If someone told me a couple years ago that it was possible to create videos without any cameras I would have thought they were nuts! Fast forward to 2011, and we are seeing new innovative tools being built so new video production possibilities can become realities.

xtranormal is a startup company that’s giving the power to anyone with a computer and internet connection to create video entertainment very quickly, easily, and in a fun way too. How it works: A user selects their desired set, actors, sounds, and writes a script to tell a story then out pops a video. xtranormal even has their very own film festival as sponsored by Microsoft’s Bing product.

While what xtranormal is doing is very impressive for 2011, I believe it’s just the tip of the iceberg for what tools can be built for creating video entertainment with essentially nothing. I heard a quote a few months ago from a studio executive who believes that a future Toy Story movie will be created by a collaborative “amateur” group over a summer. That may be a bit of an exaggeration but truth be told he may not be that far off. Only time will tell!

Below are some short and entertaining animated videos created by xtranormal’s users.

Singles Bar for Bears – A bear tries to pick up another bear without success

Celebz Ranting – Charlie Sheen Goes Off About His Brain and Life (custom created)

Decisions Decisions – iJustine talks to herself inside the Internet

Rainbow Bear has a Frowny

If you are creating a video, or want to create one that can’t currently be done using an online tool, then be sure to get a Spidvid profile and post your project for our community to collaborate on with you. Or if you don’t have a project to post right now, then bid on one that interests you.

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Collaboration for film producers, directors, screenwriters and other video production talents has never been as easy as it is today. With the advent of Google Wave, the new generation online collaboration tool, film production individuals can now easily share ideas, scripts, video and music clips and other items with just a few clicks, dragging and dropping.

Google Wave features and extensions help visual artists, screenwriters and writers to paint, draw and plan projects in real-time and collaborate with team members with revisions and improvements right away. We think that this collaboration tool will be really helpful for talented individuals at Spidvid for faster and much more efficient file sharing, drawing, designing and editing in real-time.

There are various bots (or robots) such as the scriptwriting bot which aids scriptwriting in faster editing of scripts. Video makers could now take advantage of easy file sharing in submitting their videos. Gone are the days when a scriptwriter has to worry about his scripts exceeding the file size limit with emails. Directors and producers can now easily share music, video clips and other necessary files for the film production and even play some games with their team while simultaneously generating and processing the video production. Making films and videos through the help of Google Wave and Spidvid as collaboration tools drives the production costs dramatically lower. Video production has never been this fun, interactive, cost-effective and all in real-time.

Spidvid’s platform continues to attract music talents, graphic designers, producers, directors, screenwriters and video creators while it’s currently in private beta testing these individuals realize that creating and sharing video ideas and scripts has never been this organized, cost-effective and interactive. It also proves that through collaboration of many talents around the world, there has never been a better time for producing quality video content.

* Check out the Candler blog by Jonathan Poritsky to get more information on the filmmaker’s wave.

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