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Baronness
Decorated
Joined: 05 Sep 2012 Posts: 234 Location: Texas
coopthetent wrote:
Also, I have a separate vlog, and I'm not telling people that I'm the creator. And the reason is because if people know that I'm the creator, they won't bother watching it because they'll know that the creator is below the age of fifteen. And so far, the one where I don't have any appearance is doing much better than the one where I actually make an appearance. I'm not trying to make people anxious to know what it is, just trying to prove a point. I'll tell everyone that it's me soon.
That's a really interesting observation. It seems accurate, given the kind of attitude I'm sure we've all seen around forums dedicated to this kind of stuff - as well as among many series creators themselves.
I guess it's probably pretty obvious at this point that series created by younger people are met with a lot more skepticism right up front, but I haven't heard many people actually talk about the reasons behind this and why they could be harmful.
With the news of the Marble Hornets movie coming out, a lot of the creators and hardcore fans of the mythos seemed to have freaked out a bit... Mostly due to the anticipation of more and more "low-quality" (to put it nicely) series and fans hopping on the bandwagon once the movie premieres. We saw this kind of thing happen with the release of Slender, and I'm guessing we'll see it again with Slender: The Arrival.
It's an understandable fear. But I think everyone's going to have to accept it; there's nothing anyone can do to stop it, right? So, I think it'd be beneficial for everyone to try and keep a more open mind when it comes to younger series, and take the less-informed fans and rip-offs in stride.
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:01 pm
Lumine
Unfettered
Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 467
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S259TF5jSZU
"You can't fight change, John."
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:54 pm
thisistheend
Veteran
Joined: 06 Mar 2013 Posts: 121
I would have to say the vlogs that have no explanation for their names.
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:22 pm
Lumine
Unfettered
Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 467
I think it works to the advantage, actually. I'll example my own series for this, "mmzavp" is the channel name. In reality, it stands for something that nobody will ever figure out. It doesn't need explaining because its just a detail unnecessary to advance the plot. We went by "One Bad Dream" instead as a name.
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:33 pm
C.K.DexterHaven
Veteran
Joined: 25 Feb 2012 Posts: 139 Location: The Universe
Or in my case, I came up with a reason for the title after, like, six months of shooting the damn thing.
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:59 pm
Baronness
Decorated
Joined: 05 Sep 2012 Posts: 234 Location: Texas
thisistheend wrote:
I would have to say the vlogs that have no explanation for their names.
So... Marble Hornets? :]
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 5:27 pm
TheOperator
Unfettered
Joined: 20 Nov 2012 Posts: 711 Location: You don't wanna know
Baronness wrote:
thisistheend wrote:
I would have to say the vlogs that have no explanation for their names.
So... Marble Hornets? :]
Explained in the very first video.
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 6:24 pm
lachesis
Decorated
Joined: 30 Aug 2011 Posts: 225
TheOperator wrote:
Baronness wrote:
thisistheend wrote:
I would have to say the vlogs that have no explanation for their names.
So... Marble Hornets? :]
Explained in the very first video.
took the words right out of my mouth
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:26 pm
Lumine
Unfettered
Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 467
Someone's a sheltered fangirl.
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:28 pm
Peppercorn
Decorated
Joined: 19 Nov 2012 Posts: 271 Location: Lost on the path
On the topic of bad series, I once made a post that a proxy account was so bad that they might as well have used distorted PewDiePie footage with the chicken dance playing and calling the protagonist a chicken a la Tommy Wiseau... and some troll just turned it into a reality. I'm not sure how I feel about this.
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:33 pm
NoMoreGaems
Unfettered
Joined: 17 Sep 2010 Posts: 627
I remember hating Apple Of Our Eye back when it was first coming out. I haven't really caught up with it since then, sadly.
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 5:15 am
coopthetent
Veteran
Joined: 26 Nov 2012 Posts: 113 Location: Earth
NoMoreGaems wrote:
I remember hating Apple Of Our Eye back when it was first coming out. I haven't really caught up with it since then, sadly.
I recommend catching up with it, even though it's dead at this point.
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:41 pm
Tharol
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 02 Oct 2011 Posts: 4805 Location: Muncie, Indiana
The video which people put out video like one month with no plot kinds.
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:10 pm
ThinSuit
Unfettered
Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Posts: 521 Location: Rosswood Park
So EMH then
_________________From the start it's been a game for us. Not anymore. I'm coming for you.
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:06 am
punxtr
Die Hard Try Hard
Joined: 17 Jul 2010 Posts: 2994
lolwut
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:19 pm
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