As someone who has made "shows" I wonder if the differences between them and the "personal vlog" are not so great? My "shows" are very personal to me and reflect a lot about me: my humor, aesthetics, and social and political leanings. One author can write a diary that communicates less about him then another writer's fiction. Kurt Vonnegut wrote science fiction and really personally revelatory stuff. In his "stories" we find out he was one among a handful of survivors of the Dresden bombings. We find out his mother was Schizophrenic. Compared with many peoples' memoirs, he really poured his guts out. One of my "shows" clearly depicts me yelling at my father and my friend. It wasn't fake yelling. It was real and angry and they mocked me and made me angrier. If "stories" and therefore "shows" can be just as personal and revelatory as a "diary" and a "personal vlog" what is the point of making these distinctions? Shouldn't we be more concerned with what touches and inspires us? Epic poetry, diaries, plays, journalism, novels, documentaries, "personal vlogs" and "shows": every form contains a story that in itself contains truth and fiction.
-David --- In [email protected], "Mike Moon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ditto. I do my vlog foremost for myself and family, but do like the > idea of having others come along for the ride. > > I'm not really worried about the "shows". Television should worry more > about internet shows then I am. My followers will probably be more > dedicated then the masses following the day's flavour. > > Long live the personal vlog. > > Mike > http://vlog.mikemoon.net > > --- In [email protected], "Deirdre Straughan" > <deirdre.straughan@> wrote: > > > > What David said. > > > > On 2/20/07, David King <davidleeking@> wrote: > > > > > > I don't worry about the "shows" - if I'm still having fun, then > it still > > > matters to me. And I'm only DOING it for me in the first place, so... > > > > > > david > > > > > > On 2/20/07, Heath <heathparks@ <heathparks%40msn.com>> wrote: > > > > > > > > That's it, that is the question 'does personal vlogging matter > > > > anymore?' I mean sure on one hand for the handful that started > it, it > > > > does....or does it.....I don't know I am wondering do you > > > > support 'personal' vlogging, I mean with all the 'shows' out > there does > > > > the personal story matter anymore..... > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > best regards, > > Deirdré Straughan > > > > www.beginningwithi.com (personal) > > www.tvblob.com (work) > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >
