Bonis Productions (Now 'Christopher László Bónis')
Following the collapse of Oblift 2 and my growing desire to return to YouTube, I decided to start completely anew with a professional-sounding channel called 'Bonis Productions.' On the final day of 2015, I created what I hoped would be my final account, a home for better, more organized videos with new segments like the 'complaining corner' and possibly new skits. I recorded each video on my iPhone 6s with a teleprompter app and followed strict formatting rules when editing so the channel would have a uniform feel. They were actually quite popular! Unfortunately, come my busy sophomore year of high school, I could no longer find the time to properly write, record, edit, and promote new videos.
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The Splendid Hungarian Accent
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I uploaded this public video on July 10, 2016 and it features my grandmother, Anyu, and me. Three years prior, I'd made a video of the same nature on my first Oblift channel. Titled, 'Hungarian Accent vs. American Accent,' it was not well-received by the abnormally large audience. So, I tried again under my new channel name. Similarly, the new video was seen by significantly more people than usual and—now with over one hundred fifty thousand views—is by far my most popular video of all time. Provided that you've seen the original (on the Oblift 1 page), how do you think the new version compares?
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Hale Reservation Horror Story
I uploaded this unlisted video on February 21, 2016 and it features only me. When I was in fifth grade, my class embarked on a week-long field trip to an outdoor adventure camp in Westwood, Massachusetts. During that time, my twelve-year-old brain sincerely believed we were being poisoned by some outdoorsy evil-doers and the story would soon make national headlines. Although my classmates could recall the event, they couldn't relate to my paranoia over drinking hemlock tea. Do you think my fear was justified?
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How High School is Ruining my Health (Sleep)
I uploaded this unlisted video on February 14, 2016 and it features only me. One of my earliest ideas for Bonis Productions was to produce a mini-series about how high school was ruining my health. There were to be three videos: The first about too little sleep, the second about too much sitting, and the third about too heavy backpacks. Alas, they didn't perform as well as my other videos and I never produced the final episode. The series was supposed to be both informative and entertaining. Did I fulfill those goals?
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That Time I Was on CNN
I uploaded this unlisted video on July 16, 2016 and it features only me. In the sixth grade, I managed to appear on CNN's Student News (now CNN 10) by reciting a single adjective to describe Martin Luther King Jr. for his day. (See the full CNN video on the 'Bonis Exposure' page.) I was so proud of my moment on screen that I turned the story into a video. What word do you think I chose?
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Reflecting on my Freshman Year of High School
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I uploaded this unlisted video on July 8, 2016 and it features only me. Upon completing my first year, I felt it was appropriate to make a video discussing my most important takeaways and thoughts on how to improve the Wellesley High School experience for everyone. Although I doubt that anyone in a position of authority viewed the video, one of my proposed changes was actually implemented a couple years later. Can you guess which?
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