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Jenkins’ nine big ideas regarding YouTube (plus one more)
Written by David Tames on May 30, 2007
Filed Under General, Media Literacy, Video on the Web, Web
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I’ve been a fan of Henry Jenkins’ writing and media analysis ever since I read Textual Poachers in graduate school. Last year I read his book, Convergence Culture, back to back with Yochai Benkler’s The Wealth of Networks and together they present a must-read pair for anyone...  Continue Reading...

Just a few days left to register for Making Media Now
Written by David Tames on May 26, 2007
Filed Under Business, Documentary, Editing, Events & Screenings, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, General, Media Literacy, The Media, Video on the Web
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Filmmakers Collaborative will present a full day conference at Boston University on Friday, June 1, 2007 consisting of master classes, panel discussions and keynote speakers focused on new technologies and the opportunities they create for film and media makers. A must-attend for cutting...  Continue Reading...

Canon TX1 Movie Test
Written by David Tames on May 8, 2007
Filed Under Camera, Demo, Gadgets and Devices, Photography
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OK, so the big question is, what’s the tiny Canon TX1 like as a video camera? To answer the question, I made a short video this weekend. I’m not much for testing with charts and side by side comparisons these days, image quality is only part of the camera equation, so instead...  Continue Reading...

Canon TX1 First Impressions
Written by David Tames on May 6, 2007
Filed Under Camera, Gadgets and Devices, High Definition, Photography, Video on the Web
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I’ve been shooting with a Canon S100 Digital Elph since 2000, and after seven years the camera was looking very long in the tooth, with dead pixels and starting to fall apart, it was time for an equally tiny replacement. For serious still shooting I’ve got a Canon 10D w/ an EF...  Continue Reading...

Boston Media Makers, May 6, 2007
Written by David Tames on May 6, 2007
Filed Under Events & Screenings, Filmmaking, Podcasting, The Media, Video on the Web, Web
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It was a beautifully sunny day in Jamaica Plain with flowers blooming and trees beginning to show their leaves, a perfect day for walking around Jamaica Pond, but instead, I attended the the monthly Boston Media Makers meeting at Sweet Finnish in Jamaica Plain held the first Sunday of every...  Continue Reading...

Natasha Hatching
Written by David Tames on May 4, 2007
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My colleagues at AMPS have been following the maturation process of two red tail hawk chicks. Here’s a video clip of Natasha hatching that was shot by Craig Milanesi. Continue Reading…  Read More →

Reel Now Online
Written by David Tames on May 1, 2007
Filed Under Camera, Documentary, Editing, Filmmaking, General, Lighting, Music Video, Video on the Web
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I finally got around to moving my reel from DVD-R to the web. Of course, the DVD is still available, and the images look much better played off the DVD on a good 16:9 television, but the web is where it’s at these days. Special thanks to Colin Owens for the use of his music in several...  Continue Reading...