Muppetvision 2D by Martin from Martins Videos on Vimeo.

Walk into the DHS Muppet courtyard and take a full look around. Then walk into the holding and preshow area for a detailed look at all the props and sight gags.

Next up is the full original Kodak Preshow, with all 3 screens shot separately and composited on the same screen.

Following this, walk into the main show and take your seat for a multiple angle, tripod shot full main show including composite shots to show all the details at the same time. The main screen, both balconies, Swedish Chef, Sweetums and key orchestra moments are all covered. The main screen was also shot with a polarising filter to remove the double image.

All with source audio.

After the mainshow take a complete tour of the immediate area including Stage One Company store, It’s a Wonderful Shop, Mamma Melrose’s, Pizza Planet and a full walk of the Muppetvision overflow queue and all its gags.

Disney Hollywood Studios 2015 – a walking tour by Martin from Martins Videos on Vimeo.

Something a little different. In 2014 and 2015 I made sure to do an exterior tour of every area liable to change in the future. A snapshot in time before things changed and possibly change.

Start by driving into the parking lot via both entrances and enter the park. Walk around Animation Courtyard then down Mickey Avenue / Pixar Place and all around the Fountain Courtyard / Studio Catering area.

Then pass the Honey play area into Streets of America and take a full walking tour of all the streets, the buildings and its details. Finish with a walk around Streets of America at night.

All set to an audio mix of past DHS and MGM shows and entertainment.

Lights Motors Action DHS by Martin from Martins Videos on Vimeo.

A huge edit of the entire Orlando stunt show. Walk into the attraction area, through the queue area and into the grandstand to take your seat for an unobstructed view. Shot with multiple full HD cameras simultaneously for complete coverage – wide shots, close ups, the video screen by tripod; all the action and details are captured.

Audio is a direct feed from the mixing desk for clear and clean music and narration as heard during the actual show with no noise, talking or distractions.

Disney MGM Studios – The Tours History 3 of 3 HD from Martins Videos on Vimeo.

The third and final part of my heavily researched trilogy. Recorded in full HD days before the backlot tour closed its doors forever. Start with a look around the exterior and waiting area of the tour, then take a complete look around the queue including the full Pearl Harbor monitor show. Next, a multi angle pass of the whole water tank show. This is followed with walking into the props warehouse for full coverage of the whole buildings display. Then await for your tram to arrive and board for one last multi angle, inducted audio spiel complete ride of the backlot tram tour as it was at closure.

Disney MGM Studios – The Tours History 2 of 3 from Martins Videos on Vimeo.

Part two of my series looking at the complete history of the Disney MGM Studios backstage tours.

Starting off, go back to 1989 for a look at the original Animation tour. This includes a source quality copy of Back to Neverland with Walter Cronkite and Robin Williams, a look at the interior of the building and the viewing gallery, and the overhead Cronkite and Williams screens.

Now, back to the main tram and walking tour for every major change between 1991 and 2014. Plenty of archive photos and video, plus maps and graphics, to see how the routes changed over the years, moving entrances, Mickey Avenue and New York Street opening to the public, a second Walt Disney Theatre, additions to the backlot from houses to theatres and MuppetVision, huge changes with the Animation building extension and Lights Motors Action, what happened and when and how they impacted the tours, the shrinking walking tour and full Backstage Pass plus much more.

At over an hour long, hopefully I’ve fully documented every major change during the tours 25 years existence.

Disney MGM Studios – The Tours history 1 of 3 from Martins Videos on Vimeo.

The first part of an exhaustive, detailed look at the Disney MGM Studios Backstage tours history. This first part is an hour long, and begins with the concept, design and construction of the studios tour. A detailed look at the original layout of both the tram and walking tours leads to a full multi camera edit of the original tram and walking tour circa 1989-91 including

Original queue and load
Original tram route via bungalows
Original boneyard
Catastrophe Canyon
New York Street and Washington Square by tram
Two Dick Tracey’s Crimestoppers New York Street tram hold ups
Original unload
Half way point with Toon Garden and New York Gardens
Original water effects show in full multi angle
Visual effects stage in full multi angle
Chromakey stage in full multi angle
Studio galleries
The Lottery and making of The Lottery
The Lottery props
Sound effects with Mel Gibson and Peewee Herman
Editing with George Lucas, C3PO and R2D2
The Walt Disney Theatre with Michael and Mickey

Cinderellas Holiday Wish 2009 HD from Martins Videos on Vimeo.

Happy Holidays! Shot from multiple angles by Dan Warren, with a clean live/induction soundtrack, this is the whole Magic Kingdom castle lighting stage show and the actual lighting ceremony too. The quality is fantastic. As a bonus there is also a duel angle edit of highlights from this years DHS Osbourne Lights too.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Disney MGM Studios 2nd edit from Martins Videos on Vimeo.

A straight one take/live audio full show recording.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at MGM from Martins Videos on Vimeo.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1991 – on stage and meet`n`greet

One Take Wonder

Muppet Vision 3D ultimate tribute. from Martins Videos on Vimeo.

History, walk in, some preshow , full (live) mainshow with Animatronic details. Full source audio