The Film Crew (video)

The Film Crew
Some of La Joie's depictions in The Film Crew
Produced byAimee La Joie
Release date
  • June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19) (TikTok)
Running time
20 seconds
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Film Crew was a viral video created by Aimee La Joie in 2020. Her depiction of film crew members began from a TikTok trend before going viral on Twitter.

Background

In the Summer 2020, the song Mr. Blue Sky became a trend for people in everyday situations on TikTok. Aimee La Joie contributed to the trend, basing her version on the professions of people on a film set.[1] Some of the characters include the actress, the director, the sound guy, the screenwriter, the first camera assistant, the costume designer, the producer,[2] the production assistant, the stuntwoman, the child star, her mother and set teacher.[3] In August 2020,[4] the video went viral, reaching over 100,000 shares and 7 million views on Twitter,[2] which prompted La Joie to make more videos of other film set personnel.[1]

Response

John Plunkett at The Poke praised the video and said it initially went viral after Twitter user @leesteffen had shared it.[4] Cinemanía said that they hope it draws attention to films in which women are mainly behind the camera.[3] After La Joie released several similar videos by 2021, Scroll.in pointed out that La Joie had included Tom Cruise, referring to Cruise's altercation with crew members of Mission Impossible 7 from December 2020.[5] Variety said the video aired on The CW and shared a link to the original which was published on La Joie's TikTok account on June 19, 2020.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Diaz, Ann-Christine (2020-08-03). "These TikTok videos nail just about everyone on a film set". Ad Age. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  2. ^ a b Lepron, Louis (2020-08-04). "TikTok : en moins de 2 minutes, elle résume (parfaitement) les membres d'un tournage ciné". Konbini - Musique, cinéma, sport, food, news : le meilleur de la pop culture (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. ^ a b "Todos los oficios del cine en el mejor TikTok del verano". Cinemanía (in Spanish). 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ^ a b Plunkett, John (2020-08-03). "This one-woman depiction of a film crew is simply brilliant". The Poke. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  5. ^ "Watch: Comedian recreates every member of film cast and crew with a surprise 'Tom Cruise' cameo". Scroll.in. 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  6. ^ Jackson, Angelique (2020-08-27). "Hillary Clinton, Alfre Woodard and Eva Longoria Celebrate Women at Work for Women in Film's CW Special". Variety. Retrieved 2024-03-19.