Viral Video Film School Cheat Sheet

Dec 31

Lesson 34th - Christmas

Lesson Date - 19 December 2011

Length - 2:12

0:16 - 0:25 - Um, Elmo programming fail?

0:38 - 0:41 - Christmas time in Portland

0:52 - 1:01 - Santa and Elf Rappel from Helicopter

1:09 - 1:20 - Chimney demolition FAIL

1:36 - 1:41 - Xbox Kinect FAIL!!! (original)

1:45 - 1:51 - BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS!?!?!?!?!

padapooper asked: i found this blog, and i cried. and my tears were bears and baby preachers.

Thank you for the love, fellow student.

Here is your reward.

WE’RE BACK

I apologize for the very long and unannounced hiatus. I recently emerged from finals, and considering how hard the essay was for “Cinematography For YouTube animal videos 101”, I hope you understand how hard it was. 

Oct 31

Lesson 110% - LIKE A BOSS

Lesson Date - 31 October 2011

Time - 2:02 min

What we learned

• If you want to be a viral video superstar AND you have a super boring job, you need some UNNECESSARY WORKPLACE PANACHE.

• Jobs such as rolling cigarettes and opening beer are considered mundane. You can make them mundane at a slightly faster rate if you put your mind to it.

Lesson Breakdown

0:13 - 0:17 - Fastest bag paker in the world.flv

0:20 - 0:31 - Returning Shopping Carts Like A Boss

0:33 - 0:51 - Famous Mochi Maker

0:55 - 1:02 - Peru- World’s fastest cigarette roller

1:09 - 1:19 - Beer Open Like a Boss

1:32 - 1:40 - Epic tea serving

“His whole family was killed by a serving tray”

Oct 28

Lesson 9 - Stunt Cats

Lesson Date - 16 November 2010

Time - 2:19 min

What We Learned:

• The original PURRRRRRRRPOSE of motion picture camera was to film stunt cats.
• Hitler loses WWII.
• Stunt Cats perform daring feats no other domesticated animal could perform.
• Not all stunt cats are amazing.

0:22 - 0:31 - Thomas Edison - 1894 Boxing cats

0:35 - 0:40 - NINJA KITTEN gatito de ninja

0:42 - 0:48 - CURRENTLY RESEARCHING

0:50 - 0:54 - Funny kitten can’t jump

1:01 - 1:07 - small cat jumps from the table to chair

1:13 - 1:18 - cat jumps into door

1:21 - 1:28 - Kitten Fails The Obstacle Course (Stupid Videos)

1:29 - 1:35 - kids pulls cat into bath tub

1:55 - 1:58 - Scared Puppy Won’t Go Down Stairs (jokeroo)

Oct 24

apeaceofmymind asked: I have a request for the stunt cats!

We are working on that one!

One problem, though.

Every cat thinks they’re a stunt cat and that everyone needs to see it. Thus, there’s a ton of stunt cat vids.

Lesson 50% - Weddings

Lesson Date - 24 October 2011

Time - 1:57

What we learned:

• For your wedding, you have to make an entrance.
• Russian Weddings offer FEATS OF STRENGTH, Dancing Grandmothers, and Fighting.
• According to the Russians, the bloodier the fight - the better the marriage.
• Wedding Photos never turn out like you plan.

0:29 - 0:35 - Zipline Wedding Crash

0:43 - 0:54 - Embarrassing Wedding Fail (MetaCafe)

0:58 - 1:07 - CURRENTLY RESEARCHING

1:13 - 1:21 - Russian Wedding…..

1:23 - 1:29 - Wedding Fight with Sexy Russian Bride

1:36 - 1:38 - Wedding Party Jump Fail (Stupid Videos)

1:38 - 1:39 - CURRENTLY RESEARCHING

1:39 - 1:40 - Wedding Party Is All Wet (Stupid Videos)

Oct 20

Frequently Asked Questions

What’s this “Viral Video Film School”?

Viral Video Film School, or VVFS, is a online edutainment show hosted by Professor Brett Erlich about how to create proper viral videos.

So, what’s the point of this blog?

Ever stayed up until 3AM trying to find out what kind of stunt cat is the best for your twelve page paper due tomorrow morning?

What about that time you were struggling to find the information on the thought patterns of bears for your thesis that’s due in ten minutes?

Maybe you found out that you’re having a pop quiz on what constitutes a “redneck roller coaster” and class is in five minutes?

Well, neither have I. I could go on about how I created this blog in order to help in the war against good and evil with Al Gore, Bender, and Brett. To save everyone time, I’ll give the TV Guide version:

I created this blog to serve as a breakdown of every lesson of Viral Video Film School, ranging from the virals used, lessons we learned, wall things, and any fun facts along the way. We serve to answer the question - Where did Brett find that video?

Okay, why didn’t you do all the lessons yet?

Well, keep a few things in mind.

1. For every video of a redneck roller coaster, a thousand more exist. That means it takes a while to find the exact one that Brett used.
2. Brett has been doing VVFS ever since 2006. He has done so many lessons, you’ll crap when you see how many.
3. I am very busy building stabby-hand whatevers.

Why for some of the videos I see “CURRENTLY RESEARCHING”?

Remember when I said that for every redneck rollercoaster video shown on VVFS, there’s a thousand more like it? Well, generally, whenever I found at least 90% of the videos used within that episode, I’ll just post it so SOMETHING exists. If you know the source of a video labeled “CURRENTLY RESEARCHING”, feel free to contact me.

Does Brett know of your blog?

He does and he wants to hump me.

Who runs this site and how can I contact them?

The cheat sheet is run by Teaching Assistant HermanoBluth, a.k.a. Andrew.

I am on tumblr, and you can contact me at andrew@vvfscheatsheet.com

Oct 19

You’re very welcome to hump me at any time Brett.

You can also put your tongue in my mouth at any time you wish.

Lesson 27 - Blockbusters

Lesson Date - 6 June 2011

Time - 3:09

What we learned

• Ticket Prices range from twenty bucks to spleens
• Smash your mansickles and become an X-Man
• Not all ninjas are stealthy.
• Chicken is now known as Pigeon.
• Farting Iguanas are more magical than Harry Potter.

0:24 - 0:26 - Bear scratching his back in a dancing fashion (Ebaums World)

0:26 - 0:27 / 2:59 - 3:02 - Baby Relaxes After Tough Day

0:34 - 0:37 - biggest parkour fail ever.

0:46 - 1:07 - CURRENTLY RESEARCHING

1:40 - 1:47 - Nyan cat man

2:10 - 2:14 - DON’T GIVE A F*CK: Pigeon

2:30 - 2:33 - Iguana Fart