As I talked about in a recent post, my cousin and I are currently working on a second screenplay which we have every intention of turning into a film. Depending on the results, our goal is to look for options to generate revenue from that film and any we create in the future. Certainly we’d love to sell our ideas and have them distributed properly, but until that day comes we’ll have to rely on other means.

I spend a lot of time scouring the web for independent film resources, tutorials, tips, anything I can find that’s useful. Recently I found this great list of sites that pay film and video producers for their content, compiled by Scott Kirsner. There’s several sites on there I already knew about, but many I also had never heard of. What’s great about the list is how Scott breaks all the sites down by what subject matter they accept and how they pay. He also provides some insightful commentary for each site as well.

So how does this apply to video blogging? Well obviously there’s a LOT of bloggers today creating video presentations on their blogs. Some use the medium to teach, others do it for the sake of humor. For those that aren’t currently doing so, why not consider ways to generate revenue with those videos? While not all of the websites on Scott’s list would be appropriate for video blog content, I believe there’s several that are worth considering. I’ve highlighted a few of them below.

Metacafe - I’m sure many have heard of this one. Metacafe pays based on views, once a video has surpassed the 20,000 views threshold. That seems like a lot, but if you create compelling enough content, that shouldn’t be entirely impossible on a site as well trafficked as Metacafe.

Brightcove - According to Scott’s information, any content of any length is acceptable on Brightcove. Video producers may either set a price per download or simply allow Brightcove to insert advertisements into their videos. If you set your own price you’ll make 70% of the sale, otherwise ad supported videos will net you 50% of the revenue generated.

Expert Village - If you consider yourself an expert in your niche and are already creating video tutorials for your readers, this may be a site of interest to you. Producers earn between $100 and $1,000 per video. It should be noted that Expert Village pays for exclusive rights to the content.

Break.com - Accepts both short videos (under three minutes) as well as short produced films over three minutes long. Short videos receive $400 while short films earn $2,000.

Hopefully a few months or so from now I can create a follow up to this post and speak from experience how well each of these sites work. In the meantime if you’re currently using any of them or make a decision to, let me know how it works out for you!

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