Some members of the Howcast team are headed up to Boston for the Emerging Filmmakers Program Web Video 101 Workshops at Boston University and Emerson College. The theme is “Beyond Mentos and Cute Kittens – What are professional film and video makers doing on the web?” We don’t have all the answers (but, you know, lots), but we thought student film and video makers might like to hear about our experience producing, distributing and promoting web content. We’ll also be screening three great Howcast spots made by Boston University’s Broadband TV Class. At the beginning of the semester, the class split into three groups and each produced their own spot. This is the first in-class integration of the Emerging Filmmakers Program and there is more on the horizon.

“The Howcast videos served as an excellent teaching tool for my course, Broadband Television. My graduate and upper-level students were able to leverage their creativity and their already well-honed production and post-production skills, while learning how to develop video for the internet, as well as how to listen to and respond to client feedback,” said Professor Steve Singer.

We’re psyched to meet all the creative film and video students up in Boston – Beantown, here we come!