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10 Lessons I Learned on My First Major Video Production

Recently, we put the wraps on post production on my Not So Super pilot episode. I thought, since this was my first major video production, I would share what I learned while shooting it. This won't be of interest to those of you who have ...

ZoomTilt TV Reset Finalists Vie for Branded Video Content Gold

ZoomTilt, which I wrote about a while back, is in the business of finding talented filmmakers who have got financially sustainable web series they want to make. In order for them to be financially sustainable, they need to appeal to brands who will sponsor them ...

New Original Web Series Round Up - New Content to Advertise Against

I get a lot of emails about new web series and I've been sitting on them trying to figure out how to spin an article out of them. With online video continuing to soar in terms of advertising and marketing I think that we, here ...

Making Your Online Video Pop - My Top Tips for Web Series

I write a lot about research and trends and some technical aspects of online video. I hardly ever, really, get to talk about the content of the video that I watch and why I watch it. So I've compiled a list of things I think ...

Zach Galifianakis, Between Two Ferns, Gets Comedy Central Special

Of all the uncomfortable humor out there, perhaps none is more uncomfortable than Zach Galifianakis' Funny or Die series, "Between Two Ferns," in which the comedian stages a one-on-one with some well-known Hollywood actors.  The actors are somewhat, but not really, in on the joke.  ...

For The Camera Shy: You Don't Need To Be On Camera To Make A Great Video

There are all kinds of common excuses a video marketer might hear from an individual or business that is reluctant to jump into online video. Some might suggest their target audience doesn't really care about video (pretty much all target audiences are heavily involved in ...

Community's Inspector Spacetime To Be A Web Series, And Questions Of Legality Arise

Hey, let me be one of the many writers out there who love him some Community: I've watched the show since it first aired and know that much like Arrested Development, will likely never be watched quite like less-deserving shows and has been on the ...

Ed Begley, Jr. Looks To Fund Green-Living Web Series Through Kickstarter

Back when I was growing up, Ed Begley, Jr. was best known as Dr. Victor Ehrlich on St. Elsewhere.  But now, he's best known as a true green-living individual who rides his bike everywhere, a somewhat viral video on YouTube where he and Fox anchor ...

How to Get Legal Permission For Shooting Video: The Orabrush YouTube Marketing Story – Part 4 of 4

In this finale segment on the Orabrush YouTube marketing story, I again interviewed Orabrush CMO Jeff Harmon to talk about how his company has managed to get legally-binding permissions for shooting people and locations featured in their YouTube videos, without it slowing down your production ...

An Interview With Jim Meskimen, YouTube Success Story & Man Of Many Voices

Jim Meskimen is an actor who has worked steadily since Ron Howard's 1994 film The Paper.  He has a varied career, one filled with voice work for animated films and TV shows along with video games.  His IMDB page is absolutely stacked with character acting ...

Stars Of Full House & Saved By The Bell 'Can't Get Arrested' In New Web Series

If you were a child of the eighties, you probably watched one or two or all 192 episodes of Full House.  You thought Bob Saget was a wholesome dad and there was no way that any of the child actors would one day find themselves ...

Justin Timberlake Film, In Time, Builds Buzz With Hoax Viral Video Marketing Campaign

If you're an avid follower of viral videos like I am, you probably got fooled again this week by the new zen masters of staged viral videos: thinkmodo. Thinkmodo, out of New York, has created similar "hoax" video campaigns for numerous other brands--you might remember ...

Small Business Video Marketing - Can All Websites Benefit From Video Content?

I decided that the best way to do this would be to ask 5 friends who love to stitch me up to pick a website each that they think it would be difficult to create a video about. I would then have to come up with a way for the site to use video that would enhance their website experience.

How To Shoot A Fight Scene & Practical Muzzle Flash Effects--Film Riot Video Production Tutorials

Fighting should be an easy thing to capture on film, right?  You just get a couple of guys fake punch each other in the face and have them react like a real punch just connected, with heads flying in the opposite direction.  Well, it shouldn't ...

9 Tips For Increasing Video Conversions

YouTube might try to wow you with the latest statistics, by bragging that "48 hours of video are uploaded every minute!" However, as a business owner or marketer, that statistic can be discouraging. How will your videos ever stand out from the rest? Will anyone ...