Anne: a very balanced view to which I subscribe. Thank you.
I feel sorry for this thread that my comment made a diversion. The theme of this thread is very important and I strongly recommend going to the link provided by Asmund:
Thanks,
Chris
On 8/15/05, Anne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i think that the best way to encourage others to create content above
and beyond the personal anecdote (if that's what they want to do), is
through example. there is absolutely no need to dismiss the videos of
others on this forum. doing so is counterproductive.
while i'm sure that chris didn't mean it to be, the language used to
express his opinions was needlessly inflamatory.
vlogging is a new genre. just like art video, when it first arrived on
the scene, experimentation with various methods/subject matters is not
only inevitable, it's also necessary. many of the first art videos
created were navel gazing exercises that took the new ability to
create long takes to the extreme (andy warhol's sleeping videos come
to mind).
alot is made of the signal to noise ratio. the fear is that, if there
are too many "boring" videos, the video blogging project will be
imperiled. nonsense. link to what you love and the rest takes care of
itself. curate a site of videos that you find important/interesting.
comment on them. link to them. become a vlog critic. write history.
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Beth Agnew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think you're fully allowed to express your opinon, Chris.
Continual "look at me, look at me" vlogging can get tiresome -- gosh,
I should know about that!! -- and I think many of us agree with you on
that. Alternative points of view may note that a video diary is
nothing more than a paper diary updated to use newer technology. There
will always be personal expressions in these media. Some of them are
outstanding; some of them are a crushing bore. The good ones will rise
to the top of the heap, as did Samuel Pepys and Anne Frank.
>
> The ones that have no celebrity may still be valued; my granny wrote
some weird stuff for her day, what a hoot!
>
> I kinda like the folks on this list who say "Hey, do something
significant with your video!" and "Think about what you're doing, and
why!". Makes me check my motives every now and then, and inspires me
to actually have a plan, or at least a vision that goes beyond my nose.
> --Beth
> Laugh your stress away, laugh for no reason, laugh every day.
> laughpractice.blogspot.com
>
>
>
> Chris Baudry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I got a private message asking me to clarify what I meant in the
second paragraph of my message.
>
> Well my intention was not to pick on the newbies as I understand
that "The point of this group is to help
> folks new to vlogging".
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris
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