Comments on: Authenticity Over Gimmickry

By: The One Book Bookstore | WordPunk

The One Book Bookstore | WordPunk — Fri, 13 May 2011 17:11:21 +0000

[...] one book bookstore is ultimately nothing more than a gimmick and I can’t help but feel that such a store would have never come to be had the author not [...]

By: Android Actors Remove the Soul from Live Theatre | United Stage

Android Actors Remove the Soul from Live Theatre | United Stage — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:26:32 +0000

[...] love and appreciate watching the human body in motion. We never know what will happen. We risk danger and mistakes and anxiety in creating and witnessing the live performer — as the preplanned [...]

By: The Andy Poxon Band Red Roots Review | Boles Blues

The Andy Poxon Band Red Roots Review | Boles Blues — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:39:29 +0000

[...] thumbs that as Andy matures he’ll realize he can rely on the authenticity of his fingers and not on the gimmickry of his hair to wend his way in The [...]

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:48:10 +0000

It’s difficult to give an example in the theatre, because there are so few people who actually see the same performance.
In the movies, one quick example is director Michael Bay’s exploding things. He doesn’t just explode one thing one time. He explodes one thing five or six times with inter-cuts and repeated angles on the same explosion making the one explosion falsely seem bigger, and more intensive than it really is or was.
Some say those single-multi-explosions are a “Michael Bay Signature” or a “Michael Bay Trademark” — I call it what it is: Gimmickry.

By: Gordon Davidescu

Gordon Davidescu — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:41:23 +0000

David,
I wonder what you consider to be a really gimmicky career arc? Or a really gimmicky production?
I like the idea of investing time into creating something that is raw and authentic.