Joshua Withers is a name some of you may recognise. He is the guy who, at the beginning of every JOJCAST episode, says, “Life. Politics. Video Creation. This is the JOJCAST.” He is also the host of Wake Up With Josh which can be heard on Radio West AM 747 Esperance in West Australia.
While many of us made New Years Resolutions about trying to lose weight and quitting smoking, Josh set us sights on some slightly different things. One of them was to do a stand up comedy routine. In preparation he spoke to a lot of different comedians on his radio show, including one of Australia’s most celebrated – Mr. Wil Anderson (check out the podcast recordings).
So here is the man himself performing at Raw Comedy Perth…
Ever wonder what equipment some of your favourite video creators use to create their content? I spoke to seven such video creators about their setup. This week’s JOJCAST is proof that you don’t need the biggest and best equipment, you just have to use what you have in a thoughtful manner.
Every now and then there are things I can’t fit into the JOJCAST due to time constraints (or other reasons). I wanted to share one of those with you today.
MGPhenom on LisaSimpson and Brookers When I spoke to MGPhenom for the recent special on YouTube Gatherings, he spoke about LisaSimpson (whom we both adore!) and shared a very touching memory about playing ‘real life Frogger’ with Brookers in New York City.
Oh, Valentine’s Day… we meet again. We will exchange chocolate hearts? Flowers? We will sit around feeling nostalgiac about ‘the ones that got away’? I guess only time will tell.
Do you keep trinkets from the ghost of romances past? Or do you prefer to purge that stuff and look forward to new experiences? Let me know in the comments.
For lots of people the idea of creating and sharing original videos on the Internet can seem a curious pasttime. So you can only begin to imagine their bemusement to learn about videomakers coming together from all over the world to meet up face-to-face. This week we ask the question: Why gather? Why YouTube Gatherings?
This isn’t really how I wanted to start the JOJCAST in 2010 but I kind of feel like this is the place where a lot of conversations happen that really don’t happen anywhere else. A lot of the people I’ve interviewed over the years have been very candid about the stuff they experience in their video creation. I kind of feel like I want to get this out of my system so I can put it behind me and move on. So please indulge today, I’m just going to talk about something that’s going on with me and next week we’re going to return to more regular programming…
Music videos are traditionally the most popular, most viewed content on YouTube. YouTube and Universal teamed up to create VEVO, with content from a variety of record companies. It was going to solve all the disputes about copyright material and royalties and ad revenues. In theory, at least…
YouTube have launched yet another blog… this one aimed squarely at content creators. It features video project ideas – such as video reviews, puppetry videos – as well as general YouTube news (cross posted from YouTube’s main blog) and promotions for things like Davos, Dr. Phil’s arts initiative and Amnesty International.
Some of you will know that JOJCAST guest Sam Proof played Raz, the dreadlocked Rastafarian, on Tim and Eric Awesome Show Good Job. Well young Jared has done his own Raz tribute and I must say it’s quite amazing!
This is actually the very last JOJCAST for 2009. I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the year that was, what it was like for me as a video creator, and thank some of the people who made it such a great year for me personally.
Welcome back to the JOJCAST!
MGPhenom on LisaSimpson and Brookers
