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Video production is videography, the process of capturing moving images on electronic media (e.g., video tape, direct to disk recording, or solid state storage like a tapeless camcorder) even streaming media. The term includes methods of production and post-production. It is the equivalent of filmmaking, but with images recorded electronically instead of film stock.
It is the art and service of creating content, video editing and delivering a finished video product as is the case of dis...

5 Tips To Help Interview Subjects Feel More Comfortable On Camera - Overcome The Fear of Video – Part 2

One of the biggest obstacles with web video interviews is that many people are afraid of being interviewed on camera. I interviewed video production expert Izzy Hyman and asked him to share some professional tips on how to help subjects on the other side of ...

How To Overcome The Fear of Being Interviewed On Camera - Part 1

One of the biggest obstacles in getting businesses to do web video is that a lot of people are afraid of being recorded and interviewed on camera. In my interview with video production expert Steve Garfield, he shares some professional tips on how to best ...

Study: Online Users Willing To Pay for Digital Video Content

There's a new study out from Pew Internet & American Life Project, and the overall theme seems to be that digital content purchases are on the rise.  In fact, they've pulled even with traditional e-commerce purchases.  66% of Internet users purchase traditional goods and services ...

Free Video Cartoon Animation Tool, Xtranormal, No Longer Free

Xtranormal has been getting a lot of good press lately, and was even featured in a recent YouTube blog post about free and easy ways to create your own holiday video greetings.  But if that blog post were written today, it would come with a ...

5 Critical Video Production Tips - How To Shoot Better Quality Web Video for Business

I interviewed Israel (Izzy) Hyman – a professional online video producer, web video production trainer, video podcast show host, and ReelSEO guest contributor. Izzy shared with me his passion for "the motion image" and how he got started doing web video production.  He also offered up ...

T-Mobile Teams Up With YouTube Celebrity Merton for Awesome Branded Viral Video Ad

When we interviewed Merton in song a few months back, one of the things I asked him about was his plans for the future.  With Chatroulette on the decline in terms of traffic and popularity, how would the improv piano singer evolve?  His plan was ...

The Future of "Online" Video, From Someone Who Should Know

Online video is still in its infancy, and we've barely scratched the surface of what it will be and what it can do for businesses.  There's a fantastic article over at ClickZ from guest columnist, Shishir Mehrotra, called 4 Ways Video Is Fundamentally Changing.  And ...

AOL Gets Serious About The Power of Online Video Content

I just saw this press release (even though I was done working for the day mostly) about AOL and the creation of AOL Video. I thought, well, that's timely (in that I saw it, not that they've waited so long to get it done).  You ...

Amazon Goes Hollywood With Amazon Studios – Filmmakers and Screenwriters Wanted

ReelSEO's Grant Crowell I interviewed a spokesperson from Amazon.com's new online business, Amazon Studios to learn about the program's new business model for discovering and paying new filmmaking talent with an eye on making big motion pictures. But do they plan to expand beyond feature length-films, and offer these same business opportunities and incentives to web-based video producers as well?

Beyond Viral: YouTube Viral Video Genius Kevin Nalts Nalty Shares His Secrets

Beyond Viral by Kevin Nalts Nalty, viral marketing consultant and Youtube viral video star. In Beyond Viral, Kevin gives video marketing tips and secrets.

Viral Video Lessons Round Up - Great Plays, Crude Jokes, and Another Creative Proposal

It's Friday, which means I've got another batch of the week's most popular viral videos for you, just in case you had too busy a week to keep tabs on the viral marketplace.  We'll try to break each one down a bit to determine what ...

The Sunday News Reel - External Edition - Week of 19-26 Sept, 2010

I've gone further this week and split the Sunday News Reel into two pieces. This External Edition will focus on news out in the world that we didn't write about here at ReelSEO. We'll probably never catch everything, so if we miss something, drop us ...

Good Reminders for Successful Online Video Self-Production

I'm nearly finished with Part 5 of our ongoing Online Video Marketing Basics series, and it's all about the distribution decisions facing video creators—you can read Part 4, Choosing the Right Video Equipment, to tide you over until the new installment is ready.  But I ...

The Reel Weekend: Super Cool, Kick Ass Video Production Gear!

I honestly had no idea what to write about this weekend. But I did come across some really kick ass video production gear and thought, hey that might be interesting. So here you go. I imagined what it would be like to take a little ...

Kellogg’s Sets Good Example With Their First Web-Only Video Advertisement

Kellogg's is one of the more recognizable brands in the U.S. as well as around the world.  They are a leader in breakfast food sales, as well as a big-advertising staple.  So it might surprise you to learn that until this week, Kellogg's had been ...