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	Death Sled II: Steel Belted Romeos directed by Danny Plotnick USA, Comedy / Satire, 1990, Magnetic Stereo, 00:10:00 The shooting of this film was a nightmare. We had no permits to be shooting on the streets of San Francisco, yet I chose to set up shop at a traffic light for two days. To make matters worse, we were under ... more info
	Dumbass From Dundas directed by Danny Plotnick USA, Art / Artist, 1988, 00:07:00 Written on the 22 Fillmore bus in approximately 20 inspired minutes. We drove 4 hours to a small town outside of Carson City, Nevada to shoot this one. The camera broke down after the opening shots necessit... more info
	Flip About Flip directed by Danny Plotnick USA, Art / Artist, 1990, Magnetic Stereo, 00:04:00 Back before mini dv, making films was a long, arduous, expensive proposition. In reaction to that, I liked making very short films in between longer projects. The idea was that to keep the chops honed, make... more info
	I, Socky directed by Alison Levy and Danny Plotnick USA, Comedy / Satire, 1998, 00:07:00 This film was made in a day with my wife Alison Levy. Bored and tired, we sat around our breakfast at a local diner trying to figure out what do for the day. I think she suggested we make a film. We snappe... more info
	Pillow Talk directed by Danny Plotnick USA, Art / Artist, 1991, Magnetic Stereo, 00:18:00 This was a collaboration with Los Angeles-based filmmaker Laura Rosow. We wanted the film to have an institutional, claustrophobic vibe. The Ektachrome stock of the late 80’s fit the bill. Many super 8 film... more info
	Pipsqueak Pfollies directed by Danny Plotnick USA, Narrative, 1994, 00:24:00 I came up with the idea for this film in 1988 while being terrorized by a couple of 7 year olds in a Laundromat. They started messing with my laundry and sized me up as someone who wouldn’t beat the crap out... more info
	Skate Witches directed by Danny Plotnick USA, Political / Social, 1986, Magnetic Stereo, 00:02:00 This film was inspired by the women in the Misfits shirt. She rarely skateboarded because she felt she would constantly be hassled by the male skateboard contingent in town. So we jokingly talked about star... more info
	Sugarbutts directed by Danny Plotnick USA, Art / Artist, 1987, Magnetic Stereo, 00:03:00 This is what’s referred to as a one-reeler. We shot one roll of film, all the edits were done in camera. The sound was recorded via a 2 track film recording function on my projector. ... more info
	Swingers’ Serenade directed by Danny Plotnick USA, Comedy / Satire, 1999, Magnetic Stereo, 00:24:00 This movie was a blast to make. Finding the perfect apartment to create the period, shooting with 60’s-era technology to help create the look were all part of the equation. But the way the score came togeth... more info
	Tour Tips: Lesson #14 Beware The Day Off In New Orleans directed by Danny Plotnick USA, Animation, 2001, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:02:00 People always told me my films had a burlesque quality and progressed like unhinged animations. I was always curious about animation, but never had the patience to animate things in film. Then After Effects... more info