Ryan Trecartin

James Franco Interview:

I thought this interview was really cool because I expected it to be about James Franco but it was actually about Ryan Trecartin who I have never heard of and learned a lot about. He seems to have some really interesting insights about film. When he said his favorite parts were when the actors stopped reading of the script and entered "real time" and said things like "I need to be drunk". The concept of real time is interesting, for in this real time people act how they are supposed to and act like themselves, but in front of a camera real time seems to go away and the actors can do whatever they want. I also liked how he said the era of reality tv stars have formed a new type of person who is less embarassed and therefore more free and "human". I have always sort of looked down on reality tv stars for humiliating themselves but Trecartin makes a good point, these people are confident and comfortable with themselves so it doesn't matter.

In the NY Times Article, I love Trecartin's enthusiasm for people born in the 90's (I was born in 1989 but close enough). Usually our generation is put down for being so internet savvy and addicted to our computers but Trecartin is applauding us and is excited for us to understand the work he produces because of this skill that we all mostly have. 

This "Wayne's World" video was very bizarre, I understand now what James Franco was talking about in the interview now and how the characters were known to make people feel icky. They are weird characters but obviously the artist was trying to get a reaction out of the audience and he was successful. The dialogues seem simplistic, like those on a child's tv show. The other video was hard to get through because of the squeaky voices and fast movements of the camera. After reading the interviews about Trecartin it definitely helps put things in context, like in "K-Corea" the characters are definitely not reading perfectly off a script because there are some studders, which helps make it creepier. To be honest the characters kind of scared me even though I know they aren't like that in real life.

Riverthe.net is very strange and I felt uncomfortable opening while writing this in the library. Trecartin definitely is doing something new and different, and he can easily make me feel nervous which I think is what he wants. However it will take some getting used to before I fully understand it.