Secret Audio Recordings Add Dimension To Online Video Animations
In the age of reality TV and online voyeurism, how can viewers get excited about traditional visual animations? The answer is coming out of old fashioned secret candid audio recordings that are being placed against animated visuals. "Candid Camera" has long been a favorite of TV audiences; today with the aid of a basic home audio-recorder anyone can catch just about anything and have it uploaded to listen to within minutes. Some creative folks are taking these surreptitious elements and fusing it with their illustrations, and ending up with animations that are wildly funny and voyeuristic. While some of these animations travel the world in film festivals, most of them can also be seen right here on our very own YouTube. Take, for instance, the user "largoembargo" on YouTube: this user features a video called "Fireman (Drug-crazed Subway Rapper)" - a video which was recently featured on the Toronto Sun Online's front page and earned it the first wave of...