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The B-Team - parody of The A-Team Posted by: JonSolita Video duration: 1128 seconds A vague parody of The A-Team in the vein of The Naked Gun and other spoof classics much funnier than this. Jay Neander and I were co-directors of photography on this project while at SIU. It was the first project we shot on the Panasonic HVX200 DVCProHD cam, and it was made for SIU's student produced variety show alt.news 26:46. Related: 26:46, a-team, action, alt, alt.news, b-team, comedy, hvx200, news, panasonic, parody, team, the

The Hook - Short film of popular urban legend Posted by: JonSolita Video duration: 690 seconds Retelling of the old Hook camp fire tale, the popular urban legend about the hook killer at lover's lane. I co-directed this short with Jay Neander. Shot on DVX100A with a budget of $150 for SIU's student magazine show alt.news 26:46. Lots of favors pulled on this one. Related: alt, alt.news, camp, dvx100a, film, fire, ghost, hook, horror, jon, legend, low-budget, news, panasonic, siu, solita, story, the, urban

	Fainting Goats - alt.news 26:46 Posted by: JonSolita Video duration: 233 seconds Here's a segment from alt.news my friend Carla Cozzi produced and edited. I was a videographer and goat frightener. Fainting goats are a crazy breed of goat that stiffen up and fall over like they are dead when you scare them. Related: 26:46, alt.news, altnews, dvx100, fainting, goat, goats

Andrew W.K. on alt.news 26:46 - V1.0 Posted by: JonSolita Video duration: 300 seconds Here's a segment from SIU's student produced magazine show "alt.news 26:46." I was one of the lead videographers and sort of co-produced this piece with Jay Neander. This segment was featured in the 2006 Student Emmy-winning episode of alt.news. Andrew W.K. is an awesome fellow and was terrific to work with. This was the first version of the piece that aired on PBS in November 2005. Related: 26:46, alt.news, altnews, andrew, awk, beautiful, die, is, it, off, ready, she, take, to, w.k., wk

Minibosses on alt.news 26:46 - V1.0 Posted by: JonSolita Video duration: 316 seconds Nintendo music band Minibosses on SIU's student produced magazine show "alt.news 26:46." I produced, directed, and edited this piece, along with creating the graphics. Shot at The Double Door in Chicago, IL in Sept. 2005. Special thanks to Aaron and the rest of the Minibosses for letting us shoot their show and being great to work with. A second edit of this piece is coming soon. Related: 26:46, alt.news, altnews, bros., man, mario, mega, metroid, mike, minibosses, music, nes, nintendo, punchout, super, tysons

Parkour - Don't Look Back - alt.news Posted by: JonSolita Video duration: 280 seconds A segment from alt.news on the underground sport of parkour, aka free running. My friend Jared Kagel produced and edited this piece, and I was a videographer using the Glidecam system. This piece was shot in various locations in Chicago, including Loyola University Related: alt.news, altnews, dvx100, filmmaking, free, freerunning, glidecam, loyola, parkour, running

A Look Inside "The Hook" - alt.news 26:46 Posted by: JonSolita Video duration: 311 seconds A behind the scenes look at the short film "The Hook." The film and this segment both aired in an episode of alt.news 26:46 in May 2005. Kyle Tekiela, who also stars in The Hook, produced and edited this piece. Related: alt, alt.news, behind, dvx100a, film, ghost, hook, horror, legend, low-budget, news, panasonic, scenes, story, the, urban

	Motion Graphics Reel Posted by: JonSolita Video duration: 180 seconds Jon Solita's editorial & motion graphics reel, updated March 2008. All work completed with Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Related: editorial, graphics, jon, motion, reel, solita

	Pitfall! - alt.news ID Posted by: JonSolita Video duration: 39 seconds An alt.news program ID I animated using Adobe After Effects. Music by Golden Shower. Related: 2600, 26:46, activision, adobe, after, alt.news, altnews, atari, effects, games, golden, pitfall, pitfall, shower, video

	alt.news Blooper Reel - funny Andrew W.K. bits Posted by: JonSolita Video duration: 48 seconds A blooper reel from alt.news episode #702, with some goofy extra bits from your friend, Andrew W.K. "alt.news 26:46" is a student produced magazine show that airs on PBS in southern Illinois. Related: 26:46, alt.news, altnews, andrew, awk, blooper, k., reel, w., w.k., wk

	Heinz Zombie Chase w/product blurs Posted by: JonSolita Video duration: 30 seconds The zombies return for one last bash... Note for Heinz: This is a re-upload of this spot, with significant blurs added covering all non-Heinz products. This spot should now comply with the contest rules. Related: 57, heinz, varieties, zombie

	Andrew W.K. 101 #2 - alt.news 26:46 Posted by: JonSolita Video duration: 58 seconds "Media Appreciation and the Individual Dynamic" - Lessons of life from Andrew W.K. These originally aired on SIU's student produced "alt.news 26:46." Related: 26:46, alt.news, altnews, and, andrew, appreciation, awk, dynamic, individual, lessons, life, media, philosophy, the, w.k., wk

TV Revenge - alt.news ID Posted by: JonSolita Video duration: 23 seconds A program id from SIU's student produced magazine show "alt.news 26:46." I co-produced this ID with Keith Kilcoyne. Shot on a DVX100A, editing done with Final Cut Pro. Graphics done with Adobe After Effects. Starring Marty and Chuck. Related: 26:46, adobe, after, alt.news, altnews, cut, dvx100, effects, filmmaking, final, pro

Oh Canada - slapstick comedy short Posted by: JonSolita Video duration: 1129 seconds The Canadians have launched a nuke at Illinois and only the Illinois Missile Defense Chief and his crew can stop it. I'm not normally an actor, but my friend Jay Neander asked me to star in this "Naked Gun" style short he wrote and directed and I can never refuse playing the part of a moron. Related: alive, be, born, canada, comedy, dvx100, films, gun, missiles, naked, name, no, nuke, oh, slapstick, spoof, to

	Andrew W.K. 101 #1 - alt.news 26:46 Posted by: JonSolita Video duration: 39 seconds "Time, Perception, and Existence" - Lessons of life from Andrew W.K. These originally aired on SIU's student produced "alt.news 26:46." Related: 26:46, alt.news, altnews, andrew, awk, existence, lessons, life, perception, philosophy, time, w.k., wk