A big part of the online fabric is now sharing. We have video sharing, photo sharing, blog article sharing, relatively new location sharing, sharing contacts, and pretty much everything else online can be shared with ease.

What I want to briefly outline in this post is video and film content ownership sharing.

We are typically used to seeing studios, producers, creators, or filmmakers own 100% of all content by paying their employees and/or contractors for their services and talent offered. Spidvid includes many interesting elements, and one of the bigger ones is the ability for members of production projects to share ownership with each other. The project leader assigns a percentage for each team member, ranging from 0% to 100%, in increments of 5%. So a team example breakdown could be: producer 30%, creator 20%, director 10%, editor 10%, actor #1 10%, actor #2 10%, actor #3 5%,  and actor #4 5%.

We may one day put a payment system in place so that team members can be both paid and offered a content ownership stake, but for now that can be manually done outside of our platform if money needs to be exchanged.

If you believe in video and film ownership sharing then get a Spidvid account, and enjoy the ability to partner with your team members.

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I’ve always been kind of obsessed with stickers. As a kid I would find and buy all kinds of stickers, and then look for interesting places to place them. Most of the time I would end up violating my parents fridge, freezer, furniture, floors, walls, lights, and even vehicles, as older stickers tend to not peel off so well years later.

In any case I thought that I would combine my obsession of stickers with my obsession of Spidvid together to create Spidvid stickers. These stickers will have a nice glossy finish, will be a size of 2″x4″, and will peel off easy and fairly clean if one needs to be removed for whatever reason.

There are three ways you can get yourself some Spidvid stickers.

#1. Tweet - send out an update on your Twitter account which includes @spidvid, and make it creative. An example could be “My life will be complete if I get some cool stickers from @spidvid.

#2. Request on Facebook – Simply go to our Facebook fan page and post a sticker request comment. An example could be “I’m a big Spidvid fan, and would love some stickers for my laptop and iPhone.

#3. Email us – Head over to our contact page and shoot us an email. Say hi and that you want some stickers, and provide your mailing address so we can ship some to you.

If you use option #1 or option #2 above we will follow up with you to get your mailing address. For now we are limiting Spidvid sticker shipments to North Americans only. If you live outside of North America and desperately want some stickers, we will make a special exception if you are willing to create a video of yourself using the stickers in creative, remarkable, or unusual ways.

Our hope is that a good percentage of people who receive Spidvid stickers will upload pictures and videos of themselves, showing off how they are putting the stickers to good use. We may even offer prizes to those who showcase their passion for Spidvid via uploaded content, and as voted on by the online community.

Don’t wait, make your Spidvid sticker request right now on Twitter, Facebook, or through email.

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Now that our site is starting to pick up some traction, and is getting an increasing amount of attention from individuals in the video and film space, I thought today would be a good time to link to a January article which outlines Spidvid’s value really well. Our following was much smaller then, and I’ve learned that many readers only check out recent and new blog content so that’s my main reason for doing this.

If you haven’t read it already you should quickly check out How to Attract Video Production Talent for Free. Learn how to share video and film content ownership with your team members because there are many excellent advantages and benefits for taking this strategic approach. I believe this could be the next significant “new media” production model for video and film content. Wholly believing in this incredible vision is what motivates me to jump out of bed each and every day.

Are you ready to start sharing video and/or film content ownership with your team members? If you are then grab yourself a Spidvid account and be sure to create a quality profile so other like-minded individuals are inspired to connect to you.

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It used to be true that videos and films could only be created with team members based out of the same town or city. A shoot or shoots still need to take place in a physical space so at some point the on-set individuals such as directors, actors, and videographers have to get together to work their magic, but pre/post production individuals such as writers, editors, graphic designers, and voice over artists can contribute from whatever location they may reside in.

Thanks to collaborative real-time tools provided through platforms like Market7’s, it’s entirely possible that you may never shake the hand of your fellow members on the numerous teams you may be a part of in the years that lie ahead. So much for having to move to cities like Hollywood and New York to fulfill your dream as a rock star film writer or editor. It all comes down to raw talent now because location issues are pretty much a thing of the past as we get ever more connected, and learn how to better use ever improving technologies to constantly upgrade content quality levels.

We got to stop thinking about the restrictions and limitations which once used to exist, we now live in a world where it’s all about creativity, passion, and skill. If you have those three attributes and learn where you can create the most value utilizing them together, then you unlock new exciting possibilities and opportunities to advance your career.

I plan on putting together webinars soon which educate those who want to be part of remote production teams, who desire to learn how to properly leverage the plethora of new powerful tools available, and who crave tips for how to create higher caliber videos and films. If anyone would like to help with organizing the online events, would like to be featured as a speaker, or provide funding as a sponsor, then please reach out and outline how you fit into this equation.

No matter how you want to build your next video production team or who it may include, we hope you decide to join our community.

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Whether you love creating videos just for fun, or for a profit by having them monetized with ads, either way you constantly need video production ideas to get your projects started. Ideas are hard to come up with, or rather good ideas are hard to come up with which are unique and original. Some of the most remarkable ideas we’ve read are from viewers who only consume video content, and don’t create it. After reading our four tips below, we challenge you to submit your own to see what our community thinks of your story or idea.

If you’re a video creator or filmmaker and are lacking good ideas for your next project, you can either look to places like our community for them, or you can get inspired and think up new ones. That latter is my goal for this post.

Read on to discover how you can generate some interesting and actionable video production ideas.

#1. Go for a walk. Get out to clear your head, and visit a spot which gets your creative juices flowing. The now infamous Michael Jackson wrote a few of his greatest hit songs on his “giving tree“, located on his former Neverland Ranch. Jackson found his inspiration climbing a tree, where do you find your inspiration?

#2. Consume different types of content. Many professionals tend to read, listen to, and watch the same type of content on a daily basis. To start thinking in new perspectives get out of your “content comfort zone” and read something you’ve never read before, listen to a podcast show that discuss topics outside of your niche, or jump on YouTube and discover videos you wouldn’t have watched yesterday. Ideas can come from unexpected and surprising places.

#3. Brainstorm with friends. Do you remember in school how your teacher would come up with a topic and everyone would contribute ideas about that particular topic? Do the same with your friends, family members, or colleagues. Learn to utilize the minds of those around you because not only will you come up with better video ideas, but everyone’s overall creativity will be elevated as well.

#4. Go to the movies. I don’t know what it is about movie theaters, but I always seem to come out of them with interesting ideas. Whether it’s seeing an actor doing something goofy, being entertained with a special effect, hearing a memorable quote I want to repeat a million times to my friends, or getting popcorn stuck on my shoes, there is bound to be an idea or two that suddenly comes to you which can inspire your next video or film.

Bonus – #5. Jot them down. Whether the jotting down occurs in your physical notebook, on your iPod, on your (future ) iPad, in your email, on the back of a napkin, or on the back of your hand, just get something down which can be easily recalled later. Many good ideas get lost or forgotten so be sure to have at least one reliable place to document your ideas.

Do you have another way to come up with remarkable video/film production ideas? What inspires and motivates you to get your mind turbo charged?

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