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[[Image:Survivalismstill.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from the "Survivalism" video]]
[[Image:Survivalscreens.png|thumbnail|Layout of the video screens]]
Filming for the "Survivalism" [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video]] began on February 5, 2007, at Lacy Street Studios. It was directed by Alex Lieu, [[Rob Sheridan]], and Reznor, and produced by Susan Bonds. The video was "leaked" to the internet via flash drives found dotted around the venue by people attending the Nine Inch Nails concert in London on March 7, 2007. The video also contains many connections and clues from the album's [[Year_Zero#Alternate_Reality_Game|alternate reality game]].
'''SPOILERS BEGIN'''<br>
The video has aired on MTV2, but in a censored form. The screens with the woman at her mirror and the gay lovers have been replaced by a white screen bearing the seal of the [[US Bureau of Morality]] and the phrase "CENSORED FOR YOUR PROTECTION." This is not unlike the use of SCENE MISSING screens in the "[[Closer]]" video. Interestingly enough, the word "whore" and the screen depicting the girl using [[opal]] are left intact. Even the ending scenes of the pool of blood in the band's space and the body getting dragged off are retained.
====Notesand ARG references====
* The graffiti wall has "Isaiah 15:9" written on it. The biblical verse for this is: "For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land."
* The picture of Jesus in the "TV Room" has "John 19:34" written on it. The biblical verse for this is: "But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water."