Internet memes...
So, that is the first 5 minute video. It's a good thing that it is a first edit. I think the video itself is not horrible. It's not mind blowing, but I have not quite figured out how to get it just the way I want. I think that I will need to cut/edit the rather long intro about memes and then work more on actually building the argument for media ecologies and delve more deeply into how they are manipulated.
I ran into issues when my camera refused to turn on... That is never good and then again when I kept having to re-download programs and plugins for my computer (I had to wipe my hard drive this past week, which then requires many many many many hours of reloading programs and discovering how much you really did just lose...).
Basically, I think that this video needs to work on the argument part of itself, the part where I try to explain HOW and why do memes develop (particularly through microcelebrity; not leetspik or any such thing).
Side note, I was discouraged by the Know Your Meme videos; I thought that they were quite clever and they humorously touched on a lot of relevant topics... Translation: The vids were awesome and I felt inadequate and a bit like someone restating an already cleverly done video. *sigh*
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I think you are right that the argument needs work, but it will only work through a good example (or perhaps a pair of examples). For your next draft I think you should focus on the path of a very specific meme (or a pair if you like) - that way you will have a real example to both test and exhibit your argument. I would recommend Chocolate Rain or LOLcats given their connection to 4chan.
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