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NewVHS: A VCR Comedy Show

Part parody, part satire, and part nostalgia overload—NewVHS takes on the best and the worst of 80s and the 90s, with a twist. Flip through more than 25 channels and discover an alternative universe of oddities and curiosities on this VCR Comedy Show.

  • Jonathan Carmelia
    Director
    No Haven (2011)
  • Spencer Starnes
    Director
    DP: Mirrors (2018), DR: Pookie (2017)
  • Jon Fusco
    Director
    Dir: The Guy (2018)
  • Jordan Paul Miles
    Director
    Dir: Winter of White Clay (2013)
  • Hudson Rhotenberry
    Writer
    Pookie (2017)
  • Jonathan Carmelia
    Writer
    No Haven (2011)
  • Jordan Paul Miles
    Writer
    Winter of White Clay (2013)
  • Jon Fusco
    Writer
    The Guy (2018)
  • Pete Clendenning
    Writer
  • Spencer Starnes
    Writer
  • Pete Clendening
    Key Cast
    "Richard Nillpes"
  • Shaun Fury
    Key Cast
    "Damon Rose"
    No Haven (2011), Served (2018) Affliction (2018) Joey (2019)
  • Hudson Rhotenberry
    Key Cast
    "Hudson Rhotenberry"
    Falling South (2017)
  • Jordan Paul Miles
    Key Cast
  • Vinnie Gicking
    Key Cast
    "Randy Sandchild"
    No Haven (2011)
  • Mickey Vantaggi
    Key Cast
    "Carlisle Longfellow"
  • Cristina Florez
    Key Cast
    "Mimi Maria"
  • Jess Nurse
    Key Cast
    "Investigator"
    Roof Access (2015)
  • Jon Carmelia
    Executive Producers
    No Haven (2011)
  • Spencer Starnes
    Executive Producers
    DP: Mirrors (2018), Pookie (2017)
  • Jon Fusco
    Producer
    Dir: The Guy (2018)
  • Shaun Fury
    Producer
  • Kevin R. Wright
    Producer
    AP: Ant-man and the Wasp (2018)
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Television, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Sketch Comedy, TV Pilot, Experimental, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 14, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    6,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED Epic, 1080p, VHS Tape
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jonathan Carmelia, Spencer Starnes, Jon Fusco, Jordan Paul Miles

Spencer was born and raised in West Texas. He studied narrative film making and directing at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. After graduating in 2013, Spencer moved to New York to pursue a career in commercial photography. In this time, Spencer worked various crew positions for a number of sketches, short films, and TV Pilots.

In 2016 he served as the Director of Photography for Michael Wellenreiter's award winning Sci-Fi Epic, Mirrors. The following year he would work as both the editor and cinematographer on Hudson Rhotenberry's "Pookie", a sci-fi horror/comedy short film.

In May of 2018, principal photography began on Spencer's first major project, NewVHS: A VCR Comedy Show. The production wrapped in June 2019.

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