Viral Video

ROBERT GREENE’S FATHER’S DAY SHORT

Filmmaker Robert Greene, whose Kati with an I was one of our Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You Gotham Award nominees last year, has posted on this Father’s Day a 20-minute short about his grandfather, Goodbye Engineer. Check it out below. GOODBYE ENGINEER from prewarcinema on Vimeo.
by Scott Macaulay on Jun 19, 2011
A SHORT DOC ON STUXNET

As readers of the blog and print edition know, I am scarily fascinated by the development and future potential of Stuxnet, the weaponized computer virus that slowed down Iran’s nuclear program last year. For those who need to catch up on Stuxnet, here’s a striking short doc that’s just over three minutes long. It’s made by Patrick Clair and Scott Mitchell for the Australian TV program HungryBeast. Mitchell scripted, and Clair directed and to the riveting motion graphics. Check it out. Stuxnet: Anatomy of a Computer Virus from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.
by Scott Macaulay on Jun 17, 2011
J-HORROR CANDID CAMERA

I’ll start switching this blog over to SXSW-related material tomorrow, I promise. For now, here’s a funny TV-show prank involving the most iconic image out of Japanese horror, a hotel corridor, and some unsuspecting guests.
by Scott Macaulay on Mar 10, 2011
“WINNING” — THE GREGORY BROS. DO CHARLIE SHEEN

The Ma-Sheen is Autotuned…
by Scott Macaulay on Mar 9, 2011
JAMIE STUART AND HIS BLIZZARD VIDEO ON BRITAIN’S ITV

New York Blizzard – ITV Daybreak VT from dantv on Vimeo. Watch the complete film, “Idiot with a Tripod,” here.
by Scott Macaulay on Jan 3, 2011
JAMIE STUART DISCUSSES VIRAL SNOW SHORT ON TODAY SHOW ONLINE

Here’s Jamie Stuart discussing his Idiot with a Tripod on the Today Show online. Before watching, check out the short film itself here. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
by Scott Macaulay on Dec 30, 2010
“NIGHT AND FOG” IT AIN’T

When I was sent a link to this video today I was initially sure it was a bad-taste put-on. It’s not. “I Will Survive: Dancing Auschwitz” is apparently exactly what it purports to be: a Holocaust survivor and his family dancing at several concentration camps to Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive.” Reaction to the clip has been mixed. Buzzfeed calls it “the most heartwarming Holocaust memorial ever displayed.” At Haaretz, the filmmaker defends her clip. From their piece: Australian Jewish artist Jane Korman filmed her three children and her father, 89-year-old Holocaust survivor Adolk, in the video clip “I Will […]
by Scott Macaulay on Jul 13, 2010
EXPLAINING “SCARFACE SCHOOL PLAY”

When I posted the initially shocking “Scarface School Play” I was dubious about its authenticity while others were outraged. Now, Marc Klasfeld, the writer/director, explains the point behind it: “I have two children myself, and my wife and I guard our daughter from various television commercials about violence or sex, so I think there’s a message about that.” A rep from Share Group adds, “It’s very satiricial about viral videos… and by taking it to the next level, what Marc does well here is question the reality behind these videos. There’s a constructed reality, a perceived reality, and a real […]
by Scott Macaulay on Apr 7, 2010

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