Anything and Everything that is cool, hot, fresh and classic.
Phil Clandillon and Steve Milbourne have created what they call “the world’s first music video in Excel format” for AC/DC’s Rock N Roll Train.
By creating the entire video in Excel, the two are able to bypass and subvert even the most restrictive of corporate firewalls, allowing you to rock out any time you want.
If you’d like to download the original (Windows only) Excel file, it’s available at the AC/DC Rocks site, or you can view it in YouTube format here:
Darcy Prendergast’s Off The Rails is a fantastic short about “all the crazy people met on public transportation”.
It’s done in stop motion claymation, and the lighting, tone, and color are all fantastically original and engaging.
Since Off The Rails has been on YouTube since October of ‘06, but has only managed a mere 20,000+ views, I’m going to call it an undiscovered gem of the ‘Tubes.
Enjoy:
Mark of the Eagle is a series of webisodes sponsored by the USPS (Yes, you read that correctly; not the brown guys, but the United States Post Office) that emphasize the fact that they deliver…no matter what.
In the first episode, “a letter carrier discovers powerful forces lurking around the cubicles of an ordinary office building, he must find it in himself to overcome these forces and deliver… no matter what”:
There are three more episodes if you like what you see, and if you watch them on MarkOfTheEagle.com, you can even watch them in a widescreen YouTube player that I’ve never seen before, so check it out, and see what the mark is all about.
[Via: NOTCOT]
Apparently Ruby Tuesday thinks it’s pretty clever.
After promising to blow up one of their restaurants to symbolize their commitment to change, they “accidentally” blew up a neighboring restaurant while broadcasting the whole thing live on the internet.
In addition, they’ve issued an apology letter on their site to the restaurant that they blew up:
Thankfully, plenty of people happened to be there with camera in hand, and YouTube is now filled with commercial sized snippets of first person viewpoints; all appropriately tagged, described and titled to lend that extra bit of authenticity to the whole thing.
Don’t think you can hide from me though Ruby Tuesday, because I can see right through your shenanigans.
[Via: Serious Eats]
It’s not exactly the most entertaining set of YouTube videos, but Rafael Rozendaal’s Burning Cigarette is definitely a unique use of the medium.
Start the videos as fast as you can from right to left to get the full effect.
[Rafael Rozendaal - Burning Cigarette]
[Via: The Presurfer]
Eat Drink or Die is the third site from the creators of Funny or Die and Shred or Die, and focuses, surprisingly enough, on food.
The site works by using a rating system to pick out the quality (delicious) content, and killing the rest. The rating system breaks down as follows:
In addition to daily shows and exclusive content, Eat Drink or Die also breaks their videos down by topic, so that you can see what’s popular in any of these channels:
It’s not just videos though, as Eat Drink or Die also features exclusive blogs that you can read between meals, such as:
Apparently the ‘or Die’ crew has got their formula down, because it works well, and delivers you fantastic, and often exclusive content, in an easy to sort and understand manner.
Hear that YouTube?
If you liked the You Suck At Photoshop series, then be sure to check out Time Magazine’s interview with co-creators Matt Bledsoe and Troy Hitch.
[Time Magazine - The Photoshop Guys Revealed!]
[Via: NOTCOT]
“You know the rules, and so do I…”
Yesterday was April Fools’ Day, but I feel like it should have just been called Official Rick Roll Day, since so many sites (DYH included) used it as an excuse for a little meme misdirection. (YouTube Rick Rolling anyone and everyone that clicked on a featured video link was a classic!)
However, not all sites went for the easy/obvious gag, and some managed to pull some pretty funny stunts. Below are some of my favorites:
YouDigg
ThinkGeek’s line of April Fools products, including the Pii Pii Brothers
Aviary’s Dodo: Web-Based Time Machine
For more April Foolery, check out the following lists:
Be Kind Rewind introduced the world to “Sweded” movies, and Sweded Tron takes the idea and runs with it.
With cardboarded lightcycles, fiery special effects, and fantastic close-ups, it’s a can’t miss.
(Also be sure to check out Be Kind Rewind’s YouTube channel for a fantastic collection of other Sweded flicks.)
(And for a bit of your own Tron action, check out Flash Tron.)
The Flip Video is to the camcorder what the Eee PC is to the laptop: A stripped down, easy to use, and surprisingly functional version of its big brother.
Sporting a VGA quality sensor (read: YouTube ready) and 2GB of built-in memory, there are no tapes or memory cards required, and it connects to your computer with a built-in USB arm.
One-touch recording and software that allows you to easily edit and share videos means that it’s designed to capture your day to day in a way that no camera has done before, and the size makes it easy to carry around with you wherever you go.
It’s time to Flip.
