Previously in this March, Google's subsidiary YouTube acquired video production team Next New Networks to help their partners to create more attractive, high quality and viral videos. It seems that YouTube is very eager to its video quality. According to The New York Times, YouTube makes another move toward some excellent video creators – to teach them the video making skills.
YouTube called up some video partners to New York to teach them some tricks and skills about how to create viral videos. Some tricks are seemingly rather useful, such as don't upload your videos to YouTube on Friday afternoon and contact key bloggers via Email to ask them to post a link to your video. By doing this, video creators can bring out more viral videos and drive higher traffic to YouTube, so that YouTube can earn more money from video advertising, which is the reason why YouTube made this boot camp for their partners.
So far few people can make six figures income a year purely from video making. It's very difficult to directly make big money from video. A good viral video needs several things: good idea, video editing skills and some relevant equipment. So YouTube needs to solve these problems for its video contributors, so that they have the motivation and money to generate more high quality videos.
On June 3, Linkin Park presented us their latest music video for "Iridescent", which is set to be the theme song of the forthcoming film Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Previously, Linkin Park released "Iridescent" as the fourth single in their fourth studio album "A Thousand Sun" on May 27, 2011. Then the song was chosen to be the Transformers 3's theme song.
Music video of "Iridescent" premiered on MTV.com on June 3. You can also find it in The Official Linkin Park YouTube Channel. Now download Linkin Park - Iridescent, you can also check Amazon MP3 download.
Now that you have watched the video which is entirely in black-and-white, so do you understand the concept of it? Got any idea of the video? You can write it down in the comment section. Well, here I'm gonna share what I know about the video. First of all, there are several main elements in the music video: the one-eyed king, the throne made of antlers, the snake, the white dogs, the Linkin Park band having dinner, the outer space and the Transformers robots. But what do all those elements mean? Actually, I don't know. It's rather complicated. Tell you the truth: even the guys in Linkin Park themselves are confused of the music video.
You may have noticed the scenario which shows the LP band sitting at a tablet together in a feast. Actually it mirrors Leonardo da Vinci's painting "The Last Super".
Joe Hann, who directed the "Iridescent" music video, explained in Linkin Park's official blog that "the video explores how human existence might be affected by the elements of Transformers robots and the threat of the Decepticons."
This is this third time that Linkin Park cooperates with Transformers film series. Previously, Transformers' theme song "What I've Done" and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's lead soundtrack "New Divide" are all LP's songs. When asked why they chose "Iridescent" for "Dark of the Moon," Mike Shinoda, one of the band's lead vocalists, said the song felt like a good fit.
The 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon" will hit theaters on June 29, 2011. The film's soundtrack will be available in stores on June 14.
Here is the lyrics of Linkin Park's Iridescent
You were standing in the wake of devastation
And you were waiting on the edge of the unknown
And with the cataclysm raining down
Insides crying "Save me now"
You were there, impossibly alone
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?
You build up hope, but failure's all you've known
Remember all the sadness and frustration
And let it go. Let it go
And in a burst of light that blinded every angel
As if the sky had blown the heavens into stars
You felt the gravity of tempered grace
Falling into empty space
No one there to catch you in their arms
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?
You build up hope, but failure's all you've known
Remember all the sadness and frustration
And let it go. Let it go
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?
You build up hope, but failure's all you've known
Remember all the sadness and frustration
And let it go. Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?
You build up hope, but failure's all you've known
Remember all the sadness and frustration
And let it go. Let it go
Paws Up! Little Monsters! Our Mama Monster again proves her global popularity.
Few artists can sold their albums for more than 1 million copies in the first week. Do you remember the last artist who debuted album with more than 1 million copies? It's Taylor Swift. The country music diva released her third studio album "Speak Now" in 2010 with 1,047,000 copies in its first week. Now Lady Gaga breaks the record with her second studio album "Born This Way", which was released on May 23, 2011. Unexpectedly, Gaga has globally sold 1,108,000 copies of the BTW album in its first week.
Here's Lady Gaga's Born This Way single music video.
It has been six years since the last album debuted with more than Gaga's 1.1 million copies. It was 50 Cent's. The band had sold their hit album "The Massacre" 1.14 million copies in its first week in 2005, which is much closed with Gaga's Born This Way 1.1 million copies.
To promote her album, Lady Gaga made a surprising move – she sold her Born This Way album on Amazon.com for only 0.99 US dollars in the first two day. 440,000 copies of the album were sold at the low price.
With the success of "Born This Way" album, Lady Gaga's influence toward the world culture is being further extended. Lady Gaga is no longer the newbie who just can sang her ‘the fame' songs, but the icon that can influence people's religion and culture. So do you like the old Lady Gaga or the new Lady Gaga?
A lot of people don't understand Lady Gaga, her songs and her music videos. They just hate Gaga's works. It's obviously that Gaga learns from Madonna. Gaga also confirms it. Besides, Gaga writes her own songs, has added the stylish elements and her own feelings, experience, understanding of life and her talent to her works. She also interact very actively with her fans. Those are why I'm fond of Lady Gaga.
Ring is always a magic thing to human being. It's not just a decorative ornament worn on fingers. It stands for love as people wear a wedding ring at and after wedding. Besides, people believe that some special rings can endow human being with supernatural power. In the Oscar winner film "The Lord of the Ring", the "Master Ring" even can control all others. Yet another film about a supernatural ring is going to hit the theater – it's "Green Lantern".
"Green Lantern" is a great movie. It is absolutely worth watching. Here is one of the trailers of the film hosted on YouTube. You can download the Green Lantern Blu-ray or DVD when it's available.
The much-anticipated upcoming superhero film "Green Lantern" is set to premier in the United States on June 17, 2011 in 3D. Just like "Captain America" and "Thor", "Green Lantern" is adapted from the comic book with the same name. The film is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and directed by Martin Campbell. The budget of the film is up to 150 million dollars. Warner Bros. has made overwhelming advertising campaigns for the film. Up to now, Warner Bros. has released 7 promo photos, three official trailers and 5 promo banners for "Green Lantern".
Here is the storyline of Green Lantern
In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan. Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. But Hal is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallax...he will become the greatest Green Lantern of all.
Starring of Green Lantern
Ryan Reynolds -- Hal Jordan Blake Lively -- Carol Ferris Peter Sarsgaard -- Hector Hammond Mark Strong -- Sinestro Angela Bassett -- Dr. Amanda Waller Tim Robbins -- Senator Hammond Temuera Morrison -- Abin Sur Jay O. Sanders -- Carl Ferris Taika Waititi -- Thomas Kalmaku Jon Tenney -- Martin Jordan
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