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VIDEO: The REAL Story of the Mormon Church (Patreon)

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2023-08-09 12:00:07

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A note from the Editor -

We’ve put a lot of heart and soul into this video which is overtly a very personal story for Johnny to tell. I was really honoured to get to help him tell this story, to be so emotionally honest and raw about such a huge part of his life and formative years. We wanted to stay as neutral as possible on this story, telling it beat-for-beat as seriously as it's told to those who were brought up in the Mormon church, without leaning towards mockery or heavy criticism. Equally, we wanted to flood this with as many Easter Eggs as we could for those who, like Johnny, have left the Mormon church.

Karla’s animations really took things to the next level (as per usual with Karla!), using AI imagery and clever depth map animation to create some incredible renders with a psychedelic quality to them. We also were super lucky to get two ex-believers, Jared and Alex, working on the The Doctrine and Three Kingdoms animations. They are visionary visual artists, so to get their fingerprints on this project is so exciting.

Tom Fox maybe made some of his best work here with the Joseph Smith Soundtrack. hard to say for sure, because Tom has made so much insanely good music; these tracks definitely stand out highly for me because he encapsulates the wonder and mystery of religious movements whilst still sprinkling in an unnerving quality.

I really hope you enjoy the longest video we’ve ever made! Its been a pleasure to work on and I hope that shines through.

- Sam

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The REAL Story of the Mormon Church

Understanding the roots of the Latter-day Saints. Go to our sponsor https://betterhelp.com/johnnyharris for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. Joseph Smith grew from a treasure hunting farm kid in Upstate New York, to the prophet and founder of the LDS Church. This is a story of American expansion, persecution, and a gifted storyteller. My next video is live on Nebula NOW! It's about the biggest national security risk you've never heard of -- submarine cables. Watch now: https://nebula.tv/videos/johnnyharris-submarine-cables-and-the-rise-of-mass-surveillance Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rwt4irn2FK5EteDuxKp5h--yI0pq2zqH2a_RHPTRq4w/edit?usp=sharing Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing Check out our newest channel Search Party with Sam Ellis: https://youtube.com/@Search-Party I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: https://store.dftba.com/products/johnny-iz-luts-and-presets The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, The Music Room! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: https://youtu.be/p27OqkIokj8 About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745 - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox Iz's (my wife’s) channel: https://www.youtube.com/iz-harris - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/ I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77 All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide - my courses - Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/ Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/visual-storytelling