Revision3 Saw Major Increase In Viewership, Revenue In 2011
Revision3 CEO Jim Louderback took to the Rev3 blog this morning and announced a 359% increase in total views and a 53% increase in revenue for the year of 2011. Revision3 made smart acquisitions last year, including the extraordinarily successful Epic Meal Time, and by the end of the year, picked up one of YouTube's ...
Philip DeFranco (sxephil) Signs With Revision3
Here's some news I wasn't expecting. One of YouTube's top stars Philip DeFranco signs with Revision3. What this means is that Revision3 will be the financial backers of The Philip DeFranco Show and provide ad sales, and the show will be available on YouTube and Revision3's site. It's going to be quite the year for ...
Tablets, Magazines, & Lean Back Video With Jim Louderback, CEO Of Revision3
I had a chance to catch up recently with our friend Jim Louderback, CEO of Revision3. Jim talks about how video has helped magazine brands recreate a kind of deep-dive content experience on tablets that readers are used to getting from print editions. He then ties that into how online video is attempting to mimic ...
Epic Meal Time Gets TV Deal, Will Terrorize Meat On G4
Epic Meal Time's success is amazing, and it keeps on rolling with the announcement that it will get a chance on the gaming/entertainment network G4 soon. The deal gives Epic Meal Time a pilot, but let's face it, that show is likely to get a season there as the show seems easily tailored for success ...
Epic Meal Time Celebrates One Year Of Meaty Insanity With Fast Food Pizza Cake
A year ago, Epic Meal Time came into being, and somewhere in the world, pigs and cows sensed a presence in the force they hadn't felt since humans discovered fire. That first episode began with a "Fast Food Pizza" that is insane by most standards, taking a high-calorie item from several fast food chains, putting ...
Sound Effects, Freebies, And Film Terms - Film Riot Video Production Tutorials
One of the best aspects of Ryan Connolly's short film Losses is its sound, although when you hear the Film Riot host talk about it, you get the feeling he's not entirely happy with it. Well, that's what professionalism costs you sometimes. You can't be satisfied with passable. Losses was a quickie shoot and the ...
Yahoo Screen Relaunches In Attempt To Become Major Online Video Destination
Yahoo, who changes their mind far more than, well... wants in on the online video deal, again. It almost seems like they got wind of what AOL was planning and said "Ooh! ooh! Us too!" Their on again, off again love affair with online video just seems like it is once again, going to end ...
Revision3 Pioneer DiggNation To End Its Run In December
DiggNation, a popular talk show hosted by Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht, will end its 6-year run on Revision3 in December. The two hosts are hoping to move on to new things, although Rose will still be a part of Rev3's Foundation and Albrecht will still be a co-host on the network's The Totally Rad ...
An Exclusive Interview With Ryan Connolly, Creator & Host Of Film Riot
Film Riot, which plays Mondays and Thursdays on Revision3, is a virtual film school right here on the web. It is especially valuable for those who look to get into web video (or any kind of film and video work) and might not have that much money, as host Ryan Connolly and his crew take ...
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 it back. Rather than be satisfied with just giving it ...
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 just a pressure washer and an iron. Sure, pressure washers ...
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 old FCP projects cannot be uploaded into the new version, ...
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 to give the camera back, however, Ryan thought it would ...
YouTube Partner Channels Added To comScore Video Metrix for July 2011
With the July 2011 report, comScore has expanded their monthly video metrix, which tracks online video services and viewers, to include what they call "Select YouTube Partners" (see table below). What that sounds like to me is that they are NOT including all of the top partners, just a select few.
Hands On Video Production With The RED Epic Camera - Film Riot
The latest episodes of Film Riot take a look at a dream camera, the RED Epic, a camera that has been used to shoot Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, David Fincher's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, next year's The Amazing Spider-Man, and Peter Jackson's future mega-blockbuster The Hobbit. The RED Epic will ...
