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January 26th, 2010, 01:05
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2010/01/monkey-camera.jpgThe BBC plans to premiere The Chimpcam Project (http://gizmodo.com/tag/chimpcamproject/), a documentary shot by actual chimpanzees, this week. Get ready for the inevitable Avatar comparisons.
Basically, some researchers encased a camera in a chimp-proof box and gave it to both wild and zoo-bred chimps. Enraptured with the viewfinder, they began tossing it around, taking pictures of whatever shiny object or unexpected movement interested their lemon-sized brains. As a side note, this is also how Michael Bay directs his movies.
It probably won't be that interesting (also like a Michael Bay movie!), especially since the majority of the footage was shot in a zoo enclosure in Edinburgh, but I'll still probably watch it when it premieres this Wednesday. I mean, what else is going on that day, besides the Holy Grail of Tech announcement and the State of the Union? Bring on the monkey-movie! [DiscoBlog (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/01/25/ape-auteurs-bbc-to-premiere-documetary-shot-entirely-by-chimps/) via GeekSystem (http://www.geekosystem.com/chimpcam-project/)]
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Basically, some researchers encased a camera in a chimp-proof box and gave it to both wild and zoo-bred chimps. Enraptured with the viewfinder, they began tossing it around, taking pictures of whatever shiny object or unexpected movement interested their lemon-sized brains. As a side note, this is also how Michael Bay directs his movies.
It probably won't be that interesting (also like a Michael Bay movie!), especially since the majority of the footage was shot in a zoo enclosure in Edinburgh, but I'll still probably watch it when it premieres this Wednesday. I mean, what else is going on that day, besides the Holy Grail of Tech announcement and the State of the Union? Bring on the monkey-movie! [DiscoBlog (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/01/25/ape-auteurs-bbc-to-premiere-documetary-shot-entirely-by-chimps/) via GeekSystem (http://www.geekosystem.com/chimpcam-project/)]
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