A reader (Sarah) pointed me to two videos put up on YouTube by Nescafé. The first is an advertisement for Nescafé Original coffee and the second is a video of how they made the first one. The advertisement imitates the Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas with over a million coffee beans and is set to the music of the "Don Pasquale" opera. I haven't seen the Bellagio fountains in person even though I've been to Las Vegas several times. I've only seen them in other YouTube videos. Before I watched the second video, I expected green screens to have been used. When I actually viewed the second video, I found out I was right on the money.

I'm posting both videos for your viewing enjoyment.

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