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Author Topic: Funny Dutch TV ad (rated NC-17) Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 05-29-2004 06:29 PM                     That forklift training video is so fantastic, it is archived here in case that link dies in the future.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 05-29-2004 06:39 PM                     I'll have to take a peek Joe. Thanks for archiving this one Brad...it's totally classic. AJG  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 05-31-2004 06:57 AM                        Not a video, but still quite entertaining: http://www.talibanreunited.com/talibanpictures.html Check p.2. Is that picture at the top real?  |  IP: Logged Rob Butler Film Handler Posts: 91 From: Westford, MA, USA Registered: Mar 2004 posted 06-01-2004 01:03 PM                     Is there anyone that can understand german well enough to determine if that forklift film is in fact real, or just a parody? I can't quite decide since I can't understand anything they say. The whole scene towards the end with the forklift and the chainsaw seems a little too graphic for a basic OSHA-style training film, but the animations give it the feel of a real training film, so I'm guessing that the type of humor in this film is just normal basic humor to a society that has no problem with people drinking beer as if it were coffee. It's definitely the funniest thing I've seen in a while!  |  IP: Logged Carl Martin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1424 From: Oakland, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 06-01-2004 04:20 PM                        i think michael has a rudimentary command of the language. i got the gist of it (the images help), and it seemed like the safety info was legit. the fact that it starts out very dry and only after a while starts to build to absurdity argues that it's a parody. a "real" training video would try to keep you awake from the start, though probably less effectively. but hey, if you learn something from it, it's as good as real. carl  |  IP: Logged Rob Butler Film Handler Posts: 91 From: Westford, MA, USA Registered: Mar 2004 posted 06-01-2004 11:44 PM                     Alright, I finally got around to trying the URL on the title screen for the forklift video, after looking around through a few sites from that main one, I found the official website for the forklift film which is actually called "Staplerfahr Klaus", or in english, "Stacker Driver Klaus". I guess this means they call forklifts "stackers" in Germany. Anyhoo, here's the link" http://www.staplerfahrerklaus.de/ It seems that the film was made for a short film festival, the funny part is that I couldn't seem to find it online on any of the websites stemming from the above link, they only have it for sale on VHS and DVD. I'm guessing that the unspeakable has happened, a bunch of projectionists are passing around a bootleg video, oh the shame!  |  IP: Logged Mike Olpin Chop Chop! Posts: 1852 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-02-2004 12:24 AM                     Oooooooo... Over 70 minutes of bonus features! -Cast and crew interview -Story board to film comparison!  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-02-2004 02:50 AM                     Yeah, I found that as well. Couldn't resist. I ordered the DVD!  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 06-02-2004 03:18 AM                        quote: Rob Butler I found the official website for the forklift film which is actually called "Staplerfahr Klaus", or in english, "Stacker Driver Klaus". I guess this means they call forklifts "stackers" in Germany No, it means the call forklifts "stapler", which means stacker, or "gabelstapler", which means fork stacker. I don`t know if this is a serious instruction film or a parody. I doesn`t seem to say anything about that on the website. It looks like it`s a short film produced for festival exhibition rather than as a training video. But the voice is from a well-known TV personality who did a lot of narration in traffic programs and a kind of "most wanted" show. It lends the film a certain aura of authenticity. It wouldn`t surprise me too much though if they also used it as that. In Germany, you have to go through some schooling and a series of tests to get a license for a stacker. After all this learning, it might be a funny ending to the course to show the video for relaxation. When I went to driving school, they also had a lot of whacky cartoons of people making stupid mistakes while driving and meeting their end in a horrible way.  |  IP: Logged Rob Butler Film Handler Posts: 91 From: Westford, MA, USA Registered: Mar 2004 posted 06-02-2004 04:27 PM                     Brad, Just an FYI, it doesn't say on the site if the DVD is PAL or NTSC, your DVD player also might not be able to play Region 2 DVDs. Luckilly, there's already a thread on this subject in "The Afterlife"  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 06-02-2004 06:17 PM                        I can almost guarantee that it is PAL. If your player can play that region's DVD's, then there still could be a problem. With 24p movies this usually doesn't matter at all, but if the DVD was shot on PAL video, well then there could be a problem, especially since it would have to be encoded into the PAL version of MPEG-2. 24p MPEG 2 is neither PAL nor NTSC. Let's hope it was shot on film and was professionaly encoded at 24p.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 06-02-2004 06:23 PM                  Joe: And in 4:4:2, or 4:2:2, or 4:2:1...or maybe 1:2:3 at least. >>> Phil  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 06-02-2004 06:41 PM                        Ummmm.... that's what your mom said! (sorry, It's 6:00pm and way too early to think about an awesome insult.)  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-02-2004 06:52 PM                     I'm not concerned. You'll find a way to convert it.  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Fuentes Mmmm, Dr. Pepper! Posts: 1168 From: Corpus Christi, TX United States Registered: Jan 2004 posted 06-02-2004 07:59 PM                     Joe, your insults disappoint me. Phil is deserving of much worse than that. I am leaving, but when I return, I expect that insult to be edited and improved.  |  IP: Logged

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