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2 Year Anniversary of Online Videos

ByNalts

Almost every interview I do, someone asks how I got started in online video. The reality is that I’ve been making short videos since I was in highschool, and most of them are still sitting in the basement on deteriating VHS tapes. Except Attack of the Killer Slinky. But online video for me started almost…

Wired and Fast Company Writers Aren’t Very Funny

ByNalts

Wired Magazine writer Meghan Keane isn’t very funny at all. Neither is the author of the article she echoed by Fast Company Writer Carlye Adler. You know what? I’ll save you the trouble of reading these sobering articles. Comedy sites aren’t attracting sufficient advertising online. Except for College Humor, which is niche enough and maintains an…

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Can Roku Sustain?

ByNalts

Sorry. I’m a little slow on the uptake here. Didn’t pay much attention to Roku (a device that allows you to stream videos via Netflix instead of dealing with red-envelope chaos). I used to be a rabid Netflix user, but finally got overwhelmed with the logistics. But now if I buy a $99 Roku device…

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IDoNothingAllDay and Revver Get National Coverage

ByNalts

This Wall Street Journal article gave Patrick Sell (creator of Idonothingallday) a dramatic spike in traffic to his website packed with short videos of beautiful women in NYC. Patrick has been doing this for a while, and he’s as humble as they come. Not what you’d expect in a voyeuristic video maker. Good press for…

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Sneak Preview: The Talking Hand

ByNalts

For you loyal WVFF readers, here’s a sneak preview of the fourth and final Fringe video. It’s my kids imitating Fox’s Fringe, and it’s called “The Talking Hand.” I’m still working on using the film effect (saturation/contrast) without turning some of these shots into silhouettes. The hand was played by a friend of my son, Patrick. Dalton came…