Social Media Quests for Its Next Holy Grail: a 'Video Instagram.' But What...
Instagram has proven to be a social media force to be reckoned with, and none of the major players already entrenched (or looking to break into) that world are treating it lightly. In fact, several are...
View Article'Video Instagram' Crusade Rages On: Viddy Goes Android, Lumify Asks 'Why do...
Where is the supposed ‘Instagram of Video?’ Is it even possible for a motion-based media/social service to be as lightweight, sharable, and just plain easy as Instagram makes stills? The jury is still...
View ArticleGoogle Shaking Up Video Recording/Sharing on Apple's iOS with the New...
I wasn’t really expecting to have to refer to the theoretical ‘Instagram of Video’ for another while — major choices for mobile users are already in place and ‘in the running’ for such a title, and it...
View ArticleNew Lomography Kickstarter Makes Your Smartphone a Mobile Film Scanner
Though I understand where these things come from, calling something like Lomography “the analog Instagram” is like calling Kodak’s new Super 8 stock “the chemical MiniDV,” or even better, “the new...
View ArticleTwitter Launches Vine, the 'Instagram of Video' (in Lieu of Owning the...
Twitter is “the internet’s SMS.” Instagram is the Twitter of pictures. Some app somewhere is prophesied to be “the Instagram of Video.” I’ve used epic words for social media’s ‘cinemaminigram’ before,...
View Article'World's First Instagram Film Experience' Used to Promote Toronto Silent Film...
Has Instagram become the new mutoscope? Well — not completely, but the folks at the Toronto Silent Film Festival have come up with an inventive way to replicate this visual illusion in order to draw...
View Article'Video on Instagram' Steps Up to Match Vine But Can Any of These Apps Produce...
This doesn’t have to be confusing, so let’s briefly recap: various apps and services have quested to achieve the status of being the ‘Instagram of Video.’ Instagram, of course, is known for essentially...
View Article11 Shots in 6 Seconds: Pro 'Viner' Shows Us What Goes on During 2 1/2 Hours...
When Vine, Twitter’s video-sharing app, was introduced earlier this year, it was expected to be a simple add-on to Twitter, i.e., a way to share short videos as supplements to tweets (“Hey guyz, check...
View ArticleMarketing on Instagram: What Does the First Trailer on the Photo App Mean for...
Back in March we talked about how a “flip book effect” became ”the world’s first Instagram film experience.” Given the advancements in video recording and sharing, not only by Instagram, but similar...
View ArticleVimeo Acquires iOS GIF Creation App Echograph, Kerry Trainor Tells Us Why
Video technology is at an explosive crossroads as the mobile experience perpetuates our media landscape. With apps like Instagram and Vine, creators are constantly redefining how images are...
View ArticleMaster Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki is on Instagram (And His Photos Are...
Following celebrities on Instagram is nothing new. I’m sure you or someone you know religiously (and/or secretly) checks out Rihanna’s, Kim Kardashian’s, or even the Biebs’ posts, but if you’re like me...
View ArticleHow To Use Social Media To Get Your Underdog Film Made
If you’re looking to tell people about your film and get some buzz going, social media is probably your best bet, seeing how Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and so many other platforms have helped...
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