This past week, I have arrived, soundly, at the direction in which I want to take my project. I\u2019ve gathered over ten sources discussing authenticity and performance, and now feel compelled to map this onto vlogs specifically. That is, how do vlogs rely on performance to generate authenticity? Why is authenticity so crucial for these content creators, and what does it bring them? These are questions that have been answered by the various articles I have read. Now, I want to plan my own vlog. Howard Becker\u2019s article, \u201cArt as a Collective Action,\u201d will provide guidance for me when I think about the content. He notes that artists are somewhat constrained when they produce work, because they cannot do, entirely, whatever they want. In order to gain popularity, the artist must use \u201cartistic conventions\u201d that legitimize their work. Vloggers, too, have a set of constraints \u2013 today, the vlog has become almost \u201ccookie cutter,\u201d where the most popular vloggers all seem to have a similar style. This not only includes content in the video, but also music, edits, camera angles, etc. Without satisfying these metrics, I believe it would be difficult for a content creator to gain popularity. My goal is to use this idea of artistic conventions, what I think of as \u201ctable stakes\u201d for making a vlog, to emulate popular contemporary vloggers as best I can. In this way, I will think about how these artistic conventions are used to generate authenticity and thus generate more viewers and subscribers.<\/p>\n
I plan to reserve a camera this coming week and being filming a \u201cweek in the life\u201d type of video. As mentioned, I am going to try to identify and reproduce what I see as the most popular conventions. I am not planning anything for this vlog \u2013 I will film myself periodically throughout the week and discuss anything relevant that is going on. To me, this is the best way to remain \u201cauthentic.\u201d In doing so, I think I will get a better understanding for performance and manufacturing authenticity, which I can then connect to the other questions I\u2019ve generated.<\/p>\n
I am excited to get this underway. I have never done anything like this, but I feel that putting myself in the shoes of a content creator will beneficial. To round out the project, I want relate the theories of performance and surveillance to the life of the Millennial. That is, how can we use something like vlogs to understand how these abstract theories relate to our lives? There are many pieces to this project, but I think it is coming together well. Now, I can actually begin creating the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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