Behind The Video

This week Tim and Lon discuss the best stuff they saw at NAB 2014. Tim was at the show and had a chance to take a look at a lot of the latest gear first-hand.

Tim & Lon chat with the brilliantly creative Mark Malkoff. If you don't recognize the name you definitely will remember some of his work - like living in an Ikea store for a week, or flying around the country living on an AirTran jet for 30 days.  He has also produced content for My Damn Channel.

Micki Krimmel of the Creative District joins Lon and Tim to talk about her new startup that helps filmmakers and crew find each other and collaborate! The new site is offering grants to help creators get a project started or finished! That plus the week's news.

Michael Weinberg of Public Knowledge joins us this week to talk about your digital rights. How will issues like net neutrality impact independent creators? Michael talks about all of the things his organization is working on trying to keep the Internet free and open. That plus the week's news!

Ken Gagne, producer of the popular Gamebits YouTube channel, talks about some of the many challenges faced by gaming content creators. Ken talks about monetizing content, keeping his audiences engaged, and his accidental rise to YouTube stardom. All that plus the week's news!

Heading to South by Southwest? Our guest this week Sandra J Payne is, and she has a preview of what to expect at the annual event. Sandra Payne is an award-winning Writer/Director/Producer and president of the boutique production company, SPwrite Productions. She and Tim will be sponsoring a meet up of web series creators will be taking place on March 9, 2014 at 11 a.m. That plus the week's news and how to approach a large show at SXSW!

Dane Golden of the Tube Talk podcast joins us to talk about the week's news, including how YouTube and multichannel networks can continue to grow revenue for itself and creators. We also talk about how to earn additional revenue on your YouTube channels besides just accepting adwords.

This week Christin Mell of Tello Films joins us to talk about how she's built a subscription service for web series geared to a lesbian audience. The network is growing its subscription base by providing high quality original content that isn't available anywhere else. That plus the week's news!

This week Steve Peters from NoMimes Media joins us. NoMimes produces multichannel content for clients that tells stories through multiple platforms - even text messages! Steve tells us about the challenges and opportunities about telling a story across multiple platforms. That plus the week's news!

This week we're joined by Rob Walch, the VP of Podcaster Relations for Libsyn - a hosting provider for independent creators. We talk to Rob about his two successful podcasts, Podcast411, and Today in iOS, and learn some of the ways to build and keep an audience. That plus the week's content news!

We are back for our first episode of 2014! Lots to talk about as Lon and Tim recently returned from Las Vegas and New Media Expo. Tim also went on a guided tour of the latest gadgets at CES. We're joined by Writer/Producer/Director Avi Glijansky who co-created the Ladies and the Gents - a great web series set in the bathrooms at a LA night club. Each script for the show was written by different writers. Avi talks to us about the series and how he and his team worked to produce the show in the most efficient manner.

This week Lon and Tim are joined by Rick Calvert, CEO of New Media Expo. Rick talks about the history of the annual gathering of independent content producers and how it's helped those producers grow their businesses. That plus the week's content news and a discussion on international monetization.

Lon & Tim talk about the upcoming New Media Expo in Las Vegas and why independent content creators should think about attending. That plus the Tweet Heard 'Round the World, YouTube gamers organize to avoid ContentID strikes, and the inside baseball surrounding Oscar nominations.

This week Dane Golden joins us to talk about why he feels subscribers are more important than views when it comes to building your YouTube channel. Dane posted his thoughts in a guest post on Zefr.com. Also we look at the ContentID issues facing gaming channels, plus a look at the week's independent content news.

This week Lon talks about an imposter who uploaded many of his Amazon reviews to YouTube, affiliate links on YouTube, Emily Graslie's commentary on video comment sexism, and the latest news!

A shortened show this week as we take a look at the week's news. Goldieblox changes their tune on a promotional video after the Beastie Boys raise copyright concerns, and a new streaming box that will run live video to YouTube without a computer.

No guest this week, but Lon & Tim talk about how to earn more revenue on YouTube, a look at the new game consoles, and the week's independent content news.

This week we're joined by David Peterson who designed the Dothraki language for Game of Thrones. He's also worked on a number of other productions, painstakingly inventing new languages for characters. David also serves as President of the Language Creation Society.

Dane Golden joins us this morning to talk about his experiences at Digital Hollywood. We also look at the week's news, including some changes in revenue sharing YouTube is making for its larger partners like multichannel networks.

No guest this week but Lon and Tim share their latest tips and tricks for content creation. Tim talks about a great new Chrome-based browser that easily downloads YouTube videos for use in your projects (of course making sure you are licensed to use that content), and Lon talks about the growth of his YouTube channel.