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MetaCafe - November 2007

Internet Video Magazine Launches Guide to How to Find the Best Camcorder for Your Family - Solving the 2007 Holiday Camcorder Shopping Crisis Buying a Camcorder for the 2007 Holiday Shopping Season is the most confusing ever. Internet Video Magazine today announced their guide to what you need to know in order to buy the right kind of camcorder for you and your family http://www.i-newswire.com/pr134207.html

Black20 Makes Web waves
Toledo Blade, OH - Sep 12, 2007
The next big market is video programming for phones, said Mark Shapiro, editor of Internet Video Magazine. That means short content that 18- to 34-year-olds ...

Super-Natural Granny
Wimbledon Guardian, UK - Jul 22, 2007
The video was also voted the best video by Internet Video Magazine within a week of it being posted. Talking Circles is about aliens visiting earth to leave ...

AskPatty.com - July 2007

How to Create a Summer Road Trip Video You Can Be Proud Of

So you're off on the big family road trip... or maybe you're still planning the big family road trip; or maybe you just returned from the big family road trip. Have you thought about how you're going to document, edit, and then share your fun vacation story with your friends and family?

Here's a cool article at Internet Video Magazine  that shows you how to shoot, edit, and share your videos, thanks to a free guide that makes it easy for families, video amateurs, and kids to create their own summer vacation movies.

How to put your Summer Vacation video on the Internet: Internet ...
Business Wire (press release), CA 
Internet Video Magazine just released their “Guide to How to Put Your Summer Vacation Videos on the Net.” Aspiring videomakers will learn how to get ready ...

Internet Video Magazine shows you how to shoot, edit and share ...
Internet Video Magazine, CA 
June 19, 2007 – San Diego, CA – Internet Video Magazine makes it easy for families, video amateurs and kids to create their own summer vacation movies and ...

Online Video and Video Web Sites -

Internet Video Magazine (http://www.internetvideomag.com) launches new Best Videos of the Web

TMCNET - http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/05/21/2640569.htm

IT Backbones Internet News - http://www.itbinternet.com/pr/14221

How to Promote Your Videos and Video Related Business

Internet video the next big thing?

Tokyo Street Shows Video #1 - Best Video of the Week

MTV and Verizon Wireless Partner to Launch New Live Music Series ...

Online Video Fueling Second Internet/Tech Bubble?
Seeking Alpha, NY - Jan 23, 2007
... into the sector in a way reminiscent of the old dot-com era (a couple other video aggregation sites are Media Channel and Internet Video Magazine). ...

In Mexican Riviera, Cave Divers Enter another world
San Diego Union Tribune May 14, 2006

National Trade Show Reporter 5/10/06

Yahoo Finance 5/10/06

TMCNET 5/10/06

HookTheNet 5/10/06

HomeToys 5/10/06

How to Make A Vacation Video They Will Want to See
San Diego Union Tribune - Jan 2006

BusinessWire 8/3/05
Fresh News 3/03/05
TMCNET 4/28/04
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DCC Cafe 12/11/03
ComputorEdge 12/5/03
MacWorld Daily News 10/15/03
MacCentral 10/8/03
Redlands Daily Facts 10/03
Issues Magazine (08/03)
San Diego Union Tribune (07/28/03)
Associated Press (nationwide)
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Forbes Best of the Web 06/18/03
E-OnLine 06/18/03
TechStuff 06/06/03
ComputorEdge Magazine 05/30/03
HomeToys 04/15/03
MacWorld 03/06/03
Consumer DV Review 12/03/02
Las Vegas.com OnLIne Guy 10/17/02
ComputorEdge 10/17/02
VideoStore Magazine 10/09/02
BoardJive (WakeBoarding web site) 10/09/02
ComputorEdge 9/19/02
MacWorld 8/30/02
Copley Press 8/26/02
Sentinel 8/22/02
HollywoodIndustry.com 7/31/02
Houston Chronicle 7/23/02
The New Digital Reporter 6/13/02
Detroit Free Press 6/2/02
Music & Film Network 3/25/02
ComputorEdge 4/19/02
San Diego Union Tribune 3/11/02
Technology Marketing 1/17/02
San Diego Union Tribune 12/25/01

Press Release - Business Wire 8/3/05

Internet Video Magazine Adds Listings for Hundreds of New Online Videos and Streaming Video Web Sites 

Internet Video Magazine today announced that it has added links and postings for hundreds of new online videos and movies, as well as for video oriented and streaming media web sites.

Fresh News 3/03/05

Internet Video Magazine adds Online Film Reviews
 
Thousands of funny, strange, cool and wonderful videos, movies and animations

Best Month Ever - In June of 2004, Internet Video Magazine(www.internetvideomag.com) received about 4 million hits, 100,000 visits and almost 80,000 unique visitors.  
   Internet Video Magazineis the Web's leading guide to the best short video clips, streaming videos, online movies and the sites that host and promote them. In addition, Internet Video Magazineis a leading destination for professional video and content producers, as well as beginners, hobbyists and even home and family movie-makers who wish to learn how to create, edit and post their materials online. This includes how-to sections, camcorder reviews, tests of software and hardware, listings of shows and conferences as well as trends and opinion columns.
 

TMCNET 4/28/04

Internet Video Magazine Names Best Video Web Sites of 2004 - Internet Video Magazine (www.internetvideomagazine.com) today announced its list of the top Web sites for watching short films, animations and videos over the Internet. more

Internet Video Magazine announces the WINTER FUN Movie-Making ...   Jan 28, 2004
Second place will be awarded a DV Keyboard from Bella Corp. and the third place winner will get a wireless digital media receiver from HP.. For more information and submission forms, check out Internet Video Magazine at www (Business Wire (press release)).

DCC Cafe 12/11/03

Internet Video Magazine Announces Winners of iMovie Contest more

ComputorEdge 12/6/03

Internet Video Magazine Unwraps Santa’s Guide to Buying a Camcorder

Internet Video Magazine has launched its special online guide for those planning to buy a camcorder this holiday season.

“Santa’s Guide to Buying a Camcorder” includes information on how to decide between analog and digital video (DV) technologies, and choosing between the various flavors of DV. In addition, the guide covers what accessories you really need, as well as what camcorder features you should be looking for and which to ignore.

It can be very confusing when comparing the various zoom ratios, special effects, digital transitions, image stabilization, LCD view screens and other capabilities found on most camcorders.

“When you buy a camcorder for your family, you don’t need a lot of bells and whistles—just the basics of record, zoom and playback,” said Mark Shapiro, video guru. “I find that most people pay for a lot of special effects and manual controls that they never use.”

According to the guide, one of those most important aspects of buying a new camcorder is to get one that fits. Some camcorders are so small and miniaturized that people with big hands can’t even get their fingers in place to correctly operate the unit.

For those who want to get deeper into their video habit, Internet Video Magazine’s Web site (www.internetvideomagazine.com) includes numerous articles, product reviews and tutorials on how to use a camcorder, how to edit, how to burn video DVDs, how to handle audio, what kinds of Windows and Apple video-editing software you need, as well as how to post family movies and videos on the Internet to share with relatives and friends throughout the world.

MacWorld Daily News - October 15, 2003

Internet Video Magazine has announced its first iMovie-making contest. Sponsored by iMovie special effects developer GeeThree and Bella Keyboards, the contest is open to all aspiring video-makers – but the videos must be generated entirely using Apple's Mac-only iMovie software. more

MacCentral - October 8, 2003

Internet Video Magazine holds iMovie contest - By Dennis Sellers dsellers@maccentral.com

Internet Video Magazine is sponsoring its first-ever iMovie contest. Co-sponsored by GeeThree and Bella Keyboards, the contest is open to "all aspiring videographers, or people that just want to have fun creating their own home movies" using Apple's movie creation software. more

Redlands Daily Facts _ October 2, 2003

"With media consolidation going on there are fewer places for people to go to get their programming out there, and so that" s where the Web is helpful,'' said Mark Shapiro, editor of Internet Video Magazine, a guide to online movies, videos and animations. Shapiro launched his magazine, www.internetvideomag.com , in January 2002. Today the site attracts more than 2 million visits a month. He said the Internet has opened doors for independent filmmakers that were closed by the mainstream industry. more

Issues Magazine (August 2003)

Internet Video Magazine (internetvideomag.com ) is looking for film and video makers who would like their efforts featured in an upcoming issue. Makers of movies already posted on the Internet can contact IVM's editors to review and feature their Web site and its videos, films and/or animations. Makers of movies not posted on the Internet, or not yet completed, can go to the IVM site and learn everything needed to create and upload a streaming video masterpiece. more

San Diego Union Tribune 07/29/03

Ready, set, action - San Diego-based Internet Video Magazine (http://www.internetvideomag.com) is looking for film and video makers who would like their efforts featured in a future issue. Makers of movies that are already posted on the Internet can contact the site's editors to review and feature their Web site and its videos, films or animation, a spokesman said. Makers of movies not posted on the Internet or not yet completed can go to the site to learn what's needed to create and upload a streaming video.

Associated Press 7/25/03

Internet Video Magazine is offering video and film makers a chance to post their work on the Internet.There is no catch, its free. Editors will review the feature and post it on Internet Video Magazine's Web site. more

Cox News - Nationwide Syndication (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Austin Statesman, Dayton Daily News, etc.) 

Internet opening doors for independent filmmakers - Advancing technology offering viable alternative to mainstream industry


By Shelley Emling

NEW YORK BUREAU, Monday, June 30, 2003

NEW YORK -- Ten seconds is barely enough time to sneeze. But it's a lot of time to an aspiring filmmaker. Just log onto www .tensecondfilms.com, the Web site of the Ten Second Films Competition, where more than 1,000 digital videos can be found. 

Faster connections and advanced image compression technology are allowing almost anyone to become an entertainment producer and pipe TV-quality video to the world. That's increasingly important to those who see independent programming being squeezed out by the growing consolidation of the entertainment industry. 

It isn't just fewer companies controlling more information outlets, especially if the Federal Communications Commission's new, looser ownership rules are allowed to take effect. For filmmakers, the bigger problem is increasing concentration of program production, especially at the major broadcast networks. Only 2 percent of the programs on the networks' fall schedule will come from independent producers, down from 30 percent in 1992, according to FCC filings by the Writers Guild of America. 

But the Internet could help turn the tide. 

"With media consolidation going on, there are fewer places for people to go to get their programming out there, and so that's where the Web is helpful," said Mark Shapiro, editor of Internet Video Magazine, a guide to online movies, videos and animations. 

He launched his magazine, www.internetvideomag.com, in January 2002. Today the site attracts more than 2 million visits a month. 

Shapiro tells people to toss their televisions and to rely on their computer and Internet connection to view a wide range of entertainment and news options. 

"There are lots of people watching short films at work during their lunch breaks," he said. "Film school students place their work on the Web, and it's as good as anybody's." 

Shapiro might be overstating the case. Although some high-speed home Internet connections offer Web access at speeds 30 to 50 times faster than dial-up, most are scarcely quick enough for a video stream. And it can take several hours to download a high-definition version of a feature film through a slower broadband connection operating at 750 kilobits per second. 

"Right now, the content most people create is no substitute for what we can get from the major media companies," said Jed Kolko, an analyst at Forrester Research in San Francisco. "Today's speeds aren't really great enough to do any sort of widespread broadcasting of entertainment content. 

"The potential is there, but it will be a while before the Internet is really used as a true entertainment device," he said. 

Still, Shapiro says the Internet has opened doors for independent filmmakers that were closed by the mainstream industry. 

For example, Web sites such as www.ifilm.com will accept submissions of all kinds for free. They even will showcase programming and try to link producers and production companies looking for talent. 

Ifilm's vast collection of short films and movie clips available for viewing online attracts a monthly audience of about 5 million people, a spokesperson said. 

Another Web site that specializes in short programming is www.atomfilms.com. It too is free, although it has a tougher review process for independent programming than ifilm. 

Even the big-name studios recognize the power of the Internet. Miramax Films, for example, launched its 30-minute feature on the making of its Oscar-winning film "Chicago" on ifilm. 

Mike McGuire, a research director at GartnerG2, the consulting arm of research firm Gartner Inc., agreed that producers increasingly are using the Internet to distribute their programming to a large audience. He said the popularity of Web logs, Internet journals called "blogs," portends tremendous growth in this phenomenon. 

"Blogging is a form of publishing that wasn't even an option for me 10 years ago," he said. "But now people can enjoy the world according to Mike McGuire, and I don't even have to get a broadcast license from the FCC." 

The biggest problem, McGuire said, is the lack of a good electronic programming guide. "The Internet is still a poorly organized library, and so the problem is finding the programming you want to see," he said. 

semling@coxnews.com 


Top Internet video sites

* www.triggerstreet.com

* www.7mpictures.com

* www.instantfilms.tv

* www.foxsearchlight.com

* www.bmwfilms.com

Source: Internet Video Magazine

Forbes Magazine Best of the Web

Online - Download free editing software, find sites to host your videos for free and read reviews of many popular consumer and prosumer camcorders. No need to register or pay for anything here. Under Make Movies, you'll find helpful instructions for everything from how to pick your camera to how to animate photos so you can make your dog or baby "talk." Get inspired in the Videos and Web Sites section, which links to hand-picked selections in 24 genres, from animation to music video to "nerdy." With links ranging from the Sundance Festival site to various live webcams, professionalism varies. There's even a category of Star Wars homages and parodies, including Star Wars Gangsta Rap and Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline. B

BEST: Think your work is pretty good? There's information here on how to enter it into contests and festivals or to promote them commercially.

WORST: Movie-making tips are on the basic side.

E-OnLine 06/18/03

Internet Video Magazine: Once you've got the idea, script and a cast, you need to film your masterpiece. IVM has articles on camera equipment, editing, scoring and even creating special effects.

TechStuff 06/06/03

Internet Video Magazine describes itself as “the best and biggest guide to video on the net.”

Featuring the best short films and videos on the Internet, the best places to watch video on the net, as well as teaching you everything you need to know about shooting, editing and posting your own video masterpieces.

The site does a good job of highlighting new and interesting uses of video and multimedia on the Web, as well as amusing passtimes like The Screening Room and Advertisement Avenue.

The site is here: www.internetvideomag.com

ComputerEdge 05/30/03

Summertime Home Movie Making - Many travelers and families end up with video memories that are not as good as they would like. The movies just don’t look good, and the audio sounds awful. The current online issue of San Diego-based Internet Video Magazine (www.internetvideomag.com) tells you exactly what you need to know, and how to prepare, before you and your family leave home on your summer vacation. Learn what camcorder peripherals and extras you really need. You don’t need to spend lots of money—just spend wisely on inexpensive gadgets and accessories.

HomeToys 04/15/03

How to Watch Internet Video

If you have a computer and an Internet connection, you can now watch a vast assortment of newscasts, short films, videos and animations on your computer - at your schedule. Some of these programs can even be downloaded to your computer and later shared with your family and friends. more

MacWorld 03/06/03

Apple MPEG 4 gallery makes '10 coolest sites' list
by Peter Cohen, pcohen@maccentral.com
March 6, 2003 10:05 am ET

Internet Video Magazine has voted its Ten Coolest Video Web Sites, and Apple's on the list. Apple and other companies were recognized recently by the magazine for their efforts to host "great videos, animations and/or short films, for free."

Internet Video Magazine's selections run the gamut for big corporate presentations to amateur offerings, but they all have a few things in common -- they host what the magazine's editors say is great content, and they also look good, are easy to navigate, and "have a certain 'wowness.'"

Apple joins BMW Films, Fox SearchLight, MP4.com, The Boards' Screening Room, and other sites. Apple's specific contribution of notice is its Gallery for MPEG4 Video, which Internet Video Magazine calls "some of the best-looking examples of streaming video."

Consumer DV Review 12/02/02

Internet Video Magazine Announces What You Really Need to Know About Buying a New Camcorder For the Holidays - What do you need to know before you pull out that credit card? What kinds of extras and accessories do you really need to have?

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2002--The holidays are rapidly approaching and many are thinking of getting a new camcorder for the family.

What do you need to know before you pull out that credit card? What kinds of extras and accessories do you really need to have? The prices of Digital Video camcorders have greatly dropped and there is little reason to consider buying an analog VHS or 8mm camcorder anymore.

According to Mark Shapiro, executive editor of Internet Video Magazine (www.internetvideomag.com), "When shopping for your new DV camcorder, there are some essentials and some nice to haves. Most people only need a basic and easy to use one-chip DV model, not a three-chip camcorder with lots of bells and whistles. If you can't understand a feature or capability, you probably don't need it. Luckily, almost all consumer DV camcorders now provide the essentials like DV in and out, an external microphone jack, fold-out LCD viewfinder, as well as at least a 10x optical zoom."

The nice to haves include optical image stabilization versus digital, a lens ring that enables you to add filters and extension lens, manual focus using a lens ring instead of push buttons or zoom lever, headphone jack, and batteries that can be taken out of the camcorder and charged in a separate battery charger. Another nice to have is a digital memory slot that enables you to capture still images onto the memory card rather than to tape.

What peripherals are also important? In the article, Shapiro covers what you really need like extra batteries, tripods, editing software, tapes and camera cases.

"Not only are most camcorder cases overpriced and not very useful, they are also advertisements for theft," said Shapiro. "I believe in the ugly bag theory. The best camcorder bag is a diaper bag. Nobody steals diaper bags."

Internet Video Magazine is the leading online source for information about how to create Internet movies and films, as well as a guide to the best videos, animations and Web sites on the Internet.

Las Vegas.com OnLine Guy Tip of the Week 10/17/02

Internet Video Magazine (www.internetvideomag.com)
This magazine recently announced their picks for best streaming video and film sites. Fire up the browser, pop the corn and prepare to be entertained.

ComputorEdge 10/17/02

Spotlight on Video and Film Web Sites

Here are the best streaming video and Internet film sites featured by San Diego-based Internet Video Magazine this month.

The Media That Matters Film Festival (www.mediarights.org) is presented by MediaRights.org, a not-for-profit media arts and activist organization. It was founded in July 2000 to help media makers, educators, nonprofits and activists use documentaries to encourage action and inspire dialogue on contemporary social issues. The organization’s interactive Web site is organized around 15 social issues (racial justice, environmental issues, economic justice, etc.), and contains a collection of more than 4,500 social issue documentaries.

Tech TV’s Eye Drops (www.techtv.com/eyedrops/index.html) features the best in animation and Flash. Every week it has a new webcast that spotlights recent animated productions, gives the inside story and background about how and why the animation was created, and also provides an assortment of new animations to check out. Strongly recommended for those who love animation, as well as for those who just need a giggle or two.

A wonderful international site is Crazy Fun and its Crazy Movies page (www.crazyfun.nl/Crazymovies1.htm). This page features some great European TV commercials that would never get aired on more conservative United States networks. Scattered among the commercials, there are a few other clips that illustrate “Dutch humor.” If you read Dutch, you will also enjoy the site’s Geek of the Week and joke pages.

Do you like Star Wars films? Are you a fan of George Lucas, Chewbacca and all the other classic Star Wars characters? If so, FanFilms.com (www.theforce.net/theater/index.html) is the site for you. (Of course, if you are a true fan, you already know all about it!)

Not only does it feature all kinds of great Star Wars fan films—comedies, parodies, homages, animations, trailers and music videos—but there are sections on how to create your own Star Wars fan films. If you are truly a hardcore Star Wars fan, go to the TFN Home Site for more info about Star Wars.

InsaneFilms.com (www.insanefilms.com) is one of the weirdest sites on the Web for watching short films and videos. InsaneFilms.com boasts that it is “a place where anyone can show his/her films, no matter how disturbing, boring, or strange they may be. All films submitted to the site will be posted to the site, provided that no copyright laws are violated.”

Some of these films are great, some are awful, but all are truly strange and different. Check under the Usama category for several outstanding examples of very interesting, on-the-edge film making. Warning: This site is for 18 and up only.

Comedy Central’s HomeGrownHumor section and the special Short Films page (www.comedycentral.com/community/hgh_films.jhtml) spotlights a bunch of short films and skits. Some of these are awful, while some are great. All of them can inspire you to write a script and shoot your own short funny movie. If you are lucky, you can submit it to Comedy Central and it will be posted.

You can visit Internet Video Magazine at www.internetvideomag.com.

Do-It-Yourself Internet Movie Site Debuts
Author: HIVE NEWS
videostoremagazine@hive4media.com, PlugIns
Posted: October 9, 2002

Internet Video Magazine has launched a "Make Movies" section on its Web site (internetvideomag.com) to teach first-timers, consumers, video hobbyists, businesspeople and video professionals how to produce Internet video and streaming media.

"We created the Make Movies section as a resource for those who want to learn how to create and post their Internet videos and movies," said Mark Shapiro, editor in chief, Internet Video Magazine. "No longer do people have to rely on video cassettes or broadcast TV to share their personal and business videos with the world. They can post them to the net and anyone with Internet access can see them."

The Make Movies area covers shooting, editing, creating and posting Internet movies, films and animations. Tutorials include the basics -- picking the right camcorder, shooting and capturing video movies, editing and compressing video for the Internet. In addition, the new section includes detailed reviews of specific camcorders, video-capture cards and products, as well as software for editing videos.

The Make Movies section provides links to Web sites that will store family, travel, holiday and even business videos for free or inexpensively, as well as locations for free, demo and shareware multimedia creation programs that can be downloaded from the Internet.

Internet Video Magazine was launched in January 2002 and has rapidly become one of the most popular video destination sites on the Internet. The Watch Videos sections are visited by thousands every day -- checking out the Internet's best, funniest and weirdest videos, and looking to find the best Web sites to watch videos about travel, Stars Wars, Movie Trailers, TV commercials, documentaries, music, animation, etc.

BoardJive (WakeBoarding web site) 10/09/02

With winter coming on quick, this article might seem out of place but, this could be a recipe for passing time this winter. Like many of us out there, I don't want to compete with the big guys but, I do find it fun to shoot footage then make clips to show to everyone. One thing that I have learned is that you don't need a super high-end system to create clips but it is nice to have a good source of information before taking this on.

Read on...I recently stumbled onto a site called InternetVideoMag that has some cool stuff for getting you started. At the site you'll find lots of reviews on cams, software, books and other stuff as you move down the road. I especially found the camcorder section helpful since I've been debating on whether to go digital or not. Right now, I have a box that plugs into my spanking new kick ass Mac that can convert any analog (VHS, SVHS, Hi8, etc.) sources into DV. It also helps for making long clips with what's know as audio locking that my mouth isn't moving out of sync like one of those cheap Godzilla movies.

What I really want to do is get my cake and eat it to with a waterproof housing but, those are expensive so, I'll continue shooting from the boat. Check back with us regularly as I start posting clips and revamp the tricks section with clips to match the trick we're listing.

ComputorEdge 09/19/02

The Best Web Sites for Watching TV Commercials

San Diego-based Internet Video Magazine (www.internetvideomag.com), the leading guide to the best videos and films on the Internet, has announced its pick of the top Web sites to watch TV commercials from all over the world.

“It is amazing how many bad ads there are on television. However, we know that there are lots of great TV commercials, as well,” said Mark Shapiro, managing editor of Internet Video Magazine. “By using the Web, you can quickly and simply pick out the best commercials and ignore the cheesy ones. In addition, you can watch commercials from all over the world, including racy spots that would never be aired on American television.”

For the best U.S. video commercials, start with Ads.com (www.ads.com), AdForum.com (ww0.adforum.com) and AdCritic.com (www.adcritic.com). These are industry-related sites with a great assortment of online commercials, as well as the inside scoop about who made which commercial, and why.

One of the best non-industry sites for TV commercials is AdvertisementAve.com (http://advertisementave.com). The site has hundreds of ads to choose from, searchable by company, top-rated, newest, and by special events. There are other sites that maintain collections of ads—often funny, weird or strange. These include sites like Clipland (www.clipland.com) and iFilm (www.ifilm.com).

The Screening Room at USATVAds (www.usatvads.com) includes an archive of the Cannes Award winners, most popular, classic, Super Bowl, best of 1984, and various special collections. The site offers a variety of the best international ads, as well.

Of course, many of the best ads are not real ads at all. For a good selection of fake and put-on video commercials, visit Zapavision (www.zapavision.com) or Apple Computer (www.apple.com).

August 30, MacWorld

Apple one of best Web sites to catch TV commercials
by Dennis Sellers, dsellers@maccentral.com
August 30, 2002 7:50 am ET

Internet Video Magazine has announced its pick of the top Web sites to watch TV commercials from all over the world. Apple's QuickTime site is included in the top picks.

"It is amazing how many bad ads there are on television. However, we know that there are lots of great TV commercials as well," said Mark Shapiro, managing editor of Internet Video Magazine. "By using the Web, you can quickly and simply pick out the best commercials and ignore the cheesy ones."

Among the other sites recommended are ads.com, AdForum.com, adcritic.com, AdvertisementAve.com, Clipland and iFilm.

August 26, 2002 Copley Press - Union Tribune Publishing
Top 10 film, video sites

Internet Video Magazine's picks for sites that provide free access to short films, animations and movies:

1. http://www.ifilm.com
2 . http://atomfilms.com
3. http://www.120seconds.com/
4. http://www.britshorts.com
5. http://filmwatcher.com
6. http://www.guerrillafilmmakers.com
7. http://www.plugincinema.com
8. http://studentfilms.com
9. http://thesync.com
10. http://www.undergroundfilm.com

August 22, 2002

Internet Video Magazine keeps Scripps Ranch resident busy

By Elinor Reiss -  Sentinel

 Scripps Ranch resident Mark Shapiro is crazy about computers.  The 1978 graduate of San Diego State University with a degree in film and television enjoyed a career in his field for years until he venturing onto the information highway.  And though he took many wrong turns along the way through cyberspace and is now one of its biggest champions.

 “You could say I’m a self-taught nerd,” says a smiling Shapiro.

 He is good at helping others solve their computer problems because he made all the same mistakes, he says.   Nothing seems to be to daunting.  If it can’t be done this way, there’s always a way around it to find a program that will get to one’s goal.

 As he became more computer savvy, he began seriously exploring the net.  As he found videos, cartoons, and films that engaged him, he started telling everyone he knew to check them out.  He didn’t know why there wasn’t a guide that would save people the time in searching.  Finally, he decided to provide one.

 Mark founded Internet Video Magazine in January 2002.  Though it’s still primarily a one-man operation, it invites other writers to submit press releases, show announcements, editorial article ideas, reviews, and anything that might appeal to the internet video set.

 The magazine promises to be “the leading guide for creating videos and movies for the Internet.”  Those who love watching videos, movies and animated shorts, or want to create their own Internet masterpieces should love this e-zine.  In fact, they already seem to.  Shapiro proudly reports the web site showing 1,000 visits a day.

 The magazine includes how-to information, product reviews, tutorials, sources and links for home video enthusiasts who want to create and send family videos to grandma via e-mail as well as professional content producers who want to create and distribute sophisticated productions and programming.

 Internet Video Magazine also features the latest streaming video and Internet video, multimedia, and programming applications.  It covers video compression, transmission and production technologies, as well as video editing and storage capabilities.  Everything from camcorders, digital desktop video editing programs to satellite distribution finds its way into its pages.

 There are also reviews and announcements from vendors and developers throughout the industry, from inexpensive consumer video telegram creation programs to complex online media management suites and everything in-between.

 Shapiro expresses delight at the inexpensive and free software available today for making videos and Internet films.  He says anyone can do it.

 “Equipment that cost $1 million 15 years ago costs $1,000 today!”  And much can be down-loaded from home computers.  Most come with a movie maker program, he says.

 His 20 year old SRS Productions (SRS stands for “Stark Raving Shapiro”) has provided the outlet for the knowledge he acquired in college.  He produced San Diego’s favorite public access comedy show for three years, “Kill Them with Comedy” and “The Rave,” utilizing the freely provided talents of writers, comics, and visiting show biz types.  He developed music productions, videos, infomercials, commercials, and undertook many writing projects.  He writes for Camcorder and Computer Video Magazine and Digital Photographer and is a former writer for ComputerEdge and El Cajon’s Daily Californian.  Five years ago he added public relations to his resume, joining the firm of Davis-Marrin Communications for which he does PR for high tech companies around the world.

 With his busy schedule, Mark still finds time to volunteer as Publicity Director for the Scripps Ranch Theater and the Scripps Teasers, the Scripps Ranch chapter of Toastmasters.

 He confesses he doesn’t do as much as he used to before the children arrived.  He and his wife Linda, a graphic artist, have two daughters, Jane, 4, and Emma, 8, a student at Jerabek.

 Mark and Linda are both California natives, she almost a San Diego native, having lived in the city since she was three. Mark has been in San Diego since 1975.  They lived in Lemon Grove and La Mesa before moving to Scripps Ranch three years ago.  They made the move because they heard it was “a wonderful place that was family-friendly.”  They are also pleased with the location of both Scripps Ranch and their “great street.”

 Mark bills Internet Video Magazine as “the home of the best in Internet Video.”  Check it out at http://www.internetvideomag.com/.  Submissions may be e-mailed to editor@internetvideomag.com or faxed to (775) 252-4919.

HollywoodIndustry.com 7/31/02

iFilm and AtomFilms Win Top Spots in Web Film Site Rankings by Internet Video Magazine
iFilm is number one based on greater variety and more overall films


SAN DIEGO — Jul. 31, 2002 — Internet Video Magazine has selected iFilm and AtomFilms as Number One and Two of the Top 10 web sites providing free access to short films, animations and movies.

Both of the top two sites include a diverse range of award winning content -- including a wide range of subject areas and formats -- but the Number One spot went to iFilm based on its greater variety, more films overall, and its Viral Videos section. "Not only do they have thousands of great movie trailers and clips, they have a special section that plays back the first eight minutes of selected recent videos," according to Internet Video Magazine.

Noting that iFilm targets the independent film making community, while AtomFilms targets more of the animation community, Internet Video adds that AtomFilms' sister site, ShockWave.com, provides a wide choice of downloadable animated games and authoring programs: "If you like your videos and movies a bit edgier and stranger, then definitely check out AtomFilms."

"There are hundreds of web sites that now provide streaming and downloadable movies and short films. It wasn't easy to choose our favorite top ten," says Mark Shapiro, Managing Editor at Internet Video Magazine. "We made our selections based upon free access to the content, web site design, site attitude, and overall number and diversity of films, animations and movies."

The remainder of the Top 10 web sites for short videos and films are (in alphabetical order):

• 120 Seconds www.120seconds.com

• BritShorts www.britshorts.com

• FilmWatcher www.filmwatcher.com

• The Guerilla Filmmakers www.GuerillaFilmmakers.com

• Plug In Cinema www.plugincinema.com

• StudentFilms.com www.studentfilms.com

• The Sync www.thesync.com

• UndergroundFilm www.undergroundfilm.com
  For more information, go to www.internetvideomag.com.
  
  

July 23, 2002, 12:00AM

What's Online

By CAY DICKSON
Copyright 2002 Houston Chronicle

MOVING PICTURES -- How do people make those movies that you watch on the Internet with increasing regularity? Well, they have video cameras, and they've learned the information that you can find on Internet Video Magazine, at www.internetvideomag.com. You'll find how-to information, product reviews, tutorials, sources and links for home videographers who want to create and send videos via e-mail, as well as professionals who want to take a more sophisticated approach. From deciding which video camera is best for you to creating and posting your own Internet videos, movies and animations, you'll find simple steps and explanations, along with suggested equipment and software for your particular project. The monthly articles are also helpful and include topics as basic as the difference between RGB, CMYK and PMS color systems.

The New Digital Reporter, June 13, 2002

Best Internet Web Sites For Watching Video

The online issue of Internet Video Magazine features top music video and movie trailer web sites. The sites range from giant conglomerate, to medium size aggregates, to personal web sites. Streaming videos and movies are accessible via  dial-up to broadband connection. This month's special features include the history of Camcorders, reviews of the Microsoft Movie Maker Manual and the Matrox RTMac video editing solution for Macintosh computers.

San Diego Union Tribune - March 11, 2002

Mark Shapiro of San Diego launched Internet Video Magazine (http://www.internet-
videomag.com) two months ago to show people how they can make their own digital movies. 
Who are the folks making videos these days?

Music & Film Network - March 25, 2002

Why use Internet Video? Interview with Mark Shapiro of Internet Video Magazine, www.internetvideomag.com

Internet Video Magazine is rapidly becoming the leading web destination for those artists, videographers and just regular folk who want to use the Internet to distribute their videos, home movies and multimedia productions. Internet Video Magazines includes everything you need to know in order to create, produce and post your productions on the Internet, all geared to those new to the technology.

In addition, Internet Video Magazine will be sponsoring the IVY Awards Show, a yearly competition and showcase for the best videos and movies created for the Internet. more

TechnologyMarketing.com 

Internet Video Magazine Goes Live  01/17/02

Yesterday a new online publication made its debut, Internet Video Magazine. The site positions itself as "the top Web guide to watching Internet videos and animations, as well as how to create them."

Internet Video Magazine will also sponsor the yearly IVY Awards for the best web videos. Unlike the Emmys, the Oscars, and other industry awards, the IVY Awards are for the best video and multimedia productions created solely for, and distributed over the Internet.

Surprisingly, the magazine is not the latest output of a media conglomerate. Instead, publisher SRS Productions is the brainchild of Mark Shapiro, managing partner for PR firm Davis Marrin Communications of San Diego. Davis Marrin has a roster of tech clients, most notably representing Agere's Orinoco wireless networking products.

Shapiro says he isn't about to quit his day job, nor is there any official connection between Davis Marrin and SRS Productions. Rather, the agency prides itself on hiring magazine editors who remain active in the field. Founder Kenneth Marrin worked as an editor for Computer Design and EDN Magazines. As for Shapiro, he's written for a bevy of video-related titles before, including Digital Photographer and Camcorder & Computer Video magazines.

"For years, people have been using videotapes to copy and share the videos and movies they have created," says Shapiro, "Now, people are now using the Internet to share their creations. It is simple to shoot and edit a video, or even a full-length movie, and then email it to their relatives or post it to the Internet for the world to see. No more making copies of tapes; no more shipping tapes all over the world. Just surf to the right web site, click on play, and the movie starts."

So far, the site has only one advertiser, LIveWave -- a manufacturer of remotely controllable cameras that send their output over the Internet. However, says Shapiro, SRS is in discussion with others, and, thanks to a lean operation, can already be considered profitable. Rather than undertaking the expensive business of hosting video clips itself, the publication will initially be linking to those on interesting third-party sites.

How To and Equipment Review sections will encompass what kinds of camcorders to buy, how to edit still images, video and audio into video programs, how to compress and prepare movies for the Internet, and how to use the Internet to host and distribute the finished productions. In addition, Internet Video Magazine will list sites that will host readers' videos at low, or no cost.
By Jonathan Angel

ComputorEdge www.computoredge.com
April 19, 2002

 Who Needs Hollywood When You Have the Internet?