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VidCon 2013!

2012-11-30 · announcement · Hank, a guest · 3:59 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Projects · mode: Announcements · tags: self promotion, guest or collab, on location

After a VidCon montage and a diary of his 36-hour Los Angeles planning trip, Hank announces VidCon 2013: who it is for, its industry and community tracks, ticket prices and dates, and hints at gatherings in the UK.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Opening montage of VidCon footage: backstage, attendees and creators praising the convention

  • ★ a guest: An opening montage of VidCon footage has unnamed voices saying the convention is almost three times larger than last year (2011) and praising its community and creators. (hedged) — 00:00:00 · VidCon

00:00:45 — End of montage; Hank's 36-hour LA trip planning VidCon: the talent-agency bathroom, YouTube's creator space

  • ★★ Hank says he was in Los Angeles this week (week of 26 November 2012) for about 36 hours, mostly planning VidCon. — 00:00:45 · Los Angeles, VidCon
  • ★ Filming from a bathroom at a talent agency, Hank says he is there for a VidCon meeting, not as talent, and jokes about its knitted wallpaper and mouthwash. (playful) — 00:00:45 · VidCon

00:01:47 — Filming My Drunk Kitchen with Hannah Hart, Mamrie Hart and Grace Helbig; what VidCon is

  • ★★ Hank says he hung out at YouTube's creator space, which he calls possibly literally insane, and filmed My Drunk Kitchen with Hannah Hart and Mamrie Hart (not related), with Grace Helbig there too. — 00:01:47 · Grace Helbig, YouTube
  • ★★★ Hank explains VidCon as a yearly gathering he and John started for everyone who loves online video: professionals, hobbyists and fans, creators, communities and the industry that enables them. — 00:01:47 · VidCon, John Green, YouTube

00:02:16 — All-ages show and California hotel rule; industry track subsidizes $100 community tickets

  • ★★ Hank says VidCon is all-ages, but California hotels do not let under-18s check in, so young attendees should plan for that. — 00:02:16 · VidCon
  • ★★★ Hank says VidCon has two tracks: an expensive industry track that subsidizes the community track; community tickets are $100 for now and rise as the conference nears. — 00:02:16 · VidCon
  • ★★ Hank contrasts the tracks: how-to sessions on green screens or jump cuts are community track, while a talk on consolidating channels into multi-channel networks is industry track. — 00:02:16 · VidCon

00:02:46 — Community vs industry track examples; dates: industry day August 1, open days August 2-3, Disney Day August 4

  • ★★★ Hank gives the VidCon 2013 schedule: an industry day on Thursday, August 1st, the conference open to everyone on the 2nd and 3rd, and Disney Day on the 4th. — 00:02:46 · VidCon

00:03:15 — Confirmed guests and activities (ball pit), a third of tickets sold, gatherings teased for the UK

  • ★★ Hank says a list of confirmed attendees is up and will grow; VidCon has signings, meetups, Q&As, talks, concerts and performances, and previously a ball pit. — 00:03:15 · VidCon
  • ★★ Hank says VidCon planning is going very well and about a third of the tickets are already sold. — 00:03:15 · VidCon
  • ★★ Hank tells those who cannot get to Anaheim that maybe gatherings will come to their part of the world soon, especially the United Kingdom, which is all he can say for now. (hedged) — 00:03:15 · United Kingdom

00:03:44 — VidCon.com FAQ and tickets; sign-off

  • ★★ Hank says VidCon.com has a frequently asked questions page and is where to buy tickets and learn more about the conference. — 00:03:44 · VidCon

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Mentioned

Central: VidCon

Also: People: Grace Helbig · Hannah Hart · Mamrie Hart

Works: My Drunk Kitchen

Organizations: Forbes · The Walt Disney Company · United Talent Agency · YouTube

Places: Anaheim, California · California · Los Angeles · United Kingdom · YouTube Space LA

Only in the description or credits: Driftless Pony Club

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