Behind the Video

We are back for our first episode of 2014! Lots to talk about as Lon and Tim recently returned from Las Vegas and New Media Expo. Tim also went on a guided tour of the latest gadgets at CES. We're joined by Writer/Producer/Director Avi Glijansky who co-created the Ladies and the Gents - a great web series set in the bathrooms at a LA night club. Each script for the show was written by different writers. Avi talks to us about the series and how he and his team worked to produce the show in the most efficient manner.

This week Lon and Tim are joined by Rick Calvert, CEO of New Media Expo. Rick talks about the history of the annual gathering of independent content producers and how it's helped those producers grow their businesses. That plus the week's content news and a discussion on international monetization.

Lon & Tim talk about the upcoming New Media Expo in Las Vegas and why independent content creators should think about attending. That plus the Tweet Heard 'Round the World, YouTube gamers organize to avoid ContentID strikes, and the inside baseball surrounding Oscar nominations.

This week Dane Golden joins us to talk about why he feels subscribers are more important than views when it comes to building your YouTube channel. Dane posted his thoughts in a guest post on Zefr.com. Also we look at the ContentID issues facing gaming channels, plus a look at the week's independent content news.

This week Lon talks about an imposter who uploaded many of his Amazon reviews to YouTube, affiliate links on YouTube, Emily Graslie's commentary on video comment sexism, and the latest news!

A shortened show this week as we take a look at the week's news. Goldieblox changes their tune on a promotional video after the Beastie Boys raise copyright concerns, and a new streaming box that will run live video to YouTube without a computer.

No guest this week, but Lon & Tim talk about how to earn more revenue on YouTube, a look at the new game consoles, and the week's independent content news.

This week we're joined by David Peterson who designed the Dothraki language for Game of Thrones. He's also worked on a number of other productions, painstakingly inventing new languages for characters. David also serves as President of the Language Creation Society.

Dane Golden joins us this morning to talk about his experiences at Digital Hollywood. We also look at the week's news, including some changes in revenue sharing YouTube is making for its larger partners like multichannel networks.

No guest this week but Lon and Tim share their latest tips and tricks for content creation. Tim talks about a great new Chrome-based browser that easily downloads YouTube videos for use in your projects (of course making sure you are licensed to use that content), and Lon talks about the growth of his YouTube channel.