tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9550901363467087292012-02-16T08:29:14.688-05:00FILMMAKING TIPS AND RANTS FOR D.I.Y. HUSTLERSBetter Duckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446889857680451982noreply@blogger.comBlogger831100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955090136346708729.post-33031593455220914492010-12-08T02:07:00.001-05:002010-12-08T02:09:47.413-05:00

Parody: Corona Mullet SpoofProduction: Better Duck Studios

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I started a new Youtube channel to place videos about fishing and live bait fishing in particular. Its The Mullet Run on Youtube, and I wont bore you with the fishing stuff, just gonna focus on the new Channel and what approaches me and my crew are taking to get the channel out there and to get as many quality subscriptions we can. Something worked, cause this week Youtube notified me that The

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Just spent a week in the field with a pair of Panasonic HPX-170 AVC CAM video camcorders. This camera costs about $5,000 dollars on the street and it records to a single SD card. Yes this camera is in the Panasonic P2 family, but this is the ghetto cousin from the other side of town because it records to a single SD card. I was hired to DP a web series for a Production Company out of Los Angeles,

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I was going over my Youtube Insight numbers and noticed a few big spikes in views, and it turns out it was because the Youtube engine decided to "Feature" a couple of the videos. I'm not talking about getting on the front page like Hank Green and other mega popular Tubers. I mean the Featured feature that sits atop of the related videos on the right hand side of the player page.I really have no

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You guys want cheap, we got cheap. If you shoot video with an iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, or a Video Nano, point your internets over to the Level Grip site and drop 10 bucks for the basic Level Grip. The Level Grip is a plexiglass pistol grip that slides over your iPhone providing it with a rock solid support for hand holding the camera phone when shooting video. Its much more natural and ergo form

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Youtube rolled out a new feature called Youtube Moderator and says it enables real time feedback from your audience. And its about starting a conversation. I cant really figure out its purpose. The best i can guess it that it allows you to crowd source suggestions, ideas, and responses from the audience, and it also incorporates a Digg like thumbs up or thumbs down voting system. Based on the

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Got to work with the ever popular RED ONE camera or whatever its called, and we really put it to the test. The shoot was a commercial client that needed some Steadicam work, and in particular extreme low angle Steadicam cam stuff. Stuff we probably should have used a skateboard and a GoPro for, but I digress. Ok, lets get to the rig. We had the Red One camera, and since it was mounted on a

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Another quick GoPro video with Director of Photography Osvaldo Silvera. In the first video he introduced you to the camera and a few of the accessories. In the second video Ozzie shows in detail in person kit that he has used on several well known reality shows and docu-series. In this video Ozzie puts the gear to work attaching the GoPro to the front windshield of a Smart Car using the suction

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Here is another video on the GoPro HD Hero camera. This is the personal kit by Diretor of Photography Osvaldo Silvera. He's used this kit on many TV shows including two shows on BET and Syfy. His kit consists of (2) GoPro HD cameras, (2) additional housings, and an assortment of camera supports: Suction cups with articulated arms, and a variety clamps.We recently used this kit on a commercial job

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Google had some kind of a big announcement for an audience of Tech nerds called Google I/O. TV meets Web Web meets TV or something like that. Look, "Video should be consumed on the biggest, best, and brightest screen in your house" so says Google. Blah Blah Blah. Its a new box that you hook up to your TV, it can be controlled by Android phones, and its gonna make it easier to search programming

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Has it really been 5 years already for Youtube? I guess so its hard for me to get my head around it because i have been making films and videos and TV shows for almost 20 years. All of that changed when Youtube started. Seriously. We had been making longer form fishing videos since around 2000. We would show them to our friends, give away DVD's and that was pretty much it. Once Youtube opened its

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Can you believe its been 5 years? Crazy. 10 years ago I was still cutting 16mm motion picture films and trying to get into film festivals, and failing. And even if you did get in, you were gonna get at the most a dozen film nerds to maybe look at what you shot. Thankfully that system died. Youtube changed all of that. Now anybody could get thousands, even millions of views. Be sure to check out

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One of the coolest HD cameras out there right now has to be the Go Pro HD Hero camera, and I was fortunate enough to get Osvaldo Silvera to do a video review of his Go Pro kit that he has used on several national TV shows including The Michael Vick project for B.E.T. as well as un upcoming series for the SyFy channel. Ozzie Silvera is one the top DP's working in television today and has as many

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This week Youtube rolled a small update to the Privacy control of users uploaded videos. The new feature is called Unlisted Videos. In the check box where you used to just be able to designate a video for public or private distribution, users can now opt into Unlisted Videos. Basically it means that viewers need a direct link to watch a particular video. The old way Youtube did this was to allow

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I finally got a chance to watch Lucky McKee's The Woods and I watched it on iPad through the Netflix App. The experience was awesome. I will easily admit to being a movie junkie on the iPhone, it works and I have watched alot of movies on the device. I got the iPad as an additional device to watch content on. Stuff like Youtube, TV.com, and iTunes downloads works perfectly, and I can fill the

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Reading the Youtube Blog I found buried in last weeks posting a little note on Youtube Email Subscription Alerts. The posting doesn't really go into detail but basically it gives the subscriber the option of receiving an email alerting the subscriber that a YouTube channel has uploaded a new video.From the YouTube BlogEmail Alerts: We're experimenting with a new form of subscription alerts. Now,

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Youtube has been playing around with the look of their channel so I decided to make a couple quick and easy changes to my personal channel as well. I have no idea how to use Photoshop or any of the fancy illustration software packages that are out there. All I used was a simple App called Logo Studio. The results are what they are. I'm not a typesetter or a graphic designer but these limited

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This is a Qik Video from my iPhone so it kinda looks like shit. If you live in a small town, you might just be able to talk your city into using their Cherry Picker bucket lift to get your camera operator high up and add some decent production value to your film. Its stuff like this that I'm gonna keep to trying to provide for my new No Budget Filmmaking Youtube Channel. Let me know any tips or

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Ok, so you finally figured out that you need to clean gunk off of the front of your lens. First and foremost, dont use canned air. Canned Air is the Ed Hardy of the Lens world, seriously. Get a couple blowers, a rocket blower and a brush blower and use them to remove matter from the front element. If that doesn't work, you need to use a CLEAN, microfiber cloth. If that doesn't work then try a

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Starting at the very basics we are gonna begin with a very important exercise. Cleaning the lens. First step is to gently remove any visible dirt. For that you need a Blower. I hate canned air. This video looks at the two most popular models. The Giotto Rocket Blower vs. The standard Brush Blower.

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Well I finally stepped up to HD by way of the Kodak Zi8 video recorder. I posted a few test videos on the new Youtube channel, be sure to subscribe, its gonna be mostly techie videos and behind the scenes. I'm still testing the Zi8 and believe me I am really pushing the limits of what this camera was made and intended for. But hey, thats what we do right? If you cant wait for the full review, and

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Ive never even seen this blog before, but i found the link on Twitter and its a good one about how to make money (just ignore that) taking quality pictures with a camera phone (the good stuff). Alot of the tips translate well to video. And since I suspect alot of the readers of this ghetto blog are using Flip and other soap bar video recorders, it works. The only tip I would ad is use a tripod.

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I wanted to pick up a Kodak Zi8, but couldnt find one anywhere. Now it appears I'm not the only one. Uber Nerds over at Gdgt.com are really sweating the lack of availability on this thing. This camera is either flying off the shelves or it just aint out there. Are you one of the lucky 7 people that actually have a Kodak Zi8?Dont forget to list all your new gadgets over at GDGT.

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YOUTUBE - I guess I am in the minority because I dont really have a problem with URL links being too long, but dont think I don't see the shortener wars going on between all the services that do it, like bit.ly which is what Twitter uses. Well now Youtube has gotten involved by employing their own short URL generator. I read the story like 6 times and still dont understand how it works, but if

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Techcrunch - Apple must be in full Holiday mode because they just approved the Qik Video streaming App, on the heals of the recently released UStream App. Head on over to Techcrunch to read all about it, they do this better. I just look out for the folks.

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YOUTUBE just dropped 2009's most viewed videos the list is here. Susan Boyle and Pit Bull are at the tops of their charts. Youtube also posted the most popular search terms by month. All of the search terms are connected to popular culture topical fascination and specific events like Christian Bale, Michael Jackson and Kanye West. You get the idea. I guess we will see a whole bunch of new

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Ok so I much prefer a Point and Shoot camera for video capture than a I do a Flip or iPod Nano, and for several reasons. The first is obvious, the zoom. I got a Lumix DMC FS7 a few weeks ago and Ive already shot alot of video on it and it works great. Don't get it twisted, I always prefer a dedicated camcorder to shoot video, but things happen, and you should always have a Point and Shoot with

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YouTube just rolled out some new features making it easier to connect with Yahoo and Facebook friends. Big whoop right, they also snuck in a few other minor tweaks like the ability to show off your total views on your channel page. I wouldnt recommend it unless you have a million views. Youtube Channel Oranse

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NIKON D300S - Well here it is the ultimate convergence camera for the ages. The camera that can do anything and will do everything. Really? Not Really. But if you wanna swim against the rip tide and use a DSLR for making videos by all means grab your Black Card and run to the nearest Best Buy.Looking for a more serious review of the new Nikon photographic imaging gadget? DPREVIEW takes this

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YOUTUBE BLOG - I know I'm a little late but the story remains the same even if the date has changed. No suprise, Mobile video is huge and the numbers are staggering, and its gonna get even bigger with the new iPhone 3GS. Its gonna be a great capture device and Im sure there will be tons of videos going viral, but most of these will be once in a lifetime videos, or what I like to call America's

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YOUTUBE Blog - New Channel Design AnnouncedDPREVIEW - Sandisk's New Super Fast 32GB SD CardWIRED - Porn Cums to iPhone App StoreDUSTIN DIAZ Photography - Inspiring 365 Project. Learn about light!One Man Band - The art of the close up shot. Composition.

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ROUNDUP - Are you excited about the new Olympus E-P1 Pen throwback rangefinder camera? All the usual camera nerds have gotten their hands on them and the opinions are flying all over the radar? What do I think? I have no idea. The still-to-video convergence is a big deal but most of the reviews are still focusing on the camera as a still camera, and thats cool, its what they do, its who they are.

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REVIEW - I just wrapped a series for A&E Television and got to use the IDX Endura Batteries. The Camera was a Sony 900 Cine Alta HD camera fixed for Gold Mount series batteries. That was not a problem as there is a gold mount to V-mount adapter that is super easy to find. The Gold Mount Anton Bauer batteries have been the industry standard for long term shooting situations for at least the past

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All the Apple douches and tech fanboys and the neckbeards that worship at the alter of Leo LaPorte are squeezing themselves in glee over the announcement of a new model iPhone. I have no opinion on any of the features announced other than it being announced that the new iPhone 3GS will have video recording. WOW! Whoopdee fucking doooo! I'm not a hater. I got a regular old 3G iPhone and I use the

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News Videographer - Angela Grant posted a short piece about shooting in HD but working inside the SD workflow. Some good answers. There are alot more reason why I prefer SD to HD for Web based work, like the simplified workflow, less detail (we all aren't working with Megan Fox) SD is alot more forgiving. And mostly, the SD/Mini DV gear can be had for cheap! Long Roll Tape!

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Techcrunch - Ashton Kutcher's web series Blah Girls is going to real TV. Ashton and his partner Jason Goldman sell their web based series to CBS. Ive never seen the show, and the title alone is kind of a hint that the show isn't for me. AtotheK knows guerilla marketing and while its not exactly a rags to riches success story, since Kutcher has already had a hit TV show, several movie flops, and a

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YOUTUBE - Its 2008 all over again folks, the official Youtube blog has posted an article on how to use MMS to post video to Youtube, it involves a unique youtube address and requires a team of network engineers and social media experts, not really. No word on the Iphone tackling video anytime soon.

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Tripods are the secret weapon in the war on home movie look. Funny thing these tripods, a friend just went out and spent about 8 grand on a new HD Camcorder. I ask him what kind of tripod he bought, and he said, "Oh an expensive one, it was like 200 bucks" Well folks, sure 200 dollars is alot of money. Its just not alot of money when it comes to good tripods. Even an entry level tripod costs

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One of the questions I'm asked the most is about video encoding. Which codecs to employ to get the best results when the videos are posted to the web, specifically places like Youtube. I must be in the minority because I don't really judge online video content by the quality of the resolution but I digress. The Best DVD Editing Software webpage has a blog up about video encoding and has all the

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Have you seen the utterly pathetic offering that Youtube is proud to announce? I know its only the first round of movies and shows, but most of them are really really bad, in the public domain, or just about unwatchable. Its like Youtube is now the $1.00 Closeout bin at the front of the video store. I'm not gonna bash Night of The Living Dead cause its one of my all time favorite films. But

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If you aren't following Alan Lastufka's Viral Video Wannabe Blog, you should. The last couple posts talk about some big changes coming to the Youtube site. Basically the redesign will push the big media companies to the front of the line and push the rest of us content creators to the back of the line. Lastufka recently applied the breaks a little bit and explained that he's been in contact with

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Dont Hate The Player Hate The Ref!

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YOUTUBE BLOG - Youtube blogged congratulations to FRED on getting one million subscribers. Reading the comments most of the Tubers are pissed off haters, and there are claims of Youtube favoritism and cheating but I dont know about any of that stuff, aas I'm not one of the million subscribers. Haters will hate. But I'll tell you who is really hating this, is the Main Stream Media - The networks

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SOUTH BEACH, MIAMI - The Videotech Blog updates are gonna be slow through April as I am working hard on a new series for MTV. I will try the best I can to keep you neckbeards informed on what camera junk not to spend your hard earned cash on. Any Guest Bloggers out there feel like pinch hitting? Hit me up on the Twitters.

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NEWS VIDEOGRAPHER | Its not the Camera Its Who Is Behind ItNOTE - Working for MTV this week so I wont be updating often.Twitter if you must.

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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY SCHOOL has an excellent short essay about learning how to work a system of photography. Alot of the EDFAT system applies to using a video camera as well; however, you dont turn a video camera sideways. Vloggers could learn a thing or two about dynamics and establishing shots and framing. A camera is a camera. Youtube is filled with people that don't know how to use one.

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THE ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHER just posted a piece on the new CANON EOS 500D DSLR camera that specs out with HD Video. The blog distanced itself from the video specs which was actually pretty cool. The article picks up steam in the comments section where readers are commenting that the 500D does 1080 video at 20FPS. Are you kidding me? What was Canon thinking? That Buster Keaton look is coming back? Or

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MIAMI BEACH - I've been hearing all about the Panasonic HVX 200 camcorder since this thing came out. I had seen a few P2's that friends had bought, but I had never had the chance to evaluate the camera under real working conditions until this past week. Im working on the second season of a hit tv show for a network that used to play music videos. Multicam show with (3) P2 cameras. Im not gonna

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CHRISTOPHER AVE - Tips for recording better voiceovers and interview audio. TWIP - Basics of Light revisited.DPS - The Art of Panning. (for stills but principles also apply to video)YOUTUBE - Vancouver Film School Youtube Scholarship

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WEB - The Twtterers were all going crazy about this article that says all you need is 1,000 real fans to make a living off of your art. I dont know what a "long tail" is and didnt understand alot of the big words in the piece but most of it made sense to me. If you are making and monetizing videos, read the piece. Then comment here and explain it me.

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YOUTUBE BLOG - Just checked out the Youtube blog and Youtube are asking Youtubers and Partners to create original videos hat explain the extended set of Youtube features. I dont really even know what this means, but they have a video example by LisaNova talking about how she couldnt exist without the subscription feature. They go on to explain the best videos made about the features with be

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Back on the network call sheet to finish a cable series we shot back in the Fall. Since its gonna be something like a dozen straight 14hr days of shooting the reveals I dont think I will have to much time to update the blog, but I can do some stuff on the iPhone. I will be uplaoding pictures from the sets to the oranse FLICKR site. If you wanna check out the gear we are using for this show the

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TIP - if you ever want your videos to not look like home-videos, you need to learn lighting. Sure run right out and over pay for American Cinematographer magazine, you will probably be using alot of those $10,000 KINO banks, right? Wrong. If you really want learn how to do some do-it-yourself lighting then get your ass over to STROBIST and start learning. Before you go let me qualify the

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NEWS VIDEOGRAPHER - Great little article on using adapters to connect consumer cameras to professional audio video gear. In a perfect world none of these God forsaken electronics companies would use proprietary connectors, plugs, and cables on their cameras and gear, and ultimately all the gear would play nicely together. For example you wouldn't have compatibility issues when using SONY with MAC

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Short on time today as we are shooting a new series so here are a few links to check out.CONSUMER VIDEO TIPS - Do You Want Better Audio on Canon 5D mkII?NEWS VIDEOGRAPHER - Thorough Review of SONY HVR - Z5U Camcorder.VIRAL VIDEO WANNABE - Win a Copy of Alan Lastufkas's Book: YOUTUBE AN INSIDERS GUIDE TO CLIMBING THE CHARTS.TWITTER - Follow @David LynchDPS - Leica C-Lux 3 review (Another promise

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T@B - Just a heads up out there, I came across this free video editing software called ZS4, its cross platform which means it works on Mac and Windows. I haven't had a chance to play around with it yet, as I am in the middle of several commercial projects and dont have the luxury to test the water nor the time of a new learning curve of a new video editor. But its out there, and I plan on giving

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Gear - I was checking out MediaStorm and came across this page that details a basic shooting package for the low cost of $18,636! Its all nice gear no doubt, too bad we can't all run out and get it. In fairness, the professional gear listed here is pretty close to my run-and-gun package (except I use Sony instead of Canon) that took me a few years to acquire. In reality you can get into the video

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TECHCRUNCH - CAN VIRAL VIDEOS BE REPEATED? Techcrunch takes a look at the Evolution of Dance videos and how the success of the videos affects each other. Since the videos are related the success of the 2nd EOD video is actually increasing the growth of the first video. The comments also have some good stuff.YOUTUBE HOME PAGE GOES HD - Just click to view in High Quality.

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DP REVIEW - New Panasonic Lumix camera the DMC-ZS3/TZ7 is a point and shoot that shoots something called AVCHD Lite video and also claims to capture good 48khz audio. This looks like an awesome carry everywhere pocket camera that shoots terrific still and can grab some usable video with audio if you need it to. Most of us have video mode on our point and shoots for a few years now. The video

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YOUTUBE - For some of the nerds out there that drink and comment this is probably a good thing. Youtube will now allow users to delete their own comments. For those times when you just wish you could take that back. Youtube is Social, and commenting on videos is an effective way of reaching out to other Youtubers. Now you can go back and erase all that crap you were talking. CONSUMERVIDEOTIPS -

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SCREENCRAVE with an article on 3-D Technology for consumers. In other words if you thought 90% of home videos sucked before wait till you see them in 3-DYOUTUBE | TECHCRUNCH has a piece up detailing ad revenue sharing with the Big Media partners. Share of ad revenue on videos and the ability for them to incorporate their overlay own ads on the videos. VIRALVIDEOWANNABE wants to be friends! How

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OSCARS - Finally some recognition. The Academy created a new category for Viral Videos. And the nominees are.... Just kidding, but its gonna happen one of these centuries. Check out the real nominations on the Academies extremely wooden and stiff looking website. The virtual dust actually made me sneeze.YOUTUBE BLOG - CLICK TO BUY. BUY NOW. NO BUY NOW!!! Now! Youtube announced that they will

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WEB - The Nerds keep pounding the table with their scientific calculators and re-arranging the beans but they cant seem to quantify why some videos go viral while others do not. Of course its important to hedge everything on production values and quality. But all of this marketing speak makes the right side of my skull hurt. Still looking for a paint-by-numbers solution to going viral? Well then

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YOUTUBE NEWS - Youtube on your TV? What? For real? Well yeah, kinda, as long as you have a Sony Playstation 3 or a Nintendo Wii you can get all the worlds well made home videos on your TV, along with the rest of the studio controlled stuff that we cant live without. Lets count the outlets people now have to watch content you create. Computer. Check. Cell Phone. Check. Game Console. Check.Stay

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Youtube - Options, options, options, according to the Youtube Blog - content creators, a fancy way of naming the people that make videos, now have options if their video is flagged for copyright violation because of music licensing. Content creators now have options. You can use the Audioswap or Youtube is offering you the chance to modify your video. This is all fine and dandy for the fanboys

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FreshDV has a piece up about the new JVC GY-HM100. This thing records to a native Quicktime format. I guess that is cool for the startup web studios looking to drop alot of cash, but it aint for any of us. I try to use DP's and operators when I can, and I need for them to be familiar with the gear. I like Sony PD-150 or170, or the Z series cameras because I, as well as my camera dept, are

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I read a tweet from Angel Mcclinton this morning with a link to an article on Video SEO posers and the harm they can do by basically not knowing anything. I barely even know what an SEO does. My theory has always been to just make the most badass video you can, and throw it out there. If its a good video, people will like it. All of my most popular videos got views because of word of mouth.

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Television is coming to your cell phone. USA TODAY says local television is coming to cell phones later this year. Programming will include local news, sports, weather, the typical boring crap that the newsie outfits are struggling to crank out now. The good news is that this technology with be adopted by other platforms and its just another way to distribute content. We already have folks

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CONSUMERVIDEOTIPS.COM has the specs on the new Canon HD Camcorders that will be announced at MacWorld. The VIXIA models offer upgraded CMOS sensors, DIGIC processors, and some have Flash Drives. It all looks good to me, but I dont chase new gear around and rely on all you wealthy early adopters to test this stuff out before I will put it through the constant pounding I tend to put great

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If you are producing and releasing videos online you should be building your online audience. One great way to wrangle your fans is to use Twitter. DPS has a great article on some advanced commands for using twitter to post your tweets to hashtag groups, and how to follow the tweets from groups that you want to keep an eye on. You can follow my tweets at FOLLOW VIRALVIDEOTECH

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I link to alot of photography sites and blogs because alot of the info is also useful to video. Take what you need, leave the rest.The Top 100 Photography Blogs.21 Digital Camera Settings You Should Know

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The Online Photographer has chosen the Canon 5D mkII has the Camera of The Year for 2008. No big surprise, one of the reasons it was selected was because of the video capture feature.YOUTUBE is sending filmmakers to Sundance. Head on over to Project Direct to vote. Consumervideotips.com - Which Camcorder audio mode should you use? Freshdv.com - Scarllet (RED) 2/3 sensor and other technical

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Im greatful the nerds are out there writing this stuff up. While I'm out shooting video, the nerds are crunching data and using big words to create great articles like this one at Mashable on How To Create Online Video That Works. Its mostly theory and social media hype but its also right on the money and if you are serious about creating online videos its all stuff that you should be practicing

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Still worried about what camera to get? Scared you might make the wrong decision and not get the right brand or model? Or are you a militant defender of your camera and use brand ownership as some sort of right to knock other peoples gear? Scott Bourne's article is about still cameras but the lesson still applies. And the lesson is, its just a camera. Get out there and shoot. TWIPI came across

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YOUTUBE keeps rolling out updates and new features. Today you can watch videos in HD. Im not really sure what that means but I'll take it I guess. They have included a FAQ for uploading questions. I havent really read through it but I will. I just dont see myself wasting time with HD for the time being. Its still good to know that Youtube is pushing their player closer to what people expect to

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There is a piece on Techcrunch about 12seconds.tv a new twitter-like video social site. I checked it out and think it has a tremendous amount of potential. The concept that is. I dont know if 12seconds.tv will be the standard people will adopt. But I really like the idea. You get just 12 seconds to record a video. I signed up for an account and shot a 12 second video clip and the experience was

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YOUTUBE is redesigning the layout of the Channel pages. There is a link to preview what your new channel design should look like. In other words you may have to tweak your backgrounds.DPS reviews the Canon 50D properly, and does it for the still photographers. Not too much on the 1080p video function which is the way it should. Think of it like reviewing a restaurant and just commenting on how

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I can't keep up with every camera that comes out, but I hear things. I hear video is the on some flashy new DSLR's well congrats to all the Paparazzi. You guys got video know. We are all proud of you. seriously. Ditto you sports nerds and other still photographers. Otherwise those hybrid DSLRs are useless to me. The DSLR thing has to suck as a tool for shooting video. No audio, right? Barrel

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It drives me nuts when I talk to filmmakers and wanna-be filmmakers and they start talking about different cameras and formats. The conversation usually goes like this: Yeah Im using the SONY/CANON/Whatever model and its the bomb. It does this and that and its totally better than anything else that doesn't have all these specifications Then I ask them what they are using to acquire audio and they

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Ok lets get something straight. When Im talking about making viral videos, Im talking about getting a camera and executing an idea. Most of the the big content created on Youtube is: Americas Funniest Home Video stuff. Once in a lifetime moment captured on camera with luck. Thats not what Im talking about. In this blog when I talk about video making, Im talking about executing an idea with a

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Following Guy Kawasaki I got this tweet from him - how to predict viral video success http://www.neurosciencemarketing.com/blog/articles/viral-video-success.htmIf that helps you, your smarter than we are over here, so how about interpreting for the rest of us. The Viral Videotech doesn't know anything about Latin, we just want to shoot videos and in doing so we hope other people enjoy them. I

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WEB - There is a good article from the New York Times about making money on Youtube. The article talks about the guy behind the WHAT THE BUCK Youtube Channel and how some video makers are integrating product placement into their videos. The big money makers are still the big media giants, but the gap is closing and there are some Youtube content creators making six figures yearly from Adshare

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THIS IS WHY YOU DONT BUY THE NEWEST GEAR -I just got done with a shoot for a basic cable series that used the Sony Z7U cameras for 3+ months. I know the economy is bad, but TV shows using consumer gear is pathetic, and lets be clear right off the bat. The Sony Z7U is nothing like a professional camera. The big selling point is that it has a lens mount that can accept other lenses. We had a 20x

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