Continuing in our series of How’d They Do That? is Diane Birch’s video for “Valentino.” The concept of the video is great to begin with…the singer interacts with a projection screen, both in front of and behind it…but what we find intriguing is the “Making of” video where the screen is missing and we get to see all the action and quick-changes that made the video possible. Plus, it’s a catchy song.

“Valentino” official video on YouTube

“Valentino” Behind the Screen on YouTube

This video is making the rounds on the internet…A brilliant commercial by TBWA Brussels for a natural gas company that envisions a house being wrapped in knitted wool. The concept is great and the execution flawless. But what gets us really excited is the behind-the-scenes video where they show us how it was made. As stylists we know what it takes to produce even a simple photograph..so imagine the work (both mental and physical) to make this happen. See the video after the jump. The actual commercial is at the end of the making-of. Or just see the commercial here.

Jonathan Blow’s Braid is hard to describe. If it were simply a puzzle-solving side-scrolling game it would be a solid, beautiful game. It has a lovely soundtrack, lush artwork (by David Hellman) and simple arrow-to-walk, space-bar-to-jump controls. But Braid is on an entirely different with the addition of a third dimension, and we’re not talking 3D glasses. Blow has added the element of time to the manipulation of the game. What starts out as a basic way to reverse your mistakes (no more dying and starting from the beginning!) becomes an essential method of solving the game’s puzzles. Each world tweaks the way you think about and use time and each one is as confusing and fascinating as the previous. There are also sly references to other video games that will make you chuckle, and fun enemies (like the killer bunny above) that you almost hate to see die.

We really can’t do it justice, you’ll just have to play it yourself.

Watch the trailer on YouTube
Visit the Braid Web site
Download and play the game (or a free demo!) for Mac or PC

Rhett & Link put together this amazing stop-motion video animated on 222 screenprinted t-shirts. Have some fun today!

T-shirt War!!! on YouTube