Distribution

Whether you're submitting your video to a film festival, or sharing it with friends online, distribution is essential if you want people to see it. After reading the following articles you will have a better sense of what avenues of distribution best suit your needs.

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NAB Wrap Up 2013

Jordan Claverie - Tue, 06/25/2013 - 11:17am

For 90 years the National Association of Broadcasters has been putting on a convention for their industry. For the last 20 years, they’ve set up camp in Las Vegas. And over the last five years, they’ve repositioned the annual gathering as a content producers’ paradise. This year’s event did not disappoint.
YouTube Gets 100 Hours of Video Per Minute

Jackson Wong - May 21st, 2013

It is amazing how much video is being produced right now. YouTube is a huge reason that people are so willing to upload content, and yes, there should be the distinction between uploading and shooting, in fact I will often shoot video and not upload to YouTube. If you're like me, then you're adding to the countless amounts of video that are being shot right now, but look at the 100 uploading hours of video, stop, and think of how many are productions (certainly not all of them), and many are music videos, in fact all but one of the 30 most viewed YouTube videos of all time are music videos, as of today (May 21, 2013).
Video Production: A Messy Balance of Art & Science

Greg Olson - May 20th, 2013

Here at Videomaker, we often delve into the academic fundamentals of video production. We try to boil everything down to the “right way” of doing things.
Make Money Live Streaming on the Internet

Jordan Claverie - Thu, 04/18/2013 - 5:04pm

Live streaming video on the Internet can be as simple as sending/receiving images over two devices having built-in cameras and screens using a Wi-Fi or cell phone connection.
Tips to Promote Your Video Online

Anonymous (not verified) - Wed, 04/17/2013 - 1:00am

There has never been a better time for video producers to promote and distribute their own work. You don't have to hire someone to do it nor spend a lot of cash getting it done.
Is SXSW Worth Attending as a Film/Video Geek?

Mike Wilhelm - March 20th, 2013

When video enthusiasts and filmmakers are planning travel for the year, a few big events spring to mind. NAB in Vegas and IBC in Amsterdam are no-brainers. For the creative minded, Sundance, Cannes, and the Toronto Film Festival are obvious choices as well. What about SXSW? Most people seem to associate SXSW with music and technology, but for 20 years it’s also been a prominent film festival. In fact, film is the largest segment of the event.
Film Production and YouTube Video - Future Partners?

Jackson Wong - March 12th, 2013

Directors in Hollywood film production, are rarely young. Directors of a given YouTube video are less likely to be older than 35. These two generalizations are quite incorrect, now, more than ever. Those that are immersed in media - meaning TV stations, newspapers, radio stations, film studios, music studios, book publishers, magazine publishers, and an Internet version of each have been talking at length about how entertainment is shifting. So often we'll read that a movie blockbuster or a hit TV show is only reaching a small percentage of potential viewers. This idea is best compared to the media that was available decades ago, such as I Love Lucy or M*A*S*H. Everyone watched them. That's 72 percent of homes with a television tuned to Lucille Ball or 106 million viewers out of 200 million possible U.S. citizens. Today's nearest competitor in terms of viewership are the big games at the end of the NFL season. Those football games reach about 110 million, but the U.S. is has grown to more than 300 million. OK, so now you should be in agreement that audiences are getting stretched thin.
Interview Tips: Are You Asking the Right Questions?

Jordan Claverie - Tue, 02/26/2013 - 2:24pm

“I keep six honest serving-men, They taught me all I knew; Their names are What and Why and When, and How and Where and Who.” - Rudyard Kipling.
Video is Everywhere!

Jordan Claverie - Tue, 02/26/2013 - 1:33pm

We might think that most citizens of Earth could see too much video. Let’s start with YouTube. The popular video sharing and social site reports more than 800 million unique visitors every month. That’s more than four billion hours viewed monthly! An incredible 72 hours of video is uploaded to the site every minute. Every minute!
Find the One Video Rental You Want - But Where?

Jackson Wong - February 26th, 2013

Video rental is one concept that I can firmly say is undergoing great change in my lifetime. I know I'll relate to many people that have shelves full of VHS movies, and engage some that have seen the progression of video on tape to where it is today. As for today's teens and children, a little perspective on where video rental has come from.