Internet killed the video star

The Buggles once stated that video killed the radio star. Times have changed since the advent of the humble video; the internet has become a more popular source to watch films by fresh faced budding Spielbergs. We live in a time where the internet is killing the video star, and it’s an exciting new world.

YouTube has fast become the most popular medium for ‘ordinary’ people to get their voices heard and to produce films of their own, with a good chance they will be seen by hundreds, if not thousands of viewers. As a result, some new, YouTube directors have entered into the consciousness of popular culture, such as the haphazardly nerdy Star Wars Kid, who has been featured on ITV’s Moving Wallpaper and Emmy award winning satire South Park. Read more