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[Vagrant Lustoid]

[SolDL]

I think I posted it in my last review, but my issue with a lot of these vlogs is that people assume we want to see them talking into a camera for 5 minutes straight. Which can be done effectively, as evidenced by all the Youtube comedians, but it requires a bit more editing than one would think.

[Vagrant Lustoid]

Yeah, that's exactly what you posted, and I agree with you. my only issue is the fact that there's an inherent difference between a written blog and a filmed blog. In the latter, you can actually have a sense of immediacy because filming is a passive action, and it's this immediacy and passive narration that is underutilised.

Because a narrator actually has to take time to sit down and write events in a blog, you can only ever get second-hand accounts of encounters and events. This isn't a bad thing, merely a limitation. Because it requires active imput by the narrator a blog should always be in reference to the past, whilst a vlog requires no active input and as such can make reference to the "present" in filming, and this more than any actual visual aspect of vlogging is the key difference in my opinion.

More vloggers need to either stop being lazy and play the medium to its strengths, or switch to blogging/casting.

[SolDL]

That's a good point too; however, a bit of a recount can be effective. Vinny likes to do it in some of his videos. I don't like to say that it can't be done in a vlogging format, but it does need a little bit of work to do it effectively.

[awakeasaurusrex]

I'm beginning to like where DarkHarvest00 is going, they seem to want to throw in some paranormal happenings that aren't Slendy sightings, Masky antics or memory lapses.

[Vagrant Lustoid]

[Glomple]

Please don't stop this! You had really good reviews that I looked forward to reading. D:

[SolDL]

I wouldn't stop it! I've just been in and out of civilization for the last couple of weeks. New review is up: Interesting blog I got sent via PM.

[Glomple]

But now you've stopped. >:O Review more! Tell me which ones I should actually read!

[KamenZero]

[Glomple]

Cool.

Do you need another reviewer? I could write one or two if you need it.

[SolDL]

That would actually rock. Lately, I've just been picking out the good ones from the amount of them that I've been sent, rather than actively searching...if there are any you enjoy, as always, I'm reachable by e-mail or PM. New submitters would be GREATLY appreciated.

[DaLadybugMan]

By the way, I'm gonna write something up for H(a)unting sometime soon. Just a heads up.

[MetalGearSamus]

Anyone here seen Angel's Game? That one's getting pretty good.

[BanishedZaber]