The use of "we" suggests an organization, supported by the fact that there are at least four actors: The news anchor, the female reporter, the male call-in actor, and Putin's translator.
These actors are all very good. The video has dozens of tiny details, like the constant scrolling text at the bottom.
I was wondering what kind of organization would make a video like this and not claim credit for it.
If the creator were an individual, this video would serve as an excellent portfolio piece. If they were a company, it could serve as a recruitment tool or as an example of why clients should do business with you. Either way, remaining anonymous is odd.
To make nine revisions in less than a year requires a fair amount of dedication, and setting up a fake pen name (Ben Marking) just to publish the videos is at least interesting.
Maybe Ben is a real person and it's just four friends doing this as art. But it'd be quite unusual: no LinkedIn, no social media presence, no blog, nothing whatsoever except the YouTube channel. This suggests that if it's an organization, the Ben Marking pseudonym is an experimental playground for them. If it's an individual, it suggests they are remarkably privacy-oriented.
The way the comments are phrased indicates that they've done this type of thing before or have industry experience. "Please use this video with due consideration. While you are welcome to copy and use this video, in doing so you accept full and absolute responsibility for any and all consequences as a result thereof."
So an online Ben Marking persona popped into existence, uploaded nine variations of a brilliant video with four actors, and for no apparent reason. Why?
I don't really know why I'm so curious about this, but I find all of it fascinating. I wish we knew more.
Perhaps I'm just less intensely impressed with the quality of the pieces. I think they're great and very effective, but it doesn't strike me as something beyond the reach of a skilled amateur videographer. I agree that the lack of a social media presence is odd, and more importantly is a major missed opportunity.
>If they were a company, it could serve as a recruitment tool or as an example of why clients should do business with you.
Call me picky, but the tone of the news anchor reporting nuclear explosions is so perky as to be cringe-inducing. They also use sun-lit storm clouds as stand-ins for nuclear explosions.
> If they were a company, it could serve as a recruitment tool or as an example of why clients should do business with you. Either way, remaining anonymous is odd.
You're assuming that someone, or some group, with the ability to pull this off needs this as a portfolio piece.
I don't imagine this is their first rodeo, and I would assume whomever it is already has a solid resume. Why blacken it with something so dark?
Sure it could be a state sponsor, or, much more likely, its just someone having some fun.
These actors are all very good. The video has dozens of tiny details, like the constant scrolling text at the bottom.
I was wondering what kind of organization would make a video like this and not claim credit for it.
If the creator were an individual, this video would serve as an excellent portfolio piece. If they were a company, it could serve as a recruitment tool or as an example of why clients should do business with you. Either way, remaining anonymous is odd.
To make nine revisions in less than a year requires a fair amount of dedication, and setting up a fake pen name (Ben Marking) just to publish the videos is at least interesting.
Maybe Ben is a real person and it's just four friends doing this as art. But it'd be quite unusual: no LinkedIn, no social media presence, no blog, nothing whatsoever except the YouTube channel. This suggests that if it's an organization, the Ben Marking pseudonym is an experimental playground for them. If it's an individual, it suggests they are remarkably privacy-oriented.
The way the comments are phrased indicates that they've done this type of thing before or have industry experience. "Please use this video with due consideration. While you are welcome to copy and use this video, in doing so you accept full and absolute responsibility for any and all consequences as a result thereof."
So an online Ben Marking persona popped into existence, uploaded nine variations of a brilliant video with four actors, and for no apparent reason. Why?
I don't really know why I'm so curious about this, but I find all of it fascinating. I wish we knew more.
EDIT: There are actually five actors. The fifth shows up at https://youtu.be/2VZ3LGfSMhA?t=2031
Possibly six, depending whether this is stock footage or Putin's translator: https://youtu.be/2VZ3LGfSMhA?t=2401