Youtube has become a huge source of entertainment throughout the world. It's users all come online with stories to tell. Sometimes these stories go viral, sometimes they just sort of settle within the confines of the YouTube corners. When the rising stars reach out to their settling brethren, beautiful things happen! Such is the case with the oh-so-lovely project YouTupolis.
At the head of this project stands Youtube user valsartdiary. Armed with a separate channel and a website, YouTupolis has become an overnight sensation. This isn't your average video creation and collaboration. Basically, it is about the "future" of Youtube. It has a dark, Gothic, "Big Brother is watching" kind of feel to it. Each of the episodes (there's only four) are insanely engaging tales of a young woman trying to escape this new future of Youtube--where users are indoors filming all aspects of their lives through the camera lenses for a free apartment and money. According to the first episode, they must do everything from the Youtube portal--shopping, searching, living, etc. While it's probably not Youtube's first Sci-Fi thriller, it certainly has to be its most memorable one.
It made a debut sometime in April. I was watching an update from Tay Zonday's video blog about it, wondering what in the heck a YouTupolis was in the first place. Was it a product, a food, or some kind of VIP club for all of Youtube's partners? I was stunned when I came to find out it was the brainchild of an artist and a teacher here in Chicago (Wojciech Lorenc). It's simple, yet complex. That's what I really like about it. It's all in satire, so it's not an actual jab at any changes that Google/YouTube has made. It's not about their partnerships with people with over thousands of videos, either. Still, that's the part of the plot where the passion is very, very strong. It's a powerful concept. Imagine being down on your luck in the real world, being able to fix that by simply setting up cameras and getting paid to to so! I know it's sort of the reality right now for so many lucky Youtube users with views and subscribers.
What made it incredibly engaging is this page. Holy crap, that's right. Miss Valerie is inviting actual users to join her revolution. In fact, she adds footage from user's videos into her movies. I thought it was cool, because not everyone is an actor. I know I'm surely not an actress. That part doesn't matter to her. I forgot what video she said it, but I can recall her saying something like "no matter what your video is, you can be a part of YouTupolis!" So, I signed up!
Below is the video I recorded earlier this morning for the invite that was sent to my e mail the day before. I don't know if she's going to really use it or not, but I hope so. This is a really exciting, engaging series of videos she's got in her hands. You can watch all of the current videos here. Follow the movement on Twitter, and make sure you subscribe! You never know what she's looking for. She asks for simple things, mostly. Who doesn't want to be a part of such an exciting project?
At the head of this project stands Youtube user valsartdiary. Armed with a separate channel and a website, YouTupolis has become an overnight sensation. This isn't your average video creation and collaboration. Basically, it is about the "future" of Youtube. It has a dark, Gothic, "Big Brother is watching" kind of feel to it. Each of the episodes (there's only four) are insanely engaging tales of a young woman trying to escape this new future of Youtube--where users are indoors filming all aspects of their lives through the camera lenses for a free apartment and money. According to the first episode, they must do everything from the Youtube portal--shopping, searching, living, etc. While it's probably not Youtube's first Sci-Fi thriller, it certainly has to be its most memorable one.
It made a debut sometime in April. I was watching an update from Tay Zonday's video blog about it, wondering what in the heck a YouTupolis was in the first place. Was it a product, a food, or some kind of VIP club for all of Youtube's partners? I was stunned when I came to find out it was the brainchild of an artist and a teacher here in Chicago (Wojciech Lorenc). It's simple, yet complex. That's what I really like about it. It's all in satire, so it's not an actual jab at any changes that Google/YouTube has made. It's not about their partnerships with people with over thousands of videos, either. Still, that's the part of the plot where the passion is very, very strong. It's a powerful concept. Imagine being down on your luck in the real world, being able to fix that by simply setting up cameras and getting paid to to so! I know it's sort of the reality right now for so many lucky Youtube users with views and subscribers.
What made it incredibly engaging is this page. Holy crap, that's right. Miss Valerie is inviting actual users to join her revolution. In fact, she adds footage from user's videos into her movies. I thought it was cool, because not everyone is an actor. I know I'm surely not an actress. That part doesn't matter to her. I forgot what video she said it, but I can recall her saying something like "no matter what your video is, you can be a part of YouTupolis!" So, I signed up!
Below is the video I recorded earlier this morning for the invite that was sent to my e mail the day before. I don't know if she's going to really use it or not, but I hope so. This is a really exciting, engaging series of videos she's got in her hands. You can watch all of the current videos here. Follow the movement on Twitter, and make sure you subscribe! You never know what she's looking for. She asks for simple things, mostly. Who doesn't want to be a part of such an exciting project?