Posts Tagged ‘videography’
YouTube pulls the plug on my audio
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
This week I noticed that YouTube had removed all the audio from some of my videos because they have music in them that I am not licensed to distribute. Media protection is a very complicated issue nowadays. Makes you wonder where to draw the line. What if I was performing the song myself? What if my video simply had music playing in the background, does that mean I can’t share it on the internet?
I clearly am not profiting from my videos of a family vacation that are up on YouTube. Second of all, some of the music used in my videos was purchased by myself; does that not give me the right to play it for my friends and family to enjoy?
I respect an artist’ ownership of his or her music, but if someone is sharing that song without profiting from it, that should be allowed. After all, shouldn’t a talented musician want to share their songs with as many people as possible?
Here is my latest video from my trip to Europe. And my first edit in High Definition! This time I’m uploading to Vimeo. Thanks to The Beatles, Sufjan Stevens, MGMT and The Books for the songs! If I could personally ask you for permission I would.
UPDATE: September 3rd
So I decided to upload the above video to YouTube anyway, just to see what kind of problem they have with it. Shortly after, they send me an email saying content was identified as being owned by Sony Music Entertainment, and I need do nothing. I checked the video to see if YouTube has yanked the audio yet, and surprisingly they didn’t! I scrolled to a song by MGMT that I used in the video and noticed a small ad pops up in the bottom identifying the artist, song name, and giving the viewer the opportunity to buy it. That’s great!!! I would love to support the artist. I can deal with a little ad. Technology and creative marketing win over pirate killers!!!
Tags: beatles, budapest, copyright, slovokia, sony, sufjan, the books, videography, youtube
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Tips for the everyday videographer
Saturday, March 14th, 2009
My friend James is thinking about getting a video camera and was asking me if I thought he should do it. This is a question I’ve been asked a couple times before. I’ve always had a video camera and have logged hundreds of hours shooting and editing. A couple tips came to mind on how your average James could get the best shots and make the most out of his purchase.
Don’t wait for action, make it happen
Real life is not always exciting as you know. Sometimes you have to give things a little shove in order to get good shots. If you have a video camera you now have an ability others don’t, the power to get people to do things they normally wouldn’t. People think they have a chance at stardom(and they do, thanks to YouTube) when they are being recorded. One way to get good footage is simply to ask people unusual questions. For example, is filming grandma kind of like watching grass grow? Ask her to tell you about the first time she had a little too much to drink.
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Tags: editing, tips, video camera, videography, youtube
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