11 Tips For Planning A Green Screen Video Production

Previously, I wrote an article discussing the benefits of a green screen video production. However, once you have determined that green screen is the way to go - how do you plan for it? Well, do not underestimate the importance of Pre-Production when shooting green screen. It's easy in the chaos of planning a shoot to overlook these ...
"Look Around" With The Red Hot Chili Peppers Interactive Music Video

I wrote this morning about how the future of online video marketing can be glimpsed just by watching what the band OK Go is doing with video--creative, envelope-pushing, inventive, etc. Another way brands and companies are expanding the definition of what the "video experience" can be is through interactive video. The Red Hot Chili Peppers ...
How To Make Online Video Work For Your Business

It’s a digital world. From the web, to TV, to mobile phones, the digital age is here to stay, and businesses are increasingly realising its potential to reach not just a wider audience, but any audience at all. With research showing that over 90% of us use the Internet to research products or services before we ...
Logitech Brings 1080p HD To Home Video Conferencing With New Webcam

Logitech is announcing today a new webcam that allows up to 1080p video conferencing when used in conjunction with the compatible software. The Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 will also be able to do 15MP still images with one-touch uploads to social networks. “People are increasingly relying on video calling to maintain far flung connections,” said ...
FedEx & UPS Learn Online Video Lessons The Hard Way

The video revolution is still a pretty young movement, and sometimes I think we're not really ready for all the challenges its going to bring--specifically with regard to privacy. I've been offering this advice for a few years: wherever you go in life, behave as though you're being filmed, because you probably are. And this ...
Evolve or Die! How Businesses Can Transform Using Social Video

I interviewed social media expert Brian Solis, the author of Engage and the End of Business as Usual: Rewire The Way You Work To Succeed In The Customer Revolution. We talk about the crucial role online video must play in the transformation of businesses into genuine social enterprises, what’s holding them back, and what it ...
The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - The 'Even More YouTube News' Edition

Just over a week ago, YouTube completely and radically changed their layout and overall site design. But if you thought the big changes and announcements were done for a while, you were wrong, because YouTube spent this week pushing out several more changes like a brand new Video Manager, new premium content channels, and the ...
How to Be a Web Video Spokesperson: The Orabrush YouTube Marketing Story - Part 2 of 4

In Part 2 of our series on the Orabrush YouTube marketing story, I interviewed Orabrush Spokesperson Austin Craig to talk about how he became the company’s spokesperson for their highly popular YouTube channel. (You can read Part 1 here). Austin shares several tips for others who are considering being a web spokesperson or web personality ...
UC Davis Pepper Spray Video Explodes Online - YouTube Killed The Evening News

Sometime toward the end of the day on Friday, while many of us were firing off last minute emails and powering down our PCs for the weekend, something dramatic and shocking was going down at UC Davis. UC Davis students affiliated with the nationwide "Occupy" protests, engaged in a locked-arm peaceful sit-in protest on the ...
The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Arrested Development Edition

The piece of online video news that made the biggest splash this week didn't even fall on a week day. In fact, it happened yesterday, when Netflix announced its deal to air brand new episodes of cult-classic television show, Arrested Development, almost singlehandedly returning the DVD and streaming content provider back into the public's good ...
NASCAR And Facebook To Give You A Ride In Sprint Cup Championship

Do you like NASCAR? Do you like Tony Stewart? Do you think he's going to finish ahead of Carl Edwards and take the Sprint Cup Championship? Wouldn't you just love to be in one of those cars hurtling down the track at approaching 200 miles per hour, seeing what Stewart sees? NASCAR's Facebook page is ...
Film Riot's Ryan Connolly Weighs In On The Canon C300 Vs. RED Scarlet

It was only a matter of time before Film Riot's Ryan Connolly put in his two cents on the two newest competing cameras, the Canon C300 and RED Scarlet. He was hesitant to do it, mainly because he hasn't had a chance to test-drive either camera, but there was enough interest to know what he ...
Canon C300 Vs RED Scarlet-X

A few nights ago, both Canon and RED announced cameras in the heart of filmmaking land, only 10 blocks apart from each other. Judging from the specs you could easily say that RED blows Canon right out of the water. 4k resolution at 1-25fps, 2k at 60fps and HDR-x technology at a pricepoint that's comparable ...
5 Tips To Avoid A Video Production Disaster

Is it easy to get started with video production. It is, and it isn't. It's easy as ever to record a video these days, the challenging part is preparing for the technical challenges come along the way. This article shares five tips to help you start on the right foot.
The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Lollipop Edition

Allow me to apologize for the very tardy nature of this online video news round up article. I've been dealing with an unexpected illness, and couldn't get it completed until now. We'll be back on our normal schedule for the article next weekend. Well, last week was yet another big week for online video news, ...







