You’ve seen his Pepsi Girl. You might have caught his LonelyGirl15 assasination. But I’ll bet you haven’t seen “Pussy Choke.” Watch in amazement as the cat escapes from Davideo’s mouth. DavideoDesign in the U.K. He’s the Salvador Dali of Viral Video. He and Mrs. Davideo are creating videos with a surreal shock value that you…
Frequent WillVideoForFood contributor Mark Day landed a prominent feature on the homepage of AOL Uncut. This is the first time I’ve seen such a significant “carve out” for an amateur creator. Congrats, Mark. The comedy or bribes are paying off. If you haven’t seen Mark’s work, it’s well worth it.
MediaMoGirl debuted this weekend with its first news report. The site combines news and comedy with the motto that “first we make you laugh, then we make you think.” Read more in the “about” section of MediaMoGirl. So each of the approximately 5-minute videocasts includes some short bits followed by a story on something important….
I’ve decided to write a book on viral video — aimed primarily at marketers and advertisers since amateur videographers and film makers don’t have enough money to buy books. Naturally I haven’t written a book before, but I sometimes read them. So I figure I’m pretty qualified. The working title is: “The Profit (Prophet) of Viral…
Last week I wrote 8 tips for independent filmmakers to use the web to promote their work and earn money via the ad-revenue-sharing online video sites. The ideas came from some of the discussions I had with filmmakers when I spoke at the Independent Feature Project event in NYC. Here’s a great case study. Austin…
We wrote about Barats & Bereta‘s “Cubicle Wars” video in August. And “If God Had a Facebook” in September. Now the two have a 6-figure deal with NBC. Congratulations, guys. And thanks to Mark Day for the scoop. Call us if you need extras, guys. Not that you need a third wheel. This just in:…
According to ComScore, YouTube has slipped to the #3 site for online video viewing. This news doesn’t count as a YouTube “bubble burst,” but you may want to revise your entry in the pool. So here’s the poop according to MarketWatch’s Bambi Francisco. I’m not kidding. That’s her name: 3 out of 5 Internet users…
Many people believe that uploading video is the last step to getting seen. I’ve discovered the hard way that it’s up to the creator to market their work. And WillVideoforFood has provided a number of techniques to do so. But none of my posts have been as comprehensive as this post by PragD (via Revver’s blog)….
Despite NBC reports to the contrary — and speculation by many YouTubers — LonleyGirl15 is actually real. Here is some footage we obtained of a 9-year-old Bree back in 1998. See for yourself. Some things never change.
Here’s the latest two entries to the “Crap in a Tiffany’s Bag” contest. The bar is set wonderfully low for this contest. All you have to do is enter and you’re pretty much guaranteed to be a finalist as long as your video isn’t that good. Remember the rules- it has to garner lots of…