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How a popular children’s cartoon-show set in Siberia illustrates the diversity of perspective

The fifth-most watched YouTube video in the world of all time is an episode of a Russian cartoon for little children. The formidable title of being the “most viewed non-music video” belongs to it as well. Titled “Recipe for Disaster”, the 17th instalment in the Russian cartoon series Masha and the Bear (Masha i Medved) …

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Deepfakes: How Are They Good, and How Are They Bad?

We know there’s a lot of false information to be found on the internet, but sometimes, it’s legitimately difficult to tell if something really is false. Enter the deepfake — computer-synthesized video or audio recordings that look and sound indistinguishable from the real thing. Media experts have already sounded the alarm, afraid that these deepfakes …

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Why do upload your video on YouTube? Try selling your Video on Video Streaming Platform

Generally, when you talk about live streaming, the picture you get is of brands going live on social media platforms like YouTube. The problem with these social platforms is that it won’t fulfill your unique streaming needs. Each brand or video content creator has different streaming requirements, whereas sites like YouTube comes with their own …

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Box of Birds

I met Maya Hawke through a mutual friend, Katy. She told me about a new interesting project that Maya was starting on Facebook. It was called Currency of Despair and it was a fascinating look at storytelling, cinema, images, and editing. Maya, an editor who has worked on multiple Werner Herzog films, recently unveiled a …

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Documentary Distribution Options: Life Beyond TV

It’s a great time for docs, and for doc filmmakers. “More feature documentaries are being released theatrically than ever, more docs are being featured on major TV outlets and platforms (HBO, Discovery, CNN, PBS, Netflix, EPIX, Showtime) than ever, and the accessibility and discoverability of the genre has never been better,” notes Susan Margolin, President, …

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Make Your Creativity Video, And You Might Go to VidCon

Show off your creative talents in a short video and you could win a trip to VidCon, the center of the online video revolution. Info here: http://contributetocreativitycontest.com/ The deadline is June 23. One of the most exciting recent developments in entertainment has been the rise of the YouTube Star – emerging artists who are creating …

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