seeing this in person was life changing! no joke one of the best performances i have seen in my life.

@MADDOX.FILMACT

8 ай бұрын

Comments like these mean the world to me. I appreciate you so much!

I was at nationals and seeing him perform was amazing on final stage had me in tears. So talented! Watching this right now brought me back to that trip and how much I will miss speech and debate!

@MADDOX.FILMACT

7 ай бұрын

Appreciate you! Thank you so much

@j.rileyindependentproductions

Ай бұрын

Well, Triple, there's always coaching as a walk-on coach. Might not be competing, but you can help bring the love for Speech & Debate to the next generation.

when i watched you in person at nats, it changed everything. i think that this is one of those performances that i'll never forget.

@MADDOX.FILMACT

7 ай бұрын

Man these are the type of statements I will never forget. Thank you

Absolutely insane talent, my friend. Miss you like crazy! Keep spreading powerful messages like these, because that’s our role as artists on this earth. Proud of you and your hard work.

@MADDOX.FILMACT

10 ай бұрын

I absolutely love you bro! Let's keep perfecting our craft and sharing stories that need to be shared

Finished watching this when I realized this is your personal KZread channel! Just wanted to say you're an absolutely stunning competitor. You inspired the hell out of my friends who went to nationals, one of them came back raving about how incredible you are, and man he was right to-- you are fantastic, and so convincing. Please go on to do great things, I want to see you on the big screen or something someday!

@MADDOX.FILMACT

7 ай бұрын

I hope to see me on the big screen one day too bro. Appreciate you and thanks for being so nice

genuinely how did he get third this was life changing

@MADDOX.FILMACT

6 ай бұрын

You’re so sweet! I’ve learned it’s not about the rankings though; I’m just happy i got to tell a story needing to be shared. Appreciate you so much

@cirrus808

Ай бұрын

i used this piece for nationals as an OI performance, since i havent found one even remotely close to being as good, and i ended up making it to the top 48 in my first year, so thank you :)​@@MADDOX.FILMACT

Dude. Holy crap. Our s&d coach showed us this video a few months back and it hasn't left my mind in months. Absolutely phenomenal work, thank you for sharing this!!

@MADDOX.FILMACT

3 ай бұрын

Haha thank you!

I saw this in person, and I'll always remember it because it was the ONLY DI on mainstage to have practically everyone in the audience sobbing. It was a crime that you got 3rd...but the message sent was well worth it (at least for everyone in the audience.) Thanks for your work, and for sharing this!

@MADDOX.FILMACT

Ай бұрын

This warmed my heart bro. Very very much appreciate you

Hi! You did such a beautiful job 🩵 God bless you !

this was one of the most incredible performances i’ve ever seen i cannot believe he didn’t win

this is absolutely incredible. gearing up for nationals in reno, this gave me some serious inspo. wow. this was one of the top performances I have ever seen.

@MADDOX.FILMACT

3 ай бұрын

You’re so kind. Best of luck to you

Absolutely stunning.

@MADDOX.FILMACT

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

As a current and new speech teacher I feel obligated to let you know. This performance is going to be shown to hundreds of high schoolers for years to comes as a showing of how to do DI. Thank you for posting this life altering performance.

@MADDOX.FILMACT

5 ай бұрын

You are beyond kind. I love this activity and acting and i’m so grateful to be a part of it. Cheers!

Incredible wow the way you portrayed these emotions are crazy

@MADDOX.FILMACT

6 ай бұрын

thank you so much man!

my speech and debate teacher showed us this video but we didnt get to finish it but i just watched the rest. this is so good

@MADDOX.FILMACT

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I'm glad it's helping people

seen you at nats and tfa a few times. just popped up on my youtube. wish you the best with the future!

@MADDOX.FILMACT

5 ай бұрын

You’re very kind! I hope you’re doing well

He played his character so unbelievably well omg

best di ive seen in my efforts of searching 👏, recently switched myself to start interps over debate and watching examples like these shows me just how much im missing lol hopefully i can do even a portion of this kind of work someday

@MADDOX.FILMACT

3 ай бұрын

You’re so very sweet! I never thought i’d make the stage one day and here I am. Obsession will get you there

I got to watch D.I. finals in person-and this performance was the only one that made me cry. Considering the concept was less "sad" than the other finalists your performance in this was by far the most memorable, kudos to you!

@MADDOX.FILMACT

3 ай бұрын

Appreciate you! I’m happy you connected with it

beautiful. I've been working on my own dramatic interpretation, and I've got everything down except for the physical part, I have actions I do at certain points but how do you know when to just stand there? Would love some advice!

@MADDOX.FILMACT

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Thanks for asking. I would say it comes from a place of “how do I tell this story to the most authentic, respectful degree” while honoring both the character and audience. You want the audience to be with you on this journey. So whether that is best achieved through non-verbal mediums or direct dialogue is something you as the storyteller need to consider. I try showing as much as I can, because nothing, in my opinion, can replace seeing raw emotion and expression of the body and the face, void of any lengthy text or monologue. However, there are definitely times when dialogue is needed. It’s all conditional and depends on the story you’re telling and whether telling or showing is more important in the instance. Stay true to the narrative, be honest with yourself, and tell a story. If you do that, you’re doing your job. Experiment.

this is such an amazing piece and i’m planning on learning it to try and qualify to nationals.. do you have any advice for it? id really appreciate it!!

Hey Max! Where did you get this piece? The version I bought doesn’t have a lot of the things you have. Not that I’m trying to copy you I just really want to find a larger version.

Bravo Max!

@MADDOX.FILMACT

7 ай бұрын

thank you!

Hey quick question, what is the event that this piece is talking about? i know it’s about a bombing but is there a specific event?

Hii!! this is life changing for me. Absolutely amazing and I was just wondering if i could get some help for my own dramatic interp? I’m doing a piece called Voicwmail from Zoe Price. It is about a girl Claire and she is calling her sister rachel who seems to be away for college and claire is speaking to rachel’s voicemail. it starts off happy and talking abt claire’s life and slowly morphs into this emotional talk to her sister from beyond the grave on how she misses her. Any tips would be lovely. You are so talented!!

@MADDOX.FILMACT

5 ай бұрын

Ya ofcourse! Feel free to message me on instagram and I’m happy to help

Hi, I hate to be a bother, but I'm a beginner to DI and was wondering if you have any tips on changing accents/conveying emotions? I loved your speech!

@MADDOX.FILMACT

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate u! Ofc. In regard to accents, i would just encourage you to practice enough to the point where it is second nature. Start having ordinary, everyday conversations in the accent and be comfortable with being this new person. Don’t just go into a round and expect to nail the accent without trying it earlier on in the day and making sure your vocal cords are prepared. In regards to conveying emotion, just be real. Don’t imagine; have a conversation. Just be authentic and real and don’t push emotions and feelings that you feel like would look good. Do things that feel good and real. When you can understand how to just sit in your emotions, pretty or not, but real, you’ll have a breakthrough

@ivez5067

6 ай бұрын

@@MADDOX.FILMACTthis was really helpful for me, thank you :)

@ohflyaway77

5 ай бұрын

@@MADDOX.FILMACT thanks so much!

did you actually start crying to simulate it?

@MADDOX.FILMACT

7 ай бұрын

i’m afraid i don’t know what you mean lol

@Luvherryt

7 ай бұрын

lol my bad, when you preformed the ending you played it off really well you were crying, did you actually cry or are you just really good@@MADDOX.FILMACT

@MADDOX.FILMACT

7 ай бұрын

I actually did cry yes haha

@Luvherryt

7 ай бұрын

damn dawg, sick performance@@MADDOX.FILMACT