I think you’re right – Just watched the film Once, which takes a decidely low-fi approach to making a musical, and it rocked in part because when you’re low-fi, there’s nowhere to for bad performance or lousy writing to hide. At least that’s the line of thinking running through my head right now.
And the “how it all ends” guy is wearing a ze frank t-shirt, no? Nice to see the lofi video tactic continue to be used to prod thoughtfully.