Category:Pooper - Analogue

In Brief

The Analogue Pooper are not self named and some do not even consider themselves as such but can often be spotted on the outer fringes of poop culture, doing their own thing and existing almost autonomously from the not only poopers who hang around on this site but also the Hotel Poopers. The unofficial group share certain interesting hallmarks and are named Analogue in reference to the a hi aesthetic that is far more geek than it is kitch. In short whilst these poops were not made using VHS era technology then they reference media that was, this plus the extra dimension of brand identity, deserve to have their poops homed not on youtube but instead at the very start of a VHS cassette.

Trends and Troupes

• Number One Issue is BRAND. APs often create their own logo and brand, perhaps creating their own made up production company to add elaborate officialdom to their media. Sometimes too this can mean including footage of old video and TV idents within the body of the work or even in some extreme cases on screen graphics to indicate "coming up later" or "next time.." all suggesting that the video is either recorded from television or part of something bigger.

• Style of pooping: Heavy image distortion is generally avoided and as is some of the more severe poopisms. This can be attributed a much more caring manner than most other poopers. (see below)

• Abuse (or lack thereof): On the whole Analogue Poopers are well mannered and leave kind and helpful comments on each other videos. As absub as it may sound it could be argued that they want their audience to enjoy their poops as interesting montage of media artefacts rather than an act of media destruction or subversion. It is rare to see a AP behave in unruly or abusive manner and swearing is often avoided too.

• Meta: For the reasons stated above, care is often taken to accurately title and tag a video so that the fans of any media included with a poop may come across it. Again not so that the fan will be annoyed that their thing has been ruined or distorted but rather that they should appreciate the its appearance in a poop as a reworking, cameo or as an act of fandom.

• Trash Aesthetics gone wrong: Analogue Pooper's are superb at finding and choosing old clips and strange artefacts for their poops. As natural born collectors (and often super nerds) this can mean the appearance of truly inspired and unusual sources, never seen before and often not seen again in a poop. It is this shrewness that gives the Analogue Pooper his reputation for 'out-there' originality and also keeps their videos from beggining stale or littered with memes.