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I love the Elevator Murder Experiment video but when I clicked through to the site it’s promoting Dead Man Down I had a major disconnect as the first video I saw when I got there was Dead Man Down – Revenge Remix – Fab’s Video . Big disconnect. FAIL

Paper does has a future in this funny spot from French TP company Le Trefle and Leo Burnett Paris

SILVER & LIGHT from Ian Ruhter / Alchemist on Vimeo.

SILVER & LIGHT on Vimeo by Ian Ruhter (Photo credit: luke.skywalker79)

Some people love money, some people love drugs. Others enjoy making the things that all people become addicted to.

SILVER & LIGHT
by Ian Ruhter / Alchemist

This project was created with the same spirit that america was founded on. Our intentions are to connect everyone in america through the lens of this camera and social networking sites. We can’t do this without you. We want to tell your story and show your city or town through photographs of you, and people you know. As we travel around america looking for people and places to shoot you will be able to keep track of where we are going and help us decide where we go next. Join us in our journey by liking our facebook to get yourself photographed by us.

An extra special thanks to Brandon Rein, Scotty Hoffman and Trevor Atwater.

Instagram username : silverandlight

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FULL METAL JACKET DIARY iPad App Demo Video from Cinco Dedos Peliculas on Vimeo.

Matthew Modine has created an interesting diary of the time he spent making Full Metal Jacket with film Legend Stanley Kubrick.

FULL METAL JACKET DIARY iPad App Demo Video

Edited By
CRISTINA RACKOFF
FULL METAL JACKET DIARY Copyright © 2012 Matthew Modine
FULL METAL JACKET and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

I’ve put together a session on Turning your independent film or web series into an enhanced eBook for SXSW.

If you want to see it be sure to vote for it now because it has to be chosen to be seen.

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Description

So you’ve made your Indie film… You’ve posted your web series..
Now what? Have you thought about turning your content into an eBook with photos, videos, graphics and links?
Learn from Web Series Creator & iPad iBooks Author Tim Street as he shows you how to re-imagine your property into a transmedia experience. Discover the steps of creatively approaching & packaging your project into an interactive experience that’s read, explored and watched. Understand what tools, tips and tricks it takes create and publish an enhanced ebook without anyone’s permission.

Questions Answered

I’m not a novelist, how would I make an ebook out of a video project?
I have no idea how to write code, how would I ever get the thing made into an ebook?
My project doesn’t have a story, what would I write about?
Who would I pitch this idea to and how much money would I need?
What about advertising and marketing of this ebook?

Today marks a fun day for me. It’s Independence Day, the day I published a book for sale on the iBookStore and I didn’t need anyone’s permission to do it.

Many times I ask video web series creators, YouTubers and Podcasters, “What’s the best thing that can happen to you with your project?” The answers I get range from; “I’ll get lots of views.” to “I get more listeners.”and “I’ll find a sponsor.” I then ask them, “And then what?” “Well, a, um, good things will happen.” “Good things like what?”

What is the best thing that can happen to you with your project?

For me the best thing that can happen is sustainable creative freedom. I’ve published a project that I’ve been working on for over ten years and I hope I can make more projects like it.

It’s a story of a woman who gets dumped by her married Washington lobbyist lover but rather than slink away into a corner she stalks him, she hides cameras, she catches him with other women and posts it all the on the internet for his wife, his D.C. friends and the Justice Department to see.

The book contains dozens of photos and over 90 minutes of video that you watch as you read it on your iPad and I put the eBook together myself using Apple’s iBooks Author. I love iBooks Author. Don’t get me wrong, IBA has its quirks and there were several times I didn’t think I would make my Independence Day deadline but I did and I feel great about it. If you have ever used Apple Keynote iBooks Author will feel very familiar and you should go download it now for free.

As for my book, if you have an iPad 2 you can download a free sample of Vids – Tim Street on the iBookStore.

Whether you are an Independent Filmmaker, a Video Web Series Creator, a Podcaster, a musician, a blogger, a magician, a juggler or any other creative person who has been giving their content away for free in hopes of one day making enough money to keep doing it please take a look at the book I’ve created and think about how you could package your content for sale in an enhanced eBook.

My hope is that if by downloading this free eBook preview and taking a look you will be inspired to create an eBook that uses photos, audio and video to tell a story or share something you are passionate about and in doing so you will find creative freedom.

Chase your dreams!

Cord Cutters, the web series about alternatives to a traditional pay TV subscription has launched a new ebook called Cut the Cord: All You Need to Know to Drop Cable by Janko Roettgers. It’s $4.99 and available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch as well as Kindle and Nook.

Here’s the Description:
Tired of paying $100 or more for cable every month? Would you like to cancel or cut back on your pay TV subscription, but are afraid you’ll miss out on any of your favorite shows? Want to watch Netflix or Hulu on your big screen TV, but unsure of what device to buy?

Then look no further, because this indispensible guide from consumer entertainment and technology expert Janko Roettgers will guide you through the process to finally freeing yourself of high-priced pay TV subscriptions while still getting all your favorite video entertainment on your TV. Cut the Cord: All You Need to Know to Drop Cable & Free Your TV tells you in easy to understand language how to get your favorite TV shows, movies, news and sports without cable, while arming you with all the information you’ll need to pick from the variety of devices available, whether it’s Apple TV, Google TV, Roku or some other offering. Each section is jam-packed with tips and tricks from the experts, including links to videos and other resources online.

Janko Roettgers has been reviewing devices and services that help you to get rid of or curtail your cable expenses for more than five years, and he has compiled the best ones in this e-book. His clear, approachable style of writing helps to you find the best solution for your personal TV viewing needs, whether you’re an avid Apple user with a hunger for the latest tech or a self-professed computer illiterate who would just like to save a few bucks.

Kevin Allocca a man who gets paid money to watch videos on Youtube tells us why videos go viral.

I really like the look of the trailer and the interactive story book of “The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My” with the original illustrations and story by Tove Jansson but the Voice Over on the trailer needs a little work. In the enhanced book there are hidden interactions on each page. You can listen to the narration or read the story yourself. If you tap the fish, they jump back in to the sea. When you rotate your device, the lantern swings.

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