Let the Ideas Flow

Well, now that my adventure has begun let me let you into my thought process. This blog accompanies a series of YouTube videos that will be created in the near future. I wanted to somehow incorporate my life with the video, but still have them be funny/interesting/ridiculous. I am going to blog about what I do for the movies (editing, filiming, etc..), updates on any ratings / views I get for the videos, how I go about advertising the movies, and anything else that seems relevant to my project.

Here is the dialogue my co-producer and I have had over the past couple of days. Because this is an e-mail discussion, you don't have the ideas we came up with over dinner the past couple of days. We originally had a couple of ideas for music videos, followed by a techno dance party, then something like pulling pranks on friends. Then, like a bolt of lightening from east texas, it hit me in an econ review session:

Subject: Idea for YouTube
three part series.

First part: Random interviews with people about how they choose their
seat position, i.e. - in the front of the classroom versus the back and
left versus right. any stories
Second Part: who they choose to sit next to in class. friends vs.
stranger, girls vs. boys, any stories
Part Three: ?? Something about something stupid everyone on campus does
but never realizes. What time people go to dinner maybe?? Maybe we could
splice a bunch of random comments and outtakes from the first into
something that makes no sense, but is funny.

Let me know what you think.
-Bumpkins
Subject: RE: Idea for YouTube
Yo I'm definitely up for it. I think it's a great idea. Of course we're
gonna have to figure out some logistics like filming during a class. We
definitely could get some funny shit though. I'm thinking about a voice
over of some kid's thoughts while we film him as he sits in class. Or
some shit
And for part three I have a couple ideas:
1) a party- how do you decide where you stand? Dance? Move? Not look
awkward?
2) cafeteria- are you allowed to sit alone at the cafeteria? And we just
ask people that and see what they say
-d
Subject: RE: Idea for YouTube
o baby! I'll plan some shit out over spring break. I was gonna bring my
camera back because it is crappy and I feel that would fit well with
youtube. Do you how I would go about asking the school to use one of
theirs in case I need multiple cameras, or what have you?
-Bumpkins
Subject: RE: Idea for YouTube
I don't have a camera, but you can borrow them from pitzer or Scripps or
maybe Pomona. You have to be on the list though so you should ask your
prof whats up.
I'm pumped homes
-d

Pomona College is located in southern California; it is a small liberal arts school. I am putting this project together for my Intro To New Media Studies class. Please give me any feedback or any ideas you have for a YouTube video we haven't come up with yet, or a place where I can learn how to dominate the YouTube rankings.