Lasse Gjertsen

Infobox Person
name = Lasse Gjertsen

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caption = Lasse Gjertsen 2005
birth_date = birth date and age|1984|7|19
birth_place = Norway
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known_for = "Hyperactive" and "Amateur" videos on YouTube
occupation = animator, musician, and videographer

Lasse Gjertsen (born July 19 1984) is a Norwegian animator, musician, and videographer known on YouTube as "lassegg". [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=lassegg lassegg] on YouTube] He is best known for his short pieces "Hyperactive" and "Amateur", which string together short clips of video to create a unique form of video akin to stop-motion animation. His "Hyperactive" video has over 10 million views.cite web
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title = Superkjendis på Youtube ("Super Celebrity on YouTube")
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title = Amatører blir kjendiser på YouTube ("Amateurs get Celebrity status on YouTube")
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Biography

Gjertsen was born in Larvik, Norway. The 24 year old studied animation at Kent Institute of Art & Design in England, and in Volda, Norway. His time at Kent Institute ended with his teachers failing to appreciate his work, specifically "Hyperactive".cite web
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title = TIME WASTER
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YouTube

Lasse originally submitted "Hyperactive" to YouTube after seeing a copy uploaded by another user with poor sound quality.cite web
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title = Kan en cellist ha seks armer? ("Can a cellist have six arms?")
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quote = ] Over the next six months Lasse uploaded 16 more videos, many created during his animation course. As of May 12th 2007 he has the 31st most subscribed channel, and four videos have been featured on the YouTube front page, "Hyperactive", "What The Fuck?", "Amateur", and "Sogno ad Occhi Aperti". While "Hyperactive" has been the most popular, "Amateur" was featured in an article in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal.

Another of Gjersten's work has also been featured on YouTube; "Hva faen, Speil?" in which he is looking into a mirror while the examples of LSD takes place. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_WyObcPV_0 YouTube - Hva faen, Speil? - Lasse Gjertsen ] ]

Lasse Gjertsen's video "Hyperactive" was nominated in the category "Most Creative" video in YouTube's "2006 Video Awards". [ [http://www.youtube.com/ytawards 2006 Video Awards] ] The video achieved third place. [ [http://www.youtube.com/ytawards?name=ytcreative 2006 Video Awards Most Creative listing] ]

Hyperactive was copied by Cartoon Network in an advert for the show "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends". Lasse initially considered legal action but after talking to a lawyer decided it would be too arduous.

It was also spoofed in an advertisement for the 3rd season of the FX TV show "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia." Whether this was done with or without Gjertsen's permission is unclear.

Lasse Gjertsen is also the creator of the soundtrack of the Chaplin Snakker video's on YouTube. Chaplin Snakker is one of his electronic songs, in which the freedom- and awe-inspiring speech of Charlie Chaplin from his movie "The Great Dictator" (1940) is elevated by the use of music.

Beyond YouTube

The YouTube success has resulted in offers from international companies like Chevrolet and MTV. [cite web
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title = Videosajten har gjort Lasse till superkändis ("Video site has done Lasse to a super Celebrity")
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In addition to his video work, Lasse has a self-produced album of electronica music. [ [http://www11.nrk.no/urort/user/?id=36781 Lasses Shit at NRK] ]

In 2007 Lasse worked on a two part music video collaboration, named "Sogno ad Occhi Aperti", with the Italian Cellist Giovanni Sollima.cite web
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title = Norske Lasse lagde video for Timbuktu ("Norwegian Lasse made a video for Timbuktu")
last = Ighanian
first = Catherine Gonsholt
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date = 2007-06-28
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quote = ] This was presented at the 8th International Fringe Film Festival in Marzamemi, Italy. cite web
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quote = ] In the same year he directed the music video for the Swedish rapper Timbuktu's song "Get Fizzy".

oftware

Lasse has stated he uses the following software in the creation of his videos:

* Adobe Photoshop
* Adobe Premiere Pro
* Adobe After Effects
* Debugmode WinMorph
* FL Studio

Music

Lasse uses FL Studio to create original compositions in his videos. Although he claims not to have much skill with instruments, he has sampled himself using Drums, Piano, Guitar, Harmonica, and singing.

The only videos without original compositions are the two music videos, "Home Sweet Home" by Norwegian Rapper Sirius, and "Sogno ad Occhi Aperti" by Italian Cellist Giovanni Sollima.

YouTube video chronology

2006

ee also

*YouTube celebrities

References

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=lassegg Lasse Gjertsen] on YouTube
* [http://www.myspace.com/lassegjertsen Lasse Gjertsen] on Myspace
* [http://www.e4.com/webheroes/lasse-gjertsen.html Lasse Gjertsen] Exclusive content created for E4