Michael Karikas
 
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VIDEOS
9-26-2005 (3)
how the web was won


8-22-2005
lrextreme!


1-30-2005
misadventures of a backhoe


12-10-2004
meow meow mix


10-29-2004
thriller dance!


4-23-2004 (5)
robotic love (emerge music video)


12-21-2001
self promo video


11-26-2001
crack caffeine


11-24-2001
m-i-k-e


10-30-2001
chopper video


4-19-2001
johnny joe: bums away!


3-19-2001
seattle mardi gras 2001


11-5-2000
trailer: the history of zac n' krack movies


5-31-2000
wallowa high school class of 2000 senior slideshow


6-7-1999
zac n' krack do robin hood


1-17-1999
chiaplo's ii: judgement clay


10-7-1998
zac n' krack in vietnam


10-14-1995
the pumpkin video


Zac N' Krack in Vietnam
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What is it?
This is an educational film I made with my video buddy Zac during my Sophomore year of high school. It was for a class project about the Vietnam war. In retrospect, this video really doesn't have much to do with the war, or with accurate information, or even accurate viewpoints, but it was still fun to make.

Date
10-07-1998

Zac N' Krack in Vietnam

Notes
· Of the 20 or so films Zac and I made before graduating high school, this really marked the beginning of the computer editing age
· The super-imposed Vietnamese and overall quality is especially poor in hindsight
· One of our only films with credits!
· One of the explosion effects is stolen from a Sailor Moon video clip

Tech
· I believe this was the first video I made after aquiring a Matrox G200-Marvel video card for computer editing. Hot stuff for '98!
· Filmed with ancient monolithic straight-to-VHS camera
· Edited with Adobe Premier 4.2
· Most sound effects and graphics courtesy of Doom II, Quake, and Mortal Kombat III
· Green screening brought to you by florescent Wal*Mart poster board.
· Originally 'archived' using Intel's Indeo 5.1 codec (probably the best at the time to fit it all on a single CD)

Credits
Cast:
EverybodyZac Byers and Michael Karikas
Production:
Written byZac Byers and Michael Karikas
ChoreographyZac Byers
Editing and EffectsMichael Karikas
Guest CameramanJeromie Bunch
Music:
Various TunesJimi Hendrix
Quincy JonesSoul Bossa Nova
Various TunesVarious Video Games


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