Attack of the Killer Parasites

Posted by Miss Cellania in Mentalfloss, Video Clips on December 19, 2007 at 1:36 pm



(YouTube link)

The only thing stranger than making a video trailer for a magazine article is the subject of that article… Killer Parasites. Ransom Riggs at mental_floss created this trailer completely out of public domain footage he found.

Link to Killer Parasites article (warning: not for the squeamish).
Link to video article.


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7 comments to "Attack of the Killer Parasites"

  1. Alec Couros
    December 19th, 2007 at 3:40 pm

    We used the same technique (public domain footage) to create a trailer for a Grad Course I am teaching in Winter. http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/709

  2. Justin
    December 19th, 2007 at 4:30 pm

    That last line, was absolutely hilarious!

  3. License Farm
    December 19th, 2007 at 11:27 pm

    Grindhouse science!

    I recognized the clip of the announcer from The Day The Earth Stood Still and the skeletal dog from Teenager From Outer Space.

  4. Patrick McNamara
    December 20th, 2007 at 9:34 am

    I did something similar to this for a podcasting promo. I only used a single movie as source and didn’t put nearly as much effort into the editing. It can be found at:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSGrHT7cpt4

  5. Pudifoot
    December 21st, 2007 at 11:23 pm

    License: I don’t remember The Day The Earth Stood Still having an announcer. o.O

  6. Gunner
    December 22nd, 2007 at 1:34 pm

    I think the “announcer” is a reference to the very first scene from the mock trailer - the announcer seated at the microphone. It is a clip from The Day the Earth Stood Still… not to be confused with the voiceover on the trailer. (That’s V/O guy Tom Pagnotti)

  7. raincoaster
    December 23rd, 2007 at 2:32 am

    What’s the film with the “Beach Zombies?” I think I have to see that!

    This, by the way, was pure genius.


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