A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Videos? You betcha!

Ok folks, here are some more audition videos.  I can’t believe the amount that poured in, it’s truly awesome.  I’m currently “away”, staying with some friends and can’t even get proper cell phone reception here.  Thankfully they’re geeks too so being online wasn’t an issue!  This is just a random selection of videos I’ve pulled from the pile of hopefuls.  I wanted to thank all of the people who have taken the effort to send in applications and videos, you’ve definitely made this hard for us.  Enjoy!

More videos after the jump!

Comments

43 responses to “Videos? You betcha!”

  1. Molly Avatar

    When will finalists be announced?

  2. Jen Avatar

    I’ve given Rachel my opinion/short list. We haven’t really been able to talk so I’m not sure. Hopefully they won’t be announced before I get home tomorrow! 🙂

  3. Molly Avatar

    Ahhh, exciting! I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little nervous!

  4. Jen Avatar

    I’d be lying if I said this wasn’t insanely hard! Simon Cowell, I am not.

  5. Molly Avatar

    All you need is a crew cut, a black v-neck shirt and the ability to make people cry! That’s not too hard, is it?

  6. Zandelion Avatar
    Zandelion

    Good luck Alexis!

    (Zander-Fragile)

  7. Jen Avatar

    I definitely don’t want to make anyone cry.

  8. Molly Avatar

    A majority of us have had needles stuck into our skin in one form or another. One could say we have….thick skin?

    That was bad, I’m sorry.

  9. Brendan Avatar

    SO MANY GOOD CANDIDATES!
    I’d hate to have to decided this

  10. Lily Avatar
    Lily

    Oh my. Please pick me.

  11. IreneAdler Avatar
    IreneAdler

    as an connoisseur and distributor of bad jokes…i salute your joke, molly.

  12. polarbear1986 Avatar
    polarbear1986

    Of the videos I’ve seen, there really have been some great applicants. I hope we get to see the videos of the winners!

  13. Molly Avatar

    I am terrified and excited to hear about the finalists! Ah, the suspense is making my belly all fluttery!

  14. Molly Avatar

    Hello fellow Molly!

  15. Felicia Avatar
    Felicia

    Ditto! Will the finalists be emailed? Or will we just check back here and wait for a blog?

  16. Lily Avatar
    Lily

    I dont know, I am buggin also. I am checking this thing religiously…. PLEASE PICK ME. Please… please..

  17. sourmilkforsale Avatar
    sourmilkforsale

    Video #4 Internship fer sure! How radicals, she made me actually watch her whole video. The best so far! Cutecute yeh.

  18. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    I watched the whole video of #4 too without even realizing, but i don’t feel like all she said was quite that relevant. It was a nice clip, but there was certainly a fair amount of “nonsense” there. Then again maybe it’s more important to get a picture of what the person’s like through the videos and leave the more specific stuff to the written form. But i’ve enjoyed watching these, can’t wait to hear the results.

  19. Timothy Avatar

    There I am, awesome. 🙂
    Good luck, everyone!

  20. lilacmenace Avatar
    lilacmenace

    Oh God. Awkwardtown, population:me.

    Good luck to everyone who entered!

  21. lilacmenace Avatar

    I wish Timothy had edited my video!

  22. Dylan Avatar

    I have to say I really enjoyed Timothys – He seems well-spoken, worldly, familiar with travel, about everything you’d be looking for in a writer

  23. angie Avatar

    fourth one was my favorite! i usually dont watch whole videos but hers was great hah

  24. Brendan Avatar

    I agree. The fourth one was the only one (of any so far) that has kept my attention

  25. sourmilkforsale Avatar
    sourmilkforsale

    16 Linda, I agree with you there, but nonsense is radicals. Yeh that’s my opinion. If I were to judge this, I wouldn’t be very interested in learning what the auditioners eat for breakfast or if they have a dog. I’d be very interested in >how< they say it and their way with words however, and try to figure out their personalities. After all, I personally wouldn’t stand travelling the world with someone without a sense of humor. Ok it’s good to know if they have any exp in writing or holding a camera, but facial expressions will tell that. Yes!

  26. Dean Farr Avatar
    Dean Farr

    lets just get my throat taTTOOED before anything else makes sense

  27. GUrthanthaclops Avatar
    GUrthanthaclops

    Timothy seems to have his shit in check.

    PS: I love the chops

  28. Lily Avatar
    Lily

    #24. I did indeed get my throat tattooed before I finished my sleeves. Its a religious thing. Its a meditation mantra. Meant to be kept in your throat. It in no way affects my writing ability. Its even a bad ass tattoo besides.

  29. Caleigh Green Avatar

    GO BIG BROTHER! I love you Timothy!

  30. zobro Avatar
    zobro

    Oh lawdy, that Megan girl is someone I would love to know… but I’m not sure her video was relevant to the internship.

  31. Ed Avatar

    Tons of great videos. I’ve just spent the last 2+ hours going through and watching all of them that I could find on YouTube.

    If anyone else wants to do the same, I’m gathering them all here in a playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F151D74ABC4FE1C0

    Jen, I’m amazed that you didn’t include this awesome audition in this post: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez-sHYewzoU

  32. Jake Avatar
    Jake

    when do i get modblog back?

  33. Gurthanthaclops Avatar
    Gurthanthaclops

    When the time comes, young padawan……. When the time comes….

  34. Ari Avatar
    Ari

    Haven’t seen mine on here yet.. Hopefully that’s not a bad sign haha!

  35. Jake Avatar
    Jake

    V_V like tomorrow or something?

  36. SaraBeth Avatar

    Modified Kansans REPRESENT!

  37. Jen Avatar

    Ed – I’ve literally just gone and randomly pulled links. We’ve had tons of applications. The ones I posted are not a reflection of how good we think they are, or how bad, or anything else, they’re just completely random selections.

    Ari – Nope.

    Jake – I’m sure Sean will have some posts for you soon. As I said previously, I was away all weekend, I only got home tonight and Rachel has asked me to post more audition videos for her, so sorry to be the bearer of bad news there but I haven’t got much time for anything else right now. I wish I did, but I don’t.

  38. Jen Avatar

    Ed – Ha, just saw what the video was. See, I already made a video for Rachel about why she should pick me but I made sure no one else saw it. 🙂

  39. c0ldfish Avatar
    c0ldfish

    #4

    no doubt

  40. deab Avatar
    deab

    lol whatever shut up relgious u bum i no the mantras u got it cuz ur a poser u plum

  41. Militant Mitten Avatar

    Timothy would be my pick. #4 was funny. Loved the cheering children.

  42. IreneAdler Avatar

    @ coldfish…

    it seems we meet again, mr. smith.

  43. Alisha Avatar
    Alisha

    Timothy Timothy!!!!!!!!!!!!

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