Archive for March, 2006

Google Picks

Friday, March 17th, 2006

We Googlers stumble upon such great content everyday that we are just bursting to share with you. Thus, Google Picks was born. You’ll find Google Picks on the Google Video homepage and here, on the Google Video Blog.

Next week’s (March 17 - March 23) Picks:

1. The Dalai Lama giving a sermon to an audience of Buddhist monks or Lamas
2. Driving Sports Video: Episode 2
3. The Clash: Westway to the World - The Documentary Channel Promo
4. Free 3D Fun - Red/Cyan 3D
5. MATISYAHU YOUTH GONE MILD?
6. The Artist Studio: Chuck Close
7. Everest
8. The Rise of Silicon Valley: From Shockley Labs to Fairchild Semiconductor
9. Mardi Gras: Made In China trailer
10. Incredible Dog Challenge® Judges & Judging – Flying Disc
11. Debate: Iraq and the War on Terror: Were We Wrong?
12. NYC TV - The Bridge Promo
13. 7 Bullruns in 1 Day - 46 minute documentary
14. MOD-TV.COM: MARC JACOBS FALL 2005
15. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Music Video

Highlight: Nike Jordan XXI Commercial

Friday, March 17th, 2006

For people who live, breathe, and play basketball…

Nike Jordan XXI Commercial

Nike
1 min

New On Google Video

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

Now it’s easy to get your daily dose of Google Videos. Subscribe to the Official Google Video Blog mailing list and receive the posts via email. All you have to do is visit googlevideo.blogspot.com and enter in your email address under “Receive these posts by email” and hit “Subscribe”.

It’s that easy! Not to mention fun too…

Behind the Video: The World Championship of Illegal Pencil Fighting

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

Have you ever watched a DVD and when it was over, popped in that extra disk that contained “Special Features” such as an interview with the director? Consider this “Behind the Video” segment that extra disk and revel in this personal interview with the creator of the video “The World Championship of Illegal Pencil Fighting“.

The World Championship of Illegal Pencil Fighting
Writer/Director: David Meyer

1) Why did you make this video?

“A friend called and asked me to do a short video for an ‘open mic night’ where local musicians, artists, etc. would be performing. The video would be shown between acts as a little humorous intermission.

After my friend called me, I laid down on the couch to take a nap. When I woke up, I started thinking about petty crimes, the criminal underground, and how pencil fighting was usually forbidden at elementary school (you’d have to conceal it behind the seats on the school bus). I thought about how vicious pencil fighting is in the real world, and I felt like it was my duty to make people aware of it, for both safety and entertainment purposes.”

2) Who should watch it?

“People should watch it. Also pencils, so that they’ll learn an important lesson.”

3) Money, fame, power - which do you hope this video brings?

“Awareness of this issue and how outlawing it only makes it more prevalent. The elementary school principals just don’t get it. Pencil fighting has such potential to be exploited by capitalism. It’s an unrealized jackpot that The Man hasn’t tapped into. Wait, actually, I don’t want The Man to tap into it…….nevermind, I hope this video remains secret!”

4) What’s next (from you, the video creator)?

“Another nap. Jason Bourne says that ‘rest is a weapon’ and he is right: it is a creating-obscure-short videos weapon.”

Highlight: Copy Shop

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

Oscar nominated short…


Copy Shop - Outstanding Oscar-nominated short film!

DOWNLOAD THIS FILM TO OWN ALONG WITH A MAKING OF DOCUMENTARY AND MORE INCREDIBLE FILMS FROM THE SAME DIRECTOR EXCLUSIVELY AT www.worldcinemaonline.com/featured-director/virgil-widrich.php and www.worldcinemaonline.com.

An amazing Oscar-nominated example of what can be done with a dash of technology, a little creative thinking and a lot of paper! A man wakes up one morning and goes to his work in the copy shop, but finds that when he accidentally photocopies his hand, things spiral out of control. This film is so well crafted on every level: Virgil Widrich and his team painstakingly shot the film, printed out and re-photographed 18,000 frames to create the distinctive, scratchy aesthetic of the film. The acting is impressive, the sound design award-winning - all in all a truly superb short that pushes the animation medium to its absurdist outer limits. (Description provided by content owner)

Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer: Virgil Widrich
Soundtrack: Alexander Zamal
Cinematography: Martin Putz
Actor: Johannes Silberschneider

World Cinema Online

www.worldcinemaonline.com
13 min 50 sec

New Releases Monday

Monday, March 13th, 2006

Striving to make your Monday more entertaining with what’s new on Google Video:

Celebrate some of the world’s most astounding women with a video that honors International Women’s Day (March 8th).

It’s the Bobcats vs. the Warriors, it’s the Bulls vs. the Nets, it’s the Clippers vs. the Spurs, and it’s here on Google Video.

Speak Chinese? Google Video brings you closer to the stories you want from www.sobem.org such as Tsunami of the Century and Love Embraces.

Behind the Video: Dude! There’s a Latte on Your Roof

Friday, March 10th, 2006

Have you ever watched a DVD and when it was over, popped in that extra disk that contained “Special Features” such as an interview with the director? Consider this “Behind the Video” segment that extra disk and revel in this personal interview with the creator of the video “Dude! There’s a Latte on Your Roof“.

Dude! There’s a Latte on Your Roof
Director/Producer - David Sniderman

1) Why did you make this video?

A friend of mine runs a little film festival here in Seattle. I decided to create an entry for it, so my friend Brian and I worked on a script and my friend Tracy and I filmed it. Well, we started the day ready to film everything as scripted, but passersby were so absorbed by our prop, we had more fun filming them reacting to it — and so that became the movie. You’ll just have to watch it to see.

2) Who should watch it?

Anyone who has ever done something stupid and absent-minded.

3) Money, fame, power - which do you hope this video brings?

A smile to the viewer’s face is all I’m after (and maybe an email if you liked it).

4) What’s next (from you, the video creator)?

Hmm. A feature-length version of this is begging to be made (kidding). You’ll just have to wait and see…

Google Picks

Friday, March 10th, 2006

We Googlers stumble upon such great content everyday that we are just bursting to share with you. Thus, Google Picks was born. You’ll find Google Picks on the Google Video homepage and here, on the Google Video Blog.

Next week’s (March 10 - March 16) Picks:

1. A Few Good G-Men
2. Triathlon Training - Running Man Exercise
3. Mavericks Surf Highlights
4. CAFFEINE WITHDRAWAL
5. The Hutchison-Effect: The New Philadelphia Experiment?
6. KISS: Rock the Nation - Live (Part 1 of 2)
7. Night of the Living Dead
8. The tanners- From the series People, Trades and Tools
9. Jazz Dawns in America & Jazz Sounds in America
10. KQED The Josh Kornbluth Show: Craig Newmark
11. Make Ball Happy
12. Desert Punk - v.1 - Enter the Desert
13. Fashion TV FTV - DESIGNER AT WORK - SEAN JOHN/PUFF DADDY - NEW YORK FASHION W
14. Rodney Dangerfield - Stand up routine
15. On the Scene: Drift Battle DVD Trailer

Highlight: Yellow Fever

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

Some college students got together and with just one video camera, created a hit…

Yellow Fever
Funny video documentary about an asian guy’s quest to find answers. (Description provided by content owner)

Wang Fu Productions
wongfuproductions.com
15 min 27 sec

Highlight: VW GTi Commercials

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

“Pimp” German engineering on Google Video…


VW GTi Commercial (Crate)

VW commercial with Helga and some sort of mad scientist engineer that deal with “pimped out” rides. Check out www.vwfeatures.com (or www.vw.com) for more info. (Description provided by content owner)

Volkswagen of America
www.vwfeatures.com
30 sec

Also check out - VW GTi Commercial (Catapult) and VW GTi Commercial (Wrecking Ball) here on Google Video.