Remember the cool lightsabers in the Star Wars parody clip Attack of the Lightsaber Clone? Here’s how they made them. [Read more]

As online video gets bigger and filmmaking tools get cheaper, expect to see better and better special effects inside online video. Check out this Star Wars parody clip, Attack of the Lightsaber Clone. [Read more]

Damn, Felicia Day is everywhere. From The Guild to Dr. Horrible to machinima sitcoms, this organic online video star is on a roll. Now she appears as a neurotic fairy in The Legend of Neil, a parody of The Legend of Zelda created by her Guild costar Sandeep Parikh. Yes, I know The Legend of Neil is produced by Comedy Central, which is owned by Viacom, which is a bunch of douchebags. I’ll let that slide just this once, just for Felicia. [Read more]

Stupid commenters have plagued the Internet for decades. Like many things online, they’re now moving inside online video. With the greater accessibility of video comes lower audience IQ barriers, and with lower audience IQ barriers come ever-stupider commenters. In a statement made to reporters earlier this afternoon, local idiot Brandon Mylenek, 26, announced that at approximately 2:30 a.m. tonight, he plans to post an idiotic comment beneath a video on an Internet website. “Later this evening, I intend to watch the video in question, click the ‘reply’ link above the box reserved for user comments, and draft a response, being careful to put as little thought into it as possible, while making sure to use all capital letters... [Read more]

She’s been an (illegal) torrent star for years, so it’s about time she produced a streaming exclusive. Paris Hilton throws her hat into the US Presidential race, in a parody ad by Will Ferrell’s comedy video-sharing site Funny or Die. I don’t normally care much for vertical video, but Paris is hot. Hey, I’d vote for her. At least when she has sex in the Oval Office, we can all catch it on video. (Via Andrew Wallenstein.) [Read more]