Sky video discussion
* Characteristics:
Rough = authentic
Series are best
Intimate medium
Speak directly: person to person
Jump cuts are OK
Don’t make TV
* Tools:
Inexpensive cameras (DV, 3CCD, audio input = $500)
iMovie & FinalCut
Flip Video (30 minutes = $99 / direct to YouTube)
Camera phones
Lifecasting: webcams, laptops, modems v. SNG trucks
* Series
39Second Single
Rocketboom
Amanda Congdon on ABCNews.com
JetSet - Zadi Diaz, for youth
Wallstrip - now owned by CBS and expanding
ThreadBanger - DIY edge fashion
VODCars - just cars
Frederator - animation
Veracifier - political & journalistic blogger Josh Marshall
Black20 - comedy
Sam has 7 Friends
Diggnation
TWiT - This Week in Tech
Ze Frank
Daily Reel
Wine Library
* Live
18 Doughty St. - 5 hours per night of Tory political talk
Justin.tv
iJustine.tv
* News/political:
YouTube YouChoose - candidates’ video
WebCameron
Sarkozy
Angela Merkel
* News
Alive in Baghdad
Alive in Mexico
David Pogue
* Mashup
The Real McCain
* New networks
Rev3 - Diggnation et al
TWiT - Leo Laporte
Black20 - comedy*
Exploding Video*
UTA venture
Next New Networks
* Advertising
New Google/YouTube ad format
AdBrite in-video text ads
Washington Post blog ad network
* Players
BrightCove.com
Blip.tv - series
Vpod.tv - French
Daily Motion - French, coming to US
MotionBox - editing into video
Gotuit - link directly to spots in video
RayV - live unlimited streams
uStream - enabling lifecasters
Revver
Veoh
* Distribution
CBS “audience network”
* Exploding Video
PrezVid
IdolCritic
