First time posting here and just getting started with creating short format work to upload (some of the work I've found on this site has been inspirational/instructional). Have a few questions on the business side of things that perhaps someone can chime in on...

--These aggregation sites like Tubemogul and others; is it really worth the time to try and push your work to as many sites as possible? I understand exposure is important - but is there a such a thing as over exposing a video/your work if it's not standard faire?

--For those of us that are looking to promote our spec work, and perhaps get a job from all of this blood, sweat, and typing - how else are people finding us "guns for hire" ? Are you guys using listing sites - and which ones? I've heard of friends getting work from listing themselves on productionpoint.com and kemps, and some others...anyone have suggestions (particularly if any of these resources have international reach)?

Thanks in advance for your input,

Jay Davis

Shutter Magazine is looking for YOUR help!

Here's the open positions:

1) New writers - start writing articles about anything film related that you feel could teach an aspiring filmmaker, or that you feel is noteworthy, or something that's satirical like Todd Voltz's 10 ways to seduce a casting director (lol); write about what you love about film!!!!

2) Layout designer: Someone familiar with digitally laying out a magazine and how it needs to be designed

3) Reporters: In addition to article writers, we need to have people that take it upon themselves to cover events and to keep all of us up to date on what's going on in the local film industry

4) Sales people / Street Team - so that the magazine will generate revenue and provide writers and layout designers with compensation, so that we can cover the expense of the print and the expenses. Sales people should earn 15% of their sale.

5) Music - Someone who will oversee what local bands and acts would be willing to donate their music for independent films and make sure they get a listing in Shutter's music for your film page

6) Publishers - You will oversee the printing, the layout design, and work with the Editor-in-Chief to make sure that the magazine is properly distributed

7) Web Designer - You will oversee the Web Design, and make Shutter's awareness known on the web, keeping the myspace page up to date, sending out messages via the facebook group, etc.

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Can you use chromakey with video you shot with a webam? (Presuming you shot in front of some kind of greenscreen, of course.)

I am incredibly new to even shooting and editing, let alone chromakey. Actually, technically I have more chromakey experience than I do film experience, given that I was once a performer in a chromakey show in a theme park. But still.

I'm gearing up to do a sort of pop culture/entertainment commentary vlog. And I think it would be much nicer to have the background of my choice than it would to feature my hideously messy apartment. So I was wondering if I could get all fancy with the chromakey. But from what I've gleaned from the few chromakey posts I've skimmed here, resolution may be a stumbling block.

Do not be afraid of offending me by pointing out any assumptions I've made in this post that are idiotic. I'm very good at many things, and so am at peace about being a moron at a few things.

Any thoughts? Much thanks.

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One of the biggest hassles in producing online videos where you are dealing with talent, filmmakers, editors and producers is trying to figure out a good way to show everybody rough cuts of your work and get everybody's comments. I recently discovered Pando, which is a super-simple way to transfer large video files to a whole bunch of people via email. All you have to do is download the free Pando software, upload your video, and email away to anybody you want. Then they just have to download the software, log on, and check out the video. Highly recommended for video makers of any kind.