Thursday, August 13, 2009

Eight shooting stars

A thought I had today after watching Jerry Dill's audition over and over again for an hour and a half: When you've Listened to a joke forty times in a row, around time number 27 it stops making you laugh. It doesn't stop being funny, but humor, at least good humor, comes from surprise, comes from something unexpected. Editing a clip can be like hearing a joke forty times, and when it gets to that point, you really watch the material. You really watch the performance. More often then not, especially with funny videos intended for the internet, there is not much there. The characters are one dimensional and exist only to set up the joke or be the butt of it. Well for the past few days I have fully submerged myself into the world of Peppernut, I've spent literally hour after hour staring at these people, listening to them over and over, backwards and forwards. I see every gesture, every look. I hear every inflection, every emphasis, and I find myself, horrified, yes, but fascinated. I tell you these are real people! They do not exist only in the context of the video; they can barely be contained by it; they explode from it! I can watch Jean Buttman's audition over and over again because it is fascinating! It's captivating! They all are! Yes, they're hilarious, but beyond that, they manage to be uncomfortable, horrifying, frustrating, fun, endearing...I mean, I could just keep throwing out adjectives but you get the idea; there is so much there. They are so real, you just want to know more because you know there has to be more. And how uncomfortably real they are makes them so much funnier. While the last few blogs were about how incredible the peppernut auditions went, I had to get my two cents in. I saw eight shooting stars tonight and I thought about those auditions. It has to mean something right? Eight is a good number I think. structurally the strongest: 8 also the symbol for infinity right? Okay, okay, it's getting to be three thirty and around this time I start to ramble, so... to Jerry, Jean, Mary, Larry, Dwight, Barb, Skip, Richmond, Lane and Jennifer: I can't wait to share you with the world! To the world: we have a surprise for you! ~BRG

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