Posts Tagged ‘Media’
Dana Tower, COO of pond5 (video footage production resource)
Something that really stood out in my interview with Dana Tower about pond5 is that one the four things he wants you to remember about pond5, is they are friendly! Dana was certainly amiable in his interview with Rocket’s Tail and having perused some of the footage on their website, it ranges from the lovely to the banal to the vintage; much of it in HD. Prices for a royalty free clip begin at $5 and seem to be centered between $35 and $50. So, when you need that one-of-a-kind shot of an orangutan in HD and don’t have time to spend a day at the zoo, head on over to pond5 (http://www.pond5.com/).
Interview with Steve Pick from CELTX
I had the pleasure of meeting Steve Pick from Celtx at the CT Film Festival and learned more about their product, which Saxon Mills used for the pre-production of The Oligarch Duplicity (due in Sept 2009). It’s a great tool and it’s free; definitely worth trying out. For a small fee there are a number of enhanced collaboration tools, etc. Take a look and get to meet one of the really excellent people from this company in Newfoundland.
Ready to Launch
Tonight Press Forward Publications will launch aSiteAboutSomething.com. Promotional material of the site describe it this way: “Over two years in the making by a small coalition of the willing, talented and inspired and an even smaller budget, the site promotes the diverse novels and songs of Richard Geller.”
Coinciding with the launch of the website, Saxon Mills has produced a music video of one of Richard’s songs. “Wishing” is a song about people helping each other during hard times. It was my pleasure to work with Richard and the team of actors and filmmakers to realize a vision for a video with a powerful message. Releasing this video during what we hope is the bottom of the recession; we are curious to see if the piece touches a note with people, if people hear a call to action. The text “help where you can” flashes on screen at the end of the video.
Whether “Wishing” becomes a large commercial success, or remains an inspiration to a few, we wish Richard Geller and his team much success with their innovative approach to online, viral, and social marketing of Richard’s books and songs.
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