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Aloha and welcome back friends. Today’s oldieo video is another short from BU called I DID A BAD THING. This was the first sync-sound exercise I shot after RONNIE BUNUEL so I find it appropriate to post right after. The exercise is the first project for Sam Kaufmann’s (sp?) Production 2 course - the requirement was to shoot a scene with a master shot, and two close-ups to show that (you’re not completely inept and) you understand basic scene coverage. And when I say basic I mean baaasic with four a’s.

The scene takes place in my Student Village living room at BU. Chris Frontiero (AKA Big Daddy; Big Crabby Apple; Big Happy; Big Tragedy; Big Trinity; Fronty) plays Mike, and Mikey Walsh (a great guy and a true Masshole) plays Chris. It’s a pretty straight forward scene - a redundant build-up to a chuckly punchline. Mikey and Big Daddy were champs for playing, but the moment of the exercise belongs to Mikey and Rob O’Dwyer - a subtle mug nod from Robby O that pierces through Mikey’s heart breathes what little life is present in the short. A quick two minutes, a cheap punchline but still a fun little piece.

You’ll notice that as these oldieo posts continue, I assembled a company of funny Brent Christo players:

“BIG DADDY” CHRIS FRONTIERO

JASON THOMAS RAFFILE

DENNIS LEMOINE

ROB O’DWYER

CJ SHEPPARD

MIKEY WALSH

From pre-teen to late 30’s bachelor, all at some point play my alter-ego. All characters in my shorts operate in their own absurd universe, hold no regard for acceptable social conditioning, and thoroughly enjoy in lighthearted torment of everyone they compete with in life. Ultimately they all mean well, but that doesn’t mean they won’t reak a tub-load of havoc along the way…

So I began writing this site’s first webseries THE SURVIVAL with Big D and Kenny B. It should be pretty funny and I’d love to get out the first episode as soon as possible, but that might require the posting of “whatever” blogs and “lesser” videos before that’s possible. Hell, if you make it that far to get to the watered-down material, I’ll throw each of you your own pizza party! By the way, why do pizza parties seem so outdated? Do kids still have birthdays at Burger King and McDonwalds or did that go the way of the Dodo as well? What the hell happened to slap wristbands goddamn it! Damn, how old am I getting? I feel like I’m still 15 with acne. Shit well, such is the boomerang generation - maybe I’ll go back to school and get 5 more degrees over the next 10 years while I decide what to do with ma fragile little existence.

Enjoy I DID A BAD THING - I’m sure one or two of you can relate to this situation, boy!

Brento
President of THE REAL AMERICAN CHRISTO

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