WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:01.141 --> 00:00:06.141 - Sex, beauty, modeling campaign, you know? 00:00:06.980 --> 00:00:07.840 - Yeah. 00:00:07.840 --> 00:00:08.873 - But in your head you're thinking bitch, bitch, 00:00:08.873 --> 00:00:10.138 bitch, bitch, but it comes across on your face 00:00:10.138 --> 00:00:11.974 like really, really elegantly. 00:00:11.974 --> 00:00:14.132 I'm Eugene Lee Yang and I'm a video producer 00:00:14.132 --> 00:00:16.750 at Buzzfeed Motion Pictures. 00:00:19.298 --> 00:00:20.715 - Many people think that we're just actors 00:00:20.715 --> 00:00:22.700 but we're actually also writers, producers, 00:00:22.700 --> 00:00:24.289 directors, editors. 00:00:24.289 --> 00:00:25.787 We essentially do everything from top to bottom 00:00:25.787 --> 00:00:26.786 on a shoot. 00:00:26.786 --> 00:00:28.202 I'm responsible for a lot of the bigger hits 00:00:28.202 --> 00:00:29.711 that we've had virally. 00:00:29.711 --> 00:00:31.615 I am just very particular about how I want 00:00:31.615 --> 00:00:33.937 my videos to come out. 00:00:33.937 --> 00:00:36.247 The company is expecting me to create one big 00:00:36.247 --> 00:00:38.754 viral video per month that will really just 00:00:38.754 --> 00:00:41.612 knock it out of the park across platforms. 00:00:41.612 --> 00:00:43.109 That's a lot of pressure to be under 00:00:43.109 --> 00:00:44.468 but I strive under that pressure. 00:00:44.468 --> 00:00:47.577 I have one big concept that I've always wanted to do, 00:00:47.577 --> 00:00:50.016 wedding dresses across the world. 00:00:50.016 --> 00:00:53.092 What I envision is this huge runway show 00:00:53.092 --> 00:00:57.514 that just showcases gorgeous, expensive gowns 00:00:57.514 --> 00:01:00.150 that women either historically or today would be 00:01:00.150 --> 00:01:02.426 able to wear for their wedding day. 00:01:02.426 --> 00:01:05.531 And just have them strut the fuck out. 00:01:08.962 --> 00:01:10.401 - Hey, Eugene. 00:01:10.401 --> 00:01:11.364 - Hey, Andrew. 00:01:11.364 --> 00:01:13.199 Andrew Gauthier is the Executive Producer 00:01:13.199 --> 00:01:15.492 of Buzzfeed Motion Pictures. 00:01:15.492 --> 00:01:17.099 So I'm excited to see how well he takes the idea 00:01:17.099 --> 00:01:18.736 of wedding dresses around the world. 00:01:18.736 --> 00:01:20.176 - So what's your video this month? 00:01:20.176 --> 00:01:22.556 - Oh, well, okay. 00:01:22.556 --> 00:01:25.179 I really wanted to do something with wedding gowns. 00:01:25.179 --> 00:01:26.456 - [Andrew] How do you think it's going to do, though? 00:01:26.456 --> 00:01:27.362 - I think this will blow up. 00:01:27.362 --> 00:01:29.359 - And you really think you can do it by deadline? 00:01:29.359 --> 00:01:30.775 - I think I can get it done in one week. 00:01:30.775 --> 00:01:31.564 I just need-- 00:01:31.564 --> 00:01:32.598 - [Andrew] I don't believe you're actually going 00:01:32.598 --> 00:01:33.666 to get it done by then. 00:01:33.666 --> 00:01:34.525 - No, I don't think I can. 00:01:34.525 --> 00:01:35.582 I need a lot of time. 00:01:35.582 --> 00:01:36.614 - [Andrew] I honestly don't know about that. 00:01:36.614 --> 00:01:38.135 - We're talking about around the world. 00:01:38.135 --> 00:01:40.515 This needs a lot of prep time. 00:01:40.515 --> 00:01:42.477 - [Andrew] All right, all right, this is on you. 00:01:42.477 --> 00:01:43.997 - Don't worry about it, I got this. 00:01:43.997 --> 00:01:44.996 - [Andrew] Okay. 00:01:44.996 --> 00:01:46.621 - Cool, well, enjoy your trip in London. 00:01:46.621 --> 00:01:48.201 - [Andrew] Okay, yeah, let's connect when I get back. 00:01:48.201 --> 00:01:49.140 - All right. 00:01:49.140 --> 00:01:50.278 - [Andrew] Just make it work. 00:01:50.278 --> 00:01:51.183 - I will. 00:01:51.183 --> 00:01:53.274 I'll fucking do it, I always do it. 00:01:55.171 --> 00:01:56.609 Hey, hey, don't fall out the window. 00:01:56.609 --> 00:01:57.769 Come here, come here. 00:01:57.769 --> 00:01:59.162 I think people might associate me, 00:01:59.162 --> 00:02:01.565 even within Buzzfeed, as someone who has 00:02:01.565 --> 00:02:04.804 ridiculously high standards but for me I just think 00:02:04.804 --> 00:02:07.127 sometimes quality comes at a cost 00:02:07.127 --> 00:02:09.541 and that cost can be people's comfort. 00:02:09.541 --> 00:02:14.056 - He demands so much of the people around him, 00:02:14.056 --> 00:02:18.038 maybe to the point where he doesn't think a lot 00:02:18.038 --> 00:02:19.559 about the people around him. 00:02:19.559 --> 00:02:22.445 - I don't think that he puts a crazy amount of pressure 00:02:22.445 --> 00:02:24.127 on people, I think that people see how much pressure 00:02:24.127 --> 00:02:25.846 he puts on himself and then they're just like, 00:02:25.846 --> 00:02:27.761 "Oh God, I have to make this perfect." 00:02:27.761 --> 00:02:29.246 - What people don't know about Buzzfeed crews 00:02:29.246 --> 00:02:31.018 is that we don't have crews. 00:02:31.018 --> 00:02:32.893 We actually use our own interns. 00:02:32.893 --> 00:02:35.517 For the time being, I have luckily been assigned 00:02:35.517 --> 00:02:36.758 two different interns. 00:02:36.758 --> 00:02:38.871 The first intern I have is Caroline 00:02:38.871 --> 00:02:42.156 who will primarily be focused more on the production side. 00:02:42.156 --> 00:02:44.630 - I've just heard that it's going to be intense 00:02:44.630 --> 00:02:48.703 a lot of, what's the word? 00:02:48.703 --> 00:02:51.340 Shoot. 00:02:51.340 --> 00:02:52.860 Just like really intense. 00:02:52.860 --> 00:02:54.938 - Jazzmine, my second intern, will be focused more 00:02:54.938 --> 00:02:56.877 on the style aspect but she is pretty green 00:02:56.877 --> 00:02:59.419 to production and film sets. 00:02:59.419 --> 00:03:01.242 - If I need to be coached through it, then I do, 00:03:01.242 --> 00:03:04.724 but if not, I'll just act like I know what I'm doing 00:03:04.724 --> 00:03:06.384 and make sure it looks good. 00:03:06.384 --> 00:03:07.603 - I'm super worried because I haven't worked 00:03:07.603 --> 00:03:10.447 with these interns before and this is really the first time 00:03:10.447 --> 00:03:12.711 where, you know, all eyes are really on me 00:03:12.711 --> 00:03:15.532 as a producer and a director and as an editor 00:03:15.532 --> 00:03:18.923 to make something fantastic because if it is fantastic, 00:03:18.923 --> 00:03:21.929 you get to see how great I was but if it sucks, then 00:03:21.929 --> 00:03:25.685 you get to see how much bullshit I'm spewing right now. 00:03:26.119 --> 00:03:27.698 So it better be good. 00:03:31.681 --> 00:03:34.537 Kari, as my research liaison, I just need to know 00:03:34.537 --> 00:03:36.396 how many wedding dresses we can get from how many 00:03:36.396 --> 00:03:38.728 different countries and hopefully we can pull together 00:03:38.728 --> 00:03:41.595 like, I don't know, 10 to 20. 00:03:41.595 --> 00:03:43.116 - 10 to 20? 00:03:43.116 --> 00:03:45.267 - 10 to 20 just to start and then we'll see-- 00:03:45.267 --> 00:03:46.427 - You're going to need to narrow it down, man. 00:03:46.427 --> 00:03:48.181 - Let's say world right now but if you have to 00:03:48.181 --> 00:03:50.363 whittle it down, I would say I'm comfortable 00:03:50.363 --> 00:03:51.768 with looking at Asia. 00:03:51.768 --> 00:03:53.567 - This may have to just be Asian. 00:03:53.567 --> 00:03:55.483 - Okay, cool, so if you can start researching access 00:03:55.483 --> 00:03:58.745 to fashion designers who are from that country 00:03:58.745 --> 00:04:01.287 and really represent that style authentically. 00:04:01.287 --> 00:04:03.424 - We're definitely going to need to find out 00:04:03.424 --> 00:04:05.188 who we're going with internationally because 00:04:05.188 --> 00:04:06.708 we're going to have to get it through customs too. 00:04:06.708 --> 00:04:07.765 - We don't get special customs treatment? 00:04:07.765 --> 00:04:08.578 - No. 00:04:08.578 --> 00:04:09.762 - Can you just be like, "It's for a Buzzfeed video"? 00:04:09.762 --> 00:04:11.062 - No, they will laugh at you. 00:04:11.062 --> 00:04:15.538 - Okay, well, Caroline, Jazzmine, who are you? 00:04:15.764 --> 00:04:16.623 - Liana. 00:04:16.623 --> 00:04:18.422 - Liana, are you, is she my other intern? 00:04:18.422 --> 00:04:19.165 - [Angela] Yes. 00:04:19.165 --> 00:04:21.824 - I just found out today that I was going to be 00:04:21.824 --> 00:04:23.048 on this shoot. 00:04:23.048 --> 00:04:26.258 - You guys, we're going to be fine, we're going to be great. 00:04:29.023 --> 00:04:30.417 Sorry, I'm just getting caught up on all this. 00:04:30.417 --> 00:04:34.074 I've actually secured five different designers 00:04:34.074 --> 00:04:35.513 from each country and then one extra designer 00:04:35.513 --> 00:04:37.754 who's doing the traditional Western style gown. 00:04:37.754 --> 00:04:39.333 Actually, the Afghan designer is the cousin 00:04:39.333 --> 00:04:41.179 to the crown prince of Afghanistan. 00:04:41.179 --> 00:04:42.697 - So really legit. 00:04:42.697 --> 00:04:45.366 - Yeah, she basically just designs for diplomats 00:04:45.366 --> 00:04:47.391 and royalty. 00:04:47.391 --> 00:04:49.023 - You're so annoying. 00:04:49.023 --> 00:04:50.777 - I've been talking to a designer in Thailand, 00:04:50.777 --> 00:04:52.460 she's going to be sending dresses from New York. 00:04:52.460 --> 00:04:53.435 - In Thailand? 00:04:53.435 --> 00:04:54.783 - Yeah, she's in Thailand. 00:04:54.783 --> 00:04:58.712 This will be around the budget. 00:04:59.542 --> 00:05:01.840 - Okay, what are the countries that are represented? 00:05:01.840 --> 00:05:03.036 - The countries that are represented, 00:05:03.036 --> 00:05:05.741 I've whittled it down to Korea, Vietnam, 00:05:05.741 --> 00:05:08.318 Afghanistan, Thailand, and India. 00:05:08.318 --> 00:05:10.809 - All right, one, two, three, here we go. 00:05:13.762 --> 00:05:15.546 This is really tall. 00:05:17.802 --> 00:05:21.884 (perky music) 00:05:30.154 --> 00:05:32.291 - All we have to do is put the plexiglass down. 00:05:32.291 --> 00:05:33.811 Which is going to serve as a runway. 00:05:33.811 --> 00:05:35.204 We're going to finish the lighting. 00:05:35.204 --> 00:05:38.321 I'm aiming at getting our first shot off at 10:00 AM. 00:05:38.512 --> 00:05:41.682 - I have my Fitbit on with my heartrate monitor. 00:05:41.682 --> 00:05:44.822 I'm going to keep track of that and keep it mellow. 00:05:45.084 --> 00:05:46.871 - Watch the gowns with the coffee. 00:05:46.871 --> 00:05:50.117 Okay, no, watch the bottom, watch the bottom of the gowns. 00:05:50.272 --> 00:05:51.631 - Oh Lord. 00:05:51.631 --> 00:05:52.583 - Yeah, okay, just be careful. 00:05:52.583 --> 00:05:53.686 - Have mercy on us. 00:05:53.686 --> 00:05:55.589 - Try to get on for first shot at 11 now. 00:05:55.589 --> 00:05:56.565 That's my goal. 00:05:56.565 --> 00:05:58.166 so I want to get it centered because this is going to be 00:05:58.166 --> 00:05:59.165 how it's lying. 00:05:59.165 --> 00:06:00.511 There's a black spot right there. 00:06:00.511 --> 00:06:01.882 Can we move that black spot? 00:06:01.882 --> 00:06:02.577 What is that? 00:06:02.577 --> 00:06:03.494 Is that lint? 00:06:03.494 --> 00:06:05.178 Like a quarter inch back, no, it was a little too-- 00:06:05.178 --> 00:06:06.838 No, like an eighth of an inch, just a little bit 00:06:06.838 --> 00:06:09.328 to your right, Shayne, just a tiny bit. 00:06:09.392 --> 00:06:10.854 No, you're just rotating it. 00:06:10.854 --> 00:06:15.109 Caroline, lift with him and pull it slightly to your right, 00:06:15.254 --> 00:06:16.938 Shayne, very slightly, stop. 00:06:20.444 --> 00:06:22.301 - Like right now? 00:06:22.301 --> 00:06:25.035 Oh, Jesus. 00:06:26.085 --> 00:06:27.806 - The first shot will be when the first shot 00:06:27.806 --> 00:06:29.733 decides to happen. 00:06:29.733 --> 00:06:32.704 Just got to make sure it's all perfect. 00:06:34.337 --> 00:06:35.416 That was a ninja move. 00:06:35.416 --> 00:06:37.309 - Yeah, it was, I saw that. 00:06:37.309 --> 00:06:40.153 - It's kind of watery, it's okay. 00:06:40.153 --> 00:06:41.267 - Cool. 00:06:41.267 --> 00:06:42.474 - Thank you for making this. 00:06:42.474 --> 00:06:44.083 Jazzmine! 00:06:46.805 --> 00:06:48.256 No, this is the Thai jewelry. 00:06:48.256 --> 00:06:50.357 There should be a Ralph's paper bag that has 00:06:50.357 --> 00:06:51.924 all of the jewelry in it. 00:06:51.924 --> 00:06:53.155 - I'll go re-look for you. 00:06:53.155 --> 00:06:55.714 - I would sprint and make sure it's there. 00:06:55.714 --> 00:06:56.963 Oh, here we go 00:06:56.963 --> 00:06:58.460 - [Voiceover] Yay! 00:06:58.460 --> 00:07:02.374 - God, my brain, this is like $10,000 worth of jewelry. 00:07:02.623 --> 00:07:05.556 Can we take the zebra stripes off of that? 00:07:08.249 --> 00:07:11.790 I'm going to play the music that it will actually be to. 00:07:11.790 --> 00:07:12.764 All right. 00:07:12.764 --> 00:07:14.041 - Hold on. - [Eugene] And. 00:07:14.041 --> 00:07:16.567 - Wait, how do I get out? 00:07:16.567 --> 00:07:18.970 - Caroline, you good? 00:07:18.970 --> 00:07:19.875 - Yes. 00:07:19.875 --> 00:07:23.097 - Let's roll cameras. 00:07:23.172 --> 00:07:26.162 Music. 00:07:27.317 --> 00:07:29.325 You're actually on the wedding aisle, okay? 00:07:29.325 --> 00:07:31.322 You're walking down to your husband right here 00:07:31.322 --> 00:07:32.976 and action! 00:07:33.806 --> 00:07:35.385 - Hi, my name is Michelle Hebert 00:07:35.385 --> 00:07:37.464 and I'm one of the designers on set today. 00:07:37.464 --> 00:07:41.149 - You're going to hit, hit, turn left. 00:07:44.661 --> 00:07:46.681 Really breathe like boom, boom, boom. 00:07:46.681 --> 00:07:47.813 - [Jazzmine] Why isn't Eugene in a dress? 00:07:47.813 --> 00:07:51.390 - You always want to be kind of like 31ish degrees 00:07:51.390 --> 00:07:52.167 - Okay. 00:07:52.167 --> 00:07:53.688 - So it's not here and it's not like here, 00:07:53.688 --> 00:07:54.872 it's like right there. 00:07:54.872 --> 00:07:56.486 I think this should be lower, slightly. 00:07:56.486 --> 00:07:57.971 I don't want to make the designer mad. 00:07:57.971 --> 00:07:59.609 - Hi, I'm Kathryn Waldron and I'm the makeup artist. 00:07:59.609 --> 00:08:03.249 - He's very professional but he's freaking crazy. 00:08:03.939 --> 00:08:07.498 - Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous, yes, yes! 00:08:08.002 --> 00:08:10.707 All your jewelry feels so good 00:08:10.707 --> 00:08:12.808 but you can't have it because it's mine 00:08:12.808 --> 00:08:14.851 because I'm the queen of Thailand. 00:08:14.851 --> 00:08:18.155 Whatever, loser, flip out, good, yes! 00:08:18.751 --> 00:08:19.925 Cut. 00:08:19.925 --> 00:08:21.085 You guys are good on that camera, right? 00:08:21.085 --> 00:08:21.886 - Yes. 00:08:21.886 --> 00:08:23.151 - [Eugene] All right, let's switch lenses. 00:08:23.151 --> 00:08:25.126 - I'm the designer for the Afghan clothes. 00:08:25.126 --> 00:08:28.120 - So one of the models was too thin for the dresses 00:08:28.120 --> 00:08:29.629 so they called me in. 00:08:29.629 --> 00:08:32.184 - And turn to camera and pose. 00:08:32.184 --> 00:08:33.734 Oh, wow. 00:08:34.205 --> 00:08:37.123 I'm Sofia, I'm not a model, I don't know how to model. 00:08:37.512 --> 00:08:38.963 You were amazing. 00:08:38.963 --> 00:08:41.006 - I'm the designer for the Vietnamese bride. 00:08:41.006 --> 00:08:42.748 - Circle, right? 00:08:44.554 --> 00:08:46.052 Perfect, perfect, perfect. 00:08:46.052 --> 00:08:48.961 And set, model. 00:08:49.557 --> 00:08:51.113 We are over halfway through now. 00:08:51.113 --> 00:08:52.773 You are all doing an amazing job. 00:08:52.773 --> 00:08:56.511 - My mom's designs for the traditional Korean dress. 00:08:56.511 --> 00:08:58.914 - Yeah, you are working that dress, beautiful. 00:08:58.914 --> 00:09:01.544 For Korea! Turn! 00:09:01.852 --> 00:09:03.709 - I'm here to provide henna design. 00:09:03.709 --> 00:09:06.327 - You know who the queen is, oh yes, it's you. 00:09:06.495 --> 00:09:08.248 You can exit, get out of there. 00:09:08.248 --> 00:09:09.467 Whatever bitches. 00:09:09.467 --> 00:09:10.476 One more time. 00:09:10.476 --> 00:09:12.113 I want you to really sell this last stare. 00:09:12.113 --> 00:09:13.413 Walk away and stare at them. 00:09:13.413 --> 00:09:15.446 Stare at them, stare at them, stare at them. 00:09:15.446 --> 00:09:18.365 Turn, yes! 00:09:18.812 --> 00:09:21.175 Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! 00:09:21.529 --> 00:09:23.526 And, cut. 00:09:23.526 --> 00:09:24.628 That's a wrap. 00:09:24.628 --> 00:09:26.399 Yeah! 00:09:27.449 --> 00:09:29.434 Let's get you out of those gorgeous clothes 00:09:29.434 --> 00:09:33.944 and into like a pizza box, I'm hungry. 00:09:34.728 --> 00:09:36.714 - I want to learn more about big sets 00:09:36.714 --> 00:09:39.506 and how we can use this space to create. 00:09:39.506 --> 00:09:41.073 Sorry, it's late. 00:09:41.073 --> 00:09:43.796 I can't think very well. 00:09:44.266 --> 00:09:46.796 - I'm taking away like opening up people's minds 00:09:46.796 --> 00:09:48.747 and I'm really passionate about that as well. 00:09:48.747 --> 00:09:50.128 - I know I can be a bit of an ass sometimes 00:09:50.128 --> 00:09:52.113 but, you know, that's just Asian parenting 00:09:52.113 --> 00:09:53.494 rule number one. 00:09:53.494 --> 00:09:54.168 You know? 00:09:54.168 --> 00:09:55.445 You've got to be strict. 00:09:55.445 --> 00:09:57.407 You've got to get everything down because 00:09:57.407 --> 00:09:58.765 in the end, they're going to succeed 00:09:58.765 --> 00:10:01.198 and they succeeded today, they were great. 00:10:03.630 --> 00:10:05.835 So I've been editing about three days now. 00:10:05.835 --> 00:10:08.493 I see about a million mistakes that were made. 00:10:08.493 --> 00:10:12.487 Sofia was wearing leggings under the dress 00:10:12.487 --> 00:10:14.809 so I have to cut around fucking leggings 00:10:14.809 --> 00:10:15.911 but it's cool. 00:10:15.911 --> 00:10:17.653 But, you know, things like that, you don't notice it 00:10:17.653 --> 00:10:19.536 on a shoot and you sit here and then you're like, 00:10:19.536 --> 00:10:21.928 "Fuck! Everything is wrong." 00:10:21.928 --> 00:10:24.169 That's kind of how I think most filmmakers see 00:10:24.169 --> 00:10:26.956 footage is everything looks bad. 00:10:26.956 --> 00:10:30.495 You know, otherwise I think it looks pretty damn good 00:10:30.495 --> 00:10:32.956 for what we were given. 00:10:32.956 --> 00:10:34.733 I think everyone involved on the shoot, 00:10:34.733 --> 00:10:36.567 from the fashion designers to the models 00:10:36.567 --> 00:10:39.992 to all of the interns and the crew did an amazing job 00:10:39.992 --> 00:10:41.653 and I'm so proud of what we accomplished 00:10:41.653 --> 00:10:43.289 with such little means. 00:10:43.289 --> 00:10:46.573 It's always like comparing it to having a baby. 00:10:46.573 --> 00:10:49.128 Not nearly as painful, well-- 00:10:49.128 --> 00:10:50.649 I don't know what it's like to have a baby 00:10:50.649 --> 00:10:52.134 but it was pretty painful. 00:10:52.134 --> 00:10:54.131 I feel like I just pushed out a human out 00:10:54.131 --> 00:10:55.548 of my phantom vagina. 00:10:55.548 --> 00:10:56.812 So, yeah, it's about to be unleashed upon the world, 00:10:56.812 --> 00:10:58.287 Wedding Dresses Across Asia 00:10:58.287 --> 00:11:00.442 and I really hope you guys enjoy it. 00:11:01.410 --> 00:11:05.120 (upbeat music)