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.
Alec Couros
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
Justin
That last line, was absolutely hilarious!
License Farm
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.
Patrick McNamara
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
Pudifoot
License: I don't remember The Day The Earth Stood Still having an announcer. o.O
Gunner
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)
raincoaster
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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