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YouTube Star Freddie Wong Making Feature Length Film, "Video Game High School"

Freddie Wong released a new video on his YouTube Channel today with a few important announcements for his fans, including a location-submission form and a contest update. But the biggest announcement was saved for last: Freddie and his partner will soon begin production on their ...

Mr. Brainwash Caps Season 1 Of Hulu's A Day In The Life

Mr. Brainwash, aka, Thierry Guetta, became a fairly well-known street artist thanks to the unusual and entertaining documentary Exit From the Gift Shop.  The film is unusual because it was shot by street artist/prankster Banksy, and it led many people to believe that Banksy created ...

Social Video Branding Done Right - Samsung & Freddiew's Gamer Commute

Freddie Wong has earned a mention in more than a few articles here at ReelSEO. His charisma and charm, paired with sharp wit and insane special effects skills, make his channel a weekly "must-watch," whether you just want to be entertained or are looking to ...

A Review of "Losses" - An Independent Short Film by Film Riot's Ryan Connolly

Film Riot host Ryan Connolly got to test drive one of Hollywood's newest toys, the RED Epic camera, and played around with it for a couple of episodes.  But then, Connolly had to face stupid reality again when the time came for him to give ...

Amazing Rescues & Clever Brands - The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons

This week we have one of the most eclectic viral video round ups we've ever assembled, with animation and incredible high-definition action, and everything in between. It was also a great week for branded video campaigns, with some of the most inventive and clever viral video ads ...

Ballet Still Beautiful, Boring After Hulu's Latest Day in the Life

Morgan Spurlock's "Day in the Life" has always been a good idea, the thought that we might to get to see some interesting people during one of their normal days is captivating.  However, it seems that there are too many limitations to the form.  I ...

Homemade Video Special Effects & Filming A High-Speed Car Chase: Film Riot Video Tutorials

Your house is a veritable tool shed of special effects. These are special effects you can do in-camera, rather than trying to figure it out in After Effects. In Episode 127 of Film Riot, host Ryan Connolly shows you several things you can do with ...

Newspaper Hacks and PR Flacks Aren’t “Singin’ in the Rain”

Most newspaper hacks and PR flacks are creatures of habit.  They didn't learn about YouTube or online video in the top journalism schools or the best colleges for communication majors.  But the first YouTube video, Me at the zoo, wasn't uploaded until April 23, 2005, ...

Hulu Web Series The Confession To Go International With Sony

Back in May the popular Hulu web series The Confession, starring Kiefer Sutherland and John Hurt, got picked up for a movie deal from Image Entertainment.  Now comes the announcement that the series is getting international distribution courtesy of Sony Pictures Television.  The Confession will ...

Final Cut Pro X or Adobe Premiere CS5.5? Ryan Connolly of Film Riot Breaks It Down

Back in June, Film Riot's Ryan Connolly reviewed Apple's Final Cut Pro X (Episode 107) and was not too complimentary. Final Cut Pro has been industry standard for awhile, but the new version leaves a lot to be desired. Mainly, the big problem is that ...

Netflix To Begin Enforcing One Stream Per Customer Rule

Everybody panic. Get your pitchforks and your hastily written protest posters ready. After a price hike to their streaming service and Starz walking away from the renegotiation table, Netflix is once again doing something that its customers find completely unacceptable: enforcing long-standing policies about the ...

Netflix Launches Streaming Service To Latin America, Mexico, & The Caribbean

The push toward international customers in streaming online video continues. Last week we saw YouTube roll out its Movies service for streaming film rentals to Canada, and Hulu extended its service into Japan. And now Netflix is officially open for business in Mexico, Latin America, ...

Flickme Applies Gamification to Streaming Films, But Costs Too Much

I just found flickme.com, a new streaming film rental/buying site. The thing I liked is that I could login quickly with Facebook, which got me a Beta badge for being an early adopter. I instantly noticed the gamification for the site. Completing certain tasks earns ...

Video Location Scouting & Underwater Filming - Film Riot Video Production Tutorials

Film Riot host Ryan Connolly got a hands-on test of the RED Epic camera a couple of weeks ago and showed some footage he shot with it, mostly he and his crew just having fun and horsing around. When it was about time for him ...

As Price Hike Nears, Could Lack Of New Content Sink Netflix?

Ahh...we often hear a company say things like, "What? New content? We're not concerned with that..." shortly before they crumble to pieces. Well, alright, we might not hear exactly that, but something along those lines. For game consoles, a lack of new content is death. ...