Some what unexpected but its “paid search” advertising: Viral Video-How To Get Viewers | Video Production Tips.
Audio: Make Your Own Mic Blimp
Audio: Make Your Own Mic Blimp. Looks pretty straightforward!
Mic blimps protect your mic from wind noise. No more wind rumble.
I routinely use “dead cat” fur coverings over all my mics, all the time. I’ve avoided wind rumble at up to about 15 to 20 mph in all situations except once when the wind was coming in gusts directly towards me. A blimp would be nice but is usually not practical for doing “run and gun” video shots where I need to be reasonably light on my feet. But I still wish I had one for those occasions … may be I will build this
Probably the funnest viral video ever made
Microsoft Research “Mosaics” Video editing
Microsoft Research invents a new technology for editing and modifying video with capabilities similar to how still photographers manipulate and air brush still photos with Adobe Photoshop.
Watch the video demo – well worth watching!
“Product placements” in online videos
How do you make money with online videos? One suggestion is to sell product placement with payment apportioned by the number of views the video receives: Monetize Your YouTube Videos With Product Placement and Tadcast. Certainly an interesting idea and potentially more successful than the “in your face” pre-roll ads used by some video services.