What will web videos by writers look like in ten years?
I hope they won't look like Hollywood movies or trailers for Hollywood movies. It's so silly to have this new lo-fi, do-it-yourself medium of web video and pretend like we need to imitate Hollywood movies.
If you are a writer interested in web video, just do it. Don't wait until you can cut together the next Citizen Kane. There are plenty of real movie directors who will do that. Web video is supposed to be playful and short.
If you don't believe me, check out these creative and loopy videos from writers:
Brandon Scott Gorrell made a web short about his glamorous life of a young writer. Ellen Kennedy made a hypnotic video about a vegetarian meal for Ass Hi Books. Finally, Chris Killen created a flash love story about a computer and a bag of potato chips.
Thanks to Tao Lin for linking to all these writers. Look for some of my video work next week as Rachel Kramer Bussel stops to discuss The Best Sex Writing of 2008. It will be the steamiest Five Easy Questions feature, ever.
Many people would like to publish a book. It was a dream for many of us who had to deal with agents or Self publishing until recently, when Print on Demand Program came to the fore; the dream seemed out of many of our grasps. Today there are many options for someone who wants to publish a book, but it is a good idea to do a little homework before contacting a publishing company with your manuscript.
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