The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo

The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo

This is a really interesting piece of filmography from the perspective of motion. This YouTube comedy series moves at an exceptionally rapid pace which is deliberately off-putting to viewers. Every shot is a still frame, and most of the time the characters in it are unmoving, but each shot only lasts a few seconds, sometimes less, and the dialogue keeps up a quick pace throughout, so viewers must listen carefully as their eyes are pulled from one angle to another, bouncing about like ping-pong balls. Giving the viewer's brain no time to process is a technique which pulls them into the experience and captures their interest, capitalizing on the shortening attention spans of media consumers in the technology age.

Ben Wolf