If you haven’t logged in yet to harvest or plant your crops.. then you probably haven’t seen that there are all kinds of new decorations and buildings!!!

The best part about the launch of this carnival is they also allowed barns and tool sheds to act as storage. Have a few extra fences or lawnmowers laying around? You can now toss them in there to use later! Woo!! I hate you Farmville for ruining my life.

I’m also just assuming that all of you already know what this is.. in case you don’t it’s a facebook game

My sisters and I were driving past a screen printing shop and I made them go with me to get twitter user name tshirts!!! So. Awesome!

Recently Mozy did a survey in NY and San Francisco to see what people would sell their laptops for on the spot.. Most people said $1000 until they realized that they would lose all of their files.. then their answers changed a little bit!

Well, I went out in LA to see what peoples responses would be if I tried to buy their laptop on the spot — watch the video and see what they said!

What about you peeps?! How much would you sell your laptop for if you didn’t have any of your files backed up?

Yeah.. so I went to the dentist yesterday and this was a little video I made right after it. lol.. I spent most of yesterday in pain but today I am magically all better

I really hate going to the dentist even for a cleaning. It freaks me out! What about you??!!

Okay.. so let’s just get this out of the way.. I KNOW I SUCK AT SINGING BUT YOU PROBABLY DO TOO SO SHHHH!!! …moving right along

This definitely isn’t a song I probably wouldn’t have normally spoofed because since I am so bad at singing, this was a rough one. But.. Michael from totallysketch had a great idea of doing a parody of me taking my music video making way too serious.

..which leads us to this video where I am like you’ve never seen before. A completely crazy director. Don’t worry, I am still Disney and Ketchup

hahahahaha, I had met these girls at the Apple Store because they were watching Justin Bieber videos on the computers. They were kind enough to do a little dance with me and sing!

Love this awesome music video spoof of Justin Bieber “One Time” by the talented winterspringpro on youtube!

While we’re on the topic of video tips — I had a lot of questions asking how I make large files smaller. I use this great program called Stomp! It’s really simple to use.. just drag and drop a video, choose a preset and hit process!! …yeah, that’s it. You’re done.

Another question I got from a few people was how do I do screen captures. Made by the same company is a great little program called ishowU. There are a few other programs out there that do this same thing, but this one is by far my favorite. It’s really easy to use and the render time is much quicker and doesn’t hold your computer hostages when you’re saving a large capture.

They all have free demo’s but if you’re looking to purchase one or both of them check out their bundles before doing so.. you can get em both a little bit cheaper!

Feel free to leave a comment if you use something else — would love to check it out if I haven’t already!

** UPDATE **

Lots of you guys were commenting and telling me about the Quicktime Snow Leopard capture — that’s always an option if you just need something quick. I love all of the features in ishowU, but if you don’t need all that.. more power to you

I get so many questions about how I make videos that I finally decided to make a complete behind the scenes video of everything that I did to make a video. I thought it’d be fun to use my Nikon Festival video since I actually went outside and had to do a shoot by myself.. it shows you that you don’t need to be a professional! Just have an idea and enough guts to make a fool out of yourself for the sake of a making a cool video!

Also, just to note in my behind the scenes video that starting at that first clip.. I had NO idea what video I was going to make. I really did just come up with that right on the spot while the camera was rolling and then went from there.

Not everything that I do might be the “right way” but it works for me. For some of you new people to making videos, it’s okay to make mistakes and sometimes when you’re making stuff specifically for youtube.. no one cares!

Feel free to leave your tips and video tricks in the comments. I’m always learning new things everyday that I make videos.

THE GEAR I USED IN CREATING MY VIDEO:

• Nikon D90
• Nikon Coolpix S70
• Blue Snowflake Microphone
• Random tripod I bought at Radio Shack 10 minutes before shooting
• Joby gorilla pod
• iPhone to playback audio
• SanDisk Extreme III 4g / 8g cards
• FinalCut Pro
• My new 8 core Mac Pro thanks to the Price is Right
• Lighting is just some lamp from target!

One of the BIGGEST misconceptions I think people have is that you NEED to have all kinds of expensive equipment to shoot great videos. No, you do not. A lot of videos that I shoot on youtube are all done with a little tiny camera or my iSight and edited on my Mac.

A few things to keep in mind when making videos is that lighting and audio are very important. You don’t need studio lights, but what I’ve been using are those pole lamps from Target that have 3 lights on them (about $25). You can bounce light around and evenly light yourself without it looking too harsh.

Get yourself a decent tripod that is pretty stable. I got this one I used in the video for $30 at Radio Shack. Also, if it comes with a few extra mounts.. Put one away for safe keeping because you’ll most likely need it when you lose the other

What other things do you want to know about making videos for youtube? Leave me a comment here or on my youtube video and I’ll be answering them all week when I get free time! Yay!

Thanks for watching! I look forward to checking out some of your submissions for the Nikon Festival contest. Get your vids in before December 15th!

Noooooo!!!!!!!!! I just started playing this addicting puppy game from ngmoco called Touch Pets Dogs and it’s been keeping me from harvesting my crops on farmville! Meet Snackie.. the puppy that I’ll never be able to have in real life.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT IN THE APP STORE

It’s pretty fun (and free at first) so check it out if you’ve ever wanted a little virtual puppy on your iPhone. I’ve played a lot of these types of games and this is probably one of the best. There is a lot of different interaction that you can do with you puppy and if you have push notifications on, you’ll be alerted when your little friend needs some attention!

Oh, and did I mention it poops?

A lot of these types of games have virtual currency so unless you have puppy coins, you’re not going to be able to do much in the very beginning. You gain coins with just about every action you do.. petting, feeding, and playing with you puppy! This will allow you to buy accessories, clothing and cute little props for you pet.

Of course, you will need to get food for you dog and you’ll have to buy that with real money in the app store ranging from $0.99 to $29.99 — it’s definitely worth it if you enjoy these types of games. There’s a lot you can do with these little guys!

If you get bored with just petting, cleaning, throwing frisbees, balls and playing fetch with this Steve Jobs look-a-like plush doll.. you can always start a career path with your puppy. Mine is working on becoming a celebrity right now in talent shows and photoshoots!!

This games uses the Plus+ network which allows you to interact with your real life friends and their dogs. You can go on playdates and start building relationships with others. It’s kinda like the Sims.. but with animals

Let me know what you think after trying out the free version!