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Young entertainers across the country are taking advantage
of the Internet's increasing availability to get exposure.
Diversions
www.dailytarheel.com
BY BECCA MOORE
SENIOR WRITER
The revolution might not be televised, but it will prob
ably be shown somewhere on the Internet.
The demand for fast and accessible entertainment on the
Internet is growing, and there’s no shortage of Web sites available
to the masses. It’s no secret that user-friendly Web sites such as
MySpace.com and Blogger.com are making a dent in an entertain
ment culture that was once limited to those who learned compli
cated computer programming codes.
And thanks to programs such as the University’s Carolina
Computing Initiative and the increasing affordability of personal com
puters, students now have anew place to look for entertainment once
confined to TV: their desktops.
And they’re not just idly watching they’re also creating a chunk of
what’s out there to view. The rising popularity of Web sites such as Ifilm.
com and YouTube.com which let anyone upload, view and share vid
eos for free are making it easier than ever for anyone with basic video
equipment to share their creative vision with the world.
Viacom International Inc., the parent company of MTV and VHI, joined
the movement last year when it purchased Ifilm.com for a reported $49 mil
lion. Aided by computers, high-speed Internet access and the time-honored
tradition of procrastination, Web sites such as Ifilm.com and College Humor.
com have become staples in the lexicon of today’s college students.
“We get about 200,000 unique visitors every day,” said Jeff Rubin, an
assistant editor for CollegeHumor.com. A unique visitor could browse any
where from one to 100 pages in a single visit.
And what they’re viewing is often made by people like themselves. What
once used to be a daunting project is now remarkably easy for anyone with
basic filmmaking experience, access to the Internet and knowledge of the
required software.
No longer must anyone with a comedic, musical or directorial dream
be limited to a public-access cable show shot in their mother’s base
ment.
Sure, “Wayne’s World” was popular, but that was the exception and
not the rule.
And that was fictional.
Nowadays it’s much easier to turn that dream into a reality.
Anyone can shoot the material, edit it at home, upload it on a Web
site and share it with a friend or 10,000.
ThePostShow.com, a Web site that offers original comedy skits
in video format, was started by friends Bob Castrone and Brian
Levin. They graduated from Towson University in Maryland in
2002 and Levin earned his masters degree in film at American
University in 2004. While at Towson, Castrone and Levin
produced a student television show called “Pregame.”
“‘The Post Show’ is the next step from ‘Pregame’,”
Castrone said. “It’s kind of a sequel, and more college
oriented.”
The friends regrouped in 2005 when Levin moved
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