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Why Oscar speeches are so boring
The audience is too supportive, and we perform better in front of strangers or even a hostile crowd. Here is further explanation.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on February 26, 2007 at 08:16 AM in Film | Permalink
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Hmm. A hostile crowd, you say...
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Posted by: Grant Gould at Feb 26, 2007 10:11:32 AM
I wonder how the superior performance in front of the hostile crowd squares with the notion of a "home court advantage" in sports?
Posted by: SomeGuy at Feb 26, 2007 10:56:40 AM
So, the next Oscar awards should be at the Republican National Convention?
Posted by: David at Feb 26, 2007 11:35:23 AM
Well, I can relate with the idea of doing better on stage infront of complete strangers. I am a dancer and I always feel much better when I don't know anyone in the crowd. I think it's because I feel the need to prove myself to those who have seen me perform before and know who I am. I'm not sure why that happens, but that is how I have always felt. I think I'm afraid that I will act totally out of my natural character and the people who know me and my character will be like, "what is she doing??". So, I definitely agree with Cowen's post. I don't know why it happens, but people seem to perform better infront of strangers. I would much rather perform a dance infront of people who didn't know me at all. I get much more nervous when there's people in the crowd that I know. It can be really nerve-racking for me. You'd think it would be the other way around, though. You'd think with a supportive audience, you would feel better about yourself on stage. But, I think we have a tendency to feel the need to prove ourselves infront of those who know us.
Posted by: Leah at Feb 26, 2007 9:13:13 PM
David Letterman is famous for refusing to let anyone he knows in person sit in the actual audience. They are required to stay in the green room during taping.
Whether it works for him is an exercise for the reader.
Posted by: Flynn at Feb 26, 2007 11:28:21 PM
Of course it could be because most people in the film
industry are themselves fairly boring when they don't have
their lines given to them.
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