Ditto and thank you for your eloquence Danny. I with they had time to
contribute to this list. They are the kind of personalities that
would add a lot of originality here. I wonder if they are lurking
here or know about this group. They may have no need or desire to
participate here though, given the hostile attitude some of the
members seem to have toward diversity.
--
Taylor Barcroft
New Media Publisher, Editor, Video Journalist, Podcaster, Futurecaster
Santa Cruz CA, Beach of the Silicon Valley
URL http://FutureMedia.org
RSS http://feeds.feedburner.com/FutureMedia
iTunes http://tinyurl.com/8ql87
barcroft (gizmo)
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On Feb 22, 2006, at 6:34 PM, Daniel Hehmann wrote:
> Personally, I don't see why Four Eyed Monsters wouldn't be
> considered a vlog. While the central theme may be the film, the
> focus is clearly on the filmmakers themselves, That is the primary
> difference between FEM and other film-based vidcasts such as Kite
> Circuit, or what's going on for Clerks 2 and Superman Returns and
> so forth. While those all focus on the technical aspects, and
> giving a behind the scenes look at the creation of a film, FEM
> focuses on the relationship between two filmmakers and their
> journey getting their film out there.
>
> I also think it's unfair to pass what they're doing off as nothing
> but promotion for their film either. I have no ambition to watch
> the trailer for King Kong, because I've already seen the film
> itself. I've seen FEM the film twice, and I still follow their vlog
> religiously. The original poster was absolutely right in saying
> that if anything, the film and the vlog compliment each other, and
> create something greater than the sum of its parts.
>
> That's the true appeal of the film and vlog in the first place, so
> I really don't think it matters what you label it. The film takes
> the best aspects of documentaries, fiction, dramatization, music,
> and a subjective point of view to create something we haven't seen
> before. Watching the film, there is no way to pigeonhole it into a
> specific genre, because it encompasses a little of everything. It's
> a narrative, based on real people, involving a script and filmed
> scenes, and shown through the eyes of the filmmakers.
>
> One thing I do know, is that if it weren't for their vlog, I
> wouldn't even know about vlogs in the first place. It's through
> following theirs that I came upon the vlogs of the people in the
> group. I didn't go from watching FEM to looking for shows and
> serials or whatever, I looked for other vlogs. For people to sit
> here and say that FEM shouldn't be considered a blog is foolish,
> and is only going to hurt by pushing away people like myself,
> instead of gaining from what FEM is
> doing.
>
> -Danny
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