Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen | solitude.dk

Steve Garfield pointed me to some random guy who is thoroughly unimpressed with videoblogging:

Amateurism may be democratic and in keeping with Long Tail theory, but it doesn't do much to ensure quality.

However, there are some interesting videos here worth watching if you have the time and bandwidth to spare. Surely the Steven Spielberg of videoblogging is out there somewhere… but so far, he or she is keeping a very low profile.

Since he offers no examples of what he wants it's a little hard to help the guy out. One thing though: If he's expecting feature films he's misunderstood the whole concept. In the same way you don't see the next Jane Austen hacking away in a LiveJournal, you don't see videobloggers creating the next Indiana Jones (or The Celebration if you're into low-budget). Blogging is not the same as authoring a book, and videoblogging is not traditional filmmaking. For now don't decry the apparent lack of quality in videoblogs. Rejoice in the fact that there are so many people worldwide who love their cameras, and like to experiment with how they can use them (and the World Wide Web).