Lonelygirl15

2007-11-09T01:15:06Z

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:''This article is about the video series. For the character with the same username, see [[Bree]].''
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|creators = [[Miles Beckett]], [[Mesh Flinders]], [[Greg Goodfried]], and [[Amanda Goodfried]]

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{{Show/row|Jonas|Jackson Davis}}
{{Show/row|Sarah|Alexandra Dreyfus}}
{{Show/row|Emma|Katherine Pawlak}}
{{Show/row|Mallory|Carly Jones}}
|former = {{Show/row|Bree|Jessica Rose}}
{{Show/row|Gemma|Jackie Jandrell}}
{{Show/row|Alex|Bitsie Tulloch}}
{{Show/row|Jules|Shannon Solomon}}
{{Show/row|Spencer|Maxwell Glick}}
{{Show/row|Taylor|Becki Kregoski}}
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{{Show/row|Producer|[[Amanda Goodfried]], [[Colin Hargraves]], [[Glenn Rubenstein]], [[Marcello Daciano]], [[Mesh Flinders]], [[Miles Beckett]], [[Yumiko Aoyagi]] }}
{{Show/row|Production Manager|[[Greg Goodfried]]}}
{{Show/row|Production Assistant|[[Ian Schwartz]]}}
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{{Show/row|Editor|[[Amanda Goodfried]], [[Colin Hargraves]], [[ElizKM86]], [[Glenn Rubenstein]], [[Ian Schwartz]], [[Jennifer Roth]], [[Justin Thompson]], [[Kevin Schlanser]], [[Miles Beckett]]}}
{{Show/row|Head Writer|[[Mary Feuer]], [[Miles Beckett]]}}
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{{Show/row|Music Supervisor|[[Colin Hargraves]], [[Darren Boling]], [[Seth Jacobs]]}}
{{Show/row|Animator|[[Ian Schwartz]]}}

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'''lonelygirl15''' is a fictional [[vlog|video blog]] that debuted on [http://www.youtube.com YouTube] under the guise of a "real" 16-year-old video blogger named [[Bree]]. In "lonelygirl15"'s earliest videos, Bree posted video replies to and name-dropped popular YouTubers, which attracted the attention of their fans. Her video blogs eventually became popular in their own right, and attracted a massive following. To further the initial illusion that Bree was a real girl, a [[MySpace]] page was set up for her and she began meaningfully correspondence with many of her fans.

Although, her blogs quickly became very popular, viewers grew suspicious that lonelygirl15 was not real. Fans ultimately exposed lonelygirl15 as a fictitious character played by [[New Zealand]] actress [[Jessica Lee Rose]]. [[The Creators]] of the series were identified as [[Miles Beckett]], [[Mesh Flinders]], [[Greg Goodfried]], and later, [[Amanda Goodfried]].

The series is still running with new videos appearing regularly. Lonelygirl15 won the VH1 "Big in '06" award for Biggest Download, and remains the third most-subscribed channel on YouTube, with over 100,000 subscribers as of November 2007.

==Theme and plot==
[[Image:Vid9.jpg|left|thumb|200px|For a complete synopsis of the plot, see [[The Story So Far...]]]]

In the [[First Blog / Dorkiness Prevails|beginning]], Bree's videos were similar to those of many other popular vloggers on YouTube. She would make brief videos out of her bedroom about her life, her best friend [[Daniel]], and her conflicts with her [[Bree's parents|parents.]]

Bree was homeschooled and lonely. Her only friend, who introduced her to YouTube and video editing, was Daniel, whom she met during a brief stint in public school two years earlier. Daniel's [[Boy Problems...|crush]] on Bree and the [[My Parents Suck...|strictness]] of Bree's parents were a part of the tensions behind many of the early videos.

Eventually, it was revealed that Bree was a member of a secretive religion, originally believed to be [[Thelema]], but later recognized as the fictional [[Hymn of One]]. Bree was selected to participate in a mysterious ceremony for the religion, but eventually ran away from home rather than participate.

The show gradually abandoned its premise of being a highly-realistic story about a young vlogger, taking the story out of the bedroom and [[On The Run|on the run]] as Bree and Daniel attempted to escape [[The Ceremony (ritual)|the Ceremony]] in which Bree was being forced into. Finding out that The Hymn of One was nothing more than a front for [[the Order]], a powerful society who want the [[Trait positive]] blood of young girls like Bree propelled them further into a journey full of [[LaRezisto|secret codes,]] evil [[Shadows|henchmen]], and dark adventure. Finding unexpected [[Jonas|help]] and realizing [[Gemma|treachery,]] the teens find themselves traveling across America trying to outrun their very powerful enemy.

==Revelations of fictionality==

===Initial speculation===

Fans of lonelygirl15âs video posts quickly 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]].

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 named [[Bukanator]], was registered in May 2006, several weeks prior to Bree actually uploading her first video.

* Bree had several fights with Daniel on webcam. It seemed unlikely a girl who just endured real fights with her only friend would upload those fights to YouTube.

* The appearance of [[Aleister Crowley]] on Bree's bedroom wall seemed improbable.

* The lighting, along with other cinematic elements, also seemed improbable.

===Media reports of fictionality===

* [[Richard Rushfield]] of ''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 (these three fans are known as the [[Phorum 3]]) - 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]], a powerful Hollywood talent agency based in Beverly Hills.

* On Sept. 11 a commenter on the website TMZ.com said that he recognized Bree, and posted a link to her MySpace account. At 1:41 a.m. Sept. 12, members of [[The Children of Anchor Cove]] used Google cache to discover that the account belonged to New Zealand actress [[Jessica Lee Rose]]. Several other blogs quickly uncovered cached photos of Jessica Lee Rose and took credit for her discovery.<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>

* [[Virginia Heffernan]] of ''The New York Times'', on September 12, confirmed that the Creators of the series are represented by CAA and that CAA was one of several locations used by the Creators of the series to send emails from lonelygirl15 accounts. She identified [[Miles Beckett]] and [[Mesh Flinders]] as the Creators of the project. One main source for her story was [[Grant Steinfeld]].

* The ''Los Angeles Times'', on September 13th, featured the first interview with the Creators of lonelygirl15, confirming the link between the Creators and the CAA. This story also identified [[Greg Goodfried]] as one of the Creators.

[[Image:DanielLight.gif|left|thumb|200px|Daniel attempting to light a candle underneath a picture of [[Aleister Crowley]]. For the full story of how fans unearthed the truth behind lonelygirl15, see [[Down The Rabbit Hole: The Hunt For Bree|The Hunt For Bree]].]]

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