GI Joburg, South African Joe Movies

Found these guys through The Trenches.

They've got a handful of fun GI Joe videos, presented as play-time. They move the figures and vehicles by hand (in camera) and make all the sound effects with their mouth (as kids do).

Lots of fun.

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew

"Atlantis Factor," "Blazing Sands," "Blood in the Water," and a few others are what you need to look for. Many of the other videos are reviews and things of that ilk.

Okay, that was freakin' amazing! I only watched one episode, but it was an impressive example of making an entertaining movie with practically a zero budget.

This is the episode I watched:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih5B6XrQ95o


Great use of camera angles, ambient sound effects, vocal characterizations, and background music. After a while you don't even notice "the hands."


As I said, I've only watched one episode. Perhaps the gimmick would grow tiresome. I'll let you know after I delve more deeply in to this.


The "About" page on YouTube indicates Australia rather than South Africa. Hey, LeStryge, do you know these guys?


Fun stuff!