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The YouTube Effect

'Cause before that,it was really, it was a lotof talk about, like, how can you use this to...

'Cause before that,
it was really, it was a lot
of talk about, like, how can you use this to get
into mainstream media?

Full Transcript

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'Cause before that, it was really, it was a lot of talk about, like,
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how can you use this to get into mainstream media?
Duration
8 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:43
Uploaded
Apr 16, 2025
Genres
documentary, mystery, thriller
Production
XRM Media,Olive Hill Media,TIME Studios,Valhalla Entertainment,Trouper,Zipper Bros Films

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Movie Summary

In this eye-opening documentary, Alex Winter presents a thoughtful, troubling look at YouTube, a site with humble origins that has gone on to change how we experience the world.
Like, New Media wasn't a term, it was like, - The YouTube Effect 00:07
Like, New Media wasn't a term, it was like,
So get yourself onto Nickelodeon or MTV. - The YouTube Effect 00:05
So get yourself onto Nickelodeon or MTV.
And like, we literally had a meeting with MTV and we pitched - The YouTube Effect 00:08
And like, we literally had a meeting with MTV and we pitched
[Susan] We've really had no gatekeepers that have said, - The YouTube Effect 00:14
[Susan] We've really had no gatekeepers that have said,
But I've brought them here together to engage in - The YouTube Effect 00:07
But I've brought them here together to engage in
[Natalie Wynn] YouTube is so individual, right? - The YouTube Effect 00:05
[Natalie Wynn] YouTube is so individual, right?
Generally, video is something that is produced with a big team of people. - The YouTube Effect 00:08
Generally, video is something that is produced with a big te...
[piano music] - The YouTube Effect 00:15
[piano music]
I turned the camera on, I'm sitting in a room alone - The YouTube Effect 00:06
I turned the camera on, I'm sitting in a room alone
[piano music] - The YouTube Effect 00:18
[piano music]
[piano music] - The YouTube Effect 00:09
[piano music]
So YouTube as a website has been in my life - The YouTube Effect 00:06
So YouTube as a website has been in my life
[harp notes] - The YouTube Effect 00:23
[harp notes]
What are traps, and be they gay? - The YouTube Effect 00:06
What are traps, and be they gay?
I was using a philosophy background and making arguments, - The YouTube Effect 00:08
I was using a philosophy background and making arguments,
[crowd cheering and cameras clicking] - The YouTube Effect 00:11
[crowd cheering and cameras clicking]
[female interviewer] How do you go from working in a supermarket five years ago - The YouTube Effect 00:07
[female interviewer] How do you go from working in a superma...
Part of me is not sure. I just do something that - The YouTube Effect 00:07
Part of me is not sure. I just do something that
♪ I don't need money I don't need cars ♪ - The YouTube Effect 00:18
♪ I don't need money I don't need cars ♪
[Steve] And then you fast forward a few years, - The YouTube Effect 00:07
[Steve] And then you fast forward a few years,