5 Videos Meme

[furtech]

[Thanks to Okojosan!]

I think the point of this meme is to list five videos you can watch over and over again. That's a pretty broad parameter that doesn't take into account length or venues (YouTube is limited to 10 minutes or so) or reasons (is it hypnotic? Funny? Weird?). But...here are my choices. And yes, I can't count.

40 Inspirational Speeches In 2 Minutes

Kinetic Typography: "A Geographical Oddity" (From "O Brother, Where Art Thou?")"

Anyone who has worked in an art deptartment can emphasize: "An Advertising Parable For The Holidays"

Those Kooky Japanese: A Potato Chip Commercial

More cynicism: "When I Grow Up I Wanna Work in Advertising"

Bonus (it's short)--an actual commercial from Stanford University: "Laser Cat"

Comments

[okojosan.livejournal.com]

OH GODS the Advertising Parable I'd forgotten about that! LOL! I'm sending that to my History of Design teacher and telling him he should show it in class. :D BWA!

(In fact, we had a student fight with the "client" the other day about some stuff for our second big Project. It was cringe-inducing, 'cause here's this kid out of high school fighting with the "client" (a teacher, but they have the program set up with three teachers, one a client, one the art director, and one the production manager). Argh!

Also the Laser Cat video is hilarious. :D

[fuzzytoedcollie.livejournal.com]

These are truely a joy to behold, especially 40 Inspirational Speeches in Two Minutes!

Wheeeeee!!!!!

[czgoldedition.livejournal.com]

Holy shit. That first video is epic.

[desertcoyote.livejournal.com]

LOL! Great vids.
That "two weeks from everywhere" sounds like where I'm at. :P I should re-watch O Brother sometime- great movie.

[kvogel.livejournal.com]

And remember the ipod packaging video? How if it were a Microsoft product the packaging would get crazy stupid?

[furtech.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah-- you should totally post your own list: you have some doozies!

[furtech.livejournal.com]

My favorite Clooney role! When he first went in to film-acting, I had doubts..but man, he aced that AND teh funny!

[furtech.livejournal.com]

Totally give your teacher that video (and maybe the, "When I grow up I want to be in advertising," vid). Laser cat is funniest official university video I've ever seen. Stanford is so cool.

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

I dunno if I'd call 'em "speeches", but a great montage!

LOL lasers, and Consomme Poncheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[sewinggoddess.livejournal.com]

all of these are awesome!!!

the japanese commercial is a tad freaky though, LOL

[furtech.livejournal.com]

The Japanese make some of the weirdest commercials in the world (followed maybe by the French). I had to include one of 'em (and everyone's seen the Red Riding Hood/Tanuki ad). Definitely a lot of "Buh?"