In Norway the Norwegian music industry has launched a campaign called "Piracy kills music". A short documentary in black & white created by McCann, explains the history of music piracy so far and analyses the effects on the industry.
Original and flashy site design for DirecTV
Actress Uma Thurman and director Kathryn Bigelow are the two stars involved in the second Pirelli online movie. Last year the tires brand debuted in branded online entertainment with The Call, starring John Malkovich and Naomi Campbell. The new movie, "Mission Zero" has been created to promote the P Zero tyre and features a car chase with Uma Thurman driving a yellow Lamborghini.
MINI Usa has recently launched a new website very much focus on advertainment. It's called Hammer & Coop and it features a story which is something between David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider and Starsky & Hutch. It's all about video, with a series of webisodes starring the MINI (Coop) and an improbable hero (Hammer).
Dear right-minded people, check out this film about the annual Dolphin massacre in Japan (Please note: the video is shocking and gruesome.... be prepared!)
You don't have to watch it (completely), but at least sign the petition to stop this senseless butchery.
Check out the news Nike Air Jordan XX2 site. Jumpman, great photography, cool & simple navigation, immersive, flashy and integrated video & effects, as always.
For those who missed it, the Praga Khan concert that was streamed from the Atomium (Brussels) at of the launch of Windows Vista in Second Life can be seen again in Second Life as of tonight at the Strawberry Estate: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Innocence/159/98/23
According to a group of scientists brought together in this BBC Documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle. , if the planet is heating up, it isn't your fault ... and there's nothing you can do about it. We've almost begun to take it for granted that climate change is a man-made phenomenon. But just as the environmental lobby think they've got our attention, a group of naysayers have emerged to slay the whole premise of global warming..... judge for yourself.
Check out the recently launched MotoSpeed webisodes. The idea behind the digitally animated short videos is to highlight the benefits of Motorola's mobile broadband handsets.
The joys, terrors and true possibilities of navigating the Fourth Dimension, very interesting video documentary with quantum physicist Michio Kaku and astrophysicist Charles Liu: Can You Time-Travel?
In this video, Jeff Han and Phil Davidson demonstrate how a multi-touch driven computer screen will change the way we work and play.
On June 14th Francois Bon and Antoine Montant did the world first speedflying descent of the mount Eiger in Switserland. Extreme video with a para-glider.
Brace yourself. James Cameron, the man who brought you 'The Titanic' is back with another blockbuster. This time, the ship he's sinking is Christianity. In a new documentary, Cameron makes the starting claim that Jesus wasn't resurrected and that his burial cave was discovered near Jerusalem. And...Jesus sired a son with Mary Magdelene. ...It's supposed to be true ! Cameron is holding a press conference tomorrow (Monday) at which he will reveal three coffins, of Jesus of Nazareth, his mother Mary and Mary Magdalene. See Jesusfamilytomb.com.
A new episode in the online campaign for Virgin Money. It's an interactive, kinda strange but nicely simple video thing that shows a classical ballerina going wild and wilder after you hit the say yes button. See Fresh Footwork.
Check out a new online marketing Guiness site at www.guinnesshands.com ; it features a lovely black & white layout, the TV spot as well as an application which allows users to play with their own hands and create personalized messages. Each letter on the keybord represents a different gesture to choose. Try it.
Something cool & sexy? Check out www.diesel.com to see what's going on... It’s sexy, it’s ironic, but most of all it’s live ( ! ! ) -) Blackmail, a hostage, a little extorsion and some stealing did the trick. The plan is: To get our 15 megabytes of fame! (Click on 18 years & older).
Check out The Fame Game, the only global talent competition on the Internet, a great new video site where people can show off their talents. This might be something that could compete against YouTube, and you can win $25,000 for your video. See The Fame Game .
Today's lunatic might be tomorrow's Da Vinci... This fellow Paul Lafolley is certainly an interesting guy, with a different look at life and at art. Fascinating stuff. Just listen to his story here, and he'll even tell you that time-travel will be possible. Part 2 and Part 3 of the interview are here.
Nike has jumped on board, they improved on Dove's decent but docile Real Beauty campaign, and created their version on consumer-generated advertising called The Second Coming.
They've launched GroundhogCrossing.com on behalf of the Pennsylvania Tourism Office. The online campaign intended to generate some buzz around one of Pennsylvania's oldest and most revered holidays, Groundhog Day (Friday, February 2nd, 2007). The Groundhog's counterpart, the Shadow, has fled Punxsutawney, Missing his lifelong friend, the Groundhog makes a literal cross-country trek to recover the Shadow and return to Pennsylvania in time for Groundhog Day 2007. See GroundhogCrossing.com.
Experience the new super sports car made by Audi in a spectacular interactive movie. Immerse yourself into Dimension R8 !
The 50 greatest commercials of the 1980s. Amazingly includes video of every single commercial...prepare to waste your entire afternoon.And here are dozens of additional 80s commercials.
In late December, Discovery Channel (US) aired a great documentary about the history of iPod. Since it's introduction in October 2001, Apple sold over 70 million pieces worldwide. An amazing story. (43 min. documentary)
Nike has recently put online The Rise of the Hybrids, a series of three lovely animated webfilms to promote its Air Max 360 shoes "One Time Only"
Noah Kalina (world famous star of the self made movie "Everyday"- check it here ) recently had his photo taken with several celebrities at a VH1 awards show. The only celebs that were actually familiar with the phenomenon that is Noah K were Weird Al Yankovic and Paris Hilton. Here's some background on the project.
And here's another movie in the famous Bunnies 'movies in 30 secs' series. This time it's A Christmas Story....
Zucker takes on the Iraq Study Group's Report. In this Iraq Report Mock: 'Airplane' director launches a video comparing James Baker to Neville Chamberlain's trip to Berlin in September 1938 in this Zucker takes on the Iraq Study Group video.
Who needs a guitar now? Dr. Helmer – working for CSIRO, Australia – developed and patented an intelligent t-shirt that allows you to play REAL air guitar. That means, quote: “The air guitar works by recognising and interpreting arm movements and relaying this wirelessly to a computer for audio generation. Demonstration video on YouTube.
Mac versus PC. The new Apple Get A Mac commercials, yes they're funny...
It's the new YouTube. No, wait. The new MySpace. No, wait, the new Transbudha. No wait, the new Second Life. No, wait...oh fuck it, it's the Venice Project, it's just new. At least one major research outfit predicts that the online venture will do nothing less than create a new model for online video. Read more about it this thing...
This is a Lamborghini Murciélago and Ferrari Enzo 'test'. Is it guts or is he just stupid. Through an innercity onto the highway.And this at 290 km/h..... without license plates ... Just check the movie
An amazing 3 minute long outdoor travelling fountain show, all powered by bottles of Coke and Mentos.
Here's an over enthusiastic therapist who’s overjoyed about penises (and the surrounding christmas decoration). Funny questions as ‘If I would offer you one million dollars for a night with your penis, what would you say?’ There’s also a penis name generator &stories about the origin of the word testicle... In the ‘bang it’ section, consumers are invited to upload short clips of people or things they’ve been banging. Police cars, deers… you name it. Durex ‘The Pants Whisperer’.
Fiat have gone interactive in the cinema in Brazil. Click the six-minute-long interactive movie is in the "choose you own adventure" style and generates 16 different endings depending on the choices of the audience. The campaign site (in Portuguese) is here.
A wide-angle live webcam towards the pyramids in Cairo. Or see the close up cam.
In the US, they're getting ready for Superman's return on DVD, as you can tell from the Daily Planet website and from Lex Luthor's page on Myspace.
This is the music video for the first single from Weird Al Yankovic's newest album Straight Outta Lynwood (release date: Sept 26th, 2006). Animation is by Bill Plympton. We are the World...in Don't Download This Song "......go and buy the cd like you know you should..."
Tiger: unravel the secret, an impressive advertising project for the new Tiger beer campaign. Tiger: Unravel The Secret is a short movie which investigates the past and the secret of Tiger beer success. The Web is only a part (yet very important) of the advertising effort. Visit Unravel The Secret.com
To celebrate the release of The James Bond Ultimate Edition DVD collection and the Buy Bond Get Bond Free promotional period, the film companies have launched an interactive insight into the James Bond world using Google Earth technology. Users can click on individual film titles to open up a chronological walk through each of the classic 20 Bond films or visit the virtual lot at Pinewood Studios, and see some exclusive images from the real home of Mr Bond. The Google Earth James Bond plug-in can be downloaded here.
90% of the UFO videos are either explainable, or outright hoaxes. But the 10% that are clear and are not explainable are amazing. Two unusual UFO videos have puzzled everybody. One video from China gives a clear image of a UFO over an apartment block that suddenly disappears . The second is the "Alien Gurney" video, from the 40's in Roswell where dead alien and human bodies were shown on film.
Researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands are developing a "superbus" that goes 155 MILES PER HOUR and runs on electricity. The aerodynamic bus is low -- too low for passengers inside to stand up -- so every passenger has his own door. The 30-seat bus is the same length and width of a standard city bus, but it's only as high as an SUV. Check out the video.
One of the world's most talked about videos of the moment is The Free Hugs Campaign. An inspiring story. Brings joy. (with music by sick puppies). Free hugs is a real life controversial story of Juan Mann, a man whos sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives. In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of The Free Hugs campaign became (is becoming) phenomenal. Imagine all the people....
Revolutionizing new product for showing products and films. The Cheoptics360XL is , a 360 degree holographic video display system: a four-sided transparent pyramid, so from every side you can see objects that seem to be freely floating video images and computer graphics - done through surface mirroring and reflections. The pyramid assembles four video projections into a solid image. The system looks pretty impressive, especially because of its rather large dimensions. Check out the video
In 1946, Salvador Dali and Walt Disney planned a cartoon together. Destino is a six-minute film set to a Spanish song, devoid of dialogue and without a clear story line. It follows a dark-eyed ballerina on a journey among strange objects through a desert landscape in a dreamlike atmosphere.
There are plenty of places you can find television episodes and buzz-worthy clips online... Read article & find links
INCREDIBLE STUFF. Developed at MIT, Hyposurface™ represents the world’s very first ‘digital architecture’. This stunning, new media technology is considered the most technologically advanced ‘experiential marketing’ medium in the global exhibition and events industry. It creates 3 dimensional movements (like water drops), on a pannelled wall - which has mechanical construction on the back. It moves to sight, sound, touch and movement. Forget video screens - this is certainly the single most visually stunning presentation that anyone could possibly imagine.
The "I Miss Monica" song from Dan Friedman's new comedy CD: "those innocent days just before the election - ...when the president didn't have to go to war just to get an erection, ....with her cute baret and her pouting lips she made the most of her internship". Great song and video animation about those good old days when Monica Lewinsky was still the scandal of the day.
La Linea is an Italian animated series created by Osvaldo Cavandoli back in the old days. The Character is created of one single line and have a temper of a 5 year old kid, so the basic for a fun cartoon is layed down here for every wannabe cartoonist to follow - Learn from this guy!
On the 7th of July 2005 London was hit by a series of explosions. This is the video of the conspiracy theory behind these attacks. Evidence has been withheld and false information has been provided to the public. You probably think you kow what happened on that day, but you DON'T... View Ludicrous Diversions video documentary (27:53 min).
Great new ad where Coca Cola does Grand Theft Auto
The 30-Second Bunnies Theatre Library in which a troupe of bunnies parodies a collection of movies by re-enacting them in 30 seconds, more or less. With nearly all 30 filmscripts available, from Jaws to brokeback Mountain in 30 secs.
