Ki works on the KY Content team as a Production Coordinator and in his free time helps out with the video descriptions. Ki is an interesting fella, in fact, he is part human, part amoeba. It's true!!! No, I'm not talking about a parasitic protozoan with pseudopods; it was just a metaphor to say he is able to change forms at will. I just wanted to use a metaphor to make me sound intelligent. Anyways, just take a look at this blooper video that Tracy P. put together! Enjoy.
Former Las Vegas Video Description Guru, Jason Lee, recently moved to Kentucky to Spearhead our Video Description Program at our Fulfillment center. In the Past 2 weeks we have started some serious construction in our old Photo studios to allow 3 video descriptions to be shot at any given time. Jason Lee tells us more in this video!
Did you know that Zappos.com now does video descriptions for various products? That's right, you can now watch videos of Zappos employees talking about the cool features of the awesome products we carry on Zappos.com. If you're lucky, maybe you'll come across one of these videos, but if you're not feeling so fortunate, here are a few of the latest:
We currently have just over one hundred of these videos on our site, but Jason Lee just flew to the Zappos Warehouse in Kentucky to train a brand new video team (Andi L. and Joe S.) that will be cranking out thousands of videos in 2009. A few weeks ago, the Kentucky Video Team held auditions open to all Zappos employees who were interested in being in these new videos and here are some of the best moments from the casting call:
Be on the look out for more video descriptions! They will only get better from here. Enjoy!
At Zappos, we have always taken a crazy amount of pride in our product presentation on the website. The multi-view and product descriptions were the result of years of practice, determination and, most importantly, at least on the photo side, experimentation. But some products need just a little bit more description...so the idea for video descriptions was sparked.
The idea is simple: some products, especially outdoor technical gear, have many different functions that can only be eluded to in the photos and descriptions, and a video could allow a person to personally explain each special feature. And, in an effort between the Zappos Merch, Content and Video teams, we were able to pull together 15 products and shoot videos. Below are a few examples.
We had also decided to use actual Zappos employees in the videos, the first round being only members of the Merch and Content teams. But, after the initial videos were completed, we decided that since there are so many smiling faces at Zappos, why not give everyone a chance to try it out!?
So, on Tuesday, Jason Lee, from our Content Team, sent out an open casting call to all Zappos Employees in Vegas, and the day was caught on camera! Take a look below.
Stay tuned for hundreds of cool product videos to come!
