Work

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Film & Video

Browse previous work in the film industry and other videos featuring Bob.

The Use of London Slang in Writing and Screenplay with Bob Sterry
The Use of London Slang in Writing and Screenplay with Bob Sterry

The Use of London Slang in Writing and Screenplay with Bob Sterry was created in collaboration with The Literary Arts Committee of The Clackamas County Arts Alliance. In this video, Bob explores common English slang terms used in popular British TV shows and other media. He starts by giving us a well-known example, the 26-year-running TV show The Bill. Ironically, “the bill” is a slang term for ‘the police’ in Britain, which is also the theme of the show.

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One Odd Night
One Odd Night

One Odd Night is a short film released in 2020 starring Paige McKenzie and Bob Sterry. Directed by Derek Willis, this 16-minute thriller highlights Bob’s creative versatility, from voice-acting to live-acting. In his lead role as ‘Donn’, Bob plays a serial killer who runs into unexpected challenges when trying to dispose of his latest victim. 

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Poetry, Literary Work, & Other Writing

Read some of Bob’s previous publications, poetry, and past blog posts from over the years. 

London Road

London Road – Poetry by Bob Sterry. That short wispy haired lady; Fighting her way against the wind; Up the London Road; Is my Mother.; Lips pursed she is returning; From the hairdressers, the post office; And has yet to pick up steak a…

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Remote Outrage

I went to the BLM meeting at the park in our town Tuesday night. There were speakers of all ages addressing a crowd of three or four hundred. Until I start a more active and involved plan that might add to what appears to be a movement in the country, my outrage is remote. Remote and useless.

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Technology Should Be Able To Fix This

This is something technology should be able to fix and something that I have failed to understand for decades. The paragraph below is a post from 2009 about the failure of technology to silence something that it surely could. Of course, leaf blowers, power washers, lawn mowers, weed whackers, and any other device powered by a tiny, under 200 c.c. gas engine.

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