Hey, PopWatchers, are you missing Idolatry, especially the fun we had back in March and April with invented subtitles for foreign-language film clips? Well, now you can have that kind of fun all year round, thanks to the new "Subtitler" widget at streaming indie-film site Jaman.com. (Hat tip to my colleague Adrienne Day for discovering this most excellent procrastination tool.) You have to choose from Jaman’s library of clips, but as with Mad Libs, what really matters is your own creativity. Here’s one I did, using a clip from the 1980 Bollywood farce Do Aur Do Paanch:
Your assignment, PopWatchers: Make your own subtitled clips, then share the URLs with the rest of us in the comments below.
I hope you all realize that I’m going to be doing this all day…. http://www.jaman.com/a/download/?f=sub_player_share&clip=0V0PTMHFOYUU
OMG, broadway baby that was hilarious!
http://www.jaman.com/a/download/?f=sub_player_share&clip=0uMrC8eC3vSo
http://www.jaman.com/a/download/?f=sub_player_share&clip=01YZBmVKv3Ek
http://www.jaman.com/a/download/?f=sub_player_share&clip=0_6ZJWRSQnH0
You people are hilarious!
http://www.jaman.com/a/download/?f=sub_player_share&clip=0Bo370uSIW2Y
This is going to keep me going all day at work!!
http://www.jaman.com/a/download/?f=sub_player_share&clip=0vpSlKsio6wg
*sigh* I really DO miss Idolatry. This is going to be a long six months…
http://www.jaman.com/a/download/?f=sub_player_share&clip=0b0a-yZWmRLg
http://www.jaman.com/a/download/?f=sub_player_share&clip=0ufB1XIz7EJE
http://www.jaman.com/a/download/?f=sub_player_share&clip=0kvgBgQhW15k
http://www.jaman.com/a/download/?f=sub_player_share&clip=0uQVM8qjIxUg
Hey, can you write a note to my boss, explaining why I’ll be busy all day??
http://www.jaman.com/a/download/?f=sub_player_share&clip=0NpUqZFlDsHs
http://www.jaman.com/a/download/?f=sub_player_share&clip=0mDKGTHXSPmM