--- In [email protected], "humancloner1997" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I couldn't agree more with Schlomo on this one. Vlogging removes > the "gatekeepers" but traditional media tries to trap new talent. > When you buy into "them", you won't feature the really interesting, > different and fabulous things in your own life because you have been > brainwashed to think "most popular" is best.
New talent is trapped, not by traditional media, but by their limited thinking. Case in point - I met an actress about a month ago at a photo shoot. I go into a studio once a year to get professional pictures done. I love the camera, but the whole of act of cheesing in front of one for hours on end is too rigid for my taste. So, I met this young woman who's an aspiring actress. And I use the word aspiring loosely as she's still trying to get her first gig. She was complaining that she couldn't find an agent to represent her and just couldn't get any breaks. Of course, my video podcasting hat goes on and I start telling her about the benefits to her career if she starts one. That if she could put together a show and broadcast it over the internet, she could amass a following. That people who show that they have a following are 10x more likely to get their break on TV (these are my made-up stats, so don't quote me). I told her about Amanda and gave her a Canadian example, Amber MacArthur - both women who used podcasting to jump start their careers in mainstream media. This wanna-be aspiring actress couldn't wrap her mind around what I was saying. She was still asking me about casting agents. She thought I was her connection to Hollywood - wow! So, I broke it down. I asked her what makes her different from all the other wanna-be actresses out there. She couldn't answer me (okay, there's her first problem). I then asked her what would look more attractive to a casting agent - a wanna be actress with a pretty smile or a wanna be actress with a pretty smile and a following of 3-million online fans? Can you believe it, but she still didn't get it. She was asking me if I knew of any video podcasters that could get her to Hollywood. Like I mean, pay her way, put her up in a hotel and connect her with all the cool people in Hollywood. I nearly laughed. If only she knew ;) The Internet in general and video podcasting in particular puts the power of distribution in the hands of many, but sadly, people like this actress will claw away at scarce resources because they can't see beyond the traditional path. ---- Thanks, Leesa Barnes Website - http://www.leesabarnes.com Blogsite - http://podonomics.com Creator - http://www.planakillerpodcast.com Organizer - http://podcamptoronto.org
