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I thought this should have done much better than it did.

Thanks for the promote to help folks see it.

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*promote for brilliant end quote:

"The severity of feeling, is sometimes out of line with the reality of the problem"
--Ze Frank

(In regards to emotional (sometimes tragic) irrationality of teenagers).

*promote for brilliant end quote:

"The severity of feeling, is sometimes out of line with the reality of the problem"
--Ze Frank

(In regards to emotional (sometimes tragic) irrationality of teenagers).

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Cool stuff - thanks.
>> ^eric3579:

@dag Thought you might be interested

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His Scrabble video is one of my favorites on VS. This is good news.

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Yeah, I don't think Frank Zappa is coming back - sorry. >> ^spoco2:

First I thought you meant Frank Zappa.
Then I went to the KickStarter page and was confused
Then I watched the video intro and was amused
Then I was something else...used... damn

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It's a nice story. Anyone else tired of the style of editing out every single pause from a monologue? Did Ze Frank invent that?

Hello, Ze Frank ripoff.

It's actually a style; a kinetic editing style that adds energy to the delivery.

Monologuing for 8 minutes can be a killer. It's very hard to keep up energy and proper deliver for that time. Watching a monologue for that long can be especially brutal. You've probably never seen an 8 minute monologue in any movie or television show you've ever seen.

Speaking engagingly, by oneself, for extended periods of time is something that radio talk show hosts are often adept at. Politicians occasionally are. Professional speakers usually are. Even actors (film, not so much stage) can have a hard time not breaking character or flubbing a line or losing energy in an 8 minute scene. Youtube posters are usually not professionals in these fields. They have day jobs and do this as a hobby. They try to make it as entertaining as they can for you & play down their weak points.

It's not that they're incapable of memorizing an 8 minute rant (though I'm sure some are), but it takes a special person, and many years of experience, to be able to be engaging for that long.

This editing style also lets the performer assume multiple roles much more easily. It's not the case here, but if you watch, say, Michael Swaim on Cracked TV or this Ze Frank video on Scrabble, you're understand what I mean.>> ^xxovercastxx:

I had to look away to make it through this. Why can't anyone on YouTube read a prepared speech without having cuts every 2 second anymore?

Hey... I live in Greenville, TN.. Also, this style of video reminds me a lot of Ze Frank..

Salt is salty.

That is all for my contribution to an actual discussion going on already.