Sued

This has to be a record for us. Two videos in a week. Who would have thought? But the script for "Sued" arrived in my e-mail this morning. Another 24 hour turnaround. Chris had the idea and wrote the script. Ali recorded his part in the evening before bed, I recorded my part in the morning before the sun was up. Chris was out until after lunch but recorded his part and had it online by mid afternoon. This was all Chris. He edited the video, as well. Brilliant work as always.

One of the thing that I love about Chris is his use of subtle things around him. No one has commented yet on the magazines he is reading. Note the article title at the top. Perfect!


Do we always script? No. Do we always ad lib? Yes. Ali's rant about my mispronouncing Beyounce will go down in the archive as one of the best ever. Plus, he has a great ability to put himself out there even at his on expense. That's pro stuff. Ali is an incredible writer as well. I, me, (Bill) can't script at all. I just record a video on a topic and send it out.

Something you may not know is that all of us edit. No, not at the same time. We all have the ACB intro/outro and I think you'd be hard pressed to tell who edits what. A real testament to the talent and compatibility of ACB.

Kanye

The latest ACB was the fastest turnaround of a video we've ever made. May I add that we are now in three time zones with Ali a day ahead of everyone. "Kanye" hit the news and brought a slew of videos on YouTube. AliChrisBill is comment based and not news based and the topic was a rich one.

On 15 September I sent an e-mail to Ali and Chris with my part attached as a small video. In the e-mail I wrote, "I just sat down and started talking. But I call her Bouncy..to which you say Beyounce!... and I reply "Whatever." Ali replied within a couple of hours, "This is SO FUNNY! I'll film my part ASAP. If we want this vid to be popular we have to jump on the bandwagon fast."

Chris is busier than anyone I know. Yet, he got his video to me by noon Eastern Daylight Time on 16 September. Three hours later it was live on YouTube. With the exception of my "Bouncy" request, everything else was ad libbed. Even when we script we ad lib so there is more content for whoever is editing to use.

I have to be honest. Working with these guys is the most fun I have on YouTube.
-Bill