Videoblogging: Shut Up and Make Something
Curated by Ryanne Hodson
Complete screening including
curator's remarks
Downloadable MOV [482 MB]
Streaming Video on YouTube

Videoblogging emerged as the bandwidth hogging stepchild of podcasting or 'audio blogging' in early 2004. We can put media files in a blog and have it delivered right to people's computers as we update? This is it! This is what we as artists, filmmakers, cable access producers, frustrated television editors and moms and dads with camcorders have been looking for for so long. The big D, Distribution. We have all these ideas floating in our heads, now we can get them out and share them with no gatekeepers or higher ups telling us it's not 'broadcast quality' or 'green light worthy'. We're "making stuff up and...putting it on the internet, and you can't do shit about that " (Michael Verdi, Vlog Anarchy)

The Videos

Mantra #1
by Daniel Liss
A command for all to follow.

yo, how i'm livin
by Jay Dedman
Dedman takes us on a tour of his apartment.

Excited
by Ryanne Hodson
Ryanne is excited about free speech, only to be censored.

Vlog Anarchy
by Michael Verdi
Spoken manifesto about the ethics of representation for videoblogging as an art form.

Where I Find Calm
by Jay Dedman
Jay asserts that technical quality is irrelevant to his vlogging practice; his goal is simply to connect.

Lac St Clair
by Chris Weagel
Weagel showcases the mundane aspects of suburban America.

Welcome to the Future
by Chuck Olsen
Illegal footage of a rock concert.

My Birthday Pep Talk
by Zadi Diaz
A childhood friend drops by to sing Diaz a song for her birthday.

Kitchen Rant
by Shannon Noble
Man plays violin and talks about home improvement.

This Cheese Sandwich
by Jan McLaughlin
A cheese sandwich left over from a funeral.

February 13, 2007
by David Howell
Standing in a snowy field, a man describes his heart attack in detail.

begin here
by Daniel Liss
Word collage over a baby coloring on paper.

Conference Call
by Charlene Rule
The moments leading up to a dreaded phone call.

Tough Day
by Jennifer Proctor
Making faces at the camera.

Became a Nurse
by Bekah Havens
Peek inside the life of a full-time nurse.

Work is Good
by Mary Matthews
First day back to work after unemployment.

Hover
by Erik Nelson
Trick of the camera makes people float.

Mad as Hell
by Rupert Howe
Near a flock of birds, in the freedom of the outdoors, Howe expresses feelings on freelance work.

Death and Missing It
by Jay Dedman
What does it feel like, knowing that you're dying?

Sweater on a Dog
by Phillip Clark
Lip sync and dance, near a soundboard, in the snow.

passion
by Duncan Speakman
Psychedelic echoes of a conversation, and a slow motion hand gesture, with refreshingly poor resolution.

Hand Carved Tusk
by Rob Parrish
The simple hitting of record and zoom, and the beautiful object speaks for itself.

Private Screening
by Charlene Rule
The camera bootlegs a film made by nature, with the sun as projector.

Shiny
by Michael Verdi
Hypnotic, slowly vacillating light pattern over sparse acoustic bass.

The End
by Rupert Howe
After the convention ends and before the plane ride home.


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