Tonight for the Spotlight… The BoyWho Chose Not To See (Child for short).
For Child, the thing that comes to mind the most is its
tone. It has a very unique tone—something I would consider both a triumph and a
detriment. The initial idea for Child was to create something shocking and risqué
and outside our comfort zone. The um, err… blood drinking scene from the second
episode was among the first concepts we came up with and it was definitely something
that was quite uncomfortable for us. But this was the type of story we set out
to create. But…, speaking to that—let’s start with tone being a detriment.
This really, specifically applies to episode 2, it being so
sexual—so violently sexual. It was hard for us to show off Child because of its
tone. There was this embarrassment we had (and still have) about it. We constantly
were in situations where we wanted to show friends episode 1 knowing they would
like but not wanting them to see episode 2. It wasn’t an embarrassment of, “oh,
this thing we made was bad,” but of people seeing it and going, “oh, you’re
that kind of person.” In the end, we still put it out there, because we ultimately
are proud of it. And, funny enough its tone is part of the reason why (segue!).
Tone as a triumph! The Boy Who Chose Not To See is a funny
little story. Looking again at episode 2, no matter how vulgar and shocking the
actual story is, the way it’s told is almost the complete opposite. There’s no
swearing and the sexual elements are told either poetically early on or almost
clinically later on—never vulgarly despite the story. Then there’s our
narrator, Mr. Benjamin Nickels, himself, who, unlike the narrators and hosts of
our other shows seems to take pleasure in talking down to the audience. Both
hostile and friendly, you’re a cretin and so is he and he’ll make sure you
know. In these ways, I feel Child’s tone gives the show some kick that makes it
more alluring than it would have otherwise been.
Then again, what do I know? Nothing! Nothing at all. But, with your help (read feedback) my cohorts and I can gain all the knowledge of the world. We simply need you to take a quick and easy Survey (or comment below). Until next time ya cretins, be as good as ya can.
Next up: AML Spotlight: Mild Education.
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