Idiotprogrammer Blog

Happy Video Dancers — 8:00AM – 11:59AM

Notes: I am redoing this site totally from scratch. To make a comment or to learn more about why I embarked on such a project, see the About the Video page.

8:00AM Dancers for Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” music video

Time: 8:00 AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 8:04AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit: **
Visuals: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras/Comments:
Time: 8:08 AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time 8:12 AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress *
Use of Space/Cinematography *
Extras
Time 8:16 AM
Name (s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time : 8:20 AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time 8:24 AM
Name (s): Girl with rainbow socks on roller skates. aka Snowflake or Heather ???? (See Snowflake’s other dance videos here and here )
Dance Moves/Style: ** She does a lot of side skating. Everything is so smooth!
Spirit/Energy: * (She’s has a more lowkey style which works)
Visuals/Dress: *** She’s tall and striking to look at– and moves so deftly
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras: I’d swear she would stumble at a few points, but she seems in perfect control at all times.
Time: 8:28 AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 8:32 AM
Name (s): Sassy Streetwalker
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: ** Lots of funny expressions especially when she addresses the cars
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: * She’s in the street most of the time. Unfortunately there’s shade in front of her face quite a lot. Also, I wish the shots weren’t so far away!
Extras:
Time: 8:36 AM
Name(s): UFC bantamweight Urijah Faber and sister Michaella Tastad
Dance Moves/Style: * Kind of strange. The brother does a lot of punching moves (no surprise!) while the tall sister is more about enjoying the moment. A good contrast.
Spirit/Energy: **
Visuals/Dress: * * The sister is just drop dead & stop all traffic gorgeous!
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras: Funniest thing here is the older woman (their mother?) who is on the periphery trying to record them all the time. Helpful hint: You should be in front of the people you want to record, not behind them! (Perhaps she should get a dance credit also!!!)
Time: 8:40 AM
Name (s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 8:44 AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 8:48 AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 8:52 AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 8:56 AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:

9:00 AM Dances for Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” music video

Time: 9:00 AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 9:04AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit: **
Visuals: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras/Comments: dancing and looking silly with a puppet!
Time: 9:08 AM
Name(s): JItterbugging couple
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras: 500 W Gen Thad Kosciuszko Way Los Angeles, CA 90012,
912am-girl-in-shade Time 9:12 AM
Name(s): Cute Asian girl in Tie-Die shirt
Dance Moves/Style: * (Hey, she’s a kid!)
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress *
Use of Space/Cinematography *
Extras Wow, she got hidden by a lot of shady trees!
916amwoman-with-glasses-green-blouse Time 9:16 AM
Name (s): Loretta Shenosky.
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: **
Visuals/Dress: ** Cool zebra stripes!
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras: Loretta has done some other dance videos, starring as the “Last person you’d expect to get funky!”
920am-tall-dancing-man Time : 9:20 AM
Name(s): Tall dancing guy
Dance Moves/Style: ***
Spirit/Energy: ***
Visuals/Dress: * *
Use of Space/Cinematography: ** (Lots of street dancing)
Extras: Ok, he’s a pro & probably one of the best. His height makes it hard to fit in widescreen.
924amfunky-hispanic-girl Time 9:24 AM
Name (s): Funky Skinny Hispanic girl
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *** Lots of attitude
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: **
Extras: She is almost as kinetic as the tall guy before her. Liked the guy on the phone who was following her. A little creepy-looking, but he was busy in his own world.
Time: 9:28 AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 9:32 AM
Name (s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 9:36 AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 9:40 AM
Name (s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 9:44 AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 9:48 AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 9:52 AM
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 9:56 AM
Name(s): Elegant Blonde Girl
Dance Moves/Style: *** Every move is so graceful! Even when she crosses the street and stops traffic
Spirit/Energy: ***
Visuals/Dress: *** Stunning and fun to watch. The interior of the train station has a complex and lovely flesh-tone color.
Use of Space/Cinematography: *** Great leaps in the streets and great 360 around her inside the train station
Extras: Shakes hand with a bystander, and has two other male bystanders who are awestruck by her (and so am I!) Nice contrast between the outside light and the inside dimness

10AM Template for Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” music video

Time: 10:00 AM (10:00 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 10:04AM (10:04 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit: **
Visuals: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras/Comments:
Time: 10:08 AM (10:08 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time 10:12 AM (10:12 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress *
Use of Space/Cinematography *
Extras
Time 10:16 AM (10:16 AM )
Name (s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time : 10:20 AM (10:20 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time 10:24 AM (10:24 AM )
Name (s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 10:28 AM (10:28 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 10:32 AM (10:32 AM )
Name (s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
1036amgirl-trainstation1 Time: 10:36 AM (9:36 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
1040amgirl-train-station2 Time: 10:40 AM (10:40 AM )
Name (s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 10:44 AM (10:44 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 10:48 AM (10:48 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 10:52 AM (10:52 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 10:56 AM (10:56 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:

11 AM Dancers for Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” music video

Time: 11:00 AM (11:00 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 11:04AM (11:04 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit: **
Visuals: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras/Comments:
Time: 11:08 AM (11:08 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time 11:12 AM (11:12 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress *
Use of Space/Cinematography *
Extras
Time 11:16 AM (11:16 AM )
Name (s): Comic dancer Nathan J Barnatt (Man with the leg cast)
Dance Moves/Style: ** More Goofy than anything else
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: ***
Use of Space/Cinematography: *** Lots of fun interactions with store owners and pedestrians. He even twirls his bike in the middle of the busy road!
Extras: He rides on a handicapped cart during half the segment. Also, he is accompanied by an African-American lady who keeps disappearing and reappearing. Crutches near the end! (See his other funny dance videos here .)
Time : 11:20 AM (11:20 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *** Just hyper
Visuals/Dress: *** The big hair is really a good look for this dance
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras: I
Time 11:24 AM (11:24 AM )
Name (s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 11:28 AM (11:28 AM )
Name(s): Jiggly guy with a fan
Dance Moves/Style: *** Really great moves and jiggling here, but not so quickly that it seems frantic.
Spirit/Energy: **
Visuals/Dress: *** The colors and the fan as a prop makes this segment a real pleasure to watch
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras: Definitely my favorite of the hour. I never would have expected this guy to be so awesome.
Time: 11:32 AM (11:32 AM )
Name (s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 11:36 AM (11:36 AM )
Name(s): Elderly Comedy trio the Golden Sisters (more ).
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: ** Feisty and fun
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras: Kind of funny and in the same personality of their reality show
Time: 11:40 AM (11:40 AM )
Name (s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 11:44 AM (11:44 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 11:48 AM (11:48 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 11:52 AM (11:52 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras:
Time: 11:56 AM (11:56 AM )
Name(s):
Dance Moves/Style: *
Spirit/Energy: *
Visuals/Dress: *
Use of Space/Cinematography: *
Extras: