LOS ANGELES -- Here's a completely different answer to the Oscars red carpet question of "What are you wearing?": "A series of cardboard graphics that make me disappear."
The Academy invited a handful of social media creators to participate in this year's festivities, and the first "red carpet surprise," from sleight-of-hand Vinemaker Zach King, is worth six seconds of your time:
Our first #Oscars red carpet surprise comes from @sarahaines and @FinalCutKing : https://t.co/bpOK7gm6XI #OscarsCreators— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 20, 2015
Check out more contributions from "Oscars Creators," below:
Blake Wilson, a.k.a. "BatDad" (Vine)
Kyle Huber (Instagram)
Now you know #Oscars secret to that perfect golden glow! #OscarsCreators #PhantomFilmed A video posted by Kyle Huber (@asenseofhuber) on Feb 19, 2015 at 9:43pm PST
Oscars Creators also include Instagram photographers Paul Octavious and Sarah Palmer, Tumblr portraitist Lauren Randolph, and Tumblr photographer and GIF artist Anthony Samaniego.
To catch all of their contributions, follow the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Twitter, or like it on Facebook in the run-up to Sunday's Oscars, which start at 5 p.m. PT.
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