Behind The Video

This week we talk to AmberJ Lawson. She's the CEO/Co-founder of Comedy Gives Back - an online streaming telethon to raise money for Malaria No More. We also talk about Dailymotion, a video platform many people aren't using but maybe should be.

This week we're joined by Alonso Mayo, who has a fascinating new webseries called the Untitled Murder Project 2.0. The series allows viewers to choose the order in which they watch the murder mystery unfold. All that plus the week's independent content news.

New Media Expo is coming up in January and Tim gives us a preview of what to expect. That plus the week's news in video!

We're joined this week by Dane Golden who reviews some of the more recent YouTube changes impacting independent creators. Dane also talks about his GoldenEQ - a way of measuring a video's success based on its engagement. All that and more on this week's episode of Behind the Video!

This week Lon and Tim are joined by Lou Mongello, the face and voice behind WDW Radio - a podcast and YouTube channel that focuses on Walt Disney World. Lou, an attorney, gave up his law practice and moved to Orlando where he covers happenings at Walt Disney World full time. We talk to Lou about his podcast, his success, and how to build audiences for very focused content. Our producer, Jason Perrier, also joins us this week!

This week Lon & Tim welcome the Lizzie Bennet Diaries' Jay Bushman. Jay talks to us about how he used transmedia storytelling utilizing Twitter and other written formats to engage audiences and continue the story that was started on the Lizzie Bennet YouTube channel. That plus the week's video news and a review of the Chromecast!

This week we are back on Google+ Hangouts with a shortened Labor Day Weekend show. Shilpi Roy, creator of the hit show Hipsterhood, joins us to talk about the challenges involved with creating a web series. That plus a discussion about whether multi-channel networks are helping or hurting the production of independent content.

We're joined this week by guest Kai Hasson of Portal A. Kai has done some amazing work including White Collar Brawler, and the recent hit comedy trailer Naratu. Kai talks to Lon and Tim about how he built his company and how to market across different video platforms.

We talk a lot about video on Behind the Video, but what about independent musicians? This week we talk with John Fannon, formerly of the hit band New England, about his experiences publishing his own solo album. Can streaming services like Spotify provide revenue for small independents? Not likely. Traditional CD sales are still where it's at.

This week Tim & Lon welcome YouTube star Clintus McGintus. Clintus talks to us about maintaining a daily video posting schedule, building and maintaining an audience and more. That plus the week's independent content news.

This week Tim gives us the scoop on Vidcon 2013, Lon got his 1,000 subscribers to hit the live streaming mark on YouTube Live, and the week's independent content news.

This week Tim & Lon welcome Travis Richey, producer of the Untitled Web Series About A Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time. Travis talks to us about lessons learned promoting his many web series and sticks around as we review the week in independent content news.

This week Tim & Lon look at the Pivothead camera glasses, recap Comic-Con 2013, discover how you can store HD B-Roll footage for free on Google+ and look at Yahoo's video platform play. That plus our webseries of the week: Shelf Life!

Dane Golden of Hey.com joins Lon and Tim this week. We take a hands on look at Lon's Google Glass, learn how to stay out of trouble with the US Department of Labor when hiring interns, a new autonomous flight controller for the Parrot AR Drone, and we take a look at the week's news.

This week we're joined by Brian Rodda from Brian Rodda consulting. We talk about marketing your webseries and the mistake that many independent content creators make: neglecting to come up with a marketing plan and budget. That plus the week's independent content news.

This week we're joined by Babette Pepaj from Bakespace.com. Babette tells us all about her user-generated cookbook site and how they're integrating video into electronic cookbooks. That plus the week's independent content news.

Mildred Lewis and Adam Fox join us to talk about their company the Fox Lewis Project and their web series The Etiquette show. This week we look at the tough choices we have to make between what we want to produce and what audiences want to see.

We speculate about WWDC that was popping up after our recording. That plus building your own apps vs. using a company to help make one, a big uptick in Google's mobile video ad sales, and more.

Google+ is back in style once more with a beautiful new layout, the EFF is making a major effort to protect podcasters from patent trolls, Arrested Development's lackluster reviews hurt Netflix stock, and Amazon launches pilots based on user feedback. All that and more on this week's episode of Behind the Video. Check out our show notes here: http://goo.gl/2Ffux

This week Lon and Tim look at how independent content creators should be using LinkedIn to network with potential clients and advertisers. That plus Arrested Development on Netflix, and how viral video worked back in the pre YouTube days. Check out our show notes here: http://goo.gl/0BcyC