Today the iPhone 4S by Apple (pictured above) launched, and what a beautiful looking product it is! I’m personally not going to buy the iPhone 4S as I already have the iPhone 4,  but I’m anxiously awaiting for the projected iPhone 5 later next year.

I have shot numerous videos on my iPhone 4 including my Spidvid team’s enchilada video embedded below, and really enjoy the experience of using a simple yet powerful device fully equipped with a 720p HD video camera.

How To Make Chicken Enchiladas from Jeremy Campbell on UnleashVideo

The new iPhone 4S video camera is 1080p HD that has stabilization built right in for steadying shaky shots, and video editing can be done in a native way on the device as well.

3 of my favorite iOS apps for mobile video production are:

- ReelDirector: Full editing suite to add titles and credits, cut scenes, add music, and add transitions.

- 8mm: Has a few various lenses to shoot source video with including; 60s, 70s, Sakura, XPro, Noir, Siena, and 1920.

- Movie Looks: Select already filmed clips and select the look  you want including; Black and White, Cold Day, Face Light, Mojito, Pop, Soft Faded, Sunset, Vintage Color, Bleach Bypass, Bronze, Cinematic, Cold Beauty, Cross Process, Grunge, Warm Beauty, White Diffusion, Crime Scene, Curahee, Epic, Hughes, Neo, Night Vision, Ohio, Warm and Fuzzy, Auto Art, Blue Note, Crush, Gold Tone, Hi Con Glow, Platinum, Selenium, Sepia, Action, Connor, Garber, Jake, MC, Optimus, Resident, and War. 40 different looks in all, very cool!

Perhaps the most important thing to my video shoots is my little, trustworthy tripod as pictured below. Steady shots are key and this product provides a wonderful solution.

Mobile video production is ever improving as the tools and technologies are paving a path for new filmmakers and video creators to explore, and prosper from. It will be interesting to see where these products go in the future. Perhaps by 2015 or 2020 the top mobile devices will have RED quality cameras come standard.

Side note: RIP Steve Jobs, you truly changed the world with your passion, vision, and execution. You will be truly missed.

Where do you see mobile video production going? The comments are yours!

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So you’re wrapping up production on a new web series, short film, or another project and are now looking for film festivals to submit to. We are a proud sponsor of New Media Film Festival which has events in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. Submission categories include: animation, mobile created, webisodes, web series, shorts, narrative and documentaries, 3D or red shorts, 3D or red features, content apps, and socially responsible content. There are lots of prizes to be won that directly benefit filmmakers, and their careers going forward. The next big event takes place in Los Angeles in May, 2011.

We are pleased to announce that if you do decide to submit your content to the New Media Film Festival, our Spidvid community and blog readers can save some submission entry cash by using the discount code NM254 at check out online. If you want to submit your content but can’t afford to (or would rather invest into your content instead), then contact us and we may sponsor the fee entirely to get you on your way. If you have any questions please post a comment below, or reach out to us on Twitter, Facebook, or email us.

Good luck to everyone who gets involved with New Media Film Festival in 2011, and we look forward to watching and sharing your creations next Spring!

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It seems like with each passing month it brings with it more and more interesting viral videos. We have posted our five favorite viral videos below for September. Feel free to add yours below in the comments with a video link, or hit us up on Twitter, or Facebook.

1. The 200 yard golf gong shot

These golfers are masters of ball control. Watch below as they try to hit a 9″ gong 200 yards away by skipping their balls across a lake. Incredible, even Tiger Woods himself would be impressed!

2. OK Go – White Knuckles

OK Go are perhaps the most creative band on the planet today. They have had many viral video hits over the past few months including their newest one, “White Knuckles”. A great use of dogs too, check it out below.

3. Herding Cats

Our viral video list wouldn’t be complete without a cute animal one. Ikea brought in 100 cats and released them throughout one of their stores in the UK. Watch as the cats hang out with each other, get silly and wild, and of course take cat naps.

4. Future of Screen Technology

If you think you already have too many video screens in your house, office, and in your hand you haven’t seen anything yet. Check out what could be the future of screens within our lives. This is both remarkable and scary at the same time.

5. 2 Guys 600 Pillows

This video is all backwards which is a pretty interesting concept, and fun to watch. If you are sleepy right now you may want to avoid watching this video as you may search out your own comfy pillow and need a nap. Office workers you’ve been warned!

Be sure to subscribe to our blog for October’s top viral videos, interesting video production posts along the way, and stay on top of new developments within Spidvid’s community as well. Get the Spidvid blog delivered to your inbox, or via RSS.

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It’s our mandate to allow Spidvid community members to use our platform wherever they prefer. For now we have Spidvid.com but are happy to announce that Android app planning is underway. Follow us on Twitter? You should because we originally broke this news a few days ago via a tweet.

The plan is to include all of the features that are now on the site, in the Android app, with the exception of uploading a team created video which may or may not be included. The app will be free to download and use, and our hope is to release it later next month in August or early September.

After the Droid app we will develop either an iPhone app next, or a Facebook app. If you have an app preference let us know on Facebook, Twitter, or email us.

If you have a device which runs the Android platform, we hope you download the soon to be released Spidvid app, and let us know how you like it and how we could improve it for you. The Spidvid mobile revolution is just around the corner.

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Over night, Google became the number one online video player when they purchased YouTube on October 9th, 2006. Since then the gap has been widening between YouTube and other video sharing websites. YouTube now commands about 42% of all online video streams, and that will only grow as their ecosystem further builds itself out over time.

You know about YouTube’s success on the web, and across mobile devices, but their newest and upcoming moves are quite impressive too. Something that I’m extremely interested about is their new 4K video running at a resolution of 4096 x 3072 which is ideal for a 25 foot screen. I never thought I would ever watch a YouTube video on a large screen, and maybe I won’t any time soon unless I can connect with someone who has a killer projector with mega fast broadband access. If you have an ideal YouTube 4K viewing setup do let me know.

I’m also excited about this fall’s release of Google TV that combines cable TV, online video, and the web into one interactive interface. If you think you multi-task now, just wait until Google TV comes to your living room.

Just last month YouTube won its billion dollar copyright infringement case against Viacom which was a massive win for Google, and for online video in general. It seems like YouTube can do no wrong right now, and has all the momentum to drive the entire industry forward. Maybe I’m just an online video geek, but I’m ecstatic to see where things will be in five years from now. I can’t even imagine what ten years from now will look like, but I’m sure we will all look back at 2010 as being the very early days of online video.

If you want to make a larger imprint in online video by creating content which is more entertaining and that features higher production values, then maybe it’s time to think about collaboration. If collaborating with other like-minded individuals will benefit your future video or film projects then be sure to grab a free Spidvid profile, post a project, and start connecting with the talent you need to successfully drive your vision forward.

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