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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My goal is to share a list post once a week here since so many video creators, producers, writers, and other talent enjoy the insights, knowledge, and the value they provide to do something better or more efficiently.

Tim Siglin from OnlineVideo.net attended Streaming Media Europe and compiled a list of takeaways for excelling using social media for increasing online video visibility, attention, and engagement. A “Friend Engine” means any social media tool that empowers viewers to share video content with their social networks.

Below is a summary of my favorite tips from Tim.

1. Facebook – Make sure your videos play directly in Facebook. Some of their key video sharing partners include YouTube and Vimeo.

2. Diverse social networking – Embrace a few different social networks to reach viewers such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr, and wherever your niche audience socializes online. Don’t just treat each audience the same though, tailor your content and engagement strategy to each one individually.

3. Distribute everywhere – Get your videos uploaded to as many sites as you can, and see how each compare in terms of views, social interaction (tweets and likes), and engagement (comments and ratings). Get your entertaining videos up to UnleashVideo by doing past and future projects on Spidvid. A Spidvid team project can be completed and video uploaded in less than 20 minutes. If you want to learn more please contact us so we can give you all the juicy benefits for doing so.

4. Social media contacts – Build up your fans, followers, and subscribers and engage with viewers one on one to help build up your view count, video shares, and engagement. Good social capital takes a long time to earn, but it’s well worth the time investment and dedication commitment.

5. Video optimization –  Be sure to use good metadata! Your title is critically important, try to get your audience to think to themselves “WTF” so they will click on it out of pure curiosity to see the video. An interesting picture for your video thumbnail is integral too, choose whatever one you feel will attract the most views. If you are an number optimization nerd you may want to experiment and try different thumbnail images to see what works best.

6. Video transcription – If you can take the key dialog from your videos and create text to get the search engines to pay attention, then go for it. A flash video player on a page by itself has no SEO value.

Get four more tips from Tim right here, and use them to your advantage. You spend lots of time creating entertaining videos, so make sure to dedicate at least the same amount of time (or more) promoting and marketing them. If you want help in this challenging area, we can help you get more love, views, and attention for your videos!

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Quick mention: First off, extremely happy to announce that our hacked servers from late last week have been 100% restored, and everything is back to normal once again. So you can again feel safe visiting and using our platform, and reading our blog. Now onto the topic of the day which is giving you five video editing tips you can use for your future production projects.

Since the mid-1990’s, video production has undergone vast changes due to technological improvements in video equipment and software, distribution options, funding avenues, and barriers to entry have been virtually eliminated.

Once you film and record an entertaining video, you or someone on your team needs to edit it down to its core to tell viewers an engaging story.

Here are five video editing tips:

1. Always use a tripod if possible. Tripods have been created for one reason, steady shots. Earthquake-like effects are sometimes desired, but you don’t want your audience to sit through an entire shaky video. In fact, they won’t anyways. Let the tripod do it’s job. When it comes to video editing, steady shots will help you make clean edits.

2. Use instrumental background music. That way the lyrics or vocals from the artist don’t clash with someone speaking on-camera. You can safely use vocals for parts of your video where there is no dialogue. Also, try to edit to the beat of the music, meaning change your shots on each beat.

3. Normalize your audio when editing. This means that all of your sound levels should peak in the middle of your audio meter bar. This bar is an area of your video editing software that quickly moves up and down when a video is playing. You don’t want audio that is too low to hear, or too loud which hurts viewer’s ears.

4. Don’t use too many video effects. This is a rookie mistake, and I’m sure you don’t want to look like a rookie even if you are one. Find one or two good transitions which fit the video’s format and stick with them, but don’t use them for every little scene. Also, use only one or two good filters, which are effects that make the entire screen change or look different. At times a nice effect is to start your video black and white and let it gradually dissolve to color. Experiment with video effects as they can make your video more entertaining, and deliver additional production value to your viewers.

5. Be patient. It takes lots of time to become a good editor. Use your editing software help section, read related blog articles, and tap into community knowledge on video editing forums. Forums are fantastic places to invest your time, and there are likely many thousands of people using the exact software you are. They know the pros and cons of your software, and any issues you are having they have likely experienced similar ones also. Some useful forums are CreativeCow.net, Videomaker.com, and Videoguys.com.

And most importantly remember to have fun, because if you aren’t having fun editing videos then perhaps partnering with a quality editor may make more sense to your projects.

If you have any other video editing advice, be sure to post it in the comments below.

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Wow it’s hard to believe that June is over already, along with half of the year, 2010. So what better way to kick off July than featuring a few of our favorite viral videos from June. These babies are sure to make your early summer season just a little bit more entertaining.

1. BP Spills Coffee

By now you probably know how BP deals with spills. UCB Comedy takes the oil spill story to the boardroom and shows us exactly what would happen if BP executives spilled their coffee, and how well coordinated they work together to clean up the spill. On YouTube the video got over 5.2 million views in just 9 days.

2. USA vs England in the World Cup

Just had to include a World Cup video on this list since it has been such a sports phenomena. The tournament did not start well for the England team as they draw against the USA due to a rather uncomfortable moment their keeper Green had. For several years Fabian Moritz, of Legofussball.eu, has recreated football goals using nothing but stop motion and Lego.

3. OK Go – End Love

OK Go are doing it again. Their latest track ‘End Love’ is just awesome. See for yourself below.

4. The Elaborate Wedding Proposal

If you are married how did you propose to your fiancée, or get proposed to? Did it compare to the proposal below in NYC?

5. Shinya – iPad Magic

Last but not least, with the launch of Apple’s new iPad, a viral video just had to be included on this list. This street magician has added an iPad to his magic routine in the streets of Tokyo. He turns his show into a story about the past, present, and future of communication.

If you are looking to create some of your very own viral videos but don’t have the talent you need on your team, why not get a free Spidvid profile and connect with some of our quality community members. Who knows, your next entertaining video could land on our viral videos list for July. Happy long weekend everyone!

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So you have written a remarkable script for an entertaining video you would like to create. It’s awesome. The story has good flow, characters, and drama. You have a very good idea for who you are looking for to join you in this project. You know that you want quality individuals. You want someone who will fully commit to your project, who will treat it as their own, and someone who is going to be there until the successful completion. You want individuals who have a passion for what they do, and can join forces with you to transform your dream into a reality.

Here are 5 simple ways to attract quality individuals to your video production team

1. Stop by your local coffee shop for a couple hours to see who’s there. I’m not kidding. Grab a warm cup of coffee, tea, or your super special drink personalized just for you. Reach out and meet some new people. Get a feel for who and what you are looking for. Coffee shops are great locations to hunt down local artists who love filmmaking. You need to get out of your comfort zone, and meet real people to consistently add and round out your team. These are excellent places to not only find your future team members, but to fuel your mind, and also enhance your project’s vision. It’s also a great place to get started on way #2.

2. The Internet will more than likely be your best friend during this search process. Networking on websites like Spidvid’s will help to attract like minded individuals just a little bit easier. Join Facebook groups. Engage in chat rooms. Connect on forums. The key here is for people to get to know, like, and trust you. Make sure you choose people who you jive with on a personal level, this is a must when you are going to work and collaborate closely with others.

3. Visit your local art or drama club, or attend a relevant meetup group in your area. Get a strong feel for what is out there at your disposal. Throw around your ideas or script to a few individuals and gauge what kind of interest you receive. You are going to have to propose an interesting pitch and worthwhile project, so make sure you throughly prepare the core points you need to effectively communicate.

4. Check out your local university and college scene. There are always plenty of starving artists that are making their way through school just waiting for exciting opportunities to come along which can help kick start their careers.

5. Look into your immediate connections across your email account, and social networks. You are going to work best with people that you know, who know you, and that you already get along with. Have you discovered all of your friend’s hidden talents and skills?

Networking is key here to build lasting relationships that strive to benefit both you personally, and others who share similar goals to yourself.

Important final comment: Nobody is going to be interested in contributing to your project unless it’s well defined from an objectives and rewards perspective. Make sure that you have planned everything out, and are able to clearly articulate exactly what your project is all about, and why others should get totally excited to help you create the video. Good luck!

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