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It's an optical illusion. The planes aren't really that close together. The person who shot the video is using a telephoto lens and is zoomed way in. This compresses the space and flattens it out so it's hard to judge distance. Also the plane in front is smaller than the one in the back which heightens the illusion. It's a really cool shot!
Comparing the engine sizes or counting the windows really shows that the back plane is probably double the size of the front plane.
Cool illusion.
The one in back is a larger 737, the other is a smaller Embraer.