I did it! Bought the Kodak Zi8 and love it :-)

Just a quick blog post to say that I bought the Kodak Zi8 and I really love it. It *is* worth all of the great reviews that it has had :-) I've taken SO many videos with it but am yet to upload them so when I do I will come back and post one for you to see the quality. It really is brilliant.

Going to get a Kodak Zi8 I think...

So in my last post I mentioned that I might like to get a pocket camera and i've been doing some research since then. I have decided to keep my eyes peeled for a deal on the Kodak Zi8 which seems to be getting some really good reviews.
It would be that or the Flip Ultra II which is also getting really decent reviews but just seems to be pipped by the Kodak on volume of reviews and price. So we'll see but I hope it won't be too long before I can upload a video and show you for myself :-)

I think i might want to get a pocket camera!

I was at a seminar this week about the new Panasonic flip pocket camera and the marketing campaign that was carried out to increase awareness and sales of the product. It was really interesting and sparked a little interest in me especially having written a blog about the Nokia N8. I was at a gig the night that I had seen the marketing campaign and someone in the crowd captured a video of the encore from that gig. It's up on youtube and my friend sent me a link because he spotted me quite clearly in the video. The video is here and I am the one sat on the floor in the blue troos and pink jumper... below that is the video that I took at the same time using my camera phone- the difference in quality is very obvious!!

The one that I feature in...

And the one off my phone (which is a bit crap!!)

The use of video in marketing

This week I am going to be away for a few days working on a tradestand but I will also be attending a marketing tradeshow featuring advertising technology. I know that I will see companies trying to sell their mobile marketing and video marketing skills so I will consider what applications there are for video marketing and possibly blog about it later in the week.
In the meantime I will share with the you another cute cat video (I really don't like cats but this is quite sweet)

Top watched youtube videos

I was reading an article that was published just this month that talked about the top videos on you tube. There are some staggering viewing figures out there, predominantly for music videos with Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga in spots one and two for the most watched videos on you tube. Historically music videos haven't always dominated the charts though and some bizarre and entertaining ones (not released by an artist) have slipped down the charts in the last 3 years from former glory.
A somewhat odd and perhaps entertaining video of 'Charlie bit my finger' features a small boy sitting with his younger baby brother. As you might have guessed in the clip, which is less than a minute long, Charlie bites his older brother's finger. A phenomenal 276.9 million viewers have watched the clip. Insane.
Another non-music-artist clip that has been watched by millions, indeed 165.6 million viewers is this one featured below: An Evolution of Dance.
I think I might have once seen this on RudeTube

Time lapse in a music video- Guillemots

So, I don't have any inside info on this one so I couldn't tell you what it was made with but I LOVE this video and had to share it. The use of video in the music industry is huge but this video seems relatively low budget. It was filmed in the Highlands of Scotland and many of the places featured are local to my home in Scotland where I grew up. The song is also beautiful so this seemed like a really apt video to use to demonstrate the use of time lapse in a music video.



Please do leave me a comment if you've enjoyed this video. I do promise that I am going to take the blog in a different direction now i've explored time lapse a bit more :-)

Time lapse used as an educational tool

Over the weekend I shared a video of an equine artist showcasing her talents via a time lapse video. I've also seen it used for B2B (Business to Business) and B2C (Business to Consumer) purposes as an educational tool, to promote a business.
One of these videos is here and shows time lapse in a different context



This was created using a Nikon camera and some add ons to the camera. Again shots were taken about 1 every 10 seconds for the duration of the installation. Processing on the computer created what you see now.