Following on a bit from yesterday I suppose, I saw a great story this morning about a producer who uploaded a short film on Youtube, created with the meagre budget of $300 only to get offered a $30 million contract to direct the Hollywood version.
It's ironic, during a time when people are so angered by Simon Cowell's 'fake music' money train - which is really just a genuine chance for un-found talent to get a chance on stage - they choose to buy a dated and offensive track to blast out over the airwaves all over Christmas, that the web is being praised for creating that very same model, giving individals the chance to have a voice in the World.
Would anyone have ever spotted that producer had it not been for the stage Youtube provided him with? Probably not, but as it is, the platform will evidently lead to worldwide fame. Knocking down barriers to entry has always been a challenge but the Internet has made it remarkably easy. The point here is, the time has gone where you should dismiss a story or a person, simply based upon the source of their arrival. Everyone has a fair crack of the whip now, and that can only be a good thing.
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