Product Description

Making of the Tour originally aired on MTV as a half-hour special and offers a behind-the scenes look at the preparations needed for such an extravagant tour. 'N Sync's second Jive DVD, Making of the Tour, is over one hour long and contains footage not featured in the original MTV special. Fans will get a sneak peek into the touring process with footage from rehearsals and band meetings discussing lights, wardrobe, staging, sets and other important aspects of this hugely successful show. As an added bonus, Making of the Tour will contain video clips for the smash hit singles "Bye Bye Bye," "It's Gonna Be Me," and "This I Promise You."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57191 in DVD
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2001-02-13
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 80 minutes

Amazon.com
A first-class and candid look at what went into 'N Sync's "No Strings Attached" tour, Making the Tour begins at 'N Sync's manager's compound in Florida as the group plans to promote their 2000 CD, No Strings Attached. The members of 'N Sync are the creative and driving forces behind their own success, and they wanted to create this video to show their fans how they make a tour happen. Join their planning sessions, where they realize they have seven new songs to choreograph and rehearse, and begin to plan the staging, sets, lighting, and special effects.

This documentary shows bits of interviews with each band member, the various rehearsal spaces, their frustration over too much material to prepare, meetings with some of the behind-the-scenes professionals, the beginning of the bus tour, and their meet-and-greet with fans before the first show. Throughout the DVD you hear bits and pieces of 'N Sync's music. It is not until the tour finally starts that you get some full-length concert performances--"Bye Bye Bye" and "This I Promise You." Clever editing leads you to believe that these are from an appearance at the Tacoma Dome in Washington State, but it is the same footage used in the Live from Madison Square Garden video. (One telltale remark did slip through: "Hey, New York, is this close enough for you?") Also included are music videos for "Bye Bye Bye," "This I Promise You," and "It's Gonna Be Me" for a playing time of 80 minutes. --Larry Clark

Customer Reviews

Nsync Making of the Tour is Worth getting!
This video is very well done and is definitly worth getting. If you saw the 'NSA' tour live this year, this video lets you go behind the scenes to see all the blood, sweat and tears that were put into it. It helps you to see that the tour is MUCH more than just 90 minutes of performing. Its weeks and months full of rehearsals and work, and about 10 hours just to put up and take down the stage! I recommend this to any 'Nsync fan!

It's pretty awesome!
This is the extended version of the Making The Tour on MTV but it has a lot more funny stuff and it's more interesting. It shows to prove how much *NSYNC work and the creative power they have. A must buy for any "true" *NSYNC fan. You'll enjoy it. I guarantee it!

Stylish, focused; Lots of talk by the 'N Sync members
A companion video this is to the concert video as written on the cover sleeve. Viewers should own the "Live At Madison Square Garden" video first before they buy this.

Shot in a slick MTV fashion, this video presents a lively insight into the various elements that come into the making of the "No Strings Attached" concert. The treatment is step-by-step (sort of like a countdown of days), focused but with its liberal embellishment of short passages of spunky music and tinted photograph sequences of various hues, the viewing never turns too dry.

Thoroughout the video, there are numerous close-up interviews done with each member of 'N Sync (often accompanied by a stylish b&W photograph sequence). The production team which include the manager, chereographers and various directors for the music setup and lighting also give brief descriptions of their job scope with regards to the concert. One part of the video you should not miss is when one of the 'N Sync members Joey Fatone takes the viewer on a guided tour around their secluded work place located in the outbacks of Orlando, Florida. It is an amazing, almost unbelievable dream house that has a bowling alley, a golf course, a playground, a pool and of course, the rehersal studio!

With its raw footage of 'N Sync rehearsing for the concert plus the close-up interviews, the video inevitably smacks of the TV show "Making the Band". The video, however, delivers what the title says; it never quite strays onto non-concert issues as such it seems to be lacking in emotional aspects (no heartwarming visits from friends or phone calls to worried mothers). At the end of it all, what the video really does show to the viewer is how hard the guys have worked, to put on a successful concert. In fact, as a culmination of all the hard work, their efforts are represented by two Live performances taken from the concert.

Unfortunately they had to use the concert footage from the Madison Square Garden video as the two Live performances here. What a shame - did the makers of this video actually expect people who buy this title not to buy the concert video as well? Could have given some footage from TV shows or at least footage from other concert venues.

In addition to the live performances, there are 3 music videos - Its Gonna Be Me, Bye Bye Bye and This I Promise You. The order seemed a bit wierd as Bye Bye Bye came out before the rest of the songs, yet it was placed 2nd on the list. "I'll Never Stop" is missing.

Though the material of the video seemed a tad too confined, the MTV-style of direction more than makes up for that flaw. Fans will also get to hear a lot of talk from 'N Sync members.