Weekend Vid Picks: Kids Say the Darndest Things   March 02, 2008

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Screen legend W.C. Fields is purported to have refused to work with children or animals, as they have a habit of stealing the show and upstaging the star. Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and his daughter Pearl proved Field s caution is as relevant today as it was then, with The Landlord doing more to get Ferrell and McKay s project in the public eye than a million press releases ever could. This week, a cute-as-a-button toddler offering her surprisingly lucid plot synopsis of George Lucas classic space melodrama, Star Wars according to a 3-year-old piled up 3.8 million views and counting. For some perspective, that s nearly as many people who tuned into Quarterlife s prime-time debut on NBC. The clip makes this viral video thing look easy, but don t be fooled it s been staged to perfection. This video response from RawVegas.tv, Star Wars according to a 3-year-old parody deconstructs the original clip smartly (and picked up 50,000 views in the process). It s all in the editing. But what s not addressed is the ethical concerns over publishing video of a child online before they ve reached an age capable of informed consent which commenters on the original clip voiced. A similar debate raged in the video blogging community back in November when long-time vlogger Michael Verdi posted a piece, Because Why Not? with his daughters being typically petulant children as he plays the doting parent. A flame war broke out in the comments and on the videoblogging group list, prompting a response video from Verdi and his daughters. So while kids made great subjects, and work cheap, make sure you don t put them in a position to hate you for it later. The kid who got the fake Xbox 360 for Christmas, and had his reaction filmed? I m betting he ends up with some issues. Share This

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