Before we ever even heard of a Crocodile Hunter, there was a Safari Joel.  This was a short documentary meant to capture the wildlife that Joel had discovered.  It runs a little long but this is one of my favorite things I've found from my youth.  You hear me laughing the entire time as I'm filming him. (Sorry, just couldn't help myself around Joel.)  Enjoy Safari Joel!

Safari Joel from Derek Helmer on Vimeo.

In the early 90's, Calvin Klein got into some trouble with their new jeans commercials.  These ads featured very young actors being interviewed by a creepy guy (casting agent?).  He would ask random questions while the camera would focus on certain aspects of each person.  These ads hab absolutely nothing to do with the jeans they were advertising.  They were pulled from the air because they made people feel like this was a sexual predator trying to get all the young actors.

The Real CK Jeans Ad

My friend Joel and I always saw these ads as fiunny just for being so dumb.  We would joke about them constantly.  Well, we decided to make our own.  It was an ad for Planter's Peanuts.  Why we decided to advertise those, I have no idea.  But as I look back on it now, it was a great decision!  The video is quite odd, but enjoy Mr. Peanut!!!

Ours

Planters Peanuts from Derek Helmer on Vimeo.

So this video is me trying to remake the classic "Raiders" scene.  Very Cheesy.  This was the first time I dubbed music into a video. Notice the "Idol" is a Disney collectible spice jar.  I think it was the most expensive thing in my room at the time. Ha Ha.  My younger sister Shannon did the camera work on the last scene.

Indy Derek from Derek Helmer on Vimeo.