May 24, 2007
"PLANET UNICORN" HEY!
"Planet Unicorn" is a funny online animated comedy series. It is so ... well, you just have to see it and complete the sentence yourself.
Domo arigato to Kate L. for the tip!
Posted by Supercore at 01:28 AM
May 22, 2007
"Cave Rulz" Episode 1
What happens when a group of Flash developers and programmers in the interactive department of a major global advertising agency's New York office release pent-up creativity in the form of an episodic video comedy series about their work area? "Cave Rulz" ... that's what happens!
Posted by Supercore at 11:16 PM
May 18, 2007
Video: A Tiger Attacks a Man on an Elephant ...
Wicked! Poor dude on the elephant.
Domo arigato to Jon G. for the linkage.
Posted by Supercore at 08:47 PM
May 11, 2007
Video: The Amazing "Automatic Graffiti Robot"!
Love it, mate. Freaking love it! Freaking brilliant! Now we know what we want for our birthday this year!
Posted by Supercore at 10:55 PM
May 10, 2007
Video: London Graffiti Writer in Action!
Caught on tape: Some graf-writing on a train in London. Sick, mate.
Posted by Supercore at 11:01 PM
May 09, 2007
Video: Graffiti Writers Flash-Tag a Subway Train
This looks a little too staged, a little too easy, but it's pretty cool nonetheless. And the speed and coordination with which this group of taggers throw up these massive pieces of graffiti on the train (while it's still in the station, mind you) is like a carefully choreographed ballet. Impressive, in spite of it being total vandalism.
Posted by Supercore at 11:07 PM
May 08, 2007
Video: Paris Hilton Sentenced to 45 Days in Jail ...
The serious and sober Reuters filed this television news report on Paris Hilton receiving a jail sentence of 45 days.
Posted by Supercore at 10:40 PM
April 27, 2007
Video: New GEICO Caveman at Airport Commercial ...
Unlike the previous GEICO Caveman commercial set at an airport, this one is only a 15-second spot instead of a 30-second. Still, it's a nice little "sequel."
Posted by Supercore at 01:42 AM
April 26, 2007
Video: The Trailer for Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie "Colon" ...
We freaking love this television show. And now there's a movie! Woo-hoo!
Posted by Supercore at 01:55 AM
April 24, 2007
Video: "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse ...
We can't get enough of this song right now. Amy Winehouse definitely has that special sumthin' sumthin'. What a voice!
Posted by Supercore at 01:48 AM
April 23, 2007
Video: A Bjork Performance on Saturday Night Live (SNL) ...
Posted by Supercore at 01:45 AM
April 20, 2007
Sport: An Rare, Incredible Goal by Lionel Messi of Spanish Soccer Team Barcelona FC ...
Posted by Supercore at 01:39 AM
April 19, 2007
Video: The "Unboxing" of a Sony PlayStation 3 Ordered Directly From Amazon Japan ...
Posted by Supercore at 11:37 PM
April 06, 2007
Video: Real-Life Spoof of Grand Theft Auto IV Trailer
This is a bit rough around the edges, but it's a pretty damn good spoof of the new Grand Theft Auto IV trailer. The creator used live-action footage culled and edited from various existing video clips posted to YouTube in order to make the spoof. Full marks, dude!
Posted by Supercore at 11:10 PM
April 05, 2007
Video: Grand Theft Auto IV Trailer
The trailer for the new "Grand Theft Auto IV" to be released by Rockstar Games in October 2007. "GTA IV" will be set in New York City (though it won't be called New York City in the game itself).
Posted by Supercore at 11:54 PM
April 04, 2007
Grand Theft Auto IV Announced, Trailer Released ...
Few things get us as excited as the announcement by games producer Rockstar Games regarding the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series. "Grand Theft Auto IV" is on its way, kidzzz -- and that promises mo' better GTA to get you through the day. The new title will be rolled out October 16, 2007. When Rockstar make this announcement a couple of days ago, it also released a trailer for "GTA IV."
The game series has evolved dramatically through the "GTA III" phase, which saw the release of the original GTA III (aka, Liberty City), Vice City and finally the epic San Andreas editions. Between Liberty City and San Andreas, the game has grown and improved tremendously.
Meanwhile the evolution of the new crop of higher-performance gaming platforms, from the Microsoft XBox 360 to the new Sony PlayStation 3, have upped the potential for bigger, richer, faster games with even better graphics. It's only fitting that the Rockstar team would revisit Liberty City and develop the game environment to a larger scale and on a more fully visually realized level.
The word is that the Liberty City of "GTA IV" will be a more detailed and realistic carbon copy of New York City (albeit four of its five boroughs plus Jersey) in every way except the actual names. And this time around the main character will be an Eastern European immigrant. Can't fucking wait for this release, dude.
Posted by Supercore at 11:25 PM
March 02, 2007
GEICO Caveman Golfing with Phil Sims
It looks like the GEICO caveman may be crossing over from a car-insurance commercial icon to a fully realized character fit for long-form television programming. That's if this clip of the GEICO caveman playing golf with NFL icon Phil Sims is anything to go by. In this nearly four-minute sketch, the caveman goes 18 holes with the former Giants star. If the caveman seemed overly sensitive and ornery in the GEICO ads, he's even more so here. In fact, he comes across in this video as an obnoxious, iritable douche-bag. He's freaking hilarious. The caveman should have his own show on Comedy Central. It could a late-night talk-fest hosted by the caveman that would air right after the Colbert Report. And the whole thing would be sponsored by GEICO, of course. A higher quality QuickTime version of the clip is here.
Posted by Supercore at 11:00 PM
March 01, 2007
GEICO Caveman Saga Continues ....
This recent 30-second ad by GEICO featuring the ever-annoyed Caveman has actually already been running for a while, but we're including here along with some posts of the other latest ads. It's not the best nor our favorite of the Caveman spots so far, but it's still amusing work. Whether it's effective advertising or not, the jury may still be out.
Posted by Supercore at 11:43 PM
February 28, 2007
Video: Graffiti Writers on Venice Beach
Cool clip of a group of graf writers working on massive pieces in Venice Beach, in Los Angeles.
Posted by Supercore at 11:06 PM
February 20, 2007
The Coolest Human Beatbox Shtick Ever
From the Kitchen Diaries viral clips collection on British video Website Fame Game. Absolutely funny. And super awesome!
Merci beaucoup to the one, the only, Jess E. for the tip!
Posted by Supercore at 11:12 PM
February 19, 2007
Speed Racer Intro
Speaking of the Toyota "Speed Racer" homage on this past weekend's New York Time Magazine cover, here's a video of the intro to the American version of the Japanese anime series.
Posted by Supercore at 11:08 PM
February 17, 2007
Video: Britney Spears with Shaved Head
Oh, yeah, people, this is television "news." Oy vay!
Posted by Thurston Ali at 04:05 PM
Britney Spears Shaves Head ...
The news that Britney Spears has shaved her head was totally unexpected. The media and those people close to Britney have been suggesting that the pop singer is in the middle of a massive mental implosion, the high-voltage nervous breakdown that many have sensed was coming. Who's to blame for hurtling Ms. Spears towards a perceived meltdown? Paris Hilton? K-Fed? The paparazzi? Oh, the gossip rags are going to have a field day. Between Anna Nicole Smith and Britney, the celebrity-obsessed press is already having a great 2007!
Posted by Thurston Ali at 10:40 AM
February 16, 2007
Going to The Archive: Top 5 Video Games for ADD Moments in the Studio ...
1. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games)
2. The Getaway (Sony Computer Entertainment)
3. Grand Theft Auto III: Vice City (Rockstar Games)
4. FIFA Soccer 2004 (EA Sports)
5. Sim City 4 (Maxis)
Posted by Supercore at 07:16 AM
February 15, 2007
"Do Your Own Adventure!" with Sue Teller
This subtly sponsored viral video from Mountain Dew ("Promotional consideration provided by ..." ) is a riot. "Do Your Own Adventure!" with Sue Teller is a fake cable-access-styled show in which octagenarian Sue Teller teaches viewers how to do various youth-oriented DIY projects like spraying graffiti and mixing records. In this episode Teller shows us how to mash up tunes like a professional hip-hop DJ, complete with two turntables and a drum machine. Holla' at ya' girl!
Domo arigato to Jess E. for the tip!
Posted by Supercore at 11:09 PM
February 14, 2007
Video: Anti-Advertising by Graffiti Research Lab
Posted this on sister site Global Graphica ...
The folks at the ever ingenious and creative Graffiti Research Lab have made a clip of their recent anti-advertising campaign. The guerilla effort exploits video panels that display commercials outside subway entrances around New York City. The point is that the thousands of marketing messages we are exposed to on a daily basis is the true graf problem urban dwellers face.
Posted by Supercore at 11:59 PM
February 12, 2007
Ooh, It's Really Bad: Vanilla Ice Does Rap Promotion for Turbo Tax Online
Oh, boy, this really stinks. Though to be fair to D-lister Vanilla Ice, his flow actually isn't half bad. No, seriously, he can rap. But dropping rhymes on video for an online TurboTax promo based on the concept of user-generated content really begs the question -- How low can a washed-up, late-80's one-hit-wonder fake white rapper go? Appearing on the Surreal Life is bad enough. But this? C'mon.
Posted by Supercore at 11:59 PM
February 08, 2007
Video: Music by 8-Bit Band Anamanaguchi
Anamanaguchi are one of a dzoen or so bands who make up the nascent 8-bit music scene. In 8-bit, musicians use 8-bit electronic equipment -- old computer, Nintendo GameBoys, whatever from the prehistoric age of basic computing -- to create a sound palette. Anamanguchi run traditional instrument through sequencers and filters to pump out the blippy and bleepy 8-bit sound.
(Domo arigato to Chris for the tip.)
Posted by Supercore at 07:48 AM
February 02, 2007
Video of the Making of Those "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" LED Ads
Here's an excellent video clip showing how those those "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" LED Ads, which caused the bomb scare in Boston earlier this week, were produced and installed.
Posted by Supercore at 01:05 PM
Geniuses Behind "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" LED Ads Give Surreal Press Conference ...
The avant-garde artists and guerilla marketers who were arrested after installing myseterious LED ads for Cartoon Network's "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," give a surreal, ridiculous press conference upon emerging from jail. It's pure theater when a couple of guys tell -- with the straightest of faces -- a throng of reporters that they will answers only questions pertaining to "haircuts in the 70's."
Posted by Supercore at 12:49 PM
January 22, 2007
Cool New Volkswagen German VW Phaeton Commercial
Who knew hand-shadow puppetry could be so modern? Super liquid-awesomely cool. Whatever you may think of the Volkswagen cars (or how well-made or not the cars actually are), the coomercials of VW have always been a cut above.
Posted by Supercore at 12:42 AM
January 16, 2007
In Japan: Another TV Commercial with Tommy Lee Jones Selling Boss Can Coffee ...
Respek!
Posted by Supercore at 03:45 AM
January 15, 2007
In Japan: Tommy Lee Jones Stars in Japanese Commercial for Boss Canned Coffee
Posted by Supercore at 03:42 AM
January 12, 2007
In Japan: Another Pocky Commercial Starring Yui Aragaki ...
Love the voiceover tag at the end -- "... it's thin, it's light ... Pocky!!!"
Posted by Supercore at 03:39 AM
January 11, 2007
In Japan: Loving Japanese TV Commercials ... Let's Eat Pocky!
Posted by Supercore at 03:33 AM
January 06, 2007
In Japan: Late Nights with "Oden-kun"
"The Adventure of Oden-kun" is a childish anime series targeted toward adults watching late-night Japanese television. Even if you don't understand Japanese, the show is intriguing in its droll, surreal premise. In the cartoon, various ingredients -- tofu, eggs, radishes, and so on -- used in a tradional wintertime stew called oden come to life as anthropomorphic characters inhabiting an "oden world" and embarking on myriad mini adventures, kind of like the way Sponge Bob and his pals do in their fantastic undersea world. Except the ingredients in oden are food afterall and eventually will get eaten by customers. That's when things really get interesting.
Posted by Supercore at 09:09 AM
December 13, 2006
"The Burg" - Indie Sitcom Extraordinaire
We've been finding lots of laughs from the independently produced Web-based sitcom "The Burg." The show follows the ups and downs of a group of roommates and friends who live in Williamsburg, the Brooklyn neighborhood that has in recent years become the young hipster-creative nerve center of New York City. "The Burg" takes a scathing comedic look at the stereotypical hipster types who inhabit the nabe - indie musicians, aspiring actresses, moronic trust-fund babies, bohemian political activists and out-of-place Wall Street frat-boy yuppie.
Posted by Supercore at 01:24 AM
December 12, 2006
The GEICO Gecko Has a Blog!
Yes, the GEICO gecko lizard has his very own weblog. The site is tantalizingly titled "Gecko's Fun Stuff - Gecko's Blog." On the site, the iconic reptile (and car-insurance company mascot) writes about all manner of subjects related to saving 15 % on your car insurance, including the low-down on all the music used in the recent GEICO Caveman commercials. So if you've been wondering about things like what the jaunty electronic tune is in the Caveman "Airport" TV ad, here's where you can find out. (By the way, that tune is "Remind Me" by Norwegian group Royksopp.) By now, that an anthropomorphic, computer-animated spokes-lizard with a cockney accent would have a blog should not be surprising -- it really was inevitable, wasn't it? Next thing you know, the toenail on my left pinky toe is going to have its own blog.
Posted by Supercore at 01:57 AM
December 08, 2006
Animation Created by Using Post-It Notes
Posted by Supercore at 12:59 AM
December 05, 2006
Video: Placebo Covers Pixies' "Where is My Mind" On French Television
We love this quintessential early 1990's song "Where is My Mind" by the Pixies, which was covered many years later by British band Placebo, who perform a rockin' verison of it live in the above clip from the French music television show Traffic. Awesome.
Posted by Supercore at 02:33 AM
November 22, 2006
Video: Master of the Breakdance Headspin
Posted by Thurston Ali at 12:36 AM
Video: Michael Richards' Awkward, Incoherent Apology on Letterman
Ok, he said he was sorry. He explained his actions. But what's with the long-winded incoherent , cringe-worthy and weird six-minute rhetorical exposition. Somebody needs therapy, ASAP.
Posted by Thurston Ali at 12:22 AM
November 21, 2006
Video: "Kick, Push" by Lupe Fiasco
Lovin' the Lupe Fiasco CD "Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor," especially the tune "Kick, Push" and its music video. Rad skateboard moves, ill rhymes.
Posted by Thurston Ali at 03:02 AM
Video: OMG! Michael Richards of "Seinfeld" Kramer Fame Goes on a Racist Rant During Comedy Gig!
Ouch! Somebody's got some serious issues to work through. This is appalling and really bad. (Warning: Video is NOT SAFE FOR WORK!)
Posted by Thurston Ali at 02:40 AM
November 19, 2006
"Freaky Delicious" Gnarls Barkley Video for "Gone Daddy Gone"
The latest music video from the Dangermouse and Cee Lo collaboration known as Gnarls Barkley is a clever and amusing CG-heavy clip for the track "Gone Daddy Gone." As Air Massive tipster Jess E. put it, the video is "freaky delicious." And indeed it is.
Posted by Supercore at 04:26 AM
November 16, 2006
Video: Street Artist "Cheeky" at Work in NYC
The street artist Cheeky was puting the finishing touches on a big piece he put up last night at that famous 11 Spring St. building in downtown New York City. The new work was put up in a massive new wave of street art going up on the building this past weekend.
Posted by Supercore at 12:21 AM
November 15, 2006
Tasty Celeb Gossip Linkage for the Mid-Week ...
Supermodel Naomi Campbell Tries to Plea-Bargain Her Way Out of Jail Sentence ...
Porn Producer Offered Alleged Sex Tape of Britney Spears and K-Fed ...
Tom Cruise Reportedly Too Fat to Fit INto His Wedding Suite ...
Nicole Richie Denies Talk of gastric-Bypass Surgery ...
Paris Hilton Goes Out on Date in London ...
The What Made Lindsay Lohan Call Paris Hilton the C-Word ...
The OC's Mischa Barton "Tired" of Being Skinny ...
Posted by Thurston Ali at 11:59 PM
Yet Even More Fun with Japanese Mac Ads
Okay, okay, we admit it -- we can't get enough of these ads. It's interesting to compare the U.S. versions of the ads to the Japanese versions. Apple relies on the advertising agency TBWA/Chiat Day, and the concept for these TV ads campaigns were created out of the Los Angeles office (it handles all of the Apple work).
Posted by Supercore at 11:53 PM
More Fun Japanese Apple Mac vs. PC Commercials
This is one is the spot that talks about "cool apps" and how Macs have that easy-to-use iLife suite of software.
Posted by Supercore at 11:51 PM
Japanese Versions of Those Clever Apple Mac Vs. PC Television Commercials
Now this is what we call being in control of your brand. For the Japanese market, Apple Computer has rolled out a television ad campaign based on the same 30-second concept the company deployed in the U.S. Like the ads broadcast in America, the Japanese commercials (or "CM's," as our friends in the Tokyo ad world call them) feature two men chatting with each other in front of a white backdrop. One man is a stiff, buttoned-up, businessy salaryman who represents a PC (presumably a Windows-based machine). The other guy is a relaxed, casually hip and slightly smug twenty-something. The commercials are doppelgangers of the U.S. spots, except that the actors are Japanese and naturally speak in their native tongue. The music is the same, as are the themes -- how Macs are easy to use, relatively immune to viruses, and so on. Even if you don't understand Japanese, they're fun to watch.
Posted by Supercore at 11:30 PM
November 11, 2006
Yet Another Cool Sony PlayStation 3 TV Commercial
This one is the "eggs" television spot for the soon-to-be-realeased (Nov. 17) Sony PlayStation 3, or PS3. Loving this ad campaign.
Posted by Supercore at 02:44 PM
November 10, 2006
Rubik's Cube Stars in Another Cool New Sony PlayStation 3 TV Ad
Here's another one of those cool new television commercials for the soon-to-be-released PlayStation3 game console. Like the baby-doll TV spot, this one is set in a stark-white, empty room. A Rubik's Cube levitates in the presence of a new PS3, which stands monolith-like and seems to be emanating some invisible, supernatural force that solves the Rubik's Cube puzzle. Cool.
Posted by Supercore at 02:34 AM
Sony's Creepy PlayStation 3 Baby-Doll Commercial
We find this new television commercial for the Sony PlayStation 3 a strangely compelling piece of advertising even though it's totally creepy. In the 30-second spot, a baby doll appears mesmerized and demonically possessed in the presence of a new Sony PlayStation 3 machine, while the new game platform starts to levitate. Word has it that Sony embedded some "clues" within the commercial for the hardcore gaming massive to discover when they watch the ad in frame-by-frame slow motion. (Arigato to Jess for the tip.)
Posted by Supercore at 02:21 AM
November 09, 2006
Video: Britney Spears Told K-Fed of Divorce By Text Message? Ouch!
That's right, kids. The latest word from the rumor monster is that Britney Spears broke the news of her divorce plans to Kevin "K-Fed" Federline via text message. Now that's class, kids, real class. But the real kicker is that the moment K-Fed received the news from Brtiney on his handheld might likely have been caught on tape (see above video clip) while he was being recorded for a Canadian TV program and reality show. K-Fed was "visibly shaken" when receiving a text message, then tore off his mic and disappeared for a half hour before resuming taping for the show. When he came back, he was reportedly upset. Aaaaawkwaaard!
Posted by Thurston Ali at 01:12 AM
November 07, 2006
Video: The Workspace "Idea Catcher"
Love what Ethan, a copywriter in New York, has done to his workspace at an advertising agency. With a little help from some colleagues, he's created what has been dubbed the "Idea Catcher," a web of blue tape used to "snag" paper and objects of inspiration. Cool.
Posted by Supercore at 11:01 PM
November 04, 2006
Video: Stephen Wiltshire Draws Perfect Landscapes of Cities From Memory
Amazing. Fascinating. Unbelieveable, but true.
Posted by Robsam at 02:59 AM
November 03, 2006
Video: Kenny Powers' Quest to Jump Car Over the St. Lawrence River
In the early 1970's Kenny Powers, a Canadian daredevil, attempted one of the most idiotic stunts known to humankind. Powers tried to drive a rocket-powered and winged Lincoln Continental off a massive ramp and over the mile-wide St. Lawrence River and the border between Canada and New York state. The stunt cost an estimated $1 million and resulted in ... well, you've just got to watch the video. Note: watching this we were reminded of the incidental music used in an South Park episode about the founding and beliefs of the Mormon religion ... dumb dumb dumb dumb duuuummb dumb!
Posted by Robsam at 02:34 AM
November 02, 2006
Video: Borat Meets David Letterman
The Borat publicity juggernaut goes full throttle with yet another television appearance by Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen), this time on the Late Show with David Letterman. Good stuff.
Posted by Robsam at 02:13 AM
November 01, 2006
The World's Largest Skateboard Mega Ramp ...
Brazilian pro skateboarder Bob Burnquist has built the largest skateboard ramp in the world in the hinterlands of suburban San Diego. It's called a "Mega Ramp." Get this: it's about eight stories tall, 360 yards long and has a 70-foot gap boarders must sail over. Here the video clip that accompanies the New York Times article on the ramp.
Posted by Supercore at 11:06 PM
October 31, 2006
Video: Borat Opening Sketch on "Saturday Night Live"
Live from New York ... Borat does SNL. Freaking hilarious, kidz!
Posted by Thurston Ali at 02:22 AM
October 29, 2006
South Park Gets Hassled Over Steve Irwin Sketch
South Park has a habit of pissing someone off somewhere at least a couple of times a year. The latest criticism of the popular Comedy Central cartoon stems from "offensive" material in the most recent episode in which the late Australian croc hunter, Steve Irwin, is depicted with a stringray sticking out of his chest as he arrives at a party for the unliving thrown by Satan. Irwin then gets turned away from the Halloween party because -- even though he is dead -- he's not "in costume." Some dude from the organization Mediawatch called it "grossly insensitive." C'mooon, people -- South Park is comedy!
Posted by Thurston Ali at 03:51 AM
October 28, 2006
Video: Media "Creatives" Goof Off with BMW Toy
See this what those crazy creative folks who work in interactive media in New York get up to when they're brainstorming ideas or have idle time on their hands.
Posted by Supercore at 03:23 AM
October 25, 2006
Video: Borat Interviewed by Chuck the Movie Guy
The Borat publicity juggernaut continues with this interview of Borat (as played by Sacha Baron Cohen) by Chuck the movie guy. Borat is a riot, as usual.
Posted by Robsam at 01:39 AM
October 23, 2006
New GEICO "Talking Head" Caveman Commercial
The recent reappearance of the GEICO caveman in a new commercial (the caveman is gliding along an airport concourse on his way to catch a plane when he spots an insulting GEICO billboard) suggested that there were more 30-second TV spots to come as part of a new series of ads. The latest ad (see above) features the GEICO caveman as a guest on a very Fox News-like TV debate program, where the caveman is one of a pair of guest talking heads verbally tussling with each other and a news anchor. Funny stuff, as usual. Love the caveman.
Posted by Supercore at 11:54 PM
The Borat Movie Website Rocks
By now many of us know of Borat, the fictional TV journalist from Kazakhstan portayed by British actor-comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, and we are eagerly awaiting the soon to be theatrically released movie "Borat - Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan." The website for movie is a clever little dig at the government of Kazakhstan, which has publicly criticized Cohen for his character and the way it supposedly casts the Central Asian nation in a negative light. The movie's site is designed as the official Kazakhstan government's Ministry of Information website. This should really piss off Kazakhstan even more. Like the character Borat himself, the website is a phony. Upon casual inspection it's an obvious joke. As Borat would say, "Very nice! I like!"
Posted by Robsam at 07:43 PM
October 20, 2006
The Comedy of Demetri Martin Goes on the Road and the Web
Demetri Martin is one of the funniest young stand-up comedians in America today. He is truly an original comic. His style brings to mind the deadpan, clever one-liner observations of Steven Wright. You may have seen Martin's concert special on Comedy Central in the past year or caught him doing a segment on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, where he is an occasional guest reporter and "expert." Though Martin has been playing clubs around the country, he's now on a proper comedy concert tour and has a promotional Web site called Clearification.com that has some of his short sketch comedy videos and audio clips of his routine. Great stuff.
(A big domo arigato to Sam. C for the tip.)
Posted by Supercore at 01:51 AM
October 18, 2006
Video: The Dove "Evolution" Commercial Reveals Distortions of Beauty in Advertising
This great 60-second Dove television commercial called "Evolution" is a time-lapse video of a plain model being lit, made-up and styled before a photo shoot, as well as the process of shooting the images and the subsequent and substantial retouching in Photoshop. Eventually we see the image of the model's "distorted beauty" used in a billboard ad. This is awesome to watch over and over again.
Posted by Supercore at 03:34 AM
October 12, 2006
Video: "LA Guyz" by Tim & Eric
Here's another funny video of a sketch from the comedy duo of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, otherwise known as Tim & Eric, co-creators of the show Tom Goes to the Mayor on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. This sketch is called "LA Guyz," where Tim and Eric play a pair of douche-bag Hollywood producer types. It's hilarious. The video is part of episode one of the Tim & Aric (video) podcast series, which is available for free on the duo's Web site, timanderic.com, along with tons of other sketch clips. Love 'em.
Posted by Robsam at 11:33 PM
September 14, 2006
"Kid" Amusement Park Ride Cam Video
This hilarious and yet disturbing video of a kid emotionally freaking out on a theme park ride has been getting a lot of attention in the past 24 hours.
Posted by Robsam at 02:02 AM
August 25, 2006
Slow-Motion Shopping Prank at Home Depot Store
This video just about explains it all. It's clever, weird, funny and subversive, but ultimately harmless and amusing. In a nutshell, the Improv Everywhere group stages one of its surreptitious scene-causing pranks in a large, major retail space, in this case a large group (looked like about a hundered people) of would-be shoppers synchronize watches and deliberately and simultaneously shop in slow-motion for five minutes at a Home Depot in downtown New York City. The Home Depot staff have no idea what's going on. It's all captured on video.
Posted by Supercore at 03:51 AM
August 24, 2006
The Shat Hit the Fan: Star Trek's William Shatner and His Cringe-Worthy "Rocket Man" Cover
Following on the heels of the recent Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner, we can't help but get a good full-throttle of a laugh out of this resurrected clip from the early 1970's. (The clip was screened during the Comedy Central Roast). The video shows the actor Willam Shatner performing a dramatic spoken-word-like "interpretation" of the song "Rocket Man" at the 1978 Science Fiction Film Awards. The song was a big hit for pop star Elton John way back in 1972. The performance is definitely cringe-worthy and a product of its time and place.
Shatner, who at the time was best known for playing Captain Kirk in the Star Trek television series, seems to be taking the rendition all a little too seriously, which just seems to make it worse (or "better," depending on your POV). His acting and, ahem, "interpretation" are laughable, but totally earnest. Actually, the entire concept behind the performance was pretty laughable. What were the producers of this show smoking? Truly, it's one of those things that is so bad, it's good. Really, you have to give Shatner credit though for putting his 100% all into the performance. Somehow, this just seems to enhance his ironic-hipness quotient by a factor of five. This clip is a cult classic.
(Props to Sam for the tip.)
Posted by Supercore at 03:40 AM
August 17, 2006
Video of Samuel L. Jackson on the Daily Show to Promote "Snakes on a Plane"
And speaking of "Snakes on a Plane," Samuel L. Jackson appeared on Comedy Central's the Daily Show with Jon Stewart to promote his slithery new action-thriller. It's a funny segment, with both Jackson and Stewart hamming it up. The requisite promo clip from the movie is shown, and it's the one where Jackson utters his famous expletive-ridden mofo line, so it's full of bleeps. Good stuff.
Posted by Robsam at 02:57 AM
August 11, 2006
OK Go's Amazing Treadmill-Dancing Video for "Here It Goes Again"
We recently posted on Air Massive about the Chicago band OK Go. We've really liked their music, which Friend of the Massive (FOM) Jess turned us onto. A couple of weeks ago Jess also tipped us about OK Go's most recent music video for the tune ''Here It Goes Again." If you haven't seen it yet, it's an amazing and clever clip of the quartet dancing in a carefully choreographed routine. The band did a similar dance number for the video for their previous single, "A Million Ways," which went on to become a massive viral hit via the Internet. The video for "Here It is Again" takes the dance idea one step further (no pun intended): the four members of OK Go do their dance on eight moving treadmills. The routine in "Here It is Again" is so good that it defintiely tops the dance in "A Million Ways." Dude, if they could pull this off in a live performance, we'd be even more impressed. As the OK Go explained to Entertainment Weekly in a Q&A, the band spent eight days choreographing the dance. Since the group had limited means, they bought the eight treadmills used just for the video shoot with the understanding that they'd be able to sell them back after they finished the video. (Merci beaucoup,, Jess.)
Posted by Supercore at 03:43 PM
March 27, 2006
Finger Break Dancing Video
Here it is ... "finger break dancing." Gotta see it to believe it. It seems so logical now that one might wonder why this curiosity didn't emerge sooner. Six words: Internet, widespread broadband usage, and ... (the two most important words) ... You Tube. We wonder how long it will take before we see this co-opted or appropriated on either MTV2, VH1 or any television commercial aimed at the coveted 18-34 age demo. Yes, we smell a fad. We even envision the criticism, too: "it's break dancing for lazy people." Whateva'. The video is mesemerizing in its own singular way. So, for now, watch it, enjoy it, relish it, love it for what it is.
Watch the video by clicking on the play button in the embedded player above (or visit the You Tube site here).
Posted by Supercore at 02:03 AM