flwright
I Know More About Internet Video Than Wikipedia
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Post by flwright on May 10, 2007 8:42:25 GMT -5
Are you an aspiring vlogger? Looking to be another Lonelygirl15? In honor of the upcoming 1st anniversary of Bree's first Vlog, the Children of Anchor Cove present: 15 Lessons From a LonelygirlLesson 1ITSS It's the story, silly. DiscussTell a good tale, they will come. Lesson Number 4Encourage comments on YouTube. Discuss:When LG15 abandoned GooTube, the series suffered from lost comment buzz. John and Hank have a wonderful site where they post their videos and comments. The comments regularly number around 100. This would put them in the "Most Discussed" videos every day. Lesson 11Get Virginia Heffernan to do a piece about you. Thanks to BrianPei.PS Brother John Green got this started in the Brotherhood 2.0 Thread: Building The Brand |
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Post by Alissa Brooke on May 10, 2007 16:00:26 GMT -5
I see three lessons.
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flwright
I Know More About Internet Video Than Wikipedia
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Post by flwright on May 10, 2007 18:46:35 GMT -5
The rest are waiting to appear. Can you help?  |
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Post by Alissa Brooke on May 10, 2007 20:34:52 GMT -5
I just don't understand, if there are only three so far... why they aren't numbered 1. 2. 3.
Why all the odd spacing?
What?
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Post by jayhenry on May 10, 2007 21:02:53 GMT -5
I just don't understand, if there are only three so far... why they aren't numbered 1. 2. 3. Why all the odd spacing? What? 1) It's for fun. 2) Frank is just giving an indication of how important he thinks the points are. 3) Fill in the blanks. It's for fun. |
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Post by Alissa Brooke on May 10, 2007 21:31:37 GMT -5
I just don't understand, if there are only three so far... why they aren't numbered 1. 2. 3. Why all the odd spacing? What? 1) It's for fun. 2) Frank is just giving an indication of how important he thinks the points are. 3) Fill in the blanks. It's for fun. Well, I never! Excuse me and my logic-induced brain waves! *crosses her eyes at you and walks off* |
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Post by elixir on May 10, 2007 21:58:33 GMT -5
Lesson number 3.
TEST
Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3...
Test and question your plot before you unleash it on an unsuspecting public. If you can find things that don't make sense (aka, plot holes), come up with some reasonable answers to give them sense. Ask your self the five most basic questions that there are: Who, what, when, where and how. And then answer them.
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Post by elixir on May 10, 2007 23:07:16 GMT -5
Lesson Number 10
Suspense
DDDRRRRAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGIIIIINNNNGGGGGGGGGG Things Out
Suspense is wonderful tool, but having said this, there is definitely an art to using it. Not just any Neanderthal can master the technique.
Learn what to drag out, and what to keep short, sweet and simple. For example, if you are going to have one of your characters kidnap another, this could provide you with material for more than one episode. On the other hand, if you allude to having an event take place on a specific date and create a lot of build up to this date, dragging the plot on after the date, to oh let's say - seven months or so, does not equal suspense. This is when you enter the realm of the 'anti-climax' and this is not a good realm to be in.
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flwright
I Know More About Internet Video Than Wikipedia
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Post by flwright on May 11, 2007 7:57:25 GMT -5
Lesson 2a
Hire good help.
Lesson 2b
It helps if the help is hawt.
Thanks to our Mayoress, Alissa Brooke.
Discuss
Jessica Lee Rose is the perfect storm of talent and looks. Please note I put talent first. Ditto Yousef Abu Taleb. And, Bitsie Tulloch. And, after a rough start, Jackson Davis.
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Post by curiousgeorge on May 11, 2007 8:27:52 GMT -5
Lesson 2aHire good help. Lesson 2bIt helps if the help is hawt. Thanks to our Mayoress, Alissa Brooke.DiscussJessica Lee Rose is the perfect storm of talent and looks. Please note I put talent first. Ditto Yousef Abu Taleb. And, Bitsie Tulloch. And, after a rough start, Jackson Davis. The c's lucked out immensely (or to their credit, did an excellent job in the casting process) with the actors they have. With few exceptions, the talent have always done a Breally good job with the material they have been given to work with. I expect that this is the case with every kind of dramatic production, it's just with LG the dichotomy between the on-screen talent and quality of the writing has become so glaringly apparent. |
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Post by lesbrent on May 11, 2007 15:48:58 GMT -5
2 (or 3) PLAN
Fully flesh out the story arcs in broad terms, work on adding foreshadowing and clues secondly. You must know where this story is going, ultimately. This includes adding an ARG. If you want your story to have mystery and game playing, plan it thoroughly beforehand and not as an after-thought.
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Post by lesbrent on May 11, 2007 15:51:09 GMT -5
Lesson 2aHire good help. Lesson 2bIt helps if the help is hawt. Thanks to our Mayoress, Alissa Brooke.DiscussJessica Lee Rose is the perfect storm of talent and looks. Please note I put talent first. Ditto Yousef Abu Taleb. And, Bitsie Tulloch. And, after a rough start, Jackson Davis. Discuss and plan what you will do if hired help is involved with a media controversy or alleged sexual harrassment. *snerk* |
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Post by milowent on May 11, 2007 15:56:23 GMT -5
Lesson 6
Get signed contracts with everyone, no matter how cool their fanfic is. Do not pass GO before that happens.
Lesson 6a: Don't let your fanfic take away the glory of your main product (see ciw).
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