Snow Elves and Snow Blowers

Two Washington girls go for a walk in the snow (something we dont get much back home...). I met Akesha here, but she's from Seattle too so she knows what's up. Don't miss the cameo by random friendly snow blower guy.


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Runtime is 57 seconds

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Focus

So it's finallly happened. I've needed glasses for a while and I just went out and got them today. I must say, it's an impressively sharp world you folks have been looking at for the past couple of years. So I can see now. Oh yeah, and I'm superman.
-mike

Oh yeah, and you're adorable.
-serra


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Runtime is 28 seconds

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Cream Of Mushroom

I sent mike out to get Cream Of Mushoom soup for enchiladas. I soon found out he isn't the most concientious shopper...


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Runtime is 29 seconds

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The ReBuilding Center

We are back now from a great vacation in Washington! During our time there, we found out that a good friend of mine had gotten into a car accident, so we went to Portland, Oregon to see her. Since she was in kinda rough shape, we did a lot of expeditioning on our own. This is one of the places we came across. I couldn't get enough of this place!!!
-serra


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Links in the movie are:
Our United Villages
The cob builder's handbook
What is cob?

Runtime is about 4 1/2 minutes

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on vacation

I don't have a video for you, since I'm at my parents house with a modem connection and no camera. I just thought I would post to let you all know that I'll be out of posting range for at least a couple of weeks. I hope you all have a great holiday season.
-serra

foster care for kittens

For the last couple of weeks headsoff has been fostering three baby kittens for the MSPCA. The MSPCA fosters out kittens that are too young to be given their shots and get neutered. So their staying with us 'til they're two pounds. If you're interested in helping the MSPA or having a bunch of cute little kittens run around your house for a couple of weeks check out the MSPCA foster homes page and give them a call.


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Runtime is 2:09

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Green Thing #26 Searches for a place where it fits in

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Runtime is 1:10

Music: The Shins - Weird Divide

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December snow, and why I haven't posted in a while

As some of you have noticed, I haven't posted anything in a while. I think about it a lot, and even take some footage here and there, but its the end of the semester and I have a documentary to edit (finally done shooting thank god) and my master's project to brush up, and work is picking up again for some unknown reason, and I'm starting an internship... I know, this is a lame excuse. So here, I have edited together some footage for you from my commute in to Emerson. Thanks for your encouragement and support.


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Runtime is 36 seconds

Technorati Tags: snow, boston common, emerson, serra shiflett, headsoff

Farmer's Market II

I really appriciated all your comments on the first cut of this mini-doc. We decided that although we loved it, there was some basically inaudible audio in the middle and the story was a bit scattered, so we re-cut it and here is the second cut. Any of you who watched the first, let me know what you think about the changes. I'd love it. Thanks again everyone! enjoy..


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Runtime is 2:39

PS: The first cut is here.

Technorati Tags: farmer's market, farm, harvard square, cambridge, headsoff

Get Off My Case - Part 2

After Mike so rudely yelled at Merlin to "get off his case", Merlin went upstairs and took his aggression out on the bathroom faucet. Partway through, he wised up to the fact that this also doubled as a new and excited method of hydrating himself...


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Runtime is 45 seconds

Previously on "Get off my case"

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Pumpkin Carving Party

You wanted more pumpkin carving headsoff banter with a little extra zombie rights activism? Ask, and you shall recieve....


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Runtime is just about 10 minutes

Technorati Tags: halloweenvlogfest2005, pumpkin, jack-o-lantern, pumpkin carving, halloween, zombie, headsoff

Pumpkin Carving Music Video

We had a jack-o-lantern carving party. Some of you may know that I'm obsessed with pumpkins in general, and take out a lot of my artistic vision on them around this time of year. To me, its like I'm being a camera - sculpting the light by removing layers of pumpmkin emulsion.... or something. well, anyways, a longer and more scriptually entertaining version of this party will be coming soon, but for now you get the quick and dirty music video. The music is Rusted Root, Agbadz. Enjoy


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Runtime is 1:16

PS: the other pumpkin I carved this year is here: http://www.lanugo.org/FrogPumpkin2005.jpg
and to see lots of pumpkins I carved before this year go to Artistic Pumpkins

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Trick Or Treat

Here is our first somewhat invented video blog. Mike and Joe take our friend Laura trick-or-treating in order to get candy for us to give out to trick-or-treaters. The people giving her candy have no idea what they're up to. We're thinking of leaving notes on their doors with the vlog address... maybe we'll gain some new viewers that way? ;-) If you are one of the very kind people who gave us candy, please leave a comment and let us know what you think! Don't worry - we did actually buy most of the candy we gave out ;-)


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Runtime is 4:36

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Farmer's Market

I'm taking a documentary class at Emerson this semester, and this is the first project for that class. The assignment was to make a documentary about anything at all, but it must be between 2 and 3 minutes long and use at least 3 documentary techniques (ie: interview, voiceover, narration, b-roll, live action...). My group decided to do a day in the life of a farmstand at the Harvard Square farmer's market.


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Runtime is 2:26

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Wine Production: Grape Crushing

Our friend Aaron makes wine every fall. He's a big brewer of beer but he says that, while he prefers beer to wine, it doesn't make quite as nice a holiday gift. So here the adventure begins. Join us as we help crush grapes and watch as Aaron plays "mad scientist", striving for the perfect wine.


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Runtime is 5:34

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Road Node Cambridge: Mr. Big Time

At our meetup, organized by Road Node 101, we got to meet some interesting folks. Among them was Phil Hamilton, and his big time.How cool is that?


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Runtime is 2:14

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PS: Phil posted a video of us from this night, also! Check it out here!

Road Node Cambridge: Cookie Factions

Road Node 101 dropped by on Sunday evening, and when they realized we had cookies for them they decided to re-work American politics.


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Runtime is 2:50

Please feel free to state your party offiliation below, after veiwing.

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Serra Styles

I guess this pretty much speaks for itself...


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Runtime is 53 seconds

The Solo

This is a video I made about 4 years ago when I was an undergraduate at Evergreen. I just came across it sorting through my hard drive, and thought what the heck right? So I compressed it, and here it is. I hope you enjoy it.
-serra


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Runtime is 3:33

Hammock

We are slowly settling into our new apartment. Today we put up the hammock. Mike set out to take it for a spin, but ended up taking it for a nap.....


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Runtime is 48 seconds