I have to thank Mitchell Block for his remarks on my post of Peter Broderick’s indieWIRE article. It prompted me to look at the discussion/reaction to the article on other blogs (I’m behind on my feed reader!). Karina wonders what’s new with what he is saying – probably not much, but for filmmakers who are [...]

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I’m a bit late in posting about a new, very important resource. I wanted to review the document before posting. Based on the Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use, The Center for Social Media at American University has continued to help content creators identify and express what fair use means in creating [...]

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This is just so awesome, I thought I’d share. Thanks to The Poverty Jet Set for finding it!
MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

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I’m a supporter of the International Documentary Association, so I want to pass along their plea for video content for their new website. It’s a chance for you to “advertise” your work and contribute to the documentary community! From their email:In March, we will be launching an entirely new site with a new look, a [...]

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Via TechCrunch, The Secret Strategies Behind Many “Viral” Videos, is a very interesting look into the techniques some folks are using to create hurricanes around online videos. You might read this and think it is kind of smarmy and way more underhanded than you want to be, but it strikes a cord as I think [...]

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I think Revver is a great model for people who want to earn some cash off videos they upload to the web. YouTube has the advantage of being first in the online video game, and high traffic can follow, but the Revver model is about sharing videos and earning from it through advertising. Revver has [...]

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Whether you like the term user-generated content or not, the fact that there are millions of folks creating short videos that reflect their own tastes, personalities and creativity is a fact. Whatever the label. The Center for Social Media and the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property have announced that in follow-up to the [...]

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NBC News Archives has announced their recently revamped website, www.nbcnewsarchives.com. They say that they have listened to comments from researchers, producers and filmmakers and have incorporated increased functionality, a more robust search engine, streaming video and date search capabilities. They invite users to e-mail any comments or reports on any technical issues during research and [...]

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I read in passing some posts about YouTube sharing ad revenue with its more popular content producers. I glossed over it because it seemed like old news to me. If creators want earn revenue from their video posts, post on Revver. It really works and the site just needs to reach a tipping point with [...]

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Five Media Arts Fellows have made short films to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Media Arts Fellowships. The filmmakers are Jem Cohen, Luciano Larobina, Valerie Soe, James Spooner and Casper Stracke.

Watch the other shorts, or make your own remix on Eyespot.
Renew Media has partnered with Eyespot for this project. Eyespot [...]

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