Archive for the ‘fun’ Category

Conan’s Commercial Contest

Monday, June 9th, 2008

We’re excited about the blossoming trends in consumer-generated advertising (after all, that’s why we’re here, workin’ hard for you guys!), so it’s great to see Conan O’Brian throwing his own video contest. Well, okay, he’s lampooning it, but hey, it could happen!

[Thanks, NewTeeVee]

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About Ads in Times Square

Friday, June 6th, 2008

No, this isn’t about online video, but it is about advertising! And man, this is cool.


A tour of Times Square from Keyframe on Vimeo.

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Creative Inspiration: Look, Ma, No Camera!

Monday, May 12th, 2008

This music video for The Bird and The Bee goes to show, you don’t even need a camera these days to make a cool video. Oh, I know, I know, they used their web cam, but still…

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What! No Internet?

Friday, April 25th, 2008

This is how we feel sometimes at XLNTads:

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Creative Inspiration: Stop Motion

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Man, I’m a huge fan of stop motion animation. Especially the pixilation (or ‘live action’) videos made with a still camera. Using a digital camera for this effect is super easy, though setting it up and making the final product look smooth is something else.

Check out Nokia’s new ‘viral’ ad. It’s a really great example of the form (but no, this one was not easy to make):

[hat tip, NewTeeVee]

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Creative Inspiration: Best. Political. Ad. Ever.

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

I just can’t help myself from sharing this with you guys:

I guess my point here is that in this day in age you can make ads out of anything. It’s all about the mashup these days - taking bits and pieces of culture and media and slapping them together in a whole new way. Awesome.

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Creative Inspiration: Michel Gondry

Monday, February 4th, 2008

It’s a no brainer to look to a guy like Michel Gondry for inspiration. The man’s been blowing the doors of visual creativity for years. He’s a genius (see Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind), but how about this awesomeness!? He went ahead and remade his own trailer for his upcoming film Be Kind Rewind. So DIY, so fun, so lo-fi! We love it. See, you don’t need a million bucks to make a commercial. (Thanks for the tip, IndyMogul!)

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Creative Inspiration: The Viral Mashup

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

AOL News did a great job recently mashing up a bunch of viral video memes into a new commercial for their news site. Pretty funny stuff! Really, you can’t go wrong rehashing (or better yet, making fun of) pop culture. I love the tag line, “15 minutes can seem like a lifetime. Catch up with your favorite flashes in a pan on AOL News!” What viral videos do you think would work well as a mashup or a remix for a commercial?

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Oh, LOLinator, You So Funny!

Friday, January 18th, 2008

LOL

And now for something completely fun! Check out our blog filtered through the zany lens of the LOLinator!

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