Vimeo creates new tools to support and pay video makers. http://t.co/2tgrZtCz
For those who want to go down the direct payment for their work route, Vimeo are adding services to professional accounts to bring those features.
Category: Business
One thing that fascinates me are numbers: not for their own sake, but for what they reveal. While re-reading John Buck’s excellent Timelines2 (recommended reading for anyone who is interested in the history of the NLE, volume 2 takes us just past the release of Final Cut Pro 1) I came across some interesting numbers, particularly juxtaposed with a Beat.tv post titled Adobe Claims “Industry Leadership” in Video Editing with 2.5 Million Users. Remembering that Apple have claimed 2 million “seats” of Final Cut Pro (1-7). And I’m pretty sure Avid have sold a few copies of Media Composer, Sony copies of Vegas, and Grass Valley aren’t in the Edius business for giggles. So, somewhat more than 2 million NLE users in our modern world.
Video Stories: Marketing’s Next Big Thing http://t.co/1m9kIp23
Neil Perry points to a trend for brands to produce human-scale stories as part of their marketing, and how successful this is becoming. Not surprising, really, as humans love stories. In fact, the lack of decent stories is what ails “Hollywood” today.
Disappointing 3DTV sales makes 4K the Next Big Thing http://t.co/N0xVEBfk
The problem is that these “big things” are not driven by consumer demand, but by the tool makers who need to keep selling more production gear, and – perhaps more importantly – more consumer equipment to get the hardware turnover faster. Given that the average TV sits in the corner for 10 years or so, something has to be “created” to induce consumers to want to buy the next “big thing”.
MPAA Sends Five Key Propaganda Points To Politicians http://t.co/1d5dk3bO So now you know what the politicians will say as “their opinion”
Hey Hollywood, forget SOPA, ACTA, TPP, and look to Netflix for a glimse of your future. http://t.co/AaZMiXbJ
Instead of pushing for ever-more draconian laws in the US and beyond, instead, how about the studio look to what is working: Netflix.
Arrested Development on Netflix – how does it change the business model for TV production? http://t.co/t3cQpMDD
A good look at the business behind Netflix’s original productions:
Clearly there were technological lessons learnt, as I’ve been writing in this series. There were also a whole bunch of other useful lessons: in no particular order.
Making Movies 20 Years Ago vs. Today: A World Of Difference http://t.co/qGCpq9pE
Of course the technology has changed seriously in favor of documentary filmmakers but, more importantly, the business climate has changed. Mike Masnick compares two podcasts: one with Kevin Smith revealing a bunch of voicemails:
Pixorial, Rumblefish in tune on copyright-cleared soundtracks http://t.co/enGAmtMF.
This is a new deal between online video platform provideo Pixorial and Rumblefish:
gives Pixorial users access to the “world’s largest copyright-cleared soundtrack catalog,” the two companies said in a news release.
So, it’s a new source of licensed music for your video – if you use Pixorial’s platform.