Yeah, I realised as soon as I sent it that, contrary to what i wrote, there *is* a good deal of preciousness at work. And also a good deal of the-traditional-route-works-for-me-why-would-i-want-to-muck- about-with-all-that?
i was just reading a copy of the BBC in-house magazine Ariel, with the front page banner: "GET WEB SAVVY OR DIE". Full of lots of good stuff about what the BBC's doing, and yet almost every explanation/ definition of "Web 2.0" or "the long tail" was very inaccurate. Featured a presentation that the head of BBC worldwide had made in New York saying "We're not trying to be Myspace or Bebo with our video offerings online - they're the Wal-marts of the web, while we're a high-class deli". I wondered whether he ever actually used the web himself. The first hurdle execs and filmmakers have to clear is not the creating of content for the web - but just surfing it, realising that it's not a gadget or a fad or something Technical, Unpleasant and Other, and committing enough time to understand how some of it works... then they might have some ideas from within about how to create stuff for it. Otherwise, it's almost like they're telling themselves that they're too old to learn anything new. That makes me sad, because it creates a terrible generation gap among filmmakers, which is unnecessary. Still, it's their own lookout. Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 21 Mar 2007, at 11:02, Adrian Miles wrote: around the 21/3/07 Rupert mentioned about Re: [videoblogging] Re: my two cents that: >Yes, there are quite a few filmmakers putting video online - but many >more professional filmmakers don't use the web to distribute their work. > >i think what adrian said is true - but their rejection of it is more >through a lack of understanding of the web and lack of tech skills >than because of any preciousness, i think. sorry, I guess I did indicate it this didn't I :-) I should have said that once they are walked through most of the issues the next observation is usually: 1. ok, I'm up for it, or 2. OK, but no. I was on a panel about blogs and video in Sydney late last year for doco makers, and those who's history is in trad. media are interested, but really struggle to see the differences, so tend to see it as a way of promoting their 'real' project, rather than offering an alternative or other way of working. -- cheers Adrian Miles this email is bloggable [ ] ask first [ ] private [x] vogmae.net.au [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
