Dell's latest campaign: fart photography

UPDATE: Not only is this now confirmed as a hoax, but Dell took it extremely well.

As quoted in MSN Money:

"This video is in no way affiliated with Dell, but it’s great to see creative professionals get inspiration from using our products," the tweet read.

"Our dell.com/takeyourownpath program is all about celebrating people who take their own professional path. Regarding this parody, we consider imitation to be the sincerest form of flattery."

Good for them!

When I saw this on Buzzfeed, I assumed it was fake. But it appears to be a real short film for Dell's "Visual Innovators" campaign, featuring photographer Clayton Sotos.


Clayton Sotos - Visual Innovators from Visual Innovators on Vimeo.


And this is apparently what Mr. Sotos does, "capturing the release of life bursts".

Yeah, it has to be a hoax. But what an elaborate one! The only sure proof of its fakeness I can find is that the Dell branded "visual innovators" Twitter account has been suspended.

F'd Ad Fridays: Inside the mind of a zoophiliac

These two shorts from Zoochosis, "a place to view short films, documentaries, articles and visual art, all about to the plight of animals like yourself living in modern society."




Zoochosis: Bears from Zoochosis on Vimeo.


The word "zoochosis" is a term for the psychological problems experiences by captive animals. But as these shorts show, we ourselves are suffering from it.


Thanks to BurnRed for the tip. Ding! Ding!

Spoof kids' show expresses the dark side of creativity

Created by This Is It studio, the following bit of insanity starts out like a harmless (and painfully cheerful) kids' show, builds slowly, and eventually takes a left turn into the darkest depths of the creative mind.


Don't Hug Me I'm Scared from This Is It on Vimeo.

Perhaps it's a warning about the fine line between genius and madness. Or maybe the creators were doing some other sorts of "lines"...

I have no idea. But I'm scared now.

Via Animal NY