Rainy Afternoon = I Found Cool Videos

Thousands of videos are created daily. Being able to stand out from the rest of the crowd is hard.  But sometimes, simplicity triumphs all. All you need to do is to think about what hasn't been done before. These video creators have stepped out of their comfort zone and have created something different.   Behind the scene Animation Screengrab Sorry, I'm Late Space Oddity Light Paint Piano Player A great video could be heartfelt, mesmerizing Read more [...]

Contiki: Your Stories Are Here! And so are your Awards!

So another one of our contests has come to an end, and we at Zooppa would like to thank all of you who contributed. We had a lot fantastically awesome submissions for Contiki, and we encourage you guys to keep up the good work for future competitions! Check out 6 of Contiki's favorite videos below! Before We Grow Old: By: Tornograph, $6,000 Award Tall Tales From Thailand: By: Stadium, $4,000 Award Contiki: The Musical By: MyMediaGuy, $2,500 The Read more [...]

“What’s necessary is to be the room in which the party takes place.” Jeff Howe

ZOOPPSTERS, You made it to hump day! Congratulations! As a reward (I know you probably already know this, but I figured I had some time on my hands) I wrote a little educational piece on crowdsourcing, our business model, that you are a HUGE part of! Our innovative business model breaks the barrier between business and consumer, through the creation of a community for all artists to join, inspire, and enhance. We work to deliver a democratised product choice Read more [...]

Which of these 2013 movies will be the biggest?

Recently I was meandering around the internet and I stumbled onto iMDB and there were a couple new trailers for Sci-fi movies coming out in 2013.  If these trailers are any indication, the future of earth is in dire straits. Which of these movies do you think will big a bigger hit next year?  Watch the trailers and make your pick in the comments below. First up, "Oblivion," starring Tom Cruise. based on a graphic novel, this film feature Tom  as a Drone repairman Read more [...]

Mrs. Dash: Live it. Love it. Longer.

Fellow Zooppsters: The Mrs. Dash: Live it. Love it. Eat it. competition has been extended until January 30th due to the holiday.  Now you have all the more time to make your Mrs. Dash submissions crazy good. Happy creating! P.S. This money will be pretty, pretty, pretty handy when paying off your holiday debt.  Boom. Read more [...]

Five Famous Lions

In honor of our Detroit Lions "The Season of Your Life" competition, I thought it might be fun to take a look at some famous lions who have entertained and thrilled us through the years. 1: The MGM lion The MGM Lion, also known in his fifth incarnation as Leo the Lion, has been the mascot for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer since around 1924.  I would venture to say that no lion has been featured in the cinema more than the MGM lion, and that fact alone earns him the top Read more [...]

Zooppa Sunday Funnies: Zombies

The Zooppa community has a lot of talent.  They are creative, intense, terrific storytellers, great salespeople, and one more very important thing: they're funny.  So, today we are launching a new feature, the Zooppa Sunday Funnies.  A sampling of three funny videos made for a Zooppa contest, posted every Sunday. To start us off, since it's almost Halloween, let's kick it off with some zombies! Coming to us from the Got Milk "It's Just Not Breakfast Without Read more [...]

Why You Don’t Need a Video Camera to be a Filmmaker

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at filmmaking, but for one reason or another you haven’t quite gotten around to it yet? Perhaps purchasing a full set of video equipment is a bit outside of the budget, or you can’t make the time in your busy day to learn all the complexities of a video camera? Maybe you just don’t want to carry a camera around all the time waiting for inspiration to strike. If this sounds like you, and you still want to make your own films Read more [...]

Interactive Animation of “Starry Night” by Van Gogh

We have all come to know the Starry Night painting by Vincent Van Gogh as possibly his most popular painting. At least I remember seeing it in nearly every classroom in high school. Painted in 1889, it has been a permanent member of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City since 1941. But now through the power of interactive media and a program called openframeworks.cc, a new and wonderful rhythmic version has been made available to view.  Video artist, Petros Vrellis Read more [...]

Summer is here…so is the 48 Hour Film Project!

Here we go filmmakers from all across the globe, load up on Red Bull and Cliff Bars because the annual 48 Hour Film Project is just around the corner! Assemble your crack team of producers, writers, videographers, sound mixers, and actors for a roller coaster ride destined to test all facets of your creative abilities. Sleep is optional! The contest has already happened in a few select cities, but there's still a huge amount of major locations from all over the Read more [...]