This page first appeared  10/05/2001   last updated : 09/8/2022
Images and contents on this page copyright ©2001-2022 Richard M. Dashnau

NOTE 09/09/2022: The internet has changed A LOT over the 20 years since I made this page. When I posted this, there wasn't much content, and it wasn't easy to find, since search engines were still being 
developed.  Over time, I've deleted links to this and that, because the links have died.  I'm leaving this page up just mostly for the memories.

If you've visited this page before, please reload.  It  may have changed since your last visit.
One of the most wonderful things about the current state of personal computers, and the internet, is the power that it gives almost anyone. Right now (October 6, 2001) anyone with a reasonably-
priced computer, and a little imagination, can create art that can then be shown to everyone in the world, via the internet. Shareware, freeware, and even "obsolete" versions of various applications
can be used to create all kinds of movies, animation, sounds, images, and literature. For a somewhat old fogie, like me, this is just amazing. Those of you who are currently in high school, or a 
younger will probably take this for granted, and, I've read cultural comment about how the young people of today are less entertained by non-interactive diversions.
So, throughout the internet can be found many examples what can be done on a pc in one's home. Some of these are very entertaining. Others, are perhaps not quite as much fun. But, they are 
*all* examples of people trying to express themselves to a wide audience. I think it's amazing. 

All of which brings me to this page.

I made the movies mostly for my entertainment, but then realized that if I found them funny, then others would, too. Then, when I got some positive feedback (that's right, the point at which
"don't encourage him and he'll stop" would work has long passed.) I started thinking of ideas specifically for an audience of strangers. And so it went. So, relax, and enjoy: 

                           RICKUMOVIES!  RIGHT HERE! RIGHT NOW!

MOVIE 1: Gone. Removed because of age.
MOVIE 2: Gone. Removed because of age.
MOVIE 3: Click here FOR A  HALLOWEEN (2000) MESSAGE! (flv video 2,234 kb)     MPEG 7,213kb
(yeah, it's kind of big. Sorry. But--it's got cool opening titles and end credits. Just like at the movies!!! )  (Well, except the screen is a lot smaller.)  (And its not as technically excellent.) This is the First RICKUBIS PRODUCTION!
MOVIE 4:  Second RICKUBIS PRODUCTION!!! AKA "Wipe Out/Wipe In" (11/11/00) Click THIS.(flv video 1,013 kb)  MPEG 3,619 kb
(Cool opening titles and end credits! Animation!!)
MOVIE 5:  Third RICKUBIS PRODUCTION!!!AKA "Man Eating Fish" (11/14/00) Click THIS.(flv video 1,336 kb) MPEG 4,065 kb
(Cool opening titles and end credits! Animation!!) (What the hell is WRONG with that boy?)
MOVIE 6:  How the next production came about:
Since I have a webcam, which is sometimes live, I've gotten some requests for nude programming.  One should be reminded at this point, that one should be careful what they ask for...they might get it.  Also, it is true
that sometimes one can get what one asks for and STILL not be happy.  So, imagine, if you will, that you have a webcam, and that you've gotten requests for, shall we say, "strong content." Imagine that you are bored,
and just once, you say "Ahh, what the heck, why not? I'm not ashamed of my body." Then, imagine, if you will, that you are ME. Oooh. That's a pretty horrifying thought. Maybe you shouldn't imagine that. Well, I've put
a little film together.  Fourth RICKUBIS PRODUCTION!!! AKA "Rick Gets Naked" (11/28/2000) Click these links:(flv video 3,200 kb)    (Cool opening titles and end credits! Animation!!)Please note that all my web
content is suitable for most family viewing, aside from the infrequent use of strong language. Therefore, you cannot always judge a movie--no matter how short it is--by its title. Those of you who downloaded, or 
refused to download, this last film, merely by judging the title, are in for a surprise.
I've remastered this movie August 12, 2003! I've reformatted to 352x240 and used better compression for the AVIs. I've recompressed the flv video file, also. I've also added music to the soundtrack
(licensed--that means I'm using it legally. It also means that YOU can't use it, unless YOU license it.)  The file is bigger than it used to be, though. The link above now brings the flv video file. 
I've resized this movie November 26, 2019! It's reformatted to 640x480 and transcoded to mp4. Everything else is the same as before, so I've left the publication date the same as the last one...2003.
What can I say...I'm nostalgic over this. Here's the link to watch it.   

MOVIE 7:  NOSFERICKUBIS 01/03/2007---Just a short video I did to try to lighten things up around here. This is what happens when I decide to take some time to just goof off. It's about 2 minutes long, and it's done
with a public-domain version of an old movie. It has nothing serious about it. Click the link (6mb, mp4).
MOVIE 8:  NOSFERICKUBIS 2 01/09/2007---Part two of the short video I did to try to lighten things up around here. This is what happens when I decide to take some time to just goof off. It's about 5 minutes long, 
and it's done with a public-domain version of an old movie. It has nothing serious about it.   link (11mb, mp4). Or click the link (9.6mb, swf).
MOVIE 9:  NOSFERICKUBIS 3 09/01/2007---Part 3 of the video. It's about 2 minutes long, and it's done with a public-domain version of an old movie. It has nothing serious about it.  (7.7mb, mp4).
MOVIE 10:  NOSFERICKUBIS 4 09/03/2007---Part 4 of the video. It's about 2 minutes long, and it's done with a public-domain version of an old movie. It has nothing serious about it.  (10.5mb, mp4).
MOVIE 11:  NOSFERICKUBIS 5 09/08/2007---Part 5 of the video. It's about 4 minutes long, and it's done with a public-domain version of an old movie. It has nothing serious about it.  (14.8mb, mp4).
MOVIE 12:  NOSFERICKUBIS 6 09/17/2007---Part 6 of the video. It's about 6 minutes long, and it's done with a public-domain version of an old movie. It has nothing serious about it.  (22mb, mp4).
MOVIE 13:  NOSFERICKUBIS 7 09/23/2007---Part 7 of the video. It's about 6 minutes long, and it's done with a public-domain version of an old movie. It has nothing serious about it.  (20.3mb, mp4).
MOVIE 14:  NOSFERICKUBIS 8 09/24/2007---Part 8 of the video. It's about 6 minutes long, and it's done with a public-domain version of an old movie. It has nothing serious about it.  (24.5mb, mp4).
MOVIE 15:  NOSFERICKUBIS 9 09/28/2007---Part 9 of the video. It's about 6 minutes long, and it's done with a public-domain version of an old movie. It has nothing serious about it.   (21.7mb, mp4).
MOVIE 16:  NOSFERICKUBIS 10 09/29/2007---Part 10 of the video. It's about 6 minutes long, and it's done with a public-domain version of an old movie. It has nothing serious about it.  (20.2mb, mp4).
MOVIE 17:  NOSFERICKUBIS 11 10/08/2007---Part 11 of the video. It's about 6 minutes long, and it's done with a public-domain version of an old movie. It has nothing serious about it.  (21.9mb, mp4).
MOVIE 18:  NOSFERICKUBIS 12 10/08/2007---Part 12 of the video. It's about 6 minutes long, and it's done with a public-domain version of an old movie. It has nothing serious about it.  (18.5mb, mp4).
MOVIE 19:  NOSFERICKUBIS 13 10/21/2007---Part 13 of the video. It's about 6 minutes long, and it's done with a public-domain version of an old movie. It has nothing serious about it.   (24.0mb, mp4).
MOVIE 20:  NOSFERICKUBIS 14 10/22/2007---Part 14 of the video. It's about 6 minutes long, and it's done with a public-domain version of an old movie. It has nothing serious about it.   (24.0mb, mp4).
MOVIE 21:  NOSFERICKUBIS 15 10/27/2007---Part 15 of the video. It's about 6 minutes long, and it's done with a public-domain version of an old movie. It has nothing serious about it.  (22.2mb, mp4).
MOVIE 22:  NOSFERICKUBIS 16 10/31/2007---Part 16 of the video. It's about 6 minutes long, and it's done with a public-domain version of an old movie. It has nothing serious about it.  (17.6mb, mp4).

MOVIE 23:  NOSFERICKUBIS--THE FULL MOVIE!! 11/23/2007---THIS IS IT! It's the entire movie--all the sections edited together into one film. It's about 60 minutes long, and it's done with a public-domain version
of Nosferatu. It has nothing serious about it. It's slightly different from the seperate links above. All dialogue has been reformatted to be consistant throughout with different fonts and colors representing various 
characters. That's the innovative RICKUBILOGUE technique. Click the link (538.0mb, mp4).  Note 6/26/2021 I've removed this video from archive.org. I have great respect for the original film, "Nosferatu".  After much 
thought, I've decided that leaving my treatment of that film on a highly-visible platform like archive.org doesn't show that kind of respect. I will, for now, keep the links on this page, and the clips on my server--because
Nosferickubis is a reflection of a particular time in my life.  Considering that it had only been viewed about 890 times during the 14 years it was on that platform, it's not a great loss anyway.

From time to  time, I might encounter a cool application that I might be able to try for free. What follows is one example:
Well, I didn't know where else to put these .   More shameless self-promotion? Are you kidding?  With this face?
   Check THESE out! ------------------------------
   Pretty cool, huh? Well, these are an animated .gifs  I generated from virtual heads that I was able to make.
      Click here for a demo using multiple heads!  (flv video 1,220 kb)
  Or,Click here for another demo using more multiple heads!  (flv video 2,308 kb)
  Finally,Click here for little demo in mpg format.  (864kb)

The software that I used to make these heads is no longer available, although you can get a newer version of the software here. (no longer available)

Please note that the other images and clips that I used on this and other pages showing  the virtual heads were made with other software after I'd made the bio files. To get these results, I used several different software
applications. A rough estimate includes:
1 photo manipulation/editor; 2 different digital video editors; an .mpg compressor; an .avi compressor; a flv video compressor; a .gif animator; a windows display capture; a morph animator; and 2 audio editors. I did this so
  the images would be easier to see.  However, they weren't all that easy to make, though not *really* difficult, either.

Besides making these things, I've done a number nature videos. If you're curious about nature then go on to see  my videos about it at: Rick's Nature Films.
And I've gathered together some Slow Motion videos and put them on Rick's Slow-Motion Video Page.
The films are free for people to view, but they belong to me. Please keep that in mind.

While the some of my video projects might seem a bit unprofesional, the music with them is certainly NOT unprofessional. It's music that I've purchased licenses for. If you want to 
license music composed by professional artists...royalty-free, then click the image and head out to:
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                 CLICK ON THE IMAGE, OR CLICK HERE TO GO THERE. I'VE BEEN BUYING MUSIC FROM THEM SINCE 2003.

Click here to get back to my main page.
All animated gifs on these pages were created by:Richard Dashnau. If you like them, email me at rickubisREMOVE@yahooREMOVE.com and let me know.