With each passing month, online videos are getting more creative, more fun to watch, and less expensive to produce which bodes well for our Spidvid community. Below are 5 remarkable viral videos from September. There are dozens of others likely just as deserving as these, so if you have a favorite please include the link in the comments below.

1. Rhian Touches Herself – What a brilliant move to campaign for men getting tested for testicular cancer. I’m sure that Rhian had many guys grabbing their balls, but for what reason?! Video production takeaway: Sex sells, and hot women get attention, use them when appropriate in your entertaining videos.

2. Puss In Boots – The Cat Haz Swagger – The Old Spice TV commercials were huge viral sensations. This video isn’t an ad for Old Spice, but rather, features a co-star from the Shrek series, Puss. Antonio Banderas would make a great cat, but in this video his character promotes the upcoming movie Puss In Boots. Video production takeaway: Cats are huge stars online, but getting them to do what you want isn’t always easy. So keep a quality camera close by at all times because you never know when that magical moment will happen. If that doesn’t work then animate a cute cat and give the kitty a sexy voice over.

3. World Greatest Drag Race – If you love sports cars and racing then this video is for you! Motor Trend reserved an airport strip and put 11 of today’s hottest cars (including a Ferrari, Porsche, Audi, Lotus, Mercedes, BMW, Lexus, Evora, Corvette, Mustang, and Laguna) in a row to see which one was fastest. Well shot from many different angles with lots of car candy, enjoy. Video production takeaway: Always think big, and tap into people’s passions.

4. McFly’s Closet – Nike recently launched a campaign called Back To the Future. 1,500 shoes are being auctioned off with the money going to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons disease research. Check out these cool glowing kicks! Video production takeaway: Sell the future.

5. Carlsberg stunts with bikers in cinema – Beer maker, Carlsberg pulls off a genius stunt in Belgium with 148 bikers in a movie theater. Some innocent couples want to take their seat, but the room is filled with not so friendly looking gentlemen… how will they react? Video production takeaway: Reaction videos can be massive hits, just look at what Ashton Kutcher did with his TV show Punk’d.

Create better quality video entertainment by collaborating with our talented community, be sure to get a Spidvid profile and if you need any help at all just ask us!

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With each passing month, online videos are getting more creative, more fun to watch, and less expensive to produce. Below are 5 remarkable viral videos from April 2011. There are dozens of others likely just as deserving as these, so if you have a favorite please include the link in the comments below.

1. Poolball - The world`s largest pool table is on display where soccer (football) and billiards are played together. These two sports work so well together so perhaps poolball should become a sport of its own, check out the highlights of an intense game below.

2. Skittles Touch: Cat – A cool yet kind of creepy interactive video where you touch the screen and become part of the video personally. Be sure to get one of your 10 fingers ready before you click the play button below, and taste the rainbow.

3. David Beckham Makes 3 Amazing Kicks – While on the beach in California shooting a commercial for Diet Pepsi, David Beckham shows why he’s the world’s most famous soccer player. 3.2 million video views to date since April 7th!

4. Little Thor – A little toddler dresses up as Thor and decides to show off his super powers to his much horrified parents. Little Thor has been seen almost 1.7 million times since its release on April 19th.

5. Best Of a Normal Day – Some normal people doing some extraordinary tricks! This video has viral written all over it, and must have taken countless hours to create.

Top video created by our Spidvid community in the month of April – The Hangover Fairy is there whenever you have a bad hangover that just won`t go away. Rumor: An entire Hangover Fairy web series will be created this summer and fall, in collaboration between Spidvid, these filmmakers and our community, and the After Party energy drink company.

The Hangover Fairy – After Party from Blackened Irish Films on UnleashVideo

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Lots going on in the world of collaborative video creation these days! There’s lots of useless noise out there, but we cut through it for you to only share the worthwhile stuff that matters. Below is the best of our last seven days of tweets.

• 2011 As Year of Collaborative Video via MarketSeven
• Interview with Online Video Acting Star Jessica Rose via myFanbase
• ARE YOU A NOBODY FILMMAKER? via Filmmaker Magazine
• The web first! Volkswagen’s “The Force” Super Bowl Ad Goes Viral Before it Even Aired on TV via Mashable
• How to make a TV commercial via YouTube #videoproduction #productiontip
• Web Series Advice Column: Wise Ways To Grow and Keep Your Support Base via WebSeriesNetwork
• Character development tips for documentaries via YouTube #productiontip
• New post: Super Bowl Ad Production Lessons For Video Creators via Spidvid #productionlessons #SuperBowlAds
• Olbermann, Conan and the Age of Digital Celebrity via NewTeeVee
• How to create a great demo reel via YouTube #demoreel #productiontip
• What Is a Web Series? via jwarrenpiece
• 5 Tips for Creating Effective Interactive & Clickable Videos by ReelSEO
• Holding a camera like a pro from Vimeo #VideoSchool
• Learn filmmakers! One of the funniest Film Riot’s to date
• Editing tip: fast and slow cutting as seen on YouTube
• Want to connect with elite LA filmmakers? Then go to New Media Vault on the 24th of this month at the W hotel! #NMV
• Dave Days Exclusive Interview: The Partners Project http://youtu.be/mmbmogW7Upk #PartnerProject #DaveDays
• @NYFA LA Upcoming Filmmaker/Producer Pitch Session
• After Effects tutorial – how to make a super opening title
• My Character Worksheet (That I Ripped Off) from TheScriptLab #screenwriting #writing #CharacterWorksheet
• HOW TO Promote Your Videos http://youtu.be/6andi49X_fc #videopromotion #needviews #viralvideo #videohustle
• Wow, remarkable! 120 FPS is Nothing: Here’s What 2,564 FPS on a Phantom Flex Camera Looks Like via nofilmschool

The top Spidvid project completed/video uploaded this week goes to the team behind “The Unfriending” as embedded below. Before you unfriend someone on Facebook, watch this video first!

The Unfriending from Deron on UnleashVideo

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So ends another year of Super Bowl fun and excitement, and congrats to the Green Bay Packers for a much deserved championship in 2011. I have embedded a few of the top and worst Super Bowl TV commercials of this year, and commented to provide some lessons for video creators.

Viewers seem to like Volkswagen’s “The Force” ad the best. It now has over 21 million views, and with good reason. Video production lesson: use kids to your advantage because viewers love seeing cute kids doing adorable things.

Bridgestone’s “Carma” ad has just over 1 million views on YouTube, but it’s still a lot of fun to watch. Video production lesson: Like kids, animals are very much loved by viewers of all walks of life. Combining a friendly animal with a funny gesture is genius.

Sex sells, but that doesn’t always mean it’s liked in a video. Go Daddy are known as being big Super Bowl spenders year in and year out, and usually do a pretty good job of matching their brand with sex, but in 2011 they failed with “The Contract” ad. Watch the 30 second spot below and see if you can tell me why. Video production lesson: using pretty woman in your videos certainly doesn’t hurt, but make sure you use them effectively to tell a worthwhile story.

Super Bowl commercials have been dominated by car companies over the years, and 2011 was no different. Chrysler had a brilliant one featuring Eminem called “Imported From Detroit” which told both Detroit’s and Chrysler’s stories together. Video production lesson: tap into viewer’s emotions and tell them a powerful yet simple story that they can tell to others to in turn inspire them.

The NFL did a spectacular job of promoting the sport of football, and most importantly celebrating their fans this past weekend with their campaign. It would be interesting to hear how much they spent on getting the rights to the content they used for their “Best Fans Ever” ad. Video production lesson: use objects and people in your video that viewers recognize. Giving viewers a frame of reference will help them remember what they saw, and motivate them to share your video with their friends and family.

It seems with every passing Super Bowl, viewers are getting more and more excited about seeing the new viral ads.

Until that special time comes again in 2012, it’s now your time to shine! Create better quality video entertainment by collaborating with our talented community, be sure to get a Spidvid profile and if you need any help at all just ask!

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We are now officially one month into 2011, and the viral videos continue to get pumped out! Below are our favorite five, including one created by Spidvid community member’s Deron, Meghan, and Claudia featured on our video sharing partner’s site UnleashVideo. This one hasn’t gone viral yet but should very soon. Spread the word about the “Narrated Sex” video (as pictured above), and be part of our “viral seeding” team! Enjoy these, and if you have one to add then please share the link to the video in the comments below.

1. Narrated Sex – This is taking narrated sex to a whole new level.

Narrated Sex from Deron on UnleashVideo

2. Greatest Putt-Putt Shot of all Time - Not sure if this is fake or real, but either way it’s cool to see this unique hole in one. And the guy’s silly laughter is pretty funny too! The video now has over 2.3 million views, and was uploaded on January 21st.

3. Ted Williams – Homeless Man, Golden Voice - Inspiring viral videos are uplifting and emotionally charging to see. If you haven’t heard the Ted Williams story yet, then be sure to watch the video below.

4. Kobe Bryant Is “Black Mamba” - Nike are among the elite when it comes to creative TV ads. Black Mamba starring Los Angeles Laker superstar Kobe Bryant, is a masterful 30 second spot produced by filmmaking legend Robert Rodriguez who’s also the mastermind behind Sin City, and other popular movies.

5. Heavy Metal Penguin - Our list would be incomplete without having at least one animal video on the list. There is something very fun and cool about penguins! Check out the hyper-active penguin below, and don’t be shy to jump around a little yourself!

Again, if you have a favorite viral video from January please use the comment section below to share it!

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