Back in 2005 The Brini Maxwell Show featured Board Stiff, the game club I co-founded. If you missed it the first time around, here it is again, now on YouTube.
The shoot was really interesting and I learned some things about performing, not so much from being in the video myself, but from watching Brini.
She created the Brini character. And she is the keeper of the character. Everyone around her, the crew, her writer/producer, members of the club and I all had ideas for her. But she has very much her own idea about Brini and who she is. That's not to say she wasn't open to ideas. She was. Very open.
The whole thing at the end where she obliviously takes my last dollar was my suggestion to the producer. The producer loved the idea and we talked it out with the camera man. Then we all pitched it to Brini who loved it too, so we shot it. This was a particular thrill for me. It's only a few seconds, but it was my directorial debut. ;-)
The fascinating thing to watch was how Brini carried herself and maintained the character's integrity in the whirlwind that is a video shoot. It was a great lesson on how to let other people contribute and be involved in your artistic process, but still stay true to your own vision.
Thanks for the fun, Brini! I had a blast and watching this clip again reminded me of what I learned.
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