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This collection of unaltered photographs from band events assembles into a picture of my high school band director (Mr. Borsz!!!) conducting on the marching band field.

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(This was assembled using freeware called Phototile. It is no longer available from its official website, but may be found elsewhere.)

In these two 10-minute features, Andy Moss and I barge in on some of the greatest moments in cinema history, replacing the actors who were actually there. (Andy is now a professional actor. Between his charisma and my most ambitious visual effects yet, I think this is the most fun of all the videos on the site.)

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A close look reveals the source of Mr. Hurd’s malevolence.

“The Ring of Power corrupts the hearts of men. Even kings history teachers cannot withstand its power.” – Gandalf the Grey.

Purely inside jokes. Some of the other old video posts (see Cameo, Middle Ground) might be appreciated by outsiders, but these ones are 100% unfunny if you weren’t there. They are preserved here for sentimental reasons.

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Mr. Ruocco/Powers was the victim of a school fundraiser. Heather Graham rewards him for his good humor.

In a scene from The Man Who Came to Dinner, one of the actors thumbs through some photographs. We in the cast tried to make him crack a smile during the performances, slipping in prank photos. These are highlights.

This is everything you’d expect from young high school students producing a Star Wars fan film. It’s mostly here for the nostalgic appreciation of those of us who were involved. Still, of all my older stuff, this is certainly the crowning project: a 28-minute feature with a valiant attempt at a twisty plot, representing two years of steady effort by Dane Sammis and myself.

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These old videos—excuses to play with effects on videos of my brother and his friends—are kept on the site for sentimental reasons.

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