My Web Video Class

It's funny. I've always joked around with people by saying I should never be a teacher, because I'd never have enough patience. Well, I guess depends on the duration. Apparently, I can be a great teacher for about eight hours at a time.

This weekend, I debuted my class Produce and Distribute Professional Internet Video in San Diego, and I had an absolute blast! This class has literally been in the planning stages for a year, so you can imagine my relief to finally have the first one complete. The class is taught through Weekend U, a new company started by my old boss at Veoh Networks, Dmitry Shapiro.

Everyone had a great time, including myself. We watched a lot of great viral videos and discussed them. Then, we created our own video, edited it and uploaded it to YouTube. You can watch the final product here.

What surprised me most about the whole experience is how much I truly enjoyed it. I've been a huge advocate of web video for a long time, but never before have I had the opportunity to teach new people about the whole process. Through this class, I will traveling around the country, creating little web video producers whereever I go. I find this somewhat scary, but absolutely amazing.

Thank you to everyone who believed in me, even when I didn't. I couldn't have done this without you. Also, special thanks to my husband, Ryan, who agreed to be my production assistant for the day. He's my toughest critic and my biggest fan :)