Month: February 2010

Learn the Math Behind CBS Show Numb3rs

Learn the Math Behind CBS Show Numb3rs

There are a lot of procedural shows on right now, shows in which a problem is introduced, investigated and solved all within the same episode (think CSI, Bones, almost every one hour show other than LOST). Many have gimmicks to try to separate them from the bunch (his partner is a psychic!), and one of…

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Viral Video: Avatar… with Babies

Viral Video: Avatar… with Babies

The beginning of the year is a popular time to make viral videos based off movies. Last winter we saw multitudes of Twilight parodies, and this year we have Avatar. Sketch comedy artists The Midnight Show have made a trailer for a version of Avatars where adults are the aliens and the babies are the…

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Pre-Roll Ads May Affect Viral Videos

Pre-Roll Ads May Affect Viral Videos

If you are one of many who find the 15 second pre-roll advertisements placed before online videos increasingly annoying, chances are you’re about to get a little more peeved. Jim Louderback at Advertising Age has an informative assessment on the bottom line success of pre-roll ads, and why this traditional advertising tactic has made a…

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New Sexual Kick Ass Red Band Trailer

New Sexual Kick Ass Red Band Trailer

An international trailer and poster for Kick-Ass was released earlier this month and now there’s a new red band trailer that’s much more vulgar and bloody, among other things. It’s another profiling trailer for Marv that is similar to the trailer for Hit Girl, the murderous foul mouthed little girl seemingly ripped right out of a…

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