This video is the perfect example of user generated content. It has more than 6 million views and once you finish watching it you'll understand why it is extremely popular. This 5 minute clip was filmed with only a 300 dollar budget. It has also landed the producer a 30 million dollar movie deal.
What makes this film so effective is that it appears to be a high-budget flick filmed in one of the top studios of Hollywood. Although this film has all the visuals of expensive Hollywood effects, it was filmed by a young Uruguyan man with computer based programs. It has all the makings of a memorable sci-fi flick and who doesn't love a tastefully made Sci-Fi movie?
This video has gotten so much fame and recognition that it was even linked on Kanye West's blog.
Had it been shown on other sources of media such as on Tv, it wouldn't have received its fame as fast as it did in my opinion. Since the film was filmed in Montevideo, Uruguay it would have taken alot longer for it to have reached the United States. Websites, such as Youtube, have given the ability and the freedom for artists to express themselves to a world-wide audience. If it was presented on TV first, there could have been a posibility for editing or cencorship by an outside party. This would have limited and restricted the artistic brilliance of the film.