A special edition of What Up Doe?
These photos are apart of the “only on GreyComm.tv” ad campaign I’ve created for this semester. More to come…
Wrapped filming on the first episode today. Can’t wait to edit.
The Next Project: Tour Baltimore
As much as I would love to do a long form project like a short film from scratch, the timing with school work right now just doesn’t seem right. So I’m going to put my goal of a new short film on the back-burner for right now…although the burner is still hot.
I was loured to the idea of making a web-series because I’ve seen an incredible demand for well produced, short form content. While the show will air on my campus television station, we’re really producing with a focus on Internet video first and campus TV second. It’s incredibly difficult to compete for student’s attention on a campus television given the hundreds of channels they could otherwise turn to. Plus, there is no way of knowing which show will be on a what time so campus tv is a rather challenging medium to break into. The Internet production seems like a much more viable option for getting a decent amount of viewership (200 views per episode is my goal for now; not exactly lofty).
Filming begins tomorrow and I’ll be working with a group of people, needless to say…I’m excited.
Brand new episode of What Up Doe? Brendan and I discuss the penetration of abbreviations into our lexicon.
The very notion of connecting one’s actual name to a site or service is (in the scope of the Internet) a new concept. Not too long ago were the majority of Internet users hiding behind the protective barrier of the “screen name” or an alias of the the like. Those once hesitant to give out the tiniest morsel of information online now willingly provide Apple and Amazon with credit card numbers and home addresses with little concern.
Ultimately the concept of a personal online identity comes down to how much information one is willing to share publicly. It is becoming increasingly more difficult to adopt a service without giving away at the very least one’s name and some basic information such as date of birth. Services such as Facebook and Twitter have proven that people have a desire to share their personal identity online with their friends at the very least, and the entire user base of those services at the most.
In using a social service one’s identity is subject, in a way, to manipulation by the other users of the service. For instance, if someone were to defame your name in someway on Facebook by writing a crude message on your wall, others may see it and think differently of you. Of course, you could easily remove the post but chances are some of your followers may see it beforehand. One way some Internet users establish a personal identity which he or she has definite control over is through a personal homepage.
A personal homepage or website allows an Internet user to present information that he or she feels better represents their character. The page often contain biographical information about its owner and can exist outside of social networking services. A user can choose to purchase a domain name that is exactly or close to their real name. As a personal example I own the domain name www.stevecelano.com which links to my personal homepage/blog that I host on Tumblr. The personal homepage gives a user much more freedom over their personal identity then say a Facebook page or Twitter account. With those social networking services, the user is bound to the look and structure of the service. A personal homepage can be completely designed from the ground up and ensure that the user represents themselves as they see fit.
Back to work
Got myself back into After Effects today. Feels like home, doesn’t it? A barren 1920 x 1080 composition just begging to be filled with my ideas. I’m putting a lot of work into my university’s campus television/internet station GreyCommTV this semester; so After Effects will, indeed, be my home. For the first time in my 1.5 years here I feel the station really has a shot at making some great programs. I look forward to contributing great video, graphics, and design in the upcoming weeks and months.
Kill Hollywood, Not Movies
The fallout from the failure of SOPA and PIPA is just as interesting as the main topics themselves. First, many on the web with loud voices are finally waking up to how corrupt the lobbying/political system is in this country. Second, directly-related, there’s a quickly growing anti-Hollywood sentiment.
The most forceful stance has to be Y Combinator putting out a new RFS (Request for Startups) will one goal: Kill Hollywood.
It’s an important statement and message given the bullshit the MPAA is up to. But it’s important to separate film, the artform, from Hollywood, the industry.
Source: parislemon
Brand new episode of What Up Doe?
A must watch!
