I lurk around here all the time but just had to come out and say something when this
strand hit its stride. It spawned some thoughts...
> Just come out and play Andreas and Duncan, it's just shits and giggles. And when you
> think about it: Dogme05 came out of yes, a rebellion against the Movie Machine, but
they
> also just loved to make movies. And that is really why they all signed up in the first
place.
>
> schlomo
But what if this is an interesting idea for more than shits and giggles - but also needs
refining?
For instance, is it 'native' to the medium of vlogging that one cannot have computer
generated credits? Or would the opposite be true? That one can *only* have computer
generated credits because the other would seem contrived in this format?
I'm really interested in exploring more fully what makes a vlog a vlog in how it tells it's
story and perhaps designing a set of parameters to work with for a while that will help
develop a language that really works for the medium specifically - ie: small screen
viewing, computer viewing, viewing in isolation, with text, with photographs, with low
concentration spans (usually viewed as an escape from doing other things), often very
diary like (so, again, perhaps the point *would* be to include the videographer rather than
to exclude) etc...
Perhaps this also pisses on the 'just for shits and giggles' fire and if so perhaps a separate
vogme strand can be generated for the camudgeons around here?
Lastly, I think an interesting thing to look at is how, differently from dogme and other
storytelling mediums or creative mediums in general, is how vlogging is most often for the
untrained, not necessarily arty, joe on the street as a way of creating content and self-
expressing. It is more like folk art in that sense. So, I think that that idea should be taken
into account when thinking up what would be specific and organic guidelines for a list of
parameters of any kind (I have no idea what that would look like though. Perhaps just ways
to nurture and refine the rawness of video/vlog making).
Perhaps then that list of parameters just gets thrown away once it's been explored for a
little while - which would probably be just as good an idea as creating one to begin with.
By the way, the word 'manifesto' makes me cringe.
By the way, this could all just be too academic and counter to the point. Just my reaction
and my thoughts...
Lisa
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http://walklawithme.com
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