A Line Rider lyric video commissioned by Guster for their single “Hard Times”.
Runtime: 4 minutes
Development Time: 100 hours of work over 1 month
Created using Line Rider JavaScript and Line Rider Studio
Collaborators:
David Lu (Conundrumer) - Software development and programming
Clair Chin - Illustration and animation
Seth Chapman (OTDE) - Text consultant
At pretty much the exact moment I got an email from our manager saying, “We should really think about a lyric video for ‘Hard Times’” I saw a tweet buried in my search results (all notorious googlers of their own name, say aye):
@someonewhosnameicantfind: “hey @guster, did you ever see this, a fan-made line rider video of ruby falls?”
@guster: what.
Cut to, present day: we are super proud to present our collaboration with [Bevibel] Harvey, a Line Rider samurai. Buckle up, you. Massive thanks [Bevibel] and team for the inspired take on our most recent jam…..
Guster
Facebook post of the Hard Times lyric video
“Totally blew me away. More than professional, that was a delight to watch from start to finish.”
- Max Fogel
“Spectacular job, [Bevibel] and company! Your efforts really shine through in the track. Great use of camera panning and scale to reflect the structure of the song”
- Jon Tiburzi
“So smooth. Love the camera zooms. This turned out very professional good job!”
- DoodleChaos (Line Rider creator)
“This is such a great piece! The track, simple as it was, made the song shine and its message hit home. Such a graceful collaboration.”
- Madison Moss
“Not really familiar with Line Rider, but this is one of my favourite music videos that I've seen”
- Jacob Papp