I agree with that 100%, I am just curious what the "tipping" point is....and it always goes back to what the individual is trying to accomplish, which for me changes daily.. ;)
I just think it's interesting where we are at, and where we are going.....can it be done? Can we really change things? I hope so....I really do.... Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In [email protected], "Mike Hudack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At the end of the day it's about what you want to talk about and how > many people you want to reach, no? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Heath > > Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 1:30 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [videoblogging] Re: Al online viewing booms, the > > amateurs give way to big media > > > > Yes, the small users are driving inovation but sooner or > > later the "big guys" take notice and they have money, time > > and talent..... > > > > And again, I am looking at this from the viewer's perspective > > and the "average joe".....how many average, everyday people > > who go to work, come home, make dinner and sit down in front > > of the tube, how many of them are going to watch me talk > > about the vloggies or bacon or The Ask a Ninja guy....(who I > > love btw) but I wonder, what the "cap" for this medium > > is.....how many people will want to watch just > > "stuff"....people like to be entertained, bigger is better > > and so on......will that attitude change? Because if it doesn't.... > > > > It's an interesting thought......I know I don't have any > > answers, but what else is new.. > > > > Heath > > http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com > > > > > > --- In [email protected], David Tames <david@> wrote: > > > > > > Interesting article... > > > > > > I think it's dangerous to put too much faith in the belief > > that trends > > > and outcomes from the past are a reflection of what is > > happening today > > > and going to happen tomorrow. I think that there's > > a > > > significantly different thing going on today in the media and > > > entertainment industry than has gone on in the past: end users are > > > driving the innovation, and video blogging is a crisp example of > > this. > > > > > > I wrote an article for IMAGINE (a trade magazine that covers film, > > > video, and multimedia production in New England) for the Dec'06/ > > > Jan'07 issue titled: "Macro Trends in Media and Entertainment," > > which > > > I subsequently updated: > > > > > > http://kino-eye.com/2006/09/30/macro-trends-rio2006/ > > > Document: Macro-Trends-v2.pdf (PDF, 164 KB) > > > > > > What do you think of my premise? > > > > > > I'm planning to release a Version 3 after I add more video sharing > > > sites and round out the arguments. I'd love some feedback from > > this > > > group before I complete a new version of the article. > > > > > > Regardless of the fact that the large media players will claim a > > > large percentage of the total media and entertainment activity on > > the > > > internet, independent producers (video bloggers, independent > > > filmmakers, small organizations, etc) will still have a > > percentage, > > > and that percentage will be significantly larger than it has been > > in > > > the past through the hundred year history of cinema, television, > > > radio, cable, and now the internet. So personal and independent > > media > > > will have much more significant access to an audience than it had > > > before. > > > > > > This is a trend near and dear to my heart that I've been tracking > > > since 1988 when people were saying the Hi8 camcorder revolution > > would > > > democratize the media. But I argued with my fellow filmmakers back > > > then, access to the tools of production is only 1/3 of the > > equation. > > > You still need access to marketing to build an audience, and > > access > > > to distribution. The internet today provides the missing pieces, > > it > > > fuels word-of-mouth as well as provides an economical distribution > > > medium. > > > > > > David. > > > > > > David Tames, Filmmaker & Media Technologist > > > http://kino-eye.com | 617.216.1096 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >
