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Video

I appropriated my parents' silent Super-8 film camera in the late 1970s, while in high school, and made a few self-consciously experimental films that I would project to the accompaniment of self-made soundtracks on audio cassette. I continued this method of filmmaking through college, until the late 1980s, when I purchased a cumbersome, two-piece Mitsubishi VHS camera. I've since worked with VHS-C and currently mini-DV, while the Super-8 and a manual 16-millimeter cameras languish in my closet. The most primitive early editing was done using two VCRs until my recent transition to digital video.

List of Videos Available on DVD

The Scream - An 8-second promotional video for Private Sanity Enterprises.

 

Goin' To Coney - the best place under the sun. Shot on VHS-C with original music by Private Sanity. (3 min. 15 sec.)

 

Fat Vegan Bastard Jew - a love poem song. Shot on VHS-C and VHS transfer with photographic stills inserted in digital post-production. Original music by Private Sanity. (3 min. 30 sec.)

 

Gautama Buddha Kaplan (Boo Boo) - Baby Boo at play, circa February, 1998. Shot on VHS-C. (7min. 8 sec.)

 

Sex Machine - Private Sanity dances. January 26, 1997 Shot on VHS-C. (12 sec.)

 

Come On! - Uncle Silky gets knocked in the head. January 26, 1997 Shot on VHS-C. (32 sec.)

 

Fall Before The Lonely Tree - Uncle Silky thinks he's tough, but slips and falls in shame before The Lonely Tree. Very sad. Shot on VHS-C. (11 sec.)

The Story of the Holy Waterbug - As told to and performed by Private Sanity, revisited 1988. Shot on VHS. (2 min.)

 

Can I Use Your Phone? - Private Sanity is turned on by technology, circa 1985. Shot on VHS. (60 sec.)

 

The Peppermint Twist - The father of Nusim B'ain Loverboy dances in tribute to the Lord of the Absurd. Uncle Silky makes a cameo appearance, circa 1986. Shot on VHS. (2 min. 30 sec.)

 

Father Plays Piano - The father of Nusim B'ain Loverboy plays piano in three parts. Private Sanity directs from off-camera. Shot on VHS-C.