The Wilhelm Scream is a stock sound effect first used in the 1951 “Distant Drums.” Wikipedia calls it the “most well known cinematic sound cliches.” It was revived for the Star Wars and Indiana Jones series. Here’s a video collage of some classic movies using the Whilhelm scream. To download the scream click here. Let…
Oliver Laric created a video from 787 clip art images. Very cool. All it needs is some jamming music and 787 release forms and it’s ready for prime time. Source: DVBlog via LoadedPun
Charmin’s UK features references to a bunch of the euphamisms for pooping. Pictured here is someone “dropping a log.” My favorite is granny saying she “needs to sink the brown one” as she plays pool.
OKGo’s “Here it Goes Again” exploded to a million views in 5 days. Check out the video by clicking the frame, or visit their website at OKGO.com. Really fun to watch, and a catch tune.
I had to watch this about 5 times. It’s 6 seconds long, but it has quite a punch to it. Sucker punch. Can’t really tell the context, but it’s apparently a teacher talking about someone having THT in their system.
For no apparent reason (and for the first time) I decided to Google “online video obsession.” What would I find? Turns out this blog was listed #3. Then I decided I needed a post titled “Online Video Obsession,” so I might rise to the #1 listing. It’s only fair. I have been diagnosed as having…
Ouch. Here’s the WalmartMovie.com, and here’s a clip. It’s kinda long, and it’s really just a guy describing moments he regrets in his career at Walmart. But it’s hard to stop listening to. (Via VideoRambler). If you tap into an issue of mass frustration these days, all you have to do is create a tight…
“Be a YouTube Idol: What Makes an Online Video Hit?” is the title of a recent piece by Boston Herald Feature Writer Sean L. McCarthy The article raises the question as to why “Hey Clip” by Tasha has almost 8 million views. Its creator is 21-year-old “starting filmmaker” from Israel.” “I think it really comes…
According to eMarketer, Jupiter is cautious about online video advertising near-term’s growth. Jupiter is “advising that online video advertising’s best years may be yet to come, not until 2009 or 2011, when video is expected to become a standard offering of online publishers.” The reason that online video ad revenues are not growing faster, according…
According to an In-Stat study, this online video craze may be more than a “pet rock” phenomenon.”The worldwide market for online content services is expected to expand by a factor of 10, growing from about 13 million households during 2005 to over 131 million households by 2010,” said the report. Read more in “Online Video…