Welcome to Web Video Guide
Free Web Video Article
This is a selection made from among articles on Free Web Video. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for future reading, click here.
Tips for Video Blogging
from:So you've decided to give your fingers a rest and put your best face forward. You want to get involved in video blogging, and why not, it is a great way to connect with your audience and provide them with interesting information in half the time it would normally take them to read it. However, when you have decided to make a video blog, there are several things that you must remember. These tips will allow you to have a video blog that individuals actually want to see, and it will keep your blog interesting and informative.
The first of these tips is to make sure that you keep all of your video blog entries short. In most cases you will want to keep your blog in the range of one to three minutes. If you feel that you have much more to say than in this short time span, simply, create a sequel to your first blog. But remember, you will not want to keep your blog longer than four minutes, because many people that are watching video blogs are not there for thirty minutes. They want to be entertained in a short amount of time, and then move on. This is why having more video blog entries is better than having fewer, longer entries.
The next step is to talk about a story that is interesting. Even if your story is just about what happened to you at the grocery store today, make sure that you have a beginning, middle and end. However, again if you feel your story would take longer than the suggested amount of time, either don't talk about it or make it into a multi-post story. Many video bloggers will not only write about their story, but they will also include a video that helps describe the story.
A good example of this is say you saw the strangest dog in the entire world today while walking down the street. Upon seeing it you took a short fifteen second video. After you have finished writing about the dog, you can include the video to allow your readers to see exactly what you saw. Videos are much more powerful than photos, because the video actually places you in a moving scene, instead of a stagnant one.
Of course, this next tip is something that everyone should follow. When you are recording your video blog, make sure that there is no background noise. There is nothing more annoying than hearing a strange noise when the speaker is trying to talk. Many times, individuals will tune out what you're trying to say, and will focus on the background noise, or they will simply leave your blog. Also, make sure that you utilize close-ups instead of longer distanced shots. This is because when you are talking into a camera, the viewer wants to clearly see who is speaking to them.
It's the same concept as in real life, you wouldn't listen to a person who was trying to give you information from across the room, so don't set up your video blog to where you are distanced from the camera. A good way to discover if you are at the correct distance from the camera is by looking at the screen and making sure that only your chest and up is visible. You don't want to show your whole torso, because you would be too far away for the viewers.
And remember, always use good lighting. Don't sit in front of a window that has the sun shining through it, always face your lighting, and never have a backlight for video blogging.
Free Web Video News
'Cause this is thriller: Left for dead by MTV, music videos rebound on Web - The Canadian Press
 The Canadian Press | 'Cause this is thriller: Left for dead by MTV, music videos rebound on Web The Canadian Press He has been thinking about using the interactivity of the Web for music videos and earlier this year released "The Johnny Cash Project," a Web-only video ... |
Quick Hit football video game gets NFL makeover - The Associated Press
Quick Hit football video game gets NFL makeover The Associated Press ... a Web browser, and "Madden NFL Superstars," the Facebook game from EA, are part of a growing trend of online games that are free to play but sell extra, ... |
MPEG LA Cuts Royalties from Free Web Video, Forever - PC Magazine
 TrustedReviews | MPEG LA Cuts Royalties from Free Web Video, Forever PC Magazine MPEG LA's AVC Patent Portfolio License covers these devices, as well as AVC video sold to end users for a fee on a title or subscription basis and free ... H.264 Now Royalty-Free; HTML5 Video Situation Still a Mess H.264 answers Google's open codec with forever free license* MPEG-LA Makes H.264 Video Indefinitely Royalty-Free |
JayCut: Edit Movies on the Web for Free - Appscout
 Appscout | JayCut: Edit Movies on the Web for Free Appscout There are plenty of apps that allow you to edit images on the Web, and other apps that allow you to even edit audio on the Web, but video editing has ... |
New Kings Of Leon Music Video For “Radioactive” Hits The Web - Sony Insider
New Kings Of Leon Music Video For “Radioactive” Hits The Web Sony Insider Fans who pre-order the record will receive “Radioactive” immediately as a free download. The album will be available in two configurations- standard as well ... |
Web site of the week: Flavors.me - Kansas City Star
Web site of the week: Flavors.me Kansas City Star From blogging services including WordPress and Tumblr to photo sites like Flickr and Picasa even video sites such as YouTube and Vimeo and music sites like ... |
Adobe Debuts Flash Media Server 4 - MarketWatch (press release)
Adobe Debuts Flash Media Server 4 MarketWatch (press release) "Our mission is to be the best place to meet new people -- on the web or mobile phone -- and we think video is one of the richer ways to communicate online ... First Look: Flash Media Server 4 |