http://www.electrictiger.com Visual to the Max. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:26:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en See the Electric Tiger Productions YouTube channel here: [tubepress mode="favorites" favoritesValue="ElecTigerProductions"] Well, well, the maniacal plan is safely underway. I now have significant portfolios in 3 of 4 major stock footage companies. I've just completed a short set of "Dry Ice" effects element videos. These are designed to be a part of ... http://www.electrictiger.com/?p=259 So I've made progress. Since I've started on this fantastical journey, I've made some money! $0.29 from iStockphoto. I've also been approved with a stock agency called dreamstime.com. I've made a single trek to the wild jungles of Tucson to shoot some stock footage for istock, Shutterstock, and a place ... http://www.electrictiger.com/?p=190 While I enjoy having my personal name (Jonathan Ziegler) as a separate domain, it's simply not feasible to maintain 2 separate sites for what amounts to basically the same content. Later, it may be possible or necessary, but for now, that is not an option. So, if you have come ... http://www.electrictiger.com/?p=181 So, I've submitted work to Shutterstock. I didn't expect to fail as badly as I have, but I have nonetheless. Of the 10 submitted for approval, 10 were rejected. Yikes, that's rough! Now, I understand videos are easy uploads and they are easier to pass through the gatekeepers. Perhaps I ... http://www.electrictiger.com/?p=177 So, I've got some notes. I've been submitting some existing photographs to my current stock photo place: iStockphoto. Along with that, I've submitted photos to 2 other microstock agencies: Shutterstock and Dreamstime. Each one has an associated approval process. That's what I'm getting through now. iStockphoto I like this place. It's the ... http://www.electrictiger.com/?p=174 So, first I need some pictures and then I need to access some stock places to begin selling. I already have an iStock account here. You'll notice when you look at my portfolio that there are a number of nature photos and only a few "staged" photos. I had been ... http://www.electrictiger.com/?p=170 I'm fed up. I've been job-hunting for the last several months now. No dice. I can't even get a job at Burger King or Mickie Dees. I've even hunted for the occasional freelance gig. It's not going well. Worse, I don't have a camera so what good is all this ... http://www.electrictiger.com/?p=164 [caption id="attachment_105" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The new feature film from Fried Egg Films"][/caption] Jonathan Ziegler just announced Electric Tiger Productions will be working again with Fried Egg Films on a new feature entitled Finley Wade. The film "is about a Private Investigator, whose ex-partner Jack, returns from the grave, ... http://www.electrictiger.com/?p=104 Jonathan Ziegler reviews his latest visit to the Arizona Film and Media Expo in Phoenix, AZ on Saturday! Read the article here. http://www.electrictiger.com/?p=87 As of December 7, 2009, Jonathan Ziegler has been voted on the IFASA board of directors as Member at Large for 2010. "I'm looking forward to this opportunity to take a larger role in the Tucson film community. I look forward to working with everyone on the board." There will be no ... http://www.electrictiger.com/?p=82