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<p>In this frame grab provided by Bill Parker, a scene from "Star Wars vs. Star Trek" is shown. Parker's short movie is one of scores of online videos popping up with visual effects that just a generation ago would have been possible only for big Hollywood studios, with big budgets and armies of computer animators. (AP Photo/Bill Parker)</p>

<p>In this frame grab provided by Bill Parker, a scene from "Star Wars vs. Star Trek" is shown. Parker's short movie is one of scores of online videos popping up with visual effects that just a generation ago would have been possible only for big Hollywood studios, with big budgets and armies of computer animators. (AP Photo/Bill Parker)</p>

February 27, 2010

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A special effects movie wizard
February 27, 2010 11 p.m.

A special effects movie wizard

SEATTLE - For years, film student Bill Parker had a nagging idea for a short movie: He'd show those letters from the "Star Wars" opening scroll raining down on Earth and exploding.