Disposable Film

NetSquared - Pocket Documetary

I recently did a video on the folks at NetSquared.org, an organization helping non-profits "remix the web for social change".

Y! Live

I had a great time time shooting Yahoo's video promoting Yahoo! Live, a service that let's users broadcast themselves in an open social environment. We got to work with JT The Bigga Figga, a local area Producer and talented artist.  Here is the video:

 

Not Just A Number

In December, we went to talk to Sean Connelley & Katy Newton, creators of "Not Just a Number", a community journalism project for the Oakland Tribune, that was a place to share stories, connect, and develop solutions for its soaring murder rate.  "Not Just A Number" is a project that won Sean & Katy a prestigious Online Journalism Award and they continue to create multimedia experiences through their production house 49th Parallel.

We sat down with Sean & Katy and talked about how Yahoo!'s API's helped them create this engaging multimedia experience.

Under The Sink with Y! PIPES

I recently created a pocket documentary on the team behind Yahoo! PIPES.  Pipes is a powerful composition tool to aggregate, manipulate, and mashup content from around the web.  Think of it as a visual way to get all the content you want that's out there on the web.

Creating Video for..Yahoooooooo!

For the last few weeks I've been tasked with helping define and create short form programming for the Yahoo! Developer Network.  These are the guys behind the cool stuff that Yahoo! is built on, but they also evangelize and promote an "open" platform that allows others to build from.  These are companies you'd heard of that use Yahoo! API's to make their stuff work and work well.

So what kind of programming can we do for a topic that only people who speak in circles with such terms like "PHP", "Apache", "API's" and "Rails".  The answer is easy, make it visually better and seek out great subject matter. The good problem to have is the subject matter, there is a TON of it. 

So my goal is tell a good visual story, but also add a nice touch of humor to what these developers do and ultimately make the stuff they work on much more fun to watch now.

Take for instance "Hack Day". This is something Yahoo! does both internally and externally to promote hacking, but in a good way. The stuff that churns out of a typical Hack Day would blow your mind!  Stuff for the iPhone! Web applications that make it easier for you to do some really cool stuff.  Check out my "Y! Hack Day Highlight" video:

ReadyMade Video - Stitched Stationery

Videos created for ReadyMade Magazine. 

ReadyMade Magazine Videos

We are proud to announce that ReadyMade Magazine and Disposable Film will partner up to create weekly DIY webisodes.  ReadyMade is a bimonthly print magazine for people who like to make stuff, who see the flicker of invention in everyday objects. 

We created a series of short programming content for their video channel which will showcase a new video every week.  The content will reflect the ReadyMade brand to it's DIY culture by demonstrating how to make some cool things from everyday items.

Check ReadyMade Magazine/video over the next few weeks to see what DisposableFilm did for the DIY space.

Yahoo! Press Video -- Part II

Visit Y!'s new press site and you'll see a familiar face...me.

Yahoo! Press Video

I was asked by Yahoo! to talk about how I use Y! Video as a means to promote my pocket documentaries.  Here is the clip now made famous by their own press page:

Webisode.4 Part I -- I'm Crushed!

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Webisode.4 Part II -- Distill My Beating Heart

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TheDailyGeek.tv- Webisode.3

I began producing a regular webisode for my personal blog TheDailyGeek.tv -- I try to find unique topics, people and places.  This webisode was #3 in the series. 

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TheDailyGeek.tv -- Webisode.2

Webisode #2 "Denim - Behind the Seams" was a great piece we did on the history of denim from an expert at BlueBee jeans in Santa Barbara.

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TheDailyGeek.tv -- Pilot Webisode

Here was my first webisode for TheDailyGeek.tv

TechieDiva -- Tech in the City webisode.3

We helped develop a show for TechieDiva.com called "Tech in the City". 

TechieDiva -- Tech in the City webisode.2

Webisode #2 in the TechieDiva series, this was produced under our former company name "VideoBoondoggle".  Gina, the founder and editor-in-chief hits the streets of SF to interview people in Union Square

Tech Video Review -- Suunto Vector Watch

Another tech video review produced for www.TechieDiva.com. 

TechieDiva -- Tech in the City webisode.1

The pilot webisode for TechieDiva.com. 

Tech Video Review - Jawbone Headset

Created for www.TechieDiva.com, this review was made in less than 2hrs from script to final video.

Tech Video Review -- Apple Extreme

A video review for TechieDiva on the Apple Extreme