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Oh JK Rowling - Kinetic Typography

2014-05-09 · song · Hank · 3:59 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Projects (also: Pop culture) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: song or performance, self promotion

Hank premieres a kinetic-typography video for 'Oh, JK Rowling', his comic plea for Rowling to write more, then announces that his band's album Incongruent is out, the western tour is fully booked, and VidCon 2014 is nearly sold out.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Song 'Oh, JK Rowling' (kinetic typography): asking Rowling to write something more, with suggestions and warnings

  • ★★ In the song Hank tells JK Rowling that giving her money to charity is fine, but asks her to crack a laptop and write something more, for the kids, charity or the HPA. (playful) — 00:00:11 · first in: 2013-07-12, Oh, JK Rowling - A Harry Potter Song
  • ★★ The song gives Rowling 'absolute creative freedom': a screenplay, a prequel Broadway musical, a comic with Joss Whedon or a BBC miniseries, but no cartoons and no MMORPG. (playful) — 00:00:37

00:01:30 — About the song: shortest on the album; credits for the video and the dancing

  • ★ Hank says this is the shortest song on the album, which is mostly normal-length songs; he has a special place in his heart for really short songs. — 00:01:30 · Incongruent
  • ★ Hank credits the video to Risa Rodil, known for her work on Tumblr, and thanks two friends who came over late to help with the dancing parts. — 00:01:41 · Tumblr

00:01:52 — Incongruent is officially released: where to get it; the clean version is delayed; pre-orders signed

  • ★★★ Hank announces Incongruent is officially released, on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and DFTBA Records, where physical copies also come with a download link. — 00:01:52 · Incongruent, Amazon, DFTBA Records
  • ★★ Due to his own mistake, Hank says, the clean version will not ship from the warehouse for another couple of weeks; pre-ordered copies will be signed. — 00:02:05 · Incongruent

00:02:17 — Tour fully booked: tickets on sale at every stop; some venues changed

  • ★★★ Hank says the whole tour is booked, with tickets on sale for every stop: Pomona (near LA), San Francisco, Eugene, Portland, Seattle, Boise, Denver and Salt Lake City; some venues changed. — 00:02:17 · Los Angeles

00:02:36 — The band plays VidCon; get VidCon tickets now (95% sold out); what VidCon is, Anaheim, June 26-28

  • ★★ Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers will also play at VidCon. — 00:02:36 · VidCon
  • ★★★ Hank tells viewers to get VidCon tickets right now because it is 95% sold out, and says he would love as many nerdfighters as possible to be there. — 00:02:40 · VidCon, Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ Hank describes VidCon as an annual meet-up of people who love online video, with concerts, panels, culture-and-business discussions, Q&As and signings, in Anaheim from June 26 to 28: three days this year (2014). — 00:02:50 · VidCon
  • ★ Hank says he is super excited about VidCon and also super overwhelmed by it, 'but that's life'. — 00:03:07 · VidCon

00:03:18 — Apology to people outside the Western US: Missoula projects keep Hank home; internet things are for everyone; sign-off

  • ★★ Hank apologises to people outside the Western US: SciShow, Crash Course and the other Missoula projects and people make it hard to be away more than a couple of weeks; he makes internet things so everyone can have them. — 00:03:18 · SciShow, Crash Course, Missoula, Montana

In the description and comments

  • ★★ Hank lists the tour's lineup and dates: Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers with Driftless Pony Club, Harry and the Potters, Andrew Huang and Rob Scallon, at VidCon in Anaheim on June 28, then Pomona (for Los Angeles) June 30, San Francisco July 1, Eugene July 2, Portland July 3, Seattle July 5, Boise July 6, Salt Lake City July 7 and Denver July 9. — video description · Los Angeles, VidCon

Humor (significant)

  • The chorus lists noble reasons Rowling should write again (the kids, charity, the HPA), then drops them. — 00:00:23

    “Oh I don't really care, just do it today!”

  • Among the formats he suggests to Rowling, Hank warns her about animated TV. — 00:00:49

    “I suggest you avoid cartoons Or giving Fox a chance to cancel you.”

  • After 'considering this one pretty carefully', Hank begs Rowling not to make an MMORPG. — 00:00:57

    “Cause that totally destroy my productivity”

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Mentioned

Central: Incongruent · Oh, JK Rowling · VidCon

Also: People: J. K. Rowling · Joss Whedon

Projects: Crash Course · DFTBA Records · SciShow

Organizations: Amazon · BBC · Fox Entertainment Group · The Harry Potter Alliance · Tumblr

Groups: Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers

Concepts: massively multiplayer online role-playing game

Places: Anaheim, California · Boise · Broadway theatre · Denver · Eugene · Los Angeles · Missoula, Montana · Pomona · Portland, Oregon · Salt Lake City · San Francisco · Seattle · Western United States

Products: Adobe After Effects · Google Play · iTunes

Only in the description or credits: Andrew Huang · Driftless Pony Club · Harry and the Potters · Risa Rodil · Rob Scallon

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