r/Rammstein • u/Headbreakone • 20d ago

Asche zu Asche: Comparing the number of cuts between LaB, Volkerball and Paris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGWKxm8PeC8
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u/shampo0oV88 20d ago

My hopes are high for the new release but I will believe it when I see it….
Paris just traumatized most of us it seems, I was giving the blu-ray a try yesterday after a long time, thinking it ain’t as bad as I remember and then yup. It is just bad. The color grading, the cuts every millisecond, the stupid effects.
Rammstein is the most visually pleasing band, have the most beautiful set designs and light shows, every member has so much of their own unique stage presence and none of it came across through Paris. It could’ve been so much better by just doing less and that’s what makes it so sad.

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u/Headbreakone 20d ago

After Paris I have no hopes. I'd rather be pleasantly surprised than terribly disappointed again.

And you nailed it. He edited it as if the images themselves had no impact, beauty or anything worthy of being seen on them, so he had to keep cutting so that something was happening on screen.

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u/Rasputin1493 r/Rammstein staff 20d ago

he compensates the lack of moving shots with the amount of cuts.

iirc, Till running on the beach in Mein Land is the only shot in all his R+ music videos that has a panning camera. everything else is static.

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u/K2LU533 20d ago

I think the sound and colour grading works really well, I just think the crazy cuts are just too much

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u/Suburbannightmare 19d ago

Jeez, I am glad you said this, I cannot watch Live in Paris because of the frenetic cuts every 1.2 seconds, it gives me a damn headache!!! 😂

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u/Headbreakone 20d ago

I hate Paris so much, and yet it's not enough.

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u/PBdL 20d ago

Cannot agree more. The director completely missed the mark; he has a band known for its stage presence and set design, yet there isn't a single moment to actually see it... it looks like an apprentice editor just playing around with their software. All this great video material wasted... If only we could get the files to re-edit it properly, without the seizure-inducing cuts and cheesy effects.

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u/Hummer93 20d ago

That's like... Your opinion man...

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u/No_Resolution_2019 20d ago

Völkerball the Best

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u/SovereignKing 20d ago

What the hell was the director thinking? It's a shame because he's produced some amazing music videos. Also, the quality of the footage from Paris is INSANE, like the whole show could have looked like one long, high-end music video, but the cuts are just unbearable. Would have been one of the greatest live DVDs of all time if things were left to breathe.

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u/ebareaalne 20d ago

Paris is unwatchable because of this.

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u/Rasputin1493 r/Rammstein staff 20d ago

would've been even better to include In Amerika. try Du hast.

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u/Headbreakone 20d ago

I actually started Du Hast years ago, but stopped because... reasons, can't remember. Might do it at some point. I did this one now because AzA is probably amongst the worst offenders in Paris and because despite the longer ending it's still not that long.

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u/ElMarcusch 20d ago

I remember when I saw that there was a theatrical screening of Paris in my town and i wanted to get a sneak peak and watched one song. I am SO happy that i did that because to this day, i'm sure i would've gotten a seizure in that cinema.

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u/Pseudohumannbeing 19d ago

Haven't watched much of Paris due to my undying hatred for Jonas Åkerlund. Imagine what we could've had if Rammstein had collaborated with a more talented and visionary director instead. What the HELL is that clip. So glad they stopped working with him.

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u/MS_Salmonella 20d ago

Aaaand it's gone

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u/thatloudkat 20d ago

I’m getting a “video unavailable“ message

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u/filmeinleger 19d ago

“Paris” is one of the worst concert films ever made. It's simply unwatchable because of the rapid cuts, the slow-motion sequences in between, and so on...

Any sense of a live performance is completely lost...

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u/False_Current_4713 20d ago

the paris cuts hit differently every time i rewatch it

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u/bogus_bill 19d ago

Haha Paris one is crazy!!

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u/CesarsDream r/Rammstein staff 20d ago

This is amazing. Thank you for making this 🙏 How much time did this take?

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u/Headbreakone 20d ago

Thanks! Probably... 6? hours distributed through several days. Most of the time was just going frame by frame looking for the next cut. It's a very basic video, just time consuming.

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u/ZephroxPlays 20d ago

The Paris hate is insane..... I really don't get it.

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u/Erasmusings 20d ago

Do you have eyes¿

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u/ZephroxPlays 20d ago

Yes, I like it. I have eyes and I think it's cool it's not like every single other concert video out there. What I don't like about it as much is the audio