harder better faster stronger.

i don't remember how i came across this video; i don't even listen to daft punk. but it's cool how these two girls wrote the words of the song on their bodies and made a routine out of it.

poor kyle kendrick.

there's a lot of free time during major league baseball spring training. that's why almost the entire philidelphia phillies organization pulled an elaborate prank on 2nd-year pitcher kyle kendrick. they got everyone involved from the phillies' manager, to sports media, and even kendrick's agent. the synopsis is that kendrick gets called into manager charlie manuel's office and is told that he's being traded to japan's yomiuri giants for a player named kobayashi iwamura and that he's leaving tomorrow. kendrick is pretty much just in shocked silence for most of the video. i think the best part about the whole thing is despite the sheer number of people involved, no one gives it away. it's pretty amazing.

those crazy norwegian kids.

believe.

on the subject of well-made commercials, i found this 90 second commercial for halo 3. they created a giant diorama of a battle scene and then filmed it. it's pretty intense how much detail went into it. i also enjoy the use of shallow depth of field to focus on one point and blur the rest, giving it a better sense of a single moment. after i watched it, i found a behind the scenes video, however, it's told from the point of view whereas the battle had already taken place and they're making the diorama as a commemorative in a museum. that in itself is pretty creative.

leave nothing.

i'm not a big nike guy at all, but i really like this new commercial they have for this nfl season. the continuity through the different scenes as shawne merriman and steven jackson progress down the field is pretty amazing, even when their uniforms change. and the ending is just plain hardcore.