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This is stupid and only means that the editor knows what they are doing. Like most comedy specials this was filmed twice and sweetened in editing https://imgur

This is stupid and only means that the editor knows what they are doing. Like most comedy specials this was filmed twice and sweetened in editing https://imgur.com/JtOb4fJ https://imgur.com/JtOb4fJ https://imgur.com/0QwEnEZ https://imgur.com/0QwEnEZ

ruytlm 8y ago
I understand the point to be that a standup routine is generally a crafted product, designed to create a 'laugh climax'; that editing would be used to support this structure for the video seems to only reinforce the argument in the article.
- glibgil 8y ago
  > that editing would be used to support this structure for the video seems to only reinforce the argument in the article The article measures the time between big laughs. That timing is not what happened in the auditorium. It's not worth measuring. The data was edited and cannot tell you anything about precise timing. Why doesn't the author of the article acknowledge this?
corobo 8y ago
The editing brought out the best for the home viewer, the people at the show were probably still laughing however, which naturally does not have the editing As a side note when you're calling something stupid you come off as not thinking it through https://sivers.org/ss https://sivers.org/ss
- glibgil 8y ago
  > The editing brought out the best for the home viewer, the people at the show were probably still laughing however, which naturally does not have the editing Yes, that's why specials are almost always film the same routine twice with the space hair and makeup for each show. It's better after editing. Anfter editing you cannot talk about any big findings on timing of laughs in the routine because you are only talking about the timing of the editing. > As a side note when you're calling something stupid you come off as not thinking it through https://sivers.org/ss https://sivers.org/ss Derek Sivers is an actual idiot. He didn't know you could write a macro to control a desktop UI and also write a mock WAV file to CD-ROM driver for Mac OS. The guy is lucky, not smart https://sivers.org/itunes https://sivers.org/itunes He also hates paying taxes so he can fuck right off
laurieg 8y ago
A standup comedy routine is not made in the edit. Shooting multiple nights and editing them together allows them to get the best camera angles and shots (not always easy when the comedian moves around freely) as well as takes some of the pressure off the comedian. If they flub the timing on an important part of the act it doesn't live on forever, they can just use an alternate take.
- glibgil 8y ago
  > If they flub the timing on an important part of the act it doesn't live on forever, they can just use an alternate take. I brought up the topic of multiple filming and editing. I am also aware of the reasons for it, thanks. It is what makes the article so dumb because it says "Oh, look at the precise timing of laughs in this pristine routine."

ruytlm 8y ago

I understand the point to be that a standup routine is generally a crafted product, designed to create a 'laugh climax'; that editing would be used to support this structure for the video seems to only reinforce the argument in the article.

glibgil 8y ago
> that editing would be used to support this structure for the video seems to only reinforce the argument in the article The article measures the time between big laughs. That timing is not what happened in the auditorium. It's not worth measuring. The data was edited and cannot tell you anything about precise timing. Why doesn't the author of the article acknowledge this?

corobo 8y ago

The editing brought out the best for the home viewer, the people at the show were probably still laughing however, which naturally does not have the editing As a side note when you're calling something stupid you come off as not thinking it through https://sivers.org/ss https://sivers.org/ss

glibgil 8y ago
> The editing brought out the best for the home viewer, the people at the show were probably still laughing however, which naturally does not have the editing Yes, that's why specials are almost always film the same routine twice with the space hair and makeup for each show. It's better after editing. Anfter editing you cannot talk about any big findings on timing of laughs in the routine because you are only talking about the timing of the editing. > As a side note when you're calling something stupid you come off as not thinking it through https://sivers.org/ss https://sivers.org/ss Derek Sivers is an actual idiot. He didn't know you could write a macro to control a desktop UI and also write a mock WAV file to CD-ROM driver for Mac OS. The guy is lucky, not smart https://sivers.org/itunes https://sivers.org/itunes He also hates paying taxes so he can fuck right off

laurieg 8y ago

A standup comedy routine is not made in the edit. Shooting multiple nights and editing them together allows them to get the best camera angles and shots (not always easy when the comedian moves around freely) as well as takes some of the pressure off the comedian. If they flub the timing on an important part of the act it doesn't live on forever, they can just use an alternate take.

glibgil 8y ago
> If they flub the timing on an important part of the act it doesn't live on forever, they can just use an alternate take. I brought up the topic of multiple filming and editing. I am also aware of the reasons for it, thanks. It is what makes the article so dumb because it says "Oh, look at the precise timing of laughs in this pristine routine."