A/V Geeks

Home Movie Day!

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:21:00 -0500

Bring your home movies and we’ll project them and talk about how best to take care of them! Many archivists are concerned about what will happen to all of the home movies that have been shot on film during the 20th century, most of which are sitting in boxes in attics or basements. Besides their importance as family records, these films often contain a history of the hometowns and areas where these films were shot. We know that many people have boxes full of family memories that they've never seen because they lack of a projector, or are afraid that the films are too fragile to be viewed again. We also know that many people are having their amateur films transferred to videotape or DVD, with the mistaken idea that their new digital copies will last forever and the "obsolete" films could be discarded. Original films can long outlast any film or video transfer and are an important part of our cultural history!

1pm - 4pm, Saturday October 18th, 2008 Caldwell Hall Basement, NCSU North Campus, Room G107, 2221 Hillsborough St. Across from Bruegger's Bagels on Hillsborough St. at Logan Ct. Parking on Hillsborough St. and in the university lot across the street. For more information, contact: skip@avgeeks.com

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:10:00 -0500

The first, and easily the best, of the films chronicling the adventures of Indiana Jones. As a renowned archaeologist and expert in the occult, Indy is hired by the U.S. Government to find the Ark of the Covenant which is also being sought by the Nazis. Lots of fun and adventure in this film! Stay after to play movie trivia for nifty prizes. FREE!

7pm, Friday, October 3rd, NC Museum of Natural Sciences 11 W. Jones St., Raleigh, NC

New DVD Pricing!

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:22:00 -0500

What better way to celebrate the collapse of the American Economy Behemoth than with some corny educational film DVD compilations. Starting today, all A/V Geeks DVDs are now only TEN BUCKS! Enjoy these prices before your paper money becomes worth less than Monopoly Money and we have to buy groceries using cell phone minutes. Visit the A/V Geeks catalog!

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Is It Safe?

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:48:00 -0500

The A/V Geeks care about your well being and so, they present a night of 16mm safety films that point out that everywhere you turn is a potential calamity that could ruin your happy yet oblivious life. Films include: One Got Fat, Lucky You!, Fry It Safe, Safety Belts and more! Bring some friends! Door prizes! Suggested donation $5.

Note the new time! 8PM, Sunday, Sept 28th Tir Na Nog, 218 S. Blount St. Raleigh, NC 27601

Atomic Age Classics Vol 6 : Love & Marriage DVD

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:21:00 -0500

The films on this DVD were created as cautionary tales so couples could look at their own relationships and, hopefully, avoid taking a plunge into truly awful marriages. Films include - Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence, How Do You Know It's Love?, Are You Ready For Marriage?, Marriage Is A Partnership, Should I Marry Outside My Faith?

The Shoplifter (1964) Highway Safety Films

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:02:00 -0500

Shows in detail techniques used by amateur and professional shoplifters and explains how alert employees can prevent thefts. While this film was made for retail employees, the film really is a how-to for potential shoplifters. The biggest hauls are made by women who can carry up to 25 pounds of meat, cigarettes, typewriters or shoe polishers under their dresses. If you are a store owner, its hard not to watch this without assuming that everyone is your store to steal from you...

This film is available on How To... How To DVD

Testy, Testy

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:03:00 -0500

A DVD for a test-obsessed nation including films meant for specific niche groups - TV engineers. Films include: You Bet Your Life, The Handtrap Test, SMPTE Color Tv Test Film #2, Your Study Skills - Taking Tests, Giving The Rorschach Test - Klopfer Method, the classic, Comparative Tests on a Human and a Chimpanzee Infant of Approximately the Same Age

How To.. How To..

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:19:00 -0500

In order to keep up their status as an edu-info- tain-gency, the A/V Geeks present an evening of films that show you how to do things. For example, How To Build an Igloo teaches us step-by-step how to build a shelter in the ice. With How to Get Cooperation we learn the fine art of twisting classmates' arms to cooperate. And The Shoplifter accidentally teaches you some nifty shoplifting tricks (circa 1964).

P is for Peace Officer

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:17:00 -0500

Training films made for one of the most stressful and dangerous jobs in a democracy - being a police officer. Films include: Disturbance Calls, Failure to Protect, Shotgun – Second Weapon and more!

C is for Circus

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:22:00 -0500

The A/V Geeks work through their fear of clowns and circus peanuts by putting together some of their best films about circuses onto one DVD. Films include: Here Comes The Circus, Let's Go To The Circus, Circus Day In Our Town, A Circus Wakes Up, Circus Animals (excerpt), Circus Day (Revised) and more!

Charles "Shake Hands With Danger" Oldfather in "The Day After"

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:59:00 -0500

Singer/narrator of very popular Centron/Caterpillar safety film Shake Hands With Danger makes a brief appearance in the ABC film "The Day After".

Tim and Eric's tribute to "Crash Bang Boom!"

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:13:00 -0500

I'm told by an insider at Adult Swim's Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! that the following clip ("What Do You Call That?" is a tribute to "Crash! Bang! Boom!" (seen below):

Great Job!

An educational film featuring a chorus of voices introducing 11 percussion instruments including a groovy rock band. Very catchy/annoying film.

This film is available on the A/V Geeks Greatest Hits DVD-R

Daddy's Day

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:48:00 -0500

The A/V Geeks pull from their vast archive of educational films to bring you a tribute to Dad—the man who provided the sperm, brought home the bacon and put up with your repeated rebellious attempts. Films include: I Just Don't Dig Him, Fears of Children, Schoolboy Father (an Afterschool Special featuring Rob Lowe, Dana Plato and Nancy McKeon) and more!

I Am Joe's...

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:47:00 -0500

Based on Reader's Digest articles, these films examine the main character's different body parts. This DVD-R features films about his stomach, eye, spine and lung.