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In Depth Viewing of the TFiOS Trailer

2014-01-31 · review / recommendation · Hank · 4:00 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Projects (also: Books & writing) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: self promotion, fundraising ask, song or performance, guest or collab, timely hook, community lore

Hank shows 'Hank and the Tree', a Worldbuilders short film he made with Michael Aranda that the TFIOS trailer overshadowed, gives a mock in-depth review of the trailer, and congratulates John.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Greeting; congratulations on the TFIOS trailer; Hank's short film with Michael Aranda overshadowed by TFiOS mania

  • ★★ Hank congratulates John on the release of the TFIOS film trailer, calling it fantastic. — 00:00:00
  • ★★★ Mock-upset, Hank says his short film with Michael Aranda came out around the same time and feels it was overshadowed by TFiOS mania, so he shows it: Hank and the Tree. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:07

00:00:23 — Short film 'Hank and the Tree'

00:01:57 — Worldbuilders: like P4A but run by authors; $10 entries for signed books; milestone stunts; link in the description

  • ★★ Hank says he and Michael made the film for the Worldbuilders campaign, which he likens to the Project for Awesome but run by authors instead of YouTubers. (hedged) — 00:01:57 · Project for Awesome
  • ★★ Hank says every $10 donated to Worldbuilders enters a draw for one of hundreds of signed books, and at milestones, like $350,000 in his case, people do weird things. — 00:02:07
  • ★★ Hank asks viewers to check out Worldbuilders via the link in the description. — 00:02:16

00:02:21 — Mock in-depth review of the TFIOS trailer: cars, Hazel's shirts, posters and wardrobe, Augustus's jacket, landmarks, the HG and a paper on the nightstand

  • ★★ Hank calls the TFIOS trailer amazing and says he has watched it something like 50 times. (playful) — 00:02:21
  • ★★ In his 'in-depth review', Hank notes Hazel's mom drives a sensible 2012 Honda Accord and Monica a green Mitsubishi Eclipse, unlike her car in the book. (playful) — 00:02:32 · Hazel Grace Lancaster, The Fault in Our Stars
  • ★★ Hank notes Hazel's old laser-show Pink Floyd shirt, no longer sold, and says he found one on eBay and bought it. — 00:02:44 · Hazel Grace Lancaster
  • ★ Hank points out Hazel's Imagine Dragons poster from a Denver show, a Hectic Glow poster, and her expected wardrobe: Chuck Taylors, a purple bra, a 'Ceci n'est pas une pipe' shirt. (playful) — 00:02:51 · Hazel Grace Lancaster
  • ★ Hank says Augustus wears his signature leather 'pterodactyl jacket', so called because people at the warehouse noticed it looks like a pterodactyl from a certain angle. (playful) — 00:03:01 · Augustus Waters
  • ★★ Hank lists TFIOS landmarks in the trailer: the Anne Frank House, a bridge where John once stared at viewers, the Literal Heart of Jesus and the 'vaguely paedophilic swing'. (playful) — 00:03:12 · The Fault in Our Stars

00:03:28 — Hank thanks and congratulates John; film five months away; it will be fantastic; sign-off

00:03:47 — Hanklerfish plush for pre-order at DFTBA.com; posters were only a P4A perk

Humor (significant)

  • Saying what car Monica drives in the book, Hank stumbles over the model name. — 00:02:41

    “Thunderburp?! She drives a Thunderburp!”

  • Hank calls Augustus's coat his signature leather pterodactyl jacket. — 00:02:53

    “Not, it's not made of pterodactyl leather, though that would be amazing.”

  • Hank says the HG on the ceiling probably stands for Hazel Grace. — 00:03:22

    “Maybe it stands for Hank Green. You don't know.”

  • After the sign-off, a Hanklerfish plush swims into frame. — 00:03:49

    “Oh my gosh it's a Hanklerfish! They're real!”

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Where the stories that moved here went next

Mentioned

Central: Hank and the Tree · The Fault in Our Stars trailer

Also: Projects: DFTBA Records · Project for Awesome

Works: Hanklerfish · The Fault in Our Stars · The Fault in Our Stars (film) · The Treachery of Images

Organizations: Anne Frank House · eBay · Worldbuilders

Groups: Imagine Dragons · Pink Floyd

Concepts: Venn diagram

Places: Denver

Characters: Augustus Waters · Hazel Grace Lancaster · Literal Heart of Jesus · Monica (character, “The Fault in Our Stars”) · The Hectic Glow · vaguely pedophilic swing set

Products: Chuck Taylor All-Stars · Ford Thunderbird (“Ford Thunderburp”) · Honda Accord · Mitsubishi Eclipse

Only in the description or credits: Heifer International · Michael Aranda · Sleeping at Last · Sun (song)

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