repost from Kfir's site.....
I use .TV in my sites, because it's the recognized professional suffix for video sites. Other than that, I don't think I've ever referred to video on the internet as "internet TV", merely because it was never ON TV. Yes, there are opportunities for Tivo and Apple TV at this point, where you can put your videos on an actual television set, but doing an internet show is nowhere near the same as doing a television show, even though the same skills are utilized in the creation process. As far as the production value of television, TV isn't only high-production-value stuff. Don't forget public access. Any old garbage can get on public access, so lots of internet shows compare quite favorably to shows that are actually ON television. Also, I think it's exactly the opposite... As soon as you say "internet" in front of TV, people expect LOWER production values, not values similar to actual television shows. The reason for this, as we've discussed in the videoblogging group is $$,$$$. You can not have production value without expenditure... either actual money or in-kind donation of time by professionals that know what they're doing. Since there's no revenue stream for internet shows, there's no money to hire professionals. That means interns and button-pushers are producing internet shows and receiving on-the-job training. That also means that except for the very few situations where people love what they do and are willing to sacrifice their free time, energy and money to put shows on the internet, none of these shows are ever going to get any technically better than they are right now. No budget = no color correction, no sound mix, no experienced editor, no HD cameras, no professional cinematographers, no transportation, no lighting kits, no professional actors, no team to collaborate on a script, no promo department, no graphics department, no producers that know how to craft a good story using b-roll and dialogue, etc, etc, etc, so there's no way that people expect internet shows to be of the calibre of highly-funded television shows. As far as the length of the shows, that's a function of the attention span of people who watch video on the internet. For the most part, nobody's going to sit there and watch your 22-minute video when they can open a new window and click on something else as soon as they get bored with your video. Not to mention, the longer it is, the more money it takes to produce, so with no budget, 3 to 4 minutes is a fantastic length for a show. Ultimately, the issue isn't what you call this thing that we do. The issue is HOW does it go from point A to point B? How do videoblogs get better, production-value wise? One way is what we're seeing now, which is actual production teams being funded and formed specifically to enter the online video market. Another way is the actual studios releasing shows on the net, like 24, the day after it comes out on television. None of that really speaks to the issue of the people that are doing internet video right now and aren't affiliated with production teams or studios stepping up their game.... if they even CHOOSE to, considering there's no incentive since there's no money involved. -- Bill http://realfans.TV http://reelsolid.TV http://ems.blip.TV :D --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Kfir Pravda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am in California now, and had the time to write a post about something > that is on my mind for a long time now. I think that when we call ourselves > Internet TV creators, we are setting expectations that we can't meet. I > tried to add more depth to the issue here: > > http://pravdam.com/2007/09/19/why-and-how-internet-tv-creators-shoot-themsel > ves-in-the-foot-myself-included/ > > > > Kfir Pravda > > E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Blog: www.pravdam.com > > M: +972 (54) 4958066 > > O: +972 (9) 7441619 > > F : +972 (50) 8966406 > > Skype:KfirPravda > > logo_pravda > > > > From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Jill H > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 20:37 > To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [videoblogging] hello everyone! > > > > HI, > > I Wanted to introduce myself. My name is Jill- i live in NY- and i > vlog on youtube. my link is http://www.youtube.com/xgobobeanx > > I am hoping to make friends with other videobloggers in ny as well as > anywhere! > > I hope to hear back from anyone and everyone!! > > Take care > Jill > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
