| Jurassic Kitty Posted: 01 Nov 2021 02:04 AM PDT 
Owlkitty is back, and starring in a new blockbuster! Well, not exactly new, as Jurassic Park is 28 years old, but the remix is new. Animator Tibo Charroppin has edited his very patient cat Lizzy into so many movies we know and love, but this one is more than just replacing a monster with a cat -it's a masterpiece of VFX. Notice how the lighting and even the lightning flashes are perfectly synched with the original film. And the scene has been altered in other ways to make sense with a giant cat. Lizzy, er, Owlkitty (previously at Neatorama) takes the part of the T-rex that menaces our heroes in their stalled cars, but the action hinges on the one thing a cat will always be drawn to- the sound of a can of Fancy Feast being opened. I know my cats go nuts for it. I'm lucky they aren't twenty feet tall! -via reddit
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| The History of Count Chocula, Franken Berry, and Other Monster Cereals Posted: 31 Oct 2021 06:47 PM PDT
General Mills' first monster cereals, Count Chocula and Franken Berry, are marking their 50th anniversary. In celebration, they have released a cereal called Monster Mash in tribute to all five flavors of monster cereals, although the actual cereal is fruit flavored. Otherwise, they only have monster cereals in stores for a few months out of the year, so if you're into that sort of thing, you better get yours before the stores sell out.
You might be interested in the cereals' backstory. It turns out that General Mills already had the products, two oat-based cereals with marshmallows, one chocolate and the other strawberry flavored. The actual names came from the advertising department. But once the characters were named, they took off and never looked back. Mel magazine spoke with the copy writer responsible for the character's names, the artists who gave them character, the voice actors, and the people who developed the advertising juggernaut through the next 50 years. We learn how Boo Berry joined the team, and about the rise and fall of the short-lived Fruit Brute and Yummy Mummy characters -and their cereals. Read an oral history of the monster cereals here.
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| The Device Orchestra Plays the <i>Ghostbusters</i> Theme Posted: 31 Oct 2021 05:55 AM PDT 
It's finally Halloween, and it's time for some Ghostbusters! But this isn't Ray Parker, Jr. It's an entire chorus of anthropomorphic electronic devices! The Device Orchestra (previously at Neatorama) consists of 14 electronic gadgets in this song, including several electric toothbrushes (one dressed as a ghost), calculators, a steam iron, razors, card readers, printers of all kinds, and even a nail polishing device. Spare a thought for the impressive wiring and programming that went into producing this song, but also relax and enjoy these cute googly-eyed little gadgets as they sing the song of the season for you. -via Gizmodo
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