Category Archives: Videos
Tee Spotter Weekly – First Episode!
As some of you may or may not know, earlier this week was the launch of a huge project of mine. I’ve been wanting to change Tee Spotter into a show for quite some time now and I finally did it! The first episode is live right now and there will be a new one every Tuesday. Please take a look and tell me what you think! The current episode and all future episodes can be found on the official Tee Spotter YouTube Channel.
But instead of talking about the show itself like I have for pretty much the entire week, I want to share what it was like for me as a blogger to make such a huge change like this and what it will mean for the future of this site.
At first I was extremely intimidated by the idea because I didn’t know much about filming or editing or even getting in front of a camera. All I really knew is that I wanted to make this happen. So over the course of a few months I did tons of planning and finally I decided to just go for it. I got my co-host Alyssa to join forces with me and we created what turned out to be a pretty good first episode(we think?). Lots of improvements are in the works, both for producing and for the actual content.
We film everything on my Nexus 4 right now, which for what it is, works really well. The quality is great and the audio isn’t bad either. But it does make it difficult, not having the proper equipment like a tripod or an actual video camera is a huge road block right now. We have to wedge my phone in between two books in order to film. So our next step is to upgrade our filming/recording equipment. In addition to that, we are making some flashy graphics to add into the episodes so that things look more professional, there will be a beginning and ending slate instead as well as a slide in between segments.
As for the actual content, that is getting better too! We have tons of ideas for new segments and how to make them better. We have plans to arrange interviews with brand owners and we want to do lots of other cool stuff too, but in order to really make this show something you guys like, we need your opinions! What do you want to see? Tell us and we can make it happen!
So what does this mean for this website?
Originally I planned on upgrading this site first, and starting the show second. But it ended up happening the other way around. Basically what’s going to happen is Tee Spotter will still exist as a blog, but I will be rebuilding the site in the near future to better suit the new video format of the “posts”. I will still be writing articles, but they’ll be different. They’ll mostly be focusing on advice on running a clothing line, sort of like my how to choose a t-shirt blank post and the difference between screen printing and DTG one. These are the articles that have always gotten the most attention so I want to make those better, and more of them and leave the tee news for the show.
I hope you guys all enjoy the new format and please please please give me your feedback on the Tee Spotter Weekly show! If you want your brand featured in the show then please contact me through email and we’ll get you into an episode as soon as possible =)
Keepon Collective’s Brand Video & Positive Message
Brand videos are at least semi-popular these days, a lot of indie brands are starting to get their hands on some equipment and learning to experiment with new ways to get their message heard. Some of these videos turn out horrible at best, but there are definitely some that I just love and this one done by Keepon Collective is one of my all time favorites. Why? Because it’s not a commercial, it’s not about getting their logo in your face, it’s about sending their message and nothing more. Sure, their clothes are featured in the video because it would make no sense if they weren’t, but they aren’t at the core of the video. Take 2 minutes of your day and watch this, soak it all in:
Now just try and tell me that you didn’t feel something. Check out Keepon Collective here to see their full range of t-shirts, hoodies, long sleeves and hats.
Something Out Of Nothing – A Proper Brand Intro Video
Something Out Of Nothing Pocket Tee
When it comes to making videos that introduce your brand to people, it needs to be done right, and what I mean by that is it has to really get across the message you’re trying to send, it’s not a commercial(well it is, but it can’t seem like one), it’s an introduction to what people can expect from you and your brand. Today I want to show you what I think is a very well done intro video that gets the point across without being to “sales-y”, if that makes sense.
Something Out Of Nothing (S.O.O.N) is a brand based in the UK that is really really hands on, their all about creating something and creating it WELL. Their products are hand crafted all the way from the printing to the hang tags. If you don’t own a brand, then I can’t stress enough how much hard work that would all be to do. But the important part is that(and this is a quote from the video) “if you do what you love, you’ll never have to work another day in your life.”, and it’s so true. That’s my favorite part of their video. You can watch it really quick here:
S.O.O.N did an amazing job keeping this video short, sweet and to the point, but it still promotes their brand and even some of their products. I personally love what the brand is all about and the products seem to be top notch too. My personal favorite is their white on grey pocket tee, but they have a wide variety of hand dyed tye dye shirts as well as beanies that are all awesome. Well, I’m not much into tye dye, but I know that’s a “thing” now so I won’t judge 😉
Anyway, if you want to keep up to date with S.O.O.N then be sure to follow them on Twitter and Facebook and make sure you check out their website to see their full range of products, you won’t be disappointed!
Greg Rivera Of Mishka Talks About Connecting With Customers
I found this great interview that Greg Rivera, one of the guys behind the grand Mishka, did with Grovo where he discusses the importance of connecting with your customers and how they came to learn this lesson. I won’t spend to much time here typing because all of the interesting stuff is in this video:
RANDOM UPDATE: I’ve been away for a few months, my camera is broken so I’ve been somewhat limited on what I could really blog about, I like to include original pictures in my posts and I wasn’t willing to give that up. But now I’m borrowing a friends camera for the time being so I can get back on track and get this blog going. However, I have made a new schedule, instead of having several new posts every week I’ve decided to start consistently posting one new post every Tuesday and Thursday morning.
Anyway, I’m glad to be back, and I hope you’re all looking forward to all of the upcoming reviews and articles!
Two Cool Johnny Cupcakes Videos
I figured it’d be nice to take a little mid-week break and give you guys something you can sit back and watch rather than read. Here are two equally awesome Johnny Cupcakes videos.
This first one is pretty funny and entertaining, it was filmed while he was on tour with a bunch of bands, and his old band. It’s worth the 15 minutes to see all of his tricks and pranks.
The second is a shorter interview he did with Maker Music while he was visiting one of his retail locations. Enjoy!
I hope you all are having a great day and keep looking forward to Friday! =)
Bsclly Spring Collection 2012 + Promo Video
I don’t usually write posts on weekends but I just wanted to pop in really quick and let you all know that bsclly just launched their Spring 2012 collection and it’s SUPER rad! Head on over to their website to check it out, and be sure to watch this promo video that they made during their photoshoot:
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Just In Time For The Halloween Season – New Skummie Tee!
It’s everyone’s favorite time of year again, and with it come tons of awesome themed t-shirts! I’ll compile a nice list of Halloween tees sometime soon, but for right now I want to show you this awesome video that Kory from Skummie whipped up to get you all excited about his new shirt coming out on October 13th. Check it!
Hollow Clothing Stop Motion Video
I’ve done tons of features and posts on Hollow Clothing, and today I have something other than words to share with you =) They, like many other clothing lines these days, made a promo video for their line. They took a stop motion approach and I think it turned out pretty awesome. If you aren’t familiar with Hollow Clothing, please take a few minutes to read about them here.
Now, on with the video! Not a You Tube fan? Watch the video on Vimeo here. I want to see more likes and comments on this video! Do your part to help out an independent line.
Dream Gold Spring/Summer Line Promo Video!
Dream Gold made a pretty sweet promo video to help promote their new line. Rumor has it they’re making a second one to show the behind the scenes for the making of the new line, looking forward to it! If you haven’t seen the new line, check out my post about it here.
Zombie Liquorice…Godmachine…The Omen
Zombie Liquorice and Godmachine are bringing another super sick t-shirt design to throw in your faces and they made this video to show it off…
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