Posted 5 hours ago

If you're interested in marketing, this is a 'must-listen' interview. [ source ] Tags: Faux Press Art Metaphrasty [Link]

Posted 5 hours ago

Hello from the Sound Department from Jan McLaughlin on Vimeo . Shozu auto-crossposts cellphone-created videos to Vimeo for me. Very nice-looking, and a different kind of community than the YouTube , to which Shozu also automatically uploads cellphone videos on my behalf. The downside? Tougher to keep track of overall hits. I don't personally care that much, but marketers and advertisers do. My guess is that in social media terms, responses count more than hits. I like what Hugh McLeod has to say about social objects . What are the social objects of a film-in-progress? What are "City Island" social objects? Perhaps audio, video & stills form a part of those objects. I would love to get Jeff Pulver to do some stories about "City Island" blogging efforts. My guess is there are 'concerns' among the beautiful intensity. Of course there are. It's the bleeding edge of the digital now. A Pulver breakfast @ "City Island" could rock for everyone. Insert brief PRAYER. [Vimeo] Tags: Faux Press Art Metaphrasty [Link]

Posted 6 hours ago

Posted earlier the beginning of a conversation about my process of being part of "City Island" with Seesmic as conversational film making tool . It's been a while since I played @ Seesmic, but their player - to which one may reply in video without ever leaving my page - brilliant - has grown up. Come of age. All you need is a webcam, Camtwist, and a Seesmic account. Everybody on set's got one. Most sets have wi-fi. Show folks what's what in 3 minutes or less. It's really fucking easy. We're all film makers, damnit. Superior technicians. Why wouldn't we make media? The question is: can we do it right? Will production trust us with the responsibility? Will something beautiful be made of it one day? What will the unions make of this? Are we not all bloggers / videobloggers / still photographers / prop masters / film makers? Cheap tools & technology, baby. Should we not reap benefits from this expanded endeavor all the way around? Seesmic . Think high-tech, lo-fi . Think ubiquitous . Tags: Faux Press Art Metaphrasty [Link]

Posted 3 days ago

Cleansing the film maker palate with instant media. Make & distribute short films while working 18 hours a day as captain of a ship. It can be done. Nokia N-series phone. Get some product placement from Nokia, yo Seesmic . Web-cam-based conversations. Depak Chopra posts here. It's good. Find somebody with a MacBook Pro and say it. Add a title and bingo, Seesmic auto-posts a notice w/ link to Twitter. Qik . Stream live video from your Nokia phone. Flickr . The "City Island" group @ Flickr. Facebook . "City Island" fan page. 80 fans so far and climbing. Cool. IMDB . Some conversations going on over there. Shozu . A small cellphone application that allows you to title, tag and add blog text to stills and videos. Auto cross-uploads to any number of sites, including YouTube, Blip, Flickr, Vimeo, Veoh, and any email address. All bypassing cellphone email size limits. That said,you should definitely have an unlimited data plan if you get serious about working this way. Twitter . Any blog post here is automatically posted to Twitter with a link to the original blog page. I can also make posts directly to Twitter with a text message to my phone. Utterz . Dial a phone number (speed dial), press '2', speak, press '#', hang up. Utterz auto-posts to any number of sites you tell it to. No password entering BS; Utters remembers you & your phone. From Utterz –> Blog –> Twitter –> RSS feed –> Subscribers. Blip.TV . Free sound & video host with auto-crossposting for non-cellphone video. It also transcodes video from either Windows or Quicktime into high-quality flash. Created your own, branded show player. Blip talks to Blogger, YouTube, the Internet Archive, among others. Blogger . Free. In perpetuity. All these online applications talk to one another on your behalf. At any given time, when you find a moment of note, you can communicate with your friends, family & audience. All without breaking stride, really. Smooth. My Bum. Sorta. Tags: Faux Press Art Metaphrasty [Link]

Posted 3 days ago

Ready to Roll Originally uploaded by Jannie-Jan The truck's coming soon and I'm ready to roll on to 'City Island'. Grinning. — http://fauxpress.blogspot.com - Taken at 11:24 AM on July 16, 2008 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu [Link]

Posted 5 days ago

City Island Sound Report Tour Originally uploaded by Jannie-Jan For editorial and transfer house. File under ephemera. [Link]

Posted 5 days ago

Mobile post sent by TheFauxPress using Utterz .    Replies .   mp3 [Link]

Posted 6 days ago

Securing the Mixer Originally uploaded by Jannie-Jan Found these little gems while finding 2-inch webbing for a different cart tweak. Low-profile is good. Also like the new bungees from Lowes. Thin, metal hooks w/plastic stoppers less likely to scratch gear. Task Force is the manufacturer: Item No. 127818 . Color-coded by length. — http://fauxpress.blogspot.com - Taken at 4:41 PM on July 13, 2008 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu [Link]

Posted 6 days ago

Webbing for Rubber Mats Originally uploaded by Jannie-Jan Been noodling this for a month or so. Works well in theory. Let- see how it goes. — http://fauxpress.blogspot.com - Taken at 5:29 PM on July 13, 2008 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu [Link]

Posted 6 days ago

The Marvelous Raymond Originally uploaded by Jannie-Jan 'Splainin'. — http://fauxpress.blogspot.com - Taken at 7:59 PM on July 11, 2008 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu [Link]

Posted 6 days ago

PowerMax Under-Shelf Mount Originally uploaded by Jannie-Jan Yup. The unit's upside-down. Um-hm. Removed the bottom cover, bolted that under the shelf, then reassembled the unit topsy-turvy-like. — http://fauxpress.blogspot.com - Taken at 4:28 PM on July 13, 2008 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu [Link]

Posted 6 days ago

I made this French Bleu Cheese Chicken recipe last night. It was absolutely delicious. Much is happening at the Digital Dojo these days. The garden is kickin out some rad vegies and fruits. I picked some beautiful black berries for the meal and lots of herbs and tomatoes for the citronette -based salad. The plums are delightful right now and apricots coming soon. Lots of cucumbers and zucchini. We are already trading with the neighbors. Here's a video from About.com (who knew?) for the chicken (I used chicken broth because that was all we had): I had to mess with the embed to get it to fit, but i love having found this video recipe. [Link]

Posted 7 days ago

.:. Faux Press .:. Cait and Chas are getting toasted in heaven together. Count on it. Also, for Raymond K . _____ POST NOTE: Re-vlogging this because I'm a fan of Raymond , who's a fan of Emily , and I'm a fan of Emily's dad, who wrote the first comedy-for-the-page that made me laugh out loud. Found John Mortimer courtesy of my maternal grandfather, whom I loved, and who loved Mortimer's humor. I'm also a fan of Hugh MacLeod who turned me on to "Young Adam," one of my favorite films, and in which Ms. Mortimer appears . Formats available : Quicktime (.mov) , Flash Video (.flv) Tags: poetryfilm , jazz , charles_bukowski , caitcollins , love , fanletter , poem , postoffice , faux_press [Link]

Posted 7 days ago

.:. Faux Press .:. Think it all through. Formats available : Wave Audio (.wav) Tags: work , podcast , jan , mclaughlin , faux_press , film , legends , tech , scout [Link]

Posted 7 days ago

.:. Faux Press .:. Right next to the garden w/ platform & knife for dressing veggies on the way to the kitchen. - Taken at 8:54 AM on July 02, 2008 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu Formats available : MPEG4 Video (.mp4) , MPEG-4 Video (.m4v) , Flash Video (.flv) [Link]

Posted 7 days ago

With so many subscribers new to the new media playground, I thought I'd share this .pdf with you. If you subscribe to this videoblog in iTunes, you'll find that .pdf files are RSS-feed friendly and distribute sweetly to subscribers. By whatever means necessary, folks. [ source ] [ Best Practices .pdf Download ] Tags: Faux Press Art Metaphrasty [Link]

Posted 8 days ago

Tee Shirt of the Day Originally uploaded by Jannie-Jan From John. — http://fauxpress.blogspot.com - Taken at 8:16 PM on July 11, 2008 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu [Link]

Posted 8 days ago

It's a Lot About the Vista Originally uploaded by Jannie-Jan Gorgeously distracting. — http://fauxpress.blogspot.com - Taken at 6:23 PM on July 11, 2008 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu [Link]

Posted 8 days ago

Guggenheim Originally uploaded by Jannie-Jan — http://fauxpress.blogspot.com - Taken at 12:24 PM on July 11, 2008 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu [Link]

Posted 8 days ago

Mr. Saxe's Silhouette Originally uploaded by Jannie-Jan — http://fauxpress.blogspot.com - Taken at 10:45 AM on July 11, 2008 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu [Link]