I’m continuing the quest of sharing videos on days I typically haven’t been posting new content.

If you missed the one from last week, check it out here. Also remember you can click the labels at the bottom of posts for similar content — in this case “video.”

This project is one that makes me laugh every time I watch it, even though I’m sure I’ve seen it roughly 2,381 times. I made it for this really amazing class I took in college called Film & Politics. Basically we used films with political themes (All The President’s Men, The China Syndrome, The Manchurian Candidate, Black Hawk Down, etc.) instead of a textbook to drive discussion and papers.

The final exam was one I knew I was going to get an A on as soon as I saw it: Make a trailer for your own political film (or write some sort of detailed summary of your plot).

As a communications major who already spent a good deal of time at that school in front of video equipment, there was nothing I liked seeing more in other departments than the opportunity to make a video. The production value alone on my projects I’m sure earned me high grades, but I also enjoyed the opportunity to share those skills with my classmates (in this case in the political science department).

I have to give great credit to my actors, MB, who is playing an intrepid reporter out to uncover a big conspiracy, and the maniacal Jason, a vice president hellbent on taking over the Oval Office.

Jason, who lived in my suite and was also in the class, had an amazing project we had to abandon because of technical issues. His idea was to do a sequel for Happy Gilmore, where Happy rides the momentum of his golf fame into a run for Senate. It would have been epic.

Alas, all we have is mine. Enjoy: