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Joost Beta: First Impressions
Written by David Tames on March 29, 2007
Filed Under The Media, Video on the Web
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There are several interesting start-ups that are working to bring the television and internet experiences together. A strong contender in this horse race is Joost, a company founded by Niklas Zennstrøm and Janus Friis, who co-founded KaZaA and Skype. Currently available in limited beta,...  Continue Reading...

Amazon wants control over your computer, will you allow it?
Written by David Tames on March 28, 2007
Filed Under General, Law, New Media, The Media, Video on the Web
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Would you be willing to surrender your rights to privacy, integrity of your personal data, and control over your computer, in order to download movies? If you’ve signed up for and installed Amazon UnBoxed on your computer, you have. Cory Doctorow, in his post “Amazon Unbox to customers:...  Continue Reading...

Do production values matter?
Written by David Tames on March 8, 2007
Filed Under Art, Camera, Editing, Events & Screenings, Filmmaking, General, Media Literacy, Video, Video on the Web
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We had an interesting discussion at the last Boston Media Makers meeting on the topic “Do Production Values Matter?” We set aside 30 minutes for the discussion, and a lively discussion ensued that went on for over an hour. Here’s a little video excerpt from the discussion: Click...  Continue Reading...

Look in Your Eyes (music video)
Written by David Tames on March 6, 2007
Filed Under Music Video, Video
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Click to Play Look in Your Eyes is a track from Colin Owens’ CD, 20 Minutes into the Future, available through iTunes and CD Baby. The video was shot with the Panasonic HVX200, Magic Bullet was used for the old film artifact effects.  Read More →

Remembering John Marshall (trailer)
Written by David Tames on March 5, 2007
Filed Under Documentary, Events & Screenings, Films, Video
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Click to Play Here’s the new trailer I cut for our film, Remembering John Marshall, a short documentary that presents a brief portrait of John Kennedy Marshall, the late filmmaker and activist who began his career in the 1950s documenting the lives of the Ju/’hoansi...  Continue Reading...

Boston Media Makers, March 4, 2007
Written by David Tames on March 4, 2007
Filed Under Events & Screenings, Media Literacy, Podcasting, Video on the Web
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This was one of the largest Boston Media Makers meetings yet with so many people talking about so many fascinating projects. The group meets the first Sunday of the month at Sweet Finnish in Jamaica Plain starting at 10:00 a.m. I always get a lot out of hearing what everyone is working...  Continue Reading...