[videoblogging] Video website payments and accountability

2009-12-15 Thread caminofilm
Recently a fellow filmmaker contacted me about 5min.com. He had concerns about 
them putting his videos on other sites like Bukisa.com and Watchdoit, something 
that wasn't discussed when he gave permission for 5min's to use his vids.

There are only two sites that I would recommend to video producers with regard 
to ad revenue. Youtube and blinkx. Other sites (like blip.tv) despite running 
ads in my videos, have never returned one cent!

As an Australian, dealing with these online video sites (based in locations as 
diverse as Israel and the US) what legal recourse to I have to checking a video 
sites accounting practices, and withdrawing my content?

regards

Mark



[videoblogging] Pulsing pixelation in certain shots on dvd

2008-10-26 Thread caminofilm
I been trying to make a NTSC version of a program I shot in PAL. I
noticed the appearance of a pulsing pixelation, maybe every fourth
frame, but only in certain shots. The image appears to pixelate, at
regular intervals, giving a pulsing appearance. I thought it was
related to the PAL - NTSC conversion, but:

Today I made a PAL copy of my program, using compressor and dvdsp, and
I found the PAL dvd also has pulsing in certain shots. It is not seen
across the same shot, and when it starts, it appears to get worst,
even going into the next shot.

In compressor I have been using the default Best quality 90 min dvd
setting, and making slight adjustments for my 75 min project (setting
av bit rate to 6.5)

In DVDsp I was using the factory settings, just making changes to 16:9
setting.

I have previously produced idvd dvd's with no problem, and decided to
give dvdsp a go with this production.

It seems to appear in shots that are a little dark (have had color
correction to lighten midtones) and tracking shots (some of which had
auto focus on) I filmed with a Canon XL1

Has anyone experienced this pulsing pixelation problem? Can anyone
suggest a way to remedy it?



[videoblogging] Advice about setting up site with downloadable video

2008-07-28 Thread caminofilm
I am trying a new venture. I want to have my videos available for
download on my website. So I am going to need about 5gb of hosting
space. Most of my website viewers are from the USA, so I figure using
a webhosting company in the US will mean cheaper bandwith and quicker
downloads for US based customers.

Can anyone see any problems that may arise with my new business model?
For the whole thing to work, I'm going to need a heap of people buying
my videos (which will be priced quite cheaply) With all this traffic
and downloading from my site, is there anything I should watch out for?

Is anyone doing a similar thing and if so, which hosting company are
you using?

Mark





[videoblogging] shoulder support for handheld camera - would you buy this prototype

2007-11-27 Thread caminofilm
The Shoulderlander:
Solid, dependable, strong. For those who don't want to muck around
with wobblyshot. Made from lightweight aluminium and anatomically
correct cushion foam, the Shoulderlander gives you the support you
need when the going gets tough - an extra long wedding service, a long
winded speech. And as illustrated, can still be connected to your
favourite tripod, once the dust has settled
http://www.overlander.tv/2007/the-shoulderlander-shoulder-support-for-a-canon-xh-a1/

The Travelander (in development)
The Travelander is a lightweight version of the Shoulderlander, for
those who crave the open road. Just chuck it in your backpack, and hit
the road, jack!
You CAN have it all, a free and easy lifestyle AND steady shots!

I developed these for my own use...do you think people would buy such
a simple effective shoulder support if I started mass producing them??



[videoblogging] What is the going rate for an agent to market online videos

2007-11-07 Thread caminofilm
hi

If someone was to market my video collection, what is the going rate
for an agent.

Is it around 20%-25% of sale price?



[videoblogging] What is online video worth - contract info

2007-10-04 Thread caminofilm
Hi

I have a hypothetical question the wise heads here may be able to answer.

Lets say you travel around your country, producing short videos at
different locations. Lets say, market research (youtube) show that
your concept is extremely popular.

Lets say a local tv station contact you and want exclusive rights to
your videos, in your country, for one year, to list on there online
site. This means you can't list your videos on local sites that they
see as competition (other tv station sites, newspaper sites)

Lets say they ask you to name your price. 

If you have produced these videos with your own funds, and know that
to do them commercially would cost anything from $1500-$3000 per video

WHAT DO YOU CHARGE THE TV STATION TO LIST YOUR VIDEOS EXCLUSIVELY ON
THEIR SITE IN YOUR COUNTRY?

Do you charge all of what it would cost to make them commercially? Or
do you take into consideration the advertising revenue they may make
from your content over a year, and charge more...or less?

Or does one take into account that, due to this tv station being the
biggest in your country, the publicity in itself, will be beneficial
to your brand

Where is online video at? Can we get the money that we charge to do
commercial work?


I really need to know...and soon...hypothetically :)



[videoblogging] Re: What is online video worth - contract info

2007-10-04 Thread caminofilm
ohh!! .. lets say you have 40 of these under five minute location
videos, which if you were to get even $1000 each for, works out to be
a tidy sum

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, caminofilm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Hi
 
 I have a hypothetical question the wise heads here may be able to
answer.
 
 Lets say you travel around your country, producing short videos at
 different locations. Lets say, market research (youtube) show that
 your concept is extremely popular.
 
 Lets say a local tv station contact you and want exclusive rights to
 your videos, in your country, for one year, to list on there online
 site. This means you can't list your videos on local sites that they
 see as competition (other tv station sites, newspaper sites)
 
 Lets say they ask you to name your price. 
 
 If you have produced these videos with your own funds, and know that
 to do them commercially would cost anything from $1500-$3000 per video
 
 WHAT DO YOU CHARGE THE TV STATION TO LIST YOUR VIDEOS EXCLUSIVELY ON
 THEIR SITE IN YOUR COUNTRY?
 
 Do you charge all of what it would cost to make them commercially? Or
 do you take into consideration the advertising revenue they may make
 from your content over a year, and charge more...or less?
 
 Or does one take into account that, due to this tv station being the
 biggest in your country, the publicity in itself, will be beneficial
 to your brand
 
 Where is online video at? Can we get the money that we charge to do
 commercial work?
 
 
 I really need to know...and soon...hypothetically :)





[videoblogging] youtube ads

2007-08-24 Thread caminofilm
I suppose now youtube has ads only in partner vids, a lot more
partners will be signed up. Have many people recently been contacted?

I'm interested to know who will produce these google video ads? Is
this an opportunity for content creators to make ads that tie in with
their content?

What do people think, would it be selling out to produce online
content, and then video ads to match?




[videoblogging] film funding and the web

2007-08-24 Thread caminofilm


It is interesting the way the net is changing video revenue and
ownership models, the old method was you sell the rights of the
content you make to the ABC or SBS (Australian tv channels funded by
the tax payer), now on the net, you own the content, and give
websites, tv stations, a non exclusive right to use the content. 

But who pays to get the content made...maybe the viewers, as with real
news on youtube? 

Maybe like with hollywood movies there needs to be a risk undertaken
in funding a program, bloggers may have to expect a time frame whereby
they earn nothing, just to get interest in their concept, time to
build up a following.

Be interesting to see if anyone gets rich with the new youtube ads.
I recently heard of a film, the secret, that hit email lists before
production for publicity, then on release offered $5 downloads, they
managed to sell 200,000 downloads ($1 million profit) 

200,000 views on youtube is quite feasible, interesting to see what
the ad click thru rate will be





[videoblogging] Will Video for Food

2007-08-02 Thread caminofilm
Hi

I try to keep up to date with what is happening in the world of
vlogging, particularly with regard to making a living out of it.

One website I want to share with the group is this one
http://nalts.wordpress.com by a youtube funnyman, Nalts. 

In his real life he works in marketing, and he makes no bones about
the fact he is  trying to find a way to fund his video hobby.

Mark
overlander.tv



[videoblogging] the ugly truth about online video

2007-08-02 Thread caminofilm
interesting article about predictions for online video advertising

http://mediabiz.blogs.cnnmoney.com/2007/07/27/the-ugly-truth-about-online-video/



[videoblogging] Welcome to Youtube - racist comments

2007-08-02 Thread caminofilm
I've been active on youtube over the last month and have had two of my
videos featured in the travel and places category, My Byron Bay vid
and my currently featured Canberra Story on the Aboriginal Tent Embassy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abMlHjO2nh4

I got to say I am sickened by the racist comments people have made
with regard to the Tent Embassy. I was going to wipe them all, but
decided against it.

How have other people found the youtube 'community' Is this just
something I have to accept?

Mark

 





[videoblogging] the unstoppable net

2007-07-31 Thread caminofilm
Interesting artcle
http://www.brw.com.au/viewer.aspx?EDP://2007071919146498magsection=Technologyportal=_ARTICLEtitle=The+unstoppable+net

Keypoints -

Half online advertising is banking and finance

Australian internet 1800 kbits average, USA 8400 kbits average

The formation of advertising companies specialising in online ads eg
postclick

cheers

overlander



[videoblogging] Youtube and video views...strange!!

2007-07-14 Thread caminofilm
This one is strange.

Recently a video of mine was the editor's pick on youtube in the
travel and places category http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkub-mlEuts

I expected the video to get quite a number of views, and to better
explain to local business what I am trying to do with my site, I
posted this message on my blog http://www.overlander.tv/2007/youtube/
stating that if a local business HAD sponsored this video (and I put
their ad at the end of the vid), they would be in for some major traffic.

Anyway, it seems youtube are playing funny buggers, The video views
states it has only been viewed 10 more time, from the time before it
was featured, until now, after two days of being featured.

This is despite my youtube page being inundated with views (as has
been my inbox), and the featured video itself, being commented on and
favorited, way more times than the 10 extra views since being featured.

Are youtube playing funny buggers. Did I jinx my correct view count,
by mentioning the video will get 1,000's of views on my vlog?

strange one!!

Mark



[videoblogging] Re: How much money to videoblog full-time?

2007-07-04 Thread caminofilm
I have been following developments at http://showinabox.tv/ and
decided to give the pledge drive idea a go (I'm using fundable.org) to
try and raise the funds to have the time and resources to edit a month
(four) of videos. see www.overlander.tv

So far, the response has been fairly ordinary. A large majority of the
people who have pledged are friends, and this wasn't the idea behind
this experiment. I wanted to see if those who watch my vids, and have
subscribed, would be willing to offer a small amount to see the vlog
continue.

Before resorting to this, I tried signing up tourism related
businesses at each location, but this only had limited success. I
think if a business wants to advertise online, they use google. Maybe
I need to experiment with different pricing structures and time
frames, as, over a period of time, each video does get quite a bit of
traffic.  But unfortunately, they also get dated!

At the moment I'm a little jaded with vlogging, I think some formats
work, eg comedy, but as for meatier stuff like documentaries, less
interest.

a porn comedy vlog, now that is sure to be the answer!!

Mark


 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Bill Cammack
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote:
 
   I did read that Bill
and it still sounds like speculation to me
cold hard facts are what im after buddy
  
  correct, anytime we talk about ad sales, there's quite a bit of
 speculation.
  if you get paid by a company to make videos, then youre just an
 employee again.
  
  so here's an idea ive been floating around here lately...
  Do you think a videoblogger could raise money from his
 community/viewers?
  This is media supported more like the American NPR model.  All content
  is free to everyone, but there's an understanding that if money isnt
  raised from the public, then the programming will stop. The perception
  is that because its not corporate sponsored, it can be much more
  critical and take longer times to tell stories. (NPR is not perfect,
  just an analogy)
  
  So my point is.
  let's say I want $4000 a month to live and make a regular videoblog
 on a theme.
  is it crazy to think he could raise $5 a month from 800 people?
  Its almost the great humbler because then you got to make a real
  connection with people.
  you have to really connect with a community, and they would really
  have to feel like youre a voice for them.
  
  Jay
  
  
  -- 
  Here I am
  http://jaydedman.com
  
  Check out the latest project: http://politicalvideo.org
  500 hours of George Bush speeches!!
  Search, download, remix!!
 
 
 I've revised my opinion on this topic.  I don't think $5 from 800
 viewers is feasible, but I also don't think you have to go all the way
  corporate with it.
 
 I think it's possible to split the difference IF you can get a topic
 that's important enough to a lot of people to get those that have
 money to sponsor you in order to enable the rest of the people to get
 the message either for free or for whatever they wish to or can afford
 to donate to the program(s).
 
 The benefit to the donors would be some kind of recognition or
 advertisement.  This show has been brought to you by _.  I'm
 thinking somewhere along the lines of what Rudy  Casey did with
 http://Galacticast.com with credit given to donors  supporters. 
 Assuming one could come up with a show that was seen to be of great
 use to a population, I would think donors would like to be affiliated
 with the effort and potentially fund a videoblog to the degree that
 they're not really losing out.  With a broad enough group that's
 benefiting, I can see several philanthropists picking up the slack for
 many of the 800 people who can't afford to donate or just aren't
 interested enough in your project to give you money for it.
 
 Of course, this is a chicken and egg situation where the more money
 that's donated to your show, the better you can make the show because
 you don't have to spend your time making money other ways.  You can
 devote all your work-time to filming content and making the show more
 interesting, longer and more polished.  This attention to product is
 likely what's going to get the sponsors interested in donating, so it
 requires a leap of faith on your part to start out making a quality
 program and HOPING that the supporting donations start to roll in.
 
 Otherwise... It's back to the old school.  Pitch it and if someone
 offers you funding, go ahead and make the show.  If not... Regroup and
 pitch something else.
 
 --
 billcammack





[videoblogging] Paulo Coelho Video Project

2007-07-04 Thread caminofilm
Some might find this of interest: 

http://paulocoelhoblog.com/experimental-witch/


The Experimental Witch

Throughout my career as a writer, I've met people that trusted me
without knowing me well and they have helped me, enabling me to follow
my dreams. I've been visiting the pages of readers this last year and
I've seen excellent works by actresses  actors, musicians, directors,
etc.

That's why I thought: why not make a movie together? I would retain
the rights of the film based on my latest book The Witch of Portobello
while developing this partnership. From then onwards, I've developed
the following project, already registered:

1. The book, The Witch of Portobello, is divided into 15
narrators/perspectives. Most of them – 13 – directly interact with
Athena, the main character.

2.You may register and choose your character (the registration is
limited to 100 filmmakers) at the bottom of this page. I would like
that each filmmaker chooses a character and film his/her perspective.
Since the number of applications is restricted, we will choose the
filmmakers on the basis of first come, first served. You will
receive an email reply confirming your registration and if your
character of choice is still available.

3. Those that wish to participate will have to record a video and
upload it into their youtube account (of course the original version
has to be in high definition and with perfect sound).
This filmmaker will have to illustrate the scenes where the narrator
interacts with Athena. Since there will be a myriad of projects, I am
aware that Athena will always be a different person (Caucasian,
African, Asian, etc). This plurality is welcomed since Athena's
character is supposed to be fleeting.
The filmmaker that chooses a narrator's perspective will have to make
all the scenes of the book in which this narrator interacts with
Athena, not merely one chapter. I would prefer that the filmmakers
stay close to the scenes of the book (for instance, if a filmmaker
chooses to narrate the story of Athena from the perspective of the
priest Giancarlo Fontana, he/she will have to illustrate the scene
where Athena is refused the communion after her divorce).

4. Once the filmmaker has done all the scenes that involve their
character of choice, he has to create a Youtube account and upload
their version into this Youtube page for selection. When creating this
Youtube account, please set your videos to private and send us the
link. We ask our participants not to show this to others during the
competition



[videoblogging] Re: How much money to videoblog full-time?

2007-07-04 Thread caminofilm
don't lose that Rupert, I enjoyed reading your post

I remember when I studied psychology hearing something about how when
you do something you enjoy, getting paid for it can take away that
original motivation

but for me, Im getting old...and feel, if my vids are any good, there
should be a market for them

There comes a stage when you just get sick of being poor because of
some stupid dream. 

I had a stint where I was homeless, living in a swag, making my vids,
reading 'Down and Out in Paris and London'. Nice experiment for a
while, but in the end, not terribly pleasant

I think the internet is all smoke and mirrors. If you want to make
connections, do business with people, you gotta meet face to face,
look in their eyes, connect.

It all goes back to the Alby Mangels method. Alby had some 16mm
footage (no sound) knocked up a rough edit, and hit every small
outback hall playing movies to the country masses on a small
projector. He got out there, engaged the masses, visited schools, ran
workshops.

The internet is so impersonal, for me now, it is engage locally, then
maybe globally. 

maybe one day vlogs will become monetized and
professionalized...hopefully when that day comes, it will be
individuals still making the content..not corporations



--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 I realise there are people making money from commercial shows - and  
 some of you are being funded by people like Podtech to produce a  
 certain number of shows per month in a certain genre.  Probably not  
 enough to pay the rent by itself, but it's great.
 
 For me, I just don't see the numbers stacking up for videoblogging as  
 a rent paying gig.
 
 More than that, though - I don't want to poison it by making it What  
 I Do To Make Money.  Let alone making it What I Do To Get Rich.
 
 To guarantee enough viewers, I'd have to abandon what I enjoy about  
 videoblogging and invent a commercial concept - a Show.  And then  
 slave over selling that to as large an audience as possible.
 
 And I don't want to be restricted to only making one type of film in  
 order to make money, because it'd mean I wouldn't have time or energy  
 to make films for fun, or be inspired to create different things.
 I'd have to choose a subject that guaranteed the maximum number of  
 viewers and advertising income.  Suddenly, it'd be like making  
 commercial television.
 
 The freedom and lack of worry about numbers, accountability and other  
 pressures is what I love about videoblogging.  And equally, I love  
 the people I've found who feel more or less the same way.  That  
 amazing atmosphere of creativity and connection for its own sake that  
 hit me at Pixelodeon.  I've been realising that it's like being back  
 at university again - where we created and shared things together  
 because we wanted to.
 
 Since university, I've watched all my friends and the people I used  
 to make shorts with come to London looking for jobs in things they  
 love - writing, TV, film, etc - and most of them succeeded.  And that  
 was pretty much the end of any fun they had being creative.  There  
 wasn't the time or the inclination to make things outside their job.   
 They just service their mortgages and make slick products for other  
 people.  Great for them.  But my idea of extreme boredom and  
 frustration.  But that's just me.  I don't like doing one thing for  
 long.
 
 Now, for rent and food money, I use my skills to make one-off little  
 corporate films and websites for individuals and small businesses.   
 And in my own time I take out my phone camera and muck about with it  
 and put stuff online.  I don't make much money - just about enough to  
 get by - but there's a clear enough line between those things that  
 videoblogging is still just 100% fun.
 
 And I can stop making films with my phone tomorrow if I want without  
 any worry and, I don't know, spend a while making things on Super 8 -  
 or doing a small series of short stories.  Whatever.  I can  
 experiment without risk and enough people will watch and connect to  
 make it worthwhile.  For me.  But again, that's just me.
 
 Rupert
 http://twittervlog.tv
 
 
 
 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]





[videoblogging] Static wordpress homepage with latest posts section?

2007-06-29 Thread caminofilm
Hi

I want to set up my vlog with a static homepage that also has a
section that shows my latest posts.

I tested one plugin, but it only display RSS text. Is there a solution
that allows me to display latest video posts?

mark
overlander.tv



[videoblogging] Rotating banner solution?

2007-06-27 Thread caminofilm
I have added a banner to my wordpress vlog site www.overlander.tv, and
was wondering if someone knows of a solution whereby I can rotate
different banners when viewers click on different pages, much like the
randomized header of the K2 theme I use? 

Mark



[videoblogging] Non Commercial vlog funding experiment

2007-06-25 Thread caminofilm
If I'm to continue with my vlog, I really need to start making some
money, so I can justify the time spent NOT working on other commercial
projects that feed me.

So I have set up a fundable pledge, whereby viewers and subscribers to
my vids, can donate to allow me the time and resources to edit another
month of stories. 

I'm sure there are many in this group interested in following this
experiment

Mark
www.overlander.tv





[videoblogging] Re: How much money to videoblog full-time?

2007-06-19 Thread caminofilm
Interesting website Mark, I really like the term poverty jet set,
unfortunately I am one of it's members!

It's good to see Philadelphia has an idea about internet marketing. Im
in Australia, and the government tourism agenices only want to steal
your ideas, and the tourism operators dont always understand cutting
edge like online video programs...and then you have the likes of
lonely planet, that try and eat up all the small fishes, stealing
ideas and paying a pittancedo I sound pissed off...he he

From experience, I would say the best way to get into video blogging
full time is make ONE pilot program, and then hit your advertising
market, ring them (skype is cheap for national calls) visit them, tell
them what you plan to do. See what interest is out there. And try and
keep your idea under cover. I've had concepts stolen by bigger
players, and there isnt much you can do.

I did things the wrong way, started an online video site in 2001
(ozdocos.com) just went out there and did it (funding my travels
myself) and only now, trying to sign up advertisers, but then again,
only now, do I believe the time is ripe for online video.

Unfortunately youtube has set an ugly precedent, user generated
content is great, but most creators are happy to just get views, if
you want to get moolah for your hard work, that is more difficult.
For example, I can list my videos on lonelyplanet.tv, travelistic.com,
and numerous other travel video website...but none of the bastards
pay, dont even share their ad revenue.

I'm interested to know WHO is making a living from video blogging? I
dont think anyone is? And I'm also interested to know what google pay
there partners, but every partner is tight lipped, even Nalts, who
only got the deal due to the youtube community.

I know here in Australia NO ONE is making a full time living video
blogging, commercial work must take precedence over vlogging.

I hope I get a reply to this, an honest reply, from someone making a
go at vlogging

mark
www.overlander.tv


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Mark Schoneveld [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
wrote:

 Thanks!  Yeah, getting sponsorship is great.  I'm grateful, even
 though it's not a lot of money.  I know this:  the next round of vids
 will be worth much more.  Probably double.  My show is sponsored by
 the well-funded Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Corporation
 (http://gophila.com) and their 'hip' what's-happening-now blog
 http://uwishunu.com .  For them it's all about image and promoting the
 city as a fun place to be.  We're getting money for 24 episodes.  
 
 I'd say for anyone to videoblog full time, it depends on their
 circumstances.  Me, I'm a young (relatively!) starving artist.  I'm
 used to living on a super small budget.  But I'm gettin' married to my
 co-creator, Audrey in the Fall.  I'm sure I'll need a bigger budget
then!
 
 Ultimately, I'm looking to balance out what I'm doing professionally.
  Video blogging is only part of that 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Bill Cammack BillCammack@
 wrote:
 
  Hey Mark.  I just watched your Episode #6 for reference.  Cool, fun
  video. :D
  
 

http://cheapdatesphilly.blogspot.com/2007/06/episode-6-historic-district.html
  
  That's cool that you have sponsorship for your videoblog... Good luck
  with that! :D
  
  So how much MORE would you need in order to do your show(s) and
  nothing else to make money... IF that's one of your goals in the first
  place?
  
  --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Mark Schoneveld mark@ wrote:
  
   Hey Bill,
   
   Full time jobs?  Eh.  Who needs 'em.
   
   Good video is becoming more and more valuable as more people
watch it.
Fan base, quality and regularity are still scarce in this
world, but
   the demand is high.  The way I see it, those of us who are
experienced
   and savvy are going to make money.  Good money.
   
   I started earning a couple hundred bucks a week through
sponsorship of
   the Cheap Dates Video Podcast:  http//cheapdatesphilly.blogspot.com
   
   I also do my free stuff as a hobby: 
  http://livemusicjournal.blogspot.com
   
   Even the free stuff is getting attention from record labels, for
   example, who want to use it on their sites.  It ain't gonna be free
   foreva!
   
   The prosumer class is rising, friends. 
   
   Cheers,
   Mark*
   
   http://thepovertyjetset.com
   
   
   
   --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Bill Cammack BillCammack@
   wrote:
   
If you were entertaining offers to videoblog as your full-time
job,
how much money would that take you to make the leap?

--
Bill C.
http://billcammack.com
   
  
 





[videoblogging] Re: How much money to videoblog full-time?

2007-06-19 Thread caminofilm
Interesting website Mark, I really like the term poverty jet set,
unfortunately I am one of it's members!

It's good to see Philadelphia has an idea about internet marketing. Im
in Australia, and the government tourism agenices only want to steal
your ideas, and the tourism operators dont always understand cutting
edge like online video programs...and then you have the likes of
lonely planet, that try and eat up all the small fishes, stealing
ideas and paying a pittancedo I sound pissed off...he he

From experience, I would say the best way to get into video blogging
full time is make ONE pilot program, and then hit your advertising
market, ring them (skype is cheap for national calls) visit them, tell
them what you plan to do. See what interest is out there. And try and
keep your idea under cover. I've had concepts stolen by bigger
players, and there isnt much you can do.

I did things the wrong way, started an online video site in 2001
(ozdocos.com) just went out there and did it (funding my travels
myself) and only now, trying to sign up advertisers, but then again,
only now, do I believe the time is ripe for online video.

Unfortunately youtube has set an ugly precedent, user generated
content is great, but most creators are happy to just get views, if
you want to get moolah for your hard work, that is more difficult.
For example, I can list my videos on lonelyplanet.tv, travelistic.com,
and numerous other travel video website...but none of the bastards
pay, dont even share their ad revenue.

I'm interested to know WHO is making a living from video blogging? I
dont think anyone is? And I'm also interested to know what google pay
there partners, but every partner is tight lipped, even Nalts, who
only got the deal due to the youtube community.

I know here in Australia NO ONE is making a full time living video
blogging, commercial work must take precedence over vlogging.

I hope I get a reply to this, an honest reply, from someone making a
go at vlogging

mark
www.overlander.tv


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Mark Schoneveld [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
wrote:

 Thanks!  Yeah, getting sponsorship is great.  I'm grateful, even
 though it's not a lot of money.  I know this:  the next round of vids
 will be worth much more.  Probably double.  My show is sponsored by
 the well-funded Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Corporation
 (http://gophila.com) and their 'hip' what's-happening-now blog
 http://uwishunu.com .  For them it's all about image and promoting the
 city as a fun place to be.  We're getting money for 24 episodes.  
 
 I'd say for anyone to videoblog full time, it depends on their
 circumstances.  Me, I'm a young (relatively!) starving artist.  I'm
 used to living on a super small budget.  But I'm gettin' married to my
 co-creator, Audrey in the Fall.  I'm sure I'll need a bigger budget
then!
 
 Ultimately, I'm looking to balance out what I'm doing professionally.
  Video blogging is only part of that 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Bill Cammack BillCammack@
 wrote:
 
  Hey Mark.  I just watched your Episode #6 for reference.  Cool, fun
  video. :D
  
 

http://cheapdatesphilly.blogspot.com/2007/06/episode-6-historic-district.html
  
  That's cool that you have sponsorship for your videoblog... Good luck
  with that! :D
  
  So how much MORE would you need in order to do your show(s) and
  nothing else to make money... IF that's one of your goals in the first
  place?
  
  --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Mark Schoneveld mark@ wrote:
  
   Hey Bill,
   
   Full time jobs?  Eh.  Who needs 'em.
   
   Good video is becoming more and more valuable as more people
watch it.
Fan base, quality and regularity are still scarce in this
world, but
   the demand is high.  The way I see it, those of us who are
experienced
   and savvy are going to make money.  Good money.
   
   I started earning a couple hundred bucks a week through
sponsorship of
   the Cheap Dates Video Podcast:  http//cheapdatesphilly.blogspot.com
   
   I also do my free stuff as a hobby: 
  http://livemusicjournal.blogspot.com
   
   Even the free stuff is getting attention from record labels, for
   example, who want to use it on their sites.  It ain't gonna be free
   foreva!
   
   The prosumer class is rising, friends. 
   
   Cheers,
   Mark*
   
   http://thepovertyjetset.com
   
   
   
   --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Bill Cammack BillCammack@
   wrote:
   
If you were entertaining offers to videoblog as your full-time
job,
how much money would that take you to make the leap?

--
Bill C.
http://billcammack.com
   
  
 





[videoblogging] Making money from video ads

2007-04-25 Thread caminofilm
Hi

I currently have my travel vids on blip.tv, they use brightroll ads at
the end. I have noticed these ads are not very targetted towards my
video content.So I'm thinking maybe I would be better trying to sign
up my own advertisers in the locations I have visited 

Is anyone doing this? What programs are they using to place their ads
(brightroll, doubleclick)?

The other thing with placing my own ads in my vids is, that I can be
making revenue, where ever I post them youtube, travelistic.com,
lonelyplanet.tv

Be interested in hearing from anyone making any revenue from video ads

regards

Mark Shea
www.overlander.tv



[videoblogging] Video on the Ancient Spanish Pilgrimage, El Camino

2007-04-25 Thread caminofilm
Hi

Im interested to see what people think of this video I am working on
http://www.lonelyplanet.tv/Clip.aspx?key=59BC08816E9D51D9 about the
Way of Saint James.

Is there a place for 'spiritual journey' videos?





[videoblogging] adding a html link at the end of a qt movie

2007-04-16 Thread caminofilm
hi

Can someone tell me how to add a html link to the end of a quicktime
movie?