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Ars Magna

Premiere Date: March 1, 2008

Synopsis

"Ars Magna," which means "great art" in Latin, is an anagram of the word "anagrams." Enter into the obsessive and fascinating world of anagrams with Cory Calhoun, who took the first three lines of Hamlet's "To Be or Not to Be" soliloquy and made them into what's been called the "world's greatest anagram." Ars Magna was produced by director Cory Kelley and Team Juicebox as part of the International Documentary Challenge, a timed filmmaking competition where filmmakers have five days to make a short nonfiction film. (8 minutes)

TAGS: anagram, shorts, word play

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Average Review

| based on 5 reviews

great concept. I am very impressed with how you made a film about anagrams.

Congrats on your Emmy, you deserve it.

by a martino
July 20, 2009, 7:35 PM

Congratulations!

Uauh!How fun!

by Tamara Ka
July 21, 2009, 10:24 AM

Awesome

This is a fantastic piece of work. Well done! It is so true that there is a interesting story behind everything.

by Aziza B
July 29, 2009, 12:38 AM

Excellent!

Great camera work. Nice editing. Lighting is tasty and the sound is solid. Bespeaks of a team that works well together. Looking forward to seeing more from Team Juicebox.

by Roger
August 17, 2009, 5:29 PM

I devastate a wart hog!

I devastate a wart hog! (That was a great video!) Anagrams have always been interesting. Great work!

by Corey Smith (Mystic Hero) from Mount Zion, Illinois
September 24, 2009, 11:00 AM

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