The Paper Mache Smaug
Dan Reeder has done it again. He’s created a paper mache version of Smaug the Terrible, and he’s videoed every step of the process. Watch:
Uploaded by GourmetPaperMache May 8, 2016.
More details here.
A Sketch for Williams Syndrome
Is anyone aware of Williams Syndrome? For those who aren’t, English actor Mathew Baynton–nephew of Jane and the Dragon creator Martin Baynton–created a sketch calling attention to the disorder:
Uploaded May 19, 2016.
The Vinyl Story of Star Wars
When it came to exploiting the popularity of Star Wars, Twentieth Century-Fox Records released a vinyl LP, The Story of Star Wars, with Roscoe Lee Browne narrating the original soundtrack. Tune your ears to that galaxy far, far away.
https://youtu.be/ypq5F33DHCw
Uploaded by First Kick at the Cat Productions on April 11, 2016.
Gary Kurtz on International Co-Productions
February 3, 2015. At AED Studios in Belgium, Star Wars producer Gary Kurtz shares his perspective:
https://youtu.be/OFRaNkVek-w
Uploaded May 3, 2016 by MAZEfilms.
Here’s a news report from Kanaal-Z covering Kurtz’s visit:
Uploaded February 6, 2015 by AED Group.
Dancing Stormtroopers
The judges of Britain’s Got Talent got a surprise: A six-member squadron of stormtroopers marched on stage and demonstrated that they knew how to dance. Here they are:
https://youtu.be/Ax7tmaYObIQ
Uploaded May 7, 2016.
Wearing those uniforms is the dance troupe Boogie Storm.
Driving TOWARD a tornado!
May 7, 2016. A tornado forms just north of Wray, Colorado, and meteorologist and extreme storm chaser Reed Timmer captures it on video — while driving toward it!
Also shown on Facebook here.
Here’s another view from a different storm chaser:
Uploaded May 8, 2016.
More shots from the same storm system:
Uploaded May 7, 2016.
The NeverEnding Story Continues!
Well, looks like Spotify remembered Limahl’s theme to Die unendliche Geschichte, some 32 years after the film’s release. So they produced a short video starring two of the original actors, Noah Hathaway as Atreyu and Alan Oppenheimer as the voice of Falkor the Luckdragon. Enjoy:
Uploaded on March 31, 2016 (originally March 27, 2016).
They’ve also presented some behind-the-scenes footage:
Uploaded on January 22, 2017 (originally March 27, 2016).
Enjoy the entire song here:
