Bianca Pieloch on 2008-04-17
This is how they draw people in. When they see someone is upset and trying to deal with a problem, the viewer is drawn in. Humans like to see others besides themselves with problems.
This link has been bookmarked by 25 people . It was first bookmarked on 25 Sep 2007, by Bill Wolff.
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For Amanda, it was a welcome departure from her day job, where she answered phones and handled the demands of high-powered stars.
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Don't sell merchandise and don't use any
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Rather, she'd research an emailer's MySpace
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They responded enthusiastically and helped spread the word about the
amazing new YouTube vlogger named
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Rather, she'd research an emailer's MySpace page and ask questions about their
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a hand puppet named Purple Monkey
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Kristin Pucca on 2008-04-17
It is amazing how this is all a script and that none of it is true. It is so believable and it really gets you thinking how you can't believe anything you see anymore without doing further research and questioning.
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"If anyone asks point-blank if you're real, don't answer the question," he said.
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JESSICA ROSE WAS SUSPICIOUS and frankly a little pissed off.
She had come to this organic-tea shop to discuss what she thought was a feature
film called Children of Anchor Cove.
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But this first clip laid the groundwork for everything that was to come.
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commune-raised screenwriter a green light to unleash Lonelygirl15 on the world.
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(one called her an "attention whore" and another a "video slut"),
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Goodfried's advice was simple. "If anyone asks point-blank if you're real,
don't answer the question," he said. "Don't lie to people. The answer is no
answer. In my mind, it's the equivalent of not lying. But if people talk to Bree
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Emily's fans loved it and offered a deluge of comments, giving Lonelygirl15
instant cred. Viewers praised this funny, creative new vlogger, encouraged her
to keep the videos coming, and signed up to receive her future clips.
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A day or two after that, a new user named Lonelygirl15 posted an animated scene of a dinosaur stomping on a house, intercut with Emily's original videos.
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The previous week, one guy had offered her a part in a movie if she would use
her student ID to buy him discounted film at Kodak
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He had two other rules: Don't sell merchandise and don't use any copyrighted music without a license.
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Her character is also deliberately crafted to target the Web's most active demographics. Nerds geek out on the idea that this beautiful girl lists physicist Richard Feynman and poet e. e. cummings as heroes. Horny guys respond to the tame but tantalizing glimpses of her cleavage. Teenage girls sympathize with her boy troubles and her sometimes-stormy relationship with her strict parents. Early on, viewers started emailing to offer advice and sympathy. Others wanted to talk dirty and discuss mathematical equations.
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It was exactly what her acting coaches at Universal Studios' film program had warned her against: unkempt producer-types hawking shady deals.
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THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT JESSICA ROSE that the webcam loves. Her distractingly large eyebrows and small round face are bent and stretched by the fish-eye lens into a morsel of beauty that fits perfectly in a pop-up window. That's not to say she isn't pretty off camera – she is – but every step she takes closer to the cam multiplies and enhances her looks. It's a face made for the browser screen.
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As Bree, she struck up friendships with people in Sweden, Scotland, Ireland, Portugal, Australia, Mexico, and all over the US.
> She never offered much information about her character. Rather, she'd research an emailer's
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Now Beckett and Flinders had made her sign a nondisclosure agreement and, clearly pleased with themselves, told her that they wanted her to play the lead in what they billed as the future of entertainment.
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The title of the video was "My Parents Suck …," and she explained that her religion prevented her from doing things that other kids did. Still, she felt that her parents had gone too far when they said she couldn't go on a hike with Daniel. It was the first time Bree was emotional on camera.
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As Bree, she struck up friendships with people in Sweden, Scotland, Ireland, Portugal, Australia, Mexico, and all over the US.
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In fact, Beckett and Flinders hadn't even found an actress to play the part.
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meyerb15 on 2008-02-13
They probably couldn't find an actress because, like I said before, this guy is probably a huge creeper.
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Don't sell merchandise and don't use any copyrighted music without a license. If people buy Lonelygirl15 stuff thinking she is real, they could claim false advertising and sue.
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It was a sly move: Post a video that comments on an already-popular vlogger and piggyback on the existing audience.
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But he did persuade her to meet again the next day. It was at a crowded coffee shop – she figured she'd be safe. Beckett showed up alone and explained the plan this way: The project was a sketchbook for a film. If it was a success online, they could go to the studios and use the material as a screen test for both her and the story. That seemed to soften her. This was just a stepping stone to a feature film. She decided to give it a try.
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Her character is also deliberately crafted to target the Web's most active demographics. Nerds geek out on the idea that this beautiful girl lists physicist Richard Feynman and poet e. e. cummings as heroes. Horny guys respond to the tame but tantalizing glimpses of her cleavage. Teenage girls sympathize with her boy troubles and her sometimes-stormy relationship with her strict parents. Early on, viewers started emailing to offer advice and sympathy. Others wanted to talk dirty and discuss mathematical equations.
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ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, Lonelygirl15 posted a different kind of video. Her first handful of clips had been funny: She lip-synced a rap song, made fun of her friend Daniel, and danced around with a hand puppet named Purple Monkey. But now her tone had changed. "I'm really upset," she began. Although she was hugging Purple Monkey, she seemed older. The title of the video was "My Parents Suck …," and she explained that her religion prevented her from doing things that other kids did. Still, she felt that her parents had gone too far when they said she couldn't go on a hike with Daniel. It was the first time Bree was emotional on camera.
Before heading out to a barbecue, Goodfried noticed a spike in hits. The previous videos had gotten between 50,000 and 100,000 views after a week, but this one logged 50,000 in its first two hours.
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