VideoBlogging - BlogOrlando

Session leader Vlad Mazek at Vladville.com.

Myths: Too complicated, too expensive, too risky, too much bandwidth, where do you host it? no one will want to watch it?

No one wants to wait to view, they expect it to be optimized for online viewing. Click play and there it is.

"Most people don't have two minutes worth of interesting stuff to say" - Vlad (talking about using a camera with a 2 minute storage capability)

Free software: Mac: iMovie pc: Windows Movie Maker or Whatever came with camcorder/camera

Commercial: Adobe Premiere Elements: $99, Sony Vegas $99, Ulead MovieMaker $99 (before rebates!)

How to publish: On blog (with enclosure)

Free Hosting: blip.tv

How to encode: WMV, MOV, Flash.

Know your rights. Use Creative Commons.

How to shoot video: Don't shoot "into the light", Shot during the day, find a quiet place or get up close (chest microphone), Get a better microphone (shotgun mic), Bring extra taps, Bring a tape head cleaner.

Always get a written release, but failing that on video: "can I get anything I want with this video. then get them to state their name, age, and say Yes."

Always "Fill the Frame" when in public to prevent recording people who you may not have a release from.

Howst your video where you "own & control" (not on some web 2.0 company where if they go bankrupt and you lose your data).

Consider previewing tape with subjects so they see it first.

Share your blog and then collaborate with other vloggers.

Resources: www.freevlog.org, promote: www.vlogmap.org, www.vlogdir.com,