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Mark Malkoff

Today’s guest it the very funny Mark Malkoff!

Mark Malkoff is a comedy filmmaker/online personality. He has been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, NPR, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Huffington Post, USA Today, Mashable and more….

Some of his stunts include

  • Visited and consumed purchases at all 171 Starbucks locations in Manhattan in less than 24 hours
  • Lived and slept in an IKEA store in Paramus, New Jersey for an entire week
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December 17, 2013 by Jason Love

From the title I expected a touching story of a man finding a video of himself from childhood.

Instead we get this funny parody of that same situation.

I don’t want to give too much away, so just watch it.

What I love about this video

The reason why this video was chosen for the Friday Find of the Week is its perfect mix of story and comedy. The interaction between the past and present Jeremiahs is both hilarious and touching.

As someone who enjoys creating stories with comedy, it is hard to master that balance of jokes for joke sake and a joke that furthers the viewer/readers understanding of the character or plot.

In 3.5 minute movie we make a personal connection to the protagonist (present Jeremiah), we get a very small view of his life story, and it ends in a way that gives a feeling of closure. You can’t ask more from a short film/video.

Let me know what you think of my interpretation in comment section below? Feel free to include what you  liked or didn’t like about the video.

-Jason Love

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May 17, 2013 by Jason Love

The Main CharactersI found Kings of Overgrove through twitter (@KingsOvergrove) while looking for other independent comic book creators.  Kings of Overgrove caught my attention because the creator is giving away half his graphic novel for free.  He also created a motion comic he published on YouTube.

The Website

http://kingsofovergrove.com/

What I love

From the first look at the website, we can tell that Kings of Overgrove is special.  The site has a great design that reflects the story, is easy to navigate, promotes the viewer to share the site, and allows for comments.  You can’t ask for anything more from a website.  It looks great and it does its job!

For those of you who read this blog for my articles on Internet Marketing for Artists or are starting your own online comic book, you can probably learn a lot from this site.  If you’re putting together your online portfolio, promoting your project, or publishing an online series this is a great website to explore before creating your own.

Reading the Comic

I got some more questions via facebook message and YouTube Comments that I felt others might find interesting.  You can see my Last Q&A Session at

jasonloveslife.com/kickstarter-madman-of-magic

Question

How much would it cost to make the comic book in total.

Answer

It is a hard question to answer.
Easily $2,000. According to my research. A starting comic book writer would get paid $1800 and the artist around $2500 (I can find my references on this, but that is what I found online). So for a company hiring people to make the comic book it would be $4,300 (not including a colorist) plus publishing costs, marketing, fixed costs, etc. etc. For us to do it, the biggest cost is our time. For those using kickstarter you have to include Kickstarters 5%, Amazon’s 5%, cost to create rewards, postage, and other costs that pop up.

Not sure if this is what you meant, but I hope it helps.

Question

I love the project, but I am broke and can’t afford to back it.

An animator at the Milwaukee Animation Group meeting suggested this video for the Video of the Week.  It is a student film by Kyu-bum Lee.  It is created with traditional animation techniques which always blows me away as I stick primarily with digital tools.  Without going on too long, let me introduce to you “Death Buy Lemonade”:

What I love about this film is that it has no dialogue.

  1. No voice over actors were needed.  I have gone through the process of directing voice over work and
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September 17, 2012 by Jason Love

Lego Star Wars?  Yeah!
We are starting a new segment here at Jason Loves Life called “Video of the Week”.  The focus is on finding cool videos online and then talk about them.

Without further adieu (adieu = A goodbye).

Lego Star Wars Trilogy in 2 Minutes


This video is pure genius for a number of reasons.  It contains great animation effects, it covers the story in a funny way, and yet doesn’t try to force humor.  The fact that it lampoons a beloved American movie series has allowed it to receive over 8 million views and counting.

LESSONS TO TAKE AWAY:

This was in my email box:

Dear MadmanofMagic,

Your video “Graphic Novel: Madman of Magic Trailer 2 of 3“, may have content that is owned or licensed by BFM Digital, but it’s still available on YouTube! In some cases, ads may appear next to it.

This claim is not penalizing your account status. Visit your Copyright Notice page for more details on the policy applied to your video.

Sincerely,
– The YouTube Team

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May 14, 2012 by Jason Love