This narrative short motion picture, in which a dysfunctional couple is made moreso when a television ratings company lures them into what is later revealed to be an Orwellian conspiracy, was produced by a motion picture course given at Cornell University during the summer of 1991. The script was chosen via a departmental screenwriting competition, which Mark won with this piece. The short was produced on Super-VHS video. In the story, a dysfunctional couple is made moreso when a television ratings company lures them into what is later revealed to be an Orwellian conspiracy.
Read the Bait and Switch screenplay .pdf.
View the YouTube Video
The digital video was captured by Allan Meritt in January 2007 and posted by Mark on YouTube on January 22, 2007. You can watch the entire video right here by just pressing the Play button immediately below — all parts will automatically play in order. Or, you can visit YouTube to see the video or post a comment.
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