This will allow users to click on the products shown in videos and purchase from any device. Marketers can make instant sales. As Adobe says "Creating interactive video is typically expensive and difficult to scale. . . Since it is built on a non-standard player it is...
Business of Video
Happy Birthday Song Public Domain? Maybe.
Marilyn Monroe singing Happy Birthday to President Kennedy in 1962 Photo: REX Is the Happy Birthday Song public domain? That's what a documentary film company claims in their lawsuit against Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. Law professor Robert Brauneis...

How to Get A Grant for A Documentary
If you want to learn how to get a grant for a documentary, here's a good place to start. The MacArthur Foundation 2015 Documentary Fund seeks to support feature documentary films and interactive digital documentaries that combine engaging storytelling with in-depth...
Short Marketing Videos from Vine and Instagram
These short marketing videos are found on Vine and Instagram videos. You could use these styles for any business video. These may be large companies with brands, but the techniques they use are simple and could be used by you to help a small business client. Are you...
Fear and Loathing in the Edit Bay: How to Work with an Editor
by Donald Barrett If there’s anything most inexperienced producers face with a certain level of dread, it’s the challenge of editing and finishing a show. Those who have a year or two of experience with Final Cut Pro (why would you edit on anything else?) won’t find...
Coaching Consulting Order
Pay by MC, Visa, Discover, Amex 1. Go to PayPal.com 2. Click Pay or Send Money > Pay For Goods or Services. 3. Enter this PayPal address: [email protected] $100/hr for coaching. Specify how many hours and include your phone or email address so we can...

International Video Depositions with Jeffrey Menton
A video deposition is a legal document that must be created a certain way for it to stand up in court. This is a recording rather than a work of art. For instance, you can't zoom in for a close-up like you might in a documentary interview. Jeffrey Menton owns Valuable...
Documentary Filmmaking and Fair Use
Fair Use is an exception to the copyright law that allows for limited use of protected content such as a film, music, photo, or more without having to pay a licensing fee. Entertainment attorney Michael Donaldson explains how filmmakers can avoid mistakes over fair...
Online Video Distribution
Online video distribution is perfect for producers who want a simple and fast way to sell or rent their video. The list below includes distributors that offer DIY distribution without a curation or selection process. This list does not include distributors who require...

Free Google Earth for Video Production
Below is an example of Google Earth in a business video, in this case a real estate tour (just the first 40 seconds). The cloud footage is not Google, simply stock footage. Google Earth can create powerful HD videos of virtual trips anywhere around the world. What...
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