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To Blog or not to Blog!
2007-09-24 05:12:00 Setting up your own vlog site When I first set up this site I was going to keep it very professional, just the videos, no personal comments, no shots of me, ranting to the camera in my bedroom, as a lot of online MEdia has been about. I like this parody video on bedroom vlogging. But ... More About: Blog
Overlander.tv - Cairns - Great Barrier Reef Diving
2007-09-20 12:29:00 Overlander.tv - Cairns - Great Barrier Reef Diving In Cairns I interviewed Peter Stokes from Cairns Dive Centre. Peter has been involved in the dive industry for the last 15 years. We discussed why Cairns is such a dive mecca. Fantastic underwater shots courtesy of Nembrotha Diving. I also took in a night ... More About: Australia
StARTing
2007-09-19 05:54:00 I have a mountain of video stories to edit, with the hope of having dvd’s available by Christmas. I have amazing stories from all over the world - Australia, Ireland, Spain and Vietnam. For me editing has always been difficult. I really don’t think we were made to spend all day sitting alone in front ...
Overlander.tv becomes Youtube Partner
2007-08-31 04:38:00 I’ve been keeping a little secret, I’ve been made a Youtube Partner ! Basically what this means is I will share in the ad revenue my videos generate on Youtube. Youtube have just introduced video ads that come in the form of a transparent overlay in the bottom 20% of of the video frame. Youtube have ... More About: Lander , Overland
Live!!
2007-08-27 14:33:00 How as a filmmaker Do you achieve the ecstasy of performance I’m currently listening to Pink Floyd, Pulse Live , the crowd’s energy, the live performance How the hell do we mirror that as filmmakers? Can we perform live? Can we incorporate music, emotion, to make people move, feel? Imagine a ‘live’ film festival How can this be achieved? If one can find ...
Overlander.tv - Way of St James - Day of the Wind
2007-08-05 17:40:00 A testing day on the Camino, taken light heartedly. I attempted to record this piece to camera several times before I was happy with the audio, by the time I got sound I was happy with, my hands were white with cold. Hope you enjoy. More About: Wind , Spain , James , Lander , Overland
Overlander.tv - Bob Brown - Green?s Party Leader
2007-07-29 17:37:00 I was lucky enough to interview Australian Green ’s Senator, Bob Brown . He is an inspiring man, and the way one would hope all politicians would be, genuine. This video is unfinished, I still have to chase up some photographs, but now that Bob has his own youtube and myspace page, I have decided to ... More About: Party , Lander , Lead
Overlander.tv - The Truganini Story - Bruny Island
2007-07-23 16:24:00 A sad tale about Tasmania ’s last full blooded Aboriginal women, Truganini. I remember this day, I had dropped my camera in a stream, dried it out, and was running late for the ferry back to Tasmania to get repairs. I only had time for one take, and nailed it. No support ... More About: Story , Island , Lander , Tory
Remember when people use to meet in person!
2007-07-23 14:51:00 Six months ago I got on board the online video, social networking phenomena. I joined every site I could find, set up this vlog and I quickly went about gathering online ‘friends’. Web 2.0 has made it easier for anyone to have a website, upload videos, and has made many amateur online stars. So ... More About: People , Meet , Person
Overlander.tv on Canadian TV
2007-07-16 16:51:00 Recent story on overlander.tv on Canadian television program, Torrent, which features all things video and internet. More About: About , Lander , Overland , Adia
Byron Bay featured on Youtube
2007-07-12 19:22:00 I’ve never really made much of an effort to develop a presence on Youtube , I didn’t really think my videos fitted what I believe is Youtube’s forte, short comedy related clips. This week I decided to tidy up my Youtube page, add a few friends, watch and save a few fantastic films. Anyway, it seems my ... More About: Featured , Feat
Overlander.tv - Way of St James, Part 3
2007-07-09 16:45:00 I arrive in Pamplona, and explain a little about the History of the Camino. Music by DJ Marky Mark More About: Spain , Part , Part 3 , James , Lander
Returning Home - A Story of Ararat 4
2007-07-02 00:56:00 The Bush Spirit Aussies in the Bush are an ingenious bunch, making the most of every opportunity. Without rural entrepreneurs many country towns would lose their lifeblood. Mark Shea looked at three success stories ranging from manufacturing to farming. More About: Story , Australia , Home , Ararat , Turn
Help overlander.tv produce another month of videos
2007-06-26 04:54:00 For many years I have been a firm believer in the internet as a distribution method for filmmakers. We have recently seen the growth of user generated content and there are now numerable sites where one can display there work. But as yet, the monetisation of video blogging is still in it’s infancy. Most vloggers do it as an aside to their day jobs. A couple of events have happened recently that made me realize the power of online communities (eg. Nalt’s getting signed up with the youtube partner program due to youtube community action) Taking my lead from discussions on vlogging groups, I wish to test a funding option, that isn’t purely commercial. I want to see if the 100’s of viewers who learn about different locations via my videos, are willing to help support my filmmaking endeavours. I am using Fundable to help realize this goal If my target of $2,000 is met, I will have the time and resources to devote myself to editing four new videos. They will be:... More About: Videos , Support , Prod , Lander , Overland
Overlander.tv - Way of Saint James, Part 2
2007-06-24 11:01:00 Click to Play Soundscapes and Metaphors The latest installment of my Camino journey is a little embarrassing to say the least. First there is my ‘Life is like the Camino’ Metaphor. A lot of people I met on the Camino used metaphors to explain their journey. It seemed everyone was searching for something, and all the myth ... More About: Spain , Part , James , Saint , Ames
Overlander.tv - Airlie Beach, Irish Backpacker
2007-06-18 01:31:00 Click to Play Airlie Beach (pop. 3029) Airlie Beach , gateway to the Whitsunday islands has a reputation for being a great place to party, in between sailing trips to the islands. Another must stop location on the backpacker migration up north. Had a ball in Airlie, went out on a boat yesterday to snorkel the reef. The ... More About: Australia , Irish , Backpacker
The Last Outback Boxing Troupe - Fight Night
2007-06-03 09:41:00 Click to Play Fred Brophy’s Boxing Troupe is the last tent operating in the world. Before the early 1970’s, Traveling Boxing Tents were part of the regular landscape at most country shows. The tents have such a long tradition in Australia , that in some towns, a young man will fight in the tent, watched proudly by their ... More About: Fight , Night , Xing
Overlander.tv - Magnetic Island
2007-05-27 15:05:00 Click to Play Magnet ic Island , ten minutes ferry ride from Townsville is unique in that it has a permanent residential population of about 2,000 people. This means unlike alot of ‘resort’ islands, Magnetic caters for all budgets. More than half the Island is national park and thus wildlife such as koalas, wallabies, possums and birdlife ... More About: Lander , Overland
Returning Home - A Story of Ararat II
2007-05-20 06:04:00 Death of a country town After the Gold Rush, Ararat became a farming district and very much a government town, housing a Mental Asylum, Prison and acting as a railway hub, with lines stretching out in five different directions. Ararat also developed quite a manufacturing industry, particularly with regard to textiles. In the early 1990’s the closure ... More About: Story , Australia , Home , Turn
The Last Outback Boxing Troupe - The Tent Boxer
2007-05-13 11:00:00 Click To Play ‘Cowboy’ Blair Wilson is a tent boxing legend. He gave away a promising professional boxing career to live the ramblin’ life of a tent boxer. For twelve years Cowboy has fought in the tent (most of his adult life) and has never once been defeated. A tent boxer doesn’t only have to be handy with ... More About: Australia , Boxing , Boxer , Xing , Outback
Returning Home - A Story of Ararat
2007-05-06 17:54:00 Returning Home is a series of four short Flash format documentaries about the changing fortunes of Ararat , a small rural town in the Western District of Victoria. Like the Ark - Part One Ararat is the town of Mark Shea’s youth, where his Irish ancestors settled five generations ago as farmers. Ararat was founded by gold prospecting ... More About: Story , Australia , Turn
Overlander.tv - Dublin, Ireland
2007-04-30 02:00:00 Click to Play Ireland went through an economic growth period in the late 1990’s dubbed the ‘Celtic Tiger’. This along with an influx of Eastern European workers, due to changes in the European Union, has really influenced the cultural landscape of Ireland. In Dublin I interviewed Niamh Ni Mhir who works for Hostel World, a local IT ... More About: Elan , Lander , Overland
The Last Outback Boxing Troupe - The Last of the Showmen
2007-04-23 16:00:00 Click to Play Fred Brophy is the World's Last Tent Boxing Showman, the son of a sideshow operator and a trapeze artist, he is fourth generation carny folk. Before television and radio, there was a strong outback tradition of storytelling. Around the campfires at night people would spin their yarns, never letting truth get in the ... More About: Australia , Xing , Outback , The Last
Overlander.tv - Way of Saint James, Day 1
2007-04-16 15:50:00 Click to Play Every filmmaker has their ‘project in the bottom draw’! A project that for whatever reason, has never seen the light of day. My 2004 trip along the Ancient Spanish Pilgrimage route, the Way of Saint James , is such a unfinished symphony, and like an albatross around my neck, it haunts me that it ... More About: Ames , Lander , Overland
Overlander.tv - Fraser Island, Australia
2007-04-09 15:21:00 Click to Play One bloody big Island made of Sand with a amazing diversity of animal and plant life. If you live in a big city, check it out it will blow your mind. Tomorrow I have arranged a day trip to Fraser Island with Suncoast Safaris and on Saturday the big theme song recording will be ... More About: Australia , Stra , Lander , Overland
The Last Outback Boxing Troupe - The Ghost Town Pub
2007-04-02 15:10:00 Click to Play Filmmaker Mark Shea wanted to see the World's Last Tent Boxing Sideshow. His quest took him to Outback Queensland where he found Tent Boxing Showman, Fred Brophy running a hotel in a Ghost Town . Join Mark as he explores the Australia n Tent Boxing Tradition. Episode One - The Ghost Town Pub Fred Brophy's wife, Sandi, ...
Overlander.tv - Noosa, Sean the Magician
2007-03-26 15:05:00 Click to Play Noosa is a one street town which is blessed with great natural beauty. A sheltered north facing bay ideal for swimming, great point break surf and a National Park, all in walking distance. Leave the car at home and relax Noosa style.I've organised an interview with Noosa legend, Sean the Magician I will ... More About: Lander , Overland
The Overlander?s ?Backpack Filmmaking Secrets?
More articles from this author:2007-03-19 13:50:00 Click to Play Over the weekend I loaded in some footage on a project I haven’t looked at for quite a while. A project I haven’t been able to bring myself to finish. In 2004 I walked the ‘Way of Saint James’ in Spain. The journey was something I had planned to do ever since reading ... More About: Backpack , Secrets , Pack , Maki , Lander 1, 2 |
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