During the 1990s, Blockbuster was a dominant movie distributor, particularly for VHS tapes. I have a fond memory of visiting my mother in central Pennsylvania, and one evening we decided to visit a Blockbuster store. As I perused the shelves, I stumbled upon two films...
Recording from the streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon, Pandora, and Hulu is strictly against the rules we agreed to when we accepted their terms. But is it legal? That's another questions altogether. To consider that we must go back some 30 years to the...
Age of Champions is a documentary that follows five competitors who sprint, leap, and swim for gold at the National Senior Olympics. Includes a 100 year-old tennis champion, 86 year-old pole vaulter, and rough-and-tumble basketball grandmothers who ignore the...
Ready to produce your documentary? If you want to have a shot at Netflix, you will have to use a 4K camera with a true 4K sensor. Camera Requirements 4K Resolution: Camera must have a true 4K sensor (equal to or greater than 4096 photosites wide). Recording Format:...
According to YouTube “annotations are unique to YouTube. They can drive viewers to more content, increase community actions on videos, and attract new subscribers.” Using an annotation you can create a note, write a speech bubble, make a link to another YouTube video,...
Producing a great video is only half the battle. The target audience must find that video. Some obvious ways to promote the video include linking to it in newsletters, websites, and printed materials. An email signature could include a short enticing title and link to...
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...
A while ago I wrote about the Chromecast USB bridge that brings web video to your TV. I finally have one and now that I do, I wouldn't live without it. Chromecast Delivers YouTube I use my smart phone to find a YouTube video and cast it to my TV. Then I can turn off...
There's a new way to make money from a series of videos or blogs. This new business model for selling video content is a lot more profitable than YouTube. Consider a music video created by Molly Lewis. It's a bit silly, but on YouTube the video got 14,000 views....
Sony says the "demand for physical media is contracting faster than anticipated." They say that is especially true in Europe. And this is affecting their business in a big way. Sony invented this format back in 2006 competing at the time against the HD-DVD format....
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