The Remarkable Shaye Saint John
Shaye Saint John burst onto the YouTube scene in 2006, with small, normally 3-5 moment, performs of absurdly attractive bizarreness which realized both equally epic horror standing as very well as absolute unique comedic genius. Shaye garnered a comparatively large pursuing, most likely of which not knowing what in the hell to feel of her, or him, or it. A DVD was established and put out by Indican Pictures in 2004. Seemingly some festivals and curators had demonstrated the function, but as standard, most experimental curators wherever asleep at the wheel possessing blindly passed up the incredible do the job of Shaye Saint John.
The character of Shaye consisted of other worldly, nearly alien like qualities talkng in an odd extraterrestrial like voice and on the lookout like one thing among a crippled many amputee sufferer and a seriously botched plastic medical procedures patient (a tough backstory had distribute of Shaye getting an ex product in a awful car wreck still left poorly disfigured). Shaye rolled with her no matter what issue and poised as some form of starlet with entrepreneurial ventures these as pores and skin tape classes and drip fall diets. Her epic capture phrases (“gawd! gams! twenty four seven!”) ended up sent in a way that was all Shaye a language of her own, present in a world of her individual with her occasionally sidekick Kiki and (imaginary?) mates that she bantered with on the cellular phone.
It appeared the Shaye action was getting place in Los Angeles as indicated by early road performances of Shaye getting wheeled around in a wheelchair finding pictures taken with visitors in Hollywood. The L.A. scene was fitting, but genuinely it could have been wherever, Usa, as we see the actuality wannabee star transgressions exist region-wide the attract of building it, dieting down to look like the stars and finally starting to be that star or starlet in some vogue. All an ingrained American desire that draws allure from each individual crevice of the nation.
A legend in her possess thoughts Shaye seemed to be. But the Shaye legend was cemented sound electronically and all over the world as a result of the digital landscape, as evidenced not only by the online sights, but the powerful reactions, utter confusions, and significant accolades garnered Shaye was in truth, the real deal.
In reality the authentic deal was Eric Fournier. He was the creator of Shaye Saint John. It is unclear of the precise particulars was he the 1 powering the bizarro mannequin mask? Was he the sped up other worldly voice? Considering that it seems a lot of of the Shaye items have a “relocating digicam”, potentially Eric was guiding the lens, directing all of the motion and providing dialogue. We only know of Eric from the “directorial” credit score he did go away on the DVD. It was assumed that he played Shaye, but never verified to my information.
Sadly, Eric died early this yr in late February. There are some aged producer credits on his IMBD website page, and some notoriety hooked up to him from remaining in a known punk band during the 80’s known as The Blood Farmers. Other than that, minimal has surfaced as of this crafting and as of this writers on the internet searching.
YouTube accounts do not mechanically die when the bodily body ceases procedure, so Shaye proceeds to are living on in the electronic landscape, garnering much more and extra views everyday. On the Shaye YouTube profile site the feedback do report and realize that Shaye (Eric) has handed. Several of the feedback from despise to praise all demonstrate what a robust and helpful absurdist drive we have missing.
