If I had to choose one word to describe Pixelodeon (festival last weekend), I would say “optimistic.” Both days were filled with inspiring speakers, mind-opening screenings and helpful DIY sessions. That said, I could barely get myself out of the hallways to attend the scheduled programming. There were so many interesting people to chat with! I can’t wait to follow up with my new peeps when I return from my trip to southeast Asia. All around, it was one of the best professional events I’ve attended. Kudos to the organizers.
I feel really lucky to be a part of this new media revolution. We’re building a new business, a new artform and a new worldwide community of people trying to make a difference. I wanted to explore this theme a bit by asking the video folks 2 questions:
What are you afraid of?
What are you hopeful for?
This video addresses the Fear part of the equation. Is fear our primary motivator? Why do we do the things we do? Do we make the best decisions when you’re trying to avoid something? Check it out and let me know in the comments: What is your greatest fear?
Stay tuned for stories of hope from Pixelodeon… (Hopefully I can get the video finished before I leave!)
UPDATE: Looks like I won’t have time to get around to editing Part 2 of the hope/fear series. I scanned through the footage and it just doesn’t seem worth the time/effort at the moment. I think you can get a sense of what people’s hopes are through the first video. I don’t want to put up another video just for the sake of doing it. This one seems to stand on its own so I’m content to leave it at that. The next video you’ll see here will likely be something from SE Asia!
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awesome vid. it was a really really good question, totally caught me off guard
that was really wonderful. when you listen to the creative, inventive, honest answers, it’s no wonder that the people in this new industry are doing such amazing things. we’re in such a special time where this world is still so small and insular, and we can all get to know each other intimately. my biggest fear is that one day this sense of community will end, and we will be left with all commerce and no art.
MGF (my greatest fear)
All my wisdom being wasted and lost
MGH (my greatest hope)
My wise children teaching others their wisdom
(the glass is not half full or half empty, it’s dirty and needs cleaned. that’s reality)
Steve said it correctly.
It’s been such a good 3 years when video sprouted on the web.
Everything we video geeks wanted is here (often because we make it happen).
I fear that in 10 years, Ill have hemorrhoids and shaggy dog stories without really having changed how we communicate.
I heard the young CEO of Youtube on the radio this afternoon. He talked about people “consuming” content. He talked about people needed to question everything they record to make sure they have the right to what is happening before them. This just spurs me to take my vitamins and keep pushing.
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that was wonderful! Some really fun and sincere thoughts from a really fun and sincere group.
that was great and now i know how ppl feel when i interview them and dont put them in the video
seriously, my ego needed that! your ego’s so big, it cant even shop at lane bryant!
That was such a great video Micki. Loved hearing everyone’s answer! I’m so happy you documented Pixelodeon in this way… It really gives an insight into people’s psyche.
My greatest fear: losing my mind. Seriously.
xox
Jay is always afraid he’ll be washed up in 10 years: video
This was a really awesome video Micki.
Really nicely edited too!
I share a lot of these fears… centipedes and failure.
It’s all centipedes and failure, man.
Great idea for a video!
biggest fear: being unable to communicate. i have a recurring nightmare where my teeth fall out and afterwards i’m running around the rest of the dream with my teeth shards in my hand, unable to speak. second biggest: is being misunderstood.
It was great meeting you and getting to hand with you in LA. Was so glad at the end of Friday and Saturday night I found myself hanging out with real people from LA. I think it’s impossible to get a feal for the city in just a few days… in fact i think it would take years just to start to dift through the layers of LA… but it was great to get away from the hotels and the AYI and the tourist district right there around kodak theatre. That to me really is no different than the Hard rock cafe/ rainforest cafe / rockin mcdonalds area of chicago… homgenous is the term i’d use to describe it… sections like that are throw aways, there the same in every big city. Was nice to get off the beaten path and sit around and do some powerbook screenings… found a lot of that going on in fact. 17″ powerbooks are the perfect impromptu screening setup.
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And I loved this video too. I really liked what Jackson West had to say. Ironicly while we were hanging out some I didn’t get a chance to really talk with him. It had been a busy weekend and I was pretty talked out… which is odd for me.
The flip side of what he and I were saying is that hope for greater cultural capacity… not just that this will on some level become and industry… but that people will always and forever hence forward feel ever freer to communicate with their friends through sharing video publicly on the web… as free as if it they were sharing a picture… or talking on the phone. The scope of video blogging is not just entertainment… it’s as much about communications as anything.
Again, Great video! I know it must have been a lot of work to edit, but I’ll keep an eye out for the hopes video.
Glad you thought it was so optimistic… I think if I were to rate vloggercon 2006 I’d say it was passionately pessimistic… people were really afraid it was all going to collapse in on youtube and popular mainstream crap and their personal vlogs would just become like old geocities pages. But so far as I can see this space (especially all the 10’s of thousands of videoblogs not on youtube) is more vital and innovative than ever.