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O/T - Arcade Fire's new video. Very Cool

PostPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 9:55 pm
by USA Shrimp
You will need a browser that supports html5 so you need either Safari or Chrome (I strongly recommend downloading and using Google Chrome) but this video is well cool.

To start you put in your address (don't get offended when it lists Morecambe addresses as "Lancaster" because it's just going off the LA postcode) and it uses Google earth to show the lad who is running seeing your street as he spins around. Also, make sure you scatter the birds using your cursor and write a note to your teenage self, but don't click on any of the windows it opens as it will ruin everything. Might take you two goes to get through it but it is a very cool idea and a groovy song by a top band to boot !

http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/

And here is a link to the NPR story explaining how it came about

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... =129631778

Re: O/T - Arcade Fire's new video. Very Cool

PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 9:33 am
by Opinionated
That is the coolest thing I have seen since I looked in the mirror this morning 8-)

For anyone who thought I cant be bothered downloading Google Chrome, trust me it's worth it. The video is immense. Having used my postcode I was lucky enough the video ended outside my house as I suppose it could of ended up anywhere on my street.

Re: O/T - Arcade Fire's new video. Very Cool

PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:49 am
by Keith
certainly very clever although as a music video it is almost too clever because I didn't actually listen to the song!

Re: O/T - Arcade Fire's new video. Very Cool

PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:00 pm
by MORECAMBE_RULE
Apparently I live in a field according to it. :lol: