2007

Buzz Killers (An Anti-Drinking Commercial)

Created as a commercial to discourage middle school youth from underage drinking and alcohol abuse, Buzz Killers depicts an invasion of Earth by aliens from the planet Zoron. Using alcohol as their main weapon, the film documents this worldwide threat in three locations: Pisa, Tokyo and San Francisco. 90 seconds. Completed March, 2007.

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Salinas River Theme

This is a music video for Ray's Vast Basement's "Salinas River Theme," which is the first song off of their new album Starvation Under Orange Trees. It features a strong nature theme backed up by the instrumental track. Completed Fall, 2007.

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Deceit at Dusk

This story takes place late one night when a student boards a bus after a long day of studying at the library. When he takes a seat and looks around him, he finds that he is surrounded by people-eating monsters. A pale little girl next to him offers to help him out, but only if he listens to her. They jump out the window when the bus reaches the top of the hill and roll down to the bottom. Thinking that he is safe, the boy is relieved, but the little girl has other motives...Completed Fall, 2007.

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Earth Day Documentary

This short documentary is a film depicting the events on Earth Day 2007 which took place at John McLaren Park in San Francisco. The film contains interviews with people who are trying to help the environment as well as local people and their opinions. Many facts are also shown throughout the course of the movie, giving people a more environmentally conscious outlook. Completed Fall, 2007.

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Life of Wayland

This film is about a boy named Wayland and his life-changing experience. From being a bully, he eventually develops into a well-spoken person who helps others. He had gone through many obstacles such as being, bullied and bullying others, that has been rough for him to overcome, and eventually did and learned the value of friendship when a friend stood up for him. Completed Fall, 2007.

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OCD

OCD is a short detective mystery which was made in one day. Fall, 2007.

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One Quarter

This is our entry to the 2007 Apple Insomnia Film Festival. We tried to make it in 12 hours, but in the end we needed 15. We had two members of our Urban Music group help us make the soundtrack, and for the first time they composed completely original music using Garageband and other programs. Fall, 2007.

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Paranoia

"Paranoia" is a short experimental film about an outcasted girl who reads a horror book. Unfortunately, she gets so deep into the plot that she is convinced that she is doomed the same fate as a character in the book. Thrown into a state if panic and discombobulation, the girl tries to run away from an unfortunate fate. An acquaintance comes and helps the girl realize that everything is normal and this "fate" is all in her imagination. However, the stability of the girl's sanity still remains in question...Fall, 2007.

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