5 Live Stream Channels You Need To Watch

Posted May 27th, 2010 / By John Kostrzewski in Resources, Roundups

In my last article, 25 Great Podcasts You Should Download, I let you in on twenty five of the best podcasts you can download directly to iTunes to get tutorials, news, software and hardware reviews, discussions on movies and so much more; however, podcasts aren’t the only place to go to get all of that knowledge.

With the internet becoming a major player in the media market, video is becoming more easily accessible by even those with relatively slow connections and there are companies that are pushing the limitations of what can be done when it comes to video. Ustream.tv and Livestream.tv are two of those websites and some big players in the motion graphics and visual effects industry are using them to their advantage offering live tutorials, reviews, Q and A sessions and just about anything else you can think of. The best part about it is it’s all completely interactive and in realtime, and it allows you a great way to network with like-minded creatives such as yourself and will give you a way to get an answer to those hard hitting questions you’ve always had.

Here are five live stream channels you should be watching.

GreyScaleGorilla Live

Nick Campbell’s synopsis of the channel says it best, “Question and Answer session on Design, 3D, Motion Graphics, Photography, and After Effects. All things creative really. I want to help you MAKE COOL SHIT!” All of this plus he does live tutorials as well.

http://www.greyscalegorilla.com/blog/

Happy AfterEffecting with Maltaannon

Jerzy Drozda, aka Maltaannon, holds excellent live tutorials in which he shows you some excellent techniques and tips for improving your work. He will also answer as many questions as he can as he works his way through.

http://www.maltaannon.com/

Cineversity

The official live stream of Cineversity.com, a great resource for tutorials on all aspects of Cinema 4D, contains great in depth tutorials that you can follow live.

http://www.cineversity.com

Church Media Design

Brad is a busy guy. You may recognize ChurchMediaDesign.tv from my previous article, 25 Podcasts You Should Download. Well, he also offers a great extension of that giving viewers a behind the scenes look at how he creates his podcasts and answers as many questions as he can.

http://www.churchmediadesign.tv

SignalNoise

James White hosts the Signal Noise Broadcast which is an open forum for all to come and ask questions about art and all things creative as well as anything else that might be on their minds. You will also get a good dose of humor here as well.

http://www.signalnoise.com

John Kostrzewski is the Editor of Fuel Your Motionography and a freelance motion graphics and visual effects artist, videographer and writer living in Minnesota. He is awesome. Follow him on Twitter at and .