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Hey video creators, do you want to get featured in a Community Media Spotlight?

We do a regular series on youtube and peertube (and our blog, though they don't all publish at the same time) where we highlight independent media creators across the world.

The most recent one is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD_Xsb1LECU

and here: https://communitymedia.video/w/gMNVH3gRZBcG1bksiLF7y1

and is about Working Class Music, who's videos can also be found on New Ellijay Television at @workingclassmusic

If you do a series of videos, podcasts, a live stream, a video game, fiction, or other "media" and want us to give you a shoutout, reach out!

Community Media Spotlight - Working Class Music

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Andrew (Television Executive)2d ago

I said it at the end of that post, but I was not clear at the top.

This offer also extends to all #gamedevs, toymakers and and any other kind of independent media producers.

I'm looking for a 30 - 90 second video spot about what you do that we can upload (like what we've done so far for Joker Joker TV and Working Class Music) and, if you're interested, a longer interview about your creative process in the style of What's Stopping You: https://vod.newellijay.tv/w/pgudbseVPhheAjpbC8fDYb )

What's Stopping You - S01E01: Introductions

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Andrew (Television Executive)2d ago

This all ties back in to the thing I was talking about with @MannycartoonStudio this past weekend (see: https://retro.social/@ajroach42/116236626685474151 )

We want to live in a world where independent creative people can make their own things and be successful, without having to borrow mindshare from Disney or the (fascist monsters in the) Ellison family.

And that means that we have to showcase independent creators at every turn, and highlight and celebrate and *pay for* their works.

Andrew (Television Executive) (@[email protected])

Spent the day with a friend from the indie toy world and one of the things we ended up discussing at length was the idea that, as artists, it's very difficult to make a living without engaging some kind of pandering. In the art toy community this takes the form of something called "platform toys" which are largely generic barely characters that serve as a platform for multiple color schemes. Mostly, this means making a boring toy, and then letting a bunch of different artists get together and paint it in the color schemes of well known characters from big corporations like Skeletor or Darth Vader. I had thoughts, I'm going to try and summarize them here.

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MannyCartoon 2d ago

@ajroach42 its tough out there...because making original works means that yiu have to fight for their heart before they open their wallet. Theres where a designthat FEELS familiar without being too referencial is key. Also playing with universal iconography that isnt specific to an IP only (vintage uniforms, these like food or specific animals that the viewer might hold dear.)

My stuff references vintage TV sets, robots, Sloths and space travel. My Volt character is wearing fantasy versions of leg orthotics that havent really changed in decades.

#vintagetoys #robots #outerspace #sloths #Arttoys

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Andrew (Television Executive)

@MannycartoonStudio if you haven't I highly encourage skimming the rest of this thread. It continues on a fair bit after the post I tagged you in, and specifically touches on a lot of these ideas on remix and re-use.

I feel like I'm starting to get the argument refined enough that I can state it succinctly:

I love remixes, and bootlegs, and creative reinterpretations of familiar properties. And I love them even more when the thing being remixed or referenced isn't controlled by someone who wants me dead.