2-pop,
Launched in 1997 as one of the first online
video production communities -- initially
for the Final Cut Pro user -- 2-pop.com has
evolved into the premier online destination
for DV production. The site' includes a
library of "how-to" articles and
product reviews and its active discussion
forums. The 30 discussion forums cover all
aspects of video production -- from cameras
to editing equipment to workstations.
Through a partnership with DVCreators.net,
2-Pop will also be co-presenting tutorials,
seminars and training sessions.
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MultiMedia,
Stock Footage and Clip Art Sites
Artbeats
is an award-winning provider of
royalty-free stock footage and still imagery
for broadcast, desktop video,
multimedia, Internet and 3D texture mapping.
The Artbeats Digital Film Library includes
nature, special effects, scenics, aerials,
lifestyles,
backgrounds, and much more. The
library includes over 200 titles, 36 of
which are
high-definition.
Foto
Search Stock Photos allows users to
search from more than fifty quality stock
photo vendors at one site. They can find the
perfect photo fast, and save a lot of time.
They can also find clipart pictures,
royalty-free illustrations, royalty-free
motion stock video clips, royalty free
vector maps, and background clip art imagery
SingingFish.com
is the world leader in audio and video
search featuring the world’s largest index
of streaming media. Based in Seattle,
Washington, Singingfish incorporates
proprietary automation into its search
solutions and offers a robust suite of
easily adaptable multimedia search services
that enable Internet users to quickly and
easily locate popular streaming media
content including entertainment, news and
sports via any Internet-accessible PC or CE
device. For more information:
www.singingfish.com.
Global
Cuts - Global Cuts
delivers moving pictures as royalty-free QuickTime files. Use them with
software such as Combustion, After Effects or Final Cut Pro to create
your own layered compositions. Global
Cuts deliveries the footage on tape or as QuickTime files on Apple DVD
or Kodak CD-R disks. More than enough material to tell a story about
your favorite topic. They have video clips of animals, buildings, cars,
cities, sports, travel, - almost anything you can think of.
Ulead
Pick A VideoUlead provides
three collections of royalty free videos that you can use for your own
projects. Each collection is composed of five CDs check full of
high resolution, broadcast quality scenes and clips. Each 5 CD
collection is $239. The associated Pick a Video Pro Titles provide
CD collections of title backgrounds and opening sequences.
The
TIME
IMAGE library (on DV tape $195) contains hundreds of
contemporary shots covering virtually every subject. World
locations, time lapse, News and War, 3D Animations, Medicine, Studio
Concepts, and so much more.
CamcorderInfo.com
has a nice little selection of FREE downloadable stock footage clips.
These mostly cover the areas of space flight and animals.
Stock
Music
RoyaltyFreeMusic.com
aka Award Winning Music, presents comprehensive
Royalty Free Music packages, suited for
every
musical
need. Our Production Music library is
available for every
sound use: Multimedia - Industrial,
Corporate,
Commercial
and Personal Videos - Production Music - Documentaries,
Film, and Television - Flash - Video -
Buyout
Music -
Background Music / Multimedia / CD-ROM
Applications Looping
- Power Point Presentations - Trade Show,
Training
and
Photographic Presentations - Broadcast
Radio, Cable Networks
and Music On Hold - Restaurant - all as
royalty free music.
WorldWideOCR
Helping writers, artists, photographers and inventors affordably
protect and archive their copyrights and intellectual property online.
In only 5 minutes, you can apply a SEAL™ file date-stamp to your
scripts, songs, images and ideas in any digital file format. Save time
and a lot of money!
Looking
for more Internet movies and info
-
check out
ZiggyWig
- not only do they have tons of links to
online video sites, Hollywood and movie
news, film schools, how to sites, movie fan
sites, etc., they also feature their own
movies as well.
Hot for Movies? - check
QE Movies
- Your online resource for Movies!
Get
Political - check out
Morons.Org
- we're thinkers and armchair philosophers.
We want to be free to think and reason. We
want to be
free to live our lives and make
decisions as we see fit. We are tired of the
interference we get from a variety of
sources. We are angry at them for trying to
block us from being happy because they
cannot attain happiness for themselves.
WallyWood
is a slightly different Hollywood fan site.
Instead of just rhapsodizing about flicks,
its members seek out and publicize goofs and
errors. The name Wallywood is obviously
derived from 2 words -
"wally"
- meaning idiot, fool or stupid person "Hollywood" - The centre
of the film and Movie industry Thus
Wallywood implies fools within the movie
industry
Learn
more about shooting, editing and posting
Internet Video and movies:
Adam Wilt's
Web Guide to DV and Video:
www.adamwilt.com
About.com's
Desktop Video section - hosted by David
Simpson:
desktopvideo.about.com
Basic
Web Resource Site - this site is great.
Not only do they have extensive tutorials
about the basics of video production and
streaming media, the site also includes info
and tutorials about how to create web
pages using HTML, Frontpage Express and
Composer for all levels of users. You can
also learn about other web design skills
such as streaming media, creating web
videos, FTP, site hosting and
promotion.
Digital
video and television technology, techniques
and products for the broadcaster:
www.digitaltelevision.com
DV
Magazine: Lots of good reviews and how to
articles
www.dv.com
DV.com
discussion forums:
DV.com
Discussion Forums
It all
starts with a writer and good ideas. A free
online book about screenwriting!
True
Art of Screenwriting
Are you using iDVD? Check out Kent Tidwell's iDVD site - Great stuff. Everything you
need to know - from beginners to pros. Strongly recommended.
Cool video
software, tips and links to other great
stuff - beta test the new Fun Box
http://www.jellypie.co.uk/index.htm
Gary
Bettan's Desktop Video Handbook:
www.videoguys.com/dtvhome.html
College
Film.com provide a wonderful assortment of short films and videos for
download and online viewing, it also functions as a resource center for
the student filmmaker. This includes help with scripting, film
festivals, financing, directing, cinematography, an assortment of other
how to articles and lots of links to other sites of interest to
moviemakers .
Magnet
Media, creates and sells multimedia training tools for creative
professionals working in film, television, print and web design. In its first two
years, Magnet Media has produced and distributed an award-winning line of multimedia
and online training products in the fast-growing digital media software training
market. The Company has distributed its products with the strategic support of Apple
Computer, Pearson Publishing, Discreet Logic / Autodesk, and Macromedia. The
Company's first series of products, the Digital Media Training Series (DMTS) enables
its audience to master and remain on top of changing technology. Zoom In, is the
company's newest training series and is the world's first DVD series for
professionals in the production and post production industry.
Video
Fizz: Video Editing Software, resources
Tutorials and FAQ's - very comprehensive
guide to the basics of video editing and
production. This is a new site so the info
is up to date.
Newsletters
and
SIGs
•
Digital
Media Net Newsletter
•
WaveForm
- Broadcast
•
Levels
- Game Development
•
Loud!
- Audio
•
Mac
Alert - Mac
•Pixels
- Design/Publishing
•
KNews
- Presentation
•
StreamLine
- Streaming Media
•
The
CADlist - CAD
•
TimeLine
- Production
•
Renders
- Animationhttp
Email
Lists
http://www.DVCentral.org/thelist.html
- Digital Video list is the oldest
and the most popular discussion forum about
DV and FireWire technologies, since 1997
SydneyDV
-
http://www.sydneydv.com
is meant primarily for people in Sydney who
shoot digital video who are looking for crew
for upcoming projects, projects to work
on or want to discuss technical issues relating
to digital filmmaking. Filmmakers using any
acquisition format are welcome as are
international members and artists of any
kind.
There is a Crew Database section at this
website and anyone who is a member can have
their own webpage featuring their photo or
image of their choice and/or
photographs from films they have been
involved in.
Members can also have
their CV posted or general blurb about themselves
stating what sort of projects they would
like to work on and in what capacity.
Members are also encouraged to feature their
"instant messaging" details if
they'd like to talk with fellow members
on-line.
Places
to Post Your Videos
These sites are looking for
your videos and animations - also check the
Watch
Video Guide - most of those sites are
also looking for videos and films - (some
will actually pay you!)
always
i - non-refundable application
fee of $50; a year's subscription
to Unlimited Cinema
Atom
Bomb - DVD, DVC Pro, MiniDV
Atom
Films - must be narrative
fiction(comedy, drama, thriller,
or sci-fi); must be less than 20
minutes in length; must have been
completed after 1999; must have
all clearances and rights for
music and talent
Bijou
Cafe - no restrictions on
format or content; if selected
your film is offered for free
one-week viewing, afterwards, it
becomes part of Bijou Cafe's on
demand stream and BijouPass
restricted areas
The
Bit Screen - Internet-based
films, animations and episodics, 1
to 10 minutes long; send URL, or
tape or CD-ROM in the mail;
preferred file format is Quick
Time 4.0, 320 x 240
dScoop
- three minutes or less; submit by
mail or online
eveo
films - four minutes or less
preferred; MiniDV, DVCAM, SVHS,
VHS, Beta, and Hi8 tapes in PAL,
NTSC, and SECAM; mail with
submission form
film-411
- accepts short film submissions
to be hosted and featured; must
include submission release form
with VHS copy
filmfilm.com
- must have a completed project;
project must be funded and ready
to go
Free
Speech TV - basic web hosting
for streaming video; 7 day waiting
period until account
activation(subject to approval);
no tech support; storage 25 megs;
non commercial use only;
premium(paid) hosting also
available
GreenLineTV.com
- VHS, MiniDV, digital submissions
(QuickTime using Photo JPEG
compression with quality slider
set to 90 or higher, 320x240 or
352x240 at 30 or 29.97 frames per
second. Audio:
16bit/44.1Khz/Stereo or Mono,
uncompressed. All digital
submissions MUST be placed on your
own http server or be delivered on
CD-ROM by mail)
Hypnotic
- pays for exclusive distribution
rights over the licensing period;
VHS
iCanStream.com
free streaming service; allows you
to upload your movies, seek advice
from members, and show your work
in a gallery
iFilm
- must own or hold the rights to
the film and have all rights and
clearance; if submission is not
accepted paid exhibition packages
available
Indie
DVD - free postage for
submissions; profits shared;
offers free space on discs for
trailers; VHS
iNetFilm.com
- all types of formats including
any film stock, video stock,
Flash/Shockwave animations,
QuickTime videos, 3d animations
Media
Trip - films (shorts or
features) should be available for
Internet broadcast; short films 60
min or less; VHS(NTSC format),
CD-Rom, MiniDV or URL
Movie
Flix - movie or trailer;
encoding, hosting and streaming is
free; must grant movieflix
worldwide non-exclusive royalty
free license
MP4
- associated with MP3.com, they
are actively looking for cool hip
videos and animations.
The
New Venue - 5MB max for
streaming; 15 min max for
downloading; Quicktime(Sorenson
compression) or Flash
Reel
Mind - members receive free
streaming for 35 min; films are
archived for viewing
Reel
Screen - VHS(PAL or NTSC)
Screen
47 - VHS (NTSC), Betacam SP,
3/4-inch tapes, MPEG, QuickTime
Single
Reel - free hosting for
streaming video as well as video
directory; viewers can post
comments and rate clips; short
films only; must be in Quicktime
format
Teenage
Humor Movie Page - not only
are they looking for short clips,
they are looking for all kinds of
fun and goofy stuff.
The
Sync - categories are
animation, comedy, documentary,
experimental, less than a minute
and made for the net; must be
shorter than 30 min; NTSC VHS or
SVHS videotape; Real Media format
for made for the net category;
non-commercial
KnowItAllVideo enables amateurs and
professionals to upload short videos
(files less than four megabytes in
size) to find specialized audiences
- without the complexity of setting
up a video-capable Website - to make
new friendships, share home videos,
seek peer review, take a shot at
fame, or communicate their skills
and experience to a broader
audience.
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