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[–]WhyWhyWhat 98 points99 points ago

It's edited, but hear me out.

This is from a YouTube video called “Copy Cat” by YouTube user TheVFXBro. He, as you can tell by the name, does video effects, specifically with Adobe's After Effects software.

It seems that he moved the cat's paws around in time with his own movements and edited the hands out by using a blank slate image and was showing that in place of where the hands were. He then edited himself into the shot. Either that, or he got a friend to move the paws and edited his friend out of the shot.

Also, when TheVFXBro put his hand down the first and second times, the cat was slightly late to move his or her paw down.

tl;dr: clever video editing

[–]steakmane 6 points7 points ago

links pz

[–]WhyWhyWhat 25 points26 points ago

[–]steakmane 5 points6 points ago

Thanks, not sure why this info isn't higher up.

[–]Balthier9999 2 points3 points ago

Yep, I agree. The first thing I've noticed was the camera shaking, which was quite familiar to me. :D Still very good editing.

[–]WhyWhyWhat 1 point2 points ago

Yeah, that camera shake does look too linear.

[–]StabilizationAttempt 8 points9 points ago

[Stabilized (Experimental)]
[Borders filled (Experimental)]
(Using VirtualDub with the Deshaker filter/plugin)
Feel free to send me a message if I might be able to assist.

[–]Kicker36 32 points33 points ago

Original: by TheVFXbro

[–]mrMishler 173 points174 points ago

Don't tie fishing line to your pet? Ever?

[–]silent_p 115 points116 points ago

Is this fishing line? I can't really tell. I guess it kind of looks like it from the way the cat's moving. My original assumption was that they'd videotaped the cat because it was doing weird stuff with its paws, and then split-screened the dude in there doing the same thing.

[–]JustinHit 23 points24 points ago

I thought so too, however if you zoom in you can notice the cat's facial expression is the same the entire time.

Definitely a fishing line involved.

[–]Manhair 24 points25 points ago

Enhance. Enhance. Enhance. Enhance.

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[–]PhilosophicFruitFly 4 points5 points ago

I guess this these plan was everything but... PURRfect.... YEEEEEEEEAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

[–]jswright2005 0 points1 point ago

[–]googolplexbyte 0 points1 point ago

I thought so too but his arm passes in front of cat's tail. Green screen?

[–]silent_p 9 points10 points ago

It's probably just fishing line.

[–]Severok 5 points6 points ago

The cat looks very annoyed at the end

[–]writesomethingwitty 14 points15 points ago

No fishing line. Cat acted like that in its sleep and then the guy copied its movements and then mixed the clips. We had a flood of pics like this in which a person appeared multiple times (often playing poker).

[–]mossyskeleton 18 points19 points ago

Do you own a cat?

Do you think a cat would let you tie fishing line to both of its legs... and then just sit there and chill when you pull them?

Cats don't work that way.

Unless it's like sedated or something.

[–]Loonybinny 9 points10 points ago

Some are pretty chill.

[–]IAMBollock 41 points42 points ago

Do you own a cat?

Do you own them all?

[–]mossyskeleton 39 points40 points ago

I own every single cat.

[–]butterflypoon 25 points26 points ago

But can you hug them all?

[–]mossyskeleton 26 points27 points ago

no :(

[–]parrotsnest 6 points7 points ago

sobs

[–]parrotsnest 0 points1 point ago

BOOOOOOSH!

[–]z0mbiefetish 2 points3 points ago

I could get fishing line around all my cats limbs while it was asleep.

[–]GramarBoi 0 points1 point ago

the fishing line was attached to the dude's hands.

[–]Silversol99 2 points3 points ago

Fishing line being pulled by a 3rd person behind the couch? The mans left arm on the stretch with both arms stays down but both of the cat's arms go up.

[–]mediocre_meme 22 points23 points ago

Intricate system of pulleys and levers with an ambulance crew standing by, 4 cameras on a hollywood set, on a 12.5 million dollar budget.

Obviously.

[–]myztry 0 points1 point ago

I would name that kitten Marionette.

[–]onewipeshit 22 points23 points ago

And now for our next trick... throwing lemmings off a cliff and claiming they followed each other...

[–]beerboybeltsbrews 6 points7 points ago

Since onewipeshit is getting quite a few downvotes...this is what they are talking about.

[–]TheGeorge 1 point2 points ago

And it was later found out to be a hoax news story apparently.

[–]gentleman_brown 5 points6 points ago

Also known as Reddit

[–]tj229er 2 points3 points ago

[–]burzlkek 2 points3 points ago

It's VFX, bro.

[–]raconteuring 1 point2 points ago

Whoah....this guy dated my friends ex-girlfriend. Wtf how random is that to see him on the front page.

[–]neko[!] 18 points19 points ago

Who tied fishing line to that poor cat.

Look how terrified it is in the last frame

[–]JakeCameraAction 34 points35 points ago

Terrified?

Not really no. Look again. The cat's face doesn't move. He just looks to the right.

You think the cat should be terrified so you're picturing him terrified.

[–]nwmiles 86 points87 points ago

Grow up. That cat clearly doesn't give one fuck about it's paws pulled around. The last frame the cat vaguely looks around because it's arms are spread out, but the resolution isn't even high enough to show what you're calling a "terrified" expression.

Source: I have a cat. I love my cat. She gives no fucks if I mess with her. I give no fucks when she messes with me.

[–]fanaticflyer 9 points10 points ago

In the last frame you can see it raise its foot in a half assed attempt to free its paws. Though I'd say it generally gives no fucks in this gif.

[–]Son_of_the_Morning 40 points41 points ago

Your cat = Every other cat.

[–]boolean_union 44 points45 points ago

Who let this guy have the Collective Cat?

[–]TimmyFTW 0 points1 point ago

Grow up and mess with your cat, I do!

FTFY

[–]Tordek -1 points0 points ago

In the video you can see the cat biting at the string.

[–]writesomethingwitty 3 points4 points ago

Who tied fishing line to that poor cat.

No fishing line, just visual effects. Guy copied cats movements and mixed the clips.

[–]cumulopimpus 3 points4 points ago

Aw shit. We got a PETAphile.

[–]HouseOfHouse -2 points-1 points ago

But it's for Karma!!

[–]Jimi_With_2_eyes 0 points1 point ago

that dude looks like hes wearing fake teeth or something

[–]kimbabs 0 points1 point ago

I've always wondered how the phrase came about.

(I know the video's fake.)

[–]brad525 0 points1 point ago

Is that Schmidt from New Girl?

[–]melmosaurus 0 points1 point ago

yupp im putting this on /r/ladyboner

[–]scrash 1 point2 points ago

guy's hot

[–]9Flame 1 point2 points ago

That was adorable!

[–]youni89 -1 points0 points ago

fake. and gay.

[–]webhead311 -3 points-2 points ago

I can watch this all day.

[–]suction -2 points-1 points ago

If that was Louis CK's cat, he'd whine publicly for 10 years how she 'stole his routine'.

[–]TheJonzeRocket -2 points-1 points ago

ALL HAIL FUHRER!