Videos

Music video tribute to Paris: La Haine

Here’s a video I worked on with my friend, Jr. Dreads, who wrote and recorded a song, La Haine (The Hate) as a reaction to the November attacks in Paris.  I captured his performance on video and contributed the ‘shadow puppet’ style animation scenes.

I was proud of our quick turnaround time to produce this piece, but unfortunately several tragedies have occurred in the past few weeks that have hit us all just as hard.  Sad stuff, my friends.  Let’s turn our pain into action and demand lawmakers put their legislative powers to work to prevent these massacres.

Some of you who know me expect mostly funny stuff.  Don’t worry I’ll get back to that, I promise.  But sometimes we need to express a little pain to help the healing begin.

Hugs to all,
PaulE

A Warm Water Lover’s Ice Bucket Challenge

Here’s my soaking, completed with the assistance of my lovely wife, Evelyne (who enjoyed it just a little too much).

Thanks to my college fraternity big brothers, Tommy MacDonald and Tom Martino, for the invitation. Now I challenge Mike Garvey, Phil Tavares, Kurt Bodden and Richard House. Go to it, boys! Take an ice bucket on the head and/or donate to ALS Association (http://www.alsa.org).

Thanks for watching!
Paul Erskine

Footage

A technically-challenged artist volunteers to videotape his crush as she runs a her first triathlon. Now he has to deliver the bad news.

Writer/Director: Paul Erskine
Cast: Paul Erskine, Natalie Geld
Co-Producer: Amy MacClain
Music: David Erskine (http://pineshadow.com)

Squiffy on the Run – Bay to Breakers

The Bay to Breakers 12K race is a huge, wacky San Francisco event where the winner is already on a plane back home to Kenya before most participants cross the starting line. Somehow people just can’t resist showing up in costumes (some in no clothes at all), while pounding beers like there’s no tomorrow.

Come along with Squiffy, the rambunctious yellow squirrel to see whom he meets on his way from the bay to the breakers.