Michael on Media
Michael Rosenblum has been writing about the media since 1988. His work and ideas have appeared in The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Ilkeston Life and many other publications.
He has been blogging regularly for the past 35 years on this subject. Having taught media studies at Columbia University, NYU and now the University of Oxford, he is considered an expert on this subject.
Harry Potter and the Video Revolution
If this isn’t SEO, I don’t know what is… We’re pretty buried at www.nyvs.com with training sessions, ‘how to use Final Cut Pro’, ‘learn how to shoot video’, and now, our critique sessions. But every once in a while...
Read moreKodak, Youtube and the Future of Video
You push the button, we do the rest In 1888, George Eastman received a patent for photographic film on a roll. He had been a bank clerk in his 20s, and became enamored with photography. As soon as he...
Read moreFree Intro Evening at NY Magazine Video Academy
NYÂ Magazine is getting into video…with us We are launching New York Magazine Video Academy, a 2-day and 4-day face-to-face video bootcamp with New York Magazine. To kick it off we are holding a FREEÂ OPENÂ HOUSE with NYÂ Magazine at their offices...
Read moreToday We Launch USA Today Travel Academy
Now you can learn how through the USA TODAY Travel Video Academy – the experience of a lifetime! The hands-on travel video training courses will help you shoot, write, edit and produce award-winning travel videos from all over the...
Read moreCNN Now Has 753,000 Registered iReporters
Here comes everybody… Here’s an astonishing statistic: There are currently 753,000 iReporters registered with CNN. Let me say that one again, this time in bold because it deserves it: There are currently 753,000 iReporters registered with CNN. Buried deep...
Read moreCharlie Brooker & Video Editing
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBwepkVurCI[/youtube] Courtesy of CDNMINT at www.nyvs.com Yesterday we ran a clip from Glen Beck’s new website pointing out how judicious editing had skewed a story about NPR’s funding scandal. In response, cdnmint, an nyvs member posted a link to...
Read moreHow NPR Was Screwed In The Edit
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/20895648[/vimeo] What you didn’t see… On March 9th, Ron Schiller, former fundraiser for NPR (and a few days later, his boss, NPR CEO Vivian Schiller) were both screwed by a video produced by James O’Keefe. This was not O’Keefe’s...
Read moreA Band of Amateurs
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz6GIuSy_1c[/youtube] The Quarrymen in a 1957 recording. Notice anyone familiar here? There has been some discussion both here and over on nyvs.com about the competing roles of ‘amateurs’ with video cameras vs. the ‘professionals. This is not the first...
Read moreBurning Heretics – Not Much Has Changed – except the method
One way to deal with a problem… Yesterday, we had something of a surreal meeting with a major executive from a major media company, both of which shall remain nameless, at least for now. We were seeking a partnership...
Read moreJews Who Control The Media – Proud To Be In Such Good Company!
sign me up! OK Some people wait for the annual ‘best dressed’ list to see if they have made it. For others, it’s the Emmy nominations. For me, it’s the Jews Who Control The Media List And once again,...
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