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Hey everybody,

Here's a little bonus just for being so awesome. Hope you all enjoy this peek behind the camera and into the never ending eternal abyss of discards in which we willfully decided to film this video. 

Enjoy! 

-G

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Big Bad John | BEHIND THE SCENES

Big Bad John | BEHIND THE SCENES

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Mythos Myths

Ya'll really go above and beyond. Thank you.😎

Terri

So interesting to see how much work goes into a video shoot!

Judi B E

That was so mulch fun. Every time I hear you say, "Don't move the camera," for some reason I think of J None, on his last day, standing on his spot saying, "I'm centering myself." You have years and years and years of fun memories. It's time to start writing that book.

Jen

Sweet sound and such a sweet family

CookieVA

Thank you so much! You’re too good for us! I love seeing the bts. It definitely helps with my study’s. 🥰

Emily Dion

Mulch thanks for bringing us behind the scenes. I love seeing the passion and effort put into all the work you do. Thank you

Christina Buchanan

Thank you! You (and your family) are great! Loved Layne's dachshund, too!

Sophia Sutherland

Yay!! Thank you for the bts!! The shots of William and Melo were so cute 🥰

Jordi S

That was great! Thank you so much. Since 16 ton Geoff was good enough to invite back for this production it's a shame he couldn't chip in and help move all the stuff 🤣

Katie D

Oh my goodness, William is just too precious! 🥰 He really stole the show in this bts 😄 Thank you guys for all your hard work, and thank you so much for these videos 💗

Debbie Goodling

That was awesome! William is growing like a little mulched weed! So adorable! Thank you so much!

Sophie Plourde

Love this😄 you guys work so hard, thank you so much!💗

Shannon W

Aww! Cuteness overload! William kneeling down and gently petting Bella was so adorable! Loved the explanation of the marks for the film angles too. Always love seeing and learning about the behind the scenes stuff! 😄

Amanda Hovendon

I absolutely love your videos, but I think I love the Behind the Scenes videos a bit more. I love to see how it's all done visually. It's just always been my thing, even when it comes to movies. It's like opening up a toy as a kid and seeing how it works and still be fascinated by the toy. I love seeing how everything comes together. It helps me appreciate the actual video even more. Thank you so much for posting this.

Tara Congo

That was wonderful for all sorts of reasons! William is an absolute sweetheart (well, all of you are, really). Thanks for this!! We sincerely appreciate you letting us take a peak behind the curtain.

Todd Reed

Apparently….William is worthy! He lifted the hammer!😀

Maggie S

Thank you! The BTS video is adorable.

Amanda Hovendon

And no I've never opened up any of my toys as a kid lol. I would've gotten in trouble lol

Tracie Schlaak

Way to utilize a little child labor 😊. Thanks for the bts.

Judy Wilde

William, Melo and the dump truck! Seems like there’s a video in there someplace; at least a short for TikTok. You put in a lot of hard work for this one. Thanks for showing us behind the scenes.

Barbara Binney

Thank you so mulch for sharing this! (See what I did there? 😆) This was the most in-depth BTS I’ve seen. It really gives us a look into what needs to be done to make the perfect video. Next time, can we please see some BTS of the video editing process? You might think we’d find that boring, but I can guarantee you that we would find it fascinating. Now for some personal observations: Your parents’ yard is gorgeous. William is adorable. Your whole family is adorable, actually. Was that storage for just Pattycake Productions or for the whole mall? I mean….a washer and dryer, tires, and a smoker, not to mention various tables, chairs, and retail displays. What the fork? William going “Beep, Beep, Beep,” as he’s backing up the toy dump truck- 😂🤣😂🤣😂

Gretchen G

Thanks! It's always so interesting to learn about the behind the scenes stuff. William is adorable and very strong to be able to carry that giant sledgehammer all by himself! 😀 A wiener dog in a dump truck!!! So cute! 😍 Is that Melo?

Lady D Richter

Oh, this makes me so nostalgic, longing for the time when I worked in my teens as a gaffer and camera"man" for a local studio! This truly was the best BTS yet! But for me the real question is, Why the eff does Layne have a smoker in his studio storage?

Melissa Struxness

Would love to hear you sing an Elvis song! Don't recall seeing one but could be wrong. But love this. Thank you!!

Gillian Drysdale

cuteness overload! William, a dachshund and my favourite couple thank you so much❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Helen A

I love seeing all the wizardry that goes into the making of these videos, but this BTS was stolen by dogs and children! Loved Pop Pop's dog (I assume) wisely hiding behind a bush when he saw William dragging that huge hammer. Smart pupper! And Layne's little puppy girl taking a ride in the truck. I hope Layne knows that chauffeur service will be expected from now on. 🤣

Lady Wytch

So cute! I definitely think a version of "Big Bad William" should be thrown into the mix!

Jancie Sheppard

This is awesome! Thank you for showing some of the hard work that went into making the video. Also, thank you for showing and explaining some of the camera work. It’s fascinating 🤓 A couple more things: How is William getting so big?! I’m really glad you have such good friends in Layne and Tony. They really came through for you with that storage space 😊

Tess

those are some hard working dump trucks - and what a perfect use :)

Caroline Larochelle

Wow! That one was stunning and so helpful to understand your universe and your work. I really appreciated your energy at work. Kathy and you were focused, efficient but really calm and grounded. It was a short master class. And William was so helpful and joyful! Hearing him singing "Big, bad John" like this was priceless! So cute! Thank you.

Carol Franklin

What a great BTS. You & Kathy do such a fantastic job with these, the commitment & attention to detail is greatly appreciated. Love seeing William & Layne doing their bit! A joyous few minutes.

David Williford

Thank you so mulch for this glimpse behind the scenes! ;-)

Rosie Boughen

Wow! You really made something out of nothing with that space! 👏👏👏

Angie Woollard

This was the perfect BTS! It had all the things! The glitz, the glamour, the adorable child… I’m so impressed that you made such a cool looking video in such a space. I REALLY loved Kathy’s explanation of how you keep each Geoff in his own space on camera, as well as all the other technical aspects. I could watch an hour-long BTS, seriously. I really appreciate the extra time you took to put this together for us, Geoff and Kathy - thanks ever so much. xo PS: Your parents have beautiful landscaping!

Lois McCray

I really like all the BTS videos, but Kathe missed the MONEY SHOT. No shirtless Geoff :(. You two make the magic happen even in a storage room. :)

Olivia

This was awesome, I loved seeing some of how you guys set up shots. You made a kinda strange location look amazing!

Hunter

Ah, this answers so many questions that I in my brain about the whole “cloning-while not cloning process” thanks to both of you for that, as well as the extra time to bring this out to us. I’m starting to understand some of the technical that goes on which is always interesting to watch and learn. And yes, you find many strange things in storage closets as well as basements. Head scratching that why, for sure.

Arlene Jacobs

Great to see how you did all the Geoff clones!! Thanks for all the BTS!! William was being adorable! And Melo looking for Layne!!

Shirley B Karr

VoicePlay did a cover of Can't Help Falling in Love a while back. Geoff arranged it and starts out on lead. No beatboxing so we get to hear Layne sing. It is all kinds of wonderful.

Amanda W

This really brought a smile to my face, and a few chuckles as well. Bella and William are super-duper adorable. 💜💜 EDT: Did I miss hear Layne's dog's name? People keep saying Melo in the comments.

Reed

Now I know why you sing so many coal mining songs. Your props are limited to what you have in the shed.

Shirley B Karr

I thought it very telling that she didn't want to share that with us. LOL! We've already seen him shirtless, though, in the BTS for Headless Horseman.

Lois McCray

Now I have to go find that one. lol

Mikki Fullerton

Fantastic look at how the cameras are set up, and an adorable glimpse of childhood. My daughter is 13 now, so it's been awhile since I was there. Thank you for the reminder of a precious age.

Beth Comer

What a cool glimpse behind the camera! For being stuck in a closet, you still ended up with a very cool environment in the video. Kudos to your creativity, to be able to bring that into existence, and thanks for sharing some of the tricks to the cloning effects. It's fun to see how these things take shape.

Marlo Schalesky

This was so much fun. Thank you so much!

Debbie Buck

Thank you for this, Kathy and Geoff!

Jennifer L. Cramp

I really appreciated seeing all you and Kathy do to produce these videos for us. I enjoyed the closer look at what goes on behind the scenes. How you set up the camera angles and the "cloning" process. It's more interesting then you would think. It was awesome of Layne to provide the space even though it proved to be a bit of a challenge. It did look great in the video and I'm pretty sure you didn't need a workout that day. Also, it was great to see the 16 Tons guy again. William is so adorable. He was so sweet to comfort Layne's doggie - sorry, forgot the name. Nice to see the dump trucks getting put to good use. Thank you to you and Kathy for all your hard work. Now I need to go wash my hair 😂.

Tine

This was a really wonderful BTS! Thank you for sharing all that. Super interesting to see how glamorous it all is😉 I really enjoyed that about the different camera angles and what you guys look for when filming. As well as all the footage of William, Kathy, Layne, Melo etc. As wel as you raiding your dad's shed again🤣 Very cool! Also just imagining walking through the mall hearing Big Bad John from a backroom😂😂 you'd have some odd suspicions about what goes on in a mall back room

Tine

On Geoff's tiktok you can also find a snippet of him singing 'Always on my mind". It's absolutely wonderful!

Angie Woollard

Y’know, I gotta say just one more thing: That you include shots of Pop Pop’s shed, and William carefully unloading mulch into the garden with his dump truck, and Layne helping clear the storage room, and William giving Melo a ride…all those things make us feel so *included*. Like one of the family. 🥰

Shannon D

That was so fun to see a bit about how the cameras are set up. William is absolutely adorable! Love the glasses!

Tani (like Tony but with an 'AAAH')

Thank you for sharing this with us! It was so amazing to hear when Kathy explained what each camera films and why they are positioned as they are. So interesting! Thank you

Tracy Z

This was really interesting. Thanks so much for sharing.

Alex Walker

Thank you so MULCH for sharing this with us! All the work required to make your amazing videos, wow!! ❤️🤯 William gets more adorable by the minute 😍. And he's growing so fast!💗

Åse M Bruun Lagnestål

Thank you! 🙏🥰 This was the most amazing bts so far! Your dad’s collection of tools, William helping, Melo on a truck😂 All the details when filming (I love to see you work together❤️) William going “beep beep” as the truck goes backwards. All we could possibly wish for. 🎶❤️🥰👍

Veronica Thunander

So nice to see some of the process, and to see you all, Geoff, Kathy, Wiliam, Layne, Layne’s dog and Geoff’s parents’ dog (?) (does pop pop mean grandfather on father’s side?)!! Wiliam is adorable! So nice of him to help out, and on top of that try to amuse and comfort Layne’s dog (Melo?)! Thanks for this, what a treat!

Alison L

Thanks, really enjoyed watching this and learning a bit more about what goes into your videos. Appreciate you both sharing insights on the bts :)

Paulene Thorne

It's just amazing that two (admittedly very talented) people can produce a polished final video that you would swear had an entire production crew working on it. Thank you so much for the BTS videos. It's fascinating to see the filming process. Somebody else (sorry, didn't note who) suggested showing some of the editing process. That would be absolutely fascinating. And Kathy on tippytoes attempting to emulate Geoff's height.😂 As a five foot one inch short*ss myself, I feel for you sister. William and Melo, what else to say but cuteness overload❤

Dawn Ours

I'm slightly exhausted just watching you. That's a lot, esp. when you are cast/crew/lighting/director/producer/editor? YIKES *chuckle I've heard that VoicePlay are the Theater Kids of ACA so That's got to be helpful as heck (see my self editor is working today!) when it's video project time. Thank You Very Much for the work you do to entertain Fans. It Is Appreciated (we sometimes forget to say it because you are distractingly Handsome Sir) Please give my Thanks to your Family for sharing you and your time with us. I'm from WI so we are huggers up here (it's cold a lot *wink) so HUGS to your family !!!!

Hunter

There’s much of Shirtless Geoff around, you just have to know where to look. 🤫🤭

Dani

I remember when I was younger and watched the BTS from The Lord of the Rings extended Box Set. I was baffled and loved thst since that day. I always wanted to work in that industry whether it would have been the film- or videogame or theater industry. It is crazy how much work goes into it from the idea to the visualization and they do it all with a minimal crew and in a very limited time period.

Dani

Thank you so much for the insight you two, that was amazing and informativ. I kind of relate to the amount of work you do, because my husband and I are freelance visual merchandiser (decoration of shop windows, on fairs, events of all sorts, building displays etc.) and we have done some decorations for photoshoots and filming. You are kind of involved (well sometimes) in the kreativ process from idea/visualization to organizing material of all kinds to building something to decorating to occationally seting the lights and breaking everything down at the end ...we are „only“ missing the shooting/filming process itself and editing/post production (and singing beautifully- well I like to sing sang while working but minus the beautz...) I don‘t say by any means, that we have your amount of work or outcome but I understand the logistics and all the shenanigans and behind the scenes for a single beautiful image or film or for-the-moment-point-of-sale. That is, next to your work for Voiceplay, raising a toddler and having kind of a private life...? XD A LOT! The creativ process and brain-until-it-explodes-work alone is a lot. Kudos to Kathy and you (and William who is of course an important and adorable member of the crew - wait until he swings that hammer :-D ). And you also have an amazing and creativ group of friends for support. But you know, if you have enough of cleaning Lanes creativ chaos cabin or cloning yourself, (btw everyone still loves the Geoffclones and I don‘t see anyone getting tired of them) and a video like High and Dry or Country Roads is a little bit less stressful then I think everyone here is on board and as excited for that as well. And as some people already mentioned, something upbeat or something outside can also switch up things, if that is something you want. Anyway, sorry for that loooooong comment and stay healthy and save everyone. You‘re all awesome human beings.

Jacklinka

Thank you for this both sweet and technically interesting vid. Really enjoyed to see all the parts of creating process, and William with trucks, and Melo, and Layne, and Layne's secret mess room all together with the nerdy filming details (and I love this nerdy stuff!). And Kathy simulating your height with the "rabbit ears" was so sweet, I think she probably will need a high hat and a bathroom stool for that (my own experience as short girl going everywhere with a ladder).

Lutra2732

Thank you for sharing this. I love the music videos and so it's really exciting to see the production process. Hard work because you have to pay attention to so many details. But it's worth it. The result is always fantastic!

Cindy Barber

That was so much fun, thank you for taking us along for the ride! It is so interesting to see how you set it all up, and what it takes to get such great videos. William is getting so big, and just too adorable!

Grim Grinning Tracy

That's what we can be, Geoff and Kathy's Main Mulchers, of course behind the main mini mulcher himself. It's always fun how we think "I can't believe how fast a child is growing up", as if we didn't know kids grow.

Rachael Heidi

OK, this was a great BTS, got to see so much. Loved seeing it from that angle. Also, how cute is William?! He's adorable. Also love Layne's dog... Bella was it? One of my 7 is called Bella 💖.

Tine

Layne's dog is named Melo :D Melo, after Melodyne, a software plugin they use in their music production process :)

Rachael Heidi

Ah OK, thanks! I thought he had 2 dogs and it sounded like he said Bella 😂😂. Makes sense though, thanks 😊

Lisa Pockat Bork

Thank you! It was great to see some of what went into this video. William is a little cutie!

Tine

He does have 2 dogs indeed :) the other one is Pepper (I believe) You're welcome ;)

Amanda W

I heard Bella too. lol

Terry Jasper

This was great…thank you so much for letting us see the creative process and your beautiful family!

Veronika Troll

So interesting seeing the process, thank you! :) much love to the whole family :)

Suzy Bailey

This was the most in-depth bts so far, it was hugely interesting and entertaining (even without seeing Geoff changing). 😞 Thank you both so much, it's wonderful to get a glimpse into the intricacies and attention to detail that goes into producing your fantastic videos. Even though it must be extra work for you it is hugely appreciated! This time though I'm pretty sure you were upstaged by the puppers and little man (just adorable)!

Sina Sörnsen

I love the glimpses into your process so much, especially the technical stuff, i would absolutely watch an hour long documentary on the video making, camera placements etc. Plus William is the cutest, always a bonus

Amanda Yarbro

William is adorable!! And has gotten so big!! Love the BTSs. And Layne's pup!

Joanna

I gotta say your folks have an amazing yard, very envious of the lovely landscaping, gardening in 🇨🇦 is a constant struggle.

Hugmany Foemen

Beautiful cameos from William and Melo. Fun to see Kathy trying to be as tall as Geoff and the silly, tiptoey 'don't move the stairs!' This was a really good snapshot of the effort you guys have to put into the shooting of the video alone, on top of arranging, recording, planning, dressing (star and set), editing, etc., etc., etc.. Geoff, I know you want the views, but film of you changing would be a whole different channel and I don't think Kathy is up for running an OnlyFans as well ;-) "Layne? You need to clean your junk-room!" - thanks for providing space when there was no room at the inn. x

Karyn Morrison

After watching the BTS my appreciation of the videos increases dramatically (and it was already pretty high). Thank you for sharing, and giving us a small glimpse into what you do.

Jamie T.

I love all the BTS videos but I think this was my favorite. Love William with Layne's dog & the dump truck. I don't blame him for wanting to keep it - that was a cool truck! 😁

Shirley B Karr

Thanks for sharing the detailed BTS stuff. Loved seeing how you do the video masking. Great job editing the environment to suit the story you're telling. As W.C. Fields predicted decades ago, you were indeed upstaged by pets and a cute kid. And as someone who is also vertically challenged *cough* I appreciated Kathy's efforts to approximate your height for camera placement. :-)

Doug Beck

Thanks for taking us along! That was great!

Dana (Donna) Giffin

Late to the party, nothing new. Your son is absolutely adorable. The scenes with him and the pup is precious.

Leland Long

Love any/all of your behind the scenes videos. I’m a techie and always enjoy watching the work and the equipment used to make the magic happen. Regarding this particular video, I now have severe eye strain from all the pausing and squinting in my vain attempts to determine the brand and model of these 3 cameras of yours! Any regrets with them - purchasing decisions you might alter if you could just get that time machine working? I was trying to interpret the settings you were using on the view’s screens. Please elaborate :)

Huldra Draco

He uses Black Magic Pocket 6k Pro.

Samantha Ratcliff

I just rewatched this, and Kathy is absolutely brilliant at her job, and William is so well behaved! I’m very impatient when it comes to kids (I have 2 of my own 😂) and I absolutely adore William because of how well behaved he is! You’re such a lovely family x x

Katy Mullaney

Your boy is so adorable! And well mannered. He was definitely the star of this video.

Brice

Big bad Kat.

Simmerplayer27

when William was petting Layne's dog who was whining, that was so sweet, what a kind and compassionate little boy

Sabine W

That was so much fun, seeing the process behind the scenes never ceases to amaze me! Also how cute are William and Melo, I'm melting <3