Advocate Post: What’s a ‘Sizzle Reel’ and Do You Need One?

Posted by Watch.tv

Whether it’s for a new iPhone app or a marketing vehicle for a online filmmaker, a Sizzle Reel is a great way to promote what you do. Today’s post from Rick and Sandi from the MidLife Road Trip talks about what a Sizzle Reel is and what to think about when you’re planning one. A sizzle … [Read more]

Advocate Post: Teleprompter 101

Posted by Watch.tv

Many people think that they need to be a massive production house in order to use or even afford a teleprompter.  Not true.  If you are putting out webisodes every week, EVEN if you’re just getting started, a teleprompter is not just a luxury… it’s a must.  A teleprompter is the difference between memorizing hundreds … [Read more]

BWELA Interview: Ryan Brown from Posterous

Posted by Watch.tv

One of the questions that we get asked a lot when we’re at conferences is, “I just bought a .tv, how do I get started with my video blog?”. There’s a lot of options, like WordPress, Tumblr (we’ll be exploring both companies soon in future posts) among others, and we think they’re all great. We … [Read more]

Advocate Update: Phil Campbell’s Advent Calendar, Week 1

Posted by Watch.tv

Last Friday completed the first full week of Phil Campbell‘s amazing project, the Watch.tv Advent Calendar. Phil’s working incredibly hard on making these fantastic videos and we appreciate all of the effort he’s putting into this. These videos contain wonderful tips and technology that will help you create, edit and automate some of the processes … [Read more]

Two Behind the Scenes Video Set Ups

Posted by Tom C., Verisign

One of the great things about shooting video is that there is a million different ways to do it. It can be as simple as holding a cell phone in your hand up to a multi camera shoot with individual shooters and crew. Recently, two authors, influencers and all around good guys that we like … [Read more]