The folks at Room 403 Productions are seeking short (3 minutes or less) videos to be aired on primetime television. Named after a room in the Gloria Swanson Bldg on the Paramount’s lot, Room 403 Productions was founded by David Hurwitz and Paul Cockerill who met working on The Arsenio Hall Show. Hurwitz was Executive…
As the plot continues in the GooTubeConspiracy, I needed to “fake my own death to throw off my stalkers.” So I called the viral video special-effects guru, Davideo Design. If you haven’t seen Pepsi Mentos Girl, then drop what you’re doing and visit his site immediately. Disturbing, funny and compelling content. Here’s Davideo’s page on…
Poor Ernie. His friendly roommates play pranks on him non-stop, and document them on PrankVote.com. We’re not sure they’re all real, but we don’t care. In Library pervert, the guys replace Ernie’s Windows startup sound with porn sounds, and then put “art” books in his bag so the alarm goes off as he leaves the library. In…
I don’t believe I’ve ever laughed at a video as much in my life. Maybe it’s because I know Zack, but this video titled “The Car Wash” brought me to tears. Five minutes after watching it I was still laughing. You have to watch the whole thing. There are a few moments where you think…
Today I went to New York City and convinced a gullible doorman that I was HappySlip‘s brother. I did get busted, but not before I was able to get some footage of her place, steal a stapler and sing a piece of her Mac Beautiful on her keyboard. Here’s her version of Mac Beautiful, but…
Okay. I’ve been urging YouTube to share advertising revenue since before I started this blog a year ago. They finally decided to do so today. This was one of WillVideoforFood’s top 10 predictions for 2007. Needless to say, we’re very excited (see our video reaction). But why now? Top 7 theories. YouTube sensed the defection…
I hope this video demonstrates the power of user-testing viral videos to ensure they’re funny before launch. It’s the difference between being a viral-video creator and a viral videologist. Our method was simple. The moderator had individual subjects review the videos, and we observe their responses behind a two-way glass. Laughter was recorded, and viewers…
I pride myself on my modesty. That’s why I don’t mind telling you that my “Mall Pranks” is the #4 top rated comedy video of the day on YouTube (based on individual rankings). In this little video shot last night at the mall, I embarass myself by pretending to have really personal calls while talking…
Okay I’m tired of thinking about this. I’m going for the pitch. Click the image to get the video version. Ladies and gentlemen with broadcast connections: I have a concept for you that will attract sweet demographics (heavily sought by advertisers). It will keep you relevant with the people moving from television to online video….
Paul Sanchez — biker, video junkie, PR machine, blogger, and maddman — has started an 8-wishes “tag chain” thingy. He’s asked me and other bloggers to post our 8 wishes and pass along the task to others. Parenthetically, Paul’s first wish was granted, as he recently interviewed Kinkos founder Paul Orfalea. So let’s be clear…