There is a new, funny parody of an Apple iPhone video making the rounds that I think you might enjoy. Before showing you the latest, I want to catch you up on the predecessors, all of which are great and worth watching.
First, let's take a look at what these videos are making fun of. When Apple introduced the iPad this past January, it produced a slick video featuring Apple executives Jony Ive, Phil Schiller, Scott Forstall and Bob Mansfield speaking against a white background and introducing the public to the features of the new iPad. Here was that video:
That video inspired John Elerick and some of his friends. Elerick's Los Angeles-based company, JLE, produces commercials and independent films, so he knows his way around a camera. The first Apple parody video that JLE produced was a parody of that iPad introduction video called "Banned iPad Promo." It features Elerick playing Jony Ive-inspired "Johnny Five" along with "Ronny Pang" (played by Myron Santos), "Rob Mansfield" (played by Roger Roth) and "Phil Schilz" (played by Nate Hopkins). It came out in early February, shortly after the original Apple video, and it is hilarious:
A related JLE video is called Drunken Banned iPad Promo:
This past July, Apple introduced the iPhone 4 and created an iPhone 4 product video that was similar to the iPad product video. Here is Apple's official video:
Once again, JLE rose to the task to create a fabulous parody video, the Banned iPhone 4 Promo. Returning characters included Johnny Five (Elerick), Ronny Pang (Santos), Rob Mansfield (Roth) and Phil Shilz (Hopkins) along with new character "Gregg Joswack" (played by Will Stephens):
There is also a YouTube video featuring outtakes from that video.
After all of the publicity over antenna problems with the iPhone 4, JLE came out with yet another funny video. This one features many of the same characters and added a new character "Darnell Johnson" as the "only black Apple employee" (played by Travon Free):
That brings us up to the latest video. Apple's recent announcement that the white iPhone is delayed, once again, until next year prompted JLE to create this gem:
Too funny, and I hope that we see more great iPhone-related stuff from JLE in the future.
If you are interested in seeing other JLE videos (not related to the iPhone), check out the funny videos "Short Film" starring Elerick and Roth, "Mime Time Ep. 1," and a humorous City of Cleveland reaction to the LeBron decision from a few months ago. For serious videos, check out the commercials that JLE created for FedEx and Heinz and a short documentary on drift racing.
