Poison is Bad
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Der Aresenics – Poison is Bad
Transcript with visual descriptions
Visual: Man (Person 1) in black turtleneck and glasses is seated in a chair in a studio. Another man is operating a camera rig in the foreground. A mannequin stands in the background as well as another man walking with a tall microphone. A graphic on the bottom left corner reads: “\”POISON IS BAD\” DER ARESENICS HERVINSCHNITZEL 2009 DIRECTOR: HANS KILLGORE”.
Sound: Upbeat, electronic music with a deep bassline begins.
Person 1: Oooh! Willkommen!
Visual: Person 1 walks towards the camera on a white background.
Person 1: Das unt glourbeun!
Visual: Three men (Person 1 in the middle) in black turtlenecks and glasses are seen from the chest up, on a white background. Their heads appear to be fused.
Person 1: Poison is bad!
Visual: The three men stand side by side moving their heads to the sides.
Person 1: Scary scullbones
Visual: Close-up of Person 1’s mouth singing.
Person 1: Scantily clad
Visual: Person 1 stands with six extra arms emerging from behind him.
Person 1: Lollipop and spriztel,
Visual: Four men (including Person 1) dance on a white background.
Person 1: these are food!
Visual: Person 1’s face seen from the side, singing, as he faces the camera slowly
Person 1: Don’t eat poison it is very rude.
Visual: Close-up of Person 1’s face singing.
Person 1: Now dance time!
Visual: Four men (including Person 1) dance on a white background. A graphic appears above them reading: “THINK THIS IS WEIRD?”.
Person 1: Hahahahahaha!
Visual: Four men (including Person 1) raise their hands as a red text graphic appears above them: “TRY 37,000 POISON RELATED DEATHS EACH YEAR”.
Person 1: And k, and m, and k, and m, and k…
Visual: Close-up of Person 1’s face, making an exaggerated expression. A logo appears on the left: “POISON HELP 1-800-222-1222 www.poisonisbad.com”. Below this, fine print says: “In 2004 there were 37,286 deaths in the US as a result of poisonings. – CDC 2009 *See website for official rules.”


