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In 2008, Andrew joined together with Chris Sherwood and Josh Knights to create a new video production team which they named "Ergo Pictures" (they still don't know how they came up with "Ergo"). Andrew met Josh and Chris while he attended a morning video production class at Thousand Oaks High School.
For their mass media video production class they created parody of Cloverfield ("TOverfield"), made an Indiana Jones short film ("Indiana Jones and the Star Test Crusade"; directed, written, and edited by Andrew), created music video about a civilized zombie ("Re: Your Brains"), and poked fun at the popular "Wii" Nintendo video game console ("Wii Would Like to Play"). Near the end of the school year, Josh, Chris, and Andrew decided to make a YouTube profile, using the name "Ergo Pictures", to showcase
their previous and new comedic shorts. Indiana Jones and the Star Test Crusade
Re: Your Brains
The trio went on to do the satire of street crosswalks "The Crosswalk". In it, Josh plays an old man who faces the terrifying challenge of crossing a busy street in time before the light turns green. Chris shot it under Andrew's direction, and Andrew ended up editing the film to the song "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg.
The Crosswalk
The three collaborated again to create "Grand Theft Elmo: Sesame Street Stories", combining the popular video game series "Grand Theft Auto" with the children's television show character Elmo. The video became an instant classic, gaining over 3,000 views on YouTube within only two days, and also helped boost Ergo Pictures' subscription count. Because of the popularity of the video, more installments are planned.
Grand Theft Elmo: Sesame Street Stories
