One comedian shot - I forgot his name!
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:36 pm
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One comedian shot - I forgot his name!
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:36 pmPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:38 pmBob Down.
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:41 pmah that's right.. thanks craig.
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:10 pmA name worth forgetting. 
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:38 pmBut a great shot of him!
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:45 pmAlpha_7 wrote:But a great shot of him!
But using the wrong device.
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:53 pmNot a fan Gary? 
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:26 pmAlpha_7 wrote:Bob Down.
FWIW, "Bob Downe" is the name for this character. The actor is Mark Trevorrow.
Sort of like the relationship between "Dame Edna Everage" and Barry Humphries.
Not that too many people could give a toss, I suspect.
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:35 pmTrevor, there's a big difference though: Humphries, in his various characters, and as I'm sure you appreciate, is very funny. And has been for well over 35 years.
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:06 pmI thought his name was 'Bottoms Up.'
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:33 pmhehe still a great shot none the less
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 5:52 pmLooks like you scared the crap out of him . The colours are very vibrant, and I like the shot.
Bob
. The colours are very vibrant, and I like the shot.
Bob
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:01 pmgstark wrote:Trevor, there's a big difference though: Humphries, in his various characters, and as I'm sure you appreciate, is very funny. And has been for well over 35 years.
Absolutely. He is unique.
I'm not a fan of the Bob Downe character either.
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:43 amOld Bob wrote:Looks like you scared the crap out of him
Bob
No, seriously..... thats how he always looks.
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:50 pmI see nothing but success all round.
As a portrait, you've captured the subject in how he wants to be seen.
Mark's character performance of Bob Down is Over Exagerated, Over Ego'd not a hair out of place over done variety performer. Its ment to take the P!$$ out of the industry that created the image.
I feel you've accomplished this with your protrait of him.
To quote from an interview of Mark Trevorrow by Jack Marx -
When I reveal to Mark Trevorrow that his alter-ego, Bob Downe, annoys the hell out of me, he emits a theatrical sort of laugh - a descending "ha, ha, ha!" that says both "mission accomplished" and "I know what you mean", with just a touch of "up yours, buddy".
So comments here of "being shot with the wrong device" also indicates that as a performing artist Mark has been successful as this character.
As a performer he is there to entertain. As an entertainer, there are times that playing bad characters are entertaining, after all Monty Python said they didnt try to get a laugh, they tried to shock & people laughed.
Also from this interview (just to prove theres more to Mark)-
In person, Trevorrow has none of Downe's flap and dither. He's sharp with a low-watt eloquence and a brisk, no-nonsense air, as if Bob's blown the budget on the end-of-year party and left his teacher to clean up before school starts again.
So Well done Methd and well done Mark
As a portrait, you've captured the subject in how he wants to be seen.
Mark's character performance of Bob Down is Over Exagerated, Over Ego'd not a hair out of place over done variety performer. Its ment to take the P!$$ out of the industry that created the image.
I feel you've accomplished this with your protrait of him.
To quote from an interview of Mark Trevorrow by Jack Marx -
When I reveal to Mark Trevorrow that his alter-ego, Bob Downe, annoys the hell out of me, he emits a theatrical sort of laugh - a descending "ha, ha, ha!" that says both "mission accomplished" and "I know what you mean", with just a touch of "up yours, buddy".
So comments here of "being shot with the wrong device" also indicates that as a performing artist Mark has been successful as this character.
As a performer he is there to entertain. As an entertainer, there are times that playing bad characters are entertaining, after all Monty Python said they didnt try to get a laugh, they tried to shock & people laughed.
Also from this interview (just to prove theres more to Mark)-
In person, Trevorrow has none of Downe's flap and dither. He's sharp with a low-watt eloquence and a brisk, no-nonsense air, as if Bob's blown the budget on the end-of-year party and left his teacher to clean up before school starts again.
So Well done Methd and well done Mark
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:55 pmThats a great shot.. captures his personality to a tee... loving the colours!