Viral Video Trend: Remixes Dan Koelsch, January 13, 2010January 21, 2010 Thanks to the wonders of technology, it is easier than ever to edit video and showcase your talents online. We’ve seen these editing skills in all sorts of ways, with my particular being recut movie trailers to make them look like another genre (check out this Sleepless in Seattle horror trailer). Another trend that is more recent is adding Auto-Tune to pretty much everything. Add those together and you get the most recent trend: Remixing films to create a music video. Not sure what I mean? Check out these popular videos below that remix Up and Terminator 2, both created by YouTuber Pogo. Apparently these videos are created using only sounds from the respective movies, which is even more impressive. What do you think? Check out Pogo’s YouTube channel to see even more videos. Viral Marketing TerminatorUpViral video
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Shark Week Takes A Bite Out of YouTube July 31, 2011Briefly: Discovery Channel’s famous Shark Week starts tonight at 9PM, and they have created a YouTube splash page starring comedian Andy Samberg as Chief Shark Officer. After a shark breaks through the page and causes a mess, you can watch clips from this year’s shows with intros from Samberg himself…. Read More
Second “Tron 3” Teaser Now Online March 28, 2011March 29, 2011The Tron: Legacy Blu-Ray (out on April 5th) promises to have several easter eggs, as would be expected from a film with just a vast viral campaign. We’ve already been leaked a ten minute short film titled “The Next Day”, which both fills in the gap between the two Tron… Read More