Existentialism Assignment - Critique
Okay, if the quality is garbage its because I had to lower it to put it on youtube since the actual video is over 4Gigs in size. Also this is just a short 5 min clip of the entire thing no where near the final product.
Just to give you guys some understanding about our (Neeraj, Josh, Naeem and Awrco) idea.
The movie is basically a contrast between two people. Both these people are regular high school students but lead entirely different lives. One as you see is living life to the full extent having fun and socializing. The other which you guys haven't seen yet is the opposite. He is anti-social depressed and so on. We are trying to have no cliche moments and working with different camera angles and other effects.
If you have any questions or comments feel free to ask. Ill reply back to either answer them or clarify what we are doing.
[Edit]- So this is just a small preview of our whole movie. There is still a whole lot that we couldnt show becuase of uploading problems. Other then that I hope you guys get the basic idea of we are trying to show. A contrast between two people is basically our movie.
YouTube: The T.V. Destroyer
Subject: YouTube
Summary:
You-tube, not known to be a social network however the only people who say it is not a social network are the people who dont use it as one. It is a basic video uploading and sharing website with a profile and friend functionality.
Significance:
Youtube is my favorite website of all time. I think i have spent thousands of hours watching videos from several people. In fact because of their subscription function i get about 20-30 new videos daily and sometimes even more.
The reason why YouTube is not known as a social network is because most of the users just want to see stupid random viral videos and that is not what the YouTube community is about. The YouTube community is about creating videos and sharing them with your subscriber base and also interacting with them.
However, YouTube and other online video storage websites are going to be the future of the entertainment industry. I mean the top subscribed YouTuber is a young Asian kid thats name is NigaHiga. Over 2million people are subscribed to him and every video he uploads gets 2-4 million views. Normal TV shows dream to reach that amount of viewers. Not just him but the top 10 subscribed users of all time get millions of views and people are starting to understand the power of the community.
Why wouldn't they? I mean your video loads super fast and no commercials or waiting times. You can watch it when ever you want and as many times you you want. The service knows what its users want and its one of the reasons why its so successful. Other websites like Crunchyroll make you sit through commercials in the middle of their videos are the reasons why their communities suck. The only disadvantage is the pop up add that you can minimize, but everyone needs to make money.
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Twitter: The Privacy Destroyer
Subject: Twitter
Summary:
Twitter, is known as a social network/blog. It is mostly used on phones and portable electronic devices to let your "followers" know what you are doing. Its like a very slows instant messaging service where you are instant messaging everyone.
Significance:
I find the whole idea of Twitter ridiculous making it in my opinion the worst social network ever. Compared to Facebook where there is some sense of equality where everyone gets the same treatment, Twitter is mostly used for Hollywood celebrities to let their fans know what they are doing. I mean look at it, you are known as a "follower". You are basically showing that you are that persons "bitch".
Also I feel that it increases the other persons ego. "look I have 300,000 followers in Twitter" great...here is a cookie.
If you lower the scale and only use it to lets your friends and family know what you are up to then, sure i guess its a good idea. However I still feel like its still in a beta stage. Not everyone has a smart phone that allows them to access Twitter which makes the service flawed.
Overall, I feel that Twitter is a useless social network that has few advantages and its a service that not everyone can easily use and access at this point in time. Maybe in a few years when smart phones are dirt cheap Twitter use will soar. However untill then I still feel its something only for Upper class citizens and Hollywood celebs to use and show off. It also shows how little privacy we will have in the future.
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Facebook: The Social Destroyer
Subject: Facebook
Summary:
Facebook is renown as being one of the most famous websites of our generation. It is a social networking website that anyone over the age of 13 can use. Its initial creation was to help college students keep in touch. This later spread to high school students and to this day everyone use the free service. The website has made over 300million in revenue with over 400million active users making it the most use social networking website in the world (next to MySpace).
Significance:
Facebook is a very controversial website, and in my opinion a glance at our future. Lets look at some of the advantages and disadvantages first:
Advantages:
- Gives people the power to meet others
- Efficient way of knowing what your friends are doing
- Socialize online
- Put a virtual profile of yourself online
- Keep in touch with your friends
- etc.
Disadvantages:
- Stalk other people
- Privacy issues
- little physical social activity
- and many more
Many people believe that Facebook is killing the way people socialize. I mean its a lot safer and easier to talk to someone online rather then in person. Online you have time to think about what you can say, use the internet for help and you dont have to worry about your current state or how you look. This is the major reason why people see Facebook as a "social destroyer" people no longer need important people skills anymore if they can talk to someone online. The major flaw is that, you can have your online conversation, but what happens when you decide to meet in person to move your relationship forward? That is the future, other online services that help you move your friendship into a relationship.
However, Facebook is criticized about killing social confrontation but it doesn't get as much recognition in other areas that it excels in. For example, Facebook "groups" help bring people together who share a certain perspective with each other depended on the type of group. Also when the recent Haitian Earthquake hit, news articles were posted on peoples status' and in seconds thousands of people knew about it and were able to send relief and spread the word. Facebook is amazing at helping people spread the word.
One recent example is the Activision vs. Infinity ward battle about royalties. A Facebook group was created to inform the gaming community about the head of Activision studious recent...for the lack of a better term "douche bag" move. Due to the media this group was getting the CEO's of Activision decided to pay Infinity Ward their royalty.
The power of Facebook is a force to be reckoned with. Overall, there are advantages and disadvantages about it, but its out there and things are only going to get worse. I project that the next 10 years people will evolve enough that we will never have to leave out house. Like the movie Surrogates.
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This Weeks Theme: Social Networks
I have already done two blogs about Facebook and social networks in general, so this week I will pick some other ones and go more in depth
Last week I had two superhero themed entries and two different, I am sorry :D. I shall try to do 3 themed and if possible a 4th themed blog.
A social network is defined as a social structure made of individuals who are connected. To this day, there are thousands of these networks across the internet. Facebook, Youtube, Twitter to name a few. Hell, even a small forum is considered a social network.
Here is an article from collegehumor that goes along with this topic nicely.
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