April 2008
15 posts
Jake & Amir at NYC Video Meetup
I’m very happy to announce that this month’s NYC video meet-up will host special guests, Jake and Amir: http://www.jakeandamir.com The dynamic duo will speak about their production process, technical flow, business and the history of how they got started. From Wired: “The Setup: Real-life CollegeHumor.com employees Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld turn the cameras toward...
Tron Guy at ROFLcon on Rocketboom
Jay Maynard the Tron Guy at the ROFLcon conference, MIT. The classic tron costume page that led everyone awry. Where The Hell Is Matt? Special music thanks to podington bear, ham radio by rtpalovich, Tron on ebay, Tron Arcade, Tron Trailer (redux), Tron (imdb)
Podshow < Mevio
Podshow changes it’s name to Mevio, not Meivo. I’ve always been disenchanted with this network and have said enough already so I’m not going to bring up the three outstanding cease and desist letters Ive sent to the company asking them to stop redistributing Rocketboom (especially as they do it with ads) but I would like to throw in a word of support for two awesome shows which...
Rocketboom Production Process Explained
This Tuesday the free NYC Videoblogging Meetup (which I just noticed is the largest videoblogging Meetup in the world (not sure if that statement is deserving of any clout but whateva)) will be held at the *new* Rocketboom office/studio in Soho. We’re giving away our production process in a 2 hour overview. From coming up with ideas, to researching, writing, shooting, editing, and...
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Understanding Flickr Video
Several people are reporting about the new Flickr video, but no one has quite articulated how to use it yet. Covering certain events in video form for the net can be very challenging, especially when the idea is to boil it down to just a few minutes, and of course when conceptually, the work must be linear (think boring dry interviews and conferences). This is a challenge I’ve always...
Michelle Ma Bell
The Beatles performed correctly by Dictionary audio pronunciations. See also my fave, Martha My Dear. When you find yourself in the thick of it, more.
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Jake & Amir
Have you seen Jake and Amir? It’s a comedy series with character development comprised of short absurd scenes that I really enjoy watching. Ive seen a few scenes here and there but last week, I actually found myself kicked back and watching the archives because I just wanted to. I was like, WTF am I doing? I’ve pasted in an episode below, though I think you have to flip through several of the...
Veronica Belmont Has Been Freed!
World rejoice, Veronica Belmont is no longer behind bars in the Mahalo offices of Jason Calacanis. Today Veronica posted that she is moving on. The reason why I’m excited about this is because I think Veronica is awesome and that her stint at Mahalo has been hampering her potential. A video on how to make grilled cheese sandwiches might be more Jason’s speed, but Veronica is a young...
The Rick Roll Has Only Just Begun
Re: After YouTube turned every single one of its home page video links into hiddenRick Astley killers, following an LA Times exclusive interview with the contemporary Rick, following a thourogh playing-out online (and off), Rickrolling will now begin to permeate the mainstream contiousness over the next several months, hitting local news tv stations and bingo parlors all accross the world. Look...
Yahoo 9 Ends Run
Whew, no offense to anyone there, but Yahoo 9 was really the worst online video show I have ever seen. I couldn’t even bare to write about it before. Have you ever looked at something and thought to yourself “Hm, that looks kinda cheap and fake”. Even if it was or not? Well I don’t think I have ever been blown away so strong by such a feeling. Probably the worst quality was...