The PostSecret Effect CREDITS

(Reposting from a month ago. This should answer most questions from the comments.)

Credits

Music: "In The Way" by Two Seconds Away

Thanks to:

Tim and Patrick of Two Seconds Away for the fantastic score. Check out their stuff at newmusicmonday.com! This week's song "Who's Gonna Love Her" is especially worth a listen.

Dave Nadelberg at Project Mortified for his interest in our research.

MasterCard for their awesome commercial that I borrowed clips from.

Dr. Wesch for bits of inspiration, and pushing the '09 Diggies to learn and create.

Shane Howard for help with Final Cut Pro.

Katie Krol (aka BK) for showing me WeFeelFine (the "website with all the dots") and Omegle, letting me use her tripod, making a cameo at 1:59, and being so delightful to live with.

All featured persons for their permission to use their beautifully insightful voices: Will Seymour, eloquentxfaii (Autumn Faith), shakes1327, perranbee, and others.

Frank Warren and his Tweeps for throwing this project to "viral" status.

-Katie

!?!?

Wow... What a crazy day! I saw around 9am that my video had been posted to PostSecret.com, and knew then that I was about to get quite a boost on YouTube.

But somehow I was still shocked and speechless when it went from 2,000 views this morning to over 45,000 tonight. That is AWESOME!

People have also been leaving some really encouraging, kind comments and even emailing me more personal compliments. I nearly cried when I got an email from the girl who actually created the final postcard ("We're all so connected..."). It was one of the most genuinely kind things I've ever received.

And in the very nature of the internet, there have even been small sparks, not so much flames, of negativity. Like the one that says "american pretentious bullshit". What does that even mean? That only the higher-ups of U.S. academia can relate to that content?

LuLz on you, flame-thrower. You should see how many non-English YouTube subscriptions I got today. Gracias and danke, by the way.

Mainly, what I've heard from viewers today is something along the lines of "hope." That was my point all along, was to create something that would give people a glimpse of how all of this internet stuff can be good for us if we let it. And word on the webs is that the video has conveyed just that.

So if you were so thoughtful as to be one of the people who made me smile today by commenting, tweeting, linking, or messaging, thanks for reaffirming about 5 months of my life. And make sure you watch the rest of the Anonymity Project videos.

They will Knock Your Head Off with their big Ideas!

So much love,
Katie

Going Viral?

Exciting news: more than a month after publishing The PostSecret Effect documentary, Frank Warren found it somehow. In fact, you might be right here because of that link. (Welcome! Thanks for watching!)

About 24 hours ago, he linked to it on the PostSecret twitter with another video asking, "Which community member made video should I link to on Sunday?"

I've been following the replies on the Twitter search feed, and it's *really* exciting.

Be sure to check PostSecret on Sunday when 30 new "windows to the human soul" will be up for viewing. You just might see my project there along with them!

-Katie