The Internet is not a kind place, and most YouTube videos are shit. Then why speak poorly of a relatively good video? Why needlessly foster ill will (apart from this annoying reason)?
Because "YouTube Is My Life" is not perfect. But Nalts, a so-called weblebrity, had this to say about it:
"I’m on a mad campaign to get this featured by YouTube editors because it’s just perfect. Clever, well produced, fantastic cameos by some YouTube weblebrities (TheHill88, MarkDay and Sean Bedlam). It’s a totally addictive song, it’s well lit, the sound effects are fantastic, the acting is dead pan, the humor is intellectual, the camera movements are thoughtful, and the stop-animated finger puppets are just plain cute." (Emphasis added)
Perfect? Perfect this video is not. It's mildly amusing. I did not, unlike several commenters on the video, want my five minutes back. But the song is certainly not "totally addictive," the acting is not at all dead pan, and I would not recommend you watch it.
Like many communities (college campuses come to mind), YouTube has subcultures that are strongly insular. I guess "YouTube Is My Life" hits a demographic of viewers who really love talking about YouTube, but using YouTube as subject matter here only serves the purpose of self-promotion (unlike YouTube War). In fact, it seems like the purpose of Nalts's "mad campaign" is not just to get this video featured, but to have his name attached to it.
1 comments:
Wish I found your blog 30 minutes ago because I just published a list of related resources on my little eBook. Honestly I thought that was a wonderful video. But it's just my humor- the guy (who I don't know) felt tortured and quirky and the song (to me) is a total ear worm. You're right, though, it might just be a little youtube self indulgence.
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