After a whole night of editing, last minute edits are now taking place. The favorite sketckes are being chosen for the screening. There is laughter, stress, genius, and fatigue surrounding this camp in Brooklyn. The groups will be ready to show you the fruit of their labors tonight!

At this very second. the groups are looking over one particular sketch about room mates not quite seeing eye to eye.

Want to see what they did? Go to 70 North 6th Street in Brooklyn at 8pm tonight. It’s $8 at the doors.

Can’t make it? You can check them out on youtube at a later time. Genius Camp has a channel!

 -Erika

Hey Everyone,

It’s Erika again! Here’s a picture of me writing this blog right now. When Now? Now, Now.

Photo credits go to Tyler (Horsehead Businessman.) A fine gentleman.

We just finished up lunch at a Mexican restaurant. Discussed Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake.

Relevant stuff accomplished today:

-The last sketch has been filmed, and it’s being edited as I write this. It included 9 of the members of Genius Camp, creating quite the ensamble. It strikes heartfelt chords in the most emotionless creature.

-Maggie, Jen, and Marcie (POYKPAC and LOOinLONDON respectively) filmed a sketch of their own, with some help from Abe. Giggles were had, even from Abe, and the ladies turned out 45 minutes of hilarity to edit into a two minute piece.

-There will lots of editing from here on out.

-Lots of editing.

LOVE,

-Erika (teh intern)

PS. Want to go to the screening? It’s being held at 70 North 6th Street in Brooklyn, NY. Doors open at 8PM, and it’s $8 to get in.

The first four days I was here, I was all locked up. 

No stool. 

Lately though…. success!

hey look at all these groups that didn’t know each other standing around and meeting and now they do

genius camp is happening - RyanHunter

…Or by Michael Swaim’s math, Day 14.

Hi,

I’m Erika. I’m the intern, and I’m not getting paid, so please allow me to spill the dirt on Genius Camp. The 20 hour deadline for editing was just announced, so four editing stations are being used for a total of 40 hours of editing left!

Without giving too much away; Noah is following one of the dogs around for a sketch. That probably presents more questions than answers, but check it out when it’s finished!

We also took a quiz on memes recently to refresh our knowledge of teh internets. Brad O’Farrell, a meme-gician, was here to help us out. I failed. Receiving a fail sticker out of it (which was a win in reality). Ryan won the quiz getting a pedobear stuffed animal, much to the jealousy of everyone. …and now that I brought the quiz up, now everyone is discussing the questions again in the room. So I ask you, is the Titanic a, A.)Pwn, B.)Win, or C.)Fail ?

The question of course is credited to Brad O’Farrell himself. With that being said, until my next post, or someone else’s, check out some of the groups’ videos on youtube. I know give you permission to become excited!

-E.

Feeling good - TaigeJensen

This is officially the unluckiest day of Genius Camp, and accordingly, our tent started taking on rain water, our sketches are all a day or two behind, and Noah was killed.

But man, is it going to be worth it. The scant few sketches that are in a finished state are looking fabulous (we even got a Red up in this bitch), and they all have a certain special blend of each comedian’s unique herbs and spices.

In the midst of our mad orgy of editing and post-pro to get everything ready for the screening, we even managed to slam together some behind the scenes footage that will be appearing shortly.

New York is awesome, the sketches are great, and we’re all becoming extremely close and politicized about the state of net video and the network’s uninformed role in steamrolling that process. So that’s the kind of humor you can expect on the 23rd. Woo! - MichaelSwaim

Digital wizardry.

We all keep driving Scott crazy by singing his song…found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go1jQRb3TSc

Once it’s in your head, it can’t stop….  Have you ever heard of Son of Sam?

Wiki excerpt:

“Shortly after his arrest in August 1977, Berkowitz confessed to killing six people and wounding seven others in the course of eight shootings in New York between 1976 and 1977; he has been imprisoned for these crimes since 1977.”

But here’s where it gets interesting:

Berkowitz subsequently claimed that he was commanded to kill by a demon who possessed his neighbor’s dog that could not stop singing Michael McDonald songs.

It’s hot on this rooftop. Makes a man feel kind of weird some times.

- NoahHB

Campin?

Sending this to “Found!”

- NoahHB

Kyler, I hope you got back home safe. We miss you very much. We’ve been hanging out, listening to Dream Kids over and over and thinking of you. Well I hope so much you are well. We miss you like. Please WRITE. Amnd don’t!!

Love,

KYLER

- NoahHB

Tomorrow ends my self-imposed exile from Genius Camp. I wonder how all my friends will have changed since I last saw them- will Noah have a full-grown beard? Will Taige have forgotten my name? Will Michael Swaim have raised enough money for his heart operation? Will Grant, the invisible member, have figured out how to knock things over well enough so we know he’s there? Only time will reveal these truths, as will my eyes.  - ScottGairdner

All the information you need to suck the marrow out of the fat bone that is GC. - MichaelSwaim

In case you missed it, the first GC collaborative video (sort of). This is basically our “BEFORE” picture. - MichaelSwaim

The first Genius Camp sketch is officially complete! It’s about goooold, and here’s the only sneak peak you’re likely to get without coming to the screening. - MichaelSwaim

Tonight’s entry is going to be a conversation with my bud Tyler (Horsehead Businessman). We basically talked for an hour, and tried to type our conversation as it happened. It got really difficult. And I apologize if this is super confusing.

Kyle: Hey man, last night was awesome.

Tyler: Hell yeah, it was. Remember all those shots?

Kyle: Yeah, totally. Should we tell them about the marching?

Tyler: Yeah, I guess so.

Kyle: Okay.

Tyler: We were very drunk and we met these girls.

Kyle: Yeah man.

Tyler: Ok, so here’s the deal Pickle.. we like, marched in place for 10 minutes. It was sweet.

Dave: What are you guys doing?

[Editor’s note: At this point, Dave McCary enters the conversation.]

Kyle: We’re telling them about the marching.

Dave: Oh yeah, I saw that.

Kyle: Yeah, so these chicks were totally into us.

Dave: Well…

Kyle: C’mon man.

Tyler: Do you remember the guy at the door? Couldn’t tell if he was a man or a woman.

Kyle: Totally.

Tyler: That was pretty sweet.

Kyle: Remember singing “Goodnight Saigon”?

Tyler: Oh yeah, man. It was pretty sweet.

Dave: This isn’t interesting at all.

Kyle: K.

Tyler: Remember when we got home and poured beer down Michael Swaim’s throat?

Kyle: Yeah, and Nick and I kissed him.

Tyler: On the lips… Actually- I kissed him too. We all three kissed him.

Kyle: Yeah, and then he started talking about the girl he’s gonna marry, and his [censored] and [censored] vows… Hey Michael, did you say we have to keep the [censored] and [censored] vow thing a secret?

Michael: Yes.

{Editor’s note: At this point Michael Swaim enters the conversation.]

Kyle: We can’t post it?

Michael: It’s a secret for my lady. But you can post it after the 27th when we get married.

Kyle: Is it cool if we put “censored” and “censored” over [censored] and [censored] in brackets?

Michael: Oh, yeah. That’s fine. Give her a little tantalizing clue.

Tyler: Does she read it?

Michael: Yeah, she’s supportive.

Dave: Actually, can you take me out of this conversation?

[At this point, Dave left the conversation. But we did not take him out]

Tyler: How long is this?

Kyle: I don’t know. Let’s read it.

[At this point we have finished reading it, and Jenn Lyon enters the conversation]

Jenn: Has anyone seen my pants?

Tyler: I have.

Jenn: What did you think?

Tyler: They smell real nice.

Jenn: Tyler, you don’t like adverbs, do you?

Tyler: Hahahaha.

Kyle: Hahahaha.

Jenn: Hahahahaha.

Michael: Hahahaha.

Kyle: Was Michael laughing?

Tyler: No.

Ryan: Kyle, have you done your Tumblr yet?

Kyle: Whoa, whoa whoa. Freeze.

Jenn: Freeze this moment:

Tyler: Hahahaha

Kyle: Should I say, “At this point Kyle had not caught up typing?”

Tyler: Sure.

[At this point, Kyle had not caught up typing]

Kyle: Wait, Ryan what did you say? Did you say “Kyle have you Tumbled yet?”

Ryan: What?

Kyle: What did you say? Just then?

Ryan: I asked if you had done your Tumblr.

Kyle: Yeah but, how did you say it? Did he say “Kyle have you Tumbled yet?”

Tyler: Let’s put that whole bit in there.

Kyle: Hahahahahaha, Yeah let’s do that!

Jenn: Hahaha. He didn’t say “Tumbled.”

Kyle: Was it “Kyle have you done your Tumblr yet today?”

Ryan: Hahaha. Yeah, that’s what I said. Hahahaha.

Tyler: Hahahaha.

Ryan: Do you guys really need 3 people to do that?

Kyle: This is the most intricate difficult thing I’ve ever written.

Tyler: Oh we should add that.

Kyle: Hahahaha.

Ryan: Can I read it?

[At this point Ryan Hunter sits next to Tyler and Kyle. Then he gets up.]

Tyler: Ryan, what did you say again?

Ryan: I should get up before you finish typing.

Kyle: Is that what it is?

Tyler: Who gives a shit? Wait, go back up. Now take that one down.

Kyle: This one?

Tyler: No, that one.

Kyle: So do you want to keep that?

Tyler: Sure. Whoa, Noah’s here.

Kyle: Yeah, he’s been here for a while.

Tyler: We should put that thing in where he talks about “paradox.”

Kyle: Ok. So where did Noah come in?

Jenn: Have you guys ever seen “Look Around You”?

Kyle/Tyler: No..

Noah: Yeah. It’s good.

Jenn: It is good.

Nick: Hey, Noah can I get your lighter?

Tyler: That was my lighter. Noah, you don’t have a lighter.

Noah: I don’t know whose lighter it is.

Kyle: Is that the right “who’s”?

Noah: No, it’s “h-o-s-e.” Like hose.

Kyle: Hahahaha.

Tyler: Hahahaha.

Kyle: I think we should preface this thing with a description of what’s going on, because it’s so surreal.

Tyler. Yeah. Put that in there!

Noah: Hahahahaha.

Jenn: Hahahahaha.

Ryan: Hahahahaha.

Michael: Hahahahaha.

Kyle: I think that’s the end.

Tyler: Yeah.

[Nick Rutherford sits next to Tyler and Kyle.]

Nick: What are you guys talking about?

Kyle: Oh, you just missed it. We got you in here though.

Nick: Oh really?

Kyle: Yeah. “Hey, Noah, can I get your lighter?”

Nick: Hahahahaha.

Tyler: Hahahaha.

Kyle: Hahahaha. Wait, we could put you in.

That was the hardest shoot of my life, and it’s about half over. Jeeeeeeeez. Still, not only did I get to act across from Ryan Hall and Jenn Lyons, I got to watch them step in poop, get bitten by mosquitoes, pee in a rock quarry and literally shower themselves in filth and gold.

And that’s all I ever asked for.

yesterday i watched taige film a bunch of statues and birds, then i got drunk with my brother and hit on new york girls. i did not get lucky, but i’m definitely getting more confident. there was also this touristy foreign dude that wanted me to take a picture of him next to a flat iron building. i did, and when i showed him the photo on the back of his camera he was so excited. “Yes! Hahaha you did it! Hahahaha. Look at that!!!!” He must have thought I was retarded or something. today we’re making more movie stuff, and thai food is being delivered. but a girl from the thai place just called and said they don’t have coke, so i’m getting a sprite. major bummer. ok, see ya soon.