These are some of the videos I've made. Their quality varies, but I think they have generally gotten better as I've done more. Most of them are compressed with XVid, so they will need an XVid decoder. You can get on at http://www.koepi.org/xvid.shtml. After installation, they should play in any Windows media player. If you are using the MacOS, Linux, or BeOS, try VLC media player, which has an integrated XVid decoder.
For best results, right click (shift click on MacOS) on the following links and choose "Save As".
Russian Civilization Presentations
These are two movies I made for my Russian Civilization and Culture class (also known as Russian Fairytales). The first is just a video of my group's first presentation. I am actually in that one. It is a psychoanalysis of "The Scarlet Flower," the Russian equivlent to Beauty and the Beast. The second is a video presentation on Russian ballet, set in interview/news station format. It was made using an analog capture card to capture video taken on a High8 camcorder. Both are humerous while containing some useful information.
Presentation 1 (Windows Media format, 36,339 KB, 16:37 minutes long)
Presentation 2 (XVid 1.1, 30,551 KB, 14:29 minutes long)
Colorado Skiing Video, January 2006
Well, my brother, sister, mom, and I ended up skiing in Colorado at Copper Mountain for three weeks. Stranded on the slopes with just skis, poles, lift tickets, and a MiniDV camera, this is what happened. It is kind of long, so feel free to skip around some. Basically, it is organized with groomed slopes followed by mogules followed by powder/off-piste skiing.
Colorado Skiing Video, Jan 2006 (XVid 1.1, 50,767 KB, 23:03 minutes long)
Fateful Crossings
Fateful Crossings is a Stargate/Star Wars crossover fanfilm. It was the first movie I started with the MiniDV camera. It has been in final form for a while now, but I have only recently released it on the web. The DVD is still in production. See here for more information.
My PC is on Fire!! (re-done)
Released just days before the official DVD release of Fateful Crossings, this is a great music video about a Dell repair man. More info and downloads are located here.
