“We went through this nightmare process” - YouTuber William Osman talks behind-the-scene work on MrBeast’s Squid Game video

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During the September 24 episode of the Trash Taste podcast, YouTuber William Osman talked about working on the widely successful Squid Game YouTube video with Jimmy "MrBeast". The former assisted the production team behind the scenes.

While as fun as it seemed from the outside, the experience had its fair share of chaotic moments. In fact, Osman acknowledged that the entire experience of working for MrBeast's video was a "nightmare." He noted:

MrBeast took the content creation world by storm with his Squid Game video. As of writing, it has amassed a whopping 289 million views. From using a large creepy doll to precisely recreating the marble task area under a budget, the video was praised by numerous internet personalities.

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Osman recalled working on the technical side of the video where they had to produce special equipment for different explosives and fake blood under a strict budget. The YouTuber revealed it was tough for all the working staff to "completely synthesize (devices) from scratch." He explained:

Osman further revealed that the production requirements for all these explosives and fake blood was "a lot." Furthermore, there were no ready-made devices on the market for that scale. The YouTuber divulged:

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Osman revealed that he joined the project merely two weeks before shoot day and had to strategize everything in that period, including sending products to the company and building a prototype.

As expected, the podcast episode has been an instant hit among viewers, garnering massive viewership on YouTube. At the time of writing, the video has amassed over 743k views and thousands of comments.

Here's what fans had to say:

Though Osman later clarified that he was extremely proud of the final