videogamestarBrandon: benmarch.wmv

Group: 5 - Fair
Name: benmarch.wmv
Artist: videogamestarBrandon
Series:N/A
Year: 2012
Description: BEN doesn't like it when you march in front of him...

There isn't much to say about this one, but take note.  This is not a solution.

Brandon learns the hard way that BEN isn't a fan of marching.

Blueshift Productions: Prequel Arc, Part Two - The Beginning

Group: 2 - Priority
Name: PREQUEL ARC: PART TWO.wmv
Artist: Blueshift Productions
Series: Blueshift Arc 0 - Prequel Arc
Year: 2011
Description: *DISCLAIMER* This is an acted out, scripted fan created series. This is in no way related to any other stories other than Jadusable's original story.

This is the second part of Blueshift Productions' Prequel Arc.  It's here that we begin to see a bit more action.  This is the longest video of the arc.

Michael and Cameron begin an investigation into the events of the previous night.  Cameron gets a late-night visit.

Return to Part One / Continue to Part Three

lolrichie2isBACK: Back, Part 1 - time.wmv

Group: 4 - Acceptable
Name: time.wmv
Artist: lolrichie2isBACK
Series: Back
Year: 2011
Description: N/A

The first Group 4 video is from a Roblox player, most likely named Richie.  Aside from Roblox, his videos included a six-part BEN series, which I've named simply "Back."

After selecting a suspicious file, the protagonist runs out of options during an encounter.

Continue to Part 2

Structural Difficulties

You know, I never realized how difficult this would be.  Every three days, I choose one video to present, and there's really no structure, or even a way to build one.  This intensely bothers me.  Similarly, there's the problem of having a clear division among types of videos, such as gameplay, live-action, still image, and parody.  Perhaps the last part could be added to the post format, but it's long enough as is, and I don't want it to look ugly.

Anyway, I guess the point I'm trying to make is that this blog is still in the testing stages, and it's going to take some time to flesh out an organized system of posting certain videos by type, group and artist.  Right now, it's working out well with the randomized posts, but we're only three in and it could cause problems later.  I hope you decide to stick around for all of it, because it's going to get better as time passes.

Thanks for reading, I'll try to dump out my thoughts more often so I can get reader input.  Have a nice day, and come back for the new video post tonight at 11:30 PM EST.  Later, everyone.

Blueshift Productions: Prequel Arc, Part One - The Project

Group: 2 - Priority
Name: PREQUEL ARC: PART ONE.wmv
Artist: Blueshift Productions
Series: Blueshift Arc 0 - Prequel Arc
Year: 2011
Description: *DISCLAIMER* This is an acted out, scripted fan created series. This is in no way related to any other stories other than Jadusable's original story.

The first episode sets the stage for the events of the rest of the arc, as well as the next four.  Don't be discouraged due to the lack of real action; this is only the first in the well-received series.

Michael, Cameron and the guys take a trip to the local game shop and pick up a copy of Majora's Mask.  Michael begins his project.

Continue to Part Two

Spirkiroid: Moon Children Thing

Group: 1 - Hubris
Name: Moon Children Thing
Artist: Spirkiroid
Series: N/A
Year: 2011
Description: I felt like doing this

Our first Hubris video comes from Within Hubris user Spirkiroid.  It's actually more of a parody of the Moon Children than an actual BEN encounter, but it's still pretty funny in context.

Within Hubris resident Spirkiroid gives sound advice as to what you should do, in the event of a "visit" from the Moon Children.

BenReincarnation: BACK.wmv

Group: 3 - Successful
Name: BACK.wmv
Artist: BenReincarnation
Series: N/A
Year: 2010
Description: N/A

This video comes from just two months after Jadusable's first posts, and the beginning of the Moon Children incident.  I chose this video for tonight, specifically because of the last few seconds.  They reflect my opinion at the moment, regarding this blog.

In the Zora Hall, the protagonist finds himself compelled to escape BEN in the one way he knows it might work.

Video Post Format

I'm going to take the time, before preparing the first video post, to inform you of how they will look, for the sake of consistency.  What follows is what you will see.

Example Video

Group: 0 - Canon
Name: day four.wmv
Artist: Jadusable
Series: Arc I - The Haunted Cartridge
Year: 2010
Description: N/A

Here will be a bare description of the video, maybe why I picked this particular one for this particular day.

Afterward, a short summary may follow.  It really depends on whether the video needs to be summarized.

Finally, a link to the next part, if applicable.

</example>

Hopefully this is sufficient.  See you in 20 minutes.

Tentative Schedule

After some careful thinking, I've decided that a strict release schedule isn't the way to go.  I don't have the free time to conform to a certain time each day, so if anything, a new post should be expected at least once every three days, maybe less.  I still haven't fleshed everything out here, and this sort of thing is new to me.

The reason for "at least once every three days" is that, no matter how much content there is, I will eventually run out.  Seeing as this is inevitable, I've chosen to delay that as much as possible.  There may come a time when I set a definite schedule, but that day isn't today.  However, the first real post will happen tonight at 11:30 PM EST.

See you tonight, and stay classy, San Diego.

Organization

Hello again.  This post will detail how the videos posted here will be sorted.  This post will also be linked on the side for easy access.  Now here is how we're going to do things around here.

Each video will fall into one of seven categories, the first five ranking in quality:

• 1 - Hubris: the videos produced by members of Within Hubris, former and current.
• 2 - Priority: videos produced by the more well-known of those who weren't around Hubris.
• 3 - Successful: videos produced by lesser-known people, yet still hold up in quality.
• 4 - Acceptable: videos produced by lesser-known people, and somewhat lacking in quality.
• 5 - Fair: videos produced by lesser-known people, containing the least quality.

The final two are special cases, and are not based on quality:

• 6 - Adaptation: adaptations of the original story and/or following arcs.
• 7 - Music: original music composed in reference/tribute to the BEN DROWNED story.

So far, these seven categories will be the sorting tool.  However, I can understand that if one happens to notice his or her work is listed in the bottom two tiers, there might be some upset feelings.  Not to worry though, because the fact that they aren't in the top three does not in any way mean that they're bad.  The criteria I use to sort these videos is not based on my own opinion of these videos, but rather a combination of factors including views, production quality, and if applicable, quality of written material.

You may be wondering why this is solely for videos, rather than fan art or fan fiction.  To this, I ask you, is it worth it?  A man can only handle wading through so much Jeff x BEN fics before going insane.  I may consider adding quality material of the sort here in the future (obviously excluding rule 34), but for now, it's not something I can include.

With this, I conclude the organization announcement.  Any questions should be directed to the comments section, and I will do my best to answer.  Now let's make a database, shall we?

Introduction

Hello, everybody.  My name is Wyatt, and I'm here to present to you a project of mine that has been planned out for quite a few months now.  If you're here, I can safely assume you know of and/or read BEN DROWNED, alternatively called Jadusable or Haunted Majora's Mask.  In turn, if you were a fan of it, you may be aware that there are a ton of fan-made BEN videos on YouTube.  This is where I come in.

For those who don't know, and unfortunately, that is a lot of people, the story didn't end with just the creepypasta.  After that, the people who were around for when the story was first posted on 4chan were treated to an ARG (alternate reality game) in which the story continued, and became even deeper than before.  Out of this ARG, a community spawned, and was hosted on a forum called Within Hubris.  I have been a part of this community for four years, and am actually the owner of the Jadusable Wiki.  Having been a part of it for this long, I've decided it's my duty to archive everything possible.

The purpose of this project, tentatively titled "Fan DROWNED," is to archive a library of fan-made BEN-related videos.  Of course, other things may be added to the list of things to do after a while, but this is the starting point.  I realize the community for this has dwindled, and many have lost interest, but it's not the end.  So, I'm asking you to help.  I already have a massive list of videos to add here, and nothing would make me happier than to see this list get even bigger.

If you are here, and you haven't read the aforementioned story, click here for the whole thing.  Afterward, check out the Jadusable Wiki if you're interested in the events that happened afterward.

This project is for the purpose of bringing to light the works of the fans.  There are many things to be done here, guys.  Let's make it awesome.

- CircleHunter