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Have you seen those annoying commercials on TV that use stop-motion animation with real people? One of the newest trends in video-game appreciation seems to be using this ancient filming technology to create incredibly awesome representations of video games being played where no television screen has gone before.
One part helicopter-style homage to R-Type and another part a tip of the hat to artists like Michel Gondry, this short film from Alex Varanese is one of the coolest I've ever seen [Offworld via Boing Boing]:
It's an especially nice touch to have the "video" shut off accidentally and showing the Aux channel. Next stop for this aspiring filmmaker? Probably a new and annoying McRib TV commercial.