I had the idea for this project in early 2004 and a general lack of motivation kept me from executing it. Last year I shaped up, enlisted the help of several willing friends, and after a few months of rehearsing and three full months of filming it was completed. My camera had problems requiring many shots to be filmed more times than necessary. Also, it seems that the Cleveland Police have nothing better to do than castigate and harass young men engaged in constructive projects in off the beaten path industrial areas of the city. They definitely provided me with a number of unnecessary headaches. In a speech, Peter B. Lewis once commented on how he feels the Cleveland area does not support its “screwballs.” Probably one of the reasons the area is the largest exporter of young professionals in the country, myself now included. Ultimately I wish I had exploited and shown more activity in the background, however, working on an uncontrolled set in traffic provides more than a few limitations. I would greatly like to thank everyone listed in the credits, especially Junior, Austin Robison, Matt Minch, and Jurgen Koch. This by far was the most difficult video project I have executed and with out everyone’s help it would not have happened. Quicktime is required and preferably a high-speed connection.
keep it up mike. create until your dead.
i cant even imagine the level of difficulty it took to film or act in this video, great job
You are such an inspiration to me Mr. Larkey. You’re the only person I know who is actively pursuing their dreams. You rule.
i had alot of fun helping you with that, i wish i could have helped out more. im pretty sure jake was trying to figure out how you got the cars to move backwards.
that was awesome. i’m also diggin’ the photos on your other page.
i have no idea why this is the first time i’m viewing this. i saw your video premiere at inside/outside but it wasn’t this one. and i remember wondering, “where is the backward stuff?” i had heard you talking about “your project” and knew it involved something going backward. very cool. it kind of makes me get emotional seeing all the different spots in cleveland. despite the cleveland’s drawbacks, which i think you summed up beautifully in your post about this video (i.e. peter b.’s comment), i love this city.