Chris Zabriskie is a good friend of mine, and a damn fine filmmaker. This month, he put together a little video with some amazing stuff from the hit TV show LOST.
I saw this on a blog Chris co-writes for called Retro Low Fi (full disclosure, Marc from RLF and I do a podcast called Pop Means Cuddle, I used to be in his band).
As of right now, this video has 226,005 views and counting. Way to go, Chris.
59 times out of 60, Orlando Video highlights a clip made right here in Sunny Floria, but today I must give props to two gentleman more talented and dedicated than myself at showing off cool videos. Their names are Jim Kirk and Chuck Baker, and their talent produces many podcasts, one of which is The Clip Show. I really have to hand it to them for following the KISS methodology and just keeping things super-simple. The show within the show that you see The Heap, actually gets it’s own web site and feed, because they write and produce things that last 2 to 10 minutes and just get it over with.
This particular episode of the Clip Show doesn’t follow the familiar format, where they rate video podcasts on the C.O.G.D.N. Rating System, which is a modest scale of 1 to 13 COGDN, 13 being knock your socks off amazing. In fact, the reason why I linked to this episode is to direct you readers to 13 shows you should really check out, a great sampling of video podcasts. Add these 13 shows to your iTunes / Miro / FireAnt player, or visit each web site individually each week and get a cramp in your hand from all the clicking like I know so many of you do, but give all of these shows an equal chance.
I’ve been reading the Graphics Technology program’s blog from Valencia Community College for as long as it’s existed, I think. The best part is: it’s an interesting read! There are always students winning awards, getting jobs and the like, and now there are videos, too!
Amanda Kern writes:
I’ve uploaded six new projects from my Interactive Design 1 course to share with you all. Last semester I began assigning a new typographic animation project which has had some great results. You’ll just have to check out the videos for yourself. Enjoy!
A BIG thanks goes out to Digital Media Professor, Rob McCaffrey, who was instrumental in spearheading our new youtube account. Keep an eye out for new videos by visiting Valencia’s digital media/graphics youtube account directly.
I know I’m going to continue keeping an eye on this blog for more videos. It looks like these were captured with a screencasting software instead of exported from Flash. There are also several more examples of animated type on the blog post where I found this video, so go check them out.
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Tough love is necessary sometimes...
CentralFloridaNews.TV - I have met Chaz Yorick and seen him perform poetry to a decent degree, but these initial videos are not his strong suit.
Here's some free advice - for anyone posting lots of videos to the web - do post your videos to YouTube, but on your web site post higher-quality vids from Viddler, Blip.TV or Revver - all three of these allow for contextual ads in the video, and their playback quality and video players are much better. A service like TubeMogul can help you post and tag the video on multiple sites, as well as tracking the number of viewers you get.
More free advice - as much as I love "A Comic Shop" and the plan for what they announced for their MegaCon booth, as a producer, you need to understand when your interview subject is as exciting as a wet noodle and you need to read the copy yourself. We made that mistake on the TASTE video and paid the price.
You can catch Chaz any Wednesday night hosting the poetry open mic at Austin's Coffee. Also this weekend at MegaCon. Something about live streaming, but it doesn't really say where or by what method...? Twitter - something called College Boys Live that looks like a Justin.TV thing. Not too sure what zombies and comic books have to do with college boys streaming 24/7 on the internet, but it will make my google ads more interesting for a few weeks, yes?
If you'd like to see your Orlando Video here, email < liberatr AT gmail DOT com >. We also started a show called OrlandoScene.TV - it is open for anyone to contribute so we aren't duplicating efforts and splintering the viewership. Anyone out there making videos like this, we want to work together.
Jason Hawkins is a winner. We’ve featured his SOLMI videos here before, and now he’s creating lots of video for other folks in town. I dig his motion graphics, camera work, and the way he (or his camera) captures color.
Also, props to Jason Seifer. Kissy face? Nice work, broseph.
On a very serious note, if you’re reading this blog, you should make plans to go to BarCampOrlando and do a presentation - if you’ve got short films, this is a great captive audience to show them in front of - 20 minute time slots. If you do a podcast or vlog, work in television, motion graphics, design, or anything of the sort, the second day in particular will be of interest to you and you should really sign up to present. As I said on my blog about BarCamp:
I’m recruiting presenters and attendees for the New Media Day. Be there, bring your A-game. (your B-game is equally welcome)
At the last event, I think everyone’s understanding that there were going to be some crazy awesome presentations as well as some mediocre ones was not very solid. I spoke to a few people who presented and said “I thought I was going to be all by myself in a room with like 5 guys all scratching their chins, but I was SO wrongâ€Â, the other half of them said “I thought about presenting, but I didn’t think I was ‘good enough’, but then I saw it was just a bunch of guys like me, so I’m going to blow them all out of the water this timeâ€Â.
Really, those are you only two options. You should have either presented at last year’s BarCamp, or decided that you were definitely presenting at the next one. If you weren’t there, then take my word for it and create a presentation. Really.
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blissink, have we ever met? I don’t think so, but we’ve sure bumped into each other in oh so many places around the web.
blissink is a ‘zine writer, designer and a father. The last role is important because I think his kids are doing the voices on this video. According to my friend Aleshia:
These are very violent.
It’s interesting though, because it’s not explicit, but it is very violent. We’re no stranger to desktop theatre here, and the Robot Chicken Generation is certainly blossoming through YouTube and other video sharing sites.
It appears blissink is doing a series of these Star Wars/LEGO videos. Under the banner of blissink, he’s also acted as a designer for the ELLA Music Festival, which we here at Liberatr had a bit to do with.
This doesn’t feel like a regular Orlando video post, but I’ll end it the traditional way by saying that we accept submissions, and I’d love to find out about you and your latest projects if you’re making videos in the Central Florida area. All you need to do is email me < liberatr AT gmail DOT com >.
You can check out my full post about Orlando Puppet Festival over at BloggingFringe.com, but here’s the short version:
This weekend, a parade of puppeteers will precipitate through downtown in an un-pompous display of consonance…. or they’ll just knock your socks off with some kickass puppeteering. This isn’t the stuff your nieces and nephews are watching on Nickelodeon, we’re talking real theatre with one of the oldest art forms in the world as the showcase.
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The giant skull on the front of a building on I-Drive always made me think of Skeletor’s Castle from my old He-Man toys. Now all the space will do is house an outlet T-shirt shop and 3 Starbuck’s Coffee bars.
Skull Kingdom,one of Orlando Florida’s Landmark Attractions on International Drive. It was a Year-Round Walk-through Haunted House for about 10 years, A Giant Castle with a Skull on the front. They started demolition on Friday,27th July 2007 and will be finished by the end of Saturday the 28th. They started with the iconic Skull Facade, which seemed solid for the years came down like 2 kids attacking a pinyata with chainsaws.
This video is the first in a series, including several from the auction of the interior props and accessories from Skull Kingdom. Robert, who recorded this video, also goes by Bunny, and he performs with the Rich Weirdoes, our own local Rocky Horror cast, at Universal CityWalk’s megaplex theatre.
I also know Bunny does an evening over at Stardust where he dresses up like Groucho Marx and reads poetry. I’ve at least seen it happen once. If I find out any more info about this, come back to this post for dates or links.
This might be Orlando Video’s first revlogging via camera phone, but let’s hope it’s not the last. If you have a camera phone or an interesting video from your friend’s phone, email me at < liberatr AT gmail DOT com > and I’ll see if we can’t get it posted here. I’d also love someone to take up some of the burden of blogging around here. If you want the job, we can share.
OrlandoVideo.TV loves SOLMI (The Society of Likeminded Individuals), as is evidenced by our past coverage. They’ve been making some new videos lately after a hiatus of about 9 months, but everything they’re putting out is just great. Today, I noticed… well… holy hell, zombies!!
I think Brian and Meagan are fantastic on camera (even if I miss the sexual tension from the LOFTS), and I often wonder if Brian has taken improv classes in his past. Their storytelling is awesome, but the critic in me is asking for more Laugh-Out-Loud moments. This is a question of writing, and not meant to take away from the quality of everything else in this video. I’d love to see a list of locations for this short - it feels like there are about 20. Props to Jason and the crew on having some great sound and camera work as well.
If you’re into that sort of thing, please Digg this video for SOLMI.
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Mark recently took his 45-minute, fully improvised one-man musical to the New York City Fringe Festival. From the looks of it by this video, he rocked the house. Improv Cabaret got some good reviews in New York, and I know Mark really loves performing. He’s a multidimensional guy with a lot going for him. At this moment he’s rehearsing for the national tour of Irving Berlin’s I Love a Piano, and it’s a shame they’re only passing through Florida.
If you have a better video than this, I’ll hand over the password to OrlandoVideo.TV, no questions asked. If you have a video that’s almost as good, I still want to share it with the world. Please email me at < liberatr AT gmail DOT com >.
I recently discovered the MurderWatch Mystery Dinner Theatre while reading the only Orlando tourism blog I can stomach, The Other Orlando. MurderWatch is in the Grosvenor Resort in Dr. Phillips area (or it used to be? check the Other Orlando post for that), and has… well… just watch the video! They appear to have everything for everyone. Perhaps my favorite part was about 2 minutes into the video, when we learn that on top of all the other promises they’re making, it’s also a musical!
This is a very interesting ad, but they could have hired someone with a camera that was manufactured after 1982, and then a video editor who knows how to cut things down to one minute or less. There was too much copy and too much footage for one commercial here. I would have even accepted two commercials, but if you can’t sell them with the first video, you need to start again.
If you disagree, or want to comment, please share with us. If you have a video of your own to share (or tear apart), please send a web link to < liberatr AT gmail DOT com >. Question: Would you like to be able to post your own videos and reviews to this revlog warehouse? Inquiring minds want to know.
Kristian Truelsen is a talented actor and director who’s since left Orlando for the cooler climate in Toronto. Film fans might remember him as a guy whose town got burned by the British army in The Patriot, or as a teacher (I think) in My Girl. If you watched Nickelodeon during the “Snick” era, you might recognize him from a show called Welcome Freshmen. See his full film and television exploits on IMDB, for his theatre credits, headshots, and resume, check his professional website.
TRUTH is an ad campaign that started out as being local to the state of Florida, but was so successful it went national. They even mention it in a book I’ve been reading this year called Punk Marketing. Once the campaign went national, apparently there were two sets of ads being produced, and this ad was produced for Florida, but never made it nationally.
Two versions were made of this spot; a 60-second edit for TV, and this full, 2-minute version which was shown in movie theatres. Everyone thought it was such a good commercial that it would have to go national, but it never happened. Those of us bitter about that believe the national campaign people were probably too protective of their own work to allow this ad to air outside of Florida, even if it was for the same cause. It was shown once on “The Best Commercials You’ve Never Seen.â€Â
By the way, everyone in the ad is lip-synching to a music track that was recorded before any of us were hired. So that’s my voice speaking, but not singing. (We tried to get the producers to let us re-record the song; nuh-uh.) This is also the job that injured my knees, leaving me proud of the work but with pain that exists to this very day.
Kris’ blog has more updates about his work, including a recent TV ad he made for Wal-Mart. I had the privilege of knowing Kris when he still lived here, and I thought followers of Orlando Video would enjoy this video, as well as hearing about the kind of talent Orlando has known in the past.
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Today’s revlogging is a promo video for my favorite show to come out of the 2007 Orlando Fringe Festival, Poofy du Vey in “Burden of Poof”. Poofy is a young clown who has set out to discover some things about herself, and she makes some new friends along the way. The material is very endearing and it ends up hitting very close to home more than once. If you have a local Fringe Festival, or if you care to make a trip to Edmonton, Alberta this week, it is absolutely worth your time.
This video is a slight deviation from the norm here on the OrlandoVideo.TV, but I think a welcome one. I hope the video makes almost as much sense to you viewers as it does to me, even if you haven’t seen this stage show. The editor, Matt Lambert, who goes by Mallard Atrocious on MySpace, appears to specialize in acting demo reels. If you’re looking to put one together, you should look him up.
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Sunlit Shadows
by Benjamin M Piety
Currently in Post Production • 2007
Once, again, Fantacine proves their cinematography is gorgeous. I’ve still never met these folks, but I’m hoping I can get them to come out to a future Florida Creatives Happy Hour. We’ve certainly revlogged them here before.
When I first went to revlog this video, I wasn’t really sure what I could say other than “I’m so glad this came out of Orlando”. Since that time I’ve come to know and love Denna and Joey, AKA P-Sha Productions. It is my understanding that they were asked to create this announcement for work. The process of making the video has turned into a process that works for all of their videos, as you’ll see shortly.
The main rule with a P-Sha video is that all materials must come from the desk where Joey and Denna work if at all possible. Because of this, it creates a feeling like that created by G-Mail Theatre (but I know Denna hadn’t seen these videos until I showed them to her) or more simply a children’s tabletop puppet show. Around the same time as the Broadway Across America video, they were asked to do a video for Mark Baratelli’s Improv Cabaret, which we have definitely revlogged in the past.
Another notable video is the Arranging Pixels Theatre, done in the same style as the first two. This one is an ad for an IT company, starring Ken Granger, technology super hero.
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