Just two months ago, David Lehre, 21, was an aspiring filmmaker and completely unknown. Now, thanks to MySpace, the networking site that has exploded in popularity with people ages 15-29 since its debut just two years ago, Lehre's film career has gotten a surreal jumpstart.
He shot an 11-minute parody of the website “MySpace: The Movie" in his hometown in Washington, Mich., where he lives with his parents. MySpace has been the victim of many spoofs already, but Lehre’s short caught on--it has already been viewed 6 million times on the internet. This resulted in a development deal offer from MTVU, contact from Hollywood managers and a complimentary e-mail from MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson.
Lehre's film portrays humor that only this generation could appreciate and understand. It covers all the MySpace clichés and inside jokes, from those chain letter bulletin posts, to unattractive girls with "the angles," or deceptively flattering photos that do not show their faces very clearly.
MySpace has done for Lehre what it has already done for numerous indie bands. It gives the artists of our generation a chance to express themselves and share their ideas with an infinite online community, and even get a little promotion in the process. Never before has any type of alternative media like this been able to get such exposure. It seems sites like MySpace have become a fast track to fame, cutting out production costs and marketing middlemen, while providing a worldwide audience. The talents and humor of our peers are now more accessible and have more possibility to receive recognition across the globe. And you thought MySpace was just a dating site.
Anonymous (not verified) @ Sun, 04/23/2006 - 10:09am
i want to become famous. please help.