Allen Ginsberg's Howl, Pt. 3

[Unadapted]

whats the song in the intro?? i know ive heard it before

[m00nEater]

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[ggcpres]

I am with you in rockland! where your actors are terrible!

i am wit you in rockland! where your concept need serious work!

I am with you in rockland! where that girl ruined everything!

I am with you in rockland! shouting as a drag myself though the suburban streets "RE DO IT WITHOUT THE GIRL!"

I am with you in rockland, watching with dismay as what had so much potential for awesome fell so short.

[Allocator2008]

I'm with you in Rockland, where you have never taken acting classes.

[tomelifeisjustonebig]

LOL. Gotcha. :-)

[ChimRichaldz]

what is the music at the beginning? leave me a message if you know

[dataclast]

i dont like this

[Valerian1]

The material (poetry) is difficult, and its easy to slip into pretentiousness and empty forms. Keeping it spontaneous and vital is key. It was risky to reinterpret the material so drastically. I dont think it worked. But it was a brave experiment.

[Valerian1]

dustin, you make more cuts and change angles in the beginning, and less towards the end of the piece. You should make more cuts as the drama and frenetic pace of their exchanges intensifies. Also, it distracts in the beginning, when we are still developing sympathy. Its so short that you need to establish sympathy quickly, and that means steady shots in the beginning, imho.

[Valerian1]

Matt, try not to rely too heavily on stressing certain words. You can communicate emotion effectively without that crutch. Also, would he allow her to hold him by the chin in that patronizing way, when he is arguing so stubbornly? Or wouldnt he knock her hand away before snapping back at her?

[Valerian1]

I know acting is hard work, for several reasons. It takes lots of practice, honest self-inquiry, vulnerability, and tons of courage, especially when armchair critics like me expect you to be Albert Finney (or De Niro) right out of the gate. Life experience (and acting experience) cannot be over-rated.

[Valerian1]

I dont enjoy criticizing people. I'm very sensitive to judgment myself, empathic, and conflicted about sharing my opinion so frankly. I'm devoted to honesty, but I dont believe one should criticize without offering at least one remedy, and some honest praise to cushion the blow. Otherwise, its just hurtful and destructive.

[Valerian1]

Brave but pretentious melodrama, lacking sincerity, depth, and proportion. Sorry. You are young (there's still hope!). Seek more authentic voices to influence you. Get out of the theater and breathe in real life, real people. Less is more. Stop "acting". Unlearn. Don't work yourselves up, but listen and allow the material to disturb you. Trust yourselves. You have potential. Don't settle for this plastic drama school artifice. - One man's opinion

[idiothek]

this video is amazing. congrats

[AnthonyBSmith]

Stop it. You had me at 'Rockland'.

[youeatmealoneintheda]

ouch

[JikcepIV]

At first I was confused, but in retrospect this is actually a pretty good idea. Although, I would kill for Professor Geaghan's reading of Howl.

[Mraindrop]

sort of painful to watch, it was a bad idea.

[Panthrophile]

LOL WHAT LE FUCK?!

Shame on both your houses!

[bestkepsecret]

yes I second that Paris. Milton.

[ParisMilton]

The first time you watch this it is very funny, but after watching this again, I felt the Allen would approve of this and have been delighted.

[ParisMilton]

I'm with you in Rocklandwhere Allen Ginsberg is not a woman.

[coreygee86]

This shit is so funny! It completely rapes the poem, but it's very entertaining

[heartworm666]

This is painful to watch, hahaha, god u suck

[alilameda]

Why did you choose to portray part iii as a dialogue?

[dustinlcollins]

I just thought it would make a more interesting film that way, and I liked the idea of reinterpreting the text to create a narrative that Ginsberg didn't intend.

[tomelifeisjustonebig]

Um, well, let's see....  The chick was pretty hot.

[tomelifeisjustonebig]

Jesus, this is fucking embarrassing.

[dustinlcollins]

Heh. Thanks for the polite and constructive criticism, friend.

[daveTmkio]

I am with you in Rockland Allen Ginsberg where you are holy on to me and I thank you for Howl!

Great video thanks for posting it.