Category Archives: Video

Jack Nugent of film deconstruction channel Now You See It explores the way that sound design in cinema (most of which happens long after the cameras stop rolling) is less about creating realistic or believable sounds and more about manipulating and amplifying the emotion of scenes.

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Jon Snow’s rousing speech to the crowd in the last season of Game Of Thrones transformed into the heartfelt apology fans deserve via deep fake vfx software by comedy troupe Eating Things With Famous People.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OfdC1rliYg

Behold: 1 Colombia Island, off the Manhattan coast in Long Island Sound – a 523 square metre 1940s residence with four bedrooms, two bathrooms, spacious living area and kitchen with polished concrete floors and exposed brick walls throughout.

Virtually self-sustaining, with solar panels and its own desalination plant, the insular property also includes a rooftop deck with views of the skyline of New York City (30 minutes away by boat) and ownership of the nearby 3-acre Pea Island.

Yours for a mere €11,500,000.

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With no teeth of his own, Mario cooks up a scheme to muscle in on the Tooth Fairy’s choppers for cash racket.

Previously (before the long hiatus and recent return of BS’s favourite webpuppet show): Apodyopsis

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A fascinating TedEd lesson exploring the bizarre and gruesome history of European and American witch hunts (essentially the victimisation, torture and murder of innocent women by religious zealots) from the 15th to the 18th century.

Written by Brian A. Pavlak, narrated by Adrian Dannatt and animated by Lisa LaBracio.

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An illuminating, nostalgic, mildly oh-god-were-people actually-like-that time-line of interviews with the great Debbie Harry by documentary maker Meghan Fredrich of Public Interest. to wit:

Blondie’s Debbie Harry endures years of superficial, tedious, and demeaning questions from journalists until she devises a brilliant way to turn interviews on their head.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEcqP4db5KU

Audio (and occasional visual) outtakes from a 1992 recording session for Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ matched with sketches made at the time by illustrators trying to keep up with the late great Robin Williams.

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