Video tips from Acceptable TV

Acceptable TV is a spin off of Channel 101, which gave us the classic Yacht Rock. The premise is simple - short (3 minute) TV shows made by the members and in Acceptable TV's case, anyone with a video camera who wants to submit a show. Shows that make the cut go up against each other with viewers casting the votes to determine who gets to stay around to make more shows. So, if you have a creative bent and a camera, give it a shot.

Acceptable TV also provides 8 short tutorials to help you make your show. Topics include lighting, props, sound, how to shoot your show, structure, writing, editing and dealing with your inevitable failure. Jack Black leads ATV's contributors Dan and Justin from start to finish.

My favorite shows - after Yacht Rock, of course - are Operation Kitten Calendar and Homeless James Bond.