The Day There Was No News

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Today there was no news. And here is the proof.

Music: Ben Frost - Theory of Machines

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(I'm also well aware that Time Trumpet did a very similar concept, but I had never seen it or knew of its existence until you wonderful folks drew my attention to it. A tip of the hat to Adam Buxton and Armando Ianucci for being first!)

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milkybrain says:

Interesting. Makes me think of what really is classed as news. And also in what way this could happen. Maybe if all forms of modern communication was down for a day, phone,internet etc. A communication black out. So the presenters would have to talk about what happen to them today.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

kevincoffey says:

Epic 24 failnews
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

davidwatts1978 says:

I love it.. a nice tag would be 'the day today'

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K9_mQ9sGBQ
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Ethan Bodnar says:

Personally, I am so intrigued by the concept of this visual moving imagery. Along with possessing an aesthetic appeal accompanied with the perfect music, the meaning is deep. When the news anchors look straight into the camera with nothing to say, it almost has a feeling of relief.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

preshaa says:

Adam Buxton did something similar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4pY3QtiGyo
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

{ typolicious } says:

Absolutely awesome
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Fat Uncle Arber [Director at Wyld Stallyons] says:

Ha! Never seen Adam Buxton's video before! He's clearly as fascinated by the blankness newscasters exude when they're not reading the news as I am. His video is better than mine, however, godammit.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

davidwatts1978 says:

no way yours is far better, its has greater suspense and engagement, your music is perfect and your titles are genius
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Ti.mo says:

Nicely done. The "Adam Buxton" vide is from Time Trumpet.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Marc Johns says:

Wow - this is oddly amazing.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

ario_j says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Information Anxiety, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

waxpancake says:

A day without news would be hugely newsworthy. "Nobody Died" and "There Is No War" alone would be top stories, and all the news stations would go on a 24-hour No News Watch.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Dv0rsky says:

OMG

This is just amazing!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

djloche says:

this is incredible!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

combray says:

The saddest thing about this video is that there's never a day without news... how many wars are going on right now? How many Mugabes or Kim Jong Ils are out there doing things and we don't bother to report on it? I know this is a commentary on crap that they put on the TV but still, what they don't say is probably way more important.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

GriLLo says:

I liked your better ... GENIUS
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

MattFM says:

This was originally done on a BBC Two comedy series called Broken News. This is really well executed though.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Christopher Chan says:

Very cool !

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Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

4braham says:

Awesome!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

metkere says:

Good news!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

markschoneveld says:

Beautiful.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

tfilterold [deleted] says:

holy cow incredible
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

joetomczak says:

If only. Well done.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

yuri_g_laz says:

Really, really creepy.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

damienvanachter says:

love it !
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Horatio Nelson says:

Superb ! Can someone send me the actual file...? Can't download from here but would love to have a copy. Will be credited ! Thanks.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

jonrawlinson says:

nice music
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

theantibride says:

powerful stuff here. great music, as well. i'd love a way to download this or embed it, if at all possible, and would most certainly credit you! this is really fantastic.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

cduruk says:

This is amazing. Soo gloomy
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

sonnyg80 says:

Awesome - a case of fantasy that we all wish happened now n then.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Espressobuzz says:

Brilliant!!!!
Wish it went on longer.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

hkos says:

very cool!

i'd also wish there was a downloadable (maybe higher res) version :)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

tysonwilliams.com says:

Awesome !
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

rohit.nair says:

Amazing!! Brilliant work!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

yhancik says:

Wonderful !

you should love this www.davidtinapple.com/video/debatebreath/deba tebreath.mov

from www.davidtinapple.com/
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Garrulus says:

Very good. Thanks.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

deadrobot says:

Creepy, beautiful and thoughtful. Nice crawl graphics too!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

MattFM says:

@deadrobot You should have seen the graphics these replaced only a few weeks ago. These are hideous in comparison. They're hideous on their own in my opinion.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

fo.ol says:

Cool stuff... see also... www.davidtinapple.com/video/debatebreath/deba tebreath.mov
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Chris Nixon says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Video Central, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Awesome video. Love it!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

the idle hour says:

No news is good news.

Especially good in this case.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Smitty1276 says:

I think this speaks to a particularly sensationalist, pessimistic mindset. The fact that it didn't even occur to you that maybe people would like to hear some positive reporting on the world around them speaks volumes, I think.

No terrorist attacks, therefore reporters have nothing to talk about. What a sad commentary on the media.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

minilobo says:

Excellent !
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

gblakeman says:

really cool
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

maximm says:

great video piece
world in satory
thanks!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

rosewal says:

positively stunning. thanks for making and sharing
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

8ofspades says:

This is so eerie, I love it!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

dsprankle says:

@pixelsurgeon: No really, this is better than the other attempt. You somehow manage to infuse this desperation into your piece. At first, it's great, it's clever, but then you realize what this entails--nothing good happened, but nothing bad happened either. The expression of blankness manages to both calm you and make you uncomfortable.

I especially like the string "There is no war [...] There are no funny stories."
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

fensterleben says:

This profoundly moved me. What if? What if?
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

end.paradox says:

Really fantastic.
Really, really well done.
The music fits perfectly, as well.

It makes one think. A lot.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Binder.donedat says:

Brilliant. Goes to favorites!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

mauskov [deleted] says:

This reminds me a lot of Koyaanisqatsi ... very cool stuff.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

friedmandesigns says:

yes, yes, and yes. thank you for the creating.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Gargz says:

amazing
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

ConstantineD says:

Brilliant!!!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

MarkDM says:

Great work, but c'mon - no cute baby animals? Anywhere? Totally unrealistic. ;)

Also, it reminds me of an old TV show (Mary Tyler Moore, maybe) in which the weatherman was pissed off about something or other. His report consisted of a single line: "There is no weather, anywhere in the world, to report today."
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

techno-politics says:

fabulous.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

davidmccabe says:

The music, the scrolling, and the suspended animation gave me a flashback of SimCity with the game paused. Anyways, superb.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

foxtwofoxtwo says:

the best news I've heard all week.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

mohamedn says:

oh how i wish it was true...
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Mckirkus says:

Magical. The awkwardness is deafening.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

carianoff says:

Fantastic.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

freshclaws says:

well done, Ben
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Aurelijus Valeiša says:

Amazing.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

stueyinjapan says:

i could sit and watch that all day
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

dalkeybob says:

Why does it always take two newsreaders -- even not to tell us that there is no news?
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

mariahedez says:

:-D
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

mortimer? says:

They look a bit in pain sometimes, poor anchor(wo)men
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

renestuif says:

are they having empty documents in their hands? how stupid is that xD
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

nachoad says:

espectacular!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

reversial says:

great work
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

ozio-bao says:

wonderful and original work!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Flipland says:

Thank you! This is great and an event to look forward to!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

chrisdonia says:

Wouldn't it be lovely!?
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Alex\ says:

Me encanta!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

We Have Become Vikings says:

Inspiring...its the music...perfect
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

fabiofavaro says:

Amazing!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

qwghlm says:

In my view, the original version on Armando Ianucci's "Time Trumpet" is a better take on this idea (as well as clearly being done first - you should give some credit to him if you used it as inspiration). But nice choice of track.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

infontomat says:

A short story by Heinrich Böll tells the story about Dr Murke who works at the radio station and his secret interest is to collect clips of silence and listen to them. It drives his girlfriend crazy.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Alli' Cat' says:

Some crazy fool made me an admin for d_nurv's update... Please justify their faith in me by adding this fine work to the pool.
:-)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

restrex says:

genial!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

chad™ [deleted] says:

brilliant
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Fat Uncle Arber [Director at Wyld Stallyons] says:

@qwghlm: I had never seen the Time Trumpet version until I posted my version here and others drew my attention to it; but I'll happily give Adam Buxton and Armando Ianucci a tip of the hat for being first.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

tapiamarce says:

Hermoso y tremendo!! Una combinación especial.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

QXZ says:

This is probably the best use of the Flickr video format I've seen yet.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

rickwolff says:

I suspect an inside job. Whoever it was even got the typeface right.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

pyronhell says:

awesome
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

nespodzany says:

Ha this is as sad and depressing as the Garfield Minus Garfield garfieldminusgarfield.tumblr.com/
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Logopress says:

Muy buen vídeo!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

ja-w says:

brilliant (brillant, geistvoll, großartig, hervorragend)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

talkingplant says:

Very nice. Love it. And I'm in the news industry. I wish we could really have days like this sometimes.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

betobeto says:

Finally, a news program I could actually watch. :)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Andy Graulund says:

Woooow. Brilliant!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

go ask alice . . . says:

Incredible. Thank you for making this. It's like an eerie but fantastic dream.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

3ABXO3 says:

Very sweet!!

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Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Michele Panofsky says:

lol. Nothing happend. You're a fucking genius.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

brax% says:

Hi Jason, today you are here: tv.repubblica.it/home_page.php?playmode=playe r&cont_i...
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Davide Schmid says:

brilliant
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

pyota says:

highly rewatchable
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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