Written and produced by John Beck
Music performed by John Beck
This is the official trailer for my short film, *The John Beck Show*, created as my thesis project at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in the spring of 2008. The full film ran precisely 22 minutes and 22 seconds and was screened in Room Main 222—an intentional design choice. It was showcased in its entirety during the 2008 MICA Commencement Show from May 15 to May 20.
Select segments of the film are available on my website under the titles *Walk the Walk*, *Elephant With Stitches*, *Marty the Elephant*, *John Beck Interlude*, and *The Western Scene*. Otherwise, the full version remains exclusively available on DVD-R.
The music featured in this trailer serves as the film’s theme song, performed by me and heavily inspired by Jackie Gleason’s *Shangri-La*. Appearing in the trailer, in order, are Aaron Sagneri, John Beck, Nikita Zeyfman, and Dani Stitz.