Do you guys remember when we posted our first "The Top 10 Music Video GIFs of All Time" blog a few months ago? Those days were great. Oh, the memories. But, rather than dwell in the past, we look ahead to the future… and specifically, to part two of our… Read More

Nothing breaks our site more than interactive music videos. Now, don't misunderstand, we LOVE working interactie msuic videos. Love 'em. In fact, we've even featured podcast interviews with directors of some amazing interactive music videos, including fourclops and Lex Halaby. With that said, boy oh boy can they break this… Read More

Wow, music videos can be sexy, can’t they? I mean, think about it. There is some sexy, sexy stuff in music videos. Some music videos go as a far as to contain nudity, but even the ones that don’t will explore the world of sexy from time to time. Not… Read More

After several emails and fan requests, we’ve decided to actually follow through with posting the second edition of this blog series because, let’s face it: hip-hop YouTube comments aren’t getting any less complex. This month, we take on the issue of bitches, Nicki Minaj, and self-promotion.   Comment found on 2… Read More

Summer time is my favorite time of the year. Not because school is out, but because OMG! Cameras Everywhere! is in. OMG is a free summer camp put on by professional (read: awesome) music video directors in LA for kids ages 7-15, and this year I got to go! (Not as a… Read More

Two weeks ago, while in LA, I had the chance to attend the latest installment of the Flux Screening Series at the Hammer Museum. While there, I sat down with Flux founder Jonathan Wells and asked him some questions about some of the things Flux is doing in the music video… Read More

The epic conclusion of our two part series! See what happens below! Thanks again to all the peeps who helped! Part 2 includes: Robby Starbuck Leach McKissock Isaac Ravishankara Matt Wells Michael Q. Schmidt Dugan O'Neal Ryan McNeill Read More

Frequent listeners of the Music Video Land podcast know that one of our favorite things in the world is OMG Everywhere!, a nonprofit based in LA that allows kids to collaborate with working music video directors through camps, workshops, and afterschool programs. Many of the directors we have interviewed on… Read More

  Some of the most disgusting, misinformed, and illegible sentences ever written can be found in the comment section of a YouTube video. Any YouTube video. Even the cute, inspirational ones of little kids and cats get their share of belligerent trolling. This is particularly true when it comes to… Read More

This Wednesday (July 18, 2012), will launch the new monthly screening series from the LA Music Video Festival called "LAMVF Spotlight." Wednesday's event will feature director Isaiah Seret and be held at The Downtown Independent Theater in Los Angeles. According to the Facebook event page, Isaiah will take you "through some of… Read More

The 2012 Vimeo Festival+Awards was early last month. Wish you had been there? Well, guess what, I WAS! And if you give me about 4 or 5 minutes, I can fill you in on all the haps!  First off, some background: the Vimeo Festival+Awards is a hybrid award show and… Read More

I was lucky enough to be able to attend the amazing 2012 Vimeo Festival+Awards (more on that next week) last month in NYC. While I was there I had the chance to sit down with Blake Whitman, the VP of Creative Development at Vimeo, to talk about the festival, the community, and… Read More

Animated GIFs are great! We all love them, this is well documented... And music video related animated GIFs might literally be the greatest thing in the world! This is also well documented. But, with all of the One Direction and Justin Beiber animated GIFs out there on the webs, finding… Read More

A few months ago, I (Doug) went to LA to interview some directors in person and get on the set of a real live music video. This is what happened. Thanks to everyone who was in this for being so awesome. Part 1 includes: Amanda Curtis Robby Starbuck Adam Rothlein… Read More

Back when MTV played music videos regularly, the way a band was depicted in their music video could literally make or break their career (this guy knows what I’m talking about). Although no one discovers new music by watching MTV anymore, music videos are still a way for bands to present themselves… Read More

While in New York back in April, I linked up with Chike from Creative Control as he shot the music video for “Hardknocks” with Joey BADA$$ and CJ Fly. Here are some of the cool things I saw.    Read More

Welcome to the FilmedInsert.com Music Video Blog—a blog about music videos, creators, artists, and the industry as a whole. This blog, along side the Music Video Land podcast, is a way to help FilmedInsert.com tell the story of music videos as an art form. For a small glimpse into what… Read More