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''The Slow Mo Guys'' is a science and technology entertainment web series created by Gavin Free, starring Free and Daniel Gruchy, and produced by Rooster Teeth Productions. It has been described as the biggest channel for slow motion videos on YouTube.〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5VHaVplbas〕 The series consists of a wide variety of things filmed in extreme slow motion using a range of Vision Research Phantom high-speed cameras, capable of shooting over 10,000 frames per second. The series premiered on 3 November 2010. As of November 2015, their YouTube channel has over 6.6 million subscribers and over 680 million video views. ==History== In 2006, Gavin Free joined Green Door Films, the first production house in Europe to utilize Phantom digital high-speed cameras as a source of slow motion, working as a Data Technician and Camera Operator.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 About Us )〕 He began working on adverts, music videos, and films such as ''Hot Fuzz''. In 2008, he was hired to direct the seventh season of the Rooster Teeth machinima series ''Red vs. Blue''. Afterwards, he had decided to make a move to Austin, Texas and work full-time for Rooster Teeth. He then created ''The Slow Mo Guys'' along with friend Daniel Gruchy in order to get a work visa.〔https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm7je7zsJ9c&t=13m57s〕 ''The Slow Mo Guys'', featuring slow motion footage of various pranks and stunts, has garnered millions of views since it launched in 2010. In April 2011, the channel was voted the winner of YouTube's ''On The Rise'' program, which highlights up-and-coming YouTube partners on the homepage. In September 2012, their episode involving crushing watermelons was featured on ''The Tonight Show''. On 20 February 2013, Free confirmed that the series had been picked up by Rooster Teeth and that further episodes of the series would be released on Rooster Teeth's website, as well as the series' existing YouTube channel.〔http://roosterteeth.com/members/journal/entry.php?id=2990299〕 A best of compilation was released by Rooster Teeth Productions for home video on 10 September, 2013. In January 2014, in collaboration with GE Global Research, the R&D division of General Electric, they released a video showcasing the company's latest innovations, including superhydrophobic surfaces and how magnetic nanoparticles behave like liquid magnets. Two additional videos featuring them demonstrating MEMS and "cold spray" 3D painting technology were also released on the official GE YouTube channel. The series was featured as part of YouTube's 2013 "Rewind" year-in-review video. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Slow Mo Guys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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