viral video as cheap marketing strategy

this is what i get paid to do. people give me the assets (the pictures, the music, the voice over) and i mix it together in sony vegas. don't laugh. its easy and it gets the job done quick. the question you should be asking is not, what tools are you using but what does the final product look like?



then ask, what is the cost of your operation? well, compared to the $3,000 apple editing suite, this looks mighty cheap. you can get a windows machine and a copy of sony vegas for under $500 if you know how to bargain shop.

westboro baptist church is coming to town

so the westboro baptist church is coming to seattle. you can see the details on their website here. the events begin friday evening and end monday morning. stops include spu graduation and garfield highschool.

here is a thoughtful meditation on the coming of the phelps family.



i am going to be covering the event for seattleiam, this up and coming video hosting site for video journalists. i hope to see plenty of people at the protest, ready to share their views and share their appreciation for our freedom of speech.

no age performs at triple door

now this is a novel idea. a quirky punk band plays live along to a screening of a buried children's classic nature film. it looks pretty psychedelic and wacky.



showtimes are friday night 7pm then again at 930pm. at the triple door.

not another football highlights video

how does someone maintain interest in football highlights? am i losing the intended audience if i play with effects too much? reverse? clever (or not so clever) juxtapositions?



i could be a little more conscious of my pacing in this video.

when you grow up

this film maker was quite the find. fleet foxes did the soundtrack for this short movie back in 2006. i would sure like to work on set with a project like this. i like the mixed media aesthetic.

When You Grow Up from Matt Daniels on Vimeo.