Angus Farquhar, Online Video Producer

It's time to say thank you to your GP

Wed, 06 Nov 2013 15:29:00 +0000

Anyone that knows me will tell you that health is something I take pretty seriously, due on no...

Google: Yes, Video Schema MarkUp Is Necessary For Your Website

Tue, 05 Nov 2013 17:08:10 +0000

Google: Yes, Video Schema MarkUp Is Necessary For Your Website: Looks like it is more important than...

wilwheaton: twistedtruestory: This is my favorite post in the...

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 12:29:09 +0100

wilwheaton:

twistedtruestory:

This is my favorite post in the history of Tumblr.

When he puts his face through the bear, he looks exactly like my dog, Marlowe.

Times Opinion on Tumblr: The 10 golden rules of Twitter

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:07:34 +0000

Times Opinion on Tumblr: The 10 golden rules of Twitter: timesopinion: David Aaronovitch No week...

We’ve just ventured in to the realm of live streaming with...

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:03:17 +0000

We’ve just ventured in to the realm of live streaming with an iPad mini and iPad 4th gen live Q&A with Which? experts.

Bodyform - You lied to us

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:49:00 +0100

No this is how you do agile viral marketing. Bodyform’s response to a very humorous Facebook...

AntiMap - Sync geo data to video

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:50:24 +0100

Antimap has just been nominated in the Guardian Information is Beautiful awards and what an...

What makes good online video - BBC News

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:37:22 +0100

The BBC College of Journalism has just put up a great post on what makes good online video, which...

Ken Bloc Gymkhana is a great example of how to do viral video

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:36:19 +0100

DC Shoes has become synonymous with the Ken Block Gymkhana (Very loud, fast, smokey stunt driving)...

Every wondered why Youtube counts pause at 301 or even what...

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:33:33 +0100

Every wondered why Youtube counts pause at 301 or even what constitutes a Youtube View. This video explains all.

This is a really interesting example of how engaging well with...

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:42:20 +0100

This is a really interesting example of how engaging well with your users can really reap rewards.

The latest video for the band Blood Red Shoes was posted on Youtube on March 12, 2012.

Now this is something usually managed by the record label while the band go off and do ‘press’ but on this occasion one of the band members responded personally to a comment/criticism about the sound of the track in such an engaging way that he has not only made a personal connection with one commentor but has also really engratiated himself with the fans ( as can be seen by the combined 44 thumbs up of his comments).

It has also given a very unique insight in to the making of the song that you would be unlikely to get from any other source.

All this from 10 minutes spent replying to a post on Youtube.

Beautiful video and beautiful song.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:54:15 +0000

Beautiful video and beautiful song.

"How many SEO experts do you need to change a lightbulb lightbulbs buy light bulbs neon lights sex..."

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:50:17 +0000

“How many SEO experts do you need to change a lightbulb lightbulbs buy light bulbs neon lights...

Youtube search is down - Watch our Frankfurt Motor Show videos here

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:06:00 +0100

It appears that Google’s video search (both on Youtube and on Google) is down, so currently...

Sony NEX-FS100 - Close to the perfect small camera

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:27:23 +0000

Sony has finally launched what could possibly be the perfect camcorder, the Sony NEX-FS100, which...

When I tell everyone I’m going to Barcelona they think...

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:11:00 +0000

When I tell everyone I’m going to Barcelona they think I’m going to have great fun seeing the sites so I made this time laps over four hours to show just part of a typical evening of editing which usually takes place after a full days filming at a trade show.

Canon XA10 professional camcorder hands on

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:37:00 +0000

At the CES show in Las Vegas for the day job and I spotted this just unveiled Canon XA10 while...

Green screen keying is harder than you think When Which? was...

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:39:08 +0100

Green screen keying is harder than you think

When Which? was given and exclusive first look at the Samsung Galaxy Tab we all got very excited but to be honest the Samsung Euro QA lab isn’t the best looking location to film. Brainwave, greenscreen. Well that’s what I thought.

We already had a Reflecmedia Litering and reflective screen that I’d used for a few short videos but this was going to be a 20 minute behemoth and boy did it test my video editing hardware.

Now it wasn’t a complex edit but with two After Effects compositions doing the keying for the presenter and the cutaways Premier was really struggling.

Now I run a pretty serious 8 core HP workstation with CS5 taking full advantage of the Nvidia Cuda and Mercury playback engine but I was still reduced to playback at the rate of one frame every five seconds which made editing very difficult.

I’m happy with the result and it would have looked alot worse if we didn’t use the green screen but I may have to rethink my methods the next time we try something like this, or maybe just leave double the time I’d normally expect.

From camera to podcast - I'm the expert for a change

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:21:00 +0100

From camera to podcast - I'm the expert for a change: Which? got an exclusive extended look at the...

swinhoe: Short Stories - DARK SIDE OF THE LENS (via...

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:29:11 +0100

swinhoe:

Short Stories - DARK SIDE OF THE LENS (via relentlessenergy)