Looking for VJs
This could be you…. A few months ago I put out a call for VJs and Videojournalists from around the world. VPRO, the Dutch Public Television Network is running a magazine show called Metropolis, and they are seeking to...
Read moreMad Men and the Death of the Networks
A winner Today I am cancelling part of my Time/Warner cable package – the part that pays for HBO and Showtime and all that other stuff that I don’t watch. Between the web and Apple TV I am rapidly...
Read moreTED’s CHRIS ANDERSON on THE FUTURE AND ONLINE VIDEO
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Zo53M0lcY[/youtube] Chris Anderson- it’s long but worth the time to watch Chris Anderson is the founder of TED – Technology Entertainment Design conferences. From what was once a small LA based experiment, the TED Talks have grown to...
Read moreThere’s a Lot of Really Bad Advice Out There – video wise
NO, NO and NO! Yesterday, I got a tweet from my friend (and in the Facebook age, aren’t we all friends?) @profsamuels, (he’s a prof at NYU but also works at CNN, so says his Facebook page. We have...
Read moreWhy You Don’t Want To Drag Around That Stupid Tripod All Day
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZkRklAsEEg[/youtube] Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England Last night we had dinner with a senior executive at a major UK broadcasting network – all to remain unnamed. He’s interested in training his reporters to work as VJs. All to...
Read moreCNN Lays Off 50 Staffers – Blames “Technology”
Comments 37 First video killed the radio star, and now technology is killing editing and videographer jobs — at least at CNN. The cable news network today laid off 50 staffers in the Atlanta, New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles,...
Read moreHow To Use Video To Grow Your Business (really big)
Tom Carvel and Cookiepuss.. When I was a kid growing up in NYÂ there used to be ads on the local TV station, WPIX-9 for Carvel Ice Cream. The ads featured Tom Carvel, who believe me, was no TVÂ professional. But...
Read moreHow To Make Great Travel Videos
The King of Travel Videos – at least at the moment… Bhisgen posted a question a few days ago that really got me thinking. He asked how you apply the 5-shot rules to travel videos. This made me realize that...
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