"Lipsyncing is cruise control for comedy."

Flint the Dwarf · Post by **Flint the Dwarf** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:22 am

Scintilla wrote:
Flint the Dwarf wrote:Like this. But lots of people laughed at the lip sync in that video at Otakon, and I guess I can understand why.
Well, that wasn't so much because there was lip synch as because of just <i>what</i> the characters (read: Gendo) were being made to say.

Well, that's what I mean. Lots of times, even when lip sync is contextually appropriate, it simply feels silly.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:59 am

Flint the Dwarf wrote:Well, that's what I mean. Lots of times, even when lip sync is contextually appropriate, it simply feels silly.

thats because lipsync is inherently silly, because everyone thinks millivanilli O.o

Infinity Squared · Post by **Infinity Squared** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:02 am

Or bad Hong Kong dubs...

Ashyukun · Post by **Ashyukun** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:52 am

dokidoki wrote:
SnhKnives wrote:however, bad lip sync videos always win out over videos that can sometimes be clever or hard to catch comedic wise.
why? cause the amv crowd's IQ isnt getting any higher
(Takes notes for next video)

(steals Doki's notes)

JudgeHolden · Post by **JudgeHolden** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:14 pm

JaddziaDax wrote:
Flint the Dwarf wrote:Well, that's what I mean. Lots of times, even when lip sync is contextually appropriate, it simply feels silly.
thats because lipsync is inherently silly, because everyone thinks millivanilli O.o

Or Ashley Simpson ....

Moonlight Soldier · Post by **Moonlight Soldier** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:28 pm

I think people will try to use lip sync in comedy since it might help solidify the connection to the character. I mean, when you have the voice of Golum paired up with a perverted high school teacher, it makes the duality between the two characters more hilarious.

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

Beowulf · Post by **Beowulf** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:36 pm

Lip sych for comedic purposes is generally pandering to the lowest common denominator, and therfor deplorable.

Its my instinct to think that the creator has sinsister and manipulitive motives when doing this but 5 years of con experience has proven that generally, said creator is part of the lowest common denominator.

Rofl I could rant about this shit for hours.

AquaSky · Post by **AquaSky** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:36 am

What luck. I was just thinking this thread could use more pretentiousness.

dokidoki · Post by **dokidoki** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:17 am

Beowulf wrote:
"Lip sych for comedic purposes is generally pandering to
the lowest common denominator, and therfor deplorable."

Nightowl · Post by **Nightowl** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:31 am

Beowulf wrote:Lip sych for comedic purposes is generally pandering to the lowest common denominator, and therfor deplorable.

Stab me in the heart, man. Go ahead. I won't mind. Have you seen Brian's Song, bastard?

-N