Craig sez, "This is a music video I've edited for the song 'Down Today' by Jonathan Coulton (from his 2011 album, 'Artificial Heart,' produced by John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants) using footage from public domain films mostly found on Archive.org. 'No! No! A Thousand Times No!! - a 1935 Fleischer Studio animated short film, starring Betty Boop, 'Voyage à Travers l'Impossible' (The Impossible Voyage) (1904) directed by Georges Méliès, 'Le Voyage Dans la Lune' (A Trip to the Moon) (1902) directed by Georges Méliès, 'Le Dirigeable Fantastique ou le Cauchemar d'un Inventeur' (The Inventor Crazybrains and his Wonderful Airship) (1905) directed by Georges Méliès, L.T.A. History of Balloons (1944). More music videos I've edited for songs from Jonathan Coulton's excellent 'Artificial Heart' album. Stream or buy the album 'Artificial Heart' at Jonathan Coulton's website.

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Jonathan Badger

I didn’t know there was a connection between Coulton and They Might Be Giants, but it makes sense — they have a similar sense of humor.
Marc45

Public domain? That’s so last century…
Won Word

Wow, there’s value in media beyond what the original authors imaged—who woulda thunk it?

Sad that remixers can only use stuff that is a hundred friggin years old.

Fan video for Jonathan Coulton's "Down Today" made from public domain ballooning footage