Videos I've made

Baxter's 'Battle Tank'

2011, 1:00

Baxter (my cat) ambushes his four-legged housemates from the saftey of a laundry basket (battle tank).

See "Baxter's Battle Tank" on YouTube.

 

Trees and Traffic Timelapse

2011, 1:00

My (poor) attempt at video "art".

See "Trees and Traffic Timelapse" on YouTube.

 

Skunks' Night Out

2011, 1:00

A skunk family has been living under our porch. Here is some compiled critter-cam footage for your enjoyment.

See "Skunks' Night Out" on YouTube.

 

Squirrel vs. Bird Feeder FAIL

2011, 1:00

We like to feed all the little critters, but we have to be fair...

See "Squirrel vs. Bird Feeder FAIL" on YouTube.

 

Cat vs. Beetle WIN

2010, 1:00

Our cat Binky is a hunter. This time, he gets the bug...

See "Cat vs. Beetle WIN" on YouTube.

 

Cat vs. Beetle FAIL

2010, 1:00

Our cat Binky is a hunter. Fortunately, he doesn't bring in "big game", only the occasional yard bug. Sometimes the bugs have other plans...

See "Cat vs. Beetle FAIL" on YouTube.

 

21 Day Wisteria Bloom

2010, 1:20

Watch this Wisteria tree come into bloom. A series of 21 photographs compiled into an animation.

See "21 Day Wisteria Bloom" on YouTube.

 

The "Mini" Anapolis 500

1978/2010, 2:00

Fun with toy cars! Okay, not since 1978, when a
friend and I made the original version of this stop-motion film in High School. We entered the original movie in our high school's film festival. For this "remake", I replaced our old funky hand-drawn "Emerald Productions" logo and titles with some "fancy CGI" graphics, added a 3D computer animation title sequence, new music and sound effects.

See "The 'Mini' Anapolis 500" on YouTube.

 

Squirrel Mating Dance

2009, 0:30

A 30-second backyard romp with two members our local wildlife. Rated G!

See "Squirrel Mating Dance" on YouTube.

 

Natural Places

2009, 1:33

A few scenes from around the Central Coast.

See "Natural Places" on YouTube.

 

Shell Game

2009, 1:00

A couple desert tortoises gettin' busy.

 

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When Holiday Cheer Goes Bad

1998, 11:57

I worked for a software company in Scotts Valley from 1996 to 2007. I video-taped the company's 1998 Christmas party and decided to create an "investigative report" stlye video to entertain everyone. With a little creative writing, animation, music, and home-made sound effects, this 12 minute video is the result. It received rave reviews from the entire staff!

 

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Another Weird Film by Rob and Bill

1991, 5:16

In September, 1991, my Friend Bill Boes and I shot this in a couple hours one afternoon in San Francisco. It just happened to be the same day as the Oakland Hills fire which was raging across the bay in the background. The smoke added mood to our shots although at the time we didn't know the extent of the fire's destruction. I edited this together just recently as my first YouTube video. Shooting the scenes for this was a spontaneous weekend activity with no real intention or purpose, other than to have fun with a video camera and to perhaps, poke a little fun at inscrutable experimental art films. Most of the "action" was directed by Bill, he is in the special effects industry in Hollywood.

See "Another Weird Film by Rob and Bill" on YouTube.

 

More Videos to come!