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Internet Video Newsletter ? March 22, 2007
You have survived the Ides of March and spring is here. NAB is right around the corner and we are bringing you a nice collection of new articles, new videos and a lots of cool video oriented websites to check out.
If you are planning on going to National Association of Broadcasters Show, you ought to also check out the MobileTV and Video Summit ? the first days of NAB. Mobile TV is the next frontier of Video and Internet Media
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Articles
If you are a video or film pro, you should check out this short article about "Drawn By Pain". This is the inside story of how writer/director Jesse Cowell brought his 12 part Net miniseries to the internet video screen. Good stuff. Read the article and then watch the video.
Planning on taping at the beach? Making a movie in the jungle? The new Panasonic SD Memory Card Camcorder is water-resistant and dust-proof construction. The lightweight, compact SDR-S10 is equipped with a 10x optical zoom, quick-start technology, and a 2.7" wide LCD. It will ship with a 2GB SD Card capable of holding up to 100 minutes of video (LP mode). more
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Check out Doug Dixon's review of the annual DigitalLife show (www.digitallife.com). DigitalLife is held in the Javits Center like other trade shows, but unlike general IT conferences like PC Expo that have faded in New York, DigitalLife is unabashedly a consumer show, "dedicated to educating consumers on what the digital lifestyle means in every aspect of life - at work, home and play. And, how the convergence of affordable, accessible technologies is enriching and empowering people's lives." more
If you want to make money making Internet Video - you got to read this article at LightReading. In addition to analyzing the market and opportunities, they have a great up to date chart showing where the best opportunities are for converting your video chops into cold hard cash. If you want to go straight to the gold, here is the chart
Metacafe Teams With Bochco For Video Confessions Channel
by Gavin O'Malley
Online video startup Metacafe is attempting to bring a little gravitas to the world of consumer-generated media with a video confessions channel created by Hollywood producer Steven Bochco. - Read the whole story from Online Media Daily..
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If you want to make money making Internet Video - you got to read this article at LightReading. In addition to analyzing the market and opportunities, they have a great up to date chart showing where the best opportunities are for converting your video chops into cold hard cash.
Gen Art and Planet Green, a partnership between Starbucks and Global Green USA, are bringing more opportunities for aspiring filmmakers by debuting Gen Art?s Online Film Festival. Film submissions will be accepted until March 21, 2007. From March 29th to April 13th, the seven selected shorts will be available for viewing and voting on www.genartfestival.com/online and through an interactive avatar based environment on planetgreengame.com. Through online voting, one of the seven filmmakers will win $2500 plus a prize package and a premiere screening at the 12th annual Gen Art Film Festival in New York City. more
Want to see your video spoof featured at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards TV Show? This year, fans will be given the chance to realize their dreams of standing on stage at the "2007 MTV Movie Awards" to accept the legendary golden bucket of popcorn in front of Hollywood?s movers and shakers. Through "MTV Movie Awards on Yahoo," aspiring filmmakers will be offered the platform to showcase their twisted genius and story-telling talent. The interactive site, launching April 23, will allow them to submit their own original movie shorts parodying films from the past year for consideration in the first ever ?BEST MOVIE SPOOF? User Generated Category.
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Cool Video Sites and Videos
This is extremely interesting - Have you yet checked out Steven Bochco's Cafe Confidential - where people spill their guts and their biggest secrets on video? Check it out. You can win contests and cash. (this is real interesting as we pitched a show just like this about 20 years to various TV syndication houses and producers, but it never got picked up - so it goes) Just goes to prove that good ideas eventually hatch and blossom
If you are a film maker interested in how to use the web to promote your productions and projects, check out this cool site. The guys at BullCrank have some good ideas you might want to "borrow." Plus they do have some cool original content we are sure you will enjoy watching. So crank it up....
Interested in telecom, technology and television? Check out one of the best sites on the web for news and views that concern this convergence of technologies. TelecomTV - desktop TV for the global ICT professional. Here is a direct link to their streaming video page.
Are you not quite nerdy enough or are you new to the virtues of technology? Here is cool new site for you. With a very appropriate name - - Neo-Fight - (neophyte). A bit erudite if we say so. Anyhow, they offer streaming shows that explain the latest got to have products for those living in our modern world. Check them out
Start Slinging Your TV and Cable to where ever you are - anywhere in the world!
The Slingbox Internet TV Broadcaster allows you to watch live television streamed from your home cable connection via the Internet, on a laptop or cellular telephone. Connecting to your television and broadband Internet connection, the Slingbox Tuner streams live television over the web and allows you to view it anywhere you can get Internet access. The toy of the decade..... Get special deals
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Cool Internet Videos
Are you ready for a little March Madness?
Take some online live basketball footage and cut in your own creative comments and plots - and you have one of the top picks from iFilm this week - "This is Why Duke Sucks"
warning - mature language and cussing....
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We don't know how good this is but it is awfully goofy.
"Never Say 'Never' Always Say 'Revver'" is Rob Pongi's humorous promo for his favorite internet video sharing company known as "Revver": http://www.revver.com which is located right on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, CA. "Never Say 'Never' Always Say 'Revver'" was filmed on location in Tokyo, which, believe it or not, according to Rob, actually resembles L.A. in many ways! So, check it out!
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"Drawn by Pain" is a great example of unique and very impressive film making combined with a strong marketing and web sense concept. The promo is brilliant and mixes live action and animation. If you are thinking of using the web to promote your video making expertise, you got to visit "Drawn By Pain"
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For the second year in a row, Sand Blasters: The Extreme Sand Sculpting Championship brings a one-of-a-kind competition to Travel Channel. Combine sand sculpturing and explosions - and bikinis and the San Diego Beach - pretty darn cool. Meaningless but fun.
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Easter is right around the corner. Watch films that celebrate the true spirit of the holiday (i.e. rampant death and dismemberment)?
Wat a Wonderful Day: Bunny pyromania.
Bunnykill: Rabbit bloodbath.
The Easter Bunny SUCKS!: Easter Bunny needs a smoke.
Urbunnies: Exposed bunny bones.
Touch of Deceit: Curiosity killed the bunny rabbit.
It's Nun Fu: Found vs. Nun Fight Club -Easter isn't just about psychotic bunnies. It's also about bloodthirsty nuns.
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Best Internet Videos of the Week
Best Video Web Sites of the Week
Music Videos - Best Music Videos and the Best Music Web Sites
Press Releases and Product Announcements
CAMCORDER Buyers Guide and What Accessories do You Really Need?
Special Deals and Rebates on Camcorders
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