An amazing commercial shot with the Phantom camera at 600 frames per second with 225,000 Watts of light. Beautifully shot and well done!
How to embed video into WordPress using local video files
Posted on November 21, 2010 · 1 Comment
I get lots of requests from people who want to embed video on their website, but don’t want to host the video on streaming sites like YouTube or Vimeo. So, I did some digging to find out how to host and play my own FLV videos.
Below is my first attempt using a WordPress plugin called “JW Player Plugin for WordPress” from the folks at LongTail Video. Let’s see how it works:
[jwplayer file=”https://russpond.com/media/fissure_trailer.flv” image=”https://russpond.com/media/fissure_trailer.jpg”]
Like most online software, there is a free version and a paid version. The above free version has a watermark and can be used on non-commercial sites.
Producing online videos for your website
Posted on November 9, 2010 · 1 Comment
Transcript:
Most people know that Google dominates online searches with a pheonomenal 7.6 billion searches in a single month.
But, do you know who is second? It’s not Yahoo. And, it’s not Bing. Amazingly, YouTube is the second most popular place to search on the web, receiving about 2.6 billion searches a month.
It’s obvious that web videos are becoming very popular. Seven out of 10 online consumers regularly watch videos on the web. Are you reaching your consumers? Are you leveraging online video to grow your site traffic and engage consumers?
If not, then we can help.
Top Pup Media has helped many companies increase their site traffic through online videos. With proper planning, professional production and effective distribution, online videos can increase traffic to your site and provide a powerful marketing resource that can reach your customers.
Contact us for more information on how we can help you produce your online video, and start reaching your customers today!
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References:
* Joshua Hill, YouTube surpasses Yahoo as World’s #2 Search Engine.
http://www.tgdaily.com/trendwatch-features/39777-youtube-surpasses-yahoo-as-world’s-2-search-engine
** Nielson Report, How People Watch: A Global Nielsen Consumer Report, August 2010
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/global/report-how-we-watch-the-global-state-of-video-consumption/
Continuum Teaser Trailer – Web Series
Posted on July 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Here’s the teaser from Continuum, a web series that I worked on earlier this year. We shot it on the Canon 7D.
Exciting project! For updates and information, check out the Continuum Facebook page.
William Hutchison Murray, a Scottish mountain climber discovered the solution to starting something when he made the decision to climb the Himalayas in the early 1950’s. Here’s what he said:
“We had definitely committed ourselves and were half-way out of our ruts. We had put down our passage money – booked a sailing to Bombay. This may sound too simple, but is great in consequence. Until one is committed there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way.”
It takes one step, and then Providence responds. Love that!
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