Movies Made by John Baro

Some Movies I Made

My Resume My Work My Movies My Aquarium Cichlid Pictures SW Equipment Pictures SW Tank Pictures SW Creature Pictures Old Tank Pictures Send Me Email Back to Main Page	Several years ago a colleague (the video producer/director) and I started what was to become a tradition at our office: the Christmas Video. We got all the people we work with to participate in these productions and then had the world premieres at our annual Christmas parties. After producing three of these videos my colleague found another job, and it's been up to me ever since to conceive, produce, and edit these videos (the video production people do the lighting, sound, and shooting). A few samples are listed below along with some other things I've done.
		NASA Liquor (Christmas Video 1997) The most famous of all Christmas videos, NASA Liquor was inspired by an actual sign that's down the road from Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. We just had to pull over and snap a picture, knowing in our hearts that someday we would find a use for that photo. We produced this "commercial" as part of a live quiz show we did at our 1997 Christmas party. View the NASA Liquor video (11.4 MB).
		Christmas Video 2004 This is the trailer and the entire, complete, unedited video we made after we (involuntarily) left the CET. It's a little bitt different than the rest of the Christmas videos, as you will see. Please note that this is a work of fiction, and any similarity between the characters portrayed in this video and actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental. View the 2004 Xmas Video Trailer (2.9 MB). View the 2004 Xmas Video (22.8 MB).
		Christmas Video 2003 For this video the people of the CET reenacted famous scenes from movies. Here's our little introductory bit and my scene from Casablanca. View the 2003 Xmas Video Introduction (5.6 MB). View the 2003 Xmas Video Scene From Casablanca (3.4 MB).
		Christmas Video 2002 Here's the opening from our 2002 Christmas video. See if you can guess the inspiration. View the 2002 Xmas Video Opening (7.4 MB).
		Christmas Video 2001 Here's the opening from our 2001 Christmas video, also inspired by a classic. View the 2001 Xmas Video Opening (4.3 MB).
		Christmas Video 2000 In this zany romp, NASA was in financial trouble and it was up to the good people of the CET to save the day. View the 2000 Xmas Video Introduction (6.1 MB).
		Christmas Video 1999 What happens when "technology goes bad"? This year we explored the dangers of a malfunctioning email system. Definitely not for younger or more sensitive viewers. View the 1999 Xmas Video Introduction (3.8 MB).
		Christmas Video 1998 Dickens' A Christmas Carol has to be the most spoofed Christmas story of all time. Who are we to buck tradition? View the 1998 Xmas Video Interlude (5.4 MB).
		Christmas Video 1996 Fresh from the success of the first Christmas video, we try to deal with our new-found stardom - each in our own unique way. View the 1996 Xmas Video Opening (4.9 MB).
		Christmas Video 1995 This is the one that started it all - Security Camera Confessions. In this clip, we had just discovered a secret security camera and were following the cable back to its source. Hilarity ensued. View the 1995 Xmas Video Scene (7.5 MB).
		BioBLAST® Lunar Landing BioBLAST was an educational multimedia product that took students on a virtual trip to the moon. It opened with a video of a landing at the lunar base. It took a few takes before we got the video just right. This is one of the takes that we didn't use in the product. View the Lunar Landing (1.7 MB).
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