recently, i got this feeling that frequently watching vlogs and youtube channels is very similar to getting addicted to TV series. it doesn't seem like people around me are periodically watching youtube like me, but i know that many people spend hours on instagram, taking a peek at other people's lives every once in a while.
before all this craze on vlogs and instagram (tiktok, etc), i had been keeping video diaries since i got my first iphone. at first, it was an easy way to record the going-on's of my life. whenever i watched my videos years later, i really appreciated, not so much the content of what i was saying, but seeing things that were around me, things that were in the background. needlessly to say, the changes in my face/body/style are always surprising to look at.
watching people's vlogs online got me thinking about what it means to live vicariously through other people. it seems so easy these days, considering all the different social media platforms. what i find especially fascinating in people's vlogs is that in their video editing style, you can almost smell their personalities. it's like when you hear someone talk, you can somehow tell what kind of person she or he is.
i certainly don't want to make vlogs of my everyday life. i don't think i have anything to share that hasn't been already said and done. people going on trips abroad, people eating, trying new restaurants, people showing what they do at work... i mean, it can be interesting, but there is just too much out there, and i don't want or need to add onto their pile of ... data. on the other hand, i am curious to see what kind of personality may seep through the eyes of the camera and the editing i can do. it might be worth trying. hence, i am gathering and brainstorming ideas...
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