New Video Player

You may have noticed that we are using a new video player on our blog. We've been experimenting with different video players and video hosting sites, and have decided that we like Blip.tv the best for now. So if you want to watch the older vlogs in high res flash head over to our video page and check them out.

Melody Makers

This is awesome. I wish it was ours. More Chuck Perkins:

Voice of Nola (MIH 32)

Told y'all it was coming.

Writing the Ship

If your still here and you want to know the status of Make It Happen, read on.

We had our production meeting a couple of weekends ago. We talked about the trip, the project as it began, and the future of Make It Happen. Next we wrote a Post Production priority list and created a calendar full of intimidating deadlines. Then we captured all the tapes that weren't yet in our system... which was a lot. Now everything is digitized. We're cutting footage, and we're almost done with the New Orleans vlog featuring Chuck Perkins. Expect it soon. Yeah, yeah, we've been saying that forever, but it's true, it is coming.

As for Abby and I, we're finally settling in to San Francisco. Abby got a job, so we're both working. Now we can pay rent with no worries and we are devoting all our spare time to editing the hours of footage we compiled on the road.

Make It Happen started as a basic idea and a desire to travel. So what is it now? For the moment it will be a web video series, with accompanying behind-the-scenes vlogs profiling people participating in independent projects that TeamJaded finds interesting.

The ultimate goal is now, and has always been a feature length documentary. Once all the material we shot on the road is out for mass consumption, we will move forward with turning Make It Happen in to the doc that it was always meant to be.

The catch is... That doc may not be about what we shot on the road.

Did I just blow your mind?

Stay tuned.

Post-Its

At Seesmic, we made a video describing how to use the interface. It was kind of silly because one of the owners, the french guys appeared all over the screen in miniature, directing the viewer to buttons that needed pressing. Apparently it was a big hit in web business world, and people wanted to know how we did it. That was pretty simple... green screen and Final Cut, no big mystery. But viewers requested a making of video, so this is what we gave them...


I give you that because TeamJaded has been neglecting you on the video front. I'll be back in a little while with a bigger update.

Here's the link to that intro vid if you wanted to watch it.

Carrotmob!

What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word Carrotmob?


Ok, that was pretty lame. I apologize (I found that here).

The Carrotmob I’m actually talking about is a non-profit started by Brent Schulkin. I’ve never met Brent, but I can tell you, anyone who posts this list of detailed personal values get an A+ in my book for honesty and openness. He also gets an A+ from TeamJaded for starting Carrotmob- a DIY do-er.

In an email forwarded to me, Brent says:

"If you didn't know, I'm trying to start a new non-profit called Carrotmob. This Saturday is the first campaign. If it is successful, the network will grow, I'll get funded and hire people, and I will have found a so-called "career", that elusive catch that we have all been seeking since we first learned what an "astronaut" was."

A sentiment regularly felt by those trying to Make It Happen. So TeamJaded urges you to support Brent and Carrotmob… Go do this:

“On Saturday, March 29th, at 1pm, come to K & D Market (on 16th St at Guerrero in San Francisco) and buy whatever you want. Buy a lot. We're going to be tracking everyone's purchases and then calculating how much revenue we brought to the store. K & D has committed to spending 22% of all the revenue we bring in on energy-saving measures identified by an SF Energy Watch audit, in order to make their store more environmentally friendly!”

Need more info? Go here. Got more Questions? Go here. It's pretty simple. Buy things you already buy. Help make the world a better place. Carrotmob made this lovely graphic to illustrate:


You still wondering what exactly IS Carrotmob?

From Carrotmob.org:
Our goal is to improve the world by helping companies embrace socially responsible choices. Our primary focus is the environment. We recognize that corporations must keep profit as their top priority. Historically, this fact has meant that the environment has suffered, since companies have made more money by harming the planet. We are going to put rewards in place that will make environmental responsibility the more profitable choice. Companies will do what we want, not because of negative pressure, or morality, or a boycott, or a petition...there are enough sticks out there. We need a big juicy carrot. They will do what we say because they won't be able to resist the profits.

And for those of you who hate reading, you probably didn't make it this far... but here you go:

Thanks to Rachel Strader for passing this info along.

Witness the Hub

This is another taste of Seesmic. I had the opportunity to cut Loic Lemeur's show yesterday. Loic is the company's founder and he also hosts a daily vlog called Seesmic Du Jour that details his experience launching Seesmic. The show is usually cut by Mr. Whit Scott, but he was busy playing Ultimate Frisbee in Italy.

The Reason that I'm sharing the show on TeamJaded is because Loic has an interesting guest. He talks to a guy named Sameer Padania who works for an organization called Witness. I'll let them explain what Witness is all about...


Oh, and notice the color in that video? So vibrant. That's our Canon A1, I love that camera.