Less is More? More or less...

One of the things I have noticed about my desperate attempts to make myself a relevant presence on the world of the internet and more specifically, Youtube, is the constant pitching I have developed over a period of time. Almost daily, without fail, I will vomit upon the likes of Facebook, Twitter and various other websites my latest videos, why you should watch my latest videos, questions about what people want from my videos, and more links to things related to my videos.

And, after a near nuclear breakdown the other day... my girlfriend (yes I have one, and she's real... stop sniggering) suggested that why don't I just stop promoting the Filmic Type Place?

"Stop promoting?" I cried, mouth frothing with rage from this bizarre suggestion (and the 4 hours uploading time of my latest vid) "Then how would people know? How would word spread? Are you completely mad!?"

After assurances that she was not mad, and that possibly I should cut down on the caffeine, she explained that the constant pitching, promoting and linking would appear, to some, to be desperate, clingy pleas that instead of getting people to watch would actually turn them off...

Of course after that I ate my phone and smeared BBQ sauce over myself while raging to the Gods (the Volcano thing in Iceland btw was totally not me...), but on reflection, she may be right. Now of course this is actually limited to Facebook in Filmic Type overkill, but the constant stream of pressurized viewing may not actually lead to views.

The ironic thing is, it doesn't work. It's actually a vicious cycle of: Promote-few views-promote more, repeat ad nausem. And trust me it is nauseating.

So what's the solution in this scenario? I want my videos to get seen but don't want to keep blowing my own trumpet (I'd never leave the house if I could, fnar fnar). Well, maybe try a bit if restraint and see how it goes. Maybe carry on and hope that the twigs catch fire. Or maybe just go completely mad...

The yoghurt talking to me says the third way is the one, therefore.

Wibble.

Hello Blog Readers of the world!

So yes, Oli J's Filmic Type Place has decided to get a blog! Madness...

Here, we will be mostly speaking about our current productions, thoughts, ideas and other such filmic type things for your amusement. For now though... who the Heck ARE we?

Well, in reality "we" is really me, Oli Jacobs, and whatever friends, colleagues and other arty types I can get involved. I've been fiddling with making short bits and skits now for a few years, since college, through uni, and beyond (once entering the dreaded real world)! I mostly make comedy stuff, but have also interests in horror, drama and general weirdness. All whatever stretches the old mental stuff!

The best way for me to tell you about the stuff I do though is, well, to show you! I have a website which can be found... right here! On the site are various links to my vids, as well as friends of mine who have their own creative adventures as well as information about my current projects...

And what, pray tell, are those? Well, currently it is a Mockumentary called T to the Who? The TubbZ Story. It tells the tale of Welsh Rapper T to the U TubbZ (Y'all) who, after the breakout success of his first hit single Pussy Train, explodes into the world of fame before going crazy and disappearing into oblivion. You can read more and watch some clips over at Oli J's Filmic Type Place, but for now here is the trailer for your enjoyment!

So yes, I will be using this blog to do more in-depth updates on my general film-making madness. At the moment I just put small stuff on the Facebook fan page (CHEAP PLUG ALERT!) which can be found here!

So yes, hopefully the filth, fury, fun and frolics will all be documented here for your amusement, intrigue, disgust and general dumbfoundery! And most of all, I hope you enjoy the stuff, because the main reason I want to make films is to entertain people. Otherwise it's just ego-posturing, and if I wanted to do that I'd be some sort of cat. Maybe Persian.

PLDM