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twentysomething minutes with Marshall Herskovitz
Written by David Tames on November 30, 2007
Filed Under Television, Video on the Web
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I just posted over at Art Film Talk an interview with Marshall Herskovitz in which he discusses the origins of Quarterlife, the new web-based project he’s producing with Edward Zwick. In the interview we cover the origins of the project, the writers strike, and what’s different...  Continue Reading...

Join me at the Web Video Summit in New York, Dec. 10-11, 2007
Written by David Tames on November 29, 2007
Filed Under Camera, Events & Screenings, New Media, Sound, Video on the Web
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I’ll be participating in the Web Video Summit to be held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York on December 10-11, 2007. Check out the conference schedule, the event will provides a balance of technology and business topics. If your a web video practitioner or enthusiast and live in the Northeast,...  Continue Reading...

Moby makes free music available to independent filmmakers
Written by David Tames on November 28, 2007
Filed Under Copyright, Filmmaking, Music
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Moby has made a nice collection of tracks available at mobygratis.com which can be licensed without a fee for use by independent and non-profit filmmakers, film students, anyone who needs free music for their independent, non-profit film, video, or short. Take a listen, there are some really...  Continue Reading...

Web Video: Move Over, Amateurs
Written by David Tames on November 20, 2007
Filed Under Television, The Media, Video on the Web, Web
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I read an article today in BusinessWeek by Catherine Holahan titled, “Web Video: Move Over, Amateurs” that claims that “as more professionally produced content finds a home online, user-generated video becomes less alluring to viewers—and advertisers,” and while this...  Continue Reading...

Reframe Offers a New Model for Online Film Distribution
Written by David Tames on November 15, 2007
Filed Under Distribution, Filmmaking, The Media, Video on the Web
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We’re finally right in the midsts of the digital media distribution inflection point. Several key trends that have pushed us along include: 1. the ubiquity of digital media and computation, 2. widespread adoption of high-speed internet connections in middle-class households, 3. dramatic...  Continue Reading...

Using SATA drives in the raw with your MacBook Pro
Written by David Tames on November 4, 2007
Filed Under Filmmaking, Gadgets and Devices, Productivity
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A while back I wrote about Using SATA drives with a MacBook Pro, and I also compared MacBook Pro external drive performance using SATA, FireWire 400, and FireWire 800. Today at the Boston Media Makers meeting I discussed my solution for cheap backup and archiving: bare SATA drives, this is...  Continue Reading...

Philippe Lejeune’s video of my Podcamp Boston 2 sessions
Written by David Tames on November 2, 2007
Filed Under Filmmaking, Lighting, New Media, Sound, Video on the Web
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Artist Philippe Lejeune shot and created a wonderful video page based on the two Sessions I did at Podcamp Boston 2. Thank you Philippe for creating the page, which elevates web video to a new art form (I’m referring to Philippe’s page, not my work). I would love to see an authoring...  Continue Reading...

The Cost of Copyright Confusion for Media literacy
Written by David Tames on November 2, 2007
Filed Under Copyright, Media Literacy, New Media, The Media
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The Center for Social Media has released a new report titled, “The Cost of Copyright Confusion for Media literacy” which is available as a pdf download. The report sheds light on the fact that media literacy education is compromised by unnecessary copyright restrictions and lack...  Continue Reading...