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An Academy award or Oscar at least.(lemmy.ml)

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What were your favorite video essays of 2023?

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RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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No, how about an essay is an essay, no matter if you film yourself reading it or not. The content of the message is what is important, not the medium it’s presented in.

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FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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As true as that is, video essays may reach a wider audience due to their visual component that can keep people interested. Most people would rather watch a video than read an essay or listen to one.

Most people who make video essay videos include relevant footage, graphs/charts and diagrams, not just them sitting there and reading.

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9point6@lemmy.world
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Was gonna say, a video essay is almost an entirely distinct form of media from a written essay. And to conflate the two really disregards and diminishes a lot of the creative process that goes behind both.

A good written essay might make a terrible video essay, and vice versa.

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dmonzel@lemmy.ml
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Do you think a video essay is just someone reading off of a piece of paper in front of a camera?

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RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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Yep that’s what it means, a video of an essay. Unless you’re down with El Hombre or the vatos

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KeenFlame@feddit.nu
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No

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Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Marshall McLuhan might disagree.

The medium is the message.

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Ook the Librarian@lemmy.world
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Are you upset that the Oscars only consider films and not books?

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wolfshadowheart@slrpnk.net
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Producing a video and writing an essay are two very different forms of work.

But because there is a similar end result does not mean the process is remotely the same.

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9point6@lemmy.world
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Wouldn’t it just be hbomberguy’s yearly video?

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rotopenguin@infosec.pub
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I think this is plainly referring to TechConnections talking about light switches.

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9point6@lemmy.world
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Oh shit, you’re right, okay game on

Will it be decided by a tournament bracket?

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Grayox@lemmy.mlOP
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He would certainly receive a nomination every year if the category existed

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Kit Sorens@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Ahoy should host

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TalesFromTheKitchen@lemmy.ml
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He’d get the special fx award for his motion graphics.

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Grayox@lemmy.mlOP
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Meowoem@sh.itjust.works
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That’s exactly what I came in here to post

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Grayox@lemmy.mlOP
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My partner and I were tearing up by the end, it was so well done!

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Thteven@lemmy.world
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I nominate Fredrik Knudsen for his 6 hour video about EVE Online

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undeffeined@lemmy.ml
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YES

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