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Mesh Flinders

2007-01-22T21:16:42Z

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[[Image:Abc mesh flinders.jpg|thumb|right|Mesh Flinders as seen on ABC.]]

'''Ramesh Flinders''' is a 27-year-old screenwriter who, along with [[Miles Beckett]], created the [[lonelygirl15 (production)|lonelygirl15]] series. Flinders was working as an assistant in the entertainment industry and maker of short films when he met Beckett at a karaoke bar birthday party. From there, the series took off.

Flinders' screenwriting efforts had been focused on a recurring character, a shy but precocious teenage girl, who would eventually become [[Bree]]. His short film "[[Pond]]" is about a Bree-like high school girl who gets left behind on a museum field trip and meets the ghost of the museum's famous architect. Together they solve the mystery of his confinement, freeing the architect from his museum purgatory, and helping Ana find something to care about. The Pond screenplay won the Panavision Young Writer's award in 2004.

Bree's bedroom was in fact Mesh's apartment. Most of the girlie accessories in the room were purchased at Target.

Mesh Flinders graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles with a degree in Film and Visual Arts.

==References==
*[http://www1.arguscourier.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060920/NEWS01/60919026 Flinders in hometown newspaper, The Argus Courier]
*[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-me-lonelygir13sep13,0,347594.story?coll=la-home-headlines Richard Rushfield, Los Angeles Times]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1981836 Mesh Flinders on IMDB.com]
*[http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meshflinders Mesh Flinders on YouTube.com]

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Mesh Flinders

2007-01-22T21:16:28Z

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User:LGFAN

2007-01-19T00:52:38Z

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Hi, all.

I am LGFAN, also known as Midd on the forums, and on [[YouTube]]. I have been following LG15 since June 19th, and I am proud of that. I can probably tell you everything there is to know about Lonelygirl15, and all of its spin offs. Feel free to ask any questions that come up.

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User talk:69.113.125.214

2007-01-17T22:53:53Z

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Hey. this is LGFAN, i have no clue why my name says my IP sometimes. but this IP adress belongs to me!

:Hey [[User:LGFAN|LGFAN]], it says your IP address when you're not logged in. Your log in naturally expires after a period of inactivity -- it also can expire if you open up a new browser window. With some browsers, you have to log in on each window.--[[User:JayHenry|JayHenry]] 16:46, 17 January 2007 (CST)

Well, see, the problem is that when I log in it shows up "LGFAN" but when I go from page to page it varies from LGFAN to my IP.

User talk:69.113.125.214

2007-01-17T22:34:43Z

69.113.125.214: this is LGFAN

Hey. this is LGFAN, i have no clue why my name says my IP sometimes. but this IP adress belongs to me!

Talk:The Unthinkable Happened

2007-01-17T22:33:48Z

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Was this ep not the first time when characters in the Breeniverse said "shit?" If so, I think that's pretty "note"-worthy. --[[User:Jbshryne|Jbshryne]] 16:27, 17 January 2007 (CST)

:I think Daniel said "shit" in [[The Ceremony]] video. Hmm... maybe we need a page that tracks the first appearance of all the swear words. [[Four-letter words]] perhaps? It's only a matter of time before Daniel says, "quit playing with my heart, Bree, you little bitch!"--[[User:JayHenry|JayHenry]] 16:31, 17 January 2007 (CST)

I like the 'four-letter' page idea. My favorite curse moment was from Bree: "There's a million f*cking religions out there!" I was pretty shocked when she said it.

Lonelygirl15

2006-11-28T17:07:47Z

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[[Image:bree.jpg|right|thumb|200px|lonelygirl15 in one of her video blogs.]]
'''lonelygirl15''' is a fictional [[vlog|video blog]] that came to international attention via [[YouTube]], a popular video sharing website. The central character is a YouTube user of the same name, although she is commonly known as '''[[Bree]]'''.
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The character achieved massive popularity with her series of videos, which acquired over 15 million total views. But after viewers grew suspicious (see [[Lonelygirl15 (production)#Revelations of fictionality|Initial speculation]]), lonelygirl15 was exposed as a fictitious character played by [[New Zealand]] actress [[Jessica Lee Rose]]. An interview with The New York Times then revealed the series creators, [[Ramesh Flinders]], a screenwriter and film-maker from Marin County, California, and [[Miles Beckett]], a surgical residency dropout-turned-film-maker.

The series, which began June 16, 2006 is still running, with new videos appearing regularly.

==Theme and plot==
The central themes of their video blogs are:

* Unrequited love/romantic confusion - Bree is unsure of how to react when her friend Daniel confesses that he 'likes her'.
* Rebellion against parenting - Bree is homeschooled by parents who she implies are also strictly religious.
* Forbidden experimentation - her parents are apparently unaware of her video blogs.
* The Occult - Bree has a picture of [[Aleister Crowley]] in her bedroom, and she is involved in preparing for a 'ceremony'.

There are also other recurring motifs in the videos. For example, the phrase "Proving Science Wrong" is repeated on many occasions, often in reference to her spirited science experiments with Daniel.

In the blog entry "[[Swimming!]]" Bree refers to an old friend named [[Cassie]]. Since a second female character was listed in the project's initial casting call, the character is expected to appear at some point. Some videos called [[Cassieiswatching]] have appeared on YouTube, however the lonelygirl15 creators claim to be unconnected. [http://www.lonelygirl15.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=718]

In one episode, the family's religion is revealed as the [[Denderah|Order of Denderah]] and "Denderah" is one of the keyword tags on the blog. Bree is learning the [[Enochian|secret language]] for an upcoming ceremony.

==Revelations of fictionality==

===Initial speculation===

Several fans of lonelygirl15’s video posts began to wonder if Bree was, in fact, a real person or if the posts were part of a teaser campaign for a television show or an upcoming movie. Others felt that the blog might be part of an [[Alternate Reality Game|alternate reality game]].

[[Image:DanielLight.gif|right|thumb|200px|Daniel attempting to light a candle underneath a picture of [[Aleister Crowley]].]]

Fans pointed to small inconsistencies within the videos as evidence that the story might not be genuine.

* The website lonelygirl15.com, supposedly created by a fan, was registered in May 2006, a week or two prior to Bree actually uploading her first video.

* Bree has had several fights with Daniel, the boy in the video that supposedly does the video editing, on webcam. However, he still edits the videos and leaves the fights on video to be posted on YouTube. It should be noted that Bree has claimed to edit those particular videos, but it is still unlikely a girl who just endured real fights with her only friend would upload those fights to YouTube.

* The only mention of specific YouTube users occurred in the first postings. Thereafter, the only responses to user comments were generic and vague, e.g.: "Some of you guys were asking about ..." This theory was shown to be incorrect, or at least incorrect in reference to the episode "Bree the Cookie Monster", which cites certain comments.

* A US federal trademark [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=78957059 78957059], for the term ''lonelygirl15'' was filed on August 22, 2006, stating that it had been used in interstate commerce since May 24 2006.([http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1I1/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.gov.uspto.tow.actions.DetailViewAction/.c/6_0_CH/.ce/7_0_1JJ/.p/5_0_1CH Trademark Application])

A post made at 1:41 AM on September 12, 2006 on a lonelygirl15 message board eventually broke the story, proclaiming that "Bree" was in fact an actress named [[Jessica Rose]].[http://alissabrooke.proboards56.com/index.cgi?board=jessr&action=display&thread=1158038202]

===Media reports of fictionality===

* The ''Los Angeles Times'' reported in an article dated September 8, 2006, that three lonelygirl15 fans - Shaina Wedmedyk, Chris Patterson, and an anonymous law student - set up a sting operation using IP address tracking software that showed that e-mails sent from a lonelygirl15 [[MySpace]] account were traced to the offices of [[Creative Artists Agency]] ("CAA"), a powerful Hollywood talent agency based in Beverly Hills.[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-lonelygirl8sep08,0,5310001.story]

* The ''New York Times'', on September 12, 2006, confirmed that the creators of the series are represented by CAA and that CAA was one of several locations used by Flinders and Steinfeld to send emails from lonelygirl15 accounts.

* The ''Los Angeles Times'' On September 13th, 2006, featured the first interview with the creators of lonelygirl15, confirming the link between the creators and the CAA. [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-me-lonelygirl13sep13,1,3672640.story?coll=la-headlines-entnews&track=crosspromo]

* The website Top Of The Tube, on September 12, published a video identifying the character Bree as a woman called Jessica Rose, on the basis of photographs found on the photo hosting site Photobucket.[http://topoftube.blogspot.com/2006/09/lonelygirl15-revealed-jessica-rose.html][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU8iYeAzL1U] The website also revealed Jessica Rose as an "aspiring actress" from New Zealand who currently lives in [[Los Angeles]], which explains her occasional accent.

* The Silicon Valley Watcher, also on September 12, published several articles, "[http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2006/09/the_identity_of.php The identity of LonelyGirl15] " , "[http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2006/09/the_hunt_for_lo.php The Hunt for LonelyGirl15: Life in a blogger household...]", and "[http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2006/09/how_the_secret.php How the secret identity of LonelyGirl15 was found]", likewise naming Jessica Rose as the actress portraying Bree, and reporting on the uncovering of the hoax.

* The website Blogger's Blog, on September 12, produced evidence that the actress' name is "Jessica Lee Rose". [http://www.bloggersblog.com/cgi-bin/bloggersblog.pl?bblog=912061]

== Admissions by Creators, and Latest Developments ==

''New York Times'' reporter Virginia Heffernan expanded on the series of revelations on September 12th out with an article which confirmed Jessica Rose's identity, and revealed the identities of her "co-conspirators", [[Ramesh Flinders]], a screenwriter and filmmaker from Marin County, Calif., and [[Miles Beckett]], a doctor-turned-filmmaker. According to Heffernan, speculation that a professional studio was used for the filming is incorrect — Bree's bedroom scenes were in fact filmed in Mr. Flinders’ very own bedroom using nothing more than a [[Logitech QuickCam]], a Web camera that retails for about $150. Software engineer Grant Steinfeld was also involved in this project, as a photographer. Amanda Solomon Goodfried, an assistant at Creative Artists Agency, assisted in their efforts to hide their identities, and a lawyer — Ms. Goodfried's father-in-law, Kenneth Goodfried — handled various legal matters. The personnel involved worked under an NDA (Non-disclosure agreement) according to Grant Steinfield. Steinfield has verified most of this information to the ''Times'', and provided photographs he took on set of Ms. Rose as proof.<ref name = NYTimes/>

The three main "creators" gave an interview to the Los Angeles Times, which appeared even later in the day on September 12.<ref name = Brainchild/> Besides Mr. Beckett and Mr. Flinders, already revealed, the third major partner was revealed as Greg Goodfried, who presumably is related to Amanda and Kenneth Goodfried, although he states that the CAA connection came "through a friend who works at the agency."<ref name = Brainchild/> [[Associated Press]] published an interview with Jessica Rose on September 14 in which she described how she had become involved in the project and stated that she would continue working on it.<ref name = "JessicaRoseInterview" >{{cite web | url = http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060914/ap_on_hi_te/online_mystery_solved | title = Sudden fame amazes 'Lonelygirl15' star | work = Associated Press | accessdate = 2006-09-15 }}</ref> In addition to the Associated Press interview, she also [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1540910/20060914/index.jhtml?headlines=true appeared on MTV News on September 14th] alongside Ramesh Flinders.

On September 13, the site Top of the Tube began circulating the trailer for Jessica Rose's first film ''Dearly Beloved'' directed by [[Leah Salvesen]] in which she starred as a distressed bride-to-be.<ref>{{cite web | title = Exclusive: lonelygirl15 a.k.a. Jessica Rose in Dearly Beloved trailer | url = http://topoftube.blogspot.com/2006/09/exclusive-lonelygirl15-aka-jessica-rose.html | work = Top of the Tube | date = [[2006-09-13]] | accessdate = 2006-09-13 }}</ref>

On the evening of Thursday, September 14th, Jessica Rose made a surprise appearance on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' with [[Jay Leno]]. During her brief appearance she stated her name, where she was from, her actual age, and that she was not lonely anymore. Following her last remark, [[Tucker Carlson]] came out on stage and music was cued. The two began dancing together until the commercial break. Jessica Rose (referred to as Lonelygirl15) also appeared on the Internet talk-show [[Tom Green Live]] on September 29, 2006 in which she danced with Danielbeast and friends while the band [[Reel Big Fish]] played live music in host [[Tom Green]]'s living room studio<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuiGWgKxuDg Video of LonelyGirl15 appearance on Tom Green Live]</ref>.

The actor behind Danielbeast is named Yousef Abu-Taleb. He was discussed by name by Ramesh Flinders and Jessica Rose during their September 14 MTV News appearance. Photos of Abu-Taleb from outside of the lonelygirl15 project have started to appear, and were compiled on YouTube into a video scrapbook called [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_A2EqFsLgU "Danielbeast Exposed".]

Since the fictitious nature of lonelygirl15 has been revealed, the storyline continues to develop via new videos posted to both [[YouTube]] and [[Revver]]. The continuation of the series fulfills the promise that the authors made in a New York Times article, stating that they will continue the story of lonelygirl15 and Danielbeast despite the public's awareness that the blog is fictional.<ref name = Applause>{{cite news | url = http://screens.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=77 | title = Applause for lonelygirl15, and DVD Extras | publisher = [[New York Times]] | date = [[2006-09-12]] | accessdate = 2006-09-13 | work = Screens | author = [[Virginia Heffernan|Heffernan, Virginia]] }}</ref>

From September 9, 2006 onwards, lonelygirl15.com has served the series from [[Revver]], a service that allows video creators to make money from their videos by having ads automatically inserted after their videos. When the creators came forward on September 13, 2006, Revver was publicized [2] as the official home of lonelygirl15. Recently, videos have appeared on lonelygirl15.com significantly in advance of appearing on youtube.com. Internet traffic comparisons may bear out that additional traffic is being directed to lonelygirl15.com.

The online star was recently hired by the United Nations to fight poverty through an online anti-poverty video. Rose will be playing her infamous LonelyGirl15 role as she sits by herself in her bedroom talking to the camera. This time, however, she will be talking about the antipoverty cause rather than her boyfriend troubles. The anti-poverty video has been posted on YouTube in the hopes of sparking a buzz online for a call around the world to “stand up against poverty.” The online videos are part of a broader ad campaign designed by WPP Group’s ad agency Y&R. Y&R will be working with the United Nation’s Millennium campaign to front the campaign and is now available for all to see.

== Trivia ==
* The series was developed under the working title ''The Children of Anchor Cove'' [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxNjcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY5OTI4MTEmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3].

* lonelygirl15 has various signature items/props that appear in its episodes. Recurring props include a pink feather boa, a safari hat, and her beloved puppet Purple Monkey (a.k.a. "P-Monkey").

* There are references to the occultic philosophy of [[Thelema]]; on the lonelygirl15.com website, the greek letters θέλημα ("Thelema") appear at the bottom of the page, along with three unicursal hexagrams on the header bar, and the phrase "Site design by Darbyite Design" at the bottom.

* The total number of views in the lonelygirl15 series is estimated to be about 28,000,000 views.

==Chat Room==
Fans of the show can now chat about it in the [[LG15 Chat room]].

==Production Techniques==
[[Image:Lighting the set.jpg]]

This picture shows what appears to be [[Miles Beckett]] lighting the set with relative simple equipment.

[[Miles Beckett]] also appears to participate in the video editing.

==References==

* Richards, Jonathan; "[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2319463,00.html Worldwide fame for a lonely girl]", 2006-08-19
* Glaser, Mark; "[http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2006/09/lonelygirl15_outedmatt_foremsk.html Matt Foremski’s Sleuthing Leads to Jessica Rose]", 2006-09-12

==External links==
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2180154/ Jessica on imdb.com]

;Official sites
* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=lonelygirl15 YouTube: Lonelygirl15]
* [http://www.lonelygirl15.com/ Lonelygirl15.com]
* [http://www.myspace.com/lonelygurl15 MySpace: Lonelygirl15]
* [http://lonelygirl15.com/lgpedia/index.php/Main_Page LGpedia]

;Related official sites
* [http://www.myspace.com/danielbeast Danielbeast on MySpace, complete with "Behind the Scenes" blog] (maintained by an administrator of the official message forum, but approved by Yousef Abu Taleb)
* [http://www.casting-calls.org/THECHILDRENOFANCHORCOVE/ The original casting call] The original casting call for "The Children of Anchor Cove"

;Articles

* [http://www.caffeinemarketing.com/online-marketing/lonelygirl15-hired-by-united-nations/ "LonelyGirl15 Hired By The United Nations"], ''CaffeineMarketing.com''
* [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14816502/wid/11915829&GT1=8596 "Creators of Lonelygirl15 blogs go public"], ''MSNBC.com''
* [http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?menuID=2&subID=903 Lonely Girl 15, real name Jessica Rose, exposed as fake. Published 9/12 4pm GMT]
* [http://www.fresnobee.com/state_wire/entertainment/story/12708533p-13405449c.html article online newspaper 9/12 with facts]
* http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/09/12/online.mystery.ap/index.html
* [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1540910/20060914/index.jhtml?headlines=true Jessica Rose Interview (print and video) on MTV]Jessica Rose on MTV larger interview, also with "DanielBeast" (Video not available to those outside the U.S.)
* [http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=1762 "LonelyGirl15 exposes the Net's illogical sense of community"], article on the deception of the lonelygirl15 project''www.eurekastreet.com.au''