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Behind the Scenes of Ok Go's 'This Too Shall Pass' Video

by Nadine Cheung Mar 11th 2010 at 6:45PM

Alt rockers OK Go have pushed the envelope since their Grammy-winning video for 2006's 'Here it Goes Again' where the band performed an elaborate dance on moving treadmills. Now, the four-piece is back with another impressive video for their latest single, 'This Too Shall Pass.'

Much like the board game Mouse Trap, OK Go built a massive wonder of physics for their new video in which one contraption sets off another. The camera follows every move in one single shot that has us totally baffled.

The band built the "machine" over the course of several months and filmed the video in a two-story warehouse in Los Angeles with the help of some super smart people at Syyn Labs.

"These guys can build rocket ships," lead singer Damian Kulash says. "The point is to not make things that are perfect. The point is to make things that use the properties of the objects we're playing with and that, you know, are homemade -- that anybody can do."

Go behind the scenes of the 'This Too Shall Pass' video and find out just what went into creating the all of its incredible effects. Then, check out the finished product in the full video below. OK Go's new album, 'Of the Blue Colour of the Sky' is available in stores and on iTunes now.



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