Hi, everyone!

As you know, I’m conducting a session on Saturday regarding online video at the Podcamp AZ. Because this is an unconference, the audience plays a significant role in the session. That said, I’m thinking we should get some discussion going before the session. What questions do you have? What comments would you like to make?

In what direction do you want the session to go?

Leave comments here if you’d like. You can also email me at israelhyman (at) gmail (dot) com. You can twitter me at www.twitter.com/israelhyman or you can always call me at 480-980-1533. Yes, that’s really my mobile number.

This installment of Izzy Video is all about light positions. It shows the various results which come from moving the key light relative to the subject. I demonstrate “Broad Lighting” and “Short Lighting” among other topics.

This video is available in the members area.

I’m going to do a free session called “Improve Your Online Video” on November 3rd at Podcamp AZ. The Podcamp is free. My session is free. You can follow this link to register. If you can make it to Phoenix on November 3rd, please join us. I’m hoping to see as many of you there as possible.

Following is the description for my session:

Aesthetically, most web video is pretty horrible. Because folks don’t know how easy it is to create good video, they make major blunders. They shoot up their own nostrils; they distort their faces with incorrect lens settings; they ignore audio quality. Avoid these pitfalls! Beginner or pro? Come join the discussion.

Oh, and by the way, I believe Podcamp AZ is going to be streamed live over the internet using Ustream.tv, so if you can’t make it to Phoenix on November 3rd, you can still enjoy much of the event.

Finally, my friend, Justine Ezarik (yes, the iPhone “Bill in a Box Video” Justine), is having a Photoshop contest to help promote Podcamp AZ. Maybe you’d like to participate?

I thought you might be interested in seeing the studio setup I use for Paperclipping. In this video, I show you how I convert a room in my house into a temporary studio. It usually takes about 30 minutes, but in this video, it only takes a few minutes. Enjoy!

This video is available to members only.

Proposed (Classified) Bill Will Defend Against Flesh-Eating (Classified)

I’ve been a fan of The Onion for a long time. Every once in a while, they put out a video that rises above their normal brilliance. This is such a video. Their high production value adds to the humor. I literally laughed aloud.

Over the past two years, I have received many questions dealing with Compression. In this video, I do an introductory tutorial on the subject. I explain what compression is, what a codec is, conceptually how compression works. Also, I review some of the settings inside Compressor, Apple’s compression application which comes with Final Cut Studio.

Future tutorials will go more in-depth on the subject of compression.

Want access to this tutorial? Please visit the membership area to learn more.

*Update: Everything is working again. Andrew was right. The date in the system was wrong (I think this was a Dreamhost issue). Suddenly the date is correct and the system is working again. Sorry for any troubles…

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For some reason, yesterday the membership software I’m using suddenly stopped working, so all of yesterday’s new subscribers may have issues when trying to access the premium area of the site. I will get this fixed as soon as possible. In the meantime, here is a workaround that appears to work:

1. Try to log into the premium members area, and you will get a message that says: “Access to this membership area is not allowed. Please go to ‘Membership information page’ to renew or add subscription”
2. Click on the words “Membership information page”
3. Inside the membership information page, in the upper left-hand quarter, you’ll see a section called “Your Subscriptions”. Click on the subscription called “Six-Month Premium Subscription to Izzy Video”.
4. Now you’re inside the premium area!

I will post once I have the problem fixed. Sorry about the problems!

In previous episodes I have focused so much on following the rules associated with videography, lighting, and editing, that I thought it might be interesting to have one episode devoted to breaking the rules. This was a fun one for us.

Enjoy!

Thank you to everyone who is supporting our new direction!

This video is for members only.

I’m excited to announce a change to Izzy Video. I’ve launched a new Premium Subscriber program. Here is what a Premium Subscriber receives:

• The Archives — Premium subscribers get exclusive access to the archives of past Izzy Video tutorials (currently 55 episodes strong). The archives will no longer be available to free subscribers. However, I have made a few sample episodes available to help free subscribers determine if they would like to become premium subscribers.
• Two Members-Only Episodes Per Month — Premium Subscribers will also receive two members-only episodes per month. My plan is to continue to produce free episodes and publish them on the free feed, but they will be at a lower resolution and published less frequently.
• Higher Resolution Videos — The free tutorials will be low resolution, 320×240. The premium feed will be high resolution, 640×480.

A premium subscription will last for six months. During that time, you will have access to a members-only section of this site, where you can find the premium feed as well as direct links to the huge archive of Izzy Video tutorials.

The price for a six month premium subscription is $45.

When you add the 55 archive episodes, plus the 12 members-only episodes you’ll receive over the next 6 months, it totals to 67 episodes which will not be available to subscribers of the free feed. Let’s do the math: $45 dollars divided by 67 episodes = you’re only paying 67 cents per episode. When you consider the value of the content in the videos, I hope you’ll agree that $45 is a small price to pay.

Please click here to learn more about the Premium Subscriber Program.