Archive for June, 2010
Feedback on some Zinio Videos
Zinio is ecstatic about their Zooppa competition. They called it “One of their best creative/marketing spends ever”, and now I’ve gotten a little more feedback surrounding some of the videos. I’m trying to get them to expand on their enthusiasm for the print work as well (which I think is some of the best work [...]
San Diego Asian Film Foundation “Reel in the Vote” PSA Contest
Our friends at the San Diego Asian Film Foundation want you to join their “Reel in the Vote” campaign, to promote and increase voting among Asian Pacific Islanders (APIs). All you have to do is come up with a creative, 30-second video that helps encourage APIs to go to the polls in November. “Reel in [...]
Ten Irritating, Nail-biting Problems on Set
Sean K Berry is a casting director and videographer in Toronto. He is the host of Casting Couch Radio, a radio blog for entertainment industry pros, independents, amateurs and everyone in between. Sean has contributed to the Zooppa blog before with his post, “Want Corporate Clients to see you as a Pro? Dress Like It.” [...]
Zinio Winners Announcement
Congratulations Zooppa community. Once again, you’ve totally blown us away. And it’s not just us. The client was absolutely floored by the amazing prints and videos you guys came up with. This wasn’t an easy competition. Some Zooppa competitions are more specific about what they’re looking to get, some are more open to interpretation. Zinio [...]
Want Your Work Shown at Cannes? Submit to the Razorfish Contest! (Ends Monday 6/21!)
Razorfish Contest is Great Opportunity to Get Your Work Seen at Cannes (ends Monday, 6/21!) When you are a filmmaker or graphic designer, you struggle with thousands of other creatives to catch that one opportunity to get your work noticed and praised. There are countless sketches strewn across your room, hours of footage of the [...]
Can’t Afford Top Tier Video or Camera Equipment? Try Renting!
Need to upgrade your camera? Need other equipment? Like a boom mic? A dolly? A lighting cabinet? Well, you may not have to buy them. You may be able to rent filmmaking & print making equipment. Take a look around your community to see if there is a camera & film equipment rental shop like [...]
King Kong Winners
It’s hard to know what to say about the King Kong contest. Except maybe “wow”. The quality of the submission for this contest is astounding. The Zooppa community really went above and beyond. There were submissions that were truly scary, submissions that were funny, submissions that weaved both funny & scary in…Totally astounding. Congratulations to [...]
South Africa Contest Winners – Zooppa Winners Announced
Hi everybody – First of all, congratulations on another FANTASTIC Zooppa contest. I received the client’s picks for the South Africa contest today, So I’m going to post them here. So – I have new word on the Zooppa prizes. I have five $1,000 creative technology packages from Microsoft to award. The Zooppa prize winners [...]









