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We are pleased to announce a video remix project for our video “WTF?”
[vimeo width="551" height="303"]http://vimeo.com/7166047[/vimeo]
We want you, our lovely and creative fans, to remix the WTF? video using the raw footage as shot by filmmaker Tim Nackashi. Tim shot the whole video using a “greenscreen” background like this:
[youtube width="551" height="303"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVuvNJfW8gg[/youtube]
Which allows you to supply your own background layer to the video like this:
[vimeo width="551" height="303"]http://vimeo.com/8878427[/vimeo]

So Remix Our Video!

We invite you to:

Download the raw greenscreen footage and import it into your video editing software.
Use the greenscreen or chroma key effect to remove the background and generally mess with things to create your own version of the video.
Upload your version as a video response on YouTube and we’ll embed them all below.

And don’t feel like you need to remix the entire video. A small excerpt is just fine. Here’s an example by our friend Casey Opstad (thanks Casey!).

[vimeo width="551" height="303"]http://vimeo.com/8886373[/vimeo]

Helpful Links

What is Chroma Key / Greenscreen?
Chroma Key / Greenscreen Tutorial for Final Cut Pro
Chroma Key / Greenscreen Tutorial for iMovie
Chroma Key / Greenscreen Tutorial for Adobe Premiere Pro
Download the Greenscreen Footage File Here

Call it a Make-Your-Own-WTF device, (or don’t) but our friend Jonathan Bobrow was so inspired by our WTF? video that he developed an amazing application that lets you make your own video for the song. Simply download the application for your operating system, fire up your webcam, and give it a go!

Note that we also have a WTF? Video Remix project going on right now, so if you like editing video, head over to the WTF? Video Remix page for more info.