Weird Kickstarter video stars engineers playing the role of themselves - CNET

Called Orfeo, the makers claim that these are "Headphones Without Compromise."

I've never had an argument with headphones, so I hadn't realized that they're prone to listening to me and seeing my point of view.

These strident headphones, however, allegedly allow you to enjoy "noiseless conversation, combined with Hi-Fi sound." And if you don't like that, then tough.

But then there's that video.

Here are several Orfeo employees miming to a narration of the company's founding offered by marketing manager Steven Kim.

It's all a little Woody Allen. Or, if you prefer, stunningly gauche.

Yet there's a certain mesmerizing quality, as the employeee-actors relive their parts in the creation of these compromise-free headphones.

These are clearly engineers. One thing I know about certain engineers is that they struggle with being themselves in public.

I had no idea that they also struggle to play themselves in movies.

Some are clearly reading their lines from off-camera. Can't they remember the very things they said?

What was their inspiration? Yes, it was a movie.

"I was just seeking the idea of a fun and unprecedented way of telling stories," Kim told me. "And I just thought about a storytelling scene from 'Antman.' It is fast-paced, fun, and a good way to tell our story!"

He said he was just trying to make a video that would stand out. In this, he has certainly succeeded. However, he admitted that, contrary to the movie, no one wears straw hats to work at Orfeo.