My video: https://youtu.be/AjKC_HALNBc
My goal for this video to just show what a typical Sunday for me looked liked.
I thought I accomplished my goal pretty well. From when I woke up to when I had to stop recording to upload the video in time, I was documenting what I was doing.
I think next time I would choose a more fun day to vlog, such as Saturday. On Saturday, I was playing games with my friends through discord and doing my makeup. They would’ve been more interesting to film in my opinion.
My favorite Youtuber is penguinz0 (his real name is Charlie). He is a reaction channel of sorts that also plays video games.
Charlie isn’t afraid to voice his opinion and will unapologetically let people know what they’re doing is wrong. I really admire that confidence in opinion and try to be real with other people in the same way.
As stated above, Charlie is very real with his audience. I think for my own videos I would do the same, being as real and honest with my audience as possible.
Authenticity is being real. It’s showing the truest state of something.
A performance is something that is staged or planned.
I think authenticity and performance can coexist. You can still express real feelings while performing something. An artist can show their true selves on stage in a planned concert. This doesn’t apply to some artists of course, but for many it should stay true.
I think there has to be some kind of ratio of authenticity and performance for many videos. If you’re a celebrity doing an interview but you have an upset stomach, to some degree you need to pretend that pain isn’t there. I don’t think many people are willing to show their 100% real self on camera when there is something they don’t want to show. So I believe both clips are equal in how authentic and performative they are, with authenticity being the dominant trait.
-Rosa Eap 🙂
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