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Monday, December 29, 2008

Christmas Prank Backfire Video



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In this video from gregandlou.com, a guy gets his buddy a fake lotto ticket as a prank. He scratches it off, thinks he won 250k, and a funny thing happens. Check it out.

What we like about this Video

-Great writing. The contrast in moods from the first half to second is great.

-The guy who "wins" does some nice acting. Better than we normally see in short internet videos.

-"Tell him!" "...congratulations, that's a lot of money." That was really funny.

Maybe Next time.

-The build up (explanation that he got the card, why, etc.) was too exaggerated. I would have preferred if they calmed down a bit.

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Thursday, December 25, 2008

Drunk Santa Video



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In our final Christmas video, a drunken Santa Claus pays a visit to Boston College. Turns out Santa can't handle his liquor. Check it out, and Merry Christmas!

What we like about this Video

-Some really funny shots here. Stealing from the food drive was perfect.

-As was mugging the guy in the wheelchair--for his wheelchair!

-Would have been easy to get too boring and annoying with this concept, but they avoided that for the most part.

Maybe Next time.

-The lighting is pretty crappy at times. It's really hard to see him outside.

-A little long, but not bad.

-Be careful with that licensed music!

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Christmas Dorm Prank Video



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I enjoy posting pranks on this site, and I found one relating to college and Christmas, so how could I not post it? These two guys (with the help of tons of friends) wrapped every single thing in their friends' room, to celebrate Christmas. The best part? They did it in May.

What we like about this Video

-It's a fairly original idea. I know Jim just did it on The Office but this video was filmed in '06, so they win. Lots of hard work went in to this, nice dedication.

-Thanks for letting us in on the process, by speeding up the film so we could see it all happen.

-It was also great to get the real-time reactions of the two guys. The first was a good sport. The second was just kind of boring about the whole thing.

Maybe Next time.

-It's way too long. Normally I wouldn't even post a video this long on the site. But Christmas prank videos set in a dorm are few and far between.

-The opening shot is too wide. They put in a lot of work with props and everything, and we can barely see them, because the camera is too far away.

-The "f-word" on Christmas? In poor taste!

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Super Christmast Lights Video



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Ever wonder how you can effectively celebrate Christmas in your dorm? A couple of students at Notre Dame showed us all how it's done. They rigged their hallway up with a ton of lights, set up a camera, and timed the lights to go along with a kick-ass version of "Carol of the Bells." Check it out.

What we like about this Video

-It looks really cool, and is timed perfectly with the song. It's like a live version of Guitar Hero or something.

-Perfect editing. I'm assuming you just got a shot of every position the lights could be in, and then timed it up with the song in editing? If not, you understand Christmas lights far better than I ever will.

-Great song, although be careful using licensed music.

Maybe Next time.

-It's a little too long, but I understand you wanted to cover the whole song. A short medley might have worked better.

-I was hoping the halls would fill up with people as soon as the song ended. That might have been a cool look, just regular people going about their day as if nothing had just happened.

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Broke Santa Video



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Merry Christmas, one and all! To celebrate the holiday, I'll be posting four Christmas-themed videos today. For the first, I've found a video about how Santa deals with the poor economy (unsuccessfully). It's pretty much a music video set to a remix of Madonna's "Material Girl," and it's pretty funny. Check it out, if you can get away from your family for a few minutes.

What we like about this Video

-It's actually kind of a cool remix of the song.

-Nice use of a green screen. It's very "Tim and Eric" in that sense.

-When the little girl mouths "What the fuck?" Very funny.

-Just the overall concept of a shitty economy affecting Santa is a great idea.

-Bacon-shaped bandages? Awesome.

Maybe Next time.

-It was a little long. I generally don't enjoy an internet video over two minutes, and I think you'll find this to be quite common among most people.


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Monday, December 22, 2008

Christmas Rap Video



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Not entirely sure of the context of this video, but it's clearly a music video to a rap song about what people want for Christmas. What I'm not sure of is if this is an original song by these people, or if it's an actual rap song.

What we like about this Video

-It certainly puts me in the Christmas spirit.

-The white guy in the Santa hat is out of place and confused, and it's worth a good laugh.

-They compiled a lot of footage to make this film, that's impressive.

Maybe Next time.

-If I were Jewish, I would feel left out.

-It's a little too long if you ask me. If it were a little shorter I might watch it multiple times.

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