In this week's show I talk with Jamie Meltzer, filmmaking instructor at Stanford University. Stanford has a separate film program for documentary filmmaking and Jamie was generous with his time to tell all about it.
Stanford University Documentary Film Program
Monday, February 23, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
#124 Film Trailers
I'm still in a bunker state of mind.
This show a little catch up on the state of the film.
This show a little catch up on the state of the film.
- How I approached creating the trailer
- Vimeo vs YouTube
- Compression artifacts, Macroblocks, compression noise
- Building a website for the film and I'm using Blue Host
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
#123 What is New Media?
Hi there, Happy New Year.
I've been hunkering down in the editing bunker through the holidays and came up long enough to leave you this note and the latest show.
My film is done. It's called Handmade in America. I'll be posting it online later this month and when I do I'll let you know now you can watch it.
I was thinking about the nature of social media and spoke about that a little bit in the show. I also wanted to let you know about a website and a podcast you should check out if you're interested learning how to make money through online distribution of your media, specifically audio and video podcasts.
Here's the links for things I mentioned in the show.
I've been hunkering down in the editing bunker through the holidays and came up long enough to leave you this note and the latest show.
My film is done. It's called Handmade in America. I'll be posting it online later this month and when I do I'll let you know now you can watch it.
I was thinking about the nature of social media and spoke about that a little bit in the show. I also wanted to let you know about a website and a podcast you should check out if you're interested learning how to make money through online distribution of your media, specifically audio and video podcasts.
Here's the links for things I mentioned in the show.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
#122 Thoughts while I edit
Here are a few thoughts that have been distracting me as I hunker down and edit my film.
In case I didn't go into enough detail in the show, or worse, if all that detail confused you, let me explain a couple things.
In one segment I'm talking about the "Fishbowl" of podcasting. It's a term that has the same currency among podcasters as kleenex has within the general public. With podcasters, the fishbowl syndrome means we have created a world that is not only unique, but separated from most people. Information gets in, but nothing is getting out. And because it's comfortable there's a risk no one inside the fishbowl will make an effort do something about it. This is the same experience every avid hobbiest has, the difference is that podcasters, participating in a "social" media, where communication means community and community building, there is an evangelical weight on their shoulders.
Another term used a lot, ad nauseam really, is "monetization" which I'm not sure is a real word. Apple's dictionary doesn't recognize it. Monetization's intended meaning within the podcasting/social networking community is the process of converting you podcast/social media into a money making machine. Essentially turning your hobby into a job. That sounds like a terrible idea when you put it like that.
What makes some people roll their eyes when they hear it is that the constant request for "how to" monetize is becoming a cliche. There are a lot of facets to podcasting, and monetization is a valid piece. But it's importance is often/sometimes inflated beyond it's real stature in this emerging medium. And, I have come to believe that the fact that the con people feel this way, and the pro people continually request "how to" points to the fact that no one knows how to.
It's like the get-rich-quick telethons on weekend and early morning TV. Never the same guys, always a different method.
Links mentioned in this show:
In case I didn't go into enough detail in the show, or worse, if all that detail confused you, let me explain a couple things.
In one segment I'm talking about the "Fishbowl" of podcasting. It's a term that has the same currency among podcasters as kleenex has within the general public. With podcasters, the fishbowl syndrome means we have created a world that is not only unique, but separated from most people. Information gets in, but nothing is getting out. And because it's comfortable there's a risk no one inside the fishbowl will make an effort do something about it. This is the same experience every avid hobbiest has, the difference is that podcasters, participating in a "social" media, where communication means community and community building, there is an evangelical weight on their shoulders.
Another term used a lot, ad nauseam really, is "monetization" which I'm not sure is a real word. Apple's dictionary doesn't recognize it. Monetization's intended meaning within the podcasting/social networking community is the process of converting you podcast/social media into a money making machine. Essentially turning your hobby into a job. That sounds like a terrible idea when you put it like that.
What makes some people roll their eyes when they hear it is that the constant request for "how to" monetize is becoming a cliche. There are a lot of facets to podcasting, and monetization is a valid piece. But it's importance is often/sometimes inflated beyond it's real stature in this emerging medium. And, I have come to believe that the fact that the con people feel this way, and the pro people continually request "how to" points to the fact that no one knows how to.
It's like the get-rich-quick telethons on weekend and early morning TV. Never the same guys, always a different method.
Links mentioned in this show:
Monday, December 1, 2008
#121 Ruff Cutz Film Conference
I recently attended a filmmaker's conference that included screenings of independent films. My film was included and while that was gratifying, I found the real value was attending the filmmaker's panels and viewing other people's reactions to my and other films. I picked up a lot of valuable information about ways to navigate the independent filmmaking process and I've included highlights in this show.
I am preparing a number of changes on this site and an upcoming video podcast, as well as completing my film, so, from now on for an indefinite period of time, I'm going to post shows twice a month instead of every week. Once I get a few new projects running I'll return to a weekly show.
Here are the links to people and sites I"ve mentioned in the show.
Ruff Cutz Film Conference
Jim Jermanok - Producer, Writer, Director
Steven Jermanok - Writer
Dale Carnegie - How to make friends and influence people
Michael Corrente - Federal Hill
Ed Sanchez - Blair Witch Project
Michael Phillips - Academy Award winning Producer
Patrick Smith - Animator
I am preparing a number of changes on this site and an upcoming video podcast, as well as completing my film, so, from now on for an indefinite period of time, I'm going to post shows twice a month instead of every week. Once I get a few new projects running I'll return to a weekly show.
Here are the links to people and sites I"ve mentioned in the show.
Ruff Cutz Film Conference
Jim Jermanok - Producer, Writer, Director
Steven Jermanok - Writer
Dale Carnegie - How to make friends and influence people
Michael Corrente - Federal Hill
Ed Sanchez - Blair Witch Project
Michael Phillips - Academy Award winning Producer
Patrick Smith - Animator
Thursday, November 20, 2008
#120 Twitter is Alive
The most recent episode of This Week in Media, #115 has some interesting comments about Twitter's impact on Brand marketing. TWIM is a great show if you want to understand the developing space of new media. Comments starting at about 47 minutes made me realize how important it is for marketers to stay on top of every kind of marketing, especially social networking apps like Twitter.
Daisy Whitney - New Media Minute
Motrin Commercial Flak - Forbes
Daisy Whitney - New Media Minute
Motrin Commercial Flak - Forbes
Monday, November 10, 2008
#119 Rhinebeck Sheep & Wool Festival
It took a lot of time to complete this show. I changed the format, just this once, to the AAC Enhanced format, so that I can include pictures and links. I have also made the pictures available online. I'm using Photobucket, instead of Flickr, because I was having serious problems loading the files. I've never seemed to have much success using Flickr. You can search for them under the heading, Sheep and Wool NY08.
You can view the pictures and listen to the audio through iTunes or on an iPod. I don't intend to distribute this show as an MP3 file unless I get some requests.
This is just an experiment at trying to tell a story, in this case about my trip to the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival a few weeks ago in October. It was a combination holiday and location scouting trip. I'm planning on extending ideas I presented in my student film about crafts and craftspeople into a regular video cast and I wanted to learn more about the fiber arts.
It was a pleasant event, don't know if I would need to return next year, thought there is an additional day decidcated to interantional fiber vendors, that would be interesting.
It's worth commenting on the amount of effort required to create this show. I'm not complaining, it's just amazing how much work it takes to proof files and use the right ones in the chapter markings. I think it would have been better to just put the images on Flickr and left this as a simple MP3 file.
But then, it wouldn't have been the same product.
All told, it was fun and interesting to make, but I'd have to do a lot more preparation to make this fit into my regular workflow so I wouldn't miss a weekly deadline.
Now that I'm not reporting on weekily events such as classes or assignments at my school, CDIA, I have to create content on my own. It's liberating, but it also places more demands on my resources and time. I can see there has to be more planning into the future so I can have three or more shows in the can to compensate for times when I don't finish a project on time.
Learning.
You can view the pictures and listen to the audio through iTunes or on an iPod. I don't intend to distribute this show as an MP3 file unless I get some requests.
This is just an experiment at trying to tell a story, in this case about my trip to the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival a few weeks ago in October. It was a combination holiday and location scouting trip. I'm planning on extending ideas I presented in my student film about crafts and craftspeople into a regular video cast and I wanted to learn more about the fiber arts.
It was a pleasant event, don't know if I would need to return next year, thought there is an additional day decidcated to interantional fiber vendors, that would be interesting.
It's worth commenting on the amount of effort required to create this show. I'm not complaining, it's just amazing how much work it takes to proof files and use the right ones in the chapter markings. I think it would have been better to just put the images on Flickr and left this as a simple MP3 file.
But then, it wouldn't have been the same product.
All told, it was fun and interesting to make, but I'd have to do a lot more preparation to make this fit into my regular workflow so I wouldn't miss a weekly deadline.
Now that I'm not reporting on weekily events such as classes or assignments at my school, CDIA, I have to create content on my own. It's liberating, but it also places more demands on my resources and time. I can see there has to be more planning into the future so I can have three or more shows in the can to compensate for times when I don't finish a project on time.
Learning.
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