Troy, Michigan (PRWEB) November 16, 2011
In today?s multi-tasking world, it can be very difficult to focus on driving while using your cell phone, answering emails, looking at maps and drinking coffee. But a new video available on YouTube can show guys how using a Mary-On-Board
San Jose, CA (PRWEB) November 19, 2011
These days, consumers are making decisions about where to take their business by finding and comparing companies, people and products online. The Pew Research Center survey on Internet use has found that 78% of adult Internet users look for information about a service or product they are considering buying, and 69% search for information about someone they know or might meet. Savvy businesses know they have to find innovative ways to stand apart from the competition. San Francisco videographer Michael Soo has found a great new way to capture the attention of website visitors: video testimonials.
?Written testimonials, as you may have noticed, are overused. Many websites have them, and while visitors may take the time to scan the page, the information doesn?t really sink in.? notes Soo, the San Francisco filmmaker. ?It’s nothing like staring into the eyes of someone who is raving about the person or company the viewer is considering. It’s an easy sell, and the best part is that you don’t need to brag about yourself.?
Soo Photography recently created a video testimonial for real estate agent Terel Beppu. Viewers see Beppu?s clients speak from the heart about their experiences, often with their family in the house he helped them find. The video also gives viewers a chance to see how Beppu operates, and get a sense of how driven and committed he is.
?You get to know his personality a bit, and see how dedicated he is to what he does. You naturally start to imagine what it would be like to work with Terel,? says Soo.
The San Francisco commercial photographer and videographer notes that the amount of information presented in even a short video is much greater than text, and more likely to capture visitors? attention. He recommends video testimonials for companies, professionals and products, and says they can even be effective for dating services.
Noting that the Pew Research Center survey also found that 71% of adults watch videos online, Soo points out, ?If you post it, they will watch.?
Michael Soo is also a videographer and director of wedding invitation videos, behind-the-scenes videos, and more.
For more information about video testimonials or any of Soo Photography?s services, call Michael Soo at (408) 666-8455 or visit http://www.soophotography.com.
About Michael Soo and Soo Photography San Francisco
Photographer of the Year Michael Soo is a San Francisco professional photographer who specializes in commercial, wedding, food, portrait, product, editorial, family, fashion, lifestyle, fine art, landscape, and corporate photography in San Francisco. He is also a wedding and love story videographer and director.
Brought up in Asia and educated in America, Michael fuses the best of both cultures in his art form. He gives back to the community by giving photography and Photoshop classes. He hosts free photography forums for over a thousand of active Northern California amateur and semi-pro photographers alike.
Named Popular Photography Magazine?s Photographer of the Year, Michael Soo is an internationally respected photographer and guru of digital imaging. His collection of fine art and commercial photography includes executive portraits, lifestyle, products and food. His work has also been featured on numerous international magazine covers, newspapers (i.e. New York Times), as well as exhibits.
Soo Photography serves San Francisco and the Bay Area communities of Atherton, Belmont, Berkeley, Brisbane, Burlingame, Campbell, Colma, Corte Madera, Cupertino, Daly City, El Grenada, Foster City, Fremont, Gilroy, Hillsborough, Kensington, La Honda, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Marin, Menlo Park, Millbrae, Mill Valley, Montara, Monte Sereno, Mountain View, Oakland, Pacifica, Palo Alto, Pescadero, Piedmont, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Gregorio, San Mateo, San Francisco, San Jose, San Rafael, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Sausalito, Sunnyvale, Tiburon, and Woodside.
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New York, NY (PRWEB) November 23, 2011
Giving aspiring newscasters the chance to experience life behind the news anchor desk, Madame Tussauds New York (234 West 42nd St.)?in partnership with photo, audio, video and broadcast-equipment retailer B&H?unveiled today the new B&H TV Studio inside the attraction. The Studio is a fully immersive and interactive experience, offering guests the opportunity to step inside the shoes of a news anchor to record their own newscasts, as wax figures of award-winning journalists like Anderson Cooper, Oprah Winfrey and Barbara Walters look on.
?We are excited to be working with B&H on this project, and know that our guests will love the interactive B&H TV Studio experience,? stated Bret Pidgeon, General Manager of Madame Tussauds New York.
?B&H Photo is energized about the launch of the B&H TV Studio exhibit at Madame Tussauds,? said Manny Steigman, B&H Director of Marketing. ?The interactive studio experience will give people the opportunity to taste some of the excitement that our midtown superstore has to offer.?
The B&H TV Studio at Madame Tussauds New York is an authentic, working TV studio featuring a real studio camera, teleprompter, camera controls and news desk?set against a backdrop of the New York City skyline. Guests have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a television studio, from controlling camera movements to recording their own newscasts. Taking on the role of their favorite reporters, guests will be able to sit behind the news desk and read a selection of stories (or create their own) from a teleprompter. Guests opting to record their news broadcast will receive a link to download the video, so that it can be uploaded to YouTube and/or Facebook to be shared with friends and family. MTNY/B&H TV
All of the equipment for the studio was provided by B&H. The installation and configuration of the equipment in the ?B&H TV Studio? was handled by Project Managers from the B&H Professional Solutions Department.
About B&H
As the world’s largest source of photography, video, pro audio, home theater and broadcast equipment, B&H is known worldwide for their attentive, knowledgeable sales force and excellent customer service, including fast, reliable shipping. Located in the heart of mid-town Manhattan at 34th Street and Ninth Avenue, B&H has been satisfying customers worldwide for over 30 years. For more information about B&H please visit http://www.bhphotovideo.com/
About Madame Tussauds New York
Madame Tussauds New York is celebrating over 10 years as the interactive “must do” attraction in the heart of Times Square, providing guests with unique opportunities to create memories with some of the world’s biggest icons. New wax additions include Alicia Keys, Kelly Ripa, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian, Sean ?Diddy? Combs, Robert Pattinson, as well as President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Madame Tussauds? interactive exhibits include the ?Sports Zone?, which allows guests to interact with some of the world?s most famous athletes, including Yao Ming, Serena Williams, Derek Jeter and David Wright. Prominently located in the heart of Times Square, Madame Tussauds New York is open 365 days a year at 10 a.m. Visit http://www.nycwax.com or call (800) 246-8872 for more information.
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London (PRWEB) November 23, 2011
Single Released on iTunes
James Harker’s three-year journey to produce his debut album The Red Room began at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival. He performed regularly in a dingy room at the foot of North Bridge, which had been converted into the ‘Red Room’: a sumptuous boudoir for immersive, avant-garde music and drama.
?The Red Room, and the whole bubble surrounding it was a chaotic, volatile experience. Reality had been barred entry, and consequently everything ? and everyone ? became intensified and unstable,? says James. ?On the one hand, it had been huge fun. But when I came up for air I was conscious of so many things: the fickleness of identity, the unpredictability of love, the conflict of emotion and morality; but, as Boy George pointed out, there?s an art to feeling sorry for yourself.? And so, James began to document his feelings in the 12 songs that came to constitute The Red Room.
A year later James found himself with a window of time to record the album. It was now or never, but he was also completely broke. So, he hooked-up with a string quartet at his old university, and with an old school-friend who had a semi-professional studio in the Derbyshire countryside. No money would change hands, and James made ends meet working as a restaurant piano player, an actor, and a short film soundtrack composer.
Because of financial and technical limitations, The Red Room would have to eschew studio gloss. Besides, this was not an album of pop music clich
Seoul, South Korea (PRWEB) December 12, 2011
StarCall, the app that gives KPOP fans a chance for personal mobile-to-mobile video encounters with KPOP chart toppers has already skyrocketed into the top 200 free apps in the iTunes App Store.
StarCall?s quick rise in popularity is undoubtedly due to the stable of Korean pop-music superstars which have signed on to the SK service. Their official endorsement allows their fans the chance to exchange video calls and have exclusive access to the stars lives behind the scenes. StarCall launched with an already impressive list of over thirty of the most talented and successful KPOP performers and groups, including Sistar, F (x), BoA, Girls Generation, among others, nor did it stop there. StarCall continues to add KPOP idols, to the delight of fans. IU, an award-winning singer who dominated the digital download charts this year, has just signed on.
StarCall offers fans an up-close and personal way to get to know KPOP?s most adored stars. The app is titled after its most exclusive feature?video calling in real time, directly with the stars. Fans that would otherwise never have an opportunity to meet their idols face to face are able to have the next best thing to a personal encounter with the stars they love most. StarCall is not, however, simply a video calling service. It provides fans an all-inclusive way to keep up on the daily lives of KPOP?s hottest, with targeted news feeds and interactive, real-time social network integration with Facebook and Twitter. Fans customize their StarCall experience based upon their favorite stars, and gain unprecedented access to their off-stage lifestyles.
StarCall has skyrocketed up the free downloads list in the iTunes App Store. By continuing to sign artists like IU (Good Day, Someday, The Story Only I Didn?t Know), it is guaranteed to stay hot and get hotter.
Pricing and Availability
StarCall is a free Android and iOS app available for immediate download at the respective app stores.
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About SK Planet
SK Planet, a wholly owned subsidiary of SK Telecom, was established in October 1, 2011 with an aspiration to become a global platform innovator. As the lynchpin of SK Telecom?s future growth, the company was spun off with the industry-leading platform businesses including T-Store, T-map, MelOn, Cyworld and hoppin, Korea?s biggest mobile app store, mobile navigation, online music service, SNS and multi-screen premium video service. SK Planet is committed to building global platform business in Asia and other strategic markets. For more information, please visit http://www.skplanet.co.kr.
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Houston, TX (PRWEB) December 19, 2011
December 19th begins a new chapter in the way wedding stories are told. Introducing the A&A Storyteller Series, a collection of the most captivating love stories from couples around the world.
The Storyteller Series goes beyond the hallmark style of romantically charged wedding productions that has made A&A Video Productions the largest event video production company in Houston, TX. Aside from the wedding day itself, the Storyteller Series revisits the romantic back stories that inevitably lead each couple to join their lives with marriage.
Couples participating in the series are chosen based on the romantic back story. Each volume of the Storyteller Series will be a limited edition collection, with a limited enrollment.
Volume 1 begins with the first chapter, The Banisters of Life. From the moment John Buchan first saw Stephanie Tollett in his college speech class, he was determined to find a way to get her attention. Years later, their love story continues as he takes her hand in the covenant of marriage. As the sun sets over the picturesque alter nestled amongst a thicket of trees at the Houston Oaks Country Club, bagpipes serenade John and Stephanie’s triumphant footsteps down the aisle as husband and wife. Garbed in a Scottish kilt as his wedding day attire, John walks Stephanie into their reception, which ensues a whirlwind of memories from times past and well-wishes for the newly married couple as they embark on their future lives together. Stephanie and John’s love story truly embodies everything the A&A Storyteller Series strives to represent. It’s a timeless tale people need to see to believe. “I had no idea it would turn out to be this impressive,” said Pat Tollett, father of the bride. “It was extremely impressive.”
Couples selected for the Storyteller Series are set to receive an amazing story detailing the love they have for each other. After a private viewing of their Storyteller video, the groom, John Buchan stated, “Weddings can be so daunting, and you guys made it so easy to just slip from one thing to the next.” “I should have gotten more than one [tissue]!” said Stephanie Tollett, the bride.
To view The Banisters of Life logon to http://www.anavideo.com
A&A Video has been providing Cinematic Wedding Imagery to clients for over 10 years. They are an award winning videography company, including the coveted, Crystal Icon ISES award for Best Videography in Houston. They have been featured as best of The Knot.com for the last 3 years and well as a platinum rated vendor with Weddingwire.com. While capturing over 400 hundred wedding a year the company has had to opportunity to work with a wide variety of clients. Everything from high-end celebrity wedding such as NFL and NBA players, to daddy?s little girl getting married in the back pasture. They have also had the opportunity to work with the TLC network to capture 3 Platinum Weddings. Constantly striving to raise the bar on wedding videography, A&A Video | NICO Photo is always developing new way to provide their clients with the best possible products available. Being on the cutting edge of new technologies, they are typically the first to embrace and implement these new technologies.
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(PRWEB) March 19, 2002
We’re not the average girls in your videos…!
Graduating from “video girls” to filmmaking women, the International Black Women’s Film Festival was established to provide a wider audience for Black women filmmakers from around the world, while sharing a glimpse into the world of Black women filmmakers. Few people are aware
of the accomplishments of Black women filmmakers.
Festival organizer Adrienne Anderson re-discovered such gems as the poignant Sister, Sister (1982) -a made for television movie written by Maya Angelou that, in hindsight, was more gripping and timely than many of the movies to-date. Also in the line up is Rachel Raimists Nobody Knows My Name (1999), a documentary exploring the hip-hop phenomenon and how women are addressing the conflicting messages in much of the urban-bred music. Finding the cinematic voice(s) of other filmmakers has been difficult, Filmmakers throughout the African Diaspora have made such strides in filmmaking that when Spike Lees movie Shes Gotta Have It
took off, we were inundated with Black movies and thats a good thing! But when you looked closer, It was so difficult finding a woman filmmaker; I honestly believe that was one of the reasons why Daughters of the Dust took off the way it did. We were so happy to finally start seeing [African American] women filmmakers creating lush, beautiful films with real Black women characters and situations we couldnt get enough of it.
Unlike such African American filmmakers as Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing, 1991; The Summer of Sam, 1999), the Hughes Brothers (From Hell, 2002; Menace to Society, 1995) or John Singleton (Baby Boy, 2001; Boyz N the Hood, 1991), very few people can name such filmmakers as Julie Dash
(Daughters of the Dust, 1991; Funny Valentines, 1999), Kasi Lemmons (Eve’s Bayou, 1997; Caveman’s Valentine, 2001), Euzhan Palcy (A Dry
White Season, 1989; Sugar Cane Alley, 1983), Pratibha Parmar (Warrior Marks, 1993; A Place of Rage, 1991) and Rachel Raimist . Rarely known
outside of their communities, these women have directed beautifully written films and have had nominal success among the independent film
industry. Robin Bates, a globe-trotting entrepreneur and CEO of Cafe de la Soul was eager to help bring the stories of Black women to the general public, “As Black women, we have so many stories to tell. This festival will give participants insight to our brilliance, our creativity, our talent, and most importantly, our lives.”
In collaboration with Café de la Soul: Your Guide to Black Paris and the African American Art & Cultural Complex, this festival will introduce
you to new and classic films, workshops and speakers from the film industry, in arts-supportive environments and positive exchanges. You’ll find faces you would never expect, while discovering film experiences you thought were out of reach. Co-organizer Cafe de la Soul’s Constance Bryan’s enthusiasm is indicative to the sentiments of many of the supporters and sponsors of this festival, ” I’m honored and excited to be involved in the event, and hope that it will inspire other women AND girls to pursue filmmaking!”
The IBWFF is slated for three days, November 15 – November 17, 2002, in San Francisco, California –a hub of diversity and innovation!
The opening night gala will be held at the African American Art & Cultural Complex in San Franciscos Western Addition neighborhood, the
home of the historic jazz district, beat poets and Bill Grahams the Fillmore. This festival is a vanguard event and serves as testament to
the achievement, strength and creativity of Black women in film and Black women filmmakers. Everyone will identify their humanity, emotion
and spirit in these films, while recognizing their own heart and soul in the art of these filmmakers.
So join us November 15 – 17, 2002, in San Francisco, California and help us celebrate the achievements of Black women and the bright future of film…
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Fresno, CA (PRWEB) December 22, 2011
MVP Weddings, a company that provides wedding videography for couples, was recently established in Fresno, California. After eight years of video production experience in the San Francisco Bay Area, company owner Matt Martin relocated to Fresno and established MVP Weddings.
MVP Weddings focuses on creating a cinematic experience that tells the engaged couple’s love story within their wedding video. “Our goal is to combine the art of storytelling with beautiful principal photography and cinematic editing to create an engaging experience that doesn’t just capture the day, it reflects the beauty and tells the story of the couple’s relationship”, states Matt Martin, the owner and Director of Photography for MVP Weddings. The company uses a variety of equipment such as large sensor HD cameras, Canon prime and zoom lenses, dollies, sliders, and steadicams to create a beautiful video experience.
Couples can view sample videos, check to see if the company is available on their wedding date, reserve their date, customize wedding video packages, get instant price quotes, and pay for services on the company’s website, mvp-weddings.com. Customer feedback has been positive. “[MVP Weddings] listens and produces, and made us look really good! We have a cherished wedding video we watch each anniversary!” writes Elizabeth Owens, of Clovis, California. “Edith and I just reviewed parts of the video and it looks incredible!”, writes Timothy Choi of the San Francisco Bay Area. ” Thank you for your awesome work! We especially love how the wedding dance sections turned out – the timing to the dance moves fitting to the music? Wow! That was incredible work! Again, we love the wedding video and thank you for capturing our incredible moments from our special day.”
About MVP Weddings
MVP Weddings creates beautiful wedding videos for couples that tell their love story artistically through cinema. The company tells the story of who the couple is, how they fell in love, and the beauty of their relationship. They want couples to be exceedingly pleased with the result.
MVP Weddings is based in Fresno, California and provides wedding videography services throughout the Central Valley, Los Angeles, San Francisco, the greater California area, and is available for destination weddings.
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(PRWEB) January 29, 2005
ChillArt offers a revolutionary experience in sound and vision matching breathtaking original film footage with specially composed music. Whilst other visual/musical products on the market simply link a musical chord with random effects, ChillArt has painstakingly matched film footage, from a back catalogue of over 5,000 hours of footage from around the world, with original musical scores.
A more interactive approach to entertainment that extends beyond one dimension, ChillArt is a new multi-media platform, taking the phenomenon of chill-out music to another level, engaging the imagination of viewers with an experience that takes them away from the hectic reality of modern-day life. Compiled of fourteen tracks and priced at £17.99, this DVD, entitled White, is the first in a series of ChillArt releases, available for purchase exclusively by accessing http://www.chillart.tv. Running Time 75 mins. Content-Universal. All Regions DVD-R Format.
The perfect mood enhancer for curling up with the one you love, ChillArt is the ideal gift to provide inspiration for that special romantic moment. Divided into four elements of fire, water, earth and spirit, tracks on the ChillArt DVD enable you to enjoy the feeling of wind blowing in your hair, warm sunshine, blue skies, azure seas, beautiful people, easy days on a tropical island, colourful nature all set to thought-provoking music.
This multi-levelled DVD, with its supporting website, also includes a host of information on the destination, the music and the composer, so listeners who are moved by specific images or compositions are able to delve deeper and discover the story at the heart of the tracks.
ChillArt – chill out with vision – a different world cut to a different beat.
Notes to Editors: For a ChillArt review DVD, high-resolution screengrabs or an interview with ChillArt founder, Natascha McQueen, please contact Magellan PR.
About ChillArt
The company principal is Natascha McQueen, who has extensive experience in television and non-broadcast formats, world-wide reporting, documentary & features, plus event coverage, combining a passion and detailed knowledge of music and equally wide experience in art production. Visit ChillArt on the web at: http://www.ChillArt.tv.
Media Contacts:
Sue Lowry / Julie Jarratt
Magellan PR
Tel: 020 8875 2850; Fax: 020 8875 2851
E-mail: info@magellan-pr.com
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WASHINGTON (PRWEB) January 06, 2012
Crossing things off a bucket list. Seeing new places. Pride of ownership. These are a few reasons given for the satisfaction level among ?Timeshare Fans? from Wyndham Vacation Resorts. This month’s video, blog and photo compilation represents the third in American Resort Development Association’s (ARDA) ?Timeshare Fans? owner series, showcasing the passion of owners about why they love timeshare vacations.
?This is a rich man’s vacation on a normal man’s salary,? says Ron Riley, CLUB WYNDHAM