In a post by AdAge, “Quit Wasting Your Time and Money Trying to Produce Viral Videos,” the phenomenon of going viral is as likely as getting struck by lightning, struck by a meteor, winning the Mega Millions lottery, or finding a rare 42lb. rare rainbow trout. So, maybe you won’t go viral, but your video can still be a hit!

Social Media Today lists the ”Top 10 Reasons Your Videos Aren’t Viral.” Reasons like, “your target audience is too small,” “your video don’t fill a need,” or “you don’t have cats and dancing babies.”

Check out their follow up post on “7 Video Best Practices for in the Era of Social Media.” They share practices like, “Start Strong,” “Make One Point (and No More Than Three),” and “Have a Clear Call to Action.”

Now Drempt asks, “what are your best practices to make your video a success? How do you use social media to share your work?

~Arielle

Drempt is so sad to have missed this documentary when it was in Miami in January. Were you able to check “The City Dark” out in a city near you?

The City Dark is a documentary “on the search for night on a planet that never sleeps.” Documentarian Ian Cheney explores the effects of light pollution on our planet in a vivid and thought-provoking way!

Check out the trailer here

~Arielle

Reblogged from When I Have Time by Sara Rosso:

Great manifesto!

Check out the teaser, then head over to Culture Climax for the interview! You won’t regret it!

Then be sure to check out more of Drempt’s productions here

Thanks!

~Arielle

“through visual experience [they] define who [they] are. And a 2^ndgeneration Intel® Core™ processor, with its combination of smart performance and stunning, seamless visuals, is the perfect engine for expressing and sharing your visual life.”

The series, called “Intel Visual Life,” features various artists, photographers, and musicians, on how their talents are impacting the world and how Intel technology is a part of that.

You definitely have to check them all out, but here are two of Drempt‘s fave docs of the series, in that each are beautifully shot and edited and aspirational to attain:

Musician Michael Franti

Photographer/blogger The Sartorialist

~Arielle

“For me, cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.”

Hitchcock certainly had a recipe for success when it came to filmmaking. In this animated short, see their interpretation of the Hitchcock Cookbook.

Brilliant work by:

~Arielle

This is the true story of 2 platforms picked to work together, and edit people who’s lives are taped, to find out what happens when Post people stop being polite, and start getting real…
The Real World – Edit Bay

Creative Cow Member, and Senior Vice President of Post Production of Bunim/Murray Productions, Mark Raudonis, wrote this fascinating article from an insider’s perspective on switching between two editing platforms. As an industry leader, BMP went from Avid to FCP and back to Avid. Check out the article to find out why they made the switch! In the business of storytelling, you need the best tools to tell your tale. This is Mark’s story.

~Arielle

Holstee is a team that

“designs and curates with the hopes that each product and its inherent story inspires others to follow their dream.”

Products include 100% recycled material t-shirts and wallets.

Drempt just discovered this film by Holstee, putting their well-known manifesto to motion. The passion of the manifesto is translated in the film through biking, a passion the Holstee team possess. Prepare to be inspired!

~Arielle