The Art of Vlogging Part One

Now, as many of you know the art of BLOGGING has been around since, well when ever somebody decided or realised that people get bored sometimes, really really bored. The fact you are reading this probably supports this fact. I mean what is it about human nature that makes adult human beings so fascinated with the art of reading mundane writings by other people? As the internet has developed it has become more obvious that more and more people are beginning to pass the time by documenting their lives on the world wide web. I am relatively inexperienced in the form of blogging in thr written form, to me its kind of the equivalent of the nosy neighbour. The fact that you can not see who is reading your work or when it is viewed is what is fascinating. How much one person puts on their blog is up to them, however it is in the last year or so with the launch of the video sharing website "You Tube" that i believe the amount of self exposure people are putting themselves to the world is when it starts to get interesting. Vlogging has been around for quite some time now, the first forms of vlogging appeared in the 1980's mostly in the form of video diaries which may not have been distributed on the net but the "video diary format" has been around for some time. With the rise in video camera manufacturing around this period, people started to make their own content whether it was for just fun between family and friends or for semi professional use. My parents didnt have a video camera when i was growing up but i do remember being fascinated with other people using them. Oh and if anyone is wondering i dont own one today just the trusty good ol Apple i sight! Anyway carrying on. So it is clear that people have been creating their own content for many years. Anyone who has seen the English programme "you've been framed" will testify to this, but take my word for it, it pretty dreadful. With the launch of You Tube in february 2005 users were astonished at the seemingly unlimited bandwidth (not true!) and the idea that you could upload pretty much anything you wanted in video format simply and quickly. The first wave of videos appearing on you Tube were a music and entertainment lovers dream, random titbits from musical and entertainment history including live music concerts, interviews and other rare items seemingly free from copyright it seemed. Then with this came TV shows and other random things that people had not seen for years probably lost on old VHS cassettes and reel to reel tapes. The only setback which still exists today was the 100 MB limit which means movies could not be uploaded. As this happened a small number of people realised that it was possible to upload directly from their webcams and the first "vloggers" on You Tube appeared to a very small audience at the beginning of 2006. I personally came across this around this time and was astounded. This is one of the first vlogs i saw on You Tube: (note) This guy has recently died which i detail later in this post

So you're wondering, yeh its a fat bloke sat in a chair talking to a camera. Yeh thats true on some levels but the way i saw it was that i was entertained. Through simple flash technology i had been entertained by someone who i didnt know sat behind a desk at work so therefore it becomes user generated content. On a small level that doesnt mean much but on a bigger scale it is world changing. Since the mass media rise of the 20th century companies have monopolised the entertainment industry, although i aint no academic its interesting to wonder how these media monopolies (such as hollywood, the bbc etc) have had an impact in what we find funny. So it is for this reason that i believe the user created content has to be a possiblity as a major medium in the future possibly the dominant. Here is an example of this. (If this doesnt make you laugh, i dont know what will!)

Pete Greenwood

Hello there, for anyone who hasnt checked this guy out, have a listen to my very good friend Pete Greenwood at www.myspace.com/petergreenwood

Paul Mccartney Goodbye

This post is in honour of the news recently that the Paul Mccartney and Heather Mills divorce case has now gone through. She walked away with 23 million pounds which isnt bad for a four year marriage. It has also been revealed that Paul's fortune is half of what was originally estimated, however he still has almost 400 million tucked away. This is what was revealed in the offical report: "He held £15,159,000 in bank accounts in the UK and USA. His investments were valued at £34,319,000. He was owed a total of £3,687,000. He held £6000 in cash. Paintings which he had painted, works of art, musical instruments, jewellery, furniture, house contents, motor vehicles and horses were valued professionally at £32,269,000. His pension assets were valued at £36,288,000. Accordingly he disclosed total net assets of £387,012,000. He disclosed his total net income for the next 12 months at £5,357,000." So even though the original estimations of his wealth were false, his wealth is still fantastic considering that he has earned this from playing the guitar for a living (this is looking at on its most basic level of course!). Anyway i believe that Heather hasnt done bad really, she has achieved some fantastically bad press from this. I havent got a major problem with her. The press paint her out more evil than she really is i reckon. Anyway the song is called goodbye and was written in 1968 for the newly signed apple artist Mary Hopkin (although it may have been a beatles cast off from this late era). It is a typically twee Mccartney ballad however i believe it holds a nice bit of charm and the guitar playing is quite good.

intro

Hello everyone!

This is my first entry into this blog. From here you can expect to see various videos, audio clips and thoughts from me. Firstly a little background information. I am 23 years old and am currently based in London England. I have a Batchelor degree in music and like to see myself as a bit of a northern chancer. Anywoo here goes.