TATTOO 3 is a documentary created during the Third Annual New York City Tattoo Convention spring 2000 in the Roseland Ballroom, NYC. Individuals were asked their reasons for “collecting” tattoos and the personal meanings they ascribe to these body ornamentations.

The video has been constructed in such a way that individuals tell their collection of surprising, humorous and earnest stories that reveal a fascinating range of intentions that underlie this popular phenomenon. own stories without using additional narration.
The piece is constructed of digital video segments, augmented by still photographs used in the introduction. All footage and imagery was shot by Thomas Porett and was edited on a Macintosh G3 computer using Final Cut Pro software.

COWBOY ACTION SHOOTING, is a sixteen minute documentary of this sport growing in popularity among older retired individuals that combines guns and nostalgia for the “Old West.” Individuals gather for monthly competitions that consist of a series scenarios. They shoot "cowboy" loads of soft lead bullets against heavy metal targets.

FightNight, a twelve minute documentary of an evening of prize fights held in Philadelphia at a venue called the “Arts Palace.” It consists of a series of interviews, fights, ring girls and associates of the game.

For Jack NZ is a visual/music piece that is dedicated to my brother-in-law Jack Cross who died in Tauranga, New Zealand. The work is derived from shells on the beach opposite the harbor where he drowned.

This piece is one of nine Electronic Poems that have been created by converting still images into a matrix of motion that are intended to be viewed as visual music. The sound track has been realized using digital synthesizers Reason and Live.
The original work exists as a high definition video and is available on a standard definition DVD as one of nine video art pieces at dimagery.com. The title of the DVD is Electronic Poems.

The version on Google video is a reduced format to comply with requirements of this service.