Anas Iskander's vlog of the Uturn Breakfast, a celebration of Uturn's 5th anniversary attended by numerous members of the Uturn Family in July 2015.
It's been 5 years since a group of restless tech-savvy youths with smartphones and cameras got fed up with the content provided to them by the media and decided to make their own, arguably pioneering a New Media revolution in the process.
5 years on and the newest member to join the Uturn Family is none other than Anas Iskander, a 21 year old media student and vlogger.
Anas and Kaswara with the caption: Uturn signed a production contract with Anas Iskander... Congratulations!
Anas started his own vlogging channel in 2014 and has since reached 140,435
subscribers and 4,028,306 views, produced over 20 vlogs, 10 of which are travel vlogs of his travels to countries such as Malaysia, the US and Europe. On the 3rd of March, Anas published a video thanking his viewers for reaching 100,000 subscribers and shared tips on how he makes his YouTube videos and how his viewers can make their own as well.
However, Anas' most distinctive feature is probably the boundless sense of enthusiasm and energy he emits when making a video, whether he's on the road, in an exotic new country or in his room discussing a social issue light-heartedly. His passion for the medium is not only apparent, but also reflective in the creativity and dedication he puts into his work. And now with his partnership with Uturn, one can only expect even brighter and greater things to come from him.
Just like all the other people Uturn has supported throughout these 5 years.
Just like all the other people Uturn has supported throughout these 5 years.
As you can tell from the number of people present at Uturn's 5th anniversary celebration, the Uturn family has significantly grown over a short period of time. Not only that, but its influence on society has as well, especially on a society as young and dynamic as Saudi Arabia. For example, Uturn constantly promotes and encourages the often neglected Arts and Culture scenes such as art, filmmaking, music, etc. Simultaneously, Uturn also has a strong social voice such that it often promotes health, moral, etc. awareness campaigns throughout its productions, such as the fairly recent release of 'Touch of Mercy', a music video featuring an original song about domestic violence.
However, when looking at things from an even wider angle, it's not just Uturn's influence increasing, it's also other networks' influence playing a part in creating a social and cultural buzz in the country, such as Telfaz 11 based in Riyadh. Nevertheless, looking at things from a wider angle still, it becomes more evident that what's really happening is change.
Technologies are changing, industries are changing and people are changing worldwide.
So the question is: is this the end?
Yes, it is. For me, at least.
Or is it...?
The truth is, I've grown very attached to this blog and there are still so many things in this constantly changing landscape that I have not yet covered. So I hope to be able to come back to it soon and carry on my with my observations and speculations.
Because in reality this is just the beginning, it isn't the end.
Technologies are changing, industries are changing and people are changing worldwide.
So the question is: is this the end?
Yes, it is. For me, at least.
Or is it...?
The truth is, I've grown very attached to this blog and there are still so many things in this constantly changing landscape that I have not yet covered. So I hope to be able to come back to it soon and carry on my with my observations and speculations.
Because in reality this is just the beginning, it isn't the end.
