May 22nd, 2009, at 9:58 am | 
We’re in the midst of a revolution the world has never seen before. I’m hesitant to characterize it as a “new media” revolution, since the media used in art have always been evolving to some extent. This revolution is instead one where the line between consumer and artist is blurred, almost to the point of being invisible.
Never before have we had so many affordable tools available to the masses to produce art and never before has such a convenient and inexpensive distribution channel — the Internet — been available to essentially everyone.
The result is fantastic, original content instantly available to the masses, such as the video above, titled “Last Day Dream.” Filmed with a Canon 5D Mark II camera and Lensbaby lenses, it is a wonderfully moving final look back at a man’s life. The content is only 45 seconds long but conveys a compelling story through brief flashes of the past.
It seems to be only a matter of time before we have independently produced, high-quality, feature-length content available for playback with a single click.
(via Laughing Squid)
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