Tag: Video Production

Tom Cruise’s “Ghost Protocol”

Tom Cruise’s “Ghost Protocol”

My hats off to Tom Cruise for doing his own stunts.  Beyond that, think about how you’d video tape this one scene.   Its always great to get a behind the scenes look at how the movie pros do it.

10/27/2011 | 0 Comments More
Amazon Studio is Looking for YOU!

Amazon Studio is Looking for YOU!

Ready to make a movie?  Got a script in your desk drawer that’s almost ready to go?  Here’s your chance to hit the big time! As you know, Amazon transformed the book industry.   Now, it’s challenging  the movie industry. Amazon Studio is a new venture designed to open the filmmaking process to writers, directors and producers [...]

12/03/2010 | 0 Comments More
How to Create a Top Quality Internet Video in 2010

How to Create a Top Quality Internet Video in 2010

Editors Note:  I wrote the article below sometime in 2004 as a promo for my “9 Steps to Produce a Quality Internet Video” ecourse.  Whats changed in the 6 years since the orginal article was written?  The first few steps are still the same.  Whats changed is the video encoding, player setup, uploaded to a web page is now [...]

02/21/2010 | 0 Comments More
Last “Video Boss” Now Posted!

Last “Video Boss” Now Posted!

The last in the series of “Video Boss” training videos is now posted.   You may wonder why I’ve been pounding the table in favor of the “Video Boss” series since its clear that this is a product launch of a new training series.  Two things:  First, I think video is rapidly becoming (if it hasn’t already) the prime [...]

02/16/2010 | 0 Comments More
Is This Really Video?

Is This Really Video?

Most of the so-called video I see on internet sites are actually Camtasia screen captures of Power Point slides with voice over.  Lately, authors of these videos are totally  leaving off the video control bar at the bottom so its impossible to pause, advance, or otherwise control the video.  I don’t mind when the control bar [...]

01/18/2010 | 0 Comments More
Flash video (FLV) Bitrate Calculator

Flash video (FLV) Bitrate Calculator

Most internet videos are presented using Flash and the vast maj0rity are uploaded to the web with little thought about optimizing Flash settings to provide a better viewing experience.  Its quite common to see quality content streamed with less that optimum settings based on the video size, aspect ratio, and motion features.    Adobe Flash expert, Robert Reinhardt, has [...]

02/19/2009 | 0 Comments More