I had the chance yesterday to check out my updates to the website on our PC laptop and I noticed several spots where things were noticebly different on a pc than on a mac. Michelle pointed out that this is not uncommon and that Duh, I should have known better. Part of me knew it was a possibility things would be different on a PC than a mac but I barely figured out how to update the site and didn’t want to admit there was a problem until I could figure out how to solve it. So for anybody who has looked at the site on a PC we know there’s still a little work to do. On a positive note, many of you have seen the new VFV logo designed by our graphic designer Augusto Villatoro. He’s a great designer and very efficient allowing us to use cool graphics when needed but still stay affordable. I hopefully will add the new logo header to the site today and look forward to doing more and more branding as time goes by.

We made some changes to our website on an interim basis and look forward to doing a better job of keeping things up to date. The best part about the website changes is that I was able to pull them off myself. Until recently, Michelle or Pat had to help update the website and as a result it was less of a priority because there was always something else to do. Now that I’ve finally sat in front of Dreamweaver long enough to learn how to make updates and we’ll hopefully be able to better keep the site updated. We still will probably switch down the road to a drupal site and are working on a prototype now, but we can take our time with the transition and really make a splash when we re-launch.

I’m working on getting a few new shows off the ground and the content is very amazing. I can’t wait to tell you more about them. I’m also trying to find a new home for our new series and really hope something comes through. The ideal scenario is to have the show on Blip.tv but I’m worried that I wouldn’t get the promotion needed. Our past series including Pitchman have pretty much been learning the ins and outs of a new media venture and now we’re really psyched and ready to do it for real. I talked to Mike Hudack from blip.tv and he seemed like a great guy, and gave me some advice for the ASSISTED LIVING show involving toning down a little some of the graphic content. I know we can still be edgy and funny not crossing the line to what most people would be offended. So we’re ready to post the first five episodes of ASSISTED LIVING and are about to start shooting the two untitled new series. Here’s to the excitement of starting a new show and saying goodbye (at least temporarily) to Pitchman, 1.5 million hits later on YouTube alone. Send me an e-mail if you want the low down on the new show. dave@viralfilmvideo.com or give us a call. DAVE

Thought I’d test the new YOUTUBE player here. Not sure if I like it yet. I like the blip.tv format with the widescreen look but the youtube player is nice because the layout shows thumbs of the other clips so it’s easier for people to watch different videos. When we do the redesign of the main site (soon) hopefully we’ll figure out what we want to do. I also like blip.tv because it’s easy for a novice like me to resize the clips to a little larger size, perfect for entertainment. Let me know what you guys like or if there’s something out there better that I’m missing. DAVE

Got some bad news from the Mac store, my Mac’s hard drive is officially dead.  They replaced it with a new one but weren’t able to transfer the data which leaves me with a back up from about a year ago.  I’m not sure what I’ve lost but in the last couple days I’ve started to compile a list of missing stuff.  Luckily most of the video and scripts are saved on external drives so it could be worse. 

Here are some stills from Lakeshore Theaters’ “Assisted Living”, we’re moving along in the editing and will have some video to post soon along with more photos from Day II.

My MacBookPro stopped working yesterday and I had to bring it into the Mac Store for repair. I tried to fix it over the phone but the tech said it was too far gone. I was hoping at the Mac Store that they could re-install the user or the os but they decided to take it in and now I’m waiting. I’d be fine working on some of my other desktops but I didn’t have everything backed up like I should AND I can’t remember my various passwords. Hopefully they’ll come to me and I can get back to work.

Heather Meibach has agreed to host a series of segments for the Lakeshore Theater project and also act in some top secret scenes for the “big” project just getting underway. Come check her out at the Lakeshore and give her an interview after one of the shows this weekend.

Heather came to us through VFV friend Dustin White who is a great stand-up who appeared in Pitchman II. Heather’s first big interview will be Monday with Ron Jeremy, looking forward to it. A lot of work going on behind the scenes to develop new content for the theater so wish us luck and keep in touch.