Filmmaking, YouTube, and Me

Since I can't talk to you in person, here is a blog regarding this site, my own videos, and the potential for "art."

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People & Blogs

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• blog
• filmmaking
• art
• youtube
• editing
• cinematography
• photography

[shoestealer101]

dude, are you sitting in a closet?

[theshirtevent]

Outside of one, yeah. I thought it was an interesting background and an odd place for a chat. Most videos of talking heads you see, people are talking into their webcams, which to me is pretty boring.

[arscido2]

Isaac, You shouldnt feel discuraged by the general attitude of the YouTube community. The fact is that No this is not the best place for art. I dont believe that this was intended for art but that does not mean that its not a place to post it. To be honest the best place for video as art is in a gallary of sorts, but this is also not a bad place to start. Personally Isaac i very much hope that you keep on posting them here because I do enjoy watching.

Hope all is well

Levi

[theshirtevent]

Thanks! I am currently waiting for a cable to come in the mail---my dad is sending me one that should be compatible with my laptop---hopefully, I'll be able to edit movies while still on campus! And I definitely think that a video art gallery would be a cool idea..

[xaisthoj]

no one but filmmakers/film students will notice the form of your film. Youtube is all about content, so even if there were serious distractions in your film langauge, it wouldn't be any different from what they normally see on youtube.

[romanerdstrom]

Also thanks for the tip, I'll try to remember not to shoot people... :D

[romanerdstrom]

According to a youtube help page I read, anyone can become a director without having to fill out a form. It says you go to your channel info page, click "change channel type" and apparently director should be an option there. At youtube dot com/my_profile - it is at the bottom.

[theshirtevent]

Thanks for the support. I tried a while ago to find out more about the Director status, but to my chagrin, YouTube has discontinued this distinction. Thus, those who already applied are still listed as such, but nobody else can get one.

[romanerdstrom]

Furthermore, I believe any YouTube user with original content can request from YouTube a special "Director" account, which gives you cool features like being able to upload videos longer than 10 minutes, among other things. A number of accounts to which I am subscribed are just that, runawaybox and Moish711 come to mind right away. I say keep doing what you do, and it is bound to catch on.

[romanerdstrom]

I think YouTube is intended for art, but because it has become so mainstream everyone feels they need to upload videos of their dog skateboarding, for example. This doesn't mean that YouTube has no Director community. In fact, at the top of the page, you can click "Channels" then on the left "Directors." From what I Understand directors are people who generally make unique content, so at least that eliminates the people who just upload old Simpsons episodes or something.