Online video marketing tips and tricks with Jonathan Ziegler
Electric Tiger Productions is proud to announce the release of its latest project: Online Video Marketing Tips and Tricks with Jonathan Ziegler. This is a new web-based, episodic, video blog series featuring Jonathan Ziegler of Electric Tiger, LLC. The series, slated to start January 16, 2012, ran into technical issues as the video player used with the Word Press web blog application didn’t operate as expected and failed to properly load the videos. As Jonathan states on AZVIDEO.NET, “…technical issues prevented the video’s release until today. Future videos will not have the same technical issues and will arrive on-time. The next video is slated for Monday, February 13, 2012.”
Jonathan has stated publicly that his other web video projects, most notably the History of Special Effects project, are in rewrite for now, but will make their appearance as stated in early 2012. “History of Special Effects is one of my personal pet projects and I really want to give the subject a proper public treatment. Initial test footage has shown that more work is required to make the project worthy of the title. I don’t want a half-baked project. The look and feel of Online Video Marketing is intended to be home-based for professionals and home-based businesses to make it more approachable, but HFX will have a film-like look.”
Congratulations to the Electric Tiger team and we look forward to seeing more. You can visit Online Video Marketing at AZVIDEO.NET.
Electric Tiger Productions is releasing two new websites designed to enhance your internet viewing experience. Each site is slated for formal release on 16 January, 2012.
The first website is Electric Tiger’s Online Video Marketing Tips. This blog-oriented website will feature online videos designed to educate viewers about the benefits and general processes of developing online videos for use as advertising and marketing on your website. The short, 8-episode series will feature Jonathan Ziegler as host and helpful, informative graphics. You may reach the site now at www.azvideo.net.
The second site has spent a long time in development: The History of Special Effects. Jonathan Ziegler, a long-time fan of Special Effects, their use, and history, has been developing the series for over a year now. Due to the lengthy research required, development has been slow, but now a short series of episodes are ready for production. Starting the last week of December and moving into January, these episodes will be developed and produced in Tucson, Arizona. The January 16 release date is tentative. You can visit the website for this series here: www.historyoffx.com.
Keeping in step with prior plans to better merge with the larger Arizona film community (including Tucson and beyond), Jonathan Ziegler has joined IFP Phoenix. IFP has a long history, like organizations such as IFASA and the Arizona Production Association, of supporting, developing, and advocating for Tucson, Phoenix, and Arizona filmmaking. It goes beyond just being a member – this is about connecting with like-minded individuals and developing Electric Tiger Productions within that community.
“We have passed the point of joining with the community for the sake of joining,” said Jonathan Ziegler, owner and founder of Electric Tiger Productions, “we are at the point where Electric Tiger needs to position itself within the minds of the community members. We are also looking into sponsorship opportunities within these organizations to further our reach into the community. By reaching a broader audience, Electric Tiger can achieve significant growth, further the Tucson film and production community, provide a direct monetary benefit to the community, and give hope to a community suffering from a rough economic downturn.”
Up until this year, the goals for Electric Tiger have been vague and unfocused. 2011 has proven a most fortuitous year with the receipt of several Addy awards, both local and national, the broader sale and distribution of stock video across multiple websites (iStockphoto, Pond5, and RevoStock to name a few), further development of products like web video, and a broader connection to industry professionals. Joining professional and creative organizations falls in line with the general goals for 2011 of further developing the Electric Tiger brand. Says Ziegler: “2011 has been a mixed blessing, but the work we’re doing in 2011 will only make things that much better in 2012. I can’t wait!”
Jonathan Ziegler, Electric Tiger’s founder and owner, was featured as a panel member of Tucson filmmakers. Along with Harrison, Bookmans’ media coordinator (and director of the Addy-winning Bookmans Does Dominoes commercial), Taylor Genovese, founder and manager of Cubed Root Films, and a host of others, the panel went smoothly and effectively. A number of people showed up to inquire about breaking into the business and other topics. Jonathan even had an article written in the Tucson Weekly here: http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/city-week/Content?oid=3137145. A very special thanks to Celia Ampel with the Tucson Weekly.
A very special thanks to Marty Ketola and the folks at Access Tucson for a great night and a great interview. Also, a huge thanks to Taylor, Jay, Eric, and Alan. Having worked with most of these people, it’s really great to be together to talk about the Tucson film and video businesses. Please have a look! Marty has had a show on Access Tucson for around 20 years with well over a thousand episodes in total.
The 2011 Arizona Production Guide
Staying consistent with existing plans for expansion and an informative marketing campaign for Electric Tiger, LLC and Jonathan Ziegler, we have made the plunge to join the Arizona Production Association (APA).
Why APA? From their website: “The APA is a non-profit trade association of Arizona production professionals. Our mission is to promote, encourage and advance the growth of the film, theatre and television industries within the State of Arizona and to improve the status and skills of our members.” This mission is closer to Electric Tiger’s goals (building a profitable business using local resources and talent to grow Tucson’s media industry).
Membership in other organizations, like IFASA, will continue. The IFASA mission is bold, but may be asking too much of too few resources. Work in this group has already slowed significantly as too many conflicting operations have made it impossible to remain on the board and keep actions in-line with Electric Tiger’s goals.
Finally, Jonathan will continue to administer the Arizona Media Professionals group on LinkedIn as a long-term part of Electric Tiger’s overall mission.
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Just got word Monday that we (the we that is myself and all of the great folks who worked on the project) just won a Silver National ADDY award for the Bookmans Does Dominoes spot we won a local Tucson ADDY for earlier this year.
), to my wonderful wife, Kerrie, who got me connected with these crazy people, the 160,000+ viewers on YouTube, and to the wise and honest folks who decide the winners for the Addys (”I’d like to thank the Academy…” ). I look forward to more great videos in the future! Thanks again to everyone, it was soooo much fun!
Electric Tiger Makeup Kit for sale on eBay
After many, many years of working in indie film, and having worked on countless projects, I am selling my makeup kit. Why? Well, when I first got involved in filmmaking, I didn’t have a camera so I got involved in other areas so I could still get experience. I did sound (boom), grip, lights, makeup, effects, etc. As time has gone by, I’m focused more and more on camera work and I’m doing makeup less and less (okay, I do it on Halloween). I know I should keep it around and I may if it doesn’t sell. At any rate, please feel free to check out my makeup kit on eBay with free shipping! (yay!) – http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330568574693&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_3685wt_1141.
Update for July, 2011: A very special thanks to everyone who showed an interest. This kit is sold.
The Judge Law Firm - Arizona Bankruptcy & Debt Relief
Electric Tiger Productions and the Judge Law firm have made a formal agreement to provide a short series of videos on bankruptcy on the Judge Law website at www.bankruptcylawtucson.com. These will be short videos designed to inform Arizona residents about some of the important facts about bankruptcy in Arizona.
Jeff’s easy-going style make my job so much easier! I had met him on a shoot for Finley Wade about a year ago. Since then, he is doing great business and can use some great videos to go along with the website re-design he is undergoing. These videos will feature an introduction to Jeff Judge as a bankruptcy attorney followed by a few shorter videos to showcase Jeff’s knowledge and connect him with clients in Arizona. The videos will be primarily shot in and around the Judge Law firm building which is a cozy, colorful place and not at all what you might expect from a bankruptcy lawyer. I can see why Jeff’s clients are happy!
Look for more news on this one soon. -Jonathan
A young calf is branded with a hot iron.
Every once in a while, there comes a great opportunity you won’t get in a long while. Over Easter Weekend was one such opportunity for me.
Working from 4 AM to around 3 PM, I was able to follow the work of a handful of cowboys, vaqueros, cowgirls, and a few keenly interested hobbyists on their journey to first round up, then process, sort, treat, brand, and castrate the massive herd of cattle. Must have been close to 450 head (though I have no formal count while I’m sure the ranch does). It seems these cattle are on a leased public land where the county/state allows the rancher to raise their cattle within strict guidelines on that land (preventing over-grazing, over-use, etc.).
Most of the entire collection of If you would like to see these latest video images, they are available for sale as stock video on my Pond5 Artist Portfolio and as a collection of 122 clips called “Old West Cattle Roundup.” Furthermore, I have hours of cattle footage and can create custom footage for your project (all footage is available as full HD 1080P/30P and can be converted to nearly any format). Please use the contact page for all inquiries.
