videos – protozoic

My second song on the Korg Kaossilator. I added Tim’s all time favorite mic to the mix on this number. JamFantasy on Sunday night.

I bought a Korg Kaossilator. I wrote this on it.

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Gummi Bears was the result of the same film stock test that produced Fish Tank and The Porch. This test, unlike the two previous ones, introduces Fuji Reala 500D. The other two stocks in the short are Fuji Eterna Vivid 500T and Kodak Vision2 Expression 500T. Again, there is no color correction. To produce all … Continue reading Gummi Bears →

Dangers of Honesty is a movie that I was involved with a year or so back. It tells about a young man struggling with drug addiction and coping with the loss of a loved one. The movie was produced and written Jonny Gillis, who also appears in the lead role as well as a couple … Continue reading Dangers of Honesty →

Thom there is a iPhone version of the video. The aspect ratio is screwed up though. Don’t know why. TIM RESPOND.

Thom let me borrow his night vision scope. I did a little test with it this evening in conjunction with the Jazz DV151. This is the result.

Here’s another short film shot on the Jazz DV151. It is about sending Fred a postcard. My shaky camera work aside, the film gives a better sense of the camera’s capabilities, especially in low light where the gain gets cranked up. I noticed at times that the camera has a mild sound sync loss. I … Continue reading A Postcard for Fred and a Stamp →

I bought the Jazz DV151 camera from Walmart for $20.00 yesterday. The camera has a flip out viewscreen and records AVI files onto SD cards (it can handle up to 2GB cards) at a 320 x 240 resolution. The image is pretty much what you would expect from a $20.00 camera, but I haven’t been … Continue reading Jazz DV151 →

Turkey Breasts was shot over the winter holiday. In addition to featuring Thom, Tim, Brian, Megan, a turkey and other stuff, the film features the dirt road out by my parent’s place in Salisbury, MD. Over the years, the dirt road has appeared in a number of movies I’ve been involved with in one way … Continue reading Turkey Breasts →

Dodo is an informative short film about the dodo bird. If you are doing a term paper, thesis, dissertation, science project or poster session, watch this film. You will learn BIG facts. Note — Originally titled Dodo Bird Facts.

Roomba was filmed and scored by Megan Register. In the film, the Roomba cleans, must overcome ominous obstacles in the forms of walls and chair legs, and sweeps about in a robotic vacuum ballet. Be sure to visit Megan’s blog Melodic Insomniac.

I Can’t Wait to Hear Your Excuse is about a lame excuse.

The Rent is Due is another short melodica number. Like last week’s video, it features fish again.

Tagline: Flush Toilets, Not Fish is about toilets, fish and domestic responsibility. Mike’s Comments: When we were kids, my cousins had two goldfish named Frank Ferdue (sic) and Doo-Doo Head. Tim and I were obsessed with the point as children. Through the years, we’ve continued to talk and laugh about it. It was funny on … Continue reading Flush Toilets, Not Fish →

Tagline: The Boy in the Box is about a boy in a box. Mike’s Comments: I can’t remember how exactly The Boy in the Box evolved. There wasn’t a script. I think Peter just put the box on and it sort of went from there. A lot of the reactions we got from people were … Continue reading The Boy in the Box →

Last night Megan and I watched the Director’s Cut of THX 1138. For the THX 1138 Director’s Cut, Lucas rather cleverly added CG monkeys. Inspired by Lucas’s simian revisionism, I unearthed some footage from the ol’ treasure trove. I couldn’t do CG chimps, but I did do some melodica, gave the piece a title, and … Continue reading The Bridge →

Jugular is the story of two friends on a hike. The discovery of a bird carcass leads to the unexpected…

It is now pushing 2 a.m., and I have to help Tim move tomorrow. For the past hour I’ve been dealing with an issue with Compressor. The problem is finally fixed, and Kettle Kittens II has been exported. With the exception of the lead instrument, me on melodica, the song was made from stock sounds … Continue reading Kettle Kittens II →

If Backyard Wrestling was the call, then Backyard Birds is the response.

Starfallen is about the kidnapping of the Cave of Trouble’s band manager. Really. It dates from 2003 (maybe). On an aside, I’ve been learning about color correction and I touched up the video (although I should note, I don’t have a broadcast monitor, so who knows what it would look like on a TV). I’ve … Continue reading Starfallen →

Thom was pretty upset we did not partake in the annual holiday movie this year. In lieu of the normal video bacchanal, I made this. Much like Werner Herzog had divine inspiration to make cinema while walking in the Bavarian Mountains at age 14, I think I heard God(s) prior to filming Holiday Movie. In … Continue reading Holiday Movie →

Answering Machine is about a man, woman, robot and a phone.

When the world of disability meets the great outdoors only one thing can result…Disabled vs Wild. Now watch the movie.

Thrown is a short film about salvaging a lost day. Click here to download the publicity packet

State of Lacey is an experimental video with a narrative, of sorts. Unfortunately, for such a short video, the file-size is pretty big. This was due to the fact that there was a lot of visual information and I had to jack up the bitrate.

Job Applications is about my other job, filling out job applications.

Vent is a movie about a fan machine and a man watching television.

Rad is a movie about RAD.

Taterade is a cooking show about making the Taterade sports drink. Is that ectoplasm mist on my watch or a lens flare? You decide. Click the picture for a closer shot of haunted time.

The Green Machine - a short video.

Is winning everything?

Learn to make toast.

The Wicker Man II: Fowlpurgisnacht, completed during this year’s Proto-con 2.0, is the sequel to the 1973 classic The Wicker Man, directed by Robin Hardy. The Wicker Man II: Fowlpurgisnacht follows Pete, who while in search of duck, discovers more than he bargained for, namely the Wicker Man 2.

Spoon Test Factory (2006) is a short film about Marie, played by Beth Gillin, and Geoff, played by Brian Egendorf (MainFragger), who work in a factory where spoons are tested. Beth Gillin as Marie and Brian Egendorf as Geoff The idea behind the film was to shoot something that was visual and not dialogue-driven. I … Continue reading Spoon Test Factory →

Testing out the new camera pt. 2.

Testing out the new camera.

Ant Farm video is posted.

It’s night and I’m in a forest with Tim waiting for him to get his gear ready so we can record a wilderness soundscape for a movie we’ve been working on called Young Goodman Brown. Adapted from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story of the same name, the movie has been an unexpected one-off. Shot on a … Continue reading Young Goodman Brown →

Shake your Big Bag.

A video piece Tim and I were commissioned to make "about" cars.

Egg Mountain: The Movie

A new video and song about cicadas is now available.

The video for the first track off of the forthcoming Burger Kings EP is available.