I think just about any YouTube video could be deemed narcissistic because the central motivation for uploading is attracting attention to yourself. This could even be said for those who upload television episodes, they want the attention and "thank you"s. However these two examples are a little bit stronger and more obvious.
Davey Wavey is a YouTube video blogger who talks to his fans or "blog buddies" as he calls them about his life, gay issues, and things that interest him. As he's gained a following over the past few years, he's upgraded equipment and increased the amount of editing. He even made a music video and several workout videos. Here, he discusses his nudity and neighbors.
I suppose this could be categorized as a more artful form of YouTube narcissism. This group of men rose to mainstream fame with their parody of Katy Perry's California Gurls. Here they do they same with her song Peacock.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Gabe's Narcissism Post
So this 1st video is a guy that I follow on Youtube a lot. He makes frequent vlog post. For the Youtube community to watch, comment, subscribe etc.
Here is the link ----->Would you want your leg back? Do you have abs? [ask Josh]
So people use Youtube like the website Formspring, where you have people ask questions about yourself and then you answer them. But its not just for one person to see it is for like anyone who has access to the internet to see. So in a way that makes the video very narcissistic even if they guy in this video isn't really that narcissistic himself.
Ok this second video is one of my favorites. I think its hilarious. It sort of makes fun of the people who make those stupid hair and make-up tutorials on Youtube.
Here is the link ---->How to trick people into thinking you're good looking
I think this video is less narcissistic because it is obvious that the video is making fun of the other videos on Youtube that actually try and teach people how to use make-up, do their hair, dance etc. So that makes the video very different from the one above. But at the same time, because the girl in the video is talking to the camera by herself no one else is included it makes the video still somewhat narcissistic.
What I think makes these video both somewhat narcissistic is the fact that both the people are just talking to a camera, then putting the video out on the internet and hoping that someone finds it interesting.
Here is the link ----->Would you want your leg back? Do you have abs? [ask Josh]
So people use Youtube like the website Formspring, where you have people ask questions about yourself and then you answer them. But its not just for one person to see it is for like anyone who has access to the internet to see. So in a way that makes the video very narcissistic even if they guy in this video isn't really that narcissistic himself.
Ok this second video is one of my favorites. I think its hilarious. It sort of makes fun of the people who make those stupid hair and make-up tutorials on Youtube.
Here is the link ---->How to trick people into thinking you're good looking
I think this video is less narcissistic because it is obvious that the video is making fun of the other videos on Youtube that actually try and teach people how to use make-up, do their hair, dance etc. So that makes the video very different from the one above. But at the same time, because the girl in the video is talking to the camera by herself no one else is included it makes the video still somewhat narcissistic.
What I think makes these video both somewhat narcissistic is the fact that both the people are just talking to a camera, then putting the video out on the internet and hoping that someone finds it interesting.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Ramiro's Narcissistic Blog Post
Here are two Youtube videos, one showing a very visible narcissistic quality while the another showing a lesser visible sign of narcissism. Please watch both videos first and then read my posts to make sense of my responses. For each video, I rate the level of narcissism from 4 the highest to 1 the lowest using a dollar sign.
1) Mi Vida Loca by FadedHolySoldier
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHHpP8sFuIc&feature=fvw
The video falls in the type of a rant video where individuals speak out concerning events, dislikes, passions, and other topics from great cultural importance to personal expression.
The young man in the video has a central topic to voice (a chola movie) but is interrupted by his own thoughts and lack of structural dialogue. There is definitely no script or plot to the video but rather an emotional improvisation of ideas. He speaks of his past "chola" relationships, his purchased alcohol, the street and cars, and finishes with a comical exit. He has more of a personal agenda to make himself heard while at the same time to entertain his viewers.
Narcissistic: $ $ $ $
2) Atheist by Zachary Kroger
http://vimeo.com/11315339
This video is of a popular style when it comes to voicing controversial topics. These type of videos have txt, still photos, and music. All these elements create a sense of urgency, importance, and truthfulness. Here, the creator is never shown. There is not a person to point our finger and say "there she is, there's the narcissistic character". Yet the video still has a sense of a personal agenda. What contributes to the narcissistic nature of this video is its low credibility, and its weak arguments. The creator is definitely basing this video on a personal and weak opinions yet I believe the video does carry the creator's message in an effective manner.
Narcissistic: $ $
These videos are an evolution of video art meeting the World Wide Web where personal messages combined with video technique.
1) Mi Vida Loca by FadedHolySoldier
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHHpP8sFuIc&feature=fvw
The video falls in the type of a rant video where individuals speak out concerning events, dislikes, passions, and other topics from great cultural importance to personal expression.
The young man in the video has a central topic to voice (a chola movie) but is interrupted by his own thoughts and lack of structural dialogue. There is definitely no script or plot to the video but rather an emotional improvisation of ideas. He speaks of his past "chola" relationships, his purchased alcohol, the street and cars, and finishes with a comical exit. He has more of a personal agenda to make himself heard while at the same time to entertain his viewers.
Narcissistic: $ $ $ $
2) Atheist by Zachary Kroger
http://vimeo.com/11315339
This video is of a popular style when it comes to voicing controversial topics. These type of videos have txt, still photos, and music. All these elements create a sense of urgency, importance, and truthfulness. Here, the creator is never shown. There is not a person to point our finger and say "there she is, there's the narcissistic character". Yet the video still has a sense of a personal agenda. What contributes to the narcissistic nature of this video is its low credibility, and its weak arguments. The creator is definitely basing this video on a personal and weak opinions yet I believe the video does carry the creator's message in an effective manner.
Narcissistic: $ $
These videos are an evolution of video art meeting the World Wide Web where personal messages combined with video technique.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Big Fish "Love of Your Life"
Hey guys!
So I was watching one of my all time favorite movies "Big Fish" this weekend and I thought I would just share a blog post about what I think is one of the best scenes in the movie.
Scene Shots
0:00-0:06-Series of Wide Shots
0:06-0:09-Medium Close Up
0:10-0:12-Very Wide Shot
0:12-0:16-Series of Medium Close Ups
0:17-0:20-Very Wide Shot (Freeze Frame)
0:20-1:00- Series of Wide Shots while the camera falls backwards through the setting of the scene.
This is my favorite part of the scene because Edward Bloom (The main character) is just walking through the scene while everything and everyone is frozen. It sort of has this really cool dream-like matrix effect to it and the moment seems magical and almost real.
The scene ends with some Medium Close Up Shots of Edward and Sandra Tempelton (The pretty blonde), Very Wide Shots and Wide Shots of the scene fast forwarding back to reality again.
This part where everything stops kind of makes the whole scene for me because it shows how life feels sometime when you just see that one person or experience that one thing and its like nothing else is going on and everything just stops or slows down as you just live through that moment.
Anyways if you haven't seen this film I highly recommend it!
So I was watching one of my all time favorite movies "Big Fish" this weekend and I thought I would just share a blog post about what I think is one of the best scenes in the movie.
Scene Shots
0:00-0:06-Series of Wide Shots
0:06-0:09-Medium Close Up
0:10-0:12-Very Wide Shot
0:12-0:16-Series of Medium Close Ups
0:17-0:20-Very Wide Shot (Freeze Frame)
0:20-1:00- Series of Wide Shots while the camera falls backwards through the setting of the scene.
This is my favorite part of the scene because Edward Bloom (The main character) is just walking through the scene while everything and everyone is frozen. It sort of has this really cool dream-like matrix effect to it and the moment seems magical and almost real.
The scene ends with some Medium Close Up Shots of Edward and Sandra Tempelton (The pretty blonde), Very Wide Shots and Wide Shots of the scene fast forwarding back to reality again.
This part where everything stops kind of makes the whole scene for me because it shows how life feels sometime when you just see that one person or experience that one thing and its like nothing else is going on and everything just stops or slows down as you just live through that moment.
Anyways if you haven't seen this film I highly recommend it!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Trailer for Deepa Mehta's Water (Steph Maniaci)
:00-:04 WS
:04-:06 Cut in
:06-:11 MCU
:11-:14 MCU (tilt up)
:15-:22 OSS
black out
:25-:26 VWS
:26-:27 WS
:28-:32 MS
:33-:34 CU
:35-:37 VWS
:38-:39 Cut in
:40-:42 MCU
:42 Cut in
:42-:44 MCU
:45-:48 MS
:49-:50 VWS
:50-:52 MCU
:52-:53 OSS
:54 WS (Three Shot?)
:55 MCU
:56-:57 MS (Birds' Eye View)
:58 Two Shot (Worms' Eye View)
:58 OSS
:59 OSS
1:00-1:02 Two Shot
1:03 OSS
1:04-1:06 VWS
1:06-1:07 MCU
1:08 Cut in + Two Shot
1:08 OSS
1:08-1:09 OSS
1:12 VWS
1:13 MS
1:13-1:14 CU
1:15-1:17 Two Shot (surveying pan)
1:18-1:19 Two Shot
1:20-1:21 MS
1:22-1:23 MS (zoom in)
1:24-1:25 VWS
1:26 WS?
1:26 Two Shot
1:27-:28 OSS
1:29-1:30 EWS
1:31 MS
1:31 MCU
1:32 MCU
1:32-1:33 Three Shot
1:33-1:34 Cut Away
1:35 Two Shot
1:36 Cut In
1:37 Two Shot
1:38-1:39 Cut Away
1:39 WS
1:39-1:42 WS
1:42 No clue
1:43 WS
1:44 MCU
1:45 VWS
1:46 VWS (crabs right and back)
1:47 Two Shot
1:48-1:50 MCU
black out/Title
1:53-1:55 VWS
Fantastic Mr. Fox
I chose fantastic Mr. Fox because the movie really comes to life because of the different types of shots that are used. I was unable to find a segment of the movie online so I included the movie trailer which demonstrates some of the shots that we talked about in class.
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