The maturation of online video is certainly not over. The 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike that rocked the world of television was about the role the union should play in protecting the original online content of its members.
This recent impromptu interview with Tamara Krinsky, who is the WGA’s New Media Project Manager, illustrates where the WGA currently is and what challenges they and their members face in the “wild west” that is the online video space.
The WGA claims they have a working model and online media is integrated in their contracts but these will all be under review when negations start again in 2011.
Writers Guild Explores Rules for Uncharted Online Video World
One collaboration we are especially proud of us is our collaboration with Now Magazine’s video journalist Graeme Phillips. We have done many many projects with him over the past couple years but his recent work with Now Tube is a one man show. A lot of work goes into a video production. From preparation, to shooting, monitoring audio, making notes, editing, titles etc etc – this is a process that normally involves at least a few people. However, Graemes recent coverage of TIFF and other events he has done entirely on his own. On the side of teaching video full time he has been running around at the film festival rubbing shoulders with the best and brightest in film and pumping out awesome stories on video. We helped with the titles, but other than that he has covered all grounds in his limited free time and pulled out a whole assortment of cool pieces. The following 2 videos are my personal favorites. The first is a “man on the street” style video asking both movie-lovers as well as big time directors if TIFF is still “the peoples festival” the other video is a really cool moment Graeme captured a little while back at the Hillside Music Festival in Guelph.
Enjoy!
Is TIFF a people’s festival? from NOW Magazine on Vimeo.
Final Fantasy @ Hillside from NOW Magazine on Vimeo.
I would be lying if I said I didn’t have a few butterflies in my stomach when I walked by the red carpets this afternoon. TIFF is in full swing here in Toronto and The Biz Media is broadcasting LIVE from Yonge/Dundas Square throughout the week. We’ll be bringing you simulcast coverage of the movies, music and if there are any celebs I promise we’ll stick a camera in their face and make small talk. Come check out our first ever live video stream starting tonight at www.justin.tv/thebizmedia
*** We will be static on a tripod for most of the night – but stay tuned and we’ll try to add some spice!!! ***
To stick with the trend of posting about people we’re fortunate enough to work with – this weeks blog post is about JUZD lead designer and founder Jing Liu. We first met Jing at a birthday celebration for Fergie from Black Eyed Peas in Miami and stayed in touch with him ever since. He founded his clothing label JUZD on the premise that whenever you put on one of these all bamboo designer shirts you’ll feel JUZD! (juiced) What’s amazing about Jing is that he truly believes that his shirts will have this effect on people – that becoming an alpha-male is as simple as buying one of his shirts from Holt Renfrew, putting it on and hitting the nightclubs. To some people this may sound completely crazy but not a word of a lie – if you put on one of these shirts you do feel JUZD. It’s amazing! Jing gave Justin and I our own JUZD shirts as a very kind gift and whenever we put them on it completely changes the way we look and feel. It may be a placebo effect happening because deep down inside we want the quick fix – but regardless… it works!
EUREKA!
I can go on and on about how amazing the material is but you can read about it yourself here:
http://www.juzd.com/benefitsofbamboo.php
The video attached is a little piece Justin put together for JUZD. A few JUZD models got all JUZD up and filmed themselves acting like ninjas at Circa and Justin made this cool video with their footage. It’s a good testament to the style and vibe of JUZD Bamboo.
