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Rival of Deception

In the Spring 2015  Intro to Video Production course, students in one of my two lab sections opted to produce an original short screenplay drafted by their fellow classmate, John Skelton. John’s story was arguably on the melodramatic side, but his ace in the hole to maintain believability was to provide the director and crew with solid performances vis-a-vis two student actors he []


NSA Confidential

This student production, an “A Meets B” narrative assignment, was created in the Intro to Video Production course I taught in the Spring of 2013. It follows the plight of a young government agency intern who makes an innocent mistake, but her attempt to correct the matter puts her deeper into distress.


A light-hearted student video entitled Unbelievable

This short video was created as part of the narrative film assignment in the Intro to Video Production course I taught in the Spring of 2014. It is a comical look at how fate takes some interesting turns.


Student Video: The Blind Date

This video was created in 2011 as part of the Intro to Video Production course at the Community College of Philadelphia. My students are required to create an original concept, write the screenplay, cast, shoot, then edit this production.