullscreen; (2013-present)
Parent
Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC.; (2013-present)
The Slow Mo Guys is a Streamy Award-winning science and technology entertainment web series created by Gavin Free, starring himself and Daniel Gruchy and produced by Rooster Teeth Productions. It has been described as the biggest channel for slow motion videos on YouTube.
The series consists of a wide variety of things filmed in extreme slow motion using a range of Vision Research Phantom high-speed cameras, capable of shooting over 343,000 frames per second. The series premiered on 3 November 2010. As of January 2017, their YouTube channel has over 8.8 million subscribers and over one billion video views.
In 2007, Gavin Free joined Green Door Films, the first production house in Europe to utilize Phantom digital high-speed cameras as a source of slow motion, working as a Data Technician and Camera Operator. He began working on adverts, music videos, and films such as Hot Fuzz. In 2008, he was hired to direct the seventh season of the Rooster Teeth machinima series Red vs. Blue. Afterwards, he had decided to make a move to Austin, Texas and work full-time for Rooster Teeth. He then created The Slow Mo Guys along with friend Daniel Gruchy in order to get a work visa.