How to Print a Document (with Zombies)

October 15, 2009 3:55 PM

How to Print a Document (with Zombies)
I have been doing some work for the College of DuPage Library, and one of the ideas they had was a series of videos about different parts of the library. This project started out as a simple "How to print" instructional video, until the librarian I was working with on the project said "I wish we could do something crazy, like zombies in the library or something." One thing led to another, and now my college's library has an animated short about zombies on its website. Enjoy!

I've written up a "making of" blog post with the full story and a few other behind-the-scenes details.

posted by buriednexttoyou (15 comments total)

I love this so much, and am insanely jealous, and want you to come work magic like this at my library. Please?
posted by donnagirl at 10:08 PM on October 15

I really liked this! The narration style was spot on too.

I think it works great in this context for people to remember how to do this. I'm glad the librarians went with it.
posted by gomichild at 10:08 PM on October 15

The counter girl so totally needs to waste one of the zombies though. Can't have a zombie flick where no zombies are harmed.
posted by cjorgensen at 1:09 PM on October 16

Very charming!
posted by Monster_Zero at 1:45 PM on October 16

Either that or she should direct them to the library's brains collection.
posted by hattifattener at 4:44 PM on October 17 [3 favorites]

Ah yes. The "applied neuroanatomy library" wink wink. Right this way.
posted by nebulawindphone at 4:48 PM on October 17

Nice work! Cute and to the point.
posted by ulotrichous at 6:59 AM on October 19

See? Only zombies wear ties.

This is so excellent.
posted by mintcake! at 7:04 AM on October 20

That was really cool. Must be nice to work somewhere with enough sense of humor to let you do something like this.
posted by marxchivist at 7:54 AM on October 20

Thanks, everybody! I'm glad so many people enjoyed this. Look forward to more oddball library videos in the future.
posted by buriednexttoyou at 11:50 AM on October 20

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posted by y6y6y6 at 12:31 PM on October 20

Should be ok now, y6y6y6
posted by buriednexttoyou at 6:48 AM on October 21

I totally enjoyed that
posted by KAS at 12:43 PM on October 22

<3
posted by jessamyn at 3:52 PM on October 23

Here's a direct link to the relevant entry, for when the front page of the blog moves on while the entry remains in place.

Shambling in circles & groaning horribly.
posted by Pronoiac at 1:25 PM on November 9