Author Arnold Ytreeide worked in the film and television industry for three decades before being asked to start a film school at a university. As part of the curriculum he designed, he gave students the opportunity to work on realistic, Hollywood-style film sets each year, creating a string of television Christmas Specials broadcast across the Pacific Northwest, as well as over a dozen short films. Below are a few examples of their work. While Dr. Ytreeide wrote and directed most of these, to give students that real-life experience, students worked in every other capacity, from Director of Photography to grips, electrics, and production assistants.