Well, it’s been a great semester writing for The Comment. As of last Monday, my images and article are submitted and it’s up to our editor, Shraddha, and our faculty sponsor, Ms. Waldman (who we are now allowed to call Phyllis) to put it all together and make it look amazing.
As a film production student, I was the only writer on staff who was studying for a Masters in Fine Arts, instead of an MA or MS. So, my background and goals were different from everyone else’s. When I applied, I wrote in my cover letter that I wanted to learn more about my medium by writing about film “in a setting that both provides structure and demands creativity,” and, by researching filmmakers making names for themselves on YouTube, I certainly managed to do that (though I did choose an article about breaking into the industry for slightly selfish reasons). I just hope you all find my topic as fascinating as I did.
Anyway, I think I’ll leave you with a developing story about one of my subjects. YouTube filmmaker Patrick Willems has gotten himself involved in an amusing mini-controversy the past couple of days. On Wednesday, he uploaded his weekly video, a fake trailer for a mumblecore film on IFC whose dialogue consists entirely of lines from Kanye West and Jay-Z’s collaborative album, “Watch the Throne.”
Anyway, apparently The New Yorker and Prefix Magazine didn’t pick up on the joke, and ran their own story about the new film on IFC, much to the chagrin of commenters and bloggers. That’s one way to make a name for yourself. Next week’s video: a trailer for Michael Bay’s remake of Citizen Kane, starring Nicolas Cage.
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