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Valentine’s Day is coming up, guys. You know, that one day a year you pick up your dirty socks laying around your apartment, promise not to watch the game for more than a half hour at a time and take her out to that special fancy pizza joint on the corner? It’s also the day [...]

Howdy Zooppa readers! Welcome to another installment of you made it to Friday!  Enjoy this awesome photo of underwater dogs. See more at Little Friends Photo. So how was YOUR week? We always talk about us. We want to hear about YOU this time. …. … OK, so you’re shy. That’s fine. While you’re thinking [...]

If you think about it, a lot of the characters you see on the screen fall into the same basic shape. Take Indy up there: he’s strong, smart, assertive, and undertakes quests to Do The Right Thing. He is a classic Hero archetype. You often see these guys defending helpless damsels, rescuing kittens, and of [...]

Zooppa would like to extend a warm welcome to The Smalls–the newest addition to our Creative Network. We really love what these guys are doing for independent creatives! Looking for a great place to showcase your short films, meet other creative people to collaborate with and get constructive feedback from, post your reel, and maybe [...]

These days there is a new J.K. Rowling. Ever heard of Suzanne Collins? Maybe the name doesn’t ring a bell, but she’s the author of the suddenly-inescapable Hunger Games. Fans are enthralled with the ruthless social concept in the book: young people being forced by the government to fight to the death!  It’s a grabby concept, [...]

When skate skills and video skills meet, its a beautiful thing to watch. While I was never a talented enough to be in front of the lens, I have always been inspired by those that were – especially when their video quality and style matches their skill level. More and more, skaters are grabbing not just their [...]

Yesterday, The American Chemistry Council announced the winners of their “From Chemistry to Energy” contest here on Zooppa. Today, they went live with their Chemistry to Energy website where they’re featuring the top winners from Zooppa! Also, check out this ACC blog post, where they talk about their decision making process and highlight the top [...]

Our newest addition to the Creative Network-The Center for Environmental Filmmaking at American University is sponsoring a really cool competition, with $1,000 up for grabs! GUIDELINES The contest is open to anyone who prepares a short, funny video for YouTube, which communicates a clear message about clean energy and/or green jobs. Submissions must: Be humorous! [...]

There is nothing worse than a hard drive failing with your entire project on it. Unless you failed to back it up.  That is much, much worse. I recently had a 4 terrabyte G-RAID external drive fritz out on me.  Did I mention it had my entire project on it… a project I’ve been working [...]

Hi Zooppa Fans! The ACC has picked its top ten winners from the From Chemistry to Energy Contest. You can check them out on the contest awards page. Congrats to the top ten and a big thanks to all who contributed to make this a very successful contest. We look forward to many more entries [...]