It was great to be part of the Digital Production Buzz team once again. I was in Pasadena, California  for the Digital Video Show helping out with the podcast and interviews once again. After the show they even had me filming 2nd camera for some in house promotional videos. Thanks again for the opportunity.

On the special invite from Director Sara McIntyre and Co-Producer Rhonda Dent I was on set to interview the cast and crew of “Discussing Mr. Darcy.”  Besides interviewing the director and supporting cast, I interviewed the the two dynamic leads; Justin Rain and Nathaniel Arcand. Now all that footage, excellent interview plus b-roll need to be edited down to a fantastic PitchPage. A great cast and crew, I am sure it will be a great film.

Jason Bourque was featured on Larry Jordon’s Digital Production Buzz - July 9th podcast “PitchPage is a way for film and new media talent to post a video resume; Film directors to submit their film festival pitch; Producers and Directors to create interest in their projects as they progress.” Jason Bourque is one of the directors who placed his demo reel on the site. This week we talk with him about demo reels, promoting his work, and the importance of new media. You can see his demo reel here on PitchPage

PluralEyes have teamed up with the folks at CoreMelt to give you a great way to make quick and easy montages from synchronized clips, using PluralEyes and ImageFlow. And if you buy one of the products before July 7, they will give you a coupon for $30 off the other! Click here to learn more.

Paul Mitchnick csc is a Vancouver based Cinematographer, and a long term PitchPager, who has shot dramatic films all over the world. He is known for his elegant and clean work. A firm believer in the art of storytelling, his cinematography never gets in the way of the narrative. His still photographic work can be currently seen at the Trunk Gallery in Vancouver.1755 West 3rd (near Burrard)

Check out Paul’s demo reel on PitchPage and the link to his site. Paul is represented by the Barbara J Bird Agency.

PitchPage did start three long years ago… I can remember the day I learned about the possibility of streaming flash video, therefore the idea of PitchPage.

Having gone from zero to mass market globally in three short years, online video is the fastest-growing media platform in history, according to a new report from social media research consultancy Trendstream and research firm Lightspeed.

A few short years ago, the term “online video” was wishful thinking. Clips could only be slowly downloaded. They had to be viewed in tiny windows on the computer screen. Sound and graphics were primitive. Video was hardly a killer app.

But then, in a rush came - sometime between 2005 and 2006 - YouTube in the US, Dailymotion in Europe, and Tudou in China, video-sharing sites that all had three basic elements in common:

1) Flash Player technology that enabled instant viewing in the browser without downloading;
2) upload-ability that made file sharing with friends (as well as viewers around the world) quick-and-easy; 3) embedding code that allowed users to post video clips on web-pages and blogs.

According to The Global Web Index, early this year 72% of US Internet users watched video clips monthly - making video bigger than blogging or social networking. Nielsen Online pegged the number of US online video viewers in April at nearly 117 million.

That scale of usage would mean online video in the US is now as big as network TV. “This research shows that in just three years we’ve reached a watershed in the way that consumers expect to watch, contribute, and share video content,” said Tom Smith of Trendstream. “Web users want to participate at every stage, including the creation and sharing of material.”

Thanks to Marty Laffery of DCIA.info for the amalgamation of several news sources for this information.

Roz McNulty was on the team at Digital Production BuZZ, the official podcast, providing the extended coverage of the world’s largest event devoted to all phases of production, post-production, and content.

Five days of traversing 6 football fields interviewing every aspect of behind the camera. The Vizrt hologram green screen/blue screen sets were wonderful and I got a iPhone teleprompter from Bodelin and a iPhone Poddio recorder program for future PitchPage interviews.

It was great to be part of the team, Larry Jordon even interviewed me for the show about what it was like to be his field reporter at NAB  from April 18th to the 23rd, 2009.  buzz_roz5

It’s about time… finally PitchPage has been updated to be what it always should have been. Now you can upload your demo reel. You can rate the videos you watch. You can share on Dig, Twitter, Facebook, Google and StumbleUpon. Plus email and check out web links on PitchPage stories and Profiles.

So you know what this means to those PitchPagers up on site… Update your existing demo reel! Join again to our new database and them email me, roz@pitchpage.com to take down the old one.

Special thanks to Bryan Sloan at Mach One Media for all his hard work.

Thanks to Bruce Sharpe of Singular Software, to have had the opportunity to help him film the seminars at this years Northern Voice; a two-day, non-profit personal blogging and social media conference. Bruce’s blog, 25 Hour Day, has some of my filming of the different seminars within.

Also check out Bruce’s PitchPage talking about PluralEyes, the excellent multicamera syncing editing software that he has created.

No Rest for the Wicked - Brewers Production Keeps Rollin’

The Brewery is seeking service work throughout the holidays so if you are a little behind on your Flash animation, designing or storyboarding — check out the Animation Brewery Demo reel for more about our full service studio and links to the website.