2009 Year In Review – 2010 The Year Ahead
from the front, middle and back rows… Celebrations – Reviews – Predictions What’s Yours?
Times Squares Hijinks
I wrote about Jessica Kurson recently, and yesterday spent the afternoon with the nationally-known Comedian in NY City (Times Square). I don’t think I’ve had this much fun making a video in ages, and I’m certain this was my finest hour in NYC ever. Subscribe to her here.
Your Cell Can Make Popcorn POP?
Can a mobile phone cook popcorn? Yeah I’m calling BS on this video because the manic “talking over each other” seems contrived. Nonetheless, it was enough to spook my wife, sister, and their friends. So I feel obliged to spread the rumor (see video), even if Spopes has put that one in the “false” category….
Buy Discount B-Roll Footage Online (Parody)
I’ve written many times about an obvious business model: amateurs with decent cameras shoot b-roll and sell it to advertisers at a reasonable price (one time purchase, no complex royalties or licenses). This will drastically reduce the cost of the video ads that will be created in the coming years, and that will be important…
BlipTV | Guests | Online Video | YouTube
YouTube is Hot, But Watch Out for Over the Top
Welcome WVFF Guest Blogger Jim Louderback Sure, you think the TV is dead. But it’s not. The act of lazing about in front of a big screen TV watching, laughing and enjoying video content is going to be even bigger than ever. But here’s the rub. It’ll be less about cable and broadcast, and much…
Worst Corporate eCard of Holidays
Let’s work together here, people, and see if we can find the worst-ever eCards from corporations. Agencies are especially gifted at providing cheesy holiday eGreetings that damage their brand. Now this one gets some credit for the script and cast, but the awkward direction, editing, and B-grade acting help land itself on the “WVFF Worst…
Today is “Project for Awesome,” so Watch for Nerfighters Reducing “World Suck”
Today, December 17, is the third-annual “Project for Awesome,” where thousands of Nerdfighters will be using online-video to “reduce world suck.” Even if you understood nothing in the headline or lead, I encourage you to keep reading because you’ll learn a lot about online-video through this story. John and Hank Green were brothers who lost…
advertising | Blogs on Video | book | Future of Online Video | Guests | marketing | Video
Video & Your Smart Business Marketing Plan
Welcome WVFF Guest Blogger Larry Kless 2009 proved the power of video and social media can change the world. We experience the Presidential Inauguration with millions of friends on Facebook. We read breaking news stories from citizen journalists on Twitter. We saw live as-it-happens video on YouTube hours before the stories reached our televisions and…
Get Seen: Online Video Resource by Steve Garfield
Steve Garfield was vlogging before there were video cameras or the Internet. I’m not sure what that looked like, but perhaps he just stood in front of Boston houses and talked. So it’s worth noting that his new book has a companion website… check out Get Seen: Online Video Secrets. I’m planning on copying his…
advertising | book | Making Videos | marketing | Nalts | Viral Video | YouTube
VidCon: Community & Online-Video Industry Morphs in July 2010 Event
This video shows Hank Green (with his lesser known 3rd Green brother) announcing VidCon, taking place July 9-11, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Here’s the official VidCon website. For those of you familiar with the Vlogbrothers (John and Hank Green), I don’t need to tell you what an enormous connection they have with the vibrant…