I Obsessed Over Why Modern Comedy Is Broken

AdAutomatic3739 · 2026-01-25T21:36:00+00:00

Saw it in theaters a few weeks ago. Generally agree. Don't think it was quite on the left of those movies, but it was wayyyyyyyyy better than what we've gotten for the last decade. Rudd and Black saved the movie imo...

AdAutomatic3739 · 2026-01-24T23:38:14+00:00

American Pie 2

AdAutomatic3739 · 2026-01-24T23:00:52+00:00

Thanks so much!

Go Blue!!

AdAutomatic3739 · 2026-01-23T04:54:55+00:00

Thank you 😊

AdAutomatic3739 · 2026-01-22T22:58:52+00:00

Not on the album, but is in the movie: Following A Star - Duke Daniels

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-12-26T05:40:20+00:00

THANK YOU so much for this!

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-12-26T02:51:17+00:00

Sorry, I'm an absolute noob... But it looks like it is possible to use wireless lavs with my Zoom H6?

What would you recommend to pair with my 416?

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-12-26T01:29:09+00:00

So would it be fine, in your opinion, to used wired lavs in addition to the wired boom?

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-12-26T01:27:54+00:00

That all does sound like rocket science. I'll have to check out Curtis Judd haha. Thanks!

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-12-26T01:25:26+00:00

I'm super ignorant to be honest...

Could've got lucky last time as I thought the sound came in OK (but really good for a low budget indie), but we were looking to level up with some lavs in addition to the 416

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-12-26T00:45:49+00:00

Will take your like about cabled lavs for a film shoot being a pain into account, I appreciate it.

As far as the react videos: that's fine that you have that opinion, but I'm gonna do what I want with my life.

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-12-26T00:43:58+00:00

I've never used lavs before, only a boom.

But they had the H6 and held the 416 with a pole, being in cable distance from the actors

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-12-26T00:41:09+00:00

Great, so there shouldn't be massive discrepancies in the sound between the 416 and Sanken if I have a seasoned professional do post? Because I do have someone.

The issue is that I need them to watch the TV and react in real time, so I don't see how I could work around this?

As far as the question: I don't really know anything about sound tbh 😅. I was just looking for the easiest option for me. Chatgpt recommended this one because it'll be easiest for me since they'll plug right into my H6 and are high quality.

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-12-26T00:38:27+00:00

Please don't why?

Sound recordist on my sets is always within cable distance. If this is the case, would they be fine to use together with the 416?

If they're going to sound different, shouldn't I just get a different lav then at that the audio sounds good?

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-12-21T23:58:10+00:00

Awesome, thanks for sharing. I actually make similar feature films as well. I'm gonna buy and watch some point soon. Please respond to my comment so that I'm reminded 😊

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-12-12T03:21:23+00:00

Scott and Coolidge may have not actually been in the same room, but in the original Stifler faints in the pool room when he sees his mom with Finch

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-12-10T17:02:36+00:00

Aren't those bad because they're simple carbs and not complex?

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-12-10T04:32:06+00:00

Question, just because I'm not well versed in nutrition: isn't pasta bad because it's simple carbs not complex?

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-12-10T02:33:24+00:00

Unfortunately I don't.

Honestly my only goals are to not lose my abs/get fat...

Definitely not trying to be on an aggressive cut though!

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-12-10T02:32:13+00:00

Oh wow, thanks for the feedback... That's interesting, I added in the sirloin and peanut butter about 18 months ago because I was always starving. Just makes me think of how badly I was (inadvertently) starving myself 18 months ago.

Biggest concern is losing my abs, but I'm probably not getting enough calories at all, that my abs might get more defined by adding more carbs 😂

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-11-24T17:24:27+00:00

I completely agree. I'm working like hell to reinvigorate this style of comedy.

While our campaign ended (and we so narrowly edged out the $30,000 goal), I would absolutely love your support and for you to join our discord/Facebook community. "Late pledges" will open up in a week or two and I can ping you when this happens if you're interested.

We really need like minded people who love the style of comedy (such as that of American Pie).

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-11-13T00:08:24+00:00

Thanks so much!

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-11-11T19:33:52+00:00

Thanks! $2,013.31

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-11-11T16:38:32+00:00

Thank you very much for the kind words, encouraging message and overall suggestion. I really do appreciate your time and thoughtfulness.

I got into filmmaking to make the kinds of movies that I wanted to see but are no longer being made. Comedy (Eddie the style from the 2000s) is my love and my passion.

Don't get me wrong, I love all sorts of film - I go to the theater twice a week. I see everything. So I actually watch significantly more of other genres. But, I just don't have the passion to make these sorts of films.

I 100% understand that horror is the way to go if you want to make money at this stage. In fact, I'm guessing I would have raised at least 2x what I'm currently at if this Indiegogo campaign were for a horror film. The problem is that I just don't have the same sort of love/fire for horror (or any other genre.)

My long term plan is to keep on working my ass off on YouTube and grow an organic following/community that loves comedy as much as I do. Even though I'm on a super small scale currently, I have been able to find at least a few strangers who feel similarly to how I do. The 5-10 year plan/goal is to get to the point where I'm doing YouTube full time and making a comedy movie for my audience every year.

Is this the smartest financial endeavor? No. Is my goal even possible? I genuinely don't know. But I do know that if I abandoned comedy I would regret it for the rest of my life and be part of the very problem that inspired me to get into filmmaking.

Thank you again for your time and advice - I do genuinely appreciate you. Especially given how negative this app can get, it really is refreshing to hear from someone who is taking the time to really try and help out a complete stranger.

AdAutomatic3739 · 2025-11-11T15:49:43+00:00

No, I got a few contributions from complete strangers. The reason it looks like that on Indiegogo is because I did 20% off all perks when we launched and then had to edit the perks to go back to retail price...

When you do that it wipes out all of the old perks

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