UM-Bot Posted April 30, 2009 #1 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Image credit: AMR The "Association of Maritime Research" is calling for witnesses to come forward pertaining to sightings of a mysterious creature in the English Channel off the coast of Dover. A reward is being offered for information leading to proof of the creature's existence."On 20th April 2009 Thierry and Sophie were enjoying a walk at the Boulogne Harbour. They are both passionate about boats and sea-life and intended filming the variety of boats sailing out of the harbour. As Thierry was filming, his eye glued to the lens, he suddenly became aware of a large shape which appeared on the horizon. Intrigued, he zoomed the camera in to focus more clearly and saw a huge, dark, rapidly moving object, which disappeared within a matter of seconds. Something of an amateur expert about the sea and marine life, he knew this was not simply the outline of a whale or any similar creature and was convinced that he had sighted some phenomenon as yet unseen by man. He decided to contact the AMR who are pursuing further investigations. Subsequently the AMR has collected a substantial number of testimonials from different areas. The strong similarities between the descriptions seem to confirm the existence of a gigantic and extremely fast-moving creature off our shores. Now they need your help. The AMR are appealing for witnesses to come forward and help them find the Channel Creature, or similar sea monsters. Anyone who gives evidence leading directly to proof of the creature's existence will receive a reward. " View: Full Article | Source: The Channel Creature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saard Posted April 30, 2009 #2 Share Posted April 30, 2009 (edited) This is an interesting one. A professional-looking website, actors doing interviews but with comedy sound effects on the graphics, a rather clumsy fake sighting video. It's a joke or a hoax attempt but a lot of effort has been put into it. The reward is a good idea. I wonder how far it'll get... Edited April 30, 2009 by Saard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted April 30, 2009 #3 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I have to say this sounds very fishy. The website seems to have been set up solely for this particular "creature", and the photograph they show and the video are, well, not hugely convincing. I'm wondering if the whole thing might not be some kind of elaborate hoax too, or perhaps some kind of viral advertising campaign, or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted April 30, 2009 #4 Share Posted April 30, 2009 (edited) Reminds me of The Water Horse incident, with that awesome video on YouTube that everyone thought was real, and that website they had set up for it and everything. Does sound like some sort of movie advertisement. OR. It could be an experiment... How many people will come forward with a story when there have never been reports of said creature before? Hmm... Edited April 30, 2009 by Ebonykrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: Posted April 30, 2009 #5 Share Posted April 30, 2009 The video is so poorly edited. The "creature" looks like a cheap shadow sliding in front of the film. If you look at whales and dolphins, you would see a better distinction, not to mention waves, ripples, and so forth. It looks like a cheap hoax. This is just as bad, if not worse, than the Bigfoot hoax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbondo Posted April 30, 2009 #6 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Viral marketing for a movie probably. Maybe "Land of the Lost", who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashyne Posted April 30, 2009 #7 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Of course this is fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwilightSilver Posted April 30, 2009 #8 Share Posted April 30, 2009 This reminds me of the viral marketing from "Cloverfield"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaoszerg Posted April 30, 2009 #9 Share Posted April 30, 2009 This made me face palm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnelyaCalaelen Posted May 1, 2009 #10 Share Posted May 1, 2009 That is quite possibly the worst video editing and manipulation I have ever witnessed. If this is a marketing campaign for a movie let's hope the movie isn't so cheesy looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashyne Posted May 1, 2009 #11 Share Posted May 1, 2009 btw, in the video, that black thing looks like a shadow from an aircraft flying above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted May 3, 2009 #12 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Video... so.... bad.... It looks like just a really bad edit of the shadowing on the video clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted May 4, 2009 #13 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Considering that, on the AMR "Channel Creature" website there is a short video saying that "on Tues May 5th the creature's identity will be revealed", I think we can safely conclude this is viral advertising for a movie or some such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenSilence Posted May 4, 2009 #14 Share Posted May 4, 2009 As other people have said, hoax/advertising for a movie or something. The interview with those women wasn't convincing, they could have hired better actors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoIverine Posted May 4, 2009 #15 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Yes, I have seen this creature, it is in my pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnelyaCalaelen Posted May 6, 2009 #16 Share Posted May 6, 2009 it's been revealed! It's a freaking catamaran... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted May 6, 2009 #17 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Ah, those things are fun. Not cryptozoological, but fun nevertheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klinger Posted May 12, 2009 #18 Share Posted May 12, 2009 can someone with admin status please remove this ....its obviously a viral video campaign.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klinger Posted May 22, 2009 #19 Share Posted May 22, 2009 still here...laim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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