…Exploring the role of the prankster as artist, activist and social observer and the significance of the prank in society.
Here you will find tips from the pros about intent, content, and technique to help you be successful in getting your message across.
From Public Ad Campaign, posted by Jordan Seiler:
This instructional video teaches you what you need to break into a phone booth, and how to do it. Remember it is illegal to tamper with private property even when it’s in your public environment, assaulting your senses with messages you couldn’t care less about for things you don’t need.
http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-6198103529111336306&hl=en&fs=true
From Gamezine.co.uk, August 13, 2009:
K-Mart PS3 Slim Ad proven fake in 6 steps – Neogaf forum plays prank
Cheeky Neogaf does it again, but we don’t think we’ve ever fallen for their pesky pranks.
First they created concept art for the PS3 Slim, which is now the media’s standard image for Sony’s presumed console, and now the Neogaf gaming forums have created the ads to promote it. All they have to do now is actually build it and sell it in the shops…
Today Gizmodo reported on a K-Mart promotional ad featuring a 120GB PS3 Slim, priced at $299.99. Sure, the website noted that they thought it was “shenanigans,” but now we can prove the ad is false, with Neogaf’s chubigans as the cheeky culprit. He explains his methodology (with images after this link): Continue reading “Fake KMart PS3 Slim Ad For “Quick Internet Fame””
While You Were Sleeping: The Art of Camp Pranks
From SparkLife, by Kathryn Williams, June 9, 2009
We recently posted about preparing for summer camp, which inspired Super Summer Sparkler rockgod2009 to ask, Hey guys, what are some good relatively clean pranks to do on girls?
You are in luck, rockgod2009, because this contributor just so happens to have ten years of summer camp pranking experience up her wizard sleeves.
As any prankster worth her whoopee cushion knows, pranking is an art. (See Looking for Alaska
1. Don”t be too mean. There is a fine line between making someone laugh and making someone cry. The fun fades quickly when you find yourself scrubbing bathrooms or explaining to your parents that you got kicked out of camp for supergluing a kid”s butt cheeks together.
2. No one should get hurt. This includes both victims and pranksters. If the caper involves scaling walls, dropping hammers, or shooting staple guns, it probably falls under the “Bad Idea” column.
3. Consider your audience: age, gender, general sensitivity. If they cry at ghost stories, they will probably not find it funny to wake up to a Scream mask hovering over their sleeping head. Guys are terrified of feminine products; little girls probably won”t get it.
Now that we”ve covered basic guidelines, let”s explore some classics. Nothing new, but they”ll work every time: Continue reading “Campers Unite and Prank-on”