Video killed the Hollywood star: will vloggers take over the film world?
Eighth Grade director Bo Burnham was discovered via social media, the latest in a new cohort entering the industry
Let Eighth Grade count the ways in which social media has warped teenage life beyond all recognition. Insta-envy, artificial vlog personas, painstakingly posed selfies, Snapchat etiquette – generally engaging more with your smartphone than any human, and still getting it wrong. But as well as high-school social intercourse, the film also marks how social media is changing the movies, and not necessarily for the worse.
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