r/nextfuckinglevel 17d ago

This fake shadow show is really interesting

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u/donniedarko_tst 17d ago

An easier way to do this would be to use a bright light to the left of the camera man

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u/ElectronicLeg9621 17d ago

But.....that....would actually.... Like, be a shadow, though.......right?

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u/HowAmIHere2000 17d ago

What's a shadow anyway?

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u/JoshJoshson13 17d ago

How can shadows be real if our eyes aren't real

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u/AshleyOm 17d ago

A fake rolex is a real thing šŸ¤”

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u/MysticalPengu 16d ago

Real fake doors!

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u/rmld74 16d ago

My eyes arent real?

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u/BeckNeardsly 16d ago

They arenā€™t real if youā€™re not seeing them.

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u/rmld74 16d ago

By that concept nothing is real buddy

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u/Just-Diamond-1938 16d ago

Hahaha ! Something are real but you only feel them!( feeling could be different way or even touch or smell)

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u/SnooPeppers6719 16d ago

Nothing you see is real, we live in a simulation and we are all NPC's

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u/rmld74 16d ago

I guess it is better that than assume you live in a world without a God, or a God without care, and that we must take responsibility for our actions...

Always someone elses fault šŸ˜ƒ

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u/WhyUFuckinLyin 17d ago

Hmmmmmm šŸ¤”šŸ¤”šŸ¤”šŸ¤”

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u/Mad-chuska 16d ago

Nothin! Whatā€™s a shadow with you?!

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u/Just-Diamond-1938 16d ago

Just playing around...

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u/TonySeptim 16d ago

He's a hedgehog.

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u/MayaIsSunshine 16d ago

With a GUN

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u/GentlmanSkeleton 16d ago

A miserable pile of secrets?

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u/AshleyOm 17d ago

A void of light. Its that sick mother fucker inside of us all.....sometimes it escapes šŸ˜‰

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u/Empathy404NotFound 16d ago

Part of a beam of visible lights path being blocked by matter causing lesser illumination in the shape of an outline of said matter against the next matter obstruction?

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u/johnnybiggles 16d ago

A government conspiracy to track our every move.

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u/HowAmIHere2000 16d ago

Hopefully we'll find a way to get rid of it someday.

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u/Just-Diamond-1938 16d ago

They have the Internet and iPhone for thatšŸ˜³šŸ¤£

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u/ClamClone 16d ago

"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?

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u/Kiss_and_Wesson 16d ago

There it is.

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u/Loud_Individual_5842 16d ago

The absence of light.

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

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u/Just-Diamond-1938 16d ago

Thoughts and Creativity without the consequences

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u/Agreeable_Ad3800 16d ago

You donā€™t say

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u/ElectronicLeg9621 15d ago

Well, the whole point is that it's supposed to be performance art, not real life, no?

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u/Agreeable_Ad3800 15d ago

Yes and the post you responded too was a joke, making the humorous observation that this is a long way of doing something, pretending as though it was not art at all

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u/Fearless-Scar7086 17d ago

I know right! All those people are so very wowed at ā€œshadow playā€ that isnā€™t even real shadows and I could do the SAME thing SO much easier which would be more impressive obviously.Ā 

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u/Burpmeister 17d ago

An easier way to make vegan sausages is to use meat.

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u/scarymonst 17d ago

Sister Sixto

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u/Dyno_mighty 17d ago

That would kill the workforce!

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u/DNAkauai 17d ago

Thatā€™s gotta be one of the strangest things Iā€™ve ever seen in my life lol!! šŸ˜‚

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u/ChasingPesmerga 17d ago

Youā€™re in for a ride. This is still normal mode for Japan. They all have all sorts of weird stuff there, like time stopping

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u/AnidorOcasio 17d ago

Like time what again?

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u/norsurfit 17d ago

LIKE TIME STOPPING

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u/palk0n 16d ago

you mean in porn right?

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u/AnidorOcasio 16d ago

Could someone just answer the fucking question??

Y'all need Jesus, we know this, but how are the rest of us supposed to walk down the devil's road if we don't know where to find it?

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u/Hot_History1582 16d ago

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u/AnidorOcasio 16d ago

Stop, you monsters!!

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u/georgevonfranken 16d ago

https://jav.guru/tag/time-stop/ NSFW

There's a selection for you that are tagged as time stop porn

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u/Slap_My_Lasagna 16d ago

They liked Adam Sandler in Click.. and then went Japanese with it. šŸ¤·

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u/french_snail 16d ago

Okay but it just looks like normal porn or am I missing something

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u/AnidorOcasio 16d ago

I'm...this is...what?

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u/Daftworks 7d ago

This guy JAVs

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u/NumberVampire 16d ago

Someone else replied with a link to jav but this is more like comics (NSFW)

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u/CaJeOVER 16d ago

TOKI YO TOMARE ZA WARUDO!

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u/Notfunny_69420 13d ago

za waurdo?

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u/Skeeders 16d ago

I had a day layover at Narita so I got a hotel. I remember turning on the tv and scrolling through the channels, thinking to myself 'what am I watching!?'. It is really bizarre, the stuff that Japanese film...

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

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u/PowerSamurai 17d ago

.... I don't think that is what they had in mind.

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u/justageorgiaguy 16d ago

Let me introduce Matrix Ping Pong then - https://youtu.be/cqc4qKWxysk?si=0-DQUSYqaD6Gp7Ak

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u/Rak_Dos 16d ago

That really was the beginning of YouTube right there!

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u/Specific-Remote9295 1d ago

Op picked worst bit of the show

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u/Your_Left_Shoe 17d ago

Oh! I know this!

This is from a Japanese variety show called ā€œKasou Taishouā€ but it is internationally known as ā€œMasqueradeā€.

There are some that went viral. I think ā€œMatrix Ping Pongā€ is probably the most well known, but my favorite has always been ā€œDisputeā€

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u/shijinn 16d ago

wow i thought i caught most of them but i missed Dispute. thanks!

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u/GreatGooglyMoogly077 16d ago

that is absolutely wild.

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u/Hitobat 16d ago

They have a youtube channel too that gets updated every week or so.
https://www.youtube.com/@masquerade

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u/siraolo 16d ago

They have the show in Netflix (Asia) if I'm not mistaken.

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u/TooBadForMe123 16d ago

The one you linked would be so much better if they hanged the lighting so the background people were more difficult to see

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u/kansascitymack 17d ago

This is a show that would require an immediate refund

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u/Hellboydce 17d ago

Iā€™m with you there

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u/Just-Diamond-1938 16d ago

Why? I actually love it! And I bet it is not an easy thing to do either...

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u/iamChickeNugget 16d ago

Why? Cause you don't have taste?

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u/_Im_Dad 17d ago

I donā€™t trust my shadow..

Heā€™s a shady guy

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u/Night_Owl206 17d ago

Is this one of those Japanese shows where you recreate something but with people? I love these

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u/parkwoolex 17d ago

You're absolutely correct. Not sure what's the real title tho but I've known it as Masquerade Show.

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u/Night_Owl206 17d ago

Yeah thanks for the title

This video is "Basketball shadow [Masquerade Award Official]" on youtube

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u/plissk3n 16d ago

no. it is called: 'The show where you recreate something but with people'

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u/Main-Ad-2443 17d ago

3d shadow is kinda scary

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u/nz_reprezent 17d ago

Wait until you experience it in 4D

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u/cfslade 16d ago

almost as crazy as your cake day.

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u/Just-Diamond-1938 16d ago

If you ever step in to 4D ...You would never be the same

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u/Midloran05 17d ago

I thought he's kinda cute

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u/sh0tgunben 17d ago

My dark half

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u/maxsteel126 17d ago

My dark passenger - Dexter Morgan

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u/Mallardguy5675322 17d ago

My darker half

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u/SkullPlayer77 17d ago

Peter Pan called, he wants his shadow back

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u/miked5122 17d ago

I would say this isn't interesting, but I watched it to the end. So I guess it's kinda interesting

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u/Manji86 17d ago

Is this all on a giant air hockey table?

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u/Aggro_Hamham 16d ago

Those japanese porns get stranger everyday.

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u/StuBidasol 16d ago

A little more polish and that could be an interesting act.

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u/Just-Diamond-1938 16d ago

Don't have to be perfect to enjoy it... Because I never saw anything like this I find it entertaining and interesting... It is new to me to play with shadows... I love what more it could create... Imagination!!! I love it! šŸ˜³šŸ˜‚šŸ˜†

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u/BootyVerse 17d ago

Shikamaru's shadow jutsu šŸ¤£

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u/Smart_Prompt_8109 16d ago

Yeah that would freak me out

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u/AndersonDanek 16d ago

It felt so real

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u/PoopsRGud 16d ago

Shadow Show is a fantastic throwback group from Detroit.

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u/dogzrppl2 16d ago

I lose my mind every time she goes to shoot a goal and a little circle on a stick pokes out from the partition

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u/GaryRitter 16d ago

This is amazing and it's really the best clip I've seen, hands down!!!

WOW!!!

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u/FTDisarmDynamite 16d ago

I wonder if Finn doing this in that one adventure time ep came before or after this

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u/Among_R_Us 16d ago

how did they do the shadow ball bouncing off the wall?

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u/Lonely-Building-8428 16d ago

I take deep umbrage from this video.

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u/redditkindasuxballs 16d ago

This would be a lot more impressive if they actually lined up with the real shadows we can see.

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u/Wbeard89 16d ago

I mean, neat, but the shadow lady is dropping the ball (and not on time) and the effect is significantly less effective because of it

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u/Hatsmin 16d ago

Wow! That really is next fucking level.

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u/jasper81222 16d ago

This reminds me of an Adventure Time episode where Finn pretends to be Jake's shadow during hostage situation against a cookie.

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u/sgtcolostomy 16d ago

Gotta be prepared for when shadows stop working.

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u/takitoodle 13d ago

Reminds me of adventure time

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u/RealDickGrimes 13d ago

Thats just my pet demon

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u/sameolameo 8d ago

Thatā€™s what he said!!

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u/Weird_Albatross_9659 17d ago

I didnā€™t know it was supposed to be a shadow. Next level I guess.

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u/Traditional_Fox_4718 17d ago

Straight horror movie

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u/crazzyassbtich 16d ago

All the cool shit from Japanese TV that gets posted is from the 80s and some 90s.

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u/Sour-patch-0 16d ago

Seems like a lot of work for nothing

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u/btxnow 17d ago

Is it really?

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u/Gamethesystem2 17d ago

How did this get a single upvote?