'Lazy Monday'
By now, everyone has seen the SNL Short "Lazy Sunday." But have you seen two kids from Chicago doing their version? Shot in Oak Park and Chicago, the spoof is hilarious and one of the kids is a dead ringer for a young Andy Sandberg. From the YouTube description: "Two 11 year old boys in Chicago use the MLK holiday off school to recreate their favorite "Lazy Sunday" video instead of hanging at dad's office all day, they edited in Apple iMovie and got dad to add graphics in Apple FCP. It is now appearing on Ardy Samberg's website www.thelonelyisland.com on the chat page."
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A traffic enforcement administrator explains how the red light cameras catch violators and the process of ticketing offenders.
Not sure why it was originally filmed, but this video shows a cheerful CTA driver and the city in the late '70s. From the YouTube description: "Chicago South, and how it used to look. We all need a ride on the happy bus."
The city is a great place to test out a new camera. From the description on Revver: "This is a small and fun project shot in downtown Chicago at Grant Park and Millennium Park. I was testing out my new Sony HDR-FX-1 HDV 1080i camera and a short edit in Final Cut Pro's latest version ..."
From the YouTube description: "Airing Thursday, Jan. 17th at 10:30pm on Ch. 11. A documentary that explores Chicago's subway performers."
It began as a gathering to lampoon the smoking ban. But now "Aggie's Ashtray" seems a little more official.
From the Vimeo description: "Before I headed out for the night I put a camera in the window and let it record the storm that was going on. Came home and skimmed the hour long tape for the significant strikes."
A dramatic river rescue of a woman from the Vermilion River was caught on tape by the Mayor of Pontiac. Mayor Scott McCoy has been making training and recruitment videos and carries a fire department pager. (Note: There is no sound)
