You might have heard before, but in case you hadn't, today marks the last day of DV Guru. We've had a fun time blogging about all things digital video, and while it may be the end of the line for our lil' blog here, don't think it's the end for any of us. Allow me to go on for a minute about everyone, and let you know where some of your favorite bloggers are headed.

Ajit Anthony has been here since day one, and will keep going with his personal project, Squigglebooth. He's been an invaluable asset to the team, and kept the site afloat for a good amount of time with just himself.

Ajit says:
I feel like I have involuntarily graduated the DVguru school of filmmaking. It has been a great ride and a great education. To post here everyday also meant I had to learn on what I was talking about. I feel so much richer from the experience.

I'd like to thank all the people who have blogged for DVguru (and they have been several) and especially all you readers. We certainly are not stopping this because of a lack of readers. If anything, I can safely say we are leaving on a high note. Special thanks to people like Mike Curtis who was a resource in every way. Thanks to Randall who was a constant source of motivation that clearly pushed this site forward.

I am supposed to be blogging for other DV related sites, we'll see. What I do know is that I will be blogging at Ticklebooth and videoblogging on Squigglebooth. Hopefully, you will see one of my films playing at a theater near you. Thank you.

Chris Tew, most notably of PVRWire, is leaving the Weblogs, Inc. fold and partnering with webtvwire.com and webtvhub.com covering the biz of IPTV and internet distribution.

Russell Heimlich, one of our podcast peeps, will continue to contribute to NewTeeVee. In his time here, he did a ton to help our site, including the most trafficked post of DV Guru's lifespan. Yeah, it was the DVD rewinder, but still, pretty awesome.

Erstwhile features writer Ryan Bilsborrow-Koo is in pre-production on the upcoming internet TV drama The West Side. The show won't be premiering until March, however, so for now he can only offer up his solipsistic (his word, not mine...) ramblings at No Film School. We still blame him for the site's demise... but only because he's so awesome, we wish he could have written more, but peeps are busy, and we understand.

Adam Nielson will continue to work at his "real job" in television at KSL-TV in Salt Lake City, but online he'll be working with several projects, including Tech Check Daily, an online show about technology.

Sheila Ward has been a breath of fresh air to DV Guru. In her short time, she brought an awesome amount of content to DV Guru, and I'll always be grateful. She's not heading too far, since she'll be contributing a little to Download Squad with stuff like imaging tips and potentially some video how-to stuff. Besides that she'll be off doing her video business thing.

Brian Liloia, one of the "second generation" of DV Guru-ers, has some of the most interesting post DV Guru plans. This April, he'll be moving to an ecovillage community in rural Missouri, where he hopes to help build homes made out of mud and straw, partake in organic gardening, learn the ins and outs of solar and wind power, and promote a sustainable, low-impact, and self-sufficient lifestyle. While there, he has plans to start up several video/filmmaking projects in the form of some documentary work, and a series of online "TV shows" about the community and the theme of sustainability. Other than that, he'll continue writing a little bit for Download Squad and TUAW.

Randall Bennett, AKA me, has a ton of things going. I'm going to still contribute to some Weblogs, Inc. properties, like Blogging Stocks, but I'm also working on a new project called Tech Check Daily (with Adam Nielson) and continue ruling the world. Still haven't ruled out the possibility of leading another DV blog, but we'll have to see.

I've got to say I've had such an awesome time helping shape this site. All of our writers are great, and expect to see big things out of all of our writers. The other missing link? You. We have the most loyal and interesting readers in the whole world! (*tear*) Honestly, our readers are intelligent and always have an interesting comment to leave. Working at other blogs within Weblogs, Inc., I often dread reading the comments because they're filled with unintelligent drivel, but thanks to readers and comment writers like you, DV Guru has been an awesome place to be. Thanks, and we'll see you in the blogosphere in the sky (or at NAB, whichever comes first.)

We're on the hunt for bloggers who have a penchant for punditry, writers who have a fervor for the video production and bloggers who are enthusiastic about video as well as proficient writers. If you think you fit the bill, email Randall (at) WeblogsInc.com with the subject line DV Guru Job Search, and in the body list your name, the video creation item you couldn't live without, and three original unpublished posts of about 50-200 words in the style of DV Guru. Also, we're looking for columnists, so if you're more of a long form writer, hit us with wih one feature length post (400 words) that'll help us get an idea of your writing flow.

Here are the rules, once more.
Emails with attachments will be immediately deleted.
Subject: DV Guru Job Search
Body: Name, fav video creation item and three original unpublished posts of about 50-200 words OR a feature post of about 400 words.

Good Luck!

Just who are you, anyway? Digital video is a burgeoning field involving many different professions, skills, outlets, etc. And it would help if we here at DVGuru got to know just who we are writing for, to help give us a stronger sense of direction. Are you an independent filmmaker? A camcorder hobbyist? A YouTube fanatic? An industry analyst? An editor? Cinematographer? Tech-head?

This will help give us a sense of where to take things, what to skew our coverage towards, and how to present our news. What do you want to see more of at DVGuru? Less of? Lend us your opinions, ideas, thoughts. Give us a holler in the comments! We would like to get to know you.

While sometimes its easy to get isolated in the world of digital video, we want to welcome our newest member to the Weblogs, Inc. network -- StyleDash. They're inagurating their trip with a special giveaway every day -- a designer handbag. Follow the read link to try and qualify for a Marc Jacobs bag.

Come one, come all, come make some cash writing about a topic you love.  We're conducting another round of interviews for potential DV Gurus.  If you've got a penchant for punditry, and the ability to blog (AKA, you can write well, unlike me) then hit up randall (AT) weblogsinc (DAWT) com with three 75-200 word posts, your top three DV items you can't live without (they can be anything from cameras, to dollies, to software, etc) and we'll see if you make the cut.  Please make sure the blog posts are original, and in our style.  Oh yeah, this is a paid gig, and all of your wildest dreams will come true.

Now that the posting ninja has finished his first couple days of posting, we'd like to officially welcome the newest DV Guru contributor: Ryan Bilsborrow-Koo.  Ryan comes as a DV jack-of-all-trades, with experience as a shooter, editor, and animator.  As you can see, he's no shlub in the writing department either, as his posts have been great over the last couple of days.  Expect awesome things outta this fool.  Welcome Ryan! [This ain't no april fool's joke.]

If you watched the DV Guru Vodcast at all, you'll quickly recognize our newest poster, Adam Nielson.  We've been trying to convince him to come write... and now he finally relented.  Adam currently works in television as an editor at a local television station in Utah.  Expect great things out of this great guy.

If you're one of the best budding filmmakers, TV production specialists, motion graphic artists or otherwise love digital video, we need you!  Right now, we're looking to expand the site's editorial team to include some more people.  If you're interested, email randall [at] weblogsinc [dot] com with three sample posts in the DV Guru style (more specifically, 75-200 words) with a quick bio (who you are, why you love DV) and we'll see if we can hook you up.

The positions are paid, and can be done in your spare time.  No attachements please with your email.
(Rich, you know you want to apply.)

Update: Can I re-emphasize? No attachements, and three 75-200 word posts about a current news topic in DV.