Totally agree! I think that 'quick and dirty video editor' is soon going to be the "web designer" of the Internet bubble days. EVERY business will need a video commercial/brochure soon -- in the same way every company needed a webpage in 99.
Sharpen those imovie skills!!! -halcyon On 2/16/07, humancloner1997 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, there are people out there who are really dumb. > > However, I know one enterprising professional filmmaker who > shoots "auditions" for aspiring actresses for a fee---just like the > old game of selling photographic portfolios to would-be models. > > Actually, there is nothing wrong with doing that. I'm surprised move > vloggers haven't gotten the idea of just going door to door & telling > someone that for $200 they'll put up a five minute ad for their > bakery (or other business) & give them a copy on DVD. > > For those unable to do it for themselves, $200 would be a great > investment if you had a location/hotel/lounge/retial shop with an > interesting ambience. > > "Ma, I found this fabulous 'Magic Shop' in NYC with powerful > crystals. They said you could get an idea by watching this link on > the Internet! I really 'have to have' the big quartz crystal in > their window. It's only $395.00!" > > You get the idea. Like that famous old "Carvel Man" (am I dating > myself here?), everyone gets a kick out of seeing & hearing > themselves in the media--even if it is just on the Internet at > YouTube. > > Randolfe (Randy) Wicker > Hoboken, NJ > "One mile West of the center of the world!" > > --- In [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > "leesarbarnes" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > "humancloner1997" <rhwicker@> > > 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 > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
