Oh the humanity
September 21, 2006 3:02 AM Subscribe
Youtubers A one link youtube post.
Damn you, I clicked it off twice but watched it anyway. AAUGHH. A pile of people will copy this format, it's only a matter of time--beat everybody to the punch and do the parody, quick. I was like that too, and proud, and it's sad to think that's where I would have ended up.
posted by toma at 3:55 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by toma at 3:55 AM on September 21, 2006
Maybe this will teach all the video-bloggers on YouTube that a little editing goes a long way.
...Not holding my breath.
posted by Colloquial Collision at 4:09 AM on September 21, 2006
...Not holding my breath.
posted by Colloquial Collision at 4:09 AM on September 21, 2006
Snarktuber: a one-line dismissive comment without actually having seen the video.
posted by Malor at 5:22 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by Malor at 5:22 AM on September 21, 2006
I was going to dismiss this as crap, but the haunting piano and violin music warmed my heart and made me realize this actually was poignant and had something important to say about the human condition.
Nah, it's still crap. In fact, now it's distilled, highly concentrated crap.
posted by sourwookie at 5:28 AM on September 21, 2006
Nah, it's still crap. In fact, now it's distilled, highly concentrated crap.
posted by sourwookie at 5:28 AM on September 21, 2006
I guess I fell for the piano and violin because it seemed poignant to me. If nothing else, I had never realized before how incredibly useful YouTube must be for communicating with sign langauge.
posted by scottreynen at 5:34 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by scottreynen at 5:34 AM on September 21, 2006
Arvo Part, Spiegel im Spiegel. Used to death in much sub-standard UK postmodern performance sadly...
posted by klaatu at 5:38 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by klaatu at 5:38 AM on September 21, 2006
As well as being the filler music in just about every UK docu-drama.
posted by Flashman at 5:48 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by Flashman at 5:48 AM on September 21, 2006
Actually, this is quite useful! In 9 or so minutes, you get everything you Ever Needed to Know About Videoblogging. Of course, I only watched about 30 seconds.
posted by fungible at 5:54 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by fungible at 5:54 AM on September 21, 2006
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posted by Hildegarde at 6:05 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by Hildegarde at 6:05 AM on September 21, 2006
C'mon, it was sweet. Plus, it had kittens, monkeys, and babies. What else do you need?
posted by rsanheim at 6:06 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by rsanheim at 6:06 AM on September 21, 2006
I liked it. A lot.
posted by hifiparasol at 6:15 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by hifiparasol at 6:15 AM on September 21, 2006
U-tube reminds me how much people suck....but at least their suckiness was tempered by the docu-drama music.
posted by j.p. Hung at 6:34 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by j.p. Hung at 6:34 AM on September 21, 2006
Hey, that was pretty great. Thanks for the link.
posted by billysumday at 6:38 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by billysumday at 6:38 AM on September 21, 2006
I don't see what it had to do with potatoes, at all.
posted by crunchland at 7:17 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by crunchland at 7:17 AM on September 21, 2006
I thought it was pretty effective. I don't understand the context, though.
posted by grobstein at 7:33 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by grobstein at 7:33 AM on September 21, 2006
I don't post videos on YouTube, but that doesn't mean I feel that I'm any better than any of those people in this video.
Pretty moving piece...kind of like the Desiderata of webcam clips.
posted by mr.curmudgeon at 7:36 AM on September 21, 2006
Pretty moving piece...kind of like the Desiderata of webcam clips.
posted by mr.curmudgeon at 7:36 AM on September 21, 2006
It sorta morphed from contrived to engaging part way through.
posted by mecran01 at 7:41 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by mecran01 at 7:41 AM on September 21, 2006
I was also hoping to see some sort of stop-motion animation using potatoes...
Then again that post is a pretty decent vindication of the opinion that videocasting is teh suck. I was bad enough when an audio rendition of pointless blog entries (podcasting) became all the hype, but now we're supposed to think that doing the same thing in front of a webcam is some sort of great leap forward? Meh. It's just derivative, without much value added... like most video conferencing that doesn't involve naked people. My company just spent a pretty penny getting us set up with video conferencing facilities, and the only benefit we've noted -- once the novelty of it wore off -- is that we can now see people drinking coffee and eating donut around a conference table somewhere else. I'm sure that was really worth the money spent.
Maybe that attitude is why I didn't get suckered into the whole "lonelygirl15" nonsense. I think that stuff's largely a waste of YouTube's capabilities. It's just boring. This is a much better use for it. It's creative, interesting, and requires planning. This is fun and exciting. I would have missed this if it weren't on YouTube. And that's just three examples of better uses of YouTube than videocasting.
posted by clevershark at 7:46 AM on September 21, 2006
Then again that post is a pretty decent vindication of the opinion that videocasting is teh suck. I was bad enough when an audio rendition of pointless blog entries (podcasting) became all the hype, but now we're supposed to think that doing the same thing in front of a webcam is some sort of great leap forward? Meh. It's just derivative, without much value added... like most video conferencing that doesn't involve naked people. My company just spent a pretty penny getting us set up with video conferencing facilities, and the only benefit we've noted -- once the novelty of it wore off -- is that we can now see people drinking coffee and eating donut around a conference table somewhere else. I'm sure that was really worth the money spent.
Maybe that attitude is why I didn't get suckered into the whole "lonelygirl15" nonsense. I think that stuff's largely a waste of YouTube's capabilities. It's just boring. This is a much better use for it. It's creative, interesting, and requires planning. This is fun and exciting. I would have missed this if it weren't on YouTube. And that's just three examples of better uses of YouTube than videocasting.
posted by clevershark at 7:46 AM on September 21, 2006
I liked it. Ode to boredom.
posted by tracy_the_astonishing at 7:53 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by tracy_the_astonishing at 7:53 AM on September 21, 2006
Soundtrack soundtrack soundtrack.
It's why people thought E.T. was a great film.
posted by wfc123 at 8:02 AM on September 21, 2006
Most of these people are doing a videocast without having any idea why they're making one in the first place, or having anything to say... it's kinda sad. And the music just reinforces that. But then I guess that's the point of this little montage. I had to stop it halfway through out of dread that I might die of boredom.
posted by clevershark at 8:03 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by clevershark at 8:03 AM on September 21, 2006
Arvo Part is woefully underexposed here in the states, so I'm glad to see him getting some love.
I don't like video blogging in general; the static-to-content ratio is far, far too high to bother with it most of the time. This shows, however, why it can be a good thing. Snapshots into people's lives, some genuinely involving moments, and on a few occasions for me, a smile or two.
Everyone who shut it off at the halfway point kind if missed the entire point, but that doesn't surprise me at all.
posted by beaucoupkevin at 8:11 AM on September 21, 2006
I don't like video blogging in general; the static-to-content ratio is far, far too high to bother with it most of the time. This shows, however, why it can be a good thing. Snapshots into people's lives, some genuinely involving moments, and on a few occasions for me, a smile or two.
Everyone who shut it off at the halfway point kind if missed the entire point, but that doesn't surprise me at all.
posted by beaucoupkevin at 8:11 AM on September 21, 2006
That reminded me of Radiohead's Meeting People is Easy.
posted by Skygazer at 9:20 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by Skygazer at 9:20 AM on September 21, 2006
To relieve the ennui, here's a bit of schadenfreude.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 9:46 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 9:46 AM on September 21, 2006
God damn it people, enough with the frikkin' youtube!
posted by Vindaloo at 9:51 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by Vindaloo at 9:51 AM on September 21, 2006
beaucoupkevin - as a Part fan, I have to admit that while I'm stoked he's getting some stateside play, I am also a bit disappointed that it's in the context of a lame-ass youtube tribute.
posted by casconed at 10:55 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by casconed at 10:55 AM on September 21, 2006
I don't think it's a tribute so much as an exposé.
posted by clevershark at 11:39 AM on September 21, 2006
posted by clevershark at 11:39 AM on September 21, 2006
I think it works quite well -- it is really sad. So many of those people seem so lonely...
posted by reklaw at 12:44 PM on September 21, 2006
posted by reklaw at 12:44 PM on September 21, 2006
I thought it was a lovely art project. The source materials may be raw and kind of puerile but I think the video managed to extract a larger sense of humanity from them.
The subject matter elicits too much pat knee-jerkism, however: "Of course, I only watched about 30 seconds.". Like, good for you, go pee in the punchbowl now, eh? God forbid you should actually evaluate anything before you go shooting off your shit.
posted by Ogre Lawless at 1:21 PM on September 21, 2006 [1 favorite]
The subject matter elicits too much pat knee-jerkism, however: "Of course, I only watched about 30 seconds.". Like, good for you, go pee in the punchbowl now, eh? God forbid you should actually evaluate anything before you go shooting off your shit.
posted by Ogre Lawless at 1:21 PM on September 21, 2006 [1 favorite]
I see I'm not the first to make that joke, but I really did think it would be about potatoes!
posted by delmoi at 1:23 PM on September 21, 2006
posted by delmoi at 1:23 PM on September 21, 2006
I am also a bit disappointed that it's in the context of a lame-ass youtube tribute.
I wouldn't call this a tribute, exactly. A commentary, maybe.
posted by cortex at 5:10 PM on September 21, 2006
I wouldn't call this a tribute, exactly. A commentary, maybe.
posted by cortex at 5:10 PM on September 21, 2006
So we've gone from Warhol's 15 minutes of fame to 15 seconds of YouTube self-indulgence.
Get it down to 1.5 seconds, and then it'll be in sync with the average attention span.
posted by dbiedny at 5:25 AM on September 22, 2006
Get it down to 1.5 seconds, and then it'll be in sync with the average attention span.
posted by dbiedny at 5:25 AM on September 22, 2006
Perhaps some FPPs contribute little to our teeming, but none contribute so little as the "I didn't like it/Why'd you suggest I watch that" comment.
Sooo, while this video threatens to reek of the same contrived emotion as the American Beauty wind/bag video, its also doing a decent job of collaging together something quintessentially human from a grab bag of video flotsam.
Thus, I will comment, and deem this constructive, additive to the human experience, and appreciated.
And, in general, not be freakin' douche about it, youtube or not... (seams ripping....can't hold together...why purple pants...?!!!?)
posted by jungturk at 9:42 AM on September 22, 2006
Sooo, while this video threatens to reek of the same contrived emotion as the American Beauty wind/bag video, its also doing a decent job of collaging together something quintessentially human from a grab bag of video flotsam.
Thus, I will comment, and deem this constructive, additive to the human experience, and appreciated.
And, in general, not be freakin' douche about it, youtube or not... (seams ripping....can't hold together...why purple pants...?!!!?)
posted by jungturk at 9:42 AM on September 22, 2006
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