#videoessays — Public Fediverse posts

I wish there was a 2-hour YT video deep diving into how Cronenberg movies can be both absolute cinema and the most mediocre performance for the actors that play in them. #Cronenberg #Movies #VideoEssays

Fuck yeah, here’s one of the original youtube video essayists (back in the day he pioneered the genre together with a small bunch of other formerly Channel Awesome-affiliated folks like Dan Olson/Folding Ideas, Leon Thomas and Lindsay Ellis) reminding us what a video essay can still aspire to be. I’ve often had kind of a hard time with Kyle Kallgren’s essays in recent years, not because he hadn’t worthy things to communicate but rather because he’s grown a tendency to go way overboard with the goofy bits, something he’s not that good at to begin with and a bit of a tired cliché (of youtubers aspiring to be seen as goddamn filmmakers or actors or comedians) i can only take in moderation these days. It’s exactly why i can’t ever make it through, say, a Patrick Willems video (that, plus a number of pretty shallow-to-genuinely-bad, middle-of-the-road takes that had me tune out at some point). I’m actually kinda glad the Channel Awesome-informed days when half-assed comedy bits were deemed mandatory are long gone.

This newest Kallgren video is pure brilliance though. Don’t be too alarmed by that whole youtube standard “Top 20 List” schtick, which is indeed just another satirical bit he thankfully tones down fairly quick to act as more of a springboard for a deeper discussion and commentary on issues regarding the culture we’re fed by the Hollywood- and comic book industrial complex. Give it a spin. It’s worth your time and attention in an era when things worth your time and attention have become kinda hard to find in youtube culture criticism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Iez8_C8F8A

#VideoEssays #Youtube #Monoculture #Film #CulturalCriticism

If you hated the #Plagiarism by #JamesSomerton, but are still distracted by Eye Candy, badly written & acted cheap Theatrics, and awful citations & references by other #BreadTubers, you haven’t learned anything from this.

#BreadTube #VideoEssays

Gita Jackson on Aftermath: “The sad but unavoidable truth is that there is very little justice in cases like these. James Somerton has already stolen my work — the damage has already been done, and it cannot be undone. I have to move throughout the world knowing that an injustice has been done to me; that is just an unfortunate reality of being alive. Somerton makes himself an easy target for all the anger that people feel about similar injustices, like the way that queer history is disappeared or misrepresented or the way that women working in criticism are often ignored.”

https://aftermath.site/please-stop-asking-me-to-sue-james-somerton

#JamesSomerton #HBomberguy #YouTube #VideoEssays #ArtCriticism #QueerArt

Asking for help from #nudist / #naturist s or those who support #normalizeNudity without wanting to use a label for themselves:

For a while I've been wanting to do a video about "the 'isms of nudism," like #ableism , #classism , racism, etc, as frequently happens in regards to nudism resorts and other nudist spaces. But rather than just talk out of my ass for this one, I want to actually research and prepare some stats ahead of time, and try to make it into more of a planned-out "video essay" instead of just a vlog.

So I could really use help from anyone who wants to in finding out/researching stuff like:
- how many nudist resorts are currently actively available for use
- average price for nudist resort memberships
- average distance from habitation, cost of renting a cabin, etc
- difficulty in accessing nudist resorts--transportation, lack of disability access (like the swamp you have to hike through to get from the parking lot to the water at Rooster Rock clothing optional beach in Oregon 😡 )
- cases of racism, homophobia, transphobia, anti-tattoo, anti-piercing, etc behavior at nudist resorts--news stories, or personal experiences
- challenges of joining a nudist resort if you're a single male, or other cases of being denied entry over being gay, childless, etc
- non-landed (no dedicated space) nudist gatherings, how many there are, how they find participants, how often and where they meet, cost of events, etc
- any other considerations I'm not thinking of at the moment that prevent access to nudist spaces for most of us who aren't independently wealthy and/or retired so we can afford it, have a car in good working order and the money for transportation, food, membership and cabin rentals, and/or who don't fit the "family friendly" expectation of straight white cis that many nudist resorts expect, implicitly or explicitly

While I was raised nudist myself, I've rejected the label for years now and prefer to say I just support normalizing full body nudity (but not shaming those who prefer to stay clothed), for a lot of reasons that I detail in my video "why I stopped calling myself a nudist" https://www.toplesstopics.org/nomorenudism/

But I still have a ton of nudists/naturalists who follow me and post on my content, and others who are "interested in nudism but don't know how to start." The video essay wouldn't be anti-nudist exactly, but is intended to point out the many limitations to finding places to be nonsexually naked without getting in trouble or judged that those raised with privilege can be unaware of. I'm a big fan of watching #videoEssays and there are so many wonderful ones out there, but I haven't really tried something so in-depth before, and I could use the help making sure this one is well researched. Thank you in advance. :)

Another great video essay: The Pirates trilogy was, indeed, pure bliss #VideoEssays #PiratesOfTheCarribbean

https://youtu.be/YtEYWMuw5c8

The costs & labor involved to make #VideoEssays for #YouTube is why I'll never become a Video Essayist, especially given how YouTube/Google keeps screwing over creators with their algorithms.

Besides, #Podcats have very good solid functions that can be supplemented with textual & visual materials.

#VideoEssays

Quick #update: I have been taking a hiatus from #YouTube to manage my mental health and work on bigger, better videos. I am currently putting together an #EldenRing and #TheLegendOfSpyro playthrough, plus writing #VideoEssays for #TheLegendOfZelda and #FinalFantasyVII. I also intend to play through and make videos for the games from the "Trans Witches Are Witches" bundle I bought from itch.io. Stay tuned for more content from me!

#YouTuber #ContentCreator #Videos #Games #Gaming #Kabbaway #Kabba #Kab #Kabbidge #Kabbidges #AQuirkyAustralian #GdayWebsurfers

Reminder: if you want to learn how to make academic #videoessays, applications for June's Scholarship in Sound & Image workshop are due next week! Please help spread the word: https://sites.middlebury.edu/videoworkshop/
#digitalhumanities #dh #videographiccriticism

Reminder: if you want to learn how to make academic #videoessays, applications for June's Scholarship in Sound & Image workshop are due next week! Please help spread the word: https://sites.middlebury.edu/videoworkshop/
#digitalhumanities #dh #videographiccriticism

Reminder: if you want to learn how to make academic #videoessays, applications for June's Scholarship in Sound & Image workshop are due next week! Please help spread the word: https://sites.middlebury.edu/videoworkshop/
#digitalhumanities #dh #videographiccriticism

Reminder: if you want to learn how to make academic #videoessays, applications for June's Scholarship in Sound & Image workshop are due next week! Please help spread the word: https://sites.middlebury.edu/videoworkshop/
#digitalhumanities #dh #videographiccriticism

Reminder: if you want to learn how to make academic #videoessays, applications for June's Scholarship in Sound & Image workshop are due next week! Please help spread the word: https://sites.middlebury.edu/videoworkshop/
#digitalhumanities #dh #videographiccriticism

Very excited to have just submitted the manuscript for "The Chemistry of Character in #BreakingBad: A Videographic Book" to the publisher! In this case, the "manuscript" consists of a document with 14k words plus 24 #videoessays totaling 36gb and around 5 hours of viewing! #digitalhumanities #digitalpublishing #videographiccriticism

Very excited to have just submitted the manuscript for "The Chemistry of Character in #BreakingBad: A Videographic Book" to the publisher! In this case, the "manuscript" consists of a document with 14k words plus 24 #videoessays totaling 36gb and around 5 hours of viewing! #digitalhumanities #digitalpublishing #videographiccriticism

Very excited to have just submitted the manuscript for "The Chemistry of Character in #BreakingBad: A Videographic Book" to the publisher! In this case, the "manuscript" consists of a document with 14k words plus 24 #videoessays totaling 36gb and around 5 hours of viewing! #digitalhumanities #digitalpublishing #videographiccriticism

Very excited to have just submitted the manuscript for "The Chemistry of Character in #BreakingBad: A Videographic Book" to the publisher! In this case, the "manuscript" consists of a document with 14k words plus 24 #videoessays totaling 36gb and around 5 hours of viewing! #digitalhumanities #digitalpublishing #videographiccriticism

Very excited to have just submitted the manuscript for "The Chemistry of Character in #BreakingBad: A Videographic Book" to the publisher! In this case, the "manuscript" consists of a document with 14k words plus 24 #videoessays totaling 36gb and around 5 hours of viewing! #digitalhumanities #digitalpublishing #videographiccriticism

As I'm putting together the final draft of my manuscript for "The Chemistry of Character in #BreakingBad: A Videographic Book," I've realized that the 24 #videoessays included in the book amount together to just over 5 hours of videographic material (plus 13,000 written words)! Is that "equivalent" to a book? Two books? What's the conversion formula? #dh #digitalhumanities #videographiccriticism

As I'm putting together the final draft of my manuscript for "The Chemistry of Character in #BreakingBad: A Videographic Book," I've realized that the 24 #videoessays included in the book amount together to just over 5 hours of videographic material (plus 13,000 written words)! Is that "equivalent" to a book? Two books? What's the conversion formula? #dh #digitalhumanities #videographiccriticism

As I'm putting together the final draft of my manuscript for "The Chemistry of Character in #BreakingBad: A Videographic Book," I've realized that the 24 #videoessays included in the book amount together to just over 5 hours of videographic material (plus 13,000 written words)! Is that "equivalent" to a book? Two books? What's the conversion formula? #dh #digitalhumanities #videographiccriticism

As I'm putting together the final draft of my manuscript for "The Chemistry of Character in #BreakingBad: A Videographic Book," I've realized that the 24 #videoessays included in the book amount together to just over 5 hours of videographic material (plus 13,000 written words)! Is that "equivalent" to a book? Two books? What's the conversion formula? #dh #digitalhumanities #videographiccriticism

As I'm putting together the final draft of my manuscript for "The Chemistry of Character in #BreakingBad: A Videographic Book," I've realized that the 24 #videoessays included in the book amount together to just over 5 hours of videographic material (plus 13,000 written words)! Is that "equivalent" to a book? Two books? What's the conversion formula? #dh #digitalhumanities #videographiccriticism

#introduction
I'm Katie! I love my day job in #datascience, where I use #python and #machinelearning for #biotech, but after 5pm I get creative.

As a #VTuber I run a #retrofuturist burger joint with my best bud catburger. We make #youtube #letsplays and I make #VideoEssays about media that affected me. Sometimes I make #3dart & #pixelart. I like learning about #writing, #gamedev, #retro #videogamehistory, and all #art in general.

some of my fav things I've made are in the replies

Finally added this account to Fedilab so now I can check it at times other than just when I'm on my computer, lol. Look forward to a lot more interaction! (I'll try to keep it #contentCreator-centric, and keep my off-topic replies on my personal account.)

If you're a content creator with a focus on #antiPatriarchy, #antiDiscrimination and/or #antiCapitalism #activism and you'd like us to boost your content, please follow us and leave a summary of your content in the replies! Open to #videoEssays, #vloggers, #documentarians, #artists, #writers, #podcasters, #bloggers, and all else--you just have to be a content creator, or supporter of content creators, that won't be rude towards creators who don't fit neatly into the family-safe, ad-friendly world of mainstream accounts.

The focus of OCC is to uplift and support so-called "outcast creators," those of us who create content that is not welcome on most mainstream platforms and thus very often gets #censored and #shadowbanned. We're not a place to just show up, dump links to your content, then leave--we're a community, with active participation and forging friendships.

We also have a new discord server that we're slowly growing - - here's an invite link if you'd like to check it out! https://discord.gg/vbMYZM6b

Tonight seems like an apt time to finally getting around to doing that #introduction post: I'm a professor of #mediastudies and #filmstudies at #Middlebury College in #Vermont. I write books and make #videoessays (aka #videographiccriticism) about #film & #television, with particular interests in #narrative, #genre, and #dh #digitalhumanities. Some non-professional interests include #politics, #boardgames, #craftbeer, and #coffee. And #hashtags seemingly.

Tonight seems like an apt time to finally getting around to doing that #introduction post: I'm a professor of #mediastudies and #filmstudies at #Middlebury College in #Vermont. I write books and make #videoessays (aka #videographiccriticism) about #film & #television, with particular interests in #narrative, #genre, and #dh #digitalhumanities. Some non-professional interests include #politics, #boardgames, #craftbeer, and #coffee. And #hashtags seemingly.

Tonight seems like an apt time to finally getting around to doing that #introduction post: I'm a professor of #mediastudies and #filmstudies at #Middlebury College in #Vermont. I write books and make #videoessays (aka #videographiccriticism) about #film & #television, with particular interests in #narrative, #genre, and #dh #digitalhumanities. Some non-professional interests include #politics, #boardgames, #craftbeer, and #coffee. And #hashtags seemingly.

Tonight seems like an apt time to finally getting around to doing that #introduction post: I'm a professor of #mediastudies and #filmstudies at #Middlebury College in #Vermont. I write books and make #videoessays (aka #videographiccriticism) about #film & #television, with particular interests in #narrative, #genre, and #dh #digitalhumanities. Some non-professional interests include #politics, #boardgames, #craftbeer, and #coffee. And #hashtags seemingly.

Tonight seems like an apt time to finally getting around to doing that #introduction post: I'm a professor of #mediastudies and #filmstudies at #Middlebury College in #Vermont. I write books and make #videoessays (aka #videographiccriticism) about #film & #television, with particular interests in #narrative, #genre, and #dh #digitalhumanities. Some non-professional interests include #politics, #boardgames, #craftbeer, and #coffee. And #hashtags seemingly.