PBS For The Arts | Creating Drama on Social Media

July 2024 ยท 5 minute read

[synth beat music] - Moments are not moments without you experiencing them.

Experiencing themselves.

You are a moment.

Hi guys, Rick here.

I'm on my way to my first workout today.

Hey guys, it's Rick's trainer, Vardy.

I'm Darlise.

I'm back.

Hey, I'm Brian Jordan Alvarez.

I always consider myself primarily an actor, so that's what leads, and acting in movies, acting in TV.

I wasn't really putting what I would call content before the pandemic.

It was more like I just had no other way to express myself.

I just have this almost compulsion to make, you know to create things and entertain people.

I've definitely done characters in the past with wigs and stuff.

I'm a real estate agent who is able to sell houses well below market value for reasons that I am not going to explain here.

People don't know what it's like.

We're not rich.

We're not.

We're comfortable.

I think I had played around with Snapchat filters before.

I'm gonna come down to the salon, get that keratin treatment.

Hey guys, this is Alfred Miller.

My name is Angeline.

But I had never viewed them as an avenue to play characters that would interest people online.

Marnie T was definitely my first what I would call face filter character.

I've got news for you.

A little bit more of a secret.

Your enlightenment hinges only on one thing.

I made the first Marnie T video and then people responded to it so well.

The rest is history.

Trust yourself and love yourself.

In this time when we're all home a lot.

A lot of us are home a lot.

You're source energy baby!

Subscribe.

Sign up.

Sign up for my class!

Once you do one you're addicted to doing face filter characters.

Hey guys.

Evan here.

Come to the salon.

I'm a scientist.

Vardy's the best trainer in Minne-an-apolis.

He's far and away the best trainer I've ever had.

I'm ready to lift heaps.

Hey guys, it's Erik.

I wanted to tell everybody about some new options available at the salon today.

We are doing a skin refresher.

Ready to install more lace front wigs.

More advanced magnetic lashes.

I bet you didn't think I was out there.

The salon is where the drama lives.

I bet you thought I was dead.

I bet you thought Rebecca Miller had finally finished me off.

Just like you said in the video, we don't have to worry about Darlise and all her mess.

[pop beat music] Hey guys.

Evan here.

Just got done with my pretty grueling workout.

A lot of people think Evan is boring, but I think Evan is really sweet and cool.

I love her.

Like the leaves love the sunshine.

My name is Chardelaine.

And I'm just waiting for him to text me back or something.

Stephanie Koenig, my best friend in the world.

She's a total genius actress in every way.

She sent me a Chardelaine video, hers was with a Snapchat filter, and the love story began.

I would make a video, she would see it, and then she would send me her next Chardelaine response.

Most of the time it was pure improv which is just a space where Stephanie and I really thrive.

I just got done with my second date with the woman who I suppose I would really love to be my wife.

- I was gonna make a video last night.

Honestly I got really tired after the date.

We did not go home together, not yet.

He's a gentleman.

I'm Tedrick's brother.

Malcolm.

Tedrick been reaching out lately saying he's in love with this girl Chardelaine.

She is my world.

- I think we're a perfect match.

- I love her like I've never loved anyone.

A lot of amusement parks were visited, a lot of roller coasters.

They did get married recently in Alaska which is just so beautiful.

On a boat.

She's gonna have this baby soon.

It's nice to be in a position where when inspiration hits I can do something immediately.

I can just shoot a Darlise video or an Erik video.

Boom boom boom boom boom.

It's like fast thinking on my feet improv.

I just hit 122K on Instagram.

And I also just realized today that I have $122 trillion in my bank.

My audience has grown a lot in the last year.

I feel very connected to my followers and the people that watch my stuff.

They reach out to me directly a lot and something I love is that my followers are in on the joke.

So if you look at my comments section it's not just saying ha ha ha, a lot of it is people adding to it.

They're improving with me.

I get a lot of messages from people being just like you make my day better every day, I look forward to your videos, you've made my pandemic so much better, you've gotten me through hard times.

A lot of the Cameo requests I get are from people saying you really helped us get through this last year, thank you so much.

Love you guys.

Love you.

Your best friend Rebecca Miller.

I'm sending y'all prayers.

I love all y'all, okay?

I love you guys.

Bye.

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