SHOOTING FOR
SUCCESS
Getting the best
quality out of online video
With Americans
watching more than 12 billion videos a month
online, at a whopping four hours for the
average user, the web represents a vast and
hungry audience, making it a key
distribution channel for filmmakers and
videographers. The challenges of internet
video delivery, however, constrained by
end-user connection speeds and the cost of
bandwidth, can reduce even the sharpest
video quality to a muddy blur. The following
tips will help you ensure your masterpiece
looks its best when posted online.
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How
you can use web video to increase
sales, drive traffic and build a
passionate online community... a
real world case study
Need to make some cash?
Make a How To Video -
ExpertVillage.com, the world's largest how-to video website, today
announced it has surpassed 50,000 how-to videos, featuring experts
that offer step-by-step visual instruction on everything from
kickboxing to cooking techniques. ExpertVillage.com developed an
entirely new business model for video production through its
proprietary technology platform that connects freelance filmmakers
and videographers with specific production assignments. Since
launching in April 2006, ExpertVillage.com has paid more than one
million dollars to freelance filmmakers and videographers to produce
how-to videos for Expertvillage.com.
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How
to Put Your Videos and Films Up at YouTube
Are
you creating DVDs? Are you a professional developer and
creator of content to be distributed on DVD? If so, you got
to read
Doug Dixon's article about CSS - Content Scrambled System.
How can you protect your work.
Are
you interested in becoming a videoblogger? Check out the
video blogging
group at Yahoo Groups. Videoblogging is taking off.
They discuss practical issues (bandwidth, process, need for
a videoblogging tool) and more philosophical issues (why and
what is a videoblog? ...). Join the conversation! A very
good group has gathered here to make videoblogging a
reality.
Top
Ten DVD Nightmares - CustomFlix's
guide to authoring DVDs correctly. Good
stuff
Are
you a Video Blogger? - the latest trend in
online video sharing and distribution
How
to Make DVD Movies
Why
Use the Net to Distribute Your Videos
DVD
D'Mystified - everything you need to know
before starting to make your own DVD movies
How
to put Your Short Film on the Net
Why
Use the Net to Distribute Your Movies
How
To Make DVD Movies
If you are
making independent films, documentaries
or industrial/commercial projects, the
most difficult aspect of the business is
distribution. Checkout this new offer by
CustomFlix. It's pretty cool.
Their new On-Demand DVD Publishing
service now offers distribution
opportunities with top retail and rental
programs including Walmart.com, Wal-Mart
DVD Rentals, Amazon.com Marketplace,
Amazon.com Advantage, Netflix, CinemaNow,
GreenCine, Froogle, and Yahoo!Shopping.
more
Sell
Your Video & Creative Content by joint
venturing with other professionals
How
to put your old 8mm & Super8 film on the
Internet
Get
Paid for Your Work - A Primer for Video
Professionals
How
NOT to get scammed and flim-flammed - a
guide for independent film makers.
How
to Market Your Creative Professional
Content by
Roxane Batson, Chairman WSNTV
Are
you a Video Blogger? - the latest trend in
online video
Digital
Rights & Wrongs - Who Gets to
Copy What?
The
1-2-3 Guide to Creating Your Own Internet
Movies and Videos
Fiber
to the Home - The Holy Grail for Internet
Content Providers
Adobe
Creative Studio - Everything for the Web
Designer
* Book
Reviews
Free
Places to Host Your Movies
How
to put Your Short Film on the Net
Online
Film and Video Festivals - Get Your Work
Seen