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A 14 minute primer, that gets you up to date with the all time most viewed videos on YouTube, and also includes some also rans.
After watching you will be up to date with these cultural phenomena's. They may not be the best in terms of production values, but they all have that "something" which rockets them to the top.
Earth viewed in time lapse from the International Space Station, with a suitably inspirational music track. The thin layer of atmosphere that protects us is particularly evident. Can be viewed at up to 2160p (4K) resolution if you have the equipment to show it.
A showreel of what the best CGI companies can currently create.
Search YouTube for "Most Satisfying Video" and you will find a thousand of these, combining great visuals and stirring music.
All "OK Go" music videos are works of art just with the sound turned down, the fact that the music is catchy as well is a bonus. For a lesson in sustained originality in music video creation, search for "OK Go" on YouTube , sit back and watch them all.
Space Shuttle Atlantis launch and landing from a variety of camera views. Hard to believe the onboard computers are Intel 286 models long obsolete in the consumer PC market.
Go Pro view of the world record parachute jump from the edge of space, back to earth.
There are plenty of roller coaster movies on YouTube, but this one is in Germany, is made of wood, and can be displayed at up to 2160p (4K) resolution.
Two of my favourite actors starring in the film "Passengers", play the "Playground Insults" game. You can search for the other BBC1 "Playground Insults" on YouTube as well, but as the presenters say at the end, "That was the darkest one yet !".
A shortened clip of this movie song was used on an SBS TV promo, the French chef is so cool. The music just gets in your head and makes you feel happy.
Ken Block drifts around London on Top Gear. Stay alert to spot the Stig who does a "Where's Wally" appearance.
From the movie Napoleon Dynamite, a movie some people love to hate. If you are in the 10 percentile that love the movie and Jon Heder who plays him, like me, then this is for you.