Hand Puppets.

Gord.T

Gord.T

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Here's a tip. If you do this because you think it makes your conversation more interesting and entertaining, please, stop it. It doesn't. It's annoying as hell.

Maybe put some old wool socks over those mitts. Sew on a few buttons, a little red magic marker for some lips and BAMM. There we go.

"Thank you, good night. Elvis is still trying to get out of the building." :beer:


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I AGREE
 
It's a French thing also, from my earlier life's impressions. It really took away from what he was saying I felt, in this case. Perhaps, maybe it's me, but if he just spoke without the 'entertainment, his words would have been more powerful. More documentary style and down to earth would, well, you get the idea.

Anyways, here's a night cap. What the Hell. It's, cough, Monday.
Nighty night.

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That's kind of like saying "God damnit don't be left handed!".
It's not just a cultural thing. Some people talk with their hands, some don't.
I know I do.
 
Anyone ever noticed that Tarantino looks like the joung Jack Lemmon?

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Frank
 
Granted I wasn't in the best of shape to be posting last night but after some thought...
...and not that I'm in any better shape now. Well, a little better, ...

I think the hand speaking is best suited to stage presentations. Like public speaking on a stage. Also for acting situations sometimes. I'm sure we've all noticed this trait during interviews on shows such as Carson, Oprah, Conan, ect.

That's fine. Because imo they are trying to reach the in house audience who are further away so their gestures have to be a little more pronounced in order to be seen. Same as any stage performance.

And in the TV interview shows the camera's tend to lay back a little more don't you think? So, in those environments I think it's very effective and desired.

In this case, with the camera so tight in on the subject, like in a documentary style, I find the gesturing to be distracting.
Another example of actors not gesturing during interviews is on the T.V show 'The Actors Studio'. It kind of makes the actors more real and down to earth as opposed to being 'on'. For me anyways.

Anyways, not a big deal. Just caught my attention. And of course I HAD to POST about it, haha. Carry on.
 
When I was a youth pastor, I found myself doing that a lot. But it's like you said, it's best suited for stage presentations. Honestly, i didn't even know I did it until someone was mimicking during one of my messages.
 
I do it too. But I've never been interviewed with a camera in my face so...who knows how that might come across. ;0

But I wanted to at least give an example to help support my opinion. Then I'm done with it.

I picked Angelina Jolie as an example because she could be considered to be an energetic actress/actor.

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I talk with my hands. Maybe not to the extreme of Tarantino, but pretty close. It is not a conscious thing.

I actually believe that it is an instinctive holdover from the time when people (or cavemen or whatever they were) had a less developed vocal range, and had to communicate through a mix of vocal sounds and physical signs.
 
This is a pretty decent interview. I love his flicks.

I never really found that trait to be that annoying. Just noticeable and fun to make fun of. Kind of like Rachel Ray's intros to her "30 Minute Meals" show.
 
I do that a lot, but mainly when I'm talking about a layout, directions, or something along those lines.
 
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