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An update from YouTube NextUp Japan
Saturday, September 17, 2011
This month, the 10 winners of our
YouTube NextUp
contest in Japan attended Creator’s Camp at Digital Hollywood University in Tokyo. The YouTubers learned to use the magic of green screens, worked with editing pros, talked with industry professionals on brand management and got some hands-on time with high-end
digital cameras
. We have a summary video of the week’s activities
here
, and learn many of the same lessons from the
YouTube Creator Playbook
.
One of our favorite parts of Creator Camp is seeing the creativity coming out of the YouTubers collaborations, so we put together a
playlist
for you.
The YouTube NextUp winners are already working on their first big projects after Creator Camp, and here’s a few you can look forward to:
HotchiKazuhiro
starts work on his 26-part animated fantasy epic
Jugaia
SQUASHfilms will be touring all of
Japan’s world heritage sites
and making videos from each
Two of the NextUp winners will shoot videos from the Northeastern Japan areas affected by the tsunami and earthquake —
ChrisNolandTV
chronicling rebuilding of the coastal cities and
dfarm777
looking at the areas’ stray pets recovery effects
Congratulations again to all the Japan YouTube NextUp creators—
megwin
,
sasakiasahi
,
soezimax
,
Kumigar
,
randomyoko
,
ChrisNolandTV
,
dfarm777
,
HotchiKazuhiro
,
SQUASHfilms
and
nariomaru
!
Mami Ihara, Partner Program Specialist, recently watched “
坂本龍馬 Japanese samurai ryoma sakamoto
.”
A new channel to help businesses in Eastern Japan
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Cross posted from the
Official YouTube Japan Blog
We in the Tokyo office just opened “
YouTube Business Support Channel
” to assist businesses in areas of Eastern Japan affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami. We wanted to let everyone know that many businesses in Eastern Japan are rebuilding and operating once again.
We worked with seven local newspapers in Eastern and Northeastern Japan to produce short videos introducing small businesses such as
hot springs inns
and
organic rice farmers
. In each video, the proprietor appears on camera to talk about recent conditions and show off the premises or a few recommended items that can be purchased. Videos also feature on-screen annotations that link directly to Google Places pages, e-commerce sites, and travel services so that people in Japan can easily buy the shops’ goods or reserve rooms at the
ryokan
spa hotels. The channel currently has almost 90 of these videos, and our partners are planning to shoot more over the coming weeks.
Thanks to the support of companies Studio Alta and Avix, the videos will be broadcast around Tokyo on giant outdoor screens like the famous
Shinjuku Alta Vision
.
We hope the videos can contribute in some way to the economic recovery of the disaster-stricken areas.
Tai Hasegawa, Product Marketing Manager, Japan, recently watched “
Wankosoba (soba noodles in broth eaten repeatedly in small servings) Shop is open for business in Iwate
.”
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