Further to Dedman's analysis, add that when I see life-produced material (vlogging), I know that 100 or more people did *not give 90 percent of their lives to the production company for how ever many months or weeks in order to produce that entertainment.
The way the numbers shake out for making television or films, it behooves production companies to knock product out in the shortest amount of time possible. Locations and equipment rentals are expensive. You can shoot an episode in 8 days (typical), edit it in 8 days, and have an episode to air. If each day is 12 or 14 or 16 or 18 hours long - so be it. Life goes by quickly when all you do is work and sleep. Many people in the film business live their lives that way for long stretches of time. It amazes me to think it's so. My point is when you actually know people (as Jay suggests), production values and compelling storyline don't matter. What matters is love and/or respect, and being in close contact with what those beloved folks find important to share. What matters is that everyday folks can make media without giving up most of their lives in order to do it. Were I to make a feature film or television show under the old model, I would have to give up everything for a couple years to make that happen. How does one make a feature film or "show" while living a full, human, connected life at the same time? With current tools (and some improvements in workflow to come) this is now possible without the high price of mortgaging many years in exchange. That's what interests me these days. To make good media fast. To make a living doing it. To live while doing it and not miss a step. Jan On 11/11/07, Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > For some reason, I can watch Jonny chat for 45 minutes or Phil talk > > about his tech ideas for an hour with no problem... Yet I found myself > > struggling through 8 at a time of scripted "follow these characters > > through their 'adventures'" type of programming. It has to do with the > > fack that Jonny and Phil are live. You don't know what's going to > > happen. > > here's the problem i have with online "shows" that attempt to use actors: > a mixture of good acting, writing, and production is extremely rare. > Look at network TV that has hundreds of thousands of dollars to throw > at their shows. > Most of them are an unintended joke. > Its not about money, its about that creative magic that we celebrate and > crave. > > These new web series that rely on writing and actors are in the same boat. > yes, money would certainly help let people create while earning a > well-deserved living. > Ultimately though, ive got the same tough standards I do for any kind > of fiction; I have no patience for clumsy acting and unimaginative > writing whether it be online or on TV or on the big screen. > > Videos about life are different from fiction. > When i watch videos of people I know, i can be completely engrossed > because there's no phoniness. > > Jay > > -- > http://jaydedman.com > 917 371 6790 > Video: http://ryanishungry.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman > Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ > RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9 > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- The Faux Press - better than real http://feeds.feedburner.com/diaryofafauxjournalist - RSS http://fauxpress.blogspot.com http://wburg.tv aim=janofsound air=862.571.5334 skype=janmclaughlin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
