Science Themed 90s POWER RANGER Throwback Short Film - SECONDARY EDUCATION

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Here's a really entertaining Power Rangers inspired short that is described as a hybrid throwback to the educational after school specials of the 90s as well as the Japanese Tokusatsu genre. The short was directed Jon Truei, and it's fun film that I think a lot of you will really get a kick out of. Here's the plot summary that came with the video:

Three high school students are forced to make up a chemistry test during after school detention. Over the course of the afternoon, they discover that their Chemistry teacher, Eugene Yamamoto, has been leading a secret double life as a crime-fighting Power Ranger. When an escaped mutant lobster shows up in the hallways seeking revenge for his arrest at the hands of Mr. Yamamoto, they must use the science principles from the test that they failed to help him defeat it.

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Three high school students are forced to make up a chemistry test during after school detention. Over the course of the afternoon, they discover that their Chemistry teacher, Eugene Yamamoto, has been leading a secret double life as a crime-fighting Power Ranger. When an escaped mutant lobster shows up in the hallways seeking revenge for his arrest at the hands of Mr. Yamamoto, they must use the science principles from the test that they failed to help him defeat it. A hybrid throwback to the educational after school specials of the 90s and the Japanese Tokusatsu genre. - We have been featured on The YOMYOMF Network, Justin Lin's Youtube Original Premium Content Channel! http://youtu.be/jQN-YE5G7lo - ARTICLES AND REVIEWS BELOW NERD REACTOR REVIEW Secondary Education short film pays homage to sentai, kaiju and 80s teen flicks: http://nerdreactor.com/2013/09/25/secondary-education-short-film/#EP1q7MkJF8uDaxYF.99 EXAMINER INTERVIEW Jon Truei blends After School Special with Japanese Tokusatsu in latest project: http://www.examiner.com/article/jon-truei-blends-after-school-special-with-japanese-tokusatsu-latest-project TWITCH REVIEW Eric Lim Battles Tokusatsu Monster With Science In SECONDARY EDUCATION http://twitchfilm.com/2013/10/eric-lim-battles-tokusatsu-monster-with-science-in-secondary-education.html HENSHIN JUSTICE REVIEW SECONDARY EDUCATION, The Independent Toku You Have GOT to See!: http://henshinjustice.com/2013/09/25/secondary-education-the-independent-toku-you-have-got-to-see/ TOKUNATION REVIEW The MUST-SEE Independent Tokusatsu Short Film - Secondary Education http://www.tokunation.com/showthread.php?t=62001 CITY ON FIRE REVIEW Jon Truei brings Tokusatsu back with ‘Secondary Education’: http://www.cityonfire.com/jon-truei-brings-tokusatsu-back-with-secondary-education/ FILM COMBAT SYNDICATE REVIEW Eric Lim Does Tokusatsu In SECONDARY EDUCATION: http://filmcombatsyndicate.blogspot.com/2013/09/eric-lim-does-tokusatsu-in-secondary.html YOMYOMF Blog Our interview with Anderson Le, YOMYOMF's head of Short Film Programming: http://www.youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/yomyomf-cherry-secondary-education - CAST AND CREW Directed by Jon Truei Executive Producers Eric R. Lim Lincoln Smith Produced by Jon Truei Felix Else Frank Truei Written by Jon Truei Max Parr Director of Photography Oliver Lucien Anderson Production Designer Michelle Rickert Metacaptain and Clawster Designed by Aleson Ho Special Metacaptain and Clawster Effects by Silver Shamrock Labs, Inc. Special Visual Effects Lincoln Smith M.C. Griffin Martial Arts Supervisor Joey Min Music by Jeff Heim ____________________________________________________________________ 1st Assistant Director Felix Else 2nd Assistant Director Veronica Pomilla Casting by Danielle Falls Evan Trevor Thompson CAST Freddie...Cosmo Sher Jack...Josh Greenwald Ginger...Michelle Cutolo Eugene Yamamoto/Metacaptain...Eric Lim Clawster...Jae Greene Also Starring Principal Tull...Bob Johanson Rent-A-Cop 1...Chris McGuire and Graham Wolfe Rent-A-Cop 2...Jayson Soto Voice Talents Clawster & Rent-A-Cop 1 (voice) - Josh Petersdorf Rent-A-Cop 2(voice) - Stephen Reedy PRODUCTION Associate Producer Sanjay Singh Production Managers Rob Bianco Enrique Rivera Production Assistant Sawyer Eason Drivers Deanna Slaven Alexander Papa CAMERA/G&E 1st Assistant Camera Paige Campbell 2nd Assistant Camera Neda Hazemi Gaffer Peter Steusloff Best Boy Electric Chelsea Soby Key Grip Theo Harrison Best Boy Grip Thomson Nguyen Dolly Grip Alexander J. Diaz D.I.T Brian Hall ART DEPARTMENT Hair/Makeup/Wardrobe Arianne Alizio Art Directors Gabriella Moses Rachel Louie Art Assistant Liz Zubritsky FABRICATION TEAMS Silver Shamrock Labs Christopher Mills Charles Wills Amy Mills Jessica Leigh Schwartz Brenna Haukedahl Salty Sam’s Design Team David Monaghan Justin Smith Grace Na Additional Effects Fabrication Rashaad Santiago VIDEO POST PRODUCTION Picture Editor Jon Truei Color Correction Services Alan Gordon, Postpro Gumbo LLC Credit Sequences Designed by Dennis Fries SOUND DEPARTMENT Supervising Sound Editor Jonathan Fang Re-recording Mixer Bob Barrito Sound Effects and Design Rich Arenas Foley Artist Cody Ball ADR recordists Rich Arenas Bob Barrito Mary Pomilla Production Sound Mixer Zach Law Boom Operator Sam Law Produced while a student at NYU Tisch School of the Arts MAURICE KANBAR INSTITUTE OF FILM & TELEVISION UGFTV - Advanced Production Workshop Professor Yemane Demissie Fall 2011- Spring 2012 COPYRIGHT © 2013 Jon Truei & Eric R. Lim