Sears - Home Appliance

This is the work of Scott Rench, a former co-worker of mine. I enjoy the ability to tell a good story and provide information in a tight 30 seconds.

Sears Home Appliance “T-Minus Two Weeks” from Scott Rench on Vimeo.

Sears Home Appliance “Two Weeks Notice” from Scott Rench on Vimeo.

Sears Home Appliance “Spinning in Confusion” from Scott Rench on Vimeo.

Sears Home Appliance “Cold Rinse” from Scott Rench on Vimeo.

A Writer and Three Script Editors Walk Into a Bar

I feel like we've been talking a lot about Story lately - be it at work, on the podcast, or playing D&D. And I think this short film does a great job of reminding me that you should never let the details (even though they may be important) get in the way of a good story.

A Writer and Three Script Editors Walk Into a Bar-HD from Craig Griffin on Vimeo.

HarmonQuest

Koelsch passed this one along in an email. HarmonQuest is D&D (actually it's Pathfinder) played in front of a live studio audience, with guest role players, and animated scenes. We've seen similar content from Nerdist like D&D with Vin Diesel and Force Grey with Chris Hardwick but the animated scenes and not-taking-yourself-too-seriously humor obligated me to blitz through the first season in one day.

I’M AN EXPERT HAGGLER AT GARAGE SALES

I wanted to highlight this video for a few reasons.

The first reason is because the story illustrates a humorous relationship between a seller and a buyer - something that we could leverage for client work e.g. Petco, American Airlines, etc.

The second reason is because it is based on a short story that was featured on this website, McSweeny's Internet Tendency. And while I understand that it's a blog run by a publishing company based in San Francisco, I'm not entirely certain if it's designed to be "open source" as it relates to scripted material - it'd be cool it was though...

In addition to the 50-Hour challenges, I'm also reminded of the book Micah inherited on a flight titled White Cargo, and how we had once talked about a kind of competition or exercise where you would flip to a random page in a random book and attempt to recreate a scene using only the available context.

I’M AN EXPERT HAGGLER AT GARAGE SALES from holycowboy on Vimeo.

We all love short story telling. Dragon

As the 50 hour comes closer and we talk about keeping it simple vs. going all out I thought this short has a lot to it. It is short without leaving you wanting more, it has a nice setup and punchline, and you don't have to see the dragon to get the message. I think these are all elements we should think about when writing our story.



Dragon from Gulliver Moore on Vimeo.

DEATH MASTER'S HOUSE

Still coming off of the Halloween BGSU 48-Hour, I thought I'd post this festive short. I've been following Holomax for a while and their films are always funny, charming, and well produced. From a technical standpoint, I'm also always excited to see their stuff because they are one of the few people I know who've really embraced the Bolex D16.

DEATH MASTER'S HOUSE from Holomax on Vimeo.

Spalding Gray

Every once in a while during a podcast or something, I would hear this name - Spalding Gray. And anyone who was speaking about Spalding Gray would said things like "If he were still around, he would have definitely embraced the medium of podcasting."

I had forgotten about the name for a while until, the other day, when it came up again in a recent episode of a podcast I was listening to. So I decided to do some research. In short, he was an American actor and writer who may have been best known for his monologues. I've posted the two that I've watched so far. Both originally aired on HBO; one in 1988 and the other in 1996 (directed by Steven Soderbergh).

It's difficult to know where to start. I really enjoyed these two monologues - everything from the economic/minimal set, the on and off-stage reenactments (some reminiscent of something like Drunk History), and just his style of writing in general.

All this to say, I can definitely see why people would assume Spalding Gray might have been a proponent of podcasting.

Confessions of an Idiom

Confessions of an Idiom from Amanda Koh on Vimeo.

Lil' Dicky - Lemme Freak

Struck by a Rainbow

Branded entertainment by skittles delivers a straight faced mockumentary about a man struck by a rainbow.

Don't Be Dumb

"Stuff You Should Know" is one of my favorite podcasts. Every week they simply talk about a single subject for about an hour. While Josh does not always sound like this, I can't stop laughing at the super dry delivery, the way he just keeps creeping all over the frame, and his inability to sit in a chair the same way twice.

Inside Out Trailer 2 UK - Official Disney Pixar | HD

This idea has so much potential for hilarity.  Also, I wonder if we could do a similar treatment to illustrate behaviors in people - a whole new way to show the old 'good to great' scenarios.

 

Too Many Cooks

It takes a lot to make a stew...

The Most Quoted Man in News

The audio intimacy of a good NPR story and a great story overall. The close ups of the typewriter give great room for pacing.
Great way to have one person tell their story.

THE MOST QUOTED MAN IN NEWS from Andrew David Watson on Vimeo.

Storytelling is Joke Telling

Andrew Stanton once said "storytelling is joke telling." so here's bit of fun. Love the character by the way. Happy Hump Day.

Flash from Will Herbert on Vimeo.

Continental Breakfast

Okay. I know I'd regret it if I didn't post this. Not only is hotel breakfast topical at the moment but the ending is sooo good.

Key & Peele: Continental Breakfast from Peter Atencio on Vimeo.

Who makes those fireplace videos on Netflix...

NECRONOMICA

A great "you can't judge a book by it's cover" story. Turns out metal guys are just like you and me. The writing is great and the performances are fun. This is the most "evil" short I've seen in a while...

I love all the little things (the upside down cross in their apartment, the way they drink from straws so they don't mess up their black metal make up).

NECRONOMICA from Kyle Bogart on Vimeo.

Epic Split

JCVD has not had it easy. This is pretty common knowledge... Jackie Jean Claude Van Damme is a karate guy who was big on the early 90s starring in a movie called blood sport, and other movies of similar ilk. So when I saw this spot this was my thought process.

Time 1: "Wow, that was really funny and that music timing hit perfectly, damn those trucks are going backwards"

Time 2: "This is strangely poetic and JCVD has been through a lot, I feel for him, this is ridiculous and awesome"

Time 3: "There is something so powerful about a single shot. We never do this, and should"

Animated Fine Art

This goes out to anyone who's ever taken an art history class... and lovers of a good fart joke.