Bo Burnham Talks The Not-Gucci Effects Of The Internet In New Eighth Grade Clip

It's been a number of months since Eighth Grade turned chicken nuggets into the ideal first date meal, and because the Oscar buzz surrounding the film keeps it up and continues to build, we're able to take a deeper look at how this brilliant part of cinema was made.


In this behind-the-scenes clip, writer and director Bo Burnham talks about how the story started as he believed a side of social media foreign to his experience. "My small comedic career began by posting videos online and I wanted to do a story about what I think the world wide web is doing to the average person on it who isn't being paid attention to," he said.


Elsie Fisher, who plays anxious eighth grader/wannabe internet star Kayla, put words to her character's "average" experience. "I think she thinks that if she acts like each person is watching then each person will watch."


Burnham dives further into his mindset while nearing the critically acclaimed indie movie, noting that social media has pushed teens to mature quicker and seeing the required for a coming-of-age story that takes place in middle school, nevertheless that "was not nostalgic and was not remembered."


Check out the clip above and catch even more never-before-scene looks at Eighth Grade (including deleted scenes, audio commentary, along with a music video) on Digital, Blu-ray, and DVD, out now.