Talk about a head bender. The video below is a visual twister, and when you think about the amount of work that had to be done in post to complete this it’s pretty insane. After watching it I went back and scrubbed through the video and tried to get a count on the number of masks, and nested comps it would have taken to pull this off. I work in After Effects every day, so I am keenly aware of how organization of layers, comps, masks, and other elements play a crucial role in your final output. All I can say is artist Joe Hamilton, has to be one of the most organized video artists out there. The clip is visually stunning, with nice optical illusions, sound design, and mesmerizing visual impact. I’d love to see a behind the scenes look at how this and may of his other works are created.

“Joe Hamilton makes use of technology and found material to create intricate and complex compositions online, offline and between.”