Well, Nice To Meet You, Lasse Gjertsen, From Kneurgen, Near The Joergen Fjords*

Late last year, a friend of mine introduced me to a most imaginative and creative fellow by the name of Lasse Gjertsen. Gjertsen's YouTube videos have made the rounds, for sure (with one video at over 10 million hits), but I'm still surprised at how many have never encountered his productions. This Norwegian lad of 24 or so began submitting the videos of his creative work in 2006 and currently has the 31st most subscribed channel.

I don't doubt that many Gjertsen haters (and I'm sure there's a few) believe he uses only simple effects and techniques common among filmmakeng, but then again, that's a large order to fill!rs. Or, more appropriately, "filmmakers." It's not all about how he gets it done, but his creative expressions and techniques that make him much more original and exciting than 99% of the other bull-shit found on the 'Tube.

I'm providing a few Lasse videos, to pique your interest. There's a helluva lot more on YouTube of course, and you can hit him up on Myspace as well. Just think, if we had more directors like this behind videos and advertisements, or what have you, our lives might be (or at least seem) a little less boring. I wouldn't doubt that Gjertsen could even make Sarah-Jessica Parker or Cameron Diaz seem interesting. But then again, that's no short order to fill.

*In case you didn't know, that's a Wayne's World II reference... And I know you didn't know.